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DEFENSE Dmetrius Williams (27) struggles to bring
down a Bleckley County runner. Rushing to help him is
Marnez Taylor (6). The Panther defense shut down
Bleckley County several times.
Panthers close season with 19-7 win over Bleckley
By ALLINE KENT
Home Journal Sports
_ coeiTW--’ Trey Green s
53-yard touchdown run in
the third quarter put the first
points on the board as Perry
went out with a win Nov. 12
by beating Bleckley County
19-7 in their final game of
the season.
“It is always good to win,"
said George Collins, athletic
director and head coach at
Perry High School. “This way
we go out with a two-game
winning streak."
Dontrell Green scored in
the third and Rashad Winn
1 t 1 r mirth. both off of
short runs of less than 10
yards, to give Perry the edge
they needed for the victory.
“It makes me very proud,"
said Collins speaking of the
win over the Royals. “I am
also real proud of this foot
ball team. There were a lot of
things that happened this
season, things that were out
of their control, that they
couldn't do anything about.
Boosters honor Panther softball squad
By ALLINE KENT
Home Journal Sports
Family members and
lans of the 1999 Lady Pan
thers softball team gathered
together last week to cele
brate the season's success
at a banquet hosted by
booster club parents
Coach Kristi Horsting, in
her first year as head coach
at Perry High School,
watched her varsity team
finish \yith a 15-8 season
while her iJV squad chalked
up an 11-3 year.
Seniors Sarah Stuckey
and Miranda Garren were
presented the Captain’s
award for their leadership
on the team. Horsting said
she chose Stuckey and Gar
ren because they were both
strong leaders for the Pan
thers this year at practices
and on the field.
Horsting’s Coaches
Award went to Lindsey
Brown. Horsting said
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But whatever happened on
Friday evening, they always
came back on Monday to
work and never gave a game
away.”
Injuries plagued the Pan
thers this season, starting
almost immediately after
play began in August.
The Panthers had three
players, Philip Gentry, Mon
tarrious Engram and Morris
Johnson, injure their knees
and all three will require
surgery. Gentry and Ingram
and another Panther. AB
Wood, missed about half the
season. Several other key Pan
thers missed games due to
injuries; Ronnie Collier missed
two and Edwin Allen one.
According to Collins,
Michael Robinson played
hurt most of the year and
Dontrell Green played with a
toe injury that cost him a lot
qf speed.
“We have not had this hap
pen in the five years since I
have been here. I guess
everything comes in cycles
Brown was chosen because
"of her hard work and
determination through the
season."
The Lady Panther award
was given to junior Tonia
Gilbert for her “great atti
tude, hard work and coop
eration.”
Most improved Lady Pan
ther went to Heather Rus
sell, a sophomore, who
played on the JV team.
“Off of both teams,” said
Horsting, “there was no one
better deserving than
Heather."
Best offense player went
to Junior Sherry Nipper,
who pitched for the Pan
thers along with having the
highest batting average on
the team and most hits.
Nipper tied for the most
home nans this season.
Tiffany Harris, also a
junior, received Best
Defense player. Harris, who
played left field, had a .972
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INJURED lnjuries caused several Panthers to be
taken from the field this year. In the final game, Morris
Johnson (24) suffered a serious knee injury. Helping
Johnson (inset) off the field is Coach George Thomas.
and this is the year that it hit
us,” Collins said.
“We got really beat up this
year, but weren't getting beat
down. We were just playing
physical. Bumps and bruises
are going to happen; it just
seems like they happened all
in one year for us,” he added.
After finishing 7-3 last
year, expectations were high
for the Perry team this year.
Even though Perry fin
ished 3-7 this year. Collins
said that they played like a
team with a much better
record.
“I don’t know if there was a
time this season that you
look at us and say, ‘there’s a
3-7 team.’ Eveiy Friday we
gave it four quarters of every
thing we had. There was not
a kid out there on that field
that folded their tent. They
came to work and we prac
ticed . hard all, .year. That
speaks highly of character of
this team,” Collins said.
“Record wise we went
backward but when it comes
fielding percentage with
only four errors all season.
Most Valuable Player
from the JV was Natasjia
Mitchell. Courtney Harris,
who according to her coach
“just had an outstanding
season," was chosen as
MVP for the varsity.
Horsting mentioned how
excited she was with not
only the the team’s accom
plishments this year but
continuing the success at
Perry High next year.
“I am really looking for
ward to next year. We have
a great group of girls coming
up and coming back. They
will have big shoes to fill as
far as leadership, but 1 am
excepting the juniors to take
control," Horsting said.
Perry had 10 juniors on
the team this season.
Horsting also thanked
assistant coach Marian
Robinson for his hard work
and dedication to the team.
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Preparation for the 2000
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Ten seniors will graduate
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