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Westfield's
Rebecca
Dudley,
class of 'O3,
dribbles to
the bas
ket while
Christi
Wheeless,
'92,
defends
during the
school's
alumni
games this
past week
end.
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ALUMNI
From page 1B
free throw - to secure the
win.
In the girls’ game, the
Gray team won 42-29.
They played with a 10-
minute running clock, and
their game was close until
the third quarter.
The gray led 10-9 after one
and then 20-19 at halftime.
They didn’t exactly break
it open with a huge offensive
in the third, although they
stayed consistent with eight
points.
Instead, it was the green
that contributed to their
cause by scoring zilch, nada.
They came back with 10 in
the fourth but that helped
little when compared to the
gray’s 14.
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The Green team: Front row from left, Michael Morris, class of ‘88; Bill Amos, Beechwood
‘7B; Todd Walton, ‘B4; Travis Adams, ‘88; Jon Pierce, ‘7B. Back: Bob Ray, Beechwood, 83;
Rusty Lee, Baker 86; Chad Bailey, ‘99; Ben Hulbert, ‘97; Jamey Watson, ‘9l.
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The Gray team: Front row from left, Dennis Swearingen, ‘BS; Lon Talton, ‘94; Bob Allen,
Beechwood 82; Eddie Moreland, ‘74; David Campbell, ‘B4; Chris Kothe, ‘BB. Back: Jeff
Brett, ‘B4; Joey Brett, ‘88; Jimmy Beeland, ‘79; Chip Davis, ‘97; Eddie Wilson, ‘7B.
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77»e ladies: Front row from left, Mary Claire Kinnas, Katie Greene, Maggie Swearingen,
Lucy Swearingen and Grade Pearson. Second row: Meghan Waites, ‘O3; Wendy Walker
Way, ‘B6; Karen Cochran Ray, Beechwood 83; Dawn Daniel Jeries, 81; Dana Hancock
Carpenter, ‘B2; April Horsting Pearson, "93. Third row: Paige Dawson Rainey, Baker ‘B4;
Rebecca Dudley, “03; Stephanie Thompson, “03; Laurie Thompson Bridges, “94; Christ:
Horsting Wheeless, 'SSL Back: Kimberly Griffin Pinckney, ‘B9; Deena Davidson, Walton ‘BS.
Stephanie Thomas, class
of ’O3, led the Gray team in
scoring with 14.
Teammate Wendy Walker
Way, who graduated in ’B6,
was second with 10.
Meghan Waites, class of
’O3, led the Green team. She
also had 10.
The event itself, sponsored
by the Westfield Beechwood
Baker Alumni Association,
wfis as always a success,
said Alumni Association
President Becky Bledsoe
Ley, who was part of 1995's
class and also the score
keeper.
Even the referees, David
Grantham, Jason Hancock
and Jimmy Faircloth, as
well as timekeeper Martin
Beeland were alumni.
“The spectator turnout
continues to grow each
year,” Ley said. “About 200
people came to watch the
games and we were pleased
with the response from the
players.
“However, we could always
use a little more depth on
the girls teams.”
Bailey Smith and Aimee
Jones received gift baskets
from Priester’s Pecans for
winning the halftime shoot
out - proceeds from it were
donated to the family of
Danny Bledsoe who is recov
ering from injuries sustained
in a farming accident.
The event was also used a
fundraiser for the Westfield
Debate team, which sold
barbecue.
SPORTS
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Houston County head wrestling coach Heath Burch talks to his squad during a prac
tice at the school Thursday.
CHALLENGE
From page 1B
“Northside is a good team
and they’re looking for
redemption,” Burch said.
“They feel like we stole it.”
Northside was penalized
in the final match last year
when its wrestler didn’t
have his shoelaces taped. It
cost the Eagles one team
point.
After the match, that
put Houston County and
Northside tied at 38 team
points apiece. The tiebreak
er came down to which
team had been penalized for
unsportsmanlike behavior.
Because of the tape inci
dent that was judged to be
Northside and Houston
County got the champion
ship trophy.
“We checked the rule book
and the ruling was correct,”
Burch said.
This year, the Bears don’t
want there to be any doubt.
Neither team has faced
each other this season and
Burch thinks that is a good
thing.
“We’ve been to the same
tournaments, but we’ve
never been paired up,” he
said. “I like the suspense
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'We've been to the same tournaments,
but we've never been paired up. I like
the suspense and challenge it brings to
the match.'
- Houston County head wrestling coach Heath Burch
and challenge it brings to
the match.”
While all of the focus is
on the Northside/Houston
County match up, Perry is a
team that bears watching.
They finished third in
their area but got a state
invitation when second
place Creekside had to with
draw suddenly because half
their team was infected by
ringworm.
Even at that, Perry grap
plers have been coming on
of late.
“We’re peaking at the
right time,” said head coach
Randy Mizell. “Some of the
young guys are stepping up
and producing.”
He has freshman Brandon
Montgomery in the 103-
pound division and Eric
Danforth in the 112-pound
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one. Danforth had to step
in after the semester break
and is 1-1.
Perry will have to forfeit
the 145 division because
both grapplers in that class
are out with injuries.
“We’re just going to have
to get everybody to wres
tle hard,” Mizell said. “We
must get production from
our heavier weights.”
Perry isn’t alone in hav
ing to deal with open weight
classes. Houston County lost
its wrestler at 215.
“We’ve been lucky,”
Burch said. “We’ve been
fairly healthy. We just had
five or six people quit after
Christmas break.”
Houston County is fresh
off of team victories against
Upson-Lee, 45-34, and
Harris County, 46-40.
Houston
County
wrestlers
Zach Wiley,
in white,
and Daniel
Busbee
work out
Thursday
at the
school.
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