First half! Football shut out Lovett 22-0 last Friday. Sam Chasteen and Brayden Bailey ran for TDs, Mitchell Bainbridge booted two field goals, and Preston Massie recovered a fumble and tackled a player for a safety. Bailey also intercepted a pass …JV lost to GAC; Colin Horne threw TD passes to Parks Hudgins and Beckett Talbert. A long completion to Caden Page led to a Robert Camp score.
Second half! MS football topped North Cobb Christian 29-6 Tuesday, with big defensive efforts from linemen Charlie Williamson and Chip Cummings and Hudson Adams in the secondary. Thomas Blanchard-Loftus and Max Carlisle led the offensive attack. They lost 35-12 to Whitefield last week. Whit Peterson ran in for a score, Carlisle caught a TD pass, and Adams also starred on offense…7th grade shut out Wesleyan 34-0 Wednesday; Luke Miller and Cole Piquant led the defense while Thomas Blanchard-Loftus had two TDs (rushing and a pick-6), Henry Reinhardt ran in for two scores, and Bear Lonergan caught a touchdown pass.
Homers! Softball lost 14-7 to Wesleyan Tuesday despite a 3-for-4 outing by Emily Gainer. They swept Lovett 8-0 and 12-3 Monday; stars were Asher Gleeson and Charlie Smith (pitching), Madeline McDonald (homer), Whitney Laundon (hitting), and Gainer (3 hits, 6 runs scored). They swept KIPP last week; Tillan Hyde hit well, Callan McKay homered, and Smith and Maya Shah starred on the mound…MS lost 4-0 to Westminster last week. Holland Osby struck out eight; Katie Schreck was a force at catcher, and Maddy Porter led the offense.
Spike! Volleyball beat North Cobb Christian in two and lost to Lovett in two Tuesday. Standouts included Rylee Swain, Ashley Wilson, and Chandler Campos. They beat Temple and Haralson by 2-0 margins last week in a total team effort …JV swept Lovett 3-0 last Thursday; Perry Lager and Grace Holden were among the stars.
Run! Cross country was idle but returns to action Oct. 17th in Huntsville. Ellison Losin and Harris Bradford have been the top runners thus far…MS was in Douglasville Saturday and at Wesleyan Monday. Standouts Saturday included Piper Treadway, Emma Davis, Sayla Cook, John Suarez, Brayden Kaufman, and Grayson Jones. At Wesleyan, the girls took 3rd in the Metro 10 slate, with Mimi Knowles taking 2nd overall and Annabeth Champion finishing in the top ten. For the boys, Will Moffat and Beckett Kaineg both led the charge.
Fore! MS golf was at the Metro 10 Monday; the boys took 3rd and the girls 4th. Nick Rescigno, Beau Brinson, Parker Rivera, and Hunter Kies led the boys, while Valentina Heintzelman, Mia Flower, Atley Boulden, and Reese Rocchini backed the girls.
Yay! Props to our cheerleaders, who put on amazing performances at the Pep Rally and at halftime during Homecoming week. The many early morning practices paid off – as they always do under Coach Amanda Peckham – and it was a joy watching them in action.
Until next time,
"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar." – attributed to Abraham Lincoln
From the desk of Coach Dunn
