Finish lines! Cross country ended its season at the state meet last Friday in Carrollton. The girls finished seven spots ahead of their pre-race seeded placement, while the boys came in two slots better. Ellison Losin, Edie Coil, Laney Kate Miller, Beatrice Jones, and Emma Boeschen were the top five girls; Harris Bradford (20th overall), Daniel Hill, Bobby Spencer, Matthew George, and Brayden Briles the top boys. Congrats on a great season!
Touchdown! Football (10-0) beat North Cobb Christian 28-21 last Friday. Ryan Woods connected with Brayden Bailey for three TD passes; Bennett Burroughs ran in for a score. Mitchell Bainbridge punted and kicked well and, defensively, Deuce Grayson had an interception, Burroughs recovered a fumble, and Preston Massie, Jack Pileggi, Finn Ferrero, and Phillip Griffin were some of the stars. They open playoffs Nov. 20 at Riverwood against the ELCA-Hebron Christian winner.
Splash! The Aqua Bears competed at Tucker last week with our boys taking first. Also, the 400-free relay team of Aidan O'Connor, Luke Patton, Henry Greene, and Bobby Skyrnecki made a state cut. In doing this, all three relays had now met GHSA State Qualifying Times. The girls also swam well against a much larger Tucker squad….MS swam at Marist Tuesday. Besides excellent finishes in the relays, Ella Stephenson (1st in 200-IM, 100-free), Sienna Richards and James Davis (both 2nd in 50-free), and Connor Schuette (2nd in 100-free) were among the standouts.
Takedown! Wrestling faced Marist and Decatur Wednesday and opened last Saturday at North Atlanta. Wednesday, Jack Underwood, Liam Silhan (1-1), and Daniel Rachelson (1-1) were some of the standouts. At N. Atlanta, Hardy Forsberg (3-2) placed 4th, while Underwood and Silhan both also had wins…JV competed Wednesday vs. Marist and Decatur and at N. Atlanta. Against Marist and Decatur, Thomas Stotts, Chip Cummings, and Ross Shaw performed well, and at N. Atlanta, Rachelson went undefeated and Stotts and Ridge Hodgson both added victories.
Pin! MS wrestled Wednesday against Marist and Decatur, and placed 4th in the Bear Brawls last weekend. In the Marist and Decatur match, Cummings had three wins, two at the JV level, Shaw had a JV win, Mansa Amir went 3-0, Rhodes Wing 1-1, and Hayden Wing had a good victory. At the Bear Brawls, top results came from Amir (3 pins), Shaw and Cummings (2 pins each), and two wins apiece by David Gallant, Graeme Horne, Jack Mondelli, and Whit Peterson.
Two points! Girls' hoops opens Saturday at Newton County…JV hosts Dunwoody Thursday…8th grade topped Whitefield last Thursday, led by Aubrie Wheeler (19), Kynlee Swain (17), and Jaxon Wilson (13) ….7th grade beat Whitefield, with good showings from Katherine Stotts (10) and Zayd Johnson (7).…6th grade fell to Whitefield 15-6 last week; Dolly Esdale, Maddy Cone, and Catie Wohlers were some of the leaders.
Three points! Boys' hoops opens Nov. 21 vs. Decatur…JV lost 61-36 to GAC Saturday, despite good play from Ransom Lonergan, Sawyer Dillon, Blake Gadson, and Wilder Duncan. …8th grade topped Whitefield 58-26 last Thursday, backed by Lennox McMorrin (17) and London Grayson (12) …7th grade beat Whitefield last week 44-13 in their opener. Bear Lonergan (16 points) and Wyatt Hodges (12) led the scoring. ...6th grade topped Westminster 46-34. Parker Rivera (17) and Beau Brinson (16) were two of the leaders. They fell 44-40 to GAC Wednesday.
Until next time,
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