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By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
HOME CALENDAR
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.5:30 p.m.
JV Girls Soccer
(vs. Upson-Lee)
7.00 p,m.
JV Boys Soccer
{vs, Upson-Lee)
5:30 p.m.
Varsity Girls Soccer
(vs. ACEI
7:30 p.m.
Varsity Boys Soccer
(vs. ACE)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8
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The Mary Persons boys basketball team qualified
for the AAAA state playoffs for the fifth straight year
with an 83-71 victory over Spalding in the first round
of the Region 2-AAAA toumament, hosted by MP, on
Monday night.
MP junior guard Maurice Shannon scored a team-
high 26 points, including 21 in the first half, as the
Bulldogs sprinted out to a 13-point halftime edge at
41-28. Although Spalding trimmed MP's advantage
down to four in the third quarter, MP responded
with a strong fourth quarter to secure a comfortable
12-point win.
The Bulldogs will next host No. i ranked Upson-
Lee, the two-time defending AAAA state champ;ons,
in the semifinals of the Region 2-AAAA tourney at
8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. IfMP wins, it will host the
winner of the other semi between Howard and West
Laurens at 8:30 p.m. on Friday in the region champi-
onship game. The Bulldogs have lost the region title
game to Upson-Lee in each of the past three years.
In a win-or-go-home game for the Dogs, 8-18
overall (3-8 in Region 2-AAAA), it was Shannon who
set the tone early by scoring the game's first five points
on a three-pointer and a layup, respectively. Another
Shannon corner trey moments later staked MP to an
8-2 lead, but the Jaguars would come charging back
and would take what turned out to be their only lead
ofthe game at 15-14 on a comer three-pointer by Ka-
leb Banks with 52 seconds left in the first quarter. MP's
Desmond Williams answered back immediately with
a layup to put the Dogs back ahead by one, and MP
would finish the first quarter with an 18-17 advantage.
With Spalding center P.J. Richards on the bench
plagued by foul trouble, the Bulldogs had one of their
strongest quarters of the season in the second
outscoring the Jaguars 23-11. Early in the second
quarter, MP's Dre Zellner connected from long range,
banking in a three-pointer, and his shot was followed
immediately by another long three from Shannon.
See BASKETBALL Page 6B
MP senior Desmond Williams scored 19 points in the Dogs' 83-71 region tourney victory over.
Spalding on Monday night. The win lifted the Bulldogs to their fifth straight state tourney ap-
pearance. MP will next face Upson-Lee in the region semis on Wednesday. (Photo/Kim Holderfield)
4.4)0 p.m.
JV Baseball
(vs. Eagles Landing)
5.'00 p.m.
C-Team Girls Soccer
{vs. Henderson Middle
6.'00 p.m.
C-Team Bgys Soccer
(vs. Henderson Middle
5:55 p.m
Varsity Baseball
[vs. Eag landing)
lUESDAY, 12
4,4)0 p.m.
JV Baseball
(vs. Ups0n-[ee)
5:30 p.m.
JV Baseball
(vs. Upson-Lee)
$:30 p.m.
Varsity Girls Soccer
(vs. Warner Robins)
7:30 p.m.
Varsity Boys Soccer
[vs. Warner Robins)
By Ri rd
forsyth@rnyrncr.net
In its fourth year of competition,
the Mary Persons wrestling team
broke through in a big way on Satur-
day as senior Brycen Young became
the progran s first-ever area champi-
on at the Area 2-AAAA Traditionals
championship meet in PenT.
Young, who captured the
152-pound weight class, and five
other MP team members ffchieved
top four finishes in Perry over the
weekend to qualify for the two-day
AAAA state sectionals traditionals
meet at West Laurens on Friday, Feb.
8 and Saturday, Feb. 9.
The other Bulldogs who will move
on to state sectionals include: Aric
Mock, who finished in third place
in the area in the 106-pound weight
class, Tyler Norsworthy; who placed
fourth in the area in the 120-pound
weight class, ]on Luke Newsome,
who placed fourth in the area in
the 132-pound weight dass, Keller
Smith, who placed fourth in the area
in the 138-pound weight class and
Peyton Ward, who placed fourth in
the area in the 170-pound weight
dass.
Wrestlers who finish in the top
eight in their respective weight dasses
at sectionals will move on to the
Mary Persons wrestlers (from left to right) Brycen Young, Keller Smith, Aric Mock, Jon-Luke Newsome, Peyton Ward
and Tyler Norsworthy finished in the top four of their respective weight classes at the Area 2-AAAA Traditionals
championship meet in Perry over the weekend. Young was the program's first-ever area champion, competing at 152
pounds. (Photo/Randy Newsome)
four-day AAAA state championship
tournament at the Macon Centre-
plex starting on Wednesday, Feb. 13. to compete in last year state champi-
Young was one of three MP wrestlers onship meet.
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