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March 7, 2018
MARY PERSONS BULLDOGS
281 T,f't College Drive Forsyth, GA 31029
478-992-9945
Hours: Monday - Fdday, 9 am - 5:30 pm
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. SPRING SPORTS
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7
5p.m.
C-Team Girls Soccer
(vs. Byron Middle)
6p.m.
C-Team Boys Soccer
(vs. Byron Middle)
THURSDAY, MARCH 8
4p.m.
Varsity Girls & Boys Tennis
(vs.ACE)
4:15p.m.
JVBaseball
(vs.Veterans)
5:30p.m.
JV Girls Soccer
(vs.Spalding)
5:55 p.m.
JV Baseball
(vs. Veterans)
Mary Persons starter TJ. Sauls held Central (Macon) to a single run over five innings
thumping of the Chargers on Monday night. (Photo/Kim Holderfield)
in an 11-1 home
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
The Mary Persons Bulldogs baseball team
has won five of its past six games since a topsy-
turvy start to the season.
The Bulldogs pummeled Central (Macon) 11-1
in six innings at home on Monday to improve
to 6-3 on the year. Senior pitcher T.J. Sauls
recorded the win, hurling five innings while
yielding only a single run.
The Bulldogs jumped on the Chargers early,
scoring six first-inning runs, including RBI
hits by Trippe Moore, Ladondre Buckner and
Conner Watson. MP then added another run in
the second inning on an RBI groundout by J.D.
Richards before tacking on an eighth run in the
bottom of the third when Moore came around to
score on an error. A towering double to straight-
away center off the bat of Christian Knight in
the fourth inning plated two more runs, and an
RBI single by Donovan Hogan in the bottom
of the sixth enabled MP to win by virtue of the
GHSA mercy rule.
The Bulldogs' victory came four days after
MP shut out Peach County 7-0 on the road on
Thursday behind strong pitching by Watson
and Hunter Powell. The dominant win over
the Trojans was a marked difference from a
contest at Jackson two nights earlier when the
Bulldogs were throttled 14-3 on Tuesday.
The disappointing defeat to the rival Red
Devils continued a theme of Ml s inconsistent
early season play. On Feb. 24, MP swept a
road doubleheader sweep of Northside (Warner
Robins) on Saturday. MP defeated the Eagles
10-4 in Game I before triumphing 14-1 in the
second game. The wins came three nights after
MP got over .500 for the first time this sea-
son with a 5-2 road win at Eagles Landing on
Wednesday.
MP opened the 2018 season on Feb. 13 with a
7-4 home opener loss to Rutland. The Bulldogs
then bounced back two nights later on Feb. 15
to beat Rutland in a road rematch by a score of
8-5. The Bulldogs were then hammered 20-3 at
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7p.m,
JV Bois Soccer:'
(vs.SDalding) :
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SATURDAY, MARCH 10
4p.m.
Varsity Girls& Boys Golf
(MP Best Ball Tourney @
Forsyth Golf Club)
SUNDAY, MARCH 11
MONDAY, MARCH 12
4p.m.
C-Team Baseball
(vs. LamarMiddle)
5p.m.
C-Team Girls Soccer
(vs. Fort Valley Middle)
ByWill Davis
publisher@mymcr.net
The Mary Persons girls
soccer team is 6-1-1 and
unbeaten in region after
trouncing Upson-Lee and
Perry last week.
The girls beat Perry 7-0
on the road on Friday
night to record their
fourth shutout of the sea-
son and improve to 4-0 in
Region 2-AAAA.
Sophomore midfielder
Taylor Bttffington led
with five goals and an
assist.
Abbie Davis had two
goals and three assists
while Imri Smith and
Annie Giles each added
an assist as well.
MP scored all seven
goals in the first half and
under GHSA rules that
cut the second half in
half, to just 20 minutes.
MP coach Dallas Hall
was able to clear his
bench, all of three play-
ers, and neither team
scored in the second
period.
Hall said he was con-
cerned because Perry
has a very small field
like West Laurens does,
where the girls struggled
to eke out a 1-0 win.
On Tuesday, Feb. 27
the Lady Dogs beat
Upson-Lee in Thomaston
8-1. Abbie Davis scored
three goals and had an
assist, Taylor Bttffington
added two goals with
three assists and Alexis
Havens, Lauren Hamm
and Kennedy Finch each
MP sophomoreTaylor Buffington scored a whopping five goals in the Lady Dogs' 7-0 pound-
ing of Perry on the road on Friday night.The win improved MP to 4-0 in Region 2-AAAA.
(Photo/Will Davis)
had a goal. Annie Giles and will have to undergo from Senior Night last
had two assists, surgery. Hall, however,year before heading to
The Lady Dogs are said he doesn't plan toTattnall Square Academy
fairly healthy right now miss any games, for a non-region game
except for their coach, The Lady Bulldogs on Friday. MP then
Dallas Hall, who broke host Howard on Tuesday,host West Laurens on
his collarbone playing March 6 when they'll Tuesday, March 13. Girls
flag football on Saturday try to avenge a loss games start at 5:30 p.m.
4p.m.
C-Team Boys Soccer
(vs. Fort Valley Middle)
TUESDAY, MARCH 13
4p.m.
Varsity Girls & Boys Tennis
(vs. Upson-Lee)
5:30p.m.
Varsity Girls Soccer
(vs. West Laurens)
5:55 p.m.
Varsity Baseball
(vs. Eagles Landing)
7:30 p.m.
Varsity Boys Soccer
(vs. West Laurens)
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
The Mary Persons boys
tennis team improved to
4-0 on the season with a
5-0 home win over non-
region rival Jackson on
Wednesday.
MP won four of its five
matches without dropping
a single game. MFs No.
1 singles standout Chris
Swars took his match 6-0,
6-0 as did No. 3 singles
player Ian Bettis. Both
MP doubles duos, No. 1
Micah Wilson and Caleb
Wilson and No. 2 Jordan
Carr and Seth Smith,
also achieved 6-0, 6-0
wins. The lone MP player
who didn't accomplish
the double-bagel victory
was No. 2 singles player
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Preston Wilson, who won
his match 6-2, 6-0.
One day earlier on
Tuesday, Feb. 27, MP
defeated ACE 4-1 in its
first road match of the
season. Preston Wilson
defeated Aman Boricha-
Mosand 6-3, 6-0 in No.
2 singles while Tucker
Melton hammered
Hampton Johnson 6-0, 6-0
in No. 3 singles. MP also
achieved a dominating
No. 1 doubles victory with
the brother tandem of
Micah Wilson and Caleb
Wilson also winning every
game in a 6-0, 6-0 defeat
of ACE's Sharif Brinson-
Robbins and Tobe Smith.
MFs other win game
in No. 2 doubles where
Carr and Smith won
by forfeit. The Bulldogs
lone loss came in No. 1
singles where Swars fell
in straight sets, 5-7, 1-6 to
ACE's Alex Suk.
MP also was victori-
ous over Jones County at
home on Feb. 22, getting
singles wins from No. 1
Swars and No. 3 Tanner
Lee as well as wins by
both of its doubles teams,
the No. I pair of Micah
Wilson and Caleb Wilson
and the No. 2 duo of Carr
and Melton.
The Bulldogs opened
their season on Feb.
13 with a home victory
over Northside (Warner
Robins).
Meanwhile, the MP girls
tennis team improved to
3-1 with a 5-0 home sweep
of Jackson on Wednesday.
Like the MP boys squad,
the Lady Dogs were domi-No. 1 doubles. In No. 2
nant in their victory over doubles, MP's Dorrity and
the Lady Red Devils. MP's McCaskill won by forfeit.
No. 1 singles star Cadi The Lady Dogs suffered
Seitz won her No. 1 sin- their lone loss of the sea-
gles match 6-1, 6-0 while son on Feb. 22, falling
Jackie Gore and Emma 1-4 to Jones County at
Cantrell were both flaw- home. 1VIFs only match
less in 6-0, 6-0 wins in No. win came in No. 2 singles,
2 singles and No. 3 sin- where Jackie Gore was
gles, respectively. In No. 1 victorious. The Lady Dogs
doubles, MFs top tandem opened their season on
of Madeline Copeland and Feb. 13 with a home win
Audrey Parrott prevailed over Northside (Warner
6-1, 6-1 while MP's No. 2 Robins).
doubles team of Reagan The MP squads were
Dorrity and Isabelle next scheduled to travel
McCaskill won 6-1, 6-1. to Spalding at 4 p.m. on
One day earlier, MP Tuesday for their Region
swept ACE 5-0 in its 2-AAAA opener. MP will
first road test of the sea- then return home to face
son. Seitz defeated Blair ACE in a rematch at 4
Yats 6-2, 6-2 in No. 1 p.m. on Thursday before
singles while Gore easily heading back on the road
handled Sarah Grace Self to take on Jones County in
6-1, 6-0 in No. 2 singles, another re.match at 4 p.m.
In a tougher match, on Monday, March 12.
Cantrell was victorious The Bulldogs' tennis
over Charlotte Hevat teams will then play their
6-4, 6-3 while Copeland first home region match
and Parrott took care of at 4 p.m. on Tuesday,
Kallita Walton andAubrey March 13 against Upson-
Bloodworth 6-0, 6-1 in Lee.
