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Calvin makes big catch
on the Ocmulgee River!
Blake Colvin (right) caught this lb. catfish from the Ocmulgee
River while fishing at the riverfront property of family friends in
Juliette. He used bream for bait on an ocean rod, and had to get
By Richard Dumas
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The Mary Persons Bulldogs got their much bal-
lyhooed 2018 football campaign off to a solid start
with a comfortable 35-12 exhibition home win
over Southwest (Macon).
Most of MP’s stars got involved in the action as
senior running back Quen Wilson and senior all-
purpose star Antoine Davis each scored rushing
touchdowns while senior quarterback I.T. Hartage
threw for a touchdown.
In a penalty—filled scrimmage, it was MP that got
on the scoreboard first after a shanked Southwest
punt gave the Bulldogs the ball at the Patriots’
.- :25-yard~line. Despite back-to—back MP‘penalties 7!
to start the drive, Wilson got most ofthe yards
backhimselfon a 32-yard jaunt on opening
carry to set up lst-and—goal at the Patriots’ 8-yard-
line. After MP failed to get into the end zone on
its first three tries, Wilson finally bounced off a
would-be tackler and spun across the goal line on
4th—and-goal for a one-yard score with left in
the first quarter. A Julian Rivera extra point gave
the Bulldogs a quick 7-0 lead with left in the
first quarter.
It was MP’s defense that provided the heroics
moments later. After the Patriots drove into MP
territory, Dogs’ free safety Desmond Williams
singlehandedly swung momentum back in MP’s
direction. One play after Williams dropped a
would-be interception, the senior free safety
dropped into coverage and picked off Southwest
quarterback Jordan Slocum’s ill—advised throw into
double coverage down the right hash. Williams
then put on a show for the MP fans, bobbing and
weaving his way 80 yards down the field, crossing
the goal line for a TD at the same time a Southwest
player unsuccessfully tried to bat the ball loose.
Rivera’s second extra point of the game gave MP a
14-0 lead with 3:58 left in the first quarter.
But the Patriots would answer quickly. On
Southwest’s second play from scrimmage of its
ensuing series, Slocum beat MP’s secondary over
the top with a lobbed pass to receiver Montez
Askew, who scampered the rest of the way for a
v.
down in the )
water to get
his catch out.
It's the biggest
fish he has
caught so far.
The fish was
cleaned and
frozen to enjoy
later Left, Blake
Colvin's cousin,
Braxton, poses
with Blake's
catfish to show
how long it is.
He plans to
be as good a
fisherman as his
-» cousin.
ts August l5, 20l8
FOOTBAAI. SEASON HAS ARRIVED
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Junior receiver Trippe Moore makes a key first-
down grab during the first half of MP's pre-
season victory. (Photo/Will Davis)
78-yard score. Slocum was sacked on the Patriots’
two-point try, so the Bulldogs clung to a 14-6 edge
with 2:44 left in the first period.
After getting stopped on downs near midfield on
their next series, the Bulldogs finally scored their
next offensive touchdown midway through the
second period Starting from their own six—yard-
line, the Bulldogs advanced 32 yards in seven
plays before Hartage decided to test the Patriots’
defensive'backs down the field The strong-armed
senior rolled right and eluded two Southwest
rushers just long enough to throw the ball
yards downfield off the wrong foot The spiral hit
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Mary Persons
junior quar-
terback Jimbo
Finch stiff-arms
a would-
be tackler
en route to
an ll -yard
touchdown run
in the fourth '
quarter of
MPs 35-l2
home victory
over Southwest
(Macon) on
Friday night.
(Photo/Kim
Holderfieldl
MP senior receiver De’Adrek Alford in stride on
a left-to-right crossing route, and Alford took it
the rest of the way to the end zone for a 62 -yard
score. Rivera’s third extra point, taken from outside
40 yards, put MP ahead 21-6 with 5:44 left in the
second quarter.
Southwest had a chance to cut into MP’s
15-point lead just before halftime, but MP new-
comer Rico Harden, a Lamar County transfer,
made a leaping interception in the end zone for a
touchback to end the half. ‘ ’
MP’s starting offense came back out for one
more drive in the third quarter, and Davis capped
the series with a two-yard touchdown run off of a
jet sweep. Liam Spence’s extra point put the Bull—
dogs ahead 28-6 'with 9:11 left in the third quarter; 3
The Bulldogs scored their final touchdown with
8:13 left in the fourth quarter when third-string
quarterback limbo Finch scrambled for an 11-yard
score. Spence’s extra point put MP ahead 35-6 and
after one final Southwest passing TD two minutes
later, the contest ended an 23-point MP win.
It was the fifth consecutive year that MP had
opened its season with a home pre-season victory
over Southwest (Macon), and Dogs’ head coach
Brian Nelson said the game looked .
what he’s seen in MP’s unofficial opener the
several years. , x f e :
Nelson said of his team’s performance: “Probably
a little more rust than I would’ve liked to haVe had
I would think there would be a little less rust On it.
But that’s about how we’ve scrimmaged every year
for the last four or five years.”
The only real negative to come out of the game
for MP was that senior defensive end Daniel .
Lavelle, a Division 1 prospect, exited after the z
opening defensive series with a shoulder injury.
Lavelle spent the remainder of the gameon the i
sideline with his shoulder taped. Nelson said , r A -,
after the game that he didn’t know the , j of
Lavelle’s injury. ;_ ‘
Nelson said, “You don’t want nobody
hurt, but hopefully it’s nothing maj or.’ 5 i ‘ ‘ ‘
The Bulldogs will begin their regular y-
against Gainesville at 7:30 pm. on Friday at Dan
Pitts Stadium.
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