September 4, 2019 Page 5B
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By Ridmrd Dumas
forsyth@myrncr.net
The Mary Persons varsity
and IV boys cross country
teams will compete in their
lone home meet of the sea-
son at the Monroe County
Recreation Department at 8
a.m. on Saturday.
MP junior phenom Justin
Wachtel, who has won
each of his first two races of
the season, is expected to
run in the annual Bulldog
Distance Classic, which
also includes the Monroe
County Middle School
boys team. Wachtel was the
individual boys champion
of the inaugural Bulldog
Distance Classic in 2018.
In its most recent com-
petition, the MP varsity
boys cross country team
placed 14th out of 39 teams
at the Saucony Battle of
Atlanta meet at Nash Farms
Battlefield in Hampton on
Aug. 24.
MP finished with 491
points as South Forsyth
took the top spot with 112
points. Marietta placed sec-
ond with 122 points, edging
Brookwood, which finished
third with 125 points.
Wachtel dominated the
boys race, finishing first
out of 345 runners with
a time of 15 minutes, 50
seconds, nearly 14 seconds
faster than the second-place
time recorded by Marietta's
Kamari Miller.
MPs other counting times
were recorded by: Logan
O'Neill, who placed 77th
with a time of 18 minutes,
12 seconds, Connor Battles,
who placed 134th with
a time of 18 minutes, 54
seconds, Alec Remick, who
placed 140th with a time
of 18 minutes, 57 seconds,
and Holden Haworth, who
placed 164th with a time of
19 minutes, 16 seconds.
Other MP boys varsity
runners who competed on
Aug. 24 but did not record
counting times included:
Weston Dunwody, who
placed 199th with a time
of 19 minutes, 49 seconds,
Bryce Lynch, who placed
270th with a time of 21
minutes, 4 seconds, Alex
Hansen, who placed 284th
with a time of 21 min-
utes, 21 seconds, Michael
Necastro, who placed 291st
with a time of 21 minutes,
33 seconds, and Hunter
Benson, who placed 340th
with a time of 25 minutes,
17 seconds.
Other schools who com-
peted in the boys varsity
race on Aug. 24 in order
of highest to lowest finish
induded: Decatur, Pope,
Mandarin, East Coweta,
Marist, Loganville, Car-
rollton, Richmond Hill,
Wesleyan, Allatoona, Druid
Hills, East Paulding, Union
Grove, Woodward Acad-
Evans, Strong Rock
Christian, Lakeside (Evans),
Paideia, Northgate, Forsyth
Central, Ola, Whitewater,
Trinity Sharpsburg Chris-
tian, Veterans, Johnson,
Jones County, Mount Ver-
non Presbyterian, Grayson,
Locust Grove, Lassiter,
North Springs, Spalding,
Woodland (Stockbridge),
Eagles Landing Christian
and Hampton.
Also, the MP IV boys
cross country team placed
31st out of 37 teams on
Aug. 24. The IV Bulldogs
finished with 967 points
as Brookwood took the
IV boys team title with 43
points. Brookwood's Dylan
Shust was the IV boys
individual champion with
a time of 18 minutes, 33
seconds.
MP IV runners who
recorded counting times
were: Dylan Garza, who
placed 243rd out of 573
total IV runners with
atime of 23 minutes, 8
seconds, Luke McBride,
who placed 374th with a
time of 25 minutes, 14 sec-
onds, Clayton Drury, who
placed 376th with a time
of 25 minutes, 17 seconds,
Leighton Judd, who placed
384th with a time of 25
minutes, 27 seconds, and
Mitchell Whitfield, who
placed 422nd with a time of
26 minutes, 22 seconds.
Meanwhile, the Monroe
County Middle School boys
cross country team placed
16th out of 28 teams in
Hampton on Aug. 24.
The C=Team boys finished
with 497 points as Great
Strides captured the meet
championship with 24
points. Holy Innocents'
Episcopal was the runner-
up with 95 points while
Lovett came in a distant
third with 167 points. Ian
V"mson of Great Strides was
the c-team boys individual
meet champion with a time
of 10 minutes, 39 seconds,
about eight seconds faster
than teammate Reid Lat-
imer, who placed second.
Gavin Harris recorded
Monroe County's top
middle school boys time of
12 minutes, 53 seconds to
place 50th out of 439 total
runners. Other middle
school boys runners achiev-
ing counting times in-
duded: Kayden Mays, who
placed 69th with a time of
13 minutes, 16 seconds,
Ike Dunwody, who placed
181st with a time of 14
minutes, 50 seconds, Cole
Battles, who placed 197th
with a time of 15 minutes, 7
seconds, and Todd McCall,
who placed 200th with
a time of 15 minutes, 8
seconds.
Other C-Team boys
runners who competed on
Aug. 24 but did not record
counting times included:
Wes Stapleton, who placed
281st with a time of 16
minutes, 34 seconds, Mac
Roeser, who placed 292nd
with a time of 16 minutes,
42 seconds, Breydan Funck,
who placed 349th with
a time of 18 minutes, 6
seconds, and Caleb Moore,
who placed 397th with
a time of 20 minutes, 40
seconds.
Other schools who com-
peted in the c-team boys
race on Aug. 24 in order of
highest to lowest finish in-
dude& Brookwood Youth
Running, Cornerstone
Christian, Mount Bethel
Christian, Evans, Holy
Redeemer Catholic, Ren-
froe, Trinity Sharpsburg,
Riverwatch, Allatoona,
Strong Rock Christian,
Union Grove, Junior, Paid-
eia, Rivers Academy, Locust
Grove, High Meadows,
Eagles Landing Christian,
Loganville, Walker, Inman,
Creekside Christian, Cous-
ins, Rehobath Road and
Eastside Christian.
One week earlier, on Aug.
17, the MP boys varsity
cross country squad opened
its season by finishing
second out of 19 teams at
the Mid-State XC Classic at
Cherokee Pines in Perry.
The Bulldogs finished
with 95 points, coming up
just three points shy of first
place Evans, which totaled
92 points. Wayne County
placed third with 118
points.
Once again, Wachtel was
the boys meet individual
champion out of 291 total
boys runners with a time
of 14 minutes, 55 seconds,
finishing I minute, 2
seconds ahead of his near-
est competitor, Jonathan
Greene of Evans, who took
second. MP's other count-
ing times were recorded
by: Connor Battles, who
placed 10th with a time of
17 minutes, 34 seconds,
O'Neill, who placed 1 lth
with a time of 17 minutes,
36 seconds, Remick, who
placed 24th with a time of
Mary Persons junior Justin Wachtel, the reigning Region
2-AAAA champion, will look to keep his undefeated 2019
cross country season intact when he leads competes at
home at 8 a.m. on Saturday in the Bulldog Distance Clas-
sic at the Monroe County Recreation Department. (Photo/
Richard Dumas)
18 minutes, 18 seconds, and
Haworth, who placed 49th
with a time of 19 minutes, 3
seconds.
Other MP boys varsity
runners who competed in
Perry but did not record
counting times included:
Weston Dunwody, who
placed 50th with a time
of 19 minutes, 5 seconds,
Hansen, who placed 98th
with a time of 20 minutes,
41 seconds, Lynch who
placed 114th with a time
of 21 minutes, 2 seconds,
Garza, who placed 134th
with a time of 21 minutes,
28 seconds, Necastro, who
placed 135th with a time
of 21 minutes, 29 seconds,
Benson, who placed 187th
with a time of 23 min-
The Mary Persons vol- ed by MP volleyball parents player's table or be ran- All proceeds from the
leybaU program will hold will also be provided,domly placed. A team trivia event go directly to the
its fifth annual Trivia Night Attendees will also trophy hrill be presented to Mary Persons volleyball
fundraiser on Monday, have the chance to bid on the winning team. program.
Sept. 9. fantastic items from local
The event, which will businesses and themed
run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 baskets designed by MP's
p.m. at the Mary Persons volleyball teams. The silent
cafeteria, will cost $10 per auction will begin prior to
adult or $6 per student. For the meal at 6 p.m. and will
trivia teams of four adults, end at 8 p.m. hree rounds
the cost is $35, and for trivia of trivia facilitated by MP
teams of four students, the teacher Trey Bernard will
cost is $20. Tickets must coincide with each course
be purchased in advance at of the meal. Persons may
http://buytickets.at/mphs- sign up to sit at a specific
, volleybalkeam/290102
Each team will have
its meal, pizza ,ar ,d salad
catered by Jonahs on
Johnston served by Volley
Dogs team members while
homemade desserts provid-
utes, 17 seconds, Drur
who placed 192nd with
a time of 23 minutes, 27
seconds, Whitfield, who
placed 197th with a time
of 23 minutes, 47 seconds,
McBride, who placed 199th
with a time of 23 minutes,
52 seconds, Judd, who
placed 208th with a time
of 24 minutes, 8 seconds,
Liam Whitson, who placed
252nd with a time of 28
minutes, 29 seconds, Benja-
min Robinson, who placed
253rd with a time of 28
minutes, 35 seconds, Mar-
shall Causey, who placed
254th with a time of 28
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minutes, 37 seconds, Brock
Brown, who placed 271st
with a time of 30 minutes,
51 seconds, and Landon
Smith, who placed 277th
with a time of 32 minutes,
16 seconds.
Other boys varsity teams
who competed in Perry in
order of highest to lowest
finish included: Veterans,
Westover, Lee County,
Vidalia, Coffee, Northside
(Warner Robins), Perry
Schley County, Upson-Lee,
Warner Robins, Houston
County, Mount de Sales,
ACE, Hawkinswille, Wilcox
County and Howard.
Also, the Monroe County
Middle School boys cross
country team placed third
out of seven teams in Perry
on Aug. 17.
The C-Team boys squad
finished with 89 points
as West Laurens took the
c-team boys team tide with
21 points. Perry was the
boys runner-up with 78
points. West Laurens' Lo-
gan Ramsey was the c-team
boys individual champion
with a time of 9 minutes,
59 seconds, about nine
seconds faster than that of
teammate Aiden Seymour,
who finished second.
Mays recorded Monroe
County Middles top indi-
vidual boys time of 9 min-
utes, 59 seconds to place
third out of 78 total c=team
boys runners. Other Mon-
roe County boys counting
times were recorded by:
Stapleton, who placed 15th
with a time of 11 minutes, 2
seconds, Cole Battles, who
placed 34th with a time of
11 minutes, 58 seconds,
McCall, who placed 39th
with a time of 12 min-
utes, 18 seconds, and Ike
Dunwody, who placed 40th
with a time of 12 minutes,
19 seconds.
Other C-Team boys
runners who competed in
Perry but failed to record
counting times included:
Roeser, who placed 46th
with a time of 12 minutes,
59 seconds, Funck, who
placed 54th with a time of
13 minutes, 16 seconds,
and Moore, who placed
62nd with a time of 14
minutes, 30 seconds
Other C-Team boys
teams who competed in
Perry in order of highest
to lowest finish included:
ACE, Wilcox Middle,
Furlow Charter Middle and
Mount de Sales.
SURPLUS VEHICLES
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners have declared the vehicles listed below as surplus and
authorized the sale of these vehicles by sealed bid.
Vehicle
Number Year Make Model VIN Mileage Jeff Reserve
1 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis 2MEFM7SW85X652246 I51,010 3,000 2,000
2 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis 2MEFM7SWO5X647638 178,921 2,800 1,800
3 1998 Ford Ranger IFTYR14U4WTA27799 270,293 1,2OO 800
4 1997 Ford Explorer 1FMDU32E5VUC49275 187,676 1,500 1,O00
5 2001 Ford Crown Vic LX2FAFP74W21X134269 202,824 2.000 1,500
6 1994 Ford F-150 1FTDF15Y3RNB62662 191,499 1,800 1,200
7 2014 Dodge Charger 2C3DXAT9EH172201 148,548 2,000 1,500
These vehicles are being sold on an "as is" basis and can be seen at the Monroe County Road
Department located at 521 Montpelier Ave Forsyth, GA. 31019. Interested parties can submit their b{d
in a sealed envelope, with the Vehicle Number, interested party name, address, and telephone number
clearly printed on the outside of the envelope no later than noon on Friday, September 13, 2019 to:
Monroe County
Lisa Roberts
Board of Commissioners Administrative Building
38 West Main St,
Forsyth, GA. 31029.
Bids will be opened on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the above address. Payment by the
successful bidder must be by Cash, Cashier Check, or Money Order. Reserves have been established for
each vehicle.
