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October 3, 2018
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C-Team Cross Country
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By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
On a dreary Friday night at Dan
Pitts Stadium, the Mary Persons
football squad overcame the
Spalding Jaguars and a wet field
en route to a 21-0 shutout home
win.
The Bulldogs sprinted out
to a quick 21-point lead, scor-
ing three touchdowns in the
first 17 minutes of game time.
Although Spalding held MP's
high-flying offense scoreless for
the remainder of the game, the
relentless Dogs' run defense kept
the hapless Jaguars from getting
anywhere dose to the end zone
themselves.
For the third straight game, MP
scored on its second offensive
snap. And remarkably, for the
third straight game, the Bulldogs
scored the exact same way. MP
senior quarterback I.T. Hartage
threw a basic screen pass out into
the flat to senior running back
Quen Wilson, who blew past the
Jaguars' defense down the left
sideline for an 80-yard TD. Only
one defender had a chance at
Wilson, but the senior's blaz-
ing speed proved too much as Wilson
score.
pulled away for the
The play was later selected as the 13WMAZ Play of
See BULLDOGS Page 2B
MP second baseman Karsin Bass snagged a line drive and then doubled up a runner at
first base to end a Howard scoring threat in the bottom of the first inning of MP's 15-O
Game 2 victory over the Lady Huskies on Monday. (Photo/Richard Dumas)
MP softball squad to
fa West Laurens
for 2018 region title
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
The Mary Persons softball team assured
itself of a first-round home state playoff
series with a Best-of-3 series victory over
Howard in the Region 2-AAAA semifinals
on Monday.
The No. 2 seed Bulldogs, 16-9 overall
(10-2 in Region 2-AAAA), outscored No. 3
seed Howard 25-0 over two home contests
on Monday, thumping the Lady Huskies
10-0 in five innings in Game 1 before an-
nihilating Howard 15-0 in three innings in
Game 2. The victories, which pushed MP's
winning streak to nine games, advanced
the Lady Dogs to the Best-of-3 Region
2-AAAA championship series at No. 1
seed West Laurens beginning at 4:30 p.m.
on Wednesday. West Laurens swept No.
4 seed Perry on Monday, winning Game
1 15-1 and Game 2 8-0 to advance to the
title series, which will be completed at 4:30
p.m. on Thursday if Game 3 is necessa .
MP captured its lone region title in 2016
with a series victory over the Lady Raiders.
In Game 1, MP senior Faith Ann Rozier
led MP with two hits, including a solo
homer, while Aleah Hayman also had two
See LADY DOGS Page 2B
to 21-0
Mary
Persons
running
back Quen
Wilson, No.
6, amassed
a career-
high 262
total yards
in the
Dogs' 21-O
home vic-
tory over
Spalding
on Friday.
Wilson got
some help
from his of-
fensive line,
including
guard Des-
mond Jones
(No. 56),
leading
the way.
(Photo/Kim
Holderfield)
