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CAVALIER ATHLETICS
CAVALIERS
2022-2023 Highlights
VARSITY TRACK & FIELD
Area champions: Jack Bolan, 3200m and high point winner; Jordan Kelly, triple jump, set a new record at 36'1"; Graham Blackwell, Katelynn Perazzola, Jai Dudley, Jordan Kelly, 4x100 relay
State Results: Eva Crader—shotput, 12th / Jordan Kelly—triple jump, 5th / Jack Bolan—3200m, 12th; 1600m, 10th / Sophie Bolan—1600m, 9th / Graham
Blackwell, Jai Dudley, Jordan Kelly, Katelyn Perazzola—
4x100 relay, 3rd (set school record); 4x200m, 6th (set school record) / Jack Bolan, Walker Helms, Kaleb Hu� o, David Kay—4x800m, 14th (set school record)
CLASS OF 2022 COLLEGIATE ATHLETES Football
Kobe Butt s, Shorter University Trey Butt s, Kennesaw State University A'Khori Jones, Liberty University
Cross Country, Track
Jack Bolan, Lynn University
Golf
Matt hew Rogers, Georgia College and State University
WRESTLING
The Middle School wrestling placed in the top fi ve at the GISA State Middle School Championships. Individual placements: 1st—Kirra
Mitchell (30-0 season record), Desmond Brown (29-1 season
record); 2nd—Bryson Harrell. Varsity wrestling achieved duals and area runner-up and sent seven qualifi ers to state. Elijah Batchelor placed fi � h and fi nished his wrestling career a four-� me state qualifi er with more than 143 wins.
NOTABLES Girls Basketball
Molly Fitzpatrick set a school record with 38 total points in a single game.
So� ball
Varsity made it to the Sweet 16 of the state tournament. Eva Crader reached her 100th strikeout.
Football
Kobe Butt s was named Macon Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week and A'Khori Jones was Off ensive Player of the Week.
Clay Shooti ng
Danny Howell placed 12th in trap at the state tournament; Reagan Beall had the highest score in skeet; Cooper Spires had the highest score in sporti ng clays.
Golf
Girls golf placed 3rd at the area tournament (McKenzie Foshee, Courtney Blount, Frances Hanson, Chelsea Meyer).
CROSS COUNTRY
Middle School boys placed 2nd in the middle school state championship.
Varsity boys placed third in the region meet, qualifying for state. Individual placements: 2nd–Sophie Bolan; 3rd–Jack Bolan; 9th–
Jose Morales
VARSITY SWIMMING
Talia Fonseca fi nished fi rst in the 200 free and 100 back at the Middle Georgia championship meet. She qualifi ed for fi ve state swimming events, and placed eleventh in the 200 individual medley and eighth in the 100 free.
COACH KATHERINE SMITH CELEBRATES HER 100TH SOFTBALL CAREER WIN
What was it like for you earning your 100th win as the so� ball
head coach? When I was hired, the program had nowhere to go but up; however, it was a process that took some ti me. We won three games my fi rst year, six my second year, nine my third year, and fi nally in my fourth year, we had established a successful soft ball program, won 19 games and made it to the Elite 8 for the fi rst ti me since we joined GHSA. Even though that 100th win took eight years, it felt so good to know that all of our hard work had fi nally paid off .
What is your coaching style and how do you moti vate your team?
As a coach I focus on being positi ve and respectf ul to my players and on building relati onships with them, so that they know I care about them as individuals, not just as soft ball players. I've had several diff erent coaches growing up, and I have coached multi ple sports, and one thing I've learned is that an eff ecti ve coach is not just someone who knows all of the ins and outs of the game. A successful coach is someone who eff ecti vely manages a team and establishes an environment of community and trust.
ALL-REGION/ALL-AREA
Baseball 1st Team: Jared Diaz, Jordan Green, Drew Senn, Bricen Smith
Boys Basketball Honorable Menti on: Zachary Brown
Girls Basketball 1st Team: Molly Fitzpatrick
Football 1st Team: Trey Butt s, Elijah Freeman, Bryce Garvin, Jordan Green, A'Khori Jones, Jermaine Robinson, Drew Senn; Honorable Menti on: Gabriel Ferguson, Miles Hood, Cayden Pugh
Golf 1st Team: McKenzie Foshee
Boys Soccer 1st Team: Jose Benjume, Sebasti an Lopez, Dylan Heinz, Hunter McKinney
Girls Soccer 1st Team: Sophie Bolan, Molly Fitzpatrick, Samara Roseboro, McKenna Smith
So� ball 1A Private Pitcher of the Year: Eva Crader; 1st Team: Ava DellaDonna, Shamiya Raines, McKenna Smith, Sawyer Stuart
ALL-STATE
MACON SPORTS HALL OF FAME SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
Peyton Barfi eld, Soft ball and Track Gavin Brahney, Cross Country and Wrestling
