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The Brownsville States-Graphic
Thursday, September 2010 Thursday,23, May 9, 2013
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Tomcats upset Covington, fall to Crockett
By JEFF IRELAND jireland@statesgraphic.com Haywood made a nice run in the District 13-AA Tournament that included a huge win at Covington, a team that advanced to state last year. But Crockett County stopped the Tomcats in an elimination game in Union City on Tuesday, 7-0, ending Haywood's season. “I think we had a successful season,” said Haywood head coach Chris Messer. “We held together … Hopefully we've taught these guys some lessons they can use for a time to come.” Crockett County starter Daniel Kail was too much for Haywood on Tuesday. He pitched a complete-game four-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks. The Cavaliers, who went on to beat Milan later in the day and earn a spot in the region tournament, scored three runs in the first inning and three more in the third to take control of the game. Scott Vanstory had two of Haywood's hits. Jarron Bryant doubled and Blake Porch added a single. Monday's elimination
game between Covington and Haywood went right down to the wire. Haywood trailed 3-2 until the Tomcats pushed two runs across in the top of the sixth to take the lead. The Tomcats turned double plays in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings to end the game and Covington's season. Bryant pitched five and two-thirds innings to earn the win. He struck out one and scattered five hits. Porch relieved him with one out in the sixth and held Covington scoreless to get the save. Seth Birdsong had Haywood's only RBI. Byrant, Porch and Thomas Currie each singled. Haywood finished the season at 12-23 a year after winning 20 games for the first time in school history. But the Tomcats played a much tougher schedule and advanced further this year in the district tournament. “We had a lot tougher schedule this year … Probably the toughest schedule they've ever had here,” Messer said. “We made it one game further this year. We
Haywood's Blake Porch slides into Covington third baseman Dalton Carlton just as the ball arrives during District 13-AA Tournament action Monday afternoon in Covington. Porch hopped up after the ball got past Carlton and scored on the play in the first inning. Haywood won 4-3, ending Covington's season and extending their own. Photo by Jeff Ireland
Tomcat Jarron Bryant delivers home during district tourney action Monday in Covington. Bryant pitched five and one-third innings to earn the win in a 4-3 Haywood victory over the Chargers. Photo by Oscar Esquivias played that schedule to get ready for the district tournament.” Haywood snuck up on
a lot of teams last year. This year that wasn't the case as Haywood faced most team's top pitchers.
“That's the way it was this year,” Messer said. “I'm extremely proud of this senior class. I told
these guys they accomplished a lot in their four years here … It was just a great season.”
South Gibson ends Lady Cats’ season By JEFF IRELAND jireland@statesgraphic.com The Haywood High School softball team's season came to an end on Monday with a 5-3 loss to South Gibson in round two of the District
13-AA Tournament. But there were plenty of positive things for first-year head coach Holly Chilcutt and her players to take away from the 2013 season. The Lady Cats won five games, four more
than last year, and were competitive against several teams that routed them last year. “I was proud of them,” said Chilcutt, whose team will lose four seniors. “It's a rebuilding process. Next year we
should really be on our game.” Monday's season finale was close throughout. Haywood jumped ahead 1-0 and the scored was tied 2-2 through four innings before the Lady Hornets scored two runs
on an error to take the lead. In the seventh inning, Haywood loaded the bases with two outs but could not push the tying runs across. “We were hitting all night,” Chilcutt said.
“They just kept catching them.” Kaitlyn McBride had an RBI triple in the game for Haywood. Haywood lost its tourney opener 9-2 on Thursday against Crockett County.
Tomcat boys win Union City Relays By JEFF IRELAND jireland@statesgraphic.com The Haywood High School track team geared up for the postseason last Thursday at the Union City Rotary Relays. Both the boys and girls team fared well and there were several stand out individual performances. The boys team finished in a tie with Union City for first place, while the the girls edged the home team by one point to take second. Several relays teams found success at the meet, incuding the 4x200 relay team of Willie Franklin, Justice Brown, Bryce Young and Jalen Ellison. The group took first with a school-record-breaking time of 1:31.40 and also qualified for the 2013 New Balance Nationals Outdoor Track & Field Championship, which will be held at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C., June 14-16. The girls 4x800 relay team (Patsy Jameson, Maija Bradford, Mireya Puli-
do and Dannon Eubanks) took third with a time of 12:24.90, while the boys’ 4x800 relay team (Deonte Brown, Franklin, Joshua Wilson and DeMarious Douglas) placed second with a time of 9:06.50 The girls 4x100 relay team (Chelsi Jones, Roneshia Alexander, Tarris Johnson and Natasha Bommer) placed third, while the boys 4x100 team (Darius Pirtle, Brown, Young and Ellison) won the gold medal with a season best time of 44.38 The girls 4x200 relay also won the gold medal with a season-best time of 1:49.70. Jones, Alexander, Shaw and Bommer just missed qualifying for the Track & Field National Championship. Other results: • Tarris Johnson placed second in the triple jump with a career best jump of 30-08.75. • Kaderran Bond won the shot put with a mark of 46-10.50, while teammate Montravious Maclin placed fourth with a distance of 39-02.00
• Jalen Elliott won the long jump with a distance of 20-06.50. • Maija Bradford placed seventh in the 3,200-meter run. • Kayla Shaw placed third in the 100 hurdles with a time of 19.30. • Jalen Bond finished second in the 110 hurdle race with a season-best time of 17.27. • Brown placed fifth in the100 meters with a time of 11.51. • Dannon Eubanks and Victoria Ramirez placed fifth and sixth, respectivelt, in the one mile with times of 6:40.20 and 6:46.40. Eubanks broke the school record in the event. • Brown and Josh Wilson placed third and fourth, respectively, in the one mile with times of 5:15.80 and 5:26.60. Brown broke the school record in the event. Haywood returns to action today in the subsectionals in Dyersburg. The west sectionals, where state meet bids will be up for grabs, will be held next Thursday and Friday in Memphis.
Haywood senior Kaderran Bond, the school record holder in the shot put, took first place at last week's meet in Union City. Photo submitted