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A Daily Corinthian Publication | Spring 2015

EDITORIAL Publisher Reece Terry Editor H. Lee Smith II Contributors H. Lee Smith II Steve Beavers Kimberly Shelton Brandon Speck Randy J. Williams Chris Todd Robert Smith

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Contents

Bowling: Lady Aggies pin down Class I state title — Page 8

Soccer: Warriors fall short in semifinal round — Page 21

Dance: Hip-Hop-Hooray: Alcorn Central wins state title — Page 9

Cheer: ‘I’ll Tumble For You’: Kossuth wins 4th title — Page 24

2014 Baseball: Kossuth sweeps Sumrall again in title series — Page 10

2014 Fast-Pitch: Mills named Division 1-3A MVP — Page 25

Cross Country: Corinth girls win 7th, first in 4A — Page 10 Cross Country: Warriors miss sixth title by one point — Page 10 Cross Country: AC boys get first trophy, Aggies fifth in Class 3A — Page 10 Basketball: Lady Lions lone team to win division title — Page 15 Basketball: Warriors fall to eventual champions — Page 17 Volleyball: Lady Wariors fall in Class I semis — Page 20

Football: Bobo named 1-3A’s Cp-Offensive MVP — Page 6 2014 Baseball: Wilcher named area’s Player of the Year — Page 27 Golf: Lady Aggies record best finish

— Page 28

Golf: Tull claims 3A medalist; Aggies fifth in 2nd event — Page 28

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Photo by Robert Smith of the Kossuth baseball players forming the celebratory dog pile after winning their second Class 3A state title by sweeping Sumrall in May 2014. The Aggies are the first Alcorn County team to have multiple championships on the diamond.

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CONGRATULATIONS ALL Alcorn School District State Champions!

We are proud of your accomplishments and the sportsmanship in which each of you demonstrated representing your schools.

Gina Rogers Smith and the Alcorn School District Board of Education

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The Kossuth Lady A g g ie s b ow lin g team captured their first state title in March.

Bowling

Lady Aggies pin down Class I state title Aggies finish as state runners-up

BY H. LEE SMITH II Thirteen proved to be lucky for the Kossuth girls’ bowling team.

Kossuth recorded a total pin fall of 2,775 in the Class I State Championship on March 5 at Fannin Lanes in Flowood.

State runners-up from a season ago, Kossuth was the leader in the clubhouse, but the entire eight-team field wasn’t able to compete due to weather.

The event finished up 13 days later, with Kossuth earning its first state bowling title with a 3-pin margin over Itawamba AHS. “We only returned two bowlers PA G E 8

from last years state runner-up team,” said coach Creighton Nelms.

One of those returnees -- Alison Strickland -- paced KHS with a 587 series. Her 156 in one of her four frames was second-best on the squad.

Jasmine Lee -- who along with Kerissa Martin, Claire Cornelius and Abbie Clausel combined for one series -- turned in the champions highest single game at 168.

Kaylee Martin was second with a 564 series, Samantha Talley -- the only other holdover from 2014 -- turned in a 561.

Alyssa Rice compiled a 549,

Class I Girls 1st - Kossuth High School – 2775 2nd - Itawamba AHS – 2772 3rd - Tremont High School – 2746 4th - Tupelo Christian Prep – 2731

Top Five Bowlers 1. Hannah Schmidt: Itawamba – 764 2. Kristen Gasaway: Itawamba – 609 3. Nora Sturgeon: Richland – 608 4. Sarah Bain: New Albany – 604 5. Jaida Williams: Tupelo Christian – 593

Kossuth Alison Strickland (161-143-134-149) -- 587 Kaylee Martin (136-144-132-152) -- 564 Samantha Talley (132-141-139-149 ) -561 Alyssa Rice (156-125-125-140) -- 549 Jasmine Lee, Kerissa Martin Claire Cornelius, Abbie Clausel -- 514

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Dance

The Alcorn Central Dance Team beat out against 14 other teams to win the Hip-Hop State Championship.

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Hip-Hop-Hooray: Alcorn Central wins state title

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON Dancing its way to victory, the Alcorn Central High School Dance Team claimed top honors at the Mississippi High School Athletic Association State Dance Competition.

Held in Jackson at the Coliseum on Friday, Dec. 12, the team competed against 14 other teams for the 1A-6A Hip-Hop State Championship title.

Judged on its execution of hip-hop movement, skill, strength and control as well as the synchronization/uniformity of timing and rhythm, spacing and communication and projection of connecting and engaging the audience, the team received high marks throughout its performance.

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seamless transitions from one formation to another, difficulty of movement and skills such as tricks, floor work and lifts were also evaluated.

In addition, the group had to achieve an overall impression combining crowd appeal and involvement, music, choreography and costume.

According to the team’s coach, the ACHS Dance Team began seven years ago.

“Of those seven years competing at the state level, our team has brought home four state titles for their school,” said Marley Whitaker Ashe, who has coached the team since its inception.

“I have been a part of the dance team since it began in 2007. I was the choreographer who came in to do the halftime dances and competition routines up until last year, when I was hired as the official head coach.”

Now in her second year as coach and choreographer, Whitaker takes pride in the accomplishments of her dancers.

“Our first win of the Hip-Hop state title began with the team in 2010. We won consecutively for three years in a row. Last year, we came in runnerup which was still an honor, but not something we were going to settle for,” she said. “I’ve always tried to instill in my girls the importance of pushing themselves to their limits and never giving up. They are always better and can do more than what they think.

Sometimes it just takes a little pushing and motivation to bring it out of them.”

Hearts pumping with excitement and adrenaline, the team waited anx-

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Photo by Robert Smith

Kossuth players celebrate after receiving the trophy for winning the Class 3A Baseball state title.

The Aggies are the first Alcorn County team with multiple titles on the diamond

2014 Baseball

Kossuth sweeps Sumrall again in title series

BY STEVE BEAVERS AND BRANDON SPECK PEARL — Connar Boyer took one for the team to give Kossuth its second consecutive Class 3A State Baseball Championship on Friday, May 23.

The Aggie shortstop was the third player hit in the bottom of the seventh

by Sumrall pitchers as KHS rallied for a pair of runs to claim a 4-3 decision in Game 2 of the series.

KHS won Game 1 of the series with a 7-6 win in 11 innings on Wednesday, May 21.

Friday’s win at Trustmark Park concluded the Aggies’ postseason run with a 10-1 mark and second title in three appearances in the championship series.

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Kossuth (23-11) also becomes the first Alcorn County squad to win two baseball state crowns. Over the last two seasons, the Aggies have posted an 18-2 mark and 4-0 record versus Sumrall in two championship series contests.

In Game 2, Kossuth didn’t get a ball out of the infield in collecting gold.

Seniors Tyler Mercer and Matthew Woodruff both were hit by Sumrall pitcher Drake Pace to begin the bottom of the seventh.

Zack Walker reached to load the bases when no one covered first base on his sacrifice bunt to Pace.

Charlie Bonee brought in the tying run by drawing a nine-pitch walk to set the stage for Boyer.

Kossuth (23-11) also becomes the first Alcorn County squad to win two baseball state crowns. Over the last two seasons, the Aggies have posted an 18-2 mark and 4-0 record versus Sumrall in two championship series contests.

The sophomore infielder was drilled

by Sumrall reliever Alex Knight on a 2-2 delivery to bring in pinch runner Kevin Ginn with the winning run and

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set off a wild celebration.

Game 1

Kossuth had to play an 18-inning game en route to the 2014 title, the school’s first.

Game 1 of this year’s championship series started on a similar path.

The Aggies beat Sumrall 7-6 on Wednesday, May 11 in 11 innings of the opener of a Class 3A championship rematch with Sumrall.

The winning run came as Kossuth senior Zack Walker scored from first base after an errant pickoff attempt in the top of the 11th inning.

There were plenty of memorable moments, a pair of diving catches by Walker in left among them.

There were plenty of errors, too.

Sumrall (25-8) committed six of the game’s 10.

Kossuth (22-11) had another hero, sophomore pitcher Elijah Potts, who came on in relief of Tyler Mercer to get the win, pitching 6.1 innings.

He allowed two runs on five hits and

struck out five and improved to 7-1.

“That’s the most pitches he’s thrown all year,” said first-year Kossuth coach Trave Hopkins. “He’s usually our sixth, seventh inning guy. I never thought he’d be our sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th. But he’s had a lot of heart all year and he showed it tonight.”

Sumrall pitcher Nick Clark didn’t allow a Kossuth hit until the fifth inning.

The Aggies scored two in the inning to take a 3-2 lead on Mercer’s two-RBI single.

The craziest sequence may have been in the seventh. Sumrall took a 4-3 lead on Clark’s single, a lead that chased started Mercer.

Down 4-3 in the seventh with runners at second and third and the Sumrall infield in, Mercer’s grounder to third ricocheted off Brady Hick’s glove.

Reed Mitchell scored from third as Jacob Wilcher alertly took third as the ball rolled toward second base.

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Mercer bolted to second and with the attention on him, Wilcher headed home and scored the go-ahead run for a 5-4 lead off new pitcher Drake Pace.

Mitchell had walked.

After Wilcher doubled, Sumrall went to the pen, replacing Clark.

Alex Knight (8-4) took the loss.

“It will drain you,” Sumrall coach Larry Knight said. “Either team who lost that one, it was going to be tough.”

With a runner on, Sumrall blew a chance in the bottom of the ninth.

Matt Jones singled to right. Nikolas Wilcher’s throw to third bounced past Garison Lathrop and Jared Shuck headed home. Lathrop’s throw to catcher Hunter Swindle was on target to tag Shuck to end the inning.

Kossuth took the lead in the top of the 10th when Charlie Bonee singled and Potts reached on Sumrall’s fourth error for a 6-5 lead.

Sumrall tied it in the bottom of the 10th when Trace Jordan’s RBI bloop landed just fair with two outs.

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Cross County

Corinth girls win 7th, first in 4A

BY STEVE BEAVERS CLINTON — One was enough for the Corinth Lady Warriors.

CHS broke the three-year run of rival Pontotoc to win its first Class 4A Cross Country State Championship on Saturday, November 8.

The Lady Warriors defeated runner-up Vancleave by a single point while Pontotoc finished third.

“Five months of hard work unfolded perfectly on Saturday,” said CHS Head Coach Rob Philip. “We had a strategy going in and everyone played their role beautifully … it was a complete team effort.”

The title was the first in 4A for the Lady Warriors. Corinth won six straight 3A championships from 2003-2008.

Since their last crown in ‘08, CHS has

Warriors miss sixth title by one point

BY STEVE BEAVERS CLINTON — A single point was the only thing that kept Corinth from its sixth state championship in cross country.

St. Stanislaus nipped the Warriors 78-79 for the Class 4A crown on Saturday, November 8.

“We knew it would be close,” said CHS Assistant Coach Alesha Knight. “The boys worked extremely hard and we could not be more proud of the result.”

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finished third and runner-up four consecutive times.

“We had some very talented younger runners who were able to step up and really come through for the team,” said Philip. “Many of our returning athletes also really blossomed and came into their own.”

Junior Emma Knight was the top Lady Warrior finisher. The junior come home 6th, crossing in 20:49.

“Pontotoc pushed us over the years to continuously make us better competitors and, ultimately, a better team,” said the junior.

The remaining places and times for the state champions were: 9. Molly Johnson, 21:26; 20. Yvette Evans, 22:57; 30.

Brooks Ann Milligan, 23:15; 31. Kelsey Fulghum, 23:21; 33. Macy Moore, 23:35;

4A Girls Team 1) Corinth 91, 2) Vancleave 92, 3) Pontotoc 97, 4) Senatobia 108, 5) Lafayette 138, 6) West Lauderdale 139, 7) Caledonia 205, 8) Itawamba AHS 212, 9) Pass Christian 242, 10) NE Lauderdale 274, 11) Florence 276, 12) North Pike 307, 13) Newton County 318, 14) Houston 363, 15) Purvis 384, 16) Cleveland 410

Individual 1. Regen McGee, Pass Christian 19:44; 3. Peyton Hamann, Lafayette 20:26; 4. Rachel Starnes, Lafayette 20:31; 5. Elizabeth Lunn, Pontotoc 20:40; 6. Emma Knight, Corinth 20:49; 7. Allie Bennett, Itawamba AHS 21:02; 9. Molly Johnson, Corinth 21:26; 10. Brianna Ruegger, Amory 21:35; 12. Julianna Michael, Lafayette 22:05

45. Olivia Fowler, 24:10.

Alternates on the team are Laura Avant, Hollie Wood, Holly Ross and Olivia Knight. Knight and Johnson were both named All-State.

All of the runners return next year.

AC boys get first trophy, Aggies fifth in Class 3A

BY STEVE BEAVERS Alcorn Central has finished runner-up before at the state cross country meet.

This time the Bears got a trophy.

AC finished 15 points behind Class 3A State Champion St. Andrews as all seven Central runners finished in the Top 20 on Saturday, November 8.

“Central finished second in 1983, but only a championship trophy was given at that time,” said AC Head Coach Bobby Purvis. “Our guys gave it all they had and I am extremely proud of their effort.”

In seven meets this year, the Bears have finished no lower than 3rd

“Our guys gave it all they had and I am extremely proud of their effort.”

Bobby Purvis

Alcorn Central Head Coach each time. The team won five of the seven meets.

Senior Samuel Holley paced the Bears with an overall fourth place finish. Holley, whose father Bobby was the top AC finisher on the 1983 team, crossed in 17:18.

A pair of juniors finished eighth and ninth for Central. Trevor Godwin was eighth with a time of 18:02 and Luke Holley was ninth

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at 18:14.

Central’s Austin McAlister (18:34) was 12th and Blake Burnett (18:38) crossed in 13th.

All five of the Bears top runners made the All State Team.

“We finished sixth two years ago and moved up to third last year,” said Purvis.

Austin Settlemires and Jakob Carter rounded out the Top 20 finishers for the AC. Settlemires, a junior, was 18th with a time of 19:04 while Carter crossed in 19th with a time of 19:08.

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Basketball

Lady Lions lone team to win division title

BY H. LEE SMITH II The Biggersville Lady Lions were the lone local club to bring home a championship on Saturday, February 21.

They were also the only ones on the positive side of a rally.

Biggersville outscored Wheeler 35-24 in the fourth quarter to claim the Division 1-1A Tournament with a 69-65 win at Booneville High School. The Lady Lions entered the quarter with 34 points.

The Lady Lions led 15-11 after one and 31-24 at the break before the wheels came off in the third quarter.

Biggersville managed just three points in the third -- all coming off the bench from Alexis Shumpert -- while Wheeler posted 17 to take a 41-34 advantage into the final period.

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points from Savannah Davis (21), Jada Tubbs (13) and Elly Nash (13) on the night. The trio also came up big in the fourth-quarter rally, netting all but six of the Lady Lions’ 35 points.

Biggersville also stepped up its game at the charity stripe in earning the championship trophy. After missing 14 of their 20 attempts through three quarters, BHS connected on 19-of-22 over the final eight minutes.

Davis was 6-of-7 in the fourth and also connected on her third 3-pointer of the night. Nash and Tubbs each tallied 10 apiece in the frame, with Nash making all four charity tosses.

Alexis Shumpert also tallied in double figures with 11, including all three of Biggersville’s points in the third.

• At the 1-3A Tournament at Northeast

Mississippi Community College, Kossuth dropped a 67-65 decision to Mooreville in its bid to claim its first league title since 2000.

Kossuth led by double digits in the third, before Mooreville clawed back to within 51-50 after three complete.

Payton McCord scored the Troopers’ last five points, including a 3-of-4 showing from the stripe as the No. 3 seed edged out the No. 4 seed. McCord scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth, and missed just once over his last six attempts from the line.

Rick Hodum paced Kossuth with 23 points, including half of Kossuth’s 10 three-point buckets. Hodum had 18 of Kossuth’s 35 points in the odd quarters.

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Photo by Randy J. Williams

Corinth junior Antares Gwyn slams one home during the Warriors’ 96-54 win over Kossuth in the championship game of the Alcorn County Tournament. It was the Warriors’ ninth straight title.

Basketball

Warriors fall to eventual champions

BY H. LEE SMITH II JACKSON — You have to knock down shots and protect the ball when facing the defending champions.

Corinth did neither, especially after opening up a nine-point lead late in the opening quarter.

McComb outscored Corinth 15-5 in the second quarter, scoring 19 of 21 points over a nine-minute span overall, ending the Warriors’ 17th state tournament appearance one game shy of their ’12 berth in the championship game with a 59-49 decision in the Class 4A boys’ semifinal on Thursday, March 13.

McComb would go onto defeat Quitman 52-40 in the title game and end the season at 31-1 with consecutive state championships.

Corinth (25-8) jumped out to a 5-0 advantage, and trailed for just 35 seconds in the opening period.

Seven points by Antares Gwyn and a

pair of 3-pointers by Kendall Stafford pushed Corinth out to a 17-12 lead after one quarter.

The Warriors were 7-of-14 from the field in the first eight minutes, leading by nine at the 1:06 mark.

That would be the best the Warriors would have it in trying to advance to their 12th championship game in 17 state tournament appearances.

A 15-5 advantage in the second quarter, coupled with a 4-0 spurt the final 35 seconds of the first frame, turned the game by 14 points.

McComb knotted the game at 19-19 with its third 3-ball of the afternoon and took the lead for good on its fourth with 3:25 left in the half.

Corinth was 1-of-7 from the floor with seven turnovers in the second quarter before Javen Morrison knocked down a 3-pointer right at the buzzer.

Gwyn, who recorded a double-double

that included a game-high 20 points, and Morrison provided the lone CHS buckets in the second -- 6:10 apart.

McComb led 27-22 at the break.

Stafford, who added 14 in his final prep game, pulled Corinth to within two twice in the third quarter on 3-pointers.

McComb outscored Corinth 12-3 the final 3:41 of the third and led by 11 -42-31 heading to the final quarter.

After managing just 14 points in the middle quarters, Corinth responded with 18 in the final session.

Corinth trailed by 16 with 4:17 left.

Gwyn, who had 10 in the fourth, scored eight straight for CHS and Tada Stricklen’s 3-pointer in the final seconds set the margin at an even 10 points.

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Volleyball

Lady Warriors fall in Class I semis

BY H. LEE SMITH II The third time was a charm for the Lady Warriors.

Problem was, it was the blue ones from Tate County.

Corinth extended two sets with Senatobia, but ended up with nothing to show for it as the Region 2 champions downed the Region 1 champions in straight sets Tuesday, October 28 in the North Half championship of the Class I Volleyball Playoffs.

The visiting Lady Warriors had taken 2-0 and 3-1 wins over Corinth earlier this season.

It was their 20th straight-set win out of 32 victories and 11th in a best-of-five format.

Senatobia sandwiched 26-24 wins around a 25-15 decision.

The Tate County club would finish at 32-5 after falling to three-time defending champion Our Lady Academy in the title round.

SHS entered the finale having lost just 25 sets -- 11 coming in their four losses -- in 36 contests.

Corinth’s worst set was the middle one where errors played a huge roll in the 10-point deficit.

CHS racked up 40 errors over four categories in the three sets -- 10 over their per-game and nearly four over their per-set averages entering the con-

Sloan Weeden led the way in blocks with four, while Madison Mayhall had two of the club’s three aces. test.

A club that played just one senior on Tuesday, was balanced across five categories with six different leaders.

Aundrea Adams and Paige Bradley tied for the team lead in kills with four.

Madeline Shirley had 15 digs and Caroline Sleeper handed out seven assists to pace the Red ’n Black.

Sloan Weeden led the way in blocks with four, while Madison Mayhall had two of the club’s three aces.

Corinth ended its season at 22-10, reaching the state semifinal round for the second time in three years.

The win total is second only to the 2312 mark in 2012, which was the other time the program had advanced this far.

Senatobia 3, Corinth 0 Senatobia 26 25 26 -- 3 Corinth 24 15 24 -- 0

Aces (3): Madison Mayhall 2, Sierra Maness.

Kills (16): Aundrea Adams 4, Paige Bradley 4, Sloan Weeden 3, Sierra Maness 3, Madison Col-

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ley, Colby Cox. Assists (15): Caroline Sleeper 7, Millie Hill 4, Paige Bradley 2, Bailee Essary, Madison Mayhall. Blocks (8): Sloan Weeden 4, Aundrea Adams 3, Colby Cox. Digs (48): Madeline Shirley 15, Sadie Mitchell 7, Sierra Maness 7, Millie Hill 6, Caroline Sleeper 3, Madison Mayhall 2, Colby Cox 2, Paige Bradley 2, Madison Colley, Aundrea Adams, Bailee Essary, Sloan Weeden.

Quarterfinal Round Corinth 3, Lafayette Co. 2 Corinth 15 23 26 25 15 -- 3 Lafayette Co. 25 25 24 21 12 -- 2

Aces (14): Madison Mayhall 4, Sierra Maness 3, Millie Hill 2, Sadie Mitchell 2, Sloan Weeden 2, Madeline Shirley. Kills (63): Aundrea Adams 23, Sloan Weeden 22, Sierra Maness 7, Paige Bradley 6, Madison Colley 2, Colby Cox 2, Madeline Shirley. Assists (62): Millie Hill 24, Caroline Sleeper 16, Bailee Essary 6, Madison Mayhall 5, Colby Cox 5, Paige Bradley 5, Aundrea Adams.

Blocks (4): Aundrea Adams 4. Digs (29): Madeline Shirley 10, Sierra Maness 5, Caroline Sleeper 4, Millie Hill 2, Sadie Mitchell 2, Colby Cox 2, Madison Colley, Aundrea Adams, Bailee Essary, Sloan Weeden.

Opening Round Corinth 3, Choctaw Co. 0 Choctaw 10 13 10 -- 0 Corinth 25 25 25 -- 3

Aces (12): Madison Mayhall 6, Sadie Mitchell 3, Millie Hill, Madeline Shirley, Sloan Weeden.

Kills (22): Aundrea Adams 13, Sloan Weeden 4, Madison Colley 2, Madison Mayhall, Sierra Maness, Paige Bradley. Assists (22): Madison Mayhall 10, Bailee Essary 4, Millie Hill 3, Colby Cox 2, Sierra Maness, Caroline Sleeper, Paige Bradley.

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Warriors fall short in semifinal round

BY H. LEE SMITH II Corinth wasn’t able to steal another one on the road.

Host Kosciusko marked in the opening half, and rode the 1-0 advantage through stoppage time to claim the 4A North title in the Mississippi High School Activities Association’s Boys Soccer Playoffs on Tuesday, February 3.

The Whippets beat two Division 1-4A members en route to the North title. Kossy won 2-1 at 1-4A champion New Albany in the opening round.

Kosciusko would finish the season at 12-9-1 after falling to South champion St. Stanislaus in the championship contest.

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After Caledonia tied it at 1-1 with about 30 seconds to play on what assistant coach Cameron Glenn called an “unbelievable shot!” the teams played two 10-minute overtime periods with no winner. the Warriors (13-8-3) had reached the state semifinal round in the last six seasons. CHS won in 2009-10 en route to their state championship win, and earned their second in 2011-12 before falling to Bay in the title match.

Corinth lost the 2010-2011 North match, the middle of a three-year run that saw the Warriors reach the state semifinal round.

The Warriors earned a berth in their fifth Final Four appearance with a

thrilling win over Caledonia.

Second Round

Corinth worked overtime, and then some, to reach the Class 4A semifinals.

The Saturday, January 31 quarterfinal contest on CHS’ artificial surface wasn’t decided until penalty kicks, with Corinth winning that battle 3-1.

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‘I’ll Tumble For You’: Kossuth wins 4th title

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON Proving hard work and diligence are the keys to success, the Kossuth High School Cheer Squad tumbled its way to victory during the 2014 Mississippi High School Activities Association Cheer and Dance Competition.

Held in Jackson on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Mississippi Coliseum, the KHS Cheer Squad competed against seven other squads, achieving first place honors in the Class 3A Tumbling Division for Cheer.

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each cheer squad was judged on the following criteria: the cleanliness of its routine, difficulty and execution (stunts, dance, pyramid and tumbling) and how well and loud it performed its cheers.

“We were also graded on how easy the cheers were to follow,” said Cheer Squad Coach and Sponsor Renee Turner. “The cheers were very important because they made up a third of the score.”

Well represented by Choreographer Darren Kersting, Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith, and Aggie

Mascot Kristen Devers, the team of cheerleaders secured their fourth win at state competition.

Past wins were in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

“We are blessed to have a wonderful support system,” said Turner who has now sponsored the squad for three and a half consecutive years. ”The girls were awarded a first-place trophy, individual medals, a banner and patches for their jackets.”

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2014 Fast-Pitch

Mills named Division 1-3A MVP

BY STEVE BEAVERS Carleigh Mills was tough in the circle and at the plate for the Kossuth Lady Aggies.

The junior played a big part in helping KHS win back-to-back Division 1-3A championships in the Spring of 2014. “When she was in the circle, we had a chance to win,� said KHS Head Coach Steve Lyles. “She was our best pitcher and leading hitter.�

Division coaches agreed with the Kossuth mentor, voting Mills the league’s most valuable player for the recent fast-pitch softball season.

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Kossuth’s Carleigh Mills was named Division 1-3A MVP following the 2014 fast-pitch softball season. The now-senior has already accepted a scholarship offer from Itawamba Community College.

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Kossuth senior quarterback Weston Bobo (1) was named Co-Offensive MVP of Division 1-3A after finishing just shy of being a double 1,000-yard performer.

Football

Bobo named 1-3A’s Co-Offensive MVP

BY H. LEE SMITH II Kossuth Weston Bobo finished 30 yards shy of becoming a double 1,000yard performer.

The senior quarterback was named Co-Offensive MVP of Division 1-3A following a recent meeting of coaches from the league’s six teams.

Bobo rushed for a team-high 970 yards and passed for 1,399 yards in helping Kossuth to a 9-4 mark and Please see MVP | 29

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2014 Baseball

Wilcher named area’s Player of the Year

BY H. LEE SMITH II Kossuth’s Jacob Wilcher earned top billing in the annual 2014 Daily Journal All-Area Baseball Team, the first Aggie to earn that honor.

The incoming junior was named Player of the Year on the 10-man squad that was published on June 22, 2014.

Thrasher senior Josh Walden and Booneville senior Andrew Lambert were also named among the 10 best in the Tupelo newspaper’s circulation area.

Wilcher, an Ole Miss commit, helped lead Kossuth to its second straight Class 3A title in May. The Aggies finished 2311, winning 10 of 11 in the postseason, after rallying just to get into the playoffs and have a chance to defend their title.

He blasted five homers -all consecutive over a six atbat span -- in a first round sweep of O’Bannon.

The third-year player hit a three-run blast, a solo shot and added a grand slam in a 19-0 road win that was called early due to lightning.

In the return match the following day, he hit a pair of two-run bombs in a 10-0 series-clinching victory.

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The outfielder was also a member of the 2013 AllArea team after the thenfreshman helped the Aggies claim their first baseball title.

Kossuth swept South champion and perennial state contender Sumrall in both championship series.

Wilcher batted .473 with 12 doubles, eight homers and 32 RBI this past season.

He also swiped 20 bases.

The center fielder hit .443 with four roundtrippers and 25 RBI during his freshman campaign.

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Golf

Lady Aggies record best finish

BY H. LEE SMITH II The Kossuth High School girls golf program continues to improve.

Playing in just its fourth season, Kossuth recorded its highest finish at the State Tournament, finishing third at the Class I event at Clear Creek Country Club.

St. Aloyoius claimed its second

straight crown with a two-day total of 318. Our Lady Academy was second at 351, with Kossuth third at 406.

Kossuth finished fifth in 2013 with a 427. The Lady Aggies improved by 14 strokes last season, and finished just two shots out of fourth place.

Kossuth bettered last season’s showing by seven strokes, which

came in handy as the Lady Aggies claimed their first Top 3 showing by edging out Cathedral by one shot.

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Tull claims 3A medalist; Aggies fifth in 2nd event

BY H. LEE SMITH II Alex Tull made sure Alcorn County didn’t leave empty handed.

The Alcorn Central senior claimed

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the Class 3A individual title by carding a 150 over the two-day State Golf Match held April 30-May 1 at Windance Country Club in Gulfport.

Tull, who earned a berth in the season-ending tournament by claiming medalist honors at the Division 1-3A event, opened with a 74 on Wednesday and added a 76 in Thursday’s final round.

Kossuth, making just its second appearance at state, finished fifth for the second year in a row.

The Aggies shot a 754, 16 strokes better than their initial foray at Lake Caroline Golf Club in Madison.

St. Patrick led a seven-team field

with a 642, including a 313 in the opening round.

They took 23 strokes off their championship total from last season.

Booneville, which claimed the 1-3A title, finished second.

The Blue Devils were 62 strokes off the pace, following a 347 with a 357.

Jack Kather paced Kossuth with a 173, posting the team’s lowest total on each day.

Luke Lyles was next at 192.

The top five remained unchanged from the first 18 holes of play. Mooreville and McLaurin traded spots after the final round, with the Troopers improving 15 strokes, while McLaurin fell back 38.

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third-place finish in the division.

All told, the senior accounted for 2,369 yards and 21 scores for the Aggies.

He had season highs of 303 yards passing against Alcorn Central and 199 yards rushing against Belmont.

Bobo and Mooreville’s Tay Rucker shared the offensive honors.

North Pontotoc’s Brooks Shannon was named league MVP, with Belmont’s Chandler Higginbottom earning the Defensive MVP. Kossuth led the way with eight total selections among the top awards and 25 Super 22 spots.

North Pontotoc, Booneville and Mooreville had six players each on the squad.

Belmont had three, while Alcorn Central was shutout.

In addition to Bobo, Logan Morton (WR) and Ty Dickson (OL) were among the Aggies selected on the offensive side. Linebackers Zaen Harbin and Elijah Potts were joined by Matthew Steward (DB), Jaley Adams (DL) and Evan Cooper (P) on the defensive unit.

Super 22 Coaching Staff -- North Pontotoc MVP -- Brooks Shannon, Sr., North Pontotoc Offensive MVP -- Weston Bobo, Sr., Kossuth; Tay Rucker, Jr., Mooreville Defensive MVP -- Chandler Higginbottom, Sr., Belmont

Offense QB -- Jack Simpson, Sr., Booneville RB -- Xavier Cullens, So., North Pontotoc RB -- James Christian, Sr., Booneville WR -- Chris Rucker, Sr., Mooreville WR -- Greg Gambrel, Sr., North Pontotoc WR -- Logan Morton, Sr., Kossuth OL -- Storm Moore, Sr., North Pontotoc OL -- Ty Dickson, Sr., Kossuth OL -- Chris Sparks, Sr., Booneville OL -- John Levi Pennington, Sr., Mooreville OL -- Kole Timbs, Sr., Belmont K -- Austin Holloway, Sr., Booneville

Defense LB -- Zaen Harbin, Sr., Kossuth LB -- Elijah Potts. Jr., Kossuth LB -- Taylor Franks, Sr., Mooreville LB -- C.J. Coleman, Sr., North Pontotoc LB -- Kirk Hickman, Sr., Booneville DB -- Matthew Stewart, Sr., Kossuth DB -- Ben McCutchen, Sr., Booneville DB -- Robert Patton, Sr., Mooreville DL -- Jordan Ware, Sr., North Pontotoc DL -- Jaley Adams, So., Kossuth DL -- Dusty Smith, Sr., Mooreville P -- Evan Cooper, Sr., Kossuth Special Teamer -- Lorenzo Braxton, Sr., Belmont

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In addition to Bobo, Logan Morton (WR) and Ty Dickson (OL) were among the Aggies selected on the offensive side. Linebackers Zaen Harbin and Elijah Potts were joined

by Matthew Steward (DB), Jaley Adams (DL) and Evan Cooper (P) on the defensive unit.

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From winter storms to firestorms.

As cold as the last two weeks have been with freezing rain, sleet and even snow, Kendall Stafford was as hot.

The Corinth senior scored the Warriors’ first 13 points, made his first seven shots -- four from beyond the arc -- and finished with a game-high 22 points in just 23 minutes as Corinth thumped Newton County 78-32 in quarterfinal action at Jackson State University on Friday, March 6.

“Kendall played at a high level and shot the ball well,” said Corinth Head Coach Keith Greene. “The old adage is if you’re hot, you keep shooting until you cool off or they find a way to counter you on defense.”

Corinth scored the first five points -- all from Stafford -- and never trailed in the first state quarterfinal match since the mid 1970s. CHS led 11-3 at the 5:15-mark of the first, forcing Newton County (18-13) into its first of two timeouts in the first six-plus minutes.

“We came out hot, got off to a great start and never looked back,” said Greene.

Three other starters scored in the first quarter with Corinth taking a 22-9 lead at the first horn. Corinth scored the final eight point of the second, including transition buckets just 35 seconds apart to push the lead to 22 -37-15 -- at recess.

Stafford was 8-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-5 from deep in tallying 20

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“I was just feeling it,” said Stafford, whose season and career-high is 31 on Dec. 10 of this season. “If I’m not on, coach won’t let me try to play my game.”

Corinth was also able to expand its lead with second-leading scorer and top rebounder Antares Gwyn sitting out the final 8:47 after picking up his second foul. Gwyn was 1-for-3 from the floor with no rebounds in the opening half.

A 20-9 advantage in the third, which included 11 straight -- five by Gwyn -extended the lead to 57-24 after three.

Eleven of the 15 Warriors scored in the contest, including Will Gardner’s bucket ahead of the buzzer that matched Corinth’s biggest lead.

Gwyn, Hack Smith and Tairek Johnson added 10 points each.

The Warriors finished 22-of-53 overall and 5-of-12 from 3-point range, while holding Newton County to 13-of55 and 3-of-18.

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who had six first team all-division selections, to the second round of the postseason. North Pontotoc ended Kossuth’s 15-14 season with two straight wins in the playoffs.

“Once she got in softball shape, she was rock solid,” added Lyles. “She was lights out for us.”

Mills paced KHS with a .455 batting average.

The junior topped the club with 35 hits and 17 RBI. In the circle, Mills went 8-5, striking out 120 batters in 101.2 innings of work with an ERA of 1.51.

Lyles and assistant coach Megan Robertson took home the award for staff of the year.

Under Lyles, Kossuth has

BEST won three of the last four division titles.

The Lady Aggies completed their latest division slate with a 7-1 mark.

Individual Awards Most Valuable Player – Carleigh Mills, Kossuth Offensive Player of the Year – Megan Edmonds, Mooreville Defensive Player of the Year – Hailey Donald, Mooreville Coaching Staff of the Year – Steve Lyles and Megan Robertson, Kossuth

First Team All-Division ALCORN CENTRAL: Olivia Wilson, Delanie Brown BELMONT: Kimberly Shook, Cassandra Smith, Nicole Moody BOONEVILLE: Kayla Moore, Chloe Eubank, Karah Stephenson, Madison Davis KOSSUTH: Kristen Devers, Madison Switcher, Briana Bryan, Parrish Tice, Brylee Kate Duncan, Kaylee Jones MOOREVILLE: Analyse Long, Lexi Weaver, Summer Cryder, Miah Edmonds, Kelsy Minga

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from a 221 in 2012 to a team-best 202 last year.

Shelbi Barnes turned in a 207, a four-stroke improvement from last season’s match at Canton Country Club.

Shelby Phillips rounded out the trio with a 228, 34 shots better than last season’s debut.

Walnut finished fifth at 426, while Sumrall rounded out the team field with a 432.

Ten teams took part in last year’s annual event.

• At the Class II Tournament at Kirkwood National Golf Course in Holly Springs, New

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one 8th-grade alternate in tow, Turner said she was impressed by the professionalism selfdiscipline displayed by the squad throughout the competition.

“They worked hard and were very deserving,” she said. “We have a great group of girls on our squad and I am proud of each and every one.”

Described by their coach as prayer warriors, the squad and many of their parents were overwhelmed to the point of tears after learning of their victory.

“They truly believe in the power of prayer and were just so excited for the opportunity to compete,” said Turner.

“They wanted to go out and hit a clean routine and that’s exactly what they did.”

Hope edged out host New Albany 176-179 to claim the team title.

Play was limited due to Monday’s thunderstorm that rocked North Mississippi.

Corinth’s Courtney Craven, playing as an individual, finished with a 95.

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56. Alissa Ann Williams, 25:47; 71. Edye Ross, 27:58; 84. Emilee Manahan, 29:39.

Kossuth’s Lady Aggies turned in a sixth place showing. Grace Stanford led the Lady Aggies with a 17th place finish of 22:40.

Other Kossuth finishers were: 36. Madison Starling, 24:15; 37. Kaylee Bonds, 24:19; 38. Alanna Hilliard, 24:23; 40. Trinity Heavener, 24:26; 43. Elizabeth Ingram, 24:50; 50. Allison Strickland, 25:19.

Choctaw Central won the team title.

St. Patrick runner Ramsey Wagner captured the overall individual crown with a time of 19:25.

up in Class 4A in 2013. The Warriors also produced a runner-up finish in 2009 while in 3A. “They are ready to claim that one point and the title next season,” added Knight.

Morgan Toomer produced a runner-up overall finish. The eighth grader’s time of 17:17.6 was just behind the 17:14.1 time of champion Royce Garcia.

Junior Will Crigger was 11th overall with a time of 18:06. Sophomore Rhett Robinson crossed in 13th with a time of 18:21.

The remaining times for the Warriors were: 23. Peyton Marshall, 18:46; 30. Dennis Dilworth, 19:03; 52. Joel Parker, 19:40; 93. Davis Burns, 20:56.

Toomer, Crigger and Robinson all garnered All-State recognition.

Bailey Martin is an alternate on the team.

“Everyone is back next year,” said Knight. “Our momentum will be as strong as ever.”

4A Boys Team 1) St. Stanislaus 78, 2) Corinth 79, 3) Pontotoc 93, 4) Senatobia 132, 5) Tishomingo Co. 141, 6) Caledonia 176, 7) Vancleave 240, 8) Amory 249, 9) Itawamba AHS 269, 10) Pass Christian 274, 11) Lafayette 299, 12) Newton County 314, 13) West Lauderdale 375, 14) NE Lauderdale 403, 15) Florence 418, 16) Kosciusko 435, 17) Forrest County 439, 18) Houston 441, 19) North Pike 441, 20) Cleveland 502, 21) Ripley 550, 22) Greenwood 574, 23) McComb 615, 24) South Pike 763

Individual 1. Royce Garcia, St. Stanislaus 17:14; 2. Morgan Toomer, Corinth 17:17; 3. Trey Clark, Amory 17:31; 5. Jordan Peoples, Itawamba AHS 17:55; 6. Grayson Griffith, Pontotoc 17:57; 7. Logan Locke, Tishomingo County 18:01; 9. Jacob Ferguson, Pontotoc 18:03; 10. Chris Grisham, Pontotoc 18:05; 11. Will Crigger, Corinth 18:06; 13. Rhett Robinson, Corinth 18:21

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Kennedy Dye followed with 14 for the Aggies.

• At the Division 1-4A Tournament at Davis Event Center on the campus of Itawamba Community College, Pontotoc got 20 second-chance points on 17 offensive rebounds, including Jacques Townsend’s game winning putback at the buzzer.

Pontotoc led for just 21 seconds -- that coming off a score on the opening tip

-- before ending Corinth’s three-peat bid with a 51-49 decision.

CHS led 27-15 after one but managed just 22 points the remainder of the game.

The top-seeded natives led by 12 two other times in the second quarter before going cold. After Corinth upped the count to 33-21 on a Tairek Johnson putback with 2:57 left in the first half, Pontotoc would outscore the two-time reigning champions 30-16 over the final 18:57.

Antares Gwyn paced Corinth with 17

(G) Biggersville 69, Wheeler 65 Wheeler 11 13 17 24 -- 65 Biggersville 15 16 3 35 -- 69

WHEELER (65): Emilie Grice 18, Mandi Wilson 17, Reagan Criswell 12, Aliyah Miller 8, Latasha Oswalt 8, Taylor McKee 2.

BIGGERSVILLE (69): Savannah Davis 21, Jada Tubbs 13, Elly Nash 13, Alexis Shumpert 11, Tyler Shelley 8, Taylor Beth Nash 2, Tyleshia Davis 1.

3-Pointers: (W) Wilson 2, Oswalt. (B) S. Davis 3, Shelley 2.

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points and 12 rebounds while playing all 32 minutes. The junior had 13 in the first quarter, including his first career 3-pointer.

Trae Burcham followed with 13.

Only four players marked for Pontotoc with Townsend (20) and Ty Jones -- 12 in a 16-point Warrior second quarter -accounting for 38.

Corinth was 3-for-13 from 3-point range, but was 0-7 the final three quarters and missed its final eight attempts overall.

Beau Lee 6, Dusty Roberts 6, Jacob Wicher 5, Nik Wilcher 5.

MOOREVILLE (67): Ben Seay 22, Payton McCord 20, Cam Lockridge 8, Bo Thomas 6, Trace Henry 4, Brandon Dutcher 3, Adam Pierce 2, Jay Cee Horn 2.

3-Pointers: (K) Hodum 5, Dye 2, Roberts 2, N. Wilcher. (M) Lockridge 2, Thomas 2, Seay, Henry.

(B) Pontotoc 51, Corinth 49 Pontotoc 15 16 7 13 -- 51 Corinth 27 6 8 8 -- 49

PONTOTOC (51): Jacques Townsend 20, Ty Jones 18, Delvin Zinn 9, Kaleb Barnes 4.

CORINTH (49): Antares Gwyn 17, Trae Burcham 13, Kendall Stafford 7, Hack Smith 6, Tairek Johnson 4, Quentin Patterson 2.

3-Pointers: (P) None. (C) Burcham, Gwyn, Stafford.

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iously to learn their score.

“As soon as the announcer called out Alcorn Central for first place, the weight that had been sitting on all our shoulders was finally lifted and all the 3 to 9 p.m. practices were worth it,” said Co-Captain Katie Smith. “Being on this dance team has been a blessing for me.

I’m so proud to say I danced with my friends and made memories I will never forget. I’m even more proud to say that I’m an Alcorn Central dancer.”

Inspired by the team’s self-discipline and commitment to their afternoon practices, Whitaker said it was unbelievable to see the depth of dedication shown by each dancer at such a young age.

“They are amazing and such good athletes who put 200 percent into each and every practice and performance. I feel honored, privileged and blessed to have the opportunity to be their coach,” she said. “I’m so excited to have been able to share the love and passion I have for dance with them and hope they learn something from each season.”

An emotional experience, team Captain Lindsey Miller described the feelings she felt during the competition.

“It was the happiest and saddest I’ve ever felt,” she said. “This team

ROUND has been such a big part of my life for the past four years, it breaks my heart to realize it’s all over.”

Her Co-Captain, Alissa Ann Williams, echoed the sentiment.

“All I could do was cry because I have never been more proud of myself or my teammates than in that moment,” said the ACHS senior. “Knowing this competition was my last, everything was intensified. All the nerves, the desire to win, and the will to give it everything I had and leave nothing behind were more present than ever before. I know without a doubt that this competition was one of the most memorable experiences I’ve ever had.”

Reflecting on a season full of triumphs and challenges, Coach Whitaker feels blessed and privileged to have been a part of all four wins and to have worked with the students she calls, her “baby girls”.

“From all of the sweat, blood, tears, pulled muscles and bruises, to our motivational talks and team circles of held hands and prayers, we had one goal and it was to bring home what was ours -- he state title for best Hip-Hop dance team in Mississippi which previously belonged to our school for three years ... and that’s exactly what we did. We brought it back home and collected our fourth state title,” she said.

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After Caledonia tied it at 1-1 with about 30 seconds to play on what assistant coach Cameron Glenn called an “unbelievable shot!” the teams played two 10-minute overtime periods with no winner.

Two five-minute periods of “Golden Goal” time ensued, where the first goal would have won the second-round contest.

The Warriors eventually put the game away in PK time, making three of four shots to the Confederates one.

Preston Snyder went the route in goal to earn the victory.

“Preston came up huge in goal all game, just like he has done all season,” said Glenn.

“Big-time saves in regulation and in PKs.” Corinth took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute on a Bennett Mills goal off a Carter Chandler assist. Both had been injured at the end of the regular season.

“It was great having them back for the playoffs,” said Glenn. “Carter’s move to center mid has been a catalyst for our success.”

Opening Round

The Corinth Warriors earned a home game in the second round of the Class 4A Mississippi High School Activities Association’s Soccer Playoffs with a 1-0 win at Florence on Monday, January 26.

Corinth, which finished as Division 1-3A runners-up to New Albany, knocked off Division 4-4A champion Florence on a firsthalf goal by Mark Larson.

Carter Chandler provided the assist, while Preston Snyder earned the shutout with a clean sheet in goal.

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including a 156.

The Lady Aggies will have even less returnees as they seek to defend their crown in 2016. Kossuth’s eight-strong team consisted of seven seniors and an eighth grader -- Kerissa Martin, Kaylee’s sister.

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Senior Taylor Trantham finished third overall with an 801 series, earning All-State honors with his 200 per game average.

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