Football
The Warriors didn’t skip a beat after their two off break. It was a truly outstanding Homecoming game Friday night against the Wingfield Falcons. With senior quarterback James McMahon finally healed from his injury, our offense was ahead by 34 points before halftime. In the first half of the game, in fact, Senior LJ Jackson forced a fumble that Vince Taylor returned for an amazing touchdown. Coach Barr said that he feels quite confident about the rest of the season, and he is excited about welcoming McMahon back to the field. With four games under their belts, the team will be practicing diligently to continue their winning streak for the remainder of the season. Since the team is currently 4-0, confidence shouldn’t be much of an issue.
Swimming
The swim team continued their successful season this month by performing very well at the Laurel Invitational and Vicksburg tournaments. At the Vicksburg tournament earlier this month, the boys’ team and the girls’ team both placed second overall.
At the much larger Laurel Invitational, the team performed even better. The girls’ team placed first in the overall competition, and the boys’ team placed second overall. Over 500 swimmers and more than 20 teams were present at the competition.
On October 3, the team will travel to their next meet in Biloxi. The competitors continue working towards meeting or exceeding the state qualifying time so they can compete in the south state competition on October 24.
Volleyball
After getting off to a rocky start this season, the girls’ volleyball team has undeniably turned their luck around. As of last Friday, September 25, the girls were ranked number one in the district, but whether or not they maintained their top rank depended on how well they played at home this week. With the win against Petal on Tuesday, the varsity volleyball team is sure to be playing in the state playoffs.
The girls also picked up wins last week against Hattiesburg and Gulfport. The team wrapped up the 2009 regular season against Hattiesburg at home on Thursday. Playoffs will begin Saturday, October 3 and will be played at home and on the Coast. So far this season, the varsity volleyball team has a record of 7-5.
Cross Country
Lately, the cross country team has had very consistent results. On September 4 the team participated in the Southern Miss Invitational at Tatum Park. The team competed against 25 other teams, and the girls placed first, continuing a winning streak. The girls team has placed first at every meet so far this season; the boys, however, did not place. On September 10 the team competed in the Admiral Invitational at the Gulfport Sportsplex. Both boys and girls placed first overall in both divisions. Christie Stricker came in third in the girls’ division and Chad Moore placed first in the boys’ division.
The team’s last meet was held at Tatum Park on September 25th. The girls placed second and the boys placed third. Kayla Stricker placed third in the girls’ division and Chad Moore placed third in the boys’ division.
