Area roundup: Big win for Southeast girls

Published 2:44 am Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Southeast Whitfield’s girls golf team’s season-opening match, set for last week against Murray County, was canceled.

When the Lady Raiders finally took the course Monday at Spring Lakes in Chatsworth against Dalton, they made the wait worth it for coach Chad Murray.

The Lady Raiders beat Dalton, with Megan Collins shooting an 11-over par 46 on the back nine, and Katelyn Burke adding a 50 for a team total of 96.

The Lady Catamounts finished at 102, getting a medalist performance from Brendi Rockholt. Dalton’s Maddie Scarborough added a 57.

Murray said that in his six years at Southeast, it’s the first time the Lady Raiders have topped the Lady Cats. He’s optimistic this year’s team might be able to join the 2005 squad, which is the last group of Lady Raiders to qualify for state, Murray said.

“I’m on cloud nine and my girls are on cloud nine,” Murray said. “We’re hoping to do some good things this year. Hopefully we can get something going on, just like that 2005 team did.

“I couldn’t be more pleased with these girls. This is a strong, strong win for them.”

Varsity tennis

• Dalton boys 5, Southeast 0: The Cats swept their way to victory in their Sub-region 7A-3A victory at home and moved to 3-0.

In singles, Dalton picked up wins from No. 1 Hunter Carson, 6-0, 6-0, No. 2 Price Puryear, 6-3, 6-2, and No. 3 Nathan Bryant, 6-1, 6-0. In doubles, the wins came from No.1 B.J. Rowland and Thomas Delay, 6-0, 6-2, and No. 2 Mitchell Wilson and P.K. Bhatter, 6-0, 6-0.

Southeast, which was also opening sub-region play, fell to 1-2 overall.

• Dalton girls 5, Southeast 0: The Lady Cats also rolled, getting singles wins from No. 1 Kara Pendley, 6-1, 6-0, No. 2 Malaka Awad, 6-0, 6-0, and No. 3 Mary May Wilson, 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles, the wins were supplied by No.1 Vivian Butler and Courtney Morton, 6-1, 6-0, and No. 2 Sheridan Fromm and Jalika Joyner, 6-0, 6-0.

JV golf

• Dalton’s boys shot a 179 to beat Southeast and Northwest Whitfield in a nine-hole match at Spring Lakes. The Raiders and Bruins each finished with a 211.

Dalton’s Jacob Brown earned medalist honors with a 43, while Spencer Peters and Chris Kazmierski each registered a 45, and Alan Sanchez (46) also scored.

Northwest’s counting rounds came from Wesley York (48), Tristan Smith (49) and Hunter Vaughn and Storm Whitfield, who each shot a 57.

Southeast’s counting rounds came from Andrew Head (45), Bryce Middlebrooks (52), Tyler Lumpkin (53) and Eric Sosebee (61).

JV soccer

• Northwest boys 8, Rome 1: Christian Perez and Giovanni Aguero each scored two goals as the Bruins rolled past the Wolves.

Pedro Garcia, David Perez, Jonathan Marquez and Miguel Villa each added goals for Northwest (3-1), while Pedro Garcia assisted on two goals, and Christian Perez and David Perez each had an assist. The Bruins held Rome to one shot on goal.

• Dalton boys 6, Ringgold 0: Luis Becerra scored twice, while Francisco Hernandez, Alejandro Hernandez, Joao Jesus and Yohan Ulloa each added a single goal for the Cats (3-1).

Raymundo Bahena was in goal for Dalton during the first half, while Omar Alcantar locked up the shutout in the second half.

JV tennis

• Northwest girls 4, Trion 1: Northwest swept singles for its first victory in three matches to start the season, getting wins from No. 1 Gracie Cansler, 8-4 in pro-set play, No. 2 Sara Richards, 8-0, and No. 3 Michaela Yip, 8-0.

The No. 1 doubles team of Alli Wagner and Sydney Ledford also won, 8-1.

• Northwest boys 3, Trion 2: A singles sweep gave the Bruins their first win in three matches to start the season.

Winners were No. 1 Alex Jarjoura, 8-0, No. 2 Jake Mathis, 8-1, and No. 3 Braden Howard, 8-0.