
Photo by: Jeff Ireland Boys Basketball Preview 08-09 Record: 21-7, state runner-up Head Coach: Jeff Ruffin District: DII-A-West Starters Returning G - Asa Toney (Sr.) Starters Lost G - Blake Hirschman G - Allen Bobango G - Jonathan Smith F - Ray Parks 09-10 Outlook For the second straight season, St. George’s lost to Harding in the state tournament, this time on a last second shot in the title game. Almost all the key players from that team are gone, including the team’s leading scorer, Ray Parks, who transferred to another school. He’s a national recruit who will be hard to replace from a talent stand point. Senior guard Asa Toney figures to be the go-to guy this season. Cooper Green and Jonathan Coleman are…
Photo by Beau Arnold The St. George’s volleyball team came painfully close to winning a state title last year. A loss in the state title match to rival Harding, the team that handed St. George’s its only other loss in the state tournament, was the only thing that kept the Lady Gryphons from lifting the hardware in Murfreesboro. St. George’s appears headed in that direction with 30 wins during the regular season. Hannah Everett has 285 kills and 38 blocks, both team highs. Amy Matula, Katie McCormack and Mary-Ashley Seabrook each have over 150 kills on the season. The passing has been handled primarily by Matula, who leads the team with 400 assists, and Margaret Mirro, who has over 200. The goal is pretty simple…
Photo by Beau Arnold St. George’s had a little too much firepower on Monday and defeated DII-A-West rival USJ in three straight games, 25-23, 25-20, 25-17. Kayla Petty had nine kills for the Lady Bruins and Abbey Orr added five kills and three aces. Hallie Priester led USJ with 12 assists. The loss dropped USJ to 15-3.