Lady Devils win big in swim season start

Published 9:00 am Tuesday, October 29, 2024

TIFTON — Tift County’s swim teams began their year with a double victory Saturday at their own pool. The teams combined for 475 points, more than double of second place Camden County. The Lady Devils, who scored 262 points, had more than all of their opponents combined (246). It was slightly closer for the Blue Devils, who had 213 to second place Camden’s 156.

Tift’s Lady Devils won eight of 12 events.

Nine schools participated, including Tiftarea Academy and everyone but Richmond Hill from Region 1-6A.

Scoring for Tift were:

— Boys 200 medley relay: Aiden Thrasher, Brayden Rowland, Chase Walker and Karson Ponder (2nd); Rocky Faw, Landon Parrish, James Fresh and Brock Alexion (3rd); and Ethan Van Orman, Larkin Saylor, Mitchell Kunes and Jay Ross (7th).

— Girls 200 medley relay: Anna Lupo, Brianna Domagala, Brynna Burke and Mary Frances Dove (1st); Kendall Sasser, Raylee Walker, Abby Lupo and Jovia Burke (2nd); and Savannah White, Bailey Brock, Stella Byrnes and Hannah Grace Murphy (6th).

— Boys 200 freestyle: Walker (2nd), Saylor (3rd), Ponder (4th), Trey Dorminey (5th), Jace Howell (7th) and Nolan Miller (8th).

— Girls 200 freestyle: Brynna Burke (1st), Anna Lupo (2nd), Sasser (3rd), Walker (4th), Madison Schwartz (6th) and Laurie Barbee (7th).

— Boys 200 individual medley: Thrasher (2nd) and Kunes (4th).

— Girls 200 individual medley: Jovia Burke (1st), Leighellyn Bengston (4th) and Byrnes (5th).

— Boys 50 freestyle: Faw (2nd) and Parrish (5th).

— Girls 50 freestyle: Dove (1st).

— Boys 100 butterfly: Walker (3rd), Rowland (4th), Fresh (5th) and Kunes (6th).

— Girls 100 butterfly: Anna Lupo (2nd), Domagala (3rd) and Abby Lupo (5th).

— Boys 100 freestyle: Thrasher (4th) and Alexion (7th).

— Girls 100 freestyle: Jovia Burke (1st), Dove (2nd), Rachel Spurlin (4th) and Bengston (5th).

— Boys 500 freestyle: Saylor (2nd).

— Girls 500 freestyle: Brynna Burke (1st), Walker (2nd) and Brock (4th).

— Boys 200 freestyle relay: Walker, Rowland, Ponder and Thrasher (2nd); Howell, Dorminey, Kason Flowers and Connor Watson (4th); Saylor, Kunes, Van Orman and Ross (5th); and Wyatt Keith, Miller, Eli Pate and Caleb May (6th).

— Girls 200 freestyle relay: Domagala, Dove, Brynna Burke and Anna Lupo (1st); Bengston, Spurlin, Haley Hooks and Sara Johns (5th); and Schwartz, Kensie Law, Barbee and Izzy Jackson (7th).

— Boys 100 backstroke: Faw (4th) and Van Orman (7th).

— Girls 100 backstroke: Abby Lupo (2nd) and Sasser (4th).

— Boys 100 breaststroke: Rowland (4th), Fresh (5th), Ponder (7th) and Keith (8th).

— Girls 100 breaststroke: Domagala (2nd), Byrnes (5th), Brock (7th) and Murphy (8th).

— Boys 400 freestyle relay: Faw, Alexion, Fresh and Parrish (1st); Dorminey, Howell, Flowers and Watson (3rd); May, Pate, Keith and Miller (4th); and Owen Wells, Maitrey Patel, Bill Nguyen and Rylan Pearman (6th).

— Girls 400 freestyle relay: Jovia Burke, Abby Lupo, Walker and Sasser (1st); Spurlin, Hooks, Johns and Bengston (2nd); Barbee, Law, Schwartz and Jackson (4th); and Brooklyn Baird, Mazie Leigh Werner, Laney Braswell and Cayden Griffin (7th).

Scoring for Tiftarea were:

— Girls 200 medley relay: Coley Beth Croft, Maci Shoultz, Madi Shoultz and Lexi Connell (5th).

— Girls 200 freestyle: Madi Shoultz (5th).

— Girls 200 individual medley: Maci Shoultz (2nd).

— Boys 50 freestyle: Logan Floyd (8th).

— Girls 50 freestyle: Croft (4th) and Maci Shoultz (7th).

— Boys 100 butterfly: Jase Hendricks (2nd).

— Girls 100 freestyle: Croft (6th).

— Girls 200 freestyle relay: Croft, Maci Shoultz, Madi Shoultz and Connell (4th).

— Boys 100 backstroke: Floyd (6th).

— Boys 100 breaststroke: Hendricks (2nd).

— Girls 100 breaststroke: Madi Shoultz (6th).