High school roundup: George pitches No. 1 Northside past No. 7 Columbus 4-2
Northside, the top-ranked softball team in the latest ajc.com Class 4A poll, rallied past No. 7 Columbus 4-2 on Tuesday afternoon.
Columbus scored both of its runs in the top of the first off Hannah George. After two outs, Erin Smith singled to center and Marlisa Scott reached on an error.
Another infield error allowed Smith and Scott to score.
Northside got one of the runs back in the bottom of the first when Jordan Wells, who led off and reached on an error, scored on a passed ball.
The Lady Patriots tied the game in the fourth. With one out, Jada Chadwick was hit by a Kaleigh Sullivan pitch. Sidney Mathis doubled Chadwick in to tie the game at 2-2.
Northside took the lead in the fifth. Gabi Apiag walked to lead off. She scored on Wells’ double.
Northside scored its final run in the sixth. Mathis reached on a one-out error. She later scored on Apiag’s single to right.
Tuesday at Northside
Columbus | 200 | 000 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Northside | 100 | 111 | x | — | 4 | 4 | 3 |
WP: Hannah George. LP: Kaleigh Sullivan. Top hitters: Columbus Erin Smith 1-3, R. Northside Jordan Wells 1-3, 2B, R, RBI; Sidney Mathis 1-2, 2B, R, RBI; Gabi Apiag 1-2, R, RBI. Records: Columbus 4-2, 0-1 Region 1-4A. Northside 8-0, 1-0. Next: Columbus, at Westover, Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Northside, at Hardaway, Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
Marion County 8, Brookstone 0
Madison McPherson pitched a six-inning no-hitter and went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Marion County to an 8-0 win over Brookstone on Tuesday.
McPherson had a double, a triple and a homer.
Tuesday at Brookstone
Marion | 113 | 003 | — | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
Brookstone | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
WP: Madison McPherson. LP: Zoe Paul. Top hitters: Marion County Whitley 2-3, R, 2RBI; McPherson 3-4, 2B, 3B, HR, 2R, 3RBI; Foster 2-3, 2B, 2R; Kirksey 1-3, R. Records: Marion County 7-0. Brookstone 4-5. Next: Marion County, home vs. Hardaway, Wednesday, 5 p.m. Brookstone, at Taylor County, Thursday, 5 p.m.
Hardaway 15, Westover 0
Aiyannah Taylor and Lilly Mitchell drove in two runs apiece as Hardaway opened Region 1-4A play with a 15-0 win over Westover.
Tuesday at Hardaway
Westover | 000 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Hardaway | 267 | — | 15 | 4 | 0 |
WP: M. Johnson 2-4. LP: NA. Top hitters: Hardaway Seanise Mahone 1-1, 3R, RBI; Aiyannah Taylor 1-2, 2RBI; Lilly Mitchell 1-2, 2R, 2RBI. Records: Hardaway 4-7, 1-0 Region 1-4A. Next: Hardaway, at Marion County, Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Volleyball
Columbus defeats John’s Creek and Starr’s Mill
Jha’Meisheia Griffin had 19 kills, two aces, four blocks and four digs Tuesday to lead Columbus to win overs John’s Creek and Starr’s Mill.
Tuesday at Starr’s Mill
Match 1
Columbus | 25 | 18 | 25 |
John’s Creek | 23 | 25 | 15 |
Match 2
Columbus | 25 | 25 | |
Starr’s Mill | 17 | 20 |
Leaders: Columbus: Jha’Meisheia Griffin 19 kills, 2 aces, 4 blocks, 4 digs; Tatyana Wyatt 12 kills; Nyah Whittlesey 9 kills, 3 aces, 6 digs; Ellie Johnson 17 digs, 2 aces, 1 assist; Skylar Blackmon 27 digs, 4 aces, 1 assist. Records: Columbus 12-5. Next: Juanita Boddie Tournament in Hoover, Ala., Friday, 5 p.m.
Jordan defeats Hardaway, loses to LaGrange
Abejeh Shelton had seven kills and eight aces to lead Jordan to a win over Hardaway and a loss to LaGrange.
Tuesday at Hardaway
Match 1
Jordan | 27 | 30 | |
Hardaway | 25 | 28 |
Match 2
Jordan | 10 | 21 | |
LaGrange | 25 | 25 |
Leaders: Jordan: Abejeh Shelton: 7 kills, 8 aces. Records: NA. Next: NA.
Cross country
Columbus, Northside win
The Columbus boys and the Northside girls won the team cross country titles in the Muscogee County School District Kick-Off Meet at Kinnett Stadium on Tuesday.
In the boys meet, Columbus came out on top in the five-team event with 27 points, followed by Northside with 43, Jordan with 69, Spencer with 113 and Kendrick with 126.
Columbus’ Alex Salgado won the individual title with a time of 18 minutes, 18.39 seconds.
Northside’s Jonathan Myrthil finished second in 19:33.99.
Hardaway’s Russ Korreye finished third in 19:47.30.
In the two-team girls meet, Northside won with 26 points, while Columbus had 29.
Columbus’ Hope Skypek won the individual title with a time of 23:12.67.
Shaw’s Semia Houston was second in 25:02.44. Northside’s Marisa Gonzalez was third in 25:31.71.
For complete results, go to this story at ledger-enquirer.com/sports
MCSD Kick-Off Meet - 8/23/2016
Kinnett Stadium
Boys 5k Run CC Results - Men
1, Salgado, Alex, Columbus Hig, 18:18.39. 2, Myrthil, Jonathan, Northside Co,
19:33.99. 3, Korreye, Russ, Hardaway, 19:47.30. 4, White, Andrew, Columbus
Hig, 19:49.37. 5, Walters, Devin, Northside Co, 19:52.60. 6, Perryman, Quan,
Jordan, 20:16.10. 7, Lumpkin, Frank, Columbus Hig, 20:29.39. 8, Schintgen,
Chris, Northside Co, 20:50.04. 9, Daniels, Christopher, Columbus Hig,
20:54.23. 10, White, Keshawn, Columbus Hig, 20:56.79. 11, Bennett, Thomas,
Columbus Hig, 21:17.50. 12, Gorman, Christopher, William H. S, 21:45.85. 13,
Conwell, Amari, Columbus Hig, 22:41.91. 14, Forbes, Jack, Northside Co,
22:45.44. 15, Boulware, Demarcus, Jordan, 23:06.70. 16, Hartshorn, Caleb,
Columbus Hig, 23:16.37. 17, Davis, Kieonte, Jordan, 23:35.53. 18, Simmons,
Tyler, Jordan, 24:10.35. 19, Flemming, Jack, Northside Co, 24:12.89. 20,
Whittlesey, Lamarcus, Shaw High Sc, 24:33.67. 21, Arredondo, Isaiah, William
H. S, 24:36.67. 22, Dixon, Colin, Jordan, 24:54.28. 23, Milner, Tony,
Kendrick, 24:59.12. 24, Stoneback, Henry, Kendrick, 25:02.89. 25, Taylor,
Tripp, Northside Co, 25:04.89. 26, Pritchett, Mat, Northside Co, 25:06.42. 27,
Foster, Jarrett, Jordan, 25:23.48. 28, Daniel, Peyton, Columbus Hig, 25:28.43.
29, Gibson, Jason, Northside Co, 25:28.59. 30, Moses, Tyrese, William H. S,
25:42.26. 31, Wright, Marqes, Kendrick, 26:55.20. 32, Gary, Christian, Jordan,
27:24.81. 33, Thomas, Xavier, Kendrick, 27:28.46. 34, Aguilar, Jonathan,
Jordan, 27:34.87. 35, Milner, Malik, William H. S, 28:28.88. 36, Lin, Kevin,
Jordan, 28:49.90. 37, Melendez, Jemil, William H. S, 29:26.28. 38, Asiatico,
Jackson, Columbus Hig, 29:42.28. 39, Foreman, Kevonte, Kendrick, 30:05.57. 40,
Clark, Jaquan, Kendrick, 30:09.92. 41, Koykendall, Kobe, William H. S,
31:09.57. 42, Daniel, Cameron, William H. S, 31:42.44. 43, West, Trennie,
Jordan, 31:55.96. 44, Delgado, Sergio, Kendrick, 32:40.41. 45, Jones, Daquan,
Kendrick, 32:41.31. 46, Crowell, Kayson, William H. S, 32:50.23. 47, Neal,
Jaylen, William H. S, 32:54.86. 48, Tucker, Judah, William H. S, 32:58.27. 49,
Warner, Jamal, William H. S, 33:01.47. 50, Barnum, Kobe, William H. S,
33:03.81. 51, Jefferson, Melik, William H. S, 33:46.52.
Girls 5k Run CC Results - Women
1, Skypek, Hope, Columbus Hig, 23:12.67. 2, Houston, Semia, Shaw High Sc,
25:02.44. 3, Gonzalez, Marisa, Northside Co, 25:31.71. 4, Mishkoff, Hannah,
Columbus Hig, 25:35.23. 5, Anderson, Alyssa, Northside Co, 25:36.13. 6,
Ingram, Romie, Northside Co, 25:37.35. 7, Bellinski, Kyla, Northside Co,
25:51.43. 8, Williams, Nasya, Columbus Hig, 27:27.78. 9, Slavens, Emma,
Columbus Hig, 27:52.12. 10, Brock, Olyvia, Northside Co, 28:40.18. 11,
Hutchens, Hannah, Columbus Hig, 28:58.90. 12, Mobley, Joy, Columbus Hig,
29:29.30. 13, Lorentz, Amber, Columbus Hig, 31:11.61. 14, Cruickshank, Cate,
Northside Co, 34:11.56. 15, Webster, Whitney, Jordan, 34:46.52. 16, Waters,
T'Erra, Kendrick, 40:30.94. 17, Reddick, Angel, Kendrick, 40:35.24. 18, Lopez,
Jeniffer, Jordan, 42:33.11. 19, Green, Aviance, Kendrick, 47:51.51. 20,
Hessing, Kemi, Kendrick, 47:51.53.
Mixed 5k Run CC Freshman/Fir Results - Mixed
1, Williams, Michael, Columbus Hig, 20:53.20. 1, Allen, Mackayla, Jordan,
30:47.99. 2, Thompson, Ben, Northside Co, 20:57.39. 2, Taft, Tori, Northside
Co, 31:02.84. 3, Barnum, Kobe, William H. S, 24:29.49. 3, Stevens, Sandra,
Hardaway, 31:49.28. 4, Vinson, Taelue, Northside Co, 24:29.56. 4, Allen,
Heaven, Columbus Hig, 31:50.64. 5, Bennett, William, Columbus Hig, 24:39.49.
5, Barkhouse, Sophia, Columbus Hig, 32:40.56. 6, Milner, Malik, William H. S,
24:39.77. 6, Cummings, Katie, Northside Co, 35:15.85. 7, Barker, Brayden,
Northside Co, 25:16.21. 7, Brock, Avery, Northside Co, 36:06.42. 8, Koh,
Dominic, Columbus Hig, 25:27.45. 8, Fortuanato, Courtney, Columbus Hig,
36:28.73. 9, Neal, Jaylen, William H. S, 27:00.02. 9, Thomas, Ari'yona,
Jordan, 36:51.93. 10, Lowe, Jacob, Columbus Hig, 27:50.48. 10, Edmonds,
Madison, Hardaway, 37:15.66. 11, Stephens, Koby, Northside Co, 28:00.21. 11,
West, Lilanna, Columbus Hig, 38:39.24. 12, Marr, Sam, Northside Co, 28:36.75.
12, Davis, Kenyanna, Shaw High Sc, 40:07.61. 13, Yadlapalli, Anirudh, Columbus
Hig, 28:36.76. 13, Allen, Tierra, Hardaway, 40:38.40. 14, Warner, Jamal,
William H. S, 28:38.59. 14, Lewis, Naria, Hardaway, 42:14.17. 15, Phipps,
Robert, Northside Co, 28:46.12. 15, Crawford, Christina, Hardaway, 42:41.91.
16, Alverson, Matthew, Shaw High Sc, 28:55.49. 16, Twigg, Mattea, Hardaway,
42:54.12. 17, Crowell, Kayson, William H. S, 29:15.61. 17, Brown, Abigail,
Columbus Hig, 44:14.50. 18, Valentine, Tyrese, William H. S, 29:18.10. 19,
Lummus, Dante, Jordan, 29:21.17. 20, McGhee, JaShon, Columbus Hig, 29:21.35.
21, Garver, Wyatt, Jordan, 29:29.46. 22, Evans, Joshua, Columbus Hig,
29:34.61. 23, Howell, Michael, Columbus Hig, 29:41.09. 24, Wisdo, Anselm,
Columbus Hig, 29:47.50. 25, Derrick, Cameron, Shaw High Sc, 29:47.94. 26,
Stokes, Darius, Jordan, 29:59.24. 27, Veal, Cody, Columbus Hig, 30:19.37. 28,
Melendez, Jemil, William H. S, 30:28.98. 29, Olsen, Cody, Columbus Hig,
30:33.14. 30, Eberhart, Tq, Shaw High Sc, 30:51.70. 31, Schelling, Joshua,
Northside Co, 30:51.97. 32, Jefferson, Melik, William H. S, 31:02.89. 33,
Jackson, Kalief, Columbus Hig, 31:04.59. 34, Koykendall, Kobe, William H. S,
31:15.52. 35, Cousins, Clark, Northside Co, 31:24.30. 36, Blankenship, Connor,
Northside Co, 31:54.04. 37, Burdeshaw, Christian, Columbus Hig, 32:11.19. 38,
Knox, Benjamin, Shaw High Sc, 32:34.34. 39, Smith, Benjamin, Columbus Hig,
32:56.03. 40, Daniel, Cameron, William H. S, 33:10.75. 41, Mort, Nathan,
Jordan, 33:17.61. 42, Table, Qyndarius, Jordan, 33:38.58. 43, Emery, Jacob,
Jordan, 33:43.60. 44, Curry, Brian, William H. S, 33:52.36. 45, Tucker, Judah,
William H. S, 33:57.86. 46, Rambo, Ty'Renn, Jordan, 34:55.29. 47, Boyd,
Davion, Jordan, 35:13.22. 48, Hall-Harper, Elijah, Jordan, 36:23.50. 49,
Brooks, Cameron, Jordan, 37:09.37. 50, Walker, Rashuad, Jordan, 37:38.28. 51,
Hill, Michael, William H. S, 39:47.65. 52, Coe, Demichael, William H. S,
39:53.76. 53, Merchado, Gabriel, Jordan, 42:14.53. 54, Carter, Brandon,
Jordan, 42:53.29. 55, Bixler, Austin, Hardaway, 44:23.72.
This story was originally published August 23, 2016 at 9:28 PM with the headline "High school roundup: George pitches No. 1 Northside past No. 7 Columbus 4-2."