Archery fares well at South State competition

HATTIESBURG — Franklin County’s archery teams had solid showings at South State competition — with high school participants taking first-place in their division.

Franklin County High School took top honors among 3A teams in the Archery In Mississippi Schools (AIMS) competition — thanks to a team score of 3,154.

West Marion High School was second with a 3,143 score and Seminary claimed third with a 2,870 team finish.

Franklin Middle School was fourth in its 11-team division with a score of 2,804 — just behind Mendenhall, Sumrall and Purvis.

Franklin Upper Elementary was second in a two-team field and finished with a score of 1,911.

West Marion Elementary won the division with a 2,177 points effort.

Here is a breakdown of individual scores for Franklin County archery participants:

FCHS BOYS

Connor Bonds, 241; Carter Goff, 257; Tate Goff, 268; Drake Higgs, 240; Drew Jones, 249; Miller Lloyd, 243; Sebastian Malone, 272; Ashton Moore, 247; Devin Roberts, 259; Nathan Stafford, 272; Dre’yhlan Thomas, 256; Hayden Torrez, 216; Corey Ward, 210; Jaxon Westbrook, 253; and Hunter Wilson, 253.

FCHS GIRLS

Maddie Bullion, 254; Cara Carbery, 226; Olivia Fleming, 197; Takira Ford, 254; Lilly Hutto, 289; Ava King, 258; Kiele Powell, 261; Abrielle Simmons, 254; Maddie Storey, 232; Katrena Taylor, 230; Madyson Thomas, 247; and Harley Zeigler, 254.

Johnston said Hutto finished as the team’s top shooter at South State.

FMS BOYS

Paden Arnold, 225; Cooper Foster, 184; Blake Mann, 235; T.K. Martin, 210; John Priest, 260; Sawyer Scott, 197; Caden Tyson, 253; and Ethan Wallace, 204.

FMS GIRLS

Addison Beach, 245; Savannah Emfinger, 268; Makayla Graves, 218; Kaleigh King, 254; Addison Lunsford, 235; and Alyssa Miller, 182.

FCUE BOYS

Younes Abuhakmeh, 207; Braden Bruce, 163; Clayton Cable, 186; Levi Conley, 236; Colt Hawes, 222; Tucker Hawley, 230; and Trevor Touchstone, 176.

FCUE GIRLS

Melissa Dunigan, 95; Samaya Dun, 50; Katelyn Fortress, 114; Reagan Gibson, 38; Caitlyn Ikard, 77; and Addison Perryman, 155.

This year’s South State event was held at the Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center in Hattiesburg Tuesday, March 22 through Thursday, March 24.

The AIMS state archery championships were slated for April 4-9 at the Kirk Fordice Equine Center in Jackson.

The competitive program, which is coordinated through the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, seeks to introduce fourth through 12th graders to the sport of international-style target archery.

On average, more than 5,000 participants are enrolled in the program statewide.