01-30-2013-Midweek - Wise County Messenger

10 WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, January 30, 2013SPORTSSWIMMINGJOE DUTY/WCMESSENGERNICE DAY — Decatur’s Logan Huff had a nice district meet Saturday advancing to regionals in two relays and the 100 freestyle. • Buy reprints at wcmessenger.com/reprintsSwimmers delveinto regionalsIt was a very successful Satudayfor Wise County swimmersthis weekend. Eight Decaturswimmers and a Boydswimmer advanced to theregional swim meet Feb. 8 atthe Mansfield Aquatic Centerafter their performances at thedistrict meet in Denton Saturday.The Lady Eagles finishedfourth overall with 52 points.Byron Nelson took the girlsteam title with 225.The Eagles took sixth inteam standings with 19 points,while Byron Nelson took theboys title with 181. Boyd finishedseventh with 12.“We did well,” Decatur swimcoach Doris Dennard said. “Weswam well for the most part.Logan [Huff] had his best time,but no one else had their besttime. We don’t always haveour fastest times at the districtmeet.”Baley Phariss, Haley Dennard,Katey Rowden and MadeleineSemmelmann advancedin the 200 medley relay andthe 200 free relay. They finishedthird in the 200 medleywith a time of 2:09 and fourthin the 200 free with a time of1:54.Dennard also moved on individuallyin the 50 free and 100breaststroke. Phariss is goingto regionals in the 100 breaststroke.Rowden, a state qualifierlast season, advanced in the50 free and 100 free. She alsopicked up the Female Swimmerof the Meet.Logan Huff, Daniel Smyers,Trey Dale and Robert Davillawill be heading to regionals inthe 200 medley relay and 200free relay.The Eagles finished fifth inthe 200 medley with a time of2:07 and sixth in the 200 freewith a time of 1:49.Huff also advanced in the100 free.“We were a little disappointedwe didn’t get more personalbest times,” Dennard said. “Wewere fast enough. Nerves typicallytake over a little at thedistrict meet.”JOE DUTY/WCMESSENGERALL SMILES — Decatur’s Haley Dennard, Madeleine Semmelmann, Katey Rowden and BaleyPhariss show off their third place medals from the 200 medley relay.Jake Bryans and SavannahRichardson of Boyd also competedin the 6-4A meet. Bryansqualified for regionals inboth the 100 butterfly and 100backstroke.The top six finishers in eachevent qualified for the regionalmeet.Below is a list of individual results:Girls50 freestyleKatey Rowden1st ..........25.69Haley Dennard5th .........27.01Madeleine Semmelman11th .......30.21Alexis Downe22nd .......40.24100 freestyleKatey Rowden2nd .........55.57Baley Phariss12th .......1:10Savannah Richardson18th .......1:25Alexis Downe21st ........1:31100 backstrokeMadeleine Semmelman12th .......1:21Alexis Little13th .......1:33100 breaststrokeHaley Dennard3rd ..........1:22Baley Phariss5th .........1:24200 freestyleAlexis Little15th .......3:09Boys50 freestyleDaniel Smyers9th .........25.40Logan Huff10th .......25.57Colton Teter18th .......27.64100 butterflyJake Byrans4th .........1:04100 freestyleLogan Huff6th .........56.55Daniel Smyers7th .........57.43Trey Dale15th .......1:06Chase McBride18th .......1:11100 backstrokeJake Bryans2nd .........1:00Robert Davilla15th .......1:17Chase McBride21st ........1:29Carter Hakanson22nd .......2:31200 freestyleRobert Davilla9th .........2:16AND ONE —Decatur’sCain Loweconnectsafter pickingup the foulagainstKrum Friday.JOE DUTY/WCMESSENGERDecatur dismantles Krum, 72-32BY CLAY CORBETTccorbett@wcmessenger.comAfter a heartbreaking loss to Gainesville,a trip to Krum appeared to bejust what the Decatur Eagles neededFriday. They dominated from start tofinish in a 72-32 runaway victory.“This was the best we have playedall year,” Decatur coach DrewCoffman said. “I understand that40-point victories don’t come easy atKrum with the tradition they have.“If we can win Tuesday we are inthe playoffs, and then we can startfighting for position.”An early 2-0 lead would be the onlyadvantage Krum would have the entiregame. Decatur held a 12-10 leadat end of the first quarter, but Krumtied things at 12-12 early in the secondperiod until the Eagles took over.Decatur ended the first half on a22-6 run to take control of the game.The third quarter was even moredominant for the Eagles. Decaturscored the first 13 points of the periodand outscored the Bobcats 19-5in the frame.“Our pressure gave them someproblems, and the turnovers turnedinto some easy buckets for us,” Coffmansaid about the second-half performance.Decatur was able to cruise downthe stretch for a blowout victory thatdoesn’t come very often at a placeknown for great basketball.Krum is still winless in districtplay, but was very competitive intheir three other district losses.“They’ve lost three games by acombined seven points, so I give ourkids a lot of credit,” Coffman said.“The Tuesday night loss [to Gainesville]bothered them, and we had twogood days of work, and you could tellwe were ready to play tonight.”The Eagles were led by CameronMize with 16 and Austin Givens with14. Shayler Carlton finished witheight. Nate Mitchell and Cain Loweeach added seven.Krum was led by Tyler Starneswith eight, and Zack Hughes had six.The Eagles will have an open dateFriday before hosting Sanger Tuesday.JOE DUTY/WCMESSENGERLOOSE BALL — Parker Slatescrambles for possession of thebasketball Friday. Decatur defeatedKrum, 72-32.