7th-, 8th-grade basketball teams open on Monday

Published 9:42 pm Saturday, October 31, 2020

MOULTRIE – The Colquitt County seventh- and eighth-grade basketball teams will open their seasons on Monday.

The seventh-graders will open on Monday at Valdosta Middle School, but will return to the Willie J. Williams Middle School for their home-openers on Thursday when Newbern visits.

The seventh-grade girls team is being coached by Jon Scroggins.

His roster includes Ayanna Alford, Alaysia Cook, Ny’Erieah Daniels, Destiny Kendrix, Rane Kusek, Mariah McCloud, Sha’Niya Randall, Kaila Register, Iliana Rodriguez, A’Naya Stafford, Ja’Niya Sutton, Liliana Vasquez and Laila Wiley.

Playing for the Nick Edge-coached seventh-grade boys are Alexis Barge, Rasheed Fuller, Ty Fuller, Caiden Grier, Cason Harden, Bryson Hunt, Jaccare Johnson, Jay Lamar, Zach Palmore, Marcus Richardson, Joshua Scroggins, Naryan Sumlin, Tony Thornton, Melvin Toombs and Malik Walker.

The eighth-grade teams will open at the Charlie A. Gray Junior High gymnasium on Monday against Valdosta.

The eighth-grade girls, coached by Tiffanie Young, are Calynn Singletary Wyaunti Miller, Ric’karian Yates, Amareyia Knighton, Asia Blackwell, Ny’asia Harper, De’anna Blackwell, Jayden Ziegler, Jakira Williams, Ta’Meria Williams, Carli Brown and Trinity Daniels.

The eighth-grade boys are coached by Steven Reynolds.

His roster includes Cedheyvian Beard, Dylan Branch, Day’Shawn Brown, Jakari Byrd, Silvester Carolina, Kahlil Collins, Ramsey Dennis, Naryun Edwards, Jah’Boris Fuller, Dyi’Quavian James, Jashar Kinsey, Ta’Quavian Lamar, Aidan McKellar, Casey Scott, Logan Ponder, TyKarious Ponder, Antonio White, Amari Wilson and Kanilyn Jones.

The eighth-graders will travel to play at Newbern on Thursday.