GCHS & GCMS archery teams excel at 2 recent competitions

The Grayson County High School and Grayson County Middle School archery teams recently participated in two competitions, with a high school competitor winning the overall championship and two other high schoolers earning top 20 finishes.

Grayson County High School senior archer Landon Johnson won the Valentine’s Shootout held at Breckinridge County Middle School with 277 points. He bested 112 other male competitors at the event.

Dax Lasley shot 269, taking second among ninth grade shooters and coming in 8^th place overall, while Brandon Hood shot 257, coming in third place among tenth grade boys and 20^th out of 113 shooters.

Other results

• Isaac Paul shot 256, coming in 4^th place among tenth grade students and 22^nd
• Ethan House shot 255, taking third place among twelfth grade shooters and 23^rd
• Brooke McKinney shot 259, claiming second place among eleventh grade girls and 14^th out of 90 female shooters.
• Jana Dickerson shot 257, ranking second among tenth grade girls and 16^th
• Madison Overton shot 257, ranking third among tenth grade girls and 18^th
• Gracie McCombs shot 256, ranking third among eleventh grade girls and 19^th
• Addy Porter shot 199, which ranked 65^th out of 90 girls competing at the tournament.

Grayson County Middle School archery team

GCMS archers recently competed in the Mustangs Roundup competition, with one shooter placing in the top five and several Cougar and Lady Cougar competitors posting impressive results.

William Newton shot 270, which led the squad in points and placed him in 5^th place out of 45 seventh grade boys at the competition. Case Cannon shot 266, 7^th among eighth grade boys and 70^th out of 382 total male competitors.

Brynn Bessette, a seventh grader, earned 264 points, which ranked 13^th among seventh grade girls and 73^rd out of 359 female competitors.

Other results

• Braxton Logsdon shot 266, ranking 7^th among seventh-grade boys and 74^th
• Jayden Cooper shot 262, ranking 8^th among seventh grade boys and 91^st
• Isaac Fulkerson shot 261, ranking 20^th among eighth grade boys and 101^st
• Wyatt Taylor shot 259, ranking 9^th among seventh grade boys and 107^th
• Phoebe Clark shot 259, ranking 16^th among seventh grade girls and 96^th
• Regan Coffey shot 248, ranking 22^nd among eighth grade girls and 137^th
• Audrey Wilson shot 234, ranking 23^rd among sixth grade girls and 189^th
• Lilly Hicks shot 230, ranking 28^th among sixth grade girls and 207^th

(Headline photo: Members of the Grayson Co. High School archery team wait to shoot at a recent competition)

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com