Moore, Aguero finish 1-2 on both boards

November 17, 2008 09:30 pm

— Georgia’s Hannah Moore was first and Auburn’s Anna Aguero was second on both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards when the two universities’ swimming and diving teams met on Friday at the Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens.
The two are former Colquitt County and Moss Farms Diving teammates.
On 3-meter, Moore scored a 283.12 for first and Aguero was right behind with a 251.70.
On 1-meter, Moore had a 280.12 and Aguero a 272.25.
Georgia’s women, ranked No. 1 in the country, won 167-128 for their 63rd straight home victory. The Auburn women are ranked No. 7.
On the men’s side, Auburn won 163-136. Georgia diver Owen Blank was fifth on 1-meter and fourth on 3-meter.
Of this and that:
• Moultrie’s Tom Rogers Jr. took first in the 45-49 age group in the Southeastern Cup Powerlift Championship held Nov. 1 in Adel. He competed in all three lifts and went 9-for-9 in each.
In the squat, he made a good lift of 562 pounds; in bench press, a good lift of 352.5; and in the deadlift, a good lift of 462.7. His total was 1,377.2.
Rogers plans to participate in the state competition in March in Macon.
• Moultrie’s John Michael Hall came off the bench to score six points, but Drake lost its season-opener 58-48 on Saturday to Butler.
The Bulldogs will meet Morehead State on Wednesday in their opening game of the Cancun Challenge.
• Charleston Southern, with former Packer B.J. Baker starting on the offensive line, defeated Edward Waters 48-6 on Saturday.
The Bucs, now 6-5 overall and 2-2 in the conference, will play at Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
• The Johnson C. Smith women’s basketball team, coached by Colquitt County Hall of Fame member Vanessa Taylor, split its season-openers in the Queen City Classic, losing to Belmont Abbey 57-49 and beating Queens University 60-58.
Taylor, starting her eighth season as the Lady Golden Bulls coach, is now 130-79 at Johnson C. Smith an 210-172 in her head coaching career.
• Former Lady Packer Ashley Stafford is starting for the Columbus State women’s basketball team and is averaging 5 points and 6.5 rebounds.
The Lady Cougars are 3-2.
• The Tift County football team gave Region 1-AAAAA a sweep of its first-round state playoff games, defeating M.L. King 24-14 on Saturday in Clarkston.
The Blue Devils are now 8-3, but must travel to meet 11-0 Newnan on Friday.
Tift held the Lions’ Mack Brown, who went into the game with more than 1,300 yards rushing, to just 39 yards on 13 carries.