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District tournament play continues tonight
The Corinth High School Lady Warriors saw successful opening round action in the 4A District Tournament Tuesday night. The girls downed Shannon 58-46.
The Lady Warriors, seeded fifth in the tournament, will face top-seed Pontotoc at 7 tonight at Itawamba Community College in Fulton.
The Warriors, seeded second in the tournament, will see their first round of play at 8:30 tonight as they face #3 seed Amory Panthers.
Corinth falls short in soccer state title match
Mother Nature must not be a soccer fan.
Though she threatened the 4A boys state championship Saturday morning and made the field more than adverse for the players, even Mother Nature couldn’t stop the game.
The game, which featured the Corinth Warriors and Bay Tigers, started under partly cloudy skies, but soon saw high winds and heavy rain pelting the players on the field and driving many of the spectators from the stands.
Bay drew first blood 26 minutes into play and took the 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
A lightning storm, which caused officials to totally clear fans from both sets of metal bleachers, also caused delay of game for almost an hour. Teams were kept off the field and in the locker rooms and fans sought shelter under building overhangs around the sports complex or in their vehicles in the parking lots.
Corinth tied the game on a John Mathis goal four minutes after play resumed. Bay regained the lead, though, five minutes later on a corner kick, header combination. The Warriors took several attempts at a game-tying goal, but were unable to muster the magic they had produced in several regular season games.
“We were wet in the first half and just tried to survive. In the second half we played well, we just had some calls that didn’t go our way,” said Corinth Coach Gregg Parker, still holding the runner-up trophy presented to the team from the Mississippi High School Athletic Association.
Standing on the sidelines following the game and outside the team’s locker room, Parker sang the praises of his squad.
“They never quit. I’m extremely proud of them,” the head coach said.
This year was Corinth's first season playing in division 4A. The Warriors won the 1A/2A/3A soccer title in 2009 and were defeated in the playoffs last season. The Warriors finished this season 17-3-2. The season's two loses came from 5A Starkville and 6A DeSoto Central.
Anyone wishing to view a replay of the Corinth/Bay soccer game may do so by going to http://www.misshsaa.tv/events/29029
The MHSAA is also selling DVDs of state tournament play.
Photos: John Mathis (9), Kaleb Digby (1), John Michael McFall (12) and Albert Stanley (8) defend the ball (top photo). Stanley and a Bay player (second photo) crash together trying to get to the ball as Mathis looks on. Tess Harbour, one of the soccer managers, (third photo) watches as the final seconds tick off the game clock. Coach Gregg Parker (bottom photo) shows the 4A state runner up trophy to the fans in the stands in Clinton Saturday.
Parents, students join in workshop
A group of pre-K students and their parents had a rhyming time at Corinth Elementary School recently.
Fourteen families participated in the Prekindergarten Program’s Make & Take workshop. The theme for this particular workshop was nursery rhymes. Several teachers provided nursery rhymes and activities that corresponded with the rhyme for parents to use at home. Many of the activities required common household items like paper sacks, plates, or cotton balls. Parents also learned the history of each rhyme, and how to use the rhymes to reinforce learning at home.
This is the second parent workshop conducted at CES. The first workshop was held in December and provided parents with early reading activities to conduct at home.
Valeria Weatherly, the conductor of the December workshop, was also very instrumental in making the recent workshop a success.
“The Pre-K workshop was very rewarding,” Weatherly said. “It was wonderful to see the excitement of the students as they collected their make and take activities related to nursery rhymes. The parents seemed very appreciative of the ideas to help their children.”
CES Prekindergarten Director Tanya Nelson is a staunch supporter of hosting workshops to assist parents in aiding their student’s education.
“Each workshop held at CES reinforces learning that goes on during the day, and gives parents an opportunity to become partners with teachers in their child’s academic development,” Nelson explained. “Several teachers participated in the event, including most of our prekindergarten teachers. I think the fact that second and third grade teachers are also participating in the workshops communicates to parents how important prekindergarten is in a child’s academic career. “
The next parent workshop, which will include a mathematics theme, will take place in March.
Mathis earns Rotary honor
John Thomas Mathis, the son of Dr. Phil and Cindy Mathis, was named Rotary Student of the Month for January for the Corinth School District.
Mathis, a senior at Corinth High School, is ranked fourth in his class with a 4.1132 grade point average. He scored a 29 on the ACT.
Active at CHS, Mathis has been a member of the Principal’s Honor Roll throughout high school. He has also been a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, CHS Hi-Tech Media Production Team, C Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Foreign Language Club, Interact Club, Pep Club and Key Club. Mathis was named to the CHS Hall of Fame. He also made a perfect score on the state algebra exam and scored advanced on the state English exam and the state history exam.
Mathis was selected as a Boys State delegate in 2011 by the American Legion, was a Wendy’s Heisman school winner and was chosen as a Lindy Callahan Scholar Athlete for the 2011-2012 school year.
For his senior project, Mathis co-developed a community sale for the Lighthouse Family Thrift Store with a specific focus on marketing. He spent many hours over the summer developing the Little Red Wagon Sale, aiding the community with Back-to-School clothing needs.
An athlete, Mathis has been a member of the CHS Soccer team for four years. The team earned state championship honors in 2010 and is playing for the state championship title this week. Mathis was named to the First Team All-State Soccer Team in 2010 and 2011. He was also the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Player of the Year in 2010 and was tapped for the All-Region Team in 2011. Mathis was named the Clarion-Ledger Athlete of the Week in 2010, 2011, and 2012. He currently holds the CHS school record on goals scored and is ranked the #1 soccer player in Mississippi by Max Preps.
During his senior year, Mathis played varsity kicker for the CHS Football team where he was named CHS 2011 Special Teams Player of the Year. He was also named 1st Team All-Division Punter.
Mathis has also played varsity golf during his four years in high school. The team has been state champions in 2010 and 2011.
Active in his community, Mathis is a member of First Baptist Church where he is active in the youth group. He has been a VBS volunteer and served Thanksgiving meals each year at The Lighthouse. Mathis has gone on mission trips to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti as well as local and national ministry opportunities. He has been involved in Junior Leadership Alcorn and volunteered with a Community Clean-Up Campaign sponsored by The Alliance.
Following graduation from CHS in May, Mathis plans to attend Mississippi State University in the fall and major in biological engineering. He is pursuing a career in dentistry.
