They're back, shooting clays and taking first place to start the Georgia Independent Athletic Association (GIAA) Clay Target season. The defending back-to-back Georgia Independent Schools Association Clay Target 2020 & 2021 Champion, the Benedictine Military Clay Target team, took the first GIAA qualifier of the season. The qualifier occurred last Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the Forest City Gun Club.
The Cadets Clay Target team won its first qualifying match of the 2022 season, accumulating the most points out of the 13 schools competing in the GIAA first qualifier of the year. Benedictine was 22 points ahead of the second-place team, Tattnall Square Academy, and 27 points ahead of the third-place team, Savannah Country Day. Pinewood Christian placed fourth, followed by Savannah Christian at fifth. The team score is based on the top five players' total scores, which in this case are the number of birds (clays) hit out of 1000 targets thrown. The disciplines (events) are Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clay.
Leading the Cadets and finishing in the top ten shooters were as follows: in second place, sophomore Drake Cooper 187, junior Jake Dyches 186 placed fourth, junior Jackson Ferland 185 sixth, and tied for ninth junior Charlie Moody 179. The other top five shooters for the Cadets was freshman Sam Anderson with a score of 171.
Cadet Highlights: Jake Dyches shot a 50/50 in Trap; Charlie Moody shot a 50/50 in Skeet, Drake Cooper shot a 49/50 in Skeet, Jim Reynolds Morrison shot a 49/50 in Skeet, Charlie Moody shot a 48/50 in Trap, Jack McKenzie shot a 48/50 in Skeet, Drake Cooper shot a 93/100 in Sporting, Jackson Ferland shot a 92/100 in Sporting.
Final Standings 8/2/2020
BASED ON THE TOP 5 HIGH SCORES FOR EACH TEAM
- Benedictine 908
- Tattnall Square 886
- Savannah Country Day 881
- Pinewood 852
- Savannah Christian 850
- Robert Toombs 822
- Thomas Jefferson 768
- Brookwood 745
- St. Vincent's Academy 586
- FPCA 509
- Westfield 307
- Citizens Christian 297
- Calvary 273
Note - The GIAA is an ancillary division of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA). GISA advances excellence among its member schools through advocacy, professional growth, student engagement, and collaboration.
To better serve our association’s growing membership, a new GISA division was established in 2021, the Georgia Independent Athletic Association (GIAA).
This premier athletic league provides opportunities for athletic competitions encouraging each student athlete’s overall academic, spiritual, social, and physical development.
Photo credit and information: Benedictine Facebook page &
Head Coach Mr. Howard Morrison III
Optim Orthopedics supports Benedictine Military School, Calvary Day School, Richmond Hill High School, Savannah Country Day, South Effingham High School, and St. Vincent's athletics. Benedictine Military School's team doctor is Dr. David Sedory. The team doctor for Calvary Day School, South Effingham, and Richmond Hill is Dr. David Palmer. Savannah Country Day and St. Vincent's team doctor is Dr. Thomas Alexander. Remember, Optim Orthopedics gets you back into the game!
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