Farris earns another win
By Kevin Taylor
Alma Schools
Alma’s Caden Farris is getting hot at the right time. Monday, he got some payback as well.
The singles player rolled to a quick 6-1, 6-1 win over Greenwood’s Alex Schaefer Monday in 5A-West tennis action. Farris had earlier dropped a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) loss to the Bulldogs’ J.J. Acosta on Sept. 5.
Farris has won three of his last four matches.
The senior, who carries a strong academic record as well, hopes to attend college at NYU.
“I want to go to college in New York; I want to go to NYU, and it’s pretty competitive, so I know I just have to do as well as I can and take all the hardest classes,” Farris said. “I would say it (tough academic schedule) improves my mindset. It’s beneficial to try as hard as I can. My academic mindset probably helps with tennis, just because I’m a perfectionist.”
Farris is the product of a strong athletic family. His sister, Kenadie, plays with No. 1 doubles partner Marti Lineberry, and his brother Cash is a football player for the Airedales.
“I think it’s great,” he said. “My parents have pushed us hard, but in a good way, and the same goes for my siblings.”
Also for Alma Monday, Jackson McMurray and Joshua Smith defeated Greenwood’s Keaton Whisenhunt and Wesley Jarrell in a grueling 7-5, 4-6 (10-3) match.
The Airedales’ Colby Kimmons, the team’s No. 2 player, suffered a 6-0, 6-1 loss to J.J. Acosta (Greenwood’s No. 1) in singles play. Both of the Airedales’ singles players, Charlotte Koller and Nora Medlock, dropped their singles matches.
Alma’s No. 1 doubles team of Kenadie Farris and Marti Lineberry dropped a tough 2-6, 6-4, (9-11) to Greenwood’s Maleah Cole and Emma Wirth.
Kensington Wadkins, whose doubles partner, Lacey Haughton was sick, played with Alexis Stowe Monday and dropped a 6-1, 6-1 decision to Greenwood’s Harper Berg and Lydiah Belue.
Football
The Alma Airedales’ eighth-grade team suffered a 35-12 loss to Farmington on Monday.
Dallas Perkins led the Airedales with 154 yards rushing on 25 carries and a touchdown. Quinton Broadway returned a kickoff 65 yards and added 49 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Trenton Simon led the defense with five tackles and two assisted stops. Chris French and Hudson Sharp added four and three tackles, respectively.
The Airedales’ junior varsity squad dropped a 21-0 decision to Farmington on Monday.
Noah Ingle had two quarterback sacks of seven and 10 yards, respectively. Timothy Plourde added four tackles and a pass breakup. Braxton Kilgore had a team-high six tackles and an interception. Jackson Rust had five tackles and a pass breakup, and Josh Releford added two tackles and a pass breakup.