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Bryan Countys Rawls named All-State
Olonna Rawls
Olonna Rawls - photo by Photo courtesy of Mario Mincey

Bryan County sophomore Olonna Rawls has been named All-State by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association.

Rawls is a two-time All-Region 2-AA pick and has already amassed 875 career points in two years on varsity.

“Olonna has been coming to our summer camps since she was in elementary school,” said Redskins Coach Mario Mincey. “She loves the extra work sessions that we provide after practice or during our off-season program.”

Rawls averaged 20.2 points, seven rebounds and 4.3 steals per game this season, leading Bryan County to a 22-7 overall record an another appearance in the state tournament.

“Olonna would rather get her team involved and only score when necessary,” Mincey said. “That’s what makes her so special to me!”

Mincey said Rawls had to increase her scoring this year due to some injuries to teammates, including a career-high 33 points against Fitzgerald in the state tournament.

“A few college coaches have already been in contact about her,” he said. “Just watching her develop from freshman year until now really makes our coaching staff excited moving forward.”

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All-Region picks for spring sports announced
RHHS Wildcats

Richmond Hill placed several players on their respective All-Region teams in Region 2-AAAAAA for tennis and soccer after all four teams made it to their respective state tournaments this spring.

In girls’ soccer, first-team selections were Grace Kiser, Ruthie Riley, Carly Vargas and Ellie Filamonczuk. Honorable mention went to Bella Martinez. Arianna Page and Lexi Merry.

For boys’ soccer, Joseph Petrino, Agboade Sobowale, Roman Alvarez, Trever Blitchington and Cristian Marquez made first team.

For girls’ tennis, Hannah Yontz, Megan Bausch and Stephanie Harter all made the second team at singles, as did the doubles team of Bailey Lopata and Caren Bausch.

For the boys, Jackson Martin was first team singles and Alec Shermer was second team singles. Zach Sewell received honorable mention.

The All-Region baseball teams were announced earlier this month. You can find that information at: http://www.bryancountynews.com/section/97/article/53381/.

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