Butler County Archery Recognizes 16 Seniors—shoot highest score all season
BCHS Archery Team’s Senior Members
By Greg Moore
Banner Sports Editor
As everyone knows, Butler County Archery is at the top in the state of Kentucky. The program will be graduating 16 seniors this year, many of them who started pulling strings in elementary school days. As the archers were honored for their dedicated service most recently with senior recognition, the team went out in style, delivering the best score of the season, 3393.
BCHS placed several individuals in the top ten while winning the tournament altogether. Senior, Larkin O’Connell, fittingly won the girls overall while another senior, Maggie Childers, tied with another BCHS archer, Virginia White, for third overall in the girls.
Eli Ellis was the boys’ third top finisher in the high school group. Several other seniors made their mark by coming into the top ten. Malia Merideth 7th, Graysen Henderson 7th, Jeffery Parrish 8th, and Grant Jones 9th were all the participants in the top ten.
BCMS finished second overall with DeLanie Ryan leading the way. Another first place by the sixth graders and host of other sharp shooters propelled the middle school team. Competing in the top ten were: Jacey Hall 3rd, Raelynn Southerland 5th, Kaylen Warren 7th, and Averi Morris 10th.
Both teams seen personal bests during the three-day tournament held at the Ag-Extension Service. The remarkable performance by BCHS places them 4th in the state out of 179 teams. Keep grinding over the last stretch of the season Butler County Archery, much luck at the state tournament next month!
