For the BC, it was a night when the defense easily outshone the offense. Intercepting six passes makes this very difficult to dispute. The Cadets won a convincing 35-13 victory over Southwest DeKalb in the opening round of the GHSA Class AAAA playoff game at Godfrey Stadium in Decatur. Wyatt Estabrook paced the defense with three picks on the night, one a 36-yard return for a touchdown. On the other side of the ball, Bubba Frazier rushed for three touchdowns and 76 yards.
With the win, Benedictine (6-4, third seed, Region 1) will travel to Ola (top seed, Region 2) for a second-round matchup next Friday night at 7:30 PM.
With the conclusion of many Fall sports, the Winter sports are in action. The Savannah Morning News selected the top area basketball player to watch. Senior "Player of the Year" Caleb Jones and Sophomore Ejay Washington were high on the list! The opening game for the Cadets is at 8:00 PM on November 30th at the Enmarket Arena Tournament vs Groves High School. The wrestling team had an outstanding day in their opening home dual match with big wins over Windsor Forest 71-12, Savannah Christian 73-6, and Jenkins 58-24. They travel to Effingham County High School on Saturday at 9:00 AM for the Blue Line Duals. The swim team is practicing getting ready for their competition. It's going to be a great season!
For week 11 in high school football, Benedictine's senior Connor Ferguson was selected by Kohl's as the National Player of the Week. Ferguson was 3/3 field goals (52, 38, 35 yards), 52-yard field goal (school record), 46-yard punt average (2 punts), 7/8 kickoffs for touchbacks, and 5/5 extra points. Kohl's out of Waukesha, Wisconsin is the nation's leader in camps for kickers, punters, and long snappers.
Benedictine Military School's sport shooting team finished its season as the Georgia Independent Athletic Association runner-up. Savannah Country Day won the state championship. BC defeated Savannah Christian in a shoot-off for second place. The top BC scorer was Mills Hollis (sport shooting, skeet, trap out of 100 in each discipline) 88, 98, 98. Hollis finished third as the HOA (high individual). Second for the Cadets was Jim Reynolds Morrison 84, 98, 93, third was Gavin Walmsley 82, 95, 93, fourth was Lucas McKenzie 84, 93, 92, and fifth was Chaz Palmer 81, 99, 88. High scorers in each discipline were: Sport - Hollis 4th and Owen Washburn 6th. Top leaders in skeet - 3rd Palmer, 5th Hollis, 6th Morrison, 8th Drake Cooper and 10th Sam Anderson. The top shooters in trap were 2nd Hollis and 10th Walmsley. Mills Hollis and Jim Reynolds Morrison were honored as First-Team All-State by the GIAA.
Congratulations to Benedictine Military School senior John Dodson, who finished 13th, and BC sophomore Cole Minnich, who finished 19th, at the GHSA Class AAAA Cross Country State Championship in Carrollton! BC finished 9th out of 24 teams. Scoring for the Cadets were Dodson, Minnich, Asher Herrin, Nikos Hanks, and Will Hoffman. The Cadets had a great season winning Region 1AAAA and placing 5th in the GHSA sectionals.
Benedictine Military School's football team dominated New Hampstead, 44-22, on Oct. 31 to clinch a No. 3 seed in the GHSA Class AAAA playoffs, which start Nov. 15. It was the final regular-season game for BC, which improved to 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the region. A highlight of the evening was BC senior kicker Connor Ferguson, who was 3-for-3 at field goals, while converting all five of his PATs. His 52-yard field goal in the third quarter was a school record, breaking his previous record (a 50-yard field goal) in a victory over Burke County earlier this season.
Benedictine Military School was honored to have Mr. Bryan Passink, BC Class of 1991, return to campus Tuesday to speak about his experiences as a former basketball player at both Benedictine and the University of Alabama. He shared how he developed “an attitude of gratitude” as he progressed from BC to Alabama to playing professional basketball in Israel. He advised to “embrace the hard” challenges in life. Mr. Passink was a four-year starter at Benedictine and is BC’s all-time leading scorer. He was inducted into the Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018. He is in his 22nd year as the men’s basketball color analyst for the Crimson Tide Sports Network and works for a biotech company in medical sales.
Benedictine Military School’s Raider team hosted the Area 1 Region Raider Challenge on Oct. 12. There were 21 teams representing 11 high schools. BC Maroon won the region championship and BC White finished second. Both teams represented the region at the state championship at Spalding County High School on Nov. 2, as BC Maroon placed third, and BC White finished seventh. The competitions require teamwork, discipline, and leadership. The teams also had a successful trip to the ARMY Raider Nationals at Fort Knox, Ky., on October 24-27, as BC Maroon placed seventh and BC White placed 22nd in the Master’s Division. We are extremely proud of our Cadet Raiders and how they performed. It is always amazing to see how hard this team works and how much effort they put into every event!
Benedictine Military School's football team has rearranged two Region 1-AAAA games in an effort to complete the schedule. On Oct.11, BC will play host to Ware County at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. It is Homecoming for the Cadets! The New Hampstead game, originally scheduled for the Oct. 11, will be played at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Memorial Stadium. Senior Night will remain Oct. 25 as the Cadets host Perry.
Rain = Mud! The Cadets overcame a muddy course after a day of rain! They must continue to trust the training process as the Cadets continue to earn personal records and win another meet. The Stinger Invitational hosted 12 teams and 15 schools. BC finished strong with a score of 24 - #1 John Dodson 16:05.84, #2 Cole Minnich 16:15.36, #4 Asher Herrin 17:15.63, #6 Nikos Hanks 17:37.60 and #11 Will Hoffman 18:48.42! This is great preparation for the GHSA Class AAAA State Championship in Carrollton at 2 p.m. Nov. 9. Congratulations!
With the typical sideline chaos of a high school football game all around him, Benedictine's Connor Ferguson is always a picture of calm within the storm. His career-long 50-yard field goal against Burke County was the latest in a long line of big-time plays for Ferguson, who is ranked No. 1 in Georgia and No. 7 in the nation in the Kohl's National Kicker Rankings. He is 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts this season, with another blast from 48 yards in a season-opening loss to Rabun County, while converting all 11 of his PAT tries. He has forced touchbacks on 11 of his 17 kickoffs, while averaging 44 yards with his high-flying, booming punts. Ferguson has offers from Valdosta State, Arkansas State, and Murray State, but has the potential to be a Power-Five player. Pack the stands as Ferguson and the Cadets host Westminster at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Memorial Stadium.
The Savannah Morning News recognizes the returning high school athletes in each sport. Among the 19 talented male runners were four Cadets. The athletes are John Dodson, Asher Herrin, Cole Minnich, and Nikos Hanks. The four led the Cadets to first place at the Frazier-Hite Invite Aug. 29 against 16 teams. Congratulations to Dodson for first place (16:56.6), Minnich for third, Herrin for fifth, Hanks for eighth, and Will Hoffman for 12th. BC had a total score of 29 points - 56 points ahead of the second-place team.
Congratulations to Benedictine Military School's sport shooting team for its outstanding performances at the GIAA qualifiers for the state tournament Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at Forest City Gun Club. At the first shoot, BC won by 42 targets over second place finisher SCPS. Mills Hollis was HOA for skeet and Lucas McKenzie was HOA for trap. At the second qualifier, BC again finished strong placing first with the top five Cadets being; juniors Mills Hollis 193/200, Gavin Walmsley 181/200, Jack McKenzie 178/200, sophomore Chaz Palmer 176/200, and senior Drake Cooper 174/200.
Benedictine Military School graduates (left-to-right) Ben Hollerbach, Luke Kromenhoek, and Joseph Stoever shared a moment after their college football game in Dublin between Georgia Tech and Florida State! The Yellow Jackets beat the 10th-ranked Seminoles, 24-21, on Aidan Birr’s 44-yard field goal as time expired.
Congratulations to Benedictine Military School seniors Connor Ferguson, Herbert “Third” Scroggins III, and Jacobe Ward on their selection to the Georgia Power 100 Preseason Football Team! This is an exciting season for the Cadets. The next game is Sat., Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. at Georgia Southern University's Paulson Stadium in Statesboro. The Cadets will ply Rabun Gap in the Erk Russell Classic.
NO. 1 TWELVE YEARS IN A ROW! According to the Georgia Athletic Directors Association, Benedictine has the top boys' athletic program in all of South Georgia across all GHSAVclassifications "A" through "AAAAAAA." Congratulations to our Cadets and coaches for another incredible athletic year.
Benedictine has captured one team national championship and 21 team state championships overall in eight different sports, including 17 state championships since 2012. (This number does not include the numerous individual state championships.)
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For more than a decade, Benedictine has been recognized as the No. 1 boys’ athletic program in southeast Georgia.
In recent years, many Benedictine student-athletes have earned scholarships to compete at institutions such as the University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Southern Mississippi, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Naval Academy, Belmont Abbey, Mercer University, The Citadel, Georgia Southern University, Appalachian State University, College of the Holy Cross, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Tulane University, North Carolina State University, Duke University, Clemson University, Vanderbilt University, Auburn University, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, University of Minnesota, Florida State University, and University of North Carolina.