MACON, GA.--Mount de Sales Academy senior Stephen Murphey, Jr. was recognized by the Macon Touchdown Club at its annual jamboree on February 17.

Murphey was presented the 2011 Scholar Athlete Award’s Bobby Sanders Scholarship.

This $2,000 scholarship was named in honor of MDS alumni Jay (1979) and Robert (1986) Sanders’ father. Pictured (left to right) are MDS coach Pat Patterson. UGA Head Coach Mark Richt, MDS senior Stephen Murphey, Jr., and MDS coach and alumnus Jay Sanders.

Here are the GHSA & GISA prep basketball tournament scores reported to 13WMAZ for Friday, February 17

SLIDESHOW: Rutland vs. Westside

SLIDESHOW: Central vs. Veterans

GHSA 2-AAA @ Howard

Boys Semi-finals:

Central 79  Veterans 74  (Overtime)

Westside 53  Howard 40

Girls Semi-finals

Mary Persons 51  Howard 29

Rutland 40  Westside 38

GHSA 4AA @ Morgan Co.

Girls Semi-finals

Mount de Sales Academy varsity girls swim team has captured the GISA State Championship for the third consecutive year. The Cavaliers, competing in the State meet held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center on February 4, defeated 24 GISA member-school teams and clinched the title by over 100 points. Pictured members of the MDS girls varsity swim team (front row) Niki Johnston, Dana Stockslager, Florie Santos and (back row) Jessika Weiss, Kike Afolabi-Brown, Savanna Little, Madison Kosater, Lauren Kunselman, and Megan Hinman. The 2012 Championship win represents the team’s tenth state title in its twelve years of competing.