Students compete in archery tournament

Charles County, MD – Charles County Public Schools hosted its annual Middle School Archery Tournament on Dec. 1 at Milton M. Somers Middle School. More than 100 students from all eight Charles County public middle schools participated in the event. Participants were divided by grade level into boy and girl teams.

Overall boy and girl winners were chosen at each grade level. They are:

• Nya Brooks, Theodore G. Davis Middle School, sixth grade, 130 points;
• Charles “CJ” Shuff, Somers, sixth grade, 156 points;
• Jordan Pinckney, Matthew Henson Middle School, seventh grade, 140 points;
• Zachary Warren, Somers, seventh grade, 148 points;
• Kalila Queen, Davis, eighth grade, 122 points; and
• Andrew Wheeler, Piccowaxen Middle School, eighth grade, 141 points.

Team winners were also chosen at each grade level. The following teams earned first, second or third place.

Sixth-grade girls:

• Piccowaxen, first place, 252 points;
• Somers, second place, 225 points; and
• Henson, third place, 219 points.

Sixth-grade boys:

• Somers, first place, 297 points;
• Piccowaxen, second place, 246 points; and
• Mattawoman Middle School, 241 points, third place.

Seventh-grade girls:

• General Smallwood Middle School, first place, 228 points;
• Piccowaxen, second place, 218 points; and
• Henson, third place, 193 points.

Seventh-grade boys:

• Somers, first place, 255 points;
• Davis, second place, 195 points; and
• Mattawoman, third place, 185 points.

Eighth-grade girls:

• Davis, first place, 234 points;
• Somers, second place, 182 points; and
• Piccowaxen, third place, 177 points.

Eighth-grade boys:

• Piccowaxen, first place, 245 points;
• Davis, second place, 207 points; and
• Henson, third place, 205 points.
This is the 44th year Charles County Public Schools has hosted an archery tournament for middle school students.