Thursday was the final day of the regular season for teams in the Chattanooga Area Swim League and what a great day it was for members of the Cumberland Currents.
These guys have battled low numbers in recent years and had gone without a win for far too long, but that all changed on Thursday as they pinned a close 376-368 defeat on Cleveland to finish the season on a positive note.
Kymiri Turner, Zach Schurr and Jillian Schuster all scored 19 points to lead the winning Currents while Carter Young added 18 and James Chatard 17.
Carol Lynn Elliott and Elias Eldred both had 19 points for the Aqua Tigers while Ben Condo, Reed Blackmon and Addie Taubert all scored 16.
While Cumberland won the closest meet of the day, other winners included Ooltewah, Fairyland, Signal Mountain and Big Ridge
The Tidal Waves finished another unbeaten season to win the Blue Division with a 419.5-388.5 win at Stuart Heights while Fairyland got a note of revenge with a 433-341 win over the Waterdogs.
Signal Mountain won for the second time with a 299.5-164.5 win over visiting Dalton while Big Ridge finished a strong second in the White Division with a 440-362 victory over Red Bank.
Signal Mountain and Dalton will swim the last dual meet of the season next Wednesday at Fort Oglethorpe, two days before the start of the Bill Caulkins City Meet where Ooltewah is the three-time defending champion and heavily favored to win again.
OOLTEWAH HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
19 – Carmyn Watkins, Makayla McInnes
17 – Max Emmert, Addison Smith
16 – Parker Merritt, Keilah Holliman, Madelyn Orth
15 – Paxton Ross
13 – Piper Merritt, Parker Ross
12 – Zack McInnes, Jed Holliman, Brooke Pacheco
11 – Liam Runkle
10 – Kyle Powroznik, Ethan Runkle, Levi Oswald.
STUART HEIGHTS HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
17 – Max Shaw
16.5 – Scout Chapin
16 – Ava Gipson, Molly Mae Ransom
15.5 – Sam Flack
15 – William Loveless, Shepherd Sewell, Stephen Myers, Ellie Lydon
14 – Luci Hill
13 – Blaise Harris, Atticus Kite, Luke Waldrep
11 – James Halbert, Sage Sillery.
WATERDOGS HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
19 – Christian Chai, Gracelyn Dauphanais
17 – Laura Ward
14 – Claire Wendorf, Davis Turner
13 – Jack Cuison
12 – Charles Shumway
11 – Lincoln Eberly, Ryder Finley, Marit Chapman
10 – Maxim Shapoval, Harvey Eberly.
FAIRYLAND HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
19 – Frances Bohner, Ben Bevill
18 – Harrison Barnes, Lily Cole
17 – Adelaide Bond, Ethan Bond
16 – Charlie Henderson
15 – Charles Barnes
14 – Millie Elkins, Hayes Naggar, Caroline Johnson, Caroline Carr, Barrett Reisman, Margaret Carr
13 – Millie Sharplin
12 – Campbell Naggar, Emmy Cole, Aubrey Cole, Devon Frakes
11 – Ari Bond
10 – Barrett Kinzler, Carson Gaither
CLEVELAND HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
19 – Carol Lynn Elliott, Elias Eldred
17 – Ben Condo, Reed Blackmon, Addie Taubert
14 – Andrew Rutledge, Sophie Hughes, Santiago Eldred
13 – Jaxon Moseley, Maddie Peterson, Ashley Pesterfield
12 – Ben Pesterfield, Colin Turner
11 – Sophia Hildebrand, Ty Jones, Marian Christmann, Joseph Scully
10 – Lilah Parrish, Caroline Kate Elrod.
CUMBERLAND HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
19 – Kymiri Turner, Zach Schurr, Jillian Schuster
18 – Carter Young
17 – James Chatard
15 – Wes Brown, Lola Phipps
14 – Ellison Honeycutt
13 – Delilah Naylor
12 – Jack Schurr
10 – Cason Turner, Logan Turner, Kammeran Daniels, Naarah Fritz
DALTON HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
None with 10 or more.
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
17 – Marley Degenhardt
15 – Alex Hanning
12 – Lily Vicknair, Avery May, Hayden Vicknair, Nissa Ruth, Ryan Berry
10 – Hughie Dowlen, Gavin McKenzie, Keller Williamson.
RED BANK HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
19 – Allie West
17 – Addilyn Mayo, Noah Blake
15 – Adli Bowlin
14 – Caleb Grass
13 – Audrey Mayo
12 – Caleb Ross, Ben Meagher, Lilah Blanchard
11 – Natalie Emerson, Maddie Grass, James Atchley, Avalie Bilbrey, Benton Bilbrey, Miles Baker, A.J. Sharp
10 – Milan Benedetti.
BIG RIDGE HIGH-POINT SCORERS:
19 – Lander Smith, Evan Scharff, Abigail Keener
17 – Kate White
16 – Foster Stevens, Sara Crane
15 – Ben Jungels, Quinn Young, Blakely Martin
14 – Bryson Young, Logan Urbanski, Lily Urbanski, Benson Wright
13 – Millie Watson
12 – Ryder Wilburn, Jade Skiba, Carling Smith
11 – Libby Brown, Noah Keener
10 – Madison Skiba, Riley O’Neil.