2025-26 'By the Numbers'

The 2025-26 year for Tallulah Falls School was marked with excellence all around. In athletics, the TFS programs had one of its best campaigns in school history. The numbers don't lie:

43 – All-Region Players

• Volleyball - Becca Heyl, Margalida Amengual Sanchez, Sofia Livianos, Corinne Swinton
• Softball - Abby McCoy
• XC - Olivia Henderson, Avery Keim, Naomi Russo, Teagan Penland, Ryan Anderson
• Girls Basketball - LB Kafsky, Klara Dvorakova, Marta Beltran, Lia Sanjur, Nora Mitchell
• Boys Basketball - Neyo Bain, Brian Neely, Todor Stanimirovic
• Girls Track & Field - Joanna Miller (High Point Award)
• Girls Tennis - Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph, Ava Carnes & Charlotte Stafford
• Boys Tennis - Miguel Smith
• Girls Soccer - LB Kafsky, Sarah Lundy, Bailey Crumley, Narissa Dawson, Jocelyn Hall, Marta Beltran
• Boys Soccer - Petar Gromiko, Simon Gainzarain Hernando, Fabricio Turner Sandoval, Tyson Hall, Bushy Turnquest, Francisco Moreira Cardoso Mori Vieira, Ian Borchers, Kale Borchers
• Baseball - Ashton Roache, Drew Barron, Jordan Miller, Leslie Sands, Alex Stefanovic, Sean Forbes, Jackson Savage

34 – Wins over Top-10 Ranked Opponents

• Volleyball (11x)
• Boys Basketball (7x)
• Baseball (5x)
• Boys Soccer (5x)
• Girls Basketball (3x)
• Girls Tennis (2x)
• Girls Soccer (1x)

31 – BLITZ Players of the Week

21 – Event Records Tied or Broken

• Girls XC - Olivia Henderson 2x
• Boys Swimming - Waldon McIntosh 100 Fly 2x, 100 Back
• Rifle - Mitchell McGahee 3x20 Match - tied 2x, then broken, 3x10 Standing Score, 3x20 Standing Score, 3x20 Kneeling Score
• Girls Swimming - Selah Wiltshire 100 Free
• Girls T&F - Joanna Miller 200 3x, 100 3x
• Girls T&F  - Mary Kate Ball 800
• Boys T&F - Ryan Anderson 800 2x

17 – State Playoff Teams

Volleyball, Boys XC, Girls XC, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming, Precision Rifle, Bass Fishing, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Baseball, Girls Golf, Boys Track & Field, Girls Track & Field

17 – All-Star Game Selections

Becca Heyl (VB), Margalida Amengual Sanchez (VB), Bailey Crumley (SB), Kaylin Pickett (SB), Lia Sanjur (BB), Neyo Bain (BB), Sarah Lundy (3x GSOC), LB Kafsky (GSOC), Bailey Crumley (2x GSOC), Narissa Dawson (GSOC), Bushy Turnquest (BSOC), Fabricio Turner Sandoval (BSOC), Ashton Roache (BSB)*, Coach Justin Pollock (BSB)

15 – State-Ranked Teams

• Boys Basketball #1
• Girls Swimming #1
• Boys Swimming #1
• Volleyball #2
• Girls XC #2
• Bass Fishing #2
• Girls Tennis #2
• Boys Soccer #3
• Girls Track & Field #3
• Boys Tennis #6
• Boys Track & Field #6
• Girls Golf #6
• Girls Soccer #7
• Baseball #8
• Girls Basketball #8

13 – State Elite 8 or better

• Girls Swimming - State Champions
• Boys Swimming - State Champions
• Volleyball - State Runner-Up
• Girls XC - State Runner-Up
• Bass Fishing - State Runner-Up
• Girls Tennis - State Runner-Up
• Girls Track & Field - State 3rd
• Boys Soccer - Final 4
• Boys Track & Field - State 6th
• Girls Golf - State 6th
• Girls Basketball - Elite 8
• Boys Basketball - Elite 8
• Boys Tennis - Elite 8

13 – All-State Players

• Volleyball - Becca Heyl, Margalida Amengual Sanchez
• XC - Olivia Henderson, Teagan Penland
• Basketball - Neyo Bain, LB Kafsky
• Boys Swimming - Waldon McIntosh (State High Point Winner)
• Girls Tennis - Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph, Ava Carnes & Charlotte Stafford
• Girls Soccer - LB Kafsky
• Boys Soccer - Petar Gromiko, Tyson Hall
• Baseball - Ashton Roache

12 – Individual Region RU

Olivia Henderson (XC, Track & Field 3200), Miguel Smith (Tennis - Singles), 4x800 Relay (Girls Track), Joan Hernandez Espina (Track & Field - Pole Vault), Teagan Penland (Track & Field - 3200 & 1600), Joanna Miller (Track & Field - Long Jump & 100), Naomi Russo (Track & Field - 1600), Mary Kate Ball (Track & Field - 800), Boys Track & Field 4x400 Relay 'A'

10 – Single-Game Records Tied or Broken

• Margalida Amengual Sanchez (VB - Assists
• Ashton Roache (BSB - Runs - Tied 2x, Doubles - Tied 2x
• Jordan Miller 3x (BSB - Walks, Runs, Hits - Tied
• Bailey Crumley (SOC - Assists
• Alex Stefanovic (BSB - Doubles - Tied)

9 – BLITZ Major Awards 

• BLITZ Team of the Year (Volleyball, Girls XC, Swimming, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis)
• BLITZ Swimmer of the Year (Waldon McIntosh, Selah Wiltshire)
• BLITZ Baseball POY (Ashton Roache)
• BLITZ Tennis POY (Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph)

9 – Individual/Event State Champions

• Waldon McIntosh (100 Fly
• Alex Delgado (100 Breast
• Boys 200 Medley Relay (Swimming)
• Boys 200 Free Relay (Swimming)
• Girls 200 Medley Relay (Swimming)
• Girls 200 Free Relay (Swimming)
• Joanna Miller 2x (100, 200)
• Boys 4x400 Relay (Track & Field)

9 – Region Championships

• Volleyball
• Girls XC
• JV Volleyball
• One Act
• Boys Swimming
• Girls Swimming
• Girls Golf
• Girls Tennis
• Boys Soccer

8 – Individual/Event State Runner-Up

• Selah Wiltshire (50 Free)
• Valentina Arias Camargo (100 Fly)
• Waldon McIntosh (100 Back)
• Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph (Tennis - Singles)
• Ava Carnes/Charlotte Stafford (Tennis - Doubles)
• Joanna Miller (400)
• Ryan Anderson (400)
• Girls 200 Medley Relay 'B' Team (Swimming)

8 – Next Level Signings 

• Neyo Bain - Basketball - Motlow State Community College
• Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph - Tennis - Barton College
• Petar Gromiko - Soccer - Andrew College
• Charlie Harris - Swimming - Piedmont University
• Mitchell McGahee - Precision Rifle - Georgia Southern University
• Ashton Roache - Baseball - Cal State Fullerton
• Lia Sanjur - Basketball - Saint Mary of the Woods College
• Selah Wiltshire - Swimming - Lynn University

7 – Career Records Broken

• Abby McCoy (Softball - Doubles)
• Ashton Roache [4x] (Baseball - Hits, HBP, Doubles, Triples)
• Ava Carnes (Tennis - Doubles Wins)
• Bailey Crumley (Soccer - Assists)

7 – Individual Region Championships 

• Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph (Tennis - Singles)
• Ava Carnes & Charlotte Stafford (Tennis - Doubles)
• 4x800 Relay (Boys Track & Field)
• Joanna Miller (Track & Field - 400 & 200)
• Ryan Anderson (Track & Field - 400 & 800)

6 – Single-Season Records Broken

• Ashton Roache 3x (Baseball - Doubles, RBI, Runs)
• Ava Carnes & Charlotte Stafford (Tennis - Doubles Combo Wins)
• Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph (Tennis - Singles Wins)
• Jordan Miller (Baseball - Runs)

5 – Team Single-Game or Single-Season Records Tied or Broken

• Softball - 20 Runs/Game
• Volleyball - 11 Top-10 wins
• Boys Basketball - 7 Top-10 wins
• Boys Golf - 326 4-Score 18-Hole Match (Tied)
• Boys Soccer - 17 Straight Wins

4 – State Runner-Up

• Volleyball
• Girls XC
• Bass Fishing
• Girls Tennis

4 – Coaches of the Year

• Chris Kafsky (2x) - Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming (State COY)
• Matt Heyl - Volleyball (Region COY)
• Jeremy Stille - Boys Soccer (Region COY)

3 – MS League/Conference Championships

• Boys Tennis
• Boys XC
• Girls XC

3 – State Championships

• Girls Swimming
• Boys Swimming
• MS Boys Swimming

2 – Region Runner-Up 

• Boys Tennis
• Girls Track & Field