{"id":50714,"date":"2026-04-01T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=50714"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:38:16","slug":"paulding-ffa-is-2026-ag-basketball-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/paulding-ffa-is-2026-ag-basketball-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulding FFA Is 2026 Ag Basketball Champions!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pictured here left to right is our 2026 Paulding Ag Basketball team. Ridge Hunt, Magdiel Lopez, coach Gannon Parrett, Jose Gonzales, Colten Hunt, Grady Arend holding the championship\u00a0plaque, Jackson Griffith, Wes Grindstaff, and coach Zach Barton.\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By: Vivienne Myers, Paulding FFA Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, March 21st  the Paulding FFA Chapter hosted Arlington FFA for a mini ag basketball tournament.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ag ball is for all FFA students that do not normally play basketball with a new rule this year being we could have 1 basketball player on the court if wanted. Paulding has participated in ag basketball for the last several years. Our chapter loves to participate and have fun. It also allows members to mingle with other chapters in the nearby area. Paulding FFA Ag ball team was victorious, winning against Arlington in two out of three games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team was made up of Colten Hunt, Jackson Griffith, Grady Arend, Jose Gonzale, Juice Pessefall, Ridge Hunt, Magdiel Lopez, and Wes Grindstaff with Coaches Gannon Parrett and Zach Barton. Some game highlights included Grady Arend hitting 6 three-point shots. Ridge Hunt and Wes Grindstaff were the best dressed basketball players. We had 2 seniors who have played throughout their high school career which were Colten Hunt and Jackson Griffith.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Paulding FFA team received a plaque to commemorate the 2026 tournament. Everyone had a lot of fun playing basketball along with the students who were there cheering on our team.  We are looking forward to next year\u2019s tournament and are thankful that Arlington was able to attend this year, it was a blast to watch.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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