The New Year for the Washington archery team started with a bang on Saturday when they got their first team title of the season with a win at Solon.

The Demons placed first out of five high school teams with a score of 3303. The host Spartans placed second with a score of 3246. Samantha Mellinger continued her dominance placing first out of 82 girls with a score of 292 and 25 bullseyes. Cooper Reed put in a solid day’s work with a score of 281 that finished seventh out of 69 boys. Other top finishes for Washington included Anna Miller with 280, Braeden Duwa with 277, Bryan Martin with 277, Myles Jones with 276, Alexis Ide with 273, and Kylee Porter with 270.

The Demons are next in action Saturday hosting a tournament.