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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
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Herrick to lead Tigers boys basketball team
Coach brings 15 years of experience, including 11 state playoff appearances and three Final Four finishes
By Bob Christian
bchristian@dawsonnews.com
After a month-long process
and a review of more than 30
applicants, Dawson County
High School announced Eric
Herrick as the new DCHS boys
basketball coach on May 15.
He will replace outgoing Coach
Chad Pittman who retired from
the program in April.
Herrick brings 15 years of
experience, with 11 state play
off appearances — including
three Final Four finishes since
2010 — to a Tigers program
that is primed for success as the
team comes off of a region
7-AAA championship and the
deepest playoff run in school
history with an outing in the
2018-19 Final Four.
“I hope that expectation is
there, I put that expectation on
myself,” Herrick said. “I expect
to be successful. I expect to
play in Final Fours and region
championships.”
Herrick started his career as
both an assistant and head
coach for the Gascock County
boys’ varsity team. He contin
ued coaching White County
before his career exploded with
Chattahoochee High School as
he led the team to four straight
playoff appearances including
his first semifinal appearance in
2010.
As the head of the North
Forsyth Fady Raiders since
2011, Herrick has built the
team into a dominating force in
5-7A girls’ basketball with an
overall record of 191-47 and
seven playoff appearances in
eight years capped off with
See Herrick 12B
Tigers come away with 16-10
victory in annual Spring Game
Photos by Bob Christian Dawson County News
Freshman quarterback Keegan Stover throws the ball deep May 17 in his debut during the 2019 Spring Game.
Scrimmage against Pickens County comes after 2 weeks of tryouts
The Dawson County Tigers line up on offense at the goalline against the
Pickens County Dragons.
By Bob Christian
bchristian@dawsonnews.com
Dawson County got a taste of fall
and an answer to their questions May
17 when the Tigers defeated Pickens
County 16-10 in the 2019 spring foot
ball game in Tiger Stadium. The annu
al scrimmage culminates with the end
of two weeks of tryouts and is the first
glimpse that both fans and coaches
will have of the team at full speed
until the end of summer.
The Tigers are entering a rebuilding
year after graduating 28 seniors from
last year’s roster. The loss extended
across both sides of the ball and
included the offensive and defensive
lines, the team’s top two scorers, the
team leader in sacks and the team
leader in tackles.
A stout Tiger defense took to the
field in the first half and quickly put to
rest any doubts about their ability to
follow in the footsteps of last year’s
top-10 unit by holding the Dragons
scoreless through two quarters.
Rising Senior Kobe Rea and junior
Nathaniel Mitchell recorded tackles
for a loss as they consistently pene
trated the offensive line to disrupt the
backfield. Under constant pressure,
the Pickens County quarterbacks
found little rhythm in the passing
game, with the first of three intercep
tions ending the Dragon’s final drive
of the half.
An equally tough defensive perfor
mance from Pickens County kept the
Tigers between the twenties during
their time with the ball, and only the
combination of a turnover and a pen
alty got the team within range to
attempt a last-second 47-yard field
goal that went just outside the left
See Spring 12B
DCHS Senior
Kaylee Sticker
wins AJC Cup
By Bob Christian
bchristian@dawsonnews.com
Dawson County senior Kaylee Sticker
picked up what may be the final piece of
hardware of her high school career —
other than a diploma — on May 13 at
Honors Night when she
was presented with the
2019 Atlanta Journal-
Constitution Cup as Best
All-Around Senior.
The award came during
a hectic moment in
Sticker’s life according to
her mom, Heather Sticker,
who, in addition to the
already tight schedule of graduation, was
completing a family move across the coun
ty.
“Kaylee came home with this award and,
to be totally honest, we weren’t certain
See Sticker 14B
Sticker
Bob Christian Dawson County News
Long distance runners Jenna LeCours,
Collin Kilgore and Frankie Muldoon
hold their awards May 19 after the track
and field awards banquet. See more
photos, page 2B.
DCHS track and field
squad celebrates season
with awards ceremony
By Bob Christian
bchristian@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County track and field
teams hosted an awards banquet on May
19 to celebrate the 2019 season that saw
both teams go undefeated in the regular
season, the boys capture the first-ever
regional title in school history, and 27 ath
letes qualify for state competition with
nine coming home as state finalists.
Players of the Week!
Freshman Emma Pelfry
& Junior Brianna Ray
Dawson County pole vaulters freshman
Emma Pelfry and junior Brianna Ray
finished the 2019 track and field season at
the top of their game, as they came home
in a tie for eighth place at the GHSA State
Track and Field Championships on May
11. Pelfi-y and Ray tied the DCHS record of
8 feet, originally set by Ray in 2017, with
Ray tying the record for the third straight
tournament, while Pelfry hit the mark for
the third time in four tournaments.
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Will Howard
After leading the Tigers with the lowest round
in every tournament of the regular season,
sophomore golfer Will Howard went on to
finish fifth out of a field of 83 in the Area
Tournament at the end of April. Howard’s one-
under 71 qualified him as an individual for
the State Tournament on May 20-21, where he
will be the sole representative of the Dawson
County boys’ team.
“If we had a region champion in golf
it would be (Howard),” Head Coach
Michael Parker said. “Extremely
impressive for a sophomore.”
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