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Sunday, November 26, 1989
Lady Bulldogs beat Roswell
look to capture another title
Saturday’s finals of the Route 400 girls basketball
tournament will be published in Wednesday’s edition
of the Forsyth County News.
By Mike Webber
Sports Editor
Forsyth Central’s girls climbed closer to the throne
room of the Route 400 basketball tournament on Fri
day night. Playing in front of a rousing crowd at
home the Lady Bulldogs used a 44-31 victory over
Roswell to qualify for the finals
The Lady Bulldogs had qualified for Friday’s sec
ond round with a 69-47 victory over North Springs on
Tuesday.
“It wasn’t pretty but it was a win,” said Central
coach Jerry Cauley. “We didn’t play as good a game
but we qualified for the finals.”
This will mark the third time in the last five years
that the Lady Bulldogs have played for the champi
onship. The Lady Bulldogs won it the last time it was
held in Cumming four years ago. They also captured
the title two seasons ago when it was held at
Crestwood.
“We’re just glad to be back in the finals,” said
Cauley. “It feels good to be back in the running.”
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/Mike
Webber
Sports Editor
Ladies always first
on basketball court
There was the War of the Roses and the 100-
Year War. This war is a bit different, one that has
been fought alongside what had first been North
Atlanta’s third such four-lane, the first two being
1-285 and Roswell Road. They call it the Route 400
basketball tournament.
In the beginning there were four teams. Those
early participants came from the old Forsyth
County High School (now Forsyth Central), Ros
well, Milton and Crestwood.
Then this year the field was stretched to in
clude schools like North Springs and Riverwood.
Keep in mind that the only rule was the schools
had to be located adjacent to Ga. 400. While they
were inviting new friends to the party they forgot
one new buddy. South Forsyth High School, For
syth County’s newest addition, was forgotten.
Not all is forgotten as Richard Gill and Jerry
Smith will take their teams northward for a
Christmas tournament.
But while thoughts of Thanksgiving and Christ
mas are still dancing ahead for South both Cen
tral teams are in the midst of a skirmish.
Friday afternoon Forsyth Central High School
had two basketball teams riding high on an un
beaten wave as they prepared to do second-round
battle in the Route 400 basketball tournament.
Bobby Smith’s boys had a taste of the good life
in the opener on Tuesday. On that day they sent
North Springs, still trying to wash the bad taste of
a 57-52 loss from their mouths, back to the hamlet
located just north of Sandy Springs. On the same
day Forsjdh Central’s Lady Bulldogs had taught
North Springs a lesson or two in the art of winning
while beating the Lady Spartans 69-47.
Friday’s dawn brought forth a winning feeling
but later that evening membership in the unde
feated club had been cut in half. The second round
of the battle didn’t bring out the same results. The
Lady Bulldogs taught Roswell a few new tricks
while taking a 44-31 decision. Hopes for a dupli
cate role ended a couple hours later when Ros
well took a 51-38 decision.
This tournament seems to bring out the best in
the Lady Bulldogs. In the last four years coach
Jerry Cauley and his squad has worn the crown
twice. They could have made it three titles but the
year it was held at Milton the homestanding Lady
Eagles flew away with an overtime win in the
semis.
“We enjoy playing in this tournament,” admit
ted Cauley.
They must. Another tourney victory and Cau
ley will be lobbying to move it to Cumming on a
full-time basis.
The past has seen Lady Bulldog teams have
their own way come Thanksgiving.
This past week has been no exception.
When the week began there was a high hope
that Central’s girls were ready to rebound from
last year’s 8-12 debacle.
Tuesday afternoon the Lady Bulldogs brought
back memories of a winning past. Guard Shanna
Kelly looked like an all-star while pumping in 22
points against North Springs.
“That’s the way to start a season,” Cauley had
said. “I know we’ve got a lot of work to do but
winning sure makes it easier.”
Players like Kelly, Shannon Lindeland, Paula
Vaughan, Kristy Watson, Julie Carnes, Alicia
Mullinax, Paula Hubbard, Alice Holcomb and
Brandi Bennett are what has made winning taste
so good.
Kelly, Vaughan and Watson led Forsyth Cen
tral in the opener by combining for 49 of their
team’s 69 points. But there was more, much more
to come. Lindeland scored six while pulling down
a team high seven reminds. Mullinax and Hub
bard had four points each while Carnes, Tammy
Scroggins and Holcomb had two each.
The win over Roswell brought to light some
other names. Hubbard and Mullinax were tops
with 12 and 10 points. Kelly scored nine more
while Watson and Holcomb had five each. And
not to be forgotten were the three points from
Vaughan.
“I just hope we can keep it up,” said Cauley.
There are at least five other teams hoping
otherwise.
Forsyth Central suffered through a night which
saw them hit a paltry 29 per cent from the field.
The game didn’t begin as if it would be even re
motely close. Forsyth Central’s defense allowed Ros
well only one basket in the first quarter as the Lady
Bulldogs held a 10-2 advantage following the opening
stanza. The advantage quickly grew to 21-6. Forsyth
Central led 21-10 at halftime.
The team had two players in double figures. Paula
Hubbard led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 12
points while Alicia Mullinax had 10 more. Shanna
Kelly scored nine more. Kristy Watson and Alice
Holcomb hit for five points each while Paula
Vaughan rounded out the scoring with three more.
“Paula (Hubbard) did it for us tonight,” said Cau
ley. “We had to have someone pick up the slack and
she sure did it for us tonight.”
Forsyth Central’s Watson and Holcomb came off the
bench to play key roles in place of starting center
Shannon Lindeland. The Lady Bulldog post player
was benched after receiving two fouls early in the
first quarter. She sat down again early in the third
quarter after being whistled for her third and fourth
personal fouls. Watson and Holcomb combined for 10
points as they scored five points each.
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High-flyer
Forsyth Central guard Shanna Kelly (10) soars past
Wendy Gray enroute to a basket against North Springs.
The play came in Tuesday’s first-round of the Route 400
Acid rain is burning our country’s fish, wildlife
By Bill Vanderford
Special to the Forsyth County News
Acid rain is not complicated. It is simply a direct result
of air pollution. Specifically sulfer dioxide and nitrogen
oxides emitted into the atmosphere are the major culprits.
The solution is also quite simple; reduce air pollution, and
reduction of acid rain is the result.
Those who have studied the problem are convinced that
acid rain is slowly and silently killing our fish and wildlife.
In fact, the Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. stated,
“Acid rain is sterilizing our lakes and streams and burning
a hole in our pocketbooks.” Their observation is based on
years of extensive research about this subject.
They point out that over 200 lakes in New York have been
rendered fishless by acid rain at a cost to the state of $27.2
million. In Pennsylvania, state fisheries officials warn that
further acidification could threaten over 5,000 miles of
prime trout steams and cost the state over $35 million in
lost recreational income. Over half of Florida’s 7,700 lakes
Forsyth County News
are already acidified. Here in Georgia, many of the fish in
our northern lakes are showing curvature of the spine
which is said to be an indication of an acid rain problem.
In addition to the adverse effects of acid rain on fish, a
recent study on some declining waterfowl has revealed
some other interesting facts. In a preliminary report by
both Canadian and United States biologists involved in re
search on the subject, it was found that acidification in the
wetland breeding grounds of declining Black Duck popula
tions has reduced the diversity and abundance of inverte
brate populations that are necessary to provide the nutri
tional needs of laying hens and growing young. Without this
proper nutrition, females lay fewer eggs and brood losses
increase.
Since some powerful special interest groups are trying to
belittle the effects of acid rain on our environment, it would
behoove those interested in a future for our fish and wild
life to press for mire research on this subject. For more
information on acid rain and its effects, write to The Izzak
Walton League of America, Inc., 1701 North Fort Myer
Roswell tops Forsyth Central,
Bulldogs are eliminated 51-38
Saturday’s consolation finals of the Route 400 boys
basketball tournament will be published in Wednes
day’s edition of the Forsyth County News.
By Mike Webber
Sports Editor
Dreams of its undefeated season came to an end
Friday night at home when Forsyth Central’s boys
dropped a 51-38 decision to Roswell in the second
round of the Route 400 basketball tournament.
The Bulldogs had presented new coach Bobby
Smith with a victory on Tuesday. Forsyt Central had
opened the tournament with a 57-52 victory over
North Springs.
In Friday s game, Roswell claimed a 8-5 advantage
after one quarter. The first quarter was a scoring
battle between Forsyth Central’s Eric Masaschi and
Roswell’s Nathan Breisemeister. Masaschi, with a
three-pointer to his credit, scored all five Bulldog
points in the opening quarter. Breisemeister was
credited with four points on two baskets.
Jason Smith led Forsyth Central with 10 points
while Masaschi pitched in with nine more. Michael
Prince, Brandon Kemp and Jonathan Bennett scored
Staff photo Mike Webber
Basketball Tournament at Forsyth Central High School.
Led by plays like this one Forsyth Central passed by North
Springs 69-47 and advanced in the tourney.
five points each. Craig Gaskins rounded out the For
syth Central scoring with four.
Prince had led Forsyth Central on Tuesday with 13
points in the first-round win over North Springs.
The visiting Hornets, who had 10 players to score,
were up 22-14 at halftime. Jeff Myers led Roswell
with 19 points. Todd Cranes had six while Breise
meister, Brian Hummell, Mike Maier and Hamp Fil
lingame scored four each. Mike Cash scored three
while Chris Bahrke (2), John Parker (2) and Kevin
Enger (2) also posted points.
The Bulldog effort was severely damaged early in
the second half when Masaschi was called for his
third personal foul. The Hornets led by 11-points, 35-
24, entering the fourth quarter.
Bennett gave the Bulldogs a jump-start to open the
final period when his three-point jumper cut the lead
to 35-27. Roswell again pulled away until Masaschi’s
pair of free throws at the 1:18 mark brought Forsyth
Central to within 43-36.
That was to be as close as the Bulldogs came as
Roswell, with a decided height advantage, pulled
away.
Friday’s game was just the opposite of Tuesday’s
victory.
Dogged effort
lifts FCHS boys
to tourney win
By Mike Webber
Sports Editor
Forsyth Central’s boys gave new coach Bobby Smith
a present at home Tuesday night as they beat North
Springs 57-52 in the opener of the Route 400 Basketball
Tournament.
“We’ve been working real hard at practice,” said
Smith. “It was good to see all the effort pay off. Every
body was real pleased that we could open our season
with a win.”
Forsyth Central placed four players in double fig
ures while advancing to the second round of the annual
tournament. Michael Prince, Craig Gaskins, Jason
Smith and Eric Masaschi all had double-digit scoring
in the game.
Prince led the Bulldogs with 13 points while Gaskins,
a transfer from Roswell, pitched in with 11. Masaschi
and Smith, from Alabama, scored 10 each.
The Bulldogs jumped to a 13-6 lead after the first
quarter and held a 11-point, 38-25 advantage at
halftime.
The second quarter saw the Bulldog defense at their
best. During that period they outscored the Spartans
16-5, taking a 13-point lead into the dressing room at
the break.
North Springs made a third quarter run, outscoring
Forsyth Central 16-8 in that period.
But they couldn’t make up the 15-point deficit that
the Bulldogs had established in the third quarter.
“Their (Forsyth Central players) legs got a little
weary in the second half, especially in the fourth quar
ter.” said Smith.
“It was good to see us make that special effort when
we had to have it most of all.”
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Lady Bulldogs
find the Route
to tourney win
By Mike Webber
Sports Editor
Forsyth Central’s Lady Bulldog basketball team hit
mid-season form on Tuesday at home in the opening
round of the Route 400 Basketball Tournament. The
host Lady Bulldogs, led by guard Shanna Kelly’s 22-
point output, advanced to the tournament’s second
round with an impressive 69-47 victory over North
Springs.
Milton won the other girls’ first-round game as they
beat Riverwood 58-33. The Lady Eagles, led by Kristen
Hoemer’s 20 points on 10 field goals, led 34-16 at half
time. Kricket Rogers (12) and Susan Kluth (10) also
scored in double figures for Milton.
“That’s a good way to begin the season,” said For
syth Central coach Jerry Cauley. “It’s always nice to
begin the season with a victory. I was real pleased with
the way we played. This was a good way to begin the
tournament.”
The Lady Bulldogs, leading 47-36 after three quar
ters, outscored North Sorings 23-11 in the final period.
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LAKE BLUE RIDGE
Walleye at Lake Blue Ridge: There’s probably not a bet
ter eating fish in Georgia than a walleye, and according to
Game and Fish biologist, Kim Primmer, November is the
month to fill your skillet with these tasty fish from Lake
Blue Ridge. This small TVA lake is in the middle of North
Georgia, less than 20 miles from the juncture of North
Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. By November, the lake
is usually down some 30 feet below its normal pool. Never
theless, three ramps are still usable in the dam area.
How-to: Daytime vertical jigging is best with Jack’s Jig
ging spoons, or Ranger curly-tainled grubs cast toward the
structure. Best structures are sharp, rocky drop-offs on
points or humps in 15 to 20 feet of water.
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