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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26,1992
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Central’s Melanie Gault (33), Neva Gravitt (32) fight for position against Winder
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Sports Editor
Gators feast on
‘home cooking’
Home may be where you hang your hat,
and it may also be where the heart is, but
thanks anyway, Alan Enns’ heart prefers
the road scene.
To date, Enns and his South Forsyth
7th grade Gators are 5-1 on the road. “For
some strange reason, we’ve played better
on the road,” said Enns, with a slight
chuckle.
He may be laughing under the wind, as
the slate blows a pair of home games this
Friday and Saturday, playing North For
syth and Union County. A win over Union
County would put the Gators into a sec
ond place tie.
This is one time it doesn’t disturb Enns
to be playing in front of the home folks.
Union County hasn’t yet won its first
game this season.
“I don’t like to take anything for grant
ed,” said Enns.
Enns knows what it’s like, not having
everything go his way.
The 1991-92 season was skipping right
along when the Gators lost their play
making to a broken left wrist, which inci
dentally was his shooting hand. Kevin
Enns may be the coach’s son, but in this
case, there were no favors dealt to this
passing whiz.
A basketball team minus point guard is
like fishing with no line.
“We really missed him,” said Enns.
No pun intended, but they really
missed him this past Tuesday. That’s
when South Forsjih forgot where they
were, and upset Gilmer County 41-34, at
home!
The Gators’ victory brought to even the
season’s score with the team that hails
from Ellijay. Back on Dec. 14 the Bobcats
had eased past the Gators 36-28.
“They’Ve got a starting lineup taller
than most high school varsity teams,”
said Enns.
South Forsyth began, and ended that
game, looking at its opponent’s shoe
laces. All in all, the game gave way to true
meaning of the term “Gator Bait”.
“We just couldn’t contend with them
that time,” remembered Enns.
This time he chose to fight fire with
water, instead of taking on fire with fire.
“There’s no way we could go face-to
face with them,” admitted Enns.
That’s a bit like going bear hunting, or
bobcat hunting, with a fly swatter.
Instead, the Gators bagged their big
gest trophy yet, dealing Gilmer County
only its second loss of the season.
It was a game in which South Forsyth’s
players, trailing 7-6 after one quarter,
stuck to Gilmer County’s player like a bad
cold.
Enns admittedly felt good, even though
the Bobcats managed a 19-12 halftime
lead.
“We were doing some things that both
ered them in that second quarter,” said
Enns. “We didn’t make any big changes at
the break. We just stepped up the pres
sure a bit more.”
The ploy worked. Early in the third
quarter the Gators snapped up loose
balls like there was no tomorrow. The
once high ’n mighty Bobcats played like a
tiger without tail, managing but two field
goals in the third quarter. South’s of
fense, more of a halfcourt running game,
laid in 14 points.
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South teams
taste defeat
at Rabun Co.
By Rick Waldron
Sports Correspondent
TIGER South Forsyth’s, hopes of
victory were dashed at Rabun County
Friday night, as the the visitors lost
three of four games played here.
Rabun County’s varsity girls atoned
for an earlier loss at South Forsyth,
beating the Lady War Eagles 81-53.
South Forsyth’s varsity boys came clos
er, but the final outcome was much the
same, as coach Richard Gill’s team
dropped a 69-53 decision.
Of the four games played, only South
Forsyth’s junior varsity girls were a win
ner. Tracey Tipton’s Lady War Eagles
won an impressive 46-20 victory. Don
Hutchins and his junior varsity boys
tasted a 63-53 defeat.
The varsity girls game featured the
shooting, and scoring of Roxanne Luns
ford and Celena Shirley. Lunsford, a
guard scored 24 points in the first half,
12 of which game on shots from 3-point
range. She finished the game with 29
points to her credit Shirley, who had 22
for the game, fashioned 18 of those in
the first half.
With Lunsford and Shirley holding a
pair of early hot shooting hands, Rabun
County jumped to a 23-4 lead after the
first quarter. At halftime South Forsyth
trailed 50-14.
South Forsyth’s offense was ham
pered by the fact it suffered 13 turn
overs in the first half.
The Lady War Eagles came back in
the third quarter, winning that period in
20-13 fashion. South Forsyth also won
the final quarter, outscoring Rabun
County 19-18.
“We needed the same intensity in the
first half that we displayed in the second
half,” said South Forsyth coach Doug
Fields.
South Forsyth’s leading scorer was
Jennifer Jones, who led the Lady War
Eagles with 16. Rachel Fish and Amy
Roebuck also managed double figures,
as they hit for 12 and 10, respectively.
Shea Smith scored 8, while Gina
McKenzie (3), Kassie Jones (2) and Car
men Moss (2) rounded out South For
syth’s scoring.
The first quarter of the boys game be
gan in opposite fashion. The score was
8-8 when Trey Meadows was whistled
for a flagrant foul on Chuck Clay’s layup,
a penalty which resulted in a 5-point
play for Rabun County.
The foul gave Clay two free throws, of
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Forsyth Central wrestles to school record,
Bulldogs top Dawson County 44-12 to go 9-4
By Mike Webber
Sports Editor
Dawson County and its wrestling team seem
to bring out the best in Forsyth Central’s
wrestlers.
The Bulldogs set a school record for victories
(9) Wednesday night when coach Nelson Hall’s
Bulldogs captured a 44-12 win at Dawson
County.
The victory upped the Bulldog’s season re
cord to 9-4. Last year the team was 7-6.
“We’re doing some good things in wrestling/’
said Hall. “I’m very pleased with the progress
this team has made this year.”
Included in Forsyth Central’s strong finishes
this season was a second place in the Amicalola
Wrestling Tournament, also held at Dawson
County High School in Dawsonville.
Michael Gipson, wrestling in the 103-pound
category, gave his team a forfeit victory.
Jeb Miller kept the Bulldogs undefeated with
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second period when Miller pinned Dawson
County’s Matt Shadix.
Competing at 119, Forsyth Central’s Kenneth
Yarbrough was pinned by Bo Askew of Dawson
County. There were 26 seconds left when Askew
reversed Yarbrough and pinned the Bulldog.
Yarbrough, earlier leading 4-0, appeared to
have the match well in hand.
“That was a tough loss,” said Hall. “Kenneth
had worked hard to earn the lead (4-0) he had.
But then one slip was all it took.”
Jason Brown, competing at 125, gave his Bull
dogs another easy win when Dawson County
forfeited.
Scott Bruce was next, and the 130-pounder
had a strong showing against Dawson County’s
Anthony Reese. Although Bruce didn’t pin his
opponent, he did claim a 164, major decision.
Steve Scroggins was the next Frosyth Cetnral
wrestler to win. His victory at 135 was also a
forfeit wim
Dawson County’s Boomer Jones gave his
team a victory at 140, when he da#lt the Bull-
Forsyth Central’s girls meet success
as they drop Winder-Barrow 65-49
By Mike Webber
Sports Editor
WINDER —Forsyth Central’s 8-AAA West Lady Bull
dogs carried out a successful mission Friday night, when
Jerry Cauley’s girls crossed the Region 8-AAA divding
line, and raided 8-AAA East Winder-Barrow for a 65-49
victory.
The raid wasn’t a complete success, as Forsyth Cen
tral’s varsity boys dropped a 84-44 decision to Winder-
Barrow.
The entire evening saw the teams split four games.
Forsyth Central’s juior varsity girls had opened the night
with a 43-30 victory, but Winder’s junior varsity boys
earned a 67-39 win over Forsyth Central.
“It was a good win for us,” said Forsyth Central varsity
girls coach Jerry Cauley, who saw his team improve to 10-
4 on the season. “We hadn’t been playing very well the last
few games, but this one sure did look a lot better. Hopeful
ly, this win will be the one to get us started back in the
right (winning) direction.”
It didn’t take Forsyth Central’s girls long to prove they
were interested in reflecting the image preached by Cau
ley. The Lady Bulldogs rolled to a 10-point, first quarter
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dog’s Mauricio Posoda an 8-7 loss.
Forsyth Central’s Lenny Davis ended Dawson
County’s modest win streak, winning at 145. Da
vis, early in the second period, pinned the Ti
ger’s Tim Hamby.
Brian Tripp, wrestling in the 152-pound divi
sion, gave Forsyth Central two straight pins
when he beat Jimmy Hamby.
Chris Guy made it three consecutive pins,
beating Eugene Vest to take the 160 pound
division.
Central’s Tim Geibel was pinned by Jeffrey
Hopkins in the 171-pound division, while team
mate Josh Watson won via a first period pin.
The matched ended when heavyweight Klay
Killingsworth lost a 54 decision to Billy Little.
With the match tied 44, Killingsworth was
called for an illegal hold, a call which gave Lit
tle the point he eventually won by.
“It was a good day for us,” said Hall. “There
aren’t a lot of wrestling teams that win 9 match-
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lead, outscoring Winder 17-7 in the initial period. Senior
forward Kris Adams was an offensive catalyst in the open
ing stanza, scoring 9 points. Forsyth Central also won the
second quarter in 15-13 fashion, and led 32-30 at halftime.
“At that point we felt real good about ourselves and
what we had accomplished,” said Cauley.
The game appeared to be well in hand after three quar
ters, as Forsyth Central still led by 10,43-33. It was early in
the fourth quarter that Winder-Barrow finally began to
click, threatening to yet make a game of it Over the next
3:04 Winder-Barrow made its first and only run of the
game, outscoring Forsyth Central 11-6. In the process,
what had been viewed as an easy game by Forsyth Central
fans, suddenly became a 49-44 lead with 4:56 left
Neva Gravitt’s free throw at the 3:36 mark had given
Forsyth Central a 50-44 lead, when Cauley changed de
fenses. Instead of pressuring Winder’s guards, Cauley
instructed his troops to pack it back inside with a zone.
The maneuver worked to perfection. Over the next 2:30,
Winder was 0-4 from the field, and twice turned the ball
over. During that same time frame, Central boosted its 6-
point advantage to 11 (5544).
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South drops
two games
to Lumpkin
South Forsyth’s varsity girls and
boys, playing at home Tuesday,
dropped a pair of games to Lumpkin
County.
Lumpkin County's boys held on for
a 5849 victory over South Forsyth,
while South Forsyth's girls dropped a
67-37 game to Lumpkin County.
The varsity boys game featured the
outside shooting of Lumpkin County,
a game which saw them hit 7 3-point
shots. The visitors were forced to an
outside game after South Forsyth
opened the game in a 1-3-1 zone on
defense.
“That type of zone is designed to
cause trouble on the inside,” said
South Forsyth varsity boys coach
Richard Gill. “In recent games we’ve
been hurt from the inside. There’s a
vulnerability from the outside, and
that’s where they managed to hurt
us.”
South Forsyth, which held a 13-10
lead after the first quarter, trailed 27-
21 at halftime. Lumpkin County held a
44-31 advantage after three periods.
Gill felt his team played well, espe
cially on the defensive end. where his
team held Lumpkin County to well be
neath their average.
“Lumpkin County entered the game
averaging over 75 points a game in the
last 10 games,” said Gill. “Holding
them to 58 points lets us know we did a
good job.”
Lumpkin County hit 36 percent of
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Central falls,
Johnson wins
varsity games
By Mike Webber
SportsEdltor
Johnson High School dealt Forsyth
Central’s varsity girls and boys a pair
of losses Tuesday night
Johnson’s girls beat Forsyth Cen
tral 90-53 while Central’s boys
dropped a 57-50 game to the Knights.
“We lost a game against Riverside
in triple overtime, a game that was a
real heart-breaker,” said Forsyth
Central boys coach Bobby Smith. “I
really think we were still feeling the
effects of that game.”
The girl’s game featured a 34-point
fourth quarter effort from Johnson’s
girls. It was a game Forsyth Central
led 15-13 after the first period. The
Lady Knights, applying man-to-man
pressure, soon took control and led
38-28 at halftime. After three quar
ters, Johnson’s girls led 5646.
Johnson then captured the fourth
quarter in 34-10 fashion.
“They were wearing us down,” said
Forsyth Central girls coach Jerry
Cauley.
Kris Adams led Forsyth Central
with 16, while teammates Kristi Wat
son and Gypsy Frix added 14 and 10,
respectively. Nicole Dorman (5), Me
lanie Gault (4) and Neva Gravitt (2)
rounded out Central’s scoring.
Johnson placed five individuals in
double figures. Stephanie Smith led
with 20. Stacy Vaughan (19), Robin
Stover (12), Beth Abercrombie (12)
and Audrey Gilstrap (11) also had dou
ble-digit scoring. Laura Blair (8),
Sharon Jones (4), Patricia Whitlow (3)
and Connie Jordan (1) also scored for
the Lady Knights.
Forsyth Central’s boys appeared to
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