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PAGE 2B FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Wednesday. November 29, 1995 SOUTH from IB All-Tournament team, along with Tina Harrison. South didn’t get quite the pro duction from the rest of the team, though ailing Katie Vaughan was back in double figures with 10. But Harrison was held to nine and Becky Quinn four. The team shot just 25 percent from the field and 52 percent from the free throw line. On the other hand, Cherokee made an outstanding 19-of-24 from the stripe. Things were looking great at the very start of the game this time for the Lady Eagles as they picked up where they left off after Friday’s fast finish and win over Duluth. Vaughan sunk a three pointer and Harrison had two steals, one leading to two freebies and the other an assist to another Vaughan basket. But the visitors answered South’s 7-0 start with a withering 19- 2 run that created a gulf that couldn't be spanned. Turnovers and misses from both the field and the line hurt, as did per haps, tired legs. “I think they ran out of gas a little bit,” said Hembree. “They were sagging on defense. When we were running our option, we got layups ... but a lot of the kids are still trying to figure out what their roles arc.” The home team rallied, however, and trailed by just five (24-19) at the half, seemingly poised to overtake the Lady Warriors. And some of those “role” players Kristi Wright, Lanicia Hall, Laurielle Langley and Kristy Geisler came in and provided help. Then tourney MVP Jammie Howell sunk three straight buckets to start the second half for Cherokee and Jcnnifei Burgess had four steals, B % vi jWiBBByVy A Photo/Tom Brooks Recognition for a Aod job North Forsyth and Cass basketball players are awarded plaques for participation in the Sawnee Classic last week. GIRLS from IB The result of the press was numerous fast break baskets, and even after Coach Bryan eased the defensive pressure, the Lady Raiders seemed to be able to score almost at will. Joining Tallant as top scorers for North Forsyth were Ashleigh Bennett with 9 points, Alycia Lawhorne 7, Shannon Cantrell 6, Lori Gravitt 6, Leslie Nichols 4, and Kevia Brown 4. Besides their points, Cantrell and Brown made several nice passes which resulted in lay-ups for their teammates. Tallant was appreciative of get ting the ball in position to score. “Our wings and guards have done a lot of work feeding the post,” Tallant said. “They are always looking for us.” Point guard Brown feels atten The result was a 36-21 lead for the winners and too big a hole for South to climb out of. They gave it a shot, getting a banker and two free throws from Mathis, and a putback from Quinn. The defense forced numerous turnovers, but missed enough of the chances to make the comeback stall. “I felt real good about our defense,”, said Hembree “though we could have been a little more aggressive in the beginning.” Guard Robbin Johnson coun tered with a couple steals, leading to scores, and Cherokee pulled back out. Howell wound up with 17 and Amanda Crowe added 11. The Lady Eagles will open sub region play Friday at home vs. Johnson. ||j| I ML in «; BMH&wgjk s fIM 1 Photo/Tom Brooks Becky Quinn battles for the ball with two Cherokee players. tion to detail will be a large factor in the team’s success this year. “We are a very small team com pared to most of the teams we are going to play,” Brown said. “The thing that is going to make a dif ference is our fundamentals. We blockout and we bust it on defense.” Coach Bryan commended the defensive play of her girls. “1 was proud of our defense,” Coach Bryan said. “We caused a lot of turnovers.” While being happy with the number of turnovers the Lady Raiders caused, Coach Bryan fears that the turnovers her team loses will hurt them down the road. “We have to cut down our turnovers,” Coach Bryan explained. “When we play teams This Week in College Football Tight battle says volumes about Tech, Bulldog futures Georgia’s rousing 18-17 Thanksgiving Day victory over Georgia Tech said a lot about the two teams’ seasons, but said even more about the future of both pro grams. Whoever follows Ray Goff as Lead Dog inherits a load of talent, and a wealth of character. Georgia was shut out by Tech in the first half. In the second half, they were never stopped. On three second-half posses sions, Georgia went 86 yards in 13 plays for a touchdown, 78 yards in 10 plays for a touch down, and 74 yards in 16 plays for the winning field goal —with only 47 seconds left in the game. Amazingly, Georgia converted every single third down play into a first down. Hines Ward, the third-string quarterback, complet ed 12 of 12 third down passes. The result was a Georgia offense that rolled up 237 yards in the second half alone. Meanwhile, the Georgia defense, given plenty of bench time, allowed Tech only one second half drive. But after holding the ball for 8:26, Tech could only BOYS from IB we didn’t do that. That is encour aging.” Eight treys for Raiders Even more encouraging is the fact the Raiders sank eight 3- point field goals against Galloway after going 0 for 15 against Cass. Shelter sank four of the teams three-point shots, and if shooters like Shelter, Hill and Chuck Pruitt can hit from outside, opposing defenses will not be able to double-team North Forsyth’s inside players. Against Galloway, James Parks, Brett Williams, Truelove and Gravitt all showed the ability to like Fannin, Gilmer, Gainesville —those teams in our sub-region that are so good —we are going to have to play almost perfect basketball. We need to drastically cut down the number of turnovers.” And with improvement every game, Coach Bryan sees a bright future for North Forsyth’s second year program. “We are not where we want to be, but we are work ing hard to get there,” the coach said. “We view each game as a stepping stone to getting where we need to be. We are building for the future.” “We hope next year to be one of the top teams in our sub-region. This year we want to be a surprise to some teams.” They absolutely shocked Galloway. manage a field goal. Once again, the character of this Georgia team came through, as the Dogs refused to pack it in after trailing 14-0 at the half. This resiliency should carry over into next season, as Georgia loses only 10 players who logged substantial playing time this year, most of whom had back-ups see consider able action. The plague of injuries that beset the Dogs this fall should benefit Georgia next year. Among the many players who gained unex pected experience this fall, Georgia will return three quarter backs and seven game-tested run ning backs. Into this mix add the excitement and enthusiasm injected into the program by a new head coach, add a united fan base, and Georgia may not be too far away from once again being a dominant force in the SEC. In the long run, hard as it may now be for Tech fans to fathom, this loss may benefit Tech more than a victory. It may allow coach George O’Leary to hammer home dominate the inside game. Gravitt feels the ability to score down low shared by himself and his beefy brethren will also bene fit the outside shooters. “I consider our team an inside team early and then go outside,” Gravitt said. “Once your inside game is working, then your out side game should work.” One player who seems comfort able both inside and outside is Jason Knight. On several occasions, Knight took rebounds off the defensive glass and immediately started fast breaks going the other direc tion. And during one particularly impressive sequence, the ball moved so quickly from Knight to WHY PAY MORE AT THE MALL? THE SPORT SHOE * Great Gifts for the Entire Family! KIDS’ WARMUPS “™-“ s ™ SSS Br°Wm 25% OFFJj| Ifja Jfi I E3Z3 Twit! Mrtm* nmncitntnun HMMt SIMM' in fcrtmm nrinrp- "•"“Si fKIII W mmo 1 jMr Mmol'! WOUm Mfi’i Wont kaalaMlWMß the only message that didn’t sink in this year: you have to be ready to play every game, and play every game for 60 minutes. Tech dominated Georgia for 30 minutes, and only a shanked field goal (termed “ridiculous” by O’Leary) kepi Tech from leading 17-0 at the half. But the Yellow Jackets left their game in the lockerroom, and hardly resembled the same team in the second half. Throughout the year, Tech showed that, at its best, it could compete with anyone, perhaps FSU excepted. Coming off a 1-10 season, O’Leary built a solid foundation for long-term Success by rebuild ing Tech around an emphasis on running the football, and being able to stop the run. Tech also showed that, at its worst, it is still capable of losing to almost anyone. This often happens when a team with a thin talent pool has an off day there is no margin for error. Teams with loads of talent can overcome lackluster performances Hill to Truelove to the bottom of the net that it was reminiscent of pinball. Smith developing at point Coach Smith is currently using Knight at point guard but hopes Robby Smith will develop into a capable ballhandler, allowing Knight to be moved to another position. “We play (Knight) at point because Robby Smith, my son, is a freshman,” Coach Smith said. “When Robby comes in the game, we can keep Jason in.” While the young Smith played a solid floor game, he committed one of the few gaffes the Raiders GUMMING Lakeland Plaza (near Kroger) 889-8209 Denton yffy Ashway on occasion. Help is on the way. For the first time in four years, a number of bluechip high school athletes have included Tech on their short list of preferred colleges. Tech already has a verbal com mitment from the top quarterback prospect in the state. A bumper recruiting crop may be the best indicator of the progress of Tech’s rebuilding. The Georgia loss should be a great motivational factor in push ing it along. Denton Ashway is a partner in the law firm of Lipscomb, Johnson, Ashway and Sleister. His phone number is 887-7761. were guilty of. Near the end of the game, Smith earned two tries from the free throw line. Showing that freshmen will be freshmen, Smith floated his first shot short of the rim for an air ball. Smith then bounced his sec ond shot hard off the back rim and high into the air. Pruitt captured the rebound and sank a follow shot. This sequence of one Raider picking up another Raiders will be important because there are no more Galloways for North Forsyth to feast on. “When we play later in our schedule,” Coach Smith observed, “we will be the underdog.” But this underdog has a bite. Mrt VWMTS OvMMI OvteMf GE3323 Honukm Maori OaMo Mmoiiioalk mSUmmumite miuiaoi tumor mwimb GAINESVILLE Washington St Commons 287-0052