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Lady Dogs hope to get
untracked vs. Lumpkin
Ay Stephen Underwood
Sports Editor
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The Forsyth Central girls basket
ball team is looking to recapture
its improved pre-holiday form
Friday night when they travel to
Lumpkin County.
Though winless in their first
seven games, the team had made
strides from mid-November to
mid-December, netting 35 points
or more in three of four games.
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’After Gilmer got two baskets
'back, Cole drove for a layup. A
: technical foul was called on the
Bobcats for slapping the back
board and Cole sank both free
throws. The ball then went to the
Dogs on the sideline and Jon
.Payne soon drained a 3-pointer
to complete a 7-point “play”.
' Central was now up 41-29 -
•and the Cats would never get
'closer. The hosts also survived
■ the loss of Travis Elmore to an
ankle injury that is day-to-day.
■ The Dogs lead was 49-34 early
in the third quarter when Boles
VAUGHAN from IB
i' Katie began playing when she
■' started going to work with her
father. “I’ve played basketball all
toy life,” she said recently. “I
went to work with my daddy from
the time I could walk and I went a
• Cot. The players at Heard County
High were my opponents, big
frothers and coaches.”
. Her father remembers taking her
to work with him. “She was
always competing and shooting
• around with the boys basketball
' teams I coached,” he said. “The
' kids helped make her physically
< and mentally tough. I’m sure they
‘ helped her develop her game ear
i tier than normal.”
j Katie began playing in an orga
nized league when she was in the
fifth grade. What she learned
from her parents and the players
who were older helped her then
and still helps her. Her mother has
always inspired her to do well in
whatever she attempted.
Two years later, after she fin
ished the seventh grade, Norris
coached the 13-and-Under AAU
team that represented Georgia, the
Georgia Magic, in the National
AAU championship. Katie was
, one of the younger players on the
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from IB
.. new swim coach Steve Pettit.
?. 10th - Forsyth Central base
ball star Cory Evans signs with
Gardner-Webb.
13th - The 1998 BASSMasters
CastlngKlds competition comes
to Lakeland Plaza.
13th-19th - The North
Georgia QMA hosts the JSCA
Speed Week, with dozens of rac
ers from arourid the country com
ing to Forsyth.
But after three weeks without a
game, the Lady Bulldogs were not
at their more recent form Tuesday
night, falling 63-20 to Gilmer
County at home. The Lady
Bobcats zipped to a 23-5 first
quarter lead.
“We didn’t play near to what we
are capable of,” said Central head
coach Steve Barnes. “We were
moving forward (before the
break) ... but we took about three
steps backwards.”
ignited the final 15-4 spurt with
another three. Five points on
offensive rebounds and a free
throw by Donofrio, a layup and
3-point play by Schmotz, and a
putback by James Otwell com
pleted the period.
Owings was the big force in
the high-scoring first stanza, net
ting seven of the Dogs’ points in
a 9-2 opening salvo. But the
inside work of Gilmer’s (big)
Matt Jones helped tie it at 11.
Drives, layups and free throws
by Schmotz and a nice turn
around jumper by Slate Amos
team at 12, but she made the All
tournament team. The Magic
defeated teams from Puerto Rico,
Florida, Virginia and Connecticut
to win the national championship.
Another thing that helps Katie is
she is always willing to learn.
“She is very coachable,” says
Debbie Blake, the coach of the
Lady War Eagles. “When we
show her something, she listens.
Before long, it becomes a part of
her game. She will do what is
necessary for the team to win. If
we need a bucket, she goes for it.
If we need someone to get inside,
she pushes forward. Every game
and every day, she gives every
thing - whether it is in the class
room or on the court.”
Blake says Katie is her own
worst critic. “Everyone makes
mistakes. I don’t care how good
they are. We can’t score every
time we get the ball or make 100
percent on every test, but Katie
thinks she should and she tries to
do so. Mentally, she is tough.
Katie plays through pain and
against players bigger than she is.
When anyone accomplishes what
Katie has, being tough is as
important as skill and mental
13th - North softball coach
Byron Orr and recent grad
Kevia Brown participate in the
GACA All-Star series in Tifton,
with the duo getting GACA North
coach and player of the year hon
ors respectively.
14th - The Polo Club of
Atlanta gets its season under way
at Forsyth’s Polo Fields.
20th - The Cumming Waves
take the Georgia Games Northeast
District Sports Festival title in
The coach did add, however, that
his team played better in the sec
ond half (outscored by six fewer
points) and had a strong practice
Wednesday - giving hope for
future outings.
Samantha Schupp led Central
with six points, her two 3-pointers
among the team highlights.
Suzanne Daniell also had a triple.
Lauren Samples added four points
and Amanda Coffield three.
It was hoped that the holiday
break would be a time of progress
and strong practices for Central,
but some key players missed sig
nificant time because of illness
and other reasons. Now the Lady
Dogs are trying to get back to pre
vious form and well beyond.
pumped the margin back up to
17-11, and the game see-sawed
until the quarter ended with the
Dogs up 23-17. -
Wes Tankersley fueled the
Cats’ early third-quarter streak
with two buckets and two free
throws by Brad Bramlett actual
ly gave them their only lead.
But an Owings’ basket started
the Dogs’ huge response and the
game was quickly turned
around.
Bramlett and Tankersley led
Gilmer with 13 and 11 points
respectively.
alertness. I learn from watching
her and the other players do, too.”
Vaughan made the varsity right
away as a freshman under coach
Angie Hembree, playing a key
role in South’s 14-win season in
1995-96.
As a sophomore, she quickly
became the team’s leading scorer
and has been consistently in dou
ble figures ever since - as well as
being a great rebounder, passer
and defender.
So far this season, Vaughan has
averaged 16 points per game, to
go with six rebounds and seven
assists. The Lady War Eagles
have played in several tourna
ments and some of their oppo
nents have been from schools
much larger than they.
But with the holidays over, the
Lady War Eagles (4-1 in 7-AA)
will be playing teams in their own
region - which should be exciting
and competitive. With 12 games
left in the regular season and the
opportunity to play in the state
tournament, Vaughan could score
1300 points or more in her career.
And no one will be surprised if
her basketball-playing goes from
there to the next level.
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SOUTH from IB
left on the clock, the score was
tied at 15. Lumpkin scored the
next basket, but with 1:48 left,
Thompson hit a field goal and
Vaughan hit two free throws. Just
before the end of the first half,
Mulryan had a free throw.
With 1:41 left in the third quar
ter, Lumpkin was able to tie the
score at 26. The Lady Indians
scored four points and Geisler
scored a basket, giving the Lady
Indians a 30-28 lead going into
the final quarter.
But in the last eight mintues, the
Lady War Eagles took control.
Beverly Bentley led Lumpkin in
scoring with 11 points, Heather
Ellis had nine, Kelly Anderson
eight and Lindsey Watson six.
Boys
Lumpkin led most of the first
quarter until South scored 10 con
secutive points to take a 7-point
lead. Derek Drew scored six
points in the period, Johnny
Jimenez had four and Josh
Campbell, Blake Brewer and
Justin White also had buckets.
South led 18-10 at the break and
was well on their way.
“We were a little short handed
tonight,” said coach Richard
Porter, noting that Austin Burger
was unable to play. “I wanted to
see how we played without one of
our starters. Also, we got into foul
trouble early and we had to go
deep into our bench.”
“I was happy with the way
everyone seemed to pick it up and
supported one another,” he added.
“I was not expecting Lumpkin to
hit so many shots from outside,
but we all pulled together tonight
NORTH from IB
Fannin was struggling on
offense as the tenacious Lady
Raiders denied the ball to Fannin
post player Tina Grice, held to
zero first half points.
“Our defense looked great in the
first half, led by our press,” said
Tipton. “We know that we can
play even with them now.”
In the third quarter, the shrill cry
of the referee’s whistle signaled it
wouldn't be the guests night the
rest of the way, as the Lady
Raiders were called for 13 fouls -
with post Kelly Dunn fouling out
- allowing Fannin to surge out to
a 37-28 lead.
The Lady Rebels finally suc
ceeded in getting Grice into the
action, as she scored all 17 of her
points in the second half.
In the fourth quarter, Julie Hicks
scored six of her eight points as
North tried to keep pace with their
hosts, scoring 19 to Fannin’s 29.
Boys
After a brutal defensive struggle,
the Rebels held a narrow 25-17
and acted like a team. That’s
always good to see.”
South overcame other obstacles,
too. The first foul was called on
Lumpkin with just 1:38 left in the
half. By that time South had nine.
Lumpkin players hit five 3-point
ers in the game including three in
the first half.
Seven players scored for the War
Eagles. Drew led the way with 20
points, Jimenez had 16, Campbell
eight, White seven, and Brewer
and Brad Thomas five each. Dino
Tzortzis also had a bucket.
By the end of the second quarter,
South increased their lead to 10.
Thomas scored his five points in
the quarter with a triple and a
field goal. Jimenez and
Campbell had four points each
and Tzortzis scored his bucket.
In the third quarter, South
increased its lead to 11 with
Jimenez and Drew doing most of
the scoring. Jimenez had six and
Drew five, including a triple.
White and Brewer had three
points each.
Early in the last quarter, South
took a 17-point lead when
Campbell, Jimenez and Drew led
off with field goals.
During the remainder of the
quarter, Porter gave his younger
players an opportunity. Kyle
Turner scored the last point for
South on a free throw.
Justin Wilson won the “Artist
Award” for the evening. The
award is given by a vote of the
War Eagles basketball team.
John Perry led the game in scor
ing with 23 points for Lumpkin
County. Jonathan Collins had 17
and Jason Davis had 12 for the
Raider post man Matt Home pick
ing up three fouls and two highly
questioned technical fouls whis
tled on the North bench. The
guests were proving to be unruly,
as their smothering full-court
press was taking its toll on the
Fannin ball handlers.
“Our press was really giving
them trouble,” said North assistant
coach Mike Martin. “(But) we
couldn’t use our press as much as
we wanted because of foul trou
ble.”
Matt Greer scored a team-high
15 and received good support
from Tailant Smith and Robby
Smith, who both tallied seven. x
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losing Indians.
JV girls
In the opening game of the
night, the Lady War Eagles junior
varsity team defeated the Indians
29-20.
The junior varsity Lady War
Eagles improved their record to 4-
1 with the win over the Lady
Indians. The highlight of the first
half came with just seconds
remaining and South down, 15-
12. Freshman Laura Klien shot
from mid-court just before the
buzzer. The ball went through the
hoop to tie the score.
The South defense allowed
Lumpkin just five points in the
second half while they were scor
ing 14.
“We have played well most of
the season,” said Tray Malloy,
coach of the junior varsity team.
“We got kicked pretty good in the
opening game, but since then we
have done well. The ladies have
played hard and it has paid off for
them. Laura Klein is averaging 10
points per game, Stephanie
Hendricks is leading us in
rebounds and C C Rettke has pro
vided a lot of leadership when we
needed it.”
Brittany Schmeelk led the Lady
War Eagles with eight points.
Klien had seven points, Hendricks
six and Rettke, Beth Overby and
Holly Roebuck each had two in
the victory.
After losing the season opener to
North Forsyth 60-17, South has
won four games in a row defeat
ing Pickens 29-28, Central 37-24,
Cartersville 54-17 and the victory
over Lumpkin.
“Both Horne and Greer played
well tonight,” said Martin. “It
really hurt when they fouled out
in the second half.”
The Raiders controlled the
boards through the first three
quarters, with Horne and Greer
sweeping the ball off the glass to
set-up the North offense.
In the fourth with both big men
fouled out, North played equal to
the challenge, staying very close
to their hosts. Throughout the sec
ond half, they scored 28 to
Fannin’s 35 second-half markers.
The Purple and Black will take
their show on the road again
Friday evening against Gilmer.