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: FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, January 10.
SLAUGHTER from 1C
tVfljofved to, is shell-shocked all
long as Slaughter explodes
;•«‘f<?o 1022 yards rushing (9 per
and 21 touchdowns -
Mrfcjuding many long-distance
gashes that defy description.
* »’He also completes 21 of 40
for 328 yards and seven
t*4|bare TDs - and just one inter-
- while still finding time
'•Jtirj62 tackles.
I’ve never had another one
him,” said Bulldog head
Bob Herndon at the time.
*V‘JHe makes everyone around him
‘/'Slaughter is the team and
St;
?SOGS from 1C
/ .Bulldogs with a long 3-pointer.
Ahead 20-15 beginning the sec
\"ond quarter, the Bulldogs scored
/the first two baskets to put
*£*lximpkin down by nine early. By
end of the quarter, Central
r\had outscored Lumpkin, 20-11.
‘/’Donofrio scored six points, John
had five and Jon Payne,
‘ Boles and Schmotz also had
Jrbbqkets. Again, the quarter closed
with a 3-pointer, but from Cole.
Leading 40-26 going into the
third quarter, Central outscored
Lumpkin by only one point. The
leading scorer in the quarter for
Central was Amos, who scored
six points. Donofrio had a three
point play on a field goal and a
free throw and Micah Owings
had a 3-pointer from downtown.
At the end of the quarter, Central
led by 53-38.
Boles and Schmotz scored the
, first two baskets to open the last
quarter to increase the Bulldogs
lead by 19 points. During the
quarter, Schmotz scored four
points and Schmotz, Amos and
Owings each had a field goal.
’ Central also scored eight points
from the free throw line.
• The Bulldogs played North Hall
Saturday and will play Region *7-
' AA foe Cartersville Tuesday at
home.
Lady Bulldogs
BOYS from 1C
we’d do something very unchar
aCteristic ... But Fannin was 5-2
; Coming in and they played pretty
’ good.”
* With a laugh, he added, “It was
* a good bailgame ... for the spec-
* tators.” _
More than anyone, it was
Fupnin’s Michael Angel who
proposed to knock the War
off their perch. Having
“XhUsed two games, he started
! ‘’slow with two free throws in the
' first quarter.
' But he came on like gang-
* busters to finish with a game
; high 23 points, including 10-for-
* LI from the stripe. Earlier this
year, Angel had huge games
‘ against Forsyth Central and
. North Forsyth.
* South first took control of the
t
; fel] back 38-21 early in the third
> quarter, following a 9-2 Fannin
* ran to start the half. It started
J with a 7-2 break to close the
i period and keep them in the
! game.
t Vaughan broke out of a drought
! with a jumper, then Thompson
; hit one of her seven free throws
: (in 10 tries). Gilmore, who was
j cpld early but heated up later,
'• then made a short jumper and -
j .'tffter a Fannin basket - got a
layup after a steal and pass from
‘ Geisler to make it 40-28.
‘ South overcame a technical foul
t in the final quarter to start with a
run. Actually, it was 45-32
i after the incident, but the Lady
• .Eagles countered with six
: ‘straight. Erin Mulryan tipped a
paks and Vaughan took it away.
■ ,Ahdr two missed shots,
j Sibenaller got a putback to close
) the gap back to 11.
. Sibenaller then had two blocks,
j with two Geisler free throws in-
J between, and Vaughan hit anoth
i er jumper to make it 45-38 with
Region 7-AA MVP for a cham
pionship team making its first
trip to the state playoffs - not to
mention everything he did in
basketball, track and baseball -
but can he do it at the college
level?
Things have changed since, but
the Pioneer sophomore is getting
the job done and one can only
wonder what he might do in the
next two seasons.
“It’s been pretty good,” said
Slaughter recently of his 1-1/2
years at the school, “ and foot
ball’s been great. Last year, it
was a new experience; this year,
The young Forsyth Central
Lady Bulldogs basketball team
lost to a strong and much
improved Lumpkin County team,
60-17, Friday night at Dahlonega.
The Lady Bulldogs scored four
points in the first, second and
fourth quarters. In the third quar
ter they scored five.
In the opening quarter, Lumpkin
jumped out to a seven-point lead
before Amanda Coffield the first
field goal for Central. Late in the
quarter, Emily Pritchett also had a
basket. At the end of the quarter,
Lumpkin led by 16. In the second
quarter, Lauren Samples and
Darla Smith had field goals, but
Lumpkin scored 13.
In the second half, Coffield hit
two free throws and Clara Patten
hit a triple. Lumpkin scored 17
points in the quarter. In the last
quarter, the young Lady Bulldogs
were able to hold the Lumpkin
team to just ten points and
Samples and Smith had their sec
ond field goals of the evening.
The leading scorers for Central
were Coffield, Samples and
Smith with four points each.
Patten had three and Pritchett
two.
The leading scorers for the Lady
Indians were Heather Ellis with
20, Lindsey Watson with 12 and
Beverly Bentley with 11.
Central played at North Hall on
Saturday and will host Region 7-
game with a 13-4 run in the first
quarter than made it 16-8. Drew
scored eight of the points, with
his short jumpers that are at once
picturesque and unorthodox, plus
a snappy tap-in off a feed from
Campbell.
But Bear Adkisson drained a 3-
pointer to end the quarter for
Fannin, then ignited his team
with another early in the second
as they tied the game at 18.
Again, however, South broke
away. An 11-2 run included four*
from Campbell, three from Tyson
and made it 29-20 late in the
half. But an Angel three closed it
to 31-25 at the break.
The third stanza saw the War
Eagle advantage fluctuate
between three and nine. But a
buzzer-beating putback by Joe
3:20 left.
But Fannin’s Leah Nelson hit a
baseline jumper under pressure
and Melissa Flowers got another
from close in. After post standout
Tina Grice came off the bench
(she had four fouls) and banged
one in, it was 51-39 and South
had to start fouling.
The Lady Rebs made six of
nine down the stretch, but
Vaughan had eight of her points
- including two 3-point bombs -
to keep it relatively close to the
very end.
The visitors never trailed after
an B*o surge in the first quarter.
Standout shooting guard Stacy
Parris had seven of her 13 in that
stanza, including a triple that
lowered the boom, as Fannin
Backcourt mate Roxie Reed
5-for-6 from the stripe at the end.
Grice put down 10 markers and
Fannin got a huge contribution
off the bench from Flowers, who
had two threes among her 13.
I knew what my role was and got
a little more playing time.”
“And we played more as a team
this year,” he added.
Tusculum’s new head coach
leaves no doubt what he thinks
about the 5’11”, 160-pounder,
who has continued as a defensive
back and re-entered the punt and
kick return arena.
“The most important thing
about Alan Slaughter is what
size his heart is,” says Deßusk.
“He has incredible courage for a
guy his size ... I wish we had 80
Alan Slaughters.”
This past fail, Slaughter again
AA opponent Cartersville on
Tuesday.
JV boys
In the boys junior varsity game,
the Lumpkin County Indians
defeated the Central Bulldogs,
61-51. The junior varsity
Bulldogs have a season record of
2-2.
The Bulldogs led most of the
first half and part of the third
quarter before the Indians took
the lead.
“They just beat us on the
boards,” said Chris Leak. “They
wanted the game more than we
did and they won. I’m disappoint
ed with the game, but I am proud
of the way we have played over
all this season. We’ve got some
things to work on, so we will
regroup.”
This was the first loss to junior
varsity teams in Region 7-AA
after two victories.
Jacob Cantrell led the Bulldogs
in scoring with 14 points, David
McKee had 12 with nine
rebounds and two assists and two
steals. Nathan Hester had four
points, eight rebounds ahd three
steals and three assists. David
Miller had nine points to go with
six rebounds and two assists.
The junior varsity Bulldogs
played Saturday at North Hall
and will play Tuesday at home
against Cartersville.
Wood left Fannin poised - down
48-44 - going into the final eight
minutes.
Sure enough, the Rebs went
bonkers with a 10-0 salvo after
Drew had a three-point play to
start the fourth. Naturally, Angel
led the way, but a technical on
South and several turnovers hurt,
too.
But a White bucket tied the
game a few plays later and a pop
up by Drew on the baseline put
South ahead for good at 56-55
with 3:30 left. Then came the
Brewer play, a layup by
Campbell and a 4-for-5 perfor
mance from the line when Fannin
started fouling.
South will try and continue to
close in on the region lead
Tuesday at White County.
South kept the margin to 29-18
at the half with two nice jumpers
by Geisler and four free throws
and a three from Thompson.
“Kristy has had two solid, all
around games in a row, coming
back from her injury,” said
Blake.
Examining the situation overall,
the coach said her team needs to
be “a little more prepared, a little
more ready to play.”
They’ll have a chance to win
their fifth region game Tuesday
at White County.
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led Tusculum in punt returns,
running back 14 for 108 yards
(7.7 avg.) with a long return of
20 yards. In kickoff returns, he
improved to second on the team
with eight for 178 yards (22.2
avg.), including a 42-yard dash.
Defensively, he played at
strong safety and free safety, as
well as on most returns. He
wound up 11th on the team with
38 total tackles - 15 unassisted
and 23 assisted (including one
for loss). He also broke up two
passes and forced a fumble.
Slaughter also had strong num
bers his freshman year, even as
AWARDS from 1C
JV freshmen, then went 27-7 in
three years on the varsity - easi
ly the best three-year stretch in
school history.
“These seniors can tell you
about goal-setting,” he said.
“They’ve given me more insight
... and they will leave some lead
ership qualities.”
Special award winners were led
by seniors Jeremy Boles, Bobby
Donofrio and Stephen Robinson.
Boles, who rushed for 1,071
yards this season (his second
over 1,000) took the prestigious
Coca-Cola Golden Helmet
Award, for athletic and academic
excellence. “He also returned six
kickoffs for touchdowns,” said
Herndon, detailing the fullback’s
accomplishments. “He’s just a
great player.”
Donofrio, holder of a 3.93
GPA, took the Academic Award
and the position award handed
out by Coach Charles Kicker -
Offensive Back of Year - after a
season in which the QB ran for
644 yards and nine TDs, passed
for 311 more - not to mention
punting for an average of nearly
40 yards a pop.
Robinson not only received
Coach Jeff Tritt’s position award
for Best Defensive Lineman, but
also had the new Jack Fleming
Sunday’s Fishing Tips ~
Fish lines for spinning, bait-casting
Fishing lines have come light
years with new technology.
Anglers are faced with many
decisions with regard to high tech
fishing lines. Are the old lines still
good or should we use the expen
sive, new lines?
As with any fishing situation,
anglers should adapt fishing lines
to the type of fishing they do.
One fishing line may not work
for every application. Fishing
lines can now be made to almost
specific applications.
Light, soft lines can be made
and used on spinning reels. Super
tough monofilament lines can also
be made to have little or no
stretch for heavy casting.
The lines should be chosen for
the fishing application.
Spinning reels and bait-casting
reels can be used for a wide vari
ety of lures as well as live bait. To
keep line choices simple, guide
lines are good place to start.
For fresh-water fishing, use 8-
pound test and lighter on a spin
ning reel.
Spinning reels can be used for
ultra-light tiny tube baits to light
salt water.
But spinning reels, by their
nature, can and do twist lines.
Heavy thick fishing line will not
cast though the guides on a spin
ning reel.
Rod slap results and this will
keep casting distances short.
Spinning rods are usually lighter
in action for casting lighter lures.
Bait-casting reels can handle
heavier lines, from 10-pound test
and higher. These reels have a
smaller inside diameter than spin
ning reels. The line guides are
his team wasn’t as good. He also
ranked 11th in tackles that year,
this time with 54 (the team had
about 25 percent more, all told).
He also had a team record 20
punt returns for 142 yards (7.1
avg., long of 42) and six kickoff
returns for 55 yards (9.2 avg.,
long of 14).
Slaughter knows what his goal
needs to be in this off-season; he
just can’t ignore it. “I’d like to
get up to 175 pounds,” he says.
“That’s the biggest thing he’s
working on,” confirms Tusculum
defensive back coach Mike
Yeazel. “He’s good enough to be
Award bestowed upon him.
Donn Fleming, the father of the
late student-athlete handed out
the honor for his “fearless” dis
position.
Said Herndon, “Those who
knew Jack know he only had one
speed: wide open.”
The head coach and Coach
Greg Dirst also gave the mean
ingful Coaches Awards to senior
linemen Jut Carnes and Justin
Bombard.
The Off-Season Award, for
diligence in the weight room,
went to junior Justin Peppers.
Position awards were presented
by the coaches for their respec
tive areas.
Taking the Offensive Line
Award, handed out by Chris
Williams, was All-County/All-
Area standout Brandon
Westbrook -a likely Division I
signee. Coach Mike Pruitt’s
Defensive Back Award went to
senior Kerry Wallace, who made
four key interceptions and came
back from injury.
Sophomore Bobby Corn won
Coach Chris Leak’s Specialist
Award for his placekicking
accomplishments.
Other special awards went to
Assistant Principal David
McDaniel (The Bulid.og Award)
smaller, but allow for heavier line
sizes.
Larger lures can be used on bait
casting reels and offer much more
power. This added strength can
pull bigger fish out of heavier
underwater structure.
When experimenting with fish
ing lines, on both spinning and
bait-casting outfits, experiment
with several lines’ brands and
styles. Only purchase small
spools of lines until a style and
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a starter (which he has done a
few times), but he’s got a guy
ahead of him who’s awfully
good ... He’s a smart player who
knows what’s going on."
“He’s up for the Special Teams
Player of the Year,” he added.
“It’s good to have a kid like him
around.”
Just like it was at Central.
And with just seven starters
graduating, Tusculum should
enjoy having Slaughter around
for two more years as they move
up in their conference and
among the nation’s Division II
teams.
and the McKee family (Fan of
the Year).
Earlier, the entire team was
introduced by classes, with
Herndon providing insight into
each group. He spoke of the
freshmen as “climbing that hill”
and said that, fortunately, his
sophomores “grew up and played
like juniors. You are not going to
rattle anybody in this group.
Potentially, they could be great.”
The junior class numbers just
eight, but said they are highly
intelligent and “will provide
leadership.”
The Bulldog cheerleaders were
also recognized - the varsity
under veteran mentor Patti
Sanborn and the JVs under new
coach Elaine Bowden. “This is
the most talented group I’ve ever
had,” said Sanborn. “We’ve had
a wonderful season as a result of
having these girls with us.”
As has been the case since
Herndon came to Central, his
senior daughter Lori provided
another big highlight of the
evening with her annual Senior
Poem.
Finally, challenging the return
ing student-athletes, Coach
Herndon noted that “the bench
mark is high - hopefully you’ll
rise to the occasion.”
Ken
Sturdivant
size are found to work for each
application.