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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Thur»d«y. March 18. 2004
Local Sports
Baseball
• Forsyth Central at Elbert County.
Friday. March 19. 5:55 p.m.
• South Forsyth vs. Hardaway at
LaGrange. Friday. March 19.
6:30 p.m.
• South Forsy th at LaGrange,
Saturday, March 20. 12 p in.
Soccer
• North Forsyth boys vs. Mari st.
Thursday. March 18. 7 p.m.
• Forsyth Central girls at
Lakeview Academy. Thursday.
March 18. 6 p.m.
• South Forsy th vs. Tucker at
North DeKalb Stadium. Friday.
March 19. 5:30 p.m.
• Forsyth Central boys vs. Milton.
Friday. March 19, 7 p.m.
Golf
• Forsyth Central vs. Gainesville
at Lanier. Thursday. March 18.
3:30 p.m. »
• North Forsyth vs. Dawson
Countv at Gold Creek. Thursday.
March 18
• South Forsyth vs. Greater
Atlanta Christian at Olde
Atlanta. Thursday. March 18
• North Forsyth boys in White
Countv Tournament. Saturday.
March 20
Hoops camp
seeks applicants
Applications are now being
evaluated for the Ten Star All-
Star Summer Basketball Camp.
The camp is by invitation only.
Boys and girls ages 10-19 are
eligible to apply. A camp will
take place this summer in
Atlanta. Call (704)373-0873.
Spring break
soccer camp on
the horizon
Atlanta Soccer Academy.
Forsyth County’s new soccer club
is hosting a Spring Break Camp
on April 5-9 from 10a.rn.-l p.m.
(L'9-L’l 1) and from 1:30-4:30 PM
(Ul2-and-up).
The cost is SIOO. Participants
will receive an Atlanta Silverbacks
t-shirt and a ticket to the
Silverbacks home game opener.
Call (770) 557-0430 or visit
w ww.atlsoccer.com for more
information.
Softball stars
eye showcase
Perfect Game Softball will host
an Identification Camp at Georgia
Tech on April 24. This one-day
event is for softball players ages
13-18 interested in showcasing
their skills in front of Perfect
Game Scouts.
Results of the assessment will
be placed on their official Web site
and will be sent to college coaches
nationwide. Each player will also
receive a video produced by
Skillshow.
To sign up for the event or for
more information, call Perfect
. Game Softball at (319) 261-2923.
A
Fast-pitch team
needs players
The Georgia Storm 12-U A
level fast-pitch travel team is look
ing for a few key players for the
upcoming 2004 season. Call (770)
205-9437.
Hoops camp
seeks applicants
Applications are now being
.evaluated for the Ten Star All-
Star Summer Basketball Camp.
I* The camp is by invitation
•pnly. Boys and girls ages 10-19
are eligible to apply. A camp will
take place this summer in
Atlanta. Call (704)373-0873.
Sports EXTRA
Bulldogs fall to Lumpkin in extra innings
By Travis M. Chaffin
Sports Editor
The Forsyth Central Bulldogs led
tor most of the night Monday, but
late, steady run production by the
visiting Lumpkin County Indians
added up in the Dawgs’ 7-5 eight
inning loss.
"We had our chances, [but| we
didn’t take care of business." said
Bulldog head coach Jeff Heusing.
Central got on the board in the
second inning, as Kyle Kinsey (l
--tor-4) scored from first on a double
by Pat Belt.
Lumpkin tied the game I-1 in the
top of the third, hut in the bottom
SOCCER
County squads keep stride
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North Forsyth s Morgan Judy, left, scored her team's lone goal in Monday’s 1-0 victory over Loganville.
With the win, the Lady Raiders improved to 5-4 overall.
North Forsyth picks up 1-0 sweep
By Morgan Lee
Sports Writer
After an uneven start to the sea
son, North Forsyth soccer got a
much-needed lift Monday afternoon,
sweeping Loganville in two varsity
matches.
Both Raider hoys and girls picked
up 1-0 victories, as the boys broke a
four-game slide and the girls won
their second in a row.
Raiders ride
Hamilton's strike
The North Forsyth Raiders used a
second-half header from Sam
Hamilton to grab their first win in
almost a month Monday afternoon
against visiting Loganville.
Hamilton scored early in the sec
ond half to ensure that the young
Raiders (2-5-1 overall, 0-2 in Region
6-AAAA) didn’t waste one of their
best performances of the season.
“We’ve got a long way to go. but
we did all right," said North head
coach Jay Glymph. "We missed at
least five shots one-on-one with their
keeper, but our defense played
great."
halt ot the frame, the Dawgs scored
in similar fashion this time Brent
Majors motoring home from first on
a double by Chris Dorsey.
Central’s 2-1 lead lasted until the
sixth inning, when Lumpkin struck
for two runs, then added two more in
the seventh for a 5-2 Indian advan
tage.
With no outs and the bases
loaded. Majors reached first on a
fielder's choice, scoring Belt to pull
within 5-3.
Catcher Ryan Stiede hit to the
Lumpkin first baseman for an unas
sisted out. but Brandon Zimmerman
scored on the play, cutting the
Indians’ lead to just one run. 5-4.
Anchored by the steady play of
goalkeeper Tim Buffkin. the Raiders'
backline held off a late flurry with
Hudson Hames. Mike Taylor and
Josh Pledger each playing big roles
If the Raiders are to rebound,
Glymph stresses that his team must
continue to build on performances
like Monday's.
"The kids haven't quit; they're
still having fun," said Glymph. who
routinely fields nine sophomores and
a freshman Buffkin the only expe
rienced player in his starting 11.
"We're about where I thought we'd
be. But we're competing at a much
better level now.
"We want to concentrate and fin
ish this season strong.”
Lady Raiders
overcome injuries
It's been a rough start to the sea
son for the North Forsyth Lady
Raiders not necessarily in the
win/loss column, but on the field
where the attrition rate has taken on
ominous tones.
"We’ve had too many injuries,"
said Moore.
But that may be about to change.
Next up. Dorsey grounded to the
shortstop, who threw him out at first,
as Tyler Marzofka scored from third
to tie the game, 5-5. Kinsey struck
out to end the seventh, sending the
game into extra innings.
But eighth-inning errors were too
much for Central to withstand as
Lumpkin scored two runs and held
on for the 7-5 win. Belt, pitching in
relief, got the loss, allowing just one
earned run (three unearned) in three
innings on the mound.
Offensively. Belt was 2-for-4
with a double, a walk, a run and an
RBI. Tyler Marzofka was I-for-3
with a walk and a run. and Majors
was 1-tor-3 with an RBI and a run.
After posting back-to-back wins,
including Monday’s 1-0 win over
Loganville. North which has had
as many as eight starters go down
could be finding their rhythm.
Playing his starters a minimum
amount of time in the nonregion con
test. Moore’s squad still created a
glut of chances, capitalizing on
Morgan Judy's strike 20 minutes into
the second half.
"Loganville had a great goalkeep
er." said Moore. "I think she sur
prised some of our girls."
North (5-4. 1-1) may have found
a top keeper of their own. Going
with freshman Elizabeth Benedict
between the sticks, the Lady Raider
defense has played well recently and
turned in another solid performance
Monday.
“She’s got great athletic ability
and she can move the ball around
well.” said Moore of Benedict.
And with attacking star Danielle
Bayles expected back soon, things
could be looking up for the Lady
Raiders.
“We're not doing too bad." said
Moore. “We just need to get
healthy."
“Once again, our pitching wasn’t
bad. but we’ve got to sharpen up a
little more,” said Heusing.
Bulldog pitchers continued to let
hitters get ahead in the count, result
ing in a higher pitch count and more
strikes thrown across the plate on 3-2
counts.
The Bulldog coach hopes the
adversity of his team’s recent slump
three straight losses coming off
three straight wins will help
Central prepare for the upcoming
Region 6-AAAA schedule.
“Our goals are still there.”
Heusing said, “and that's finding a
way into the playoffs. Hopefully, we
can learn from this."
South strong
in nonregion
road games
From staff reports
South Forsyth's soccer programs
took on Class AA powerhouses
Blessed Trinity Saturday, earning a
5-1 win for the War Eagles, while the
Lady Eagles held for a 0-0 draw.
War Eagles rebound
from early miscue
After spotting Blessed Trinity a 1-
0 advantage. South Forsyth's Keil
Voight exploded for three goals and
an assist to lead the War Eagles to a
5- victory over AA’s fifth-ranked
team.
South (7-1 overall. 3-0 in Region
6- fell behind in the first
minute, when a defensive miscue
sent a Titan attacker in all alone. The
breakaway goal gave Blessed Trinity
a 1-0 lead.
But the strike only served as a
wake up call for the No. 9-ranked
War Eagles, who responded just two
minutes later when Greg Bova again
found Voight with a cross. Voight
buried a header to knot the game at
1-1.
South’s pressure paid off again
moments later as they earned a cor
ner kick. Kyle Swisher lobbed the
ensuing corner to the back post for
Nathan Renaud, who headed the ball
back to Linus Warendh for another
headed strike and a 2-1 lead.
South's domination of the wings
continued when Warendh's pass
found Voight streaking in from the
left to the back post. The resulting
header extended South’s lead 3-1.
But South wasn't finished adding
their fourth goal of the half when
Dozier found Bova open on the right
wing.
Bova's cross again found Voight s
head at the back post, wrapping up
his hat trick as the War Eagles took a
4-1 lead into intermission.
The Titans came out tenaciously
in the second half but South’s pos
session frustrated Blessed Trinity
into numerous yellow card cautions
and. finally, a red card ejection.
Midway through the stanza. Voight
continued his dominating perform
ance. finding Richard Meisemann
open in front of the Blessed Trinity
goal. The junior made no mistake,
burying the cross with a left-footed
volley to ice the game at 5-1.
Lady Eagles fight for draw
Despite going scoreless in a 0-0
draw with hosts Blessed Trinity on
Saturday. Lady Eagle soccer coach
Ken Gilmore will gladly take the
result.
"We didn’t have one of our better
games," said Gilmore, after his girls
hung on after playing on the defen
sive for much of the match.
"Blessed Trinity has a lot of
speed and they controlled most of the
game, but our defense played well,
especially [goalkeeper Lauren
Thomas |."
Thomas came up with several key
saves in the game's closing minutes
to keep the No. 8-ranked Lady
Eagles (6-0-1, 3-0) undefeated so far
on the season.