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COUNTY RIVALRY
South soccer sweeps past North
Lady Eagles
sink Lady
Raiders in
second half
By Morgan Lee
Sports Writer
The South Forsyth Lady War
Eagle soccer team used a four-goal,
second-half blitz to bury cross-coun
ty rivals North 5-1 Wednesday night.
South's Shannon Agnew explod
ed for three goals, while teammate
Marlyce Stein added two strikes as
the Lady Eagles pulled away for the
Region 6-AAAA win.
“Playing in an intra-county
match, we always knew it’d be a
tough game." said South head coach
Ken Gilmore. "We were a little
tight, maybe too excited in the first
half.
"But once we got started, in the
second, we started playing a lot bet
ter and Shannon and Marlyce got
going”
The No. 7-ranked Lady War
Eagles (10-1-1 overall, 6-0 in
Region 6-AAAA) started well, grab
bing a 1-0 lead on Agnew's opening
tally 15 minutes into the first stanza.
Running on to a long pass from the
right. Agnew slotted home after
North goalkeeper Elizabeth
Benedict spilled the cross in front of
goal.
Going behind seemed to moti
vate North (7-7, 2-3), which
responded well as Michelle King
capped a nice build up with the
Lady Raiders' first shot on goal with
18 minutes left.
But just as North appeared to be
climbing into the contest, South
turned the tables to grab a 2-0
advantage. Earning a corner kick
with six minutes left. Brooke
Carpenter looped a long cross into
the box for Stein, who pounced on
the loose ball and fired it in.
Yet North continued to push their
way forward and pulled a goal back
just one minute from halftime as
Danielle Bayles launched a blister
ing shot into the upper comer of the
South goal.
The goal sparked wild celebra
tions. but after containing the Lady
Eagle duo in the first half, the Lady
Raiders’ defense found themselves
under siege from the start of the sec
ond.
Agnew grabbed her second of
the contest just two minutes into the
restart, muscling a shot past North
keeper Elizabeth Benedict for a 3-1
lead. From there, the Lady Eagles
took over, keeping the ball almost
entirely in the Lady Raider’s half of
the field.
“That was the worst game we’ve
played as a whole all year," said
North head coach Erik Moore.
“We stayed on our heels through
out; we didn’t mark up. This is the
not the same team as last week."
Despite their possession advan
tage. South couldn't find the goal
again until 16 minutes remained in
the contest when Agnew struck
again. Beating both a defender and
Though striped
bass can be
caught year
round at Lake
Lanier, the
prime time to
catch them is
when the water
is warming
from late
March until mid
April. During
this period,
numerous
stripers are
caught trolling
or casting
large, minnow
type lures.
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Above, South Forsyth’s Marlyce Stein holds off North's Kelly Reeves during the Lady Eagles’ 5-1 win
over the Lady Raiders. Below, Kyle Swisher lines up a shot during the War Eagles’ 3-0 win over North.
the keeper, the senior completed her
hat trick as she tucked away a long
free kick from Carpenter for a 4-1
lead.
From there. Stein took over, hit
ting the post once before finally
grabbing her second with two min
utes left in the game on an amazing
strike. Surrounded by defenders,
Stein latched on to a pass and slot
ted the goal past a diving Benedict
to cap the scoring at 5-1.
“We’ve got three more region
games left and they’re all tough,"
said Gilmore, whose team faces
Central after they return from spring
break, and Marist on April 20.
The Lady Raiders, meanwhile,
must find away to regroup during
the layoff as they still harbor hopes
of a playoff berth.
“I don’t know if that's a good
thing or a bad thing.” said Moore of
the break. “We have a chance to
close strong and finish with 10 wins,
though. That would be a great fin
ish.”
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Striper fishing primed for spring
By Bill Vanderford
For the Forsyth County News
Though striped bass can be
caught year-round at Lake Lanier,
the prime time to catch them is when
the water is warming from late
March until mid April.
Stripers tend to travel up into the
rivers or major creeks during that
period in an attempt to spawn. That
is when the largest stripers are
caught. They are fat and the females
are full of eggs.
During this period, numerous
stripers are caught trolling or casting
large, minnow-type lures. The best
time of day is around the hours near
sunset or sunrise, but many are
cauiht on overcast or rainy days.
Most fishermen still tend to use
heavy baitcasting rods and reels with
14- to 30-pound test line and seven
inch long minnow-type plugs. The
lighter baitcasting outfits with 10- to
12-pound line like those used for
casting spinnerbaits or the jig-and
pig for largemouth bass, however, are
more practical.
Even then, the heavier tackle
should only be used when casting the
larger plugs, which are all effective
when trying to attract the big line
sided fish, especially at night.
Even a 30-pound striper only has
a mouth the size of a five- or six
pound largemouth bass. Therefore,
the really big baits and heavy tackle
are not always needed.
Huge stripers can be handled
usirg 8- to 10-pound line on a spin
ning reel with a medium-heavy
Coverage of county track meet
War Eagles
win physical
showdown
By Morgan Lee
Sports Writer
Wednesday night’s grudge
match between North and South
Forsyth had all the earmarks of a
county soccer rivalry. Bone
crunching tackles, two ejections
and the occasional elbow pep
pered the hard-fought contest.
But though the visiting Raiders
put up a tough challenge, they
couldn’t find away around the
state’s eighth-ranked squad, as
South proved too strong in a 3-0
victory.
“It’s a rivalry game; no matter
how it is, it’s always a tough one,”
said South coach Phoday Dolleh.
“But we played the game we
wanted to.”
The War Eagles (11-1-1 over
all, 5-0-1 in Region 6-AAAA)
certainly appeared set for an easy
win over the young Raiders (3-8-
1, 0-5) as they cruised to a 2-0
halftime lead.
South's Kyle Swisher opened
the scoring with a blistering volley
to give his team an early 1-0 lead.
Pouncing on a loose ball at the top
of the North penalty area. Swisher
drove a low, line drive past a div
ing Tim Buffkin and into the cor
ner of the net. •
But the Raiders weren’t ready
to give in easily, fighting the War
Eagles tooth and nail throughout
as they packed the defense while
looking for quick counters on
offense.
Even amidst the congestion.
South's Greg Bova found enough
room to extend South’s lead to 2-
0. as the War Eagles surged
toward halftime.
With the game growing more
physical by the moment, game
officials began trying to grab con
trol through several yellow cards,
but the game continued its fero
cious tone in the second half.
Inevitably, someone had to see
red. and referees finally found a
culprit in first-half hero Bova,
who was dubiously ejected with
his second yellow card of the
night, seven minutes into the
restart.
“We had a couple of guys who
let the game get to them,” said
Dolleh. “But for the most part, we
played smart.”
Despite the setback. South
continues to surge forward, forc
ing save after save from Buffkin.
who turned in a strong perform
ance in goal. Meanwhile, the
South defense found little trouble
with the Raider attack, keeping
most of the play in North’s half.
The War Eagles almost added
their third strike with 27 minutes
left, striking the post before blast
ing the rebound safely over the
goal.
Minutes later. South's Jordan
Cushman picked up another War
Eagle ejection, earning his second
See PHYSICAL, Page 4B
graphite worm rod. Also, the lighter
gear and smaller opening of the
striper's mouth allows one’s bait size
to be reduced. Instead of the big
seven-inch plugs, use three to six
inch plugs for much better results.
Many of the strikes that are often
missed with the big plugs are easy to
hook with the smaller ones.
Good smaller plugs are Storm’s
jointed Thunderstick, Bill Lewis’s
Slap-Stik, Normark’s No. 13 and No.
15 Rapala, Cordell’s little Redfin and
Bomber’s 1600 Series Long-A. A
slow steady retrieve with these lures
will leave a little “V” wake if the sur
face is calm, but run these lures three
to five feet deep when the water is
choppy.
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