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American Legion
Senior tryouts
The American Legion senior
baseball team, under the direction
of a new coach, is holding tryouts
for several positions on the sum¬
mer baseball team. Tryouts will
be held for those ages 17-19 at 2
p.m. on June 8 at Bennett Park.
Participants must bring their own
bat and glove. For more informa¬
tion call (770) 889-6949.
SF/Keith Gravitt
basketball camp
girls only
South Forsyth varsity girls bas¬
ketball coach Keith Gravitt is
offering a girls only camp for
ages 6-13, starting Monday, June
9 - Thursday, June 12. Camp
begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 12
p.m. Camp will be held in the
South Forsyth High gym. For
more information or to sign up.
contact James Parks at (770) 781-
2215orjparks@forsythco.com. *
NF/Jim Cahill
baseball camp
North Forsyth Raiders coach
Jim Cahill will hold a summer
baseball camp for boys ages 12
and up from Monday, June 2 -
Thursday, June 5. The cost is
$150. A second camp will be held
Monday, June 9 - Wednesday,.
June 11. The Cost is $100. Both
camps are conducted from 9 a.m.
-12 p.m. each day and a t-shirt is
included.. For more information
or to sign up, contact James Parks
at (770) 781-2215 or
jparks@forsythco.com.
South Forsyth High
baseball camp
South Forsyth High School
will host a summer baseball camp
for ages 5-14 from Monday, June
9 - Thursday, June 12 on the War
Eagles’ baseball field. Cost is
$125. The camp will be conducted
from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. each day and
campers should bring a sack
lunch. Each camper will receive a
t-shirt. For more information or to
sign up, contact James Parks at
(770) 781-2215 or
jparks@forsythco.com.
Fast pitch softball
North Forsyth varsity softball
coach Becky Cahill is holding a
girls only (ages 7-14) fast pitch
softball clinic from 9 a.m. - 12
p.m., Monday, June 9
Wednesday, June 1 1 at North
Forsyth High. Cost is $100. For
more information or to sign up,
contact James Parks at (770) 781-
2215 orjparks@forsythco.com.
WF basketball camp
— boys only
West Forsyth varsity boys bas¬
ketball coach Chris Roy will be
holding a boys only (ages 8-14)
basketball camp at West Forsyth,
9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Monday, June 9 -
Thursday, June 12. Cost is $160.
For more information or to sign
up, contact James Parks at (770)
781-2215 or
j parks @ forsythco.com.
Jim Bishop
speed/agility camp
Forsyth Central weightlifting
coach Jim Bishop will be holding
a speed/agility camp for ages 8-
16, 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monday,
June 9 - Thursday, June 12 at the
Central Rec. Center. Cost is $100,
A t-shirt is included. For more
information or to sign up, contact
James Parks at (770) 781-2215 or
jparks @ forsythco.com.
Forsyth County News—Sunday, June 8,2008
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Top left, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award. Above, from left, Gus Morris, former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and Polly
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right, George Morris is seen on the field during his playing days at Georgia Tech in the 1950s.
By BJ Corbitt
Sports Writer
The best father-son relation¬
ships have a common point
beyond blood, a nexus of expe¬
rience that binds two men at the
heart as well as in the genes.
For Gus Morris and his
father George, football was the
extra glue that enhanced their
closeness.
tt Dad was a big-time football
player at Georgia Tech, and
when I came along, I enjoyed
playing football, but I was
nowhere near the caliber of
player that my dad was,” said
Gus Morris, who owns an auto¬
motive repair shop in
Cumming. “1 probably enjoyed
Paladins finish second in state
From staff reports
Pinecrest Academy’s boys soc¬
cer team earned second place in the
Georgia Independent School
Association, after falling to North
Cobb Christian 1-0 in the state
championship game at Mount de
Sales in Macon.
The Paladins finished the sea¬
son with a record of 15-3-1. The
team scored a total of 100 goals
while only allowing 14, a ratio of
seven-to-one.
»» These young men have a talent
for being in the right place at the
right time and making plays hap¬
pen in the blink of an eye, * *
Paladins coach Ryan Leone said.
This accomplishment amazes me
and will be hard to top. **
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bind two generations
it as much or more than he did,
but I wasn’t going to a big
school to play football. **
Still, the younger Morris
ended up lettering for four sea¬
sons as a defensive end at
Division III Millsaps College in
Jackson, Miss., and even saw
his team record an undefeated
season in 1980.
That was hardly the end of
football’s role in the two men’s
lives, however.
In 1986, Gus Morris began
officiating high school games
around Georgia, and six years
later he became an active offi¬
cial in the SEC, picking up the
torch from his dad, who spent
30 years calling SEC games.
That followed a successful col¬
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The Pinecrest Paladins pose with their state runner-up
For the first time in the history
of. the program, every player on
the roster scored at least one goal
lege career in the 1950s, during
which George Morris played
center and linebacker for the
Yellow Jackets, and one full
season with the San Francisco
49ers in 1956.
“It was something that,
when my dad was doing it, I
really wasn’t that interested in
it,” Gus Morris said of officiat¬
ing, which he continues to do.
“It was just kind of something
he did, but now I can under¬
stand why he would do it.
Refereeing draws men from
all walks of life, Gus Morris
said. When he dons the black
and white uniform and drapes a
whistle around his neck at
See MORRIS, Page 2C
this season,
Kevin Metz led the team with
14 goals, followed by David
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Weigel with 1 1 and Michael
Briemle with 10. Briemle led the
team with nine assists, Ben
McCabe had eight and Metz and
Weigel each had seven.
Defensive positions manned by
Michael Williams, Nico Quintana,
Nick Domenge and Stephen Frain
held opponents in check over the
19-game season.
“These four young men played
every minute of every game and
never broke down or lost focus.
Our defense was instrumental in
our success and I am very pleased
with their play,” Leone said.
Freshman Goalkeeper Ricardo
Garcia allowed only eight goals all
season. He made 103 saves and had
See PALADINS, Page 2C