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SPRING FOOTBALL
Horizon playing numbers game
Small roster a concern for Wiggins
By John McWilliams
imcwilliams'flftorsythnews com
Charles Wiggins has
his work eut out for him.
Wiggins, the new
Horizon Christian
Academy head football
coach, had only 1.3 ath-.
letes at spring practice
earlier this month, a dan¬
gerously low number for
a program that competes
in a standard II-man
ICSGA league.
SPORTS BRIEFS
UFA tryouts
United Futbol Academy is
holding tryouts for its Academy
(U9-U12) and U13 Select pro¬
grams May 29-31 and tryouts
for Select (U14-U19) from June
5-7.
There is no cost or commit¬
ment to attend tryouts, but you
must register online at www
unitedfa.org Summer camps,
indoor soccer (Futsal), and fall
recreational soccer registration
is aiso now open. Visit www.
unitedfa.org for more informa¬
tion and to register.
NFHS soccer camp
The North Forsyth High
School Raiders soccer program
is offering a summer camp for
students in grades 4-8 grades.
The camp will be held from
7-10 a.m. July 16-20. Cost $125.
Players receive a T-shirt and
soccer ball. Learn soccer fun¬
damentals and aspects of team
play while having fun.
Deadline is June 29.
Questions? E-mail Jeff Jager at
jjager “ forsyth.k12.ga.us. For
more info and to register
online, please visit www.nofos
occer.com.
Bulldog youth sports camp
The Bulldog Annual Youth
Summer Sports Camp is set for
June 4-8 and is for all boys and
girls ages 7-14.
This is an all-day event (9
a.m. to 5 p.m.) Forsyth Central
High School coaches and play¬
ers will provide each camper
with the necessary skills need¬
ed to participate in the various
activities. All Forsyth Central
programs are to be represent¬
ed. Cost is $35 per day or $150
per week per child.
Drinks/snacks for breaks,
awards, recognition certificates,
and a camp T-shirt will be pro¬
vided as part of the registration
fee. Each camper should bring
their own lunch each day or
have a parent or parents come
visit and eat with them. Pre¬
registration is suggested,
although not mandatory, and
can be mailed to FCHS
Athletics. Full payment is due
on the first day of attendance
for the amount of camp to be
experienced.
Forsyth Central baseball
camp
Forsyth Central baseball
coach Kevin McCollum will hold
a Bulldog Baseball Camp for
ages 7-14 from 9 a.m to noon,
June 18-21. Cost is $82
Forsyth Central football
camp
Forsyth Central head football
coach Chris Bennett will hold a
Bulldog Football Camp for ages
7 14 from 9 a.m. to noon, June
11-25. Cost is $102.
Forsyth Central girls hoops
camp
Forsyth Central head girls
basketball coach Andy Martin
will hold a Bulldog Basketball
Girls Camp for ages 7-14 from 9
a.m. to noon, June 11-25. Cost
is $82.
Sports Editor Jared Putnam can be reached at sports<g>forsythnews.com or (770) 887-3126 ext. 513.
Complicating matters,
Wiggins said five or six
of those players have
never played in a varsity
game, and two have never
played the sport at all
"It concerns me a great
deal," Wiggins said
"Our numbers are too
low The first thing we
have to do is start a feeder
program.
"I honestly don’t know
how they (had enough
pla\ers| in the past."
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North Forsyth right-hander Trevor Sams, seated center, will pitch for Darton College in Albany next season.
Sams was joined at his signing ceremony by family members and coaches.
Sams to pitch for Darton
By Seth Coleman
For ihe Forsyth County News
North Forsyth right
handed pitcher Trevor
Sams will play for Darton
College in Albany next
season
“He is one of the hard
est workers I have ever
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North Forsyth's Whitney Wilson, seated center, will play lacrosse for Pikeville University in Pikeville, Ky. next
season. Wilson was joined at her signing ceremony by family members and coaches.
Wilson headed to Pikeville
By Ssth Coleman
For Ihe Forsyth County News
Most coaches will say that
the key to success in any sport
is defense The head coach of
the new lacrosse program at
Pikeville University
(Pikeville, Ky ) apparently
shares that philosophy.
The first high school play¬
er to sign with the Bears,
But if anyone can make
it work, it might be
Wiggins, the former
Pinecrest Academy ath
ietic director and coach
who started the Paladins’
football program in 2003.
He led Pinecrest to the
Georgia Independent
School Association Class
l-AAA semifinals in
2009 and moved the
school's athletic pro
grams the Georgia High
School Association in
coached." North coach
Jim Cahill said
"He can play any (posi¬
tion] He has played in the
out field for us. he’s
played first base, third
base and shortstop, too.
But this year he has really
concentrated on pitching
and he's done very well
who will begin playing at
the NA1A level in the spring
of 2013. was a goalkeeper
from Kentucky. The second
is North Forsyth defensive
player Whitney Wilson
North head coach Jill
Short said Pikeville is get
ting a relentless defender
"Whitney has very good
suck skills and she is very
aggressive." Short said
2010.
Wiggins, who retired
from the U.S. Air Force
in 1995, thinks the mili
tary helped him become a
leader.
"You have to build rely
tionships with others,”
Wiggins said “Building
those special relation
ships is very important.
You have got to build
trust and have parents in
the same mindset. My
goal is to make these
for uv Whenever he’s on
the mound, we expect to
win.”
Cahill said Sams. 6 feet.
3 inches and 185 pounds,
throws in the nud to high
80s and has three pitches
he can throw for strikes.
With those tools, Darton
coaches think Sams will
"And she has a very good
defensive eye She thinks
from the standpoint of
defense and she uses her
abilities, especially her stick
skills, very well She doesn't
want anyone to score against
us and she makes sure to
make it difficult for any
offensive player she faces."
Short said Wilson has pro¬
vided a great role model for
Thursday, May 31,2012
players better young men,
and knowing that the
Lord will provide."
Wiggins plans to run
the Power 1 offense with
the Warriors.
The coach thinks the
unit can score points
behind rising sophomore
running back Michael
Walker, rising junior full
back Travis Pittman, ris
ing sophomore center
John Winkler and T.J.
Denny — the team's lone
rising senior.
"T.J. is a good player
and leader for us,”
Wiggins said. "Other
have a bright future.
"Based on his mechan¬
ics, they really like his
upside," Cahill said. "1
think he is a very smart
player. He understands the
game and that makes him
an asset to any team, in
the field or on the
mound."
the Raiders' young defen¬
sive unit this season
“She leads by example,"
Short said
“She plays hard and
aggressively and leads by
example It's good for our
younger players to see how
well she uses her stick.
She's lust a great example
for our young defenders to
follow "
guys are also stepping up
to the challenge and
catching on (to the sys
tem]. Travis is somebody
who has done a good job
standing out for the guys.
too.”
On the defensive side
of the ball, Wiggins plans
to implement the 4-2-5
and 3-4 defenses.
Even with those differ
ent defensive formations.
Wiggins said he may
have a different type of
defense depending on
what he expects a team to
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