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SECTION B ForsvtliSports Sunday, December 30, 2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Travis, Tech return to Sun Bowl Former War Eagle will face Trojans By John McWilliams jmcwilliams@forsythnews com Neither the oddsmakers nor history will be on Georgia Tech’s side on Monday. Tech will be a 9.5-point underdog against the University of Southern California (7-5) when it takes the Field for the Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, SPORTS BRIEFS Parks and rec baseball camp Forsyth County Parks and Recreation is part¬ nering with South Forsyth High School to offer a holiday baseball camp to help keep your skills ready for opening day. The camp, designed for athletes in grades 6-8, will be held at the South Forsyth High indoor baseball facility. Hitters Camp Parks and Recreation will offer an advanced level camp for hitters today from noon to 4 p.m. Players will learn the proper stance while utilizing video software to analyze every aspect of their swing. Using multiple drills and hitting competi¬ tions, players will incor¬ porate their newly acquired skills into their swing. Players must bring their own bat.The cost is $100 for county residents and $125 for non-county residents. Register for either camp at any of Forsyth County's three recre¬ ation centers, located at Central Park (2300 Keith Bridge Road), Fowler Park (4110 Carolene Way), and Old Atlanta Park (810 Nichols Road). Registrations are accepted Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration will also be accepted online at www.forsythco.com/ parks. For additional information, call (770) 781.2215. Hitters Park 11th annual high school camp The Hitters Park 11th annual high school camp will consist of eight sessions begin¬ ning Monday, Jan. 7. Camps will be held from 8-9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30-9 p.m. on Sundays. Session "A" will be held Mondays and Thursdays while Session "B" will be held Wednesday and Sundays. Cost is $275. The objective of the camp is to get players ready for their local high school team try¬ outs. Camp will be lim¬ ited to 25 participants. For more information, call (770) 888-8711. Have an item to submit? Send it to the Forsyth County News via e-mail at sports@forsythnews. com or call the sports department at (770) 205-8982. 4 * Sports Editor Jared Putnam can be reached at sports@forsythnews.com or (770) 887-3126 ext. 513. where the Yellow Jackets suf¬ fered a 30-27 loss against Utah in the 201 1 Sun Bowl. The loss to the Utes dropped the Jackets to 0-4 in bowl games under head coach Paul Johnson, and the team had to apply for an NCAA exemption just to play in a bowl game this year fol¬ lowing a 6-7 record. But despite recent history PREP FOOTBALL Dawgs nab sub-region awards f I m 4 A* V" m m * ■ if I k * - .*■ * % ■ §i §1 WS: _juM 1 File photo Junior quarterback Michael Branigan was one of five Forsyth Central players named to the All-Region 7A-AAAAA first team. Branigan compiled 1,778 all-purpose yards and 11 touchdowns this season. Five Central players named to 7A-AAAAA first team By Jared Putnam jputnam@forsythnews.com Region 7A-AAAAA foot¬ ball coaches selected 30 play¬ ers to the all-subregion first team, including five Forsyth Central athletes. An additional 26 players were chosen to the Region 7A-AAAAA second team and 13 more were named honor¬ able mention. Top honors went to Sequoyah running back Blake Inglcton (Offensive Player of the Year), Creekview defen- FISHING REPORT Lake levels rise for New Year Water Conditions: Water temperatures have fallen into the low 50s. Great news, The Corps has decreased water releases while the rainfall remains steady! The lake level has actually risen more than a foot to 1,057.55 feet, 13.45 below a full pool of 1,071, and it’s still rising. The main lake water is clear to stained and the creeks and rivers are stained in the mouths and very stained to muddy in the i Travis Travis thinks this bowl out¬ come will be different. More than four weeks removed from sive lineman Austin Weaver (Defensive Player of the Year) and Creekview head coach Al Morrell (Coach of the Year). Central was represented on the first team offense by quar¬ terback Michael Branigan and kicker Anel Ramie, both juniors, along with offensive linemen Victor Peppers, a junior, and Hunter Lamm, a sophomore. Junior defensive back Jack Longmore was the lone Central player named to the first team defense. Branigan racked up 1,778 all-purpose yards and 11 I ERIC ALDRICH Columnist backs from recent rains. The Chattahoochee River below Buford dam is stained. I wish all of our readers blessings for the New Year! Bass: Bass fishing has been their last game a 21-15 loss to Florida St. in the ACC Championship game — Travis and his teammates are eager to get back out on the field against an opponent and prove the naysayers wrong. “We talked about (the spread] when 1 was home for Christmas, hut it doesn’t mean anything,” said Travis, a 2010 South graduate. “We’re very confident. We’re tired of hitting our own guys [in practice] and want to hit somebody else. We’ve had and what the p roj ec tio n s suggest, Jackets sopho¬ more special teams player and former South Forsyth touchdowns for the Bulldogs in his first season under center, including 870 rushing yards. Much of Branigan’s pro¬ duction came wilh the help of Peppers and Lamm, who both played every snap for the Bulldogs this season. Peppers graded at 92 percent for the season and finished with 38 knockdowns, while Lamm graded at 88 percent and recorded 35 knockdowns. Ramie put 90 percent of the Bulldogs’ kickoffs in the end zone and Longmore recorded 62 solo tackles and five tackles hit and miss throughout the day. On our slowest day we caught six keepers compared to over 20 keepers on our better days, so I would clas¬ sify bass fishing as good. That being said, I can see how some anglers could be struggling because the fish¬ ing changes almost as much as the weather does. The shallow water bite has still been decent, but the deep fishing has also been good and historically deep fishing has been the most 4 a long break and are anxious to play.’’ Though the majority of his playing time comes on spe¬ cial teams, Travis, who is listed as 6 - f o o t - 3, 240 pounds, is transitioning from outside linebacker in the 3-4 scheme to inside linebacker in the 4-3 defensive scheme coached by Charles Kelly, who replaced former defen¬ sive coordinator A1 Groh in early October. See TRAViS j 2B for loss, in addition to a fumble recovery and an interception. Five Bulldogs, all juniors, made the all-subregion sec¬ ond team. Running backs C.J. Cochran, Jake Gorczyca and wide receiver Jeremiah Jones were named to the offense, while lineman Adam Maresco and linebacker Jordan Schaller were selected to the defensive unit. Offensive linemen Dee Kelley, a junior, and Jacob Maraffi, a sophomore, repre¬ sented the Bulldogs on (he honorable mention list. consistant bile as winter con¬ tinues and temperatures drop. We found several schools of both spotted and large mouth bass from 5-25 feet deep towards the back of the creeks. If there are baitfish present the the bass will be close by in the same areas. Use your Humminbird .Side Imaging to scan areas they have large flats and find the ditches that run into the main creek channels. Follow these See ALDRICH 12B \