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Erica Fried, Forsyth Central
October marks Breast Cancer
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iy Central does its best to both
| honor and support the cause.
| Softball, volleyball and now
football have had (or are having)
their annual “Pink Out” raising
money and awareness for those loved ones
battling breast cancer. Players and fans dress in
pink for the games and the money accumulat
ed from the “Pink Out” is donated to Northside
Hospital — more than $3,000 this year! The
entire school as a whole is so thrilled to be able
to contribute to this great cause annually and
help raise awareness.
Erin Loggins, South Forsyth
= The War Eagles have TWO teams
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% ball team swept Woodstock to
| ,«w‘h’ ¢ B reach the second round of state
. B playoffs. Coach Martin had this
. to say about the win: “l am
PN extremely proud my how hard
the girls have worked. All of
those scrapped knees, running laps and sun
burns have paid off. They made a goal to make
it to Columbus and their test is this Wednesday.
We can do it!” The War Eagles will be playing in
the second round of state at Brookwood on
Wednesday. Come out and support them! Also
last week, South’s volleyball team had a major
comeback against Lassiter. Losing the first two
sets of the match (best 3 out of 5) it was not
looking good for the Lady War Eagles. After a 10
minute break in the locker room, head coach °
Kelly Wren asked the girls, “Do you want your
season to end tonight, in your gym?” Winning
the next two matches made it clear that no one
was ready for the season to end.The Lady War
Eagles shook hands with Lassiter players and
huddled up with a loud roar of “Sweet 16 on
three. One, two, three, SWEET 16!"” The War
Eagles took on Rockdale onTuesday, Oct. 21.
South is the only school in the county with two
teams left going for a state title. Good Luck to
all of our Lady War Eagles this week! Go South!
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Friday Night Stars
David Allen, Forsyth Central:
The senior offensive lineman graded
out at 78 percent in the Bulldogs’
loss to Sprayberry.
Shaun Diebel, Forsyth Central:
The junior running back rushed for
138 yards on 22 carries against
Sprayberry.
Ryan Guthrie, West Forsyth:
The senior linebacker had eight tack
les (seven solo) in the Wolverines’
victory against South Forsyth.
Clint Hall, West Forsyth: The
junior linebacker had six tackles (two
solo), one interception and one quar
terback hurry against South Forsyth.
Ryan Hintz, Forsyth Central:
The senior defensive back had six
tackles against Sprayberry.
Cameron Kline, South Forsyth:
The junior tight end caught six pass
es for 71 yards against West Forsyth.
Tyler LaFlamme, South
Forsyth: The senior running back
rushed for 128 yards and two touch
downs on 26 carries against West
Forsyth.
Hampton McConnell, West
Forsyth: The senior quarterback
completed 11 of 17 passes for 227
yards and two toughdowns against
South Forsyth.
Trevor O’Brien, Lambert:The
Ashway: Gurley loss could be galvanizing moment for Dawgs
Georgia sacked
Arkansas quarterback
Brandon Allen four times
Saturday—in the first
half. Georgia also forced
three turnovers—in the
first half.
Try to wrap your mind
around this statistic: the
first half time of posses
sion was Georgia 10:17,
Arkansas 19:43, but
Georgia led, 38-6.
Hard to imagine.
Especially without you
know-who in the back
field.
Arkansas kept the ball
I beg to differ. Here'’s a
team that couldn’t slow
down Vanderbilt or
Tennessee. They subtract
their marquee player, and
suddenly they're steam
rolling people?
The defense continues
to improve and seems to
have finally been turned
loose, comfortable in
defensive coordinator
Jeremy Pruitt’s new sys
tem. The secondary seems
vastly improved, and it
benefits from the oppos
ing quarterbacks being
under constant pressure.
Kevin Lee, Lambert
Last Friday, Lambert upset
0, o Northview 3-0 on their home
‘ ) | field in a very dramatic ending.
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e onds, Northview was surging
L down the field down by a mere
%/ | field goal to the Longhorns.
. Titan quarterback DJ Pearson
X was met with tons of pressure
and threw an off-balance pass to the end zone.
Junior defender Justyn Jean-Felix snagged the
ball out of the air, intercepting it at the goal
line, and made it to the 5-yard line before
being tackled to end the game and crush
Northview’s hopes of winning. After losing two
early games in the region, Lambert is tied for
fourth in the region and wiill be facing West
Forsyth in a region grudge match with both
teams at 4-2 in Region 6-AAAAAA.
Caitlin Randazza, Dani Quintana
Pinecrest Academy
We had two
B % “buzz-worthy”
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T . | Academy. Our
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T P i leyball team
went to state
and played against Hebron.The teams played
against each other in a best 3-out-of-56 match.
Unfortunately, our Lady Paladins lost, ending
their season. The volleyball team had an abso
lutely outstanding season which was jam
packed with intensity! On Friday afternoon, the
Notre Dame marching band paid a visit to our
campus on their way down to Florida State
University and performed for our student body
after school! Thank you very much to Dr. Ken
Dye and the University of Notre Dame Band of
the Fighting Irish for sharing their incredible tal
ent with us.
Some of the best performances
from Forsyth County high school
football players this past Friday.
senior running back rushed for 97
yards on 28 carries against
Northview.
Nick Palmer, Pinecrest .
Academy: The senior caught five
passes for 55 yards and a touchdown
and returned a punt for 22 yards in
the Paladins’ loss to Mount Pisgah.
‘Victor Peppers, Forsyth
Central: The senior linebacker had
nine tackles against Sprayberry.
Austin Reid, West Forsyth: The
junior running back caught four
passes for 54 yards and a touchdown
and rushed for another score against
South Forsyth.
Nate Schmitz, West Forsyth:
The senior wide receiver caught four
passes for 125 yards and a touch
down against South Forsyth.
Hunter Stephens, Forsyth
Central: The junior linebacker had
eight tackles against Sprayberry
Jesus Torres, North Forsyth:
The junior running back rushed for
91 yards and a touchdown on 23 car
ries against Johns Creek.
Grant Umberger, South
Forsyth: The junior linebacker had
nine tackles (six solo), one fumble
recovery and one quarterback hurry
against West Forsyth.
for 7:51 on its opening
touchdown drive. Georgia
answered in 88 seconds.
Hutson Mason, the quar
terback who can’t throw
the long ball, hit Conley
for 48 yards and then
threw to Michael Bennett
for 18.
That was the plan
devised by offensive
coordinator Mike Bobo.
“He wanted to start out
aggressive, and we did,”
Mason told Weiszer. “1
think when we execute, it
gives him a little more
faith that we can do it. I
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EP* at Brookwood
When, where: Wednesday, 5 and 7 p.m., in Snellville; Thursday, TBD,
if necessary.
Records, rankings, seedings: South is 22-6-1, ranked No. 10in
Class AAAAAA and the No. 2 seed from Region 6; Brookwood is 26-6-1,
ranked No. 3 and the No. 1 seed from Region 8. i
What to know: Brookwood won its sixth straight region champion
ship this season thanks in part to pitcher Amanda Ablan. The junior
enters with a 23-1-1 record with 287 strikeouts and a 0.61 ERA. In the
Lady Broncos’ first-round sweep of Mountain View, Ablan allowed just
five hits and one earned run over 12 innings while striking out 14. Junior
shortstop Kayla Louie had three RBI in the series and senior third base
man Danna Downs was 4-for-6 with four runs scored and two RBI. It's a
Brookwood team that’s familiar with the atmosphere of the state tourna
ment, finishing fourth overall last season in Columbus.
This South roster is in unchartered territory after sweeping
Woodstock, 1-0 and 2-1, in the first round. It's the first time the Lady War
Eagles have advanced to the second round since the GHSA eliminated
the sectional format in 2008. They got here behind the pitching duo of
Kara Bilodeau and Katherine Huey. Huey in particular came through in
the first round. She allowed just four hits, one walk and no earned runs
while striking out 16 in 10 2/3 innings between Games 1 and 2.
Stephanie Harris had the hot bat for South, going 4-for-6 in the series.
And if South is looking for any kernel of optimism against the No. 3
team in Class AAAAAA, consider that two of Brookwood's losses this
season came against Lambert and West Forsyth, teams South defeated
in the regular season.
What's next: The winner advances to Columbus on Oct. 30-Nov. 1 for
a double elimination tournament.
know, early in the season,
‘We’re not throwing the
ball deep, we’re not very
good at it,” and everyone
wanted to throw in the
towel.”
Georgia’s longest scor
ing drive of the half lasted
3:58. It’s shortest, 14 sec
onds.
Conley’s summation:
“When a defense is creat
ing turnovers like that,
and Hutson starts to gun
it, we can score a lot of
points very fast.”
We've all overlooked
one very vital cog in the
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014
Alli Prater, North Forsyth
@ | Raider Valley was a sea of pink
F “ when the Raiders took on Johns
bt B Creek in football last Friday
== SR night. Not only was the night
W B special because of our tribute to
. Breast Cancer Awareness
month, but also because the
; Raiders got their first win of the
season! Plagued with injuries,
the Raiders have struggled all season but man
aged to edge the Gladiators 14-13. Running -
backs Jesus Torres and Jamal Davenport, a
blocked extra point in the second quarter and
the defensive effort in the second half were key
components in the win. Go Raiders!
Dori Butler, West Forsyth
- On Wednesday, Oct. 15, half of
4™ | the school disappeared for the
@F W entire morning to take the PSAT.
| b Sophomores spoke out against
. B the difficulty of the test and
oe against the length, many com
menting on their inability to fin
ish. While sophomores and
juniors spent hours answering
questions, almost the entire senior class took
this opportunity to visit prospective colleges or
(truth be told) to catch up on sleep, knowing
that they would not be missing much in class
that day.
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linemen are very talented
here and it makes my job
easier.”
Perhaps we’ve just wit
nessed the perfect storm:
a maturing quarterback
and a maturing defense
both getting comfortable,
and a galvanizing issue
around which to rally.
Georgia has learned what
it takes, and what it feels
like, to perform at an elite
level.
It’s doubtful that the
Dogs will lose that feel
ing. Even if someone
retumns.
Bulldog engine, and that’s
the new running back,
Nick Chubb. With 202
yards on 30 carries,
Chubb joined Herschel
Walker and Rodney
Hampton in an elite trio
of freshmen who’ve had
200 yard rushing games
for Georgia. He even
sounded a little like
Walker after the game.
“We have very good
linemen and put together
a very good scheme that
helped me break open
some runs,” Chubb told
GeorgiaDogs.com. “The