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VOLUME 10 ISSUE 5

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FEBRUARY 5-13, 2014

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YOUR SOURCE FOR SPORTS IN GEORGIA

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STARTING LINEUP PUBLISHER/EDITOR I.J. Rosenberg

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NATIONAL SIGNING DAY COVERAGE

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ATLANTA SPORTS HALL OF FAME

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INSIDE THE AMA SUPERCROSS

ART/CREATIVE DIRECTOR DJ Galbiati Blalock SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR Stephen Black

BUSINESS MANAGER Marvin Botnick

DIRECTOR OF SALES Melanie Snare & MARKETING

BEAT WRITERS Ricky Dimon (Braves)

Joe Deighton (Gladiators) Jay Underwood (Hawks) Brian Jones (KSU) Joe Deighton (UGA) Craig Sager II (Falcons) Donnell Suggs (Tech) Jay Underwood (GSU)

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COMMITMENTS TO IN-STATE COLLEGES GEORGIA 1.

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Kendall Baker Jeb Blazevich Keyon Brown Nick Chubb Detric Dukes Jake Edwards Shattle Fenteng Lamont Gaillard Kendall Gant Gilbert Johnson Rico Johnson Shaq Jones Sony Michael Jacob Park Malkom Parrish Dominick Sanders Dyshon Sims Shakenneth Williams Isaiah Wynn

DE Marist TE Charlotte Chr. (N.C.) DE Hardee Senior (Fla.) RB Cedartown LB Tucker OT Heard Country DB Grayson DT Pine Forest (N.C.) DB Lake Gibson (Fla.) WR Southridge (Fla.) WR Swainsboro DB Merritt Island (Fla.) RB American Heritage (Fla.) QB Stratford (S.C.) DB Brooks County DB Tucker OT Lowndes WR Rutland OT Lakewood (Fla.)

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DB Lamar County DB Lamar County OG Alonso (Fla.) DB Atlantic Coast (Fla.) LB Callaway LB Lowndes WR Oneonta (Ala.) QB Jackson (Ala.) TE Lower Dauphin (Penn.)

RB North Gwinnett LB Ocoee (Fla.) C West Forsyth DE Demopolis (Ala.) DE Porter-Gaud (S.C.) WR Lamar County DE University Christian (Fla.) OT Manatee (Fla.) DE Georgia Military OG North Augusta (S.C.)

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

THE PEACH STATE’S ANNUAL RECRUITING SPECTACLE

BY CRAIG SAGER II | CSAGER@SCOREATL.COM

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ootball and recruiting are viewed as the two most important sports in the southeastern United States. College football’s top programs live in this region and each year they face the challenge of guarding their prized in-state talent as programs cross state borders hoping to import championship-caliber talent back to their campuses. Fans stay glued to this drama year round, tracking official visits and watching the newest class of stars form for their favorite teams. The excitement, the drama and the theatrics surrounding National Signing Day seemingly grows each season as more players make their decisions on national stages and more recruiting battles come down to the final hour.

BUMPER CROP ...

The entire country flocks to the southeastern states for its talent, and this year that is es-

pecially true. In the state of Georgia, there are 19 different schools that have commitments from the Peach State’s top 50 recruits according to 247sports’ rankings. These 19 schools are from 12 different states, including Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

While the southeast as a whole disperses throughout the country, in Georgia the trend is growing. Upstart programs like Kennesaw State, Mercer and a still young Georgia State program have added a new dynamic to recruiting as the schools aggressively pick up in-state talent. Mercer holds some serious talent in its first class of scholarship athletes and Kennesaw State has already grabbed 20plus in-state players of its own for its inaugural class, including AJC 2013 all-classification

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Lorenzo Adger Dez Billingslea Cymeon Burden Chandler Burks Austin Byrd Will Cape Trey Chivers Ahmad Gooden Taylor Henkle Luther Jones Jake McKenzie Isa Muhammad Jaquez Parks Justin Sumpter Corey Thomas Ryan Warrior Xavier Harper Chiaza Nwadike Brandon Sutton Marcus Thurman Braylon Young Devin Pughsley Jace White Anthony Gore Akebren Ralls

OT LB WR ATH DE DB RB LB DB DT QB DB QB WR C OG WR OL OG CB DT DL S LB ATH

South Paulding Newton Eagle’s Landing South Paulding Calhoun North Hall Carrollton Talladega (Ala.) Kell Union County Monroe (Ala.) Riverdale Griffin Sandy Creek Newton Sandy Creek Jackson County Drew Callaway Bowdon Alcoa (Tenn.)

Spain Park (Ala.) North Paulding Statesboro Mary Persons

player of the year Jaquez Parks from Griffin.

Georgia State holds a top 100 recruiting class in the country by multiple recruiting sites and has commits from all over the state. As these in-state schools grab talent, it requires out-ofstate schools to be more aggressive in their recruitment of the state. Georgia products already dot rosters across the country and it is going to exponentially increase.

Different schools hit different states harder than others and programs stick to what works for them. Auburn had 25 players from Georgia on its SEC championship team this season and the Tigers have eight Peach State products dotting this year’s recruiting class, including St. Pius X safety Nick Ruffin. UGA has found some of its talent in Florida in recent seasons as well as its usual bevy of in-state recruits, and will headline its 2014 class with five-star running back and Florida-product Sony Michel to compliment Georgia five-star running back Nick Chubb from Cedartown.

Cornerback Malkom Parrish is another headliner in UGA’s 2014 class. Parrish started at quarterback during his high school career, but showed previews of his defensive dominance throughout the season and especially in camps over the summer. At the 2013 Rivals Camp Series, Parrish shut down receiver after receiver in one-on-one drills and won the defensive MVP of the camp. Afterwards,

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Nick Arbuckle Marcus Caffey Michael Ivory Jr. Steve Wolgamott Taylor Evans Ed Curney Antreal Allen Malik Ricks Ari Werts Sheldon Wynn Emierre Scaife Clinton Lynch Maaseiah Francis Krysten Hammon Ronald Peterkin Niemus Bryant Chandon Sullivan Todd Boyd Lucas Johnson Gabe Mobley Brandon Sullivan Nate Simon Michael Shaw Jerome Smith Evan Pantelf

QB LA Pierce College (Calif.)

CB Iowa Western C.C. (Iowa) OT Coffeyville C.C. (Kan.) OT Butler C.C. (Kan.) OG Saddleback College (Calif.)

ILB Carver-Atlanta CB Auburn (Ala.) OLB Stephenson TE Stephenson S Hartnell College (Calif.)

QB Mallard Creek (S.C.) WR Norcross WR Norcross RB Dickinson (Texas) S Stephenson DE Carver-Atlanta WR Winder-Barrow WR Colquitt County OT Cass OT Colquitt County FB Parkview S Golden West College (Calif.)

ILB Lanier CB Mays K Peachtree Ridge

the composite four-star became one of the 10 highest-ranked cornerbacks in the nation across almost every recruiting board.

In the ACC, Clemson crossed into the Peach State often to build its recruiting class and just one of the Tigers’ 10 highest-ranked commitments is actually from the school’s home state, South Carolina. Gainesville quarterback Deshaun Watson enrolled early with Clemson and the consensus five-star is Georgia’s all-time career leader for passing yards and touchdowns.

Georgia is expected to produce more than 1,000 football signees this year and Gwinnett, DeKalb, Fulton and Cobb counties are all projected to surpass the 100-signee marks with this year’s crop of recruits. The SEC, Southern Conference and the ACC each will likely place more than 40 Georgia products on rosters next fall and it looks like Georgia will also be well-represented in the Big South, Conference USA, Sun Belt and Gulf South for the next few collegiate seasons. This class showed us one of the most competitive football seasons the state of Georgia has seen last year and we will be able to track the career’s of these stars with the first-ever statewide signee database found at SigningDayFrenzy.com.

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2014 NATIONAL SIGNING DAY STATS (AS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2014)

COMMITTED PLAYERS BY COUNTY

COMMITTED PLAYERS BY CONFERENCE

COMMITTED PLAYERS BY COUNTY

COMMITTED PLAYERS BY CONFERENCE

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Defense

Georgia Recruiting

First Recruiting Classes

The Seahawks’ defense dominated the Super Bowl. It was amazing to see what they did to Peyton Manning and the Broncos. Seattle sat on the Denver running game (27 yards) and forced Manning into two interceptions and a fumble. The new NFL blueprint points to a young quarterback who gets paid minimally and frees up cap room for elite defenders.

The Bulldogs nabbed several big-time early commitments and have moved in on a few attractive prospects late in the process. Arguably the top two players in the state, Nick Chubb and Lorenzo Carter, could sign with the Dawgs. Chubb has been committed to UGA for months while Carter visited Athens this past weekend and is considered a Georgia lean.

Mercer and Kennesaw State are each preparing for the first recruiting classes in their respective histories. The Bears have commitments from several in-state recruits, such as Jalen Penn of Harrison and Avery Ward of Chattahoochee.

KSU, meanwhile, has commits from two dozen players and 10 walk-ons according to KSUOwlHowl.com.

SCORE LIST

By Ricky Dimon

THE BIG DAY

At long last, National Signing Day is here. Score Atlanta will have you covered from start to finish all day Wednesday, reporting on the happenings at five Taco Mac locations throughout the metro area with tweets, broadcasts and other updates of all the student signings as they are made. Be sure to follow the frenzied action on the constantly-updating ScoreATL.com page.

ALL UNDEFEATED

As the saying goes on Super Bowl Sunday, “tomorrow we’re all undefeated.” Coming off a 4-12 season, that is music to the Atlanta Falcons’ ears. Full attention can be paid to the 2014 campaign and the focus from now until early May will be on the NFL Draft. Atlanta owns the sixth overall pick and could be in line for a stud offensive lineman.

PITCHERS & CATCHERS

The official end of football season is the unofficial beginning of baseball. Pitchers and catchers for some teams report this week, while the first group of Atlanta Braves is set to report next Thursday. The first offseason workout will take place next Friday before the position players arrive the following Tuesday Don’t look now, but spring is almost here!

HEADING FOR HOME

Following a Tuesday night road contest at Clemson, the Georgia Tech men’s basketball team will play four consecutive home games at McCamish Pavilion: Saturday vs. Virginia, next Wednesday vs. Boston College, Feb. 18 vs. Duke and Feb. 22 vs. Clemson.

Interestingly, though, Tech has lost three straight at home but has won two of its last three on the road.

SUPER SATURDAY

February may not be heralded as the best month for sports, but Atlanta has a big event coming to town to help the cause. The Georgia Dome will host the eighth stop of the AMA Supercross season on Saturday, Feb. 22. Get your tickets now, because this motorcycle madness may be even more exciting than Chipper Jones’ snowstorm rescue of Freddie Freeman!

WHO’S NOT

By Stephen Black

WHO’S HOT

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Peyton Manning

Richard Sherman

Knowshon Moreno

In what could have been the final argument in his case to be considered one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, Manning laid an egg in the Super Bowl.

Manning saw the opening snap of the game sail past his head and into the end zone. The Broncos never recovered and Manning added to his long list of big-game failures.

Two weeks after taking all the credit for his team’s win in the NFC Championship game, Sherman was virtually invisible in the Super Bowl and eventually left the game with a high-ankle sprain. Although his team won a demonstrative victory, Sherman was left watching the final minutes on crutches. You have to wonder if he took credit for the win.

The former Georgia Bulldog simply did not show up for the Super Bowl. Moreno had 17 rushing yard and 20 receiving yards in the Broncos’ colossal failure of a game. It was a sad end to a brilliant season for Moreno, who had career years in rushing yards, receiving yards and total touchdowns in his best season since coming into the league in 2009.

NUMBERS

OUR TWO CENTS

By Craig Sager II

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TRIVIA QUESTION

HOW MANY YEARS IN A ROW HAS DEKALB COUNTY HAD MORE THAN 100 FOOTBALL PLAYERS SIGN WITH COLLEGES? ANSWER ON PAGE 14

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SANITY AT LAST

“We’re working to try to get something done.

They want me to be here, I want to be here, so let’s make it happen.”

Falcons WR Roddy White on his intention to stay in Atlanta long term.

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Consecutive years in which DeKalb County has produced more than 100 football signees.

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Consensus five-star players from Georgia in this year’s recruiting class.

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Tackles for loss by DE Lorenzo Carter during Norcross’s two state championship seasons.

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Number of Taco Mac locations participating in the Signing Day Frenzy Event

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Yards from scrimmage by KSU commit Jaquez Parks in the 2013 Class AAAA state championship game.

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Football conferences represented with a Georgiacommit before National Signing Day.

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Projected signees from two-time defending Class AAAAAA state champion Norcross.

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Rushing touchdowns by C.J. Leggett during his senior season at North Gwinnett.

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2014 Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Friday, Feb.7, 2014 | Buckhead Theater | 7:15 p.m.

MISSION STATEMENT

LIST OF CURRENT ATLANTA SPORTS HALL OF FAMERS

The Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring Atlanta’s sports heroes, remembering great moments in Atlanta’s sports Hank Aaron history and preserving the past from which future generations Tommy Barnes Gayle Barron can learn and take pride. www.AtlantaSportsHallofFame.org /AtlantaSportsHallofFame @ATLSportsHallofFame

ORDER OF EVENTS Welcome Larry Winter - President, Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame Host Introductions Sam Crenshaw - Sports Anchor, WXIA Channel 11 Chuck Oliver - Sports Radio Host, 680 the Fan Ken Rodriquez - Sports Anchor, Fox 5 Atlanta Larry Smith - Sports Anchor, WGCL Channel 46 Parade of Hall of Famers Introduction of all Hall of Famers State of the Hall Larry Winter- President, Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame 2014 Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame Induction 1. Cindy Brogdon/Presented by Jackie Bradford 2. Corky Kell/Presented by Bill Hartman 3. Ted Turner/Presented by Larry Smith 4. Antonio McKay/Presented by Mel Pender 5. George Rogers/Presented by John Heisman 6. John Smoltz/Presented by Pete Van Wieren Wrap-up and Thank You Larry Winter - President, Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame Cheryl Glisson - Secretary, Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame

Steve Bartkowski Furman Bisher Jackie Bradford Ron Bradley Skip Caray Bobby Cox Bobby Cremins Bill Curry Bobby Dodd Edith McGuire Duvall Bill Elliott Walt Frazier Tom Glavine Buck Godfrey Bill Hartman John Heisman Evander Holyfield Lou Hudson Claude Humphrey Ernie Johnson, Sr. Bobby Jones

Calvin “Monk” Jones Roger Kaiser Steve Lundquist Earl Mann Dr. Phil McCrary James “Red” Moore Edwin Moses Dale Murphy Larry Nelson Phil Niekro Tommy Nobis Mel Pender Mark Price Randy Rhino Dr. Homer Rice Deion Sanders John Schuerholz Dr. Tim Singleton Louise Suggs Jessie Tuggle Wyomia Tyus Jeff Van Note Pete Van Wieren Dominique Wilkins

WHO IS ELIGIBLE AND HOW IS THE VOTING DONE FOR THE ATLANTA SPORTS HALL OF FAME?

THANKS TO OUR TABLE SPONSORS Atlanta Braves

Turner Enterprises

Greater Atlanta Christian

University of South Carolina

Kell High School

Wheeler High School

THANKS TO OUR “FACILITATORS AND TICKET COACHES” Jackie Bradford - Member of the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame Carey Brewer - Atlanta Gamecock Club Bill Burton - Greater Atlanta Christian Phillip Evans - Turner Enterprises Steve Jones - Cobb County Athletics Holly Price - Northview High School Steve Tackett - George Rogers Foundation

THANKS TO KELL HIGH SCHOOL FOR ART PROJECT Ed Wagner - Principal Laura LaQuaglia - Visual Art Department

Artists: Ana Carvalho.................................................................. Ted Turner Eva Ponce...............................................................Antonio McKay 1. To be eligible for the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame a nom- Jackie Ducros............................................................ all inductees ination must be for an individual or team in the Greater Jacob Fournier................................................................Corky Kell Atlanta Area as defined by the US Census MSA (MetJenna Cory.............................................................. Cindy Brogdon ropolitan Statistical Area). This is a 28 county area.

2. A nominee must have been born in Greater Atlanta or Kahori Guzman........................................................... John Smoltz resided in the Greater Atlanta area long enough to have Olivia Wang.............................................................George Rogers attended high school, and/or participated in a sports activity in Greater Atlanta for at least four years.

3. Participated in their sport or activity for at least 20 years, or have been retired for 3 years, or in the event of a death an individual or team is immediately eligible.

4. Must be present at the Induction Ceremony to be inducted.

5. All nominees will go through a multi-tiered screening process. The final vote is done by the Honors Court.

THANKS TO OUR OTHER DONORS Cheryl and Harrell Glisson

Edith McGuire Duvall

Coach Ronald Bradley

Knox Culpepper

Dave Hunter

Larry and Selina Winter

Dr. Homer Rice

Margaret Kleiman

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CLASS OF 2014 INDUCTEES GEORGE ROGERS

CINDY BROGDON • Born and raised in Buford, she led Greater Atlanta Christian to 3 Georgia high school basketball championships (1972, 1974 and 1975) • 4 time State of Georgia MVP High School Basketball Player (1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975) • Started college career at Mercer University and made AllAmerica while playing there in 1976 • First Georgian to be a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball squad, won 1976 silver-medal in the Montreal Summer Olympics • Ranks second in University of Tennessee’s all-time scoring average, 20.8, and was a two-time Kodak All-American at UT (1978 and 1979). Featured in Sports Illustrated and Newsweek • Inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002

CORKY KELL • Started the girl’s basketball program at Cobb County’s Wheeler High School in 1965. Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Girls Basketball Coach of the Year for 1972 • Coached football at Wheeler High School for eight seasons. 4 time Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Football Coach of Year

• Graduated from Duluth High School in 1975, where he rushed for a school and Gwinnett County record of 2,286 yards his senior year • Two time First-team All-American (1979 and 1980) at University of South Carolina. Finished with school record 5,204 career rushing yards • Rushed for 1,781 yards and 14 TDs as senior, and won the 1980 Heisman Trophy his senior year with the Gamecocks • In 1981 the New Orleans Saints selected Rogers with the first overall NFL pick • Won NFL rushing title as a rookie with 1,674 yards and had four 1,000-yard rushing seasons in NFL career • Won a Super Bowl ring with the Washington Redskins in 1987, defeating the Denver Broncos 42-10 in Super Bowl XXII • Finished seven year NFL career with 7,176 yards rushing and 54 TDs

JOHN SMOLTZ

• On August 12, 1987, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves • 8 time All-Star and 1996 Cy Young Award winner who was a cornerstone pitcher for the Atlanta Braves for twenty years (1988-2008)

• Athletic director for the Cobb County School District until his retirement

• Part of a starting pitching rotation that led the Braves from last place in 1990 to first place in 1991, setting the team on a recordsetting run of consecutive division titles and World Series appearances

• In 1992 created the High School Football Classic that showcased high school football teams in the Georgia Dome. The annual event is now known as the “Corky Kell Classic”

• Won 1995 World Series with Atlanta Braves, 1997 Silver Slugger Award, 2002 Rolaids Relief Man of the Year, and 1992 NLCS MVP

• Kell High School in Cobb County is named in his honor

• Finished career with 213 wins and 154 saves, making him the only pitcher in major league history to have more than 200 wins and more than 150 saves

ANTONIO MCKAY • The Atlanta native was the 400 meter high school state champion in 1980, 1981 and 1982 at Roosevelt High School in Atlanta

• Is a member of the elite 3,000 strikeout club with 3,084 strikeouts • The Braves retired his number (#29) in 2012

• In 1982 set the 400 meter state record and captured the State 200 meter title. He was a two time All-State football and 1982 All-State basketball selection

TED TURNER

• Was a three-time NCAA All American while at Georgia Tech, and in 1984 was the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 400 meter champion

• Won the 1977 America’s Cup as captain of the boat “Courageous”

• In the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, McKay was a member of the gold-medal winning 4x400 meter relay team. He also captured the bronze medal in the 400 meters in 1984 • Won the 400 meters in the 1986 inaugural Goodwill Games • 8 time USA Track & Field 400 meter indoor champion

• Purchased the Atlanta Braves in 1976, and then he bought the Atlanta Hawks in 1977 • Named Yachtsman of the Year four times • Created the Goodwill Games, a world-class multi-sport event that took place every four years from 1986 to 2001 • Turner’s 1995 Atlanta Braves won the World Series. Under his ownership, the team won a record number of consecutive division titles

IN MEMORY OF TIM SINGLETON DR. TIM SINGLETON (DECEMBER 22, 1936 - JULY 31, 2013), ASHOF CLASS OF 2011 • In 1970 Tim Singleton started a legendary Atlanta tradition - the Peachtree Road Race.

Tim became known as “Papa Peachtree.” He loved running and participated in 73 marathons.

• “In all of Atlanta sports history, there are only a few giants who have left behind a legacy so vast, wide and everlasting that it grows larger and more deeply ingrained into our city’s consciousness with each passing year. Tim Singleton was one of those giants.”……..quote from Author Tim Darnell

2013/2014 ATLANTA SPORTS HALL OF FAME HONORS COURT Lee Baker............................................ Touchdown Club of Atlanta John Bednarowski......................................Marietta Daily Journal Jeff Beggs.................................................City of Atlanta Athletics Jackie Bradford.................................................... Member ASHOF Ronald Bradley..................................................... Member ASHOF Soloman Brannan................................... NFL Players Association Mike Cammack..........................................................Shiloh HS AD Dennis Caniglia.........................Atl Chapter-College Football HOF Paula Caray........................................................... Member ASHOF Andy Carr.......................................................... Atlanta Track Club Steven Craft.........................................Fulton County Ath Director Eric Douglas.....................................North Fulton/Forsyth TD Club Art Eckman........................................... Kennesaw State Athletics Mike Emery.............................. Gwinnett County Athletic Director Bob Fiscella............................................... Comcast Sports South Buck Godfrey........................................................ Member ASHOF Will Hammock................................................. Gwinnett Daily Post Mike Haynes....................................North Fulton/Forsyth TD Club Bob Hope.................................................................Atlanta Braves

Bob Houghton............................. Ga Association of Broadcasters Rendell Jackson.......................................City of Atlanta Athletics Steve Jones.................................... Cobb County Athletic Director Roger Kaiser......................................................... Member ASHOF Frank Kleha............................................................Atlanta Falcons Ralph Kytan........................................................Retired Coca Cola Kevin May...........................................Clayton County Ath Director Dr. Phil McCrary.................................................... Member ASHOF Scott McFarlane................................................680 The Fan Radio Tony McIntyre.........................................All American Specialties Terrence Moore....................................... Sports Writer/Journalist Chuck Oliver............................................ 680 The Fan Radio/Host Jim Owen.....................................Oglethorpe University Athletics Mike Perry............................................... Alpharetta Parks & Rec Ken Rodriguez.......................................................Fox 5 TV Sports Trey Sanders...........................................Atlanta Motor Speedway Larry Smith......................................................CBS Atlanta Sports Mike Stamus........................................................ Georgia Tech AA Christian Suttle............................................Hillgrove High School

SOME SAMPLE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND AWARDS PROGRAMS OF THE ATLANTA SPORTS HALL OF FAME 1................................................“Careers in Sports” Teen Summit 2............Negro League/Black History Month Education Program 3......................................... Speakers Bureau and Book Program 4........................................................Foster Kids Christmas Party

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2014 ATLANTA SPORTS HALL OF FAME ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND BOARD Joel Alterman Lee Baker Bev Bennett Margaret Billingsley (Events) Cheryl Glisson (Secretary) Rich Keckler Margaret Kleiman

Tony McIntyre Jim Riley Carolyn Serra Greg White Larry Winter (President) Selina Winter (PR)

SPECIAL THANKS Buckhead Theatre - For a great facility and crew Chip Emerson, R2R Media - For website support Coca Cola - For soft drinks Joe Albano - Social media Margaret Billingsley - Events Chairman Margaret Kleiman - Volunteer Coordinator Our Hosts - Sam Crenshaw, Chuck Oliver, Ken Rodriguez, and Larry Smith Redhouse Marketing - For invitations, banners, and posters Score Atlanta - For printed program Tim Darnell - For plaque text Carolyn Serra - For bags and tomahawks

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ATLANTA SUPERCROSS

MAIN EVENT HIGHLIGHTS DAY OF THRILLS

BY CRAIG SAGER II | CSAGER@SCOREATL.COM

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he race for the 2014 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series Championship comes through Atlanta with a competitive field of former champions that will be racing on the biggest stage the sport has seen. For the first time in history, the entire season is being televised live on FOX Sports and the Supercross tour around the country will continue to be tracked live with an estimated 291 hours of programming this season. The first half of the season has been highly-competitive as Ryan Villopoto, the defending Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series Champion continues to pace the field as the man to beat in 450SX Class.

ALL-TIME GREAT ...

The 25-year old became the first repeat champion in the sport since Ricky Carmichael did it in 2006 and has been the star of Supercross over the past couple years. Villopoto’s blistering pace could eventually catch him up with racing great Jeremy McGrath for the top position on the all-time win list in Monster Energy Supercross at four career championships.

In Villopoto’s first 75 450SX Class starts, he won 45 percent of his races and if Villopoto can claim a fourth championship, he will be joining elite company.

James Stewart is a past champion who found success in Atlanta last year. Like most other riders, however, Stewart has struggled to gain prominence in the sport with Villopoto’s emergence and a deep field of riders. Stewart, the 2008 FIM World Champion, led all 20 laps in Atlanta last year and edged out Villopoto for first place by 1.468 seconds. Stewart sits in fifth place (80 points) in total points this season after the first five races and has bounced back from a disappointing four-point start in Anaheim. Stewart will be slated as a contender in Atlanta with this year’s pool of 450SX riders.

Villopoto has plenty of competition this season beyond Stewart in 450SX Class and 31-year-old Chad Reed posted back-to-back victories in Anaheim 2 and Anaheim 3 to put pressure on Villopoto. Villopoto and Reed each

won two of the first five races this season. Reed grabbed the lead from Villopoto on the first lap of the Anaheim 3 main event and held his lead against a trailing Ken Roczen to score his second win of the Monster Energy Supercross season. Villopoto still maintained his lead in the standings afterwards, but not by a comfortable margin. Reed’s 102 total points sat right behind Villopoto’s 104 total points through the first five races of the 17-race season.

TIE AT THE TOP ...

In the 250SX West Class, Dean Wilson grabbed his first victory of the 2014 Monster Energy Supercross season at Anaheim. The win moved Wilson to third in the overall standings. Jason Anderson and Cole Seely are locked in first place with 109 total points apiece. Last season in Atlanta, rider William Hahn dominated the 250SX main event and led all 15 laps in route to the win.

During race day, the riders will hit the track for a walk-through before several rounds of qualifying practice runs. The opening ceremonies begin at 7 p.m. and 20 riders will race in each of the first two 250SX heats. The top nine finishers of each heat make it to the main event and will be joined by the top four finishers of the last chance qualifier to make up a final field of 22 riders in 250SX.

The 450SX riders have a slightly different schedule. The action starts with a pair of heats (20 riders each) and the top four finishers from their respective heats earn automatic spots in the main event. Finishers five through 20 from the opening two heats will split up (based on odd or even finish), forming two fields of 16 riders for two semifinal races that will send the top five finishers from each race into the main event. There will be a last chance qualifier with 22 riders that will send the last four qualifiers for the main event with a short four lap race. The 450SX main event starts at 10 p.m. and boasts a field of 22 riders that will race for 20 laps.

Photo courtesy of Frank Hoppen/AMA Supercross.

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