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North Fulton hosts Corky Kell 7-on-7 tourney By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The GHSA football season kicks off in North Fulton for the third straight year for the Corky Kell Classic 7-on-7 tournament. Milton, Blessed Trinity, Centennial and Roswell Area Park will host the event this Friday. The event will feature 10 local teams in the field of 35 programs. North Fulton will be represented by Johns Creek, Centennial, Blessed Trinity, Alpharetta, Roswell and Milton. Forsyth Central, West Forsyth, South Forsyth and North Forsyth will also compete. Teams will play four games Friday morning to determine seeds for the 35team single-elimination bracket tournament played that afternoon. The tournament will mark the first
on-field competition for co-hosts Blessed Trinity who captured the 2017 Class 4A state championship. The Titans will play four teams from higher classifications — Peachtree Ridge,
Brookwood, Lanier and Alpharetta — ahead of bracket play. After their deepest playoff run in program history, Alpharetta will show off their new talent in the backfield and secondary after graduating a number of seniors. Centennial comes into the tournament after placing second in the Region 7-AAAAAA standings last season and winning their first playoff game in 15 years. Knights quarterback Max Brosmer, one of the top-producing QBs in the state in 2017, will lead Centennial in the tournament. Rivals Milton and Roswell will face off in pool play. Both teams return multiple offensive and defensive starters but will also showcase new talent to fill the void of graduated seniors. South Forsyth returns to action with
their lineups altered after some students were redistricted to Denmark High. The War Eagles went undefeated in on-field play during the regular season last year. West Forsyth will compete in the event for the second consecutive year. The Wolverines went 7-4 last season under first-year head coach Shawn Cahill. The Corky Kell tournament will give North Forsyth a chance to showcase its new offense after the graduation of quarterback Ben Bales who threw for over 3,000 yards last season. Johns Creek and Forsyth Central will look to rebound from disappointing seasons beginning Friday. The Gladiators went 3-7 and the Bulldogs were 0-10 in 2017. All games will be free to attend. For a full schedule or to view results, visit corkykell.com.
Another championship year for local schools Local teams capture 19 state titles, 25 individual championships By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The 2017-18 GHSA athletics season marked another remarkable year for local athletics and ensured North Fulton and Forsyth County retain their status as a state hotbed for athletics. During the year, 19 local teams won state championships and 12 finished as state runner up. In addition, 25 athletes won individual state titles in wrestling, track and field and swim and dive. The titles continue an impressive streak for the area. A North Fulton school has won a state championship in
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Milton and Cambridge student athletes are honored during the Dec. 18 Milton City Council meeting for their successes in state championship competition. at least one sport every year since 1995. Forsyth County has earned at least one state title since 2011. With the wide range of spring sports ending in May, it is no surprise that the
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month saw an influx of state titles to the area. Over half of the area’s team state championships were captured last month. In soccer, six local teams earned
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berths in the state championships, with the Alpharetta girls and Chattahoochee and Lambert boys winning titles in
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