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Public gives input on design standards

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Woman attempts to flee after shoplifting incident FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A woman fought back when she was being detained and later arrested for shoplifting.

The 47-year-old woman was at the Belk on Lakeland Plaza attempting to return items without a receipt. The loss prevention officer told deputies the woman didn’t leave the store immediately, but took a few items and walked out of the store without paying.

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Men caught climbing tower on mountain FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Two men were arrested for criminal trespass after they were found climbing the radio tower atop Sawnee Mountain.

Deputies arrived and witnessed the 19 year olds climbing the tower and told them to come down. The tower is government property owned by Forsyth County and controls the 911 radio system.

It is surrounded by a chain link fence with barbed wire on top. The two men found an area in the fence where they could enter. There is a “no trespassing” sign on the fence where their car was parked.

The men said they climbed the tower to “see some great views” and “because they’re adrenaline junkies,” according to the incident report.

They said they didn’t think it was an issue to enter the location because they were only going to see the views and they didn’t damage anything.

They were arrested for criminal trespass.

Airsoft gun horseplay draws police attention FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — An 18-yearold man was cited after the gun he reportedly pointed at a group of people turned out to be an airsoft gun.

Deputies were called to Little Ridge Park in reference to a man brandishing a weapon. The complainant said the man pointed the gun at his friend and others inside an SUV. The man then

trespass warning and said she needed to return inside, but the woman reportedly had a hard time sitting still and kept putting her hands in her pockets.

The officer said the woman attempted to run from him outside the store, but the man was trying to stop her. A car then pulled up trying to assist her in fleeing, but the escape failed. The officer heard the driver yell to the woman: “Call me and I will bail you out.”

Deputies found a container with a white substance, which tested positive for methamphetamine. She also had a bottle of pills, which she spilled on the floor. Medical staff said the pills in the bottle didn’t match the label.

She was arrested for misdemeanor shoplifting, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a schedule II controlled substance and possession of a schedule IV controlled substance.

reportedly fired the gun into the woods, but the complainant didn’t hear a report and believed it to be either a small caliber weapon or a pellet gun.

When deputies arrived the men involved said the “weapon” was an airsoft gun and they were having an “airsoft war.” They were searched and no lethal weapons were found. Other witnesses said the men were messing around with the airsoft gun.

A deputy recovered the gun and confirmed it was non-lethal.

The deputy also found a baggie of marijuana, but neither man would claim ownership.

The complainant said he saw the man with the gun throw the baggie on the ground when he saw the deputy show up.

He was cited for possession of marijuana less than one ounce. He also called his parents to be advised of the incident.

did not return the deputy’s calls.

There are no cameras on the property.

Hit and run damages No Longer Bound building FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A building used by No Longer Bound was damaged recently after it was struck by a semitruck trailer.

Witnesses said they saw the top right area of the truck’s trailer hit the rear gutter area of the building. A witness said the driver stopped for a second, turned the wheels and continued to leave without stopping. The witness attempted to wave down the driver, but he didn’t stop.

An employee in the building during the incident said he heard a loud sound and the building shook. He also saw the truck and ran out to attempt to stop the driver.

The owner of No Longer Bound said he was in contact with an employee of the truck company who said the driver denied the incident ever happened. They

Woman takes action after identity theft tipoff ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A woman discovered Aug. 6 that someone was using her identity to open multiple fake accounts after she was sent a notice in the mail.

The woman received two letters Aug.4 from Delta Community Bank. The first congratulated her on opening a new checking account, which she had not done, and the second was a bill for $175 from that account.

The woman alerted the bank about the fraud, and later received another letter that the account had been closed.

She then froze her credit.

But two days later, the woman received a call from Kohl’s that someone had attempted to open an account with them using her name.

$90,000 in equipment Stolen from hospital JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Two pieces of hospital equipment, worth $90,000 total, were listed as stolen Aug. 3.

An employee with Emory Johns Creek Hospital met with police that morning to report that a gastroscope and colonscope were both missing from the storage closet.

The employee said she had last seen the equipment at 5:45 p.m. the previous day, but when she arrived at 6:30 a.m.

Aug. 3, the items were gone.

The hospital verified that the equipment was not checked out by anyone.

The employee said that the only way to have access to the department after hours where the equipment was stored is with a key card.

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County leases space for Recovery Community Foundation

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Recovery Community Foundation of Forsyth County will soon have a place to call home.

The Forsyth County Commission voted Aug. 7 to allow the group to move into the former Supporting Adoption & Foster Families Together building at 608 Veterans Memorial in Cumming.

Commission Cindy Jones Mills said Catherine Rosborough, foundation founder and director, came to her a few weeks ago excited about an annual $250,000 grant they had received that would be used for a location to be used for a gathering spot for those in recovery.

“A lot of the time the biggest thing in recovery is getting them to break away from friends that lead them down the path to stay in drug addiction,” Mills said. “I hear from person after person they have nowhere to go.

Some are 25 and have been in a bad place and there’s nowhere for them to go that isn’t a bar or has drugs, alcohol or something. To have this in a community has made a huge difference.”

Since 2016, the nonprofit has been funded through the state as an addiction recovery support center, which makes them one of 12 of their kind throughout

the state.

In 2017, the group was chosen by Facing Addiction, a national non-profit dedicated to finding solutions to addiction, as one of 15 for a pilot program designed to develop a strategic campaign unique to the local community.

Rosborough is in long-term recovery and therefore an advocate for those in the same situation, she said.

She was inspired by The Zone in Marietta, an organization that supports people in long-term recovery by giving them a place to hang out and meet likeminded people.

Currently, Rosborough said the group is using various spaces to meet, many of which are donated by other groups.

“For our community, one of the biggest needs I’ve seen working as a counselor in the accountability court system, is transitional services for people who are leaving programs,” Rosborough said.

“It’s not a clinical setting. There’s no counseling offered. It’s strictly peerbased support. People like myself or other peers who are coaches would lead meetings.”

There is a need for services for young people, ages 18-24 particularly, and families in recovery, she said.

“We would be focusing on programing specific to meetings and supports, family evenings and recreational,” she said.

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The Zone in Marietta gives those in long term recovery another space to meet friends and relax away from things that might be detrimental to their recovery.

“This building would be the first step.”

To receive the grant, the group needs a facility with insurance established, and the grant will begin Sept. 1.

“She knows this location could be sold or a temporary use, but this would give her a time to be able to get this program started, get the grant going and possibly look for a larger ‘home,’” Mills

said.

All services offered are free for any services provided, which is part of the grant.

“This is a place where people can come and stay sober,” she said.

Rosborough can be contacted at recovery.advocacy.forsyth@gmail.com for more information.

County seeks input on southeast residential designs

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Residents who live in southeast Forsyth County are getting a chance to craft the look of

their community by providing input on residential design standards.

For the past two weeks, the county has sponsored three meetings to invite residents to participate in the design process.

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The listening sessions were designed to gather responses on preferred design standards, which include different design concepts and potential strategies to highlight community identity, so that community priorities may be integrated into the draft requirements.

The boundaries for this area are Ga. 400 to the west, McGinnis Ferry Road to the south and the Ga. 20 vicinity to the north.

The public feedback will assist with establishing standards that reflect distinctive character for future development in the area.

Participants looked at landscape, lot coverage, materials, windows, parking, common space, connectivity and walking, signs, lighting and site design.

Vanessa Bernstein-Goldman, deputy director of Planning and Community Development, said the focus of the placemaking portion of the meetings was to decide which identifiers in the community could be used to brand the identity of this area of the county.

“It will distinguish it in a visual way from other areas in the county,” she said.

“The prime focus is looking at potential residential standards that would become part of our unified development code.”

In addition to the public input, the county will receive feedback from the steering committee, and all the information may go to the Board of Commissioners for more comments, eventually leading to public hearings before adoption.

Setting residential design standards was identified in the county’s comprehensive plan, Bernstein-Goldman said.

“The community was interested in looking at design standards for this area,” she said. “It’s finding ways to brand or tag the area to know you’re here.”

In the future, there will be an open house for anyone else who wants to have their say in the design standards. There would be draft standards at that point for the public to comment upon.

Currently, only the southeastern part of the county is determining its residential design standards.

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The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners recently voted for animal control to now fall under code enforcement.

Sheriff’s Office to relinquish animal control service

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Animal control services in Forsyth County will soon be taken over by county code enforcement, rather than by the Sheriff’s Office which has been handling the department.

The Forsyth County Commission voted Aug. 7 to transition animal control from the Sheriff’s Office to code enforcement, which includes a budget amendment for increased staffing, additional funding for office renovations and approval of capital funding to replace vehicles.

Deputy County Manager Tim Merritt said the change will let animal control fall into a general government category.

The shift will occur Oct. 1.

“In doing so, our plan is for this department to be staffed with a total of six people that would include one supervisor, four animal control officers and one admin assistant,” Merritt said. “The Sheriff’s Office is currently giving up five positions and the starting salaries of those five positions.”

The total projected expenses are just over $463,000, which is about $78,000 more than the Sheriff’s Office is contributing, Merritt said. This is due to an increased level of staff designed to increase the level of service provided to citizens, he said. The staff schedules will be staggered so there will be someone available for citizens.

These added expenses will be offset with the estimated revenue of $85,000 a year, Merritt said, which is generally

from the rabies vaccine fee that veterinarians forward to the county.

Three of the county’s five trucks used for animal control need to be replaced, he said, and the county approved a capital budget of up to $229,000. That includes animal carriers, replacing the remaining carriers and other items such as phones, laptops and furniture.

“It’ll be clean and new,” Merritt said.

“It’s an improvement over what they have now.

We will be able to get multiple years of use out of those.”

Other plans include providing space for the newly dubbed “Animal Services Division” by renovating a section of the Georgia State Patrol building on County Way which is no longer used by the patrol. County plans include moving code enforcement and park rangers and combining them with the animal control staff in the renovated space. The cost estimate is about $110,000.

County Manager Eric Johnson said earlier this year the commission asked him to look into county spaces being rented out by state agencies.

“That cost to renovate isn’t only associated with animal control, but along the line of moving toward staff getting out of the (current) building in anticipation of being able to move toward everything getting demolished on that site,” Johnson said.

“It’s a law enforcement building, so it makes sense to put code enforcement there, but it’s adjacent to the animal shelter. Logically it makes sense and code enforcement still has access to Ga. 400.”

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Fair & Festival Advisory Board holds first meeting

By KATHLEEN STURGEON Kathleen@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — The inaugural meeting of the Cumming Fair & Festival Advisory Board gave members a chance to plan for the upcoming Cumming Country Fair this fall.

Board President Michelle Daniels, who is also the director of tourism for the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, said the 14-member board was initiated earlier this year as part of Cumming Mayor Troy Brumbalow’s campaign. All members are appointed by members of the Cumming City Council.

“He wanted a new board to be formed to serve as an advisory council to give recommendations to the mayor and City Council on how to improve the guest experience at the fair,” she said.

Daniels was nominated to serve on the board, and at the Aug. 2 meeting, she was voted in as president due to her role with the chamber and county.

“The fair is such an incredible opportunity for our community, and the region as a whole, to come out and enjoy some great fall fun,” she said. “There are games, tons of things to do for the family and all kinds of different opportunities to really highlight the cool things we have in the area.”

With the new board formed and the fair approaching, Daniels said she thinks the board will stay behind the scenes and look into the fair before making any decisions for next year. For now, the goals are to go to the fair and look at the ticket prices, food offered and overall experience.

“Because we are late in the game, we didn’t want to throw any new challenges or hurdles at the fantastic Fairgrounds team,” Daniels said. “So many things had already been set in stone prior to our first meeting. We reviewed the fair because many of us had been attending for years. We want to go into it with a brand new set of eyes and look at it from

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Michelle Daniels is the president of the Cumming Fair & Festival Advisory Board. the guest experience.”

The group is anticipating next year melding the current fair ideas with possible new ones.

She credits longtime Fairgrounds Administrator Dave Horton for the fair’s past success.

“We want to move forward to see where we can go with it in terms of new shows, artists and opportunities to mesh the new and old ideas,” she said. “I’m excited the mayor has decided to create this board because it is comprised of all different ages and ethnicities. It encompasses as a whole what everyone enjoys at the fair.”

The board will meet Oct. 24 to assess the fair, then provide the City Council with suggestions as to what they think will help the next event.

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City considers potential changes to annual Fair

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — One of the most historic elements of the Cumming County Fair will remain open weekdays this fall, after city officials debated Aug. 7 whether to limit the hours the Heritage Village is open.

The Cumming City Council discussed changing the current structure of the annual Cumming County Fair, or striving to keep it true to its roots. Ultimately, the board decided to keep the current schedule of the Village, and get a recommendation from the Fair Board next year.

Councilman Louis Ledbetter said he’d heard rumblings about cutting back on the operating hours for the living history exhibit, limiting its hours to weekends. The exhibit includes a saw mill, cotton gin and blacksmith shop and serves as a reproduction of a turnof-the-century town. It is complete with a one-room schoolhouse, working post office, barbershop, doctor and dentist offices, Baptist and Methodist churches

and a quilting house, according to the Fairgrounds’ website.

“A lot of people come to that who can’t come just on weekends,” Ledbetter said. “They get a lot out of that during the times they do come. We ought to continue to schedule those events just like we normally have in the past.”

City Administrator Phil Higgins said the discussion began when staff looked at fair expenses.

“When looking at the costs of running the Heritage Village, last year just the cost of running those displays was close to $70,000,” Higgins said. “That’s counting labor. We don’t have volunteers anymore; material, which in the cotton gin the cotton alone was at $30,000. The thought was, with trying to cut expenses, if we only run it on the weekends, it still runs for half the fair.”

If the city reduced the Village operation to six of the fair’s 11 days, Higgins said labor costs would be reduced by half and the cotton supply could be stretched for multiple years of use.

“You look around at the fair and you see people walk by and look at the dis-

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The Cumming Country Fair draws thousands of visitors each year. plays,” he said. “Unfortunately, I don’t work outside on the grounds of the fair a lot.

I don’t get to see how many people are watching the shows. But I know on the weekends they do OK because the crowd is bigger. On a good Saturday we’ll have close to 40,000 people.”

Ledbetter said the fair was created to honor the heritage of the community, county and city.

“It’s to show what and how the city came from,” he said. “That’s why those

add to the younger people to show where the city and county come from.

Everybody can’t come to the fair on the weekends. A lot of people come during the week.

I want to keep it like it is. If it’s voted not to do that, then I’ll support that, too.”

Higgins said they propose to still have the Village manned with someone well versed in the displays, but they do not intend to have a full-time staff person there.

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BLACK BOX special report:

Registration shuffle rattles

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — When Alpharetta resident Ollie Wagner went to vote in the July 24 runoff election, he wasn’t expecting trouble.

He’s lived at the same address and been registered to vote for more than 10 years, after all. Nothing had changed.

But when he went to the Alpharetta Library at 9 a.m. to cast his ballot, he was told he would have to vote provisionally.

Provisional ballots are usually issued when a voter’s eligibility comes into question, and the voter is later informed whether their vote was counted or not.

There are several reasons why a person might be handed a provisional ballot — such as outdated or inaccurate information — but one of the most common reasons is that the voter’s name does not appear on the electoral roll for that precinct.

But Wagner’s information, his address, hadn’t changed in years.

The poll workers that morning didn’t fully understand what was going on, but they told Wagner that he had been placed on a list and flagged for some reason.

“The word that I got was simply that I had to do a provisional ballot,” Wagner said. “Somewhere along the line, they said that this happened to somebody else this morning already, a longtime resident.”

Wagner did end up voting provisionally, but he was not the only one who ran into trouble on Election Day. Roswell resident Shirley Filardi, likewise, was told that she had been flagged for some reason and would have to vote provisionally despite having lived in the same place for years.

The poll workers Filardi spoke to were able to give her some more information: there had been some sort of glitch, they told her, and anyone who had renewed their driver’s license recently or changed their address had to vote provisionally.

“I just felt very discouraged,” Filardi said. “They were all polite, they were apologizing. But, it just seems that there was something going on.”

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Despite having lived in the same place for years, or even decades, hundreds of registered voters in Fulton County were forced to fill out provisional ballots in the July 24 runoff.

Complying with a federal judge order Wagner’s and Filardi’s accounts were echoed across several North Atlanta counties that day. Almost 1,000 provisional ballots were cast in the July 24 elections in Fulton County alone — a sizable spike compared to past elections.

In the past 10 elections prior to the July 24 runoff, provisional ballots made up anywhere between .02 percent and .28 percent of the total votes cast. That number shot up to 1.46 percent in the July 24 race, which featured GOP gubernatorial candidates Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp.

The spike can be tracked to a 2017 ruling made by a federal judge, said Candice Broce, press secretary and staff attorney for the Georgia Secretary of State.

Last year, during the heated 6th District congressional race between Karen

Handel and Jon Ossoff, U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten ruled in favor of civil rights advocacy groups by ordering Georgia to reopen voter registration that spring.

The state complied with the order, Broce said. But its impact was felt July 24, 2018 when five counties – Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and Gwinett – all held their first federal runoff election since Handel vs. Ossoff.

To comply with the judge’s ruling extending voter registration, Broce said these counties used supplemental voter lists to show those who registered for the first time or changed their voter record between what would have been the “regular” April 24, 2018 registration deadline and the “new” June 25, 2018 deadline.

Those who did were flagged for provisional voting.

This measure would ensure that voters were only casting a ballot in races they were eligible to participate in, Broce said.

“There was no issue with the voter registration database,” she added. “We worked together to find a way to accommodate this judicially imposed deadline,

and we agreed that this system would comply with the ruling.”

An extra wrinkle “We knew that we were going to have more provisional ballots than normal,” said Richard Barron, Fulton County director of Registration and Elections.

But the department wasn’t expecting an additional snarl in the process that arose that morning.

Almost 20,000 people in Fulton County were placed on the supplemental voter list. It was the first time the county had ever been given such a list, and in order to deal with the unusual circumstances, Barron said that poll workers were trained before the election to be aware of the issue.

But come Tuesday morning, poll workers were flooded with hundreds of cases like Wagner and Filardi – residents who lived at the same address for years, some for decades, were suddenly being flagged as someone who had recently moved.

After some digging, election officials finally worked out a common denominator. These voters had renewed or applied for a driver’s license earlier this year at

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long-time voters the Department of Driver Services. If their plus-four digit ZIP code changed or was added to the license, the Secretary of State’s voter database flagged it.

“It was flagged as a move because it was technically a change in address,” Barron said. “So all of those people were put on the green supplemental list as well.”

Barron said the ZIP code issue was in part a “byproduct” of last year’s court order.

“I don’t think anyone saw it coming,” he said. “None of the counties knew that was coming. The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t know either. No one knew.”

So someone could have been living at the same address for decades with only the plus-four digit change, but for the computers, that was enough to count as an address change.

The supplemental voters list the counties were given did not explain why people had been placed on the list. Election officials and poll workers only knew that a person’s name was on the list for moving recently and that they would have to vote provisionally.

“We had a total of 978 provisional ballots in this election, 659 of them were because of voters that had moved,” Barron said. “How many of those 659 were affected because of the plus-four in the ZIP code? I don’t know. We’d have to research every voter’s registration history to figure that out. We do know that if it was a ZIP plus-four change, the database put them onto that supplemental list, and we processed everyone the same across the county so that no one would be treated differently….

“There’s nothing voters could have done about this.”

Future elections For the immediate future, at least, voters need not worry. The supplemental voter list will not come into play in the November elections.

The only time it could become an issue again, Barron said, is if there was another primary and primary runoff in two years.

“I don’t know what the remedy is going to be for it,” he said. “If there’s a ZIP code plus-four change next time — I don’t think the DDS or the state or the county could have known that a ZIP plus-four was going to throw people onto the supplemental list.”

The state’s old voting system technology contributed to the issue, Barron said. Making any changes to a voter’s information is “not an easy thing to do.”

And when the judge ordered that voter

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“It’s just an inflexible system, because it’s old,” he said. “We bought it in 2002 – who knows when it was designed?”

But, Barron predicts that it won’t be an issue again in two years if a new voting system is installed by then. “[It] would make this problem go

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away as well,” Barron said. “The technology is going to make it easier to make changes if it’s with a short-term issue.

It won’t be so labor intensive to make a change on the fly. I fully expect that by the next primary that we’re going to have a new voting system in place that would render this a one-time thing as well.”

Voters will be relieved to hear that all of the provisional ballots cast by people affect-

ed by the ZIP code change were counted.

Only 39 provisional ballots from the July 24 election in Fulton County were rejected, an “extraordinarily low number,” Barron said.

On average, around 50 percent of provisional ballots are counted.

That was good news for Ollie Wagner.

When he later checked, his ballot was among those counted.

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Drug Council educates South Forsyth parents

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — When Victoria Ray, a 2012 South Forsyth High School graduate, was 16, she tried drugs for the first time.

“I have a great family who gave me the drug talk every once in a while,” she said to a crowded auditorium of South Forsyth High parents Aug. 9. “But the conversation was always short and sweet because the idea that I would do drugs was preposterous to the both of us.”

But growing up, Ray said she was bullied in high school, which lead to anxiety medication, an eating disorder and eventually a drug addiction.

“I had everything going for me,” she said. “I was, and am, super ordinary. I wanted to have fun, make good grades, be relaxed and not stressed. But these are the labels on the drugs we are talking about. They don’t come with big X’s that say ‘this can do some damage.’”

Ray told her story at the South Forsyth High curriculum night to parents of students as part of the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council efforts to educate parents. Now, Ray works with the Drug Council and is in recovery.

She gave advice to parents including having open conservations as soon as possible, learn about what’s out there and lead by example.

“We are all in recovery from something, whether it’s from drugs or alcohol, unhealthy relationships, pornography,

a tragedy that shaped us or a trauma that has changed us,” she said. “My story is not unique. It’s a story about making mistakes, overcoming obstacles and moving from a place of real darkness into a place of light. Never give up, because my story is your story.”

Ray was accompanied by Sherry Ajluni, a parent of a former South Forsyth High student who was a substance abuser and ultimately died from suicide, Matt Meyer, a local addiction counselor who is in recovery and Sgt. Tom Little of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force.

Ajluni spoke about her son Brandon, who was 21 when he died in 2010, who told the parents the drug problem has only gotten worse since her son attended the school. She estimates 15—20 of Brandon’s classmates are now dead from drugs.

She gave early signs of what to look for, including a changed attitude or outward appearance, new friend group and a disinterest in previous hobbies.

“Taking this seriously really early is important,” she said. “We lost Brandon at 21 and not from an overdose or accident. His life was so bad at that point that he didn’t want to live. He wrote us a letter that said, ‘I love you guys, but I can’t do this anymore.’ That’s how serious this is. It doesn’t take long.

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Victoria Ray graduated from South Forsyth High School in 2012 and came back Aug. 9 to enlighten parents of the dangers their students may be facing. they do because these kids are really smart.”

Little said his agency is seeing different types and potencies of drugs in the schools now than when he first started more than 20 years ago.

He said marijuana alarms him because he believes it’s a gateway drug due to it coming in various forms and being easily accessible.

“There’s some scary stuff going on in our county and schools,” he said.

“As someone who is in a group that responds to overdoses, I can tell you the only mass overdoses we’ve been having

the last school year are vaping related.

People are administering Narcan with no effect because it’s not opiates. It’s vaping, e-liquid additives that are not FDA controlled that are meant to be consumed at 2—5 drops, but instead the kids are deciding 50 is going to feel awesome.”

He said one of the most important things a parent can do is if they know a drug dealer, they can go to forsythsheriff.org to report the person.

To get more information about how to get help or what to look for, visit forsythcountydrugawarenesscouncil.org.

Sherry Ajluni is a parent of a former South Forsyth High student who was a substance abuser and ultimately died from suicide

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FoCo Expo unites community with businesses

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The community gathered for networking, food and fun Aug. 9 at the annual FoCo Expo where nearly 70 local business representatives talked to the public about services they offer.

The event was held at the Lanier Technical College Forsyth Conference Center and was hosted by the CummingForsyth County Chamber of Commerce.

Carlos Cantu, director of Chamber Councils, said businesses come together to showcase what they do.

“We want to make this a community event,” Cantu said. “We want all the families to come together with the business owners to come out and enjoy themselves. We wanted to bring businesses together, connect them to our chamber members and see what can come out of it. It’s a beautiful relationship that’s in the works.”

This is the first year the event hosted nonprofits in the crowd, including

Jesse’s House, The Place of Forsyth and No Longer Bound.

Cantu said the event is a good place families who are looking for a local business can come, learn who runs the businesses and potentially work with them in the future.

“These types of events are a place for somebody to have a face-to-face conversation to say ‘what can I do? How can I help? I don’t have to charge you to have a conversation with you. I just want to come out and see what we can do,’” he said. “Forsyth County is a very tight community. Why not bring everyone together for an event?”

The consistent growth in Forsyth County is one reason many businesses choose to operate in the community, Cantu said.

“If you don’t have a business here, you ought to,” he said.

One of those businesses, and the drink sponsor of the Expo, is Cherry Street Brewing, which had a table manned by owner Nick Tanner.

Tanner said he wanted to be part of

The community mingled with business owners at the FoCo Expo to learn more about local trades.

Photos by KATHLEEN STURGEON/Herald

Cherry Street Brewing owners Nick and Alisa Tanner talk to the public about their business. the community because it exemplifies Cherry Street’s mission statement of “community.”

“We are here for the community just as the community is here for us,” he said. “Everything we do is to enhance that. Being able to network with the local businesses is what it’s really about.

If we can get together, it brings the local community together.”

Cherry Street opened its first location at Vickery Village, 5817 S Vickery, in 2014, and next year they will open a second brewpub at Halcyon off Exit 12 on Ga. 400.

“We believe in the project that Halcyon is,” Tanner said. “The project will do something really beneficial to our community, especially on that south side corridor.”

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“Atlanta is so big and there are so many communities in and around it,” he said. “For this opportunity to arise is comfortable for us. We feel good about this. We aren’t nervous, at least not yet.

It’s because we have the support. Everyone in this community is so excited to see that. As time passes, the excitement is getting more. It makes us feel good and proud of what we’ve done.”

He likes doing business in the county because the people look out for each other, including the chamber that always believed in Cherry Street, Tanner said.

“The community here is kind of a family,” he said. “It’s very tight. It’s nice to be a part of a community where everyone wants to see it better and only do things to make it better. We’re proud of that.”

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Tennis facility, mall makeover signal evolutionary changes The evolution of economic development is on display right now in North Fulton with two major announcements in Roswell and Alpharetta.

Roswell has been given a huge gift in Geoff smith what would become Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com the largest clay tennis center in the nation. The facility is being backed entirely

by Roswell residents Vernon and Marie Krause and their foundation, The Krause Family Foundation, in honor of their daughter Angela Krause who passed away at 29 years old after a bought with cancer. The facility would include 135-courts both for tennis and pickleball and is said to attract national tournaments at all levels, as well as major tennis stars who would come to the center to train. Roswell’s economic development arm, Roswell Inc, said the economic impact to Roswell could be between $30 million and $50 million in the way of hotel stays and money being spent in local restaurants and retail outlets.

Just up the road in Alpharetta, North Point Mall released plans to redevelop the mall by removing the vacant Sears store and adding 328 apartments, 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a 2.5-acre plaza with Spanish steps, a new multi-use trail system, and community gardens and bicycle rental stations. The development would transform the indoor mall to more of a mixed-use entity where the uses can play off of each other to help sustain the uses on the property. The mall’s owners, General Growth Properties, had already converted some of its retail spaces into co-working offices and was searching for ways to make the mall successful in today’s retail environment. It’s a massive redevelopment of a high-end mall that was smarting in the shadow of the newly built Avalon.

The facility would include 135-courts both for tennis and pickleball and is said to attract national tournaments at all levels, as well as major tennis stars who would come to the center to train.

As someone who grew up in North Fulton, it has been interesting to watch this cascade of development and redevelopment up Ga. 400. I grew up in the Martins Landing neighborhood just east of Ga. 400 in Roswell, and just south from where the new tennis facility would go. When I was growing up there, the strip centers along Holcomb Bridge Road were kind of “the place” to be. All of the new retail development was there and folks in North Fulton went there to shop.

Then in the 1990s, North Point Mall was built one exit up Ga. 400 and became the darling, drawing in not just North Fulton residents, but residents from all over the north metro area. It took away the customers and then many of the retail outlets from the east side of Roswell.

It lived a good life right up until consumers’ tastes changed and indoor malls fell out of fashion. Then Avalon was built one exit up Ga. 400 from the mall and pulled away many of its customers and thus, many of its retail outlets including Apple, Gap Inc., Banana Republic and J. Crew. It’s an evolutionary tale that highlights the survival of the fittest nature of economic development and redevelopment. It highlights the fluid nature of things in that it’s impossible to maintain success without change — an economic area is either growing or dying.

The mall is doing what is has to do to survive and could again become relevant as a successful ecosystem all to its own. The tennis facility in Roswell could very well be a catalyst for re-growth in an area that everyone seems to agree

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SMART RECOVERY FAMILY AND FRIENDS

What: Join to add your input to the vision, design and development for the future City of Alpharetta Park, which is expected to open in 2019.

Access to the site is off of Rucker Road.

When: Saturday, Aug. 18, 9-10 a.m.

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What: This program uses science-based tools to provide support for those who are affected by the addictive behavior of someone close to them. Not a twelve step program.

When: Monday, Aug. 20, 7-8 p.m.

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ESTATE JEWELRY GARAGE SALE

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What: Join for an exclusive estate jewelry sale and a Self-Serve Silver Station, where you pay for what your jewelry weighs.

When: Saturday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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ROSWELL AUTHOR DONNIE KANTER WINOKUR

What: Donnie Kanter Winokur will be available to answer questions about her works and sign copies of “Chancer – How One Good Boy Saved Another.”

When: Sunday, Aug. 19, 3-5 p.m.

Where: Georgia Veterinary Rehabilitation and Management, 1230 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta More info: thechancerchronicles.com

MS. SENIOR GEORGIA PAGEANT

What: Celebrate and crown a new queen for 2018!

This pageant showcases the excellence of age, experience and achievements.

When: Sunday, Aug. 19, 2-5 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: $15 for adults, $7 for children More info and tickets: roswellgov.com or 404-394-4200

What: Learn how to cook chicken pot pie, strawberry rhubarb pie and lemon meringue pie. Complimentary wine. Free mini-tour of Barrington Hall is included.

When: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: $50 More info and registration: roswellgov.com

NAVIGATORS TOASTMASTERS PATHWAYS

What: Reach your personal and professional goals through Pathways, Toastmasters’ new education program.

When: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY MORNING NETWORKING

What: Join for networking every Wednesday morning.

When: Wednesday, Aug. 22, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Where: Perimeter Church, 9500 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek Cost: $5 for members, $10 for guests More info: johnscreekga.gov or 770-495-0545

What: Canasta is a rummy-like game enjoying a resurgence today.

Learn to play and join a game.

New players welcome.

When: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 12:30 p.m.

Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov/parkplace

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GARDEN TOUR MONDAYS

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MOSAIC OF MARY

What: An interfaith dialogue and panel discussion with Father Ray, Rabbi Slomovitz, Ann Marie Martin and Kemal Budak to consider Mary as a woman of great faith in Judaism, Islam and Catholicism.

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HEALTH AND FITNESS: ZUMBA GOLD (FLEX)

What: This program combines international beats with strength training techniques to create an easyto-follow, health-boosting dance fitness program.

When: Friday, Aug. 17, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov/parkplace

ALPHARETTA MAYOR’S CORPORATE CHALLENGE 5K AND BLOCK PARTY

What: Food trucks and live music begin at 5 p.m., followed by a free kids’ run and the 5K run. Funds will go to local and international charities supported by Alpharetta Rotary.

When: Thursday, Aug. 23, 5 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta Cost: $30 More info and registration: mayorschallenge.com

FREE FITNESS IN THE PARK: ZUMBA

What: There will be a free group exercise class. All classes are weather-permitting and open to the public. Check the City of Roswell’s Facebook page for any cancellations.

When: Saturday, Aug. 11, 9-10 a.m.

Where: Town Square, 610 Atlanta St., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

FREE OUTDOOR FITNESS – YOGA

What: Yoga moves at a slower pace, improving flexibility, muscle tone, strength and stress management through stretches, poses and relaxation techniques.

When: Sunday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m.

Where: Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater, 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov

FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD TRUCKS: ALPHARETTA FOOD TRUCK ALLEY

What: Alpharetta’s weekly gathering returns with rotating food trucks and music each week. Six to eight food trucks from the Atlanta area will come out to help kick off the weekend early.

When: Thursdays, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., through Oct. 11 Where: Old Roswell Street in Alpharetta’s historic district More info: awesomealpharetta.com

ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKET

What: The Alpharetta Farmers Market features fruits, vegetables, natural meats, fresh flowers and herbs, and a variety of home goods.

When: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., through October Where: Old Canton Street in downtown Alpharetta More info: alpharetta.ga.us

ROSWELL FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

What: Don’t miss the opening day of the Roswell Farmers & Artisans Market. Mix and mingle with friends, shop for fresh items and enjoy talking to the vendors.

When: Saturday, April 14, 8 a.m. – noon Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell More info: roswellfam.com

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: “OCEE ROCKS”

What: Join for a free, after-hours, live concert, featuring a special musical guest.

When: Friday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: afpls.org or 770-360-8897

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Funding Ambition If you think borrowing from a bank these days is complicated enough, try borrowing to renovate a 40-unit apartment building in a new city without the benefit of a banking relationship.

That was the challenge facing Ed and Pilar Modzel when they opted to take on renovation of a 46,000 sq.ft. commercial property in East Point earlier this year.

The Modzels had relocated to Atlanta from New York, and were just getting familiar with their adopted hometown when they discovered the property by way of real estate agent Johnny Easterling. “While the units were in need of renovation, the property itself had great potential in the hands of capable managers” says Carlos Laverde, Atlanta market president for American Commerce Bank.

“The Modzels were new to the area, but it was obvious that they understood the opportunity of this project and they were determined to make it work”. The Modzels had not yet struck up any sort of lending relationship when they were introduced to American Commerce Bank’s office in Johns Creek. The bank’s

lending staff was not only able to finance the project for the Modzels, its treasury services staff also outfitted the businesses’ rental office with a remote scanner to deposit tenant payments. Said Ed: “I can manage all of my finances now without ever leaving my office. In a competitive environment like Atlanta, I was pleased with the approval process at American Commerce Bank and the terms were very competitive. I was excited that we were able close the deal so quickly”.

So why is this news? Because the business of banking, despite its sometimes-intimidating challenges, is still about people helping people.

And at American Commerce Bank, helping customers succeed is how the bank has built its own success story.

ACB offers customized lending, treasury services and market-leading deposit products. For more information about American Commerce Bank, stop by their branch at 10690 Medlock Bridge Road or visit www.AmericanCommerceBank. com.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Like many other states, Georgia has had its share of public health crises.

On a local level, there has been a dramatic increase in substance abuse in Forsyth County.

To fight the trend, a group of students have formed a club to combat the issue in their hallways.

Despite the opioid epidemic dominating headlines in recent news, many Georgians are unaware of the extent of the epidemic in their own backyards.

Gov. Nathan Deal even referred to the crisis in his State-of-the-State Address in January as “an ongoing epidemic that ravages the hearts and minds of not only individuals, but also the communities that they touch.”

The Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council includes members of the Forsyth County School System and collaborates on prevention programs for middle and high schools.

Within the schools, students are teaming up to bring their own form of education to their peers.

The Prevent Substance Abuse Club has been established within Forsyth County by local high schoolers who wanted to bring awareness to a topic.

One of the founders of the club is rising senior Kelly McAllister, 16, a student at Pinecrest Academy.

Substance abuse is not discussed enough in schools and society, she said, so she hopes to bring it to light to better her school and community.

On a local level, there has been a dramatic increase in substance abuse in Forsyth County.

“In my community and society, I have seen the terrible effects it can have on families and the person abusing said substances,” McAllister said.

“It is important that the topic of substance abuse should be discussed more than it is.

We should be teaching everyone about how you can be negatively affected by drugs, the laws regarding substances that can help save lives and how to find help if you or someone you know is abusing substances.”

The Prevent Substance Abuse Club is still developing, but McAllister and the other members hope it will help curb substance abuse among students and their families through education and modeling positive social norms.

McAllister and the other members have already made some progress with their efforts and have attended a conference in Atlanta that discussed substance abuse.

They met with Georgia legislators to discuss their efforts toward preventing substance abuse.

But the club continues to focus efforts on influencing their community, local businesses and schools to be more conscientious of the messages being sent to students.

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By CONNER EVANS interns@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — AARP members filed into the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College on Aug. 7 to attend a four-hour summit on the latest in telehealth.

First thing on the agenda was defining what telehealth is and how it works.

The summit began with a man on a webcam showing off a medical professional quality camera, which he used to take high definition photographs of his ears, eyes, age spots and the back of his throat.

The images came a little queasy to certain members of the audience, and one of the showrunners remarked that the camera man had clearly had coffee that morning, but the quality of the images and how quickly they were rendered was impressive.

Telehealth is essentially using technology — video cameras, television, smartphones or laptops — to contact medical professionals about issues or advice, especially for patients who cannot travel to a doctor. Telehealth services are designed to make doctor’s appointments more efficient, however they are not currently covered by Medicaid or Medicare.

Advocacy Manager Melissa Sinden talked about how important telehealth can be for people of all ages, but espe-

cially for those living in rural communities.

“We do have a shortage of physicians in Georgia,” she said. “And with rural hospitals closing and things like that, it’s really a necessity to find ways to access care, and so telehealth is one of the ways to bridge that gap.”

Keynote speaker Dr. Jean Sumner of Mercer University spoke about the need for remote patient monitoring and how much doctors and patients can be helped by this technology.

Telehealth invites more access for patients who live far from doctors, even opening the door for cross-state diagnoses as long as the doctor is licensed in the same state as the patient.

Telehealth has run into obstacles.

“If you’re not familiar with telehealth it can be a little intimidating,” Sindon said. “People have privacy concerns.”

Physicians have shown some reluctance as well, she said, because with any new technology comes some initial resistance.

However, the potential for telehealth services is massive, she said.

“You can find out if your loved one has fallen in their home without even being there,” Sindon said. “As Americans continue to age and their loved ones are still working or they’re raising kids and caring for their parents at the same time; you can’t be everywhere at once.”

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Three new coaches to lead local teams

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — There are far fewer new head coaches in North Fulton and Forsyth County for the 2018 season compared to last year, when seven coaches took over programs. But new faces will be on the sidelines for three area schools.

None of the new program leaders are new to head coach positions, and one is not new to his program. Jeff Pickren returns to lead King’s Ridge after leading the Tigers from 2008-2015. After stepping down following the 2015 season, he soon returned to fill a void left at offensive line coach. He replaces Jimmy Chupp who went 6-14 in his two years at the helm.

In Pickren’s first tenure the Tigers went 23-43. Pickren also began the Mount Pisgah program.

One of the state’s most experienced coaches, Frank Barden, has taken over at St. Francis.

Barden has held a head coach position in the state since 1994 and has led his teams to 189 combined wins, seven region championships and a state title.

After leading Pickens for two seasons,

Tenures for head coaches at current schools for 2018 season Coach School No. of seasons Jeff Pickren King’s Ridge 9 seasons (2008 – 2015, 2018) Jeff Arnette South Forsyth 9th season Tim McFarlin Blessed Trinity 8th season Craig Bennett Cambridge 7th season Al Morrell Fellowship Christian 6th season Mike Forrester Mount Pisgah 6th season Jacob Nichols Alpharetta 5th season Vince Strine Chattahoochee 5th season Louis Daniel Lambert 5th season Frank Hepler Forsyth Central 3rd season Robert Craft North Forsyth 3rd season Terence Mathis Pinecrest Academy 2nd season Michael Perry Centennial 2nd season Matt Helmerich Johns Creek 2nd season James Thomson Northview 2nd season Adam Clack Milton 2nd season Matt Kemper Roswell 2nd season Shawn Cahill West Forsyth 2nd season Terry Crowder Denmark 1st season Frank Barden St. Francis 1st season Barden took the head coach position at Cartersville and spent the next 18 seasons leading the Canes. Cartersville captured seven region titles and the 1999 state championship under Barden

and made the playoffs 11 times.

In 2014 Barden left the Canes to lead Stephens County to a 29-15 overall record and three playoff appearances in four seasons.

Denmark High will be under the guidance of Terry Crowder in its inaugural season.

Crowder led the Chattahoochee program for nine seasons beginning in 2004. Under his direction, the Cougars compiled a 60-40 record, captured two region championships and went 15-0 in 2010 and won the program’s only state championship.

In 2013, Crowder was named the head coach at Creekview. In his five years at the helm, the Grizzlies went 31-22 and earned three trips to the state playoffs.

Several new coaches from 2017 have settled in for their second year.

Milton head coach Adam Clack, Centennial’s Michael Perry and Shawn Cahill of West Forsyth all led their programs to winning seasons last year.

Matt Helmerich of Johns Creek, Northview’s James Thomson, Roswell’s Matt Kemper and Pinecrest Academy’s Terence Mathis will look to build off their initial seasons with their respective programs.

Robert Craft and Frank Hepler, with North Forsyth and Foryth Central, will be in the third year of their tenures this year.

Two local region schedules altered for 2018 season

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Region 7-AAAA and Region 7-AAAAAA teams will face updated schedules this year after playing the same string of region opponents the past two years.

Two new teams will square off against Blessed Trinity in Region 7-AAAA, including Forsyth County’s Denmark High in its inaugural season.

Also added to the fray is Flowery Branch which joins after playing in Class 5A for the past six seasons and is coming off a 9-3 mark in 2017.

Blessed Trinity and Denmark will meet for the first time on Oct. 15. BT will start its region slate of games against West Hall. In 2016 and 2017, the two teams met in the regular season finale.

No new teams have been added to Region 7-AAAAAA, but when each meets is different from the past two seasons.

Alpharetta and Centennial, who placed first and second in the region last season, will face off in the midseason, a departure from the past two years when they opened against each other in region play.

It’s the same story for Cambridge and Chattahoochee who will now face off in late September. Hooch begins its region

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Chattahoochee and Cambridge will now square off in the midseason with updates to the Region 7-AAAAAA schedule. schedule against its two crosstown rivals, Northview and Johns Creek.

Northview and Centennial will close out their regular seasons against each other after having squared off in the midseason for the past two years. They

faced off in the final week of play in 2014 and 2015.

In Region 4-AAAAAAA, Roswell faces a minor alteration to its schedule and now opens region play against Cherokee.

The two teams have met in the latter

part of the season for the past seven seasons, including the regular season finale from 2016-17.

Only minor changes were in store for Region 6-A teams and no changes were made to the 5-AAAAAAA slate.

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Rising senior receiver Blake Nichols had eight receptions for 83 yards with 75 all-purpose yards in 2017. Defensively, he compiled 17 total tackles and an interception.

Longhorns look for turnaround season After a rare losing year, Lambert is hungry for more

By CONNER EVANS interns@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Lambert’s region has changed in the last few years and a long stretch of successful seasons ended in 2017, but Coach Louis Daniel sees reason for hope again this year.

Last season ended with a 3-7 campaign, without a home win and with a midseason quarterback change, but with some greater stability under center the Longhorns have a chance to bounce back.

Bobby Gabriel, last season’s starting quarterback, graduated, paving the way for Peyton Rich, who replaced Gabriel late in the year.

“As a sophomore coming in with a senior quarterback that you’re replacing, that’s intimidating,” Daniel said. “He’s handled it a lot better now being slotted in as the number one than he did last year.”

Rich isn’t the dual running-andpassing threat that Gabriel was, but going into his junior season, he has more respect from his teammates and confidence, Daniel said.

The offense will mostly remain the same, though, with minor adjustments for the offensive line and running game.

Senior running back Jake Rising will be their premier back after losing Marcus Chatelain to graduation. He’ll pair

with Zach Ogbogu to put some life back into an offense that got shutout for the first time since 2011 against crosstown rivals South Forsyth.

“Jake and Zach have hardly missed three or four workouts between them this offseason,” Daniel said.

On the other side of the ball, veteran linebackers Chris Taylor and Nathan Smith will be key for their leadership and playmaking abilities. Daniel also pointed out Gallil Guillaume as a difference maker for the Longhorns at defensive end.

Blake Nichols at wide receiver and John Thompson could be X-factors receiving this year, Daniel said. Drew Dockter also returns as an all-purpose threat kicking, punting and running the football.

“We expect big things out of Drew,” Daniel said. “He’s a real leader for us.”

With recent changes in Class AAAAAAA Region 5, he said there are no more “gimmies” on the schedule.

“A few years ago our first five games were real tough,” he said. “But as times have changed, I’m not sure the second five aren’t as tough as the first five.”

The region has only gotten stronger as more athletes file into southern Forsyth high schools. With more equal opponents, Daniel stresses that the season can come down to just a few moments.

“It doesn’t take but a couple of plays here or there to decide a game,” he said.

“You can go from 3-7 to 8-2 with really, realistically, a handful of plays. Let’s compete and see what happens.”

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Central unconcerned with 2017 record For the Bulldogs improvement now means winning games

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By CONNER EVANS interns@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Since joining Class 7A, Forsyth Central has failed to win a region game and are 3-16 overall under coach Frank Hepler. But with new coaches and more experience, the Bulldogs hope to turn it around this fall.

Last year’s 0-10 record wasn’t quite as noncompetitive as it appears. In their first five outings last season, the Bulldogs lost two games where they held their opponent to under 10 points, lost a game by a field goal and lost two overtime thrillers. If a few breaks go the other way, their record might have displayed the improvement that Hepler saw in his second season.

“It’s a shame people base kids’ performances on the record,” Hepler said.

“Nine out of the 10 games, we were right there last season.”

Central has athletes coming this fall with multiple players who have gotten to play regional all-star games or received D1 camp invites or scholarship offers.

Quarterback Hunter Cagle placed seventh in the state last spring in pole vaulting and was one of Central’s leaders in all-purpose yards returning kicks and punts. With Cagle at the helm, Hepler will implement an offense featuring more option reads to utilize his quarterback’s running ability and vision.

Also in the backfield, the Bulldogs’ leading scorer and running back Devran Orsan will return, along with most of last season’s starting offensive line. Hepler said the linemen are hungry for the more run-based offense.

“Those offensive linemen love running the ball,” he said. “Because that means they can go out and get a guy.”

Jackson Leak and Mitch Weber return at outside linebacker. Leak has received Ivy League offers and is expected to be a leader for the defense. Defensive end Alex Szakacs looks to shine in his junior campaign.

Hepler hopes veterans and young guns will help a defense that struggled late in 2017. Anthony Persichetti returns as one of the team’s top tacklers, Tristen Rose looks to be a strong safety option this year, and sophomore Nick Cribbs will start as a lineman, Hepler said.

Forsyth Central will also have a more complete coaching staff than in the past two years. David Rooney from West

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Dalton Edmunds returns for his senior season this year with the Bulldogs. He made 36 receptions for 248 yards and a touchdown in 2017.

Forsyth will help run the defense, Bill Hobbs will come over from Pope to coach special teams and running backs, and North Atlanta’s Shane Owen will add to the mix.

Hepler has worked with Rooney and Hobbs before in his time coaching in Florida.

“We feel good about things that are getting done because of the experience and bodies that are getting here,” Hepler said.

Central returns a larger senior class that has been through a lot in their three years. The transition to their new classification has been difficult, but Hepler hopes to win for the seniors.

“Those guys have been through a rough three years,” he said. “They believe we’re headed in the right direction, and they’re doing everything they can to lead and bring in those younger guys.”

Hepler stresses improvement with his team, and competing at as high a level as possible.

“Compete against each other, compete against the weights and compete against your future opponents.”

Hepler said that despite the record, Central showed positive signs last season and improved in their strength, depth and level of competition in each game. Hopefully, he said, for the Bulldogs this year, improvement means wins and victories in 5-AAAAAAA.

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Denmark set for inaugural season Danes set lofty goals in program’s first year

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Just two weeks after Forsyth’s newest traditional high school opened its doors, Denmark’s football program will hold its inaugural game.

There are certainly growing pains associated with fielding a new program, including a team void of seniors due to redistricting mandates, inexperience throughout the roster, an entirely new coaching staff and players who donned West and South Forsyth uniforms this time last year.

But leading the program in its infancy is a seasoned head coach who said seeing the Danes build from the ground up has been a pleasure to watch.

Terry Crowder has been tapped to lead Denmark in its inaugural season, bringing with him 14 years of head coaching experience at Chattahoochee and Creekview with 91 wins and a state championship on his resume.

Crowder said he was not sure that building a program from scratch was something he wanted to tackle at this point in his career, but between the school’s principal, athletic staff and community around the team, he is happy he accepted the challenge.

“Now that we’re here building the program from the ground up, I couldn’t be happier,” Crowder said.

Despite his players coming from other schools, he said the transition has been “kind of seamless.”

“All those kids are friends and have been playing together a long time,” Crowder said. “I think we are starting to build the culture and traditions for Denmark. The juniors are taking leadership roles, and the sophomores know it’ll be their turn in a few years.”

The big question for Crowder is what to expect from his squad.

“I just really have no idea,” Crowder said. “We have five to seven guys who are just as good as anybody, but at the same time we have a whole bunch of guys who have never played on Friday night.”

He is hoping that his players will take quickly to his aggressive, high-tempo schemes.

The offense will work out of the spread, led by sophomore quarterback Ben Whitlock.

“He has been a pleasant surprise,” Crowder said. “He can throw the ball really well and is serious on the practice field.”

Whitlock will have a go-to target in Ze’Vian Capers, who compiled 600 yards

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Ze’Vian Capers will be a player to watch for Denmark this season after being redistricted from South Forsyth. and four touchdowns as a sophomore with South Forsyth last season and is garnering Division 1 offers.

“If I’m a quarterback, I’d love to have a guy like (Capers) out there,” Crowder said. “He’s a fast, physical kid. Whitlock utilizes that and knows where to put the ball.”

Leading the Danes rushing attack will be 5-foot-11, 200 lb. freshman Devon duCille.

“He has really good speed,” Crowder said. “He is going to be one of the best backs I’ve coached.”

Leading the Danes in the trenches is 6-foot-4, 285 lb. lineman Noah Mallard whom Crowder said will lead the inexperienced offensive line.

Defensively, Crowder said his linebacker core, which includes Zach Burchfield, Nick Carozza and Justin Hunter, is very physical and should be the defense’s strong suit.

Though his team will not be gametested entering the season, Crowder has the lofty goal of reaching the playoffs in the program’s inaugural season. In order to do so, the Danes will compete for the four spots in a challenging Region 7-AAAA that includes defending state champs Blessed Trinity, 2017 state runner up Marist and another newcomer to the region, Flowery Branch.

“The goal is to also stand up to them and show them that Denmark is here,” Crowder said. “This year is a building block but we really want to step things up for the future and I am excited to see where we can take this program over the coming years.”

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8-17 Northside, Warner Robins 8-31 @Roswell 9-7 Pope* 9-14 @Cambridge* 9-28 @Alpharetta* 10-5 @Chattahoochee* 10-12 Dunwoody* 10-19 @Johns Creek* 10-26 North Atlanta* 11-2 Northview*

(Reg. 7-AAAAAA)

CENTENNIAL

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(Reg. 4-AAAAAAA) 8-24 Campbell 8-31 Centennial 9-7 @West Forsyth 9-14 @Milton 9-21 @Wheeler 10-5 Cherokee* 10-12 Lassiter* 10-19 @Walton 10-26 Woodstock* 11-2 @Etowah

(Reg. 5-AAAAAAA)

(Reg. 5-AAAAAAA)

8-17 @Sprayberry 8-24 @Blessed Trinity 8-31 Etowah 9-7 South Gwinnett 9-21 @Hillgrove 10-5 @Lambert* 10-12 Milton* 10-19 North Forsyth* 10-26 @Forsyth Central* 11-2 West Forsyth*

SOUTH FORSYTH

8-17 Cherokee 8-24 @Gainesville 8-31 Northview 9-14 @Kennesaw Mountain 9-21 @Woodstock 10-5 Forsyth Central* 10-12 Lambert* 10-19 @South Forsyth* 10-26 @West Forsyth* 11-2 Milton*

NORTH FORSYTH

8-17 @Riverside Military Academy 8-24 Providence Christian 9-14 Mount Paran* 9-21 @Mount Pisgah* 9-28 Whitefield Academy* 10-5 @Walker* 10-12 @Fellowship Christian* 10-19 Pinecrest Academy* 10-26 @St. Francis* 11-2 TBD (Region crossover game)

(Reg. 7-AAAAAA)

(Reg. 6-A Subregion B) 8-24 North Cobb Christian 8-31 Mount Pisgah* 9-7 @Lakeview Academy 9-21 @Whitefield Academy* 9-28 Walker* 10-5 @Fellowship Christian* 10-12 @Pinecrest Academy* 10-19 @Mount Paran* 10-26 King’s Ridge* 11-2 TBD (Region crossover game)

St. Francis

8-24 Lakeside, Atlanta 8-31 @North Forsyth 9-7 @Chattahoochee* 9-14 Dunwoody* 9-21 @Johns Creek* 9-28 North Atlanta* 10-5 Cambridge* 10-19 Alpharetta* 10-26 @Pope* 11-2 @Centennial*

NORTHVIEW

8-17 Wheeler 8-24 Chattahoochee 8-31 @Gainesville 9-7 @Peachtree Ridge 9-21 Lanier 10-5 South Forsyth* 10-12 @North Forsyth* 10-19 @West Forsyth* 10-26 @Milton* 11-2 Forsyth Central*

(Reg. 6-A Subregion B)

(Reg. 5-AAAAAAA)

8-17 @Camden County 8-31 Hewitt-Trussville (AL) 9-7 Roswell 9-14 @Peachtree Ridge 9-21 @McCallie (TN) 10-5 @Milton* 10-12 @Forsyth Central* 10-19 Lambert* 10-26 North Forsyth* 11-2 @South Forsyth

WEST FORSYTH

8-24 Fellowship Christian* 8-31 Mount de Sales 9-7 @Athens Christian 9-14 @Whitefield Academy* 9-21 @Walker* 10-5 Mount Pisgah* 10-12 St. Francis* 10-19 @King’s Ridge* 10-26 Mount Paran* 11-2 TBD (Region crossover game)

Pinecrest Academy

8-17 Archer (Corky Kell Classic) 8-24 @Alpharetta 8-31 Cardinal Gibbons (FL) (Freedom Bowl) 9-14 Roswell 9-21 @Parkview 10-5 West Forsyth* 10-12 @South Forsyth* 10-19 Forsyth Central* 10-26 Lambert* 11-2 @North Forsyth*

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ROSWELL

8-17 Holy Innocents’ 8-24 @Mount Vernon Presbyterian 8-31 @St. Francis* 9-7 Whitefield Academy* 9-21 King’s Ridge* 9-28 @Mount Paran* 10-5 @Pinecrest Academy* 10-19 @Fellowship Christian* 10-26 Walker* 11-2 TBD (Region crossover game)

(Reg. 6-A Subregion B)

Mt. Pisgah Christian

8-17 Fairfield Central (SC) 8-25 @St. Johns Prep (DC) 9-7 @North Atlanta* 9-14 Chattahoochee* 9-21 Northview* 10-5 Pope* 10-12 @Cambridge* 10-19 Centennial* 10-26 @Alpharetta* 11-3 @Dunwoody*

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South Forsyth faces ‘proving ground’ season War Eagles field new look after graduation, redistricting

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Long-time South Forsyth head coach Jeff Arnette used one word to describe the 2018 War Eagles — inspired.

“They’re inspired to prove they can still be competitive with everything that has gone on here,” Arnette said.

Those happenings include the loss of a significant portion of the program’s underclassmen who were redistricted into the newly opened Denmark High and the graduation of multiple standouts. And after an undefeated regular season, the 2017 campaign ended with a disappointing first-round exit from the state playoffs.

Arnette said he has seen his team’s stirred attitude in the off-season where his players have “worked their butts off” and come together in a tight-knit environment.

It is a motivated squad that will include standout returners but also a host of new starters on both sides of the ball.

Leading the offensive charge will be a new team captain in senior quarterback Drew Morris, set to replace his brother, Cal, following his graduation.

“Drew loves to run the football, is a physical runner and has a great arm on top of it,” Arnette said. “He’s the total package.”

While the War Eagles will be without speedy and physical Jared Honey at running back, Arnette has lofty expectations for Jordan Brunson.

“I think he is going to shock the state this year,” he said.

Leading the rushing charge will be an entirely new offensive line, and though they are young and inexperienced, Arnette said his front five had a great summer and are forming a cohesive unit.

South will be without last year’s top receiver, Ze’Vian Capers, who was redistricted to Denmark, and graduate Ryan Pontrelli, The duo combined for over 900 yards receiving in 2017.

“Those are definitely two big losses, but we have a lot of kids to fill those spots and are showing potential,” Arnette said.

While South will continue to run out of the pistol, Arnette said there could be tweaks to the offensive

PHOTO BY PAUL WARD/Special

Drew Morris (14) will take over as South’s starting quarterback this season after his brother, Cal, graduated following last season. scheme based on this year’s personnel.

Defensively the War Eagles will replace graduates in safety Jake Wilson, defensive end and Region 7-6A’s defensive player of the year Ryan LaFlamme and Nick Carozza, who was redistricted. However, South will return a number of key starters including last year’s top tackler Landon Sims, three-year starting linebacker Jack Pherson and returning lineman Luis Gonzalez and Jamal Camp, a Georgia Tech commit.

“The first thing that stands out about this defense is how they run to the ball,” Arnette said. “I couldn’t be happier in that area.”

South’s defense will be tested early as they take on four teams that made the playoffs last year in their non-region slate of games, including 4A state champs Blessed Trinity and Hillgrove, who reached the second round in the 7A bracket.

“There are some great opponents in there, but we are not looking any farther than Sprayberry (South’s first opponent),” Arnette said. “But those games will definitely give us an idea of what we’re made of heading into region play.”

In region play, South will look to continue its winning ways after running the table last season and earning the program’s second region title in three years.

But Arnette knows repeating success is no easy task.

“We will have our work cut out for us, but that’s what it’s supposed to be like,” the coach said.

The region race will determine whether South can earn its fifth straight postseason appearance. Even with the streak of playoff appearances, the War Eagles have won just two playoff games in that stretch, both coming in their run to the quarterfinals in 2015.

“We just have to find a way to win in the playoffs,” Arnette said.

The pressure of repeating as region champs, earning a playoff win and showing they can still be competitive despite a fairly new squad on the sidelines will weigh on South’s shoulders this season, but Arnette said his team is ready for the task.

“We always go into every game thinking we can win,” he said. “It’s not easy and we certainly have a challenging schedule, but the kids are confident and ready to step up to that challenge.”

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Pinecrest has ‘nowhere to go but up’ Paladins hungry after winless 2017 campaign

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Second-year Pinecrest head coach Terence Mathis said there is nowhere to go but up for the Paladins after their winless 2017 season.

With just five seniors on last season’s roster, a new head coach and completely new offensive and defensive schemes, the Paladins struggled through their first eight games, dropping each of the first five by over 21 points (South Forsyth’s 56-10 win was later deemed a forfeit due to an ineligible player).

“We knew we had to very patient and know that we were going to grow,” Mathis said. “In the final two games of the year we lost in the last two minutes.

We are going to build on that, we are not satisfied with moral victories. These guys are hungry. We have to find a way to get that winning feeling.”

Mathis saw this summer the Paladins are ready to put the last campaign behind them.

“We’ve had a really good off-season, and the guys are flying around and having fun,” the head coach said. “You can kind of tell when we are all on the

same page when guys are excited to go to practice.”

He said there were also those who were skeptical of the changes last season, but this squad is “all in.”

Senior quarterback Ryan DiFazio will continue to lead Pinecrest’s pro-style offense after starting the final two games of last season.

“He has started right back where he left off last year,” Mathis said. “His football IQ is amazing and he is going to be careful with the ball.”

Senior Patrick Sutherland will lead the rushing attack behind an experienced offensive line which replaces just one starter. Sutherland also lines up defensively at inside linebacker.

Much of last year’s talent returns defensively, including 6-foot-2, 230 lb. defensive end Stone Brown.

“He is one of those guys that causes havoc in the backfield,” Mathis said.

The defensive unit will be led by a new coordinator and Mathis said his players are “playing without thinking.”

“That’s what you want,” he said. “You see a defense that is sure of themselves, they fly around the field and are physical. Hopefully we can create some turn-

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David Stubbs returns to the Paladins for his senior season. overs with it this year.”

The Paladins will be tested early while seeking their first on-field win since November of 2016. The season opens with a region game against Region 6-A foe Fellowship Christian and a nonregion contest against Mount de Sales.

Both programs reached the playoffs last season.

“We won’t be taking those first two games as a guide,” Mathis said. “We have to come out of the gate fast. The

first impression is lasting.”

Pinecrest will also focus on reaching the top of the 6-A standings and a return to the postseason. Mathis believes his seniors can lead the team to those goals.

“This group has bought in from day one,” he said. “We have strong leadership in our seniors, they have been playing together for a long time, and I think that will play out well for us because they know and trust each other.”

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West Forsyth compiled a 7-4 record in 2017 under first year head coach Shawn Cahill.

West Forsyth sports new look Personnel adjustments implemented ahead of 2018 campaign

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — With the graduation of multiple standouts and the addition of a new defensive coordinator, West Forsyth has retooled its roster with multiple players taking on different roles for the 2018 season.

Senior Stephan Bland will now lead West’s rushing attack after getting most of offensive reps as a receiver last year.

Senior Mikhari Sibblis will bring his 6-foot-3, 220 lb. frame to West’s linebacker core after playing as a defensive end last season. Offensive guard Derek Hughes also moves to the defensive line and could see offensive reps as the fullback.

With the graduation of quarterback Zach Burns, who threw for over 1,200 yards last season, there has been offseason competition between juniors Casey Cowart and Blake Whitfield, with the starter still to be determined.

The new starter will also have new

receiving targets after standout tight end Ben Bresnahan graduated. Senior Garrett Woodall will fill the tight end gap and King’s Ridge transfer Casey Flanagan will be out wide with Bland, sizeable freshman Oscar Delp as the go-to receivers.

New defensive coordinator Bill Ballard has implemented an aggressive style of play, head coach Shawn Cahill said. The scheme puts an emphasis on speed over size.

West’s new look will be tested early against the Wolverine’s non-region opponents. They will also certainly rack up travel miles.

The Wolverines open their regular season on the road against Camden County and will travel to Tennessee to play the McCallie School. Their nonregion slate also includes hosting Alabama’s Hewitt-Trussville and Roswell.

West will look to improve its fortunes in region play after going 3-2 placing third in the region standing the past two seasons.

The team will also look to get over their playoff hump.

Despite earning a playoff bid in four of the past five seasons, the Wolverines have been booted from the playoffs in each appearance.

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Raiders aim to continue climb in year three under Craft North Forsyth eyes return to state playoffs

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Since Robert Craft took over the North Forsyth program ahead of the 2016 season, the head coach and his staff have worked to build the program and create a winning pedigree. Coming off their first state playoff appearance in four years, Craft said he’s confident the foundation has been set for the Raiders to continue their ascent in Class 7A this year.

“We feel like now we have the pieces in place, the guys know what to expect and they are familiar with what we are trying to do,” Craft said.

Entering their third season under Craft, the Raiders will be a mix of new and experienced talent.

Perhaps the most significant hole to fill on the offense will be at quarterback with the graduation of standout Ben Bales who threw for over 3,000 yards last season with 24 touchdowns.

Craft said Bales left large shoes to fill, but he is confident senior Carter Mullikin, who is transitioning from the defense, can fill the role. Playing in the secondary, Mullikin was second on the

team in tackles last year.

The senior brings a strong arm behind center and is could provide a dual-threat with his rushing ability, Craft said.

Joining Mullikin in the backfield is senior Bryson Trigg who rushed for 948 yards with 12 touchdowns.

Craft is expecting big things from senior receiver Charlie Aiken, who he said has speed, agility and runs routes well. As a junior, Aiken was second on the team in receiving yards (721) with five touchdowns.

While North has standouts in its skilled positions, Craft said North will hang its hat on the offensive line this season.

“I think we are about as big and talented across the offensive line than we have ever been,” the head coach said.

The Raiders gave up an average of 31 points per game last season, and while Craft said some seasoned starters return, North’s defense will be relatively young in 2018.

Honus Wagner returns to the secondary after leading the Raiders in total tackles as a junior last season. Also returning is senior cornerback Jordan

Fleming, but with Mullikan making the transition to quarterback, North will look for new defensive talent to emerge.

North’s new defense will be tested in its non-region schedule which includes Gainesville and Northview from Class 6A and Woodstock who earned a trip to the second round of the playoffs last year.

Those games will serve as proving grounds ahead of North’s third year in Region 5-AAAAAAA. “Every game in this region has a unique rivalry and the competition is fantastic,” Craft said. “I know Milton and coach [Adam] Clack are going to have a strong team, Lambert will be hungry for another region championship, and we’ll be chasing West Forsyth and South Forsyth. Those programs are where we want out program to be. And Forsyth Central is always a great rivalry.”

Craft said North’s 2017 campaign and berth in the state playoffs was a positive stepping stone for the program, and his team will look to further their success this year.

“Making the playoffs was big for us and we have the same goal this season,” Craft said. “We are conditioning every year to push the program forward and the Coal Mountain community is really behind us.”

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New head coach looks to build St. Francis program

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — St. Francis’ football will look to new leadership in 2018 after hiring one of the state’s most experienced coaches to build the still fledgling program.

Frank Barden was named the Knights’ new head coach earlier this year, bringing with him decades of coaching experience. Barden has held a head coach position in the state since 1994 and has led his teams to 189 combined wins, seven region championships and the 1999 state championship.

While St. Francis’ athletics programs have found success in other sports, including multiple boys and girls basketball state titles, the football team has won just nine games in the last three seasons and has yet to earn a berth in the state playoffs.

It is Barden’s goal to build the Knights into a winning program.

“We would love to be good this year and next year, but we really are trying to build a program that has a strong foundation,” Barden said. “We have great kids, great parents, a great school and administration, we are hoping to feed off

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St. Francis will be under new leadership in 2018 with experienced head coach Frank Barden tapped to lead to Knights. that and build this program.”

In order to do so, Barden said a key will be increasing participation. The Knights will field just 25 players this year. Barden said conditioning has been a top priority in the offense with most of his team playing both ways.

One player lost from last year’s squad is 2017 starting quarterback, Sam Hines, who is focusing on his basketball career.

Josh Harps-Zhu will lead the Knights’ two-back offense. Barden said the senior has done well in the offseason and has strong leadership abilities.

Sean Paradise will return to the backfield after rushing for 1,533 yards and 12 touchdowns last season.

“He has a lot of God-given talent and he is maturing and learning how to take that to the next level,” Barden said.

Harps-Zhu will look to go-to receivers

in junior Zay Wadsworth, Jai Smith and Hunter Jones.

Leading the offensive push is a more experienced unit this year that includes two of the Knights’ five seniors, center Kevin Harper and tackle Cole Reynolds.

“I’m very pleased with how the offensive line is shaping up,” Barden said.

“They were young last year and had to learn by going through the fire, but they have that experience coming back.”

Many of the offensive lineman will also start on the defensive front, including Troy Beasley, Darron Willis and Jakwan Everson. Josh Gil and Ayden Prigoff will lead the linebackers with Harps-Zhu, Smith and Wadsworth in the secondary.

Though he has yet to see much of the Knights’ region competition in action, Barden said he knows the strength of teams in Region 6-A, and it is his goal to put St. Francis in the talks of the region’s top teams.

“It’s going to be a huge challenge to step up to the level those teams are,” he said. “But we want to put a good product on the field, control us, let the season play out and we’ll see what happens.

We’ll give a great effort and see if we can attain some of our goals.”

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