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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOOTBALL: 4, 5

GYMNASTICS: 13

CROSS COUNTRY: 6

BASEBALL: 14, 15

VOLLEYBALL: 7

SOCCER: 16

SOFTBALL: 8

TENNIS: 18

WRESTLING: 9

LACROSSE: 19

BASKETBALL: 10, 11

TRACK & FIELD: 20

SWIMMING: 12

GOLF: 22

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FOOTBALL: OFFENSIVE PLAYER

ZE’VIAN CAPERS SCHOOL: DENMARK CLASS: JUNIOR • TOTALED 1,182 RECEIVING YARDS AND 11 TOUCHDOWNS ON 60 CATCHES • HAD 58 TACKLES AT SAFETY • SECOND-TEAM ALL-COUNTY IN BASKETBALL • COMMITTED TO ARKANSAS

Ben Hendren for the Forsyth County News 4 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2019

FOOTBALL: DEFENSIVE PLAYER

JAMAL CAMP SCHOOL: SOUTH FORSYTH CLASS: SENIOR • TOTALED 11 TACKLES FOR LOSS, 7 SACKS, 28 QB PRESSURES • ALSO PLAYED ON OFFENSIVE LINE LATE IN SEASON • SIGNED WITH GEORGIA TECH

Paul Ward for the Forsyth County News 2019 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 5

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

MADELYNNE CADEAU SCHOOL: SOUTH FORSYTH CLASS: JUNIOR • FINISHED 2ND AT AREA MEET, 3RD AT STATE • MEMBER OF STATE RUNNER-UP TEAM

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

CALAN GIZELBACH SCHOOL: FORSYTH CENTRAL CLASS: SENIOR • AREA CHAMP, STATE RUNNER-UP • SIGNED WITH DAYTON

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VOLLEYBALL

MARY ELLEN ENRIGHT SCHOOL: NORTH FORSYTH CLASS: SENIOR • TOTALED 427 KILLS, 63 ACES, 337 DIGS • ECLIPSED 1,000 CAREER KILLS, DIGS • SIGNED WITH SHORTER File photo

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SOFTBALL: POSITION PLAYER

MAKENNA SEGAL SCHOOL: SOUTH FORSYTH CLASS: SOPHOMORE • HIT .476 WITH 12 HOME RUNS, 31 RBIS, .596 ONBASE PERCENTAGE • ALSO ON DIVING, LACROSSE TEAMS Ian Frazer Forsyth County News

SOFTBALL: PITCHER

BAILEY McCACHREN SCHOOL: FORSYTH CENTRAL CLASS: JUNIOR • 1.57 ERA AND 142 STRIKEOUTS IN 98 INNINGS • COMMITTED TO TENNESSEE

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GIRLS WRESTLING

SOPHIA EGLIAN SCHOOL: NORTH FORSYTH CLASS: JUNIOR • WON STATE TITLE AT 146 POUNDS, BECOMING THE COUNTY’S FIRST-EVER GIRLS STATE CHAMPION

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BOYS WRESTLING

PAUL WATKINS SCHOOL: NORTH FORSYTH CLASS: SENIOR • TWO-TIME ALL-COUNTY WRESTLER OF THE YEAR • WON STATE TITLE AT 145 POUNDS • SIGNED WITH LEHIGH Ian Frazer Forsyth County News

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

CAROLINE MARTIN SCHOOL: NORTH FORSYTH CLASS: JUNIOR • AVERAGED 14 POINTS, 3 REBOUNDS • LED RAIDERS TO SECOND STRAIGHT STATE SEMIFINALS Ian Frazer Forsyth County News

GIRLS BASKETBALL

ANSLEY ALLEN SCHOOL: NORTH FORSYTH CLASS: JUNIOR • AVERAGED 14 POINTS, 6 REBOUNDS • LED RAIDERS TO SECOND STRAIGHT STATE SEMIFINALS • COMMITTED TO GCSU Ben Hendren for the Forsyth County News 10 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2019

BOYS BASKETBALL

MITCH GANOTE SCHOOL: LAMBERT CLASS: SENIOR • TWO-TIME ALL-COUNTY PLAYER OF THE YEAR • AVERAGED 19 POINTS, 7 REBOUNDS, 8 ASSISTS, 4 STEALS • COMMITTED TO SOUTHWEST BAPTIST

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GIRLS SWIMMING

HAILEY GALBRAITH SCHOOL: NORTH FORSYTH CLASS: SOPHOMORE • WON 50-YARD FREE AT STATE IN 23.74 • FINISHED SECOND IN 100 FLY IN 56.36

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BOYS SWIMMING

JACK AIKINS SCHOOL: WEST FORSYTH CLASS: SOPHOMORE • WON 50-YARD FREE AT STATE IN 20.67, FINISHED THIRD IN 100 FREE IN 45.24 • SWAM FASTEST LEG ON THIRD-PLACE 200 FREE RELAY 12 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2019

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GYMNASTICS

BRIANNA GREENLOW SCHOOL: LAMBERT CLASS: SENIOR • WON COUNTY, STATE TITLES IN ALL-AROUND • SIGNED WITH WILLIAM & MARY

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BASEBALL: POSITION PLAYER

WYATT CROWELL SCHOOL: WEST FORSYTH CLASS: JUNIOR • HIT .414 WITH .512 OBP, .621 SLUGGING • 23/49 (.469) IN REGION 5-7A PLAY • COMMITTED TO FLORIDA STATE

Ian Frazer Forsyth County News 14 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2019

BASEBALL: PITCHER

ANTHONY DiMOLA SCHOOL: NORTH FORSYTH CLASS: JUNIOR • 1.407 ERA, .959 WHIP IN 64.2 IP • 84 K, 18 BB • COMMITTED TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN

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GIRLS SOCCER

MADISON HAUGEN SCHOOL: LAMBERT CLASS: JUNIOR • SCHOOL’S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER • 30 GOALS, 13 ASSISTS AS OF MAY 6 • COMMITTED TO GEORGIA Ian Frazer Forsyth County News

BOYS SOCCER

HAYDEN FONTANA SCHOOL: LAMBERT CLASS: SENIOR • FIRST-TEAM ALL-COUNTY IN 2018 • MEMBER OF 2018 STATE CHAMPION TEAM • 22 GOALS, 9 ASSISTS AS OF MAY 6 Ian Frazer Forsyth County News 16 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2019

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GIRLS TENNIS

BROOKE DESPRIET SCHOOL: LAMBERT CLASS: SOPHOMORE • 17-0 OVERALL RECORD AT NO. 2 SINGLES • MEMBER OF REGION CHAMPION, STATE FINALIST TEAMS PAST TWO YEARS Ian Frazer Forsyth County News

BOYS TENNIS

WILL FULLETT SCHOOL: SOUTH FORSYTH CLASS: JUNIOR • 14-1 OVERALL RECORD AT NO. 1 SINGLES • MEMBER OF STATE CHAMPION TEAM IN 2018, STATE SEMIFINALIST IN 2019 David Almeda Forsyth County News 18 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2019

BOYS LACROSSE

PATRICK DEANS SCHOOL: LAMBERT CLASS: JUNIOR • 39 CAUSED TURNOVERS, 85 GROUND BALLS • COMMITTED TO JOHNS HOPKINS • STANDOUT TIGHT END, SAFETY ON FOOTBALL TEAM Kevin O’Brien for the Forsyth County News

GIRLS LACROSSE

CAMI MERKEL SCHOOL: WEST FORSYTH CLASS: SOPHOMORE • 86 GOALS, 50 ASSISTS AS OF MAY 6 • PART OF TWO FORSYTH CUP-WINNING TEAMS

Ian Frazer Forsyth County News 2019 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 19

BOYS TRACK & FIELD

JALEN BATTLE SCHOOL: LAMBERT CLASS: JUNIOR • COUNTY, REGION, SECTIONAL CHAMP IN HIGH JUMP • SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER WITH MARK OF 6-6 • REGION CHAMP IN TRIPLE JUMP Ian Frazer Forsyth County News

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

MADELYNNE CADEAU SCHOOL: SOUTH FORSYTH CLASS: JUNIOR • REGION, SECTIONAL CHAMP IN 3200-METER RUN • REGION CHAMP AND SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP IN 1600 Ian Frazer Forsyth County News 20 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2019

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GIRLS GOLF

AVERI CLINE & IRIS CAO SCHOOL: LAMBERT CLASS: FRESHMEN • CLINE: T-2ND AT AREA CHAMPIONSHIP, T-2ND AT ATHENS CLASSIC • CAO: T-1ST AT GWINNETT CLASSIC, T-2ND AT AREA CHAMPIONSHIP Ian Frazer Forsyth County News

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BOYS GOLF

DREW SHELL SCHOOL: SOUTH FORSYTH CLASS: SENIOR • LOW MEDALIST AT AREA CHAMPIONSHIP • LOW MEDALIST AT JOHNNY PAULK INVITATIONAL • SIGNED WITH YOUNG HARRIS Ian Frazer Forsyth County News 22 | ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | 2019

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