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Seven new head coaches to debut in ’21 By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Several local teams will enter new coaching eras in 2021, with most either familiar faces among their programs or in the local football landscape. Longtime South Forsyth coach Troy Morris will lead the War Eagles in 2021 following the retirement of Jeff Arnette, who was the longest-tenured head coach among North Fulton/Forsyth County teams last year. Morris has held several positions with South’s program, including quarterbacks coach, offensive coordinator and assistant head coach, all under Arnette. Leading the War Eagles will be his second stint as a head coach after he led Social Circle for three seasons beginning in 2007. Forsyth Central will also be under new direction and from a familiar face. David Rooney will man the helm for the Bulldogs. Rooney has been Central’s defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach since 2018. Prior to joining the program, he coached for 11 seasons at West Forsyth. Rooney replaces Forsyth County’s winningest coach, Frank Hepler, who left the program to return to coaching in Florida. Tom Hall will lead Blessed Trinity for his first year as head coach and his second stretch with the program. Hall served as a coach/teacher at the school from 2007 to 2018, including as offensive coordinator during the program’s first state championship appearance in 2015 and its first state title in 2017.

Hall replaces Tim McFarlin, who left the program last season and accepted the head coach position at neighboring Fellowship Christian. McFarlin is the most seasoned coach in the area. He won over 80 games as Roswell’s head coach beginning in 1998, helped get the King’s Ridge football program started and led Blessed Trinity to seven region championships, 112 wins and three straight state titles from 2017-19. McFarlin takes over the role from Al Morrell, Fellowship’s winningest coach. Ahead of his retirement following the 2020 season, Morrell led the Paladins to a 66-26 record with three region titles and a state runner-up finish in eight seasons. Mount Pisgah will also have a familiar man leading its program this year. Ryan Livezey has stepped into the head coach role after serving as the Patriots’ offensive coordinator and later athletic director for the school. Livezey, who led Holy Innocents’ to a 67-56 record as head coach for 11 seasons, takes over for Mike Forrester, who has remained on staff as defensive coordinator. Two other new head coaches will be introduced to the area. Northview’s Scott Schwarzer will make his local head coaching debut this season for the Titans. Schwarzer is the former head coach of the Windsor Forest and Chamblee programs. He most recently led Chamblee to a 5-1 record in 2020, its first winning season since 2013. The final new coach in the fray this year will lead an all-new program. Brian Allison has been tapped to lead

COACH Craig Bennett Mike Nash Robert Craft Matt Helmerich Adam Clack Frank Barden Mike Malone Sean O’Sullivan Jason Kervin Chris Prewett Dave Svehla Tommy Watson Shawn Coury Mike Palmieri Terry Crowder Troy Morris Brian Allison Ryan Livezey David Rooney Northview Tom Hall Tim McFarlin

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East Forsyth in the program’s debut campaign. Though new to the area, Allison brings extensive experience. He began his head coaching career at his alma mater, Union County, in 1996 and spent a total of 19 seasons leading the program from 1996 to 2001 and then from 2008 to 2020. He compiled a 121-77 record at the school. Allison was also Winder-Barrow’s head coach for six seasons from 2002 to 2007, in which the team went 25-36. The 2020 season saw the highest number of new coaches, eight, take over programs in recent years. All those coaches have returned to their

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roles. With the retirement of South Forsyth’s Jeff Arnette and Tim McFarlin stepping down from Blessed Trinity, Cambridge’s Craig Bennett is now the longest-tenured coach in North Fulton/Forsyth County. Bennett has led the Bears since the program’s creation in 2012. Dunwoody’s Mike Nash will enter his seventh season with the Wildcats this year, with Robert Craft leading North Forsyth for his sixth season, making him the longest-tenured coach in Forsyth County. All other Forsyth County coaches are entering their first or second year leading their programs.

On the cover Roswell will be led by a mixture of new and returning talent in 2021, with head coach Chris Prewett saying the team will focus on winning tight games in highly competitive Region 5-7A play. JOE PARKER/APPEN MEDIA

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Blessed Trinity enters new era under Tom Hall Titans to field mixture of veterans, new talent By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com

team will look to continue its status as champs. “It is a motivator to have that target on our back,” Hall said. “We know week in and week out we are going to get everybody’s best, and that is certainly a motivator.”

cited about every one of those opportunities. We want to test ourselves every week, and we are going to find out in short order if we have the right guys where they need to be.” The Titans’ schedule doesn’t get any easier in Region 5-5A play, where the

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ner, so we could potentially use him in space, too, without getting too far from what we are.” Quarterback JC French will return behind center after throwing for over 800 yards with nine touchdowns last season. “He has a really lively arm, and he’s a strong kid,” Hall said. “We are going to find ways to utilize his arm a little more than we have in the past. We’ll still rely heavily on play action, but there will be times when we’ll be more multiple on offense.” On the defense, senior Titus Nordlander and junior Evan Dickens return. Hall said he likes the progression Nordlander has made in the offseason, and Dickens provides plenty of speed and will serve as another weapon in BT’s offensive run game. BT will rely on plenty of new starters to make an impact as well. Hall said seniors Ryan Combs and Ashton Abrew, one of BT’s top receivers last year, will line up at safety with Colby Chauvin and Tucker Daniels joining the Titans’ offensive front after the line graduated three starters. Overall, Hall said BT’s core of linebackers, tight ends and fullbacks will be strengths of the 2021 team. Those returning starters and newer players will be tested early with BT’s rigorous slate of non-region games. The Titans will take on perennial title contenders Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy, St. Pius X and rival Marist. They will also hit the road to face Charlotte Catholic (SC), which just captured the program’s fourth straight state title. “I guess I have to call Tim (McFarlin) and thank him for that,” Hall joked. “We have our plate full, but we are ex-

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ROSWELL, Ga. — Blessed Trinity begins the fall with plenty of shoes to fill from last year’s region champion squad. Entering this year, BT has to fill the gaps left by almost a dozen players who have moved on to compete collegiately, plus a number of other playmakers who suited up for the Titans for the final time last winter. Then, there was the vacancy left by head coach Tim McFarlin, now at Fellowship Christian, who left after leading the program to 112 wins, three state titles and seven region championships in 10 years. But for the BT faithful, there is optimism that the 2021 season will continue the team’s rank as one of the best programs around the state. That starts with a familiar face serving as new head coach, Tom Hall. Hall was with the school for 11 years and served as its offensive coordinator for several seasons, including during BT’s first state championship run in 2017. Hall returns to lead a revamped but similar coaching staff, retaining the “lion’s share” of coaches from last year. Leo Barker is stepping away from his defensive coordinator position to coach linebackers. Tim Lewis, who has over two decades of coaching experience, including in the NFL, will assume the defensive coordinator role. Mostly, Hall said, BT has retained much of its coaching staff and philosophies heading into this season. “Offensively, we will stay close to who we were under Tim’s 10 years here,” he said. “We will run the same base offense as last year, but we will have some different things here and there, like some new offensive sets and just be a little more balanced.” Leading the slightly altered offense will be a talented backfield. Junior running back Justice Haynes, who lit up the opposition last year to compile 1,750 yards rushing in nine games, returns as one of the top rushers in the state. Haynes averaged 10 yards per carry last season with 25 touchdowns. “He’s an All-American and has just about every (collegiate) offer he could want at this point, and we are extremely excited about his talent,” Hall said. “We are hoping to use him just a shade differently this year. He has tremendous hands and is a great route run-

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Roswell focuses on finishing with new, returning talent Key skilled players return but offensive line is green By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell second-year head coach Chris Prewett said one focus for his team in the offseason is finishing strong. The Hornets went through a string of five tight games last season. In several instances, the result went their way, including one-score wins against Walton and Etowah and Cherokee in region play. But after three straight wins by just a touchdown, the script was flipped. Milton downed the Hornets 20-14 in another series thriller between the rivals, and the next week, Alpharetta broke a tie in the fourth quarter and went on to win 35-21, a loss that put the team’s playoff hopes in jeopardy. “We have been focusing on finishing the right way,” Prewett said. “That whole stretch of five games…we have to compete well to have a good seed in the playoffs and have the season we want to have.” To bolster the Hornets’ killer instinct, the team has called out for added leadership among its ranks.

“One thing we have been harping on is leadership,” Prewett said. “Being that vocal leader and setting a positive example. If we want to be an elite team, we have to (be) player-driven and have our players holding each other accountable.” To find its on-field generals, the Hornets will look to a mixture of returning starters and players stepping into the spotlight. Both the offense and the defense will field six new starters. Standouts like Marquis Willis and Michael Fitzgerald, the team’s top receivers last year, have graduated along with four starting offensive linemen. Defensively, 2020 Region 5-7A Co-Defensive Player of the Year, linebacker Evan Plunkett, has graduated along with fellow all-region selections in linebacker Harrison Duncan at linebacker and safety Dillon Holifield. However, the Hornets have many playmakers suiting up again with an added year of experience under their belts. Quarterback Robbie Roper retains his starting role after throwing for 2,200 yards last season with 23 touchdowns. Joining Roper in the backfield is running back Ryan Hill, whom Prewett said will

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Mount Pisgah looks to new talent after replacing large senior class First-year head coach will test rising talent By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Mount Pisgah will pin its hopes this season on a bevy of rising talent following the graduation of its large and skilled 2020 senior class. First-year head coach Ryan Livezey, who also serves as the school’s athletic director, said the 2021 Patriots are not short on talent, but many players will be stepping into starting roles this season, and those who have Friday night experience are still younger, with just a few seniors suiting up this year. “We graduated 15 or 16 seniors last year, a great senior class, so obviously that means we have a lot of open positions,” Livezey said. “But on the flip side, we have our junior class, and a lot of those kids have been playing since their freshman year, so we have experience coming back, and some guys that maybe were not starters but played some last year. It’s definitely going to be a challenge, how quickly we come together as a team and how healthy we stay.” The Patriots will be mostly inexperienced on the offensive and defensive front. The offensive line has four new starters. “Those four guys up front have to start meshing and get past the nerves of being new starters very quickly,” Livezey said. “A lot depends on those guys who are first-year starters. As they get better, we have a chance to get better as a team.” Another large void left by the 2020 senior class is at quarterback after the graduation of Coleman Smith, who threw for over 3,000 yards last season

Roswell: Continued from Page 4 provide the offense with a “big boost.” The senior ran for 80 yards per game last season with seven rushing scores. Junior Zeke Moore will reprise his role as tight end. Prewett called Moore a “do everything kind of guy” that will help to marry an unseasoned offensive line that returns just one starter. “The offense will be an exciting group, maybe a bit different from what we’ve had in the past, but we still want to stretch the defense sideline to sideline and vertically,” Prewett said. On defense, senior Will Baskin and sophomore Chase Morrison will lead a line that returns all three starters from

with 22 touchdowns. His replacement will carry a familiar name around the Patriots’ program in junior Jack Cendoya, the younger brother of standout 2018 graduate Jacob Cendoya who was named the team’s MVP in his senior season. “We’re excited about [Jack],” Livezey said. “He’s been a quarterback in our program since middle school and is very athletic. He may allow us to do a few different things from last year.” Mount Pisgah’s defensive secondary will also be mostly green with almost all new starters. However, Livezey said all are “very capable” in their new roles, including junior corner Makael Carter who will also line up as a slot receiver. “He’s a really great athlete and hopefully will have a big impact on both sides of the ball,” Livezey said. While there will be plenty of new starters for the Patriots, several standouts return from last year’s squad that went 6-5 and reached the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. Senior nose guard Sean Ainsworth will anchor the defensive front with linebacker Joy Chane, who will also lead the rushing attack on offense, returning. Senior tight end Cole Spence, a Vanderbilt commit, also returns after compiling over 400 yards receiving last year. The Patriots’ relatively inexperienced team will be tested early. Mount Pisgah’s non-region slate of games include several perennially strong programs, including Wesleyan and Mount Paran Christian. “We are definitely going to be tested very early in the season before we get to region play,” Livezey said. But the head coach is hoping that his youthful squad will take its lessons from those challenging non-region games and

improve as they enter 6-A play. “Obviously, we want to win all our games, but we know the region games are key because those get you into the playoffs,” Livezey said. “My hope is that we will continue to improve each week, and when we get to our region schedule we will playing our best football.” With a limited roster and many players lining up on both sides of the ball, staying healthy will also be a focus. “It comes down to who is playing the best, but it’s also about attrition,” Livezey said. “We just have to be smart in how we are using our players, rotating guys in, and if we have to rest someone, figuring out which side of the ball to rest them.” The Patriots’ coaching staff will also sport a new look this season. Livezey takes over for Mike Forrester, who led the team for the past eight seasons but

has stepped back into the defensive coordinator role. “I feel very fortunate with the coaching staff I have,” Livezey said. “Jeff Pickren is a former head coach, Scott Hamilton is a former head coach, John O’Connor has been here seemingly forever and has a great relationship with the kids. I feel like I can lean on the coaching staff for a lot of things.” Though the untested nature of his team presents plenty of questions, Livezey is excited about the Patriots’ fortunes in 2021. “This is an extremely hard and fun group to coach, and we have a bunch of really good players out there,” he said. “We do have talent, and we have a number of kids who will play football at the next level, at some level. But most importantly, they are all trying to get better. That’s all I can ask as a coach.”

2020. “We expect big things out of them, and they are the types of guys that can lead by example,” Prewett said. The Hornets’ linebackers will be anchored by the team’s leading tackler in 2020, senior Case Barrett, along with Riley Slaughter and junior Stone Smith. Jayven Hall, a standout transfer from Fellowship Christian, will also line up at linebacker. Ethan Nation returns as a vital part of the secondary after leading the state with eight interceptions last season as a sophomore. While there are holes to fill for starting positions, Prewett said many of those players, including safeties Ian Matthews and Jordan Beaurem and receivers Ethan Cripe and Lawson Stargel, have been in Roswell’s system for years and

now have their chance to shine. “We have a lot of people who have been in the program for a long time, and we are looking forward to them contributing,” Prewett said. With so many new players hitting the field in larger roles this season, Prewett said gaining experience will be crucial. “It’s going to be an interesting team because we are a pretty young team overall,” he said. “We’re at about 16 seniors, and the rest are juniors and sophomores, so we will have to grow up really quickly. We really have a lot of talent, we just have to see how it works on a Friday night and make our focus game-by-game and playing to our standard.” While the standard at Roswell has always been high, the Hornets are riding an unprecedented streak of success in the program’s 72-year history.

The program has reached the playoffs for seven straight seasons, the longest stretch of playoff berths in its history. Meanwhile, the team has won at least eight games in six of those years. Continuing those streaks starts with successful region play, no easy task in 5-7A that includes Milton, Alpharetta, Woodstock, Etowah and Cherokee. “It’s probably one of the more underrated regions around Metro Atlanta,” Prewett said. “There is good coaching, good talent and no easy games. The teams have played so often against one another and against the same coaching staffs that everyone knows what everyone is going to do, so it just comes to executing and playing a physical brand of football. I think we have a good nucleus of players, we just need to play good defense and take care of the football.”

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Centennial ‘young and hungry’ entering 2021 campaign Knights look to right ship with youth through ranks By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Among Centennial’s 83man roster for 2021, only about a dozen seniors will suit up for the Knights this year. Following a similar storyline from last year, Centennial will be young this season, a description second-year head coach Sean O’Sullivan is quick to make of his team. But, he hastens to add, it’s a hungry squad. On the heels of two straight winless seasons (0-18), the Knights are eager to hit the field in 2021 and right the ship. Only the small senior class on the team has experienced a high school win for the black and blue of Centennial. With a team mostly comprised of sophomores and juniors, O’Sullivan said consistency will be key to the Knights’ fortunes this year, but in order to rebuild a program, there must be a youth movement. “I feel like the younger kids will have to grow up faster than they should have to, but they’ve been working hard,” he said. “And we’ve spent the whole year in the weight room getting bigger, fast and stronger, and that’s always a help.” Centennial is hoping that offseason work pays dividends to push the Knights back into the win column. “It’s always the goal to reverse your fortunes [after a winless season], especially after last year, taking over the program and amid the circumstances,” O’Sullivan said. “But every new year is a new start.” With a fresh slate of games, O’Sullivan said the Knights will not concern themselves about the competition or the stakes at play in its Region 7-6A games. Rather, the team will look inward. “We play in a very competitive region,

and a lot of the teams that were playoff teams last year return a lot of players,” he said. “But we have to worry about Centennial football and do what we can control to excel in all three phases of the game.” Much of the Knights’ fortunes lie with the play of the offensive line, and O’Sullivan believes that core will be a strong suit for Centennial this year. “Although they are young, they have really gelled together, and without a good offensive line, you are not going to be successful,” he said. The offensive front will be anchored by left tackle Daniel Calhoun. The 6-foot-6, 340-lb. sophomore was already heavily recruited by Power Five collegiate programs as a freshman and started every game for the Knights last season. Calhoun will lead the Knights’ rushing attack ahead of running backs Nathan Webster, a sophomore, and junior Desmond Leverett. Webster led the team in rushing yards last season. Sophomore Tyler Laskaris will take over at quarterback after appearing in several games for the Knights last season. O’Sullivan said seniors St. Joseph Oyedotun and Joshua Bracey earned playing time last year and should be among the go-to targets for Laskaris. The Knights’ secondary is perhaps the most seasoned corps among its defense with three returning starters. Leverett will also line up on defense at linebacker with junior Xavier Hood, both reprising their roles from last season. Cole Wit also brings experience at safety along with junior Johnsley Barbas. “(Barabas) received several ACC offers on the summer, and we are looking for him to make an impact,” O’Sullivan said. Centennial will begin its quest to win the program’s first game since 2018 with three non-region games again Lambert, crosstown rivals Roswell and 2020 playoff team Peachtree Ridge. The Knights kick off their region schedule Aug. 19 at Riverwood.

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Pedestrian struck, killed along Holcomb Bridge ROSWELL, Ga. — A pedestrian died from injuries he suffered Aug. 6 when he was struck by a car along Holcomb Bridge Road. Police identified the victim as 60-year-old Melvin Douglas Randle. The 29-year-old Michigan woman who struck Randle said he walked right in front of her Chevy Malibu without warning, and she had little time to slam on the brakes. She said she stopped, called for help and got out of her car to tend to Randle. Police said surveillance video from a Shell gas station near the intersection corroborated the driver’s story. Randle was rushed to North Fulton Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

Police respond to dispute between hotel employees ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two employees at the Extended Stay Hotel along Old Milton Parkway had an altercation Aug. 7 over who was responsible for doing the laundry. Officers were dispatched to the hotel following reports that the male employee cornered his female co-worker and threatened physical harm during the argument, police said. The woman said she was scheduled to get off work at 10 p.m. and the male co-worker changed her hours before she

PUBLIC SAFETY ended her shift. The man denied ever making a threat and said the woman confronted him. No one was injured and there were no independent witnesses or video evidence to corroborate either party’s story. Officers did not make any arrests or press charges, citing the conflicting narratives.

Man tries to enter car stopped at traffic light ROSWELL, Ga. — An unidentified man reportedly tried to climb into someone’s car as they sat at a traffic light on Old Roswell Road with the windows down Aug. 2. According to police, the incident happened at the intersection of Commerce Parkway. The victims said they were waiting at the light when the suspect tried to climb through the passenger’s side window. The victims sped away from the area and called 911. They described the man as 5 feet, 9 inches in height, about 180 pounds, saying he appeared to be in his late 30s with olive skin.

Thieves burglarize home, steal valuable jewelry ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A woman on Aug. 5 reported a break-in at her Mayfield Road residence. The victim said burglars broke into her home Aug. 3 while she was away for a family emergency. She told officers several pieces of jewelry were missing, including a gold necklace valued at $12,000, a pocket watch valued at $3,000 and a pair of emerald bracelets. Investigators spoke to the victim’s neighbor and sought to get possible surveillance footage of the break-in. No charges have been filed.

Drug & DUI arrests Neville Dalmau Roman, 40, Doral Drive, Atlanta, was arrested Aug. 2 on Holcomb Bridge Road for possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute, unlawful to manufacture/possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of firearm/knife during commission of certain crimes. Miguel A. Mandujano Loyola, 23, of Windsor Oak Drive, Atlanta, was arrested Aug. 2 on Holcomb Bridge Road for possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute, unlawful to manufacture/possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of firearm/knife during commission of certain crimes. Joshua Arthur Wiltsie, 45, of Timberland Drive, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 3 on Old Dogwood Road for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug related objects. James Michael Merkel, 32, of Riverwood Lane, Roswell, was arrested Aug. 4 on Market Boulevard for unlawful to purchase/possess or have any controlled substance. Ali Elizabeth Evans, 31, of Fieldstone Drive, Gainesville, was arrested Aug. 6 on Old Dogwood Road for purchase/possession of schedule I or II controlled substance. Jerry Leonel Nolasco, 25, of Live Oak Run NW, Cartersville, was arrested Aug. 7 on Ga. 400 for DUI, possession of marijuana and U-turn when prohibited.

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Alpharetta renews solid waste contract By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council gave preliminary approval Aug. 16 to renew its contract with Republic Services for solid waste pickup. The new contract, which begins in April, calls for a 16 percent increase in monthly residential collection fees from the current $25.65 a month to $29.76. The fee includes glass recycling. Alpharetta Finance Director Tom Harris said the city received bids from five waste haulers after issuing a request for proposals in May. The proposals were reviewed by staff from the city’s Community Development, Public Works and Finance departments. Republic scored the highest in five areas

of criteria used to grade the proposals, including experience, technical approach and cost. Council members said they had received resident complaints about difficulty getting in touch with Republic in cases where certain neighborhoods had been skipped on collection. Harris said those concerns were raised with the company, and it has brought on a new community contact position that appears to have improved response. City officials also said there have been some cases in which residents were delinquent on their waste collection bills, and that may account for some of the missed collections. The Republic contract includes senior discounts and a reduced rate for households who opt for the smaller, 68-gallon collection bin.

Police continue search for suspect in Aug. 2 Roswell double-homicide By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Police are actively searching for the suspect of a double homicide. Duane Hall, 30, is charged with two counts of murder for allegedly HALL stabbing his parents at their home. The Roswell Police Department has secured warrants for his arrest. Officers were dispatched to the residence in the 1000 block of Barrington Landing Ct. around 11 a.m. Aug. 2. Public Information Officer Tim Lupo said a family member of the victims went to the home to check on the couple when they found an unresponsive adult and called 911. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Delroy Hall, 70, and Murline Gregory Hall, 63, deceased. Lupo said the exact time of their deaths is still under investigation and that the police department cannot speculate on the motive at this time. Duane Hall is described as a Black male 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing approximately 165 pounds. Fulton County jail records show he’s had prior dealings with Roswell police. He is believed to be driving a dark silver 2019 Toyota Camry bearing Georgia tag RSC5623, which was taken from the scene of the murders. Lupo confirmed Duane Hall had also been living with his parents prior to the

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Enterprise gets OK to sell used cars at new location By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell City Council approved a request Aug. 9 to allow Enterprise Rent-A-Car to redevelop property along Alpharetta Highway to use for car rentals and used car sales. Enterprise already has five locations in Roswell, but Tony Kephart, vice president of operations of Daily Rental at Enterprise Holdings, said the company may consolidate them on the new 3.4-acre property in the future. Located at 10889 Alpharetta Highway, the property was rezoned in 2015 from commercial mixed-use to heavy commercial for a Kia Carland. However, the car dealer never set up business, and the property has sat empty ever since. The property includes a 24,700-squarefoot building and three adjacent parcels of land. Kephart said Enterprise plans to remodel the building and use the smaller lot on the north side of the property for sales. He said they expect to sell up to 100 cars per month. As part of the approval, the City Council placed several conditions addressing the appearance of the building as well as their standards for trade-in vehicles. Councilman Mike Palermo said he wanted to ensure the company went through with what they said they would do. “We’ve certainly seen where an applicant comes and they’ve got a great offering, a great plan, and things change,” Palermo said. “The economy changes, they end up needing to sell the property, but they keep those zoning requirements in which case someone else can buy [the property] that don’t have the same intentions, so that’s certainly a concern of mine.” Resident Barbara Flam said she didn’t think the new location was needed because there are already several used

car sale dealerships in the area. She said she’d like to see more commercial diversity instead. “Here we go again on variant code requests,” Flam said, reading from an email she sent the City Council prior to the meeting. “Council grants so many variances we wonder why we even have a UDC code, but in my opinion it’s to keep development in check in Roswell, to carefully and deliberately make sure our town is run by its citizens and not taken over by developers.” “However, from my point of view and with all due respect, Council continues to be shortsighted on any major commercial development in Roswell. … Sun Valley is a great example of a bad plan yet to be redeemed.” Another resident, Janet Russell, stood up for the new Enterprise location, saying it was a good use of a building unsuited for anything else. “This building has been something like Beirut after the explosion last year,” Russell said. “It’s hideous, it’s horrible, it’s eye trash. It’s time we clean it up, but we have to be realistic. What are you going to put in there? … This is an appropriate place to put this. They are going to consolidate four pieces of property that would otherwise be a bunch of junk built if anything.” Kephart stressed Enterprise has high standards for the cars it chooses to rent and sell. He told the City Council the company only rents cars for six to eight months before they are transferred to car sales. The cars no longer used for leasing are typically up to three years old with 10,000 to 40,000 miles on them. The Council said Enterprise’s trade-in vehicles must meet the same standards as other vehicles for sale. Enterprise also agreed to landscape the property and create a streetscape with trees to block the view of the cars for sale.

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A-Street opens in historic Roswell building By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Built in the pre-Civil War era in 1854, the former Public House across the street from the square is now offering a collective mix of global flavors. Atlanta Street, or A-Street, in Roswell opened just under two months ago, but community support has already deemed its potato-crusted grouper and Luxardo adobo pork chop signature dishes, along with several wines, cocktails and starter plates. Chef-owner Kevin Nelson and his wife Kellie Nelson moved to Roswell in October 2019, after selling their popular resort restaurant in Vail, Colorado. While searching for opportunities to start over someplace warmer in the South, Kevin said he found Roswell and “pretty much fell in love with it right away.” “When I came into this space and felt the energy in here and saw the age of the bricks and learned more about the history,” Kevin said, “this felt like a place I would be comfortable in. … I’m just sort of bringing it all to bear here in Roswell. It’s a large place that has a small-town feel. It’s a perfect fit for me and my family. We love it.” Kevin has 37 years in the restaurant business. He said he grew up in Long Island, often visiting an Irish pub down the street from his house with his family for dinner. At 13 years old, he began a summer job there washing dishes and worked his way up to executive chef five years later. His mentor was Roy Hodges, a former chef in the U.S. Navy, who instilled in him the idea that he had natural talent in the kitchen. In his mid-20s, Kevin became the chef at Terro Bistro in Colorado

and then the owner up until a year-anda-half ago. Working there, he said, allowed him to venture into different flavors and international styles of cuisine. Kellie started out as a server at Terro Bistro and has since managed several other restaurants. Kevin said her expansive knowledge about wines has played an integral role in building A-Street’s wine list. Together, they have three daughters. The oldest is a student at Emory University and the other two are in high school. For the past six months, the entire family has pitched in to salvage much of the building’s original structure but also to install new features like custommade stainless glass panels to give it a modern-feel. The building previously sat vacant for some three years. A-Street features both upstairs and downstairs dining areas, two bars made of the original copper in the building, a patio and a large parking deck in the back. Exposed brick from its time as the general store for the Roswell Mill lines its walls. The building is also rumored to have its own ghost known to the community as Catherine. A drink on the menu called Catherine’s Revenge pays her homage. So far, Kevin said, the community seems to be responding well to what they’ve done to the place. “Originally, I was going to do something a little more casual, but as I got to know the community, there were a lot of locals coming in everyday, knocking on the door, peeking their head in, seeing what we were doing and so excited to see this place come back to life,” Kevin said. “They’ve all been incredibly supportive, but I started to get the sense that the community would welcome something more like what I was doing in

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A-Street’s storefront space includes upstairs and downstairs dining areas, two bars, a patio and a large parking area in the back. The building was built in 1853 and still has much of its original structure. Vail, which was not quite fine dining but upscale dining.” Kellie, who likes to share their story with guests, said she’s enjoyed seeing the community’s response as well. “A lady came in the other night to celebrate her 95th birthday,” Kellie said. “She seemed well and lively, but she came in and said, ‘Oh, I remember this place!’ It was amazing.” Most dishes at A-Street are glutenfree and there are vegan options. Kevin said the menu is constantly evolving with flavors inspired by Asian, Middle Eastern and Southwestern cuisine. And he tends to be drawn toward “humanelyraised and sustainable” ingredients. “As much as we like to serve highquality fine dining food, we tend to lean more toward a casual atmosphere. And

the casual, fun elements in here I think let people relax while they’re having a fantastic meal that has the attention to detail that they would get in a more rigid strip experience,” Kevin said. “We just feel very grateful to be so welcomed and to have become a part of the community so quickly. It’s just been fantastic.” A-Street is open from 5-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Dine-in and curbside pickup are available. In about two weeks, Kevin said he would like to open the patio for outdoor dining. They also hope to add a lunch menu and open on Sundays in the future. A-Street is located at 605 Atlanta St., Roswell, GA 30075. For more information, visit astreetroswell.com or call 770-910-7639.

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Fulton County Schools to expand instruction options By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA —The Fulton County Schools is expanding its academic options for the first semester as rising COVID-19 cases have raised concerns about returning to in-person learning. Currently the district has three options for instruction: face-to-face at all schools; Fulton Virtual in grades 6-12 with face-to-face and virtual classes; and Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence (FAVE) which offers a full virtual option for students in 3-11th grade. Seniors have a variety of virtual options through dual enrollment and other existing programs if needed. Parents/students made their instructional preference last year. With COVID cases rising over the summer, parents and students lobbied for more options this year. Beginning Sept. 7, a K-8 learning hub will be opened at Crabapple Center (former Crabapple Middle School in Roswell), along with a K-2 Remote Learning Program giving parents more options beyond at-home or in-school. Both programs will have limited capacity and are contingent upon the district’s ability to recruit staff without hurting existing schools, school officials said. Superintendent Mike Looney said the two new options are “not perfect,” but provide a short-term effort to try and meet the needs of families. “My decisions aren’t predicated on politics, or scare tactics,” he said. “I want to make sure everybody’s safe… instruction to be uninterrupted, and not pivoting to virtual every other week.”

K-8 Learning Hub – Roswell Up to 500 students can be accommodated in the building which formerly housed Crabapple Middle School, 10700 Crabapple Road, Roswell. The newly built school opened this year on a new site off Woodstock Road. Students will receive face-to-face instruction in all core classes (math, science, social studies, English/language arts). Connection classes (health, PE, world languages) will be coordinated through the district’s virtual program. Masks remain optional for staff. Student masks will remain optional per parental agreement, unless otherwise mandated by a higher government authority. All other district mitigation strategies will remain in effect. Any student eligible for enrollment in Fulton County elementary or middle schools can attend. Students can still participate in extracurricular clubs and activities at their zoned homeschool. Because this is considered an “open enrollment” option, the school district will not provide transportation to and from the school. Meals will be delivered to the school daily. Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones said the Learning Hub is a temporary solution that the district plans to close after the first semester. It could be extended, he noted, if COVID conditions warrant. K-3 Remote Learning Plan While face-to-face instruction remains the district’s preference for younger children, Jones said the ongoing pandemic requires providing virtual options. “We acknowledge that there’s a myriad of concerns that parents are navigating, which necessitated [new] op-

tions for young students,” he said. The program will have 300 spots available, and parents have until Aug. 20 to apply for a seat. A lottery for admission will be held on Aug. 20. The program opens on Sept. 7 and parents must commit to remaining in the program for the semester. Students will remain enrolled at their zoned home school. All instruction will be delivered virtually on devices provided by the school district. Only the four core subjects will be taught (math, ELA, science and social studies) by a staff of 15 teachers. Instruction will range from 145 minutes a day for kindergartners up to 180 minutes a day for second grade students. The remote learning plan is not a babysitting service for parents, and Jones said parents must commit to partner with their children during the entire process. “It is imperative that the parents who sign their students up for this option understand that they will be part of their student’s learning journey,” he noted. “These students are too young to learn on their own with a device.” Looney said the programs are being funded by the federal assistance grants provided for COVID-related expenses. He also emphasized that the opening of either option hinges on teachers signing up to teach at either program. “I think there’s interest in this from teachers, but we’ll have to wait and see the number of students and parent commitments we get over the course of this next week so that we can staff accordingly,” Looney said. More information on these programs can found at fultonschools.org.

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Sam and Heidi Alatar of Alpharetta, Georgia announce the promotion of their son, Gavin J. Alatar, to Gunner’s Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class in the United States Coast Guard. GM2 Alatar, a graduate of Alpharetta High School, serves aboard the USCGC Bear, a medium endurance cutter based in Portsmouth, Virginia. The USCGC Bear serves our country in operations around the globe. Fair winds and following seas, GM2 Alatar. Bravo Zulu! Semper Paratus.

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Ronald Henderson, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, died on August 6, 2021 in his home in Alpharetta, Georgia. His family announced his passing. Ron was born October 28, 1932 in Consett, County Durham, England, to parents Samuel and Elizabeth Henderson. After serving in the Royal Air Force, he married Marlene Miller in 1957 in Chopwell, England. Theirs was an amazing marriage that lasted 64 years until his recent passing. Following the birth of their second daughter, they left England in 1962; moving first to Canada, then to the United States to build their lives together. Ron spent most of his career in mechanical contracting, managing the HVAC construction of large structures in Chicago and Atlanta including Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, before transitioning into industrial filtration installations throughout the U.S. Ron used his innate engineering abilities well beyond his career. He used his skills and his generous heart for projects big and small, from adding a 2nd story to his family’s Chicago home to repairs, maintenance and installations for family, friends and neighbors throughout his life. A neighbor once joked that “if you want a project done right, just ask Ron for a screwdriver and he’ll complete whole thing for you in no time!” Ron was always the life of the party at social gatherings, especially in his beloved English and Scottish

communities. He knew and sang dozens of crowd-pleasing, traditional and party tunes, and was never shy to step to the mic, encouraging folks to sing along. He also loved playing the bagpipes and was a proud member of the Medinah Highlanders in Chicago and the John Mohr MacIntosh band in Atlanta. Ron is survived by his wife, Marlene, daughters, Julie Henderson MacDonald, Victoria Henderson Mynatt, and son-in-law J. Ross Mynatt. He is also survived by his grandchildren, who were sources of extraordinary happiness to him: granddaughters Elizabeth Chancey Kritzman, Rachel Ann MacDonald and Emma Joy Mynatt; grandson Gordon John MacDonald, and grandson-in-law Scott Kritzman. He is also survived by two of his sisters and brother-in-law Joan Thompson, Gloria Bell and Ray Bell. Mr. Henderson died peacefully at home following a long battle with Parkinson’s. Donations can be made in his honor to Parkinson’s Foundation: https://www. parkinson.org/ or Shriner’s Hospital for Children: https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/ To be considerate of COVID concerns, the family is doing a private remembrance ceremony but requests you raise a glass, where\ever you are, for a celebratory toast to Ron on Saturday, August 21,2021 at 5:00 pm ET.

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Fulton superintendent draws on military experience to fight COVID By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA, Ga. — Creating plans to address the evolving COVID-19 pandemic has required battle skills Mike Looney learned during his days in the military. “As a retired Marine, I learned that sometimes the best laid plans don’t work out in the battlefield,” the Fulton County Schools superintendent said. “Sometimes you have to make adjustments. And this is one of those times.” Heading into August, Looney was optimistic the 2021-22 school year could begin as close to normal after a year and a-half of pandemic disruption. “We truly believed that we had successfully managed the peak of the COVID curve,” Looney said at an Aug. 12 school board meeting. “In fact, I was somewhat defiant and resistant [even when] people started telling me otherwise.” Over the summer, vaccination rates

were going up, positive rates were going down and schools could open mask optional, he believed. Then the Delta variant appeared. Just days before school opened in early August, Looney was forced to backtrack to mandating masks in areas with “high transmission” rates, and consider virtual, remote learning once again. As with all things “COVID,” the decision created a firestorm of pros and cons in the community. Looney said in his nearly two decades as a school superintendent he’s seen a lot of heated discussions in board rooms and from parents. But none to the level that decisions on plans for COVID have brought forth. “I don’t begrudge anybody for their passion, or their concern, because we all want [our] kids to be happy, to be healthy and be safe,” Looney said. He noted the community is equally divided on plans for schools based on communication he has received. At one

point Looney said he was receiving about 60 emails an hour. Comments on his Twitter feed had to be disabled for some posts because of the intensity of comments. Looney asked the community to “take a deep breath” and come together to help lower the lower the level of COVID spread so schools can get back to normal. “I am very optimistic this spike is short-lived, and that we can very soon in a couple of weeks go back to where we had hoped we would be at the first day of school,” Looney said. He noted decisions are not made in isolation, but only after talking with every board member to gather their perspective and ideas for their communities. But as in the military, leaders own their battle plans. “The operations of the school district are my charge as the CEO,” Looney said. “And I have to protect the interest of all of our students, families and employees.”

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Johns Creek enters season with ‘blue collar’ roster Gladiators to field 29 seniors in 2021 By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek head coach Matt Helmerich said his 2021 squad may not be the most talented team in his five years with the program, but they are the hardest working. While this year’s team may not have the raw skill of year’s past, Helmerich still says he has playmakers throughout the ranks, led by a 29-player senior class. “I think we know as a program we have some talent, and we are decent at every position,” he said. “And I think the kids know they can do something special if they put it all together. We lost some four-year guys who came into the program when I did, like Cole Nelson and John Stegenga, but we have guys who have stepped up and taken on that role. We don’t have as many vocal leaders, they are just a blue collar group who get to work and lead by example.” While most of the Gladiators’ lining up this year are familiar faces around the

program, at least one is a newcomer who should make a significant impact —quarterback Kyle Durham, a transfer from South Forsyth where he threw for 2,200 yards last season with 25 touchdowns. Durham will be protected by an offensive line Helmerich said is perhaps the biggest and strongest front in his time with the school. Returning starters include 6-foot-5, 290-lb. senior Tyler Gibson, 6-foot-1 senior Max Thayer, 6-foot-2 senior Karl Ross along with other sizable starters in Chris Oh and center Will Lipsitz. “The O-line has been a bright spot for us going into this year,” Helmerich said. Senior Thaxton Gallagher has made the move from the offensive and defensive fronts and will line up as tight end and linebacker. “He’s a workhorse on the team and kind of sets the tone for us how he works and plays,” Helmerich said. Helmerich expects the Gladiators rushing attack to be led by sophomore Antonio Gillam, with Durham having go-to targets in receivers Micah Gay and Brandon Palmer. “Micah has had a really good offseason, and Palmer is a receiver that started for us last year who we are looking to

have a big year,” Helmerich said. Many of those players will also line up defensively for Johns Creek, which will be under a new coordinator in Ryan Douglas who previously served as the defensive backs coach. “We’ll run a little bit similar scheme, but there is some different stuff (Douglas) likes to throw out there, especially at the back end, and we will be very well versed in the secondary,” Helmerich said. Johns Creek’s prominence as a top 6A program has continued to rise in recent years as the team has continually found success. The team won the 2018 and 2019 Region 7-6A titles, and despite more losses in the column last season (45), the team earned its third straight trip to the playoffs. “We want to continue what we’ve

done, and we are pretty proud of the culture we have built at Johns Creek,” Helmerich said. “It’s not just, ‘Hey, let’s make the playoffs,’ we expect to make the playoffs, we expect to compete for a region title every year. And they don’t want to just win that one playoff game, they want to compete for state championships. I believe they can do that this year.” That goal starts with the Gladiators being put on the big stage to open its season against Gainesville in the Corky Kell Classic. “We are really excited about that, getting to play at Gainesville and its storied stadium up there, being on TV and getting to be in that big event,” Helmerich said. “Elite teams in Georgia get invited, and it is an honor for us to be invited for the first time.”

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Milton primed for another deep run with returning talent Eagles aim to continue program’s prominence By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton head coach Adam Clack said one major goal among his coaching staff is to not have the Eagles’ success be a flash in the pan, or for the program to be a one-hit wonder with its 2018 Class 7A state championship. “I remember my own personal dialogue after 2018 was wanting to make sure that Milton’s no fluke,” said Clack, who is entering his fifth season at the helm. “That has been getting me and the team going as we continue to work day in and day out to stay hungry and humble as we build a consistent product. Some years will be more successful than others, that’s just the nature of it, but looking back on seven or eight years

of having top-10 teams or those years where we had a chance to play for it all is what we are striving for.” Milton’s 2018 season was certainly no fluke. After taking the state title, the program went 8-4 and reached the second round of the playoffs. They improved on that last year with an 11-1 record, the team’s third straight region title and a trip to the quarterfinals Clack chalks a big part of that to the consistency of the Milton program in its administration and coaching staff. And with the team loaded with a bevy of talent, the 2021 season looks to be another in which the Eagles further their position as one of the most elite programs in the state. “When the stars align and you have that right group of guys coming into the season together, you can use that to give yourself a shot to make a special run,” Clack said. “Coming off last year,

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Milton: Continued from Page 12 we are definitely returning a lot of production, a lot of guys who started and who played meaningful minutes.” On offense, quarterback Devin Farrell returns for his senior campaign. The third-year starter, who Clack said has a shot to be among the winningest quarterback in program history, compiled over 1,800 yards passing last season, 553 yards rushing and 18 total touchdowns. Senior running back Jordan McDonald returns after a breakout 2020 season in which he rushed for over 1,300 yards in 11 games with 24 touchdowns. “McDonald had a special season last year, and I think he took one of many steps forward he’s going to take,” Clack said. Four-year starting tight end Jack Nickel is back. The senior, who Clack called perhaps the best overall tight end in the country, had 300 receiving yards last season, but his impact went beyond the scoresheet. “Sometimes people just look at the amount of catches and don’t understand a lot of the things that go into throwing and catching, it’s not just the route your run or the ball hitting your hands,” Clack said. “What he does for us in the run game how he gets us going is instrumental.” Clack said a strong suit of the offensive will be up front with 6-foot-5, 295-lb. tackle Maurice Clipper leading the line. “Mo has a slew of other guys along with him that will help us be as consistent and dynamic as we can be,” Clack said. One focus for the offense, he said, is to be more dynamic than in years past moving the ball down the field and out to the perimeter. LT Overton, the top recruit in the country for the junior class, has somehow only improved, Clack said. “He’s one guy I didn’t expect to see to take a noticeable step forward over the spring just because he’s so good,” he said. “But I’ll be darned if I didn’t leave spring saying, ‘Wow, he got even better.’” Overton will be joined by senior Gilles Tchio, who is stepping into a more defensive focus this season on the line. Senior all-region linebacker AJ Crawford is also back with standout defensive back Bryce Thornton. “He’s just as dynamic a football player as they come,” Clack said. With its veteran players and coaching staff, Clack said “potential” is a dangerous word, but the team will certainly know its standing early with a loaded non-region schedule that includes several top-tier in-state programs, national powerhouse St. Joseph’s Prep (PA) and

one of the top teams in Virginia, Life Christian Academy. “We wanted to test them and strain them against the best competition we can find, we’re definitely going to know very early valuable things, no matter what our record is, as we go into region play,” Clack said. Once those games have been played, Milton will enter its 5-7A schedule with a target on its back having won the last three region titles. “[Those teams] know they are going to get a good opponent and a talented team, and we want our guys to be motivated by that to hold themselves to the standard of a champion,” Clack said. With its high expectations, Milton has instilled a refrain of “leave no doubt” for 2021. “You have those high expectations on you and all this potential, so leave no doubt in the way you prepare and compete so you’re not the ‘would-a, could-a, should-a team,’” Clack said. Milton will be playing for more than hardware this year. This summer, the program’s longtime community coach Brad Zettler succumbed to cancer, and Clack said the team will use the 2021 season to use his mantra of “live loud” when it hits the field. “He’ll definitely be on our minds and his spirit will be there with the team,” Clack said. “We will honor him and make him proud of how we attack each day.”

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Marquee events, out-of-state games highlight local 2021 slate By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com

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NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Several local programs will compete in prolific events representing Georgia against out-of-state opponents during the 2021 football schedule. To kick off the season, West Forsyth will host Corky Kell Classic contests for the second straight year. West will host the first GHSA game of the season Aug. 18, a matchup of Cherokee vs. Mays. Following that afternoon game, the Wolverines will hit their home turf to take on Carver Atlanta. Last year marked the first time since 2015 a North Fulton program did not compete in the season kickoff event, but this year, the area will be well represented. Johns Creek will make its Corky Kell debut Aug. 20 when the Gladiators face Gainesville at Dacula High School. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Johns Creek’s new tradition under head coach Matt Helmerich of playing an outof-state opponent was put on hold, but the practice is set to resume for the this year. After making their Corky Kell debut, the Gladiators will take a road trip to play Traveler’s Rest in South Carolina Aug. 27. Milton is set to host the Freedom Bowl for its fourth rendition this year on Labor Day weekend. The event, which pits strong programs from around the country against one another and celebrates veterans will feature several local teams in action. Host Milton will take on Life Christian Academy, a private school program from Chester, Virginia, on Sept. 2. The next day, Alpharetta returns to the Freedom Bowl to take on Greenville Christian from Greenville, Mississippi. Greenville is the defending Mississippi

Association of Independent Schools 3A state champion. Another highlight of the Raiders’ 2021 schedule is their Aug. 27 road matchup with Alabama juggernaut Hoover. Alpharetta head coach Jason Kervin spent 12 years with Hoover, including five seasons as the program’s offensive coordinator, before taking over the Raiders’ program. Milton is also set to resume its fairly recent trend of playing out-of-state opponents and will travel to Philadelphia to take on St. Joseph’s Preparatory School Sept. 11. St. Joseph’s captured its third straight state title in 2020 and was ranked in the top-10 nationally by MaxPreps. Milton will be the second Georgia team to face the program in the last three years. Marietta hosted St. Joseph’s in 2019. Under the direction of new head coach Tom Hall, Blessed Trinity will take on Charlotte Catholic of Charlotte, North Carolina. The tilt will feature two teams that have won six state championships in their respective classifications over the past four years. The Sept. 10 matchup will be the annual Patriotism Bowl game organized by the Carolinas Freedom Foundation. Region schedules for local teams have remained unchanged for 2021, the second year in the current cycle of reclassification and region realignments. However, one new team will join the fray. East Forsyth enters its inaugural season. The Broncos will play a 10-game, non-region schedule in its first season beginning Aug. 20 against Ridgeland. East Forsyth is also slated to play two North Fulton Schools. The team will host Mount Pisgah Oct. 1 and travel to Milton to play King’s Ridge Nov. 5 to close out the regular season.

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