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Table of contents
Football 4 Cross country 10-11 8-man football, 5 basketball 12-13 Softball 6 soccer 14-15 Volleyball7 Lacrosse 17 flag football 7 baseball 18 swimming 8 golf 19 wrestling 9 tennis 20 gymnastics 9 track & field 21 Past winners 22
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Aaron McLaughlin Denmark, Senior Completed 107 of 184 passes for 1,505 yards and 21 TDs with seven INTs in nine games. Also led team with 652 rushing yards and six TDs.
Paul Ward Photography For the Forsyth County News
patrick corrigan north forsyth, junior Junior linebacker tallied 112 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss. Also had 20 QB hurries and four Fumble Recoveries.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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malachi Malachi mathis horizon christian academy, Senior Totaled 90 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks and 4 interceptions for Horizon christian in gapps 1a 8-man state title season.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
bryce balthaser Balthaser Pinecrest academy, Senior Versatile senior accounted for 1,055 total yards and 16 TDs, helping Pinecrest win GAPPS 8-man 2a state title.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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hannah marchman south forsyth, Senior Senior sported a 1.44 ERA and issued only three walks in 87 1/3 innings pitched, finishing with a 12-2 record.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
makenna segal south forsyth, Senior Ole Miss signee and three-time player of the year was the region’s top offensive threat, batting .468 while setting multiple school records.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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Bella Tolone lambert, Senior Furman signee led the Longhorns to the Final Four behind 378 kills, averaging 4.3 kills per set and hitting .286.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
haylee dornan
west forsyth, Senior Three-sport athlete made history in the fall, leading West forsyth to first-ever flag football championship. Also key member of basketball and soccer teams.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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ella jones lambert, sophomore State champion in 100 fly, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay. Also finished second in 200 free, leading Lambert to a County championship and Class 7A state title.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
jack aikins west forsyth, Senior State champion in 50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay and 400 relay. Four-time All-American who holds eight school records and qualified for the Olympic Trials in four events.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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dylan fairchild west forsyth, Senior University of Georgia signee in football, Fairchild was dominant on the wrestling mat, pinning every one of his opponents and capping a perfect senior season with his second straight state title.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
emma davies Denmark, Senior University of Pennsylvania signee finished third in all-around at state meet, winning in floor and vault.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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carmel yonas south forsyth, Sophomore won the Class 7A cross country state championship as a sophomore, running a 18:48 at the state meet.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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ethan ashley Denmark, junior finished sixth individually (16:36) and helped the Denmark’s cross country team to a fourthplace finish at the state meet.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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cayla cowart west forsyth, junior Junior guard led the county with 19 points per game, adding seven rebounds and three steals each contest.
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devin mcglockton mcGlockton south forsyth, Senior Boston College signee led South to a program-best 23 wins and region title, averaging a doubledouble and setting the career record for points.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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alex guzman forsyth central, Senior Senior forward led Forsyth Central to first region championship behind program-best 23 goals.
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tori dellaperuta west forsyth, Senior North Carolina signee scored a programrecord 49 goals through 18 matches, helping west to a 14-2 regularseason record.
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cami merkel West Forsyth, Senior Liberty signee totaled 80 goals and 25 assists in 20 season games. Also broke school’s all-time scoring record with 255 career goals.
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danny kesselRing kesserling lambert, junior first-team all-state and all-american attacker had 47 goals and 25 assists for Area 6 Class 6A-7A champion Lambert.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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gehrig frei south forsyth, Senior North alabama signee hit .447 with 13 doubles and 8 home runs. also drove in 31 runs and stole 19 bases.
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will robbins Forsyth central, Senior georgia southern signee had 119 strikeouts in 63 innings. posted a 7-0 record with 0.44 era, surrendering only four earned runs and 11 walks.
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sara im lambert, Sophomore had county-best and school-record 18-hole stroke average of 68.17. won low medalist three times. Prior to season, Captured 2020 gsga women’s amateur .
David Roberts Forsyth County News
myles jones lambert, Senior Led county with program-best 70.3 18-hole stroke average. Carded 5-under 67 at area 6-7a tournament.
Jacob Smith Forsyth County News
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brooke despriet lambert, Senior Reigning player of the year is rated 14thbest player in Georgia and led Lambert to Class 7A state title Match at no. 1 singles.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
harrison kim west forsyth, Senior Georgia state signee is rated the eighth-best player in georgia and finished undefeated in region 6-7A play at No. 1 singles.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
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Grace Mangan West Forsyth, Junior County’s top sprinter set school records in the 100m and 200m , winning region championships in both events.
David Roberts Forsyth County News
isaac osifo West Forsyth, Senior Senior set school records in the high jump and 4x400m relay. Osifo’s 6-foot-11 mark in the high jump is the best in the state and sixth in the country.
Jacob Smith Forsyth County News
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Where are they now? 2019-20 boys Athlete of the year
ze’vian Ze’vian capers Capers
Auburn University, freshman
2019-20 girls Athlete of the year
Madison Madison haugen haugen
University of georgia, freshman
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2020-21 fcn athletes of the year Football - Aaron mclaughlin (Denmark), patrick corrigan (North) 8-man football - Bryce Balthaser (Pinecrest), malachi mathis (horizon) Softball - Makenna segal (South), Hannah Marchman (South) Volleyball - Bella Tolone (Lambert) flag football - Haylee Dornan (West) swimming - Jack Aikins (West), Ella Jones (Lambert) wrestling - Dylan Fairchild (West) gymnastics - Emma Davies (Denmark) Cross country - Ethan Ashley (Denmark), Carmel Yonas (South)
basketball - Devin Mcglockton (South), Cayla Cowart (West) soccer - Alex Guzman (Central), tori dellaperuta (West) Lacrosse - Danny Kesselring (Lambert), Cami Merkel (West) baseball - Gehrig Frei (South), Will robbins (Central) golf - Myles Jones (Lambert), Sara im (Lambert) tennis - Harrison kim (West), Brooke Despriet (Lambert) track & field - Isaac osifo (west), grace mangan (West) Dr. Jesse Seidman, Dr. James Duckett and Hand Specialist, Dr. Jonathan Katz strive for excellence and offer both non-surgical as well as surgical expertise in Orthopedic care.
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