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photography by Jennifer Carter Johnson cIntosh County Academy Head Football have to be my first win as Coach Keith Gosse a head coach, my first may be from Florida, but his coaching originally playoff win, seeing our young men sign college road map scholarship is pure south Georgia. s and getting a chance Gosse has spent level,” to play at the next the last 11 years gaining Gosse says. experience and building a resume that landed him Since the Buccaneers just the head football coaching missed winning a region spot at McIntosh County title, Gosse’s team has Academy. even more focus coming into the 2013 season.

A graduate of Englewood Graduation and injuries High School in obstacles are Jacksonville, Florida, Gosse but certainly won’t stop went on to play offensive MCA. line at Division II power “As a head coach, all Valdosta State University.

I can After earning his degree, try to make the best decisions do is work hard and Gosse’s first stop was I an assistant coaching goal is to continue to improve can for the team. My position at Brantley County. to elevate the team to Following Brantley County, the next level. There are two main concerns coming he coached at Appling County and Metter. Gosse into this season: replacing eventually became the our All-State defense offensive coordinator at backs, who we lost to Tift County, the position an injury in the spring game, he and replacing held for six years before the five offensive and getting an opportunity defensive to linemen we lost to take charge of his first graduation. The biggest program, in Darien. surprises have been the upcoming “I have had so many good coaches that I have ninth-graders who are played for and coached competing for starting positions,” with. To name just one or two would be unfair to Gosse guided the Buccaneer Gosse says. all the coaches who s to a 9-3 season have last year. He knows taught me along the way. I feel like I’m a that in addition to the work melting players, he of the pot of what I have learned has a strong group of dedicated from all of them,” Gosse coaches says. who are committed to helping players be successful on and off the field.

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ever its winningest season he Long County to as His athleticism helped the Blue Tide’s offense is back to direct Off in the2012. field, Now GosseVereen enjoys spending time ack. with his back to quarterb family.shifts running MCA is fortunate to have “I amfrom married to Jennifer Gosse. She good coaches at the is my beginning levels biggest supporter and of their feeder system best friend. I am so blessed in middle to have her as my wife. school, according to Gosse.

We have three wonderful children Ellie, eight; Zara, “I have been proud of five; and Garrett, two. our feeder program and When I have free time, the job that our middle I enjoy spending time school coaches have with Every year the done. my family,” Gosse says. freshmen seem to come to us with a better understanding During the course of the of what we do and that’s football season, Gosse spends about 70 hours a credit -to the joback Quarterb they do,” Gosse says. a week teaching physical McIntosh County Academy education and coaching Players who have a strong basic football. Taking over and fundamental the understanding of Buccaneers program 168 football is a key element during the 6’0”/ - Quarterback 2011 Academy season, successful in any Frederica Gosse achieved his first program. last season, Having great assistant win as a head coachack in Region 2-AA and the fourth game of the quarterb in position coaches among 6’1”/ 170 allows season, the first team athletes to learn to get the Bucs are shutting outmain the County, 35-0.Herrington, maximum benefit from of the Longreasons their athletic ability. has garnered interest The big arm and is one a aller has season. signal-c “It is very important to team finished thethe title this ar starting region 4-7. if Frederica have assistants you can for season Gosse trust to do their The Knight’s third-ye increase his stock understoodthe thatfavorites the team had been rebuilding job. Having a coaching colleges and could staff that is all and on the same page from several small also needed at least state title. and focused on winning a season to understand is crucial his to any team’s success. system and expectation makes a run at another s.

If a young coach was trying to create a beginning The Buccaneers worked program I would tell him hard in the weight room you in the offseason, and the can trust that [he] has head coaching experience team was hungry heading .I into the 2012 season. did that with my defensive MCA started off the season coordinator and assistant rough with losses to head coach Ben Simmons.

AAAAA Glynn Academy e Back He has already been Defensiv and region power Vidalia. McIntosh County there and done that so he is Pierce always a good sounding then reeled off eight board when wins, averaging around confronted with difficult 170 ensive Back 30 5’10”/ points Back/Def a issues. game while you surround When giving up only 17 points Glynn Academy - Running yourself a game defensively. Gosse usually good coaches who are will with last season, also achieved his first also picks good six people, with good things t atwill happen,” playoff 5’11”/ 165 victory, the Bears when MCA says. who led Gosse Already a prospec defeated East Laurens, Eaddy,27-6. team’s best player.

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Glynn Academy when from MCA would 2013 and Georgia Souther for lights on August 23rd.

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the third-year starter Roger Metts, ranks intangibles, including Dubberly’s coach, other to character and high when it comes determination. and toughness, hustle,

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two dozen McMillan has some from n wrecking crew, A literal one-ma g a half dozen schools BCS schools, includin offers just from the SEC.

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Market Area The Southeast Georgia Edition covers schools in Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, pierce, Ware, and Wayne counties.

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of t and John Wood heast Edition season, the Sout t array of talent 2013 football perhaps its fines d by the eading into the red on paper y ranke In the Game featu the rs were highl the cusp. As of those playe to date. Some others were on themselves while ces servi proved major scouting those prospects e High School Sports d, a number of Gam season progresse lades. This month, In the acco vers. worthy of such area’s finest recei its cap to the Magazine tips

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Tracy Walker

Henderson Works Hard Mentally and Phy sically To Be The Best

Brunswick High School

finish in 1-AAAAAA behind state power Tift County.

Normally a small forward, he can play any position on the floor and averages 15.5 points and eight rebounds per game. Ironically, his best game of the season came just a few days before he signed his football scholarship when he put up 26 points in a win over Coffee County. Walker worked on his game playing AAU ball first for the Sun Elite team and then the Golden Isles Warriors. In the recreation leagues, his mother, Georgette Humphreys-Kitchen recalls the days of traveling to watch her son play basketball for the Boys and Girls Club. Trey, as he

Geauxing Cajun

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racy Walker sat nervously waiting to make his big announcement on national signing day. Flanked on either side by his parents and four of his Brunswick

Pirate teammates who would also be signing football scholarships that day. He stood, thanked his coach and teammates and then told a packed house where he would be playing football.

“The college I choose is Louisiana-Lafayette.”

The 6’1” defensive back will become a member of Coach Mark Hudspeth’s Ragin’ Cajuns, an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team playing in the Sun Belt Conference. For the past two seasons they have won the New Orleans Bowl following back to back 8-4 seasons.

With his 4.5 speed in the 40 and a wingspan of nearly seven feet from fingertip to fingertip, Walker is a perfect fit for the Ragin’ Cajuns’ secondary that was decimated by graduation.

“He is the type of player colleges are looking for,” Brunswick Pirates’ coach Victor Floyd says.

“In two years he will be better than some of the five star athletes signing scholarships.”

Playing in Region 1-AAAAAA, referred to as the “SEC of high school football” because of the high level of competition, Walker was an honorable mention selection to the all-region team. Playing against Valdosta, Lowndes, Colquitt, Tift, Coffee and Camden, he recorded 60 tackles his senior year, including five for loss, a forced fumble and a recovery to go along with his team leading four interceptions. Walker chose Louisiana-Lafayette over several other schools including Air Force, The Citadel, Georgia Tech, Navy, Wisconsin, Kent State, Wake Forest and several 1-AA schools.

Not bad for a young man who played just two years of high school football.

“Coach Floyd talked me into it,” Walker admits.

“It really helped my discipline.”

At the midway point of his senior year, Walker now holds a 3.2 grade point average which was

photography by Kevin Lemere instrumental in getting him noticed by college programs. He will join a long list of former Brunswick Pirates’ defensive backs who have played at the highest level of collegiate football that includes Darius Slay (Mississippi State), Justin Coleman (Tennessee), Joe McClendon (Middle Tennessee), Bill Alford (Vanderbilt), Jeff Mangram (Syracuse) and Dwayne Slay (Texas Tech). Walker’s cousin, former Pirate Demetrius Frazier, is a redshirt freshman cornerback at Middle Tennessee.

Walker started attracting attention in his junior season for the Pirates when he recorded 57 tackles and two interceptions. In just his first season of high school football, Walker was an honorable mention on the All-Region team.

His combination of size and speed give him incredible range and he is able to get to the ball anywhere on the field.

“He is able to cover a lot of ground and that’s huge for a college safety,” Floyd says.

Louisiana-Lafayette internet chat rooms were buzzing on National Signing Day with Ragin’ Cajun fans excited to learn that Walker was heading their way.

“I love big tall defensive backs,” one poster wrote. “A 6 foot 10 inch wingspan? Thats freaky,” wrote another.

Coaches at ULL expect Walker to fill out at over 200 pounds by the time he is ready to take the field but already consider him “a big hitter.”

He is currently bench pressing 220 pounds and squatting 400.

“They may redshirt him but may compete for playing time depending on how deep they are,” Floyd said.

Now a standout on the gridiron, Walker’s first love was basketball. He helped Brunswick to a 22-7 record and the region 2A-AAAA championship his junior year. This season he helped lead the Pirates to a 20-7 record and a region runner-up

is known to family and friends, has always had a strong personality.

“His attitude is very demanding,” his mother says. “He likes to get his point across and he won’t stop until he does.”

Away from school, Walker spends time lifting weights and studying. He will start classes this summer and hopes to major in sports management at ULL which is just fine with his mom.

“He will succeed in whatever he puts his mind to,” she says. “I want him to grow up to take on responsibility and be a man.” ITG

by John Wood

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I’d Like To Thank...

Signing a scholarship to play college football at the University of Louisiana was a dream come true for Brunswick High School senior Tracy Walker.

It was the most recent stop on a long road toward the success of a young man who has worked diligently to achieve his goals. With his mom, Georgette Humphreys-K itchen, and dad, Tracy Walker Jr., at his side, he signed the Letter of Intent, but not before acknowledging those who have helped him along the way. First on the list were Coach Victor Floyd and the coaching staff at Brunswick High.

“I would like to add that my grandparents, Tracy and Helen Walker, supported me with my sports because they told me to never give up and that I could accomplish anything I want if I put my mind to it,” he says.

He added that his Aunt Aretha Frazier, stepfather Maurice Kitchen, stepmom Keyshia Walker and mentor Breland Thomas were inspirational to him as he worked to become a Division 1 college athlete.

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hen Arthur Williams Middle School 8th grader Chandler Henderson started to play soccer at four years of age it was a game she fell in love with.

“I started playing the game when I was four and fell in love. It has always been my favorite thing to do.

I think I like it the most because I get to compete against others players and meet all kinds of new people,” Henderson said.

Henderson excelled playing recreation league soccer in Wayne County and decided she was ready for a new challenge. That challenge was answered by playing travel soccer with the Golden Isles Soccer Association which plays at the soccer complex on Jekyll Island.

photography by Jeffrey

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“Golden Isles has helped me to learn the game better than I ever could have on my own. I can see where I need to be at certain times and how to manipulate certain attacks,” Henderson said.

Chandler’s mother, Cheri, and father Linton, have been actively involved her daughter’s budding soccer career. She drives her to practice a couple of days a week to Jekyll Island, the headquarters of the Golden Isles Soccer Association .

“She has been playing travel since she was nine.

We drive to practices every week at least once or twice besides the tournamen ts. Chandler is the only player that isn’t playing Glynn Middle School or Frederica Academy. She has learned so much from current Glynn

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lead high school athletes down a dangerous road.

In Florida, officials are already addressing potential drug use among high school athletes.

While the media focused its attention on the professional athletes named in the Biogenesis scandal, there were also several high school athletes whose names showed up on the client list. The Florida High School Athletic Association has guidelines against using performanceenhancing drugs and FHSAA officials have spoken publicly about the dangers – and consequences – of PED use.

Likewise, the Georgia High School Association has a similar policy. In the Special Policies section of the GHSA’s Constitution, the organization devotes Section 4.63 to this very issue: “The Georgia High School Association strongly opposes the abuse of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances by high school student-athletes. The GHSA believes that such usage violates legal, ethical and competitive-equity standards and imposes unreasonable long-term health risks on the user. The GHSA encourages member schools to educate students and coaches about the perils of steroid usage, and the GHSA will distribute educational materials about this issue to member schools.”

A noble policy but one that excludes a major deterrent to PED usage: testing. Admittedly, drug tests are expensive to administer and protocols are detailed and complicated. But does that mean that no testing guidelines should be in place? Not by a long shot.

Not all high school athletes are using performance-enhancers. Most, in fact, are not. But many are. In addition to the negative health effects of PED use, there are the dangers posed to other athletes. PEDs produce bigger, faster, and stronger players, and juiced players are a threat to their clean counterparts. In an era where concussions and other sports-related injuries are being constantly discussed, is there room for one more factor that could contribute to player injuries?

We may not be ready for PED testing just yet, but it needs to be in the discussion. And Georgia needs to lead the nation in making sure its high school athletes play cleanly and safely. ITG

The following web sites contributed to this story: www.nytimes.com, www.miamiherald.com, www.ironman.com, and www.ghsa.net.

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Toombs County Bulldogs, Lee made the most memorable shot of her young career. With the score tied and only three seconds left to play, she took an inbound pass and tossed up the winning shot to make it 44-41.

In her 11th grade year, Lee averaged 18 points per game for the Herons to go with seven rebounds, three steals, and two assists per contest, and an 81 percent average from the free throw line. This season has been a little more difficult for the 5’6” guard with more opponents double teaming her when she touches the ball.

In the fall, Lee swaps sneakers for cleats to take to the softball diamond, where she plays shortstop and carried the Herons’ highest batting average in her sophomore year. Brantley County went on to win the region championship in 2011, and Lee was named to the second team AllRegion squad. She was named first team AllRegion in her junior and senior years, leading the Lady Herons to the state playoffs three straight years.

Lee puts on her tennis shoes in spring and takes to a different kind of court for the Herons’ tennis team, where she helped the team make it to the Elite Eight of the state playoffs in 2013.

Away from school, Lee plays with her dog, a Dalmatian named Nike, and she constantly reads books on her Kindle at her home in Hoboken.

The next step for Lee will be college and a future as a marine biologist. Several smaller schools have been actively recruiting her, including the LaGrange College Panthers just north of Columbus. Playing at the next level should be no problem for Lee, whose mother credits sports with teaching Lee a great work ethic and how to be a team player.

Those attributes should get her where she needs to go, according to Horne. “She is constantly working on improving herself. Plus, she understands the game. ITG

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t’s not hard to find Summer Lee’s name on the Brantley County High School honor roll; it’s usually near the top. A member of the National Honor Society, she usually makes A’s with an occasional B. She’s not hard to find on the basketball court either. Look for the ball; chances are, she is somewhere around it. Whether she is bringing the ball up court, draining three-pointers, or leading the break after a steal, the Herons’ senior is a leader on the court. The crowd cheers at home games when she is introduced as “Summer ‘Can You Feel the Heat’ Lee” as the team runs onto the floor.

Lee is the third of Norman and Tammy Lee’s seven children. “In the old house we had five bathrooms, so it wasn’t so bad,” Lee jokes. Lee and her youngest sister, who is now playing

Organizations: National Honor Society Sophomore year: Softball - Second team All-Region - Highest batting average - Region champions - State playoffs (Elite Eight) Basketball - First team All-Region

photography by Bo Carter

in middle school, are the athletes of the Lee family.

In her first recreation league game at 10 years old, Lee blistered the nets for 19 points, much to the surprise of her parents and the referees. “They were asking if we had just moved to town because they had never seen her play before,” says Lee’s mother. Lee had never played organized basketball until that day.

The following season playing softball, Lee recalled her first big hit during the game that would determine who would play in the state playoffs. With her team two runs down with two runners on base, Lee hit a triple to the left field fence, scoring the two runs, and then scoring the go-ahead run moments later on a base hit.

Coming up in the recreation leagues had a

major impact on Lee, who has already started to pay it forward by working with young athletes at the Brantley County Recreation Department in basketball and softball. This season, her 11and12-year-old basketball team made it to the state finals.

Now in his seventh year as coach of the girls’ basketball program at Brantley County High School in Nahunta, Dean Horne has seen Lee progress as a leader on and off the court.

“She gives us outstanding leadership,” Horne says of the four-year starter. “She is a great scorer and a great defender, too.”

Lee was named to the All-Region first team in her sophomore and junior seasons. Her mother recalls being amazed at seeing Lee shooting over a 6’3” Appling County player during a game that season. In a game with the

Junior year: Basketball - Averaged 18 points/ seven rebounds per game - First team All-Region

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Softball - First team All-Region - State playoffs Tennis - State playoffs (Elite Eight) Senior year: Softball - First team All-Region - State playoffs

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