Cambridge football job open again as Buford assistant steps aside
Christian Hunnicutt, the Buford football assistant who was selected in January to start the new program at Cambridge High in north Fulton County, has stepped down, Cambridge athletics director Matt Lawless confirmed Friday.
“Unfortunately these last few weeks have been very trying on his family and he worked hard to get the program up and running, but he decided it was best for him to explore other opportunities,’’ Lawless said. “It was a decision he made in the best interest of his family and ours as well, and we support him in that.’’
Hunnicutt had taken Cambridge through spring practice, when ended two weeks ago. Lawless said he expected a new head coach to be named quickly but did not set a timetable. He said most of the staff that Hunnicutt had assembled would remain.
Cambridge, which will draw from Milton, Alpharetta and Roswell high schools, will play a full Region 7-AAAAA schedule in 2012 and opens Aug. 31 at home against Riverwood.
Hunnicutt had coached …
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Baseball: A statistical breakdown of Parkview-Brookwood series
Parkview and Brookwood are playing for the Class AAAAA championship series in baseball beginning Monday at Parkview with a double-header. A third game if necessary would be played at Parkview on Monday.
Here’s a statistical look at each team:
BROOKWOOD (25-10)
Batting order
CF Cedric Mullins – .426-5-28 (8 SB, team-leading 35 runs, 21 extra-base hits)
RF Jordan Dykes – .307-0-17 (6-for-6 in SB, team-leading 4 sac bunts)
3B Michael Gouge – .395-2-24 (team-leading 16 doubles)
1B Ryan Woodard – .324-0-27 (team-leading 17 walks)
P/DH Lucas Sims – .364-1-30 (11 doubles)
C Clint Carr – .264-0-12 (4 RBI in semifinal series)
LF Garrett Reynolds – .413-0-11 (team-leading 10 SB)
2B Zach Moon – .265-2-16
SS Blake Schuck – .241-0-5
Rotation
SP Lucas Sims – 7-0, 1.18 ERA (91 SO, 70.1 IP, committed to Clemson)
SP Allen Tokarz – 4-5, 2.66 (only 13 BB in 55.1 IP)
SP Ryan Woodard – 6-3, 2.29
RP Michael Ranieri – 1-0, 0.95 ERA (4 saves)
PARKVIEW (29-6)
Batting order
SS Edwin Arias – …
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Baseball: A look at the five state finals
Baseball, the last of 16 Georgia high school sports to declare state champions, is down to the finals beginning Saturday. Well-represented among 10 finalists are Gwinnett County (Parkview, Brookwood, Providence Christian) and rural southeast Georgia (Appling County, Pierce County, Charlton County).
Here’s a closer look at the best-of-three championship series in each classification:
AAAAA – Six miles apart off Five Forks Trickum Road, Parkview and Brookwood have met six times for state titles – five in soccer, once in football. This is the first time they’ve met for a baseball state championship. Parkview has won four state titles, most recently in 2011. Brookwood has won two, most recently in 2008. Parkview (29-6) is the Region 8 champion and ranked No. 1 in the state, but is 0-2 against Brookwood (25-10), losing 5-2 and 7-3 in April. Brookwood’s ace is Lucas Sims (8-0, 1.09 ERA), the consensus No. 1 pitching prospect in Georgia. Leadoff man Cedric Mullins (.426, 5 …
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Baseball: Brookwood advances to AAAAA final
By Stan Awtrey
For the AJC
Under normal circumstances Brookwood pitcher Ryan Woodard would not have been allowed to pitch the last inning. He had thrown more than 100 pitches and coach Rick Howard is inclined to protect his young arms.
But these weren’t normal circumstances and Howard decided to go with his gut. Woodard rewarded his coach’s decision. The senior right-hander pitched through the heart of the Grayson batting order with two runners on base in the last inning to secure Brookwood’s 7-4 victory in the deciding game of the best-of-three Class AAAAA semifinal baseball series.
“His pitch count was higher than I like it to be,” Howard said. “But I felt it was his game. He’d earned it. He’d thrown his tail off.”
Woodard was the star on Tuesday. He allowed eight hits, four runs, four walks and struck out five. He also had a two-run double in the first inning that highlighted Brookwood’s five-run rally to open the game.
“That helped me relax,” …
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Panthers shut out, sweep Mill Creek
By Score Atlanta
Parkview 5, Mill Creek 0: Parkview senior Jessie Foster improved his record to 11-0 with a complete game shutout. Foster struck out six while allowing just three hits. The host Panthers were led at the plate by Edwin Arias, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple. Hunter Thornton got into the act with two hits and an RBI, while Josh Hart has two runs and an RBI. A three-run seventh broke it open for Parkview.
The defending Class AAAAA state champion Panthers advanced to the finals, where they will host arch-rival Brookwood.
Class AAAA Tuesday semifinals roundup
By Score Atlanta
Greenbrier 15, Whitewater 5: The host Wolf Pack crushed 15 hits, five of them doubles, on their way to a five-inning mercy ruled-shortened win.
Christian Hill (7-1) pitched a complete game for Greenbrier, striking out five. At the plate for the Wolf Pack, Knox Marchman was 3-for-3 with three RBIs, Clint Hardy as 3-for-4 with three runs, and Taylor Glover was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs. Greenbrier scored four in the first, and nine runs in the first three innings.
Loganville 2-2, Johns Creek 1-1: Loganville won two games in the final inning Tuesday to advance to the Class AAAA finals series this weekend.
In Game 2 of the series, an RBI single by Justin Friend staked the visiting Gladiators a 1-0 lead. Daniel Milligan tied things in the bottom half of the inning, and the score remained tied until David Mayo’s sacrifice fly scored Kyle Hall to win it for Loganville in 10 innings. Garrett Ford started and threw eight innings for Loganville, before Mayo …
Class AAA Tuesday semifinals roundup
By Score Atlanta
Columbus 7, Troup 1: Senior Pierce Ressmeyer crushed a first-inning home run to help jumpstart a three-run frame for the host Blue Devils. A bit of controversy stirred in the fourth after Dalton Hadley hit a home run, but was called out for missing home plate. Columbus added some insurance in the seventh on a two-run double from junior Tony Dalponte. J.T. Phillips had an RBI for Columbus. The Blue Devils will travel to Ringgold this Saturday seeking a third straight state title.
Ringgold 11, Gainesville 3: After the visiting Tigers put up two runs in the second inning, Gainesville battled back to tie the game in the fourth on a Hunter Anglin homer. The tie was short-lived, as Andy Mocahbee hit a pair of home runs to help Ringgold to an eight-run fourth inning. Austin Parrish tossed a complete game for the Tigers to earn the win. Gainesville finished the season 32-2, with both losses coming to Ringgold in the best-of-three semifinals.
Pierce County closes out Lovett
By Score Atlanta
Pierce County 17, Lovett 7: After each team scored five runs by the top of the third inning, Pierce County seized control of the game when Drew Taylor connected on a three-run home run. After Lovett tried to bounce back, Nate Gay drilled a home run to push the lead to 12-7. The Lions squandered a bases-loaded chance in the fifth, and the Bears took advantage of two bases-loaded situations to pull away against the Lovett bullpen.
Pierce County advanced to the Class AA state finals, where it will host Appling County.
Class A Tuesday semifinals roundup
By Score Atlanta
Charlton County 8, George Walton Academy 4: The host Indians fell behind 2-0 in the first then rallied for two runs each in the second, third and fourth innings. Charlton County added one run each in the next two innings to hold a commanding 8-4 lead. Chris Smith threw 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win. Jacob Baxter had two RBIs and Richard Dasher went 2-for-3 three with an RBI for the Indians. The Bulldogs were led by Evan Alderman, who was 3-for-4.
Savannah Christian 5-6, Providence Christian 4-7: The Stars jumped out to a 3-0 lead at home over Savannah Christian in Game 2, but Erik Davis blasted a two-run home run and Bryce Evans would give the Raiders a 4-3 lead. After Providence Christian tied the game, Davis singled home the game-winning run. In Game 3, Christin Stewart tied a state record with his 69th career homer, giving the Stars an early lead. Savannah Christian would try to rally, but coach Adam Cantrell’s pitching staff closed …
Baseball: Grayson, Brookwood split; Game 3 on Tuesday
Grayson broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with a bases-loaded single by Jeril Dawson and defeated Gwinnett County neighbor Brookwood 3-1 on Monday to salvage a two-game split of a Class AAAAA semifinal baseball series.
Brookwood won the opener 10-0 despite no earned runs. Lucas Sims, the state’s top pitching prospect, pitched a three-hitter and struck out eight. The Clemson signee lowered his ERA to 1.09.
The teams will play a deciding third game Tuesday at Brookwood at 5 p.m.
The first game Monday was a Grayson disaster. Brookwood put up eight hits in the game but benefited from five Grayson errors, two in an ugly first inning that also saw three Grayson walks and two wild pitches. Clint Carr’s two-run double to right field was Brookwood’s first hit. Carr bats sixth.
Brookwood batted around again in the second and scored four more runs with singles from Jordan Dykes, Ryan Woodard, Garrett Reynolds and Zach Moon.
Brookwood finished it in the fifth, …
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Esmonde leads Parkview to walk-off win
By Score Atlanta
Parkview 5, Mill Creek 4: In a Class AAAAA semifinals series, Parkview won in walkoff fashion after Jack Esmonde’s infield single scored Michael Craig for the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Josh Hart had tied the game on the previous at-bat after a passed ball.
Esmonde got the win out of the bullpen after throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Matt Olson started the game and went 4 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts. At the plate, Esmonde was 3-for-4, while Olson was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and Josh Hart was 2-for-3 with two runs.
A single by Nick Tillman and back-to-back homers by Tyler Boldt and Jesse Thomas put Mill Creek ahead 4-3 in the fifth inning.
Game 2 was postponed and will be played tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Class AAAA baseball roundup
By Score Atlanta
Greenbrier 6-5, Whitewater 4-8: Whitewater jumped out to an early lead in Game 1 with home runs from Alex Liquori and Daniel Amos, but the Wolf Pack offense rallied to put six on the board. In the second game, Whitewater’s Taylor Turner crushed a two-run home run for the visitors.
Johns Creek 7, Loganville 2: In Game 1 pitcher Matt Gorst threw a complete game, striking out five with two earned runs. Dylan Dore led off the game with a homer for the visiting Gladiators. Game 2 was postponed and will be played Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Class AAA baseball roundup
By Score Atlanta
Columbus 9-1, Troup 0-5: The visiting Blue Devils won Game 1 behind the pitching of starter Kyle Carter, who tossed a complete game. In Game 2, junior outfielder Dalton Hadley homered in the fourth to give Troup a 3-0 lead. Jackson Oliver had an RBI single for the Tigers. Garrett McClurg earned the Game 2 win with a complete game.
Ringgold 4-2, Gainesville 3-12: Corey Kafka tossed a complete game with nine strikeouts for the visiting Tigers in Game 1. David Gonzalez also pitched a complete game, but in a losing effort. Gainesville rebounded in Game 2 as Stephen Mason launched a grand slam to start the onslaught.
Class AA baseball roundup
By Score Atlanta
Appling County 11-12, Brantley County 1-6: Byron Buxton struck out 11 in five innings of work to get the win in Game 1. In Game 2, Buxton had a three-run triple and closed out the game in relief to clinch the Pirates’ first-ever trip to the state finals.
Lovett 0-7, Pierce County 8-5: Bears pitcher Will Lowman tossed a no-hitter, striking out eight to lead Pierce County to a Game 1 victory. In the second game, Lovett’s Sean Reagan was 2-for-2 with two runs and Robbie Blair’s two RBIs and two runs. Lovett held off a late rally to force a Game 3.
Class A baseball roundup
By Score Atlanta
Charlton County 2-9, George Walton Academy 10-3: Kyle Leach pitched a complete game in the opener for the visiting Bulldogs. Hunter Rice and Ben Parr each had two RBIs for the Bulldogs. In Game 2, Scott Beasley got the win with a complete game.
Providence Christian 11, Savannah Christian 5: The Stars took Game 1 behind Austin Loyd’s four runs and Austin Golden’s four RBIs. Luke Henderson picked up the victory. Erik Davis hit a three-run home run for visiting Savannah Christian. Game 2 was postponed and will be played Tuesday at 1 p.m.
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