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The
Team
Head Coach
Jefferey Moore
No. Name
1 Julius Bureh
3 Ronald Jackson
10 Jordan Oakes
12 Dawoud Evans
14 Mizell Hall
20 Nairn Evans
21 Marquan Matthews
22 Brandon Davis
24 Richard Ryce
30 Aaron Worthy
32 JakeChimiak
44 Khalib Pettigrew
Athletic Director
Sean Vestal
Principal
Melita Wise
North Forsyth Vikings
Despite slow start, North Forsyth look
to use tournament as a springboard
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
North Forsyth has the ingredi
ents to make a strong tournament
run. Whether the Vikings can make
it to the championship round
remains to be seen.
Although North Forsyth lost its
first three games, the outcome in
two of those contests [South Stokes
and East Forsyth] could've been
different. A slow start, however,
doesn't mean the Vikings are des
tined to struggle.
Last season, North Forsyth was
5-5 in early January, but went 10-1
the rest of the way to finish up at
15-6.
"In this city and county, the bas
ketball competition is tough," said
coach Jefferey Moore of North
Forsyth. "We didn't have a winning
record against city-county teams,
but we still had a very good year in
conference [Mid-Piecimontj. Our
early-season schedule prepared us."
Leading the way for the Vikings
are Nairn Evans and Jordan Oakes.
Evans is the chief ball-handler
who's crafty enough to create shots
for himself and others. Oakes has
emerged as a scoring threat from 3
point distance.
Aside from Evans and Oakes,
the Vikings get meaningful contri
butions from Dawoud Evans,
Marquan Matthews and Richard
Ryce.
To perform up to its potential,
it's crucial that North Forsyth make
good decisions in the fourth quarter
of ball games. That was never more
evident than in the narrow loss to
East Forsyth. The Vikings led by
eight points with less than five min
utes to play, but ended up losing 54
46.
"We rushed too many shots and
gave up too many rebounds," said
Moore. "On the plus side, we have
speed and length. We'll make the
most of what we have as the season
continues."