Thursday, December 1, 2011

Football stars move over to the hardwood

Now that the football season is cover, many players will trade the pads of the gridiron in for the sneakers for the hardwood. Several players in particular could be the key element to put his team over the top. Myles Everett was impressive at wide receiver for the Pope Greyhounds but now that combination of speed and size will translate into plenty of fastbreaks on the basketball court. Chris Bolden of North Gwinnett gave wide receiver a whirl his senior season, but now the future Georgia Tech guard will suit up for the Bulldogs on the hardwood. He helped Norcross win a ring one year ago. One of his old teammates Jason Croom is headed to Tennessee to play wide receiver but one year ago the 6-foot-5 Croom banged low for the Blue Devils off of the bench. Kyle Sloter of Mt. Pisgah has committed to play quarterback at Tulane but enters his senior basketball season as the program’s all-time scorer and rebounder. Shaq Goodwin of Southwest DeKalb was likely just moonlighting on the football field, but the future Memphis Tiger played well enough at the tight end spot to garner some attention from football programs. Finally, Caleb Hayman and Deshaun Watson will join the Gainesville Red Elephants basketball team once the football season ends. Gainesville hosts Burke County on gpb.org/sports Friday. ...

Even though the football season is still a little over a week away from its conclusion, some programs have already turned the page, and in some cases that means finding new coaches. Harrison High School will be in the market for a new coach after former coach David Hines parted ways with the school after four seasons. Hines finished 22-21 during his tenure as Hoyas head coach but was just 3-7 in 2011.

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