Forsyth County High School Sports Overview



Forsyth County High School Sports Overview

Team State Champions: 2- 1959 Girls Basketball, 1975 Boys Golf

Individual State Champions: 5- 1957 Berry McWhorter, Roger Shadburn, Jerry Brannon, Jerry McWhorter (Track- Mile Relay), 1959 Bill Barnett (Track- Shot Put), 1959 Jerry Brannon (Track- High Jump), 1959 Jerry Brannon (Track- Broad Jump), 1989 Steve Slaton (Wrestling)

Team State Runner-Up: 4- 1956 Girls Basketball, 1958 Boys Basketball, 1958 Girls Basketball, and 1959 Boys Track

Individual State Runner Up: 4- 1957 Jimmy Brockett (Track- Shot Put), 1958 Berry McWhorter, Roger Shadburn, Jerry Brannon, Jerry McWhorter (Track- Mile Relay), 1959 Ralph Perry (Track- Shot Put), 1974 Vanessa Callaway (Literary- Oral Interpretation)

Individual State Medalists (Top 4): 19

Boys Basketball

State Playoff Appearances: 4- 1956, 1958, 1968, 1980

State Playoff Record: 2-4

Highest State Finish: 1958 State Runner-Up

Girls Basketball

State Playoff Appearances: 13- 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1980, and 1986

State Playoff Record: 11-13

Highest State Finish: 1959 State Champions

Girls Swimming

Individual State Medalists: 3

Highest Individual State Medalist: 1984 Nikki Morris, 3rd Place- 200 yd Freestyle, 1985 Nikki Morris, 3rd Place- 200 yd Freestyle, and 1985 Nikki Morris 100 yd Freestyle

Wrestling

Individual State Medalists: 2

Highest Individual State Medalist: 1989 Steve Slaton, State Champion

Baseball

State Playoff Appearances: 1- 1956

State Playoff Record (games): 0-2

State Playoff Record (series): 0-1

Highest State Finish: 1958 T9th (Lost in 1st Round)

Boys Golf

Individual State Medalists: 0

Highest Individual State Medalist: None

Top Four Team Finishes: 1

Highest Team State Finish: 1975 State Champions

Literary

Individual State Medalists: 4

Highest Individual State Medalist: 1974 Vanessa Callaway, State Runner-Up- Oral Interpretation

Boys Soccer

State Playoff Appearances: 1- 1971

State Playoff Record: 0-1

Highest State Finish: 1971, T9th (Lost in 1st Round)

Boys Track

Individual State Medalists: 8

Highest Individual State Medalist: 1957 Berry McWhorter, Roger Shadburn, Jerry Brannon, Jerry McWhorter- Mile Relay, 1959 Bill Barnett- Shot Put, 1959 Jerry Brannon- High Jump, 1959 Jerry Brannon- Broad Jump, State Champions

Top Four Team Finishes: 1

Highest Team State Finish: 1959 State Runner-Up

Girls Track

Individual State Medalists: 1

Highest Individual State Medalist: 1987 Gina Sutko, 4th Place- High Jump

Boys Tennis

Individual State Medalists: 1

Highest Individual State Medalist: Jim Hammond and Jesse Robinson, T3rd- Doubles

Girls Tennis

Individual State Medalists: 0

Highest Individual State Medalist: Tina Williams, T5th- Singles

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