Sandy Creek

They might be a young team but they are getting a taste of what it takes to win and that gives head coach Lisa Pearce some hope.

It was expected that Sandy Creek, the reigning Class AAAA state champions, would come out and make a statement against one of their county rivals in the season opener. And they did.

The story of Sandy Creek’s 2009 state championship campaign is well known by now. By the time they reached the Georgia Dome to take on Clarke Central, it seemed like everyone in Fayette County was rooting for the Patriots to take home the trophy. The cheers continued when they closed the deal with a strong finish in the second half and reached a fever pitch (at least from opposing coaches) when it was decided that Sandy Creek would be dropping from Class AAAA to Class AAA.

Several local baseball players were selected by Major League teams in the annual amateur baseball draft earlier this week.

Leading the pack was shortstop Cartier Goodrum of Fayette County High School, picked 71st overall by the Minnesota Twins. His scouting report indicates the he has “plenty of speed and some raw power from both sides of the plate.”

Taken 137th overall by the Florida Marlins was Alvin Toles, an outfielder from Sandy Creek High School. Georgia Tech pitcher Andrew Robinson, a former Starr’s Mill standout, was drafted 363rd by the Houston Astros.

East Coweta High School knew it had an ace in pitcher Cam Bedrosian.
He now has made the jump to elite status, having been drafted 29th overall by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2010 Major League Baseball amateur draft.
Bedrosian has “outstanding stuff” including a mid-90s fastball and a solid slider, and he has a good feel for pitching, according to his MLB scouting report. At six feet tall, he doesn’t have a traditional pitcher’s height, but any lack in that department is more than made up with a heavy dose of competitiveness and mound smarts, according to the scouting report.

Whitewater’s boys took second in the region 5-AAAA
championships, ahead of Starr’s Mill in third, but behind Banneker by 9.5 points. Sandy Creek took fifth, McIntosh palced sixth and Fayette County placed 11th.

The state track meets for girls took place last weekend and area schools proved their mettle with top finishes.

Starr’s Mill’s girls won the region 5-AAAA championship with 104 points, 17 points better than Alexander in second place.

Sandy Creek hosted a tri-meet last Wednesday with Starr’s Mill and MLK and both local schools nabbed a number of top finishes.