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Once teammates, McCarthy and Shanley both enjoying playoff spotlight
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South Forsyth quarterback Davis Shanley (left) and Pinecrest Academy quarterback Ryan McCarthy were middle school teammates at Pinecrest, but each has found success on the high school level at their respective schools. - photo by File photos
Todd Winter came to Pinecrest Academy in 2012 with a lot of decisions to make. One of those would be implementing a triple-option offense to replace the contemporary shotgun offense the Paladins were running at the time. The other decision was choosing a quarterback to facilitate the new system.