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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Amanda Nugent, South Forsyth
Senior outside hitter helped Lady War Eagles navigate struggles, success
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ALL GROWN UP // South Forsyth senior Amanda Nugent holds a picture of herself at 10 years old when she played on a 12-under ProLink Volleyball Club team. I was probably the shyest person youd ever meet at that age, Nugent said. I remember being terrified out of my mind and just being able to get brought out of that shell as I started to learn everything about everybody. Toward the end of that season, I would be slamming my hands on the floor, like, Give me the ball! This crazy little munchkin who I had not been before. - photo by Micah Green
South Forsyth volleyball couldn’t top its historic 2015 season, when it became the first team for Forsyth County to reach a state championship match in the Georgia High School Association. The Lady War Eagles came up a match short in 2016, falling in the semifinals of the Class 7A state playoffs.