The Skinny
Coach Frank Hepler will begin his 3rd season at Forsyth Central in 2018. While the Bulldogs were winless in 2017, it certainly doesn’t mean they were not competitive. So it might be easy to assume that Coach Hepler’s definition of success would be winning a few games this season. But it looks like Hepler is building far beyond wins and losses.
“So many ways that don’t have anything to do with winning, but will eventually lead to winning. We are still in a building process,” Hepler said.
Offensively, Coach Hepler will have a few skill players returning to help build upon. Running backs Hunter Cagle and Devron Orsan return for the 2018 campaign. Orsan was a Second Team All-Region selection and lead the Bulldogs in rushing with 591 yards and 10 TDs. On the line, Ben Ranke looks poised to help make running lanes available for Orsan and Cagle.
On defense, the Bulldogs return their leading tackler Jackson Leak. Leak was a First Team All-Region selection last season. Joining him in the box will be lineman Matt Quinn and linebacker Mitchell Weber. Matt Quinn brings back quality experience in the secondary.
While Coach Hepler isn’t taking any game for granted, the game that is probably circled on the calendar is the first region game. This season that happens to be County rival, North Forsyth.
We will keep an eye on the Bulldogs as Coach Hepler continues to rebuild the program.
