Jeff Hart

Bob Sphire admitted he may have his biggest challenge since arriving in Suwanee 10 years ago.

Probably no team in northeast Georgia was hit harder by injury in 2014 than North Forsyth. The Raiders had four players suffer season-ending ACL tears and at one point played 28 underclassmen that were second-string or lower on the depth chart.

A tough schedule and the loss of some key defensive players to graduation should make for an interesting season for Commerce as the Tigers try build on their best campaign since 2006 after advancing to the 2014 Class A public semifinals.