The NFHS Officials Association has announced that Georgia's Larry Sorrells is the 2016 winner of the Distinguished Active Officials Award for Section Three, which includes Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisianna, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Sorrells, who lives in Hull, Georgia, is a member of the Northeast Georgia Officials Association and officiates the sports of softball, baseball, basketball and football. He also serves on the GHSA evaluation committee for the sports of softball and basketball, and on the post-season selection committee for softball.
