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Larry Canada/ Goes High To Score (Photo by Nancy Thierry)
Canady Hits for 24
In Louisburg Loss
By HARRY PICKETT
Chowan’s basketball team suc
cumbed to a defeat here Saturday
February 9, 65-63, marking only the
second home-court loss in the last three
seasons, after chalking up 40 wins.
The Braves fell to the Hurricanes of
Louisburg College in an Eastern
Tarheel Conference game before a
small Chowan crowd. The loss dropped
the defending ETC champions to 18-4
and 2-3. Louisburg’s quint went ot 10-13
and a identical 3-2.
For Chowan head coach Jerry Smith,
it was also only the second time in his
three years here that a team of his has
dropped a conference game. The
Braves lost earlier to Southeastern
Community College at Whiteville; 70-67.
Playing without 6-7 forward Johnny
Johnson, who was plagued with foul
trouble, the 19th-ranked Braves
managed to keep the contest
reasonably close the entire game.
Louisburg took a 34-23 advantage to
the locker room after being down by as
much as 20-12 in the opening period. But
■ hot shooting by the Hurricanes Jeb
Barlow, Tony Autry and Craig Rhew
enabled the visitors to go up by two at
the break.
Baskets by freshmen Larry Canady,
I Kim Griffin and Mark Hunter put the
' Braves up three (45-42) after Hunter
I canned an eight-footer with 11; 17 left.
But after that point, for Chowan, it was
Of Lenoir
By HARRY PICKETT
KINSTON — Chowan kept its quest
for at least a share of the confererice
regular season championship alive
Saturday night, February 16, as it
exploded for 52 second-half points to
knock off cellar-dweller Lenoir Com
munity College 89-63 in an Eastern Tar
heel Conference basketball game.
The Braves climbed to 4-2 in loop
play, one game shy of Southeastern
Community College, which held the top
spot in the conference race with a 5-1
mark. The two teams were to clash
t Saturday night, February 23, for a
ble title tie.
owan’s 5-9 guard Haywood Evans
scored 24 points against the Lancers,
with 15 coming in the opening half. The
game-high total is a career-high for the
fleet-footed eager from Tarboro.
Freshman Larry Canady, who has been
playing impressively as of late for
Coach Jerry Smith, followed with 13
points before his home-town faithfuls.
Arthur Becton led the Lancers (3-18)
with 21 points. Teammate Keavin
Cherry tossed in another 10.
Chowan (204) led at the break 37-33,
with Evans scoring on twisting drives
to the hoop and deadly shooting around
the key area, to keep the Braves ahead.
However, in the second half, the whole
unit perked up and it was all Chowan.
Canady, Kim Griffin, William Barnes
and Mark Moore all got in the act to
blow out the Kinston school.
all Canady, who netted for a game-high
24 points and-16-wbounds..
The 6-5 Kinston native desperately
retaliated on each Hurricane bucket to
keep the Braves close. He knotted it up
at 57, and again at 59. But Aurty, who
finished with 17, fired right back,
banking one in with 1;44( left, and
Barlow, who notched 18, tacked on a pair
of free ones with 1:15 left to lift the
Louisburg lead to 63-59.
Two more Canady baskets, the final
one with 19 ticks, put the home team
within one after a Hurricane free
throw. The Canes went on to tack on
another free throw with seven seconds
left. Chowan’s desperation shot
carimoed off the rim.
Kim Griffin and Jean Earl Williams
follwed Canady in the scoring column
for the Braves, both pocketing eight
points.
Pitching Key
To Season,
Hawkins Says
By DEAN LOWMAN
■‘Our whole season depends upon our
pitching,” remarked Coach Jerry
Hawkins about the 1980 baseball
season.
With 11 letterman and four starters
returning from last year’s 15-15 season,
Hawkins has reason to feel that the
Braves can better their 1979 record.
“I feel like we have a good defensive
ballclub,” added Hawkins. “Our hitting
should prove to be adequate, but, as
with any team, it’s the pitching that
determines how good you are.”
Probable starters include Dale Horn
(second base), Mark Disharoon
(shortstop), Fran Fitzgerald (catcher),
and Lyn Carter and Chris Didlake in the
pitching rotation.
Other players include outfielders
Dean Barrow, David Bowen, Freddie
Davis, Richard Goodwin and Dwayne
Pridgen. Among the infielders are
Woody McDaniels, Mike Cook, Sam
Kayea, Eric McDaniels, Mike Duley,
Dwight Mangum, Lewis Warren, Mike
Thomas, Ricky Boone, Clint Briggs,
Don Robertson and Steve Cooke.
Pitchers include Marvin Hunter,
Rory Davis, Calvin Atwell and Reid
Childress. Lefthander Floyd Fortune
will join the team following the con
clusion of basketball season.
“I feel that the guys have a good
attitude and morale,” added Hawkins.
“They work together very well.
However, we have been hurt by the
inability to practice outside because of
poor weather. That will affect us most
in the early season.”
The Braves play a 28-game regular
season beginning with a March 11 home
doubleheader against Frederick
Community College. Also included on
the schedule is the Newport News In
vitational Tournament.
Douglas'
Hoop Nips
Peace
By GREG BASSETT
As playoff time draws near, the
Lady Braves showed their spunk
against the talented Peace College
Green Giants and pulled out an exciting
73-72 win at home February 13.
Chowan was down 72-71 with just four
seconds left when freshman center
Judy Douglas scored the winning
basket. Sparked in the final minutes by
the shooting of Douglas and freshman
forward Donnie Stephens, the Lady
Braves traded points with Peace until
digging it out in the final seconds.
Coach Roy Winslow and his team had
been down by as much as nine points in
the first half and trailed 40-33 at the
half. The gap was closed to 46-45 six
minutes into the seceond half as the
6’0” Stephens and freshman guards
Sandy Dixon and Tina Midiri scored
consecutive baskets. Chowan took the
lead with 12:53 left in the game when
Dixon, Stephens and Douglas all con
nected, making the score 51-48.
The Lady Braves played tight and
stuck with Peace while weathering
fouls. Freshman 6’0” forward Nancy
Fleming fouled-out with 3:16
remaining, but not before tallying 11
points. The 5’4” Midiri suffered a
sprained ankle in the second half and
had to be helped off the court.
Dixon and Stephens each scored 19
for the Lady Braves, while Douglas
tossed in eight. Douglas and Stephens
also brought down the rebounds for the
Chowan cause.
Lady Brave
Hot Streak
Up to Six
By GREG BASSETT
The Lady Braves remained hot as
they extended their winning streak to six
games wilii a 116-61 clubbing of
Spartanburg February 16 at Chowan.
The team has won six out of the last
eight, stacking up some impressive
wins over tough competition and
maintaining its second place standings
with a 14-7 record.
First place Louisburg defeated
Chowan 90-73 at Louisburg January 30.
Standout forward Sam Jones scored 31
points against the Lady Braves, but
Chowan’s Donnie Stephens answered
with 22 of her own.
The Second loss in eight games came
against Anderson on February 1, at
home. This time Stephens scored 16 and
freshman guard Sandy Dixon scored 13
but it wasn’t enough to stop Anderson
who won, 73-59.
The winning streak began at home
against Mt. Olive on February 4. Once
again Stephens led with 21 points.
Guards Sandra Brown and Tina Midiri
contributed 14 and 13 points respec
tively, while Nancy Fleming dumped in
ten and center Judy Douglas and Dixon
scored eight each.
Away at North Greenville, the Lady
Braves won 75-55 on February 8. This
time Dixon scored 17 while Stephens
collected 16 and sophomore guard
Sandra Brown hit for 12.
The Isothermal Lady Patriots proved
to be a little tougher for the Lady
Braves on February 9. Coach Roy
Winslow’s team defeated them 71-69.
Dixon scored 13 in the victory, while
Douglas hit for 12, Midiri for ten and
Sandra Brown scored eight.
In what was easily the most exciting
game of the year, the Lady Braves, in
a solid team effort defeated the Peace
College Green Giants 73-72, February
13 at home.
Chowan feasted on North Greenville
for the second time in seven days with a
94-56 win at home on February 15. The
reliable Stephens scored 20 in the win.
Six players had double figures: Sandra
Brown and Dixon with 16 each and
Willie Wilson, Fleming and Jackie
Gore all scoring ten a piece.
Six players were in the double figures
again with the drubbing of Spartanburg
Methodists. Stephens had support from
Douglas with 20, Dixon with 16. Sandra
Brown with 12, Deborah Brown and
Wilson with ten each. The win marked
the second time this season the Lady
Braves have scored over 100 points.
Ferrum Finally
Defeats Braves
By DEAN LOWMAN
Contrary to a current popular song,
the third time was not lucky for the
Chowan Braves as they feU to the
Ferrum Panthers at Ferrum 70-67
February 4.
The Braves had previously defeated
Ferrum twice by scores of 99-76 and 83-
78.
Reserve guard Harold Taylor canned
two free throws to give the Panthers a
68-63 margin with minutes
remaining. Withstanding a tenacious
Chowan defense, Ferrum clung to that
lead down the final stretch.
The Panthers, led by Mickey Hardy’s
21 points and Reggie Long's 14
markers, pushed their record to 18-3.
Chowan, while falling to 18-3, was aided
by Haywood Evans 13 buckets and
Johnny Johnson’s 10 points.
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Garrison Greets Former Star (Photo by Randy Murphy)
Canadian Football League MVP
Recalls Days on Chowan Campus
By HARRY PICKETT
As David Green cautiously climbed
the steps leading to the third floor of the
Columns Administrative Building, the
soft-spoken alumnus mumbled, “Same
ole Chowan.”
It had been seven years since the
muscular 5-foot-lO former student had
touched foot on Murfreesboro soil. In
those days Greene was a member of the
1973 Chowan football team. Today, at
the age of 27, David Green is the top
professional football player in the
Canadian Football League.
David Green; The most talked about
football player in Canada last season.
David Green; The man who rushed
for more yards than Tony Dorsett or
0. J. Simpson last season.
David Green; The man who wore a
Chowan football uniform seven years
ago was awarded the 1979 Shenley
Award in December as the CFL’s Most
Valuable Player.
Green, along with his family, was in
Murfreesboro recently, visiting former
professors, chatting with Chowan foot
ballers', and just recollecting memories
of yesteryear when David Green was a
Chowan student.
Reaching the top of the stairway, the
shy running back caught glance of a
blue-covered annual. “Hey, ain’t that a
’73 yearbook,” he asked, and with a
closer view he answered, “Sureis.”
He picked up the hard-covered book,
took a squat on a sofa chair, and began
flipping through the pages of 1973. With
each face he recognized, brought forth
a big toothy smile.
Spotting an old aquaintance, he asked
Phil Royce, director of public relations
and in charge of showing the All-Pro
around campus, “Wonder what Keith’s
doing now,”
“I dont't know what he’s doing now,”
Royce answered.
It’s a good bet that there’s a lot of 1973
students who are wondering the same
thing about their classmate: “Wonder
what David’s doing now?”
And it’s a good question.
Even though he is the most valuable
Freshmen
Hot in Win
Over Bland
By HARRY PICKETT
MURFREESBORO — Six Chowan
basketball players scored double
figures here Wednesday night in a non-
league contest against Richard Bland
College of Petersburg, Va., to lead the
Braves to a 110-66 victory.
Chowan’s record pushed to 19-4 on the
season, while the Statesmen dropped to
5-14.
Freshman forward Larry Canady led
the tribe with 17 points, all coming in
first-half play. The 6-5 Kinston native
scored the first nine points for the
Braves, to help put his team up by 20 at
the half, 49-29
Canady, who snatched eight
rebounds, was followed by sophomores
Johnny Johnson and William Barnes,
who tattooed the nets for 16 and 14
points respectively. Johnson also added
11 rebounds and Barnes another eight.
Three freshmen played important
roles in the second half, and all came
away with double digits. Chuck Maness
managed 12 points, mostly coming
from deep in the comers, and Floyd
Fortiuie and Mark Hunter chipped in 11
and 10 a piece to aid in the lop-sided
victory.
Chowan fired in 56 percent from the
floor, knocking in 25 of 39 in the first
peri(^, and 20 of 41 in the last half.
In an earlier contest between the two
junior colleges, Chowan brought away
a victory in Petersburg, mauling the
Statesmen, 108-87.
football plaer in Canada, and some
what of a celebrity. Green said here in
the United States, “I’m nothing.”
A native of Richlands, N.C. Green
said it feels like living two different
lives. When in Montreal, where he plays
with the Alouettes, he can’t go to public
places without being swarmed on by
avid football fans. “I’m getting used to
it,” he quipped.
In Canada the speedster is the
equivalent of National Fooball
League’s Dorsett, Earl Campbell or
Walter Payton. His 1,678 which led the
league, is more yards that Dorsett or
Payton had in 1979, and jsut 18 less than
Campbell, the league’s MVP.
Because of his superlative season.
Green says he intends to be paid like
some of the NFL’s best, or he isn’t go
ing to play in the CFL next season. At
present Green and the Alouettes are
negotiating the possibility of a million-
dollar contract. He hopes he gets it
because he’s been contacted by six NFL
teams for his services.
“I wouldn’t want to start all over,” he
told members of Chowan’s football
team. “If I could get $1 million here
(U.S.) and $1 million in CFL, I would
choose CFL because I’m more
established in the CFL. ”
Green came to Chowan in January of
1973 after a two-year stint in military
service, just in time for spring football
drills. However, in fall pre-season prac
tice, he was not the number one
tailback.
He had to play second fiddle for the
first four games of the 1973 season. Ac
cording to Chowan football coach Jim
Garrison, Ken Mack, a gifted athlete
had the nod. Green didn’t get to start
until Mack was suspended from the
team for violating team policies.
“David knew he liad a great player
playing in front of him,” Garrison said.
“He had a great attitude. He knew you
don’t start off at the top. ’ ’
After a splendid finish, the Chowan
freshman was courted by several col
leges. He didn’t have the best grades in
the world, but they were good enough to
get in Edinboro Pa. State College. He
and Richard Holmes, a former Chowa-
nian and 1977 CFL Rookie-of-the-Year,
went on to star at the Division III
school. Green led the country in rushing
his senior year.
“I’m extremely proud of him” Gar
rison smiled. “I think David Greene is a
great example of a young man who,
perhaps, himself thought he would
never get a college education.
“This is a great example of athletics
being a driving force for a young man to
get a college education,” Garrison con
tinued. “The athletic ability that he
has, and being dedicated, has enabled
him to be named Player fo the Year in
the Canadian Football League.”
Led by Green’s outstanding play, the
190-pounder and the Alouettes finished
the regular season with a 12-2-2 mark.
The CFL’s Eastern Division winners
wound up in the prestigious Grey Cup
Bowl, the equivalent to the NFL’s Sup«r
Bowl. However, they lost to perennial
CFL champs, Edmonton, 19-7. For his
prowess. Green was named the outstan
ding player and received a 1980 Monte
Carlo, despite his team losing. He gave
the car to his mother.
“When May comes 1 got to start all
over again,” Green explained to the
players. “The fans only remember
what you can do, and not what you did
in the past.” The GFL begins training in
May, and ends with the Grey Bowl in
November.
The Montreal star says he’ll play
another four years” and that’ll be it.”
He said by that time he should have ac
complished all his goals.
“I want to go in (CFL) with two good
legs and go out with two good legs,” he
mused. ‘ ‘Providing I don’t get hurt. ”
“I want to be able to enjoy my
money.”
One football player asked Green, who
works for United Cerebal Palsy in Erie,
Pa. in the offseason, what motivated
him. He answered:
“I told a reporter the first of the
season that my goal was to get 1600
yards, and he laughed and said ‘You
mean catching and rushing’ and I said
just rushing.”
He added, “Plus the million dollars
I’m asking for. I think also pride, and
wanting to be number one.
Green seemed at home while visiting
Chowan. In fact he didn’t want to leave.
He showed filmed highlights of the top
players in the CFL on three separate
occasions, spoke to the excited Chowan
football players, and toured every inch
of the incompleted gymnasium com
plex on Union road.
For David Green, being back at
Chowan was something special. It was
just as he left it.
It was “Same ole Chowan.”
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