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FEBRUARY 1996 THE FULL MOON Bulldog Sports EDITOR : APRIL BAILEY PAGE 4 Sports Shorts by April Bailey FOOTBALL-The Dallas Cowboys took all the glory in the Super Bowl as they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers with a score of 27-17. Larry Brown of the Cowboys took the role of MVP of the Super Bowl. The winners of the game are paid $42,000 for just that day, not counung their regular five figure salaryjlus bonuses. Even the losers received $27,000 for just playing m the game, but the road to the Super Bowl is long. , ^ u NBA-The Chicago Bulls are pulling away from the rest of the teams. Michael Jordan s comeback has meant a lot to the team and they hope this continuation will push them back into the playoffs again this year. Magic Johnson made his comeback debut on January 30, when the Lakers played the Golden State Warriors. Magic had retired four years ago but has now decided to comeback m to the NBA. He has said that his health condition should have no effect on the other players, but some are skeptical about the results it will have^ Heading Down the Court by Allen Furr The Albemarle junior varsity basketball team a big lead, but the game went into a do_ubleover- has been looking for success. TTie team has been led by the superb ball handling skills of freshman Trellis Edwards. The Dogs have started the conference at 2-6. Overall in the season the guys are 7-6. Starters for the team are Travis Caster, Trellis Edwards, Vonnell Little,Robbie Johnson, and Ross Stokes. The starters are relieved by a productive bench of LaKeith Moses, William Chambers, and Ben Lisk. Ben has been a good asset to the outside shooting game.The Bulldogs suffered a tough loss at Mt. Pleasant. They had time and the Dogs ran out of time. Their only wins in the first round of the conference were over Salisbury and West Stanly, but they hope to improve their record as the second round begins. The guys' practices are full of running and scrim mage. They mostly run because Coach say s they "act up" way too much, so their in good shape. Coach Larry Johnson feels that his team can go a long way with the right attitude and hopes they will enjoy more victories as the season continues. Good luck to these guys in the future! Bulldogs Keep Rolling The junior varsity girls' basketball team has continued its streak of excellence through the month of January. They lost their first game of tiie^season^to^a^toyjVAi^^^^wanjtMm^ui^JaU m B HL-. iv — ■t,J« I -V C. Phiillpy practices her free throws before a game. Hwy. 52 North New London. NO Roger Hudson Hudson Pool Distributors Office 800-224-6299 Fax 1-800-849-7648 Robert W. Odom Attorney-At-Law P.O. Box 158 Albemarle, N.C. 28001 Phone 704/982-1119 Back Info the Spring of Things by Rusty Story Spring sports have officially begun. February 12 marked the first day of practice. The sports that have started include men’s v arsity and junior varsity baseball, women’s softball, men s tennis, men's golf, and men’s and women’s outdoor track. VARSITY-JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL- Varsity baseball could have arocky road ahead of them. The team has a lack of experience this year,but they do have a lot of talent. Their first game is on March 12 against South Stanly. WOMEN’S SOFTBALL-The softball team for ’96 returns key players this year that could pos- three seasons of experience and all-conference designation. It makes it easier on a coach to be put in this situation. Their home matches will be played at Chuck Morehead Park. MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK- The men’s track team is returning almost all of thier sprint ers from last season. Brico Flake, Mondarius Henry, and Desmond Green all have state expe- rierKe and will be looked upon as leaders this year. Coach Morris will coach the 'Dogs again this season. The women’s track team is under the guidance of a new coach this year. Coach Moss will take over after basketball ends. Heather yo returns Key piayers iiu!. ycai uiai siblytakethemtothetopoflhe YVC. Thosekey Freshly, KatieMabry. Mandy Poston, and Mary , • _i . j. RaiVi iVinjiilv Nance will be the leaders of the girls in 96. players include offensive forces Beth Donally and Susan Rose. Also returning to the team is Heather Braley. their starting pitcher. Don’t be suprised to see this team at the top. MEN’S TENNIS-The tennis team has been for tunate enough to have what every sport likes to have coming into the new season, their number one player. Grant Hopkins will return as #1 with Nance will be the leaders of the girls in '96. MEN’S GOLF- The golf team only lost one starter from last season. They return golfers Dustin Poplin, Bo Andrew, WillTurbeville, and Ross Stokes, Coach Andrew will coach the golfers this spring. Their first match is away against East Rowan on March 17. Their home matches will be held at the SCCC in Badin. Untouchables Tied for First by Rusty Story January. The girls only other loss was to North Stanly, but they hope to avenge this loss later in the year. Their cunent record is 5-2 in the conference. The girls overall record is 10-2 for the season. Their last victim of the first round was West Stanly, who fell to the superior basket ball skills of Albemarle. The team has been led by a remarkable group of freshmen. This group put an outstanding non-conference record to gether. The Lady Dogs went through their oppo nents with no problems. Conference play has proven to be much more of a struggle for the team. The team has been led by Holly Kopp, Yashica Wall, Chariotte Phillipy. Bartina Bow den, Tammy Dorman, and Porsche Cole. 'The bench has also been productive for the giris. Allison Horton, Amber Parry, Carrie Stoker, CatherineHinson,TerahHuneycutt, andCather- ine Hinson. Menul mistakes have slowed the Udy Dogs down at times, but they have shown signs of domination that will take them to the top. by Shawna Euto The local Stanly County YMCA and the Parks and Recreation Department have been sponsoring High School Hornets basketball for area high school studenu who do not play for the organized teams at school. Some of our own seniors at AHS are playing in the league. Their are six teams ii. 'he leagu". Members of "The Ln touchables" are John Brooks, Michacl Crowder, Seth Mabry, Grant Hopkins, Chris Burris, and Stephen Anderson. These guys play every Samr- day morning and practice during the week. Their games are played here at AHS. Recently, the and April Bailey guys had tn play a game of four on five. In the game before, two of their players were sus pended for the next game because of technical fouls. So they had to play with only four. The remarkable aspect is that the guys recovered from a thirteen point deficit to a victory of 39-28 over the "Souih Central" ,-layers, vhose mem bers are also from AH5. 'lie Dream Team" and the ’•Bricklayers" also include students from Al bemarle. The Untouchables record now stands at 5-1, and they hope to continue their winning streak "The Untouchables" (L-R): Front Row, J. Brooks, M. Crowder, S. Anderson; Back Row, S. Mabry, G. Hopktns, C. Burris Compliments of Brown, Brown, Brown, and Stokes Albemarle Plaza Mall 983-6749 hair designers "CHAZ up four htlnlflf CHAZ up your Hf«l”
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