PEMBROKE - PROSPECT BASKETBALL REVIEW
PEMBROKE
Vanity Baya
Coach James Howard
Locklear Sr. will be hard
passed to repeat last season s
performance when the War
riors advanced to the state
playoffs, eventually losing in
the second round to Southern
Durham. The loas of Ryan
Tuck, Roscoe Charles and
Perry Strickland to graduation
will be difficult to overcome.
Both Tuck, now at Pembro
ke State University, and
Charles were among the
> county leaders in rebounding
a year ago, a task now falling
on the shoulders of center
Eric Locklear. At 6'5". 210
pounds, Locklear is one of the
largest pivot men the Warri
ors have had in some time.
The height ends there; the
rest of the team averages out
at 6'0". -
Locklear, a junior, has
improved with experience and
with his attendance at PSU's
basketball camp this summer.
He will receive help from
returning lettermen Devy
Bell, Timtny Carter, Steve
Jacobs. Albert Lads on, Alan
Locklear and Eric G. "Bull"
Lockiear.
Carter will probably get the
call aa point guard and floor
leader. He haa looked im
preaaive in practice and,
according to Coach Lockiear,
ahould contribute much to the
overall aucceaa of the team.
Alro looking good in pre
season haa been Devy Bell.
Bell'a intelligence and quick
neaa will be an aaaet to a team
which will depend on a full
court pressure defense and a
running offenae. Overall
quickneaa will be a key factor,
however, the team ia not aa
quick af their aize would
indicate.
Only have had the team for 2
weeka of practice, Coach
Locklear'a commenta were
guarded when aaked about
how he felt his charges would
perform. "Motivation ia the
key right now. If we can see
some progress in the early
games aqd some success, the
team may do well in the
conference."
Lockiear expects the Three
Rivers Conference race to be a
tight one this year. "East
Bladen will again be strong.
They have experience even
though they lost two all
conference players. Pender
County, while not as tali,
returns a lot of experienced
players and will be a power to
be reckoned with."
If the Warriors can remain
healthy and are able to stay in
their game plan, they may
once more be in the race.
Vanity GMs
The Lady Warriors, under
third-year coach Jenny Car
michael, are out to improve on
a dismal 6-14 record last
season behind three-time all
conference and twice all
county selection Sheila Re
gan, and much improved,
Daphne Russ and Lisa Lock
'lear.
Some height has been added
this year with the addition
of sophomore Sherry Warner,
and the guard position is
strong with four players- Kim
Porter, Sheila Strickland,
Robin Cummings and Tonya
Loddear, all capable of mov
ing the ball well.
Coach Carmichael has been
pleased so far with what she
has seen and is impressed
with the entire team's enthu
siasm, willingness to work.
and overall positive outlook
They, have progressively
shown amprovemeni since
practice began, stemming
from a desire to win.i
Three of the players will
also bring the added experi
ence of having attendied
summer basketball camps this
summer. Russ and Porter
both went to Wingate College
while Regan attended camp;
at Western Carolina.
The weaknesses at this
point lie in the lack of strength
at the forward positions, and
an overall weakness in
shooting form and accuracy.
This latter weaknesses wiH no
doubt lessen with experience
in the early season games as
the team gains confidence in
working together.
By conference time. Car
michael hopes the Lady War
riors are strong enough to vie
for one of the top spots in the
conference. Tough competi
tion will come from East
Bladen and West Brunswick,
both of which lost only one
player through graduation.
Pembroke, however, is retur
ning five players from last
year, players whose experi
ence will serve to help the
younger players improve.
One of these younger play
ers, freshman Flynette ,
Brewington, has demonstrat
ed that determination that can
be a real asset to any team.
She has hustle and has
improved quickly over the
course of the preseason, said
Carmichael.
With the key elements of
strong defense, experience,
determination, and a little
hustle luck, the Lady Warriors
may well be the surprise team
of the Three Rivers 3A
Conference.
Junior Vanity
New JV coach Wayne Leg
gett inherits an almost new
squad of players for the
1982-83 schedule in what will,
?be a learning experience for
'both coach and players.
Leggett, a history and
!bio1ogy teacher at PSHS,
came to Pembroke this fall
from Orrum and is still
learning new faces and
'names. Although for the past
two years he was away from
the game, Leggett was JV
basketball coach at Orrum for
a number of years where he
had relative success.
Only three of Leggett's
players have previous experi
ence, but he is not asj
concerned with winning as he,
is with teaching the funda
mentals of the game.
' "JV stands for what? Juni
or Varsity. They're on the
team to prepare to become
varsity players," Leggett
says. "The material is there. I
just have to get it out of the
players."
During the two weeks of
.practice so far, progress has
been slow. Used to "street
ball" for the most part, the
players are having to learn
skills of defense. Leggett will
go with a man-to-man defense
id is finding things to be a
b difficult for the players.
Don't judge us on the non
conference games," he says.
"Those games will be used to
put it.in play those skills
they've worked on in prac
tice."
It will piobably lake some
time, but mavbe the team can'
improve on-last year's 8-12.
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PROSPECT I
Vanity Bays
I he picture dues not look
bright for Koyce McNeil.
Entering what will li4 hit
fourth sea>on as head coach.
McNeil 4 faced with the
unevitable task of having to
replace 10 players from'a year
ago, includng all f ue starters.
Seniors Rodney Jackson
and Charlie Locklear are
only familiar laces on
a is now a 13-man squad.
N- her saw a great deal of
act >n for the cats during the
14' 42 campaign, but both
arc s'ld by McNeil as being
probjhlc starters tins season.
Joining them in the starting
rive will probably be Kelton
Oxendine, Joe Boatick and
Randy Jones, all tree jun
iors. Oxendine, B<?tick and
Jones all saw action with the
junior varsity team last year
which was also coached by
McNeil, and each was a
member of the Prospect junior
varsity team that two years
ago won only two games all
season long. Last season
virtually the same bunch was
8-6 against league opponents,
so there is evidence of im
provement.
Still McNeil says his is a
team that is bascially inex
perienced. "They have a good
attitude, but are yet untested.
I really don't know what to
expect."
The early season will be a
feeling out time for McNeil
and his players as he tries to
establish a group of starters.
"The starting rive isn't set
and I'll be experimenting for
the first few games."
The average height of the
team is just under an even six
feet. The tallest is 6'4"
Charlie Locklear with the
other half of Prospect's dou
ble-post, Randy Jones, stan
ding at 6'3". James Ham
monds, who McNeil calls the
number three guard behind
Jackson and Oxendine, is the
shortest at 5'7". Hammonds
has been hampered by a bad
ankle and won't see much
action early on, but should get
on the floor for the Cats once
he returns to full health.
Of the seven remaining
players, only forward Ronnie
Brewer has any JV experien
ce. The rest, which includes
Dwayne Goins, Ricky Lock
lear, David Jacobs, Hubert
McBryde, Parnell Locklear
and Carey Woods, are all'
new. "I've never had a team
with so little experience,"
says McNeil. "The two re
turning lettermen didn't play
much last year.
"Our number one goal is to
finish above .500. The second
is to make the district playoffs
but if we are to become a
contender we'll have to gain a
lot of experience quickly."
McNeil gives the nod of
Maxton as the top team in the
conference. Led by county
?rebounding leader Darous
Murphy, the Golden Eagles
are probably the tallest team
in the Lumber River 2A
Conference. If Magnolia,
which stands to gain a host of
players from last year's junior
varsity champions, can come
together early the Trojans
should make some noise in
the league races.
Varsity Girls
Of the three basketball
teams at Prospect, the varsity
girls seem to have the best
shot at a winning season and
poosMe post season play.
Coach Leo Locklear returns
four of five starters from ai
team that compiled a 16-8, 8-4'
record a year ago, and the,
new member of this year's
starting quintet, forward Lot
tie Dial, should only improve
a team that is already touted
as one at the leading con
tenders for the league crown
and one at four playoffs spots
open to Lumber River Confe
rence teams.
Coach Locklear remains
guardedly optimistic. "Based
on last year, we should be one
of the top four teams in the
conference. We're pretty
confident that we can improve
on last year's record." '
High expectations for is
team which has only this week
begun its season, but they
come with good reason too as
the Lady Cats' leading scorer,
Tina Jones (14ppg), is expec
ted to have another outstan
ding year. Jones was the only
member of the squad to
average in double figures, but
the S'10" senior plays with a
strong supporting cast. "We
tried to have balanced scor
iag." uid Locklear, "and
didn't go to jast Tiaa."
Proapect has several players,
among them guard Karen
Strickland, who should add tot
the team's scoring punch this
year.
' The team's strongsutt has
.'to be experience. Among the
nine lettermen, Jones, Stxick
- land, and Jackie McLean have
been four-year starters for
Locklear, who is opening his
tenth season at the helm at
the Prospect varsity girls.
Other veterans include Dial,
Michelle Knight, Joyce
Smith, Neaa Oxen dine, Gins
Locklear and Christina Low
ety. Dial, Jones, McLean and
Strickland are left from the
team that advanced to the
Eastern Begionals as the
Cape Fear 1A Conference
representatives in 1980.
The addition at Dial, 5*9",
gives Prospect what Locklers
calls a pretty tall frontline.
The Lady Cats also use a
double-post setup with Dial
and Jones alternating. Gins
Locklear, a 5'11" senior for
ward, rounds out the team's
front court. "Gins is a bit foul
prone as a\center," said
Locklear, "bat at forward aba
has someone to back her op."
Foar freshmen Join the
team this season. Ms Locklear
if the best at these and is
expected by her coach to see
some playing time as point
guard. The rest of this rookie
class includes Nan Sampson,
Tammy Brayboy and Geor
gette Johnson.
Joniar Varsity
First-year coach David Lock
lear gets to start over almost
from scratch as only guard
Roger Locklear returns from
last year's junior varsity
team.
Having to mold a winning
team from a group that
collectively has almost no
experience is a challenge, but
one that Locklear seems ready
to meet head on. "I have seen
positive developments," he
tays. Locklear's task is made
easier by the height provided
by Terry Chavis, 6'0" and
three players-Micky Jones,
Brant Harris and Brian Coll
ins. each listed at 5'11".
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Wayne Leggett
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CREDITS
Pembroke Varsity Boys, Varsity Girls and Junior Varsity
stories by Steve Tyner; Prospect Varsity Boys, Varsity Girls
and Junior Varsity stories by David Malcolm; Pembroke
Varsity Girls and Junior Varsity photographs by Joshua
Malcolm; David Malcolm photograph by Jonathan Malcolm;
all other photographS| by David Malcolm, except that of Steve
Tyner.
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