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Sportsl^eek Section B Thursday, December 20, 1984 Scores, Standings, Columns, Features lEj^EEK CIAA Hem Division favorite Virginia Union kept Leaten streak going, blasting pre-season m favorite Shaw 107-60 and downing Livingstone 96-88. Winston-Salem State, 10 rebound after two straight losses, fell 94-92, in an overtime nail-biter to Norfolk Virginia State continued to surprise, dropp- Ijeriy Baptist 57-49. indings lij Union Division 0-0 All 8-0 jiiiiilnstitute 0-0 6-2 4k State 0-0 5-2 nij State 0-0 5-2 Wh City 0-0 3-4 ill’s 0-0 4-3 ie State 0-0 0-7 mDIvWon uustine’s Division 0-0 Ail 4-3 jjiiiversity 0-0 5-3 m C. Smith 0-0 6-3 lEStone 0-0 3-4 ilon-Saiem State 0-0 3-5 itevIBe State 0-0 2-4 ^Carolina-Central 0-0 2-7 Divisional games do not count in Northern outkern Division standings. leAlEAC i Carolina A&T is still the only MEAC iporting a record above .500. The Aggies jjolby UNC-Wilraington before blowing M'Carolina Central 76-57. Maryland- nSlore was the only other conference team sawin, getting its first victory of the season, over CIAA patsy Bowie State. Conference All Ik Carolina A&T 1-0 4-1 «are State 0-0 1-2 »d University 0-0 1-4 yland-Eastern we 0-0 1-7 iBt-Cookman 0-0 0-6 Carolina State 0-0 0-8 PB Slate 0-1 0-8 ores 'id's 75, North Carolina Central 67 N-Eastern Shore 89, Bowie State 75 w State 57, Liberty Baptist 49 Hampton 81 Union 107, Shaw University 60 * W, Winston-Salem State 92, overtime I University 92, Bowie State 70 ;■*, Elizabeth City 105 >«» Union 96. Livingstone 88 Carolina A&l 76, North Carolina Central 15, Bethune-Cookman 64 ffl.South Carolina State 54 ‘Carolina A&T 70, UNC-Wilmington 66 “■Eastern Shore 89, Bowie State 75 87, Maryland-Eastern Shore 48 A&T 76, North Carolina Central Carolina State 47 ™‘7, Maryland-Eastern Shore 53 86, Bethune-Cookman 66 “"5103, Morgan State 68 ilWeek’s Games at Virginia State '1‘Cookman at Mercer a at Chicago State wi Georgetown atolina A&T at Georgia Tech at Evansville State a State at Fairleigh-Dickinson Trade-offs involved in demise of South Park team By SAM DAVIS Chronicle Sports Editor South Park High School no longer has a varsity basketball program. And, depending on who you talk to, that could be either good news or bad news. Last year, during a rebuilding season, the Wildcats compiled a 14-12 record and played in the State 1-A finals. Though the team had suffered two losing seasons prior to last season, South Park, whose student body consists of mentally and physically handicapped students, managed 22-4 and 17-6 records in ’79-80 and ’80-81, respectively. But, based on the recommendation of then- principal Jim McDaniels at the conclusion of the 83-84 season, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board decided to phase out the Wildcat basketball program this year. McDaniels, now the principal at Carver High School, says the move was made to allow more South Park students to par ticipate in sports on the high school level. South Park students are allowed to play sports at high schools in their neighborhoods - but only if South Park fields no high school varsity sports of its own. “In the past, we had students at South Park that wanted to play football,” says McDaniels. “Since our 9-10 schools were under local rules, students at South Park could play with their neighborhood 9-10 schools.” But now that there are no 9-10 schools and only “I think that, because of some of the pro blems they had in the past, the program became a burden to administer. ” — Denny Key senior high schools, McDaniels says, the N.C. Athletic Association has ruled that South Park students can play sports at other high schools only if South Park has no high school varsity teams of its own. McDaniels says he and the school board appealed the decision, but the NCHSAA maintained that as long as South Park fields a basketball team, its students would be ineligible to participate at other schools in sports the school does not offer. “We had to decide what would be best for the majority of our students at that point,” says McDaniels. “The girls’ program at South Park never materialized and, except for basketball. South Park was competing in name only. We had cross country, girls’ volleyball, track, girls’ softball and basketball. But the only sport we were com petitive in and won consistently was boys’ basket ball. “In the 12 years that we had girls’ basketball, we only won five games,” said McDaniels. “It was more demeaning than character-building. Based on that, we decided to drop our varsity athletics and go to an intramural program.” Bill Russell, coordinator of health, physical education and athletics for the school system, says it was simply a case of putting a program together Please see page B2 Rams blow lead, lose to Norfolk State 94-92 By SAM DAVIS Chronicle Sports Editor Winston-Salem State’s costly turnovers and poor foul shooting down the stretch enabled Norfolk State to take a come-from- behind, 94-92 victory over the Rams last Friday night in the C.E. Gaines Complex. But, even with all their mistakes and poor shooting touch at the free throw line, the Rams had a chance to tie the game in the final two seconds^f overtime. But they couldn’t launch a desperation shot that “Our freshmen lost their composure. We didn’t have • anyone in there at the end who had been under those circumstances before. ’’ - “Bighouse” Gaines would have forced a second over time. Looking to snap a two-game losing streak, the Rams came out sharp in the opening half. Paced by freshman point guard Haywood Workman, who had 14 first-half points, WSSU took a 41-33 lead into the dressing room at the half. With Workman controlling the tempo and Alexander Hooper supplying the firepower, the Rams continued to play well in the second stanza, holding the lead until the final moments of regulation. But the tide began to turn when Workman fouled out with 5:45 left and the Rams up by five, 70-65. From that point until Nor folk finally pulled away in over time, it was a comedy of errors for upstart WSSU. Perhaps more unsettling than the loss of Workman was the fact that, by the game’s conclusion, four of the five Ram starters, in cluding Hooper, who tallied 14 second-half points, Kevin ,“Cadillac” Vaughan and Eugene Penick had all fouled out. Ram Coach C.E. “Bighouse” Gaines said having so many young players in the lineup dur ing the final minutes probably cost his team the win. “It was one of those things,” said Gaines. “Our freshmen lost their composure. We didn’t have anyone in the game at the end who had been under those type of circumstances before. We can’t afford to lose the older guys and depend on freshmen to win it for us. “I guess we’re snake-bitten,” Gaines said. “We didn’t execute our offense at the end.” Gaines said the loss of Workman hurt the Rams’ chances, but wasn’t the major problem. “It’s not the play of the point guard that gets you in trouble,” he said. “The thing that’s bother ing us is the wings. They’re not moving - they won’t come to the ball.” Surprisingly, Gaines wouldn’t take issue with the 31 fouls and four disqualifications charged to Please see page B4 Eugene Penick of Winston-Salem State works for a reverse Mitchell of Norfolk State. Penick played well but fouled out of James Parker). layup against Barry the game (photo by Former North star Ed Coe shines brightly for Temple By SAM DAVIS Chronicle Sports Editor Had things turned out a little differently, Ed Coe would probably be playing basketball at Elon Col lege today. Instead, Coe is the second-leading scorer on the Temple University team that will take on Wake Forest Saturday night at Memorial Col iseum. After leading North Forsyth to the District 8 con ference tournament title and a 19-4 overall mark his senior season in high school, Coe found himself almost a forgotten man. Few local colleges were in terested in signing him despite his 20-point average and 55-percent shooting percentage. “Carolina said I was too small,” says Coe, who, during his prep days only carried about 150 pounds on his 6-2 frame. “I really didn’t hear anything from Wake Forest. I was all set to sign with Elon, but a week before I was supposed to sign. Temple offered me a scholarship.” Coe’s coach at North Forsyth, Olon Shuler, says Temple had few reservations about Coe once the staff there saw how good a player and person he was. “They (Temple) called the school and said they were interested in talking with Edward,” says Shuler. “They flew an assistant (Jim Maloney) down to see him, and, after talking with him, (Maloney) offered Edward a scholarship. “They never even looked at the game film we had,” says Shuler. “Edward took one shot and he said T’ll take him.’ I don’t know if Edward made the shot or not. They were looking for a wing guard that could shoot and Edward is a pure shooter.” “At North I was like the whole team. Now I’m a role player. I concentrate on doing a few things well.... ” -Ed Coe From the time Coe arrived on the Temple campus in Philadelphia, he made believers out of any who doubted his skills. He also bulked up to about 185 pounds and grew to nearly 6-4. More importantly, his defense has improved by leaps and bounds and he’s also become an adept passer. “Under Coach (John) Chaney, I’ve learned to pass a lot better,” says Coe. “My court awareness has improved a lot. At North I was like the whole team. Now I’m a role player. I concentrate on doing a few things well — at North I had to try to do a lot of things.” Though Coe hasn’t played in Winston-Salem since he went to Temple, he has returned to North Carolina to play once before. Last year, the Owls played Carolina in the NCAA Tournament in Charlotte and Coe had one of the best games of his career. “Playing well against Carolina meant a lot to me,” says Coe. “When I realized we were there playing against one of the top teams in the country it made me a lot hungrier. It gave me a lot more confidence in my ability.” Coe says he wants to play well in front of the home crowd when Temple comes to Winston-Salem - not because the Deacons didn’t try to recruit him, but because his family and friends will be watching. “Playing against a hometown team that didn’t recruit me really isn’t my incentive,’ says Coe. “I’m coming home and I want to play well for my family.” Thus f?.'- this season, Coe has averaged 11 points and four rebounds « game. In addition to being the Owls’ second-leading scorer, he also is second on the team in steals and assists. His 90-percent shooting mark from the free throw line leads the Please see page B2
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