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Page B4-The Chronicle, Thursday, August 28, 1986 Parkland From Page B1 Picking On Parkiand So, who will be the best in For syth County? If you talk to the coaches, the consensus is Parkland. The Mustangs lost six all-county players to graduation, two of whom (Kennard Martin and Tony Covington) will be playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference this fall. Yet, the Mustangs return four all-county selections, including fullback-linebacker Jacques Bitting. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Bitting is quite simply the baddest, meanest, rawest talent the county has produced in awhile. While Martin was gallop ing for more than 2,000 yards. Bitting made life miserable for more than a few opponents last season. Parkland fans are eager to see how Mark “Fuzzy” Dunlap does at tailback for the record- breaking Martin. But don’t be surprised if the Mustangs have more than one able successor. Veteran Coach Homer Thomp son has taken a wait-and-see at titude in the preseason, but his team has the best overall talent in the county. Even if the Mustangs start slowly, they return eight players on a defense that grew stronger as the season progressed last year. If there is a problem, it will be replacing offensive linemen like all-county guards Todd Gower and Jeff Werner. It also remains to be seen if leader ship such as Covington’s and Martin’s will emerge. But almost all signs point to a return trip to the state playoffs. The Chronicle predicts an 8-2 regular-season record for the ’Stangs. The Contenders West, Carver, East and Glenn are four teams that can have anywhere from .500 seasons to playoff-bound campaigns. The Titans hoped to pick up where they left off, winning their last two games in a 6-i season. All-conference linebacker Donald Carter, running back Herman McKinnie and quarter back Derrick Byers give the Titans a talented threesome much like Carver’s Ray Agnew, Fer nando Horn and Derrick Deb- nam. Overall, Coach Dennis Zeiters has two-thirds of his starters back. With a winning season under their belts, they can push their win total up a game. If enough of the wins come in con ference games, the Titans might make the playoffs for the first time in school history. Carver Coach Jim Bovender won’t have as much talent as he did last year. That was a once-in- a-lifetime combination. But the Yellow Jackets still possess plenty of talent and speed. With the in troduction of the wing-T offense to make good use of that speed. Carver is looking at a surprising 6-4 finish and an outside shot at a playoff berth. East noseguard Cassius Reaves weighs only 150 pounds, but he has a lot of muscle and plenty of heart. He symbolizes the challenge for the Eagles: a small team with pretty good talent must deal with bigger teams (Greensboro Page and Smith) in the toughest conference in the state. Coach Perry Pearson has a strong junior class and it should help East to a 6-3-1 record. Glenn has one of the two fastest sprinters in the state in Randy Jones, whose leadership could spark the Bobcats to overachieve. Jones has the poten tial to be one of the best tailbacks in the state. Glenn also has some outstanding defensive players, in cluding Charlie Harris, Weymouth Jones and Mario Pat- Mount Tabor’s Kim Campbell breaks through the Reynolds line during a football scrimmage at Paisley Middle School last Friday (photo by James Parker). iiiiiiiiliiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliHniiiiii terson. But depth is a weakness for the Bobcats, who are looking at a 5-5 season. Back In The Pack Mount Tabor has the potential to have a winning season, but the Spartans must discover how to win early. That means establishing a reliable offense. Perhaps playing Tyrone Lewis at quarterback is the solution. Getting the ball into the hands of sophomore flanker Julius Reese more often offers another alternative. Reese won the intermediate boys’ 400 meters national championship at the AAU Junior Olympics earlier this month. A few teams will say ouch after they play the Spartans, predicted here to finish 4-6. Reynolds is banking on help from last year’s jayvee team. But outstanding jayvee talent has a way of becoming average varsity talent. The key for the Demons is Dred Booe, a 6-3, 235-pound fullback. Booe, a sophomore, can carry this team a ways. But it’s more likely to happen when he’s a junior. Reynolds is heading toward a 3-7 campaign. North, switching to the wing-T from a wishbone attack that was ineffective a year ago, will be able to better spotlight the talents of its best athletes with the new of fense. Look for outstanding seasons from fullback-linebacker Pokie Crowell and halfback Ricky Ban ner. The Vikings, who were tough on defense and specialty teams last season, lost five all-county defenders to graduation, plus big defensive lineman Andre Gould. North will be impressive some Friday nights, but will finish with a misleading 2-7-1 mark. Morris From Page B2 because of golf carts. We have to do something else to get kids motivated to play golf today.” While two black golfers, Calvin Peete and Jim Thorpe, have been among the best players on the PGA Tour the last two years, there is no heir apparent on the horizon. Thorpe has repeatedly said that’s because blacks have inadequate juniors programs. “Our parents are not knowledgeable about how to get kids playing golf,” Morris said. “I think the best thing to do is to get both the mother and father involved, and it will filter down to their children. Families play together.” Toward that end, Morris is helping to get a women’s pro gram started at Winston Lake. Some young golfers get into the sport in very interesting ways. Oliver, for instance, fractured his leg an,', toe’ g, hiring rehabilitation. An avid tennis player, Oliver said golf did his net game some good. “When I finally went back to tennis, I was much better than I had been before I broke my leg,” he said. “You have to watch the ball in both sports or you mess up.” Both Oliver and Shore said they were glad for the chance to continue improving through the juniors program. “We have our bad days,” Shore said. “The balls will be fly ing in the woods and you get disgusted. Sometimes you want to bend your club. “But then you have a good day and realize it’s worthwhile.” The fee for the summer-long program was $35, a bargain con sidering that the green fee is $13 a round at Winston Lake. While building the program is Morris’ main concern now, he hopes to eventually produce some 6399 II ililllll mill Hill I Illlllllllllllllllllll Illlllll Illllllllll a BASEBALL FEVER, CATCH IT! MAJOR LEAGUE... LISTEN TO THE ATLANTA BRAVES ON WTOB AM STEREO 1380 ...YOUR ADULT ALTERNATIVE TO A ROCK AND ROLL STATION. WTOB The Atlanta Braves competitive golfers. He believes his advanced juniors - Eric Greene, Adrian Mack, Tom Trollinger and Aaron Carpenter - can develop into outstanding competitive golfers. “I’d like to see someone out of this club learn to play well and go to win the Forsyth, state, U.S. Amateur and Publinks cham pionships,” he said. That’s only a dream now. 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