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t ?????? I ? I ' { ' September 4, 1986 [ Page B1 | " i " . I r f ^H| jr\ R V HL j0* >, , j m p* The Champion Eyfc of a hurricane: Marvin Ladson shows tl welterweight championship; for more on the st< Prep Spotlight Cunningham's he By fMrNINfcTH RAYMOND Chronicle Sports Writer - - - - - - - - KERNERSVILLE ? They say that heroes are hard to find. But don't tell Pat Cunningham, whose dramatic one-on-one defensive play enabled Mount Tabor to edge East 13-12 in their season opener last Friday night. The Spartan defensive back made the play which preserved the season-opening win. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Cunningham stopped Eagle quarterback Kevin Hauser from getting a two-point conversion following an eight-yard touchdown toss from Hauser to Lamont Scales with 3:14 left to play. Scales' TD came on a fourth-down play. Sports Profile Rams rely on Pi By DAVID BULLA Chronicle Sports Editor Masha Paul has lived in a society within a society within a society, and the living hasn't always been easy. There have been times when he hut wanton ^ jet away, to hitch a ride with his truck driving stepfather and see the country. But the senior wide receiver on Winston-Salem State's football team not only is black in a white L world. The Detroit native also is Muslim, which E brings with it certain trappings that are not too unrimilar with being black in a white world. Part of I *aul's experience has meant being closed off to | he world at large. I "People in Detroit didn't take kindly to Muslims," said the soft-spoken Paul, who grew up in the Herman Gardens projects on Detroit's East Side. "It was rough in the Gardens, and we lad to go to our school at 6 or 7 o'clock in the . morning. When we got home in the afternoon, my mother made us stay inside. "My mother kept us isolated. She didn't want ; us playing sports. She wanted us to use our ? ; minds." A y Masha (ma-shaw in Arabic, Mash-eh around . WSSU) learned how to draw instead of learning I how to block and tackle. His equipment consisted ; of paper and pencil, and he often wondered about 5 * the other boys who played games in pads and Vl j helmets. f. He finished his studies at the Muslim school 4 ; with his eighth-grade year, then he began his first ; year of public school as a freshman at Detroit's p Central High School. His first day there remains a Q central experience in his life.^ "It was my very first class'and I came in late," al ic said. "We wore suits in Muslim school, so I fa I thought that's how you dressed. I came in with st this suit on and went to the back to an available di : desk. I heard the snickers at me in my suit. C1 "I felt like I was the loneliest person in the world.' ' al Yet, Paul began to overcome his shyness at Cen- w tral. p, "I was exposed to new things and I started to run wild some," he said. "I got involved in a gang or two." D For the most part he remained an outsider, ^ maintaining few close friends. He also continued yh rotting his mind to work like his mother wanted. \f SPOK1 Winston-Sal nr ^ <"^ ' '^Sb hMm mSmSKS^ ^ K SfilsP^^R he form (hat led him to the Southeastern Dry, see B11 (photo by James Parker). iu . . roics give Spartan 44When I saw him coming to my side, I made up my miiKi"that I was going to stop him and I did," Cunningham said. . ~~ Spartan Coach Ed McDonald watched his team fall behind 6-0 in the second quarter on a three-yard pass from Chan LaRue to Scales. But McDonald said he was pleased with the way the Spartans reacted to the Eagles* first touchdown. 41 Whenever a team would score first on us, our team would be down and Dlav like the name was already over," McDonald said. "This year everybody kept their heads together and played good football all four quarters.'' Eagle Coach Perry Pearson said that the Spartans displayed good character and played a great game. "They moved the ball very""welT agai n s t us," ml for long haul BS^&w H VaT wM^^r HHP - - >M .^mgr ^p^yl^H J? ;*W I I ol PES rfasha Paul averaged 22.6 yards a catch last a ear (photo by James Parker). t< Brush And Ball 0 While art was his main academic interest, g asketball was his sport. Possessor of a 43-inch *< ertical jump, Paul played varsity basketball all ^ Dur years at,Central. Only 5-foot-10, Paul could ^ unk starting his jump flatfooted directly under le basket. Because of his leaping ability, he j layed forward and his favorite play was the alley- ai op. j( As good as Paul was in basketball, another prep a thlete in the city was getting most of the headlines ^ i the Detroit Free Press. Derrick Beasley, now a m rong safety for WSSU, was not only an outstaning basketball player, he also was an all-state w loice in football at Cody High School. ^ "Everybody used to talk about Derrick Beasley q 1 the time," Paul said. MI was jealous because I as from an all-black school and I didn't get any ^ iiblicity. He was from an integrated school out in ie suburbs. . oi "When we played my senior year, I checked j errick. They were hot dogs and he was the bad- 23 ?st thing around/ I psyched myself up and we jj, ;at them. I led Central in scoring that game." w Please see page B3 th % 9 rSWEEK em Chronicle College Noteboo Hayes c By DAVID BULLA ChronlcJe Sports Editor Talk to Bill Hayes just before preseason practice and you come across a man with the optimism of a used car salesman. But, as the season nears, the Winston-Salem State football coach grows more cautious. For example, he took a look at the Rams' lac* IHSi TT W JV cum proclaimed a break-even record over the first six games would satisfy one of NCAA Division II*s most successful coaches. ' "Winning three of the first six would be reasonable to me," Hayes said. "Last year we were predicted to go 6-4, and we over achieved and went 9-2. "But we're not afraid of a challenge." WSSU opens with Virginia State Saturday at 7 p.m. in 4 Bowman Gray Stadium and one of last year's losses came at the hands of the Trojans. Four of the next five games are on the roadi including two games with NCAA s early victoi Pearson said. "They played some gi LaRue, the Eagles' starting quarte a broken left arm on the last play o LaRue was fading back to pass wl Spartan defensive tackles Aaron J a ren Gentry. Pearson said that the junior quart return this season. "He's going to bt while," Pearson said. Jarrett said the Spartans, who sco quarter points, wanted to preserve tl into the half. 44We haven't been rushing the qi hard because up until halftime w ourselves out of the play,'* Jarrett s; HSWfce see page I Prep Football West's de By DAVID BULLA I Chronicle Sports Editor I CLEMMONS West 1 linebacker Donald Carter had a I feeling it might be a long night \ against Reynolds' wishbone of- . fense last Friday. H The Demons had not installed B the run-oriented formation until I midway through last season, long I after their 3-0 season-opening ' loss to the Titans. "The wishbone's the most difficult offense to defend for me," barter said. "There are so many L options and those runners are I ast." I But Carter and his West team- I nates need not have worried. I rhey not only slowed Reynolds Hi lown last week, they applied the wake to the Demons' hope for a . uccessful season opener. West P leld Reynolds to 54 total yards in I ; 17-0 Central Piedmont 4-A vie ory. "Everybody wanted to stop sophomore fullback) Dred iooe," Carter said afterwards. 'We knew that's what we had to o. We really stuck it to him 'hen we hit him." Carter led the way for the itan defense with 10 solo hits rid two assists. Defensive back eff Ebert had two interceptions id defensive end Mark Wylam ad six tackles, including one for i 11-yard loss. "Once we slowed them down, e didn't worry too much about lem moving the ball on us,M arter said. "We felt if we could ;t one score, that would be lough." West struggled through much the first half on offense. The ha itans, ^behind 6-foot-4, ne >5-pound quarterback Derrick fo yrers, went airborne and the t* >ung Demon defense was up to ha e challenge for most of the v ' \ \ Ro col k autious at ? mnmnwMn "Ui ^p2?^*223pwwwviiiww**^ii*^*i*i*2228S2**2255w pB SUM 0-0 112 2. Jackson State 1-0 106 3. Delaware State 1-0 102 4. Alcorn State 0-0 53 5. Central Stats 0-0 48 Us, Hampton 0-0 4$ 7. Fort Vafley State 0-0 46 i. ******** HH? 0-0 40 0. Tennessee State 1-0 43 10.?lt$*isaipf* Ve&ty o-o '27 VI. Southern U. 0-1 22 12. H.CrjtfBS 0-0 21? 13. Norfolk Stat* 0-0 16 tto, Vtrtfnlo Union 0-0 16 15. Mhunt-Cootantn 0-0 15 Division I-AA teams (North Carolina A&T and Howard University) and two of Division two's best teams (Hampton University and Central State) from last season. The other game is against arch-rival North Carolina Central record-breaking / Earl" "Air,f Harvey, who threw for 550 yards against Jackson State last Saturday. If Hayes' reasonable prediction comes true, it will depend HI football." rback, suffered I the half. len was hit by rrett and War- I erback will not I a for a aid. "We knew 36 " Tyrone Lewis en lense stifles BJMPF - :^| ?*^fl w fest's Donald Carter points the v arker). Metro 4-A Conf. AH Games Tim W I T W L T Carver 0 0 0 1 0 0 Glenn 0 0 0 1 0 0 Page 0 0 0 1 0 0 Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 East ' 0 0 0 0 1 0. North 0 0 0 0 1 0 Last Week's Results Carver 10, North Surry 7; Mount Tabor 13, East 12; Glenn 14, Reidsville 0; Greensboro- Dudley 22, North 8; Greensboro Page 28, Western Guilford 0. Friday's Games Parkland at Carver w??t at cae? , .. w* w? k?gi | U'OI III at Reynolds; Mount Tabor at North; High Point Central at Greensboro Smith. Jf. That is, until, Byers con- r icted with fullback Bobby Paige \ r a 49-yard gain with less than ( fo minutes to go before \ ilftime. c 44We came out wanting to ? undups, lumns and profiles. the start largely on the availibility of certain players. Hayes said the Rams are not as deep as they were last year. "If we lose a (fullback Leonar do) Horn or a down lineman, it could be a very long season," said Hayes, who returns 10 starters from last season's team. As if the gnawing reality of injuries that are sure to come isn't -enough of a headache, Hayes will be without his starting "Brut" and "Zip" linebackers. Mark Wallace, a preseason allconference pick, fractured his hand last week and is out for five more weeks. Meanwhile, Angelo Spruill decided not to' play. Spruill, who married this year, wanted to devote his time to his new family. w Charles Ikard, who was redshir ted last season, figures to main one of those linebacking slots. The other one is up for grabs, Hayes said. Wide receiver Masha Paul said Please see page B7 ^H wL -M ^^ Pl ?^lf WBgL..~" P^oto by Jam?s Parker route to 126 yards. Reynolds .? ? | &r *4^MMM9H F l! BP<%jM ^v U m m ? wjrM ? K^F? Lay to victory (photo by James ICtnlralPtodmontT^ Conf. All 6*im< i I Turn y/ t mi ' ? 1 West 0 0 0 1 0 0 Brown 0 0 0 1 0 0 . Mt. Tabor 0 0 0 1 0 0 Davie Co. 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Davidson 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parkland 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Rowan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reynolds 0 0 0 0 1 0 Last Week's Results West 17, Reynolds 0; Mount Tabor 13, East 12; Kannapolis Brown 5, Northwest Cabarrus 0. Friday's Games Parkland at Carver; Glenn at Reynolds; West at East; Mount Tabor at North; North Iredell at Davie County; Kannapolis Brown at Statesvilie; Lexington at North Davidson; South Rowan at West Rowan. un," Paige said. "But their line vas bigger than we expected averaging 216 pounds). So we vere just seeing what we could lo. Please see page B7
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