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Mount Tabor JV Girls Clinch Experience And Talent
B> DEBY JO FERGUSON
Special to the Chronicle
With 21 years of coaching
experience under his belt. Mount
Tabor JV girls coach Lanny Cook
knows his business.
According to Cook, he has
coached softball, baseball, and foot
ball. but has spent the last seven
years applying his skills to the sport
of basketball.
Cook has been a coach at
Mount Tabor High School for nine
years with a conference win in
1990-91 and several third place fin
ishes in the tough 4-A conference.
An East Forsyth High School
graduate. Cook continued his edu
cation earning a degree in physical
education from Wake Forest in
1972, then a masters degree in
physical education from A&T State
University in 1977.
"For 14 years I have coached
all boys sports, so this has been a
nice change, a new adventure, and
it -s also been a very rewarding
experience coaching the yourtgs
ladies, " Cook said. .
"One thing about coaching a
girl's team is you can never -expect
them to, play eveuy, game the same;
, nothings consisteritr^W^ jusr ptay"
one game at a time.
"With a 4-1 conference record
this season our. team is very confi
dent about any game we play. 1
stress a strong defense, and by hold
' ing the other team back to a certain
number of points, we can win any
game.
"I have an excellent group of
young ladies to work with who all
love playing the game. 1 believe as
they advance to the varsity team,
their experience will only enhance
me program we already hare "and ?
keep it at its present level," Cook
added.
The JY ladies team consists of
1 I players including: Courtney
Craver. Katie Browder. Susie
Browder, Arletha Leake. Vauren
Davis. Varetta Hawkins. Leah
Rose. Lauren Davis. Amie Hendley.
Katie Paterson. Carmyn Glynn and
Willette Crosby.
Picked by Coach Cook as the
teams outstanding playerOwere:
Glynn. Paterson and Crosby.
"All the team players are very
-good and it was difficult to pick the
top three, so choosing one as a star
player would be impossible. " Cook
admitted.
"Glynn plays guard and is the
ball handling expert for our team.
She also handles herself very well
when on the court.
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"Paterson is a guard also and
gives 100 percent. She's very
coachable and does anything asked
of her.
"Crosby plays forward. She's
the strong silent type with good
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Future athletes reach for the stars. Pictured left to right, Katie Pater
son, Willette Crosby and Carmyn Glynn.
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Mount Tabor JV Girl's Coach Lanny Cook packs 21 years experience
in athletic programs.
Beeson Heading Toward Winning Season |
By DEBY JO FERGUSON
Special to the Chronicle
Phillip Beeson begins his third
year at East Forsyth as the JV boys
coach with an impressive record of
12-2 so far this season.
A graduate of East Forsyth him
self. Beeson has returned to coach at
his old stomping grounds along with
the help of Assistant Coach Lance
Sparrow.
- Beeson graduated from Elon
College in 1977 with an arts degree.
According to Beeson who
played college football (quarter
back), "We won the national play
offs every year."
"Our JV team has 15 players,
with five returners: William Butler,
Ryan Hanson. Brian Roberts, David
Keller and Larry Williams," Beeson
said.
"We play very good defensive
ly. and our wins are contributed to a
team effort. There isn't any individ
ual stars, but a whole team concept,
especially on defense. Our team
plays real deep, and at least 12 of
our 15 members see action during
every game. During our Christmas
tournament we defeated Mount
Tabor for the championship by one
point. I believe, so I feel we are
playing good ball.
"To pick a top player isn't easy,
but I have to say it would be Tyson
Paterson. He is 4*11 and is 97
pounds of the most outstanding
point-guard material I have ever
seen this year on the JV leveb Pater
son takes total control of the game;
he's a great leader and an excellent
team player." Beeson concluded.
According to Paterson. #10.
"I'm in the ninth grade and have
been playing basketball about two
or three years. I like the competition
and going to different schools to
play.
"We have a close team. There
are no I's only us. We can win as a
team as long as we play this way.
Point-guard is the position I
wanted to play in basketball. At first
I played football when I was 12
years-old. I played at the Winston
Lake YMCA. We went to state but
didn't make it.
Later I got picked by the Char
lotte Royals to play basketball.
There we made it to the nationals
and came in first place. They said
we were the first team in North Car
olina to win the national champi-*
onship. That's when I decided I real
ly liked playing basketball.
" I'd like to go to college after\
East Forsyth JV Boys Coach Phillip Beeson returns to his home school
Eatt Forsyth.
Tyson Paterson is recognized as the most outstanding point-guard ,
according tb JV Coach Phillip Beeson.
1 graduate from high school, but I'd not only my sports ability, but on my
like for a college to look at me for academic skills," Tyson concluded.
Gaines Not Happy With WSSU's Performance
Coach Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines was not smil
ing after the game Monday night.
His Winston-Salem State Ram basketball team
had just lost its second successive game. 80-60, to vis
iting Fayetteville State.
"We got our butts kicked good." he said. "Fayet
teville State was a much better team tonight and it
showed."
The Broncos, who were winning their 14th of the
season against just 5 losses, actually trailed. 23-22.
with 5:42 left in the first half of play.
The Rams played the visitors eve** for the first 14
minutes, as the contest was tied five times, the last at
13-all with 10:37 remaining in the first half.
Fayetteville ran off 5 successive points for an 18
13 lead, but WSSU came right back as Anthony
Simes' 3-pointer pulled the Rams to within one at 18
17.
Antoine Glover's field goal put the Rams up by
one point, 23-22, but that turned out to be the last
WSSU point for nearly 14 minutes.
Fayetteville State scored the final 9 points of the
half for a 3 1 -23 margin at intermission.
They scored 14 more to open the second half and
a 47-23 advantage with 12 minutes left, before Glover
stopped the string with a rebound goal.
But the Broncos added 7 more and a 54-25 lead,
before the Rams scored again to trail. 54-27. /
After that, it was gun and run. as both teams blis
tered the nets, with the visitors connecting mainlv on
rebounds and inside plays. WSSU bombed awav/trom
3-point range, hitting 9 times, but it was too litfle. too
late.
Glover finished with 15 points, including a pair of
treys. Louis Williamson had 14 points and also hit two
3-pointers. Patrick Herron and Casey each connected
from 3 -point range twice.
The loss was WSSU's 8th in 1 3 tries overall. They
are 4-7 in CIAA play and 2-3 in Southern division
play.
In Saturday's contest against Johnson C. Smith,
the Golden Bulls hit the century mark in a 100-74 deci
sion.
The visitors used their considerable size and
weight advantage on the ift'stde. as the smaller Ram
defenders could do little to prevent it.
Rams
Struggling
Coach Gaines is
not at all pleased
with the play of his
Rams as the beam
fast approaches
the CIAA tourna
ment.