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Reynolds JV Boys Lose
Shocking Game To West
By DEBY JO FERGUSON
Chronicle Sports Writer
Hosting six players, Reynolds JV boys fell to West
Forsyth by only five points with a*final score of 59-54.
The J V' Devil* played tough and never grew weary
throughout the entire game with only one player left in
reserve to relieve any player who might have gotten
injured or fouled out (which never happened).
West ?pxsyth's JV Titans took control the first
quarter of the game leading by eight points with a score
of 18-10. Jay Cash led the Titans by scoring six of the
18 points on the board.
Things begin to shape up for Reynolds in the sec
ond quarter when the JV Devils gave the Titans a run
for their money and outscored theml4-9, but West .
Forsyth still held the lead by three points and a score of
27-24. .
Once again the game Hip-flopped as the Titans
came off the bench scoring 18 points and defensively
held the JV Devils back to nine. This was the break
needed for the Titans to take a wide-lead with a score of
45-33.
The final quarter of the game grew more intense as
JV Devil Kirk Champing led his team with four 2-point
baskets for a team total of 21 points.
Although the J\^ Devils defensively-4ield the JV
Titans back to 14 points during the last quarter, it was
too little too late. If only by a small margin fourteen
points was all the JV Titans needed to take the win.
Top shooters for the JV Devils were: Chris McCoy
hitting a whopping 17 points and Kirk Champing trail
ing right behind him with 12.
Also scoring points for Reynolds JV Devils were:
Dennis Gant-nine; Derrick Roseboro-eight; Michael
Bona3arte-six; and Lee Phillips-two.
Scoring points for West Forsyth were: John
Williams-14; Titcua Pettigrew- 1 2; Jay Cash-eight;
Ameer Warkins-seven; David O'BfiaiPfive; Brent Tfac^
er-five; Chad McClamrock-four; James Flemmings
two; and Warren Gremfield-two.
J V Lady Jackets fcose Heart-Breaker
Carver JV Lady Yellow Jackets and Greensboro Smith's JV players go
up for control of rebound. ^
A Toe to toe
action ends
in defeat
By DEBY JO FERGUSON
Chronicle Sports Writer
Carver's JV Lady Yellow Jack
ets lose heart-breaker to Greens
boro Smith's JV Lady Eagles with a
final score of 32-13.
What begin as toe-to-toe first
quarter action with the JV Lady
Jackets trailing by only one point
soon changed as the JV Lady
Eagles took control and ran the
board the remainder of the game.
In the first quarter JV Lady
Jackets M. Matthews and T. Jones
- hit for two points each.
The JV Lady Eagles were dead
on their heels, scoring five points,
including a 2-pointer and one free
throw by T. Stevenson and a 2
point basket by A. Clinard.
It just wasn't meant to be, the
JV Lady Jackets couldn't gain con
trol of the board, leaving the JV
Lady Eagles open to run {he court
for the victory.
High scorers for -the JV Lady
Jackets were: S. Sullivan and K.
Gibson with four points each.
Other Lady Jackets scoring points
were: M. Matthews-2; T. Jones-2;
and Samantha Thomas- 1.
Scoring points for the JV Lady
Eagles were: T. Stevenson-8; D.
Qxendine-6; EL Cowan^S; A,-Rice?
4; M. Blume-3; and R. Clinard-2.
The JV Lady Yellow Jackets
will play North Forsyth on Tues
day. February 5, at 3:30, away. On
Tuesday, February' 9, the JV Lady
Jackets will host Page at 4 p.m.
Reynolds JV Devil drives the ball down court as his Titan opponent awaits for a break to steal.
AAU Basketball Tournament
The Amateur Athletic Union
has. announced that its 17 and under
National Boys' Basketball Champi
onship Tournament, the premier
college recruiting event in the
U.S.A.. will be held in Winston
Salem through 1995.
The announcement came at the
AAU's winter meeting in Mel
bourne, Fla.. after review of a suc
cessful 1992 tournament at
Lawrence Joel Veteran Memorial
Coliseum.
Rod Seaford. the chairman of
AAU Boys' Basketball, called the
decision a good one for the AAU
and Winston-Salem. "We originally
were scheduled to play the tourna
ment there in Jrt 92 and 1993."
Seaford said. "Adding 1994 and
1995 will give us two additional
years to build on the outstanding
beginning we got last year. "The
-level of cooperation u\.s fantastic in
Winston-Salem -- from the city,
from the volunteer staff, from busi
ness and from Winston-Salem
AAU, the local committee. We're
looking forward to three -more out
standing tournaments."
Winston-Salem AAU, the com
mittee formed to bring AAU basket
ball and other special sports events
to Winston-Salem, is headed by
Claudette Weston. Other members
are Joel Weston and David
Solomon. All three attended the
Melbourne meetings, along with
Bucky Dame, Director of the Coli
seum.
The committee has named Win
ston-Salem State University's C.E.
"Bighouse" Gaines, the second-win
ningest basketball coach in colle
giate history and a member of the
Basketball Hall of Fame, a? hon
orary chairman of the event.
"It's a honor for me, " Gaines
said. "All-star basketball doesn't get
wiy better than this. It's the only
national basketball championship at
the high school level in America,
with kids who will be seniors in the
coaches come to evaluate the talent
and make recruiting decision."
n Gaines said he hopes people in
and around Winston-Salem - in the
Triad and Northwest North Carolina
-- will get. as excited about the tour
nament as he is.
"We need to get behind this
thing and stay behind it," he said.
"This can be a very important event
for us, and it can open the door to
bring other events in the future."
Mrs. Weston hopes that proves
to be the case.
"This kind of event could be
especially important to our city,"
she said, "because it comes during
what have traditionally been sum
mer doldrums for many businesses.
We filled about 900 hotel rooms for
a full week last year. We hope that's
just a start."
This year's tournament will be
played July 17-24 at LJVM Colise
um and Annex. Like last year's,
which drew 58 teams, 700 athletes,
200 AAU coaches and 300 talen* -
assessing college coaches, it will
feature four games played simulta- 4
neousty 4n ^hertoumament's -early^
stages.] > *
To accomplish that, dual bas
ketball courts will again be laid
down in both tKe Coliseum and the
Annex.
Carver's JV Boys Fall
To Eagles In Second Half
By DEBY JO FERGt'SON
Chronicle Sports Writer
The Carver JV Yellow Jackets
came off the bench last Tuesday.
January 26. and went for the kill,
holding a 27-21 lead at halftime
against the Greensboro Smith JV
Eagles, only to face a bitter loss
during the second half of the game.
The jy Eagles intensified their
offense and out-scored the JV Jack
ets to the dreaded tune of a 52-44
victory.
Carver came within three
points of regaining the lead with
three minutes left in the game trail
ing only 39-42.
With only one second left
before the final buzzer sounded, the
JV Jackets repeated their foul trou
ble sequence and once again gave
the JV Eagles two shots from the
free throw line for a 52-44 win.
Playing for Carver. JV Jacket
Rico Cherry was high scorer with
12 poiats. including eight free
throws.
Darnell Fulp hit four 2-point
baskets and one free throw.
Other JV Jackets scoring points
were: Dennoris Belton-7; Luther
Brock-5; Chris Bridges and Eric
Harns-4 points each; and Dwight-3
points.
High scorers for the JV Eagles
were Jamel Burney with 1 1 points
and Marc Williams hitting 10.
Carver's JV Yellow Jackets
will travel to North Forsyth on Fri
day. February 5. The game will start
at 5 p.m. Then the JV Jackets will
host Page on the following Tues
day. February the 9th. with the
action starting center court at 5:30.
Carver Yellow Jackets goes for 2 point basket in game against Greens
boro Smith.
JV Jackets and Greensboro Smith struggle for under the goal position,
just in case the ball doesn 't hit the net