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Braswell's 3-Pointer Ties Game, Begins Turn-around for West
By DEBY JO FERGUSON
Chroniclt Sporu Writer
With only five minutes left in
the East-West All-Star game; John
Braswell's 3-pointer tied the once
trailing West team with the East, 83
83. This was only the beginning, as
the West team made a tough-earned
comeback to take the victory. Day
mond Forney sunk the nets, scoring
eight of the 18 points added by West
in the final three minutes of the
game, for a 103-95 victory.
East dominated the court the
first half of the game, but during the r
third quarter West began to use its
pressing defense, bumping East's
18 -point lead to only a 4-point lead
early in the fourth quarter.
But it was Braswell's 3-pointer
that rattled the East's cage.
Octavus Barnes followed up
with two free shots, and Dorian Wil
son gave fans a reason to leave their
seats with a three-point basket,
putting West in the lead by one
point, 86-85.
Wilson was hot on the floor
with another three-point basket, giv
ing West a four-point lead. It was
then Forney's turn to take the spot
light, as he scored six additional
points including a final impressive
play during the last 46 seconds of
the gam. He sunk the net for the last
two points of the game, giving West
the victory, 101-90.
Highlights of the game were:
Brasswell tied the game for West
with a three-point basket, the begin
ning of a series of talented points;
Larry Lucas of East started the game
off with a three-pointer.
Playing for East were: Shane
Parker, Sanderson High School;
Ocatavus Barnes, Hunt High
School; Timothy Daye, Herford
County High School; Larry Lucas,
Rocky Mount High School;
O'Shaman Parker, J.H. Rose High
School; Tony Daughtry, Garner
High School; Joe Bunn, Northern
Nash High School; Thad Forehand,
Camden County High School; Terry
McBryde, Scotland County High
School; and Greg Ellis, East Wake
High School. The East was coached
by Marshall Hamilton of Broughton,
who was assisted by Howard
Stallings of Webb.
Playing for the West were:
Roderick Howard, Ashbrook High
School; John Braswell, Page High
School; Milton Williams, Grimsley
High School; Matt Kovarik, Grims
ley High School; Mike Broadnax,
More head High School; Dorian Wil
son, Dudley High School; Daymond
Forney, South Mecklenburg High
School; Jiri Formanek, R.J.
Reynolds High School; George
Redd, East Forsyth High School;
and Steve North, Asheville High
School.
The West is coached by Terry
Rogers of Freedom, who is assisted*
by Charles Hellard of West Rowan.
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The East All-Star team prepares for a game against the West.
Hanes Hosiery Hot
Hoops Basketball Action
Surles too Muck tor Soa
ks to Handle
Chancey Surles returned to
action and (billed the nets for 26
points to lead the Bulls to a big
upset score of 44-42 in the 6n X
ball league tournament
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Surles hit the game-winning
.basket with two' seconds left in
the game. Surles, along with
Allen Hall, Joel Justice, Damim
Hayes and Tony Suites, played
team bell all through the game to
knock the Sonics off.
. Hall had 10 points, while
Surles also led the rebounding,
pulling down nine.
The Sonics were led by
sharp-shooting point guard
Kevin McLean with 22 points
and Ricky Royster, who scored
12 and hauled in 14 rebounds.
Art Brown had six points.
"he Bulls will meet the
s next week in, the semi
.he Hornets seeded sixth in
the Hot Hoops tournament and
pulled off a huge upset, knock
ing off the third-seeded Suns,
49-45, in a super basketball
game. i . .
The Hornets had 11 of their
12 players score in this game,
with Jonathon Webb leading die
way with 14 points, followed by
John Adams with 10. Quan
Richardson had his best game of
the summer, scoring six points
and 12 rebounds. Moe Rogers
and Jordan Lash hit four points
each.
The Hornets simply out*
hustled the Suns and played
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team rail, t ne duns aiso vnissea
one of their leading scorers,
Shaun Williford, who was on
vacation this week.
The Suns were led by Josh
Bailey with 19 points and IS
rebounds. He was also a force
fcttkte throughout the game.
Guarantano had 21 points, with
10 of the 21 coming late in* the
fourth quarter. Brandon Harold,
Santini Brim, Kris Hooper and
; Andrew Barr all played well for
the Suns, but it wasn't enough, as
Hornets Sting the Sana
the Hornets now advance to fjhe
semi-finals, where they will take
on the top-seeded Celtics.
Wolverines Slide by Hoyas
57-55
verines 15- to 18
effort with a balanced scoring
attack. Lather Brock and Ramon
MOCttHnw led the way wife 11
points each to nip the Hoyas 57
55.
? Tim Payne, along with 6V
Victor Kato and 6'2" Charles
Blackwell, did the reboundij?|
for the Wolverines. Cornelius
Beqjamin, Nathan Snipes and
Shawn Peoples turned in out
standing games at their guard
positions. Kato had eight points,
Blackwell hit seven and Ben
jamin and Snipes had six each.
The Hoyas were led by the
league's leading score, r Rod
Bethea, who busted $e nets for
22 points, and "Bubble Gum
Simmons with 12 points and for
ward La von Atehie with eight.
Che' Malone, Lewis Connon
and Danny Cannady led the
Hoya rebounding.
The Wol vermes will meet
the Running Rebels next week,
and the Hoyaswill take on the
Wildcats as the Hot Hoops tour
nament begins.
; Sherrill and Gantt Lead
Rebels to Victory .
Dennis Gantt and Brad
Sherrill combined for 26 points
and led the way for the Running
Rebels, as they defeated the
Wildcats in a tough game, 53-48.
Wayne Peoples played his
best game of the season for the
Rebels with two key steals and
finished with nine points.
? The Rebels' Maris Thomas,
Q-Tcz Johnson and Brian Dees
tieiwd in super defensive perfor
mances.
The Wildcats were led by
smooth forward Eric Harris with
15 points and shooting guard
UMOtt |0# W^IC Rob Joe hit
1 0 points. Antwan Owens and
Paul Samuels had four points
each. Samuels and Harris led the
Wildcat rebounding, pulling
down eight each, while Dwayne
Nichols had five.
The East's RaeAnna Mulhjolland drives the ball down court.
Hayesville's Beth Hall
Excels in Overtime
By DEBYJO FERGUSON
Chronicle Sports Writer
The East fell to the grips of tal
ented Beth Hall, as she took charge
in overtime, scoring seven points for
the West and breaking a 53-53 tie,
to a 66-59 victory in the last three
minutes of the game.
The first quarter was touch
and-go for both the East and West,
with the West holding the lead to
two points at the end of the quarter,
11-9.
The West held what seemed an
unstoppable 27-21 lead at halftime.
It was the third quarter that brought
the East fans to their feet and the
West team to reality: the reality that
no one is unbeatable, especially
after the East triumphed, outscoring
the West by nine points and taking
the lead, 38-34.
In the fourth quarter, the West
bounced back. Even though Stacey
Buchannon led the West with 14
points, her game highlight came
when unstoppable Tamika Slade
drove the ball downcourt, throwing
to Buchannon for an easy two points
to tie the game, 53-53, thus throw
ing the outcome into overtime.
It was dog-eat-dog playing in
overtime, as both teams battled for
control. Hall's three-point basket
helped give the West a hopeful lead,
59-57. Jennifer Howard added
another two points from the free
throw line, along with Hall's extra
four points.
Howard hit two more free
throws, and Tamika Slade hit two
points, giving West a 65-57 lead
with 21 seconds remaining in the
game. It was one-on-one, but the
East fell short and was outscored in
overtime, 13-6.
Statistics for the East were as
follows: Karen Curtis, Cary High
School, 12 points, 10 rebounds;
Tonika Sanders, Fike High School,
2 points, 5 rebounds; DeeDee Jus
tice, East Wake High School, 4
points, 3 rebounds; Debbie Knight,
West Carteret High School, 11
points, 4 rebounds; Charlene Reid,
Farmville Central High School, 10
points, 9 rebounds; RaeAnna Mul
holland, Pine Forest High School, 7
points, 2 rebounds; Peace Shepard,
Swansboro High School, 9 points, 3
rebounds; Andre ia Hinton, Rocky
Mount High School, 4 points 2
rebounds.
Also playing were: Charlette
Hargrove, Pinecrest High School;
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and Courtney Whitmer, Hoggard
High School.
Head coach for the East was
Debbie Freeman of Broughton.
Assistant coach was Ron Ross of
Swansboro.
Statistics for the West were:
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Jennifer Howard, Fred Foard High
School, 8 points; Beth Hall,
Hayesville High School, 1 1 points,
5 rebounds; Tamika Slade, Dudley
High School, 8 points, 4 rebounds;
Angie Salyer, Smoky Mountain
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