INSIDE ? CLASSIFIEDS Sports B1 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. f"'S2 - 3e? 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 . v . ' 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 ^ - - -- - . ^ m ft _ 'PUa CaMkA aIaA. MtaAAAil 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; The East rebounds the ball with a quick recovery. f; ti u m * ? fTt A n easy two-point basket for the East team. 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: / 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 Please see page B7