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Ray Bristow leads
West to easy victory
Former Parkland standout scores ,
20 points in All-Star game
BY SAM DAVIS
THE CHRONICLE *
GREENSBORO - It was
an honor for Ray Bristow 10
join the West team for the
Oasis Shrine East-West All
Star Game, played the night of
July 16 at the Greensboro Col
iseum.
Bristow was a last-minute
replacement but he didn't let
. that affect his mental
approach or his game. And
although he didn't start in the
game. Bristow proved that he
belonged by scoring 20 points
to help the West team take a
115-89 victory.
Bristow came in off the
bench midway through the
first quarter and helped propel
his team to an early lead. Play
ing with the second unit. Bris
tow went on an 8-0 scoring
binge by himself and that
helped the West take a 27-20
lead, which it never relin
quished.
After the first unit returned
at the start of the second quar
ter. Bristow came off the
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Photo by Imas Sivail
The Young Folks Tennis Program, operated by the Winston-Salem Tennis Association/ has been in operation for more than a decade. The
program has sites throughout Winston-Salem. Here the beginning players practice their skills under the direction of John Worsley and
Charles Kennedy.
Injury limits Jones
in final prep game
From The Press Box
. Saw Davis
GREENSBORO - The end didn't come with
the flourish that she would have liked, but still
Porsche Jones said she appreciated having the
opportunity to play in the girls' game of the Oasis
Shrine East-West All-Star Game the night of July
16 at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Jones was limited for more than half of the
game after sustaining an injury to her knee. The
former Carver High School , .
standout said the injury pre
vented her from making the
types of contributions she's
used to making. But that's J
part of the game and Jones J
said she's looking forward to ?
her next basketball game. I
which will be as part of the I
women's program at Wake ?
Forest.
"I wanted to go out and ;
ao good in my last high school game." she said. "I
thought I started out OK. hut after the injury I
couldn't really move or make the kind of plays
that I'm used to making."
At Carver. Jones helped transform a dormant
program into one of the state's best. She averaged
more than 24 points as a freshman, but with little
help the Yellowjackets struggled to get into the
win column. The addition of Canrille Little and
several other talented newcomers helped propel
Carver all the way to the state 3-A championship
game in 2000. Then in 21X11 the Yellowjackets
captured the state title. As a senior. Jones helped
the Yellowjackets make it all the way to the 3-A
Eastern Regional championship game before they
lost to Rockingham County.
Not many players in Forsyth County basket
ball history have accomplished the goals that
Jones has. She was a four-time All-Northwest pick
and also made the Piedmont Triad 3-A All-Con
ference Team for four consecutive seasons. She
left Carver as the all-time assists leader and among
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Jones
Late Night Basketball
is still packing in fans
BY SAM DAVIS
rm CHRONICLI
The gymnasium at 14th
Street Community Center heats
up considerably four nights
each week when the Late Night
Basketball League tips off.
Standing-room-only crowds
flock to the center to watch the
league's 16 teams square off
against each other.
Robert Little, the center
supervisor and former standout
at N.C. Central ,ond Harlem
Globetrotter, has been operat
ing the league for more than a
decade. He said the talent level
continues to rise.
"The competition is awe
some." Little said. "And the
crowds really turn out to see
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the players. All the games are
well attended, but when the Hot
Boyz play, it's always standing
room only."
That was the case recently
when the Hot Boyz played
Strictly Business. The Hot
Boyz featured a half-dozen
players who made their marks
in local prep basketball. They
include high-flying Danny
Gathings. former All-State per
former at Parkland: Jon Adams:
Mike "Petey" Noel: Shaun
Williford: Antoine Smith and
Mike Bowman.
Strictly Business' roster
includes Josh Pittman. former
East Forsyth standout, who
went on to become Sun Belt
Player of the Year at UNC
Asheville and who now plays
professional basketball over
seas: Antonio Minor and Chris
Stewart.
There was a logjam atop the
standings as the teams headed
into the final week of the regu
lar season. The Gators began
the week with a 9-1 record.
However, they must face both
the Hot Boyz and Strictly Busi
ness.
"These two games will Save
a lot to do with who the regular
season champion will be." Lit
tle said.
Strictly Business began the
week with an 8-2 record, fol
lowed by the Hot Boyz. Da
Realest and Ready Made, all
with 7-3 records. Da Realest's
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Josh Pittman, who played at East Forsyth and was the Con
ference Player of the Year at UNC-Asheville, goes up for a
basket against Strictly Business.
Former Lady Ram
hoopster helps Cougars
win in women's football
BY SAM DAVIS
THE CHRONICLE
*
HIGH POINT - With
Erica Leggett leading the way,
the Carolina Cougars broke
open a close game with two
key defensive plays and roared
to a 27-8 victory over the Ten
nessee Heat in a Women's Pro
fessional Football League
game at Southwest Guilford
last Saturday night.
Leggett, a former All-CIAA
basketball player at Winston
Salem State, led the team in
tackles and also returned an
interception 26 yards for a
touchdown. Leggett's touch
down helped seal the victory in
the fourth quarter for the
Cougars in their home opener.
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