Carver
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Isaiah Thomas and Matt Brim,
are in Charlotte this week for
the Shrine Bowl Classic
between the top players from
North Carolina and South Car
* olina. "At that point I just
* wanted to get our kids through
I the game without any major
'injuries."
Jamar Pitts was named the
? Yellowjackets' top offensive
? player in the game.
J. Pitts helped Carver's
* offensive unit run smoothly.
? The Yellowjackets were bol
v stered by the play of Jay von
Biddle, who was named the
game's Most Valuable Player.
" Biddle rushed for 127 yards
7 on 10 carries and scored on a
* 5-yard run. Jason Jowers also
* turned in one of his best out
?. ings of the season, rushing for
> 102yards.
"? Thomas, who saw action
v on both the offensive line and
r_
defensive line, was named the
Most Outstanding Defensive
Player. The defense also got
big plays from Jeremy Trun
sou, who intercepted a Fike
pass, and T.J. Walker, who
also had an interception.
Demond Davis tackled Fike
punter Clint Winslow to set up
a Carver touchdown.
"I guess that's the thing I
enjoyed most about this
team," Wilkes said. "We had a
lot of kids who came through
with big plays. I always told
them that 'big-time' players
make 'big-time' plays. Our
guys took that to heart and
continued to make the plays
all season,"
Carver finished the season
15-0-1. The only blemish on
Carver's record came in a 14
14 tie with Mount Tabor in ItW
season opener. In that game,
the Yellowjackets had a touch
down wiped out by a penalty
in the final minutes that would
have won the game. This
year's record is the second
best in Carver history, only
surpassed by the 16-0 mark
the 1998 team posted on the
way to its state championship.
"These guys accomplished
something that people will
remember for a long time,"
Wilkes said. "Not only did we
win the title, we were domi
nant in doing so."
The Yellowjackets also
helped the city of Winston
Salem get a measure of
revenge against Wilson Fike.
The last time a team from
Winston-Salem played Fike in
football came during the 1969
season when Atkins High
dropped a close loss to the
Golden Demons at Bowman
Gray Stadium.
"This win is one that our
players, coaches, teachers,
administrators and community
can be proud of." Wilkes said.
These kids went out and made
a lot of people proud of what
they did."
I Deac women win after 10-day layoff
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
With a strong performance
?from its bench, the Wake Forest
women's basketball team picked
up its fifth straight w in and sixth
of the season with a 72-58 victo
ry over the UAB Blazers on
Sunday afternoon at Joel Colise
um.
The victory extends WFU's
winning streak to five games, its
longest such streak since a
seven-game run in the 1996-97
season.
After a 10-day layoff to take
final exams, the Deacons looked
a little rusty from the outset, as
UAB jumped out to an early 10
2 lead. Wake Forest suffered
nearly a five-minute scoring
drought before freshmen Liz
Strunk (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and
Cotelia Bond-Young (Landover.
Md.) hit back-to-back three
pointers to make the score 10-8
at 12:58.
WFU took the lead for the
first time. 15-14. with another
Strunk jumper at the 9:30 mark.
At that point of the game, the
two rookies had combined for
13 of WFU's 15 points.
The Blazers came right back,
going on a 14-3 run to lead 28
18 at the 4:04 mark. Wake For
est, however, scored the final
five points of the half.
UAB held on to the lead for
the first three minutes of the sec
ond half, going up by as much as
four points, 31-27. Deacon Erin
Ferrell (Gaithersburg. Md.)
made good on a free throw at the
17:04 mark to make the score
34-33. and WFU owned the lead
from that point on.
The Blazers were able to
keep the margin hovering
around 10 points forfnost of the
final 10 minutes of the game by
convening on seven of eight free
throws down the stretch. But
Wake Forest did its job front the
stripe as well, connecting on 11
of 12 in the second half. With
the score 60-52 at the 5:41 mark.
Wake put the finishing touches
on the victory with a 10-0 run.
then ran out the clock for the 72
58 win.
Three Demon Deacons post
ed double-figOK scoring.' all in a
reserve role Bond-Young fin
ished with 17 points, while
Strunk totaled 16 on 6-of-l2
shooting. Ferrell chipped in 13.
with 11 of those coming in the
second half. Led by that trio, the
bench scored 50 of Wake's 72
points. Strunk and senior Tiffani
Listenbee (Clinton Township.
Mich.) each grabbed a team-best
eight rebounds.
- Dance
from page BI
t club hope city residents have good memo
{ ries and will take them up on their offer to
J bring back the good times.
J "I have always had people come up to
I me and say, 'Why don't you all have the
. Christmas dance?,'" said Arnice Wall.
chairwoman of the dance committee. "We
? are testing the waters with this
? dance....We want to see if the interest is
I still out there."
The snazzy banquet hall where the
dance will take place has been set up for a
crowd of 400 - the club has already sold
about half of those spaces - but members
are hoping that their expectations are
more than met. Tickets for the dance can
also be purchased at the door.
Like in past years, tickets from the
dance will go to benefit the club's pro
grams. The take for this year's dance will
be used solely to support the club's junior
tennis efforts. The club has five junior
members who travel around the Southeast
with adult club members to compete
against other African-American tennis
clubs. The club is developing about 30
junior players.
Each year the Kimberly Park Tennis
Club also mounts a tournament featuring
young players and often brings in tennis
professionals to give free lessons to inner
city youngsters. But the club's outreach
efforts do not stop there, members are
quick to point out. In an effort to give a
boost to tennis locally, the club recently
donated more than $l.0(K) to help buy
" equipment for the new tennis courts at
Winston-Salem State University.
But now. the cluh is focusing all of its
attention on once again making the dance
a holiday tradition. Members say the
dance is open to any and all. Guests do not
have to be a part of any,particular social
club or fraternal organization to attend.
"We are getting back to doing this
because there is nothing going on Christ
mas night anywhere in Winston-Salem."
Berry said.
The dance will feature live music, a
disc jockey and light hors d'oeuvres. It
will be held from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Dec.
25. To purchase tickets, call Arnice Wall
at 759-2506. The $20 tickets can also he
bought at the door.
PhcKo Cotinny of James Berry
Members of the Kimberly Park Tennis Club pose for a picture at one of the Christ
mas dances in the 1980s.
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