East Forsyth's Chante
Black sheds light on topics
East Forsyth's dominant
senior basketball star, Chante
Black, is just like any other high
school student. She goes to
classes, does homework, takes
tests, dreads Mondays and
answers, "Here," when her
name is called out during roll
call.
The difference between her
and other students is obvious
after she steps onto a basketball
court. Chante is in a class of her
own once she picks up a basket
ball. Few guys or girls can com
pete with her on the hardwood.
People are even saying that
she's a better player this year.
She has added a perimeter attack
to her game, and that spells trou
ble for any team facing the
Eagles this season. From the
looks of things, it's been nothing
but trouble for opponents. No
one has figured out how to beat
Black and the Eagles yet in this
young season.
I was curious to what Chante
is expecting this year, as far as
basketball. I also wanted to find
out if she had any regrets about
committing to play for Duke so
early. She said she has no
regrets, and she looks forward to
not only the challenge of play
ing on the next level, but the
challenge of winning this year,
her final year of high school.
Anthony: How are you
today, Chante?
Chante: (Smiles.) I'm good.
Anthony: East is looking
pretty good so far. How are
things going with the season, in
your opinion?
Chante: It's looking very
successful right now. We're 5-0
riEht now (as of Tues
day morning), and
we're looking to go
undefeated.
Anthony: This team
has been together for a
while now, and you all
seem to know each oth
ers' game.
(^hanfc: Yeah
Anthony: Did you
kind of expect to start the season
off and running like this?
Chante: Yeah. We try to
start off strong every year, so I
never look at starting a season
off weak. So we definitely
thought we would be playing
like this to begin the season.
Anthony: OK. What's the
strongest element of this year's
team?
C'hante: Our
focus. We look to go
out and play our
hardest, every game.
We don't really have
a single strong point
yet. but that's some
thing that we're
working on.
Anthony: Do
you all see yourself (East) as
being the team to beat in this
area this year?
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Photo by Anthony Hill
Chanfe Black embraces a life-size cutout of Kevin Garnett.
Rec center head gets to
be Wake coach for a day
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE *
For the 11th year, the Wake
Forest women's basketball team
implemented the "Coach for a
Day" program.
Head women's coach Char
lene Curtis and the WFU staff
held their Coach for a Day pro
gram last Friday before the
Deacs squared off against No. 4
Duke.
"This is an opportunity for
commu
n y
members
and stu
dents to
interact
and share
different
experi
ences,"
Curtis
said.
"The
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coaching program opens lines of
communication that otherwise
may go untapped."
The program gives commu
nity members, along with one
guest, an opportunity to guide
the Deacs during pregame
preparations and various other
parts of a women's game. Win
ston-Salem recreation center
director Art Blevins and his
daughter. Kayla, enjoyed the
responsibilities last week.
Blevins was given the
opportunity to review the game
plan during shooting practice
and attend the pregame meal
before Wake played the Dukies.
Blevins received a letter in
October, from coach Curtis,
inviting him and a guest to take
part in the Coach for a Day pro
gram.
"I knew who my guest was
going to be, right away: Kayla,
of course," Blevins said. "She
has been so excited. She's antic
ipated this day since the day that
I told her."
He and Kayla were also
present in the locker room for
the pregame, halftime and post
game talks. They both also had a
spot on the Deacs' bench during
the entire game, and were pres
Photo by Art Blevins
Young Kay la Blevins sits between WFU's Eric Williams (left)
and Justin Gray.
ent for the post-game media
interviews. Before the game,
they ate dinner with the coaches
at Cactus Jack's. Then they
watched the men's basketball
team practice, before the Lady
Deacs got set to play.
"This is a fun night for guest
coaches," Curtis said. "It pro
vides our players with a little
extra support and incentive to
play well."
Blevins added: "This was a
wonderful day. Everyone made
us feel so very special. We felt
like a part of the team."
Kayla added: "They (the
coaches) were all so nice. They
really did make us both feel like
we were a part of the team. I
want to go to Wake Forest some
day."
Some of the players had a
major impact on Kayla. A few
of her favorite players were:
Porsche Jones, Jennifer "J.J."
Johnson, Tracy Alston, Tonia
Brown, Bianca Brown and Erin
Ferrell.
"She also got to meet some
of her favorite men players,"
Blevins said. "Kayla met Chris
Paul, Justin Gray and Eric
Williams. The whole experience
was wonderful. They're some
first-class people at Wake For
est. I would like to thank coach
Curtis and her staff for every
thing. 1 would also like to thank
Wake administrative assistant
Julie Branch for having every
thing planned to perfection."
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