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February 7, 2008
Dawson's Boy'z
former ueac
standout enjoying
coaching at FCD
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
Craig Dawson was one of
the most prolific shooters to
come out of Wake Forest
University. He entered his sen
ior season (2001-02) with the
fourth-most three-point field
goals. Injuries kind of took over
from that point, and limited his
scoring and career.
But he hasn't looked back.
One of the reasons Dawson has
been steady pushing forward is
the fact he's never really left the
court. He simply became a
coach. He's presently the head
JV boy's coach at Forsyth
Country Day.
"I'm loving every minute,"
Dawson said. "It's the greatest
thing in the world besides actu
ally being on the floor and play
ing. I actually get a thrill out of
this. It's like a 24-hour job. I
truly enjoy every facet of being
a coach here at Forsyth Country
Day."
Dawson has always kind of
wanted to be a coach.
"As a kid, I really liked
watching the behind the scenes
things about basketball," said
See Dawson on B4
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Forsyth Country Day head JV coach Craig Dawson stands with members of his squad.
Reidsville JV spoils Atkins celebration
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE ^
Tuesday night was supposed to be the
night that the Atkins JV boys (10-7, 9-1)
celebrated the school's first conference
title of any kind since re-opening three
years ago. The Camels were supposed to
all but conclude an undefeated conference
record with a win over Reisdsville.
Reidsville (11-6, 4-3) evidently didn't
get the memo, as they left Atkins with a
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packed house at Atkins in
the JV Game of the Week.
"I knew they were the
better team the first time we
played them," said Atkins
head JV coach Rodney
Brewington. "We were still
able to pick up a big win for
our program. We were real
ly starting to gel. But we
lost a number of players to
varsity after the brawl. But
we stilt played well tonight. 1 thought we
had our chances to win."
No other Camel stepped up like
Phillip Clark. He finished with 18 points,
a block and three assists ? to go along
with two steals. Clark got Atkins off to a
good start with a number of exciting fin
ishes and passes in the first half. He did
n't take long to make his presence felt
either. He blocked a Reidsville ball on its
first possession of the game. Then, he hit
the first 8-of-9 points for Atkins to start
the game. Ricardo Johnson, who finished
with 12 points, also made some big shots
for Atkins in the first half.
Reidsville, behind the play of A J.
McNeil, Mark, Fountain, Marty Server
and Eldrick Gunter, still managed to hold
on to a 15-11 lead at the end of the first
quarter. But Atkins took control of the
game in the second. Clark started things
off for the Camels with four quick points
to give him a total of 12 total points in the
early moments of the second quarter.
Johnson followed that up with two
straight 3-point bombs to give the Camels
a 21-17 lead. Justin Haney then hit a free
throw to give the Camels a 22-17 lead
"On Atkins next possession, Phillip Clark
and Haney hooked up for the play of the
game. Clark executed a flawless spin on
Reidsville's Gunter, dipped between two
Reidsville post player, and then
flipped a behind-the-back, no
look pass to Haney for the basket
to give Atkins a 24- 1 7 lead with a
little over two minuted to go
before the half. Clark, Darius
Cameron and Kevin Mc Moore
closed things out for the Camels
to give Atkins at 30-21 halftime
lead.
"The first game felt just like
this one," Brewington said. "We
had a 15 point lead on them the
first time. But they are so athletic. They
just keep coming. We did an outstanding
job of going on a run to get the 9-point
lead. But they did an outstanding job of
slowing down the game. No team has
really slowed us down this year like they
did. Nobody has really been able to run
with us. They made us play a halfcourt
game in the second half. We simply
couldn't get it done tonight."
Atkins actually seemed to do a good
job of slowing itself down. Brewington
instructed his guys to run something sim
ilar to Carolina's old four corners, where
they were trying to kill most of the clock.
But they weren't scoring at the end of
possession, and Reidsville constantly
attacked and scored on the other end.
See JV on B5
Photo by Charlie Pfaff
Ricardo Johnson elevates over a Reidsville player Tuesday night.
Guys ink scholarships
National Football Signing Day was yes
terday, and a few area guys inked scholar
ships to some good colleges. Some chose to
wait until they picked up their SAT score and
grade point averages.
I talked to a few unsure
guys on Tuesday night. As
of Tuesday night, I was able
to confirm a few signings.
Let's start with Carver, a
school that people swear is
my favorite. That's not true.
1 just happen to have great
dialog with the coaches over
there.
OK, five to six guys
signed letters of intent from
Caryer. Let's start with the
all -conference defensive
end Collin Murdivant. He signed with Navy,
a team that defeated Notre Dame last year
and went to a bowl game. Bryce Sherman
signed a track scholarship with South
Carolina. McKinley Moming signed with
North Carolina A&T. Chris Canty signed
with Fayetteville State. I think kicker Cedric
Coleman signed a letter of intent to play
baseball and football at NCCU.
Parkland had two guys sign yesterday.
Brian McCorkle signed with
Livingstone College, while
big Meko James signed with
,N.C. A&T. Let's go over to
Atkins, where Antonio
Rhymes and Shane Allen are
still waiting to sign. Allen is
deciding betweep Virginia
State and Winston-Salem
State. Rhymes is probably
going to sign with WSSU.
My main man, L.B.
Banner signed to play for
Lenoir Rhyne College. I
think he s going to do big things once he gets
there. At Glenn, I know that Rashaun Brown
signed to play for Campbell. Campbell also
?
See Hill on B4
FROM THE I
HUDDLE I
File photo
North's L.B.
Banner is
one of many
senior prep
football play
ers that
signed schol
arships yes
t e r d a y .
Banner
signed with
Lenoir
R h y n e
College.
Eight to
get Hall
of fame
honors
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
lne Central intercollegiate
Athletic Association has select
ed eight CIAA Legends for
induction into the John B.
McLendon. Jr. Hall of Fame on
Feb. 29, 1 1 a.m. at The Westin
Hotel. The newly inducted hon
orees will also be recognized at
center-court at the Charlotte
Bobcats Arena.
This year's class features a
range of talented individuals
including
one of
t h e
world's
most
prized
track &
field
record
holders,
to three
pace-set
t i n g
ft
Taylor
coaches who each remain in
service to their sport; beating
record breaking paths of their
o*vn.
John Borican (posthumous),
Alvin Brown (football), Richard
Glover (basketball). Tiny Laster
(coach), Jona McKee (football),
Robert M. Screen (coach), Joe
Taylor (coach) and Dave
Robbins (coach) are among the
latest group to be inducted into
the hall of fame.
John Borican (posthumous)
As touted by Life Magazine in
1941, Borican was "America's
Greatest Track and Field
Athlete." John l&rican held 6
world records in Track and Field
at the time of his death. He was
inducted into the USA Track and
Field Hall of Fame in 2000 and
Virginia State University Hall of
Fame in 1980. Borican won
three CIAA Championships in
Track & Field 1936-38 and was
captain of the 1938 CIAA
Championship Football Team
In 1938, Borican was the only
member of an HBCU to win an
individual medal at the Penn
Relays; taking the 400 meter
hurdles in a time of 53.6 sec
onds. Borican 's talents had also
extended into the fine arts. He
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