Double overtime thriller caps action at Hosiery
BY RORY DAVIS
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Tarheels 21, Blue Devils 20 (6-10
Division): Caleb Burgess scored 13 points,
including a 3-pointer with S seconds left, to
lead the Tarheels over the Blue Devils in a
thriller. Antwon Steele of the Blue Devils
led all scorers with 14 points.
In another 6-10 Divisional contest, the
Wolfpack took dowp the Deacons, 18-12.
The Wolfpack, behind the strong efforts of
Haven Hairston (6 points), Trae Gibson (4
points), and Frank Hines (4 points) over
came a sluggish first half to beat the
Deacons 18-12. Zackerry McLeod led the
Deacons with 4 points.
Hawks 36, Spurs 32 (11-13 Division):
Maurice Edwards and Devon George each
scored 13 points for the Hawks, leading
them to a close victory over the Spurs.
Rashad Blue led the Spurs with 9 points and .
Kayla Blevins chipped in 7 points.
Celtics 34, Mavericks 27: DaqJuan
Lee scored 9 of his. 14 points in the second
half to lead the Celtics over the Hawks.
Jarell Simpson and Infinity Penn-Furnace
each scored "10 points for the Celtics.
Emmanuel Maree led the Mavericks with 12
points. Shanise Sims also scored 6 points
for the Mavericks and Roosevelt Harrison
added another 4 points.
In another 11-13 Divisional game, the
Magic took down the Pistons, 24-19. The
talented Celeste Burgess scored 8 of her 10
'points in the first half as the Magic pulled
held on for a 24-19 victory over the Pistons.
The Pistons stayed close most of the game
but Hasan Smith added 6 late points for the
* Magic. Dishan Beasley led the Pistons with
9 points.
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The Hawks of the 11-13 Division
Jazz 49, Raptors 48 (14-16 Division):
Daisean Rucker's game-winning layup pro
vided the final margin as the Jazz were abie
to outlast the Raptors in double overtime.
After looking overmatched during the first
half, the Jazz suirmed back in the second
half. Correlle Brown scored 16 of his 20
points after halftime, helping the Jazz make
up a 10 point deficit in the final six minutes
of regulation. The Raptors were led by
Brandon Thomas (17 points) and Gerry
O'Neal (14 points). AntqiAe Simmons
added 13 points for the Jazz, including a key
^-free throw in the final overtime period.
In another 14-16 Division game, the
Suns defeated the Lakers, 56-36. Juan
Miller scored 25 points, including a thunder
ous dunk in the final seconds, to help the
Suns cruise past the Lakers. .Chris Overby
added another 20 points for the Suns.
Anthony Mitchell led the Lakers with 17
points. ?
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wants Brandon Chandler,
but he's waiting on a few things
at the moment. Glenn quarter
back George Richardson is still
weighing his options. He was
offered by Livingstone. But he's
thinking about going to Western
Carolina.
I know of two signings at
Mt. Tabor. Ed Gainey signed
with Appalachian State. Lemar
Wilson was set to sign with
Liberty. I am not sure if he did. I
couldn't confirm that by
- Tuesday night.
There were probably a few
other^uys that signed yesterday
too . Those were the signings
that I was aware of while writ
ing this column. I just want to
wish those guys the best of luck.
Like I told Brandon Chandler on
Tuesday night, while talking on
the phone, make the decision
that's best for you. Don't sign
with the school that looks the
best in The Journal the next day.
Don't sign with a school simply
because your parents want you
to go there. Don't sign with a
school simply because your
coach has you believing that's
? the only school that wants you.
Sign with the school that suits
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Mt. Tabor's Ed Gainey signed with App. Slate yesterday.
you the best.
A coach once told me that I
should sign with the school that
really wants me, not the school I
really want to go to. That's right
and wrong. You have to want to
go somewhere before you sign
away four or five good years to
the program. You also need to
sign with a school that will let
you get some bum. Sometimes I
wish I had signed with a smaller
school. But after thinking about
it longer. I am happy with all of
my decisions. You can't beat the
connections, friftidships and
relationships I made in college.
You also can't beat the les
sons I learned while in college.
That's why I say that signing
day, and die days that follow
will be the most important days
in a student-athletes life. The
decision you make on those
days will dictate a lot. So, take
your time. Don't get caught up
in trying to sign when everyone
else does. Sometime it's goo to
make a quick decision. But
don't make a bad choice.
A had choice could have you
right bapk in Winston-Salem a
year or "two later. I've seen it
happen before. Good luck and
congratulations to all of the guys
that signed. And, good luck to
the great bunch we have coming
back for their senior year. Next
year is going to be a monster of
a football season around here.
Anthony Hill is the sports
editor for The Chronicle. He can
be reached at 722-8624 (ext.
Ill) or ahill@wschronicle .com.
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Dawson, who's coached at
FCD for the last five years. "I
would sit around with notepads
and take notes while watching
games. I kind of always knew I
would be a coach. I just didn't ,
think it would happen this
quick. I'd love to still be play
ing. But injuries and those type
of things happen. It's always
good to have something good to
fall back on. Luckily fpr-ffle I've
fallen into something I really
enjoy doing ."
Dawson doesn't simply
schedule practices and show up
for games. He also spends
countless hours watching tapes
and finding ways to help his
squad become better. His team
has seemingly benefited from
his knowledge this season
Dawson's Furies are presently
20-1, but went 17-0 before suf
fering their first defeat. His team
has beaten teams like Winston
Salem Prep, Oak Hill, Charlotte
Christian, Providence Day,
Thomasville and a number of
others. The Furies defeated
Thomasville in its Christmas
tournament this year. The
Bulldogs were said to not have
lost in that gym in the last 12
years. Dawson's squad has only
suffered one loss this season,
and that was to Greensboro Day
? a school the Furies will trav
el to play on Friday.
"They've kind of had a spell
on us during the last few times
we've played them," Dawson
said. "But I think we can get
them this time"
Dawson is assisted by John
Allen, who's a longtime youth
basketball coach in the area.
Even Allen is impressed with
the way Dawson has been han
dling business from the side
lines.
"He's a great coach," Allen
said. "He's really doing some
Photo by Anthony Hill
FCD's Craig Dawson watches a player shoot free throws.
great things over here at Forsyth
Country Day. He's an excellent
offensive mind. I would bet you
that he's got the best offensive
mind around here."
Dawson added. "Coach
Allen is the nicest guy in the
world. He says good things
about every one. But it's still a
good feeling to hear something
like that coming from him. I
spend a lot of time trying to pre
pare my guys. I ask a lot of
them.. So, I put in a lot. We've
been able to do some good
things, offensively, so far."
Some Of the leaders of
Dawson's squad are Brandon
Goodson, who's an eighth grad
er. He's leading the team in scor
ing with 13 points per game. TJ.
Deal, who's only a seventh
grader, averages 1 1 points per
game. Deal, who's the only
black player, is also ranked No.
16 in the country among 12 year
olds. The rebounding leaders are
Greg McClinton (S.4) and John
Hewell (five rebounds). The
assist leaders ar^Bill Reece and
Hewell. Reece averages 6.7
assists per game (141 total
assists), with only 35 turnovers
on the season. Reece (3.8 steals)
and Jed Helvey (2.2) lead the
team in steals.
"The guys have really
played well this season,"
Dawson said. "We've kind of
dedicated this season to coach
(Skip) Prosser. I learned a lot
from him. A lot of the players'
parents are Deacon Club mem
bers. We even have tie-dye
shirts with messages to coaoh
Prosser. I definitely feel like
that's been a motivating factor
for us this year. The guys have
bought into the "One Team, One
Fight" concept."
Dawson's Furies have three
more games left in the season.
Dawson is focused on closing
the season strong. He's also got
his mind on his future, and mov
ing lip in the coaching world.
"My goal is to become a var
sity coach," Dawson concluded.
"I'd also like to coach college
someday. I want to go through it
all before I do that to make sure
I'm prepared. I breakdown a lot
of film. Some people ask me
why I do all of that for JV. This
is what I want to do with my
life. It's not just JV for me.
Basketball is basketball on any
level. I hope to continue to
progress."
Teague is
ACC Rookie
of the Week
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Wake Forest freshman guard Jeff Teague has been named the
ACC Rookie of the Week for the second time this season. Teague
averaged 22.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in the
Demon Deacons' two contests last week.
Teague scored a season-high 27 points (the most for any Deacon
player this season) in Wake Forest's 70-68 defeat of Miami on
Tuesday. The Indianapolis.
Ind., native had season
highs of nine field goals
and five three-point field
goals. He went 9-for-14
from the floor, including a
5-for-6 mark from beyond
the arc. Of his 27 points,
19 came in the second half.
Teague followed with
17 points, three assists and
a season-high five
rebounds in Wake Forest's
67-65 loss at NC State on
Sunday. He added three
steals and was a perfect 7
for-7 from the free throw
line.
On the week, Teague
was 14-for-25 (56.0 per
cent) from the floor, 5-for
8 (62.5 percent) from
three-point range and a
perfect 11 -for- 11 on free
throws. He had six assists
and four steals.
On the season, Teague
is second on the team with wake s jejj i eague earned nis sec
1 1 .9 points per game. He is on ^ wee^h honor.
alsp second in the ACC
with 2.40 steals per game. Teague is averaging 14.3 points per game
in conference play.
Teague becomes the fourth freshman in the ACC to win the con
ference's Rookie of the Week award multiple times this season, join
ing N.C. State's JJ. Hickson (three times). Duke's Kyle Singler
(three times), and Virginia Tech's Jeff Allen (twice).
Teague was previously named the ACC Rookie of the Week on
Dec. 17, 2007, following his performance in the Bucknell game. He
is the first Demon Deacon since Chris Paul (five times) in 2003-04
to win Rookie of the Week multiple times. Teague and Paul are the
only Deacons to win the award multiple times in the past seven sea
sons.
Teague is one of two Deacon freshmen ? along with forward
James Johnson? to win the award this year, making Wake Forest
the only squad with multiple recipients. In program history, 33
Deacons have received the horibr a total of 56 times."
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