Booster Club tourney slated for Oct. 24
CHRONICLE ST AH REPORT
The Winston-Salem State
University Amon Booster
Cl^b board of directors
recently announced that the
inaugural WSSU Amon
Booster Club Golf
Tournament will be held on
Oct. 24 at Winston Lake Golf
Course with the captain's
choice tournament being slat
ed for an 8 am shotgun start
Early registration for the
2008 WSSU Amon Booster
Club began last Friday, and
will continue until Oct. 20
with early registrants eligible
for a $20 per person discount
Cost per player in the early
registration period is S80 with
team registration also avail
able for S320.
Following the conclusion
of the early registration peri
od. which ends on Oct. 20,
cost per player will increase
to SI 00 p^r player and $400
per team with all proceeds
benefitting the WSSU
Athletics Operational Fund.
The 2008 WSSU Amon
Booster Club Golf
Tournament will take advan
tage of a " three flight format"
that will break the participants
down into three skill levels as
the captain's choice tourna
ment caters to golfers of all
abilities.
For additional informa
tion. or to register by phone,
contact Lort Dobbins, WSSU
Assistant Director of
Marketing and Promotions at
(336) 750-2936.
North
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ing for one. Livingston
finished with more than 200
yards of total offense.
"Travis is the leader of this
team," Gilchrist said. "He's
not just a leader on offense.
Travis plays a lot of defense
for us too. Jle's a solid leader
for us on both sides of the
ball. He gives us our best
chance to win because he's
been in the program longer."
North is also working out
sophomore Krishawn
Coleman at quarterback.
"Like 1 said, this is Travis'
team," Gilchrist said. "But we
also want to bring the young
guy (Krishawn) up to speed.
He needs to be ready to play
at all times because of the fact
that Travis plays a lot of
defense. Later on in the sea
son he might play- more. But
right now we feel like Travis
gives us our best opportunity
to win."
Other*' key players on
offense are Brad Goff, Miguel
Gordon., Rakis Bailey, Reggie
Roberts, Jamel Johnson and
Ben Pfaff ? ?to name a few.
North has a selection of run
ning backs to put into the
game this season too. The
Vikings were led by Jamel
Johnson during last week's
game. He finished with 135
rushing yards. North also has
guys like Bailey, Taquan
Canty and Livingston.
"Bailey is a really good
back," Gilchrist said. "He's
going to be special. Jamel is a
really good back. We have
quite a few backs. There's just
not enough balls for every
body right now. It will all
work out as the season pro
gressesv That's a good prob
lem to have."
North Forsyth's senior
*5* leadership * '
Pbolo by Charlie Pfaff
North running back Rakis Bailey looks for running room.
"We actually have a really
good group of seniors,"
Gilchrist Said. "They've all
been in the program for four
years. And they're ready to
help us turn things around..
Our expectations are to com
pete for a conference title and
make a run in the playoffs.
That's never gonna change.
We expected that last year
too. We probably vvould've
played better if it weren't for
a few circumstances last year.
But the leadership is more
solid this year."
Gilchrist doesn't totally
blame t^e players for the way
things turtied out las^year.
"We're L-mnp to W 'Qjgfa
a better job of coacmS? tSi, ?
Gilchrist said. "We're going
to have to try to coach a little
better and put some kids in
good spots to make plays.
Hopefully things will work a
little better than they did a
year ago."
North's defense is led by
senior defensive lineman
Rodney McCloud ? who was
an all-conference performer
last year. Other key defensive
standouts are S.Q. Bush (JV
Defensive Player of the Year),
Canty, Livingston, Gordon
and Goff ? to name a few.
"Rodney (McCloud)
should've been all everything
around hecr," Gilchrist said.
, "Nobody can block him tuie *
|on one. He demands res?ct*?
Schedule
All games start
at 7:30 pjn.
Aug. 29
Parkland
Sept. 5
@ Keagan
*
Sept. 12
Glenn
Sept. 19
@ Carver
Oct. 3
@ Smith
Oct. 10
North Davidson
Oct. 17
@West
Oct. 24
@ Mt. Tabor
Oct. 31
Davie
Nov. 7
Reynolds
every time he steps on the
field. S.Q. is coming along
strong too. He's playing like
he did on JV. We're expecting
a lot from him. We're expect
ing quite a bit from a number
of guys. I think they're ready
to come through."
The Vikings play a very
challenging schedule, though.
Gilchrist jokirigly called it a
Bowl Championship Series
schedule. North host a talent
ed Parkland squad tomorrow
night.
"Every week we're play
ing somebody good,"
Gilchrist concluded. "Every
week we're trying to get bet
ter. Hopefully the kids will
take that challenge. I love
these kids, and I believe they
[ cM help turn this program;
around."
Terry
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W-S Prep head coach
Andre Gould added: "I think
it's very big for Ray to have
his second camp here at
Reynolds. We did it at the
YWCA last year. We sat down
and talked about it. We both
agreed that it would be a good
idea to bring it home.
Actually, his uncle James first
came up with the idea of hav
ing the camp here. He worked
harder than anyone to make
this a reality. He got with
coach Gray and helped make
this whole thing happen."
Kids packed the Reynolds
gym last Saturday morning to
learn from one of the cities
best young professional
bailers. The camp consisted of
speeches, skill development
drills, exhibitions and fun.
Participants were also given
an official Reyshawn Terry
camp T-shirt and lunch.
"This wasn't your typical
camp with kids just running
around to different stations,"
, Gould said. "We really
worked these kids. They
learned that it takes hard work
to get to the next level. They
also learned some of the drills
they will need to do when
they make it. We talked with
the kids about discipline,
teamwork, fundamentals, lis
tening and so many other
things."
"This wasn't easy today,"
Gould continued. "And. we
had qualified coaches putting
them through most of the
drills. There weren't many
water breaks or anything.
Training sessions were very
intense. It was basically like
a college or pro practice ?
with more instructing Most
importantly, I feel lifce the
kids had a good time. It's
always good to have fun and
learn."
Some of the coaches to
help Terry with his camp were
Reynolds head girl's coach
Monty Gray, local varsity
Photo# by Anthony Hill
RJ.R assistant Mike Copland talks strategy with kids.
Here, Clyde Reynolds is
showing someone how to
shoot.
coach Clyde Reynolds, W-S
assistant varsity coach Carlos
Mumford, W-S Prep head
girl's coach Jonathan Gainey,
Gould. Reynolds head boy's
coach Bifly Martin, RJR
assistants Mike Cocker and
Michael Copeland ? among
others.
"We're going to have
some more fun next Saturday
(this coming Saturday),"
Terry said. "We're going to
have another one-day camp
for the kijds. We welcome
more kids to come next time.
We're just going to continue
to build on what we're doing
each year. This camp is defi
nitely going to get bigger each
year. We're looking forward
to bigger and better things
next year."
Terry's progression
with Mavs
Things are looking rather
good for Terry in his quest to
be an NBA player. He was
drafted in the second round by
the Orlando Magic during the
2007 NBA draft before being
traded to the Dallas
Mavericks.
The Mavericks chose to
sign a few veterans last sum
mer and ship Terry to Greece
for a year. He led the
Mavericks in scoring during
summer league play last year.
After another good summer
stint, Terry is close to signing
with the team ? sources close
to situation say.
Terry (6-8, 232 for<Ctard)
showed the consistency the
coaching staff hoped for dur
ing his second summer league
stint. He averaged nearly 10
points and 6 rebounds, and
tallied a double-double in the
last game. The 2007 draft
choice benefited from getting
stronger over the last 12
months and a shift in posi
tion.
"Terry played much better
this year than last year,"
Dallas head coach Rick
Carlisle said. "One of the rea
sons was probably that we
changed his position. We put
him at the power forward
instead of the snfall forward,
and he did a very good job
there."
The move with Terry mir
rors the changes in the NBA
and basketball in general.
"The game is becoming
more sized-down and more
quickness-oriented," Carlisle
continued. "He got more done
as a power forward. There are
situations now with the way
the game is played where
quickness trumps size. His
effectiveness at the power for
ward position as opposed to
small forward is evidence of
that."
Terry added: "I'm hoping
to be signed any day now.
We're still in the waiting
process. Hopefully we'll
know something within the
next week."
Hill
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(he Panthers and Redskins
warm up Some of them got to
give certain players dap (hand
shake) before the game. They
also got to run out on the field
through smoke That was pret
ty cool. They all seemed pret
ty excited Why wouldn't they
be? 1 still get excited when I
go to Panther games some
times. It's just a cool atmos
phere
There I was, pondering
certain things I wanted to do
with our Pop Warner cover
age, while I watched young
players on the field last
Saturday. Some people tell me
that we do a good job of cov
ering Pop Warner football. I
feel like we can do more,
though. I'd like to have a
complete page dedicated to
the weekly Pop Warner
action. I already know that it's
impossible to include write
ups for every team in every
division. We're not going to
even attempt that. But we
would like to have a couple
write ups on a variety of
teams each week. Game sum
maries can be emailed or
brought in to me every
Monday by 5 p.m. The sum
maries don't have to be per
fectly writtefr' or long. I'll
make the proper adjustments
to it. I only ask that first and
last names be included when
talking about certain players.
Please don't simply send a
kids last name.
Also, me and Charlie Pfaff
and Tim Wilson will shoot at
different fields each Saturday.
Well. Tim will always be with
the Falcons because he also
coaches with the organization.
Butjie will be taking photos
for me. If there is a special
game that you would like for
us to shoot simply give me a
call or shoot me an email.
We'll fry to work something ?
out. Let's have a good season
this year.
All-Pop Warner teams
I stated in an earlier col
umn that we're also going to
put out an All-Pop Warner
team that consists of some of
the standouts of the NW
Midget division (which is this
area). I'm hoping to put out a
booklet so that we can include
the whole team at the same
tiqie uistead of jwtt^n differ
ent classes in each week.
That will be released after
the season. I'm shooting for
first or second week of
November. We'll have a team
for Junior Pee Wee up to
Midget. And. there will be a
first-team, second-team and
Best of the Rest. We'll also
name an MVP, Offensive and
Defensive Player of the Year
? as well as a few features on
some of the athletes and peo
ple that made the season a
success. Players will be nomi
nated by their coaches and/ or
league representatives a week
before the season concludes.
As you can see, I've been
thinking about this quite a bit
lately. I look forward to
another great year of Pop
Warner football. I wish every
team the best of luck this year.
Letter to the Sports editor
I get quite a few interest
ing letters each week. Some
of them are nicer than others.
But they're all welcome^
, 1 received a very good let
ter from attorney Vernon
Cloud, who's from Winston
but lives in Charlotte. I
thought I'd share it with you
all this week.
Flic photo
Tyson Patterson is one of the
best ballert to play in the city.
Cloud wrote: What's up
Anthony. My name is Vernon
Cloud Jr. I'm originally from
Winston Salem but I now live
here in Charlotte. I enjoy
reading your articles as well
as your interviews. Every
Thursday I make sure to pull
up The Chronicle so that I can
see who you've interviewed
or what topics you've wrote
about. I probably know about
half of the people you've
interviewed growing up.
Porshe Jones (that's my
peeps). Josh Pittman, etc.
My pops coached basket
ball and taught in Winston for
about 25 years (East Forsyth,
the old Atkins High School,
Parkland, etc and he coached
the first ever Winston Lake
AAU team).
My great uncles, Napolean
Cloud and Swandell Cloud
coached out at Glenn High
School for about 30 years.
(Josh Howard's high school
coaches) So I've been around
sports all my life.
Anyway, enough about me
and my fam. The reason I'm
emailing you is because I read
all of your stories and some
times you pose the question of
the best bailers to come out of
Winston. I think many of the
old school people are over
looked.
The guys my father
coached in AAU and my
uncles coached were some of
the best balers ever. Maybe
because they're not around in
the area mwob -they don't get
fuenfoned.
Bat I'd love to see a story
about some of these bailers.
Some of the names are: Kevin
Thompson, Bryant Feggins
(the best bailer to come out of
Winston in my opinion) Andre
Owens, Carlos Mumford,
Reggie Torrence, Thad Young
and John Floyd. Man those
were the real bailers. Don't
get me wrong. Josh Howard,
Tyson (Patterson) and Josh
Pittman were good too. But
the guys I mentioned paved
the way.
Another story I think
would be interesting would be
a story about the Winston
Lake AAU program. They're
still repping across the nation
today. Winston Lake is special
and many of the youngsters
don t know the history and
some of the bailers that have
played in that gym. Anyway,
even if you don't cover these
topics, you're doing an awe
some job man. Keep doing
your thing and I wish you
continued, success,
Anthony Hill is the sports
editor for The Chronicle. He
can be reached at 722-8624
(ext. Ul) or
ahill@ wschronicle .com .
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