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Section B Also Religion , Obituaries , Classifieds October 16, 2008
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Glenn senior wide out Chase Ingram is one of the most
underrated players around this year.
Most
UNDERRATED
I AND SKILLED
I mentioned that I might
come out with a list of the
city's most underrated skilled
players last week. Quite a few
people hit me up to let me
know that I should just that.
One person said that I should
come up with a longer list of
skilled players.
That was a good idea too.
But I'm kind of satisfied with
my list from last week.
Besides, it's my
top 10. One guy
got mad at me
because I didn't
mention his son.
The crazy part
about that is I
really like his
son. And, I used
to like him. But
I only had 10
spots. That's
like asking
someone which
candidate mey
wanted to win
the presidential election and
then getting mad after hearing
their choice. It's my choice.
I simply decided to name
12 of the most underrated
skilled (offensive) players
around here.
Some of you are probably
wondering what makes a var
sity football player underrat
ed? It's simple. There's a list
of guys that you always hear
or read about. But there's
another group that are doing
their thing that don't get near
ly the attention as some of the
other skilled players in the
city. Like I said, you may not
read about them in The
Journal or hear about them on
WXII.
My number 12 underrated
skilled position player is Ml.
Tabor's Robert Willis. Talk
about skills. That guy has
some great speed too. Ask the
Reynolds
defense. I'm ?
FROM THE
HUDDLE
Anthony
really
impressed
with his
skills. He
needs to
work on his
vision and
slowing
down long
enough to
cut. But he's
still good.
XI..mkAr
11 is Atkins
running back Jeremy Orr. I
really like Orr. He runs hard,
and seemingly has good
vision. He's one of those guys
that opposing players show
love to after a game because
most teams respect the work
he's put in throughout a game.
Number 10 goes to two
East Forsyth backs. I'm going
with Chris Smith and Josh
Kellums. Smith is a guy the
See Hill on B4
Bring It!
Photo by Charlie Pfaff
West Forsyth sophomore defensive back lays a hard hit on a Davie County receiver
during the JV Game of the Week last Thursday. The Titans JVsquad will travel to
North Forsyth to battle the Vikings tonight at 6.
CIAA honor
awarded to
a former
Yellowjacket
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Former Carver defensive
lineman Calvin Cunningham
led three Elizabeth City
State University football
players with CIAA weekly
honors for their play over
the weekend.
Cunningham was joined
by Dexter Manley and
Daniel
Mendez
with
C I A A
Players
of the
Week
selec
tions at
their
. Cunningham
t 1 V e
p o s i ?
tions, according to a release
by the CIAA Office Monday.
Calvin Cunningham^
who's a freshman for the
Vikings, got his first career
conference honor as the
CIAA Rookie of the Week
for his contributions this
past Saturday. He had his
best day in a Viking uniform
with eight tackles (otie solo,
seven assisted) and a half a
sack for a loss of four yards
and two tackles of 20 yards
against the Bulldogs.
ECSU wide out Dexter
Manley has been named
CIAA Receiver of the Week
for the third time this sea
son. This past Saturday he
caught three passes for 126
yards and three touchdowns.
The scores went for 29
yards, 88 yards (career high)
and 9?yards in the Vikings'
29-28 come from behind
See Cunningham on B2
City employees enjoy hardwood battle
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem sanitation employee Darrell Moody and
W-S fire department engineer Gerrod Hardy
remember the days when they would head to a
local recreation center and play some heated ?
yet fun basketball games during days that it
may be raining outside.
Hardy used to work \j[ith Moody and the rest
of the sanitation department during those mem
orable times. He's since joined the fire depart
ment. But the two still talk smack to each other
and reminisce about the fun battles they had on
the hardwood. The two recently passed each
other during a route and briefly talked about
playing a charity game between the fire depart
ment and sanitation division.
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years, though. I saw Moody on a route and we talked about
getting the game going again. I'm glad we did. It was really
exciting. We have a little rivalry with each other, and that
makes it a little more fun. Plus, it was all for a good cause.
This year we donated money to Second Harvest of
Northwest North Carolina. We pick a different charity every
year."
Moody added: "The fact that this was for
charity made it even more special. It was also
the first game of a citywide tournament that
we'd like to form. We're trying to get different
teams from various departments to form a city
wide tournament. I've already talked with city
manager Lee Garrity about it, and he said to let
him know when everything is finalized. Right
now, we're doing it for fun."
The special charity game started a little later
than expected due to the members of the sanita
tion department arriving to the Winston Lake
Family YMCA late.
Moody
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"Yeah, they were late," Hardy jokingly said.
"I told them that's why our trash is never picked
?imo Th?n I caiH it's a champ whpn the mailman heats
trash man. But they had a late run to come out here and slip
by us. They had some momentum. It was a fun game.
See City employees on B2
Best of Both
Worlds
Porsche Jones teams with trainer Derrick Speas
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
Porsche Jones had a vision two years ago.
The former Wake Forest and Carver basket
ball star recognized the direction girl's basket
ball was shifting to. She noticed that a lot more
college recruiters were looking for girls with
more athleticism. Jones then asked trainer
Derrick Speas to help her with a basketball clin
ic ? teaching speed and agility drills and tech
niques to the girls that participated. The two
recently joined to form a different kind of train
ing program called The Best of Both World's
Athletic Training. The program is comprised of
Next Level All-Sport Training and B.O.N.D.
Inc.
"We're trying to continue to build on the
concept we came up with two years ago," Jones
said. "T\vo years ago I asked Derrick to help me
incorporate speed and agility with basketball
training. I still have my AAU team, and var
ious girls that I train. Derrick still has his
clients. This is simply a way to expand and train
more kids."
Speas added: "We were both definitely try- *
ing to expand. I know I wanted to do something
a little different. We've been working together
for two years now, doing her camps. By us
coming together, I think we're going to give
more kids an opportunity to train under us."
"I'm excited to be working with Porsche on
a bigger scale," Speas continued. "I'm always
for giving back. With this program we're able to
share our knowledge to more kids. And, we're
not just training kids. We're mentoring kids,
teaching them life skills and sharing the value
of education. We'd love to be able to create
more Chris Paul's and Porsche Jones' along the
See Jones on B4
Photo by Anthony Hill
Porsche Jones and Derrick Speas are ready to help more young athletes.