SportsWeek Sect'?? b Also Religion, Obituaries, Classifieds December 4, 200a Carver to host classic Event to help fund a Yellowjacket Wall of Fame BY ANTHONY HILL THE CHRONICLE There's no question that Carver High School has a rich athletic tradition, dating back to the 1950s. Some for mer Yellowjackets have gone on to profes sional greatness ? both on and off the fields of play. Carver assistant athletic director Pot Aaron Bailey thought some of those former Yellowjackets should be remembered and honored at the school. So, he began to contemplate how the school could recognize those spe cial people. "We thought about a hall of fame," Bailey said. "But several schools have some thing like that. Besides, the Winston-Salem Sportsmen Club does a wonderful job with the official hall of fame of the city. But we did decide that coming up with a Wall of Fame would be good." "We want to ptf up the pictures of some of the for mer athletes that played here," Bailey continued. "The younger student-ath letes can actually see the faces of some of the older guys that they may or may not have heard about. I thought that hosting an annual basketball classic could help fund our efforts toward that each year. This basketball classic will help fund the enshrinement." Carver athletic director Alfred Poe added: "I think that's a great idea. I told Aaron that I thought it was a great idea when he brought it to my attention. That will give us a chance to recog nize some of the former players that made Carver what it is today. Carver wouldn't be Carver without them. The games should be See Carver on B4 Photo by Charlie Pfaft North's Marvin Young rejects a CJ. Brinson lay-up attempt. The Vikings JV squad defeat ed Winston-Salem Prep during the JV Game of the Week on Tuesday night. North JV squad TURNS BACK W-S PREP o BY ANTHONY HILL THE CHRONICLE It was a classic war of attrition when the Winston-Salem Prep JV boy's squad (2-1) took a trip to North Forsyth on Tuesday evening. The Vikings (2-0) outlasted the Phoenix to pick up a 67-62 victory during the JV Game of the Week. Both squads had a tough time connecting with field goals most of the game. Both teams also seemed to wear each other down with stout defense. It was the play of North's Trenton Coles that opened things up for North Forsyth ? especially in the second half. Coles finished with 27 points with lim ited playing time. Marvin Young also pro viaea a spanc ror me viKing onense in me second half. Young finished with 14 points. "Trent and Marvin are two of my best slashers," said North head JV coach Derrele Mitchell. "I feel really good about them. Trent came in and did his job. He's a shoot er. But I also told him they were looking for him to shoot. So, pump fake it and drive it sometime. He did what he was s&pposed to do. He hit some big shots. Mavin came through big for us late in the game. I expect big things from those guys." It seemed like Winston-Salem Prep, coached by Mario Price, was ready to take control of the game for most of the second and third quarter. Winston-Salem Prep's Bobby Scrivens (11 points), Brandon Fair (21 points) and C.J. Brinson (10 points) made things interesting in the second half. Scrivens and Fair did most of their damage from the charity stripe, while Brinson put a dent in the Viking defense with his quick penetration. Prep also seemed to take the North onense out ot its comrort zone during the latter portion of the third quarter. Mitchell couldn't help but shake his head as he watched his squad turn the ball over numerous times in the third quarter. See JV on B4 Jacksonville Jaguifc photo Former NFL player Richard Collier is showing great strength after tragedy. He was shot 14 times on Sept. 2. Paralyzed Collier shows true strength Can you believe New York Giants,, wide out Plaxico Burress? I mean, how did he allow his own gun to shoot himself while he was at a New York club over the weekend. I'm sure most of you have heard about that. Why wasn't the gun on safety? Why wasn't his gun registered. Those were some of the things I was thinking about while talking about this issue with the radio host of a South Carolina sports talk show over the week end. A lot people that called said that Burress is basically done. Well, I don't know about that. What I do know is that he's lucky that nothing worse happen to him. Burress is lucky that he only gave himself a minor injury. Most importantly, he's, blessed that the gunshot did n't come from a crazy local. That was the case for former Jacksonville Jaguars line man, Richard Collier. I was reading a story on him in the Orlando Sentinel earlier this week that really showed me how strong he really is. ESPN is supposed to have a special on Collier on "Outside the Lines," on Sunday. In the story, it talked about how Collier, remembered everything that FROM THE HUDDLE Anthony Hiii jgs happen during that tragic f night he was shot 14 times. He also talked about remem bering everything, and not really knowing how serious his injuria were until he heard doctors counting bul lets. Can you believe that? Wow. In case you're not too familiar with Collier's inci dent, he was shot numerous times on Sept. 2 by some guy that police say was retaliating against Collier from some thing that hap pened back in April. He's now paralyzed from the waist down. He also had his left leg amputated belowvthe knee in October. I still think it's odd that Collier s former teammate, Kenny Pettway, escaped with no injuries. Even Suge Knight caught a couple shots when Tupac was fatally shot. I'm just saying. Anyway, Tyrone Hartsfield, has been charged with attempted murder. He is scheduled to be in court on Dec . 11, according to the Orlando newspaper. One of the quotes that stuck out to me after reading the story was what Collier said about his strength through all of this. Collier told the Orlando Sentinel: "I've always been told I was a strong person. I think I never really paid See Hill on B2 More Glory Sp hiii! ?Sportsman OF THE Year Michael L Phelps Legacy Award i KrV SI Image Olympic Golden Boy Michael Phelps is Sports Illustrated 2008 Sportsman of the Year. The maga zine made the announcement on Tuesday. Here, An all wet Phelps graces the cover of the Dec. 8 issue. Broncos Jr. Midgets win Regional title BY JIM PRICE SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE "One Team-One Family," has been the rallying point for the Forsyth County Broncos Jr. Midget team all season. Last Saturday, the boys in blue used their motto to power past the McAdenville Dolphins. The Broncos won the Mid South Region Championship with a 25-12 win over the Dolphins. The Broncos are now set to take a trip to Orlando where they will play for the Pop Warner D-II National Championship. The Dolphins, were seem ingly expecting to see Forsyth's Billy Glenn, Jr. run the ball over the weekend. That was a tall order, consider ing how talented the young athlete is. Glenn has shined this season on both sides of the ball for the Broncos. After a convincing open ing defensive series, Glenn caught a short pass on the sec ond play from scrimmage and scampered 75 yards for the opening score for the Forsyth County Bronco players celebrate after winning a regional title over the weekend. Broncos. The combination of Glenn, Trashawn Davis, Derrick Brown. Coleman Squire and Quintin Brinkley has made it very difficult for opposing defenses to figure out who is going to have a big game from week to week. The See Broncos on B4

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