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SportsWeek V September 11, 2014 Despite rocky start, Reynolds optimistic BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE POR THE CHRONICLE After three games, Reynolds is below .500. Yet, there's strong evidence that the Demons could prove themselves as wor thy contenders in Central Piedmont Conference junior varsity football. "At this point, we're still putting all the pieces together on both sides of the ball," said Coach David Hamlin. "We're young, but we have a good number of versatile people who can play multiple positions on _______ j _ c _ ueiense. After start ing the season at 0-2, Reynolds bounced back with a 14-0 vic tory over Ashe County last week. In that game, officials stonned olavine ri r j c late in the sec onu quuuci because of thunder and lightning. Frank Hines opened the scoring with a 33-yard punt return and Jevon Marsh added a four-yard touchdown run. Defensively, Clayton Philbrick led the way with three sacks. Hamlin liked what he saw against Ashe County, but because of the short ened game, he wasn't able to make a full assessment of his team's progress. "I was hoping that I'd get the chance to see how we would perform over four quarters," said Hamlin. "From what I saw. there were some very positive signs. We gave our best effort in every phase of the game." The Demons' back-to-back road loss es could prove to be pivotal in how their season turns out. In a 21-0 loss to East i Forsyth, the defense allowed three touch downs in the first half, but held the Eagles scoreless in the second half. The following week. RJR gave Carver all it could handle in a 27-21 overtime loss. The Demons defense put points on the board when Jaishun White intercepted a pass and ran it back 45 yards for a touch down. "The Carver game was a confidence builder." said Hamlin. "Our kids saw for themselves that what we're teaching real ly does work. They saw what happens when you fill your lanes on defense and they saw how well the veer (offense) works when each player does his job." Reynolds doesn't have a wealth of experience on this year's roster. More than half the team is comprised of fresh men. Hamlin understands that how well his team plays hinges heavily on how quickly the Demons first-year players continue to mature and develop. "We have several athletes who have never played organized football," he said. "They're learning and we're getting bet ter. Clearly, we're a work in progress. The key for us is to keep improving week after week. Our kids are always asking questions and that's good because it shows that they want to improve as indi viduals and as a team. They're buying into what we're teaching. We just want to continue on the path that we're on." Reynolds (1-2) looks to reach the .500 mark tonight (Sept. 11) when it plays Glenn in a home game at Deaton Thompson Stadium. Kickoff time is 6 p.m. i Photo Charles Left with Jr. Reynolds' Jeremiah Brown runs for yardage. Hamlin Photo by Kevin Dorscy/A&T Miranda Green on the move. Aggies dominate Eagles SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Both North Carolina A&T cross coun try teams were successful last weekend over N.C. Central in the annual Eagle/Aggie Cross Country Classic in Durham. The women's race changed to a stan dard 5k instead of the originally planned 2.9 mile run, while the men raced in a 6k event. The women's team took the top-4 fin ishes. Freshman Miranda Green led the women to a 20-35 victory (the lowest score wins in cross country) against the Eagles with a first place finish. Green ran 21:07.65 in her first 5k of the sea son. Behind her were sophomore Daniqua Dye (22:11.70), fresh man Imani Coleman (22:19.93) and sophomore Imani /toss Quillen-Harris (23:50.29). The men had five Aggies in the top-6 with an 18-37 win. Senior Saeed Jones led the Aggie men with a first-place finish of 21:28.40 in the 6k race. Right behind Jones was sophomore Darren White with a second-place finish of 21:29.23. Finishing fourth, fifth and sixth were freshmen David Conner (22:28.12), Steven Stowe (22:50.79) and Corey Aiken (22:58.22) respectively. "Our team performed as expected," said Duane Ross, director of track and field programs. "Miranda continues to improve every day and I'm extremely happy with how the rest of our women responded today. Imani Coleman contin ues to impress as well. I wouldn't have expected anything less from our men. They know our expectations for this sea son and it includes winning conference, making a showing at regionals and the NCAA championships." The Aggies will return to competition this upcoming Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Elon Invitational in Elon. Boulware Era Begins WSSU Photos by Garrett Gamts By the time QB-turned-tight end DeShean Townsend (pic tured) dove in to give Winston-Salem State a 31-7 advan tage over the visiting UNC Pembroke Braves, the writing was on the wall. The Rams would go on to finish off their opponents 38-7. Not only was it the team's first victory of the season, but it marked the first for new Head Coach Kienus Boulware (left). ? ? 9 I ? ???1 ? I Williams and Epps make NCAA top 30 cut r"linr\vr/~M r- cttrr nriv\nr w ' ?i ? ? v.ixrvv^i^iv LC ai.^rr RcruRi The CIAA's Danielle Williams and the MEAC's Christina Epps are among the top 30 finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. The list started with 446 nominees. Ten women from each of the three divisions make up the top 30. span ning various NCAA sports. I The top 30 honorees reflect the pillars of the Woman of the Year award: ments in academics, athletics outstanding achieve , community service ana leadersnip. In late September, three finalists from each divi sion will be selected to form the nine finalists for the award. The 2014 Woman of the Year will be announced at an annual ceremony in Indianapolis Oct. 19. Williams graduated from Johnson C. Smith in May after making her mark on the track. She is the Indoor and Outdoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year in Division II and won five individual national titles last season. Epps graduated in May from Coppin State University, where she ran track and was a member of the volleyball squad. Epps was a four-time All-MEAC student-ath lete in track and field and is a six-time triple jump champion in the conference. Epps CIAA Photo Track darling Danielle Williams. < < rt i
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