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Also Community, Religion and Classifieds January 29, 2015
West upends Parkland
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
It took about half of
the first quarter for West
Forsyth's junior varsity to
get into the flow. But
once that happened, it
was smooth sailing in a
55-49 home-court win
over Parkland on Jan. 23.
Mason Matrey led the
scoring with 12 points,
and he had plenty of help
from the Titans' front
line. Not only did
Kamonyi Becton and Ben
Uloko contribute 10
points apiece, but they
controlled the paint on
defense and were domi
nant on the boards.
"Our bigs picked it
up in the second half,"
said Coach Jeffrey
Williams of West Forsyth
(9-7, 4-3 Central
Piedmont Conference as
of Jan. 26). "Parkland's
zone put a lot of pressure
on our guards, so we had
to make some adjust
ments. We found a lot of
success when we made
the conscious effort to get
the ball inside to the low
post."
In the opening min
utes of the game, the
Titans trailed 9-3, and
appeared to' be out of
sync, but they eventually
regrouped. Dwight
Palmer hit a 3-pointer
from the left wing, which
sparked a 14-3 run. By
the end of the quarter,
West Forsyth led 17-12.
Parkland, in the mean
time, was unable to over
come its own mistakes.
The combination of
missed shots at point
blank . range, botched
defensive assignments
and unforced turnovers
hindered the Mustangs in
their efforts to regain the
lead.
Kobe Young took
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Photo by Charles E. Leftwich Jr.
Ben Uloko's shot is contested by Parkland's Zach 'Holmes.
Photos by Craig T. Greenlee
William Comer is one of the top
contenders in the Central
Piedmont Conference.
JV wrestler
emerges as
varsity
standout
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Quantum leap.
- It's a fitting catch phrase to
describe William Comer's still
budding wrestling career at
Reagan. A year ago, Comer was a
back-up on the junior varsity. A
year later, he's emerged as one of
the Raiders standouts in only his
tirst season
of varsity I
wrestling.
Comer, I
who wres- I
ties in the I
170-pounds I
weight I
class, had a I
15-7 record I
at the start B
of . last
week. The
5-feet-8 senior hopes to further
establish his reputation as one of
the tops in his division when he
competes in the Central Piedmont
Conference Wrestling
Championships on Saturday at
West Forsyth.
"With his record, I believe
jie'Il be placed among the higher
eeds," said Coach Josh Cutshaw
of Reagan. "Will has improved
tremendously. He's grittier and
more hard-nosed. He's one of the
Reagan wrestlers who I think has
a good shot at making it to the big
dance (state championships)."
As a junior, Comer decided to
give wrestling a try just to see
what it would be like. It wasn't
the smoothest of transitions for
someone who had never partici
pated in any high school sport. At
his first practice, he came in
weighing 230 pounds. After one
junior varsity season and the first
few weeks of varsity practice, he
has systematically trimmed down
to reach fys current weight.
Comer, who has a 4.6 weight
ed grade-point average, also
helped his cause by taking part in
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Cutshaw
WSSU outlasts Fayetteville State on the road
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem State University got a career night
from Terrell Leach, and the Rams had four players in dou
ble figures, as WSSU won its fourth
game in a row, with a 91-84 road win
over the Broncos of Fayetteville State
last Saturday evening.
With the win, Winston-Salem
State University improves its record
to 11-5 overall, 5-3 in the C1AA and
3-0 in the Southern Division.
Fayetteville State falls to 10-9 over
all, 4-5 in the CIAA and 1-2 in the I
Southern Division. L
WSSU started the game on fire -
check that - Terrell Leach started the
game on fire, as the redshirt-freshman outscored the
Broncos early 9-0, to put the Rams out in front early, and
they never looked back from the opening tip.
, The Rams quickly jumped out to an 11-point advan
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Bazemore
Terrell Leach was the man of the hour.
WSSU Photo by Garrett Gam*
Atkins gets it done against Bishop McGuinness
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
It appears that the Atkins Camels are in "get over the hump" mode
in junior varsity basketball. As of Jan. 22, the Camels had won three of
their last four games, which included victories over Walkertown, Carver
and Bishop McGuinness.
Lineup changes and a sustained commitment to function as a singu
lar unit have sparked a turnaround. Atkins' overall record of 4-11 is not
a true indicator of the team's level of improvement in recent^veeks.
What's more telling is the Camels' 3-3 mark in Northwest 1-A
Conference games. The Camels took another step toward gaining
respectability in recording a thrilling 41-39 win over Bishop
McGuinness on Jan. 20.
"Team basketball, that was the difference," said Coach David Prim
of Atkins. "Everybody is beginning to buy in to the team concepts that
s
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Atkins guard Syrus Sadler rise
up to shoot a jumper.
Photo by Craig T. Greenlee
Justin Nolan (SO) of Atkins drives to the basket for the game
winning score as David Molen defends.
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