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on a team that finished 25
4 against a national-caliber
schedule As an all-purpose
contributor, he averaged 20
points. 9 rebounds. 5
assists. 4 steals and 4
blocked shots per game
"Sir'Dominic is in a
great place (Cleveland)
where he can make it." said
Isaac Pitts of QEA. who
coached Pointer in high
school. "He's a super ath
lete with a btg heart and he
exudes confidence. But
what pleases me most ?
that he graduated en tone
To me. that's bigger than
going to the NBA"
There are no ceitunnes
for NBA second-round
draft picks and free agents
They don't have guaran
teed contracts, so summer
league basketful! is so cru
cial. If Pointer plays wefl
enough during the summer
season, which ends on July
20. he'll earn an invitation
to pre-season training
camp Slaking it to camp
would give him the chance
to test his w ares against
LeBton James, who is fre
quently referred to as the
best player on the planet
For now. though, first
things must come first.
"Being able to play and
compete against LeBron
James m practices would
be a great experience," said
Pointer "I can learn from
New Coach
fmmpmgeBl
me being the head coach at
Robert B. Glenn High
School was already
ordained 13 years ago."*
Stevenson said.
It was former head
coach Dick Cline that
brought Stevenson on as an
assistant in 2002. Under
Cline. the Bobcats were 79
31 and were in the state
playoffs eight times before
his retirement in 2010.
Stevenson said Cline
was a man of detail that
taught him a lot about
coaching on the high
school level.
"Coach CI me was man
who knew how to get the
roost out of his players."
Stevenson said. "During
his tenure, we were never
the biggest or the fastest
but you had to beat us."
Coach Stevenson said
that Cline also taught him
how important it is to sur
round yourself with a good
coaching staff, and that is
exactly what he plans to do
as head coach.
A few months after tak
ing over as head coach
Stevenson named Kevin
Wallace offensive coordi
Blow-Out
from pa ft SI
high 33 points on 15-of-17
field goal shooting.
Woods wasn't a solo
act Point guard Ciena
York (5-of-8 from the
field; provided ample
assistance with 26 points,
which included a perfect
I0-for-10 showing at the
free throw line
Aside from Woods and
York, the Lady Warcats got
solid contributions from
Chevena Pickard and
Desiree Drayton, who
scored nine points apiece
"Vbotisha was excep
tional." said Coach Chris
Geter of the Lady Warcats.
who finished the season at
4-5. "She got out and filled
the lanes nicety All season
mm
him and grow. But in order
for that to happen. I still
have to make the team
Everything starts with what
happens in the summer
league. I believe 1 can
make a difference as a
defensive stopper. At the
offensive end. 1 can get to
the basket and I'm able to
energize the players around
me."
Pointer got his first
taste of action with
Cleveland in its first two
games of summer league
play last weekend In limit
ed playing time (17 min
utes per game). Pointer
slut 60 percent from the
field and averaged 3 5
pouts. 3 rebounds and 2
blocked shots against the
Golden Stale Warriors and
Brooklyn Sets.
Based on early reports
from the summer league's,
website
(tap www.nba.com/sum
merkague). Pointer is
making his presence fch
Here's a game story snippet
on that website from the
Cavs-Warriors contest.
"Pointer was just l-of-3
(field goal shooting), but
blocked a pair of shots, and
showed on several occa
sions why the Cavaliers
like him as a long, versatile
defender."
The time that Pointer
spent at QEA was memo
rable for all die right rea
sons. He acknowledged
that the challenges he faced
on the court and in the
nator.
Last season. Wallace
was the offensive coordina
tor at Greensboro College
but is eager to get to work
with Stevenson and the
Bobcats. He said he accept
ed the position partly
because of the relationship
Stevenson has with his
players.
"He has a connection
with the players That was
big for me." Wallace said.
"I know he's going to do
great as head coach. He's
already showing that in the
early practices and work
outs"
With 22 seniors return
ing from a team that posted
a 3-8 record last season.
Stevenson and the Bobcats
hope to have a better record
at the end of the 2015 sea
son.
Seniors Nick Wagner
and Darius "DJ" Miller,
who ha\g been with the
program since they were
freshman, are firm believ
ers that Coach Stevenson
has all the tools to get die
Bobcats back to those win
ning ways.
"Coach really knows a
lot about football." said
Miller. "Most of all I want
a ring I defiantly see us
long, she has provided
whatever her team needed,
and today was no excep
tion. She's the one who
keeps it all together for this
group."
Initially, it appeared
that USA Elite might pro
vide a thorough test for the
home team. With su min
utes left in the second quar
ter. the visitors led 24-18.
But over the next two min
utes. Woods scored four
points in a 6-0 Lady
Warcats run to tie the game
at 24. From that point on.
Winston-Salem started to
gain momentum and took a
38-33 lead at the half
As things turned out.
that quick spurt w as the
spark the Lady Warcats
needed Fueled by its sti
fling defensive pressure.
nm
classroom helped to pre
pare him for life as a stu
dent-athlete at the major
college level. Developing
the right mindset, he
explained, made a big dif
ference in his overall
development.
"Regardless of any
obstacles you may face,
you're never out of it." he
said. "You continue to
work hard and keep mov
ing forward."
QEA notes
Juvonte Reddic (2010
QEA graduate), was all set
to play with the Brooklyn
Nets as a free agent m the
NBA Summer League.
Prior to the July Fourth
weekend, however. Reddic
suffered a back injury,
which ended his summer
prematurely. A little over a
year ago. the former
Virginia Commonwealth
star graduated with a
degree in business.
Reddic. a 6-fcet-9. 250
pounds power forward
whose home is Winstoo
Saiem. was not selected in
Ian year's NBA Draft. He
spent last season playing
for VL Pesaro of the Italian
League and he averaged
8.9 pomts and 5.2 rebounds
per game. Once Reddle's
back is healed, it's believed
that he'll most likely go
back overseas to play
another season in one of
the European leagues.
going deep in the playoffs
this yea-."
Wagner, who plays
linebacker, said he believes
that Coach Stevenson
should have already had a
head coaching job.
"In some ways. I do
feel like he should have
already had a head coach
ing job," said Wagner. "He
brings a lot to the table and
expects a lot out of us on
and off the field"
Stevenson believes
before they can be success
ful on the field they must
first be good citizens off
the field, and that is what
he wants his players to
remember about him when
his coaching days are over.
"When I'm dooe coach
ing. I want my players to be
able to say they played for
a God- fearing man who
always wanted his players
to do right, and who gave
his all to the program and
to each individual."
Stevenson said. "I would
give them the shirt off my
back"
The Bobcats will open
their 2015 campaign
Friday. Aug. 21, when they
face off against North
Forsyth.
Winston-Salem seized con
trol by forcing turnovers,
which led to multiple fast
break points in transition.
For the game. Geter's team
shot 66 percent from the
field
"Our intensity was the
best that it's been all sea
son," said Woods, who also
grabbed four rebounds
"Once we fell behind by a
few pouits (in the second
quarter), we knew we had
to put a stop to what was
happening.
"*We had to pick up
the intensity and we kept it
up for the rest of the game.
Our defense makes us good
offensively. Not only did
we communicate with each
other like we're supposed
to. but we shared the bas
ketball ~
"Sir'Dominic is in a great place
(Cleveland) where he can make it."
-Isaac Pitts, QEA basketball coach
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Sir 'Dominie Pointer (15 in red) has a well-established reputation as a tenacious
one-on-one defender.
PfcoBbyCmf T Crania
Vontisha Woods scored a game-high 33 points and shot 882 percent from the
field in the Lady Warcats victory last Saturday.
At the start of the third
quarter. USA Elite (1-7)
was still within striking
distance of the lead, but
only for about three min
utes. With Adricnne
Terrell. Alisha Mosely.
Catrina Dal ton. Pickard
and Drayton, taking turns
being disruptive, the Lady
Warcats continued to turn
up their perimeter pressure.
Winston-Salem built its
firs double-digit lead of
the game at 51-41 with
about 4:53 remaining in the
third quarter. At the 7:42
mark of the fourth, the
Lady Warcats' margin bal
looned to 72-54
"Today, we did what
we were supposed to do."
said Geier. "Playing great
defense b what we do. I'm
always telling these ladies
to stay in attack mode. It's
like that saying that goes: If
you don't work, you don't
eat. Well, we came out and
put in the necessary work
on defense, so we ate pretty
good"
For USA Elite, Jazminc
Charles (13 points). Hillary
Walters (10 points) and
Monique Floyd (9 points)
were the top scorers.