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JV FOOTBALL
So far, so good for West Forsyth in JV football
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FQE THE CHRONICLE
Only time will tell if
this proves to be a special
kind of JV football season
for West Forsyth. Entering
today's home game against
High Point Central (Sept.
17, 6 p.m. kickoff), the
Titans are 3-0 and showing
much promise.
In the coming weeks,
this team figures to be
pushed to its limit when it
begins Central Piedmont 4
A Conference play. CPC
rivals Reagan, Reynolds,
Mount Tabor, North
Davidson and Davie, will
all get their opportunities to
derail West Forsyth.
Up to now. West
Forsyth has served notice
with early-season victories
over East Forsyth and most
recently, Statesville.
In beating East Forsyth
41-33 two weeks ago, the
Titans hammered the
Eagles with their bullish
ground attack. Mack Duke
was close to unstoppable
with 250 rushing yards and
four touchdowns. The fol
lowing week, West
Forsyth's resolve was thor
oughly tested in a 28-20
comeback win over previa
ously undefeated
States ville.
At the start of the fourth
quarter, the Titans trailed
the Greyhounds 20-6. But
they rallied to pull it out
with a 22-point explosion
over the final 10 minutes of
play. The clincher came
with 15 seconds remaining
in the contest.
On fourth-and-goal.
Drew Latham rolled left on
a bootleg and fired a five
yard touchdown pass to
Jamon Brown. On the PAT
kick attempt, Latham bob
bled the snap from center,
but picked up the ball and
See West Forsyth on B2
Mount Tabor JV holds off Glenn at the end
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR Ttffi CHRONICLE
Weird.
That's probably the only way to adequately describe
what took place between Mount Tabor and Glenn in a jun
ior varsity football game played last Thursday in
Kernersville.
The Mount Tabor Spartans knocked the Glenn Bobcats
from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 26-12 victory. The
final score, though, doesn't reveal much about how this
game actually played out.
26-12
For starters, kickoff was delayed for 45 minutes
because of the threat of thunder and lightning. Field con
ditions were far from optimal due to a downpour that last
ed for a little over two hours. The turf held up well and
there were no mud puddles. As things turned out, it was
Glenn that never fully adjusted to the damp conditions on
its home field.
"I'm happy to get the win, but with the way we played,
I can't really enjoy it," said Coach Tiesuan Brown of
Mount Tabor. "The way the we played tonight just won't
cut it when we start conference play in the coming
weeks."
Mount Tabor (2-1) owned the first half and built a con
vincing 20-0 cushion by intermission. Glenn, on the other
hand, seemingly did everything in its power to self
destruct. Four lost fumbles gave the visitors excellent field
See Mount Tabor on B2
Reynolds falls short in JV loss to Southern Alamance
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Even though the Reynolds JV football team has yet to
taste victory, optimism abounds.
The Demons played better than the final score indicat
ed in the season opener (36-12 defeat to East Forsyth).
And, there are strong indicators that a 16-13 road loss to
Southern Alamance last Thursday should bode well for the
immediate future.
Prior to this game, neither team had any idea that they
would be participants in a football marathon. Thunder and
lightning strikes caused two weather delays. So, the game
that was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. didn't get underway
for good until about 9:15.
Even then, there were agreed-upon changes that may
have had some impact on the final outcome. Prior to play
resuming after the second weather delay, the teams opted
See Loss on B3
Photo by Craig T Greenlee
Rod Dunlap, with
headset around his
neck, is Reynolds JV
football coach.
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