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A member of the South Fork Panthers breaks free from defenders during a
game on Saturday, Sept. 12.
A running back for the
W-S Ravens races to
the end zone as fans
and coaches cheer the
team on during a game
on Saturday, Sept. 12
Ravens whip Panthers in Mighty Mite division
BY TEV1N STINSON
THE CHRONICLE __
This past weekend in local PYFCL (Piedmont Youth
Football & Cheer League) action, in the Mighty Mite divi
sion, the Winston-Salem Ravens faced off against the
South Fork Panthers.
The game was played at Griffin Elementary School,
1385 West Clemmonsville Road, which is home of the
Winston-Salem Grayhounds. also a member of the
PYFCL
The Ravens got things started early when they
returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown.
After a quick three plays and out by the Panthers
offense, the Ravens took over the ball after a 25-yard punt
by the Panthers.
The Ravens took over on offense inside the Panthers
20 yard line. Running backs were able to break through
the Panthers' defense for a 50-yard run, but the run was
negated due to holding penalties.
With 30 seconds left in the first quarter, the Ravens
were able find enough running room to get into the end
zone, pushing the lead to 14-0.
The Ravens added another touchdown in the second
quarter, but the Panthers stopped them on the conversion
attempt, leaving the score at 20-0 at the half.
During the second half, rain started to fall, which
didn't help the Panthers offense at all. Although they were
able to break free on a number of big runs, they never
found the end zone.
The Ravens were able to add two more touchdowns in
the second half to come away with the 33-0 victory.
The victory makes it two in a row for the Ravens. On
Saturday, Sept, 3, the Ravens beat the Tiny Indians at Ray
Agnew Field.
WSSU Rams fall 31-3 to No. 14
Valdosta State
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
POWDER SPRINGS,
Ga. - The Winston-Salem
State University Rams
opened the scoring but
couldn't hold back the No.
14 Valdosta State Blazers,
as they would fall 31-3 in
the Cobb County Clash,
played at Cantrell Stadium
in Powder Springs,
Georgia
With the loss, Winston
Salem State falls to 0-2,
while #14 Valdosta State
improves to 2-0. It is the
' first time the WSSU Rams
have started the season 0-2
since 2009.
WSSU, for the second
consecutive week, was the
first team to be able to put
points on the scoreboard.
The Rams were able to take
their second possession of
the game and march 42
yards in 13 plays, and
would finish the drive off
with a 43 yard held goal
from Will Johnson, to give
WSSU a 3-0 lead.
Valdosta State would
answer back in the second
quarter, with two touch
down drives, and would
take a 14-3 lead into half
time.
The Blazers would find
the end zone once more in
the third quarter, and would
finally blow the game open
in the fourth with 10 more
points, to take the matchup
31-3.
Valdosta State out
gained the Rams 359 to
178 yards on the evening.
and WSSU also committed
a game high eight penalties
for 80 yards.
Rod Tinsley Jr. finished
the night passing going
nine of 24 for 46 yards.
Tyree Massey led the
WSSU rushing attack with
25 rushes for 110 yards,
while Bronson Greene had
seven carries for 24 yards.
Malik Moseley finished
with four carries for 22
yards.
Brandon Ojikutu had
two catches for 14 yards,
while Anthony Rook also
had two catches for 10
yards. Trey Foggie had one
catch for 14 yards, and
Malik Mosely, William
Belcher, Kenny Patterson
and Tyree Massey each had
one catch.
Defensively, WSSU
was led by Kailan Chavis
who finished with seven
tackles (five solo) and one
pass breakup, while Phillip
Williamson finished with
six tackles, two tackles for
loss, two sacks, one forced
fumble and one pass
breakup. Xavier Gregory
and Jarell Bright each had
five tackles with Bright
also picking up a tackle for
a loss. Jayron Rankin,
Michael Bloomfield and
Jaitavius Jackson each had
four tackles with
Bloomfield also picking up
a tackle for a loss and a
sack of 11 yards and
Jackson picking up a tackle
for a loss. Six different
Rams had two tackles each,
and six Rams finished with
one tackle a piece.
Moses Malone, NBA
great, dies in Va. at 60
BY BRIAN MAHONfcY
AP BASKETBALL WRITER
Moses Malone
devoured rebounds so eas
ily it sometimes seemed he
missed shots on purpose to
pad his total before scor
ing.
All those points and
rebounds made Malone an
NBA great.
A few words, and one
championship, made him a
Philadelphia sports icon.
Malone, a three-time
NBA MVP and one of bas
ketball's most ferocious
rebounders, died Sunday
in Norfolk, Virginia,
where was scheduled to
appear at a charity golf
event. He was 60.
Malone had just
attended this weekend's
enshrinement ceremonies
at the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame in
Springfield,
Massachusetts.
Nicknamed the
" Chairman of the Boards,"
Malone was inducted him
self in 206l and remains in
the MBA's top 1U in career
scoring and
rebounding .Norfolk police
said Malone was found
unresponsive and not
breathing in his room by
hotel staff shortly before 8
a.m. Norfolk Fire Rescue
responded and pronounced
Malone dead at the scene.
A cause of death has not
been determined.
Born March 23, 1955,
in Petersburg, Virginia,
Moses Eugene Malone
was a 6-foot-10 center
who was the first to make
the leap right from high
school to the pros. Malone
is the NBA's career leader
in offensive rebounds and
led the league in rebounds
per game for five straight
seasons from 1980-85.
"With three MVPs and
an NBA championship, he
was among the most dom
inant centers ever to play
the game and one of the
best players in the history
of the NBA and the ABA,"
NBA Commissioner Adam
Silver said.
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position and golden opportunities to cash
in for scores, which they did.
The Spartans opened the scoring when
a high snap sailed over Glenn punter
Brandon Boyd's head and Je'Vante
Legrande recovered the ball in the end
zone for a touchdown. After a short punt.
Mount Tabor got the ball inside Glenn's 40.
LeGrande's broth
er, De'Vante, I
broke a tackle at |
the line of scrim
mage. then raced
down the left
sideline on a 39
yard touchdown
run.
De'Vante
Legrande scored
again on a four
yard carry and the
Spartans recorded
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fourth down rolled out of the end zone.
Early in the fourth quarter, the tide
began to shift. Mount Tabor fumbled near
midfield and Alpascal Reaves scooped up
the loose ball and ran 51 yards for Glenn's
first score to cut the deficit to 20-6.
With less than three minutes left to
play, the Bobcats reached the Spartans red
zone when Jaquan Sanders hit Christen
Wilson on a 31-yard pass play to put the
ball inside Mount Tabor's 20. Dvo plays
later, Wilson got open on a post route and
caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from
Sanders. The 20-point lead was now
reduced to eight (20-12).
Suddenly, a game that had been con
trolled by Mount Tabor, was up for grabs.
"Miscues killed us." said Coach Steve
Herring of Glenn. "If we had played in the
first half like we did in the second half,
you're looking at a very different ball
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game. Mount Tabor is far from shabby.
They got the lead and never relinquished
it."
In the waning minutes,Glenn's defense
forced a punt and got a big boost from
Reaves' 24-yard punt return. The Bobcats
(3-1) had the ball on the Spartans 48-yard
line with just under 20 seconds remaining.
If they score, they're only a two-point con
version away from tying the game and
forcing overtime.
Instead, Mount Tabor added some
icing to the victo
ry on the final
play of the game.
Je'Vante Legrande
intercepted a
Sanders' pass
intended for
Wilson and ran it
back 70 yards for
a touchdown.
The game
ending "pick six"
capped a produc
tive evenine for
the Legrande brothers. With the exception
of the safety, they accounted for all of the
Spartans scoring.
'Tonight was unbelievable," Brown
said. "In the first half, we were totally
focused. But in the second half, we lost our
poise. We need to figure out how to gener
ate more offense."
Up until the last play of the night, the
Bobcats held Mount Tabor scoreless in the
second half. It helped that Glenn's offense
did a better job of minimizing turnovers.
As a result, the Bobcats defense faced
fewer situations in which its backs were
against the wall.
"Our defense deserves a ton of credit,"
said Herring. "We came out with a lot
more attitude in the second half. On
offense, we have to be better. Looking at
what happened with us offensively, I can't
say that we took any steps forward this
week."
Thursday, Sept. 17
North Forsyth @ Mount Tabor, 7
Glenn @ Reynolds, 6
Parkland @ Ashebrook, 6
Walkertown @ West Stokes, 7
Greensboro Grimsley @ East Forsyth, 6
High Point Central @ West Forsyth, 6
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Quarterback Jacquan Sanders led a late-game comeback for Glenn.
Alpascal Reaves of the
Bobcats runs back a
recovered fumble for a
touchdown.
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raced around the right side
to score on the 2-point con
version.
"Even when we were
down, there was no sulk
ing. no finger pointing."
said Coach Jared Eure of
West Forsyth. "They con
tinued to play hard and
f
uiey Kept encouraging one
another. This team showed
a lot of resilience ."
Special teams play was
a key component in the
comeback - most specifi
cally the play of Chad
Young, who plays on the
Titans kick coverage
squads. "He's what I call a
special teams specialist."
said Eure. "Chad isn't a big
guy (5-feet-5.130 pounds).
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but he gives you everything
he has and he's fearless.
He's the kind of player who
will not back down from
anyone."
Young gave his team a
much-needed jolt after
West Forsyth scored a
touchdown to cut
Statesville's lead to 20-13.
On the ensuing kickoff.
Young raced down field
and delivered a teeth-rat
tling tackle on the kick
returner. Eure is convinced
that Young's take-down
altered the emotional tenor
of the game.
"Chad was at full
speed," Eure recalled. "It
was a facemask-to-chest
hit, which caused the run
ner's helmet to fly off his
head. The crowd reacted to
it and so did the coaches on
both sidelines. That play
changed the game in our
favor. It gave our players
the confidence that they
could come back and win
and they did that."
After the West Forsyth
defense forced a
Greyhounds punt, the
Titans ground game took
control with Kenyar
McPhatter and Duke doing
most of the damage.
McPhatter scored on a
A
short run to tie the game
20-20 midway through the
fourth quarter.
"This team is very
young, and it's also very
talented," said Eure. "I
look forward to us playing
every Thursday. If we can
come out and take care of
West Forsyth and don't
make mistakes, we're going
to be really good."
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