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Also Religion and Classifieds October 8, 2015
JV FOOTBALL
Glenn Bobcats looking to start anew in JV conference play
Photo by Craig T Greenlee
Linebacker Tyheim Cherry (2 in orange) is a key factor for the Bobcats defense.
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Glenn's junior varsity
hopes to reverse a two
game losing streak when it
opens league play in the
Piedmont Triad 4-A
Conference against
Southwest Guilford tonight
(Oct. 8) at 7.
The Bobcats (3-2) are
coming off back-to-back
bye weeks, so they should
be well rested. During that
time off, Coach Steve
Herring decided to tinker
with his offense, which has
played sporadically
through the first five games
on the schedule.
"The problems we've
had are on the offensive
side of the ball," said
Herring. "We haven't taken
any steps forward in recent
weeks. So, we're going to
give some of our defensive
players a chance to be on
the field when we have the
ball.
"That doesn't mean that
we're making any major
changes. We'll continue to
run what has worked for us.
But we'll also make some
tweaks here and there to
make sure that our offense
has our best 11 athletes on
the field."
Herring didn't share any
details as to which defen
sive players would see
some action on offense.
Cornerback Tahliek Games
along with linebackers
Tyheim Cherry and
Alpascal Reaves will most
likely get some touches,
which will help wide
receiver Christen Wilson,
who frequently draws
heavy attention from
opposing secondaries.
Glenn started the sea
son well with three straight
wins, bflt has slipped since
then. The Bobcats most
recent outing, an 18-0 shut
See Bobcats on B2
After lengthy
layoff, Carver
eager to return
to action
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
When football teams get time off dur
ing the season, it can be a plus as well as a
minus.
On the one hand, a week off provides
additional time for injuries to heal. That's
especially crucial in the case of key players
who had been sidelined or playing at less
than full capacity because of being hurt.
On the other hand, getting too much
time off could lead to rustiness. That's the
situation for Carver's JV football team.
When the Yellowjackets go on the road to
play Surry Central tonight (Oct. 8), it will
mark more than a month since they last
played (6-0 win over Mount Tabor on Sept.
3).
Typically, football coaches aren't big
fans of extended layoffs. They understand
that inactivity can wreak havoc with tim
ing and execution on both sides of the ball.
Coach Alonzo Winfield knows this as
well as anyone. Even so, he chooses to
look on the bright side of the situation.
"One thing I can say is that since we
haven't played in awhile, everybody on the
team is healthy," he said. "So, that's always
a plus."
Due to the heavy rains over the past
few weeks, high schools in the area have
rescheduled games in an effort to play
under more favorable field conditions.
Carver was originally scheduled to play
North Forsyth on Sept. 10, but because of
inclement weather, that game has yet to be
played.
The game date was switched to Sept.
28, but the elements intervened again and
now the two teams are set to face each
other on Oct. 26.
"We were prepared to play, it was just
a case where the weather wouldn't permit
it," Winfield said. "Because we couldn't
play, it gave the players additional time to
focus on academics and we got some more
days in the weight room that we wouldn't
See Layoff on B2
Photo by Craig T. Greenlee
Yellowjackets cornerback Ny'Kele Johnson (24) comes up to make a tackle.
Rain shakes up local high school football games
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
The weather we've been having recently has really
thrown a wrench into high school football in the area.
Heavy rain has forced athletic directors from across the
county to change game days around.
Varsity football games in the area are usually played
on Friday nights, but for the last two weeks, games have
been played on Thursday or in some cases Monday the
following week.
Last week, Reagan and Mt. Tabor had their games
moved to Thursday while Winston-Salem Prep moved
their conference showdown with Bishop McGuinness to
Monday, Oct. 4.
To the untrained eye, changing the day of the game
should not make that much of a difference, but a number
of athletic directors in the area have said that not playing
the games on Friday usually means less money.
Michael Winbush, athletic director at Carver High
School, said when the games are moved to a different day,
there is almost always a smaller crowd.
"Moving the game to a different day can make it hard
on the other athletic programs because most of them are
supported by money we make from the football team."
See Rain B2
WSSU Rams seek remedies after setback at home
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
In the aftermath of
Winston-Salem State's
stomach-turning setback to
Chowan, Coach Kienus
Boulware pointed fingers
at himself. The Rams over
came a 17-point deficit in
the third quarter and almost
pulled off a miraculous
comeback win on last
Saturday.
Almost wasn't enough.
Down by a field goal,
WSSU came up empty on
its final offensive posses
sion of the game. Kicking
into the face of swirling
wind, William Johnson's
potential game-tieing 42
yard field goal try fell short
of the mark and the Rams
had to swallow a 27-24 loss
in their home opener.
So, where does
Winston-Salem State (1-4,
1-1 CIAA) go from here?
"Well, I'm not going to
quit," said Boulware. "I
accepted this job for a rea
son. I'm up for the chal
lenge, and it's become a lit
tle difficult. It's hard to
keep looking at the youth
of the team. Mistakes con
tinue to haunt us, and even
tually, it's all going to come
down to coaching."
The Rams exploded out
See Rams on B2
Photo by Craig T.
Greenlee
Rams defen
sive lineman
Albert
McLean (50)
chases
Chowan run
ning back
Tyree Lee (5).
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