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WSSU Foundation establishes Marquise Gaddy Fund
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU)
student Marquise Gaddy, a freshman from
Charlotte, suffered a spinal cord injury while
performing a tackling drill during practice on
Sept. 23.
The Winston-Salem State University
Foundation has established the Marquise Gaddy
Fund in an effort to support Gaddy, who plays
the safety position, and his family with expens
es incurred as a result of his injury.
Contributions can be made to the Marquis
Gaddy Fund at any BB&T branch payable to
BB&T (Memo: WSSU Foundation Marquise
Gaddy Fund) or mailed to:
BB&T
2601 New Walkertown Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
For more information, contact Ryan D.
Murphy at 336-773-1114. Contributions to this
fund are not tax deductible.
When Gaddy's WSSU teammates took to
the field on Saturday, Sept. 26, every player
wore a decal featuring the number 28 in honor
of Gaddy. To show support for Gaddy, the
WSSU Athletic Department decided to add his
number to all the helmets. The decals were
worn on the back of the Rams' newest helmet,
which features a Ram on one side and an outline
of the state on the other.
Gaddy
JV FOOTBALL
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Photo by Craig T. Greenlee
Mount Tabor's Deanothy Black (in white) makes the hit on Parkland's Cam Register as Timar Jackson (57) follows the play.
Mount Tabor regroups, tops
Parkland in triple overtime
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Nobody could have predicted what transpired between
Mount Tabor and Parkland in JV football last Thursday
night. The two teams battled to a stalemate after four quar
ters of regulation play. But it was the resilient Spartans
who finally prevailed with a heart-stopping 22-16 victory
in triple overtime.
Mount Tabor (5-3) delivered the eventual game-win
ner on Thomas Brabham's 5-yard touchdown pass on third
down to Jalan Moore on a fade route in the right corner of
the end zone. Parkland attempted to come up with the
equalizer, but fell short when Cameron Payne of the
Spartans intercepted a Cam Register pass in the end zone
to seal the win.
"What a game this was," said Coach Tiesuan Brown of
Mount Tabor. "1 am so thankful for our defense. Parkland
came at us strong, but we were able to keep them off the
board in the second half. This was a great team win for
us."
The final minute of play in regulation provided more
than enough anxiety and suspense for the crowd on hand
at Deaton-Thompson Stadium. Mount Tabor appeared to
be in excellent position to secure the win in the closing
seconds, but the Mustangs had other ideas.
Perhaps the most memorable aspect of this contest was
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Reeling Bobcats looking to
finish season with a flurry
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE t ,
After starting the season in rapid-fire
fashion with three consecutive wins,
Glenn's JV has gone in reverse and hasn't
been a pretty sight. The Bobcats have lost
five games in a row.
"It's not that we're getting blown out,"
said first-year coach Steve Herring of
Glenn. "We just haven't made enough
plays on offense and defense to win ball
games." i
That's precisely what happened in ,
Glenn's most recent outing - which ended
in a 28-18 loss to Northwest Guilford last
week. Down by nine points in the fourth
quarter, Jaden Sutton of the Bobcats scored
on a 12-yard
run to trim
the Vikings
lead to 21-18
with seven
minutes left
to play.
Northwest
Guilford
responded with a time-consuming scoring
drive, which put the game out of reach.
Glenn (3-5) got the ball back with only
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Mustangs show plenty of
positives in turnaround
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
With two games remaining in this sea
son, Parkland's junior varsity has yet to
crack the .500 mark. That doesn't mean
that the 2015 campaign should be consid
ered a wash. With two more wins, the
Mustangs will reach the break-even point.
That's quite a different scenario from
what has happened in recent history.
Entering this season. Parkland (now 3-5)
had just two victories in the 27 games it
had played over the previous three years. If
what the JV team has accomplished up to
now is any indication, it's clear that there's
a major football turnaround-taking place.
The up-and-coming Mustangs showed
their mettle
in last week's
agonizing
22-16 triple
overtime loss
to Mount
Tabor. In a
game that
many expect
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