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Also Religion and Classifieds november 26, 2015
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WSSU volleyball team clinches CIAA title
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
FAYETTEVILLE - The Winston
Salem State University volleyball team
clinched the 2015 CIAA Championship
title with a 3-1 win over Shaw University
on Sunday afternoon in Capel Arena. The
Rams earned the first CIAA Volleyball
Championship for Winston-Salem State in
program history dating back to 1978.
Winston-Salem State earned a 25-16
win in the opening set and dropped a nar
row 25-22 decision to Shaw in the second
set. The Rams earned 25-15 and 25-13
victories in the third and
fourth sets, respectively, to
earn the CIAA
Championship title.
Keveesha Wattley led
the effort for Shaw with 15
kills. Kelly Murphy fol
lowed with 11 kills and 11
digs in the setback while
Michelle Olmeda
Gonzalez handed out 36
assists and collected 14 digs. Tiffany
Brooks added 14 digs for Shaw.
Oh via Owens recorded 12 kills in the
historic win for Winston
Salem State. Her perform
ance garnered her CIAA
Tournament Most Valuable
Player honors. Jocelyn Mills
added 10 kills while Zipporah
Foster and Mya Snow
notched IS assists and 10
assists, respectively. Sydney
Holland grabbed 14 digs as
Michelle Mufray-Garcia
added 10 digs.
The first set featured an early battle for
momentum before the Rams
grabbed an 8-6 lead behind a 4-0 run off of
Teynia Sheperd's serves. Shaw stayed
close on Winston-Salem State's heels but
was unable to steal the momentum or the
lead in the remainder of the set. The Rams
secured the 25-16 victory in set one using
a Shaw attack error.
The Lady Bears raced to a 10-3 lead at
the start of the second set, forcing
Winston-Salem to take a timeout. Down
but not out, the Rams persistently chipped
away at the deficit and back to take a 17
15 lead after two service aces by Holland.
See CIAA on B2
Parkland holds
steady to beat
Glenn in
season opener
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
The junior varsity basketball season
tipped off in grand fashion as Parkland
posted a 61-59 win over Glenn last Friday
night. The Mustangs led for most of the
game, but the Bobcats caused some anx
ious moments coming
down the final I
stretch.
Early in the fourth ^
quarter, Paria^nd had . ]
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and seemed to have a B
firm grip on the I
game. Glenn, howev- I
er, had other ideas. I
Witii Marcus Harris ?
and Paul Carlton
leading the way, the
boDcats maae a strong run in tne waning
minutes, but they ran out of time.
Harris hit a high-arcing three-pointer
from the left wing with three seconds
remaining to cut the Bobcats' deficit to two
points.
The only issue, however, was that
Harris' shot came so late, that there was
only about one second left to play.
Parkland in-bounded the ball and the final
buzzer sounded to end the game.
Daniel Leal was the top scorer for the
Mustangs with a game-high 18 points.
Damien Thacker, who finished with 16
points, hit some timely long-distance
jumpers in the second half. For the game,
Thacker had three, 3-pointers. Raequanne
Key rounded out the double-figures scor
ing for Parkland with 10 points.
"I was impressed with our hustle," said
Coach James Williams of Parkland. "We
did a good job of using our athleticism
against a team that was bigger than us."
The contributions of Leal and Zach
Holmes were crucial in helping Parkland
to withstand Glenn's late-game comeback
bid.
When Glenn pulled within five points
of the lead, the game was still in doubt, and
Leal took control. During a two-minute
stretch, he scored a basket and four free
throws to help the Mustangs maintain their
lead. Holmes delivered a key block, which
led to a Parkland basket in the closing
moments.
"Damien [Thacker] came through for
us and Daniel [Leal] hit some key shots
late in the game," said Williams. "But
there are some areas that we need to work
on. We have to do a better job with our
man-to-man defense and with our box-outs
on rebounds."
The Bobcats had their chances, but
poor free-throw shooting proved to be a
major contributing factor to their downfall.
See Opener on B2
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Photo by Craig T. Greenlee
Parkland's Damien Thacker attempts to shoot over the outstretched arms of
Glenn's Elijah Scales.
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JV FOOTBALL
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Nick Childs of East Forsyth showcased big-play skills as a receiver and kick
returner this past season.
Defense sets the
table for Titans'
unbeaten season
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE '
Going undefeated for an entire season speaks for itself. And since there was only one
team to accomplish that feat this season. West Forsyth is the undisputed king of JV foot
ball for 2015.
East Forsyth and Carver both had excellent years, but not quite as good. The Titans
also had an edge over the Eagles because they won (41-33) in a head-to-head match-up
during the early weeks of the season. Here's a summarized look at the top three JV foot
ball teams in Forsyth County from the recently concluded season.
West Forsyth (10-0): Offensive diversity wasthe big reason why the Titans proved to
be tops in the county. But without a stellar defensive effort, it's not likely that they
would've made the fourth-quarter comeback to beat North Davidson 34-31 earlier this
month.
See Season on B2
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