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Ph<#o? by Craig T. Greenlee
East Forsyth's Tanis Samuels looks for an opening as Jordan Oakes of North
Forsyth applies defensive pressure.
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rebounds.
"They got a lot of sec
ond and third-chance
points and that made a dif
ference. But on the plus
side, they didn't give up.
They're not quitters. We
just have to improve on
making the right choices in
different game situations."
Nairn Evans, who had
three 3-pointers, led the
Vikings in scoring with 14
points. Oakes contributed
12 points to the cause.
East Forsyth took con
trol of the game from the
opening tip and led 16-9 at
the end of the first quarter.
Over the final minutes of
the second quarter, North
Forsyth climbed back into
contention. Aaron Worthy
buried a 3-po inter from the
left wing to cut the deficit
to 23-22.
The Eagles answered
on the final possession of
the half. Dal ton sank a 30
foot, bank-shot 3-pointer,
to give his team a 26-22
lead at intermission.
Tournament
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several players who can play multiple
positions.''
In recent history. West Forsyth has
fared well in the Lash-Chronicle Over
the past four years, the Titans is the only
team to have won a tournament title aside
from Prep (2012). West Forsyth was the
tournament runner-up a year ago. This
year, the Titans appear to have the tools to
make another strong push at advancing to
the final round and winning.
West Forsyth won its first three
games of the season with a lot of input
from forward Kelvin Johnson, point
guard JaQuan McMillian and wing play
er Jaylan McMillon, who has shown the
potential to develop as a prime scoring
threat and lock-down defender.
First round
Saturday, Dec. 12
Tournament site - Carver High School
(Parentheses denotes seed number)
(14) Walkertown vs. East Forsyth (3), 11 a.m.
(13) North Forsyth vs. (4) Reynolds, 12:30 p.m.
(12) Atkins vs. (5) Lexington, 2 p.m.
(11) Glenn vs. (6) Parkland, 3:30 p.m.
(10) Reagan vs. (7) Thomasville, 5 p.m.
(9) Winston-Salem Prep vs. (8) Carver, 6:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Dec. 19
Reagan-Thomasville winner vs. (2) West Forsyth, 3:30 p.m.
Walkertown-East Forsyth winner vs. Glenn-Parkland winner, 5
p.m.
Winston-Salem Prep-Carver winner vs. (1) Mount Tabor, 6:30
p.m.
North Forsyth-Reynolds winner vs. Atkins-Lexington winner, 8
p.m.
Semifinals
Monday, Dec. 21
Tip-off times - 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m.
Final round
Tuesday, Dec. 22
3rd place Consolation game, 6 p.m.
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.
Titans
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last week when KJ.
Watson was placed on the
JV squad after starting the
season with the varsity.
Watson is the only
player on the roster who
played for Tibbs last season
when Winston-Salem Prep
won the Lash-Chronicle JV
Tournament and finished
the year at 20-0. Even
though Watson was more
of a role player last season,
he had some big moments
at the Lash-Chronicle tour
nament MVP a year ago.
Against West Forsyth,
Watson played major min
utes even though he hadn't
practiced with the JV team.
His presence gives the
Phoenix a veteran player
who's also a proven scorer.
Watson delivered a game
high 21 points against West
Forsyth, but severe leg
cramps kept him from
playing the whole game.
He suffered cramps right
after the Phoenix took a
momentary lead in the
fourth quarter. Watson did
return, but was clearly not
as enecuve
due to lim- I
ited mobil- I
ity because I
of cramp- I
ing. Aside I
f r o m I
Watson, I
Prep got ?
double-fig
ures scor
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ing from Cranky, who con
tributed 13 points.
"Not having Watson on
the floor was huge because
he's such a difference
maker," said Tibbs. "He's i
the only player who knows i
the system, so- it's not a
problem for him to step in <
and produce immediately. |
"This year, we're look- i
ing for him to provide lead- I
ership and be our primary
scorer. When Tyren comes <
back, well be in a good sit
r i
uation because it will be
the first time this season
that we'll have our com
plete team together."
In recent seasons, it's
been rare for Prep's junior
varsity to lose more than
once or twice during a sea
son, much less lose three
games in a row. Even in
defeat though, Tibbs is
confident that his team will
pull together and get a win
ning streak going.
"Yes, we're 0-3, but I'm
happy with the progress
we're making," he said.
"When we got down like
we did (against West
Forsyth), I liked our effort,
which is what helped us to
make a comeback. When
the game got close, that's
when our lack of experi
ence showed. But the good
part is that all the mistakes
that were made are things
that we can fix. We're gear
ing up for the (Lash
Chronicle) tournament."
Pholo by Craig T. Greenlee
Prep'* Jalem Cranley attacks the Titans defense off the dribble,
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JaQuan McMillion of West Fortyth launches a
three-pointer from the left corner In last week's
game against Winston-Salem Prep.