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Also Religion and Classifieds January 28, 2010
JV BASKETBALL
East Forsyth continues to win with relative ease
North Forsyth
suffers gut
wrenching loss
in overtime
BY CRAJO T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
In retrospect. North
Forsyth's overtime loss to
Southern Guilford in JV
basketball last week
proved to be a case of poor
communication and missed
opportunities.
The Vikings appeared
to be in command with a
10-point lead at the start of
the fourth quarter, but they
couldn't sustain it. The end
result was a 68-66 defeat. It
was a painful way to lose a
game that could have had a
different outcome.
"Basically, we got dis
combobulated," said coach
Jefferey Moore of North
Forsyth. "This turned out
to be another learning
experience for us when it
comes to tight-game situa
tions. We need to have
more of a gladiator mental
ity. When we get a lead, we
have to be able to put the
game away. Southern
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Guilford got hot and we
started breaking apart."
At the start of the fourth
quarter, the Vikings were
up 45-33. But when
Southern Guilford attacked
with a half-court trap,
North Forsyth (5-9, 3-2
Mid-Piedmont 3-A
Conference as of Jan. 19)
frequently went into shut
down mode. The pressure
was so disruptive that it
allowed the Storm to climb
back into cohtention.
With 2:32 left to play in
the fourth quarter, Jaron
Lewis hit a fade-away bank
shot and was
fouled. In
questioning
the official's
call, North
Forsyth was
whistled for a
technical foul. Tyler
Dearmon hit a pair of free
throws and Lewis convert
ed a foul shot to put the
Storm back in the lead at
61-59.
Power forward Khalib
Pettigrew of the Vikings
answered with a put-back
basket for the final points
of the quarter, which pro
duced a 61-61 tie at the end
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Vikings post player Khalib Pettigrew scored a game-high 29 points in an over
time loss to Southern Guilford.
BY CRAK3 T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
There's no denying that East Forsyth is
clearly at the head of the class in JV bas
ketball this season. With the exception of a
surprise loss to Reagan last
month, it's been smooth
sailing for the Eagles.
The 13-1 record says a
lot about this squad. But.
what's even more reveal
ing is how East Forsyth
has continued to win in rel
atively easy fashion.
Coach Rodney Minor's
crew typically comes out
on top by double figures.
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Triad 4-A Conference). In two conference
games so far (blow-out wins over High
Point Central and Southwest Guilford), the
average margin of victory for the Eagles
was 25 points.
"The big plus is that there are no self
ish players on this team," said Minor. "We
have offensive balance, but it all starts and
ends with defense. That's how we create
our offense. Our pressure forces turnovers,
which helps us to generate easy points.
They defend, they share the ball, they play
together and they play smart. It's hard to
beat this group when they play that way."
The Eagles are well-equipped to play
at a high level, and tempo really doesn't
seem to matter. Josh Mahaffey (15 points,
6 assists per game) and Tanis Samuels are
as formidable as anv JV
backcourt tandem in the
area. Avery Hall fills in
nicely as a back-up at both
guard slots.
At the wing position,
Sayyid Dalton provides
length, quickness and scor
ing. Josh Wiley could be
this team's best one-on-one
defender. Wiley, however, is
not one-dimensional. He
operates well in the open
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has developed a dependable perimeter
shot when opponents play zone.
The Eagles have a nice perimeter
shooting game, which feeds off of Connor
Sparrow, a 6-foot-5,250 -pound post play
er who routinely claims ownership of the
paint at both ends. Because Sparrow (who
' averages 20 points, 10 rebounds a game)
commands so much attention, East
Forsyth can play an effective inside/out
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Avery Hall comes off the Eagles bench to provide scoring and floor leadership.
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Prep seeks to the run the table for success
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
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It's taken a little over half the season
for Winston-Salem Prep to re-establish its
reputation as a formidable factor in JV bas
ketball.
At the start of the week, the Phoenix
was just a game above the .500 mark at 7
6. Given its record and the fact that there
are three weeks left in the season. Prep will
fall short of achieving a 20-win
season for the first time in two
years. Even so, that doesn't
mean that the season is a wash
- far from it.
Prep (4-1 Northwest 1-A
Conference) still has much to
play for. The only conference
loss was to Bishop
McGuinness (62-60 in over
time last month). The two teams had a
rematch on Tuesday in a
game that could help deter
mine whether it's the
Phoenix or the Villains who?
end up in the first place at
the end of the season in
mid-February. Prep has
won the unofficial JV title
in the Northwest 1-A for
four consecutive years.
"We've gotten a lot better since the
[Lash-Chronicle] tournament," said coach
Bill Tibbs. "Watching them now, you can
tell that they're getting more accustomed
to playing together. We're looking to finish
strong over these final seven games on the
schedule."
How well Prep defends will go a long
way in shaping how the season ends. The
Phoenix typically wears opponents down
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