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North Forsyth's Aaron
Worthy applies defen
sive pressure as
Southern Guilford's
Tyriek Ingram scans the
floor to make a pass.
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that keeps opponents horn focusing solely on stopping
one or two players. Dominique Jones and Ttenton West
contribute as valued back-ups on the Eagles front line.
Whether or not East Forsyth can maintain its winning
edge in the coming weeks remains to be seen. At this junc
ture, it appears that the biggest concern for this team
might be complacency because it has been so dominant.
Aside from winning the Lash-Chronicle JV tourna
ment over Reynolds by a comfortable margin, the Eagles
are looking to repeat last season's performance when they
finished first in the league standings with a perfect 10-0
record. Perhaps the memory of that loss to the Raiders
will be sufficient to keep them humble and still hungry to
withstand all challenges to their supremacy.
"We just have to stay the course and keep doing what
we've been doing all season long," said Minor. "Part of
my job is to keep everybody level headed. But there's no
doubt in my mind that all we have to do to be successful
is to continue playing our brand of basketball. As long as
we do that, everything else will take care of itself."
"We just
have to stay
the course and
keep doing
what we've
been doing all
season long."
- Rodney Minor, coach
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East Forsyth guard Tanis Samuels (1) makes his
move to the basket.
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of regulation play. The 6
foot-2, 275 pound sopho
more was largely responsi
ble for keeping North
Forsyth in the game during
Southern Guilford's late
game run.
Pettigrew scored 12
points in the final quarter
and finished with a game
high 29 points. Ronald
iackson contributed 13
points in a losing effort.
"When we had that
stretch when we weren't
able to score in the fourth
quarter, that helped them to
creep back into the game,"
said Moore. "On defense,
we have to get better at rec
ognizing where the shoot
ers are on the floor. The
best way to do that is for
everybody to communicate
with each other."
In overtime, Pettigrew
and Jackson sank two free
throws apiece to give the
Vikings a 66-62 lead with
1:48 remaining. Southern
Guilford responded with a
3-pointer by Dhier Deng
and a basket from Lewis to
go back in front 67-66 with
about 40 seconds left to
play. Tyriek Ingrain hit one
of two foul shots to give
the visitors a two-point
lead.
North Forsyth had one
final opportunity to pull off
a victory with just under
eights seconds showing on
the game clock. Aaron
Worthy dribbled past
defenders and found an
opening just inside the top
of the key. He launched an
18-foot jumper that
bounced off the back of the
rim right before the buzzer
sounded.
Deng was the high
scorer for Southern
Guilford with 23 points,
which included six 3-point
ers, four of which came
during the fourth quarter
and OT. Dearmon added
19 points and Lewis
chipped in with 12.
"We picked up our
energy and showed some
mental toughness" said
coach Michael Cheston,
whose team improved to 9
6 and 3-3 in the MPC (as of
Jan. 19). "That was the dif
ference for us in the fourth
quarter. We started the sea
son with seven straight
wins, but then we hit a
slump. This win gets us
back on track."
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with full-court presses and
traps. That approach has
changed, and will continue to
evolve over the final weeks of
the season.
"This group is so young
and is not as experienced as
my other teams," said Tibbs.
"That's why I've had to make -
some changes in my coaching
style. We'll attack with a 1-3
1 trap, but we won't do it full
court. We'll also play some
zone. Offensively, we'll run a
lot more half-court sets than
we have in the past."
Personnel-wise, Prep will
not have the services of top
scorer K J. Watson, a 6-foot-3
swing player who moved up
to the varsity after the Lash
Chronicle JV Tournament.
Watson, who averaged a little
over 18 points a game during
his month-long JV stint in
December, was voted Lash
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"This group is so young and is not as
experienced as my other teams,"
- Bill Tlbb6, coach
Chronicle MVP in 2014.
Watson's promotion, how
ever, shouldn't create any
noticeable decline in terms of
putting points on the board.
Tyren Hairston and Jalen
Crawley, who are inter
changeable partners in the
backcourt, have continued to
deliver as a potent scoring
tandem. Hairston averages
22.3 points a game and
Crawley contributes 15.2
points a game.
2^ach Austin, a rangy
freshman wing player, has
emerged as a lethal 3-point
shooter with exceptional
range. Austin averages 11.4
points a game.
"Tyren and Jalen aren't
what you woukj. consider pure
point guards," said Tibbs."
But both are good ball han
dlers who can make things
happen against the press.
Zach has been up and down,
which isn't unusual for fresh
men players. With him, it's all
about developing game-in and
game-out consistency."
Now that Watson has
moved up, freshman Mike
Montgomery (7.6 points per
game) has gotten more play
ing time at shooting guard.
Energy and determination,
said Tibbs, are Montgomery's
strong suits. "What stands out
most about Mike is his desire
and ability to compete for
every minute that he's out
there on the floor," said Tibbs.
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Winston-Salem
Prep's Melvin
Baity (15) defends
against Carver's
Colin Baker.