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A Sports Week? Also More Stories, Religion and Classifieds Mabch 10' 2016 ?1?1I IM i||A MOIMA ?? ? Vil IP? ail II III I I Photo by Craig T. Greenlee Zaire Williams of Prep rises above the crowd to grab a rebound during the Class 1-A West Region championship game. ? Gwyn's 3-pointer propels Phoenix tn state finals Photo by Craif T. Orecafec Christina Caesar scored a game-high 16 points in the Phoenix's regional cham pionship victory. Prep's girls take care of business at reglonals BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE On a basketball court, it seems that Chaz Gwyn has yet to encounter a moment that's too big for him to handle. The freshman guard answered the _ call by hitting a 3-pointer with time running out to give Winston-Salem ? Prep a 63-60 victory over Denver M M _ HH V V ? Lincoln Charter in the Classl-A West Regional championship game at Joel Coliseum last Saturday. Gwyn's late game rescue puts his school in the state title game for the fifth straight year. The Pheonix (22-7), looking to win its fifth state crown in eight years, will play Durham \foyager Academy at Carmichael Arena at UNC Chapel Hill on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. "Lincoln Charter did a heck of a job opening us up and spreading the floor," said coach Andre Gould of Prep. "In the first half, I was really disappointed about how we guarded. I couldn't be more proud of this group. "We exorcised some of our demons at the Coliseum. For some reason, we shoot the See Boys on B2 BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE pna thf rn?onin p Winston-Salem Prep's girls took another step in their quest. The Phoenix moved closer to ____ _ achieving its ultimate goal by beating HH AI JM city rival Atkins 56-44 in the Class 1-A __ WW WW West Regional final at Joel Coliseum on b Hi ?|^L 4mm last Saturday. ^^F ^^F With the win, Prep gets a return trip to the state finals and (he chance to accomplish its season-long vision of winning back-to-back titles. The Phoenix is set to play Plymouth at Carmichael Auditorium on the campus of UNC in Chapel Hill at 12 pan. on Saturday. "We're extremely excited to win the regional and get the opportunity to win another state championship," said coach Eugene Love of Prep. "We got through some adversity and made adjustments based on the way the game was being officiated. On the offensive end, we stepped up and knocked down some shots. Once we got into a rhythm, that's when the game opened up a little bit." See Girit do B2 R^2SBEBBISSi^BS5Ii233^S^SSlEiBS3l mM BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE In die aftermath of having to swallow a season-ending loss in the basketball playoffs, the mood of coach and players was understandably somber. The Atkins girls' team had come so close to playing for a state title for first time in school history. What had been an exhilarating and joyful journey for Atkins, ended abruptly in a 56-44 loss to archrival Winston-Salem Prep in last Saturday's finals of the Class 1-A West Regionals. While there's no shame in losing to die defending state champs, this loss was especially See Cameb on B2 . h , rta?kgrCM|T. Ornate Atkins point guard Tyler Mercer drives to the basket during 1 the Class 1-A West Regional chofttpionship ? ?, E^^Kvl R D s Cm , I T I # pk I A H||l I #*% > # jy F W> ? ? , ,
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