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Also More Stories, Religion and Classifieds march 31, 201 e
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Tibbs
has a bright
basketball future at
Fayetteville State
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
While driving home for Christmas break with a team
mate, Will Tibbs made a decision that more than likely,
changed his basketball future for the best.
A little over 15 months ago, Tibbs, whose home is
Winston-Salem, was a freshman player at Maryland
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Fayetteville
State's Will
Tibbs (right)
defends against
Jamel
McAllister of
Winston-Salem
State.
Pharaohs
fall in
national
finals
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
As things turned out, the second half of the Grind Session national championship
game was more than Quality Education
Academy could handle. The usually
energetic Pharaohs could find no re me- \\ B
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better team on that night.
Coming in, we felt like we could win it all, but we came up short. We're just very thank
ful that we got the opportunity to play for a national championship. 1 want to express my
sincere thanks to all the people who supported us throughout the season." .
QEA led 33-32 at the break. But the tables turned in Victory Rock's favor in the final
half. The primary problem for the Pharaohs was their inability to throw Loren Jackson Jr.
off his game. Jackson, who has signed with Long Beach State (Calif.), played like an
MVP with a game-high 27 points and 9 assists. The 5-9 point guard was 5-of-10 from the
field, 4-of-6 from 3-point distance, and 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
"The point guard was the difference," said Pitts. "We could not pressure him. He did
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Photo by Cnig T. Greeolee
Pharaohs' point guard Renathan Ona Embo excels at finishing plays around
the basket in heavy traffic.
BASEBALL
WSSU softball: 'Team is starting to develop'
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem State's softball team dropped a dou
bleheader to visiting UNC Pembroke by the narrowest of
margins last week.
Entering the seventh inning
of the opener, the Rams had a ? W (
three-run lead, but they ended up
losing 7-6 in extra innings. In the |\\ 1
second game, WSSU came close ILTWriJ
to overcoming an early deficit,
but fell short in a 4-3 defeat.
"This team is starting to
develop," said coach LaTaya
Hilliard-Gray, "and we're still going through the process
of identifying our strengths and weaknesses. So, we still
have some work to do."
, The Rams (16-15 record as of March 29) is a relatively
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Photo by Craig T.Oreenlee
Destiny Snipes
ranks among the
Rams' team lead
ers in RBIs.