Photo by Timothy Ramsey
The High Point City Ball HA.W.GS. took home the boys 9-11 championship at the Josh Howard/Porsche Jones Classic Saturday, June 11.
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"I am most proud of the growth
my team showed," said Davis. "I had
a player who had never stepped foot
on the basketball court before and to
see his progression from the first day
until now, he's developed so much,
and going forward I can't wait to see
him blossom."
The tournament was a round
robin and the H A.W.G.S. first played
the Greensboro Warriors and defeated
them by the score of 36-14. They
then matched up against Team Major,
who gave them a tougher test.
However, they prevailed 39-23.
In the beginning of the champi
onship game against Team Mercury
out of Winston-Salem, the
H.A.W.G.S. jumped out to an early
lead, setting the tone for rest of the
game. At the half, they were up by
double figures. With a pressuring
half court defense, which led to a
number of steals and break-away bas
kets, the HA.W.G.S. continued to
stretch the lead in the second half.
They were clicking on all cylinders.
"I am elated about the champi
onship because the boys worked very
hard," said Cheryl McCoy, parent of
player Bryce McCoy. "Bryce loves
his team, program and the friendship
with the guys. I am most proud of the
guys for getting better and playing as
a team, and that's what counts."
Stricklin stated that The MJ.N.D.
group basketball program started in
2012 as a way to bring kids in to help
them understand the nuances of the
oiganization and what they have to
offer.
He also said that the Josh
Howard/Porsche Jones Classic is a
very good and well- organized tour
nament that allows players from
across the Triad to showcase their tal
ents.
McCoy
Coach Deris
Winston-Salem native Trent Evans, in the middle, attempts to separate himself from the pack during the 800
meter dash during the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships.
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sion.
"I spent a lot of my
childhood playing sports,
but I mostly enjoyed the
running aspect of them,"
Evans said. "I began run
ning track when I was 7,
but I really picked it up
once I entered high school.
I enjoy track because it cre
ates a mental and physical
challenge to work toward
and provides discipline that
translates to so many com
ponents of my life. Being
the indoor and outdoor 400
meter record holder pro
duces the thought that I'm
leaving my legacy behind
for someone else to strive
toward."
Sophomore Martin, a
product of Reagan High
School in Pfafftown, is a
sprinter and jumper for the
Quakers. He plated fifth in
the league championship
finals with a time of 11.33
seconds. He also has the
fourth longest long jump in
school history with a length
of 6.70 meters, which he
set at the Seahawk
Invitational.
Mitchell and Martin
will return to the Quakers
next season with hopes of
improving even further on
their stellar 2015-2016 sea
sons. The senior, Evans,
says he will miss his team
because they were his
home away from home and
running gave him a family
like bond with teammates t
who have become life-long
Mends.
Winston-Salem native Trent Evans (Number 200)
prepares to make his final kick down the home
straight away during the Old Dominion Athletic
Conference Championships.
Photo by Timothy Ramsey
Girls track coach Quinton Campbell, left, and boys coach Ernest Riley, right,
tee bright lights in the future of Nytrinitey because of her dedication.
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things to say about her.
"She is one of the most
dedicated athletes in the
school, and if you were to
rank them male or female
she would be at the top,"
said Quinton Campbell,
girls track coach at
Northwest. "As a coach,
she is what I feel a student
athlete should be. She is
self- motivating and she is
going to do, what is
required of her and her ded
ication to being the best is
amazing. If all of my ath
letes were like her, my job
would be so much easier."
Men's coach Ernest
Riley said, "This is the kind
of athlete you want to have
on your team. I'm looking
to retire next year, but if I
can have athletes like this
every year, I would stay
around for another 15
V
years."
Jenkins also is an excel
lent student in the class
room, as she was on the
straight-A honor roll and
received all As and just one
B this last report card. She
said her favorite subjects
are math, language arts and
science. The University of
North Carolina at Chapel
Hill is where she would
love to attend college. She
said she would love to
become a nurse and a pro
fessional track and field
athlete because she idolizes
Olympic Champion
Florence Griffith Joyner.
Northwest Middle
School Principal Freda
Smith is impressed with
Nytrinitey's accomplish
ments on ttie track but feels
her work in the classroom
should not be overlooked.
"She is an exceptional
young lady inside and out
of the classroom," said
Smith. "Across all disci
c
plines she is an excellent
child and she shows it on
paper an on the track. She
is top of the line and
extremely well rounded.
She will be an individual
that we will see in the
Olympics. The sky is the
limit for her and not just
from an athletic standpoint
but from inside the class
room as well.'*
Nytrinitey will attend
Reagan High School in the
fall and looks forward to
competing on the high
school level against bigger
and better competition.
Her expectations for her
self remain high as she
moves on to the next level.
"She has the opportuni
ty to be one of the best
track athletes we have had
in the city in a long time,"
said Campbell. "You get
out what you put in, and
she gives it her all so going
forward I see nothing but
the best from her."
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