Photos by Tevin Stinson
Parkland defenders Julian Monell and Jeremiah Wagner wrap up Carver running back Rakeem Jenkins
during the game on Friday, Aug. 26.
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According to the stats. Carver racked up more than 100
yards in penalties.
Although they managed to move the ball into Mustang
territory late in the fourth quarter, Parkland safety Elvin
De La Rosa sealed the 21-20 victory when he intercepted
Kajuan Jackson's pass intended for a seemingly open
Carver receiver with just seconds remaining in the contest.
According to records, the win marks Parkland's first
win over rival Carver since 2006.
This week the Mustangs will play their first home
game of the season when they host Winston-Salem
Preparatory Academy tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 2. Still
looking to put a mark in the win column, the Yellow
Jackets will be on the road when they take on the Spartans
of Mt. Tabor High School. Both games are scheduled to
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Parkland quarterback Tyeous Sharpe drops back for
a pass during the match-up against rival Carver on
Friday, Aug. 26.
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Photo by Timothy Rmsey
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"Early on we did have
momentum but we just
weren't able to continue to
put successful plays
together," says Ronald
Horton, North Forsyth JV
head coach. "We would go
two plays and have suc
cess, then the third play it
would be a high snap, fum
ble, or missed assignment,
so we couldn't be consis
tent enough and that was
the bottom line." With the
Demons still unable to get
into a rhythm on offense,
the Eagles began to drive
the ball once again to capi
talize, but Eagles' quarter
back Gammon
McRcynolds' long pass
was dropped on third down
and they were unable to
score once again.
Following the turnover
on downs, the Reynolds'
offense seemed to wake
up. Sticking to their com
mitment to the run game,
holes started opening up
for the bruising running
back trio of Nick Imes,
Desmond Hood and
Shaheim Revel. They
were able to gain some
momentum before the end
of the half but were still
unable to score. The first
half ended with a 6-0 score
with East Forsyth on top
but feeling like they left
points on the field. "I was a
little concerned because in
previous years usually
when a team drives and
gets that first score it
deflates a team," said Rod
Dunlap, Reynolds JV head
coach.
"We have been work
ing on these guys mentally
as well as physically, so
when adversity comes you
have to fight through it and
they showed it." Following
the intermission, Reynolds
continued to grind the run
ning game and was able to
score their first touchdown
of the game with a pass
from quarterback Mysta
Goodloe to tight end
Saadiq Johnson, giving
them the lead following the
two-point conversion.
Leading 8-6 at the start of
the fourth quarter,
Demons' running back
Nick Imes broke a long run
down to the one yard line,
but fumbled and the refer
ees huddled together to
determine if the ball went
out of bounds or through
the back of the end zone,
which would result in a
touchback and give East
Forsyth possession of the
ball.
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mined the ball went out on
the one and Revel scored
on the next play. Reynolds
scored on the two point
conversion and took a 16-6
lead early in the fourth. "I
think we had some first
game jitters but once we
settled down and reverted
back to oar coaching and
fundamentals, I think it
took over and they were
able to fly around and play
ball," Dunlap said. "Our
game plan was to keep
them on the field. All we
want is three and a half
yards a play and we just
rode our horses and keep
running the same plays and
they couldn't stop it for the
whole game."
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the gap later in the fourth
quarter with a touchdown
run from running back
Ahmani Marshall bringing
the score to 16-14 with
8:05 left in the game. The
Devils were unwavering as
they continued to run the
ball again and again wear
ing the Eagles' defense
down further.
With 2:17 left in the
game, Revel scored once
again bringing the score to
24-14. The Eagles were
able to score a late touch
down, but was not able to
get the ball back as the
Demons just ran the ball
effectively to end the
game.
Coach Horton was
pleased with his team's
effort but somewhat disap
pointed with the untimely
turnovers and wants to
build some positive
momentum from this loss.
"It's tough to get better
when you lose but that's
what we have to do."
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The congregation of
Christ Cathedral
Church of Deliverance
enjoys a night of sports
and fellowship at the
Carl Russell
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vision is to be a church in
the community that's liter
ally touching the commu
nity, but at the same time
we're trying to win the
kids."
Marshall went on to
say thpt many people for
get the idea of the "village"
and how it takes a village
to raise a child. He says
many don't have the con
cept or perception of what
a village really means. He
touched on the issues
Carver High School has
been dealing with concern
ing enrollment and how the
Carl Russell Community
Center is key to revitaliz
ing that particular area of
the city.
When the church meets
for the night out, the com
munity is also welcome to
fellowship with the con
gregation and to play the
games along with them.
The church participates in
a number of physical activ
ities, from kickball and
basketball to volleyball.
Arts and crafts are also
provided for the younger
children who are too small
to play with the adults.
With his busy schedule.
Leak stated that he wanted
to help put the program
together because he was
not able to make it to
church many Sundays, so
this was a perfect way for
him to fellowship with the
church family.
"I enjoy seeing the kids
have fun and the grown
ups fellowshipping and
having fun as well. It's
also great to be able to
have fun with my pastor,"
says Leak. According to
church member Brittani
Lane, the church wants the
community to know they
want anyone and everyone
to come out and enjoy
themselves during the
Vision Night Out. She
says they will soon have
community officials come
out and answer any ques
tions that those in the com
munity may have. Along
with the fellowship aspect
of the event, there will also
be attention brought to
health and wellness of
families as well. Dinner is
also served for those in
attendance. Marshall
believes that this concept
can work and really wants
to see the program grow as
much as possible. He says
the focus is not on the
church, but on just fellow
shipping with the commu
nity. "Above all I think
people enjoy the fellow
ship and the fun," said
Lane. "The healthy com
petition is what everybody
enjoys the most. We defi
nitely love having our fam
ilies, our ministers and our |
pastors come out with all