Photos by Timothy Ramsey
Glenn forward Gerardo Rodriguez, No. 5, fights for possession as the East Forsyth defender attempts to
clear.
Glenn plays
East Forsyth to 2-2
tie in JV soccer
The East Forsyth player attempts to find space to
pass the ball forward to a teammate.
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
Glenn's JV soccer team faced off against East Forsyth
looking to avenge an earlier season loss to the Eagles.
Having three of their better players move up to the varsity
level didn't help their chances, but the Bobcats were able
to fight to a 2-2 tie.
To start the game, Glenn went on the attack early by
getting the first shot off on goal. The did not score but
they did make the Eagle defenders aware. Continuing to
apply pressure Bobcat forward Ramiro Pazcual
Hemandez scored on a well-timed crossing pass from his
teammate to give them the early lead.
It was now the Eagles turn to answer the Bobcat goal.
They began to assert themselves on offense getting off a
few shots at the Bobcat goalkeeper. East Forsyth tied the
.game at 1 when their forward beat the goalkeeper in the
top right corner of the goal.
Minutes later, the Eagles once again beat the Bobcat
goalie that gave them a one-goal lead. Glenn threatened
to tie the'game late in the half but the Eagles goalkeeper
came up big and stopped all shots.
Building on their momentum from the first half East
Forsyth started the second as they ended the first by get
ting an early breakaway chance. Unfortunately for the
Eagles, the ball sailed wide right.
Soon after the missed opportunity from the Eagles,
Bobcat striker Axel Sarmiento put one in the net during a
mad scramble in front of the goal. That goal tied the game
at 2,
Following the tying goal, Glenn controlled the posses
sion of the ball for most of what remained in the second
half. East Forsyth picked up their intensity to match the
Bobcats but both offenses were at a stalemate. This trend
continued for the rest of the game and ended in a 2-2 tie.
East Forsyth head coach Taylor Olive said his team
played well for most of the game but fell apart late and
gave up too much possession.
"We kind of fell asleep in the end and it showed," said
Taylor. "We gave away that game, we probably should
have come away with a win but we just had a bad day."
Sean Sexton, Glenn head coach, said his team played
better in the second half but could only muster one goal
and that wasn't enough to get the victory.
"At the end, I thought we had the momentum and if
the game was five minutes longer, who knows," Sexton
said. "We have been a second-half team all season. Our
second halves tend to be stronger maybe because they
realize especially when we are down that we have to step
it up.
Sexton went on to say his team is really starting to
believe in themselves especially after losing their top goal
scorer to the varsity team. He says it's good they are
building confidence and finding a way to compete during
the hardest part of their schedule.
Tournament
brings focus
to breast cancer
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
According to breast
cancer.org, about one in
eight U.S. Women will
develop invasive breast
cancer over the course of
their lifetime. In 2016.
alone an estimated 246,660
new cases of invasive
breast cancer are expected
to be diagnosed in women
in the United States.
To assist in bringing
more awareness to this dis
ease, the Hoops4L.Y.F.E.
Organization held their
third annual breast cancer
awareness basketball tour
nament on Saturday, Oct.
22 at the Winston Lake
Family YMCA.
Organization C.E.O.
Brittany Ward thought of a
way to give back to those
in her community who
have dealt toth breast can
cer. She said she didn't see
anyone showing how the
disease was affecting the
black community, so after
hearing that her friend
Tony Byrd had lost his
mother to breast cancer,
she thought the tournament.
would be a great way to
celebrate her memory.
Ward said she would
love to make the tourna
ment bigger. They also use
a portion of the proceeds to
sponsor two women going
through breast cancer by
paying a utility bill. The
portion of the funds are
also donated to cancer
services.
Byrd, who plays in the
tournament each year, says
his mother will forever be
in his heart.
"I just wanted to let the
world know that she is still
alive in spirit," said Byrd.
"For my sister Brittany to
come to me with the oppor
Photo by Timothy Ramsey
A player attempts to dribble the ball past his defender in the Hoops4L.Y.F.E tournament Saturday.
tunity to be a part of the
organization means a lot to
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me.
The tournament this
year included four teams
that played a round robin to
determine a champion.
The games were fun loving
and everyone showed great
sportsmanship.
Partnering with the
tournament were Cancer
Services that provided
information about the dis
ease. Outreach educator
Felecia Bennett-Giles says
she goes to churches and
barbershops around the
area to educate individuals
about cancer. She says
breast cancer doesn't just
affect women and wants to
make men aware of the
warning signs as well.
Cancer Services has
been connected with the
tournament for the past two
years. Bennett-Giles says
they help anyone in the
community dealing with
cancer.
WSSU Rams pound Livingstone, 40-21, on Senior Day
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem State
jumped out quick on the
Livingstone Blue Bears,
and got a big day from the
defense with eight sacks,
and 19 tackles for a loss, as
the Rams rolled past
Livingstone, 40-21 on
Senior Day at Bowman
Gray Stadium.
With the win, WSSU
moves to 6-2 overall, 5-0
in the CIAA and 3-0 in the
Southern Division, while
Livingstone falls to 2-6
overall, 1-4 in the CIAA
and 1-2 in the Southern
Division.
It didn't take long for
the WSSU Rams to gain
control of this game, as on
the third play from scrim
mage, Joe Wright would
sack the Blue Bears quar
terback in the end zone for
a safety, to give WSSU a 2
i
i
0 lead.
After the free kick to
the Rams, on the second
play, Rod Tinsley would
scramble and take off
down the left sideline and
race 60 yards for a score to
give WSSU a 9-0 lead.
The Rams defense
came to play on this day,
and after holding
Livingstone to a three and
out, and only a seven-yard
punt into a strong wind,
WSSU would score
again on their next posses
sion, as Rod Tinsley would
find an open Quincy
Jackson in the back of the
end zone for a 17-yard
touchdown strike, to put
the Rams out in front 16-0.
Winston-Salem State
would find the end zone
again on their next series,
as a Rod Tinsley to Will
Walton pass and catch for
an eight-yard touchdown,
which gave tk|e Rams a 23
i
0 advantage.
The Rams next score
came on a one-play drive,
as Rod Tinsley would
throw his third touchdown
of the quarter, this time to
Demeeko Jones, from 45
yards out to push the Rams '
lead to 30-0.
Livingstone College
would finally get on the
board with 2:36 left in the
first quarter, as Jarius
Richardson would score
from four yards out to cut
the lead to 30-7.
With no scoring in the
second quarter, the WSSU
Rams would take a 30-7
lead into halftime.
The only score in the
third quarter came from the
Blue Bears, as Latrell
Flowers hauled in a six
yard pass from Xavier
Longerbean to bring the
score to 30-14.
In the fourth, the Rams
Would put the game away
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for good, when PJ Glybum
picked off a Xavier
Longerbean pass, and
returned it 40 yards to the
end zone for anther WSSU
score, bringing the Rams
advantage to 37-14.
The Blue Bears would
cap a long 80 yard drive,
when Andrew Gamble
scored on a pass from
Thaddeus Bell.
The final score of the
game would come off the
foot of Will Johnson, as he
would connect on a career
long, 50 yard field goal, to
bring the final score to 40
21.
The WSSU rushing
attack was led by
Te'Vaughn Hurse, who fin
ished the afternoon with 90
yards on 20 carries, while
Rod Tinsley rushed five
times for 63 yards and one
score, including a 60 yard
spore early in the game.
Kerrion Moore finished
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Demeeko Jones (No. 11) rushes for a touchdown
that pushes the Rams' lead to 30-0.
with 41 yards on nine car
ries.
Rod Tinsley has an out
standing game, completing
7 of 16 passes with one
Y
interception for 119 yards
and three touchdowns,
including a long pass of 45
yards.
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