The Tiny Indians return man gets flipped, upside down daring the opining kickoff of the gutfte. ;
Panthers win battle of
the little league undefeateds
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The buildup to the 10
and under Division 1
championship between the
Southfort Panthers and the
Winston-Salem Tiny
Indians was one for the
ages. All throughout the
season there seemed to be a
collision course in the
championship game for the
two teams as they have
been dominating their
respective opponents all
year.
Both teams came into
the game undefeated and
supremely confident. To
start the game, the defenses
of both teams set the tone
for the game. Behind the
two touchdown runs by
Marcus Aikens Jr. and their
stifling defense, the
Panthers took home the
championship by the score
of 12-0.
The Indians started off
the game with a penalty
riddled first possession and
was forced to punt. The
Panthers did not fare any
better with their first drive
as they went three and out
as well. Both defenses
held the other's offense off
of the scoreboard as the
first quarter ended with a
0-0 score.
The second quarter was
a mirror image of the first.
Neither offense was able to
get on track and sustain a
drive. The half ended with
a scoreless tie.
During the third quar
ter, the Panthers seemed to
gain a little momentum on
offense. Quarterback
Jacob Smith connected
with DeMarlo Linville for
^ 20-yard gain, putting
them deep inside Indian
territory. A few plays later.
Smith threw an intercep
tion that gave possession to
the Indians. The Panther
defense was up to the task
and stopped the Indians
and forced yet another
punt.
On the first play of the
fourth quarter, Aikens Jr.
took the hand off and ran
off tackle. He outran
everyone to the corner and
tip toed down the sideline
for a touchdown from 47
yards out.
The Indians still could
not muster any offense and
went three and out. On the
Panthers next drive, Aikens
made three defenders miss
and scores from 40 yards
out this time. His second
touchdown effectively put
the game out of reach as
the Panther defense held
the Indians scoreless on the
day.
Panther defensive back
Alphonso Abbott III said,
"It felt really good to win,
and I'm very happy that we
won because we played
really hard."
Abbott's father,
Alphonso Abbott Jr.,
added, "I'm excited for
them. They played hard
and came a long way this
season. They deserved to
be champions."
Local rec center holds Halloween gym jam
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The Carl H. Russell Sr.
Community Center held a
Halloween celebration for the
local youth.
The center partnered with the
Carver Senior Citizens club and
area sponsors to put on the event,
which was designed to bring kids
to the center as a way to keep
them off the street and into a safe
environment.
The 'Trick or Treat Gym
Jam" has been held at the rec
center for the past five years and
continues to grow each year. The
center had a number of activities
for the children to enjoy, such as
a dance contest, three-point
shooting contest, musical chairs
and more. The music was pro
vided by Carver student Roberto
Burges, who volunteered his
time.
Carl Russell director Ben
Piggott said he loves this event
because it puts the kids in a safe
environment ."We all get the
experience of seeing the kids
happy and let other people out
side of the center show them
love," said Piggott. "I get excited
when I see the kids come in and
different groups come give. It's
my biggest thrill to see a kid get
all the candy they want and tell
me, Mr. Piggott when I grow up I
want to do the same thing and
give back, too."
The recreation center con
nected with many different
organizations and individuals to
sponsor the event. Donations
and time were given by New
Hope Missionary Baptist Church,
Amazing Faith Apostolic
Church, Winston-Salem Parks
and Recreation Department,
Swing Phi Swing Social
Fellowship Inc., 30th District
Class of Prince Hall Masons,
Know Your Neighbor club, Carl
H. Russell's Sittercise class,
Castle Heights Community
Association, Carl H. Russell
Volunteers Association, Mae
Edith Piggot's Gift, Vickie Allen
(E.C. Starts) and Groove Phi
Groove (Ram Chapter).
"Each time we have have this
event, we have quite a few peo
ple who give unmercifully,"
Piggot continued. "We are just
blessed to be a part of a well that
lets people come in and volun
teer. We have many volunteers in
there that just want to give back
to the children."
Quiana Johnson of Swing phi
Swing said she decided to volun
teer because it was an opportuni
ty to give back to the community.
She said her greatest satisfaction
of the night was to be able to see
the kids smile and the fun inter
actions with the children.
There were several communi
ty organizations present at the
gym jam as well. Neighbors for
Better Neighborhoods and
Imprints Cares where involved to
make the parents aware of the
services they provide.
Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods (NBN) is an
organization that provides grass
root grants for neighborhood
associations. Kenneth Hollly,
NBN community organizer, said
their goal is to help residents
establish stability within their
own communities. He wanted to
inform the local communities
around Carver School Road of
the grants that are available to the
residents if they meet certain
qualifications.
"Our efforts are to make sure
residents have the capacity of
sustaining their own communi
ties from inside," said Holly.
"We wanted to participate here
because we know it's a way to
connect with parents that might
not be aware of our programs and
to help the kids."
Gabrielle Baker of Imprints
Cares said her organization
works with parents and children
in Forsyth County. She says they
provide screenings, books and
after school programs for kids.
She said the reason they partici
pated was to reconnect with the
community and make sure the
children are as successful as pos
sible.
Piggott says he wants to con
tinue to see the Trick or Treat
Gym Jam grow each year. He
says with the strong assistance
from the community and local
organizations, the sky is the limit
for the event.
<m?r Photo by Timothy Ramsey
A young girl attempts to -
throw a bean bag during
a modified game of corn
hole.
Photo by Tevin Sunwri
More than a hundred children attended the Trunk-or-Treat event held at Rupert
Bell Recreation Center on Monday, Oct. 31.
Community Trunk-or-Treat event draws large crowd
More than a hundred local children ditched the traditional door-to-door candy hunt
this Halloween for the Trunk-or-Treat event held at the Rupert Bell Recreation Center.
During the event on Monday, Oct. 31, children went to different cars that were decorated
and filled with candy. The holiday festivities also featured a haunted house, prizes, enter
tainment, face painting and an award for best decorated vehicle.
Trunk-or-Treat was sponsored by the Winston-Salem Recreation Department,
Exquisite Ladies and the Mo Lucas Community Foundation.
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