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LASH/CHRONICLE JV BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Consolation round
games entertain
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The first round of the
consolation gaeof the
Lash/Chronicle tournament
was packed with excite
ment last Saturday after
noon. Don't tell those
teams they aren't playing
for a championship
because all of the young
men involved gave maxi
mum effort.
First on the court was
the matchup between the
North Forsyth Vikings and
the Thomasville Bulldogs.
The Vikings fell to West
Forsyth in their opening
game. Thomasville lost a
heartbreaker to Glenn in
their first round game.
As the two teams
stepped on the hardwood,
both seemed somewhat
timid. Missed shots and
turnovers littered the first
half of play. After the inter
mission, the Vikings began
to take control as they start
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ed the second half on an
11-0 run. North Forsyth
never relented the lead fol
lowing that run and won
the game 60-51. Richard
Ryce of North Forsyth was
a force in the paint, scoring
12 points and grabbing
numerous rebounds.
Thomasville head
coach Robert Moore Jr.
says fatigue may have
played a role in the defeat.
He says they were coming
off a week where his team
played three games in four
nights but takes nothing
away from how well the
Vikings played.
"Free throws and
layups, we just couldn't hit
them and they cost us at the
end of the game," said
Moore. "We have to be
more aggressive and attack
the basket. For next week
we have to focus on not
coming in last place
because you never want to
finish in last place.
North Forsyth coach
Will Bell said, "I think we
played well coming off of
an emotional win last night,
which I think had a lot to
do with it. The kids are lis
tening, learning and exe
cuting and ultimately we
are better than when we
played West Forsyth last
week."
Atkins and Lexington
were next to play. The
Camels were defeated
handily by Reynolds last
week and the
Yellowjackets were beaten
by Reagan to start their
Lash/Chronicle tourna
ment. The first quarter was
low scoring at 7-6 as both
teams were off the mark.
In the second quarter
lyreik McNeair of
Lexington started lighting
up the scoreboard and fin
ished with a game high
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Louis Estrada of Lexington dribbles past the Atkins
Camel defender.
Winston-Salem Prep guard Jalen Crawley, No. 23 in black, fades away over three Mt. Tabor defenders.
Semi-finals are
set in tournament
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
Day Two of the Lash/Chronicle tournament marked
the first time people would have the opportunity to see the
top two seeds lace them up. Parkland and East Forsyth
lived up to their seeding but were tested mightily in both
contests.
Coming into the game against West Forsyth, some of
the East Forsyth players felt a little disrespected with their
seed. They thought as defending champions they would
have returned as the Number One seed and sought to
prove it against the Titans. The Eagles started the game on
an 8-0 run and did not allow the Titans to score until
halfway through the quarter.
At one point in the second quarter, the Eagles led by
10 points and looked to run away with the game. West
Forsyth had other thoughts and clawed back to within one
behind bullseye shooting from Raymond Mitchell, who
hit two three's during the run. The game was tied.at 26 at
the break.
During the second half of play, CJ. Smith began to
assert himself offensively, finishing with 9 points, but
Savon Brintley lit it up for a game high 27 points and
would not allow his team to lose. The Eagles survive and
advance with a 62-56 win.
"At first I thought we got off to a good start but we
became stagnant on the offensive end," said East Forsyth
head coach Rodney Minor. "Our focus wasn't there but
we came out with die victory more importantly and that's
what I'm happy about. Next week I expect a dogfight, and
I know it won't be easy."
West Forsyth head coach Jeffrey Williams added,
"East Forsyth is a very good team and they are well
coached. I thought we did a much better job of picking it
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Union Baptist's football league awards trophies
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The Youth Character
Football League (YCFL)
based out of Union Baptist
Church in Winston-Salem
just wrapped up another
successful season on and
off the field.
Last Saturday, Dec. 17,
the YCFL held its seventh
annual season celebration
banquet at the Carl H.
Russell Sr. Community
Center.
The YCFL believes in
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the balance between aca
demics and athletics and
strongly emphasizes its
mission to place winning a
game second to the total
growth and development of
a child. All YCFL partici
pants are required to attend
the huddle sessions on
character, academics, lead
ership and sportsmanship.
Senior pastor of Union
Baptist, Bishop Sir Walter
L. Mack II, said the funda
mental purpose of the
YCFL is to provide youth a
positive educational, char
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acter and athletic experi
ence while addressing the
issue of childhood obesity,
gang violence prevention,
personality and esteem
development and healthy
social enhancement skills.
The banquet was a cel
ebration for the players,
coaches and parents.
Winstoif-Salem natives
Rodney McCoy and Chris
Brown were the guest
speakers for the event. All
of the kids who participat
ed with the football league
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Photo by Timothy Rjntaey
YCFL Director
Tom Brown,
center, poses
with two of his
coaches dur
ing the awards
banquet.