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Bobby Grier ofWalkertown, No. 4 in red, is defended by De'Angelo McMillian,
No. 15 in white, and Maurice Reid.
North Forsyth point guard Ronald Jackson goes in for an uncontested layup in
the game against Thomasville.
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32points. It was not
enough as the Camels' full
court press caused too
many problems for
Lexington. . Atkins
stretched out the lead in the
final minutes to win 66-55.
"My guys hustled so it
panned out for us tonight,"
said Bronal Gary, Atkins
head coach. "Our press
was a major part of the
game. They had a problem
handling that so we stayed
in it. Going into next
week's game it's going to
give us confidence because
it's our first win and that
can change the whole sea
son."
Yellowjacket assistant
coach Dionte Waite added,
"Overall, we could have
played better. I think we
kind of got complacent
toward the end of the game,
so we have to give a better
effort. I saw some good
things but we still have
things to work on, so if we
can build on the good <
things and minimize the (
bad, we will be better for <
it." i
The last consolation i
game of the day was host
school Carver vs. <
Walkertown. Both teams t
were looking to redeem :
themselves after suffering
double digit losses last
week to*" Winston-Salem <
Prep and Mt. Tabor, respec- |
tively. The game was a |
defensive battle most of the I
time until Carver seemed to 1
get on track offensively <
luring the third quarter.
Carver led 31-23 at the end
jf three. Walkertown
lever got within six for the
emainder of the game,
rhe Yellowjackets leaned
jn their stifling defense
oward the end of the game
uid won by the score of 44
56.
Maurice Reid of Carver
>nly finished with six
joints but his defensive
pressure, rebounding and
jail handling were instru
mental in the win. Head
:oach Raheem Martin had
high praise for Reid and the
rest of the team after the
win.
"We have young guys
so sometimes we struggle
starting games, but today
we played really well down
the stretch, so hopefully
that will help us out later on
in the season," said Martin.
"We are going to press all
game and we have guys
who are really athletic and
can finish in transition, so
we try and put them in a
position to do what they do
best."
Walkertown head coach
Charles Thomas said, "We
played hard, we just
weren't as efficient as we
needed to be. We empha
size and focus on defense
and we have a better under
standing of what we want
to do and who we are as a
team. We have to execute
for four quarters and not
just part of the game."
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tournament will continue
next week Dec. 22 & 23.
The games will tip off at
3:30 p.m. each day.
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up in the second half but we just kind
of lost it in the end. My guys know
that they must play the whole game
and if you let up they will take
advantage."
The game between Winston
Salem Prep and Mt. Tabor was next.
This game was the epitome of a tale
of two halves. During the first half,
Mt. Tabor looked out of sync.
Defensively they could not stop Jalen j
Crawley, who poured in 15 points in
the half, leading the Phoenix to a 28
24 lead at halftime. Mt. Tabor adjust
ed during the intermission and held
Crawley to six points in the second
half and zero in the fourth quarter.
The Spartans also used their size in
the paint to score and rebound with J
ease, propelling them to a 56-47 win.
Jakob Moore scored 12 big points for j
the Spartans that contributed to the
victory.
Spartans head coach Willie
Harrison says his team came out of
the gates sluggish and may have
underestimated their opponents. He |
says they pulled it together and
showed their true colors. He thinks |
his team was cocky by the way they (
played early but turned it on late.
Prep assistant coach Jerran Foster
said that once his team went up by
double figures, he continued to
preach attack but thinks he should
have focused more on getting good
shots. He says they have to learn to
play with a lead and play with more
discipline.
With Glenn coming off of their
miraculous 20-point comeback last
week against Thomasville, they
looked to upset number one seed
Parkland. The Bobcats gave their
best effort, staying within striking
distance all game. Parkland eventu
ally overwhelmed Glenn with their
size and were victorious by the score
3f 53-47.
Parkland head coach Cory Baker
says his team needs to communicate
more on defense but was happy with
their play in the final minutes of the
game. He says his team is finally
buying in to their system and with the
number one seed he knows they have
a target on their backs but welcomes
the challenge.
Chris Geter, Glenn head coach,
said he thinks his team may have
become overwhelmed with the
moment. He also contributed part of
the loss to the fact his team commit
ted over 20 turnovers. He says his
team now knows that if they work
together and cut down on the errors
they can play with anyone.
The last game of the night
involved Reagan and Reynolds. This
was a close game throughout the first
three quarters with Reynolds leading
by seven heading into the fourth.
There was high quality basketball
being played on both ends of the
court. In the fourth quarter mounting
turnovers and clutch shooting proved
too much for Reynolds to overcome.
Reagan won 55-44 in a game where
the score was closer than the final
indicates.
Reagan head coach James
Stackhouse says his team had to
work for the victory because of the
toughness Reynolds brings to the
table. He told his team to stay disci
plined and felt as though Reynolds
tired a bit in the end. He says next
week he wants his team to play then
game and "let the chips fall where
they may."
Mike McCulloch says he was dis
appointed that his team was unable to
make a similar run as they did last
season. He said his team has to work
on their rebounding but is hopeful his
team can end the tournament with a
win.
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Photo by Timothy Ramsey
Savon Brintley, No. 22 in white, goes for a reverse
layup while being defended by Darius Hill, No. 4 in
green.
Photo by Timothy Ramsey
A few of the young men from the YCFL receive their trophies.
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along with the cheerlead
ers received a trophy for
their participation.
Academic awards were
also distributed to the chil
dren who excelled in the
classroom as well.
YCFL Director Tom
Brown says his philosophy
at the end of a long and
grueling season is to
reward the parents, kids
and coaches for their tire
less effort. He says this is
part of the reason that the
program stays strong and
continues to grow each
year.
"The absolute joy for
me is when I give out the
academic awards," said
Brown. "I truly believe
that athletes should be stu
dents first and athletes sec
ond. If we can instill that at
a young age, we hope that
it will continue as they
progress through high
school and college."
Brown said he loves
the YCFL because of the
differences their league has
in comparison to a Pop
Warner League. He says
their league is a "character
building organization" that
promotes academics and
that the kids be great citi
zens in their community as
well.
Brown went on to say,
"We promote good sports
manship and there is no
favoritism in our football
league. Parents can also be
assured that their kids will
play each and every game.
When you come to play for
YCFL the most important
thing is your child will
have fun and be under the
leadership of Bishop Sir
Walter Mack, and that
speaks volumes."
Brown says he would
love to expand the pro
gram by adding more chil
dren along with adding an
after-school tutoring pro
gram that allows children
to have assistance in the
classes where they are hav
ing academic issues.
He said 47 of the 75
students in the YCFL
received academic awards
this year.
The YCFL had two of
their teams play for the
championship this season
in the Central Carolina
Youth Football league, the
6 & under and 12 & under
teams.
Although neither team
won the title it was a
accomplishment to even
make it there, Brown said.
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