Teams fight to end tournament on a high note
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
With each team in this
year's Lash-Chronicle
tournament guaranteed at
least three games, every
team wanted to end their
tournament on a high note.
Because the teams in the
consolation bracket were
not in the running for the
championship, pride and
bragging rights were on the
line for the final two days
of the tournament.
First onto the court on
Thursday was the game
between WinstonTSalem
Prep and the Reynolds
Demons. Reynolds
entered the tournament
with high hopes to making
it to the finals but instead
looked headed into
Christmas break with a win
against the Phoenix.
As soon as the ball was
tipped Tobias Johnson
immediately made his
presence known. He fin
ished the night with 35
points, scoring with ease
inside and out. The
Demons dominated in the
paint throughout the first
quarter and led 22-13 after
one. The Phoenix fought
back in the second once
Jalen Crawley and Essin
Arid got on track but was
never able to take the lead
partly because of the stellar
defense played by
Winston-Salem Prep
standout Jalen Crawley.
The Phoenix made a
nice run in the fourth quar
ter and took the lead at 59
56 with less than five min
utes left in the game.
Johnson and the Demons
rebounded quickly and
won a nail biter 65-63.
Demons head coach Mike
McCulloch said he thought
Johnson played well on
both ends of the floor but
as a team they must
improve rebounding and
team defense going for
ward.
"I think this tourna
ment has prepared us well
for our conference play,"
said Prep head coach
Willie "BB" Patrick. "We
planned to come out of this
tournament a little bit bet
ter but we came up short so
we have to go back to the
drawing board.
The game with West
Forsyth and Glenn came
down to the wire as well.
West Forsyth jumped on
the Bobcats early and led
41-24 at the half and led by
as many as 20 early in the
third. The game looked to
be a blowout but in typical
Glenn fashion they made a
run in the second half.
Their press continued to
wear down the Titans until
late in the fourth quarter
Glenn tied the game at 69
with under two minutes
left. Daniel Napper put the
nail in the coffin with
seven seconds left when he
knocked down two clutch
free throws and Glenn
escaped with a 73-71 vic
tory.
"We are relentless and I
just had to light another
fire. I guess we just like to
be in tough positions," said
Chris Geter, Glenn head
coach. "When our backs
are against the wall that's
when we perform the best
and I don't know why but
that's how it is."
West Forsyth assistant
coach Michael Porter said
his team was unable to
handle the press from
Glenn and his team pan
icked. He says once his
team learns to handle the
pressure, they will be a bet
ter team for it.
Photo by Timothy Ramsey
JaQuay McMillan of Glenn, No. 4 in gray, shoots a
jump shot over West Foryth's CJ. Smith, No. 23 in
white.
Hanes' partnership
with local schools
breaks sock
drive record
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Hanes, one of HanesBrands flagship
brands, is partnering with local high
schools to bring comfort to those in need
during the holiday season as part of its
eighth annual sock drive.
The local
con
nects with
Hanes national ? !
200,000 pairs of
socks to The
Salvation Army
to distribute to those in need. This year,
Hanes also launched in-store collections at
160 HanesBrands Outlet stores nation
wide. To date, stores have collected 31,000
packages of clothing. ,
The sock drive featured a friendly
competition among six Winston
Salem/Forsyth County Schools to collect
socks. High schools that participated in the
sock drive were West Forsyth, Mount
Tabor, Reagan, North Forsyth, East
Forsyth and Walkertown.
A total of 7,111 pairs of socks were
collected by the participating schools.
West Forsyth High School claimed first
place with 3,631 pairs of socks donated.
breaking the record for the highest number
of socks collected by a school since the
beginning of the drive in 2008.
West Forsyth will be awarded $1,000
from Hanes for their collection efforts.
Mount Tabor High School won second
place with 1,841 pairs of socks donated
and will receive $500. Reagan High
School placed third with 1,137 pairs of
socks collected and will receive $250.
"We are overwhelmed by the generos
ity shown by students and staff to help
those in need within the community," said
Cheryl Lindsay, director of global diversi
ty and community relations, HanesBrands.
"The schools went above and beyond this
year, and we are thrilled by the record
breaking amount of socks collected. The
students should be very proud of them
selves knowing their efforts will touch the
lives of those who need socks the most in
our own backyard."
About Hanes
Hanes, America's No. 1 apparel brand,
is a leading brand of intimate apparel,
underwear, sleepwear, socks and casual
apparel. Hanes is a flagship brand of
Hanesbrands Inc.
About HanesBrands
HanesBrands, based in Winston
Salem, is a socially responsible leading
marketer of everyday basic innerwear and
active wear apparel in the Americas,
Europe, Australia and Asia/Pacific under
some of the world's strongest apparel
brands, including Hanes, Champion,
Playtex, DIM, Bali, Maidenform, Bonds,
JMS/Just My Size, L'eggs, Wonderbra,
Nur Die/Nur Der, Lovable, Berlei, and
Gear for Sports.
The company sells T-shirts, bras,
panties, shape wear, underwear, socks,
hosiery, and activewear produced in the
company's low-cost global supply chain.
A member of the S&P 500 stock index,
Hanes has approximately 70,000 employ
ees in more than 40 countries and is
ranked No. 448 on the Fortune 500 list of
America's largest companies by sales.
Hanes takes pride in its strong reputa
tion for ethical business practices. The
company is the only apparel producer to
ever be honored by the Great Place to
Work Institute for its workplace practices
in Central America and the Caribbean, and
is ranked No. 167 on the Forbes magazine
list of America's Best Employers.
For seven consecutive years, Hanes
has won the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Energy Star sustained
excellence/partner of the year award - the
only apparel company to earn sustained
excellence honors.
The company ranks No. 172 on
Newsweek magazine's green list of 500
largest U.S. companies for environmental
achievement.
More information about the company
and its corporate social responsibility ini
tiatives, including environmental, social
compliance and community improvement
achievements, may be found at
www.Hanes .com/corporate.
Photo from http://hrpeopIe.nioiisler.com
Hanes produces socks and other apparel.
WSSU Rams fall to No. 2 ranked
Fairmont State, 94-82; game on Dec. 31
SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
FAIRMONT, WV -
The Winston-Salem State
University Rams fell
behind early, and could not
climb all the way back, as
the Rams fell 94-82 to the
No. 2 Fairmont State
Falcons Saturday night at
Joe Retton Arena in
Fairmont, WV.
With the loss, Winston
Salem State falls to 5-5
Falcons ran out to a quick
12-0 lead before the Rams
found their footing on a
jump shot from Jamel
McAllister.
WSSU quickly ran off
six quick points to get back
into the game, and close
the Fairmont State lead to
just four points, at 12-8.
Midway through the
first half, Fairmont State
would go back out in front
by 10 points, but WSSU
13:50 mark, had cut the
lead back to single digits at
59-50.
Fairmont State would
keep the pressure on the
Rams and by midway
through the second half,
increased their lead to 19
points, at 69-50.
WSSU continued to
fight, and never gave in,
and at the 4:49 mark, had
cut the lead to 10 points,
before the Falcons ran off
was led by Nate Long, who
finished with 19 points and
six rebounds. William
Crandell added 18 points
and four rebounds, and
Ameer Jackson added 17
points and seven rebounds.
Carlos Rankins chipped in
nine points, four rebounds,
three assists and two steals.
TJ Wilson and Jamel
McAllister added five
points each, and
McAllister also had three
steals.
Fairmont State had four
players finish in double
figures, with Matt Bingaya
leading the way with 22
points, six rebounds and
three steals. Thomas
Winbush added 14 points
and eight rebounds, while
D'Ondre Stockman
chipped in 13 points and
Troy Cantrell added 11
points.
Jackson
Long
Crandell
overall, while the Falcons
improve to 9-0.
WSSU will take a short
break for the Christmas
holiday, before returning to
action on New Years Eve,
when the Rams travel to
Bowie State.
On Saturday, the home
standing Fairmont State
battled the much bigger #2
ranked Falcons, to keep the
game with striking dis
tance, before Fairmont
would go on a late run to
take 48-32 lead into the
locker room at halftime.
Coming out of the
locker rodm, WSSU turned
up the defense, and by the
five quick points to go
back in front by 15.
Winston-Salem State
would eventually fight
their way back to within
nine points with 45 sec
onds remaining, before
falling to Fairmont State,
94-82.
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