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Prep ( Chatter With i | ■ James Cuthbertson V: ■»-1 "Last year, We knew we had a veteran defensive unit coming back,” said West Char lotte head coach Rudy Abrams recently. "We were concerned about the offense. This year, we don’t have many people coming back on defense and we are still concerned about the offense.” The Lion defense gave up 4.6 points per game last year en route to a 12-2 record and the state finals. “We hope to be competitive,” Abrams added. “The league is always tough.” Tough is good enough for lack of a better word. The league pulled several hairs off the Lions’ head before recognizing them as champions last vpflr As a matter of fact, West Charlotte had bet ter competition at home than they did until the state finals at Richmond County. Witness, scores of 7-0 against Gastonia Ashbrook, 20-0 against Morganton Freedom and 14-7 against Winston-Salem Rey nolds. weu Kudy says no- ~«*ay mcviure body ever ranks his We8t Charlotte Quarterback team first. Surprise, this week The Charlotte Post rates the Lions number one in its pre-season poll. But remember the old adage, Lions, it is harder to stay number one than it is to get the spot. And the conference is ever hungry this year. North Mecklenburg star running back Chris Cook who has gained over 1,000 yards each of his varsity seasons is back. “We are coming along pretty well so far,” Cook said. “Yes, we are looking okay.” Cook, hampered by a groin muscle last spring is back in top form as witnessed by an 80-yard practice run last week against the defenses that should be the toughest in the league. “Chris broke loose and we had to clamp down on the offense,” said vaulted linebacker Jimmy McCoy. “We are going to be a mean Crunch Bunch this year.” Cook has the right idea for the beginning of his senior season. “We know we have a big game coming up on September 14 with West Charlotte, but we are not necessarily aiming for them,” he said. “We want to beat everybody.” This is a big week for most of the teams as the interconference scrimmages begin. On August 17 Garinger kicked the season off with a scrimmage in South Carolina against Gaffney High. On Wednesday, August 22, Olympic scrim maged Country Day at 8 p.m. on the Rebels’ field. Tonight, Independence will travel to Kannapo lis to play A.L. Brown. Tomorrow West Charlotte is at Charlotte Catholic, Myers Park is at Belmont, South Rowan at West Mecklenburg, Statesville at South (Myers Park Stadium) and Harding at Hunter Huss. East will scrimmage Shelby on August 28 at 8 p.m. in Shelby. rNurm ana concora nave not finalized dates for their scrimmage. South Mecklenburg running back Larry Hart has set a big goal for himself in the 1979 campaign. “I want to break the 1,000-yard mark,” he said. “Last year, I gained 502 yards by averaging 6.1 yards per carry. That was the best mark on the team.” Hart is excited about his Sabres’ chances saying that they will be smaller but quicker this year. “We only have one person over 200 this year,” he said. “The backfield will include either Tim Queen or Tuggy Lambros at quarterback. We have Steve Griffin, a running back from Carmel, who runs the 100 in 9.7 seconds.” Curtis Spann of Myers Park is excited about his team’s chances. On offense Spann will play split end. On defense he will play half back. “We are looking fairly good,’’ said Spann. “On defense we have Rick Hoey, Renault Springs and Rick Barrett. On offense, we will have Bryant Foust, Raeford and Mitchell Smith in the backfield.” On the private school front, Charlotte Catho lic’s Ralph Alexander is looking forward to going to the state again. Alexander is a fullback. Ralph carried the ball 142 times for 784 yards or an average of 6.5 yards per carry last year. One reason Harding running back Reggie Cook was an Exclusive Eleven Pick last week was his accomplishments last year. Cook holds the mark for the longest touchdown run from scrimmage last year with a 74 yarder against state semifinalist Charlotte Catholic. He returned the longest kickoff, 95 yards against Independence for another touchdown. He also got the most kickoff return yardage in a season, with 302 yards JCSU Football Morning Comes Mighty Early For 115 Candidates Morning comes mighty early for 115 candidates at tempting to fill the 60 slots on the Johnson C. Smith football team. The first practice of the day begins at 6 a m. on the campus field. “It’s not so bad when you consider the heat in the after noon, but it’s tough to crawl out of bed at 5:30 in the morning before the sun even bothers to get up,” assessed one veteran. After an hour workout, the players break for morning meal then return for a two hour session that begins at 9:30 a.m. The most grueling work of the day comes at this point. Lunch and an afternoon nap is welcome relief before the desert patrol reports in for the 3:30 p.m. workout. “We only go with helmets and cleats in the afternoon," explained assistant coach Red Jackson. “We don’t want to frv anvone. iust teach teehni ques and individual responsi bilities.” The afternoon ses sion is kept brief to avoid heat related injuries. Back to the chow line for dinner at 5 p.m., but little time to rest before the 6:30 team meeting. Spe cialty teams work out in the evening on the field while the players rotate through the weight training stations. Each player must lift a set mini mum weight in several cate gories (weight levels are de termined by player's size and position) in order to qualify for a tryout with the team. “Anyone who hasn’t been running and lifting in the summer will stick out like a sore thumb,” promised line backer Don Quarles. Freshman candidates have been undergoing a week long series of tests and orientation programs that have forced them to miss the first two sessions of the day. “This causes a serious delay in our schedule since we will be counting on several freshmen early in the season,” noted head coach Wylie Harris. “We hope to work out a compro mise to avoid this in the future, butwe’U play the hand dealt us and do our job.” Harris seemed pleased so far with the early operation and the freshmen group who reported in. “We’ve lost one player temporarily due to family circumstances,” he reports Glamorous Football Slate Durham--The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s football pre-season is one of hungry anticipation for competition as Fall practice began last Mon day, August 13, for N.C. A&T, S.C. State, Morgan, and Uni versity of Maryland-Eastern Shore, with Howard following last Tuesday. Delaware State and N.C. Central began August 20. Regular season will get underway for A&T, S.C. State, Morgan, and UMES on Sep tember 1; with Delaware St., Howard, and NCCU starting on September 8. Besides tne always tough in ter-conference battles, there are some glamorous teams on the MEAC schedule for 1979. Howard entertains defending Division I-AA National Cham pion Florida A&M (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Con ference) September 29, and ' Southern University (South western Athletic Conference) September 29, and Southern University (Southwestern Athletic Conference) Novem ber 3; another SIAC school, Bethune-Cookman, has a Sep tember 22 date with A&T i I WE'LL PAY YOU , We Pay Cash For Any Gold ( Or Silver Articles In Any ' Condition. 1 i . Diamond Rings 1 i . Class Rings . Estate Jewelry ( . Hirthstone Rings . Sterling Silver 1 1 11 . .and Holloware 1 > , . Dental Gold i , ( 1 . Watches I ( 1 . Gold Coins . 1964 and Before U.S. 1 ' | • Musical Instruments ' 1 i i Charlotte’s Oldest 1 1 i ( Pawn Shop i i i Doing Business For 53 Yearsi , ' Reliable Loan Company 1 1 i 201 E Trade Street 375-6374 1 i , Business Hours 9-5 :30 1 i I 6^)ays A Week ' , m LINEBACKER DON QUARLES ...Golden Bull standout . I vAptauicu, uui wc re nxmmg forward to having him join us in the future. The people who've reported are physical ly prepared.” All day practices will end this week and the final 60 roster will be determined. The countdown to the September 8 opener against Lenoir-Rhyne has begun. “We’ve got a tre mendous amount of work ahead,” cited Harris. “We’re hungry to do the job.” Although practice sessions are closed to the public this year, there will be two oppor tunnies u> come out to meet the Bulls and watch a scrim mage. On Saturday, Septem ber 25 the Golden Bulls will hold a controlled scrimmage at Gastonia Ashbrook High School field from 3 to4:30 p.m. On Wednesday, September 29, the Bulls will scrimmage at Hawthorne Junior High School at 1400 Pegram Street in North Charlotte from 4 to 6 p.m. The Bulls open the 1979 campaign on Saturday, Sep tember 8 against Lenoir Rhyne in Hickory. Mark Polk Wins Greater Griertown Open Championship , Mark Polk, a white golfer from Monroe, N.C., came from behind here Sunday to win the Par Busters' Greater Griertown Open Golf Tourna ment. The other winners in the popular event, which attract ed 89 golfers, were Joe Carter, first flight; Allen Thompson, second flight; Willie Thomp son, third flight; Thurman Adams, fourth flight, and John Shadd, who won the senior flight. The winners of each flight won certificates and trophies. The Par Busters also awarded certificates and trophies to the first four winners in each flight, in addition to giving valuable certificates to James Polk and Eugene Barnes for hitting closest to the hole on No. 9. Polk placed his tee shot four feet from the pin on Sa turday and Barnes was even better on Sunday, hitting only three feet from the hole. Polk, who trailed his buddy Ray Crowder by three strokes •uer piay ai L-rysiai springs Golf Course Saturday, shot a 70 Sunday to capture the coveted honor by one stroke over Crowder, who finished the 36-hole tournament with 144. He was four over par. Polk finished at 143. Crowder, also from Monroe, picked up valuable ground early Sunday when he birdied the first hole and parred the second while Polk was getting a par on No. 1 and a bogie on the second. Crowder, how ever, found trouble on No. 3 and finally wound up with a double bogie 6. In the mean time, Polk was getting a birdie to cut three strokes off the lead. Polk took the lead for good when he birdied No. 7 and Crowder was getting a double bogie 7. Robert •'Git” Brown, a heavy favorite, was in close contention until he reached ne treacherous 16 hole. Brown shot 72 on Saturday and was one under par when he came to 16 where he fell by the wayside with a horrendous 9. Mack Gill, who fired 70 in the First round, also dropped out of contention with a 79 Sunday, is did mayoral candidate Eddie Knox, who followed a 72 on Saturday with a 78 Sunday. Carter, who plays out t Baltimore, Maryland, also had to come from behind the pack. He paired his 73 in the final round with a 78 in the first for a 151, three strokes better than Willie Pruitt and Billy Brannon, who each finished at 154. Pruitt won the playoff for second place. Allen Thompson was ex tended to an extra hole before defeating Carnell Manns of Columbus, Ohio and Melvin Jackson, of Fayetteville State University. 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