Olympic center Elliot Dunlap is finally rounding into
form. He showed great skills inside in the Trojan 66-63 loss
at North Mecklenburg.
With his outstanding play, the team rebounded from a
41-25 halftime deficit.
At 6-5 and 200 pounds, Dunlap is still growing and could
be a dominant force in the Southwestern 4A conference
during tournament time.
He scored 15 points and 9 rebounds in the game.
Carol Raley and John White are two West Mecklenburg
Indians who are on the warpath.
White is 6’5” and weights 190. Only a junior, he is
averaging 12.1 points per game while shooting 100 of 203 for
49.3 percent from the field and 30 of 50 for 60 percent from
the line.
He has pulled down an average of 10 rebounds per game.
Raley is a 6’3”, 230 pound center who is playing high
school basketball for the first time.
The senior is averaging 10 rebounds per game and 14.6
points.
He has hit 114 of 229 from the field for 49 percent and 49 of
101 from the line for 48.5 percent.
He is reportedly interested in Livingstone College or
North Carolina Central.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A Rankings
1. West Charlotte, 2. Myers Park, 3. North Mecklenburg, 4.
Harding, 5. Independence, 6. Olympic, 7. Garinger, 8.
East, 9. South, 10. West
Southwestern 4A Girls:
1. North Mecklenburg, 2. East Mecklenburg, 3. Olympic, 4.
South Mecklenburg, 5. Harding, 6. West Mecklenburg, 7.
^dependence, 8. Myers; Park, «. West Charlotte, 10.
Christia 2 Country Day’3- proviclence Day. 4. Catholic, 5.
Private Schools (Girls):
l. Latin, 2. CatboHe, 3. Country Day, 4. Providence Dav. 5.
I
0MU White. Outstanding players are
ad Dale Rainey.
KJNTY DEFENSIVE TEAM:
i, South; Kevin Reid, West Charlotte;
* Parte; Letura Stitt, North Mecklen
fer, South Mecklenburg; J.D. Cauthen,
'Simonds, Olympic; Antonio Howard,
Williams, North Mecklenburg; Dee
OUNTY ACADEMIC TEAM
Olympic, Dee Pritchett, Myers Park;
South Mecklenburg; Lonnie Tucker,
’
Reggie Clark, a standout on Providence Day’s football
r £*me. was against Latin early in the season when he scored
31 points. ja
He is looking forward to the CISAA tournament.
The Southwestern 4A Girls tournament will begin on
Monday February 25 at the sites of the number one and the
number two team. Two games will be played at each site
with4vs.5,1 vs.8,3vs.6and2vs.7. Numbers-*,5,1 twill
be at the home floor of the number one seated team.
JVumbers 3,6,2, and 7 will be at the site of the number two
seeded team.
The winners will advance to UNCC on Friday March 1 to
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The number one seeded team will host the number 8 with
5 at 4, 7 at 2 and 6 at 3.
The winners of the Hi,« games will play Friday March
1 at 9 p.m. at UNCC.
The winners of the 2-7, M game, win play at 5 p.m. on
March 1st.
, <*f*CMwUI be at 7 Rm. at
UNCC on March 2nd.
The boys will play at 8:30 for Use championship on March
2nd.
Ik-JldP TOURNAMENTWWNEII*: • ;
going out on a limb but here are my predictions for
wSSSTSliuto NORTH MECK -
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TO NT WINNER (BOYS): NORTH MECK
LENBURG
DARKHORSE (BOYS): OLYMPIC
DARKHORSE (GIRL): OLYMPIC
The tournament will cost $2 for adults and students. A
sellout is expected
The winners advance to state competition the following
week.
James T—leer Believes Harding
Wfl Be Ready At Tourney lime
By James Cathbertssa
Feat 8perts Writer
Harding High has had its ups and
downs this season, but one thing
for sure, the talent is still there.
This week’s Charlotte Poet "Bas
ketball Player of the Week,’’ James
Lonnie Tucker, believes the Rams
are ready to get up for the tourna
ment.
"We’ll be up for the tournament,’’
he said. "We will have to begin to
JeU, to play harder and to key our
defenses to stop the other team.’’
**We played great defense at
North,” he added, "in stopping the
SCSC Bulldogs
Open Spring Drills
, Orangeburg - South .Catalina
State, which slipped to 44-1 last
season after 10 straight winning
campaigns, will begin preparations
for the 1985 football season Monday
when the Bulldogs open spring
drills. The workouts will be held
daily at 4:15 p.m.
Coach Bill Davis, who suffered his
first losing season as a head coach,
said the staff and players were
anxious to get started. “We are
ready to go,” Davis Said. "There are
several areas where we need to
patch some holes.”
Davis said the team’s biggest loss
was in the secondary where All
Conference defensive back Larry
Nesmith will not return. He added
that the staff would also be concen
trating on strengthening the Bulldog
defensive and offensive lines.
The State drills will culminate
with the Bulldogs’ annual Garnet
and Blue game March 14 at Bulldog
Stadium.
Free Help With Tax
Return Available
For The Elderly
Greensboro - North Carolina tax
payers 60 years of age or older can
have their Federal and state income
tax returns prepared free of charge,
the Internal Revenue Service says.
Through a program called Tax
Counseling for the Elderly (TCE),
sponsored by the Internal Revenue
Service, specially trained persons
EZ, 1040A!>a^t8tepleEi^hra
with such schedules as/Afc B, R &
RP, and 1040-ES estimated tax
Assistance sites are set op in
communities throughout the state.
Individuals who need help should
bring their IMS' tax package they
received in the mall, their wage and
earnings statements (W-2s); state
ments for recipients of periodic
annuities, pensions retirement pay
or IRA payments; interest on divi
dends statements; and other rele
vant information on income and
expenses. Recipients of Social
Security benefits in 1964 should also
bring in the 1066 form received from
the Social Security Administration
as benefits could be partially tax
able for 1964, the IRS said.
Taxpayer should cafl tbs IRS
.toll-free number 1-600-424-1040 for
information concerning the TCE sit
nearest them. \ -
Black Heritage
Month Celebration
Continues
During the month of February
Friendship Missionary Baptist
Church will sponsor the Afro
American Family Historical
Strengths for the New Century. Rey.
Clifford James, boat pastor.
Events will occur at the church
located at 1301 Beatties Ford Rd
This evening Thursday at 5:30 p.m..
a Self Awareness and Black Stnwgle
(tutorial and Bible Study will be
conducted at the church
On Friday 23 at 7:30 p.m. Cfcrole!
Rieka will speak on "Strerythening
toe Black Family for the New,
Century’’ during a health fair and
flatwday. February 23, at 2 p.m.1
the tonic continues aa Jamea
Joins Mrs. Ricks duriig the seminar.
On Sunday at 4 p.m. Dr. C. Eric
Uncola will be the guest speaker
with the topic “The Role of the Black
Church for the New Century.”
Various programs will be held the
final woek of . February aa well,
wding with worthopa on Thursday,
February », at 5:30 p m entitled
Education for the Now Century."
Bertha Maxwell Is chairperson of
the committee of the Arfo
American Family Historical
Strength for the New Century The
public to cordially invited to each
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Vikings earlier in the season in an
upset.” r
“To win the North game, we
played a tough man-to-man defense
and really worked hard together as a
team,” he added. “We have a lot of
talent and we can win if we put our
minds to it.”
Davidson, Brown, Princeton, San
Jose State and Vlllanova area few of
the universities who are seeking the
services of this 6-4 *3 pounder.
He played sparingly last year
because he broke! his nose, but
during his sophombre year people
realized that he wbuld be a good
prospect. He averaged 16 points per
game for a team that finished fourth
in the city.
“My strengths are my outside and
my defensive rebouncBng,” he said.
He hit 18 as Harding beat the
Wildcats by 68-66 count at Garinger.
To win the Southwestern 4A,
Tucker believes the Rams will have
to play with a high intensity.
“We can do it if we work
together,” he said. “We could go
back to the state tournament.”
Tucker is averaging 13.4 points
and eight rebounds per game.
He has been over the 30 point mark
three times scoring 21 in an 8460 win
over Gaffney, 28 in an66-63 win over
Gaffney and 26 in a 66-65 win over
South Mecklenburg.
He is tough. •
In his spare time be participates in
Kappa Alpha Psi Fratemtiy’s Beau
tillion MUitaire.
James Lonnie Tucker
.“Player of the Week”
Breaking The Inactivity Habii_
w
program into a dead erxk Recognize
these hurdles and detours for what
they are. Inactivity happens to be
one bad habit that you can get rid of,
not by avoiding a particular action,
but by taking one - positive lifestyle
behavior change.
Each time you are physically
active, you put a little more distance
between yourself and inactivity.
The inactivity habit becomes a part
of the past. Regular w*H«* and
activity take over and became the
“new” habit
Being active becomes as natural
and as easv as brushing your teeth
• / .. » V. •
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or washing your hair. And the
numerous benefits of regular exer
cise are yours to enjoy.
Some suggestions for achieving
your more active and enjoyable
lifestyle include regular brisk walks,
taking the stairs instead of the
elevator, swimming, bicycling,
jogging, and vigorous calisthenics.
NOTE: (Persons over 40 years old
or those who have reasons to suspect
underlying illness should consult a
physician before beginning an 'exer
cise program. At any time symp
toms arise during or after exercise,
a physician staUM be consulted.)
*ERE THEY PLAY
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Friday.lTefcru.ry22
J East at South '
Myers Park at Garinger
•independence at Hirdtng
West at North i. v , .
Olympic at West Charlotte
Monday, FebraaryS
First round of district
tournament (girls) y
t\ ? i- i '
Tuesday. February M
First round of district
tournament (boys) , '
What Are Your Suggestions
For Community Development Funds
The City of Charlotte wi receive a
Community Development Block Grant of
$4,064,000 July 1 of this year for the
Community Development Program, in
addition all applicable program income
generated by the Community Develop
ment Program win be expended. The
Community Development Block QrarA is a
major source of money made available by
the federal government to assist local
communities m achieving the primary
objectives of developing and maintaining
decent housing and expanding economic
opportunities, principally and primarily to
benefit persons of low and moderate
income.
Community Development funds may be
used for the following types of activities m
those Instances where other program
requirements are met:
• Acquisition of property for rehabilita
tion, preservations, clearance, or other
pubNc purpose.
• Public improvements/facilities in
cluding perks and playgrounds; street
improvements,. Including curbs and
gutters and sidewalks
• Rehabilitation of buildings and im
provements including assistance to
privately owned residential and non
residential properties; public or private
Sntity owned or acquired properties for
use or resale In the provision of hous
ing; public housing modernization.
• Economic development Including the
*/ acquisition of property, for economic
development; assistance to neigh- /
borhood based non-profit organiza
tions, local development corporations,
and small business investment com
panies under certain circumstances to
carry out neighborhood revitalization
and economic development activities.
• Public .services including those con
cerned, with health, education aid
employment
The above are examples of eligible ac
tivities and do not constitute a complete
list of all the criterta for qualification as
eligible under the Community Develop
ment Program. y
Citizens are encouraged to submit pro
posals on community development and
housing needs for the City. These may be
presented In March at a formal public
hearing or mated to Mr J W Walton,
Director, Community Development
Department, 301 South McDowell
Street, Suite 510. Cameron-Brown
Building, Charlotte, North Carolina
26204, *
If additional information is needed
please contact;
Ms Hattie B. Ardrey
Community Development Department
301 South McDowell Street, Suite 510
Charlotte, North Carolina 28204 ' !
Phone: (704) 336-2018