■ By Jataet Cathbartaon 1
James
The fact that Bobby Moore is the most highly touted
junior on any basketball team in the city is no accident.
The 6’0”, 155-pound junior point guard at North Meck
lenburg High School has been around the basketball acme
for years.
His father has been a coach at Johnson C. Smith
University for eight years and has experienced a con
siderable amount of basketball success, having won a
State 4A championship at Atkins High School in Winston
Salem and having won the Southern Division of the CIAA
in 1981 and 1982. -
The Asheville native has a career record of 203 wins and
127 losses.
A math teacher at Johnson C. Smith, coach Moore does
everything scientifically and this is the approach be used
to teach his young son the fundamentals of basketball.
When you consider that Bobby’s grandfather, Clarence
Moore, is an inductee of the Western North Carolina
Athletic Hall of Fame, you could consider the young junior
a legacy. '
“My primary responsibility as point guard is to get the
ball to Kenny Wylie and Letura Stitt, our primary
scorers," said the affable young man. “No one can stop us
when they get rolling. Then if they are not open, Todd and
myself have the option of shooting the outside jumpers.’’
Yoting Moore is shooting 55 percent from the field. He
. was eight of nine in an 85-50 rout of East Mecklen
burg and five of six in an 84-60 win over East Rutherford
That’s 88 and 86 percent shooting. That’s red hot.
^•Asrther of Bobby’s strengths is his assists record. He
had eight against East Mecklenburg and is averaging six
,wt exciting game was a game in which he hit SO
points miring his ninth grade year at Alexander Junior
High School.
He believes his biggest competition will be the West
Charlotte Lions as the Vikings gear for another run at the'
Tri-County championship.
“We havepiayed three of the top 16 teams in the
Observer’s Sweet Sixteen,” he said. “That will make us
tougher down the stretch.”
Look put for good things from Bobby Moore of North
Mecklenburg High School. >
Currently, he is averaging about 14 points per game for a
team that is red hot. '
__ SOUTHWESTERN 4A
METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS
1. West Charlotte - The Lions are roaring. The Tri
County jungle won’t sleep tonight.
2. North Mecklenburg - The Vikings are ready to sail
the Tri-County mi.; Look for an invasion at ^West
Charlotte’s port on February ll. v ?
3. South Mecklenburg - The Sabres are alive and kicking.
They have grown up. _____
4. West Mecklenburg - The Indians are in the middle of a
new day with coach John Day.
5. Myers Park - The Mustangs are ready to gallop to the
Southwestern 4A finish line.
6. Independence - ‘‘O say can you see by the dawn’s early
light, some Patriots were violently screaming about the
team that was out of sight.”
7. Harding - Double trouble with Houston and Houston
for Ram opponents.
8. Hunter Huss - The Huskies are defending state
champs. There is still a considerable amount of talent
present.
9. Ashbrook - The Green Wave are still trying to get
rolling.
10. Garinger - The Wildcats are rebuilding In grand
style.
11. Olympic - Patrick Floyd is outstanding. So is Ronald
Hargett.
12. East Mecklenburg - The Eagles are struggling but
Maurice Flowers is a great plhyer. ' '
13. East Gaston - Welcome to 4A ranks, Warriors. Coach
Jim Turpin was a star at UNCC with a vicious outside
jump shot.
14. Crest - The; Warriors are having a hard time.
15. Providence Day - The Chargers are the best In the
private school ranks.
10. Latin - The Hawks are trying to challenge Provi
dence Day.
17. Country Day - The Bucs were outstanding in football,
but basketball is a different story.
18. Catholic - The Cougars are rebuilding.
THE MYERS PARK CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT
_A good bet for the holiday fun is the famous Myers Park
ChHstmas Tournament. Begun about seven years ago, the
tourney has so much fun and excitement. Normally, the
Charlotte schools fight for the city championship, but with
the break up of the Southwestern 4A, It becomes a more
regional championship.
Teams entered include Harding, Ashbrook, Hunter
Huss, Olympic, West Mecklenburg, Lancaster, Gaffney,
and Myers Park. Look for some serious action December
26-28.
GAMEOF THE WEEK r
Harding at West Charlotte, Thursday, December 11
The Rams have Anthony Houston and Anthony Houston
and Kenny Stevenson.
The Lions have Maurice Caldwell, Kevin Reid, Lance
Jones, Jules Springs and company.
Ix>ok for a knockdown dragout. Harding is capable of an
upset. On the other hand, the Lions look like state
championship material. -
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By James Cuthbeftson
Post Sport* Writer •
When Johnson C. Smith University
guard Vincent Blown got Us hands '
on the ball recently at the Hamp
ton basketball arena where the Bulls
were battling. Hampton down to the
wire, the crowd gasped. '■
After hitting three straight throe
point fleid goals, he seemed to be—
unstoppable.
Then four
Now five.
Finally six.
That’s right. Brown hit six of six
three-point field goals for a per
centage of 1.000 tp lead the CIAA in
the first week of statistics.
An exciting player to watch, he
exhibits team leadership and bps
maintained a 21.2 scaring average, a
4.0 assist average, a 2.8 re
bounds per game average, a 1.4
steals per game average and in the
process has only committed 10 per
sonal fouls and has not be dis
qualified in any game.
His field goal shooting percen
tage is 51.6 percent. He is shooting
85.7 percent from' the line.
He has connected on 47 of 91
field goals and six of seven free
throws.
Vincent Brown
.JCSU team leader
In reference to the three field
goals, he said: "Yes, I think it is a
good rule. It enables a team to come
back when they are down by a lot of
points. It also keeps teams from
stalling the ball."
? At Hampton, Bream brought the
Bulls back after an early 18 point
deficit. In tbe last few second*, they
had the teed, but Hampton scored
with 10 seconds left to tie it up.
“That was an intereating road
trip,” said Brown. “We were not
WOell prepared at Elizabeth City, but
at Hampton we were wen prepared
and we passed the ball around ,
more. That will be the secret at our
season. We plan to pass the bell
around more and to look for the open
shots. We have 46 seconds In which
to shoot it/That is a long time.”
Brown is a transfer student from
Gardner-Webb1 who said be Ufci
Smith because It is family-oriented.
He believes that the team will
come together as the season pro
gresses.
“We have the talent,” he said.
“We just needto get used to playing
together."
BrowaT has been in some good
company during his basketball
career.
At East Forsyth In Winston
Salem, be was good enough to be
named to the East-West All-Star
game where he played with Kansas
star Danny Manning, North
Bill Davis Resigns SCSC Position
Orangeburg - Bill Davis resigned
last week the head football coach
ing position at South Carolina State
College, according to Bulldog ath
letic director. Dr. Willis C. Ham.
"Coach Bill Davis and I met on
Friday morning to discuss die state
of the football program here at South
Carolina State College,” Ham said.
"After our meeting, coach Davis
tendered his resignation.
"Coach Davis will continue to be
paid through the period of. his
contract which expires June 30,
1906," continued Ham and will also
receive all fringe benefits under the
terms of the contract.”
Ham said that Davis’ resignation
comes in the wake of his (Ham’s)
recommendation to the athletic
committee that a change be made in
the head football coaching position
at the college.
"After an evaluation of the foot
ball program here in late October,”
Ham added, “I made a recommen
- dation to the athletic committee tint
Mitchell Chatman
Army Private* 1st Class Mitchell
R. Chatman, sonof Command Sot.
Maj. William G and Shirley R.
Chatman of 4635 Cinderella Road,
Charlotte, has. completed basic
training at Fort Jackson, S.C.
During the traWa^Wtttts re
ceived instruction in drilFand ce
remonies, weapons, map reading,
tactics, military courtesy, military
justice, first aid, and Army history
and traditions.
He is a 1685 graduate of Myers
Park High School, Charlotte*.
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WHERE THEY PLAY
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER l» ' 1
Garinger at Myers Park
Crest at Ashbrook
East at South
Hunter Huss at Independence
North at Olympic
Bast Gaston at West
Harding at West Charlotte
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 21
Hunter Huss at North Gaston
THURS., FRI. A SAT.
DECEMBER 26-26
Myers Park Christmas Tournament
Harding. Ashbrook, Hunter Huso,
Olympic. West, Lancaster, Gaff
ney. Myers Park
Rockingham Tournament
(Garinger) »
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(Independence. North Mecklen
burg*___
immediately for a successor to
Davis. He added that no one had
been contacted about the vacancy at
this point.
Ham did not address newspaper
and media reports that an NCAA
investigation was being conducted
into the football program at the
college ,
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CPCC Instructors
The work of 10 instructors in the
Fine Arts Department at Central
Piedmont Community College will
be on display at The Gallery of the
Arts Council of Wilson during De
cember.
A variety of media, including
wood carving; pottery and painting,
are included in the exhibit, which
runs through December 27.
The artiste are Dempsey Calhoun,
Christine Campbell, Pauline Dove,
Stan Floats, Evie Change Hender
son, Barbara Easier, John Rodgers,
Elizabeth Rosa, Gilda Morins
Syverson, and Judith Van Noate.
The Gallery, located at 206 (fray
Street In Wilson, will be open from 9
a.m. to s p.m. Monday through
Friday, from 1-4 pan. Sundays, and
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturdays.