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BY JOHNNY CRAIG
The West Brunswick Trojans advanced
to the final 1G of the state 2-A
high school football playoffs last Friday
in convincing form with a 39-7
romp of visiting White Oak in a firstround
matchup.
SCORING GREETING?West Brunsi
"high five" from teammate Kyle J<
touchdown. Gore caught two scoring p
back Raymond Howard to blow the gai
state playoff win over White Oak. Th
p.m. Friday in a second-round contes
SPORTING SCENE
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With all the Brunswick County
sports attention presently focused on
the high school football playoffs, it's
hard to realize prep basketball
season is just around the corner.
Most Waecamaw 2-A Conference
teams will begin play by the end of
November with perhaps the exception
of West Brunswick and
Whiteville who are still in postseason
football action.
East Bladen will be the host site of
the WC boys and girls basketball
tournament scheduled after the close
of the regular season.
The announcement came at the WC
fall meeting in Whiteville last week
with West Brunswick principal and
league president Dr. David Corley
presiding.
The same tourney format will be
used as last year with all first round
games being played at the site of the
higher seeded team. The semifinal
and final rounds will then be played
at Rfict RloHon
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In other league news, deadline for
football and girls tennis coaches to
submit their all-conference teams
was earlier this week (Monday). The
football all-star teams will not be
released until both West Brunswick
and Wliiteville have completed the
state playoffs.
Also, the conference heard from
Fairmont volleyball coach Beverly
Marks who expressed her disatisfaction
with the selection of the league's
two state playoff berths.
Fairmont, East Bladen and West
Columbus all finished in a three-way
tie for the conference volleyball
championship last month but
because the league has only two state
playoff entries, one of the conference
title-holders had to sit out.
A coin flip was conducted with East
Bladen and West Columbus being'
awarded the two playoff spots.
I Marks certainly has a legitimate
gripe about using the coin flip system
to decide anything in high school
athletics.
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i-nixing uuui2> ii?i5 ciuuui as nuicn
to do with prep athletics as the importance
of local tide tables in
Oaklahoma.
The WC should devise some type of
tie-breaking system to be used under
such rare occasions when head-tohead
competition does not determine
a winner?even if it means having to
schedule an extra game or match to
determine playoff participants.
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With the win the Trojans (10earncd
the right to host a secoi
round contest Friday against Jordai
Matthews of Siler City. Kickoff is si
for 8 p.m.
The Trojans completely dominate
White Oak, third-place finishers i
SI AFr PHOTOS BY JOHNNY CRAIG
,vick tight end Gary Gore (82) gets a
>nes (56) following a second-quarter
asses of 30 and 50 yards from quarterns
open in the second period for a 39-7
e Trojans host Jordan-Matthews at 8
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Trojans, Wolf pack Still
Alive In Playoffs
With the 32-team field of the stat
2-A playoffs cut in half last Friday t
16, two of three Waccamaw Coi
ference entries still remain.
Both West Brunswick an
Whiteville won in convincing fashio
while the league's third-plac
finisher?Fairmont?was ousted b
Wallace-Rose Hill 26-0.
Wins by Whiteville (9-2) an
Wallace-Rose Hill (10-1) will brin
the two together in perhaps the be;
playoff matchup of the week in th
2-A ranks. The two schools featur
the best football tradition in the ea:
and Friday's meeting will certain!
be a showcase of top-flight program
wniieviue nas defeated Wallaci
Rose Hill three times in postseasc
play since 1984 with all thrc
Wolf pack wins coming at home.
The Bulldogs might have the ai
vantage this time around since tt
two meet on Wallace-Rose Hill tur
Regardless of the outcome, the ma
chup is sure to be a playoff classic.
West Brunswick (10-1) should 1
able to top Jordan-Matthews (7J
provided the Trojans perform on
similar level of last week's 39-7 rone
over White Oak.
A win over the Jets on Frida
would give the Trojans the homefiel
advantage against the Wliitevilli
Wallace-Rose Hill winner.
Jordan-Matthews likes to run an
the Trojans like to defend again:
ground-oriented teams. Look for tl
West "fire ant" defense to hav
another banner performance and th
Trojans to advance to the eastei
semifinals.
Waccamaw 2-A
Conference SUiudiugs
end of regular season
Team Conf O'a
West Brunswick 6-1 16
Whiteville 6-1 9
Fairmont 5-2 7
East Bladen 5-2 7
West Columbus 3-4 4
South Bruaswick 2-5 2South
Robeson 1-6 1
North Brunswick 0-7 1
Friday's Games
Jordan-Matthews at Wes
Brunswick; and Whiteville i
Wallace-Rose Hill.
Last Week's Results
West Brunswick 39, White Oak 7
Whiteville 34, East Duplin 22
Wallace-Rose Hill 26, Fairmont 0.
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1) the East Central Conference, with an
id overpowering defense and their best
passing effort of the season.
?t The West "fire ant" defensive unit
limited the Vikings to just 113 yards
;d rushing for the game including 14
in yards in the first half. The Vikings
(6-5) managed 49 passing yards for
162 yards in total offense.
In addition, the Trojans stopped
White Oak on downs three times during
the contest and forced two Viking
turnovers (fumble and pass interception).
While the Trojan defense swarmed
around the Vikings, West quarterback
Raymond Howard threw for his
best name of the vear comnletine six
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of 11 passes for 172 yards and two
touchdowns. Howard threw a pair of
second-quarter touchdown strikes of
30 and 50 yards to tight end Gary
Gore which helped the Trojans to a
commanding 26-0 halftime lead.
| Joining Howard was junior
pj tailback Jeff Bernard who ran for 141
yards on 11 carries. Included in the
yardage was a 64-yard touchdown
run in the opening quarter giving the
Trojans' their first points of the
game.
Following Bernard's score, the
" Trojans unleashed a 19-point second
\ quarter and the game was quickly
over before the half.
"This was really surprising," said
West Brunswick head coach Marshall
Seay of the game's outcome.
"Our coaching staff looked at miles
and miles of fibn in preparation and
felt White Oak would really be a test.
"They really played defensively to
stop the run in the first half which
helped open our passing attack. We
believed all along we could pass
against them but our running backs
proved we could move the ball on the
ground just as well.
"Raymond (Howard) was red hot
lonigni ana naa nis nest chance to
throw this season. He showed he can
really lace the ball when given the
chance," added Seay.
The Trojans appeared ready to
open the game up in the first quarter
after Bernard's score and a White
Oak series that saw the Vikings pushed
back from their own 22-yard line
to the 14.
Following a short 27-yard punt,
West took control at the Viking 31 but
Howard's fumble three plays later
ended the Trojan threat.
West went in front 13-0 early in the
second quarter on a 76-yard drive
that took just three plays to complete.
Howard threw for 74 of the
yards including a 44-yard completion
to Scottie Babson to the Viking 30.
The Trojans scored on the next
play when Howard found Gore open
e over the middle for a 30-yard
o touchdown toss with 9:32 left in the
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1- nail.
Following another deficit Viking
d possession that saw White Oak drive
n for minus-10 yards, West took control
e at its own 44.
y After a six-yard pickup by running
back Greg McNeil, Howard again
d found Gore open down the middle
g with this scoring pass good for 50
st yards. The two-point conversion faile
ed but West had built a 19-0 lead with
e 6:14 left.
3t The scoring wasn't over as the Troy
jans soon regained possession and
5_ mounted their longest drive of the
g. first half. West used all but the last 11
)n seconds of the first half to go 81 yards
!e in 10 plays for the score. Corey
Hankins scored the first of a seasonj?
high two touchdowns on a 10-yard
le carry and Howard added his second
f. extra point to give the Trojans their
t. 26-0 halftime spread.
"It is hard to keep second-half con)e
centration with a 26-0 halftime lead,"
said Seay. "We played hard all night
a but the offense was not as big-play
>P oriented in the second half. We just
chose to play the percentages and eat
?y up the clock. This was a lesson learn'd
ed from the East Bladen game (the
2- Trojans only loss, 27-26 in the fourth
week of the season)."
'd The White Oak defense turned in
st the only Vikings points of the game
ie midway in the third quarter taking
re advantage of two Trojan fumbles,
ic Following their opening secondn
half possession, White Oak was again
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TROJANS ROMP?West B runs wit
McNeil (46) runs behind the blockin
King (22) during last week's 39-7 ro
forced to punt from the Trojan 40
yard-line. Troy Helton's kick rolled
to the West three yard-line giving the
Trojans their worst field position of
the game.
McNeil fumbled on the first play as
the ball popped straight up in the
arms of Viking linebacker Eric
Oglesby who waltzed into the end
zone.
I^aCarlos Adams kicked the extra
point to bring White Oak within 26-7
with 6:49 to play in the quarter.
At the conclusion of White Oak's
next possession, the Vikings elected
to fake a fourth-down punt at their
own 28 yard-line. The Trojan defense
was ready and stopped Helton two
yards short of a first down after a
short five-yard pickup.
The Trojans used the excellent
field position to score its first points
of the second half with an eight-play
drive capped by Hankins' three-yard
touchdown run. West stayed on the
ground for the entire possession with
the exception of a 15-yard pass completion
from Howard to Tony
Graham on third down to keep the
drive alive.
Howard added his third extra point
to give West a 33-7 advantage with
8:59 to play in the game.
Graham helped spark the Trojans
to their final touchdown on the next
play with his second pass interception
in as many games near midfield.
Four plays later and following a
19-yard pass to Graham from
Howard, Alex King scored on a
12-yard run up the middle with 8:15
left for the final scoring margin.
Trojan linebacker Bossy Clemmons
stopped a near Viking score
minutes later when White Oak drove
to the West one yard-line. However,
tailback Tracy Boone fumbled on
first down and Clemmons recovered
to end the drive and the final White
Oak scoring threat.
"We were pleased to have the fans
support behind us tonight," added
Seay. "It is really great to have them
behind us. The players truly respond
to such support."
King joined Bernard as top rushers
for the Trojans picking up 58 yards
and a touchdown on nine carries.
McNeil also ran for 33 yards on five
carries while Chris Morgan carried
five times for 30 yards.
Gore caught three passes for 94
yards and two touchdowns while
Graham made two receptions for 34
yards.
Boone led White Oak with 76 yards
on 13 carries while Mike Whitney ran
for 26 yards on eight carries.
Viking quarterback James Howard
was limited to five-for-10 passing for
49 yards and one interception.
Reggie Slade caught two passes for
Thank You
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1988 Election
William S. "Bill" Kirby
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tailback Greg the opening roi
ig of fullback Alex McNeil ran for
ut of White Oak in ricd for 58 yard;
23 yards while Glasgow also mad
two receptions for 22 yards.
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The 32-point Trojan win was th
second-largest winning margin in th
opening round of the state 2-j
playoffs. Only Smokey Mountain'
41-0 romp over East Surry was by i
wider margin.
THE YARDSTICK
White Oak West Brunswicl
10 First Downs 1
36?113 Rushing?Yards 39?27
49 Passing Yardage 17
10?5 Passes Att?Comp 11?<
1 Passes Int By i
5?28 Punts (No?Ave) 3?2
2?1 Fumbles?Lost 2?
2?6 Penalties?Yards 8?6
Score By Quarters
White Oak 0 0 7 0?
West Brunswick 7 19 0 13?3
Scoring Summary
(WB) Bernard, 64-yard ru:
(Howard kick);
(WB) Gore, 30-yard pass fron
Howard (kick failed);
(WB) Gore, 50-yard pass fron
Howard (pass failed);
(WB) Hankins, 10-yard rui
(Howard kick);
(WO) Oglesby, 3-yard fumbli
recovery (Adams kick);
(WB) Hankins, 3-yard rui
(Howard kick);
(WB) King, 12-yard run (run fail
ed).
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33 yards in the contest while King cars
and a touchdown.
e Inidividual Statistics
Rushing?White Oak: Whitney
8-2G, Slade 5-9, Boone 13-7G, Howard
7-2, Glasgow 2-minus 5, Helton 1-5.
West Brunswick: Bernard 11-141,
^ Morgan 5-30, Hankins 3-11, King 9-58,
Howard 3-minus 6, McNeil 5-33,
B.Clemmons 2-9.
Passing?White Oak: 5-10-1-49.
West Brunswick: Howard
. 6-11-0-172.
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8 Glasgow 2-22, Rosendary 1-4.
2 West Brunswick: Babson 1-44,
g Gore 3-94, Graham 2-34.
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Bowling Tourney
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