West Brunswick Holds Off Wolfpack
In League Opener 74-69
BY JOHNNY CRAIG
Ricky Daniels scored 38 points,
including the last 10 Trojans'
points, to lift West Brunswick over
visiting Whiteville 74-69 last Friday
in the Waccamaw 2-A Conference
basketball opener for both teams.
The Trojans led nearly the entire
contest until tht midway point of
the final quarter when Whiteville
twice opened a five-point lead, the
last being ai 64-59 with 4:37 to
play.
The Wolfpack led by four, 66-62,
with 3:04 left when Daniels emerged
to lead the Trojans to victory.
A 10-0 Trojan spurt, including
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eight points by Daniels, provided
the spark that put West ahead for
good, 72-66, with 1:16 remaining.
"Ricky was the difference," said
West Brunswick coach Billy Mims.
" He took charge in the final min
utes and hit some key free throws."
Daniels connected on 18 of 19
free throws for the game while go
ing 10-for-l 1 in the final quarter.
"1 believe NVhitevillc played as
well as they could. David Hall (sev
en points) played very good ior
Whitcville off the bcnch. I had
scouted them earlier this season and
he hardly played. Tonight he really
contributed," said Mims.
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SHOT REJECTED ? VVesf Brunswick's I.onnie Mitchell (40)
blocks a Derrick Randall shot during the Trojans' 74-69 win over
Whiteville last Friday in the teams' Waccamaw 2 -A Conference
opener. The Trojans improved to 9-1 overall with the win after
West rallied from a five-point deficit in the final three minutes.
The Trojans host South Robeson on Friday in next action.
SPORTING SCENE
Road To Conference Title
To Go Through Brunswick
BY JOHNNY CRAIG
The road to the Waccamaw 2-A Conference basketball championship
appears headed for a second straight run through Brunswick County if the
results of last Friday's league openers are any indication to local cage for
tunes this winter.
Both West and South Brunswick boys made loud statements last
Friday with a pair of impressive wins over Whiteville and East Bladen, re
spectively.
The Trojans, who finished with a share of the WC title a year ago,
edged an improved Whiteville team 74-69 on the 38-point effort of 6-foot
6 senior Ricky Daniels.
The Wolfpack slipped last season, winning only 14 games, but was
earlier predicted by many to be headed for another 20- win campaign and a
run on the WC title this year.
East Bladen, the team that the Trojans shared the Waccamaw crown
with last year, returns enough veterans this season along with a number of
versatile athletes to again challenge for league honors.
South Brunswick cruised to a 79-63 romp over East Bladen as junior
Preston McGriff scored a team-leading 24 points.
The Trojans, still remembering their first share of a conference cham
pionship in five years, and Cougars, fresh off their best season in the histo
ry of the school, will have lots to say about who claims the current
Waccamaw cage crown.
And looking ahead, the two teams meet for the first lime on Friday,
Jan. 25, at South Brunswick.
The pair square off again on Friday, Feb. 22, in the final regular sea
son game. It would seem logical to think the winner(s) of those two con
tests might just bring home the WC championship.
Don't forget Fairmont either.
The Golden Tornadoes, both boys' and girls' teams, swept South
Robeson in their first league contest last Friday. The Fairmont boys return
their entire starting lineup from last year's team that advanced to the con
ference tournament finals.
The West Brunswick girls, also winners in their first league game last
Friday and 8-1 overall, are having perhaps their best season ever to date.
The Lady Trojans could likely go unbeaten in league play until hosting
Fairmont on Saturday, Jan. 19. That matchup will likely be West Bruns
wick's biggest conference lest in the first two weeks of league play.
*****
Speaking of last Friday's West Brunswick-Whiteville matchup, the
Trojan gym saw its first standing-room-only crowd of the season. Late-ar
riving fans were forced to stand along the baseline.
With both Trojan cage teams performing so well this season, large
home crowds will likely be the norm for the remainder of the campaign.
Tough Decisions For Local Trio
At least three local prep basketball players will be deciding their fu
ture on the college hardcourt in the coming months. Two seniors ? West
Brunswick's Daniels and Acme-Delco's John Jacques ? along with South
Brunswick junior Preston McGriff, arc all NCAA Division I prospects ac
cording to most scouting services.
It would be great for such a super crop of blue chip prospccts to select
JNC-Wilmington and stay ir. the area to give their hometown fans and
family a rare chance to see them perform regularly on the college level.
Not since the days of North Brunswick's Chucky Brown has their
been as much college recruiting action in the area as the trio of Daniels,
Jacques and McGriff have caused.
The likelihood of all three of these top preps selecting UNC
Wilmington as their choice to continue their cage careers might be a pipe
dream of sorts.
However, it would be great to keep such area talent at home where
they first developed into local prep stars.
"Jerry Reaves came around late
in the game after struggling early
and Lonnic Mitchell played very
well for a sophomore," added
Mims.
"We really don't know how good
we can be because of our number of
turnovers. I've said all along that
foul shots and turnovers arc the
keys to our success."
'Tonight was very similar to oth
er games we have playa.1 including
a one-point win over Southern
Wayne here and a close win against
Wallace-Rose Hill in our season
opener. In all those games we
turned the ball over early but were
able to come back in the second half
and play better."
West Brunswick appeared headed
for an easy win early taking an 18
12, first-quarter lead then scoring
the first six points of the second pe
riod for a 24-12 advantage.
However, Whiteville scored 13
unanswered points in just over two
minutes to take its first lead, 25-24,
on a pair of Lonnic Smith free
throws with 3:39 to play in the half.
Daniels then scored six straight
points to give the Trojans a 30-26
lead with 2:(M to play on two free
throws and a pair of layups.
Whiteville scored its final six
points of the half from the free
throw line but West Brunswick
managed to cling to a 35-33 edge at
the break.
A pair of quick Trojan baskets by
Daniels and Lo Perry Kill gave West
a 41-36 advantage in the first two
minutes of the second half but the
Wolfpack rallied to retake the lead.
Tim Wilson scored seven siraignt
points for the Wolfpack including a
three-point goal at the 4:43 mark of
the period to give Whiteville a 43
41 lead with 3:30 remaining.
Wilson again scored on a short
jumper with five seconds left in the
third period to knot the score 51-51.
West Brunswick missed four
straight free throws early in the fi
nal quarter and the Wolfpack scored
seven straight points to grab a 60-55
lead with 5:30 to play.
The Whiteville lead remained at
five points until a trio of free throws
by Reaves at the midway point of
the quarter that brought the Trojans
to within 64-62.
Reaves followed Daniels as the
top Trojan scorer with 17 points and
Hill added 11.
Wilson led four Whiteville play
ers in double-figure scoring with 15
points. Andy Spiccr and Derrick
Randall added 13 each for the
Wolfpack (0-1, 7-2) followed by
Gerald Hemingway's 10.
Whiteville was without the ser
vices of starling guard Brett Har
wood who was recovering from an
illness.
Wolfpack center Carlos Baldwin
was limited to only four points.
Both RalHwin and forward Vancc
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STAFF rHOTOS BY JOHNNY CHAIG
SPRINT TO THE BALL ? Ricky Daniels (50) and Jerry Reaves (44) along with Whileville's Derrick
Randall (left) chase down a loose ball in last Friday's Waccamaw 2-A Conference opener. The
Trojans, led by Daniels' 38 points, rallied in the final minutes to take a 74-69 win over the Wolfpack.
Reaves added 17 points in the Trojan win.
Harritan fouled out midway through
the final quarter.
Whitcville won the junior varsity
game 56-33.
West Brunswick continues league
play Friday hosting South Robeson
and then entertains West Columbus
next Tuesday.
Score By Quarters
Whitcville 12 21 18 18?69
West Brunswick 18 17 16 23?74
Whitcville scoring: Randall 13,
Baldwin 4, Hemingway 10,
Harrington 5, Wilson 15, Hall 7,
Smith 4, Spiccr 13.
West Brunswick scoring: Bowcn
1, Lance 2, Hill 11, Mitchell 3,
Reaves 17, Daniels 38, Hughes 2.
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