BACK IN THE SADD1 F
I North Scorpions Return To Gridiron Friday
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BY DOUG R UTTER
It's been 657 days since North
Brunswick High School has partici
pated in a varsity football game.
The Scorpions, who did not play
in 1992 due to a lack of upperclass
men, will make their long-awaited
return to the gridiron Friday night
against the Topsail Pirates.
No more watching from the side
lines. The Scorps will button their
chin strap and butt heads with the
host Pirates at 7:30 p.m.
"I think they're looking forward
to it," North Coach Gary Baldwin
said Monday. "I think they'll be
ready. I hope so."
Although Topsail won just two
games last year, Baldwin said he ex
pects a tough ball game Friday
night.
"They have a lot of guys return
ing," he said. "They're expecting
good things. They feel like this is
one of the best teams they've had
there in a long while."
Baldwin said he hopes North
Brunswick gets some early breaks to
help build the confidence of the
young players that the team will de
pend on this season.
"A lot of it's going to depend on
going in there real positive," he said.
"I expect it to be a good ball game.
Both teams are in need of a good
start. I think it's going to be a tough
game."
Baldwin said North Brunswick's
strengths are the size and strength of
its players and the fact that only
three or four will be called on to
play both offense and defense.
"That will help us, especially ear
ly in the season," Baldwin said.
North Brunswick will start a lot
of young players. "We're counting
on these sophomores to grow up real
quick and contribute. If we can get
them going things will look real
good for the future."
North is starting fresh this fall,
moving from the Waccamaw Con
NOKTH BRUNSWICK Coach Gary Baldwin hopes he has his team point
ed in the right direction when the Scorpions take the field Friday at Topsail.
fcrcncc to the new Three Rivers 1 A/
2A Conference. Other members are
Fairmont, East Bladen, Tar Heel, St.
Pauls, Bladenboro. Red Springs and
South Robeson.
Baldwin said switching leagues
should allow the Scorpions to be
more competitive on the football
field. In seven years in the Wac
camaw Conference, North had a re
cord of 4-45 against league oppo
nents.
Although North Brunswick has
the student enrollment of a small 2A
school, the Scorpions will "play
down" to the I A level. That means
teams will only be eligible for the
state playoffs every other year.
Topsail, a member of the Coastal
Plains 1A Conference, was 2-X last
year. However, Coach Ron Howard
has 16 returning lcttermen this fall,
including eight starters on offense
and nine on defense.
North Brunswick and Topsail
have squared off on the gridiron
three times since 19X7, and all three
games have been shutouts. The
Scorpions won 21-0 in 1987 and 26
0 in 1991. Topsail was a 25-0 win
ner in 19XX.
Other games involving Three
Rivers Conference teams this week
include St. Pauls at South Bruns
wick. Hobbton at South Robeson.
South Columbus at Bladenboro,
Whiteville at East Bladen and
Fairmont at East Columbus.
Red Springs and Tar Heel will
open the regular season next week.
North Brunswick takes next Friday
off before entertaining Dixon in the
Scorpions' home opener Sept. 10.
1993 NORTH BRUNSWICK
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date Opponent
Aug. 2 at Topsail
Sept. 3 OPEN
Sept. 10 Dixon
Sept. 17 at Lcjeune
Sept. 24 at Fairmont
Oct. 1 East Bladen
Oct. 8 at Tar Heel
Oct. 15 St. Pauls
Oct. 22 at Bladenboro
Oct. 29 Red Springs
Nov. 5 at South Robeson
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