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REGULAR SEASON FINALE Cougars Frustrate Trojans With Four Corners Offense BY DOUG RUTTER South Brunswick cxccutcd its boring hut cffcctivc "four corners offense" almost (lawlessly Friday night in a 50-42 high school boys' basketball win over West Bruns wick. Holding the ball near midcourt for minutes at a time, the Cougars showed great discipline in dribbling, (Kissing and working the ball around the perimeter until easy scoring op portunities opened up. When the shots became available. South Brunswick instantly turned from passive to aggressive and con verted scoring chances more often than not. " The kids are executing and doing what I ask," South Brunswick Coach Gene Doane said following his team's third straight victory. "We're playing maybe the best ball in the conference." South point guard Antoine Johnson, who ran the four corners like a Dean Smith disciple, led the Cougars with 13 points. Chris Champion added 12 and Ixwis Vaught had 11 for South. West Brunswick, which chased the ball on defense all night, was led WACCAMAW CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STANDINGS End Of Regular Season BOYS Team League Overall Whiteville 11-1 18-4 Last Columbus i 0-2 21-3 Pender 5-7 11-12 West Brunswick 5-7 9-14 South Brunswick 4-8 8-14 South Columbus 4-8 9-14 West Columbus 3-9 7-13 GIRLS leam League Ovciill Whiteville 9-3 19-4 South Brunswick 9-3 15-8 Ea;,t Columbus 7-5 11-13 West Brunswick 5-7 8-15 South Columbus 5-7 11-12 Pender 4-8 11-12 West Columbus 3-9 5-16 TROJAN FORWARD TIMOTHY DANIELS is guarded by South Brunswick 's Mike Clark (42) and Antoine Johnson. by Anthony Moody's 17 points. Eric playoffs unless South Brunswick Johnson and Brandon Hill added wins this week's conference tourna seven apiece for the Trojans. ment at Whiteville. The Cougars improved to 4-8 in West Brunswick, which defeated the Waccamaw Conference and 8-14 South 56-45 in their first meeting overall, while their county rivals fell this season, could have clinched the to 5-7 in league play and 9-14 for conference's number one 3A playoff the season. seed with a win Friday night at Despite the loss. West Brunswick home. will still qualify for (he state 3A But the West Brunswick loss and Pender's win over West Columbus gave the top seed and first-round playoff bye to the Patriots, who also finished 5-7 in the conference but edged West on a tie breaker. First-year West Brunswick Coach Charlie Stevens took the blame for Friday night's loss, saying he was out-coached by Doane. "If you can't get your kids ready to play a big game like this against a county rival when you have a chance to lock up the number one 3A slot, you're not doing your job," Stevens said. South Brunswick, which operated out of the four corners all game, jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first four minutes and led 16-9 at the end of the first quarter. West Brunswick could have closed the gap in the second quarter, but missed five out of seven free throws. South Brunswick made two layups in the final 26 seconds to take a 25-15 lead into halftime. The Cougars continued to control the tempo in the third quarter and led 35-26 heading into the final pcritKl. West's Hill opened the quarter with a three-point basket, which sparked a 7-0 run by the Trojans. Johnson and Moody both converted steals into layups, and West trailed 35-33 with 6:05 remaining. Following a South Btunswick timeout, the Cougars rebuilt their lead to five points on a free throw by Champion and layup by Vaught. West's Steve Holmes, fouled while shooting a three-pointer, con verted just one of three foul shots to cut the lead to four. But Vaught scored two more bas kets and Champion converted a three-point play to give the Cougars a 45-37 lead with 1:44 left. South made five of eight free throws down the stretch to nail down the win. "We controlled the game from SUll i iu iiiiish CXCCp, spurt that got them back to within two," Doane said. "Our defense was outstanding. They hit one three all night. We didn't give them a good look at the basket." Stevens, who was hired to turn around West Brunswick's basketball Cougars Shock Stallions Antoine Johnson's jump shot with five seconds left in the game lifted South Brunswick to a 57-56 high school boys' basketball win over visiting South Columbus last Tuesday. The short jumper capped a huge, fourth-quarter comeback by the Cougars, who trailed the Stallions 44-33 heading into the final period. South Brunswick trailed by nine points midway through the quarter before a basket by Scooter Moore and consecutive three-pointers by Mike Clark slashed the Stallions' lead to 53-52. Three free throws gave South Columbus a 56-52 advantage. But South Brunswick's Mark Kennedy drained his fourth three-pointer of the night to cut the lead to one, and Johnson followed with the game winning shot. Johnson led South Brunswick with 17 points and Kennedy finished with 12. Brandon Simmons scored 21 points and Andre Clarida had 15 for the Stallions. The Waccamaw Conference win was the second straight for South Brunswick, which improved to 3-8 in the league and 7-14 overall. South Columbus fell to 4-8 in the Waccamaw and 8-14 for the season. In the girls' game. South Bruns wick struggled en route to a 35-29 win over the l.ady Stallions. South Brunswick led 17-6 after the first quarter and held on for the win. Devi is Burn ! North Brunswick rallied from a 24-point halftime deficit only to suf fer a 74-73 overtime loss to visiting Red Springs last Tuesday in high school boys' basketball action. North's Jermaine Graham scored 22 of his game-high 25 points in the second half to lead the Scorpions back from a 41-17 halftime deficit. Coach Garry Bishop's Scorpions outscored the Red Devils 31-14 in the third quarter to cut the Red Springs lead to 55-48. Graham sank three free throws in the final six seconds to send the game into overtime, but Red Springs Tameka Davis scored 13 points and Natalie Smith added 10 to lead the Lady Cougars (8-3, 14-8). kita Ford scored 11 for South Columbus (5-7, 11-10). BOYS GAME South Columbus 10 21 13 12?56 South Brunswick 15 10 8 24?57 South Columbus scoring: Simmons, 21; Clarida, 15; Wright, 8; Silver, 6; McPherson, 6. South Brunswick scoring; Johnson, 17; Kennedy, 12; Clark, 8; Vaught, 8; Simon, 6; Moore, 6. GIRLS GAME South Columbus 6 8 8 7?29 South Brunswick 17 5 6 7?35 South Columbus scoring: Ford, II; McDowell, 6; Bullock, 4; Dozier, 4; Bellamy, 2; Ravenell, 2. South Brunswick scoring: Tam eka Davis, 13; N. Smith, 10; Bryant, 8; Sellers, 4. Clinic For Umpires Scheduled Saturday A Southern Softball Association of America (SSAA) Umpires Clinic will be held Saturday, March 6, from 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at Town Creek Community Building. All Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Department adult soft ball leagues will follow SSAA rules this year. For more information on the clin ic, contact Richard Jones, Area Director for SSAA, at 842-2578. Scorps in OT prevailed in the extra period. Mario Ballard scored 16 points, Chris Knox had 13 and Tyrone Bul lard added 12 for North Brunswick, which fell to 2-11 in the Three Riv ers Conference and 7-14 overall. North Brunswick's girls suffered their 15th straight loss last Tuesday as Red Springs rolled to a 77-19 vic tory. Valerie Smith scored 14 points to lead the I .ally Scorpions (0-13, 1 20). North Brunswick won the junior varsity game 74-56. Kelton Ballard scored 28 points and Andre Mosley added 15 for the Scorpions (14-7). Lockwood Hosting Colleges Lockwood Golf Links near Holden Beach will be bustling with ac tivity this weekend when 21 college golf teams gather for the second an nual Cheerwine Challenge of the Carolinas. Hosied by Catawba College, the tournament will include a practice round Friday and tournament rounds on Saturday and Sunday. UNC Wilmington is the defending champion. Other participating schools are High Point, Pfeiffer, Belmont Abbey, Wingate, Francis Marion. St. Augustine. South Carolina-Aiken. UNC Chapel Hill, Gardner Webb, Carson-Newman, Wofford, Presbyterian, Queens, Anderson, Elon, Erskine, Fayetteville State, Western Carolina and Pembroke State. Tournament Director David Bennett said spectators are welcome to watch the action and there will be no admission charge. Golfers will start teeing off at 8:04 a.m. both days of the tournament. For more information, call Lockwood Golf Links at 842-5666. UC3 Nips Rockets 64-62 UC3 edged the Rockets 64-62 last poned due to the middle school sci Wednesday in a Brunswick County encc fair and have been re-sched Men's Basketball League game at uied for Thursday, March 10. Shallotte Middle School. Brunswick County Brandon Lancaster scored 16 Mcn's Basketball League points for UC3, while Joe Clem- ... Stand.ngs AsOf Feb. 27 _ , , , . . -. . . , Team Wins losses mons had a game-high 24 points for ... ... ... ?>. d w.b . Turntables 10 0 the Rockets. ,. ? _ _ Young Guns 7 2 Also last Wednesday, Roger UC3 9 3 Vaught and Eric Brown scored 2*l Rockets 5 5 points apiece as the Panthers rolled Panthers 4 6 to a 102-94 win over the Lakers. Joe Nets 4 Vereen had 28 for the Inkers. 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It r 3 the results stay the same they need Several Shallotte area residents are to make another change," he said. trying to form an independent T-ball Score By Quarters team for boys and girls who are 4 South Brunswick 16 9 10 15?50 years old. which is not old enough West Brunswick 9 6 1! 16?42 for the area's organized T-ball league. South Brunswick scorifi?i Anyone interested shouid contsci Johnson, 13; Champion, 12; Vaught, Regina Meares at 287-6881 or Judy 11; Simon, 8; Moore, 4; Kennedy, 2. Clayton at 579-6270. J. Mark Saunders, O.D. mm OPTOMETRY ? Comprehensive Eye Examinations ? Ocular Emergencies ? Contact Lenses & Glasses Prescribed ? Diagnosis & Treatment Diseases ot the Eye Iffta m ^u" Selection of Eyeglass Frames CALL 9 1 0-754-9687 FOR AN APPOINTMENT. Office hours by appointment. Evening appointments available. Member American Optometric Association Si lite 3 ? Prorn^nade O'fice Park ? 143 Holder) Beach Road ? 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