THE BRUNSWICK ft BEACON ? Thursday. March 24. 1994 Inside this section: ? Television Listings, Pages 8-9 ? News From WBHS SADD, 10 WEST STARTS 2-0 ??????????i Branch Powers Trojons Past Waccamaw BY DOUG RUTTER the Warriors had knockcd West West Brunswick's baseball team Brunswick starter Cameron Jones trailed Waccamaw Academy 4-0 last out of the game with a four-run out Thursday when Trojan outfielder burst. Wayne Branch stepped to the plate "We got down early and Phillip and did something he had never came in and held them at bay," done in his life. Alderson said. "They didn't get any The senior outfielder belted his thing off Phillip." first career home run, and later With Leonard silencing Wacca tripled to drive in the game-winning maw Academy's bats. Branch gave run to lead the Trojans to an impres- the Trojans the spark they needed sive 6-4 win over the visiting War- with a solo home run to right-center liors. in the bottom of the third inning. "Wayne had a big offensive night In the fourth. West Brunswick for us with the home run and game- tied the game by scoring three runs winning hit," West Brunswick with two outs. Leonard started the Coach Mike Alderson said. "The rally with a one-out single, and Eric home run sparked the team a little Johnson was hit by a pitch. bit. It put a fire under them." James Morgan?the courtesy run Branch's big night at the plate ner for Leonard?and Johnson ad wouldn't have mattered, however, if vanccd on Heath Inman's sacrifice it wasn't for the excellent job done fly. Both runners scored on wild by relief pitcher Phillip Leonard. pitches that eluded Waccamaw The junior right-hander entered catcher Dan Greene and rolled to the the game in the second inning after backstop. West tied the game on Neil War ren's ground single up the middle, which scored Jay McRoberts from third. The Trojans took the lead in the sixth when Warren reached base on a dropped third strike and scored on Branch's line triple into the right center field alley. Branch later scored on a wild pitch to give West a 6-4 lead. "We needed a game like this early in the season. We needed a game where we got behind and came back," Alderson said. "This will help us later in the season. At least we know we have comeback capa bilities." The victory lifted West Bruns wick's record to 2-0 heading into this week, when the Trojans had four non-conference games on the schedule. "I'm pleased with the guys so far. They're working hard in practice," Alderson said. "If the pitching staff holds up, we'll give some people some fits." West Brunswick has just two se niors this year and only four players back from last year's varsity club. The corps of the team is the 1993 ju nior varsity squad that won the Waccamaw Conference champi onship. West Brunswick was scheduled to play at Waccamaw Academy on Tuesday. The Trojans will host Wilmington Hoggard Friday at 4 p.m. West will travel to Lumbcrton on Saturday for a doublehcader starting at 10 a.m. The Trojans play Lum berton in the first game and Winston-Salem Carver in the second game. Game Summary Wacc. Acad. 0 4 0 0 0 0 0?4 3 6 West Bruns. 0 0 1 3 0 2X?6 6 2 West Brunswick Soars In Track Opener BY DOUG RUTTER West Brunswick's Reggie Frink won three events and was part of a winning relay team as the Trojans opened the high school track season last Thursday by winning a home tri-meet. Despite missing several athletes due to injury, Coach Wesley Shoemaker's squad racked up 75 points to hold off second-place fin isher South Brunswick by 15 points. South Columbus took third with SI points. Frink was one of the top perform ers for West Brunswick, winning the long jump, triple jump and 300-me ter hurdles, lie also ran the opening leg of West Brunswick's winning 400-mctcr relay team. Also contributing for the Trojans were Phillip Johnson with first-place finishes in both the shot put and dis cus events. Other West Brunswick winners were Derek Frink in the high jump, Steve Holmes in the 100-meter dash and Tim Vaught in the 1600-meter run. The 4(X)-meter relay team includ ed Reggie Frink, Dexter Bass, Wil liam Stanley and Holmes. Darrius Vaught, Bruce McAfee, Tim Vaught and Chris Brown teamed up to give West a win in the 3200-meter relay. In the girls' meet. South Colum bus won 11 events and scored 102 points to take first place. South Brunswick was second with 52 points, and West Brunswick finished third with 13 points. West's Christy Thorpe finished first in the shot put and discus events. West Brunswick's track team is scheduled to compete Thursday af ternoon at South Brunswick. Wac camaw Conference foes Pender and East Columbus also were expected at the quad-meet. ROYS RESULTS Shot put: Johnson (WB), 46-8!4; Discus: Johnson (WB) 151-1; Long jump: R. Frink (WB), 19-6 3/4; TViple jump: R. Frink (WB), 40-11; High jump: D. Frink (WB), 6-0; Pole vault: Cordle (SB), 8-0; 110 meter hurdles: Azevedo (SB), - i ? ? v TT . , 1^?? STAFF PHOTO BY DOUG RU DEREK FR1NK of West Brunswick cleared 6 feet to win the high jump competition at last Thursday's high school track and field meet. 16.44; 100-meter dash: Holmes (WB), 11.45; 1600 meters: T. Vaught (WB), 5:26; 400 meters: Morin (SB), 1:01.56; 300-meter hurdles: R. Frink (WB), 43.84; 800 meters: Braxton (SC), 2:27; 200 meters: Lewis (SC), 27.56; 3200 meters: Lange (SB), 13:05; 400 meter relay: West Brunswick, 47.24; 800-meter relay: South Col umbus, 1:46.48; 3200-meter relay: West Brunswick, 9:53; 1600-meter relay: South Brunswick, 4:19.85. GIRLS RESULTS Shot put: Thorpe (WB), 28-7y4; Discus: Thorpe (WB), 97-4; Long jump: Dozier (SC), 15-1; Triple jump: Ford (SC), 28-11 'A; High jump: Burnside (SB), 3-8; 100-me ter hurdles: Ford (SC), 18.84; 100 meter run: Gause (SC), 13.94; 1600-meter run: Lineberger (SB), 7:23.8; 400-meter run: Dozier (SC), 1:10.3; 300-meter hurdles: meter relay: South Columbus, Wright (SC), 55.13; 800-meter run: 58.43; 800-meter relay: South Col Fowler (SC), 2:58.8; 200-meter umbus, 1:59.73; 3200-meter relay: run: Cause (SC), 30.52; 3200-me- South Brunswick, 12:43; 1600-me ter run: Eagle (SB), 16:21; 400- ter relay: South Columbus, 5:00.9. West Wins Against Hoggard Sophomore Josh Baker went 4- gard," West Brunswick Coach Mike for-4 and pitched four scoreless in- Alderson said. "We only had one er nings as West Brunswick opened the ror and hit Andy Wager pretty good, high school baseball season with a He's supposed to be their ace." 6-2 win last Tuesday at Wilmington Alderson said Baker pitched very Hoggard. well, giving up two hits and no runs. Mike Johnson belted a two-run Both Hoggard runs scored in the home run in the third inning and had bottom of the seventh off relief three RBI for the day. Baker also pitcher Mike Johnson. knocked in a run, and Wayne Game Summary Branch had a double for the Trojans. W.Brunswick 1 0 3 001 1?681 "We played well against Hog- Hoggard 0 0 0 0 0 0 2?2 44 West Netters Win First Two Matches West Brunswick's boys tennis team improved its record to 2-0 Monday afternoon with a 7-2 Wac camaw Conference win over the vis iting Pender Patriots. I^amarr Hardy, Kelly Wooten, Jeremie Varnam, Patrick McGowan and Jon Thomas won their singles matches tor the Irojans. In doubles play. Hardy and Jon Trull teamed up for a victory, as did Wooten and Varnam. West Brunswick opened the sea son last Wednesday with a 5-4 victo ry at South Columbus. The match was played in cold and windy condi tions, and all of the doubles matches were played in partial darkness. Winning their singles matches for the Trojans were the top three seeds?Hardy, Woolen and Trull? as well as the sixth seed McGowan, who won in a third-set tiebreaker. With the team score tied at 4-4, the outcome came down to the num ber two doubles match. West Bruns wick's Wooten and Varnam defeated Jonathan Gore and Larry Faulk, 8-5. The match didn't end until 7:30 p.m., and car headlights were used to light up the South Columbus court. West Brunswick broke South Columbus' serve and won the match on a service return by Varnam. West's Davis Simmons also w<>n an exhibition match at South Col umbus. Coach Rahn Adams* Trojans were scheduled to host Waccamaw Conference foe Whiteville on Wed nesday. West Brunswick will travel to Lake Waccamaw next Monday to take on the East Columbus Gators. Pender Results Singles: llardv (WB) def. Nas rallah, 6-1, 6-1; 'Wooten (WB) def. Richards, 7-5, 7-6; Martin (P) def. Trull, 6-2, 7-5; Varnam (WB) def. Smith, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; McGowan (WB) def. Leimore, 7-5, 6-4; Thom as (WB) def. Giddeons, 6-1,6-3. Doubles: Hardy/Trull (WB) def. Nasrallah/Smith, 8-5; W?>oien/ Var nam (WB) def. Richards/Martin, 8 5; Iximore/Giddeons (P) def. Mc Gowan/Thomas, 8-3. South Columbus Results Singles: Hardy (WB) def. John son, 6-0, 6-0; Wooten (WB) def. Gore, 6-2, 6-2; Trull (WB) def. Faulk, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5; Jones (SC) def. Varnam, 6-1, 6-2; Inman (SC) def. Thomas, 6-0, 6-1; McGowan (WB) def. Cox, 7-6, 4-6, 7-5. Doubles: Johnson/Jones (SC) def. Hardy/Trull, 8-6; Wooten/Varnam (WB) def. Gore/l-'aulk, 8-5; Inman/ Grainger (SC) def. Thomas/ Ballou, X-ft iBERTOS I _ RESTAURANT HZZ.ERIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIALS * Buy 1 pizza at regular price & get a 2nd pizza of equal of lesser value for / 2 price " Two Lasagna Dinners with Salads & Garlic Bread $9.99 THURSDAY NIGHT All-U-Can -Eat Spaghetti * Sauce & Garlic Bread $3 99 * Meatballs & Garlic Bread $4 99 FRIDAY NIGHT Homemade Italian Feast ( Salad