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Ballard, BY DOUG Rl'TTER North's Mario Ballard and South's lirika Bryant have been se lected as the 1W4 Brunswick County high school male and female basketball players of the year. Ballard, a 6-0 junior at North Brunswick, was the leading scorer for the Scorpions this season with an average of 18 points per game, which was the highest scoring aver age in the county. "He is a very unselfish player." North Brunswick Coach Garry Bishop said of Ballard. "He was a scoring type player. He was very consistent and never missed a prac tice." An outstanding athlete, Ballard demonstrated the ability to score from the inside and outside. He led the Scorps to a 3-11 finish in the Three Rivers Conference and an overall record of 8-15. For Bryant, this is her second se lection as girls' player of the year. The senior center received the honor following her sophomore season in I992 before missing much of last year with a knee injury. Bryant also injured a knee this season, but came back strong to lead South Brunswick's girls to a 9-3 record in the Waccamaw Conference and a tic for the regular-season championship. The L.ady Cougars were 17-10 overall. Bryant averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game. "She's got good hands and good post moves. Those are probably her strongest points," said South Brunswick Coach Mike Isenberg. Pembroke State University has offered Bryant a basketball scholar ship. Isenberg said Flon College, Favetteville State and Kentucky State also have contacted Bryant. The Supporting Cast Rounding out the honorary aii county boys' basketball team are Eric Johnson and Derek Frink of West Brunswick, Jermaine Graham of North and Antoine Johnson of Souiii. Graham, a 5-11 senior, was the top defensive player this year for the North Brunswick boys while also averaging 15 points per contest. FOUR WEST ATHLETES SELECTED Bryant Head All-County Basketball Teams ALL-BRUNSWICK COUNTY BASKETBALL TEAMS BOYS Name School Eric Johnson West Derek Frink West Mario Ballard North Jermaine Graham North Antoine Johnson South GIRUS Name School Nicole Norris West Donicia Moody West Erika Bryant South Tameka Davis South Valerie Smith North "He drew the best defensive as signment every game. He really came on at the end of the year," Bishop said. West Brunswick's most consistent player, Johnson handled point guard duties all-season for Coach Charlie Stevens' Trojans. l"he junior led the team in scoring with 11.1 points per game and also averaged five assists. Johnson is an outstanding athlete who quarterbacked West's state championship football team and also is a starter on the baseball team. He scored a career-high 31 points this year against Whiteville. In his first season as a member of West's varsity squad. Frink averaged 10 points and five rebounds per con test. Just a sophomore, he is consid ered a solid college prospect by many area high school coaclics. The 6-5 Frink came on strong at the end of the season, when he scored a career-high 24 points to lead West over Cape Fear in the first round of the state playoffs. He had 17 points in a second-round loss to Eastern Randolph. West Brunswick tied for third in the Waccamaw Conference with a 5 7 record. The Trojans weie 10-16 overall. South Brunswick's boys finished 4-8 in the Waccamaw Conference and 9-15 overall. The Cougars won c ,.f Lmi IUUI *?? IIIWII IU?lt ? ? ? W ? ? ? w, ?? %'U> missed the state playoffs for the first time in five years. Antoine Johnson, a senior point guard, was the key to the late-season # i BEACON FILE PHOTOS MARIO KALIARD of North Hrurtsnick is the county boys' basketball player of the year af ter averaging IS points per game for the Scorpions. surge. He averaged 12 points and eight assists per game. J tlw. K.,11 UIJ JUIMI.H'II llUIIUiVU HIV I'UII tll'UUI OU percent of the time in Coach Gene Doane's four-corners offense. The scheme allowed Johnson to use his quickness to penetrate opposing de fiinror ?????< crnr?* i\r n-icc l?t ?*????*-*_ ? I ,w mates. Joining Bryant on the all-county girls' squad are South teammate Tameka Davis, Nicole Norris and Donicia Moody of West Brunswick and Valerie Smith of North Bruns wick. North Carolina Central is among the colleges interested in Davis, a senior guard who averaged 11.5 points per game for the I uidv Cougars. Davis was one of the team's best defenders and ball-han dlers. Norris was the only senior on this year's l,ady Trojan squad. The cen ter averaged 12 points and eight re hounds per game and converted 75 percent of her free throw attempts. With Norris graduating. West Brunswick will look to Moody to provide leadership in the years to come. The freshman guard/forward made an immediate impact in her first year at West, scoring 10 points per game. Moody also averaged four assists and three steals per contest for a team that finished 5-17 in the Waccamaw Conference and 8-17 overall and advanced to the state playoffs for the fourth straight year. North's Smith, a 5-8 senior, aver aged nearly 10 points per game for the luidy Scorpions, who finished 0 14 in the Three Rivers Conference and 1-22 overall. North Brunswick's lone win was a 49-37 decision at Topsail. Smith, a standout on North's track and field team, scored a career-high 26 point:; in that game. Coaches Of The Year South Brunswick made a dean sweep in the county coach of the year honors. Doane was selected as the top boys' coach, and Isenberg was named on the girls' side. After lour years as a conference front-runner. South Brunswick's boys had a tough year marked by adversity. Doane installed the four corners offense late in the campaign, and nearly Cuiucu ins icam a playoff berth. Isenberg also did a fine job with the South girls after losing four starters from a team that finished 26 i SOUTH BRUNSWICK'S ERIKA BRYANT was the driving force behind the Lady Cougars this season and is the county girls' player of the year. I in 1993. Lady Cougars to another winning With only two experienced play- season and a fourth straight trip to ers returning. Isenherg guided the the conference tournament finals. Shallotte Wins Baseball Opener Shallotte Middle School's base- pitcher for Shallotte. and David hall team opened the season with a Batten wen! 2-for 4 at the plate. 14-9 victory over Whiteville last Coach Richard Hubbard's Pirates Wednesday at Shallotte Township were scheduled to play Wednesday Park. at Lcland Middle School anil Anthony Hewett was the winning Thursday at Whiteville. RECREATION BRIEFS 'Art In The Park' Festival Set Associated Artists of Southport and the Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor the Art in the Park Festival Saturday, April 16, in Franklin Square Park, Southport. Activities, scheduled to take place between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., will in clude family entertainment and art projects. Rain Date is Sunday, April 17, from 1-5 p.m. Performers will include Kathy Bass, Oak Island School of Dance; Dave Perry, ventriloquist; Long Beach Karate Group; Southport Sea Coast Cloggers; Steve Myott, stilt walker; and Category 5. Other activ ities will include a hake sale, pottery sale, face painting and petting zoo. Concessions will he provided by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. In conjunction with Art in the Park, the first "Walk for Farth Day" celebration, sponsored by the Bruns wick County Parks and Recreation Department, will also be held at Franklin Square Park. The walk will take place from 9 until 10 a.m. Participants will walk around Frank lin Square Park as many times as they would like at their own pace, and will receive certificates. Parents must accompany their children. Coloring Winners Jordan Astoske of Souiiipuii Elementary was chosen countywide winner of the McGruff "Crack Down on Drugs" coloring contest Winners from individual schools are Jazmen Chavez, Lincoln Pri mary; John Gilbert, Bolivia file mcntary; Brandon Frink, Union Kle- May 1994 in North Carolina's coastal mentary; Matthew Cooker, Wacca- region. Photos may he in color or maw Elementary; and Amanda black and white and must be 5 X 7, X Noble, Supply Elementary. X 10 or 11 X 14, and framed. Deadline Nears The contest is open to all amateur photographers in coastal North May 16 is the deadline for the Carolina. Prizes will be awarded to Brunswick County Parks and Re- winners. creation Department's amateur pho- The photos will be on display tography contest whose theme is during June at Franklin Sijuarc Art "Coastal North Carolina Rivers, Gallery in Southport. Streams, Lakes and Intracoastal For more information about any Waterways." of these programs, call Fmma l'. Photos should be submitted to the McGraw, special events coordinator department no earlier than May 2. at the Brunswick County Parks and Entries must have been pho- Recreation Department, l-NOO-222 tographed between August 1993 and 4790. Is Your Landlord "Stepping Out With Your Rent Money? Invest In Your Own Home From... CHOICENTER HOMES BY ANN Hwy. 17 N., Shallotte, 754-5147 PAYING TOO MUCH? AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE DWI? TOO MANY POINTS? Call Debbie Wheeler 754-2888 for low down payment and low monthly payments #=?? Seacoast Insurance Services 143 Promenade Park. Suite 4. Hwy. 130. Shallotte NON-OWNER POLICIES AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL ? 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