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THE BRUNSWICK ^ BEACON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1,1994 Hh^KP Inside this section: ? Calendar Of Events, Pg. 6 ? Court Docket, Pg. 7 Laney Matmen Whip West BY DOUG R UTTER West Brunswick's young but pro mising wrestling team must have felt thrown to the wolves in its sea son opener Nov. 22 in Shallotte. The powerful Laney Buccaneers, perennial champions of the Mideast em 4A Conference, won five match es by pinfall en route to a 54-12 vic tory over the host Trojans. Arthur Williams, Jonathan Ric bey, Cory Hoppough, Scott Murray and Ralph Miller recorded pins for Laney, which pulled out to a 21-0 lead and never looked back. The Bucs, one of the strongest teams West Brunswick will face this season, also won two weight classes by forfeit and another by disqualifi cation. Despite the lopsided loss. West Brunswick Coach Joe Noble said he wasn't disappointed, it was the first match ever for six of his wrestlers, and several of them showed pro mise. "We've only had them together one week so I'm not disappointed," Noble said. "Basically what they learned tonight is what wrestling is all about." There were some bright spots for the Trojans, who got wins from se niors Chris Jackson and A1 Johnson and sophomore Cliff Gore. Johnson posted West Brunswick's only pin of the night, rolling Laney's Anthony Parker with 1 1 seconds left in the first period. At 125 pounds Jackson outpoint ed Laney's Charlie Butcher 6-1, and Gore defeated Ray Gorum 10-6 at 189 pounds. West Brunswick forfeited two weight classes. Heavyweight Kwa bena Green was out sick, and Noble is still looking to fill the 112-pound class. The veteran coach gathered his team in the center of the mat for a long talk following the match. "I was just telling them there's no reason to have their head down," Noble said. "We only have six wrestlers with any experience and two of them are freshmen. For the rest of the guys this was their first match." One of the rookies, Joe Stanley, nearly pinned Laney's Jimmy Bonds in the final seconds but lost on points, 7-3. Although it didn't count in the team score. Woody Brown won an exhibition match for the Trojans. "We have a lot of work to do. Any time you're as young as we are (See WEST, Page 2-D) I WEST BRUNSWICK COACH JOE NOBLE shouts instructions to one of his wrtstlers. Former South Star UNCW's Center BY DOUG R UTTER It wasn't the dominating perfor mance Preston McGriff would have preferred, but UNC Wilmington's new starting center wasn't com plaining Saturday after the Sea hawks pulled out a 66-65 win over Coastal Carolina. The visiting Chanticleers outran and outhustled the bigger Seahawks and took them out of their game plan for most of the night, McGriff said following his first start as a col lege basketball player. But none of that mattered after UNCW's Ganon Baker drained a three-pointer from the right comer with 14 seconds remaining to give the Seahawks a 66-65 lead. Coastal missed two shots in the final four seconds. "This teaches us a lesson." Mc Griff said of the season-opening, one-point win. "We just have to team to take it one game at a time and be ready to play every time we get in there.** McGriff. a former South Bruns wick High School basketball star, was held in check for most of the game. He was limited to five points, four rebounds, one blocked shot and nw ?t??| in |A minutes. There are brighter days ahead for the 6-foot- 11 -inch. 250-pound McGriff, said UNCW's first-year (See PRESTON, Page 2-D) TO BY PRESTON MCGRIFF of Supply is the new starting center for the 11NC Wilmington basketball team. w - STAFF PHOTOS BY UOOG KUTTE* JIMMY BONDS of Ixiney (top) tangles with West Brunswick 's Joe Stanley during last week 's high school wrestling match in Shallotte. Bonds defeated Stanley 7-3, and Laney won the match 54-12. 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