Jan. 21,2011 | The Clarion
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BC Softball team Adopts-A-Family
The Brevard College
softball team adopted a
family prior to Christmas in
2010. The team sponsored
a single mother with two
children and along with the
Salvation Army, gave them a
Christmas to remember
The Adopt-A-Family
program matches
impoverished families with
individual or group sponsors
to provide for their tangible
needs at Christmas. Without
the benefit of an adoption, these families would
be looking forward to a very grim holiday. Being
adopted is designed to be a once or, on very rare
occasions, twice in a lifetime event for recipient
families.
When an Adopt-A-Family match is made, the
family information and wish lists are sent to the
sponsor The Salvation Army ensures that the
family receives the gifts and food during the
week before Christmas.
Sponsors come in many shapes and sizes. They
can be individuals, families, small businesses
or large corporations. In this case, the Brevard
College softball team was able to reach out
and provide a family with gifts and food on
Christmas.
Women's Basketball loses hard
fought battle with Lady Bears
By Jermichael Tanner
Staff Writer
The Brevard College women’s basketball team
lost a close game on Saturday that went right
down to the wire, with a final score of 70-65.
Although the Tornados didn’t suffer that large of
a deficit, the emotional loss was far worse.
Sophomore guard Micheala Watkins, of Forest
City lead the Lady Tornados with 15 points and 3
steals. She was assisted by her teammates as BC
poured in 26 points off the bench. It was a decent
scoring game for the Lady Tornados.
The game was a seesaw for 37 of the 40
minutes played. The lead was no more than 8
points for either team, as they traded baskets and
leads for nearly two halves.
Guard Sealey Cameron provided the offensive
spark for the Lady Bears, scoring a game high
22 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
She found ways to keep the Lady Bears within
reach all game, and the rest of her teammates
followed her lead.
Sophomore guard Asheley Watkins said “effort
and composure were the determining factors in
the game.” At the end of the first half the Lady
Tornados managed to grab a total of 8 rebounds,
none of which were from a forward or center The
Lady Tornados also had 3 critical turnovers in
the final three minutes of the game that lead to
an 11 point swing for Lenoir-Rhyne.
The Lady Tornados took the loss to heart
because it was their efforts and mistakes that put
them in position to win or lose the game, but they
won’t hang their heads. The Lady Tornados plan
to get back to their winning ways. Sophomore
guard Micheala Watkins said, “We need to regain
composure and focus.”
BC's Josh Roper named
SAC Player of the Week
Josh Roper has been named the South Atlantic
Conference men's basketball Player of the Week
for the week ending Jan. 17. It was the second
time this season that Roper has been honored
with the award.
Roper, a senior guard from Charlotte, led the
Brevard College men's basketball team to a
2-0 week, leading the Tornados to victories on
the road against Catawba and at home against
Lenoir-Rhyne to improve to 5-1 record in
conference play and 7-3 overall.
Roper averaged 29 points per game, 6.5
rebounds per game and 2 steals per game. Roper
also connected on 53.1 percent of his field goal
attempts, 60 percent of his three-point attempts
and 78.3 percent of his free throw attempts on
the week.
Roper scored 20 of his 27 points against
Catawba in the first half, hitting four three-
pointers and pulling down five rebounds in the
opening half against the Indians, staking Brevard
to a 39-24 lead. Roper finished the game with
eight rebounds and added a steal in a rematch of
the 2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference
Tournament championship game.
Saturday against Lenoir-Rhyne, hit six of his
first eight shots and scored 15 points in the first
half to put Brevard up 35-32. As the game went
into overtime, Roper scored four of the Tornado's
eight points in the extra period, including the
game-winner from the free throw line with 1.5
seconds left on the clock. Roper finished the
game with 31 points, his third 30+ performance
on the season and added five rebounds, a blocked
shot and three steals in the win.
For the season, Roper leads the Tornados and
the South Atlantic Conference with 24.6 points
per game. Roper also is averaging 5.6 rebounds
per game, 2 steals per game and 2.7 assists per
game.
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Women's Basketball
Men's Basketball
BC 56, King 68
L Jan. 3
Carson-Newman 96, BC 89
L Jan. 5
Carson-Newman 68, BC 81
W Jan. 5
Mars Hill 87, BC 91
W Jan. 8
Mars Hill 74, BC 72
L Jan. 8
BC 80, Catawba 75
W Jan. 12
BC 45, Catawba 77
L Jan. 12
Lenoir-Rhyne 83, BC 85
W Jan. 15
Lenoir-Rhyne 70, BC 65
L Jan. 15