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Fullback Tommy Jones blocks out pass-rusher as Xavier Love looks for receiver in Chow/an's 24-13 win over
Hudson Valley lost fall.
Garrison Optimistic for '80
Despite Loss of Sophomores
By HARRY PICKETT
It’s gonna’ be mighty interesting to
see how Coach Jim Garrison’s foot
ballers do this fall. Shucks, the
veteran coach of 23 years lost a first-
team all-American, an honorable men
tion all-American selection and six all
conference performers, along with
eight Region 10 choices.
Is the man of 115 victories overly
concerned with the loss of the talent
from that second place 7-4 team of a
year ago, which at one time was rank
ed as high as sixth in the land? Sure.
But he realizes he’s got some good
horses to replace ’em, and so the par
ty goes on.
The Braves open the season here with
East Carolina’s junior varsity under
the lights, September 4, and when they
run out on the field, attired in that tradi
tional Chowan powder blue, the void
spaces will be filled with the best that
Garrison has to offer.
In May, right after the annual spr
ing scrimmage. Garrison said his
tribe will be “young and inexperienc
ed,” obvious obstacles considering
more than three quarters of last
year’s starters were sophomores. But,
he does see strengths.
“Defensively one strength will be,
with our linebackers,” Garrison
revealed. “We’ve got a covey of
linebackers coming back with great
experience. Another strength would be
our offensive line.”
Taking a glance, first, at Garrison’s
covey, the odds-on favorites to anchor
the three linebacker slots are the
“three with the best abilities.”
Rayfield Ziegler should fill an inside
position. Ziegler, a Palmyra, N.J. pro
duct, is described by Garrison as hav
ing “great” upper body strength. At 5-
foot-11 and 210 pounds, this muscular
defensiveman had a few starting
assignments before being saddled with
an injured ankle against Ferrum Col
lege.
Another man in that flock is Amos
Twitty of Kershaw, S.C. Garrison feels
this 6-foot-l, 205-pound brute is major
college material. Gifted with blinding
4.7 speed in the 40-yard sprint, Twitty
has “great ability” to know where the
ball is at all times. “He reads offenses
real well,” Garrison declared.
Mike Grant is a good one. Hailing
from Charleston, S.C., this “hitman”
carries his 200 pounds well on a
muscular 6-foot-frame. A man with
considerable playing time last season,
Grant plays his role as an outside
linebacker with “intelligence” and
“consistancy.” Garrison said Grant
always plays steadily and never hurts
the team. “He’ll be at the right place
at the right time.”
Others who impressed the ever-
popular mentor last spring include
Herb Sanderson (6-1, 205) of Harrells,
Reginald McLendon (5-11,195) of High
Point, and Jerry Mills (6-0, 190), a
Raleigh product. All have great speed
and good hitting technique.
That offensive line should be strong
as Garrison reflected, but the center
position in spring was in quite a “lim
bo.” The coach has three candidates
fighting over who will snap the ball
come September. Prospects include
Greg McDaniels (5-11, 220) or
Charleston, Ricky Thorton (6-4, 220) of
New Bern and Rory Gibson (6-0, 210)
out of Cedartown, Ga.
The tackle positions won’t be in lim
bo, however. Two big horses for Gar
rison’s eleven at that position are
“definitely” major college prospects.
Danny Mayo (Aurora) and David
Dean (Roanoke Rapids) saw con
siderable action last season as
freshmen and started the last three
games for the tribe.
Mayo (6-3, 240) has been contacted
by a number of Atlantic Coast Con
ference schools, area schools as well
as some football powers out west. The
schools are impressed with his grades,
size and speed. “He’s definitely a ma
jor college prospect,” Garrison
boasted. “We’ve timed him at 4.9 and
he has great strength.”
“Dean (6-3, 250) has good techni
que,” he continued. “If he has a
weakness it is because he doesn’t have
the speed. But he has the other tools.”
Jeff Speight (5-11, 215) wiU nail
down one guard spot. Speight is from
Wilson. He is not^ for his quickness
coming off the ball. His sidekick will
be Dennis Skeeter, also a returner. At
6-foot-2, 220 pounds, this Suffolk, Virgi
nian has good speed, sprinting home a
good 4.9.
Two others looked on this season to
spell the starters are Rick Peters (6-1,
215) from our nation’s capital,
Washington, and Jim Guffey (6-2, 220)
of Wingate, N.C. Both sophomores are
guards with “good technique.”
Looking at the rest of the offense, it
seems as though the receiving corps
will have to come through this season
in order to have an explosive offensive
attack. Beginning with the tight end
position. Garrison has three battling
for the job. Gary Wells (6-2, 215) may
have the nod at this position. This man
from Turkey, N.C. caught the ball well
during the spring and his blocking im
proved tremendously. Garrison noted.
Gaffney Jackson (6-1, 205) from
Charleston, S.C. and (iarl Turner (6-0,
2l0i,£rproXl}g^pe9kfi. Ys- .are close
behind Wells .
Garrison stumbled on some fairly
good receivers to play the flanker and
split end positions, “we feel we’ve
picked up quite a few good receivers.”
Frank Groom heads the list. All the
way from Springfield, Pa., this 5-11,
175-pounder brings with him 4.5 speed
and a good pair of hands. Mike Tighe
(5-9, 170) of Erie, Pa. comes south
equipped with a good pair of hands
and better than average blocking
ability. James Springs (5-9, 160), a
Charlotte native, was impressive last
spring, also.
Elizabeth City’s Eric McDaniels
(6-0, 170) may have the slight ad
vantage at quarterback. The
sophomore, after five games last
season, led the Coastal Conference in
total offense before sustaining an in
jured knee against conference arch
rival Ferrum College.
“Eric can throw the football,” Gar
rison said. “He throws it very, very
well. It would have been well for him
to have the benefit of spring practice,
though. But, I’m still worried about
his knee.”
Leroy Zimmerman (5-9, 165) of
Richmond and James TilUs (6-1, 175)
of Milbourne, N.J. are ready to move
in and call the shots.
Zimmerman is best running the op
tion, which Garrison would love hav
ing him do. However, the coach is
worried about his poise. There is a
good possibility that Zimmerman may
play split end or flanker if he doesn’t
play quarterback, last season he saw
time at both spots.
In the offensive backfield, the
Braves lose the services of two-year
starters Percy Godette (tailback) and
Tommy Jones (fullback). Running out
of Garrison’s I-formation this fall will
be a duo of inexperienced backs, but
two with talent written all over.
Jerry Hedric (6-0, 180) looks to be
the favorite to reside at Godette’s old
tailback spot. The Gibsonville product
was converted from a defensive abck
to the offensive spot last fall and look
ed impressive. However, Hedrick sus
tained a separated shoulder early in
the season, and did not see further ac
tion.
“He is going to be outstanding,”
Garrison said of the fleet runner. “He
has size, speed, a durable body and
can run over or around you. He may
end up being a better back than Percy
(Godette).”
Another in the stable is Amos Jordon
(5-8, 155) of Jacksonville, an electrify
ing runner who received a good
amount of time last season, in fact,
against Newport News Apprentice he
gained a season-high 250-plus yards.
“He’s not as durable and doesn’t have
size, but he’s another great back who
could be a factor.”
Neither of the fullbacks played a
down last fall. Delbert Melvin (6-0,
215) of Mount Olive, is a good blocker,
but does not have great speed, ac
cording to Garrison. William Dalton
(5-10, 190) of Eden, seems to be the
favorite to fiU Jones’ shoes. This grid-
der has good speed and is an excellent
blocker. “He’s the strongest man on
the football team,” says the coach.
“He benches 445 poun^ and brings
better speed than we’ve had.”
Garrison’s four-man defensive front
line has some major voids. All four
players have gone on to four-year
schools, and heading the list of the
vacated are the Coastal Conference’s
“Co-Defensive-Players of the Year,”
all-American Hal Henderson and
unanimous all-conference pick Robert
Brown, who are attending the Univer
sity of South Carolina and Virginia
Tech, respectively, on scholarships.
“When you lose two players who are
actually the ends of your defensive
wall, there is no team in any college
classification that’s going to be the
same team,” Garrison explained. “I
thought as a team they might be the
best pair in the nation in any
classification. Getting them was once
in a million.”
Heading the list to fill one of the
defensive end spots left by Henderson
and Brown is J^y Schultz (6-3, 215) of
Chester, Md., a hard-hitting
sophomore who has already attracted
some major four-year schools. Gar
rison says Schultz has “great poten
tial.”
“He’s going to be another in a great
tradition of defensive ends at Chowan.
He had a great spring, and showed
great hands and speed. ”
Comparing him to all-American
Henderson, Garrison said this end has
about the same speed and size and has
the same hitting and tackling ability.
“He will come on you Uke a duck on a
junebug.”
Others to watch for at defensive end
are Nathanial Hawkins (6-5, 220) of
Warrenton and Jeff Gordon (6-1, 205)
of Matthews.
Kemp Page (6-4 , 245) of Mullins,
S.C. and Mike Gardner (6-3, 215) of
Roanoke Rapids were the two top
tackle prospects during the spring
months. Mike Arrington (6-0, 205) of
Madison, Va., Joey Edwards (6-2, 230)
or Walstonburg and Thaddeus Farrar
(5-9, 220) of Raleigh are also names to
watch.
The defensive back situation this fall
is one in which the coach sees as one
of the “greenest” its been in several
years, so it won’t be unusual to see a
few incoming freshmen get shots at a
few of the positions this fall. “We lost
six great defensive backs, and you
don’t lose six like those and expect to
be strong at that position.”
A year ago the six sophomores who
led the Coastal Conference in intercep
tions, averaged almost 6-2 inches in
height. This season an average height
of 5-11 is straining it a bit. “We’re so
short, that’s the thing that worries me.
We had good height last season.”
Counted on at the strong safety posi
tions are a couple of rugged former
linebackers. Craig Lovitt (5-11, 175),
hailing from Columbia, S.C. and Ken
ny Phillips (6-0,190), a Greenville pro
duct, will tussle for the slot.
A couple of gutsy, hard-hitting free
safetymen looked good during spring
play. Sam Hill (5-10, 170), a Windsor
resident, got a few minutes under his
belt last season, and coupled with his
4.3 speed, should enable him to keep
those speedy receivers in check. Ar
thur Washington (5-11, 185) from
Atlanta, Ga., is considered by Gar
rison as “probably the best defensive
back we have.”
On the corners will be Jose Matos of
Puerto Rico, a transformed flanker
who at 5-11, 180 can hit with the best of
them; and Henderson Ware (5-10, 165)
of Augusta, Ga., who Garrison says
“will wear you out hitting.”
That’s a personnel look at the 1980
Chowan Braves football team follow
ing its spring football drills in May.
With over 200 freshmen prospects here
over the summer, there could be some
changes come ^ptember when the
home team tackles the Little Pirates.
By HARRY PICKETT
Is this the year the women’s basket
ball team pack its luggage and head for
Kansas for the national tournament?
Could be.
Coach Roy Winslow thinks that this
could be the best team ever assembled
on this campus.
“This season we will have an abun
dance of talent, leadership, but most
importantly, experience.”
Last season the experience wasn’t
there, but the talent and leadership ex
hibited by a freshman-loaded team
enabled the Lady Braves to post the
school’s best record, 17-9. The year
before the little “darlings” came in,
Winslow’s five could only muster five
wins in 17 tries.
During last season six cagers shared
starting duties and five were freshmen,
with the most talented being 6-1
freshman forward Donnie Stephens of
Jeaup, Ga. Donnie was named most
valuable, was an All-Region 10 selec
tion and was a member of the Eastern
All-Region 10 Tournament team,
leading the C^iowan team in scoring, re
bounding and field goaLpKcentage. She
popped the cords at a *7.¥dip. brought
home 11 rebounds and firfed in a blister
ing 53.9 percent from the floor.
Sandra Dixon, 5-6, a teammate of
Stephens’ at Wayne County High
School, was Chowan’s female athlete of
the year, as she doubled as a Braves
softball player. She averaged 12 points
an outing for the Squaws last winter,
many coming from her deadly outside
jumper. She is a good leaper and comes
off with many unexpected rebounds.
Winslow labels her “exciting.”
Other probable starters include Judy
Douglas, 6-2, of Sanford who should nail
down the pivot spot. Douglas averaged
11 numbers each contest and hauled in
eight boards to follow Stephens. Judy
had a slow start but finished the season
with a flurry.
Nancy Fleming, 6-0, of Littleton
should anchor one forward spot
alongside Stephens. She is a rugged,
aggressive-type player who plays with
a lot of intensity. Tina Midiri, 5-5,
should round out the starting-five.
Midiri, who hails from Wilmington,
Del., will be the point guard. She is a
flashy passer and a good ballhandler.
Midiri led the team in assists last
season.
Expected, also, to see much playing
time is Teiry Tyler, 5-10, of Raeford
and Jacqueline Gore, 6-2, of Shallotte.
Names of Winslow’s new recruits
By BELINDA ELMORE
First Floor Parker won two in
tramural titles in the men’s competi
tion and First Floor Jenkins two in the
women’s play during the 1979-80 school
year.
Single wins were recorded by Second
Floor East, Eighth Floor Parker, Third
Floor Belk and First Floor Belk.
Listing of champions and runners-up
in the varimis sports follows:
Men’s Basketball: First — Seventh
Floor Parker, second — Basement
Parker.
Women’s Basketball: First — First
Floor Jenkins, second -- First Floor
Belk.
Men’s Football; First — Second Floor
East, second — First Floor Parker.
Women’s Football; First — First
were not available at presstime, but it
is expected that Winslow should get
another flock of talented women
hoopsters coming in. Pack your bags,
girls, it looks like national tournament
time!
Floor Jenkins, second — Third Floor
Belk.
Men’s Volleyball; First — Seventh
Floor Parker, second — First North
West.
Women’s Volleyball; First — Third
Floor Belk, second-Columns.
Men’s Softball: First — Eighth Floor
Parker, second — Fifth Floor Parker.
Women’s Softball; First — First
Floor Belk, second — Third Floor Belk.
Football Skills (Men); Walt Willis,
Third East, Dale Horn, Fourth Parker.
Football Skills (Women); Kim Mello,
Third Belk, Martha Break, Third Belk.
Tennis (Men): Costin Craven, Mixon
— Lynn Watson, First Jenkins.
Cross Country: First — Doug
Sanders, Third South West, second —
Tori Cambell, Fifth Parker.
Chowan's
1980
Football Schedule
September
4 East Caroliha JV's
Home
8:00 p.m.
13 Newport News Apprentice Away
1:30 p.m.
20 Potomac State College
Home
1 ;30 p.m.
27 Open.
October
4 Ferrum (Homecoming)
Home
1 ;30 p.m.
11 Lees-McRae
Away
1:30 p.m.
18 Hudson Valley
Away
1:30 p.m.
25 Wesley
Away
1:30 p.m.
31 North Carolina State JV's Home
2:00 p.m.
November
8 Nassau
Home
1:30 p.m.
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