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Lady Brave hoopsters for 1980-81, from left, front row, Denise Joraan, Carolyn Kelly, Christine Graves, Tina
Midiri, Sandy Dixon, Ginger Jefferson and Terri Tyler; rear row, Kay Wright and Carla Vanlandingham,
managers; Donnie Stephens, Judy Douglas, Jackie Gore, Mollie Hopkins, Sue Clark and Coach Roy Winslow.
Freshman Outside Strength
Buoys Lady B Title Hopes
By GREG BASSETT
Not many people gave Chowan’s
Lady Braves Basketball Team a
chance for the 1979-80 season. After all,
they were a seemingly disorganized
team coming off a miserable 5-12
record from the previous season. They
were a team composed mostly of young
and spunky freshmen recruits. They
were a team in what many termed a
“rebuilding year.” And, they were a
team with a young, inexperienced, but
very determined coach.
The girls did it though — they made
believers out of all those who were
doubters.
Coach Roy Winslow's squad, rich
with height and depth, finished the
1979-80 season with an impressive 17-9
record, coming close to toppling con
ference champion I>ouisburg College.
This year, Winslow expects his team
to do even better than last, and is even
eyeing a spot in the national NJCAA
tournament to be held in Overland
Park, Kansas next March.
Even if the girls do not make the na
tionals, Winslow is certain his team will
make the Region X Tournament which
will be held here at Helms Center in
March.
During recruiting last spring and
summer, Winslow went looking for
some “good perimeter people,” in an
effort to strengthen the Lady Braves
point scoring ability. He said he has
found the needed perimeter help in
Freshman 5’4” guard Carolyn Kelly
fMJtn! 3esap; Oai,' and Freshman 5’8”
forward Etenise Jordan from Tyner,
NC.
“All of the freshmen we recruited
have good outside shooting ability,”
said Winslow.
Back in the lineup again this year will
be the unstoppable center Judy
Douglas, the 6’2” sophomore from San
ford, NC. The other standout from last
year's team, sophomore 6’2” forward
Donnie Stevens, also from Jesup, Ga.,
will be back in highscoring action
again.
Ball control expert Tina Midiri, a 5’4”
guard from Wilmington, Del., is ex
pected to start again this season.
Midiri, who was noted for her ability to
bring the ball down court and set up
plays, finished last season with a
broken ankle.
Sandy Dixon, the third member of the
“Jesup, Ga. connection,” is expected to
start in the other guard position. A con
sistent shooter, Dixon will play a key
role on the court this season.
The Lady Braves' Denise Jordan, a 5'8" freshman forward, puts the
touches on a jump shot In a scrimmage against Christopher Newport
College. The Lady Braves, who outscored Christopher Newport, are
undefeated so for in regular season play. Coach Roy Winslow said his
team is doing an "execellent job" this season. (Photo by Todd Dudek)
Winslow will also be depending heavi
ly on two other sophomores, 5’9” for
ward Terri Tyler, and the tall 6’2’’
center Jackie Gore. Tyler, a Raeford
N.C. native lettering in three sports,
played consistently for the Lady Braves
last season. Gore, who hails from Supp
ly, N.C., is expected to add depth to the
team.
One player the Lady Braves will sure
ly miss is 6'0” forward Nancy Fleming
of Uttleton, NC., who is forced to sit out
the season with a knee injury. Known as
the Lady Braves’ “policeman” under
the basket, Fleming scored consistently
while playing aggressive basketball.
Winsolw hopes to replace Fleming
with one of two freshmen, 5’U” forward
Susan Check of South Amboy, NJ., or
Mollie Hopkins, a 5’U” forward out of
Bath.NC.
“I feel like we have a better team this
year,” said Winslow. “We have more
depth and we even have more talent.
We’ve got 12 girls on the team and all 12
can play. 1 know we have a better
team.”
Winslow said that eight to 10 of his
players were capable of starting and
predicted that everyone would see a lot
of playing time.
“The experienced sophomores add a
completely new dimension that we
didn’t have to work with last year.”
Braves' First and Second Teams
Trample Wolf pack Jayvees 57-14
By SCOrr GODWIN
In a game that looked like World War
III, Chowan mauled the North Carolina
State Jayvees, in a very one sided man
ner, 57-14.
Chowan won the coin toss and elected
to receive. On their first series, Jerry
Hedrick scored on a three yard run that
came ))t 11:33 of the first period, after a
drive t^t took eight plays and covered
72 yaratf.
Chowan was seemingly running at
will, and almost, aU the backs on the
team contr^&d in some way by
rushing for 4|ftt|^yards. Meanwhile,
N.C. State, ^HHlmge only 9 yards
nishing thrsj|||[£|^(^ game.
five yard line, and Jerry Hedrick pro
ceeded to carry it in from the five, for
his third and final touchdown of the
afternoon. At 4:07 of the second quarter
the score read Chowan 29, North
Carolina State 0.
Chowan was substituting for its
regulars after the half, and the team
kept on rolling with a touchdown run of
three yards by Benson Gray after Craig
Lovett blocked a punt, which gave
Chowan first and ten from the ten.
Five minutes later, Curtis Bond made
a spectacular run of 60 yards to further
embarrass N.C. State, which at this
point was losing 43-0, and appearing
rather shellshocked.
With the third quarter almost over,
N.C. State got on the board with a
Hoshor to Davis, 24 yard touchdown
pass. State went for the two point con
version and made good, making it a
more l)earable 43-8 score.
Another Hoshor to Davis touchdown
pass came in the fourth quarter. This
time it went for 28 yards, but it was too
little, too late as Chowan went on to
score two more touchdowns on runs by
Cleveland Quick and Jimmy Fisher.
ahead 7-0, Jerry
njyith a little more
first quarter,
lowan led 14-0,
wan took
State, as
|K>ints, and
N.C. State’s
With Cl
Hedrick scon
than a minute
on a 1 yard plui
after the first qi
In the second
charge and real
they scored fifti
continued to capii
mistakes.
At 10:51 of the second ||Ui4«k, Perry
Agee connected with R^^oml Byrd,
on a 6 yard touchdown paai^ Ui^^t came
after some nifty running by at the
quarterback position.
Less than one minute later, tlftr the
kickoff to State, Arthur Wasti^gton
tackled the N.C. State back in the tod-
zone for a safety and an additional ^o
points.
After a series of fumbles by both
teams, which, resulted in turnovers,
Chowan got the ball on the N.C. State
Spikers End Best Year
With Third Place Finish
The Lady Braves completed their
best season in Region X Volleyball play
in the history of the college.
Competing against four-year and
two-year colleges, the Lady Braves
amassed an overall record of 22 wins
and 8 losses. Of the 30 matches played,
17 were played against four-year in
stitutions.
Chowan finished third behind
Louisburg and North Greenville in the
Region X tournament.
The Lady Braves started the season
with 12 straight wins before losing three
matches.
“We didn’t lose our composure with
the first three losses,” remarked Coach
Janet Collins, in her 15th year as
volleyball coach at Chowan. “We stuck
togeDl^r as a team to bring about our
successful season. Team effort all
season long was our strong asset, along
with some mighty fine volleyball
players.”
The 1980 team members were
Armelia Alexander and Cheryl Hen
drix, both of Oviedo, Fla.; Yvette Arm
strong of Beltsville, Md.; Lois Moe and
Pam Pellom, both of Wilmington, N.C.;
Gwen Bergey, Waynesboro, Va.; Sue
Burke of Silver Spring, Md.; Teresa
Tripp, Chesapeake, Va.; Terry Tyler of
Raeford, N.C.
“We lose two fine sophomore players
in Burke and Tyler,” continued Collins,
“but with a nucleus of seven returning
players and a good recruiting year, we
will be contenders for the Region X title
next season.”
Tyler made both the All-Region and
All-Tournament teams.
Brave basketball team for 1980-81 is showan, from left, front row, Greg Frasier, Eiton Mosley, Vance Marsh,
Coach Bob Burke, Assistant Coach Scott Colclough, Winfred Basnight, Jimmy Deans and Kenneth Capel, rear .
row. Manager Larry Glover, Alonzo Clark, Mark Hunter, Gregory Exum, Ray Witiak, Melvin McCray, Larry
Canady, Mark Moore, Jesse Nimmo, Robert Belle, and Manager Fred Glover.
Early Lead
Disappears
At L-McRae
BANNER ELK - A perfect half
season, which saw Chowan go 5-0,
was blemished when conference foe,
Lees McRae scored a 21-14 upset
over the Chowan Braves, Saturday,
October 11.
Lees McRae, which was having
Homecoming weekend, seemed to be
fired up for the game, which Chowan
looked flat.
In first Quarter action, Chowan
drew first blood, with a one yard run
by quarterback. Perry Agee. A Keith
Myers PAT was good, and Chowan
finished the first quarter on top, 7-0.
The second quarter saw Lees
McRae go for a 45 yard field goal,
which was kicked by Robert Carpen-
tieri, a dead center through the
uprights, for a 7-3, Chowan lead at
the half.
In the first half, neither teams
could move the ball consistently.
Both teams failed to capitalize on
mistakes, and neither teams could
sustain any drive.
With 7 seconds left in the third
quarter, Lees McRae again went to
its brilliant kicker, Robert Carpen-
tieri, who drilled a 47 yard field goal,
which seemed to bring Lees McRae
to life.
Early in the final quarter, James
Cole scored on a 12 yard burst that
put Chowan ahead, with 12:58 left in
the 4th quarter. The PAT by Keith
Myers was good and Chowan led
14-6.
The lead was shortlived, as Lees
McRae burst back at 4:19, and
scored on a one yard plunge, that
came after a good drive. After the
touchdown, Lees McRae went for the
two point conversion to tie the score,
and made good on a Driscoll to
Williams pass, that tied the score at
14-14.
Another touchdown with 1:24 left in
the game, on a three yard run, pret
ty much did the Braves in for the
afternoon, and saw Lees McRae cap
a successful Homecoming weekend
with a 21-14 win over seventh ranked
Chowan.
In the second half Lees McRae
kept hitting on passes, which might
have been the downfall for Chowan.
Chowan’s defensive secondary which
looked to take away the big play,
were continually burned for short
yardage passes which put Lees
McRae in position to score. On the
ground, Lees McRae managed to ac
cumulate 103 yards rushing, but 65 of
those were in the second half.
Defensively for the Braves, Mike
Grant led all players with nine
tackles, and a quarterback sack for
seven yards. Arthur Wasington also
had nine tackles with five assists.
Intramural
Volleyball
Season Good
By JENNIFER WICKER
“Although the amount of forfeits was
disappointing, sportsmanship was good
this season in intramural volleyball,”
according to Coach Steele.
The referees, often criticized for their
strictness in enforcing the rules, forced
the players to play power volleyball,
not the beach version that was so ram
pant in the old gym.
Steve Green, who plays for the fifth
Parker B Team said, “The season
started good, even though several
teams lost the first few games and then
quit. I enjoy playing, and don’t have
any complaints.”
“Several teams have mastered good
volleyball techniques which have
helped them win, East 1, 2/3, 7th and
5th Parker, also Jenkins and Columns,”
said Coach Steele.
Teams in the men’s playoffs are:
1st East 2/3 1st Parker A (5th)
2nd Parker B (5th) 2nd Parker 7
3rd West 3 3rd Parker 3
4th East 1 4th Parker 4
Teams in the women’s playoffs were
not available.
So far the only undefeated teams are
2/3 East, and 1/2 Jenkins.
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The men's basketball team got of to a good start this season with a 105-68
drubbing of Richard Bland College. Here, Freshman guard Jesse Nimmo;;
gets some aerial help from a Richard Bland player.
(Photo by Bill WilliamsorT)
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A 1979-80 ROWDIES 2-EAST PRESENTATION
Starring
AUBREY CUTHRELL and DIANE HASSELL
Co-Starring
JAMILLEACEVES
ALLEN ANDERSON
BECKY BRASIE
CANDY CALDER
JOE HAIGLER
Plus a cast of hundreds!
Screenplay by
HAL AUSTIN
JANE BRIDGFORTH
RHEH COATES
ALAN JOHNSON
DAVID LEMAN
JOE MORGAN
SARA TRUAX
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PENNY JONES
DIETRICH RICKS
JENNIFER WICKER
Technical Supervisor MARK WOLFE
Produced by J. P. LEONG and GENE JENKINS
Directed by RHEH COATES
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COMING FOR SPRING FESTIVAL 1981.