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* Page B2-Th? Chrontcl?, Thursday, July 28, 1983 -sports # Dedication, Natural Talent Keep ThemGoing By EDWARD HILL JR. Stctff Writer ? ? In a day of specialization in athletics on all levels, the three-sport athlete has become a rarity. The competition for positions in the popular sports such as baseball, football and basketball has become so intense that athletes have chosen to concentrate on one sport. Still, there are a few local athletes who have the Godgiven physical talents and the love of sports to be good enough to excel in three areas. Among them is Cedric Moss, a rising senior at Reynolds High School. In baseball, Moss batted a hefty .417. In football, he rushed for more than 500 yards and scored four touchdowns. And in basketball, he averaged almost 15 points a game as a guard. Moss says he does it "mostly for the love of sports. "I know that, if I'm going to be good in three sports, I have to put in hard work. That same I--' I _i" I I I. 1 1 ^ I Kina uj nara worn nas iu ue pui in ine classroom if I'm going to succeed there." ~ Brian Howard "I started playing more than one sport at the age of 10/* says Moss, who is S-8 and weighs 160 pounds. "I realized I could do them all and do them well. The more I played, the more 1 loved them. 1 have to keep doing something. By the time I practice, play a game, come home and do my homework, I'm ready to go to bed." Greg Scales has college scouts drooling. The 6-3, 185-pound senior looks as if he's been chiseled out oi granite. As a junior at East Forsyth last season, Scales caughl 20 passes, good for five touchdowns, on a team that emphasized the run. He also scored 12 points and pulled down 11 rebounds a game at center. Although he didn'1 see much playing time on the baseball team, there is ? coTi5gnsu5~tftar hc will stmt and make ? significant coir tribution this coming season. Scales says exceling in thre< spons gives mm more upuons. w ? ? "A cousin of mine told me a long time ago that thi more sports you were good in, the more chances yov would get of securing a scholarship," says Scales, whe ranks among the top receivers in the state. "I also like tc use sports to stay in shape from one to the other." At the age of 12, Tim Burl realized he had specia athletic abilities. That, he says, prompted him to pursu< W&&&Bg^'>$'' v JW&?ffiffl< fl H a ;jgsj>?MfcKi , . a fy,. Jmvi/^At. -. -- '4'?} /" ' |j^r fflMs, $:; ; } . 'i^^ ^'y' ffi. rf*' >. IBfe ' fJBB*^ 111 H^Hnl ?l^ ' y?Hg??|H HM I ^ ,?r Prize winners in the Amateur Lights at last w Moore, Dr. J.R. Oliver, Dr. O.G. Hairston, Loi I R-E-S-P-E-CT:. By EDWARD HILL JR. Staff Writer The Patterson Avenue YMCA Hawks* performance the recent National AAU/Junior Olympics Tournam< in Monroe, La.* sent a clear and convincing messa Basket bail has arrived in Winston-Salem. i Competing against the top teams from 25 states, 12-man, 17-and-under Hawk squad made it all the wa> the quarterfinals before bowing to a powerful Califor team, 74-59. That gave the team a fifth-place fin overall. But other factors make the team's accomplishmc even more remarkable: t., , * f ' * Columns, Scores, Profit J li ~ m H. ? From The i Tim Burl Is one of the those rare athletes who exc ' Ing Junior, Burl Intercepted seven passes last ye? game and batted a hefty .410 onthe baseball teai i I three sports - basketball, football and baseball, t It paid off for the talented junior-to-be as he went on i to bat .410, score 14 points a game and intercept seven r ~pa$58rtast season at Carver.? * 44When I was in the seventh grade, I realized things ~ came naturally to me," says the six-foot Burt, oae of the e best young pure shooters around. 44When something i comes that naturally to you, you began to love it and ap> predate it." > Because of the amount of time that is involved in practice, regular-season games, tournaments and summer 1 development programs and sports camps, study time is c often reduced, thus affecting an athleteVgrades. f y tw ^m *K mMP-| ^K^P ''':%" "Jc'IBM 'Ip',' !' . -x-:-:-? '' Vr Pf-^H^H: - :r^iwl!WW ^^^fciffu r sek'i Winston Lake Pro-Am are, from the left, Floyi renzo Worthy, Charles Jewel and C.Y. Young. HawksEarnlt W The Hawks were the youngest team in the tournament The Hawks were made up of players from Winstor Salem only, whereas the other teams gathered the ba ! in players from their respective states. ent The majority of the teams that reached the final eig* ge: had large companies sponsoring them, thus ailowin them the luxuries of flying to Louisiana; the Hawks ha the to travel by bus (which broke down in South Carolina] r to Despite the disadvantages and inconveniences, Robei nia Dunlap, who sponsored the team, says the squad did be lish ter than he expected. "I'm really proud of this group,'* says Dunlap. "Th< nts went down there and represented Winston-Salem again some of the best in the United States. To be frank, when m ' J n, Predictions I vl i^^as^s Grid To The Hoop To The C el In three sports. A ris- tag well In three sports ir, averaged 14 points a (photo by James Parker), n. He says the key to doSo student-athletes Brian Howard of Carver and Rnh<>rt Hill of Past Fnrsvth are esneciallv rare, as thev have managed to maintain excellence in both areas. ''You have to know what's important," says Howard,a sophomore who many feel is potentially the best basket ball player to ever-play in this area. "I know that, if I'm going to be good in three sports, I have to put in hard work. That same kind of hard work has to be put in the classroom if I'm going to succeed there." Howard accomplished both, compiling a 3.2 grade-point average in the classroom and leading the Yellow Jackets to championships in both football and basketball and a second_ Place finish in track. Walker Captures By ROBERT ELLER Sports Editor Robert Walker used an opening-round 8-under-par 64 to grab a two-shot lead over Joe Johnson and made it stand over the final 18 holes Sunday to claim ms second straight North American Oolfers Association tournament in the E. Jerry Jones Pro-Am at Winston Lake Golf Course July 23 and 24. In winning his second Jones Pro-Am (he also won the ""event in 1977), Walker picked tip $1,100. His final-round effort of even-par 72 gave him a 36-hole score of 136, one shot better than Johnson, who followed his first-round \ 66 effort with a 71 over the final 18 holes, and Chris Tucker, who had the best round of the day with a 66. I Tucker shot a 1-under-par 71 on Saturday. Both Johnson and Tucker collected $487.50 for their S efforts. Walker, who also claimed first-place money in the | Asheville tournament last week, entered the event ranked | third in the NAGA Player of the Year point standings | with 43 points. IThe 45-year-old Georgian said of his brillaint first round 64, which was only one shot off the course record set by James Black back in 1972, "It was just one of my times. I felt good and every shot I hit felt good, I had good concentration and good lyes all day.'* I Walker, a runner-up here on three other occasions when he saw the lead slip away over the final 18 holes, said he didn't think about losing the lead this time. "I've I been playing well this year, and when you shoot a 64, that certainly helps your confidence. I didn't really play that ith Tournament Pt looked at the overall talent that was down there, I did nol i- realistically think we would do as well as we did. This it group and the coaches are really to be commended." The Hawks won the first round with an easy 67-55 win it over the Pennsylvania team. They then had to hold off t g late-game rally to edge Arkansas 68-67. That put th< d Hawks in the quarterfinals against the tall and talentec I. team from California. rt "Their guards were bigger than our front line people,' t- says Dunlap. "They had four guys 6-7, three 6-8, two 6-5 and two 6-10. They just overpowered us. They were con ?y cerned about our speed and quickness, so they employee st a full-court press and that was the difference." II The Hawks displayed balance throughout the tourna i * : T p : : v 2 ^. _ -> .__ flr Apr mf*\ \ I ~ ...fc." 4 I Mamond I Is having natural ability and love for the game "Because I'm not the type of person who is wjjat you would call a real smart person, I have to work very hard a _ 1 vvtlt _ :f c ifvr*AL 10 maintain gooa graaes, says run, a senior, "wun practices an& games right after school and all, I'm m sometimes tired when I get home. But I know that if 1 don't 4o what I'm supposed to in the classroom, 1 won't ^ fl even be playing one sport, let alone three. My family just 9 doesn't play that." Hill made the honor roll this year in addition to leading the basketball, football and baseball teams to the playoffs. . The athletes all agree that there is little or no transition from one sport to another. For himy Howard says, there Please see page B4 Jones Pro-Am I hard today; 1 just wanted to hold on and not make any mistakes." -I The pros saw their final round briefly interrupted for 45 minutes by rain shortly after the 2 p.m. start. Walker said the brief but hard shower changed the course slightly. "The ball was a little slower on the greens," he said, "but this course drains so well that it wasn't a problem at I all." Point leader William Lewis started the day six shots back after carding an opening-round 70 but fell victum to the narrow Winston Lake tract and ballooned to 77 on Sunday. His 147 total placed him in 12th place. He took home $125. Defending champ Chuck Thorpe, the event's only fivetime winner and ranked second behind Lewis in NAGA points, bypassed this year's event to play in the St. Louis Open, which reportedly offered a $23,000 purse. Veteran Nate Starks, also a former winner of the event, I carded back-to-back 69s over the 36 holes. His 138 total was good enough for fourth place and a $325 payoff. George "Tater Pie" Wallace and Eric Lawhorn followed Starks, both finishing at 141 and tying for fifth jfll place. They each collected $241.50. John Plyler, who started the day three shots back of Walker after shooting a first-round 67, saw his putting game forsake him and carded a 75 for a 142 total. Bobby Stroble, a winner here in 1980 and one of the pre-tourney favorites, came back from a 74 Saturday to shoot 70 Sunday and wind up in eighth place with a 144 < tuae mtmik u>kil? A Iuim f av lUUUi 1TIIM AUWUUIU ai IT^ TfH luiutl, nuuv nj ill VIIIVI and local pro Robert Bethea had 146 totals and tied for Please see page B7 rformance ] : ment, twice having four players to score in double ^ ?1? ?t I t v? _ r # ; ngures. LAiniap singiea oui Brian nowara, a oo sophomore at Carver; Greg Scales, a 6-3 senior at East i Forsyth; Scottie Johnson, a 6-5 junior, and senior guards i Cedric Moss (Reynolds) and Robert Hill (East Forsyth) ; as having impressive performances. 1 "The real surprise was Scottie Johnson,** says Dunlap. "He was not intimidated by the bigger players he faced. * Brian Howard .... what can you say about him? He never ) ceases to amaze me with his complete play. And Scales - did just a tremendous job on the boards, i "Offensively our guards were the keys, though. Moss (14 points pet game) and Hill (20 points per game) did a \ Please see page B4 -
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