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March 27, 1986 Page B1 Recruiting Ram footi r4 n^i*- ' V" , * v d "BV DAVID BULLA" * Chronicle Sports Editor When the first week of college football's national signing period arrived last month, Winston-Salem State's list of recruits was coming together slowly. But Coach Bill Hayes didn't _ panic. It's to be expected since WSSU is an NCAA Division II program. Although the Ram coaching staff had only 12 commitments after the first week, Hayes & Co. kept plugging along. They eventually added 18 more names to the blackboard in Hayes' office in WSSU's old gymnasium. The total of 30 is 11 more than last year's hauLj "We're pretty satisfied with that," said Hayes, who has a sparkling 73-33-2 record in 10 seasons as the Rams' coach. "One problem we had last season was not having enough depth and quality on the defensive front. We also lost two very good offensive linemen (all-America right tackle Keith Holland and right guard Tommy Crews). So the thing we had to do was recruit linemen. "I also think for the first time we really recruited offensive guards. They are the key to our offense (wing-T). They have to be good-sized and be able to run." Hayes and his staff will have 18 new linemen when preseason practice begins in August. One of the best additions to the February signings is 6-foot-6, 270-pound offensive tackle James "Plug" Melton of Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Va. Not only was Melton an all-stater in football, but he also led the basketball team to back-to-back state 3-A championships. "He's one of the best athletes around,'* Hayes said of Melton. "I think maybe he can step in and play early * / B ? ^^HHw iaJB 'AUWKKttk lL ^fll^l^i 1 ^3*^ ?j|nHpEr ?wr// team rea ~ ' v' ' ' ' '- ' "". "' ': '' ' * j ?j . ? i - ^ " v ^ : X 4 *f. lb Brian Caldwell because of his leadership and maturity." With Danny Moore opting to put his name in the National Football League draft next month, Hayes also needed some help at center. Moore, a three-time all-CIAA selection, missed all of last season with a sprained ankle, and Barry Turner played the entire season without a backup and earned all-CIAA honors. "I wanted Danny to do what was best for him," Hayes said. "I thought it was best for him to go on and make some money. * 'Barry stayed healthy and played every down last season. With Danny going pro, we really needed some depth at center." The Rams landed two centers in 6-2, 235-pound Horace Spencer of Lynchburg, Va., Heritage High and 6-0, 245-pound James Carter of Durham Hillside. Spencer was a first-team allstate choice. Four of WSSU's recruits will play in the East-West AllStar Game in Greensboro in July. They include Northern Durham's Brian Caldwell, States ville's William Steven* son, Southwest Edgecombe's Ron Mayo and Tarboro's Rickie Dozier. ? SPOK1 Winston-Si 1 I I ***? > 1 | | JR^H- j^H ^ ATI 1 ^r B^*" T?' 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Burrfw . ft-1 IVrongf lMMr 5-11 : ^uU^JNMi;* > - 6-3 ' : .. . > . .>>'; : >.*.' ; : -> ' *: ' .' * ' * * " ' ' . "* Dozier and Greensboro Page's Marvin Johnson were two of the best running backs in the state last year. The 5-1 l, 205-pound Dozier ran for more than 3,000 yards in his three-year career at TtrhArA and Johnson ran for more than 1,400 yartts while helping Page capture its second * rSWEEK ikm Chronicle 1 ' JH I VI d Eat. i N M TT^ywW^^f"'~?1 .A jag f' ' .: ' *> *'; " 4&; ? .<.. *& * ' "vV ' ***~. *mmmtmth l, top left, says that Lynette Wo >ok Globetrotters; bottom left, Wo< Id "Boo Boo" Hubbard run throu 3um (photos by dames Parker). g practice ' ' ' > * . * 4eman wt. crnr school 245 Durham Hillside 270 Danville G. Wash. 235 Detroit SWestern 245 Lurey, SC Allentown 255 Chapel Hill Chapel Hilt 270 Riveria, Fla. Riveria Bch. 240 Spartnbrg Spartanburg 225 Conway N. Hampton 270 Martinsville Laurel Pfc. 255 Salisbury S. Rowan 270 Norfolk B.T.Waeh. 250 Tarboro Tarboro 275 Detroit Chadsey 265 Richmond JFK 235- Lynchburg Heritage 245 Durham Hillside 245 Richmond JFK 250 Wadeeboro Anson " ACKS WT. CITY SCHOOL 185 Durham N. Durham i$S W-S Carver 205 Tarboro Tarboro 175 Greensboro Page 185 Rocky Mt. SWEdgeco. 195 Charlotte Harding MVKCH8 WT. CITY SCHOOL mi in 215 Java, Va. Chatham 225 Martfnavilia Laurel Pk. 190 Martfnavtlle Laurel Pk. 245 ChWlOtt* W. Meek 205 Lynchburg Heritage 225 Ahoskia Ahoakla ' - - ? straight state 4-A championship. The Pirates, who were 15-0 in *85, shared the title with Fayetteville 71st in 1984. Hayes is so impressed with the 5-9, 175-pound Johnson (A < I ? ?L . JA 1 ' iu mc *H/-yara aasn; that he may start him when the season begins in August. Please see page B5 wmmmmmmmmmmmtmammmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmtm * Rou colu Sports I Tn the Chronicle Sports two featur I Globetrotters, v V ^%] this year. Jf J/r& In an effort t invidious by sc U^HIH streamlined thei straightforward gag unsuspecting mi ters and a Wins everything'they There also is tire audience in one player - c !> mk>~ James 4<Twi??y '$$?/ America "Sweei V * ?- microphone on arena can listen . ii the players. As a further i Globetrotters, > iseum last Satur a princess to -I ^winces. And Kansas star who odard, right, has in women's colh Ddard, Clyde "the tion process, gh a gag in their The 6-foot, 1; PI Basketball Big Four To memories oj . By DAVID BULLA Chronicle Sports Editor The Big Four alumni tournament is more than a weekend of basketball. It's an opportunity to reunite old friends, to replay the games of yesteryear and compare the sport in the 1980s to the one played in the '60s and '70s. For former Anderson center Hansel Hentz, the comparisons shed favorable light on the game the older guys played. "It was very competitive when I was in school," said Hentz. who played at Anderson in the late '60s before winning a footbaH scholarship to Fayetteville State. "That's why some black guys started going to white schools before integration. They couldn't make the team at their (the black) school. "We all ljad to play football, too, and there weren't many slender guys. Everybody was big and thick. It took a month to run the football out of us when basketball started. "But the big difference is that guys who made honorable mention were big stars. Those guys were good. But today, if you make honorable mention, nobody remembers it the next day." When Hentz was growing up in East Winston, some of the best basketball in town was played at a little park near Winston-Salem state called "The Hole." Hentz said that's where a lot of youngsters learned the ins and outs of the game. "Guys used to say let's go over to the 'Heights' and play some ball," Hentz said. "We got our skills from those guys from Winston-Salem State. Guys like Earl (Monroe), Left-hand Parker, Cleo Hill, Teddy Blount. Let me tell you, Blount was the best ballhandler I ever saw. "If you won one game against those guys, you were tough." Talk about tough. One year, Hentz remembers, WinstonSalem had state championship * wmm~~ ndups, mns and profiles. leaf jtters enter co-ed era dard and Clyde "the Glide" Austin cd attractions in the new Harlem fho have Chansed their act mark<?H1v o minimize antics that were deemed ime critics, the barnstormers have ir routine. Now the emphasis is on playing, mixed with such establishs as throwing water and confetti at embers of the audience. a former member of the Globetrot iton-Salem native, also said the act stale. redictqble," Little said. "You knew were gcbig to do." , an attempt this season to let the enon the snow, primarily by having either Johnson C. Smith alumnus " Sanders or former Houston all[** Lou Dunbar ? wired with a radio the floor at all times. Now an entire to the joking that goes on among ittempt to improve their image, the vho performed at Memorial Colday, decided 14 months ago to add the roster of basketball's clown ^oodard, the former University of > remains the all-time leading scorer rgiate history, survived a rigid selec55-pound native of Wichita, Kan., ease see page B13 urney brings golden days Hr E^B V UrSB V V^l 1 * -.. * <%-. ^ o Robert Little teams , in almost everyneighborhood. Atkins won the 4-A and Paisley claimed the 3-A basketball titles among black schools; Anderson won the 3-A football crown and Reynolds won the 4-A basketball championship for predominantly white schools. Robert Little, who played at Anderson in 1969 before being bused to Parkland, said the rivalries between the four schools was intense. "My junior year we played Atkins twice in football and lost both games,'1 Little said of his Atkins days. "But we came back and beat them twice in basketball. That was big, especially for the seniors." Little said games were major spectacles in the community. "It was a carnival atmosphere," said Little, who went on to play at North Carolina Central and for the Harlem Globetrotters. "The guys in the clubs - like the Esquires, Diplomats and the Gents - would show up in their sweaters. At halftime they would do a little step show like the fraternities do today. If you had a girlfriend at another school, it was one of the few times you got to see her in a week. Please see page B4
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