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I J W '** "*? aH I .<< I < "* 1 fl is With returning senior quarterback thick of things fui a CPC title. Th< stage a return to the playoffs in 1< County coi as the tea #1 By RANDY PETTITT Chrontej# Sports Edtor With seven returning starters on both offense and defense, Reynolds is being tabbed as the best team in th^ county. But Head Coach Doug Crater just wants to be the best in the Central Piedmont Conference. mii- * - yvc arc oenniieiy looiung forward to this season," said Crater, who remembers the good old days like the time Reynolds upset Greensboro Page and tore down the goal post after the game. "I think this team has some real potential if we work at it I'd say we have a definite shot at making the playoffs. We just missed it by a honk and a crnnk last year (by the flip of a coin), and we have the "I hope this will finally be c kids coming back and it sh ** ' majority of those kids back plus some talented players up from the junior varsity program. "I'm excited and so are the kids." Offensively, the buck stops at junior fullback Dred Booe, who is 6-2 and 245 pounds. Crater expects a good year form the Demon's big man.. "We hope Dred can carry a lot of the load for us offensively." said Crater. "We won't run on every down by no means, but it will be a big part of our game." Senior tailback Dedrick Glover . will join Booe in the backfield at tailback, where senior quarterback John Barnes will give the Demons plenty of experience in the backfield. Barnes will have seniors Kelly m a 9W _ * ? ? a hiaager, Nevm Miicneu ana ureg Egloff to throw to along with a couple of junior varsity prospects. The offensive line will be * anchored by a pair of 285-pound seniors in Lovaner Price and 5 '^B *R?^v?|? iiiifii imlri Derrick Byers, West Forsyth could v< ? Titans hope to overcome the loss oi )87 (photo by James Parker). aches pick m to beat ii ?Charles Irvin. Most county teams don't have one, much less two players over 275 pounds. The Demons also have starting senior Tim Thompson, 5-10, 230 pounds, senior Gordon Scott and senior Eric Dinr at 5-11 and 190 pounds. Six v iunior varsitv Dlavers are also in the hunt for finding playing time on the offensively line as well. On defense, the Demons look equally imposing with seven returning starters. Standouts include senior Denard Atkins, who average nearly 14 tackles a game at linebacker last year, and free safety Kenneth Tsuruta. They are joined by Anthony Coles at defensive end, Price, Irvin, Thompson, Nick Warren and sever 11/_ l - >ui ycur. me nave u ivi uj ould be interesting." - Doug Crater al of the offensive lineman competing for playing time on the defensive front Defensive backs include Chris Fulk, Fladger and help from the jay vee team. Crater says he may have to ask a few players to go both ways, but is trying to avoid it if he can. "We like to try to give everyone one primary position and stick to it," he said. "They learn their position inside out and don't get as tired as kids going both ways." Crater says Barnes will share the kicking duties with Booe at this point, and that the special teams look much intact from those used last season. He says a key to the Demons' success will be how quickly they learn to move the hell on nffon* ''We've been slow in moving the ball the last couple of year/ said Crater. "I hope we don't have to wait lentil the middle of the sea -Eg Stut || innie, and return Carter and Grej I ball some at fulll and Wendall Bla sry well be In the pj^ for ^ f 34 seniors and ^festal subbe nie during a gai last season, prov Reynolds n the CPC son before we start movine the hall 0 well. That hurt early in the year last year, but once we got it going, things were fine." Indeed, the Demons lost four straight to open the season, but won five of their last six, narrowly missing the playoffs by a flip of the. coin. "We hope to avoid flipping a coin to decide our fate this year. We want to win enough games where we won't have to worry about tossing a coin. "A lot of people are picking on us, but I think Davie County will be tough to stop. They are bigger and taller than we are and have a lot of people back. They make us look like babies. "Then I'd say Kannapolis has the next best chance to take it. The third spot is a tossup between the rest of us. It ought to be interesting. The Demons finished 5-5 last season, taking wins over Mount Tabor, Davie County, North Davidson, Parkland and North Forsyth. Thev are indeed challengers for the CPC throne this year. On the Sidelines Two city te By RANDY PETTITT Chrorttde Sports Editor Although I've never been sent to the guillotine, I think I know now tne guy must ve ten ? as I hereby stick my neck out and predict what is likely to happen in Central Piedmont Conference football this fall. r Predicting high school athletics is about like trying to predict the weather. You may tell if it's goingto rain, but not exactly where and how much. On paper, one high school team might appear to have enough : ...A., / >rts >tball Preview >born Tit* rs* arm to niTT ' win over th< itof "Dann; think Ruin lost 34. seniors, includ- hard-nosed ling back Herman McK- yards at full i i . s oniy an averagea size we " ? let Head Coach Denny everyone ex into thinking the Titans - He sai ng quarterback Derrick time to get iever Butch Blackwell, terns, but lig Bethel and Wesley progress so orsyth probably won't "Anyti 1 record last season, but Derrick Bj retty decent according to you feel a experience st go out and find anoth- valuable ha nnie, but I do think we'll Jay St od football team despite Crawford an ids from last year," said on the verg performed rminor mira- this point. ;thT Titans from county ers are in tt ines tracking in the mud. Kak Pi i throw the ball as well as kicking dul ere, and I think we'll be of the spec iss a little more than last or Carter i I. "But well have a cou- Defen* can run the football too." standing i rs linebackers Donald Carter and I Ruminski will run the tackle Jeff tack, while Danny Vestal Mike Moo ekwell figure in the tail- looks impr s Titans. Champagn id for an injured McKm- Greg ] me against Mount Tabor ing end, wl iding 112 key yards in a ning, Roo Working Out! 4 -Lovanet-"Loppifil_Pricft? (rightly blocks.a teammate in practice. At 6-4, 285 pounds, the senior is one of the reasons Reynolds will strong up front this year. Derrick Glover, (bottom), receives some instructions in a workout drill. Glover, a senior running back, is expected to help the Demons get their offense rolling early this season (photos by James Parker). . ; : ,| li ll V m PP1P ' <.^H fe l^^gl^l f ams should weapons to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, but on the field, they might not be able to beat the Tiny Greyhound Junior Pee Wees. That air of uncertainty is the attraction to high schdol sports. The fumbles at the goal line with second left in the fourth quarter, the busted plays, the wide-open dropped passes and the sheer desire to beat your arch rival no matter what TVi/?c/? incrr#*Hi^ntc at* tn finri * nvwv ?MV IV tiai%? on any other playing field at the collegiate or professional levels. College and pro sports are big busi/.' ; Q ins hope a conferc 5 Spartans. Hart lo y can run the football. I Titans. inski and Carter are two . played L kids who'll get us some for a t back as well," said Zeiters. Williarr nix it up probably more than team, cl ... US IU. c*c seconds d it will take a little more good s] the timing down on pass pat- ends sh that he is happy with the "W far. v- but not me you've got a guy like "I thin] fers throwing the football, pretty 1 little better. He has a lot of games, i back there. That is very last yea ving an experienced QB.M ' Inc ewart, Mark Phelps, John points id Darrin Smith appear to Be only se e of starting offensive jobs at Mount Several junior varsity play two tot le running also. Titans I roc tor will handle most of the ies. Zeiters said he's ran out coor(jin; ;ialty punters and that Byers ^ past rnay kick off or punt. credit, sively, the Titans return out- .. ^ UU, M>l senior linebackers Donald I Gerg Ruminski, defensive Ze Patton and defensive back Reynol re. Sophomore Mark Payne his clul essive at tackle, as does Mark playoff e at noseguard. ference VfcCollum looks like a start- "If lile Todd Haglan, Mike Man- on, the sevelt Williams and Corey playing BftgM * ^ mk . I JF ^B|t B^jfeiK & flic ' V -^t- #3$ F BPS K duke it out ness these days, but high school athletes still believe in wallowing in the mud and getting down to business. The unexpected is still there. The only sure thing in high school sports is that one of the dancing boots will miss a step dur ing the halftime show, the band will have a fat bass drum player and the cheerleaders will stand with their hands on their hips during the last 38 seconds of the fourth quarter. With that in mind, I hereby attempt to pick the varsity football contenders and the pretenders of the Central Piedmont Conference. ^ M. * to ride mce title ok good in the secondary for the Zeiters singled out Williams, who some last year, intercepting a pass ouchdown against Mount Tabor, is is one of the fastest players on the locking a 4.6 in the 40-yard dash. iters says the slowest lime in the try might be a 4.7, which indicates :>eed. He says the linebackers and ould be quick as well, e ll be pretty fast across the board, all that huge in most areas," he said.. k the defense will come together fast and hold us in the early ball- That's why we were so successful i - our defense." leed, the Titans allowed just 84 in 12 games last year, averaging ven per game. Davie County and Tabor were the only team to score ichdowns-on_WesLiasLy.ear. The lad four shutouts. ave McConnell, our defensive ator, has done a hell of a job for us two years. He deserves a lot of the He works as much or more than 1 iters said. iters said he thought Kannapolis, ds, Davie County, South Rowan and b will be in the hunt for the three spots in the Central Piedmont Conwe don't get behind too much early n I think we have a good shot at ; an extra game or two," he said. vn* ^V8llVNM!MBBBB)BM(BBilll I , mr ?Hlr H *>'-** " y sIy ^^B ^Bv in the CPC Mighty Wonders Football players don't grow on trees in Kannapolis, but good coaching staffs certainly seem to. The Incredible Wonders of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis seem to have an unexhaustable supply of coaching and community support. Former 3-A state champions before they Joined the CPC, Kan-. napolis is always well coached and / Please see page B2 r
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