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n^H WBPBBHIHp H Bff ^J|[ J - * ?j~ mmmmmw* y Boxing Returns Boxing made a triumphant returr a technical knockout over Philadi ON THE SIDELINE ThePiral By RANDY PETTITT Chronicle Sports Editor ? Flip a coin. Spinjhc bottle, time to predict wholl earn the rig] Page as high school football pit Metro 4-A Conference. As a cheerleader suggested li pick the one with the prettiest unif the cute quarterback?" Both methods are probably as get in this league, as the Metro lc as ever. You can almost bet the house, that Greensboro Page will captun from the Metro for their third straif Thompson MVP Feggir Spartans to By RANDY PETTITT Chronicte Sports Edtor The Winston-Salem Summer Basketball League's championship game between Mount Tabor and the 14th Street All-Stars Thursday night dispelled any notions that the league was just another "run and gun" summer get together. * i It looked more like an All-Star contest instead, as some very familiar names to followers of high school basketball lit up the scoreboard for 187 points and rose the temperature of the Reynolds Park gymnasium a few degrees as well. And in the end, it was a soft follow shot in the lane from game MVP Bryant Feggins that started a 10-3 run which allowed Mount lhbor to come away with the regular season title, 96-91. The Mount Tabor team, led by Glenn High School's twin towers, Kevin Thompson. (6-8) and Fea fins, (6-4) and Mount Tabor's Joe John Bryant, (6-7), had a consider. able wealth of inside height With : * l - V <4 , ? i i to Winston-Salem last week as Tho rtphia's Michael Colson (photo by Ja WSI^^^^===S tes should ri Roll the dice - it's lit to join Greensboro yoff teams from the . * Coct ist year, "Should we ta?l" 'orms or the one with. . Carve scientific as you can >oks as unpredictable North the kids and the wife p. n 5 the top playoff bid Va 161111 [ht year. rnmumgmmggmmmm . ,0, ' ^Bpr \ j* Feggins is leads WSBL title y **. . ? Thompson, who finished with 29 points and Feggins' 26 points,Mount Tabor pounded it inside early and built an eleven-point halftime lead, 52-41. Bryant, who continues to solidify his position as one of the best in the county, added three convincing slam dunks and 17 points to the Spartan inside barrage on the smaller 14th Street. But 14th Street responded to the challenge of the taller Spartans and nearly pulled off the upset with an admirable display of pressure defense. After scoring six unanswered points to pull within 52-47, 14th Street applied the full-court defense to the Spartans and eventually took a 58-57 lead on a layup from Dwayne Morgan. The layup from Morgan, who finished with 23 points, was the icing on the cake of a six minute All-Star run in which they outscored the Spartans 16-5 Please see page B3 Spc mil" _ ' - ;^|hH Hl^J ^p M H. { ; raas Warren, left, went on to score mes Parker). : * ' ule the seve 11 [ I IM^TH lI?I?I Page B2 r Page B4 Page B5 Kage u3 Wallace rea< By RANDY PETTITT Chronicle Sports Editor Bill Hayes of Winston-Salem State University has always had an eye for talent - and his 20-20 vision must've been working on all eight cylinders when he saw Mark Wallace. Wallace, a senior and two-time All-CIAA selection at linebacker, dropped in on the Rams' campus five years ago with quite an impressive list of prep credentials in his hip pocket. He was sold on Hayes and the Rams almost as quickly as Hayes was sold on him. As a linebacker and fullback for Waynesboro's Tuscola High School, Wallace started as a sophomore for A1 1 A 1 A \ ? me iu-i^ scnooi. He wasjiamed All-Conference, All-Western North Carolina and garnered All-State honors both his junior and senior seasons, while the Mountaineers compiled a 20-3 record during the twoyear span. And in perhaps a high school version of "the shot heard 'round the world", it was Wallace who placed an unforgettable hit on East Carolina recruit Ellis Dillahunt in the 1983 East-West All-Star game. On that fateful night in Greensboro, Dillahunt was returning a kickoff for the East team, when he met Wallace face-to-face near the 35-yard line at Grimsley's Jamieson Stadium. Like a runaway locomotive, Wallace ran head on into Dillahunt and 1 1 I L! ' ? juiumeu nun com. It was later discovered that Dillahunt had cracked two vertebrae in his upper spine ? in short, he had a broken neck. Dillahunt, now a defensive back, has since recovered and plays football at ECU, and Wallace overcame the fright of the near-tragedy and has went on 10 start three consecutive seasons for the Rams. Willace has tried to forget the collision and apparently has not let it effect him, as he has been a mainstay for the Rams on defense for the past three seasons. # V >rts Exl Hardee knock By RANDY PETTITT Chronicle Sports Editor Until last week, boxing in Winston-Salem was about as active as downtown on Sunday ? but a big card at the Benton Convention'Center Friday night might've put a halt to the Twin City's boxing doldrums. The First Annual Winston-Salem Professional Boxing Extravaganza produced a new Norm Carolina W61terweight champion in Kent Hardee and managed to satisfy the appetites of some hungry Twin City boxing fans in thC process. A crowd estimated at 500 or better watched as Hardee stalked the tnlldf I a^enn in ?V>a ? -1 - . 1 tanvi vauaun 111 uic 1111U1C 01 1116 seven-fight card. Hardee's aggressiveness paid off in the end, as a series of shots to the body and counter punches knocked Ladson to his feet for a technical knockout. n seas of th And from all four Forsyth Cpun reside in the Metro, you'll hear no argur Until someone knocks off the Pirat Forsyth, Glenn and North Forsyth i familiar role of fighting each other to p] * in the six-team league. With a new coach, it appears Gi won't be content to roll over and play d cellar, but all indications point to < Forsyth County Metro teams to join tl post-season fun. Last year Glenn knocked off Ea game of the season only to be smashed the second round of the playoffs, 49-6. Can the Bobcats seek revenge Pirates?; dy to help Ri Hayes knew a good thing when he saw it, as Wallace started four games as a red-shirt freshman when injuries rocked the Rams in 83. Wallace made a^favorable impression on Hayes and earned the starting job at linebacker in his first full season in 1984 - a job he will apparently keep for his fourth straight year. "Mark is a super ball player," Hayes said of Wallace. "In fact, he and Anthony Blaylock, (a senior cornerback ), will be our defensive captains this year." Hayes also indicated that tight end Harry Giles and offensive guard \fernard Dillard will act as captains for the Rams offense. Despite his long list of high ~ school credenti als^WaTIace w as~fl alr~ tered when he got his first call to starting duty in the '83 season. "I was sort of surprised and flattered at the same time," said Wallace. "I had the utmost respect for Coach Hayes the moment I arrived and I 1aiew he~was counting on me because of the injuries we had." And Wallace has not disappointed Hayes very often. In his first performance, he helped anchor the Ram defense that denied Elizabeth City for a 36-6 victory. Going both ways in high school as a fullback and linebacker, he was heavily recruited by the likes of . Clemson and UNC, but grades kept him out of the Death Valleys and Kenon Stadiums. "I was scared of Coach Hayes at first," Wallace said. "But after the "times I've had here, I would want another coach. Coach Hayes has been good to me." Wallace said he was sold on Winston-Salem State just moments after ao visit with his uncle, Stanley Gibbs.? ' "My uncle Stanley and I came over and walked around the campus," he recalled "I was pretty impressed with what I saw, but it was Coach Hayes that really impressed me. Hayes treated me with respect and I # . * > termina s down Ladson A pair of no-shows forced a half-hour delay in the extravaganza's expected 8:00 p.m. start, but after the opening bell, the restless crowd came tojife. Kerj/'The Exterminator" Hardee I Marvin Ladson for the North Can (photo by James Parker). e Metro Cor ty coaches who Will East Fors nent otherwise. playoff land? es; Carver, East Should the Vik vill resume the tions in downtown R lay second fiddle Might the Yel Thanksgiving? eensboro Smith Or will the G< ead in the Metro Pirates' lair? Dne of the four A . 0 . ie Pirates in the Avast Ye Swabs . . . - , No one has ev st in their final Metro Confcrence , by the Pirates in ^ string of luclc j, . , It seems that F( on the mighty Pleai ims through liked that. It was like I was really somebody instead of just another student coming in." Gibbs had played football with Hayes at North Carolina Central University and knew his former team* mate could use as many defensive standouts as he could get. AIL * * > m Bfr* V. ijl^^Hijl^^^B; On Your MorLr ww w V V W I I AH-CIAA linebacker Mark Wallac Salem State's toughest football s four conference champions (photc t mmmmtmmm itor for N.C. belt In the opening matchup, Robert Wxxl of Shelby, N.C. took on fellow lightweight Anthony Ganns of Charlotte. Ganns, the shorter of the two, Please see page B2 ' *&&& a* W, - jtk.umJmKEE; ived up to his name by defeating olina Welterweight Championship < . ?5J iference yth fly away with the Pirates into ;ings reserve playoff accommodaLeidsville? lowjackets keep their sting past alden Eagles build a nest in the er beaten Greensboro Page in the ind the Pirates could very well keep 1 tact. >rsyth County teams have grown to tough '87 _ Wallace has since racked up a lengthy list of defensive credits with the Rams, but perhaps none finer than his MVP performance against Hampton in the 1985 CIAA championship game. Please see page B4 ^T>PP95 <^fl b^h By'^^JR9HH " i^^P^PP^^i11"'1^' ^ry^ggH ?ss? I o^^HHil 3rfv, ;e is looking forward to Winstonchedule ever. The Rams will face > by Mike Cunningham). 4
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