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lenn finds life after the Spencer Classic just fine Thursday, January 21, 1988 Winston-Salem Chronicle Page B3 By bandy pettitt ^Lida Sports Editor Coach Napoleon Cloud proha- jy wondered how life after the Irank Spencer Classic would be for is undefeated Bobcats. Wbuld they play with the same Knilnjsiasm after a long layoff and ^ling up 2 talented Spencer field ^their first championship? V They answered with a resound- Xgyes. Last Saturday, Glenn cranked p their Bryant Feggins and Kevin lompson-led offense for the first e since hauling off the Spencer Ihampionship trophy. They Ijponded with a 64-54 win over a jeiermined Ragsdale team which Lfused to be intimidated. As expected, the Bobcats lum- Ued through the first half, sport ing a minimal 32-27 halftime lead \hind 12 points from Thompson d seven from Feggins. But as the third quarter wore L, early foul troubles took it's toll m the Bobcats. Thompson sat out several min- Les of the final half with his fourth personal foul. He played cautious ly when be was reinserted. Things didn't get too far out of id, however. Julius Minor tipped In a Feggins miss and gave his 1 a firm 50-39 lead with 2:34 left in the third quarter. The Jobcais took a 52-41 margin leading into the final quarter. The Bulldogs clawed back to Llhin seven points, but Carlos Muinford came off the bench with lo points to spark Glenn in the pnal moments. Mumford connect- d on a slam dunk and teammate Itiawn O'Neal iced the win by bit ing four freeihrows. Cloud said it wasn’t too bad onsidering their long layoff. "We made our share of mis- es," said Cloud. "But our guards llayed well as usual and we man- Iged to overcome our foul troubles lowin the game." Cloud said one of the biggest hays of the game happened in the Kthalf. "Shawn O’Neal hit a three- Ipointer right before the end of the ;i half," said Cloud. "I thought Ilk was a pretty big play for us. IWonly had a two-point lead and |gave us a little more breathing im," Cloud said his bench continues |lo strengthen. "I thought Carlos Mumford Iplayed exceptionally well," he said. I'He got a dunk and some easy Ibaskets because he was working Bryant Feggins of Glenn powers his way inside despite the pres ence of Ragsdale's Darren Dunlap. Feggins led the Bobcats with 17 points as they took a 66-54 win (photo by Randy Pettitt). pretty hard in there. "I thought Ralph France also came off the bench and gave us some quality minutes when Mike George was in foul trouble." Ragsdale, led by game-high 26 points from forward Mark Dixon, was left impressed by the Bobcats' depth as a team. "They have such great team chemistry,” said John Harder, Rags dale's head coach. "Those two big men are dyna mite. They have the best high and low post combination we've faced this year. Their guards were quick too." Dixon, who has started for the varsity team since the ninth grade, said Feggins and Thompson are the toughest 1-2 punch he's ever faced. "They are no question the best I've went against," said Dixon, a 6- 4 senior with a big frame. "Feggins is so quick. And Thompson's size is simply intimi dating. They work so well together. You can tell they play together a loL" Feggins said it was Dixon who kept his team in the game. "We thought it was over," said Feggins, a 6-5 forward who led the Bobcats with 17 points. "But he (Dixon) kept them in the game. We came out in the third quarter with intensity, but every time we pulled away, he would make a shot to keep them in it." Thompson said the long layoff hurt everyone's timing, but that will come around. 'We just hadn't played in so long," said the 6-8 sophomore cen ter, who finished with 16 points. "It might take another game or so to get it back completely.” As a general rule, the Bobcats have been a much better team on the road. It is a point which Cloud has mixed emotions about. "I don't know whether that's good or bad," said Cloud. 'You like to play well all the time, but that’s not always the case. Maybe it’ll help us in the long run. If you make the playoffs, it always helps to be able to play on the Lady Rams hang on to beat Fayetteville I By RANDY PETTITT I bironicle Sports Editor Though Coach Stetson Conley «till didn't have all of his guns in the Lady Rams had enough 10 overcome Fayetteville State Monday night - barely. Playing without freshman jlarter Monica Brooks, the Lady iRams ran up a 64-42 lead before Fayetteville began to crawl back 'into the game. The Lady Broncos connected six of eight shots, stole the ball Riree times for layups and hit four [reethrows as they outscored the l^y Rams 22-10 to claw back. WSSU failed to score during tite last 4:32 of the game, but still f»idonfora78-75 win. Angela Henderson led the Lady Rams with 16 points, while Brenda Maxwell had 14. Sharon Holloway added 13 for the Lady Rams, while Shelia Seaward paced FSU with a game-high 21 points. Conley said his Rams didn’t deserve to win. 'We have nothing to be proud of," said Conley, whose Lady Rams improved to 5-6 overall with the win. 'We were up by 20 points and just played very poorly. They weren't doing anything to force our turnovers - we Just weren't concen trating on what we were doing. "Sometimes it's hard to stay awake with a 20-point lead, but 1 thought we would wake up when they cut it lo 10 -- we didn’t." Conley said the team’s last win — a 74-70 victory over Saint Augustines - was very similar to this one. 'We blew a 12-point lead down there,” he said. "But that was because they hit some three-point ers. At least we did play some ball in that game." Brooks played against Saint Augustines, but did not report to practice prior to Monday’s game. "This late in the year, we usu ally ask the girls to let us know ahead of time," said Conley. "Monica didn't tell us anything. 'We've only had one game this year where we had everyone, (St. Augustines) and that was about as well as we've played this year. "When we have everyone, we're pretty tough to beat." Hayes, Rams honored From Page B1 I Illlllll Gilmore made a few calls among friends, area businessmen and women, and the Booster Club swung [into action. Gilmore said WSSU has really turned things I Jtound with Hayes on the job. I’ T remember when I played," said Gilmore. It j so bad in one game, the first string didn't want to I Jim the second half. Bill, you've come a long way Derrick Beasley, who was the 1986 ClAA Defen- Player of the Year while at WSSU and is currently Tensive back with the New England Patriots, was duled to be the guest speaker. He did not show up iTayes graciously explained. Don't woiry, he'll give us some money and make ’ to us," Hayes joked. "Derrick has always been a •spirited, happy-go-lucky sort of fellow, but I’m S to wring his neck.” Hayes said Donald Evans, a second-round draft ce with the Los Angeles Rams, is completely reno vating the weight room at WSSU. "Derrick has went out and bought 15 new machines," said Hayes. "I'll bet he's spent nearly ten- thousand dollars. He just gave it to us. "Derrick doesn’t know it, but he's going to help." Hayes said 1987 was indeed a good year for athlet ics at WSSU. "This team will always hold a very special place in my heart," he said of the '87 CIAA Champions. "They just kept getting better and better every game. "They walked a little different than the one’s we've had in the past. They give us fits sometimes in prac tice, but when Saturday rolled around, all the bad things went out the window. "These kids were always ready lo play.” He challenged the 1988 squad to match or better WSSU's accomplishments this season. "On paper, the 1988 squad should be head and shoulders belter," he said. "I'm challenging them right now." road." The win over the 3-A Bulldogs lifted Glenn to 11-0. Cloud says the philosophy of his team is still the same. "We're going to lake them one ala lime," he insists. "If we go and start worrying about where we are ranked and our record, then someone will sneak up on us. We've got this far by playing one game at a time. Winston-Salem Plasma Center | "Special for New Donors Only" BRING THIS AD FOR $5 EXTRA BONUS on 1st & 6th plasma donations • Free Mini Physical • Test for AIDS Antibody & Hepatitis • You must have local I.D. • Donations must be consecutive to qualify 7:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tues.-Sat. I i I I I I I j aUBJBlBIBJBfifBfBlBfBJB/BJB/gfjgiHfHIBraiaiBfBfBiBMBfBfSJBJBJBiBfBfBJBJBJBfBflB 725-9774 425 TRADE ST. PoPblks 1$ 1.99! 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