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Games go down to final buzzer in YBA roundball ByChfontde Staff Last weekend's Youth Basketball Association action witnessed several comeback performances and close games. In the CIAA 12-15 J Division, the Aggies closed fast in the final half to defeat the Runnin' Rebels, j while the Yellowjackets handled the Golden Butts^ Two of the three games j in the ACC 9-11 Division .were decided by a com bined total of two points, j The Deacons slipped by the Tar Heels and the sinking j of crucial free throws cata- j pulted the Blue Devils to victory over the Panthers. In j the third game in that age j group, the Hoyas encoun- j tered few problems in j downing the Wolfpack. Action in the NBA 6-8 \ ^Division produced mixed j results in terms of the final j outcomes in their two j games. The Pistons and ; Hornets battled on even j terms from start to finish, j But in the end, it was the \ Pistons who emerged as ij T winners by a basket. Hentz captured high point hon ors for the Jackets with 10 points ? pi - wm IIP ' If SB YBA W$M ? !(? iglij iliiwip f&P&y.fcx ?vN-^:v|| JgS^ Aph llil*lisiiii Iimi# llSi# SB i I mm IJ, .flmSHHHMMNI wSSfe /s Picture^ ^J'0* MnnHM Iftltel ??!?fjfato fc schedjjtedie Devils with 18 points. Antoine Barnes and Ronnie Brown scored five and four points respective ly. Levon Monk was ihe Pan p; thers top scorer with 1 1 points. H Darius Nelson followed him up with UO points. -r? r? ? - il Deacs hold off Heels The Deacons had a com ii fortable seven point lead that |g disappeared and they had to !? hold on for a 29-27 win over ?| the Tar Heels. The Deacons held a 14-7 || advantage at the half. But the H Tar Heels charged back to || outscore the Deacs by a 20-15 || margin after intermission. Jonathan Skinner was the I || top gunner for the victors with || 11 points. Maurice Thornton, Iff Eric Puryear and J. McDowell || scored six points each. !l For the Tar Heels, Antho | ny Nelson carried the scoring P .load with 10 points. Brian II Pankey finished with seven |g points. Hoyas topple Wolfpack The Hoyas grabbed a five point halftime lead and kept their distance in winning 25- 1 8 || over the Wolfpack. Jonathan Butler was the P Hoyas top scorer with eight ? || points. T. Pe tree "added six" H points to the winning cause. =? On the other ?ide of th& || ledger, D.J. Mickel was the || Wolfpack's high point guy II with 10 points. Anthony Tom |! . linson scored four points. NBA 6-8s Pistons win at buzzer Turner Battle's last second || ? shot at the buzzer gave the Pis || ^tons a 21-19 triumph over the |h Hornets. Battle, who scored five || points, came through with the |? most important basket of the If day for his team. David Cope land led the Pistons' HI offense with eight points and J. Brayboy added four points. the final half. Baldwin finished as ?the game's high scorer with 27 points. Ishman Woodard added 10 points for the winners. Charles Ingram was the top scorer for the Rebels with 14 points. Mitch Garner contributed nine points in a losing effort. . Jackets top Bulls Hansel Hentz and Alvis Reynolds combined for 17 points to lead the Yellowjackets to a 30-23 victory over the Golden Bulls. and Reynolds scored seven points. Randy Jarrett's nine point? was tops for the Golden Bulls. James Nelson scored five points. ACC 9-11 s Devils outlast Panthers Eric Jones hit two free throw with only seconds left on the game clock to lift the Blue Devils to a 27 26 win over the Panthers. The Devils led 12-10 at the half, but found themselves down, 26-25 prior to Jones sinking the decisive foul shots. Jones led the The Hornets were led by Kenneth Peoples who tallied 12 points. *? 1 Lakers down Bulls Keegan Haggins scored 1 1 points to lead the Lakers past the Bulls, 24-11. Haggins got offensive help from Lonnie Wellman and Coleman Watkins who scored fiverpoints each. Jamala Shepherd was the top offensive producer for the Bulls with five points, nearly half of the team's total output for the game. By Chronicle Staff The Spurs have secured sole possession of first place in the Over 35 Baskjgiball League thanks to their five-point win over Record Boutique last weekend. The Spurs are now the league's only undefeafc ed team. '?4 In other action, the Rams kept pace as one of the upper echelon teams by downing the Winston Salem Players. The Rams, however, didn't win in a Cakewalk. They found themselves pushing all the way to the final buzzer to ensure that the victory would be theirs to enjoy. The Winston Lake YMCA came through with the most perfor mance, winning by 34 points over the Boys' Club. The City Stars played consis tently in downing the Seniors by a dozen points. Here s a capsulized report on last weekend's action at the Win ston Lake YMCA. Spurs turn back RB For now, the Spurs have demonstrated who the league's No.l team after they downed the Record Boutique, 60-55 in a batde of previously unbeaten teams. Entering the contest, the Record Boutique appeared to have an advantage because they have more players on their roster. The Spurs, had just six players, but they weathered the storm and took the best that RB could dish out. Melvin Little paced the Spurs' offense with 23 points, 18 of those coming in the first half. Clyde Reynolds followed Little with 14 points and Rob Little chipped in with 11. Record Boutique, which led 32-31 at the half, was led by Luther Burden's 19 points. Manuel Jessup was the only other RB player scor ing in double digits with 14. The key to this game for the Spurs was their ability to rise to the challenge defensively. Burden had torched the Spurs with 14 points in the first half, but was limited to jut five more points after that ' This game was up for grabs four minutes left to play and the score tied at 48-all. But during that final stretch, the Spurs pulled away wth a 12-7 run to finally setde the issue. i Rams edge Players The Raps blew a huge first half lead, then had to hold off the hard-charging Winston-Salem Play ers to claim a 56-52 victory. The Rams pulled through with a solid offensive show from Harold Martin who led the way with 15 points. Martin scored 10 of his total in the decisive second half. Waldo Hauser added 14 points for the v? tors. ^ .This game had all the makings Spurs top RB, 60-55 of a blowcpul as the Rams surged to a 30-17 lead at intermission. How ever, the Players zoomed back into contention by outscoring the Rams, 35-26 in the second half. ^ Kenny Edwards provided the bulk of the Players offense with 17 points. "Wimp" Brown and D. Har grove scored 12 points each. YMCA cruises The Winston Lake YMCA used a balance scoring attack to throttle the Boys' Club, 85-51. Jody Payne led a trio of players scoring in double figures with 14 Mclntire scord 11 points and Bill McClain added 10 points. Stars stop Seniors The City Stars bolted to a lb point lead at the half and main tained that cushion to capture a 73 61 win over the Seniors. Four players from the Stars diidt most of the offensive damage with Tim Thomas leading the way with 18 points. Thomas got scoring help from Kenny Love (16 points )? Teddy East (IS points) and Willie Griffin (14 points). The Stars held a 41-31 advan points. Gary Grace and Harry Davis scored 13 and 10 points respective ly. The YMCA led 46-33 at half time. The Boys' Club was led by Kenny Plummer's 13 points. Mike tage at halftime. For the Seniors, Ron Hardin was the prime marksman wi]thl? points. Willie Coker added. 16 points and Ron Sharpe finished the game with 14 points. a PRESENT^ THE 1991 WINSTON CUPPREVIEW - "I'll BeThere Becausel Que'.' JANUARY 12, 1991 10:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. BENTON CONVENTION CENTER WINSTON-SALEM, NC . FOR TICKETS CALL 1-800-444-4950 mmnMsan. I OWtlDttN'jr HOtoTM, * tTWJ* > Drivers scheduled to appear at different times. omi MAKE A BREAK row THE ilHiVBiV VM fEV1# HuitdT TICKETS OR FOUL OUT. Nothing's hotter than Wake Foiust basketball. And season tickets are running out Be at home court for Deacon action with Maryland, Clemson, Carolina, N.C. State, Georgia Tfec^, Duke and Virginia. It's 16 games you can't sit still for! * Season TicketHotLine 1-800-772-WAKE ? V -.7 ? The second game, pit ; "ing the Lakers vs. the Bulls urned outto be a case of ? he Lakers taking control ?ind never letting the Bulls 5et.close, winning by 13 x>ints: ? ? ? . Here's a recap of YB A ? tciion from last weekend at he Winston Lake YMCA. C1AA 12-15s Aggies bounce Rebs The Aggies overcame a seven point halftime deficit < 40 capture a 48-36 win over * the Run run' Rebels. Leandor Baldwin led the charge for the Aggies with 18. points in the second half as the Aggies outscored their opponents, 30-11 in
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