Eagles rule the nest as county's best in hoops
By Chronide Staff
The following is a season
wrap-up for high school junior var
sity basketball in Winston
Salem/Forsyth County for the *90
*91 season.
East Forsyth
? The Eagles soared to greater
heights as tb? season rolled along
anc( finished with the best record in
the. county at 9-1 while going 19-1
overaU and 13-1 in the Metro 4-A
Conference.
East's lone defeat of the year
came at the hands of Glenn's Bob
cats.
44 We had a very successful sea
son which was based on defense, a
lot of discipline and good work
habits in practice," said Phil Bee
son, Eagles coach. 44It was truly a
team effort by a dedicated group of
guys."
East took no prisoners en route
to their near perfect season. The
Eagles scored 79.5 ppg, while
? allowing just 63 ppg defensively.
Andrew Stroud, Joe Legard,
Juan Davis, David Wadsford and
Tim Wooten were the foundation
for this year's jayvee East team.
Stroud, Legard, Davis and Wooten
all moved up to the varsity when
the Eagles varsity entered confer
ence tournament play.
'? Mt. Tabor
This year's junior Spartans (13
7 overall, 8-4 in the Central Pied
mont Conference) wasn't as athleti
cally gifted as other teams who
have played under coach Frank
Martin. But the Tabor coach asserts
that what the 1990 team didn't have
in natural talent, they compensated
for with grit and a willingness to
work and improve from game to
game.
"In terms of having a team that
works hard all of the time, this is
the best group I've ever had/' Mar
tin said.
Anthony Caldwell (10th grad
er) emerged as Tabor's top offen
sive threat, averaging 23 points and
10 rebounds a game. "AC- 10 was
always ready to play/' Martin
added. "Anytime he stepped on the .
floor, he never stopped working. He
was like a machine.**
"Beanie" Montgomery's play at
point guard pleased Martin, who
felt that Montgomery continued to
improve as the season moved along.
In addition, Tabor got some valu
able contributions from several role
players ? Matt Fearington, Tommy
Lawson, Joe Michalski and Vic
Beroth.
Carver
The Yellowjackets knew they
would be hard pressed to duplicate
last season's 23-0 mark. But in spite
of starting with a brand new group,
the Jackets finished up at 16-7 over
all, 8-4 in the Metro and 6-4 vs.
county teams.
"I'm proud of this year's
team," said Teddy East, Carver
coach. "For us not to have had any
returning starters coming back, we
did very well. The team growed and
matured as the players got more
game experience."
Freshman point guard Clint
Attucks faced a baptism under fire
in his first year, but still came
through as one of the team's better
performers, and so did DeJuan
Atwater.
John Gordy and Hobart Jones
emerged as perhaps the best of the
junior Jackets. Both moved up to
the varsity later in the season as
Carver started its inarch to the
Metro 4-A championship and a
state playoff run that just fell short
at the sectionals vs. Greensboro
Dudley.
Brian Timmons and Travis
Pender proved their worth as all
around athletes who contributed
heavily to Carver's fortunes this
North Forsyth
The Vikings weren't exactly
gang-busters this time around, but
for coach Greg King, the experience
was still a very good one.
"This was my most successful
coaching experience in any sport,"
he said. *Tve never had a better
group of kids. They worked hard
season.
Glenn
The Bobcats took a major step
in climbing back to top of the line
status. They finished at 9-11 over
all, but posted an 8-6 marie in Metro
4-A play.
But even though Glenn didn't
reach the .500 mark overall, Scott
Sapp, who completed his fust year
of full-time coaching, isn't com
plaining. "We won seven more
games than we did last season and
we also moved up in the conference
standings," Sapp said. "We were
more competitive, which was one of
our goals when the season started.
We wanted to give our kids the idea
that they can beat anyone if they set
their minds to it."
Individually, Darrell Johnson
became the top Cat at the offensive,
end, often scoring 20 or more points
a game on several occasions. Andy
Largent was a key ingredient at
point guard, making sure that the
offense ran smoothly.
and always worked to get better. By
the end of the season, they started
playing like they were capable of
playing."
Kawalksi Penn, Carl Perry and
Rusty Street formed the backbone
for North this season. Collectively,
the trio provided scoring, rebound
ing and defense. All three eventual
ly moved up to the varsity late in
the season.
In their absence, Ben Richard
son stepped forward and scored 20
or more points in seven of North's
last eight games. Corey Bishop took
advantage of getting more playing
time and became a tenacious and
consistent performer on the boards.
Brent Bailey, Paul McAllister,
Jacque Grace and Brent Jones fin
ished the season as major contribu
tors for the Vikings.
West Forsyth
Brian Holt doesn't measure
junior varsity success strictly, in
terms of wins and losses. He feels
that his troops showed enough
promise that will make for gome
exciting times for the varsity Titans
over the next few reasons.
Near the end of the season, Jay
Lowandowski cranked up his
offense to become a major scorer.
Mike Ruffin, in the meantime,
maintained his status as the team's
top player who scores and rebounds
with equal proficiency. Craig Fishei
provided adequate support as a
scorer and rebounder.
Parkland
After a^-2~start, the Mustangs
fell on hards times, dropping 13 of
their final 15 games. "That was dis
appointing for me personally,** said
Steve Thornton, Parkland coach. "1
thought we would be better.**
Individually, however, Antonio
Minor proved to be the offensive
gem and the best overall player for
Parkland. Reggie Gandy, an intense
competitor, played well towards the
end of the season and became a
force on the boards in the process.
Other top performers include
Doug Rickert, noted as the team's
best defender and Chris Oaskins,
who enjoyed several productive
games when he scored 20 or more
points.
Jteynoids
Coach Mike Muse feels that the
Demons were overachievers this
year as they ended the season at 10
12 overall.
"We did just about what I
expected us to," Muse said. "We
kept a lot of games close, but still
-earne^m gr the short end. But we
also won some games we shouldn't
have. But we improvd every game
and was our major goal at the start
of the season.**
Top performers for the year
include: Greg Millner, Derrick
Briggs, Lin wood Skinner,; Paul
Skinner, Cooper Scurry and Cooper
Williams.
"These guys never quit,** Muse
added. "They went from start to fin
ish every game and that's all I can
ask for.*
Pinehurst to host Golf
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Special To The Chronicle
The annual Golf and Tennis
flVeekend of the North Carolina
^Association of Minority Businesses
fNgAMB) will be held March 21
Sx^for the first time at the Pinehurst
and Country Club in Pine
h*sjr
J >."The new site will encourage
participation for the fifth annual
statewide convening of major "cor
porations and minority firms," said
Julian Brown, executive director of
lhe Durham-based association.
Brotfn adds that the move to Pine
hurst, which has more spacious
Accomodations, was prompted by
the growth and potential of the
association. There are currently
more than 19,000 minority -owned
firms in North Carolina. "Most of
these firms," says Brown, "have
few opportunities to meet or know
their counterparts in the major cor
porations. The speculation of reces
sionary times inspires special
efforts in forging a fuller partner
ship for the state's economy."
This year's event will com
memorate the 10th anniversary of
NCAMB.
The weekend will continue to
blend social and professional inter
ests. In addition to the golf and ten
nis tournaments, economic and
Pent set to defend Vantage
Dominion aoif title in Texas
Special To The Chronicle
At the age of 51, Senior PGA
Tour player Jim Dent is thinking
about retirement.
.Although Dent found more
success on the Senior PGA Tour in
lftSfrthan in any other seaspn of his
2(Kyear career as a professional
golfer, he says that he only plans to
play the over- 50 circuit for <a few
more years.
"My goal is to play for five
more years," he said. "I'll be about
56 and that's enough. It'll be time
to do something else. I want to
enjoy myself."
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\vjijent is building a home on
four acres of land in his native
Augusta, Ga., where he began to
golf as a caddie. He plans to retire
slirtolinded by family and friends
and fish.
But for now, Dent is looking
rahead to this weekend where he
;wi? defend his title at the Vantage
;at Dominion in San Antonio,
;Tex. And he's hoping that another
;wtpjn San Antonio will help him
;resurirect his performance of last
; season.
:tage at The Dominion helped Dent
;get his golf game back on track.
[Early in the season, Dent had
.squandered a five-shot lead over the
ifinal three holes at the Royal
Caribbean Classic to lose by a
stroke to Lee Trevino. But The Van
tage at The Dominion victory
salved the wounds. . - ^ ******
"Anytime you win, you make
up for the one you gave away,"
Dent said.
Dent began the final round of
the The Vantage at The Dominion
trailing Ken Still by two shots.
Winds escalated on Sunday and
Dent's strength prevailed. He card
ed a closing 66 to win by three
strokes.
For the remainder of 1990,
Dent made up for the victories he
never won on the regular PGA
Tour. He posted three more wins,
four runner-up finishes and a top- 10
ranking on the money list with
almost $700,000 in earnings.
"I think a player has to mature
to win at golf," Dent said after his
victory at the Vantage at The
Dominion, his first triumph last
year. "I believe that I've done that.
You realize one day that you don't
have to hit the ball a mile in order *
to win."
Dent built a reputation during
his regular PGA Tour days as one
of the game's longest hitters. Make
no mistake, Dent still hits it a long
way. His 276.8 yards average won
the driving distance category in the
Vantage State competition last year.
But now that he's in the prime of
his Senior PGA Tour career, he
showed that he could be accurate
too.
Dent equalled the lowest 54
hole winning score on the Senior
PGA Tour in 1990 when he shot a
17-undcr-par 199 to win his second
consecutive title at the MONY
Syracuse Senior Classic. He tied the
record last year for the best come
from-behind win when he roared to
victory from six shots back at the
Crestar Classic.
& Tennis Weekend
business seminars will be presented.
A gala awards and recognition ban
quet will climax the four-day sched
ule.
The Golf and Tennis Weekend
originated in 1987 to generate sucv
cessful relationships, new business ?
opportunities and an exchange of ?;
ideas on business development.
"The purpose for having the?event
has not changed," says William
McGee, NCAMB president. "But
the needs have magnified."
McGee believes that the
NCAMB has become a vital tool
for bringing minority-owned busi
nesses into the mainstream of North
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