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Laker 19s are headed to AAU nationals in July By Chroma* stiff ? One bad half of basketball cost the Winston Lake 19s the state AAU tournament title. The Lakers, however, recovered in time to down Salisbury in the game for second place to assure them of a spot in the AAU nationals later this summer. Romie Crowell and Kenny O'Neal were the two Winston players to be named to the AAU 19s All-Tournament team. ' "I thought we handled our selves well," said Sonny Butler, Winston 19s coach. "We had a Uttle over a month to practice, but We camc out OK. When you look at the stats, you'll sec that we had even scoring distribution, which means we played team ball." ; Winston finished the tourna ment with a 5-1 mark. The Lak ers defeated Salisbury 82-72 tQ advance to the nationals which will be played at Tallahassee, Fla., July 27 - Aug. 3. Against Salisbury, the Lak ers built a 48-40 lead at the half and prevented Salisbury to get ting any closer. "The game was pretty close early on," said Butler. "But it easy to see that we were still tired from our game in the finals against the Charlotte Sonics that we played earlier that day. -? "Ag ainst Salisbury, we were able to get a lead in the first half, then trade baskets in the second half. When it got to the five minute mark, we went to a delay game to run some clock and force thfem to foul us so we could get some free throws." * ft ; ? * Patrick King ( 1 5 points) led a quartet of Winston players scor ing in double figures. John Floyd and Crowell added 12 points apipce. Jamie Foster chipped in with 11. ' * In the championship game, the ; Lakers never fully recovered from the Sonics early bombard ment and they lost, 88-76. < fl ? * fr * Winston found themselves sinking quickly after the opening tip. The Sonics camc out blazing on all fronts. At one time, they held a commanding 22-6 lead. But the Lakers regrouped and made several runs in the second half. But in the end, the Sonics' experience enabled them to keep Winston at bay. "It's hard to come back against a good team like the Sonics," said Butler. "In the first half, they shot the ball extremely well. They just didn't miss many shots. "Not only are they a good Photo by T-Lee Kenny O'Neal (light colored jersey) slices past three Sonics defenders during the tournament finals last Sunday. Thad Young has shattering experience at Winston Lake Carver's Thad Young was not on a seek and destroy mission during last week's North Carolina AAU Basketball Tournament held in Winston Salem. . . ~:.v. '|||8a:|l|| But on the second night of play, the 6^ contcr l^; rocked the house ? literally. Young completed a vicious slam dunk last Thursday night> tearing dowio the rim and shattering the fiberglass backboard in the process. His team, the Winston Lake 19s were playing the Mecklenburg County Knights in an early round game at the Winston Lake YMCA. After Young's feat, the crowd and his team % mam exchanged hearty high fives. For the rest of the tournament. Young *s sttplication of the Dairy i Dawkins Effect, was a hot item of conversation. Young will attend Coastal Carolina this coming fall on a basketball scholarship. team, but they know what to do Most of their guys have played on the same AAU team since . they were all 12-year olds." The Lakers were able to mount a serious challenge in the second half after Butler made a defensive adjustment to neutral ize Charlotte's perimeter shoot ing. "We started out with a 3-2 zone because we wanted to stop their point guard from getting a lot of penetration in the middle," Builcr explained. "But what they did was get the ball to the weak spot in the zone which was in the corner. They really hurt us with their jump shooting." Winston abandoned their zone and employed a man-toy man that they trapped out of. That change of strategy allowed the Lakers to slow the Sonics down enough for them to make their runs. Floyd lopped the Winston Lake scoring list with 21 points. Crowell scored 14 points and O'Neal added 13 points. Thad Young chipped in with 12 points. The bulk of the Sonics offense was provided by Thomas Burroughs (28 points) and David McMahan (22 points). Even though his team didn't take the tournament trophy, But ler has seen enough to convince him that his guys will be able to do some damage at the nationals. "I feel good about our chances," Butler said. - ? We only have 12 guys on our roster for this tournament, so we can add three more people for the nationals. We'll do that, add a few new wrinkles and be ready when it's time to play." AAU 19s notes A Ay followers got the t opportunity to witness more than a few future collegians in action t last week. Winston Lake has four play ers who have signed to play col lege ball for the '91 -'92 season: J-o fin Floyd (North Carolina A&T), Thad Young (Coastal Carolina)* Donnie Petree (Fayet-__ teville State) find Kenny O'Neal (North Carolina A&T). The Sonics' Thomas Bur troughs, who runs the floor well, has a good shooting touch and is Tr a monster rebounder, will play for Virginia's Cavaliers next fall Photo by Max Dunhill Romie Crowed was a major contributor for the Winston 19s last week. WESTItN TRAVEL OF THE CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES! Weston Travel congratulates all graduating Ram Athletes. To coin a phrase, "thanks for all the memories!" We "are proud of your achievements and the way in which you have represented Winston-Salem State University. As you journey forth to conquer new opportunities, remember the lessons that you have learned on and off the playing field. Stay competitive, always pursue the utmost in excellence, and never say die! 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