YBAers show that you can
excel in athletics and studiies
By CRAIG T.GREENLEE
Chronicle Sports Editor '
With so much negativity surrounding
black athletes who are academically-trou
bled, it's refreshing to discover that there are
a number of young blacks who can play ball
and excel in the classroom also.
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That's the reason why this week's
Chronicle Sports has opted to focus much of
its attention on the Winston Lake YMCA's
YBA All-Academic team.
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The call for black athletes doing a better
job of taking care of business in the class
room isn't a novel idea. Fact is, not enough
has been said about those youngsters who
do excel in sports and in the books.
As a result, the folks at the Winston
Lake YMCA decided to do something to
clarify the message about sports and school
work.
"Our motto is to build the mind, spirit
and body,*4 said Marcellette Orange, Win
ston Lake YMCA executive director. "It's
not just the winning attid fun that goes with
competing that we're concerned about. We
stress academics and will continue to
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encourage that. We do want to help produce
youngsters who are physically fit. But we
also want their minds to be in just as good a
shape as their bodies/' J
Over the years, Winston Lake has
earned a well-developed reputation for pro
ducing quality basketball teams that fare
well in state and national AAU tournaments.
In some circles, however, there's still
the irritating opinion that in predominantly
black youth sports organizations, the books
tend to take a back seat to what is accom
plished on the field of play.
That bit of reasoning irks many of Win
ston Lake's volunteer coaches. Collectively, .
these guys are making a point of making
sure that their players understand that aca
demics will always come first if they are to
play*at-Winston Lake.
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"I can honestly say that the coaches do
not play lip service when it comes to stress
ing studies," said John Allen, who coaches
the Broncos in the 12- 15s age group. "More
than a few coaches have been known to
bench players until they improve their
grades.
'Tor our younger players, it's important
that we stress this now, before they get to
high school. Having this All-Academic team
shows that we have kids who are producing
in the classroom. Thev take a lot of pride in
that"
Rams^Piggott scores 900 on SAT
By Chronicle Staff
At 13, Darryl Piggott has a
lot going for him which involves
a lot more than playing basket
ball at a better than respectable
level.
Piggott, who plays for the
Rams in the CIA A 12-1 5s divi
sion in the Winston Lake YBA,
has a leg up when it comes to
school. Or more specifically, the
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
Last year as a 12- year old,
Piggott took the SAT and scored
900 (510 on the math part, 390
on the verbal portion).
That's an excellent score for
someone his age, someone who
still has another year left before
reaching the high school level.
Piggott, who is enrolled in
the Academically Gifted Pro
gram at Walkertown Middle
School, was allowed to take the
SAT based on recommendations
from WMS administrators.
Their recommedations were
based on Piggott's scoring in
the 99th percentile on the Cali
fornia Achievement Test (CAT).
After recording the 900 SAT
score, Duke University invited
Piggott to become a part of its
Talent Identification Program
(TIP). The TIP screens seventh
graders nation-wide to partici
pate in summer sessions of aca
demic enrichment.
Dairy l's father, Daniel Pig
gott, principal at Independece
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Darryl Piggott
High School, is elated with his
son's academic performance.
"Before I became a principal
I was a math teacher/' the elder
Piggott explained. MSo 1 know
that in order for most high
school kids to do well on the
SAT, they have to be able to
handle algebra and geometry.
Darryl has not taken those
courses yet, so I'm hoping that 4
he continues to keep it up."
In conclusion, one might
easily conclude that Piggott's
academic success has something
to do with genetics ? on both
sides of the family tree. Darryrs
mother, Jannette, is a math
instructor at East Forsyth High
School.
YBA'sregularseason comes to an end
By Chronicle Staff
The Winston Lake YBA
ended its regular season with a
bang last weekend. Here's a
recap of the action that took
YBA BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD &
UPCOMING GAMES
place at the Winston Lake
YMCA and Carver High School.
NBA 6-8s
Bulls triumph
The Bulls grabbed control
in the second half of play to
secure a 23-16 win over the
Lakers. Tbny Byrd was the top
gun for the victors with eight
points. Stephon Chaney led the
Lakers scoring with six points.
Pistons finish undefeated
The Pistons capped a per
fect season by nipping the Hor
nets 23-21. With this win, the
Pistons finished the regular sea
son with a 10-0 record.
The victors were led by
Turner Battle who led all scorers
with nine points. Charles
Sanders was the top scorer for
the Hornets with eight points.
NCAA 9-Us
Panthers win by one
The Panthers and Blue Dev
ils battled from start to finish,
but it was the Panthers who
walked off with a 27-26 win.
Jason Brayboy tallied 19
points to pace the Panthers.
Omar Powell's 16 points was
tops for the Blue Devils.
Deacons dominate
Adrian McCloud scored 12
points to lead a balanced attack
as the Deacons dumped the Tar
Heels 47-36. Shannon Johnson
was the top scorer for the Tar
Heels with a game-high 13
points.
Hoyas prevail
Anthony Tomlinson and
Ashanti McDowell combined to
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