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Deacons battle in the 11-14-year-old Hanes Hosiery Hot Hoop Summer Basketball League at Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center, page 17 h /Talent brought the curtain down on this year's National Youth Sport ' Program at Winston-Salem State University, page 18 . CHECKERS ifcVsX: ../?> .. J : - 29th annual J American Pool Checker Association I national championship was held at the Hofiday Inn North last week. page 19 - w v ? mm mm * J - I V ? ? Exposure is Name of the Game for AAU Players A "This tournament is the recruiting package of the year for high schp&l students. " : p I By JEROME RICHARD Chronicle Sports Writer s . Two or three times a week, Darryl and Melissa Edwards load their son Dovonte* into the family car in Chapel Hill and drive an hour and a half to Winston Salem where Dovonte' meets C.J. Paul and Mike Russell. \ \ Paul's or Russell's parents then drive the three boys to Hickory, an hour or so west via Interstate 40. On eastbound 1-40. Josh Henighan and Concho Brown leave Winstbn-Salem for Durham. On 1-85, David Burns drives south from Winston to Chafllotte. Such is life in the world of Amateur Athletic Union basketball where exposure, competition and improvement are everything. To; get thai exposure and to play better competition, which I leads to individual improvement, players and their parents are willing to make sacrifices Tor the opportunity that exposure brings - ? namely a shot at a college basketball scholarship. Exposure is especially important for players like Htjnighan and Brown, rising seniors at Parkland High School, who are near college age and whose time to impress- college coaches is - dwindling. Their best shot at exposure is at national AAU tournaments, such as the Junior Boys Tournament underway through Saturday at Joel. Coliseum. Iwhere do/.ens of college coaches flock to evaluate talents It was/at national AAU tournaments that several current college players. including Donald Williams of INC. shot to national prominence W illiams' head-turning performance at an A At tournament in Milwaukee drew the attfention-of college coaches \ind recruiting analyst Bqb Gibbons. "Kids want to play on a team that has a chance to go to national competition because national competi tion means they'll be seen." saul John Allen of W inston-Salem, secretary "of the North Carolina -A At' Association and an official at the Junior Boys Tournament. "The 1 ^7-year-olds are partic ularly interested in that because they are a year awav from college." William Butler, coach of the Winston Lake Lakers, savs: ^'This tourna . I ' v see BUTLER's page 20 The AAL\ Junior Boys national tournament began July 16 with the championship scheduled for July 23. I V , The best shot at exposure is at national AAU tournaments where dozens of college coaches flock to evaluate talent. ( Coach Butler's Plan '* ?. ? " ? , %? ? Goes Up In Smoke ? Lakers win AAU opener 82-73 B> JEROME RICHARD t iiiuim ti fyjuu*. W mm ... . ? Sometimes the best laid plans pened to William Butler's plan for this year's 17-and-under Winston Lake Lakers. Butler had planned on having two of the area's top players. Josh Henighan and Concho Brown. ,on his team this year, but they decided to play elsewhere. "Lput Josh. and Concho on last year's team to build a nucleus for this year and to show what we could do. but it didn't work out." Butler said shortly after his Lakers beat the Missouri Magic. 82-73, Sunday in their opening game of the Junior Boys National TournWenT at Joel Coliseum^ "Another guy recruited them and I guess they went w here they thought ttiey could get to the nationals." Henighan and Brown, team mates at Parkland High School, are playing with the Durham Eagles, who lost Saturday's tournament opener to Midlands of Columbia, S.C., 94-90. Henighan came off the bench to score seven points, includ ing a three-pointer to tie the game at 90-all with 58 seconds remain ing. The basket, brought the Eagjes back from a 23-point deficit. Brown finished with 16 points. B.J. McKie of Midlands led all scorers see BVTLER's page 17 Henighan Kicks Back During Football Season Bv JEROME RICHARD . Chronicle Sports Writer Josh Henighan can't wait for football season. That s may sound odd coming from a basketball player, but when football starts, Henighan kicks back. ' "I get my rest during football season." Henighan said. Until then, there is basketball and more basket ball. Henighan, a 6T' point and shooting guard. at Parkland High School* began a busy roller-coaster junior year on the hardwood for Parkland with practice last fall. The 1993 holiday season brought Henighan iuv second Fnmk Spencer all-tournament honor before he closed the year in the North Carolina 3-A champi onship game with a last-second loss to Reidsville. It was then on to AAU basketball with the North Carolina Select of Kernersville. After the Select was eliminated from further tournament action with a loss in the state tournament. Henighan was picked up by the Durham Ragles for the AAU Junior Boys national tournament, currently under way in Winston-Salem. Immediately at the conclusion of the Junior Boys tournament, Henighan will head to Cocoa Beach. Fla.. to play in the 19-and-under Senior Boys national tour nament as a member of the North Carolina Select All Stars. Then it's football season. ~ "He's been doing that for a couple of years now ." Kaye Henighan. Josh's mother, said. "One thing A*\l' has done is cause basketball to be a year- around thing for Josh. "It never ends." "1 think it is something 1 have to do to catch up." Josh Henighan said, noting that he recently attended the Five-Star Basketball Camp in Pittsburgh. Pa.. see HENIGHAX page IS A Look At Josh Josh Henighan's accomplishments during his two years as a varsity starter for Parkland High School: Sophomore ' Junior Sophomore: Ail conference; defensive MVP; assists leader; Frank Spencer All-Tourney Team. Junior: All conference; Co-MVP; team captain; Frank Spencer All-Tourney Team; North Piedmont Conference All-Tourney Team. Scoring average Assists ? Rebounds Steals 10.2 n/a 3.0 n/a 15.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 ENTERTAINMENT SECCA's McChesney Scott Dunn Auditorium will host summer film series, page 22 RELIG&N Shilohian-St. Peter's Child Center graduation commencement exercises were held recenty at WSSU's Anderson Center, page 23 BUSINESS Chester Hemphill has been promoted to vice president at Southern National Bank in Winston Salem. page 21
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