| Petree caps Northwest comeback with game-winning basket
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; By COURTNEY DANIEL
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In a rapidly evolving world
of sports that is constantly see
1 ing athletes get stronger and
! quicker the competition... just to
! compete has gotten fierce. The
level of skill expected and
required to have a chance to play
i is constantly on the rise and the
; trickle-down effect can be seen
! in Middle School gyms across
! the country.
Local middle school show
downs on the hardwood produce
; some great basketball and give a
glimpse into the future of high
; school programs. The schools
themselves have recognized the
talent and made efforts to show
case it.
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mural games in a dusty gym
with three people in the stands.
They have been replaced with a
city-wide, league games com
plete with a pep band, cheerlead
ers, and fans that fill the bleach
ers to catch a glimpse at rising
stars.
The Feb. 3 match-up
i between Atkins and Northwest
^ Middle Schools revealed two
' up-and-coming standouts.
A see-saw battle that never
saw either team get a lead of
1 more than 5 points came down
I to an in-bound play under the
Northwest basket with 5.2 sec
! onds left.
Northwest was knotted in a
37-37 tie with Atkins, but quick
ly broke the stalemate when
Teddy Petree flashed open in
the paint and muscled up a shot
between two Atkins defenders
for a 39-37 win.
Atkins had hoped to defend
the basket area better, but it was
no surprise that Petree found a
way to get open. He had terror
ized the Camels of Atkins
throughout the decisive fourth
quarter, scoring 8'of his team
high 12 points in the last stanza.
He played strong against a
quick, but undersized Atkins
front court and when needed he
played smart against their trap
ping 2-1-2 half court press.
Petree moved well without
the ball, flashed into the gaps of
the zone, and found ways to put
up points and deal Atkins its
first loss of the season
Although Petree led his
team to the win he was out
dueled by Atkins' superb swing
man, Kenneth Allison, whose
torrid shooting accounted for 16
of Atkins 38 points.
Allison had the chance to
play the hero and render Petree's
bucket null and void, but his
runner in the lane at the buzzer
sailed off the back of the rim.
Atkins on two different
occasions seemed* poised to
blow the game wjae open and
run away from Northwest.
The first was early in the
game when Atkins' half-court
press led to several early
turnovers and transition baskets.
The Camels took a 9-4 led with
just over two minutes left in the
first quarter. They had a number
of opportunities to stretch that
lead, but could not take advan
tage. Northwest settled down
and looked to attack the holes in
the 2-1-2, by halftime they had
tied the score at 21. The teams
traded one and two point leads
until the late in the fourth when
Atkins again looked as if they
were readying themselves for a
run to close out the game. With
under 4 minutes left to play
Atkins pushed their advantage to
4, 33-29, and again had chances
to distance themselves from
their opponent.
The Camels couldn't shake
Northwest, which used a 3/4 -
court press of their own to score
3 straight baskets off turnovers
and take a two-point lead.
Atkins looked to Allison and he
delivered with a driving lay-up,
which he hit despite being
fouled. He did not convert the
free throw and Northwest went
to Petree and scored. Allison
answered with 55 ticks left on
the clock, tying the game at 37.
Northwest ran the clock
down to 5.2 seconds and called a
timeout. They set for an out of
bounds play and Petree hit the
game-winner.
"It was tough," Petree said
after the game. "The play wasn't
even drawn up like that, I just
got the ball, took it to the hoop
and did what I had to do."
Kenneth Allison of Atkins takes the ball to the basket against Northwest
in the Camels' loss on Monday.
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Teddy Petree (#32) and a teammate apply defensive pressure against
Atkins in their 39-37 win.
Pistons ride scoring of Guarantano, Jackson* Bristow and Brinkley to defeat Hawks:
The Pistons defeated the
I Hawks in a battle of two of the
better 15-18 year-old teams by a
score of 48 to 42.
?; Jake Guarantano, Lewis
; Jackson, B.J. Bristow, and Kenny
\ Binkley combined for 42 of the
; Piston points and led them to vic
l tory.
The Hawks used a fast-break
attack to counter the size of the
Pistons and got outstanding
efforts from Eric Puryear scoring
14 points and Keith Perry scoring
9 points and grabbing 10
rebounds. Travis Warner an Ron
Brown provided good guard play
for the Hawks setting the tempo
and each handing out 6 assists,
but Lewis and Guarantano, who
thrilled the crowd with 2 dunks,
proved too much for the Hawks
of this night.
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all around tonight controlling the
game inside and out. Mike
Williams and Rod Williams han
dled most of the inside chores
combining for 16 points and IS
rebounds.
Anthony Scott, normally a
? force down low, showed his ver
? satility canning two 3 pointers in
\ crucial moments of the game, on
I his way to 10 points. Carl Potter
* and Zeb Dufort handled point
Z. Guard duties most of the night
Z and did a fine job. The Lakers
v improve their record as they get
ready to face the Suns.
Guard play dominated this
? 15-18 League games between the
* Bulls and Suns as the Bulls
* defeated the Sums in a close
? fame 47 to 45. Guards Kevin
v McLean and Jordan Lash showed
their all-star potential combining
> for 22 points, 9 rebounds, 13
- assists , and 5 steals on their way
* to victory.
; Not be out done, guards
* Donnie Allen and Richard Leake
z- combined to score 25 points,
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grab 5 rebounds, dish out 7
assists, and 7 steals, themselves '
for the Suns who came up 2._
points short.
Sequoya Albright coming off
a stellar performance last week
put in 10 points in the paint. New
big man Duke Benton also
proved he may be a force to reck
oned with later on by putting in
10 points of his own.
In the 12-15 age League the
Knicks behind 16 points from
Anthony Scott and 11 points
from John Harris defeated the
Hornets, 43 to 36. The Hornets
were led by Donnie Allen's 13
points and Chris Pierce's 15
points and 9 rebounds. Allen
continues to prove he is one of
the most versatile guards in the
League scoring inside and out.
The Knicks got strong defense
from Dusty Harrison and Greg
Clarke to pull out this hard
fought victory.
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lead changes and just as many
exciting plays, the Celtics pulled
off a double overtime win against
the Sonics. Justin Thomas had a
game-high 29 points and a 3
point basket at the buzzer to send
the game to overtime.
Key free throws down the
stretch by Kejuan West, who had
21 points in the game, gave the
Celtics a 2 point lead by Mike
Pitts tied the game qnce again on
a pass from Jason Pender to send
the game into it's second over
time. From there, the Celtics ran
out to a quick S point lead and
never looked back, defeating the
Sonics 61 to 25. Jason Samuels
added 13 points for the Celtics
and Josh Talbert, Junior Searcy,
and Mike Pitts had good show
ings for the Sonics scoring 20,
15, and 14 points respectively.
The Bulls used a strong sec
ond half surge characterized by
fast break layups to convincingly
defeat the Hawks 49 to 29. Bal
anced scoring summed up the
Bulls effort getting 15 points
from Derrick Etheridge, 10 from
Brandon Barnes and Clarence
Johnson, 8 from Johnny Barnes
and 6 from Mike Blackwell.
The Hawks were led by
Larry Wharton's 11 points, but
he couldn't get enough touches
on this night as the Hawks fell
behind quickly. Coach Ann has
her team looking better with each
outing.
In the only other 12-15
league game of the evening
Adam Moffitt scorched the 76ers
for 19 points and a 3 point victo
ry, 46-43. Teammate Shannon
Johnson dazzled the crowd with
is ball handling skills and no
look passes and also added 14
points including clutch free
throws down the stretch to insure
the victory.
Eric and Jeremy Jackson led
the way for the 76ers with 12 and
9 points. Point-guard Zeb Dufort
was consistent as always on his
way to 10 points and 8 assists
with 0 turnovers. Moffitt proved
too strong for the 76ers hitting on
3 of 5 3 pointers all in the second
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In the 7-12 year old league at
the Hosiery, the Rams squeezed
out a 2 point win to move to 2 -
0, 18 to 16. Rob Johnson and
Valario Bethea combined for
two-thirds of the Rams points on
their way to victory. Anthony
Goodine added 4 points in the
winning effort.
Despite losing, David Smith
came away with a good perfor
mance scoring 8 points, grabbing
8 rebounds and controlling the
inside. Joey Leake pumped in 4
more points for the Wolfpack,
who under Coach Hurk Shaw is
steadily improving.
The Deacons proved up and
down too strong for the Yellow
jackets, got scoring from every
player on the roster and defeated
the Yellowjackets by a score of
34 to 24. Duke Quick and Devin
Delozier led the charge with 9
and 7 points. William Terry
added another strong 6 and Grif
fin Delozier and William Tatum
each added 4. Marcus Harris for
the Yellowjackets came in bomb
ing away from deep, connecting
of 2 of 3 3-pointers and finishing
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with a game high 11 points.
Dewayne Tate added 7 points in
the hard fought loss.
The Tarheels got 16 of their
17 points for Ben Scott and
Jerome Gibson to edge the Blue
Gibson to edge the Blue Devils
in a 7 to 12 year old league
game, 17 to 15. The Blue Devils
got a well earned 9 points from
Jeremy Shouse to lead all efforts
and 2 each from Jeremy West
and Steven Suber, but luck was
going their way and the Blue
Devils fell just short as time ran
out. Jerry Posey and Nokomis
Goodine provided good defense
for the Heels as did Joshua Toms
and Gilly Cole for the Blue Dev
ils.
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| Dwayne Morgan, ex-West Forsyth player,
j to speak to youth at Sims Learning Center
West Forsyth High School
? and Greensboro College bas
r ketball star, Dwayne Morgan,
r will speak on a Black history
topic at the William C. Sims
?*'. Recreation Center on Feb. 7,
i 1997 at 5 p.m.
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educating children about the
importance of Black history in
your their lives.
Dwayne is a graduate of
Greensboro College and is a
member of the Delta Sigma
Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fra
ternity, Inc. Dwayne is present
ly an employee at Casual Male
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in the Market Place Mall,
where he has been for the last
two years.
The William C. Sims Cen
ter invites the public o see his
presentation. Treats will be
passed out after the program.
For more information call Ben
Piggott at 727-2837.
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