Modern Chevy Hoop-D-Do attracts over 350 teams in its sixth year I
BY FELEC1A P. MCMILLAN
^Sgecial to The Chronicle
C#;*' For the sixth year, Modern
I J* jChevy has sponsored the largest
'* 'jtassroots basketball tournament
!* fir the Triad. It was held Oct. 4-5
> in downtown Winston-Salem. In
'? spite of other events going on in
the area, such as the Dixie Classic
I't^Fair, the Vantage Golf
!j*?Tournament and the Greensboro
[?ICity Stage, the tournament man
? -aged to attract more thagr^50
teams of men, women, boys and
girls to the Hoop D-Do. The tour
?{lament ran from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
>*?dn Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Sunday. Several down
; -town streets were blocked off to
; ' accommodate the ball players and
; their fans.
Gene Blackwelder, local coor
; dinator, was pleased with the com
; munity support of this annual
; event. "This is another feel-good
? weekend that brings people of all
; ages and all races together for fun
? and fellowship," said Blackwelder.
? A large cross-section of the com
munity participated in the tourna
ment, evidenced by teams that
registered as church groups, recre
ation centers, friends, companies,
newspapers, and other organiza
tions. Each team is guaranteed to
Chester Atkina (right) of
Champion Magic, from Champion
Product*, via* with Joff Catty of
Pruhts Squad, of tho YMCA, for
tpacm on tho court at ho wafh
for a post.
play at least three times, but those
that do well continue to perform.
Individuals also compete in
special events such as the slam
dunk contest. Winners receive
Converse shoes. Outstanding team
members also receive T-shirts
from the tournament. Modern
Chevrolet is the title sponsor of
the event. Rob Fowler, vice presi
dent of the company, thought the
tournament would be an excellent
way to build community. The ages
of the participints range from 10
to 50, and the ability levels of the
players range from "couch potato
to top gun" according to
Black welder.
According to Ben Piggott, who
had several teams playing from
the William C. Sims Recreation
Center, teams came from
Greensboro, High Point, Raleigh
and Winston-Salem. He noted
that the players participate for dif
ferent reasons.
"Some of the players just want
to exercise and show off their
skill," said Piggott, "Others who
are older and have earned their
legendary status on the court may
just want to get the sludge out for
a day. Others want to just see
other players compete."
Piggott was pleased to see that
each of the courts had a referee.
This helped the games to move
more smoothly.
Albert Scales came out to
watch his daughter Portia Jones
play. An eighth-grader, Portia
plays with an AAU team and
shoots up to 22 points per game
for Walkertown Middle School.
The Sara Lee Corporation spon
sored her team by paying their
entrance fee. The team won their
first game 16-1 at 9 a.m. on
Saturday. They returned to meet
the next team at 1:30 p.m. that
evening. "I'm very proud of
Portia, and 1 try to get her
involved in activities that will
encourage her to keep her grades
up and focus her talents," Scales
said. One thing he liked about the
Hoop-D-Do is that "All day you
know where your kids are, and
they are in a safe environment."
There were many interesting
names among the teams listed on
the players' schedule in the middle
of the tournament space. Some of
the unique titles were "All That
and a Bag of Chips," "Team Corn
Bread," "Supreme Court," "The
Butter Babies," The Get Fresh
Crew," "Silent Assassins," "Killer
Bees," "Tru Soldiers;" Mac
Daddys," "Lady Cats," "Nothing
But Net," "Hood Girls," "Silver
Aces," "The Four Who Could,"
and "4 Bad Knees."
The tournament has been
referred to as the Hoop-lt-Up.
According to Blackwelder, Hoop
D-Do Streetball Partners own
many three-on-three tournaments
around the country. The Nike
company called it the Hoop-It
Up, and any other shoe company
involved refers to their tourna
ment as the Hoop D-Do.
i BURCHETTE
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about 35 percent of his passes, but he's proven
that he has good speed and can run the foot
ball," Stone said. "He's really had some big
games running the football."
One reason is the change in the Titans'
offense. West got out of their traditional multi
ple Pro-I formation to line up in the Split-back
veer set. Another is the lack of a big-play
receiver.
Last year Burchette connected on 62 of 148
passes for 989 yards and 11 touchdowns. He
al$o added 260 yards rushing to lead the Titans
to.a State 4-A playoff berth.
; This season Burchette has struggled to put
up the same numbers throwing the football.
His best game thus far came against East
Forsyth when he threw for 99 yards, completing
? five of 12 throws with a touchdown.
"I think he's doing a good job," Stone said.
m"
Jo* Burehott?
"Our receivers are
young and as they
get better he'll get
better."
But he's had a lot
of success running
the football. Against
Carver Burchette
rushed for more than
100 yards and
scored two touch
downs. He was
sacked several times, however, and finished
with a net total of 89 yards. He leads West
Forsyth in touchdowns scored with six.
Right now Burchette is waiting to decide
which college he will attend next fall. He's on
the recruiting list of a number of Division I
programs.
Stone said what makes Burchette so attrac
tive is his size and agility.
"He is a big kid who can play," Stone said.
"The knock on him had been his speed, but he's
shown that he can run the football and move
around.
"He has a huge arm," Stone added. "He can
throw it with anyone. He has played baseball a
long time and was all-conference in baseball.
He didn't come out for football until late, but
he's an all-around athlete. He's a three-sport
player and you just don't find a whole lot of
them anymore."
Lewisville Titans take 14-12
win over Vikings' flag team
Perry Hopkins scored two touchdowns to
lead the Tiny Vikings flag team, but they
missed both conversions and Lewisville took
a 14-12 victory.
The Vikings fell to 1-4 with the loss. But
Coach Edward Blackburn said he was proud
of his team's effort.
"It was a good effort," Blackburn said.
"We'll try harder next week."
? yiyiMftg linebacker and
I ? IIVIIlwJ jon Butler and
? from page Bl Eric Jones at
defensive back,
t That trio has also anchored the Vikings' offense.
"Crowell had just a huge football game against
I West last week," Buie said. "He's the one that carries
l> our defense."
Jones and Butler also have been carrying a big
*? load on defense. But the two have made more of an
* impact on offense.
"Jones has been consistent at quarterback," Buie
* said. "West couldn't handle him and he came through
v with some big plays. .
v "Butler has been a tremendous surprise on
v offense," Buie added. "We knew he could do a lot to
? help us on offense, but he's also been giving us some
*; big plays at tailback."
;? The offensive line, the biggest cause of concern
* going into the season has rounded into a solid unit.
"From Day 1 we knew we'd be better when the
offensive line came together," Buie said. "They are
still learning, but when they who who to block we're
real tough to stop."
The one area that North has struggled has been
on its special teams. The Vikings have allowed a punt
to be returned for a touchdown and had a punt
blocked this season, both rarities under Buie.
"That is only the second punt that we've had
blocked in the six years that 1 have been here," Buie
said. "We spend an awful lot of time on our special
teams and things like that don't normally happen.
And I can't ever remember another punt being
returned for a touchdown. Our punt coverage and
kickoff coverage haven't been what we like.
Hopefully, we've gotten that corrected."
If they have, Buie said he expects to put together a
strong battle against Page.
"We're still very young, but we're maturing," Buie
said. "I think we'll be ready to play. But if the kids
continue to give a great effort, I don't care what the
score will be at the end."
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| DUNLAP
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??; bright-eyed freshman.
I- "I think I have learned a lot more about the men
?? tal aspects of football," he said. "Then I was just
V reacting to what happens. It was just about all
Ij instincts."
Under Coach Alex Mebane, who served as the
I' defensive coordinator for Reynolds during Dunlap's
freshman season before becoming the head coach
^ last year, Dunlap said he has become more of a stu
i; dent of the game.
can show them a lot better than I can tell them."
Mebane said Dunlap is the anchor for his defen
sive unit.
"Rodmond is definitely the guy that we expect to
set the tone for our defense," Mebane said. "He's a
veteran with a lot of experience under his belt. When
he's playing well that usually means that our entire
defense is playing well."
A big game by Dunlap on Friday night and the
Demons will have a chance to shut down Brown and
the Spartans attack. If there are a lot of big hits, you
expect Dunlap to be somewhere in the vicinity.
"That's what it takes to be sue- r
J? c&sful at this level," Dunlap said.
['? "You have to watch a lot tapes of
}?> teams and really know what's
*'* going on to do your job."
Dunlap's experience has been a
'j key to the Demons' success this
.'J season. That extends beyond the
> playing Held.
"A lot of the players on the
^-*team kind of look up to me
^because they know that I have
v been on the varsity for two years,"
v.Dunlap said. "Although most of
C;them are the same age or older
)' 'titan I am, they know that I have
\ been in a lot of games on the var
sity. They look for me to set the
? .example sometimes."
That can be a difficult chal
jl- lenge for a player who doesn't have
?*an outgoing personality like
^;thinlap.
Really I try to do my talking
v^p the field," he said. "I think I |
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