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^>d the Chronicle ? f ' SportsweekS^ * O c ^ Winston-Salem Greensboro High Point ikction D January 1, 1998 ? __ . - Fifth Lash/Chronicle tournament tips off The Sixth Annual Lash/Chronicle Junior, Varsity Tournament promises to be one of the most ? tures an undefeated team, anoth er with only one loss, and several others that could make a bid to take home the championship tro phy Carver, the defending champion ' and No., 1 seed, has had a lackluster sea son thus far. ? However, the Yellowjackets are still a talented bunch. Carver has no starters back from last year's team, but have several newcom ers who could, be jelling at the right time. Reynolds, the No. 2 seed, comes in with the only unbeaten . record. The 6-0 Demons have the county's top junior varsity scorers in Teddy Petree. Petree has been a domi nant force in each of RJR's games thus far. Coach Kevin King's team sur rounds Petree with a solid sup porting cast that could make them the team to beat. North Forsyth would like to have a say in the tournament's outcome. The Vikings have been on a roll since losing their open ing game against Reynolds. But since then they have reeled off eight consecutive victories. North is deep and talented. They also have a big front line to go with a talented back court. Coach Robert Brown's team has a tough row to hoe, but given their talent they could emerge as champions. Mount Tabor is also a very intf ' ifc if -iSsSsa&Si Oni'ng? a /-'z record into the tournament. The team's only losses came at the hands of North Forsyth. The Spartans have some qual ity wins under their belts. They also boast a powerful front line that could make the differ nce and they are also a deep team, which could pay dividends in the second and third rounds. West Forsyth brings a 4-3 record into the tournament, but the Titans are by no means a team that can be counted out. West has not been an overpower ing team, but it has played very well at times this season. One key for the Titans is get ting good guard play and con trolling the basketball. Coach Mike Morgan's biggest concern is his team's lack of experience. East Forsyth got a big win just before the start of the holi day season and the Eagles come into the tournament with some thing positive. The Eagles also have one of the county's top long distance shooters in sophomore guard Jayson Brayboy. Coach Eric Malacane is in his first year at the helm of the Eagles' pro gram and will be in his first Lash/Chronicle Tournament game when his team squares off against Reynolds in the opening % I See fDurnamant on M | Petree leads unbeaten, top seeded Demons Despite an unbeaten record and the coun-. ty's top scorer in the junior varsity ranks,; Coach Kevin King of Reynolds says his team < is only one of many that have a chance to win ' the Lash/Chronicle Tournament which tips off' on Friday (Jan. 2) at Carver. | Like their counterparts in the county,; Reynolds will go into the tournament after ! being away from competition for nearly two' weeks. The Demons last played on Dec. 19 when they handily defeated Greensboro Grimsley. With the exception of the victory over Grimsley and a lS-point win over Parkland, See 9mynoMsoiM ; Kmynoldr Junior Vanity (too roaton on poga 33) Powerful fixMit line I leads North Forsyth I into tournament I By Sam Davis The Chronicle Snorn Editor , North Forsyth has one blemish on its record, but the Vikings come into the Lash/Chronicle Tournament as one of the most talented teams in the Held. The Vikings have posted an 8-1 record against tough competition. They are also eager to avenge their only loss of the season, a four point loss to Reynolds. Coach Robert Brown says his team is com ing together better than he expected. "We're still very young," Brown says. "I real ly didn't know what to expect from this team early in the season, but they've shown me a lot as the season has gone along." m Ste North Forsyth on M North Forsyth Junior Varsity (too rostors on pogo B3) , * ? , Struggling Yellowjackets hope to get back on track By Sam Davis The Chuonicle Sports Editor After opening the season with a vic tory, Carver's, junior varsity .team has dropped five consecutive games. That's a first for third-year Coach Bobby Moore. Last season the Yellowjacxets cap tured the Lash/Chronicle Tournament and finished second in their conference. That followed a season two years ago when they captured their conference championship. To reach any of those accomplish ments this season the Yellowjackets have a long way to go. " "This is a totally different kind of team this season," Moore says. "We have a lot of ninth graders and we're still try ing to get them used to high school bas ketball." Only three sophomores are on the Yellowjackets roster. Of them, only one (LaShun Peoples) sees playing time. The other four starters and the reserves that play most are freshmen. "It has been tough getting them used to this level of basketball," Moore says. "The game is very physical and then the mental side of it is different. They think they can just show up and play. But it's not that easy." Peoples has led the team thus far in scoring. His average is hovering around the 20-point mark. "Right now he's carrying us," Moore says. "We have to get someone else to step up and help carry the load." Veon McHam, a 5-10 freshman, has been the team's second leading scorer. But his play has been sporadic at times, especially on the offensive end. The other starters (Silas Pressley, David Edwards and Greg Dalton) have all had their moments, but Moore says they have also been inconsistent. "No one has really blown us out this season, but we haven't been able to hold on to a lead in the fourth quarter," Moore says. Carver has either held the lead or been within at least two points going into the fourth quarter in every game this sea son. But in each of the five losses they have faded going down the stretch. "Every time we've been up it seems like we run out of energy in the fourth auarter," Moore says. "We're not a very eep team. We like to run an uptempo game but we have to slow the tempo down in the fourth quarter and we just give out at the end." Moore says despite his team's record, the Yellowjackets still have a chance td do some damage in the tournament. "We have to learn to keep our leads," Moore says. "We're not as talented this year as we have been in 'the past. So we can't slack off. We have to continue to build on our lead*. We have to stay on them (opponents) the whole game. This is the type of team that even with a 10 point lead it's not going to be safe." . ... - W*. ? ? . * * V V Glenn, Mount Tabor roll to victories in Frank Spencer Classic wm Chariot Daarmon drivmt to tha batkmt In Carvor't JoM to Olonrt. By Sam Davij ? The Chronicle Spottt Editor J ,v ? ? ? This year's Frank Spencer Holiday Gassic is taking much longer than usual to reach a con clusion. However, one thing is for certain. Carver won't be repeating as the tournament champi on. The tournament's final round was post poned after a snow storm engulfed the THad Area on Monday. The third place and champi * onship games will be held on Friday (Jan. 2) at North Forsyth. Glenn and Mount Tabor will battle for the championship at 8:30 p.m., while Carver will square off against West Forsyth for third place -at 7 p.m. The third-seeded Yellowjackets were upset by Glenn in the semifinal round last Satunlay night while Mount Tabor held off West Forsyth to advance to the championship game. Glenn has pulled off two upset wins to reach the championship game. The Bobcats defeated 35-38 in the opening round. Josh Howard, Ryan Blake and a stingy ? defense have been the keys for the Bobcats. Howard had 26 points against Carver and Blake added 22 and several big plays on defense to spark Glenn to the 59-34 overtime victory. In that game, Carver held a 29-23 halftime lead and appeared to be well on its way to a berth in the championship game. However, Blake and Howard spearheaded a 16-2 run by Glenn in the third quarter. The Bobcats led 39-31 going into the fourth quarter before Carver finally came alive. The Yellowjackets got their defensive pressure to forte Glenn into the up-tempo game they pre fer. Carver came back and forced a 49-49 dead lock at the end of regulation. But Carver's foul trouble and Glenn's 1-3-1 trapping defense was too much for the Yellowjackets to overcome in overtime. Coach Ricky FJolt of Carver said his team was take out of its game by the Bobcats. "The pace in the second half wasn't what we wanted," Holt said. "As opposed to pushing it up and doing the things we do best we allowed them to dictate the pace. "In the fourth quarter we were able to pick up the pace and do the things we like," Holt added. "The score was 49-49 at the end of reg ulation and a game like that favors them. We're used to getting 55-60 shots at thtbasket a game. When we don't we're not playing our style of basketball- But you have to give credit to them for the way they played." Mount Tabor pulled off an equally impres sive victory. The Spartans knocked off top seeded Reynolds in the opening round by a 48-39 score. Defense was the key^for the Spartans, holding Reynolds to a season-low in points scored. The Spartans continued to play well in the semifinal round. Mount Tabor used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Titans by a 55-34 score. In the two games Mount Tabor held their opponents to a total of 73 points, a 36.7 average per game. Coach Andy Muse's team will go into the championship game with six consecutive victo ries. "Right now, we are on a roll as a team," Muse said. ... "Our kids are believing, we are playing great defense, and that makes for a good team." Muse said. w _ 1 ill Sam Lakwauwa of Mount Tabor goat Inform rhort jomgor*
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