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^? Pholos by Bruce Chapman Emotions ran the full spectrum after Parkland's state title. Parkland from page Bl said. "He has so many of the qualities that you look for in a coach." .Bell, a' Greensboro native, served as an assistant at Mount Tab'or for eight seasons under Bob Sapp. He has been the assis tant head coach for four of those years. In a recent interview, Bell said he's looking forward to the chal lenge of leading the Mustangs, who haven't had a winning sea son in six seasons. * "I'm really excited about it," Bell said. "I'm raring to get over there and get going." Right now that's a complicat ed matter, however. Bell's Mount TaboT track team is just beginning its season. "It's hard because I want to do a good job with the track team," he said. "I really haven't had'a chance to go over and meet with the players or get much going."' From what he's seen. Bell said he expects to be successful lead ing the program. "Right now they're enjoying the success of their basketball season," Bell said, referring to the team's State 3-A championship that the Mustangs won last week. "Right now not many people are thinking about football. But the championship is great for the' kids and the school. It's going to.,., be good for the team's morale." While the Mustangs' basket ball team was on the court. Bell was watching with particular interestr Brandon Isaiah, tKfe team's top reserve and one of its leading scorers, is the tailback that Bell plans to build the offense around. "From what I've seen on film of him, he's a great runner," Bell said. "He's a hard worker and a great kid. He's a very well-round ed young man. I'm going to be proud tp coach him." Bell said he plans on using a one-back offensive set, with two slots. That will enable the Mus tangs to take advantage of Isa iah's talent. Last year Isaiah rushed for more than 1,600 yards. "It's sort of run-and-shoot style," Bell "said. "We'll be bal anced on offense and that makes the opposing teajn have to play an even defense. I think we can dictate what we want the defense to do rather than have them dic tate to us." Lpnnie Pulley, who worked alongside Bell at Mount Tabor, win Join Bell at Parkland and serve as the offensive coordina tpr. Linwood Jerald. who also coached a? Mount Tabor, will be the defensive coordinator. "We.<plan on using an attack style defense." Bell said. "We want to disrupt the blocking scheme. Whenever you do that, you can create a negative play." Bell,who played at North Carolina A&T in college, said he thinks good things are on the horizon for the Mustangs. "There's more to football than just football," he sajd. "The main reason they come'to school is to graduate and get a good education. We want to build good morals and produce good people, but the main thing we want to tell our players is that mediocrosy is not acceptable here any more." Aggies frorrj page BI . first in a series that HQwetl said he hopes to grow and include all sports. Anyene between the ages of six and 14 can join the club by purchasing a membership. The membership will entitle individu als to receive a newsletter from the school, attend some athletic events and receive a T-Shirt. Coach Bill Hayes of A&T said he sees a lot of positive things coming out of the pro gram and the clinics. "We're trying to continue to build interest in A&T, while at the same time provide some pos itive outlets for kids," he said. "We want the kids to get to know us and that will help sell them on A&T" As far as football is con cerned. Hayes said the clinics will give kids a chance to try their hands at different positions. "We plan on concentrating on the fundamentals," Hayes said. "They'll get a chance to move around to different stations and hopefully they can better decide where their abilities are. We'll grade them *on how they do at each station and see where their talents are best suited to play." Following the ciinic, the Aggies will hold a practice ses sion. complete with a scrimmage. The youth will also be treated to a cookout and get to meet the A&T players. An NCAA rule allows teams to hold workouts ofT-campus if the roundtrip travel to the site is less than 30 miles. Hayes said that by taking advantage of that rule the Aggies can gain increased visibility in the market place. Saturday's clinic won t be the only one the Aggies will host this spring, during spring /ootball drills. A&T will host another on March 27, just prior to the Aggies' spring football game. Invest In Your Community Support The Chronicle Photos by Bruce Chapman Banner (left) qnd Wilson endured the tough times and enjoyed the good times. Press Box from page B1 approached the season. An 0-8 start didn't dampen the enthusiasm. The Mustangs finally found themselves after the Christmas break and went on a tear. They finished the season with a 13-13 record and advanced to the 3-A playoffs. When Danny Gathings trans ferred to the Mustangs' program before the start of the 1998-99 season, the puzzle was complete. Rather than focusing on a win ning record or a conference championship^ Parkland set its sights on Chapel Hill and a state title. They got it through hard work and dedication. Their defense was consistent all season. With nearly a dozen role players at his disposal, Pennington had ample ammunition to go along with the high-powered offensive games of Crawford and Gath ings. - Learning to fill their roles wasn't difficult for either Banner or Wilson. "My role was to come in and spark the team," Banner said. "That was easy for me. Usually the team needs me for 3-pointers to open up the defense." Against West Rowan, Banner showed another side. His slicing moves to the basket caught the Falcons off guard. "I guess they were playing me to shoot three's," he said. "They probably saw that on our tapes and Figured they had to come up on me. When they did that, I was able to go to the basket." Wilson, who started for the past two seasons in the pivot, said his role is much more defined. "My job is to rebound and get the ball to the scorers," said Wil son, who signed a football grant with North Carolina A&T. "I know what I have to do when I'm out there." It was fitting for Banner to finish his career with the Mus tangs with a career-high in scor ing, especally considering what he has gone through. "I knew one day I would have my chance to shine," said Banner, who had 14 points, six rebounds, an assist and two steals in 21 minutes played. "I'm so Jiappy that it happened today." So are the Mustangs and their fans. Because thay had endured the worst of times, they could now fully enjoy the best of times. Think of it come EQUITYLINE 5.99 APR for 6 months \* ' Current APR'as low as a.25 ?* . " "? 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