11m Han?* Howry I9-and-Undmr All-Start: (front row) Stmvm Harrison, Jovon Smith, David Smith, Kon
nard Mummor; (boelc row) Diroctor/Cooch Art llaw'ni, John Squirm, Montm O'Nool, WiH'f Damon, Cod
Hairston; (not pkturod) Jamar Pmtorkin, Mayrica Evan*.
Squire, Damon lead Hanes Hosiery to
championship in 19-and-Under Shootout
Special to The Chronicle ?
; John Squire poured in 16
points and Willie Damon added
15 to lead the Hanes Hosiery 19
and-under All-Stars to a 49-41
victory over the Boys Club (Wis
tologist AAU) in the champi
onship game of the 2nd Annual
Shootout Tournament last week
at Hanes Hosiery Gym.
The game was close for most
of the way. The Boys Club led by
a 22-21 score at the half. Devin
Williams and Derrick Stephens
led the scoring for the Boys Club
as it took its halftime lead. It also
got good inside play from Jamal
Taylor and Jamal Jeter, who led
the team in rebounding.
j .?. | '
In the second half, the
Hosiery took control of the
game. Kennard Plummer, Jamar
Peterkin and Jevon Smith led a
rally in the second half that put
Hanes Hosiery on top.
Hanes Hosiery employed a
stiffling pressure defensive attack
that helped jumpstart its offense.
The Hosiery also used a man-to
man defense to smother the Boys
Club.
Squire, Damon and Ced Hair
ston controlled the backboards
on both ends of the court as the
Hosiery slowly wore down the
Boys Club.
Squire connected on a 3
pointer with three minutes left in
the game to give the Hosiery a
six-point lead and held on from
there.
The Hosiery used solid defen
sive pressure down the stretch to
hold off the Boys Club. The
Hosiery then connected on all of
its free throws in the closing min
utes to hold on for the victory.
Stephens led the Boys Club
with 17 points. Devin Williams
and Antonio Thomas added six
points each. Squire was named
tournament MVP. The Hosiery
advanced to the championship
game by defeating Miller Park
54-47. The Boys Club defeated
Hancs Hosiery's 17-and-Under
team 57-38 to move into the
championship game.
Members of tho Stealers: Lashaunda Pratt, Brittany Straehan, Tishd Henderson, Britanny Smart, Katrice
Tool, trim Bledsoe, NaHio Herbstritt, Casey Jones, Katheryn Lyons, Yolanda Samuels, Cora friende, Ida
Kransburg, Adeline Kransburg, JaneI Nicholson, Kayla Law ton, Coach Brian Robinson. ,
a
Stealers 10-and-Under girls capture championship
of Stormin' Norman AAU BasketbaU Tournament
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Special to The Chronicle
: ' ' r
The Winston-Salem Stealers
defeated the Carolina Tigers, the
Carolina Express and the Wake'
Forest Sting to win the Stormin'
Norman Tournament in
Boone/Banner Elk.
The stealers opened the'tour
nament with a 40-30 victory over
the Carolina Tigers, from Ashe
boro. Katheryn Lyons led the
Stealers wkh 18 points and
LaShauda Pratt-added 10 points.
The Stealers led 29-25 with four
minutes to go before connecting
I
. on nine of 11 free throws to
extend their lead. Casey Jones of
the Stealers hit- two clutch free
throws in the final minutes to
help preserve the win.
The Carolina Express, from
Hickory, gave the Stealers a scare
in the semifinals. The Stealers
trailed by five points in the third
quarter before rallying for the
victory.
The Stealers trailed 17-12
when they went on an 18-11 run
to take the lead with a minute left
in the game.
Brittany Strachan hit two free
throws to seal the victory for the
Stealers. Pratt carried.the bulk of
the offensive load, scoring 22
points, including 16 in the second
half. Katrice Teal added seven?
points for the Stealers.
In the championship game,
the Stealers pulled away late after
a shaky start foi^a 28-20 victory.
Pratt and Casey Jones provided
the spark with five steals and
eight points to extend a 19-15
lead to 27-15. The Stealers went,
Into a delay game to hold off the
Wake Forest Sting for the title.
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