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the Chronicle ,9u " C^hra.ing ? " "?? Sponsored by: |ttji AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK ? Sportsweek Photo by Brace Chapman INHHiMfM stop a Povit County run nor. ' ??????i Reynolds' JV holds on for 17-14 win | By SAM DAVIS THE pHKPNICIfE Joe. Booth soored twt> early touchdowns to get Reynolds'junior varsity off to a fly ing start against Davie County and die Demons held off the War Eagles down the stretch for a 17-14 victory in a Central Piedmont 4-A Conference game last Thursday at Deaton-Thompson Stadium. Reynolds scored on its third play of the game when Booth faked the ball on the option up the, middle to Maurice Wright and broke through a seam in the War Eagles' defense for a 65-yard touchdown. Tyler Alford added the extra point for a 7 ORJR lead. The Demons increased their lead to 10 0 on their second possession after recover ing a Davie fumble. Alford kicked a 21 . yhrd field goal after Reynolds was stopped inside its 5-yard line. .. Jeremiah Ellis ripped off a long run to get Reynolds within striking distance on its next possession and Booth scored from 5 yards out. Alford's conversion kick made the score 17-0. Davie put together a strong second-half effort and had the football and a chance to go ahead. But the Demons came through with aeveral key defensive plays to hold on for the victory to improve to 7-0-1. Coach Ken Edwards of Reynolds said his team was fortunate to come away with a victory after a disastrous fourth quarter. "It was very close at the end," Edwards said. "I thought we got ahead and relaxed too much. We started getting turnovers and penalties and then things just went wrong for us. "All of a sudden Davie caught fire," Edwards said. "They had a lot of things going for them in the fourth quarter." So-Reynolds on 12 1 v , ; ' y . Quarterback Jam booth of Reynold* option* the footbaM to fullback Maurice Wright. jNorth Forsyth jadapts well in 29-7 win over Eagles jty SAM DAVIS {THE CHRONICLE -? . : The goal for Coach Darrell Hall in his jlrst year at North Forsyth was to get his players to understand and apply the con cepts of his offensive and defensive schemes. * Although the Vikings put together good ^enough efforts to win four games prior to 3ast Friday, Hall still wasn't sure that his players were comprehending what he and his ?taff were trying to get them to understand. * But things seemed to start falling in place 3ast Friday night in North Forsyth's 29-7 vic tory over East Forsyth. North started strong Jtnd finished strong. 1 "I think it was one of our best games that ye played overall," Hall said. "It was a total "team effort. I thought it was the best overall _ game that we've played defensively and offensively." For most of the season the Vikings have relied on their passing game, led by quarter back Kyle Kiser and receivers Quinton Cox, Justin M^ijriip and Leyvis.Barr on offense. However, tSe offensive line came through with a big game and tailback Walter Fun derburk added his first 100 yard rushing game. .. i "I thought it was important that we be able to establish both the run and pass," Hall said. "We did just about everything well." Defensively the Vikings had to step their game up a notch to deal with East's multiple looks. "I was very pleased with the defense," Hall said. "It took six or seven games to get what we wanted them to get in terms of their reads. I complimented them on an outstand ing game - it was close to 100 percent effec tive." North took the opening kickoff and See North on 12 Walter Funderburk of North Forsyth tries to elude an Cost Forsyth defender. .. . ; v.rtj ? ' . .. ? -r;? ?. In your face! ?> V' r ' . - v' ?" 4' . i ? " ? ? . - Photo by Bruce Chapman Antonio Hawkins, Virginia Statm's quartorback, was sooing rod after WSSU's victory over the Trojans. Hawkins was sacked nine times and hurried on many others. Thomas gets big kick out of Rams' 17-14 win By SAM DAVIS THE CHRONICLE ' ' . It has been 15 years since a kick meant So much to Win ston-Salem State. In 1984 Tyrone Smith had a chance to give the Rams a CIAA championship when his field goal attempt of 37 yards hit the crossbar and bounced to the turf of Norfolk's Fore man Field on the final play of the CIAA championship game. Although Shawn Thomas' 40-yard field goal with 31 seconds left in the game didn't give the Rams a conference championship, it was just as dramatic. Thomas' kick was the difference in a 17-14 WSSU victory over Virginia State at Bowman Gray Stadium. By winning the game on Thomas' kick, the Rams remained undefeated in conference play and stayed on track for their first CIAA title since 1991. The Rams, who survived a showdown against the league's top offensive team, were finally able to post the breakthrough win for coach Kermit Blount. The Rams had been in position on several occasions to put themselves in contention for a league title. But each time they found a way to whit tle away their chances. That wasn't the case against Virginia State. WSSU was determined to final ly deliver the blow to put them selves on top. - "This one put us a little closer I to closing in on one (champi onship)," Blount said. "I'm proud that we stepped up and were able to get it done." Blount said he was especially happy to see Thomas come through. Thomas had missed a 34-yarder in the third quarter. He had also failed to convert a 27-yard field goal against Catawba in a season-opening loss. If Thomas had made that kick the game would have gone into overtime. "I'm happy for him," Blount said. "Whenever a kicker misses a field goal or extra point it seems like the whole team points the finger at him. Shawn never got down on Sec WSSU on ?5 ? ' t FROM THE PRESS BOX - k S?.D?i, | Is proposed attendance, GPA policy in the best interest of students? Should high school athletes be required to answer to a higher level of academic accountability than their peers? That is the question that members of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board will have to deal with prior to their vote next month on whether they should implement a policy that will require athletes in middle and high school to maintain a 2.0 grade-point average and not miss more than 10 days in a semester to be eligible to partic ipate in sports. The issue was raised in a recent meeting because some school systems in other areas of the state have implemented it with some level of success. Local administrators, teachers, players and parents seem to be split bn whether the raised academic and attendance require ments will impact positively on their stu dent-athletes. The major issue, however, /CPfR vantage point seems to be what is -tne intent of the proposed legislation. Are members of the school board gen uinely concerned with the overall academic progress of all students in the system? Or is this just another way of singling out athletes because they are highly visible in their respective communities and as such need See Press Box on B3 t New attendance, GPA standards could significantly impact African Americans. Aggies capture 51-0 win in front of record home crowd DAMON FORD SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE What's the best cure for a three year homecoming game losing streak? R-O-L-A-I-D-S won't do it, but a big dose of O-F-F-E-N-S-E and D-E F-E-N-S-E will every time. That's what North Carolina A&T served up against Howard last Satur day. The Aggies rolled to a 51-0 thrashing at Aggie stadium as a record crowd of 28,793 watched. A&T's offense totaled 364 yards through the air and on the ground, while the Aggies' defense pitched a shutout for four quarters and allowed the Bison a mere 118 total yards. As a matter of fact, Howard's offense only crossed midfield twice. Once "was when running back and Winston-Salem native Tauric Rice carried the ball 6 yards to the A&T 48-yard line. The second came during the same series, but after a Bison penalty put the ball back to their 47-yard line. The best A&T could do on the next play came when quarterback Donald Clark hit Tre Tribble with a 6 yard pass to the Aggie 47. However, the Bison could get no closer to the end rone. Down 44 points, the Bison surprised no one by going for it on fourth and 3 but Clark's pass never found its receiver and the Aggies took over. A&T dominance was thorough and complete. Coach Bill Hayes' team showed tremendous depth, particular ly on the offensive side. A&T's final scoring drive proved that. In about two and half minutes in the fourth quarter. A&T used five plays and cov ered 53 yards to score its seventh and last touchdown of the game off of an Ian Alestock 16-yard scamper. Darren Dawkins' PAT put the cherry on top of a good afternoon for Aggie players See Aggies on B5 ^Isaiah of Parkland continual to rack up chunks of offanshra yardago. as? In a zone! Ph<*0 Chapman Ben Sankey of Woke forest hod hit career game against University of Atahama-Birmma hom, running for I OB yards and passing for 132 in a 47-3 win. I
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