West takes down Reynolds in final
BY ANTHONY HILL_
THE CHRONICLE
To say that the West
Forsyth junior varsity basket
ball team was confident head
ing into last week's
Lash/Chronicle Tournament
would have been an under
statement. The Titans have
been dominating on the hard
wood the entife season. They
were also the only unbeaten
team in the tournament. .
One couldn't help but
wonder if the Titans even
thought it possible for West to
lose in the tournament this
year.
"I'd have to say. 'No,'",
said Darion Jeralds. West
guard and tournament MVP.
"I had a feeling we were
going to win the whole thing
this year. After we came back
against Parkland. I knew we
were going to win the Lash
and stay undefeated."
Thanks to a 59-52 viaory
over Reynolds in the champi
onship game West will remain
unbeaten heading into the
new year. West used a stingy
defense, accompanied by
great ball handling and shoot
ing to slip by the Demons in
the final game of the Lash
Tournament.
"I'm just real happy for
the guys," West head JV
coach Tommy Witt said.
"We've worked so hard for
this. This lias been a goal of
ours since last summer. I can't
say how happy I am for
DanieJjStump). Matt (Koslic)
and Darjon (Jeralds). They've
all been with me for a while.
"I would also like to men
tion Russell Tindell too. He
didn't make the All-Tourna
ment Team or anything, but
he's a tremendous player. He
did so much for us. So did
Michael Reklis. Both of those
kids played well for us.
They've been steady perform
ers."
The Titans seemed to have
the game all but won. heading
into the final quarter of play.
West was even up by as many
as 15 points in the game. But
the Demons did exactly what
they did in the previous two
games in the tournament -
come back.
The Demons seemed to
locate their second wind after
RJR center Howard Coston
flipped hard over one of the
West players onto the Carver
gym floor. He remained on
the court, in pain, for about
eight mfhutes. Once he was
helped off the court, the
Demons played some inspired
ball and came to within strik
ing distance of West. That's
when Jeralds took over the
game, by dribbling through
the Reynolds press and mak
ing key free throws in the
clutch.
"That was very important
for me to put the team on my
shoulders." Jeralds said. "In
practice. I'm always encour
aging my teammates to shopt
and make plays. I wanted to
show them that I can actually
lead the team when things are
going bad.
"We weren't executing or
knocking down too many
shots. So I tried to break
down my man and see what 1
could create. I Wanted to see
what I could come up with."
Witt added: "Reynolds has
got a great team. That was a
heckuva comeback. I told the
guys at halftime that it was
going to be tough. They're
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West Forsyth's Daniel Stump soars over Parkland players during the Lash/Chronicle Tourna
ment. The Titans won the title with a 59-52 victory over Reynolds in the championship game.
Stars born ,
discovered at
Lash tourney
FROM THE
HUDDLE
Anthony
Hill
The 1 1 ch annual David
Lash/Chronicle Tournament
was as good as advertised last
week. Many junior varsity
basketball players were dis
covered. while others rein
vented themselves during the
tourney.
No player got his shine on
quite like West Forsyth point
guard Darion ieralds. He not
only led his team to a tourney
championship but also was
named MVP. His entire team
played well in the Lash tour
ney. Actually a lot of squads
did their things last week. 1
was (impressed by the play of
Parkland. The Mustangs real
ly showed a lot of fight, and
introduced Winston-Salem to
Elliott Coleman. Torez
Young, Dante Singletary and
Tyshaaun Scott, to name a
few.
I also was impressed with
the play of the Bobcats of
Glenn. Gary Mahatha, E.J.
Arhagba, Terrance "Puff'
Crosby and Matt Patterson
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Photo by Anlhony Hill
Dana Cain is living out her childhood dream by playing col
lege ball at Cast Carolina University.
ECU taking notice
of native Dana Cain
Softball player making strides in college
BY ANTHONY HILL
mi CHRONIC! I
Dana Cain has had dreams
of being a'college Softball play
er since she was 5 years old.
^Jiat was also the age she
decided to pick up a glove, bat
ruid Softball to try her luck at
the sport. From that moment on
she knew what sport she would
be playing for a long time.
"I did instantly fall in love
with Softball." Cain said.
"When I vyas in the fifth grade
I had a friend that played soft
ball. and I only wanted to play
because she did. So I went and
signed up because she was on
the team, and I've been playing,
ever since."
Cain also excelled in two
other sports while attending
high school at Parkland. She
was a member of the Mustang
basketball team, and she also
lettered in volleyball her senior
year. Even though ii w;as one of
her friends who initially got her
interested in Softball, it washer
high school coach who got her
excited about the possibility of
playing in college.
"She really inspired me to
want to go to college and con
tinue playing," Cain said. "She
played at Elon, and she used to
talk about her experiences as a
college player. I really learned
a lot from her."
The colleges weren't exact
ly beating down the Cain fami
ly door, though. She got offers
from only three or four major
schools after her senior season.
She thought about attending
Elon and UNC-Charlotte. but it
was East Carolina that won her
over in the end. The fact that
she was familiar with the team,
couches and campus made her
decision a lot easier than most
student-athletes'. Cain has
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Mt. Tabor captures second straight tourney title
BY ANTHONY HILL
THli CHRONICLE
m
The talented junior varsity
bailers on the Mt. Tabor girls team
have done it again.
The Spartans captured their
second straight girls junior varsity
holiday tournament title after a
50-34 victory over the Reynolds
Demons at the Mt. Tabor gymna
sium on Tuesday. The Spartans
completely outplayed the Demons
en route to the 16-point win. Mt.
Tabor's defense may have been
the most impressive part of the
win.
"That was the challenge for
us." said Mt. Tabor head JV
coach. Dick Jamback. "The chal
lenge for us was to play well on
the defensive end. I think we did
that. We totally dominated by con
Dick Jamback wins his first as
Spartans head coach
testing all their shots. I wish that 1
had this game on tape so I could
tell you exactly how many shots
we contested. We didn't give them
any easy baskets: maybe a few."
Both teams began the game
with a nice display of defensive
strategies. Neither team could find
a way to score until 1 :3(> into the
opening quarter. And both squads
played fairly evenly throughout
the quarter, with the Spartans
clinging to a 16-11 lead.
Mt. Tabor flexed its muscles
and completely outpowered the
Demons in the second quarter,
especially defensively. The Spar
tans allowed only one field goal
the entire quarter. Mt. Tabor went
on to outscore Reynolds 1 2-7. The
Demons kept the game relatively
close by connecting on some
timely free throws. That really
didn't matter in the second half,
though. The Spartans proceeded
to pour on the points and stiffened
their defense in the final half of
pi ay.
The exciting trio of Sarah
Scruggs. Brittany Pollock and
Shannon Meadows paced the
Spartans. All three players con
stantly came through with big
shots, timely steals and incredible
hustle pJays down the stretch for
the Spartans. With the win. Jam
back also captured his first tourna
ment title as a head coach.
"This was my first title as the
head coach." Jamback said. "Last
year I was Rick Anderson's assis
tant. But this one was more spe
cial simply because I'm really
blessed with great girls. I'm hav
ing so much fun working with
them and coaching. The experi
ence was great last year, but I'm
tickled ft) death to see it again this
year."
The tournament was spon
sored by How Automotive.
< Girl's All-Tournament Team
Shannon Meadows (Mt.
Tabor): MVP
Sara Scruggs (Mt. labor)
Tisha Hordein (Reynolds)
Kirstie Foster (Reynolds)
Porsche Jowers (Carver)
Jasmine Glenn (Carver)
Wake women can ' t stop Virginia Tech
CHRONIC! I si XI I REPORT
The Wake Forest women's
basketball team almost captured
the Lady Luck Classic title earlier
this week.
Wake held a six-point lead at
halftime over I5th-ranked and
undefeated Virginia Tech. but
poor free-throw shooting in the
second half proved too costly as
the Hokies pulled away late for a
70-59 victory in the Lady Luck
Classic Title game Monday
evening.
For 37 minutes, it looked as if
the Demon Deacons were going
to put an end to Virginia Tech's
perfect women's basketball sea
son. After falling behind in the
first half and still trailing 55-54
with 2:59 left in the contest, the
Hokies outscored the Deacs 16-5.
Down the stretch, the Hokies
made eight of nine free throws.
While Virginia Tech took advan
tage of its frpe-thmw shooting.
Wake Forest could not do the
same. The Deacs connected on
just 4 of 14 from the free-throw
line in the final 20 minutes and
only 6 of 16 for the entire
evening.
Sophomore Liz Strunk paced
the Deacs ' with a career-high
tying 1 6 points. 1 2 of which came
in the second half. Strunk went 7
for-12 from the floor, but was 2
of-7 from the charity stripe - all
after halftime.
T|je Demon Deacons
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Photo by Ken Bennefl/WFl '
WFU sophomore Liz Strunk led the Deacs with 16 points in
the loss to Virginia Tech on Monday.
stretched the lead to as mam as
seven, at 34-27. with 16:25 left
after ajumper by Cotelia Bond
Young. However, the Hokies
began to trim the margin and Ux>k
their first lead (39-38) since 1 4.33
of the first half with 13:57 left
after a Carrie Mason layup.
Wake Forest then built the
lead hack to 47-^1 w ith 10:20 left
before the Hokies began to rally
again. Virginia Tech went on a 13
2 run and took a 54-49 lead with
4:45 remaining before WFU ral
lied for a 55-54 lead that would be
the Deacons' last.
Hokie senior leva Kublina
was named the Most Valuable
Player of the tournament after her
15-point performance against
WFU. Kublina notched 40 points
during the two games. She also
registered three blocks against the
Deacons, tying Susan Walvius'
career record of 204 rejections.
Kublina was seven-of-seven from
the charity stripe. Erin Gibson
also earned a spot on the All-Tour
nament Team with her third con
secutive double-double. She tal
lied 13 points and pulled down 10
rebounds. *
Dawn Chriss led the Hokies
with 17 points and had eight
rebounds, while Kerri Gardin had
her first double-double of the year
with 13 points and 13 caroms
(rebounds I. She also led the Hok
ies with four assists.
Strunk and Erin Ferrell landed
spots on the All-Tournament
Team. Senior Tonia Brow Jr also
tallied double figures for WFU
with 12 points. Ferrell helped the
Deacs race out to a pair of nine
point leads in the first half, the
final coming with 2:19 left before
halftime. Ferrell scored 12 of her
1 4 points in the first half. The for
ward went 6-for-8 from the field
in the opening 20 minutes.
It was the Hokies' sixth con
secutive title in the Lady 1 .yvk
Classic and 1 2th consecutive tour
nament win.
?Wake Forest fell to 7-5 on the
season. Virginia Tech rose to 10-0.
Wake Forest will return to
action Jan. 2 when it travels to
Chapel Hill to play the Tar Heels.
(Winston-Salem native Camille
Little plays for the Tar Heels.)
Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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