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Rams down No. 7 Queens 76-56 < HR0N1CI I S3 At F Rl PORT Behind Darnell Gregory (Jsophomore/for ward/6'5"/200/Fayetteville, !S.C.), who nearly recorded His first-ever triple-double, the Winston-Salem State Uni versity Rams improved to 10 Z on the season (1-1 CIAA) ifl'ter they defeated the Queens Univeryty (N.C.) Royals 76 56 in men's basketball action if the C.E. Gaines Center last Saturday. ? Despite missing the triple double, Gregory was able <o rfccord his first career double double after he tallied 14 (Joints (on 5-of-8 shooting IJom the floor and 4-of-6 footing from the free-throw line) and pulled down 10 Abounds. Gregory also dished ijut seven assists and recorded two steals, all in 27 minutes of ttirnover-free basketball. J He was not the only Ram to shine as sophomore super sjar Alleggrie Guinn (sopho i{iore/guard/6'3'7170/Char lotte) chipped in with 12 points and two rebounds in 31 ijiinuttt; of playing time, and point-guard Rashad McGee (iunior/guard/5' f0"/190/Wax liaw, N.C.) turned in a career game with \1 points, two rebounds, four assists and two sieals in 30 ferocious minutes. J The game also marked the return of sharp-shooting guard Men's CIAA Standings Through games of Jan. 4 EASTERN DIVISION Division Conference Overall W-L Pet. W-L Pet. W-L Pet. Bowie State .2-0 1.000 4-1 .800 9-2 .818 Virginia Union 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 Shaw 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-7 .300 Elizabeth City 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 6-5 .545 Virginia State 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 4-4 .500 Saint PauPs 0-1 .000 0-3 .000 0-9 .000 (WESTERN DIVISION Division Conference Overall W-L Pet. W-L Pet. W-L Pet. Winston-Salem State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 10-2 .833 Johnson C. Smith 0-0 .0(X) 2-1 .667 7-6 .538 N.C. Central 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 5-5 .500 Saint Augustine's 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 7-2 .778 Livingstone 0-1 .(XX) 0-2 .000 1-9 .100 Fayetteville State 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 6-4 .600 Jay Maynard (sen ior/6' 1'7190/Jacksonville, N.C.). Maynard, who has not played since scoring 1.7 points versus Longwood in Ihe Rams' opening game of 2003 04, returned from surgery on his left leg with a breakout performance coming off of the bench. Maynard scored a game-high 17 points (along with McGee) on 6-of-9 shoot ing from the floor, including going 5 of 8 from 3-point range, many of those from a very deep distance. He also tallied a single steal, all in 21 minutes of work for the Rams. The Ram offensive out burst was by no means the only storyline in the game as the Ram defense is what would ultimately lead WSSU to victory. The Rams commit ted only 10 turnovers and forced the normally mistake free Royals into giving up the basketball 22 times, which resulted in 31 Ram points off of turnovers. The Rams held two-time CVAC Player of the Year and Ail-American Spencer Rosv (senior/guard/.V I l"/175/Ches apeake. Va.) to a season-low 10 points and forced him to cough the ball up seven limes. With the win, the Rams improved to 10-2 overall with three straight wins. The Roy als, whose two-game winning streak was snapped, fell to 6-2 overall. The Rams will host Eliza beth City State tonight at 7:30. WFU women rebound with Wolfpack win CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT 1 J The Deacs lost a heartbreak - ?r to the Tar Heels last Friday, 6ut they rebounded with a four point victory over NjC. State on Monday night. Wake Forest sophomore Cotelia Bond- Young poured in a career-high 27 points, including 21 in the second half, to lead the Demon Deacons to a 70-66 win Earlier this week. T(ie victory not only snapped a 14-game losing streak tb N.C. State, but it was the Deacs' first win over the Wolf pack in Raleigh since Feb. 25, 1 996 - a span of seven consecu tive road losses. In fact, the tri umph was only Wake's second victory in Raleigh in program history. Bond- Young made her first start of the season for injured senior Bianca Brown and did not disappoint. The guard connected on 8-for-12 from the field, including 4-for-5 from 3-point territory. The sophomore was also 7-of-9 from the free-throw line. The Deacs (8-6, 1-2 ACC) found themselves down two points. 32-30, at halftime. but rode the momentum of Bond Young's 21 second-half points. ? Wake Forest opened the sec ond half on a 1 9-5 run to grab a 49-37 lead with 14:02 left in reg ulation. Bond- Young totaled 1 1 of the 1 9 Demon Deacon points. The Wolfpack (8-7, 0-2 ACC) Wouldn't go down quietly. N.C. State slowly chipped away at the lead, eventually climbing within two points, 66-64, after Nanna Rivers buried a 14-foot jumper with 1 :44 remaining. Bond- Young was then fouled and converted on just one of two free throws, giving WFU a 67-64 lead. Liz Strunk grabbed a key offensive rebound after the Bond- Young miss, but the Deacs were unable to score on that ensuing possession. Alvine Mendeng got a decent look, but the jumper glanced off the rim and Tonia Brown snagged the rebound with only 35 seconds left. The Deacs raced up the floor, only to have Brown force a shot up early in the shot clock, giving the Wolfpack one final chance. The talented Porsche Jones then forced a turnover that led to a free-throw conversion by Bond Young to give the Deacs a 68-64 lead with 1 8 seconds remaining. Kaayla Jones scored with five seconds left, narrowing the Wake Forest lead to a single bas ket, 68-66, but Porsche Jones got fouled on the inbounds pass and calmly sank a pair of free throws to seal the victory, 70-66. In addition to Bond- Young's game-high 27 points. Strunk added 12 points, while Brown poured in 10 points. Brown also added eight rebounds and six assists. The Deacs will return to action on Friday, when they host Maryland. The game will be a second attempt for the Deacs to have Middle School Day. Tip off at the Joel Coliseum is scheduled for 1 1 a.m. Photo by Ken Bcnndt/WFl WFU's Cotelia Bond-Young led the Deacons in scoring with a career-high 27 points in a 70-66 victory over N.C. State on Monday. face the facts One in eight children is born to a teenage mother. One in three kids will be poor at some point in their childhood. Volunteers of America sponsors foster care, adoption, and other vital services for at-risk children and adolescents. Volunteers of America* There are no limits to caring. ? It's a fact: Your gift to Volunteers of America provides needy children with care and support in their critical early years of life. With your help, we can put a brighter face on their future. To learn more about how you can help, please call us at 1. 800.899.0089 or visit www.volunteersofamerica.org. Hill from pam HI Q homme hii Smith in the flat, and Smith dipped inside a Cow boy defender and raced 70 yards to the Cowboys I -yard line. The Panthers came away with only a field goal, but from that moment on. the Panthers knew the game belonged to them. Fox thought it may have been the 'most complete game he's been a part of in a long time. The Panthers played a near perfect game. "It is up there." Fox said after the game. "I had the opportunity to win 41-0 in a championship game. This rivaled Fox thai in the sense that for our capabili ties and what we had done this sea son with this group it was our best effort. "I think focus was the key for us. We do have a young team, but I thiqk sometimes it is easier to get their attention. We also1 have enough veteran lead ers on the team who are able to explain what a playoff atmos phere is like. We had a very, very good week of preparation and tremendous focus and a lit tle luck." ? Now Carolina advances to the NFC Divisional Playoffs round, where the Panthers will travel to face the Rams on Sat urday. The Rams were champi vons of the NFC West Division and posted a 12-4 record. The Panthers have not faced their former divisional rivals since the 200 1 season. "I have some familiarity with St. Louis from working there and competing against them." Fo* said. "They are a very, very; talented football team. They are very wide open offensively. Defensively, they have done an outstanding job. They have good team speed. Playing them there (at the Edward Jones Dome) is a fast track, and it is very, very loud." And what if the team is still hyped about beating the Cow boys? How do you just immedi ately shut out a great accom plishment? "You just forget about it and go back to business, just like we have done and preached all sea son." Fox concluded. "_We have a very worthy opponent that is undefeated at home. We have already miived on. Our staff is not even grading this tape. We are right into St. Louis as we speak." Want to see the Deacs play'Clemson on Saturday? The Deacs beat the Clem son Tigers two times last sea son. What were the final scores of those U90 games, a/tvl which player led the team in scoring both games? E-mail your answers, name and phone number before noon Friday for a chance to a pair of tickets to the game on Saturday. The game will tip off at noon at the Joel Coliseum. Anthony Hill is the sports editor for The Chronicle. He can be reached at 722-K624 [ext. Ill ) or ahill@wschroni cle.com. Reynolds from pa ai- HI aggressive. I didn't have any problem with that. I hadn't been getting that ajl game. "Finally, one of my men got aggressive and just threw the ball in (before stepping out of bounds. The ball hit a Grim sley player.). I don't know how late or early it w as I just know that he teched my guy up. and was going to tech me up. Luckily the basketball go^s were on our side, and we got the win." Grimsley seemed to totally take the Demons by surprise in the early going. The Whirlies displayed a lot of athleticism en route to taking as much as an eight-point lead in the first half. Grimsley got easy scores on a series of fast breaks in the opening half. The Demons stayed close, thanks to the play of ninth-grade forward Kalvin MyNeil. He scored eight straight points to help the Demons end the half whh a 2 point lead. 36-34. v We really began the game sluggish," McCoy said. "I don't know if it was because of their fcover or w hat. They came out and warmed up with eight guys that didn't look very ath letic. And they didn't look too skilled. They came* out and executed, shot well, and played great defense. "I jumped my guys for that. I got on them real hard at half time. I wasn't getting what I wanted from them. 1 told my veteran players that I have a ninth-grade team that has come to play. That sparked a spirit in some of the guys. We came out and played a little better." Grimsley also turned up its play in the second half. Both squads battled back and forth, trying to grab control of the game. The Whirlies were led by Curtis Duff. Marlon Smith and Chris Weatherly. All three players relentlessly attacked the RJR defense in the second half. Too much Hicks, in the end. was all the Demons need ed to come away with the vic tory. He scored the last six points for the Demons, with under a minute left in the game. He scored 10 of his total. 20 points, in the fourth quarter alone. "I've been in this situation many times." Hicks said. "We need to start picking it up in the first half. We don't ever play like we can until the sec ond half." Reynolds also got strong performances from Gilbert Monk. Howard Costen, Thomas Moore. Matt Brown and Bill Qrevin. With the season getting in gear, what are the Demons going to have to do to play bet ter in the second half, and fin ish the season strong? "I don't know." Hicks con cluded. "I don't know what to say about that one." ^pplyfof ' Car Lorn omfhe 'hone! CALL THE LOAN HOTLINE 727-4830 or TOLL FREE 1-888-325-4830 Use a Touch-Tone Phone ? 24 Hours a Day 1 Days a Week ? Confidential ? No Hassle l\lo Obligation to Buy AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK CHEVROLET ?TOYOTA ? NISSAN ? SMARTCARS CUSTOM FINANCE CENTER ? 800 W. 4TH ST. ? WINSTON-SALEM
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