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Phoio by AMhony Hill Mt. Tabor junior quarterback OX. Ward low is still the one on top of high school football in this area . Wardlow seems to prove him self more and more each year with daz zling runs, perfect passes and smart decision making on the football field . Mt. Tabor 's Wardlow still the one Each year, critics and sup porters question whether or not Mt. Tabor will be a champi onship contender. Each year, Spartin quarterback O.C. Ward low seems to answer any con cerns about his team. Heading into this season, people didn't know whom he was gping to throw a majority of his passes to. Then Wardlow introduced the city to the talent ed Ryan Taylor. Some even wanted to know the name of the running back who was going to o take the pressure off Wardlow. Joe "Jokey" Brown has become that player. Brown has also turned into another one of O.C.'s favorite targets. The bottom line is: O.C. is going to find a way to be suc cessful no matter who's on the field to help him. He's one of those quarterbacks that make his players sometimes look better than they are. O.C. is also one of those players who make the quarterback position appear easy to play. Just watch the gun slinger run from side to side on a defense and then release a pass for about 40 yards for a touch down. ? Wardlow looks like a video game player most of the time. He's also as cool as the other side of the pillow under pres sure, I caught up with the star quarterback to see if his boys were ready for mighty Rich mond County. O.C. seems ready to play. And. by the way he looked last Friday night. I'd have to believe that he is. Anthony: (Smiles.) What's going on, O.C.'! O.C.: (Smiles.) What's up. man. Anthony: Chillin". Aight, that a helluva game last Fri day night. Some people said that it might' ve been your best game ever. How do you feel about your performance last week? O.C.: (Smiles.) Yeah. I think that might've been my best game too. I worked hard all week in practice. And I just let everything come to me in the game. Everything was really flowing during the game. Anthony: No doubt. I mean, you looked like you were in a zone. One minute you looked O.C.: Actually, I've been playing defense every since I've been playing football, but they haven't put me on defense since I've gotten here. Then, earlier the coaches were like, "We might need some help at DB down the road." We had a lot of injuries there. Then they put me at DB in practice. I had like two interceptions my first practice at like Donovan McNabb, then you looked like Michael Vick, then you got on defense and played like Deon Sanders. O.C.: (Giggles.) Yeah. Anthony: I mean, you showed all facets of your game. Some people didn't know that you could play defense. How long have you actually played on the defensive side? DB. They've been working me in ever since then. Anthony: You're pretty much known as a quiet leader, but you were doing some "jaw ing" the other night when you were on defense. O.C.: (Giggles.) Yeah. I mean, I was just going with the flow. I had a lot of fun playing defense. I want to play some more defense. Anthony: Really? O.C.: Yeah. Anthony: Now you all have a very tough game on Friday. What are the chances of you guys winning at Richmond County? O.C.: We have the same chances as any team would. I think we have a good chance of winning. If we go out and prac tice like we did last week, I think we'll get the win. Anthony: What worries you the most about that team? Or, what are you thinking about the most, heading into that game? O.C.: Their running back broke about five school records. He's pretty good. And, they have a Big offensive line. Their defense is pretty good too. Anthony: And, you have to go up there. It's been a minute since you all had to play a play off game away from the home field. O.C.: Yeah. But, like Derek (Nicholson) said. We've just got to go up there and get less penal ties. We've gotta keep our heads in the game and not do the See One-on-One on B1 1 Pholo by Anthony Hill loco/ coach Rodney Brewing ton discusses some basic funda mentals to kids during a weekend camp at Reynolds Park over the weekend. Rec center to host basketball clinic BY ANTHONY HILL THE CHRONICLE Bryant McCorkle, director of Reynolds Park Recreation Cen ter, wanted to add a learning aspect to his successful basket ball league, so he asked coaches and other volunteers to help him put ofPa camp for the participants of his league. "A lot of parents didn't know what a basketball clinic was," McCorkle said. "Some of them thought we were going to be giv ing physicals today (last Saturday). This is something we've done for three years, trying to help ourparticipants learn more about the game." McCorkle hosted the clinic for the third time over the weekend, and it seemed as suc cessful as ever. Several of the coaches within McCorkle the league helped make the camp a success. McCorkle has received some help from area middle school and AAU basketball coach Rodney Brewington. "This is a great opportunity to get involved in the community," Brewington said. "Bryant told me what he was doing, and asked rfie if 1 would help. I was more than happy to help. His outreach to the community If great. What he does here at Reynolds Park is second to none, and I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of this. I always try to find a way to get involved." "I'm here in all capacities," Brewington continued. "I'm lending my knowledge of the game. I work very well with kids because that's what I do for a liv ing. I'm a physical education teacher. I'm also a basketball coach, and I'm also here as a par ent. My kids are here. As a par ent, I'm here showing my sup port." McCorkle added: "It's always good to have coaches like coach Brewington involved in the clinic. This gives kids a chance to learn the rules of the game from real coaches, and they also get to leam some things from coaches they already knew and *thist." Participants of the clinic went through various drills, led by Brewington and other coaches. The coaches set up drills for children ages 3-12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. last Saturday at Reynolds Park Recreation cen ter. Over 86 kids took part in the clinic. Another reason for the clinic was the addition of "Tiny Tots" last year. Tiny Tots are participants 3 and 4 years old. McCorkle said that he wanted to also give some of the younger kids an adequate amount of time to learn the game before thrusting them on the court during competition. "It's all about learning." McCorkle concluded. "Our coaches have a big responsibility of teaching teams basketball. I just want to make that transition as smooth as possible, and also give these kids a chance to leam more than they already thought they knew. After all, you can never know too much." 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