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ipive Deacs make All-Conference RONICLB STAH- RtPORT ?? Wake Forest junior running Kfcack Chns Barclay and junior S"5>unter Ryan Plackemeier were "(elected All- Atlantic Coast Con ference first team in a vote by the league's media, the conference announced on Tuesday. Senior ?comerback Eric King and sopho I more offensive guard Steve Val * los were chosen to the second team, while freshman linebacker Jonathan Abbate earned honor able mention. Barclay led the ACC in rush ing with 1,010 yards on 243 car ries lo lead the league in both cate gories. It marked the see o n d r-iocxemeier straight ?J" year that jparday has led the conference in wishing during the regular season. He was a second team selection r last year. The native of Louisville, " Ky? finished his junior year with ' nine touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards against ACC oppo " nents on four occasions. Barclay ' tied the Wake Forest career rush ? hig touchdown record of 30 and ? vaulted into third place on the ' Wake Forest career rushing yards ! Chart. He stands an excellent chance at breaking those records next season as a senior. I For Plackemeier, it was his ' second consecutive first-team selection. The native of Bonsall. ' Calif., led the ACC in punting for the second consecutive year. He ' punted 64 times for an average of i 43.9 yards per attempt. He - 1 dropped 1 7 punts inside the 20 "i File photo Wake junior running back Chris Barclay was one of five Deacs to make the AII-ACC team. yard line and United 18 punts of at least 50 yards. Four of his punts went for at least 60 yards. King, a first-team selection as a junior, made the second team as a senior. King ranked among the league leaders in a number of cat egories, including forced fum bles, pass break-ups and passes defended. Vallos, a native of Boardman, Ohio, made the second team as a sophomore and was the third leading vote-getter at offensive' guard. Abhate became only the sec ond Wake Forest freshman to earn All-ACC honors of any kind, after all-time rushing leader JarAes McDougald did it in 1976. Abbate was 10 points short of making the second team. The native of Powder Springs, Ga., led the Deacons with 101 tackles, 30 more than any other player and 49 more than any other ACC freshman. He was one of only two freshmen nationally to regis ter at least 100 tackles this sea son. During the four-year Grobe era. Wake Forest has garnered 1 8 Paul from page BI 1 involved more now too. I'm also more aggressive 1 on the court too. Coach brought me in during the off-season and told ' ' me that I would need : to score more. I used to be more of a distribu tor and defensive ori ented guy. It was good <o be back here to ' 'Show my game to peo ' pie that may not have ? ? seen me play in a wnne. , ?; And it was difficult to deter ^ mine whether or not Paul was flaying an away game over the . 'weekend when he and his Spar tans participated in the C.E. Gaines Classic. Sure. Winston Salem State was the host team, but Paul had a large portion of the 3,150 fans in attendance cheering for him. It almost seemed like a home game for Paul. "That's what I was telling the guys before the game." Paul said. "I told the fellas that this feels like a home game to me. There's nothin' like home. This was a great feeling to be here tonight." The crowd and the play of Paul helped the Spartans (7-1) go 2-0 in the Classic, after beat ing Winston-Salem State 49-46 and Johnson C. Smith 70-67. Paul also earned a spot on the all-tournament team. He fin ished the final game of the tour ney with five points, four assists and one steal. In the opening round game against Winston Salem State, Paul finished with seven points, six assists and two steals. He admitted that he was n't exactly feeling the magic touch on the court, but he still felt good playing in the city again. "I'm not used to shooting in that type of gym. or those type of rims," Paul said of the Gaines Center. "I thought I was gonna get used to it early, but I didn't. I had to adjust my shot. I really didn't make the shots I wanted to make tonight. But I still felt good playing out there. It was also great to get the win." Payne added: "Although he didn't shoot well tonight, he still hit a big three for us late in the game. And. that's just a fraction of how important he is to this team and program. He's playing at his best right now. And the team has been better because of it." The big 3-poftler that Paul hit came with 4:26 to go in the game with WSSU. The Spar tans were clinging to a one point lead after the Rams had made a strong push late in the game. Paul then hit a 3-pointer to put the Spartans up for good. He also connected with a three point play and a free throw to help the Spartans maintain the lead late in the game. C.J. Paul Payne said it's about more than basketball with Paul. He said that Paul has done a lot more for the Spartan program than most people Carolina would even know. "It's about more than just the way he plays," Payne said. "It's how he conducts himself, recruits and works. He just sets a great exam ple as a student and ?a worker Hp'? been perfect for our younger kids. Now we've got a positive way of thinking around here because of C.J. I've got to thank him and give him a lot of credit for providing that leadership." Paul added: "I love Spartan burg. It's not somewhere that I want to live, but I love it as a school. And. I love playing for coach Payne. I've had a great time in college." So what's next? "Hopefully, I can coach somewhere," Paul concluded. "If the opportunity presented itself to coach back here (Win ston-Salem), I'd love it. I'm also kind of waiting around to see what Chris is gonna do. He and I talk about a lot of things all the time. So we'll see." flrLVVLtl'f Lilil*L'Liiti; Complete Exhaust Seruice Foreign & Domestic - Absolute Lowest Prices Catalytic Converters Drive a few more miles... Get a Great Deal! All major Credit Cards Accepted! 607 N. Main SL Walnut Cove, NC 591-4843 Mon-Fri: 8-5:30 p.m. Sat.: 8 a.m.- 1 p.m 6435 University Pkwy Winston-Salem, NC 377-9800 fat Loan omthe "hone! CALL THE LOAN HOTLINE 727-4830 or TOLL FREE 1-888-325-4830 Use a Touch-Tone Phone ? 24 Hours a Day 7 Days a Week ? Confidential ? l\lo Hassle l\lo Obligation to Buy AUTOMOTIVE NETWORK CHEVROLET ? TOYOTA - NISSAN ? SMARTC ARS CUSTOM FINANCE CENTER ? 800 IN. ?TH ST. ? WINSTON-SALEM AII-ACC selections, including five offensive line selections, three at running back, three defensive ends, two at punter, two cornerbacks, two return spe cialists and one at linebacker. Wake Forest's five selections this year were tied for the third-most in'-school history. In 1970 and 1992, the Deacons had six selec tions. Wake Forest also had five honorees in 1971,2001 and 2003. The Deacons had four players on the first or second team, ahead of North Carolina's two. N.C. State's two and Duke's one. Clemson also had four selections in the top two teams. Women's football team to hold tryouts CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Attention all females with a desire to do a little more than simply watch a good football game on television. The Carojioia Cardinals, a women's footoall team, will hold tryouts on Saturday at the Sportsplex in Greensboro. The Sportsplex is at 2400 16th Street, in Greensboro. Team representatives will be evaluating players to fill all positions. The cost to tryout is $75 at the door. Candidates who register online can regis ter for $35 . Candidates will be evalu ated through a series of foot ball drills, such as the 40-yard dash, bench-press drills and other individual drills. The athletes will also have to per form the broad jump, offen sive and defensive drills as well as group and one-on-one drills. The drills will be per formed on the artificial turf of the Sportsplex. Metal cleats will not be permitted. Ath letes without proper gear will not be allowed to try out. A medical release and a liability form are also needed to try out. Contact Trqcey Williams, general manager, (JJ6) 253 0895, with any questions about the weekend tryouts. Sting earns top draft pick CHRONICLE STAH REPORT WNBA President Val Acker niun announced last week that the Charlotte Sting won the WNBA Draft Lottery, earning the rights to IIIC IUJJ | ?IC K III II IC 2005 WNBA Draft next April. The Sting partici pated in the fourth annual draft lottery by virtue of its 16-18 record last season. The team had a 97 in- 1,000 chance of winning the No. I pick, the fourth-longest odds among the five eligible teams. "This is great for us and hope fully will generate some excite ment for our fans," said Trudi Lacey. Sting general manager and head coach. "It may open the door to begin the rebuilding process." Although the Sting sat in sec ond place in the Eastern Confer ence with a week remaining in the 2004 regular season, the team's race to the playoffs fell short and the Sting did not advance to the post-season for just the second time in franchise history. San Antonio (9-25), Houston (13-21) ; Lacey and Indiana (15-19) all had better chances of winning this year's lot tery. The Phoenix Mercury (17 17), who won the top pick last year and selected UConn's Diana Taurasi, rounded out the field of live leams enginie lor this year's lottery. 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