Aggies get defensive, win Thanksgiving tourney
A&T coach Bibbs
wins 400th game
during event
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The North Carolina A&T
women's basketball team shot
just 36.4 percent from the field
and hit only 3 of 16 3-pointers
against Boston University.
It didn't matter because the
Aggies played defense in their
62-54 win over the Terriers in
the championship game of the
UNC Greensboro Thanksgiving
Tournament at Fleming
Gymnasium. Junior guard
Amber Bland led the Aggies
with 20 points and a career-high
12 rebounds to register her third
career double-double.
Bland's performance helped
her win Tournament MVP hon
ors. Ta'Wuana Cook also
earned all-tournament honors,
while Lamona Smalley chipped
in with nine points and eight
rebounds last Saturday.
"We're not going to play
great offensively every night,"
said head coach Patricia Cage
Bibbs. "When you're not shoot
ing well you need to bear down
with defense. I believe you can
play great defense every night.
You can score points through
playing great defense."
The Aggies played great
defense throughout the tourna
ment. They forced UNC
Asheville into 34 turnovers on
Saturday. In the first half of
Saturday's game against the
Terriers, Boston shot just 10
percent from the floor on three
first-half field goals.
Photo by Mike Simmons
Aggie coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs celebrates with her squad after winning her 400th game.
The Terriers were able to
find their way to the basket
against the Aggies defense in
the second half. The Terriers cut
the Aggies 12-point halftime
lead to four, 44-40, with 7:58 to
play. But Smalley took a perfect
bounce pass from Tyronnica
Alford and scored. She was
fouled on the play and complet
ed the 3-point play to put the
Aggies ahead by seven.
The Aggies increased their
lead back to double figures
again three minutes later, but
the Terriers made another run.
Two Jesyka Burks- Wiley free
throws put the Terries down 53
50 with 2:16 to play. It was the
closest the Terriers had been
since the 14:30 mark of the first
half.
Burks-Wiley had a chance
to cut it to one, but her shot
rimmed out. After Alford and
Brittanie Taylor-James hit one
free throw apiece, the Aggies
sealed the game with more
defense. Freshman Jalessa
Sams forced Aly Hinton into a
five-second violation with 1:37
to play. The Terriers never seri
ously threatened again.
Bibbs and the Aggies have a
lot to be thankful for during the
Thanksgiving Tournament. Last
Friday, Bibbs earned her 400th
career win. The Aggies by far
proved themselves to be the
best team at the event by trail
ing for only four minutes and
six seconds throughout the
entire two-day tournament.
"I'm just so proud for my
ladies," said Bibbs. "We have a
long way to go to reach our
potential. But I'm happy we had
an opportunity to come here and
prove we belong. We're starting
to get it. They're starting to
understand more and more. We
wanted to come here and con
fuse people with our defense.
And these young ladies execut
ed. I'm elated about that."
Hill
from page Bl
(Clinton Portis) event in
Florida His boys called him
Meast. He and I weren't tight.
But I knew him. And, it's sad to
see people that you know go. It's
even sadder when they should
probably still be here.
This was no typical incident.
We all have heard and seen
reports of athletes or whatever
getting into altercations outside
of clubs or bars. Taylor was shot
during a robbery attempt at his
home. I can only use my imagi
nation to see how things actual
ly went down. And, I can only
sit back and feel sad for the life
lost. I went to his my space page
on Tuesday to see all of the rest
in peace, we will miss you mes
sages that made me kind of sad
again. Some people were leav
ing him messages as if he were
going to check his page later
that day which was also sad.
One guy wrote about how he
had to pull over when he heard
the news while driving to work.
Another guy stated that heaven
just got a hell of a safety. That's
just an example of how much he
was loved, and will be missed.
It's just a shame, really.
Mt. Tabor still rolling
The Mt. Tabor Spartans, led
by Hunter Furr's 180-plus rush
ing yards and three touchdowns,
did their thing against Gastonia
Ashbrook to the tune of a 41-20
win last Friday. Lemar Wilson
also got down last Friday.
Donny McElveen also continues
to play well for the Spartans. My
man, Lamont Atwater told me
that a lot depended on how well
McElveen played a couple
weeks ago. I'd have *S> agree
with that.
I can't mention Mt. Tabor
without at least mentioning how
dominant the Spartan defense
played. The Spartans are now
one game away from a trip to
their second state championship
game since 2002. Mt. Tabor will
have to travel to snowy and cold
Watauga (No. 1 seed). The win
ner of that game will move on to
battle for a state 4A title at
Groves Stadium. I mean, BB&T
Stadium. Let's get it Spartans.
On a sad note, Carver was
beaten pretty good last week.
The Yellowjackets still had a
good season. But it's like USC
over there. It's either a state
championship or failure. I'm
here to say that this season was
n't a failure for the
Yellowjackets or a number of
other teams that were bounced
earlier than expected. Several
teams have a lot to be proud of.
West will be very good next
year. East will continue to
improve. Parkland's offense, led
by DJ Adams and Nick James,
will be scary next year.
Reynolds still has Jeremy
Peterson. Carver will still be
File photo
Ml. Tabor's Ed Gainey hopes to stiff arm Watauga on Friday.
Carver. And, Glenn will be mov
ing up a lot of talented JV kids.
So, this season wasn't a failure.
I'll call it a re-building year for
some.
I guess it's officially basket
ball season around here now.
Letter to the editor about
Garber tournament team
This is the portion of a letter
I received earlier this week per
taining to the selection of the
Mary Garber all-tournament
team. I won't reveal his name,
but 1 will use his initials.
T.C. said, "Mr. Hill I was
surprised not to see anything in
the paper pertaining to this past
Garber b-ball tourney. I would
like to know if you have had any
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tournament and/ or the
Sportsman's Club that sponsors
the tournament."
"Myself, along with many of
the spectators of the tournament
(especially the championship
game) watched in total disbelief
as the winners of the all Garber
team were announced," T.C.
continued. "If you were there
you would know exactly what
I'm talking about. One of the
recipients from Mt.Tabor played
less than half of the champi
onship game before leaving the
game with an injury. Mind you
that her play, stats, as well as her
impact in the semifinal round
was far less than two of her
teammates. Since the coaches
vote on the all tournament team
and the MVP, one has to ask
what tournament were they
watching? I would hate to think
that politics somehow influence
the voting, but there's specula
tion in the air that two more
deserving players may have
been slighted because both of
them turned down an offer to
transfer and attend a particular
school. I would like to get your
feelings on this."
I don't have a comment for
the transfer issue, T.C. And, I
really don't have a comment
about the tournament team
selection. I was not a part of it,
nor do 1 know how it was con
ducted. I will say that politics
might play a small role in this
tournament all together. I mean ,
what other reason wasn't the
champions from a year ago
(Forsyth Country Day) even
invited to play this year? From
what I'm hearing, county ADs
are trying to keep FCD out of
events due to unfair advantages
it may have during a given year
(but not this year). That's pretty
political right there. I know that.
Everything else is up for the
debate.
Anthony Hill is the sports
editor for The Chronicle. He can
be reached at 722-8624 (ext.
Ill) or ahilI@wschronicle.com.
Adams
Wake's Adams
named ACC
Rookie of the Year
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Wake Forest running back
Josh Adams on Tuesday was
named the Atlantic Coast
Conference's Rookie of the
Year. Adams is the second
consecutive Demon Deacon to
win the award, following
quarterback Riley Skinner
who took the honor in 2006.
Adams is a 6-0, 180-pound
redshirt freshman from Cary.
N.C. who is the leading fresh
man rusher in the ACC with
887 yards. He was the
league's Rookie of the Week
four times this season and
posted three 100-yard rushing
games including a season
high 140 yards against Florida
State on Oct. 11. Adams set
school records for the most
rushing yards and mosttouch
downs in a season by a red
shirt freshman.
Adams is currently third
overall in the ACC in rushing
with an average of 80.6 yards
per game.
Adams, who earned his
fourth ACC Rookie of the
Week award on Monday fol
lowing his 111-yard rushing
performance at Vanderbilt, is
the fourth Deacon to be
named ACC Rookie of the
Year. Prior to Skinner in
2006. Michael Ramseur
received the award in 1982
and James McDougald in
1976.
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