Fall season Wachovia Cup leaders are announced CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The standings for the fall sports in the Wachovia Cup competitions for the 2007-2008 academic year were announced last week. The Wachovia Cup award, sponsored by Wachovia Bank, N A., and the NCHSAA, recog nizes the high schools that achieve the best overall inter scholastic athletic performance within each of the state's four competitive classifications. The Wachovia Cup program is in its 29th year. Charlotte Myers Park sits atop the 4-A standings with Chapel Hill in second place, while Charlotte Catholic paces the 3-A classification ahead of Asheville. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons holds the top spot among ' 2-A schools, atid Kernersville Bishop McGuinness has the lead in the 1-A classification standings. Bishop McGuinness teams did not win a- single state team championship in the fall but had a pair of state runner-up finishes to forge a 12.5-pomt lead over Durham's North Carolina School of Science and Math. NCSSM won-state titles, in both men's soccer and women's tennis. East Wilkes and Hampstead Topsail are deadlocked in third at 145 points. Myers Park, also didn't win a fall sports state title, but fin ished second in both volleyball and women's cross-country and scored a total of 202.5 points. Chapel Hill tallied playoff points ia five different s{k)Hs", including a state title! in women's cross country.Vto amass a 190 total, 12.5 points tjff the pace Raleigh Broughton. with state champi onships in men's soccer and men's cross country , is in third at 172.5 points. In the 3- A classification, Charlotte Catholic has 227.5 points, keyed by a state cham pionship in women's dual team tennis and runner-up finish in football. That puts Catholic 47.5 points ahead of Asheville. which was second and third in the syite in men's and women's cross country. respectively. Wilson Fike and Asheville T.C. Roberson are knotted in fourth with 147.5 points. Reagan finished fifth. Cardinal Gibbons paced the 2-A standings by virtue of state titles in volleyball, and women's cross country, and a second-place finish in men's nmcar.i. ? ? . ? - Wachovia Cup standings are announced three times each school year: once after the fall and winter sports, and conclud ing with the winner after the spring sports season ends in June. The engraved silver cups are presented during NCHSAA Day activities at UNC-Chapel Hill each fall. ' Hill from page BI issue. But Big Ced said it was over. >J "It's over, man." Hiclcman said. "My record is as clean as it was before this happened. There's still things that need to be cleared. But the criminal part is over. I just want to clear my name of this." ' Big Ced told me his entire holiday break w? *??*?!? AnnH5L!!??)? r^-^TpcA -52125SS--s=^^j?m ?* ?**? ^0j3^?SS>^ooapa Tanosaq? Salens Pfe>*? by Lao WaU> Pictured are the winning 2008 V.S. Army All American Bowl East team Coach Robert P r u n t y ( Hargrove Military Academy ) and game MVP, quar t e r b a c k Terrelle Pryor. " Below: Pryor with his Most Valuable Player award. Black coach, player shine in Army All- American game SPECI AL TO THE CHRONICLE At the beginning of a wlek long series of practice sessions, coach Robert Pninty (Hargfave Military Academy, Chatham, VA) told his East U.S. Army All- American Bowl players that "When the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear. If you are willing to accept who you are as a player, you will be who you are." His team listened and responded by giving Coach Prunty a 33-23 victory ovetxme West squad. Prunty became only the second African American head coach to win the prestigious game in its eight year existence. The game featured a stellar performance by quarterback Terrelle Pryor (Jeannette Senior High School, Jeanette, PA). Pryor was named the game's Most Valuable Player after run ning six yards for one touch down and throwing for 25 yards for another TD. Pryor finished the game with 76 yards passing and his 79 yards rushing rank him third all-time in the eight year history of the U.S. Army All- American Bowl. Pryor was also selected for the Player of the Year award. He was present ed the award during a pre-game awards dinner held on Friday, January 4, 2008 in San Antonio. TX. The eighth annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl is the premier high school football game that connects the strengths of the nation's top players with those of Army Strong Soldiers, emphasizing the skills and val ues learned on the football field and in the Army. This classic East vs. West match-up was played at the Alamodome in San Antonio and was televised live, nationwide on NBC. Since its inception, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has be, en considered the nation's most prestigious All-American game by high school football players, coaches, and fans from across the country, as it's the preeminent launching pad for America's future college and NFL stars. Reggie Bush (New Orleans Saints), Vince Young (Tennessee Titans), Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings) Teddy Ginn, Jr. (Miami Dolphins) and Kevin Jones (Detroit Lions) all made their national debuts as U.S. Army All- Americans. Current college standouts DeSean Jackson (California wide receiver/kick returner) and Chris Wells (Ohio State running back) are also among this elite group. More than 400 players are initially nominated nationally for U.S. Army All-American honors. That group is ultimately refined to 96 players by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee consisting of Tom Lemming, Scout.com and SportsLink. 78 players played in the game. "A U.S. Army All- American selection is a very important honor/ it is a testament to the hard work, dedication and team work that they've demonstrated over so many years," said Colonel David Lee, Director of Strategic Communications , Marketing and Outreach for the U.S. Army Accessions Command. "These players truly embody the characteristics of an Army Strong Soldier? demon strating Strength -through Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage on a daily basis. I'm proud that these young men are members of the nation's premier high school football team." Community Care Center Volunteers working together to provide free medical and dental care to low-income, uninsured families. You must be approved as a patient before seeing a doctor or dentist. We accept applications for new patients on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 2r30-5:00 PM. We suggest you pick up a brochure about our requirements to pre pare for the interview. 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