Sports Week
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Brewington
is the new
head coach
at Smith
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Rodney W. Brewington, a native of
Fayetteville and graduate of South View Senior
High School and Winston-Salem State University
has been named the new head football coach at
Greensboro's Smith High School.
Brewington most recently served as the defen
sive coordinator for Atkins High School in
Winston-Salem.
"I'm
going to miss
coach
Winbush and
everyone
else at
Atkins,"
Brewington
told The
Chronicle. "I
enjoyed my
time there.
But this was
an opportu
nity that I
had to take. I
love working
with kids.
And, I feel
like I can
help a lot of
the student
athletes at
Smith- I
Photo hy Charlie Pfaff can't Wait tO
Brewington coached football and apt
basketball at Atkins.
nitely going
to be one of the most challenging positions I've
had. But it's also going to be one of the more
exciting ventures."
Brewington founded an AAU organization
designed to reach inner city youth through bas
ketball in Winston-Salem- The name of the pro
gram is R.A.G.E, (Reaching And Guiding
Everyday) and within this program, Brewington
set high expectations for all youth. R.A.G.E has
produced two college players and has accom
plished a 98 percent high school graduation rate
of student athletes involved in the program.
Brewington was also the head boys JV basketball
coach at Atkins the last two years.
Brewington is a member of Carver Road
- Church of Christ in Winston-Salem and is mar
ried with three boys.
Brewington met with his new team on April
30 in the media center. He's transferred over to
Smith High. Brewington hopes to re-energize the
football program at Smith High School. The
motto for the 20Q8-09 football season is, "Get it
Done!" Brewington was a part of the rebuilding
process at Atkins High School where in this past
2007-08 school year; Atkins boasted a 6-7 record
which earned them a third place finish in the
North State 2-A conference and a state playoff
berth.
The Atkins Camels advanced to the second
round of the NCHSAA 2-A state playoffs before
falling to Wilkes Central by a score of 41-38.
Brewington will bring his enthusiasm and experi
ence to Smith High School.
"I'm definitely going to bring a lot of energy
and passion to the job," concluded Brewington.
"I've always been passionate about the things that
I do, and I will bring that same approach to Smith
High School."
Photo by Jeff Sides
Mt. Tabor's Hunter Furr, who's a junior, celebrates moments after beating the competition at last week's Regional meet in Charlotte.
Mt. Tabor's Furr is Back
Stop me if you've heard this
before, but Mt. Tabor's talented
junior Hunter Furr has returned
from an injury looking almost
better than he did before he got
hurt. I mean, Furr hurt hiiriself
early in the football season, only
to come back more dangerous
than before.
From the looks of his recent
performances on the track, he's
returned to" the track looking fast
as ever. I don't know how long
he's Actually been out. I simply
remember seeing him in a sling
during basketball season, nursing
his surgically repaired shoulder.
And, he wasn't ready for action
during the City/ County track
meet. But he was sure ready for
last week's regional meet in meet at North Carolina A&T.
Charlotte. Hunter, who recently East Forsyth's Dylan Ferris
committed to ' also had a great
play football for
UNC, won the
100 and 200
meter races with
ease. He beat out
Landon Powell
(North
Davidson),
Demario House
(West Charlotte)
Shd AifStflT^ewis
(Mallard Creek)
in the 100. Furr won the 200
meter race with a time of 22:11.
The Spartan boys finished sev
enth overall, heading into this
weekend's state championship
FROM THE
HUDDLE
Anthony
Hill
meet. The story of
the meet was still
Furr. He's always
been interesting to
me. Furr, who used
to run for Tri-City
Relays, has always
stood out. Back
then it was because
he was a talented
white kid running
with a bunch of
black kids. And, that didn't seem
to bother him. Hunter has always
seemed comfortable in that set
ting. That's cool to me. What's
even cooler was the fact that he's
always held his own under those
conditions. And, that has held my
interest.
Don't get me wrong. Furr
doesn-'t try to act like someone
he's not. He simply likes to per
form against the best athletes
around. That's why he made the
leap from Forsyth Country Day
(last year) to Mt. Tabor, because
he knew he would play against
better competition at Tabor.
Nothing against FCD. Seriously,
though.
It should be interesting to see
how well Furr does at the state
meet this weekend. I'm interested
to see if he will bring home the
gold. I definitely think he can.
See Hill on B2
Controversial Wedlock
finds home playing pro ball
BY STEVEN GAITHER
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The last 18 months of Jonathan
Wedlock's life have brought many changes
and challenges. Since the fall of 2006,
Wedlock has gone from starting in Winston
Salem State's backfield, to being viewed as a
pariah by administrators, and fulfilling his
dreams of playing professional football.
Despite finishing his time at WSSU with
a career-best season. Wedlock is perhaps best
known for his "So Hard To Be A Ram," a clip
he posted on youtube.com to promote a film
he was hoping to release.
The clip, which he produced as a student
at WSSU, shows football players before a
game, in their WSSU jerseys, using profanity
as well as mixing large quantities of alcohol
in a trash can.
WSSU athletics director Chico Caldwell
told the Winston-Salem Journal the language
was "deplorable and disappointing for col
lege-level students." -
According to Wedlock, a film company in
Atlanta wanted to distribute the film.
However, the university refused to give the
company the rights, and the full video was
never released.
Ironically, another one of Wedlock's
youtube.com clips helped him land a spot in
professional football. Tavares Bowens, head
coach of the American Indoor Football
Association's Florence (S.C.) Phantom saw a
See Wedlock on B4
File photo
Former WSSU running back Jonathan Wedlock
is best known for producing a humorous youtube
clip called, "It's So Hard to Be A Ram.
Parkland girls win second-straight conference title
Photo by Jody Stewm
Members Htf
the Parkland
girl's track
team pose
with some
Mustang
coaches
after captur
ing the con
ference title
last week.
Coach Antwan Hughes expecting
strong regional, state performances
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
Parkland track coach Antwan
Hughes usually has a confident
bounce in his step. But he's got a lit
tle more confidence heading into this
weekend's regional track and field
championships. He's so confident
that he's even looking forward to
next weekend's state meet at N.C.
A&T.
"I'm very confident with our
girls," said Hughes. "Looking at the
performance list, we're looking
good. We have several performers
that finished first or second in their
races, especially in the 100 and 200.
Also, our jumpers and relay teams
are doing very well. Not only do I
think we can win a regional title, I
feel good about next weekend's state
meet too. The key thing for us is stay
ing healthy."
The Parkland girls won the
Piedmont Triad 3-A track and field
championship at Reagan last week
after scoring 180 points. The title was
the school's second-straight confer
ence title, after going nearly 30 years
without the crowit. Reagan Finished
second with an impressive 146
points. They were followed by S.W.
Guilford (105), Carver (42), Glenn
(37) and High Point Andrews (14).
Christine Council led the way
with a win in the 100-meter dash.
Actually, Council and teammate
Mytorie Gathings finished the 100
See Hill on B4