Carver's Davis-Bloom sheds light
This is kind of history in
the making for me to interview
Carver's sensational sopho
more bailer Brcannah Davis
Bloom. She's the first sopho
more female that I've ever
interviewed. "\ion't remember
the last high scnbs^ophomore
I've interviewed ? p^nod
But I definitely enjoy
Breannah's game. Andfew
other bailers have spoken very
highly of her game as well. So,.
I thought it would be cool to
go ahead and do an interview
with her this week. Plus, I talk
to her all the time because I am
cool with her dad. Plus, I've
always said she was going to
be a player to watch when she
got older.
Last year, she was at
Forsyth Country Day. I wanted
to find out why she decided to
transfer to Carver. I was also
curious to see how she felt
about a number of other tKmgs
like Porsche Jones, Mt Tj^pr,
Carver education, Reagan's
Alana Beroth and W-S, Prep's
Raquel Cuffie ? among other
'things-- ? ~~
Bre and 1 also talked about
Christmas and New Year's.
Take a look at some of the
other topics one of the best
female bailers and I rapped
about on Monday evening.
Anthony: What's going
on. Bre?
Breannah: Nothing much.
Chilling.
Anthony: I want to start
this interview by asking what
made you leave Forsyth
Country Day for Carver over
the summer. ?
Breannah: They made
.? some changes within the sys
tem at Forsyth Country Day I
just felt like it was time for me
to move on after that.
Anthony: (Smiles.) Short
and sweet. (Both laugh.) How
intense were the battles
between you and Najet when
you both were at FCD?
Breannah: Oh, they were
* intense. Najet works extreme
ly hard. I would also work
hard. I mean, that just made
both of us better.
Anthony: Let me ask you
this. Can you believe that no
one on your football team
made The Journal's All
Northwest team?
Breannah: No, I can't.
That's extremely hard to
believe. But politics play into
that.
Anthony: (Smiles.) I hear
that. What made Carver the
school for you?
Breannah: My mom and
dad went to Carver. My older
brother, William, went to Mt.
Tabor But 1 felt like I should
stay within the family.
Anthony: I, know that
Carver is doing a lot better
with you on the team this year.
How's that transition going?
Breannah: The transition
? is going great, but I wouldn't
say that things are going that
way because of me It's a mat
ter of our team working hard
and our coaches helping us all
the way through. It's just a"*lot
Of hard work.
Anthony: (Smiles.)
Coach Poe is listed as the head
coach. But who's really the
head coach between he and
Porsche Jones?
Breannah: Um, I would
have to say both of them. You
really can't say one or the
other because both of them
structure things for us. They
both give us different ideas
and insight about what can be
done. And, both of them are
hard on us. They really make
us work hard.
Anthony: What's it like to
play for a former great player
in Porsche Jones? That seems
pretty cool. -
Breannah: Um, it really
is. She's experienced a lot of,
tfitTfgs that I would want to
experience in my career. She's
somebody that has been there
that you can lefok to for help.
Anthony: OK. How was
your Christmas? Did you get
what you wanted?
Breannah: (Smiles.)
Yeah. I pretty much got every
thing that I Wanted.
Anthony: Like what? -
Breannah: (Laughs.)
Mostly money.
Anthony: (Smiles.) That's
good. What are your plans for
the New Year's celebration?
Breannah: Uh, I'll proba
bly go to church.
Anthony: That's a good
answer. (Both laugh.) I know
the game is taking - place
tonight (Monday) But give me
your predictions on which
Pboto by Tim Wilson ?
Carver's Breannah Davis-Bloom goes up for a score during a game against Glenn earlier
this season.
team will win between Mt.
Tabor and West in the Frank
Spencer title game.
Breannah: Urn, I'll have
to say Mt. Tabor. The Mt.
Tabor team works extremely
hard. I know coach Muse. He's
going to make them work
hard. They play well together
too.
Anthony: What's what
best part dftyour game?
Breannah: The thing that
I've worked the hardest on has
been my jumper.
Anthony: That's what's
up. You went to FCD, which is
very challenging academical
ly. Now you attend Carver,
With that said, do you think
that Carver gets a bad rap
when it comes to academics?
Breannah: ." I do. Forsyth
Country Day is more challeng
ing. But Carver's reputation
isn't true at all. You can get a
good education here as well.
We have great teachers over
here. You just have to work
-
hard and come to school. But
Carver's reputation as far as
not being a good school, to get
an education is completely
untrue.
Anthony: That's what's
up. How's your personal life.
Any boyfriend or whatever?
Breannah: My personal
life is pretty good. But no
boyfriend. I don't have time
New Year.
Breannah: One, L need to
up my ganie 'a lot. I need to
work hard. Two, 1 would have
to say get along with my
brothers more. We're always
betting and challenging each
other. It's competition. But 1
love them all.
Anthony: (Smiles.) OK.
Now you have to give me a top
One-on-One
with Anthony Hill
for that. It's been a while since
I had one of those.
Anthony: (Laughs.) OK
Good. Give me two things that
you want to correct for the
five of femalt; bailers in the
city. And, keep it real too.
Breannah: (Laughs.)OK.
First off, my God sister
Victoria Davis (Parkland).
Davis-Bloom
Then, Taqeria Rh.yne She
plays with me at Carver. Urn.
Raquel Cuffie ? that plays for
Prep. Uh. Jazmin Cromartie.
who plays at Parkland. And.
Alana Beroth. She plays for
Reagan
Anthony: That's interest
ing. 1 also find it kind of intef:
esting that some girls mention
you as one of the best. 1 mean. >
you're only a sophomore.
How does that make you feel
to heir that?
/ Breannah; I'm thankful
for it. But I still know that 1
have to keep working hard.
Anthony: Do you have
any 'basketball role models?
Breannah: 1 would have
to say Kristi Toliver. She plays
for \1 arytorid . I love her sty J?
of gameXNhe's started , as a
freshm^h. v ~ Also,. , Porsche'
Jyies. 1 hatched her w hen she
was at^ake. before she was
hurw She's just amazing
Anfh^ny: Let's finish
with free ' association You
. know how that goes. -
ffyrannah: Right.
Anthony: - Carver athlet
ics. - v ? . _ ; I
Breannah: Uh. hard
work.
Anthoi^: Richard
Daniels Jr. fearver guard)
Breannah: Extremely
quick'and fast. Decent jumper.
AtfHfony: . Breannah
Daxijs- B loom^ I
Breannah: 1-^i^tAorker
And, very misunderstood.
Anthony^^Camiile Little.
(Local WNBA player.)
Breannah: I don't know
her that well. But I can see
she's a very hard worker. She's
talented. - *7
?Anthony: Dream college .
Breannah: I'd have to say
Maryland University.
Anthony: Coach Alfred
?
BreannaTfc Great coach.
Grew-. baskejjw|ll mind. Very
patient~andm tense .
Billings ~^r
Billings named
Defensive Backs
Coach of the Year
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Wake Forest secondary
coach Tim Billings was
recently named the 2008
FootbaliScoop Defensive
Backs Coach of the Year
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Billings was nominated
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ed by a panel of former'
coaches and players. Other
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-With outstanding' play-in
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Deacons were able to finish
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over Navy in the inaugural
EagleBank Bow I. " Billings
did a terrific job in His first .
yeaT back on "the dark side"
after spending the previous
two seasons coaching
Wake s , wide receivers.
Wake Forest finished second
nationally in turnovers
gained (35) and 17th nation
ally in scoring defense.
Billings, himself a for
mesdetensive back, is proud
oi/rhe. way .the 'defensive
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Wake cornerback
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recognised as ?art A?
American and was a unani
mous choice fpr first team
All-ACC. Smith s overtime
interception against Duke
sealed the -33-30 win over
I the Blue Devils.
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