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SportsWeek December 10, 2009 Yellowjackets will host Classic on Saturday SPECIAL TO THE CHRQNIT1 F Carver High School will host its 2nd Annual Basketball Classic on Saturday, Dec. 12, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The Classic was started to recognize the many administra tors, coaches and teams that have made Carver Athletics the powerhouse program that it is today Last year's Classic paid spe cial tribute to some of those sports leaders, including David Lash, a former football coach; former basketball and football coach J.D. Williams; and Jim Bovender, another former foot r ball coach. Several more Carver sports icons will be honored Saturday during the event, which will kick-off with a match-up between the junior varsity boys squads from Carver and Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy. At 5 p.m., the varsity girls from Carver and W-S Prep will play. At 6:30 p.m., the varsity boys from Greensboro's Smith High School will take on Thomasville High. The Classic will end with a heated match-up between the varsity boys of Carver and W-S Prep. Admission is $5. When Bulldogs Attack WSSU Photo by Garrett Garms The Lady Rams battle the Lady Bulldogs of S.C. State on Saturday at home. WSSU got off to a slow start and was never able to recover. The Bulldogs took a 66-55 victory. The Lady Rams will be back in action on Sunday, hosting the Elon Phoenix at 2 p.m. Chamblee Davis Crews CIAA hands out weekly honors CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Saint Augustine's College Point Guard Nick Chamblee. a freshman from Hampton, Va., and Center Jalessia Davis, a freshman from Ridgecrest, La., were named CIAA basketball Rookies of the Week on Monday. This is the second consecutive week that Saint Augustine's College swept the league's weekly rookie awards. Chamblee was selected Men's Rookie of the Week for the second straight time after averaging seven points, three rebounds and three assists in two games last week. A 6-0, 160-pound reserve, Chamblee had eight points, five rebounds and five assists against Saint Paul's College on Nov. 30. Davis was chosen Brooks Women's Rookie of the Week after averaging 1 .5 blocks and 4.0 rebounds off the bench in two games last week. A 6-2 reserve, Davis had six points on 3 of 4 shooting and three blocks against Saint Paul's on Nov. 30. She also hauled in seven rebounds against Elizabeth City State University on Dec. 5. Bowie State University also earned a couple of week ly honors from the CIAA. First-year Head Basketball Coach Darrell Brooks and senior Duke Crews were selected as Coach and Player of the Week respectively by the conference Sports Information Directors. Brooks has the Bulldogs off to a 3- 1 conference record start (3-2 overall) after defeat ing Johnson C. Smith University 76-64 in BSU's last contest. Crews played one of his best games of the early season, recording a double double (26 points and 18 rebounds) in the Bulldogs' victory over JCSU's Golden Bulls. ?hJ Freshman sensation CJ. Harris. W-S's own Harris earns Rookie honor SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Home-grown talent C.J. Harris has been named the ACC Co-Rookie of the Week after averaging 16.5 points in Wake Forest's two road games against ranked opponents last week. Harris, who graduated from Mt. Tabor, is a freshman guard. He shares the ACC Rookie of the Week honor with Georgia Tech's Mfon Udofia. In Wake Forest's 69-58 loss at No. 4 Purdue, Harris tied for the team lead with 14 points on 5 of-8 shooting. He made 2-of-3 from three-point range, seeing 31 minutes of action off the bench. Harris made his first career start in the Deacons' 77-75 win at No. 17 Gonzaga on Saturday and led the team with 19 points. He went 2-for-3 from three-point range and made 13 of-15 free throw attempts. Harris also dished out two assists, pulled down four boards and did not commit a turnover in 32 minutes of action. On the week, Harris went 7-for-14 from the floor, 4-of-6 from beyond the arc and 15-of-17 at the charity stripe. On the season, Harris is averaging 13.1 points per game and is shooting 54.2 percent (26-of-48) from the field, including a 52.4 percent ( 1 1 -of-2 1 ) mark from three-point range. Harris has scored in double figures in five straight games, leading the team in scoring in each of the past four. Boston College's Corey Raji was named the ACC Player of the Week. Wake Forest is 5-2 on the season and is receiv ing votes in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Deacons are off this week for final exams and will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 13, against Elon. QB Skinner honored for skills on the field and off SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Wake Forest senior quarterback Riley Skinner has been named the recipient of the 2009 James Tatum Award, which is given annually in memory of the late Jim Tatum to the top senior student athlete among the league's football players. Tatum, a two-time ACC Coach of the Year, coached in the "50s at both Maryland and North Carolina and believed strongly in the con cept of the student-athlete. Skinner, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., has started 49 games at quarterback for the Demon Deacons and has compiled a 3.08 career GPA with a major in the Wake Forest business school. A member of the 2007 ACC All-Academic Football Team, he has been named to the Dean's List four times at Wake Forest and twice has earned selection to the ACC Honor Roll. In addition to his academic achieve ments, Skinner has participated in mentor ing children in his hometown and has visit ed children at the Brenner Children's Hospital. "1 think it's so unusual to find some body who's played at the level Riley has for four years and won as many games as he has. to still find time to excel in our Business School," said Wake Forest Head Coach Jim Grobe. "Most people who know the rigors of a business school education at Wake Forest would tell you that they mar vel that anybody could play at a level like Riley does and still do well in the class room. He's just a remarkable young man and not only does he have great character and great football ability, but we are obvi File Photo Wake Forest QB Riley Skinner. ously very proud ot his accomplishments in the classroom. Riley is very deserving of the Tatum Award." Skinner becomes the second player from Wake Forest to be honored with the Tatum Award, joining former standout student-athlete Steve Ainsworth who won the award in 1992.
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