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Also Religion, Classifieds and More News September 3, 2015
Youth football leagues kick off season
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
While the college and
professional football teams
get most of the attention as
they prepare to begin then
season, a number of youth
football organizations have
already begun their 2015
seasons, including the Tiny
Indians of the American
Youth Football League and
the W-S Vikings of the Pop
Warner organization.
These organizations
offer football and cheer
leading to children ages 6
14. The different teams and
divisions are separated by
age and weight. Both
organizations also offer an
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unlimited division in which
weight is not a factor.
Tiny Indians
(AFYL)
The Winston-Salem
Tiny Indians had their first
official game of the season
on Saturday, Aug. 29 when
they traveled to Clemmons
to take on the Forsyth
County Broncos.
The Indians got things
started off with a win in the
Tiny Mite division when
they defeated the Broncos
12-0.
Coach Leonard Green
said he was proud of the
way the team played in the
opening game of the sea
son.
The Broncos were able
to regain the edge over the
Indians in the next two
match-ups, picking up vic
tories in the Cadet and Jr.
Pee Wee divisions.
The Cadet match-up
was a defensive battle that
didn't see a touchdown
from either team until late
into the second half. The
difference maker came
down to turnovers.
Although both teams
had a number of turnovers,
only Broncos were able to
turn those turnovers into
points. The Broncos were
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JV FOOTBALL
East Forsyth JV takes care of
business in win over Reynolds
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BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Opportunity knocked frequently on East Forsyth's
door in its season opener against Reynolds last Thursday.
The visiting Eagles didn't hesitate to cash in and the end
result was a 36-12 victory in- junior varsity football
action at Deaton-Thompson Stadium.
East Forsyth took full advantage of favorable field
position and Demons miscues to score four of its five
touchdowns for the night. Coach Ron Horton's team
proved to be anything but one-dimensional offensively.
Quarterback Brandon Bullins threw touchdown pass
Reagan @ North Forsyth, 7 p.m.
Glenn @ Atkins, 7 p.m.
Winston-Salem Prep @ Parkland, 6 p.m.
Carver @ Mount Tabor, 7 p.m.
East Forsyth @ West Forsyth, 6 p.m.
Reynolds @ Walkertown, 7 p.m.
es to Jordan Barrett and Nick Childs. Running back
Jaeolon Maxie spearheaded the ground game with a pair
of scoring runs.
"This first game was about what you would expect,"
Horton said. "We had the mistakes and first-game jitters,
but we were able to work through it. In spite of that, it's
still a win and I'll take it."
The Eagles bolted to a 21-0 lead with 5:05 to go in
the first half. East came up with a partial block of Nate
Allen's punt from the end zone and took over on RJR's
eight-yard line. Four plays later, Maxie scored on a one
yard plunge to give his team a three-touchdown cushion.
Reynolds closed strong in the final minute of play in
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Hughes of Parkland High is the Coach of
girls track in North Carolina
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in accepting the award, his heart is heavy
due to the loss of his father, Jacob
Hughes, who recently passed away after
a brief illness.
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the top boys and girls coaches from each
state. From that group, one boys coach
and one girls coach wiir receive the
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Parkland's
Antwan Hughes
started coaching
15 years ago as a
volunteer with
the Tri-City
Relays Track
Club while he
was still a college
student at N.C.
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