B Sports Week<1
Also Religion and Classifieds November 12, 2015
JV FOOTBALL
Inspiring
comeback
defines
10-0 Titans
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
With just under nine minutes left to play in the season
finale, the road team was in dire straits.
West Forsyth was down by 11 points to once-beaten
North Davidson. Its plans to finish the season undefeated
was in serious jeopardy. It seemed inevitable that the
Black Knights would spoil the party and secure first place
in the Central Piedmont Conference.
The Titans refused to panic. Instead, they ignored all
logic and scored twice over the final six minutes to deliver
a 34-31 heart-thumping comeback win in JV football.
Thanks to the late flurry, West Forsyth kept its appoint
Photo by Craig T. Greenlee
See Perfect on B2 Kenyar McPhatter of West Forsyth had two touchdown runs in the decisive fourth quarter.
AYF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
5' upr b bhmsspl Diidxr^
Photo by Craig T. Greenlee
WMakhi Purvis of the Panthers finds J
running room against the Saints in J
the Cadets Division. I
wmf
' -
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE
Five local teams are still alive in postseason play.
The South Fork Panthers had two teams to emerge
victorious at the Division I American Youth Football State
Championships held in Charlotte last week. The
Pfafftown Packers, Kemersville Raiders and Tiny Indians
also won state titles in their respective divisions.
The Panthers teams, along with the Raiders and
Indians, advance to the AYF South Atlantic Regionals set
for Saturday and Sunday in Charlotte. Regional winners
qualify for the AYF National Championships scheduled
for Dec. 6-13 in Kissimmee, Fla. Pfafftown was awarded
a wild-card berth to the nationals. Here's a summary of the
action in each age group:
Pee Wees (11-12): Kernersville's Raiders bolted out of
the starting blocks with three touchdowns in the first half
to set the tone in a 38-14 victory over the Mint Hill
Mountaineers. In the process, the Raiders showcased con
siderable offensive balance.
Raneiria Dillworth and Antonio Yates of the Raiders
put their big-play skills on full display with two touch
downs apiece. Dillworth scored on a 9-yard run and on a
63-yard pass from Caden Davis. Yates stunned the
Mountaineers with a 78-yard touchdown run in the first
See REIGN on B2
BASKETBALL
QEA turns up heat to win opener
BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE
FOR THE CHRONICLE .
For the first 16 minutes of the game, it appeared that
Quality Education Academy would get all it could handle
in its basketball season opener against Moravian Prep. By
the end the third quarter, however, the Pharaohs left no
doubts regarding their dominance. The end result was a
convincing 70-43 victory on their home court last Friday.
QEA, which led 24-21 at intermission, revved up its
defense in the third quarter and Moravian Prep never
recovered. During that stretch, the home team went on a
withering 26-10 run. DeShawn Corprew and Renathan
Ona Embo combined to score 17 points in that quarter to
put the game out of reach.
At the start of the fourth quarter, QEA had pushed its
lead to 50-31.
Corprew, a 6-feet-5 shooting guard, finished with a
game-high 26 points and Ona Embo contributed 11 points.
Jaylan McGill came off the bench and provided a spark
with 10 points.
"What I liked our resilience," said Coach Isaac Pitts of
QEA. "It was a close game at first and sometimes guys get
down on themselves.
"But then we looked how we had played and realized
that we had not put any pressure on them. The score (at the
end of the first half) indicated that. So, we came out and
did what we do (apply pressure) and that changed the out
come from what had happened earlier."
The tenor of the game changed quickly at the begin
ning of the second half. The Pharaohs pressure forced
turnovers and took Moravian Prep out of its offensive
rhythm. The first two-and-a-half minutes of the third quar
ter was the turning point as QEA went on a 10-0 run.
"It was a matter of making the adjustment at halftime
to pick them up full court," said Pitts. "We wanted to take
the ball out of their point guard's hands and see if the rest
of the team could handle the basketball."
Tyler Hooker kept Moravian Prep in contention with
his ball-handling and 3-point shooting in the first half. He
was able to penetrate the defense, which enabled his team
mates to get high-percentage shots.
Hooker connected on three 3-pointers in the opening
half, but went scoreless for the remainder of the game.
See QEA on B2
iBl&fli SUPP0RT,NG SCHOLARSHIPS
|Bo5sCQREWIHri
1.23.16 &ot It(ZoY&iecf
& A CLASSY HAT AFFAIR
i ft
SUPPORTING
SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR OUR WOMEN'S SPORTS [
X -