Crawley, No. 23, attempts a layup in the game against Mt. Tabor.
Photos by Timothy Rsmsey
From left to right Jalen Crawley; Crawley's father, Gregory McAllister, mid
dle; and Winston-Salem Prep senior player Levon McCullum.
Crawley
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the country as well as older kids and was holding his own.
“He's had a pretty good season, and this summer we
have been working out with a trainer. We worked on his
midrange jumper,” said McAllister. “His jumper has
improved 100 percent and his defense and ball handling
has also improved. Now we need to back it up a little bit
and work on his three-point shooting to really open up the
defense.”
Senior Winston-Salem Prep varsity player Levon
McCullum said he was taken back by Crawley's defen
sive ability and willingness to guard. He says he loves the
midrange game Jalen possesses and the fact he is able to
get to his “sweet spots” on the court.
Crawley says he wants to work on making his team
mates better while on the JV level as he prepares for var
sity. He expects the remainder of the season to be very
good for him and his team.
“I expect us to go undefeated in the conference
because my team has heart and plays defense, Crawley
continued. “Defense is what wins championships to me."
Jalen thinks his teammate Essin Arid is an underrated
player that needs to stay aggressive because of the skills
he possesses. He says Arid is a severe threat to his oppo
nents once he steps into the paint because of his athleti
cism. Crawley says when he and And are both playing
well the Phoenix are a hard team to stop. “When we are
both in attack mode you just have to hope we are miss
ing,” he said.
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Photo by Timothy Ramsey
Eagle point guard
Jimmy Nichols, No. 4 in
blue, is defended by
Raider point guard
London Rice, as he
attempts to bring the
ball up court.
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Reagan
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again. Midway through the quarter, the
Raiders started hitting midrange jumpers
that gave them a comfortable lead down
the stretch, or so they thought.
With just over two minutes left in the
game and his team trailing, McCummings
hit back-to-back three pointers, bringing
his team to within two points.
McCummings said he knew he had to
make those shots and as long as his team
kept playing hard they had a chance. Later
on with the game tied, East Forsyth calls
timeout with 38 seconds left and posses
sion of the ball. They turn the ball over,
giving Reagan a chance for the go ahead
basket but the playerjnisses.
Brintley grabs the rebound from under
the rim with 8.6 seconds left and goes
coast to coast and scores with a buzzer
beating layup.
“My first thought was to just grab the
rebound and push it and once I scored I
knew the game was over,” said Brintley of
his last-second shot.
Reagan had one last chance with 1.8
seconds left in the game but was unable to
get a shot off and East, won 43-41.
“We got down early and started slow
and I think that made a difference in the
outcome because we had to expend so
much energy battling back,” said James
Stackhouse, Reagan head coach. “I'm also
proud of the way my guys fought back but
they stayed focused and in the end we fell
one basket short.
The Raiders are 0-2 coming off of the
Christmas break. They fell to Parkland the
day before their matchup against East
Forsyth. Coach Stackhouse says he want
ed to see how his team responded in their
next game and was proud of their effort.
“I have a resilient group of guys, they
never give up and they play together,” said
Minor. “I can’t say enough about the guys
and I'm very proud of them. They could
have easily hung their head once Reagan
fought back but they kept fighting.”
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Vestal' says he has been organizing the
games for the past six years and enjoys fel
lowshipping with the seniors.
“I came to the rec department initially
to work with teens because I work with
teens at my church,” says Vestal. “But
once I was here, they asked me how I like
working with senior adults. It’s amazing
how much fun I have and I am a big fan of
them.”
“I love seeing them get into it and dis
covering things. For some who think they
can't do it then it registers with them that
they still have it. A close second for me
would be the relationships that I build with
the people.”
Entry forms will also be available in all
recreation centers and at the Senior Games
office, 2301 N. Patterson Ave., Winston
Salem. For more information, call Chuck
Vestal at 336-727-2325 or visit
www.WePLAY.ws
Kickoff for Piedmont Plus Senior Games & Silver Arts
The kickoff event will be Friday, Jan. 13, 10 a.m. to noon at Hanes Hosiery
Recreation Center, 501 Reynolds Blvd. The event is free and open to the public.
Participants will be able to take part iri Senior Games events on April 11. For
more information, call Chuck Vestal at 336-727-2325 or visit www.WePLAY.ws
Khaliq McCummings,
No. 0, tries to find an
open teammate in their
game against Reagan.
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