Here Saturday ISighl
Cal Gill Will Be_
Ready For Hampton
Ron McGriff
Is "Athlete
Of The Week”
By Chase Vance
Post Sports Wroter
When West Charlotte runn
ing back Ron McGriff reflect
ed on Friday’s upset win over
North Mecklenburg, he could
only utter signs of, “1 can’t
believe 1 completed that pass.
I just knew it was going to be
intercepted.”
The swift senior halfback
was involved in both plays in
which the Lions scored their
two touchdowns giving them
theri 14-12 advantage over th
Vikings.
With just 8:24 left in the first
half, he threw a halfback
option pass to wide receiver
Maurice Montgomery, who
was sandwiched between two
defenders and still managed
to make the catch of the pass
that McGriff could not believe
he made
— With both men on him, I
knew I didn't have a chance of
completing that one,” he said.
“But then Maurice is such a
good receiver."
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talented back closed out a 51
yard drive by the Lions with a
26 yard pitchout form quarter
back Don Davis to make the
socre 13-6.
“Ron did a great job for us,”
said his head coach Rudy
Abrams. The Lions are unde
feated going to tomorrow’s
game at 8 p.m. with the
Olympic Trojans at Memorial
Stadium primarily as a result
of the efforts of McGriff,
That was the Friday night
story for the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Terry McGriff of Garden
Park. At 5-10 and 175, the back
who wears jersey number 32
says he likes to be considered
_as an all around player.
“1 want people to think of
me as a player who can run
well, pass well, block well an
throw well,” said McGriff.
He is another of those great
products of Ranson Junior
High School which has pro
duced such great players as
Ralph Waymer, David Way
mer, Sherwood Rankin, Lewis
Woodley and others.
As a matter of a fact, he was
most valuable back and cap
tain in the ninth grade and
moved right on to the West
Charlotte varsity as a sopho
more.
“1 like Franco Harris and C
I Simpson's style of run
ning," he said. “They have a
lot of power and are very
quick. That is what I would
tike to pattern my style after.”
Before a game Ron sits
down and thinks about the
th ngs he has to do The rest of
the conference had better
watch out It looks as if he has
his act together.
BATCH Seniors
Defeat BATCH
Juniors, 4-3
I'ne Batch Traveling
Aft Star Seniors Narrowly de
feated the Batch junior varsi
ty in the first Junior-Senior
All-Star Classic held at the
Hornet's Nest by a 4-3 score.
Winning premier matches
were Eric Berry (Sen.) over
Stan I.aw 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; James
Cutherhertson (Sen ) over
Paul Anderson 6-3, 6-0, Ron
Johnson over Tom Brown
(Sen t 6-1, 6-1; an Robert
Hicks (Sen ) over Tommy
Burch, 6-1, 6-1
In ladies singles, Sally
Smith (Sen.j defeated Lor
raine Tavlor in three sets and
Drusnlla Martin escaped with
a 6 4. 6-5 decision over Carol
Duncan »Sen.)
In the lone doubles match.
Stan law and Ron Johnson
l>eat Eric Berry (Sen.) and
James Cuthbertson (Sen ) 2-6,
7-6. 6-3.
With two opening losses,
Harris is definitely not throw
ing in the towel, "we figured'
that we wouldn't be able to tell
anything until after the first
five games because of the nye
new system we have introduc
ed, "he added. "The bad thing
is that our first five games are
all tough ones. Vieginia Union
is the top dog in our confer
ence
The Bulls lost to the Panth
ers of Virginia Union last
Saturday in Richmond by a
36-0 score.
By being named so late, the
Bulls coach did not have the
advantage of recruiting. His
first accountable squad will
graduate in the year of 1983.
"When we looked this year
most of th epeople had grad
uated, so we started with what
we had," he said.
Outstanding performers in
that dismal loss at Virginia
Union according to Harris
where quarterback Gill flan
ker Sammy Gilstrap and
corner back Mike Jamisno.
The Pirates of hampton
coached by Waite Lovett beat
theBulls at home last year
35-7.
Coming off back to back 7-4
seasons, the team is a conten
der for the CIAA title.
With 39 lettermen retumign,
quarterback Jensen Baker,
defensive lineman Ernie
White, Flanker Eddie Pratt
and linebacker John Gamble
are'the key Pirates to watch.
ABC Sports Names
Announcers For
SCSC Telecast
Don Bernstein, National
Collegiate Athletic Associat
ion (NCAA() Media Director
at ABC Sports, announced that
play-by-play for the game will
be provided by Ron Pinkney,
former sports director of the
Mutual Black Network and a
long time sports commenta
tor.
by Chase Vance
Post Sports Writer
Stating quarterback Cal Gill
will be in the lineup Saturday
night when the Golden Bulls of
Johnson C. Smith Pirates
meet the Hampton Institute in
Memorial Stadium.
“He just bruised his left
shoulder," said head coach
Wylie Harris. "Fortunately,
he throws with his right.
Prep Football Roundup
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Prep Football
by Chase Vance
As the conference season
eases on down the road, two
things become evident the
yellow in the maroon and gold
of West Charltoee and the blue
and gold of eash Mecklenburg
is shining brighter every day.
These are the early playoff
predictions and the two twins
that will have to fold if Myers
Park and North meek]enburg
are to make a run for it.
Several key games are left
however. Among these are
matches pitting East at West
Charlotte on Friday October
6, East at Myers Park on
Friday, October 13, North at
Myers Park on Friday, Octo
ber 20 and East at North on
Friday, October 27. It is still
early in the season but the
choice here is East Meek, for
the conference title and west
Charlotte as the runnerup.
The Lions have the advantage
of having beaten the two clos
est challengers, Myers Park
9-7 and North 14-12 while the
East Eagles have the toughest
schedule remaining with sev
eral big games coming up.
^ Still, East looks more invin
cible every week and every bit
as good as last year’s state
champions.
They are a well disclipined
outfit.
A key game pits South at
East on Friday night at 8 p.m.
in the Eagles Stadium. The
Eagles have given up only 14
points in three games for a
five points per game average
and are averaging 22. That is
a 17 point scoring margin
that’s hard to beat. With Van
Smith, Malcolm Sanders and
Brian Valentine running out of
the backfield and Dave Emery
handling the signals, the big
strong Eagles should demolish
the Sabres. Dexter Maxwell's
running ability and Teddy
Froneburger’s receiving could
keep the Sabres in the game.
If the Eagles get too compla
cent, an upset could be in the
offering here.
i The Garringer Wildcats
. fresh frost a 49-6 win over
independence have finally
gotten it together in time for
irch rival Myers Park in their
I p.m. game Friday at Myers
Park Stadium. It Is Alumni
light for the Mustangs and
hey hope to put on a good
show
Curtis Wilson is in strong
contention for Player of the
if ear honors in the county and
he Garinger line is no match
for his cunningness. Wilson
rill probably gain 150 yards in
this one. Consistent play form
from quarterback jay Cave,
half-back Darryl Bryd, line
hacker Marty Cuthberston
defensive back Renault
Springs have been Mustang
fortes.
The Wildcats are big but
slow and should keep the
game close if they don't get
disorganized.
Harding is at hapless Inde
pendence. The Rams have put
together a winning program
and the poor Patriots are no
match fo rChris Hill and
Johnny Love in the Ram back
field. The Rms should be easy
victors in this one. The Pati
only-hop* is that Milton Wof
ford, the sensational sopho
more scores everytime he gets
the ball.
The West Mecklenburg
Indians travel to North to play
Some revengeful Vikings. The
host team of Will Campagna
will be ready in is ume The
Vikes are still young and most
people don’t realize that this is
next year's number one team
when all the junior will be
seniors.
Chris Cook, scotty Williams,
Bubba Watson and Company
should have a field day in this
game with West.
With Kelvin Hopkins and
Donnie Thompson the Indians
are not dead but the Mustang
wave left several key injuries
on th team.
The Lions know to be weary
in their stadium game at 8
p.m. Friday with the Olympic
Trojans. Another young team,
the Trojans are not as bad as
they look and the Lions had an
unbeaten streak last year
when they were startled by the
tune of 6-0 on their home field.
TWO CHARLOTTE AREA PLAYERS ON SIU ROSTER
CARBONDALE,ILL.-Two former Charlotte area high sch
ool stars, Gerald Carr and Charles Allen, are listed on the
Southern Illinois University two-deep depth chart for the 1978
season. Carr, a 6-1, 170-pound sophomore, is listed as the
Salukis starting quarterback. Carris a graduate of North
Mecklenburg High School. Allen, a 6-2, 240-pound freshman
defensive tackle, is currently listed as the Salukis backup at
left tackle. Allen is one of the Salukis prize recruits from
Garinger High School.
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ALLSTARS entertained the
Charlotte Racqueteers from
Southeast Charlotte in a mix
ed doubles match recently a
Hornet’s Park.
The visitors emerged victor
ious as they accumlated 91
points to Batch’s 77.
With the scoring system
used it was possible for a team
to score a maximum of 120
round robin of a best of five
game series.
For each of BATCH’S four
teams, it was possible to '
accumulate 30 points. *
The scoring totals for the
locals were: Dot Clark and
Eric Berry 22, james Cuthber
tson and Sally Smith 19, Stan
Law and Druscilla Martin 19,
and Sophia Taylor and Ron
Johnson 17.
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Here are a couple of green
thumb tips on Sultanas and
peonies from the Agricultural
Extension Service, North Car
olina State University:
Sultanas, also called Impat
ens, can be brought into bloom
in the winter time, but it isn’t
Root them in a half-and-half
mixture of garden loam and
sand. The Sultanas will root in
water, but the soil medium is
best
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