Chatter
With
James Cuthbertson
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A pair of Charlotte Catholic running backs lead
the scoring in the local high school football
scene.
Ralph Alexander leads with 48 points. He is
followed by teammate Virgil Hoover and North
halfback Chris Cook with 42.
-jkast s Tommy Mull
igan and North’s Scot
Williams have 40 each.
Following in order are
Harding back Ivan
Jones with 32, South’s
running back Steve
Griffin and Myers Park
running back Raeford
Jones with 30 each.
West Charlotte backs
Antonio Glenn, Everette
Withers and Eric Glenn
have 24 each as does
warding back Reggie,
Floyd and South’s back Larry Hart and East’s
back Malcolm Sanders.
Last week, I was 3 for 6-terrible-to increase my
record to 38 right and 12 wrong. That’s a
percentage of 76 per cent as the season wans
down.
THE PREDICTIONS
(all games Friday at 8 p.m.)
GARINGERU-6, 1-7) at EAST MECKLEN
BURG (4-3, 5-3) at East Stadium- The Wildcats
won one at West Mecklenburg, but the Eagles
are in a different forest than the Indians. Eagles
by 17.
WEST MECKLENBURG (0-7,1-7) at HARD
ING (5-2, 6-2) at West Stadium- Usually this
game the records are switched with the Rams
being the underdog. This time Harding should
romp. Rams by 20.
WEST CHARLOTTE (5-2, 6-2) at IN-r
DEPENDENCE (2-5, 2-6)- The Lions have never
beaten Independence at Independence Stadium.
Rudy Abrams is worried and should be because
regardless of their record, the Pats have some
horses. West Charlotte by 7.
SOUTH MECKLENBURG (2-5, 2-6) at
MYERS PARK (4-3, 5-3)- The Sabres don’t have
<pich chance in this one. Besides, the Mustangs
are seething over their loss to Olympic.
OLYMPIC (5-2, 5-3) at NORTH MECK (7-0,
8-0)- The Troians-are red-hotand this garm»
go either way. With Chuck Barnette’s passing
and a corps of receivers, the Viking backfield
will be tested. But every time I predict the
Vikings to lose, they get closer to a perfect
record. I am convinced that this is their year for
a 10-0 season. North by 7.
THE RANKINGS
1. NORTH MECKLENBURG-You have to ad
mire those Vikings. Undefeated at this point in
the season in such a balanced conference. Their
destiny appears to be written in the stars as they
head toward the state playoffs.
2. HARDING-1 knew Harding would be good, but
they have surprised everybody. They should
easily finish the season 8-2, one of the best Ram
records in years.
3. WEST CHARLOTTE- The Lions have lost two
games by a total of 8 points. That is nothing to be
ashamed of.
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vu i mr iiy- yy iivii an uie uuier sports per
sonalities in town predicted the Trojans to finish
last in the conference at the beginning of the
season, I smiled because I knew better. There is
a multitude of talent on that team.
5. MYERS PARK- The Mustangs found gold in
the fourth quarter against Olympic with an
insurance touchdown, but forgot to carry it home
and watched it turned to stone.
6. EAST MECKLENBURG- Without their top
running backs, the Eagles lack the punch for the
big plays that carried them to the state two years
ago.
7. INDEPENDENCE- The Patriots pulled out a
close one against South.
8. SOUTH MECKLENBURG- The Sabres have a
bte one this week at Myers Park.
97 GARINGER- The Wildcats moved off the
bottom with a win at West.
10. WEST MECKLENBURG
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Prep Football Roundup
Chuck Barnette: “We’ll Have To Stop Chris Cook”
by James Cuthbertson
Post Staff Writer
“It rhould be an exciting
game,” said Olympic quarter
back Chuck Barnette in dis
cussing his team’s uncoming
game with North Mecklen
burg. "We have one of the
most balanced offenses a
round.”
Olympic tackle Mike Curet
on agrees. Cureton is being
courted by East Carolina,
Western Carolina and Clem
sen.
“We will have to stop the
quick pitch and the stampede
that they run with Chris
Cook.” he said "We have
Doming tolose and everything
to gain.’’
The Trojans are one of the
last Southwestern 4A teams
with a chance to beat the
Vikings. If Olympic wins and
the Vikings lose to South
Mecklenburg, four teams
could share the conference
title.
Olympic, Harding, West
Scotty Williams
...North standout
Charlotte, provided they win
their remaining games woulc1
be 7-2, along with North. /
coin toss would result.
ivorih’s Scot Williams tx
lieves he has a oeiter iaea.
“Olympic is tough, " said the
fullback. "Our defense will
have to come up with another
good performance. We have to
score and prevent their wide
open passing attack from set
ting up."
"We will be extremely caut
ious,” Williams said.
Garinger will be at East
Mecklenburg in a crucial
came Friday at East
Ibe Wildcats are coming
off a 13-7 win over We»i~MecK
lenborfl. with Gene Dunn ,
Mike Robinson and George
Jackson in lull form; they
:ould be dangerous.
The Eagles are coming off a
'°ugh loss to North Mecklen
burg that has ruined their
.‘nampionshlp assiduous.
West mecklenburg visits
Harding in a traditional game *
for me nesu>,uenvais. Leu uj
Mike Eppley, the Rams are
coming off a tough 12-7 win
over rival West Charlotte and
could easily finish the season
8-2 with a win over Garinger
next week.
This is the best Rams year
since Coach Bruce Hardin
took over as head coach.
West Charlotte goes to In
dependence to play the Pat
riots. Two years ago, the Pats
stunned the Lions 12-8 in their
stadium
"We alwavs have trouble at
Independence,” said coach
Kuoy Abrams We win not
take thim for granted
South Mecklenburg visits
archrival Myers Park With
the Mustangs being so much
stronger, much of the excite
ment is not evident this vear
still South is capable of an
upset as the season nears the
end.
Golden Bulls Face Eagles
In Air Power Showdown
Nobody has invited the Air
Force to play at Johnson C.
Smith’s Homecoming at Mem
orial Stadium Saturday at 1:
p.m., but the game shapes up
to be an air power showdown.
Both N.C. Central and Smith
have relied on the pass as the
primary offensive weapon.
The two top receivers in the
NAIA-26 will be squaring off.
The current leader is the
Eagle’s Carl Sanders with 395
yards on the year to the
Golden Bull’s Nate
McDowell’s 377 yards in re
ceptions The “great Nate
snake" has caught 22 passes
for 3 touchdowns, averaging
17.1 yards per catch.
Smith will be returning John
Henry Thomas to the line-up
after missing the freshman
quarterback due to water on
uie iuiw. i nomas nas con
nected for 586 yards in the air
in four games for the Bulls
while Eddie Jones has ac
counted for 289 yards in 3
games. Freshman tight end
. Eld McNeely has developed
overnight into one of the better
tight ends in the CIAA. The
West Charlotte player not only
is sure-handed, he can deliver
some head-spinning blocks.
Pro scouts have been eye
balling Alfred Wring, several
have walked away impressed
with junior linebacker Don
Quarles. Dandy Don has
pulled away from the pack
leading all Golden Bull tack
lers by 10 hits. The frequently
double-teamed Wring is solid
in second place on the Bull’s
Hit List.
N.C. Central’s SID, Chris
Fischer, notes that the Eagles
have been looking forward to
coming to Charlotte for some
time. Central has every in
tention of spoiling the Golden
Bulls Homecoming. The re
turning Smith players have
every intention of avenging
last year’s 56-0 shelling in
Durham. Eagle quarterback
Charles Yuille has been ade
quate, but not the explosive
tosser that Alvin Cauthron
was last year. The team that
shows up to Memorial Sta
dium with their chin up will be
most likely to win. Both the
Eagles and Bulls have faced
tough schedules this year and
are looking for a victory to
build the end of the year into
the right start for the 1980
season. It promises to be a
fan's game as the air fire
works will get under way at 1
p.m.
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Stephen Waddy
•Olympic tightend
UNIA, f raternity
Wins Little 3
Championship
Lea by Mike Connors’ luOO
yard season and 10 touch
downs, the Zeta Delta Chapter
of Kappa Alpha Psi Frater
nity at UNCC won the Little
Three championship in the
Fraternity Intramural League
football race.
To win the Little Three title,
Kappa Alpha Psi posted a 28-0
win over Omega Psi Phi and a
12-0 win over Alpha Phi Alpha.
The Little Three champion
ship denotes supremacy
among the Black Fraternities
on campus
Other wins recorded by the
Kappas were 48-13 over Kappa
Sigma, 18-13 over Sigma Phi
Epsilon and 12-2 over Pi Kap
paPhl.
Ed McNeeley
...Outstanding receiver
Fresh Cauliflower
While fresh caulitlower is
available during the entire
year, supplies are abundant
from September through
January.
HOW THEY STAND
Southwestern 4A Conference
t onf. ,|| .. Friday ,18 P.M.
w_l w | Garinger at East
North Meek 7-0 »_o ' West at Harding
Harding 5-2 g_2 West Charlotte at Independ
West Charlotte 5-2 6-2 ^°Ut^ Mecl< At Myers Park
Olympic 5-2 5.3 Olympic at Norm iviecu
Myers Park 4.3 5.3 Last week’s results ,
East Meek 4.3 5.3 Northl4-East7
2 5 M Harding u-west Charlotte 7
South Meek 2-5 2-6 Olympic 18-Myers Park 14
Garinger 1-6 1-7 Independenc^H-South 13
West Meek 0-7 ,.7 Garinger 13-West MecK 7
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