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iuc wicuopoman area rooioau players played some exciting games last week. There were some great individual performances that have to be noted. East Mecklenburg’s Maurice Flowers, a junior, com pleted 13 'Of 19 passes for 254 yards, throwing a six yarder and a 28-yarder to wide-receiver Steve Ford, a seven-yarder to Tony Hamer, and a 75-yarder to Marty Karriker. Charlotte Catholic’s Eric Grant carried the ball 13 times for 139 yards. West Mecklenburg junior standout Derrick McGowan ran it in from the four twice and the 17 for three touchdowns as the Indians garnered their first win of the season over South Point, 20-14. North Mecklenburg’s Donald Ray Colson ran a 96-yard 3Z kick-off return and carried the ball 12 times for 80 yards as the Vikings won their first game, 31-6, over Garinger. Garinger’s Ralph McKissick showed signs of pre :: season form as he carriedtbe ball 14 times for 93 yards and one eight-yard touchdown. Country Day’s Connor Bost caught passes of 40-. two-, ^ and 58-yards en route to 170 yards as Country Day upended Gaston Day, 34-2. Brent Lane of Country Day rushed for 83 yards and two • touchdowns. ™ Broderick Graves of West Charlotte rushed for 238 yards .. and three touchdowns to give West Charlotte a 3(H) rout of - South Mecklenburg in a key Southwestern 4A-Tri-County X matchup. Graves now has over 400 yards for the season ** X The runs were gainers of 75, 25 and 40 yards to pay dirt. ZZ Myers, Park’s Alvin Blakeney gained 193 yards in the £ Mustang loss to Harding. : And this week’s Charlotte Post “Metropolitan Area Player of the Week” gained 296 yards as Providence Day 5 upset 3A power Sun Valley. GAME OF THE WEEK \ ? v'1 West Charlotte has surprised everybody. Everyone £ expected the Lions to be a contender in the Tri-County and, ju after an opening 21-0 win over Garinger, was marred by penalties by 135 yards in holding penalties we knew that a • it the Lions could cut out the mistakes they would be a threat. ,. -V'V ; But no one expected the 3(M) ropt of South Mecklenburg >" a* South. The fibres and Lions always play a close game Z and South is rated as one of the rlnaa acts of the Z Southwestern 4A Conference. The Lions ate strong. sf\ Independence came Into this season with a lot of <*• outstanding credentials. Several key men on the squad t were back, including quarterback Jeff Robbins, defensive i back Harry Fuller, and tackle Tony Gariogtola. Still, the! t Pats have had dose calls in their two games, 10-7 over X North and 21-11 over East Burke. IS However, those two teams have emerged as tough foam a X to play and are two of this better teams in the state. Z Looking at the two teafos, Independence will have to £ ftoP Broderick Graves, something a big South Meck - lenburg1 team could not do. r:. - Nevertheless, Independence has always been a nemisis . * in the Lions’ side even when they were in lean years. This is a dose one to call but Broderick Graves has made a believer out of me. West.Charlotte 17 Independence IS. —11 ■ 1111 ' . In other games: Ashbrook 26 North Gaston 7; Hunter . Huss 17 Crest 10; East Gaston 12 South Point 6; East 26 SU?inS*L: Whst 14 Garinger 7; Olympic 14 Myers Park 13; South 20 North 13; Providence Day 25 Christ School 7; - Catholic 18 Concord 12; and Country Day 21 Indian Z 14. East Mecklenburg has released its 11)65-86 basketball schedule. The Eagles open November 27 in the Charlotte Ob \ server Sweet Sixteen Tournament at Belmont Abbey College. * ; r In December, they play North at home on the third, at : t West Charlotte on the fifth, at North on the 10th, at home t Sun Valley on the 13th, at Northwest Cabarrus on the ; 14th, at home with Independence on the 17th, and at South 1 on the 19th. In January, the Eagles have North West Cabarrus at -• home on the third, Blast Gaston at home on the seventh £ Hunter Huss at home on the 10th. *■ ?&£>**&** Park on the 14th, entertain Ashbrook .* on the 17th, Garinger on the 21st, and South on the 28th * They visit Independence on the 24th and East Gaston on f the 31st. V j ».*» * The season concludes in February when the Eagles visit ; Huss on the fourth, Ashbrook on the llth, and Garinger on 1 the 14th. The lone hone game will be Myers Park on the seventh. m , -• -- iLSiF. y ‘w wu THE KANKING8 : : y 1. East Mecklenburg - The Eagles are averaging 36.6 points per game. 2. West Charlotte - The name of the game ii Broderick ’ Graves, 400 yards. L 3- Ash brook. - Curtis G ingles is on the loose. [ 4. Independence * The Pats are still powerful. U * Sabrfr nrwj’t dead yet. They stiU have a r lot of taletyt. 6. Harding - The Rams has* learned how to win close [ ones. f 7. Catholic - Coach Oddo has the boys ready. • J* Huni*r Hum ' 'n* Huskies have great talent in the Floyds-Dirk and Darryl. 9. North Mecklenburg - The Vikings are coming on ; strong. ' f . o 10. Country Day The Bucs appear headed to another state championship. Bobby Moore, son of Johnson C. Smith basketball 1 i^°r UnH, ^ 00 *** Bcor®d 00 «» interception. ^5.. t t* w * £ Vho’t get the ban? That's the question the Derita Demons and the Stralair “Golden Ltooa” wanted to knew la a heated football game recently. The two opposing teams feaght It eat ea the football field ef . •. • if ;7^ ■ ' Smith Junior High School and when It was all laid and done the game ended In a tie, *4. (Photo by Bryoo Cooper) JR -claimed • Aj _ Post Sports Writer This week’s Metropolitan Area “Player of the Weak” \ Is not a stranger to ua. He Is well-known in this area. *;> Like any other 17 year old, he likes to party and go out with the young ladies, but unlike most, one of his first loves is football. We noticed him as a ninth grader when he was piling up yardage. Last year, for instance, as a sophomore, the 6*2”, 180-pounder rushed for his usual 1,000 plus yards including 188 in the opener, against Gaston Day, where he scored two touchdowns, one a 88-yarder. In the second game, he scored a 70-yard touchdown against a tough Pageland team'. Against Christ School be scored the winning touchdown as Provi dence Day beat the team, 14-7. This year, he has picked up where he left off with 386 yards on 86 carries as the Chargers upet SA powerhouse Sun Valley. “I thought that I could have a good season if I worked real hard this summer an my stamina and my :stregn^h,”jBid Clark who lives In the Five ryfcfts' neighborhood. “I worked r<al hard and I think that it5 will payoff in the long run." In the 33-8 upset, the Spartans admitted that Reggie dark is one of the best running backs that they have ever seen. “Reggie is a great running back,” said the Sun Valley coach. He has 188 of those yards in the first half as he ran 19 yards to pay dirt on a fourth down play. > With Providence Day holding d slim lead, he bounced off the line and ran 42 yards for another touchdown. With one minute left in the game, he broke 68 yards for a touchdown. Reggie lives in Garinger’s dis trict and several people have asked him why he doesn’t transfer to a public school for the competition,' but ha says that there is a lot of competition in the Charlotte Inde pendent Schools Athletic Association and that he is more than comfort able at Providence Day. ' • * r—— ■_.. WE KEEP YOU POSTed Call 376-0496 Reggie Clark .Off to a rousing start That’s bad news for rivals Latin and Country Day. I-— -;-1-— Find out what’s happen ing in the black community Rdad The Charlotte Post H7 :--r* Tuberous located at in Salisbury, N. Dr. J. gist with t rapy and the associate dean o* researcn ana aeveiopmenu at how-. man Gray School of Medicine, will be the guest speaker, - -..jj For more information, contact* Barbara Rippy at 537-4194.. UFS Seminars . Beginning October 3, the United Family Services and the YWCA will sponsor a series of seminars for parents and their children on di vorce antfseparatioa. . ,vvf: .A The series will run for six con secutive Thursdays from 6:30-8 p.m. at the YWCA, 3420 Park Rd. X Professional staff members cf the Family Life Enrichment Division of United Family Services will lead separate peer groups for parents and children. Beginning < with a general look at the separation and divorce process, participants will move towards discussing their spe cific feelings about and understand ing of separation and divorce in their families. The cost for all six seminars is $35 per family. For more information or to pre-register, call Sally Vender Straeten at 332*034. -T*-" ■Hb ■ . \ r I n • ----—L~~ - A • . • I DR. MICHAEL METCALF, INTERNAL MEDICINE DR. MARGO McSWAIN,' I f PEDIATRICS Services Inrlur1 GYN M5UL IIC ICWWHC ~g^i if Patients must pay for exam here (not iacluded). 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