SPORTIN \ USFL Comes 7 I BY JOHNNY CRAIG If you're one of the millions of football fans in the state who have always wanted the professional game to come to the Tarheel state men you have finally got your chance. With the United States Football League season just around the corner, two exhibition games will be played in Charlotte's Memorial Stadium next month. The first of two games will feature New Jersey vs. Memphis on February 2 while the second contest will have Baltimore meeting Tampa Bay on February 16. Both games kick off at 1 p.m. and tickets are still available. To reserve tickets ($8, $10, $12 and $14) simply call 704/332-4606. I Attendance at these preseason games will play an important roll in whether or not the Queen City will be able to land a USFL franchise. Charlotte businessman George Shinn, who is director of the Rutledge Education System, has been attempting to garner support for a Drofoot I ball team and has former NFL and N.C. State quarterback and WilmIington native Roman Gabriel to help with promotions. I Gabriel was in the county in December as guest speaker at the South Brunswick football banquet and talked optimistically about Charlotte's chances of a pro team If the exhibition games go as planned am} tha City gsts s USFL fran chi3e look for Gabriel to be a likely Ltif I kJH QOC I r ITT fc w* a Bl \ B smaaagMft^y SSS SHOT STOPPER?South Brunswick' the shot of Rreoda Mclvln I S?) of Eai bound are Melissa Bailentine (It) of (32) of East Bladen. East Bladen wo East Bladen Top East Bladen took an easy 66-31 nonconference basketball decision front host South Brunswick Friday in tlie two teams' final tune up before opening conference play this week. Ann Hancock led three 1-ady Cougars in double figures with 20 while Shawna l>eake added 11 and Michelle McKoy 10. South Brunswick held a brief 9-8 lead at the end of the first quarter i- -f?. rr* -* oi. _ m. nn Ci UC1UIC ixus uintis.1 wvn? vii ? < ? rampage in the second period for a 35-17 halftime lead The visiting 1-ady Cougars continued to dominate the third quarter, 4 m a urn m% j.m, rAKKtw Your Complete Buil 734I MWTS. 211 & 17 I i ii n mi i. ii mmmniiu i i.iii Sol*t?3&S5&?^M ~ P?j || I HMMMBi ^2flnHBSMU9B^:w/>-'rr.' G SCENE o Queen City candidate for head coaching duties. Gabriel has spent the last few seasons as assistant coach with the Arizona Wranglers USFL team under head coach George Allen. Regardless of the outcome, Shinn has certainly got the right personnel to promote Hie venture in Gabriel. Gabriel is an aggressive, "go-getter" type who will, no doubt, make the Charlotte team successful provided a franchise is awarded. Conference Begins All three Brunswick County teams begin conference basketball action this week in both 2-A East V.'accamaw and 3-A Three Rivers leagues. The firsi meeting involved North and South Brunswick going head-to-head earlier this week in an EWC matchup while a pair of defending champions. West Brunswick and East Bladen, wili meet Fridav. West Brunswick is the defending Three Rivers champions while East Bladen (conference runners-up last season) is the defending state 3-A champion. In other action Friday, South Brunswick hosts Hallsboro in another EWC battle. League play continues Tuesday with West Brunswick traveling to West Columbus, North Brunswick visiting Hallsboro and South Brunswick hosting defending EWC champion Whileville. ~ j f?& %i iaJ^\ gpSggF s Carolyn Dawson |30) leaps to block it Bladen. Closing In for a possible rethe l-ady Cougars and Melissa I/ach n the game handily, <6-31. pies Lady Cougs 22-9 for a 97-24 lead and outscored South Brunswick 9-7 in the fourth period for the final margin. Kenee Harrison led South Brunswick with 14 points. SCORE BY QUARTERS: East Bladen 8 27 22 9-66 South Brunswick 9 9 6 7-31 East Bladen Scoring: f>eake 11, Smith 6, McKoy 10, Hancock 20, Maswell 9, Johnson 2, I .each 4, Collins 2, cu-? 2 Mclvin. South Brunswick Scoring: Smith 2, Harrison 14, McCoy f>. Dawson 4, Jones 6, Becraft. Carper, Vititoe, Cobble, Balientine t & Sons, inc. Iding Headquarters I 4331 >uppfj ! emi; ? / I COUGARS TOP EAST BIDDEN?Cbl passes off behind the baek of East Bla< Cougars with 20 points As South Bruit I Farrar Resigns Scorpion Football Post BY JOHNNY CRAIG After six seasons 011 the sidelines, North Brunswick football coach Tom farrar is calling it quits after several months of toiling over the future of the Scorpion football program. "I just looked at how we have done in the last few years and wliat the upcoming seasons appear to hold and decided it just wasn't for sis. Our football team has done very good against teams outside the conference liut like Forest Mills (state 2-A champions) coach Alglc Faircloth said, a COfiCn IS paiu lO Wiii liiS iCniTi'o COTp ference." "The football program has come a lnjui way hnt I jlid rnn'f nut a flnggr on our conference sliortcomings. I uihJ administration so there wasn't any pressure from that area," continued Farrar. Farrar guided North Brunswick to a 4-6 record this past season and led the Scorpions to their first-ever county championship two vears ago during a 4-5-1 campaign. Farrar will retain his present teaching duties along with being cosch of ths beys snd tj'rls teams. "I am keeping the option of getting back into coaching open at the present time 1 am not really looking for anything but ! will probably miss coaching when September rolls around. Me and my family really enjoy the coastal area and would not want to pick up and move away. "I will like coaching and working with kids. The overall football future here in Brunswick County will cer lainiy lane a siep forward In the next vq?/n annr^ti/ r\r4 S v?i 'VI ? y UI ?va I be comfortable with a LtNNuX | HP16 heat pump system. SEA COAST TRADING CO. Of*n Sotv ference," said South Brunswick ' coach John Galloway. "I am still not ' totally satisfied wilh our offense but I 1 nirt AMOPoU l\lnnr/wl " * * uiw vivion (/ic(uku nuu uui cuun 1 tonight. i "Onr front line, as was shown I tonight, is tile backbone of the team. They (front line play) snowed a lot of ' game experience but we still have ' some problems with our guard play," i continued Galloway. i South Bruaswick led through most of the first quarter taking an 11-4 lead ' on Moore's basket with 4:05 to play. 1 However East Bladen made a 7-0 charge in the final 1:02 of the period i to take a 10-18 lead at lite end of the quarter. ! East Bladen combined the late 7-0 I spurt of the opening quarter with an 1 8-0 surge at the beginning of the second period to take its biggest le-mt of the game, 29-18 with 4:43 left In the 1 half. The host Cougars manager! to close to within six, 33-21 at the half with seven straight points from Floyd and Moore. Safe Boating In Southport a course in uonunK skiils and seamanship will be offered in Cmilltrutpl K?i 1A 6 >\/>a?ii|>wi > try ITUUUI]n>l I P IUVIIPII nrv of the U.S. Coasi Guard Auxiliary and Hruaiwirk Technical College. Registration for the eight-week sufe boating class will be held Monday, Jan. 21, at i :30 p.m. at the Hood Building 127 R Moore Street, In Southport. Kxperieneed instruetors will use the auxiliary's textbook and related instructional materials. Subjects to be covered Include boating lunguage, rule*, Ick*' tstf y "^5? - > . .... . n ri 7 SHALLOT Tf r.At.Wj T abai^ fA L ursday, January 17, 1985?Page 7-B vick aden South Brunswick retook the lead at tie 3:07 point of the third quarter on tlenunons' layup for a narrow 41-39 dvantage and held on for a 46-45 pread ot the end of the period. East Bladen took its final lead, 4-50, with 6:05 to play on I^eon 'ronvirtic's inside Jumper before the lougurs began io raiiy. "We really need to find some relounders," said East Bladen coach lam Boger. "They just killed us on he boards. This is our shortest team n many years and it hurts. in. - .?, I - - rr* . -?w am. ujn.oumig a met: luvcts wtp ere nee race looks to be the most vide-open battle it has ever been. I vould say Pender and West irunswick 'nave the inside position vith West Columbus and Clinton both /astly improved. We will be in there iomewhere buf it will be a struggle," Soger continued. Moore led South Brunswick (9-4) viih 20 points foiiowed by Fioyd with 19 and Clenunons 18. Darius Brown was Uic only other Cougar in double igures with 12. Mike Insane led F-ast Bladen (6-5) with 20 points while Cromartie added 13 and Billy Carter 10. South Brunswick hosts Haltsboro in lext action while East Bladen hosts neat Brunswick. SCORE BY (QUARTERS: East Bladen 19 14 12 21-66 South Brunswick 18 9 10 29-75 East Bladen Scoring: Lesane 20, li.. 11 c r*?*?in r? u. to o?i*r nut ?, v ol ICI IV, VI VIIH1I VAC IV, U1IUUI 5, MeKoy 2, Newkirk 4, Rhoda 6, Mammon, l-ong. South Brunswick Scoring: Floyd 19, Clemmons 18, Moore 20, Brown 12, Wise 5, Welkins 1, Harrison, I,. Galloway. Class Slated By Flotilla The class also offers a foruni for Indepth questions and answers. Indicated spokesman Paul F. Scimuu. lessons are designed for beginning and intennediate levels and family participation Is encouraged. A nominal fee Is charged for text and materials, with no charge tor the course Upon successful completion of the course, registrants receive a certificate from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. More Information is available from Jiin r lowers, ot Boiling Spring I .ekes, 845-2/109, or Elmer fberg of Southport, 457-5729. !?f Bowl wiih this i for I r Home Town [aufctnt Come in before, ifie game or get your unriay, iONLY. Pizjra -Hut no i i ! :REE J At be jM^| sw I m.