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BY JOHNNY CRAIG
The HngfepthaO spfisnn ramp to n
surprising, abrupt halt Monday (or
West Brunswick as the Trojans were
upset, 59-57 by Southern Durham of
the Triangle Conference in the opening
round of iiie 3-A District III
playoffs.
The Trojans (15-8) were the top
seeded team from the Three Rivers
Conference, although sharing ihe
regular-season title with East
Bladen. Both teams finished 6 2 in the
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BY JOHNNY CRAIG
The South Brunswick boys saw
their district basketball playoff
hopes disappear last week and
without even stepping onto the court.
In fact, it was the North Carolina
High School Administration that, last
Friday, ruled WhiteviUe had earlier
this season used an ineligible player
in two games, both of which the
I " Woiipack wouia oe torcea 10 torieit.
After Jeffrey Robinson requested a
transfer from Tabor City to
I WhiteviUe, Columbus County Schools
Superintendent Mitch Tyler granted
him a tentative release and the
WhiteviUe City Schools administration
allowed Robinson to participate
in basketball.
Charlie Adams, executive director
of the NCHKAA stntpH tHnt
I release granted by Tyler was not official
and that it was the authority of
the Columbus County Board of
Education to make such a decision.
Adams referred to state law that
only a school system's board of
1 education can release a student
unless the superintendent is given
such authority,
a The NCHSAA decision had a
domino effect that eventually wiped
the Cougais from the playoff picture.
Although the Wolfpack was forced to
forfeit two contests against Tabor City
and HaiLsboro, the decision did not
efflfiHI the top three finishers in the
I ! *!) up standings.
. Wniteville remained on top with
ft North Brunswick second and
Six Teams V
At Brierwoo
Seventy-one golfers participated in
the monthly mixed scramble at
Brier-wood Gclf Club Sunday afternoon,
Feb. 24, under unusually
warm, sunny skies When the final
scores were totaled, six of the 18
teams had finished well enough to
win prizes.
David Stanaland, Mendal Watts
and Van Weeks won the scramble on
a match of cards with a six-under par
score of 66. Second place went to C.I..
Cheek, Rosann Giemza, Harry
Wieland and Joyce Thompson.
Two teams were tied for thiiu with
five-ur.der par scores of 67. Don
Barnes, Harvey Pings, Jim Dunham
and Joanne Uouid claimed ihiru
following a match of cards. Taking
Commission Se
Citizens interested in commercial
and recreational fishing along the
coast will have a chance to speak
their minds Thursday, March 14, at a
regional public meeting in Wilmington.
The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in
Room 302 of the New Hanover County
Cctirth j?e I' is one of 11 meetings
and hearings scheduled by the N.C.
Msrir.s Fi?K?n?< Coninsisiiof! in
March and April for comment on existing
and proposed regulation
changes
Also in Wilmington, on April 22, the
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league but West Brunswick won a
Coin toss !?st wppV :inri the right tn
face the fifth-place team of the
Triangle Conference, Southern
Durham.
Despite falling behind 12-0 in the
opening minutes, West Brunswick
still managed to stay in contention
until Chris Johnson's layup fell out in
the final three seconds.
"We played probably one of our
best defensive games of the year. We
just did not run our offense and
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Hallsboro third. The forfeited win
that Tabor City picked up allowed the
Red Devils to move into fourth place
while South Brunswick dropped to
the bottom position.
Since the top four regular season
finishers advance to the district
playoffs unless the fifth-place team
wins the post-season tournament.
South Brunswick was left in the cold.
Easi waccamaw 2-A Conference
final regular season standings
BOYS
Team Conf. Overall
Whiteville 6.2 18- 4
N. Brunswick 8-3 17- 3
Hallsboro 44 13-7
Tabor City 3-5 7-13
S. Brunswick 2-6 12-10
GIRLS
Team Conf. Overall
Whiteville 84) 14-6
Hallsboro 5-3 9-11
N. Brunswick 5-3 10-13
S. Brunswick 1-7 2-18
Tabor City 1-7 3-15
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EWC Coach ~G( Year
North Brunswick's Jeff Spivey was
named giris Co-Coach of the Year in
the East Waccamaw Conference "last
neck u? VOving by league COaCiieS.
Spivey, who led the Lady Scorpions
in n !iJ rwnrH in tH? hnnforoimo ?n/l o
10-13 overall mark, shared the title
with Kim Dudncy of Halls boro
Whiteville's Glenn McKoy was
named boys Coach of the Year for the
second straight season.
Vin Prizes
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fourth place was Dana Schecti, Jack
Akers, A1 Beato and Mildred Bernard.
Two teams also shared fifth place
with four-under par scores of 68
They were Hank Clark, Eva Baham,
Floyd Wyatt and Bill Breeding while
trie other team was die Shoemaker
family of Bill, Priscilla, Woodrow
and Helen.
This was the largest turnout for a
scramble in the history of the rapidly
growing Brierwood membership
Next month's event will be sponsored
by the Ladies' Association on Marci
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hearing to receive conuri?ita on final
proposed regulation changes.
Fishermen who cannot attend one
of the meetings are asked to mail
written comments to the N.C. Mar ine
Fisheries Commission, P.O. Box 769
Morehead City, N.C. 28667. More in
formation is available through a tollfree
number, 1-800-682-2632,
weekdays between 8 a.m. and J p m
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couldn't get our shots to fall," said a
disappointed West Brunswick cabp^
Ronnie Champion.
After Southern Durham's early
commanding lead the Trojans fought
hack to close within 20-12 at the end of
the first quarter. West Brunswick
managed to even the game at
halftime, 28-28 despite starter Brad
Thomas picking up his third foul in
the period.
"Rrad got his third foul in the second
quarter and it really took a lot
Lady
By JOHNNY CRAIG
Powerful Apes sent the West
Brunswick Lady Trojans home early
from the 3-A District III playoffs at
Clinton Monday with a 61-47 firstround
win.
Sheila Johnson led West Brunswick
with a 27-point 10-rebound perforrr.ar.ce
ss the ' -adv Troians concluded
their season at 11-11.
Apex, the top-ranked team of the
Triangle Conference, saw its overall
mark rise to 22-1 and will continue
district play Thursday.
District
Despite both West Brunswick boys
and girls being knocked from play in
the 3-A District III basketball
playoffs Monday, a number of other
Three Rivers Conference teams continued
action earlier this week.
The Three Rivers champion West
Columbus girls were the only other
league team In action Monday. The
lady Vikings took a 69-58 decision
from South Johnson to advance on
Woifpack C
WiiiteviUe's boys and girls both
won Fast Waccamaw 2-A Conference
tournament championships last week
over North Brunswick and Hallsboro
respectively. Both Wolfpack teams
I entered the tournament as the host
and top seed while winning with
( relative ease.
! The Whiteville boys blasted North
Brunswick 91-66 In Friday's cham,
ptonship behind the 2ft. point performance
of Patrick lannon. Chuck
Brown led the Scorpions with 25
points followed by Dana Quince with
13.
In the girls championship,
Whiteville easily defeated Hallsboro,
52-45. Susan Gore led the Lady
Wolfpack with 19 points while
Melissa Faulk added 16. Marlene
Kemp led Hallsboro with 18 points.
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Tournament play began last Tuesday
with the host South Brunswick
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off our guard play. We just weren't I
hitting anything from the outside." I
said Champion. <
The Trojans took their first lead of
the game and led by as many as five i
points in the third quarter before |
Southern Durham took a 48-55 advantage
at the end of the period.
West Brunswick opened the fourth
quarter in similar fashion of the first
and trailed by eight points with 1:30
to piay before rallying. The Trojans
fought to close the gap to only two
points with 30 seconds left and. while
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The two teams battled to a 13-13 tie
at the cr.d of the first quarter before
Apex began to take control in the second
period. By halftime. Apex took
a 32-24 lead and the lady Trojans
were never able to regain the advantage.
- iney got several easy ixiskcis on
a number of our turnovers and we
just seemed to run out of gas in the
final quarter," said West Brunswick
coach Ronnie Jenkins.
"We were able to play at our tempo
and used our defensive press to keep
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the Thursday's second round.
The East Bladen boys (second
seeded in the TRC) were scheduled to
meet Apex while the lady Cougars
were to face Western Harnett on
Wednesday. Both games were
scheduled for Clinton, the host site of
the District III championships.
In other play on Tuesday, Pender
(third seeded in the TRC) was
scheduled to play Durham Jordan,
the top-seeded team of the Triangle
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White vllle.
The South Brunswick boys edged
Tabor City 58-56 on Darius Wise's
basket in the final seconds after the
tied Devils yielded a seven point lead
with five minutes to play.
Joe Clemmons led four Cougars in
aouoie figures Willi is (minus wiiiic
Charles Moore added 13, David Floyd
12 and Daryl Brown 11.
Steven Carl led Tabor City with 21
points.
In girls first-round play, Tabor City
defeated South Brunswick 47-35.
Teresa Carl led the lady Red Devils
with 22 points while Klizaboth McCoy
led South Brunswick with 10.
The Souih Brunswick boys iournamcnt
life was short-lived as
Whiteville routed the Cougars 88-62 in
the semifinal round. Tim Southern
scored 32 points and lennon added 20
to lead the Wolfpack.
Floyd led South Brunswick with 19
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trailing by two, had a chance to send
[Ha Damp into Overtime with IS
seconds remaining.
"Mike King had a super game for
us. Robert Thompson also had a good
game but we weren't getting any
scoring from anyone else."
King and Thompson each scored 21
points to lead West Brunswick.
William Bullock led the Rebels with
18 points followed by Brian Merritt
with 13 and Brian Davis 12.
The win raised Southern Durham
Fall To fi
them from blowing the game open."
Apex widened its advantage in the
third quarter to 10, 37-27 and
outscored the Uuly Trojans, 14-9 in
the fourth period for the final
margin.
Behind Johnson's 27 points (or
West Brunswick was Sandy Cobb
with 10.
Joyce Byrd led Apex with 29 points
followed by Karen Copcland with 15
and Darlene Baker with 10.
"We accomplished our goal of
playing .500 ball and making the
itinue For TR<
Conference.
Meanwhile, in 2-A District IV, tlie
Whitevllle girls were first-round winners
Monday with a 49-34 victory
over Red Springs. The win raises
Whitevllle to 17-6 overall.
The Hallsboro girls were
eliminated by St. Pauls, 35-33. The
lass concluded the Lady Tigers
season at 10-13.
In other girls games Monday, Fairaccamaw
Tot
points while Wise un<l Moore each
followed wilh 14.
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Whltevtlle a berth In the finals while
South HrunHwleh ended Its .season tit
13-11.
The North Hrunnwtek lioys also
earned a spot in the finals on an 87-78
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points from Quince. Brown and Andre
Perkins each udded 23 to lead the
Scorps.
Scuttle nnxei led iiathuOTO rr:*:: 2?
Fishermen
A group of local freshwater
fishermen wants to organize a Bass
club for Brunswick County.
Spokeswoman lenora Fowler of
Shallotte said interested bass
fishermen ure asked to attend a
meeting at Wendys' Itestaurant MonHere
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to 11-13 overall and sends the lie be Is
in?A wmjfiiul nrtlnn Thursday at
Clinton.
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
S. Durham 20 8 20 11?59
W.Brunswick 12 16 17 12?57
Southern Duriiam Scoring: Jones
3, Bigham 2, Kenan 4, Merritt 13,
Davis 12, Kelly 7, Bullock 6, Dayal,
Williams, Gutherie.
West Brunswick Scoring: King 21,
Thomas 4, Thompson 21, Street 3,
Marlowe 4, Walker 2, Gore 2,
C.Johnson, R.Johnson. Brown.
vpex
district playoffs," said Jenkins. "We
finished third In the conference
which was a surprise to many
people."
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
Apex 13 19 15 14-81
W.Brunswick 13 11 14 9-47
Apex Scoring: Byrd 29, Copeland
15, Griffin 5, Baker 10, Moore 4,
Vnlvano, Walker, Akin, Yates,
Schlagc, McClemma, Brooks.
West Brunswick Scoring: Johnson
27, Cobb 10, Trogdon 6, Hill 2, Benton,
Gause, Gore.
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mont met Tabor City and North
Brunswick fueed South Robeson.
The boys opened play Tucsduy at
Whitevllle will) the host Wolfpaek
taking on l.iUleflcld and North
Brunswick meeting South Robeson.
At Fairmont, Hullsboro met Red Springs
while Tabor City battled the host
Golden Tornadoes.
The winners of all contests will advance
to semifinal action Thursday
(today).
jrney Tities
points while John Baldwin added 20.
in girls .seiniiinai piay, Whiieviiie
caged Tabor City 40-36 while
Halbsboro deleutcd North Brunswick
43-32.
Sherry Jones led While vttle with to
points while Teresa Carl scored 13 In
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Hai barn Jordan scored a teamhigh
20 points to lead Mnllsboro Into
the finals wliile Klislui Jennings had
18 for the S-ady Scorpions.
To Organize
day, March H, at 7:30 p.m.
'fhe restaurant Is located along
U.S. 17 on the north side of Shullotte.
Those who are interested In a bass
club but can't nttciu! the meeting are
asked to cull Ms. Fowler after & p.m.
at. 754-6504
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