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Ex-Scorp Star Leads
Woifpack To ACC Crown
BY JOHNNY CRAIG
It was only two years ago that
basketball standout Chuck Brown
sUrred for Uie North Brunswick
Scorpions and became Uie county’s
most recruited prep eager ever.
Brown’s signing with the N.C. State
Woifpack during ids senior year
made him the top sports story of the
year in Brunswick County.
I-ast weekend Brown came into his
own in the area’s showcase of
sports-the Atlantic Coast Con
ference basketbali tournament.
The &-foot-8 sophomore siarted aU
three tourney games for N.C. Slate
but more importantly led the
Woifpack to a 6S-A7 upset win over
North Carolina in Sunday’s league
championship game.
Brown led the WoUpack with IS
points and 10 rebounds—both team-
highs coming in 35 minutes of playing
time. I
*rh? ststc*s forfnsr Mr
connected on .six of eight field goals
attempts while being perfect at the
free throw line in six chances.
Brown played a vital role as well in
Uie Wolfpack’s 77-73 double-overtime
semifinal win over Wake Forest.
Against the Deacons, Brown
scored eight points and pulled down
six rebounds.
Brown perhaps gives the Woifpack
their biggest lift with his shooting ac
curacy. N.C. State has been one of
the poorest shooting teams in the
ACXl Uiis season. A hot-shooting
Brown is a welcome sight to
Woifpack cage fans.
Final Four Predictions
The ACC has once again won the
rigbi tn boast of being huat
basketball conference in the country
with sbe of eight league teams receiv
ing NCAA tournament berths.
While this is aU fine and dandy for
the zillions of area basketball fans,
don’t expect Uie ACC’s top six to
make it to the Final Four in New
Orlcaas.
Both Georgia Tech and N.C. State
wiU likely be first-round vicUms to
fall from the tourney field first.
Virginia’s pairing has made it
tough for the Cavaliers to get past the
second round.
While Duke should survive to the
midwest regional semifinals, the
Blue Devils will also fail to make the
mabi event.
Clemssn appears to have the best
chance to make the Final Four. The
Tigers will receive a test from
Georgetown In the southeast regional
If North Carolina can get past
Michigan in the second round of the
eastern regionals, Uie Tar Heels wiU
be in good shape unUl the regional
finals. Look for Purdue to be the best
in the east.
And who should Join Uie Boiler
makers in New Orleans but Indiana,
Nevada—Las Vegas and
Georgetown. A Big Ten final between
Indiana and Purdue wouldn’t exacUy
delight area ACC fans but such a
showdown looks like the best bet
from here.
Indiana’s coach-on-a-mission Bob
by Knight (after last year’s upset
iu33 iu Cicvelumi Slate in the opening
round) is just the one to lead the
Hoosiers all the way to the tiUe.
Laurinburg Team Wins
District Cage Tourney
Showtime Pizza of Laurinburg top
ped the Speedy G’s of Wilmington
93-80 to win the statewide men’s
basketball district tournament Satur
day held at South Brunswick Middle
and High School.
'The Brunswick County Parks and
Recreation Department served ss
hosts of the one-day, 13-team tourna
ment.
Showtime, led by Lenwood
Graham’s 37 points in the champion
ship, will now advance to Uie eastern
state tournament to be held in
Scotland County Saturday (March
14).
Franchise, from the host
Brunswick County league, finished
third and placed the highest of the
five local teams participating.
Wilmington Waterbeds took a 2-0
forfeit from Temple Baptist (Wilm
ington) in the tourney opener while
the Turntables (Brunswick County)
downed Clint Long Construction
(Wilmington), 91-78 in the second
game. Mike Armstong and Ray
Bland scored 17 points each to lead
the Turntables.
Showtime eliminated Wilmington
Waterbeds in the next game 103-67,
as Graham scored 23 points.
The Tigers edged the Turntables
91-80 in the next game in a contest
between two of the top local teams.
Greg Graham scored 26 point to lead
the Tigers.
TTie Tigers were bounced from the
tournament in the next contest by
Showtime 79-66. Graham tallied 24 to
lead Showtime.
The Brunswick County Warriors
nipped the Long Shots (Scotland
County) in another first-round game
82-81. Robert Thompson scored 34
points to lead the Warriors.
Ponderosa, also from the local
league, dropped its opener to the
Speedy G’s 95-63. Former UNC-
Wilmington star Terry Shiver scored
24 points to lead the Speedy G’s.
Franchise won its opening game
91-85 over Outer Banks. Harold
Boone led Franchise with 22 points.
In the fifth-place contest saw
Campbell Soup nipped the Warriors
75-70. Moses Davis scored 33 to lead
Campbell.
The Speedy G’s landed Franchise
in fourth place with an 86-80 win over
the local team. Shiver scored 30 to
lead Speedy G’s.
The Speedy G’s went on to take
third place with a 101-92 win over
CampbeU Soup as Shiver hit a
toumey-high 36.
Tigers, Vyarriors Lead
Local Roundbal! League
The Tigers and Warriors remained'
atop their respecUve divisions as the
Brunswick County men’s basketball
league moved into its final week of
play in the regular season.
The Tigers (11-1) took a 100-94 win
over Franchise in league play last
week William Johnson scored 31
points to lead the Tigers.
The Warriors split a pair of games
last week in a 92-61 win over Vision
and a 65-56 loss to the Turntables.
Robert Thompson scored 26 points
to lead the winners while Elbert
Johnson hit for 13 as the Turntables
handed the Warriors only their se
cond loss of the season.
In other games last week. Fran
chise topped Nightly News 83-73
behind Harold Boone’s 18 points.
Also, Franchise outlasted the
Players 68-58. Daren Thurman
scored 18 points to lead Franchise.
Ponderosa handed Nightly News
its second loss of the week with a
71-67 setback. David Floyd scored 23
to lead Ponderosa.
Vision also dropped its second
game of the week as well in a 94-74
loss to the Turntables. Trampus
Cause led the 'Turntables with 25
points. Vision managed to pick up a
forfeit over the Sharks in the only
other game scheduled.
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Acme-De|rn
Nips Lady Scorpions
The North Brunswick Lady Scot-
plon.t cnpnpA their sr^thal! season
last Thui^ay with a 9-6 loss to Acme-
Delco in a nonconference matchup.
Misty Price led North Brunswick
going 3for-4 while Rhonda Bowen
had three hits including a home run
for Acme-Delco.
Registration
Continues
Registration continues this week
for an aerobic exercise clas at Union
Primary School.
The class is sponsored by the
Brunswick County Parks and
RecreaUon Department. It will meet
on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7
p.m. to 8 p.m. through April 15. Cost
is $15 per month for two classes a
week or $10 per month for oiie class
per w€6k.
Also, registration is always open
for clogging classes at the Long
Beach Recreation Center from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. on Mondays.
Contact Emma Thomas at the
department in Bolivia.
\
namenL Pictured above are. kneeling, Larr" Hites
standing (from the left), Raymond°Cortes^ Gene
Kinlaw, Pam Cheers, Percy Woodard, Mae Moe.
Phillip and Mary Fowler.
OUSTED 3Y WOIFPACK
ScorpfS Stun Jordan-Matthews In Opener
Tlie regular season ends Thursday
with the post-season tourment set for
March 18-19 at Shallotte Middle
School.
Brunswick County Men’s
Basketball League Standings
as of Tuesday, March 10
EASTERN DIVISION
Team w L
Tigers 11 1
Franchise 7 4
Ponderosa 7 5
Nightly News 3 10
Players 1 n
WESTERN DIVISION
Team W L
Warriors 11 2
Turntables 10 2
Vision 8 3
Sharks 4 8
Upcoming Games
Thursday, March 12—Vision vs.
Ponderosa, 6:30 p.m.; Sharks vs.
Players, 7:45 p.m.; Franchise vs.
Tigers, 9 p.m.
The fifth-place Waccamaw Con
ference finishing North Bnmswick
Scorpions pulled off one of the big
gest upsets of the first round of the
beys stele nln«ro£fa Ine^
Tuesday with a 69-62 win over Cen
tral Tar Heel Conference runnerup
Jordan-Matthews in the opening
game of the 2-A Sectional III tourna
ment.
North Brunswick was eliminated
from sectional play on Thursday as
Whiteville downed the Scorps 74-64 in
second-roimd action.
The loss to the Woifpack ended the
season for North Brunswick (12-11)
while Whiteville (22-4) went on to
capture the sectional title Saturday
with a 59-43 win over West
Brunswick.
North Brunswick was beaten in the
first round of the Waccannaw Con
ference tournament last week by
West Brunswick but rebounded from
the loss to surprise one of the top
seeded teams in the sectional,
Jordan-Matthews.
Whiteville
After all six Waccamaw Con
ference teams advanced into the se
cond round of the sectional playoffs,
league foes North Brunswick and
Women Otien
■
'87 Season
The Brierwood Ladies Golf
Association opened its 1987 season
with a captain’s choice event on
March 7.
Fmishing in first place with a score
of 71 was the team of Gladys Bowen,
Ruth Linder and and Thelma Speldel.
Otiier teams that placed were as
follows: Nel Justice, Eva Baham and
Carol Houghton, 73, second; Glenda
Crook, Dot Trostle and Pat Gillotti,
73, third; and Ann Hierman, Verna
Meinertzliagen and Esther Smith, 74,
fourth.
Following golf, the women held
their spring meeting and luncheon at
Island House South in Calabash. Of
ficers for the 1987 season are Nel
Justice and Lois Beato, co-chairmen;
Jane Flieg, secretary; and Ann Hier
man, treasurer.
AAintz Hurls Scorps
To 2-0 Start
Steve Mintz struck out 20 while
tossing a three-hitter to power North
Brunswick to its second straight win,
an 11-2 rout over Acme-Delco last
Friday in nonconference baseball ac
tion.
Sammy Sealey (six stolen bases)
and Kenny Smith 1^ the Scorpions at
the plate with two hits each.
Bolivia Sets
Majors Draft
Registration for Bolivia Dixie
Youth major league ball will be held
Saturday, March 14, from 4 p.m. to 6
p.m. at Town Creek Township Park
at Winnabow.
Boys ages 10 to 12 are eligible to try
out. They must be accompanied by
either a parent or guardian and must
have a copy of their birth certificate,
said Elizabeth I>esh.
T-ball uyouts will be held March
21.
Whiteville met for the third time
after two regular-season battles.
The Woifpack used a 20-13 opening-
period margin to fight off a late
North Sronowick rally for a 74 51
decision and their third win over the
Scorps.
Martin Blue led three North
Brunswick players in double figures
with 16 points while Jim Hill followed
with 14 and Myron Perkins 11.
Ken Nemce scored 20 points to lead
Whiteville and Chester McGlockton
added 14. Scottie Logan followed with
13 and Byron Shaw 10 to round out the
Woifpack scoring attack.
Whiteville expanded its seven-
point first quarter lead to a 37-28
spread at the half. The Woifpack held
a 53-43 advantage at the end of the
third period and the two teams
scored 21 points each in the final
quarter.
Score By Quarters
North Brunswick 13 15 15 21—64
Whiteville 20 17 16 21—74
North Brono^iok uni 14
Perkins 11, Blue 16, Bryant 6^
Johnson 9, Porter 2, Southerland 3,
WaddeU 2, McKoy 1.
Wniteville Scoring: Nance 20,
McGlockton 14, Shaw 10, Logan 13,
Hewett 6, Reaves 5, Gore 4, James 2,
Thomas 2.
Jordan-Matthews
Myron Perkins scored a career-
high 29 points to lift the Scorpions to
their biggest win of the season—a
69-62 win over highly-regarded
Jordan-Matthews in last Tuesday’s
Sectional II opener.
After trailing 14-12 in the first
period, the Scorpions managed to
pull even with Jordan-Matthews at
the half, 30-30.
North Brunswick nudged ahead in
the th'rd quarter 47-34 and then
outscored the host Central Tar Heel
vAii'ucfciivt; tuiuiciaru(> 22-15 in liic
final period for the win.
Leading the way for the Scorpions,
along with Perkins, were Roscoe
Johnson with 19 points and Jim Hill
with 12.
Michael Siler led Jordan-Matthews
with 28 points and Neal Craven added
16.
SciHrs By Qusrtcrs
North Brunswick 12 18 17 22—69
Jordan-Matthews 14 16 14 18-62
North Brunswick Scoring: Hill 12,
Bryant 1, Johnson 19, Perkins 29,
Blue 3, WaddeU 2.
Jordan-Matthews Scoring: M.Siler
28, R.Sller 4, Milliken 2, MeSwain 4,
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