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SPORTING SCENE Football Playoff Pairings Announced BY JOHNNY CRAIG Tiio North Carolina Hinh School Athletic Association has released the pairings for the 1987 state football playoffs in all four classifications. For Waccamaw 2-A Conference playoff participants, this .sea.son's pairings wiii ue nearly ideniicai lo those from a year ago. The top three teams from the Wac camaw Conference will again ad vance to the playoffs and paired to the top squads from the East Central Conference. Only Uie WC champion will have a first-round game at home while the second and third-place teams will go on the road. The Waccamaw champ will host the third-place ECC team while the WC and Ea.st Central runners-up will play at the site of the EC team. Also, the third-place Waccamaw team will visit the Ea.st Central champion. Last year, champion South Brunswick, runner-up Wliiteville and third-place East Bladen all advanced to the state playoffs from the Wac camaw Conference. East Bladen was eliminated in the first round while South Bninswick was ousted in the .second. Wliiteville missed the .state finals by a mere one game after advancing to the eastern finals before falling to Ahoskie. The post-season playoffs begin November 13 with the championships in all four cla.ssifications scheduled for December 11. Of the 322 NCHSAA member schools that field football teams, .32 from each classification will qualify for the playoffs. These teams will come from 10 1-A conferences, 11 2-A leagues, 12 3-A conferences and 13 4-A loops. The number of teams in a conference help determine the number its playoff berths. The 2-A playoffs have had a similar look the past two years as western champion I.exington and eastern reprcseniaiive Kuquay-Varina have met to decide the title. Uxington has come out on top both times and will 1)0 .seeking its third consecutive state title this season. 'I'lie Lexington-Fuquay Varina rivalry appears .similar to tnai oi liie Whitevillc-Randleinan scries in the early 80’s when the two teams met two straight years for the 2-A cham- pioiKship. itandleman came out a winner both sea.sons tabbing the local Wolfpack team as the “bridesmaids." However, that was a situation (playing in the sUite finals) nearly every 2-A team acro.ss the ■state would have liked. Other state ctiaiiipioiLs out to de fend titles this .season are Murphy • l-A), .Shelby (ll-Ai and .Seventy- 1' irst (4-A), the only eastern team to will a title in '80. Honored Nearly 2,000 student-athletes across the .state were honored for academic achievements during the spring semester earlier this year at last week’s North Carolina Coaches A.s.sociation summer convention. rhe NCH.SAA award recognizes both personal and team achievements for the entire spring seme.ster as well as individual sports. For individual recognition, the student-athlete must attain a 3.5 GPA (grade point avengei on a 4.0 .scale while an overall 3.1 Ls required for the team award. .Seventy teams in eight different sports qualified for the honor during the spring semester. The Central Davidson cheerleading .squad topped the list with a 3.78 GPA while the Surry Cen tral girls track team finished with a 3.63 GPA. The only nearby school to claim academic honors was the Hoggard (Wilmington) boys tennis squad which won the team award with a 3..13 GPA. Cougars' McCracken Receives Leadership-Track Honor South Brunswick senior Quentin McCracken was among 300 high school track and field athletes honored in Durham last week by receiving the Glaxo Leadership Award. The award is given to the top track athletes acrass the state who have shown outstanding leadership on and off the field as well as in their respective communities. McCracken has received numerous county, conference and state awards and is a standout performer on Cougar football, baseball, basketball and track teams. All recipients of the award were honored with a luncheon and awards Leverence Memorial Tourney Set Aug. 22 At Eagle s Nest Golfers will get off to an early start in the 3rd George l.everence Elks Memorial Golf Tourney on Aug. 22 at Eagle's Nest Golf Course, North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The captain’s choice tournament begins with a 8 a.m. shotgun start. It is sponsored by Calabash Elks Lodge No. 2679. Numerous prizes donated by area merchants will be awarded. Entry fees are $100 a foursome or $25 per individual. Checks are payable to Elks Lodge No. 2679, and should be sent to Mike Healy, 12 Calabash Court, Carolina Shores, Calabash, NC 28459. For more infor mation contact Healy or Jim Reagan, also of Carolina Shores. Western Cagers Dominate The western boys and girLs teams swept both east-we.st all-.star basket ball games from their eastern op ponents last Wedne.sday during the 39th annual North Carolina Coaches Association summer clinic in Greensboro. Eastern teams had dominated past boys all-star games winning nine of FOR TIRES at the best prices, plus a whole lot more of what you stop at a service station for, stop in at DYKES' TIRE CENTER t EXXON SERVICE STATION HWY 17, SHALLOT T£ PHONE 754 6.3.33 the last 10 until the we.st took a 119-113 victory Wednesday. The win also snapped a three-game losing streak for the west. I'he east still leads the .series 21-18. 'Hie we.st girls won by a more decisive margin with their 78-54 deci sion. We.st Columbus’ Treka McMillian and l4?igh Waddell were both on the east girls siiiiad and the only players from the Waccaiimw 2-A Conference to participate in the all- star games. OUTBOARDS SALES AND SERVICE 2.2 to 220 HP »9/-y loi Hwy, 87 N., Southport Mon. Sot. 8:30.5 THE HItCNSWICK BEACON. Thursday, August 6, 1987—Page 9-B Leland Advances ceremony after attending the track and field events of the U.S. Olympic Festival held at Duke University. McCracken was the only track .standout honored with the award in both Brunswick County and the Wac camaw 2-A Conference. Mike Gminski, New Jersey Nets professional basketball player, and Willie Banks, current world record holder of the triple jump, were guest speakers at the awards ceremony. Glaxo is a national pharmaceutical company located in the Research Triangle Park and a spoasor of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. PKE-,SE.\()N DKlIJi)—Timmy Clemmons (right) holds Garrett Gore (left) during a neck e.xercise in praetire Tuesday. We.st Bninswiek officially kicked off ^TAf r PMOIOS Bf lOMfiNT CPAIG pri‘-seasoii drills .Monday with 12 varsity players in at tendance. Trojans Open Pre-Season Football Practice The West Brunswick football coaching .staff welcomed 42 players to the first day of practice Mon day morning with the niimlier expected to increase to 50 in the next several days. While some schools opened practice .Saturday (the first day of practice being no sooner than August 11, mo.st area teams Ijegan Monday. North Carolina High School Athletic .A.s.sociation stipulates that the first six days of practice shall be u.s- ed for physical conditioning only. Practices during this time Is limited to one a day and not to exceed two hours in length. While players can work out only in headgear, t-shirts and shorts during the first three days, the fourth, fifth and sixth days allow gridders to dre.ss in Complete unifoniLS. However, no bcnly contact is alloweil during the first six days. Players and coaches in Brunswick County have l)een forced to combat the e.xtreme heat and humidity that has blanketed the area during the past week with plenty of water breaks. ^ A , * 4 READY, SET, G(k-Center Mark Bennett (front) quick pitch at West Brunswick football practice Tues- snaps the ball to quarterback Raymond Howard while day. Standing behind the play is Bosey Clemmons, ninningback Randy Daniels (back) prepares for a Columbus Wins State Tourney At Southport ColumbiLs County topped Chapel Grove 6-1 last Wedne.sday to win the North Carolina Dixie Boys (ages 13-14) Baseball Tournament at Smithville Park near Southport. Winning pitcher Derrick Randall threw a two-liitter and struck out five while Bart Clewis and Gant Hewett added home nins to lead f'olunibus to the title after going unbeaten in the si.x-tcam tournament. Columbus County pitcher/first baseman Richie Blackwell and cat cher .iviiH oiii^ibcrt were naiiied eo- most valuable players of the tourna ment. The 1987 state championship was Columbus County’s fifth in the last 10 years. The winners will now advance to the Dixie Boys World Series which begins Saturday at Rock Hill. ,SC. Columbus County and Chapel Grove advanced to the tournament finals with wins over Kannapolis and Dallas the day l)cfore. (.'oiumbus rip ped KatuiapolisO-l ;md Chapel Grove nipped Dallas 84i to ou.st both lo.sers in the double-elimination tourna ment. Outstanding performances in the .semifinal games included (Columbus County winning pitcher Brian Smith who threw a two-hitter and stnick out eight against Kannapolis. Dallas’ Ben Griggs had two singles and a double in the loss to Chapel Grove. To Third Round Of DYB Tourney l4)land blanked Caswell County 15-0 Monday to advance to the third round of the N.C. Dixie Youth Baseball Tournament for 11-12 year- olds. Winning pitcher Adrian Black fired, the second round while striking out 10 in leading Uland to the blanking. A1 Waddell and Rick lA)wcry added homo runs to power I.eland at the piaie. Leland was to face Sealand in third-round action earlier this week at the double-elimination tournament Iwing held at Fayetteville. Squad Presents Tourney Plaque A commemorative plaque was presented by the Calabash Volunteer Rescue .Squad to Ricky Moran, manager of (,'arolina Shores Golf Club, host of a recent golf tourna ment to benefit the new ambulance fund. Kathy .Morfit, secretary of the re.scue .squad, said $2,100 was raised by the tournament, which had 144 players from the community. Morfit .said the squad hopes the tournament will become an annual eveiii. Cooperaiioii such us tliis helps the .squad to continue to provide competent 24-hour emergency ser vice to the area we .serve," she add ed. She .said the squad is grateful to the American Golf As.sociation, owners of Carolina Sliore.s Golf Club, for hosting the tournament. Brierwood Women Play A Nassau On July '28 Uie Brienvood Ladies Golf Association played a Nassau in two flights. Points were awarded for the best scores on 18 holes less full handicap, for the front nine less one-half han dicap and for the back nine less one- half handicap, reported .Suzanne Greiner. In the first flight, winner Peg Sawyer had 87-25-62 for 18 holes. On the front Inky Remais with 45-13.5-31.5 won over Sue Greiner on a match of cards. Ann Hierman with 42-8-34 won on the back nine. Anne Gentles was the winner in the second flight, with 90-28-62 for 18 holes. Maureen Farley won on the front with 46-15.5-30.5. On the back Ix)u Akers won with 52-20-32. Gladys Bowen had low putts with 28. The only chip-in was Marie Dolan’s at No. 5. Also on this hole, birdies were scored by Ginger Sugrue, Inky Remais and Dolan. Karate Students Win Trophies Two Brunswick County students from the David Marshall School of Karate in Var.^umtown brought home trophies from the Louisburg Karate Open held Aug. 1. Renee Holden of Supply won se cond place in fighting for ages eight and under in the orange belt division. Kelly Stepp of Holden Beach won first place in weapons. Keith Holden of Supply also participated in the event. AT SHALLOTTE POINT DKinu nGmc THEiftBEACbN On Sole At SHALIOTTE POINT GROCERY VlllAGE MART BRUNSWICK SQUARE VILLAGE.754-5335 HWY 17, SHALLOTTE»2 BLOCKS SOUTH OF LIBRARY AL & BETTY BUTLER, OWNERS Golf Equipment by Wikon Sounder Ladies' & Men's Clothing & Shoes ★ MANY CLOTHING ITEMS REDUCED IN PRICE# Tennis department coming soon! The winners of our Hrnwinn ore: MICHELLE KiPPHUT Gfonddoughter of Mory & Fergus Nicol of Bnerwood Estates and JIM VARNUM Of Shallotte IVdMMC BRUNSWICK filACON
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