'Pack-Slaying 1 BY JOHNNY CRAIG Fresh off an 8-7 win over the fourth-ranked and defending state 2-A champion Whiteville Wolfpack, the West Brunswick Trojans face yet another tough test Friday enroute to a possible Waccamaw Conference championship against the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes. While the Trojans were a surprise winner over Whiteville, Fairmont proved the spoiler just as well last week when the Golden Tornadoes unset East Bladen | 20-14. The results left both teams in a big six-way tie for seI cond place in the Waccamaw Conference with identical 1-1 marks along with South Brunswick and South Robeson. But just as last week's upset of the Wolfpack was important in putting the Trojans back in the WC title hunt, Friday's contest against Fairmont will be equally important in keeping West in that championship picture. West Brunswick head coach Marshall Seay was impressed by the Trojans overall play against Whiteville. And the Trojans truly played their best game of the season with no turnovers and only 10 yards in penalties. The Trojan defense forced three Whiteville turnovers via pass interceptions (two) and one fumble. Last Friday's 8-7 win not only held Whiteville to its lowest point production of the season but it also stood as the Wolfpacks' first regular season home loss since 1984. While the Trojan offense is averaging 21.8 points per I CLOTHING | ?s?ew^FORMEN I Coastal Plaza, Shallotte?754-5000 Jpganeer SAVINGS BANK Bjg !=} k A _ _ LENDER Main St., Shallotte Pill -Hut, m | 754-6105 & IMPORT PARTS & ACCESSORIES ^ ^ lit Main St.*Shallotte*754-66l9 T||i g. * wsmmm W MEmsresn i w Runnin W a Mependtnt ^HSBT , . - . ?88 n n rrl n r a Insurance KNB narci ar Corey H #w[HTT1 iiDMa 'We'gg/j^?^s''~I ATLANTIC TELEPHONE MEMBERSHIP CORP. FDI gr Southern National Bank Twin Creek Plazci 754-7080 L West Brunswick Ent< contest, the defense is limiting West opponents to just 11 ( points a game. I Not only do the Trojans have a favorable point 1 spread, the defense has been playing in dominating fashion with North Myrtle Beach and East Bladen, the i only opponents to rush for over 100 yards. i Between those two games the Trojans have held Littlefield to 29 yards rushing (31 yards total offense), Top- i sail to 53 yards on the ground and Whiteville to only 84 yarus (13& yards total offense). "We substitute very little on defense thereby getting our best 11 athletes on the field," said Seay. "Offensively we insert more freely different players into the game. This takes away slightly from our offense but it all works out in the end." * leading the way for Golden Tornado second-year head coach Steve Hagen is perhaps the biggest offensive and defensive line in the Waccamaw Conference. Among Hagen's biggest are 23-pound linebacker Todd Pittman, defensive end Mike Taylor (6-4 , 253) and tackle Ricky McLean (645, 325). Despite such size, Fairmont managed only 73 yards in a 17-0 loss to Whiteville two weeks ago while Wolfpack running back Virgil Cokely ran for 104 of his team's 186 yards. Fairmont opened the 1988 campaign with impressive wins over Orrum (29-6) and Tabor City (21-6). After the %ntucky Fried Chicken Brunswick Insurance CpnuoAF qcnvmc ( vouriindependent} \ insuranceg oints in their next two games against Saint Pauls and White ville. Saint Pauls dropped the Tornadoes 22-2 in their final non-conference contest and Whiteville took a 17-0 shutout decision the following week. Fairmont then rebounded from its scoring doldrums in last week's 20-14 win over East Bladen. m * To combat Fairmont's size advantage, West Brunswick will again need another flawless game from its offense. Senior tailback Greg McNeil ran for 72 yards and the Trojans' only touchdown in the win over Whiteville. McNeil ran his season totals to 380 yards in five games. While senior Chris Morgan and junior Jeff Bernard have combined for 437 yards thus far, the pair were held to only five yards against the Wolfpack. Whiteville Netters E Whiteville remained unbeaten in Singles: Howard Waccamaw 2-A Conference girls ten- (WB), 8-2; Crutc nis play last week with a 9-0 shutout i,ominak (WB), 8of West Brunswick last Tuesday. Cavedo (WB), 8-5; The Lady Wolfpack improved to 7-0 Bolick (WB ),&-!; T: in the conference and 9-0 overall. Ceagle (WB), 84); J 754-4902 Main St., Shallotte FBfd & - LCNOCR Calabash Shallotte Sunset Beach Holden Beach ^yr ? n. ^ * fP ly Daniels, Dameon Player, Steve Cumbie, Jef mmons, head coach Marshall Seay, Dino Da THE ft BEACON Main St. Shallotte 754-6890 ~ljj ^ ? SECURITY it Savings & Loan 4SWICK BEACON, Thursday, October 6, 1988?Page 9-B ling Fairmont Quarterback Raymond Howard was held to 34 yards passing by the Whiteville defense but did complete two of 10 passes at key moments in the game. Howard has thrown for 404 yards for the season and completed 17 of 47 passes with only three interceptions. Howard's favorite targets, Gary Gore (6-3, 205, sr.) and Tony Graham (6-1,160, sr.), continue to provide big offensive sparks and have been equally important at their defensive positions as well. Senior linebacker/offensive lineman Kerry Cumbee (5-11, 235) was a big factor in the Whiteville win recording 12 tackles while providing the lead block in Howard's key two-point conversion run. There is a full slate of Waccamaw Conference games on tap tor * may. Nortti Brunswick visits league-leader West Columbus, South Brunswick hosts South Robeson, and East Bladen entertains Whiteville. All games begin at 8 p.m. Hank Lady Trojans (W) def. Ward Farr (WB), 8-0. hfield (W) def. Doubles: Howard-Crutchfield (W) L; Ray (W) def. def. Ward-Lominak (WB), RayPrince (W) def. Prince (W) def. Cavedo-Bolick hompson (W) def. (WB), 8-2; Thompson-Stephens (W) Stephens (W) def. def. 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