Returning Veterans
Give West Cagers
Brighter Outlook
BY JOHNNY CRAIG
Basketball NcdSCii at West BuiPiS
wick won't get underway for anoth
er two weeks yet, but second-year
Trojan head coach Billy Mims is
anxiously looking forward to the
upcoming campaign.
Sparking Mims' bright outlook is
the return of a host of veteran play
ers who will give the Trojans the
most depth and experience they
have had in many years.
"So far we're looking good in
practice," said Mims earlier this
week. The players have matured a
lot in a year and we believe we can
put together a competitive effort
this time around."
The Trojans struggled last year to
a sixth-place finish (4-10) in the
Waccamaw 2-A Conference and 6
16 overall in only the school's third
losing season.
Leading the way this season will
be the return of 6-foot-4, junior for
ward Ricky Daniels. Daniels aver
aged 21 points per game as a sopho
more while gaining all-county and
all-confcrcnce honors.
Forward Jeff Bernard (6-2, sr.)
returns but will miss the Trojans
first two games while playing in the
Shrine Bow! football game in Char
lotte next month.
Sophomore guard Aldwin Lance
is a good shooter and has been im
pressive defensively, according to
Mims.
Other veterans include Charles
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center Charles Morgan (6-5), Daniel
Russ and Timmy Farmer. Joining
the group will be newcomer Lonnic
Mitchell (6-3, fr.).
"We scrimmaged at North Myrtle
Bcach, S.C. last weekend and look
ed good. New players Garrett God
win (6-2 guard) and Jimmy Johnson
also pcrfonned well with the more
experienced ones."
"We will be a little deeper this
year," said Mims. "It will take the
football players a few wex-ks to get
into basketball shape. They are all
learning the system :n practice. The
kids arc improving each day but arc
a long way from peaking."
The Trojans begin the season
Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Hoggard, then
entertain Acmc-Dclco on Dec. 8 in
their home opener. West also has
two games against Wallacc-Rosc
Hill prior to the Christmas holidays
and will begin WC play in early
January.
The Trojans arc also participating
in the Whitcvillc Christmas Tourn
ament on Dec. 28-29.
*****
Both North and South Brunswick
open their cage seasons against
Topsail the week before the Trojans.
North visits Topsail on Tuesday,
Nov. 28 and South hosts the Pirates
on Friday, Dec. 1.
SPORTING SCENE
Cougars Survive To
Grid Eastern Semifinals
HY JOHNNY CRAIG
The Waccamaw 2-A Conference
football champion East Bladen
Cougars will host undefeated
Clayton Friday in one of two cast
em 2-A state playoff semifinal
games.
The Cougars 00-2) were the only
WC team to survive the opening
round of the playoffs as both West
Brunswick and Whitcville were
eliminated.
Clayton is not a stranger to the
WC as the Comets knocked off
West Brunswick 27-6 in the Tro
jans* postseason opener.
The Comets are 12-0 and arc
among three of the four undefeated
eastern 2-A teams remaining.
There are still four unbeaten 4-A
teams left in the playoffs, two in the
3-A ranks and one in the 1 - A classi
fication.
East Bladen nipped North Pitt,
24-21 in double overtime last Fri
day to earn the right to host the
Comets.
Meanwhile, Clayton stunned
Wallace-Rose Hill 42-22 to gain the
bracket opposite the Cougars.
*****
In some extrordinary playoff per
formances last Friday, Charlotte
Catholic running back Vee Hood
has an unbelievable showing in
leading the Cougars to a 38-27 win
over Newton -Conovcr. Hood, a 6
foot-3, 185-pound senior, ran for
264 yards and five touchdowns on
24 carries.
Richmond County, defending
state 4-A champion and top-ranked
in the classification, won its 27th
consecutive game with a 39-26 tri
umph over 1987 champion Gamer.
More than 12,000 fans were in at
tendance at the game in Gamer.
In another 4-A all-star perfor
mance, South View (Hope Mills)
fullback Rodney Bryant ran for 297
yards and three touchdowns in lead
ing the Tigers to a 42-8 rout of
Goldsboro.
Defending state 3-A champion
Burlington Cummings won its 27th
straight game as well with a 28-26
edging of Morchcad (Eden).
In the 3-A ranks, Statcsvillc (11
0) got its sixth shutout of the season
with a 27-0 win over Central Ca
barrus.
Clinton running back Jeremiah
Williams entered last Friday's play
off game against Northampton East
with 1,294 yards rushing and 18
touchdowns. Williams complement
ed his totals with 160 yards and two
more touchdowns on just 12 carries
to help the Dark Horses (10-1) to a
35-12 win.
In the 1-A classification, Cur
rituck (11-0) scored more than 55
points for the second straight week
with a 67-8 ripping of Swansboro in
another second-round game.
Defending 1-A champion Swain
County also had a scoring marathon
in its 53-6 win over Polk County.
Bears Top Indians
Wife Kerry and I drew last
week's honeymoon to a close
Saturday stopping by Hickory for
Lenoir-Rhyne College's final game
of the season against rival Catawba.
The Bears took a 24-10 win to
finish 5-6 overall after claiming a
share of the South Atlantic Con
ference championship last year with
Catawba and Carson-Newman.
Former West Brunswick standout
Corey Hankins, now with the Ca
tawba Indians, was in uniform Sat
urday but failed to see action.
Lcnoir-Rhyne's 10,000-scat sta
dium took a new look this fall with
a major renovation project that in
cluded a new press box.
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To The Rescue
Reno Coleman, a line foreman for Brunswick Electric Membership
Corp. in Columbus County, is shown in action during the recent
North Carolina Ststewide Pole-Top Rescue Competition held in
Raleigh. Coleman, who has been employed by BEMC 15 years, fin
ished fifth in a field of 27 with a time of 1 minute, 57.16 seconds. The
competition simulated a pole-top rescue mission in which the lineman
must radio an emergency call from his truck, put on climbing gear
and tool belt, climb a 35-foot pole, lower a 120-pound dummy to safe
ty and perform lifesaving procedures. Judging was based on speed
and safety; the contest focuses attention on the need for linemen to be
prepared to respond quickly when an injury occurs. The winning
time was 1:48:78.
Tar Heel Fans Can Follow Hoop Games
Tar Heel basketball fans will be
able to follow their team during the
1989-90 season by tuning in to a lo
cal radio station.
Radio coverage of the play-by
play of University of North Caro
lina basketball will be broadcast on
WDZD FM 93.5 in Shalloitc. Cov
erage begins Nov. 24 at 6:20 p.m.
when the Tar Heels take on the
Dukes of James Madison University
in the Maui Classic.
Coverage begins 40 minutes be
fore tip-off with The ACC TODAY,
featuring reports from every ACC
game, interviews with UNC Head
Coach Dean Smith, UNC players
and opposing coaches.
Woody Durham will be providing
play-by-play for his 19th year, with
Mick Mixon providing color. After
the game, Durham will join Coach
Smith and players in the locker
room for additional comment.
Brunswick County Ycuth Athletic Association
P.O. Box 2884, Shallotte, NC 28459
Youth Basketball Registration
Eligibility: Youth 9-13 years of age; any participant who has not
reached his/her (14th) fourteenth birthday on or before January 1 is
eligible to participate.
Fees: $15.00 Includes team shirt and recreation accident insurance.
Goals: To teach each youth the fundamentals of basketball in a
competent and well-supervised environment that is evenly balanced
between instruction and competition.
Instruction: Program will be supervised by BCYAA Staff members
who have been certified by the NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS
COACHES ASSOCIATION. Program will last 10 weeks and will be
held on Sat. mornings from 9:00-12:00. The first two weeks will be
entirely devoted to instruction.
Registration
Shallotte Area Southport/Leland Area
West Brunswick High Gym Southport Parks & Rec. Dept.
Dec 2 1pm-3pm 201 E. Moore St., Southport, NC 28461
Dec. 9 8am-9:30am Dec 4.8 9am-5pm
RECREATION BRIEFS
Keep In Shape Over Holidays
During ihc holidays, most people
cat more, and that means exercising
more is also a good idea in order to
keep off extra pounds.
Exercise classes are offered coun
tywide by the Brunswick County
Parks and Recreation Department
Low impact (no bouncing, with
one foot always on the floor) acro
bic and exercise classes meet Mon
days and Wednesdays from 6:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Lockwood Fol
ly Community Building, Stanbury
Road; and starting Dcc. 4, at the
Waccamaw Community Building
also. Class meets Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
the Lcland Community Building.
Cost is $20, or $3 per visit on a
drop-in basis.
An aerobic and exercise class for
mature individuals is open to any
one 55 and older and meets at two
locations: Long Beach Recreation
Center and Lockwood Folly Com
munity Building. There is no char
ge. For more information contact
Emma Thomas at the department,
253-4357 or 1-800-222^790.
Ski In Boone
Brunswick County Parks and
Recreation Department will sposnor
a ski trip to Boone Jan. 12-14, with
a S35 deposit required by Dec. 12.
The group will stay at Camp Broad
stone at Vallc Cruris, and will ski at
Hawk's Nest and Sugar Mountain.
To sign up or for more informa
tion call Emma Thomas, special
events coordinator, 253-4357 or 1
800-222-4790, Ext. 257.
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