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Creative Cougars Eliminate West In Sectional Semifinals BY JOHNNY CRAIG The creative South Brunswick Cougars worked up a defensive masterpiece last Thursday in elimi nating host West Brunswick 71-63 in the boys' eastern 2-A Sectional 111 prep basketball semifinals. The win was the Cougars' 20th of the season, which sets a school rccord for most games won in a sin gle season. It was the third time the two county rivals had met this season in front of a standing-room-only crowd. But this time, the stakes were a berth in the sectional finals, which would keep the winner's state title hopes alive. "Our defense can create a lot of things, only we didn't do as good a job tonight as we can," said South Brunswick head coach Gene Doane. "When we get our hands in the passing lanes, it throws the other team's offense off." Ricky Daniels, West Brunswick's 6-fool-5 junior point guard who en tered the contest with a 25-point pcr-game average, was limited to a season-low 11. Working to make up the scoring loss was Trojan senior forward Tim my Farmer who equaled a career high 27 points. "We just got beat by a better team," said West Brunswick head coach Billy Mims. "We're still working on developing a program here and Gene Doane has done an excellent job at South in his four years there." The Cougars overcame the use of a make-shift lineup throughout most of the first half, as several South players got into early foul trouble. Among the First to hit the South bench was 6-foot-9 sophomore cen ter Preston McGrilT, who was whis tled for two early fouls and did not return to action until the start of the sccond half. "We knew we would get them in to early foul trouble," Mims said. "We just didn't take advantage of it by hitting our free throws. We missed six free throws in the fust half alone, along with some other easy shots that could have really helped us out." The Trojans led throughout the first quarter, holding an 11-8 lead at the end of the period. However, South lied the game 15 15 on Vernon Battles' three-point goal with 4:21 to play in the half and the Cougars took the lead for good, at 18-15, on another Battles three-pointer just 30 seconds later. The Cougar lead swelled to six points, 26-20 on Robert Flythe's three-point goal with 1:40 left in the half. Farmer's layup and Jimmy John son's free throws in the final minute kept the Trojans within 28-24 at halftime. Farmer scored nine of the Tro jans' 19 third-quarter points as the Cougars flirted with blowing the game open midway in the period. South broke from a 33-30 lead with 5:37 left in the third quarter and outscored West 8-2 in the next minute-and-a-half to grab a 41-32 advantage. West used a 5-0 run over the final 1:34 of the quarter to cut the deficit to three, 46-43. South quickly took control of the fourth quarter, outscoring the Tro 9 2 in the first three minute0 for a 10-point, 55-45, lead. Battles, one of four Cougars scor ing in double figures with 16 points, was called for his fifth foul with 4:36 to play. The foul sent Daniels to the free throw line, where he connected on both shots for his first points since the 5:05 mark of the second quarter. The Trojans managed to cut the South lead to four, 67-63, with 37 seconds remaining on a pair of bas kets by Daniels and Jarrett Godwin. McGriff led the Cougars (20-7) with 18 points, followed by Battles with 16 points, Robert Flythe with 14 and Konji Harrison with 11. Jeff Bernard scored 11 points to aHH to Trojans' scorin ? ^ttnrk The loss ended the season for the Trojans (16-9), who finished the regular season as co-champions of the Waccamaw 2-A Conference. STAFF moros BY JOHNNY CRAIG BATTLE UNDER THE BAS KET ? West Brunswick's Jar watt /7/wfuitM / *?*/?!*#) sirtrf Prtf. ? W?? WM" \ ? w ston McGriff of South Bruns wick go head-to-head under the basket during Sectional III playoff action last week. The Cougars took a 71-63 win over the Trojans and advanced to the sectional finals at Union Pines. The Cougars lost to Graham Sat urday night in the Sectional II finals at Union Pines, 45-40. Score By Quarters 5.Brunswick 8 20 18 25?71 W.Brunswick 11 13 19 20?63 South Brunswick Scoring: John son 8, FNthe 14, 16, Nichols 6. MKiriff 18. Harrison 1 1 West Brunswick Scoring: Farmer 27, Godwin 6, Bernard 11, Mitchell 3, Lance 4, Daniels 11, Johnson DAN1EIS I AY UP ? West Brunswick's Ricky Daniels stretches UVtr Kuriji Ilur 'fiSOil (**5) Of Suuift B'UhswiCk jOF u l/uSkci uuilrig UiSl Thursday's ScCuGnui Hi semifinal iuur riurricrii guiiit . SOiiiti advanced to the sectional finals with a 7i-o3 win over the host Tro jans. Also on the play for the Cougars is Preston McGriJf (41). COUGARS ADVANCE ? West Brunswick guard Jimmy Johnson (14) looks for a itummuit dining iuSi wee ii 73-63 Stciionai Hi semifinai toss 10 South Brunswick. Defending on ihe piay for South is Vernon Battles. The win was the Cougars 20ih of the sea son while West ended its year at 16-9. ?SPORTING SCENE South Cagers Conc/uc/e First 20-Win Season BY JOHNNY CRAIG The rccord-sclting prep basketball season ended for the South Brunswick boys last Saturday night at Union Pines (Carthage) as the Cougars fell to Graham 45-40 in the Eastern 2-A Sectional III finals. A number of milestones were reached on the South hardwood this win ter with several more achievements upcoming still with the possible college signing of a number of Cougar players. South (20-8) compiled its first 20-win season in the history of the school, not to mention its tinest cage year ever. In early January, Cougar head coach Gene Doanc, a veteran of 30 years of high school basketball, won his 500th carecr game as South defeated North Brunswick 57-34. Perhaps the best is yet to come as five of the six Cougar seniors will likely be playing on the collegiate level next year. Headlining the group is senior Robert Flythe. The 6-loot-5 sharpshooter is being courted by Colonial Athletic Association members East Carolina and George Mason as well as Shippensburg State, Pa.; St. Marys, Md.; Pembroke Slate, Coastal Carolina, Mount Olive, Methodist and N.C. Wcs leyan. Forward Vernon Baulcs is being recruited by Livingstone College while Konji Harrison and Jeff Johnson's services arc wanted by Pembroke State, Methodist, Coastal Carolina, Mount Olive and N.C. Wcslcyan. Also, Sakou Spaulding is a strong junior college prospect The Graham Red Devils, one of the stronger teams of the Central Tarheel Conference that defeated the Cougars, are in their first year of 2-A competition after dropping from the Mid-Slate 3-A Conference last season. ***** The Cougar boys' team was the only winning Waccamaw 2-A Confer ence team that saw action in the first round of last week's Sectional III bas ketball playoffs. While both West Brunswick and East Bladen boys' teams along with Fairmont and Whitevillc girls received first-round byes, the Whiteville boys and East Bladen and South Robeson girls were all eliminated in their openers. South Brunswick rode Preston McGrifT's 25 points to a big 71-58 win over N. C. Science and Math. However, Whiteville ended its season at 14-10 with a 76-66 playoff loss to host West Montgomery. In girls' play. West Montgomery ousted visiting East Bladen 47-44 and host Clayton downed South Robeson 45-39. A//-Counfy Team Upcoming The annual all-Brunswick County boys' and girls' basketball teams will be announced next week. The teams will feature players and coaches of the year in both boys* and girls' play along with the top cagers in Brunswick. The team is selected each year by The Brunswick Beacon and Stale Port Pilot newspapers. npiLiGAN~S SHARPENING] SHOP Hwy. 130 W., Sha!!otte, 754-85351 With Purchase Of Any J I Regular Price Walk-Behind Mower ? |Good ^ Get A Poulan Pro 111 Trimmer I J Mar. 31 ('109" value) For Only $25' I Not vaM Wit Ary \ ? With CouDon ' 12-2 Graham Edges South Brunswick In Sectional Finals Central Tarheel Conference foe Graham eliminated South Bruns wick from the state 2-A champi onship race last Saturday, edging the Cougars, 45-40 in the Eastern 2-A Sectional III finals at Union Pines (Carthage). Rod Carter scored 15 points and Sean Hope 1 1 to lead the Red Dev ils to the sectional title and a berth in this week's 2-A eastern regional tournament in Fayetteville. "It was a great defensive game," said South Brunswick coach Gene Doanc. "Wc jusi couldn't put the ball in the basket. We shot the ball like we were tired, plus our legs just weren't there. "We went to the free throw line only seven times, while Graham went to the line 17 times. To win at this level in the state playoffs, you've got to gel to the free throw line." The Cougars were playing their third road playoff game in five days after having opened against N.C. Science and Math (Durham) and visited West Brunswick last Thursday (see related stories this section). The two teams battled to a 9-9 deadlock in the first quarter before Graham managed to take an 18-13 halftime lead. Aficf ilic Cougars used a i7-point third quarter to pull even 30-30, the Red Devils (20-6) outscored South 15-10 in the final period for the win. Preston McGriff, despite early foul trouble, led the Cougars (20-8) with 12 points, while Vernon Bat tles and Konji Harrison added 10 each. Score By Quarters S. Brunswick 9 4 17 10 ? 40 Graham 9 9 12 15 ? 45 South Brunswick scoring: John son 2, Flythe 4, Battles 10, Nichols 2, McGriff 12, Harrison 10. Graham scoring: Moore 3, Ward 9, Hester 1, Christ 2, Carter 15, Winstead 2, Hunter 2, Hope 1 1 . N.C. Science and Math McGriff scored 25 points and Battles added 24 to lead South Brunswick past N.C. Science and Math 71-58 last Tuesday in the first round of sectional play. Robert Fly the added 16 for the Cougars. South Brunswick led 18- 14 in ihe first quarter and extended its lead to 1 1 points, 39-28, at halftone. Science and Math, the third-seed ed team from the Capital Area Con ference, cut the Cougar lead to sev en, 50-43, at the end of the quarter but South outscored the Unicorns 21-15 in the final period. ? Score By Quarters South Brunswick 18 21 11 21 ? 71 N.C. Science St. Milh 14 14 IS 15 ? 58 South Brunswick scoring: White 2, Hythe 16, Battles 24, Nichols 4, McGrifF25. N.C. 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