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% SHOWDOWN IN E-TOWN' West Brunswick, East Bladen Meet Friday For WC Title II V JOHNNY CKAIi; All eyes will be on Hli/alvtlitown this Friday when West Brunswick meets host Fast Bladen in a game thai will likely decide the Wacca maw 2- A Conference toot hall championship. 'Ilie two teams. huh undefeated in league play, have been on a colli sion course since the early weeks of the conference season. Soon after West Brunswick de feated Whitcville on Sept. 27 in the opening week of league play, talk among local prep circles was of a Trojans vs. Cougars matchup in ear ly November that could determine the conference title. Friday's contest will be the first ol two straight battles for Kast Hlailen which closes out its regular season next week hosting Whitc ville. While West Brunswick, 5-0 in league play, enters the contest ;ls the only unbeaten WC team overall (X 0). East Bladen (5-0, 7-1) has only one blemish to its credit, a 21-13 loss to defending state 2- A champi on Clinton on Sept. 20. Since the loss to the Darkhorses, Hast Bladen has rolled up five straight wins against South Bruns wick (17-0), West Columbus (26-ft), North Brunswick (5M>), Fairmont (35-b) and South Robeson (43-12). "They're excited," said West Brunswick haul coach Marshall Seay. "Our defense will lace its sti I I'cst test i)l the year as East Bladen has running hacks thai arc every bil as talented as Whiteville, only they will l>e an average ol' 15 pounds heavier." "Hast Bladen has big, quality run ning backs and a host of them. They are two deep at every backlicld po sition out ol the wishbone offense. Their quarterback is very consis tent." East Bladen doesn't pass much but Seay is concerned with Coug ar's throwing accuracy. "When they throw, they often use only one receiver while having as many as nine players back to pro vide coverage lor the quarterback." added Seay. Such possibilities will provide the Trojan secondary with plenty of challenges to stay alert coming up to the line to support the run de fense while at the same time watch ing out for the pass. "East Bladen has done a good job at keeping opponents out of the end /one. After Ix'ing shut out last year (13-0 loss to East Bladen), we are taking a different approach this time around. We are not as one-dimen sional as we were a year ago. We have a lot ol balance which will al so have a lot of players contribut ing." SPORTING SCENE " Crunch Time ' For Trojon And Cougar Gridders BY JOHNNY CRAIG It's crunch time for both West and South Brunswick football teams Friday as the pair face their most crucial contests of the season. So impor tant arc Friday's games that neither arc talking or trading harbs in prepara tion of their traditional season-ending battle scheduled lor next week to de cide the county championship and local bragging rights. Although there are two regular season games remaining, Friday's West Brunswick vs. East Bladen matchup will likely decide the Waccamaw Conference championship and the league's top suite playoff s|H>t. At Boiling Spring Lakes, South Brunswick will host Whitevillc in a game that will also likely determine the league's third and final playoff berth. Both the Cougars and Wolfpack have gained momentum of laic as each team enters the contest with a four-game winning streak. Another win streak will be broken at Elizabethtown where the Trojans, unbeaten in eight games, and the Cougars, having won their last five games, do battle. One thing for certain, the state playoff picture in the WC will come in to focus in the next two weeks. West Brunswick and East Bladen are the only teams which have a shot at the league's top sjhh outright. However, depending upon the outcome of the final two games, as many as three teams West Brunswick, Fast Bladen and Whitevillc ? could all finished tied for first place. An Fast Bladen win over West Brunswick this week coupled with a Whitevillc win over the same Cougars the following week ami a Trojan win against South Brunswick, would leave the trio with one conference loss each. Since West Brunswick. F.ast Bladen and Whitevillc split in hcad-lo hcad competition during the regular season, a coin Hip would be required to determine the playoff order. Friday's West Brunswick-Fast Bladen matchup will also feature two of the top-ranked prep teams in the state. Prior to their 53-0 win over North Brunswick last week, the Trojans were ranked third in Arnold Solomon's N.C. Prep Football Poll located in Kanna|H>lis. Fast Bladen was ranked 1 1th in the same poll. Thomasville was ranked first among 2-A teams followed by number 2 Forest Hills. West Brunswick was ranked fourth defensively in all four classifica tions. behind I -A Southwest Onslow. Thomasville and 4-A Ashcville. The Trojans were also ranked 22nd in points scored in all four classifi cations while Fast Bladen was listed at the number 1 3 s|H>t. Solomon's ratings arc certainly the most scientifically-produced high school football ratings found in North Carolina. By devising power ratings for each prep team in the state, Solomon correctly predicted X7 percent of all high school grid games last week. Good News For Wo If pack Fans There's good news for all of Brunswick County's N.C. State Wolfpack basketball fans. Beginning with the Wolfpack's opening game on Nov. 22. WCCA-FM ( I (>6.3) in Shallottc, in conjunction with the Capital Sports Network, will be broadcasting all N.C. Suite basketball games tins season. In addition to the Wolfpack's games, all Atlantic Coast Conference tournament games will also be carried by the local station. Thanks To Festival By Sea Run Volunteers The field in last Saturday's N.C. Festival By The Sea road races topped the KM) mark for the second straight year anil a host of local volunteers arc to be thanked for helping make the run so successful. Some 103 runners participated in the 10K, 5K and 1-mile races from as far away as Colorado. Florida, New Jersey and Connecticut. Many thanks to the following who volunteered their time to help make the run another big success ? Bonnie Cox. Kerry Craig, South Brunswick track coach Tint Fitzgerald, Cms Ulrich, John Craig, Sr.: Lee Michaels and Katlii Gosselt of WCCA Radio. George Strickland, Sherry Coleman, Don Pollard, George Bradshaw, Gay Atkins, Ricky Montgomery and Bob Rodhe of Tri Beach Fire Department and Jerry Wilson ol the f loldcn Beach Police Department. '"Hie key will be how well our offensive line plays," saitl Seay. Our skill ivoplc can get the job done but it's what's up Iron I that counts. The pressure is on them and that's where it ought to be." Making up lor Pat Poison, the former starting ollensive guard who was lost lor the season due to a shoulder injury last week, will be the addition ol Lonnie Mitchell (6 l(x)t-5, 210, jr.) to quick guard while moving Tony Caison (6-3, 2*> 1 , sr.) to strong tackle, "Our kids arc going to have to play lour lull quarters. I expeel a hard-hitting and physical game sim ilar to last year. It will be a great game lor the fans. We will need their supjiort in big numbers," added Seay. West Brunswick will have more than conference championship hopes as a motivating factor when the Trojans meet the Cougars lor the 18th lime in the series. The Trojans will also be out to snap a live-game losing streak against the Cougars. West Brunswick last defeated the Cougars in 19X5, IS-0. Since that lime. East Bladen has dominated the rivalry including a 27-2(> edging of the Trojans in West Brunswick's l*)SS conference championship sea son. Iii tluil IMS game, the host Trojans blew a 20-0 halltiine lead as l ast Bladen rallied to take lite win in the opening week ol league play. For West Brunswick head coach Marshall Seay, a win over the Cougars would Ik1 his lirsi in his sixth year at the Trojan helm. Kast Bladen blanked West Bruns wick last year, 13-0 and also shut out the Trojans in 19X7, 3X-0. Other Cougar wins over the Trojans during Scay's tenure in clude a 27-15 triumph in 19X9 and a 27-19 victory in 19X6. Bast Bladen leads the IX-game series, 1 2-6. Oddly enough, all six Trojan wins have come consecutively. West Brunswick won a pair ol games in 1975-76. 12-7 and 22-19 res|>ective iy The Trojans didn't defeat the Cougars again until I9X0-XI with a pair of 27-21 (overtime) and 10-6 decisions. West Brunswick's last win over East Bladen (19X5) was preceded by a 24-17 victory in 19X4. ***** The Trojans enter Friday's game playing perhaps their most consis tent football ol the season. Hie West Brunswick defense is yielding an average ol 4.1 points per contest and is ranked the best in the slate The Trojan stop unit recorded us touilh shutout in eight rallies id List week's >V0 blanking itl North Brunswick. Meanwhile, the Trojan offense has scored an average ol 4X points in the last three games. The romp over the Scorpions fea tured a balanced otlensive attack with quarterback Brian Alderson throwing lor two touchdowns while tailback Aldwin Lance ran tor 105 yards and two more scores. In a 49-13 win over West Columbus two weeks ago. the Tro jan rushing attack featured two run ners with l(K)-plus games. Lance ran for lll> vards on 22 carries while tullhack Aaron Butler ran lor 105 yards on just seven carries. Lance, who has run lor over 100 yards hi three straight games, began his string with a I OA-yard ellort in a 42-6 Trojan romp over South Rob eson three weeks ago. Likely ol tensive starters lor the Trojans include quarterback Brian Alderson. tailback Aldwin Lancc. tailback Aaron Butler, center Kevin Seay, guards (ieoll Byrd and Lon nie Mitchell, tackles Tony Caison anil Steve Brooks, tight end Daniel Russ, Hanker Jim Cirissett and split end Matt Bo/eman. Probable defensive starters in clude linemen Wayne Branch, Cai son. Bobby Lovette anil Mitchell. Oilier defensive starters will be Dancers To Perform The North/South All Star Football (lame Dancers will perform Friday, Sov. 8, at M.I I. Rourk Stadium in Sliallotte when the West Brunswick Trojans host the South Brunswick Cougars in football. Among the dancers are West Brunswick students (from left) Katie Harris, Shawn Hardee, Erin Redwine and Xancy Smith. The dancers placed first in the world's largest dance competition, "Showstoppcrs," and recently performed on national television. EMILY GORE serves during West Thursday against l.uuisburg. SIAH PHOIO Br DOUG HUMID Brunswick's playoff match last Spikers Fall In Playoffs West Brunswick was eliminated from llie suite 2-A volleyball play offs last week, losing to a strong Louisburg team. Louisburg beat the Lady Trojans 15-1, 15-12 and 15-8 last Thursday to advance to the third round of the slate playoffs. West Brunswick had defeated Franklinton in the opening round of the playoffs last Tuesday by a score of 15-4, 15-3 and 15-8. West finished the season with a 19-2 record and a share of die Waccamaw 2-A Conference cham pionship with Whitcvillc. Coach Brenda Council said she was pleased with the team's perfor SOUTH WIND SIGNS mancc this year, especially since there were only two seniors on the squad. "I'm very pleased with it," she said. "I just hate dial we met up with Louisburg in die second round." Louisburg was runner-up in the stile 2-A playoffs last year and had won the stale championship each of die two previous years. Coach Council said she is excited about next season, when 10 players from diis year's team will return. ?iP? Call Us On The Carpet! |j \Yc Specialize in I XITUT ( 'leaning ol ( atpet And Upholsterv 1-800-649-3013 \<>t Delighted ? Don V Pax! ?u,?nT,,BEaa l.l ttlMLL I \RPt1 ( LUMM. \ DYE! o Stning Hrunsnuk County for IS years CUSTOM PAINTED SIGNS ANY SIZE SPECIALIZING IN CUSTOM ELECTRIC SIGNS AND INSTALLATION & REPAIR 754-8439 % HOLDEN BEACH ROAD linebackers Russ, Shawn Stcvem i atul Butler along with second. < ? members Grissett, Reeves and Lance. In other Waccamaw Conference games Friday, South Brunswuk hosts Whneville in a game that will likely decide the league's third and linal state playoll berth. Other con tests include North Brunswick en tertaining South Robeson and Fairmont visiting West Columbus. All games begin at 7:30 p.m. Waccamaw 2-A Conference FOOTBALL STANDINGS as of Thursday, Oct. 31 l>?m Canf. Overall ft' I' \ West Brunswick 5-0 X-0 2X0 v> East Bladen 5-0 7- 1 2X6 >2 Whneville 4-1 6- 2 245 (>1 South Brunswick 4-1 5-3 155 III West Columbus 1-4 2-6 13X IW South Robeson 1-4 1-7 57 225 North Brunswick 0-5 1-7 46 *11 Fairmont 0-5 0-X X2 2vS Friday's (lames ?West Brunswick at East Bladen ?South Robeson at North Brutisu k ?Whitcville at South Brunswick ?Fairmont at West Columbus Last Week's Results ?W. Brunswick, 53 N. Brunswick 0 ?South Brunswick 41, Fairmont 14 ?Whitcville 47, West Columbus 12 ?Fast Bladen 43, South Robeson 12 Weed an Interior Decorator? Call Seaside Carpets 579-7592. Super Savings From Rick Edwards '87 Ford Bronco 1 1 ?V - 6 . 53.000 mi.. 4 wheel drive. AC automatic. Locally owned, real nice vehicle. 84 Chevy Pickup-Full size, automatic. Very nice truck. S3. 295 Affordable Cars Bus. Hwy. 17 N., Shallotte 754-9909 SHORT SEASON LEAGUES Yv \f J M jf ^VVkjr ^-aWtchild1/^ ladies #y _ ~ ?K|DjJ ^ ? A^pf^ld <5 3 THul^nlC^^ $ JZ LEAGUE 5 I toZls free THURSDAYS < <T WEDNESDAYS < .<*. 1:00 Dm <_ 7-nn nm ** SUNDAYS 5:30 pm / r Meeting Nov 3 ' t ft-'JA nm J 1:00 pm i-j Meeting Nov 7 v / v 1 00 pm '*t txx<\ '/ 5:30 pm 7t\\v- 7,^^' ' ^lA SIGN UP NOW FOR 16-WEEK SEASON LEAGUE WEDNESDAYS -y 7:00 pm ^ Meeting Nov. 6^ //, 7:00 Name Address Work Phone _State_ Zip Home Phone City Night of League Team Indiv. ^ LITTLE RIVER LANES 300 Bowling Lane. Hwy. 17 Little River, SC ? 803-249-0055 St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church Announces Its FIRST ANNUAL MAINE LOBSTER SALE Hundreds Of Prime Maine Lobsters Floun Into Brunswick County For This Sale LIVE LOBSTERS ONLY $8.95 EACH Perfect I v cooked lobsters: Add $1.00 at the door. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 ORDER YOUR LOBSTERS EARLY! Telephone 919-754-9313 or 842-8498 (after 6:30 I'M 1 * St. James The Fisherman Episcopal Church 4941 Main St.. Bus. Hwy. 17. P.O. Box US. Shallotte, NC 284 ">921 Mail your order form with payment so it is received by November 9. Tickets will bo held at the door on all mail orders. Lobsters must be purchased in advance. | Name Number of lobsters l" $8" each I | Address Amount enclosed Phone number Make iheck payable to St. Jair.es the Fisherman All proceeds go to St James the F^herman Building Fund) SUNDAY SERVICES 8:15 AM ? Holy Eucharist 10:00 AM - Church School for all ages, nursery through adult 10:30 AM - Holy Eucharist Morning Prayer on 5th Sundays Coffee am! fellowship following both services. Casual attire. A 'urserv available. W EDNESDAY SERVICE 7PM - Holy Eucharist and healing
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