SPORTING SCFNF
Community Support
Is Key To Solid
Football Program
West Brunswick's inp to the prep football championship game two
weeks ago was a great thrill for the
team, the school and the community.
Like the Enterprise, the 1991
Trojans boldly went where no West
Brunswick football team had gone be
fore.
The loss was disappointing, but
the Trojans proved that Brunswick
County teams can compete with the
best North Carolina has to offer.
It would be a waste for West
Brunswick's dream season to fade
from memory before we learn some valuable lessons that can Iv applied in
future years.
Lessons about what it's going to take to build on what was accomplished
this year come to mind.
West Brunswick Head Coach Marshall Seay would Iv the first to ac
knowledge that the Trojans were "out-programmed" by Thomasville.
In other words, Thomasville has a better fixitball program than West.
What makes a solid program? Well, the last thing you need are superior ath
letes. Coaching and community support are key ingredients.
Thomasville didn't have better athletes than West Brunswick. What they
did have was a better system which allowed Thomasville to get the most out
of every youngster and give the most to each youngster in return.
After the championship game, Thomasville Coach Allen Brown ex
plained some of the tilings that make the Bulldogs one of the best teams in
the stale year in and year out.
Brown, who has coached the same team for 19 years, said one of the
most important tilings about the Thomasville program is that it gives a lot ol
students the chance to play football.
By giving lots of kids the opportunity to play you have a lot of kids
coming back, and 1 think that gives you some continuity and ability to sustain
a program," Brown said.
Let's take the suite championship game for example. The Bulldogs start
ed 1 1 people on offense and 1 1 different people on defense and played about
M) during the game.
West Brunswick was just the opposite. The Trojans frequently played
about half of the starting offensive players on defense, including many of its
"skill" people like Aldwin Lance, Aaron Butler and Jimmy Grisscu.
The question is, how can a school the si/.e of Thomasville, which is
much smaller than West Brunswick, field that kind of team?
The only way it can be done is if there are enough assistant coaches who
can give individual instruction where it's needed.
Coach Brown has 1 1 assistants at his disposal at Thomasville, including
five that concentrate on defense. There are three assistants at West.
The Thomasville coaches can spend a lot of time working with each of
the players, helping them develop their skills so they can help the team.
West Brunswick obviously had players on the sideline who could have
filled the gaps and given the offensive stars a breather.
But with its limited coaching staff. West Brunswick didn't have the lime
needed to help young players develop their skills.
What do solid programs mean in terms of wins and losses? Thomasville
has been to the suite football playoffs 1 1 times and slate finals five times
since 1971. West has made the state finals once in six playoff appearances.
The Trojans are 6-6- 1 in playoff games, while the Bulldogs are 26-9 with
two state championships to iheir credit.
Thomasville ceruiinly had a potent team this year, and shouldn't surprise
anybody il it returns to Chapel Hill next season. Seven defensive suiriers and
another half dozen on offense will be back in Bulldog uniforms in 1992.
In addition to a great football program, Thomasville has the support of
the community. High school football is king in Thomasville, where every
one's a Bulldog fan.
"Our community is behind us solidly," Brown said, "and we lose very
few recruiting bailies because it's so important to our community that the
kids participate. If there's a gcxxl player in our schixil, we generally gel him
out because it's so ini|x>ruint to people where we live."
The Shallotte community got a lastc of championship-caliber football
this season. It will be up to the community to decide if it wan is to commit to
a top-notch program or continue losing to the Thomasvillcs of the suite.
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County Football Players Make
All-Waccamaw Squad
Highi area loot ball players, in
eluding lour Irom West Brunswick's
Haste m North Carolina 2-A Cham
pionship team, have been named to
the IWI All- Waccamaw C'onler
enee team.
West Brunswick selections are se
niors AUIwin l.ancc, Daniel Kuss.
Jimmy Cirissett and junior Aaron
Butler.
Keith Burke. Todd Vice and Keith
Marlowe were chosen to represent
South Brunswick. Ricky Lowery
was the only North Brunswick play
er named to the team.
West's l ance rushed for 1,5X2
yards and scored 2X touchdowns to
lead the Trojans to a school -best I V
2 season. He ran for 20X yards and
scored three TDs in the eastern
championship game at East Bladen.
Cirissett, who was chosen to play
m this year's Shrine Bowl, was the
Trojans' leading receiver. He caught
l.ANCK (JRISSKT'I
34 passes (or 745 yards and stored
seven touchdowns.
Linebackers Russ and Butler
helped anchor the West Brunswick
defense this season and also con
tributed on offense.
Russ started at tiuhi end. and
Butler rushed lor 629 yards and
scored four touchdowns from the
fullback position. On defense. Butler
returned two fumbles lor touch
downs in the playoffs.
South Brunswick's Vice played
hi i I I k
U I ss
quancrback this season lor ihc
Cougars, leading ihem lo a 4-3 con
lercnte record and 5-5 mark overall.
Burke started al tenter lor South
Brunswick, and Marlowe played re
ccivcr and defensive hack.
Lower)' played quarterback and
running hack lor the North Bruns
wick Scorpions, who were winless
in conference play and linished the
year at 1 -9.
Rounding out the all-conlcrcnce
squad were five players Irorn con
lerence champion Past Bladen. They
were John Lewis, Monut Davis,
Tyrone Matins, (iary Rlioda and Jay
Kverclte.
Players chosen Irom Whitevillc
were Raclion Slnrden, Dennis Smith.
Brandon Stevens and Anthony
Southern.
South Robeson players named to
the all-conference team were Tracy
Jacobs and Mark Sealev.
Represent inj! West Columbus on
the team were Magellan Powell and
Antonio Williamson. Jamie Hartley
was chosen from Fairmont.
Brunswick County players who
received honorable mention includ
ed West Brunswick's Ions (Alison.
Brian Alderson, Lonnie Mitchell
and Matt Bosenian.
Others were Terry Galloway,
Corey Brown and Vutnic Joyner ol
South Brunswick and Sharotl James
ol North Bnmsw itk.
North Grapplers Sweep
Myrtle Beach, Lejeune
The North Brunswick wrestling
team swept Myrtle Beach (S.C.) and
Lcjeunc in a home tri-mcet Saturday
U) improve its season record to 3-2-1.
North, ranked fourth in the stale
among 1-A/2-A high school teams,
heat Myrtle Beach Ml- IX and
knocked off Lcjcune 60-14.
The Scorpions also battled 4- A
Hoggard to a 36-36 tie last Tuesday
night in Lcland.
Myrtle Beach Results
103 pounds: Sweeney (NB) won
by forfeit; 112 pounds: Cox (NB)
pinned Tixld: 1 19 pounds: Jones
(NB) won by forfeit; 125 pounds:
Cook (NB) won by forfeit; 130
pounds: M. Gaincy (NB) won by
forfeit; 135 pounds: Bullock (NB)
pinned Safo: 140 pounds: McBridc
(NB) pinned Wilder; 145 pounds: J.
Gaincy (NB) won hv forfeit: 152
|x>unds: Ivy (MB) pinned Chadwick:
160 |x>unds: Hobbs (NB) won by de
fault over Ward: 171 pounds: Hester
(MB) pinned Gibbs; 1X9 pounds:
Zhuta (MB) pinned Shaw: Heavy
weight: Benton (NB) won by forfeit.
I.ejeune Results
103 |X)uiuls: Mead (L) pinned
Sweeney, 1:45: 112 pounds: Cox
(NB) and Harrison drew, 12-12; II1'
|X)unds: Cook (NB) pinned Casey.
3:20: 125 pounds: Jones (Nil)
pinned Barintinc, 1:30: 130 pounds:
M. Gaincy (NB) defeated Walker,
14-0; 135 pounds: Bullock (NB)
pinned Vcnriiepcv, 1:20; 140
pounds: McBride (NB) pinned Cox ,
1:20; 145 pounds: J. Gaincy (NB)
pinned Ma//ana. 1:30; 152 pounds:
Chadwick (NB) won by forfeit; 100
pounds: Hobbs (NB) won by forfeit;
171 pounds: Gibbs (NB) pinned
Manna, 1:52; IX1) pounds: Shaw
(NB) won by forfeit: Heavyweight:
Hcndrix (I.) pinned Benton, 1:08.
Howard Results
103 pounds: Myers (H) pinned
Sweeney, 2:20; 112 pounds: Wilson
(H) pinned Jackson, 1:18; 119
pounds: Jones (NB) pinned McNeil,
1:13: 125 pounds: Davis (H) defeat
ed Cox, 3-2: 130 pounds: Bullock
(NB) pinned Hawn. 3:12: 135
pounds: Gaincy (NB) pinned Dob
son, 3:44; 140 pounds: McBride
(NB) pinned Bryant. 1:51: 145
pounds: Nealon (II) won by forfeit:
152 pounds: Scholer (II) pinned
Gaincy, 3:57: 160 pounds: Morrison
(H) pinned Chadwick. 1:30: 171
pounds: (iibbs (NB) pinned Hlller.
3:14; IS1) pounds: Harrison (H) de
feated Shaw, 12-7: Heavyweight:
Benton (NB) pinned I inocchiaro.
West Brunswick Wrestlers
Fall To Laney, New Hanover
West Brunswick's wrestling loam
lusi both of its dual meets last week
to a pair of Wilmington 4-A schools,
I. aney and New I lanover.
New Hanover topped the Trojans
56- 1 4 last Friday. West lost to Laney,
ranked as the best 4-A wrestling
team in the state, 63-12 last Tuesday.
West Brunswick competed Mon
day at a tri-mcct at South Brunswick.
New Hanover Results
103 pounds: Bryant (NH) pinned
D. Johnson, 0:28; 112 pounds:
Cokely (WB) defeated Williams, 15
6; 1 19 pounds: Francis (Nil) pinned
B. Johnson, 2:49; 125 pounds: B.
Bache (NH) pinned R. Woodard,
3:55; 130 pounds: J. Bache (NH) de
feated Mitchell, 17-1; 135 pounds:
Waddell (NH) pinned Mitchell, 1:36;
140 pounds: Bethea (NH) defeated
Haglcr, 14-9; 145 pounds: Andrcis
(WB) pinned Shufford, 3:43; 152
pounds: Minter (NH) won by forfeit;
160 pounds: Ashley (VVH I defeated
J unions. 1 1 -3; 171 pounds: Sarvis
(NH) pinned Hull. 0:27; IN') pounds:
Holiday (Nil) pinned Carr. 1:36:
Heavyweight: While (NH) pinned
Brooks, 4:50.
I. aney Results
103 pounds: Egan (L) won by for
feit; 112 pounds: Cokely (WB)
pinned O'Leary, 2:49; II1) pounds:
Anderson (L) pinned Johnson, 5:3X;
125 pounds: McLecxl (L) pinned
Woodard, 1:43; 130 pounds: La
France (L) pinned Jones. 2:56; 135
pounds: B. Harris (L) pinned
Mitchell, 1:18; 140 pounds: Lindau
(L) pinned Kadlord, 0:4K; 145
pounds: Strickland (L) defeated Hau
ler, 10-6; 152 pounds: Johnson (L)
won by forfeit; 160 pounds: Ashley
(WB) pinned Hill, 3:04; 171 pounds:
K. Harris (L) pinned Hull, 3:10: 1X4
pounds: Humphrey (L) pinned
Hickman, 2:28; Heavyweight:
Clements (L) pinned Brooks, 3:58.
Cougar Wrestlers Knock Off Hoggard
South Brunswick defeated Hog
gard 39-30 in a high school wrest
ling match last Wednesday night in
Wilmington.
With the win, the Cougars
avenged a 54-23 loss to the 4-A
Vikings on Dec. 13 and improved
their season record to 3-5.
South Brunswick hosted a tri
meet Monday against West Bruns
wick ami While Oak and is sched
uled to compete in an invitational
tournament Saturday at Lancy.
Hoggard Results
103 pounds: Meyers (H) won by
forfeit; 113 pounds: Wilson (II) won
by forfeit; 120: McNcil (H) pinned
May, 1:13; 126 pounds: Hawn (II)
defeated Folding, 24-12; 131
pounds: Davis (II) defeated Rohde,
7-3; 136 pounds: I laughn (SB)
pinned Weaver, 1:0S; 141 pounds:
A. Frazicr (SB) pinned Bryant, 1:36;
146 pounds: Ncalon (H) pinned
Bryant, 1:26: 153 pounds: Ramirez
(SB) pinned Morrison, 5:45: 161
pounds: Craven (SB) pinned Mc
Fadden, 2:50: 172 pounds: C.
Fra/ier (SB) defeated Eller. I1)- ID:
190 pounds: Randolph (SB) pinned
Harrison. 2:23; Heavyweight: Deit/
(SB) pinned Finocchiaro. 1:53.
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Brunswick County Fraternal Order of Police
for caring about Foster Care Children
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Special thanks to...
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Jeff McSwain-I.ong Beach Police Dept.
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