SPORTING SCFNF
Middle School Baskeibaii
Adding An Extra Quarter
Brunswick County middle school basketball games will probably run a
little bit longer this season than they did in 1991 .
Games ?his year will feature an extra period ? a "fifth" quarter? tie
signed to give more youngsters a
chance to compete.
The extra quarter will be played
prior to the regulation game, and the
scores will be erased after the "fifth"
quarter is finished.
Boys and girls who start the regu
lar game won't be allowed to play in
the extra quarter, meaning the kids
who usually sit on the bench will get
to play.
"I think it's great," said Wac
camaw School Coach Terry Chestnutt. He sees the extra period as a way of
giving game experience to kids who practice hard all week but don't get to
play every game.
Brunswick County Schools Athlctic Director Nelson Best introduced
the idea to the local schools after hearing about its use elsewhere in the
state.
Greensboro City and Cumberland County schools and school systems
in western North Carolina use the "fifth" quarter.
"We wanted something that would give these kids time to play," Best
said. "They tell me it's been working beautifully where they have used it."
Best said some young athletes who may not be very good when they
are in middle school can develop into outstanding athletes in high school if
they slay interested in sports.
The program should help keep so-called "late bloomers" interested in
athletics, which can only help the high school programs. The extra period
will be used in boys' and girls' games.
By the way, the middle school teams open conference play next
Thursday, Jan. 9. All games will start at 5 p.m.
Shallottc, Waccamaw, South Brunswick and Lcland schools arc sched
uled to play each other three times during the season.
Shallotte Middle is hosting the conference tournament this year, which
will be played at West Brunswick High School.
Scorps Hear McGregor
The North Brunswick Scorpion basketball team heard an important
message from Gil McGregor at a banquet held in conjunction with the re
cent UCB Holiday Classic in Wilmington.
McGregor was an All-Amcrican at Wake Forest University and now
works with the Charlotte Hornets organization, according to North
Brunswick Coach Cliff Gibson.
"He had a lot of good things to say to the kids, and he talked basically
about their education," Gibson said.
"He said if you put 24,000 high school athletes in a coliseum, oniy 2
percent would ever play any pro ball. So he was really emphasizing getting
those grades."
Gibson said the former college basketball great also discouraged drug
use and dropping out of school.
The North coach is a firm believer in blending academics and athletics
to form a well-rounded person.
It's probably not just a coincidence then that Dwain Waddcll, the
Scorps' leading scorer so far this season, is academically at the lop of his se
nior class.
Elks To Sponsor Hoop Shoot
A Isbrook Crowned Champ
Doug Alsbrook of Holdcn Bcaeh edged William Smith and Roger
Simmons for the Southern R/C Motorsports Fall Championship.
Alsbrook tallied 76 points with his True Value Ford during the sea
son, which ran from Oct. 6 through Dec. 15.
Members of the Southern R/C Motorsports club race remote control
NASCAR-scale vehicles on an oval track located about four miles south
of Shallotte.
Smith finished second during the fall season with 75 points. The
Holden Beach resident also received the Hard Charger Award for im
proving 34 points from last season.
Simmons, an Ash resident who had won four straight seasonal cham
pionships prior to the fall, finished third with 73 points.
The club started ils winter season Dec. 15. Upcoming races arc
scheduled for Jan. 12 and 26 and Feb. 9 and 23.
All races start at 6 p.m. The track is located off a dirt road on the
ocean side of U.S. 17 just north of Union School Road.
The public is invited to watch, and no alcoholic beverages are per
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5. Jerry Todd Shallotte Skoal Bandit Olds 55
6. Kenny Holdcn Shallotte Mello Yello Pontiac 53
7. Elton Bland Shallotte Goodwrench Lumina 45
8. Joey Babson Shallotte Hooters Ford 33
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Calabash Elks Lodge 2679 will
once again sponsor local competition
in the 20th Annual Elks Hoop Shoot,
a national free-throw basketball con
test for youngsters ages 8 to 13.
Local youngsters will compcte
Saturday, Jan. 1 1, starting at 10 a.m.
in the Shallotte Middle School gym,
said spokesman Gordon Ragsdalc.
Each contestant will have 25
shots at the hoop. Boys and girls in
each age group with the best scores
can advance through four tiers of
competition to qualify for the na
tional Finals in Indianapolis, Ind., on
April 4. ?>
Local winners will compete
against other contestants in a district
event at Shallotte Middle School
Saturday, Jan. 25, at noon.
The Brunswick County Parks and
Recreation Department will coordi
nate this year's local contest
County Athletic Coordinator Joe
Rossclli will work with Shallotte
Middle School Coach Phil Wcmyss
and Waccamaw Elementary School
Coach Wendy Jones.
More than ;h rc. million kids from
throughout the country participated
in last year's Elks Hoop Shoot, said
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Scorps Resume Piay Friday
The North Brunswick Scorpions, shown here in recent game against Hoggard, resume play Friday af
ter a two-week layoff. The boys' and girls' teams host West Columbus Friday and South Brunswick
Tuesday to open the Waccamaw 2-A Conference season. Pictured (from left) are Ashley Teague,
Mario Shaw, Barry Baldwin, Demetrius Bell and Kevin Kobinson.
West Brunswick Mauls Lady Bulldogs
BY DOUG RIJTTER
The West Brunswick girls' bas
ketball team rebounded with a win
at Wallace-Rose Hill last week after
a lackluster showing at the recent
East Duplin Invitational
West played solid defense to beat
the Lady Bulldogs 46-25 last Friday
after losing two of three games at
the holiday tournament, said Coach
Brcnda Council.
Stacey Hill scored 12 points and
Monica King and Nicole Norris
each scored 10 for the Lady Trojans
against Wallace-Rose Hill.
"We've shown a lot of improve
ment," Council said. "1 feci like the
defense is what kept us in the game."
West Brunswick led 15-11 at half
time and pulled away from Wallace
Rose Hill in the second half.
The Lady Trojans ouLscored their
non-conference opponent 17-10 in
the third quarter and 14-4 in the fi
nal period.
Hope Murray led the Lady Bull
dogs with 1 1 points.
The Lady Trojans (4-2) were
scheduled to open Waccamaw 2-A
Conference play Tuesday night at
Fairmont, which won ilic cunfciciicc
tide last year.
Council said Fairmont lost all but
one player from last year's team.
"We're going to go up there and
BULLDOGS BITE TROJANS
W est Cagers Still Seeking First Win
BY DOU<; RUTTKR
West Brunswick's boys' basket
ball team entered Tuesday's confer
ence opener against Fairmont still
seeking its first win of the season.
The Trojans, coming off a 21-6
season last year, fell to Wallace
Rosc Hiii 59-38 iast Friday for their
fifth loss in as many games.
West and Wallace-Rose Hill start
ed the fourth quarter tied at 31-31,
but the Trojans ran out of gas and
the Bulldogs turned up the heat.
"We just ran out of steam," West
Brunswick Coach Billy Mims said.
"We just went flat cold in the fourth
quarter. We couldn't buy a basket."
Wallace-Rose Hill outscored the
Trojans 26-7 in the decisive final pe
riod to pull off the non-conference
victory.
Shawn Bowcn led West
Brunswick scorers with 14 points,
and freshman Timmy Daniels added
seven.
Scott White scored 17 points and
Jerome Chester chippcd in 15 for the
Bulldogs.
Mims said the Trojans played a
good first half last Friday. "There is
improvement. We just have along
way to go."
The coach said his biggest con
cern with the team is the lack of
consistency.
The Trojans have had five differ
ent leading scorers in each of its
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"We've shown a lot of improvement.
I feel like the defense is what kept us
in the game."
? Coach Brenda Council
give il our best shot," she said.
The Lady Trojans were scheduled
to return home Wednesday for a re
match with Wallace-Rose Hill.
Score By Quarters
West Brunswick 6 9 17 14 ? 46
Wallace-Rose Hill 6 5 10 4?25
West Brunswick scoring: Hill, 12;
King. 10: Norris, 10: P. Dctric. 8;
Bell, 4; Morgan, 2.
Wallace-Rose Hill scoring:
Murray, 11; Henry, 7; Merritt, 3;
Adcock, 2; Williams, 2.
Tournament Action
West Brunswick knocked off
Pender High School after losing to
East Duplin and New Bern at the
East Duplin Invitational held Dec.
27-30.
Catherine Bell scored 1 1 points in
last Monday's game to lead the
Lady Trojans past Pender 34-3 1 .
In the 37-25 loss to New Bern,
Pam Dctric led West Brunswick
with nine points. Angic Stallings
had 13 for New Bern.
The Lady Trojans opened the
tournament with a 66-46 loss to host
East Duplin. Monica King poured in
18 points for West.
Coach Council said the Lady
Trojans led by six points at halftime
in the East Duplin game, but were
outscored 27-6 in the third quarter.
"Wc played real pood the first
half, came back out the second half
and we looked like a whole different
team," she said.
In general. Council said turnovers
hurt West Brunswick in the tourna
ment. "I felt like wc hustled and
played good defense. When ihcy
pressed us, wc froze up."
Regardless of the results. Council
said the tournament served as a good
tune-up for Waccamaw Conference
play.
"! in sure those games over uic
holidays helped us a whole lot," she
said. "1 think we'll be competitive. I
saw a lot of good things, and I saw
things wc need to work on."
games this season. "We're not get
ling the job done," he said.
West Brunswick postponed the
start of its season two weeks be
cause the school's football season
ran into mid-December.
Several starters on the Trojan bas
ketball team were key piayere on the
West Brunswick football squad that
won the Eastern N.C. 2- A
Championship.
Mims said the lack of condition
ing and practice has hurt the Trojans
early in the season.
"It's a big adjustment for these
kids," he said. "It's taking longer
than I thought it would to make the
adjustment."
Prior to last week's loss at
Wallacc-Rosc Hill, West Brunswick
lost twice to 4-A Dillon (S.C.) and
lost both of its games at the
Gatortown Shootout Classic in
Gainesville, Fla.
After Tuesday night's game at
Fairmont, West Brunswick was
scheduled to return home for a re
match against Wallace-Rose Hill on
Wednesday.
Score By Quarters
West Brunswick 10 12 9 7 ? 38
Wallace-Rose Hill 8 12 1126?59
West Brunswick scoring: Bowen,
14; Daniels, 7; Marlow, 6; Reeves,
4; Johnson, 3; Grissett, 2; Hughes, 2.
Wallace-Rose Hill scoring: White,
17; Chester, 15; Sloan, 10; Knowles,
6; McKenzie, 6; Brooks, 5.
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Open Season
Brunswick County middle schools
open ihe 1992 basketball season to
day (Thursday) with South Bruns
wick traveling to Shalloue and
Waccamaw hosting Leland.
Each of the four county schools
will play the other teams three times
during the regular season.
Boys and girls games arc sched
uled every Monday and Thursday
through Feb. 10. Games sum at 5
p.m.
MIDDLK SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Jan. 9 South at Shallottc
Waccamaw at Leland
Jan. 13 South at Leland
Shallottc at Waccamaw
Jan. 16 Leland at Shallottc
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Jan. 23 Shallottc at South
Inland at Waccamaw
Jan. 27 Waccamaw at Shallottc
South at Leland
Jan. 30 Leland at Shallotte
South at Waccamaw
Feb. 3 Shallottc at South
Waccamaw at Leland
Feb. 6 Leland at South
Waccamaw at Shallottc
Feb. 10 Shallottc at Leland
South at Waccamaw
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