West Brunswick Footbal
Players Sign With North Carolina Schools
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BY DOUG RUTTER
It's official. Aldwin Lancc,
Jimmy Cr1*"-1'" and Daniel Russ will
head off to collcgc this fall on foot
hall scholarships.
The West Brunswick stars
signed national letter; of intent last
week to accept grants to three differ
ent North Carolina universities.
Lance wailed until national sign
ing day last Wednesday to choose
Appalachian State University over
Western Carolina University. Both
schools had offered ^,m f ? 1 1 1 scholar
ships.
As announced earlier, Grissctl
will attend N.C. Slate University
and Russ will go to East Carolina
University.
"They meant a great deal to our
football team this year," West
Brunswick Head Couch Marshall
Scay said.
Lancc, Grissctl and Russ each
played offense and defense for the
Trojans last year and helped lead the
team to its best season in school his
tory.
West Brunswick, which posted a
13-2 record, beat East Bladen for the
N.C. Eastern 2-A High School
Football Championship before los
ing to Thomasville in the state fi
nals.
"For the program it is a strong
indicator that there's been a whole
lot of work going on here, particu
larly by those three young men,"
continued Scay.
At 5 feet 10 inches and 180
pounds, Lancc rushed for over 1 ,500
yards from the tailback position and
scored 28 touchdowns last season.
As a defensive back, the speed
ster also intercepted 26 passes dur
ine his career at West Bruns
wick ? lour short of the state record.
Lance was a three-time, All
Waccainaw Conference selection
and named Brunswick County Play
er of the Year ti is last two seasons.
For his defensive prowess, he
was named to the Greensboro News
^ Record all-state team his senior
year.
Grissctt caught 34 passes for 745
vards and was West Rmn?u/irlr'?
leading receiver last year, scoring
eight touchdowns.
"He was a constant threat," Seay
said. "He forced defenses to cover
the w hole field."
The 6-foot- 1 -inch, 183-pound
(irissett returned two kickolfs for
touchdowns in the playoffs last year.
Russ, a 6-foot-4-inch 225-pound
middle linebacker, averaged 1 1 tack
les a game his senior year. He also
played tight end for the Trojans.
"Daniel was the core...," Seay
said. "He was an intimidator and he
kind of set the tone defensively."
Seay said the three grants arc a
good indicator of progress in the
West Brunswick football program
and should help future student-ath
letes.
"Contrary to popular belief,
there's a lot of youngsters out there
with the size, speed and ability," he
said.
"There's a lot of opportunities
out there in football. 1 think you'll
see more of our youngsters take ad
vantage of the opportunities that arc
out there."
SPORTING SCENE
Trojan Trio Is Proof
Dreams Can Come True
Three West Brunswick seniors saw their dreams come true last week.
Jimmy Grissctt, Aldwin Lance ar
letters of intent to attend colleges on
football scholarships in the fall.
Grissctt's headed to N.C. State,
Lance is going to Appalachian State
and Russ will attend East Carolina.
The three of them were a big rea
son for West Brunswick's success on
the gridiron last year, when the
Trojans came up one game short of a
state tide.
Now they're moving on to the
next level of play. And each one is g<
college ranks.
The grants are obviously great news for the players and their families.
Far loo few people ever have the opportunity to attend college, much less
on a scholarship.
I he news is aiso good for West Brunswick High and the Snaiiouc
community in general. This Trojan trio should give everyone hope that
dreams can still come true.
They're living proof that Shallotte can produce as many winners as any
other town or city in the state.
There will never be another Aldwin Lance, Jimmy Grissctt or Daniel
Russ at West Brunswick.
But there's nothing stopping other young athletes from making the
Mine wjmiiiiuiit.iit aim jacriflcco these three made to bccome their best.
Kudos
Congratulations to West Brunswick's wrestling team, which won the
county championship and finished 10-12 after losing its first eight dual
meets.
Coach Joe Noble has put together a good program in only two years,
and the Trojans should be even better next season with only two graduat
ing.
North Brunswick also put together another good year under Coach
Mike Dumas. The Scorps, who at one time this season were ranked fourth
in the state, came up just a few points short in the county race.
Good luck to all county high school wrestlers who will compete in the
regionals this weekend.
A few individual state champions from Brunswick County would be
icing on the cake.
Limited Time
Former South Brunswick basketball star Greg Williams has seen limit
ed playing time for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro team so
far this season.
Williams, a freshman walk-on at UNCG, had appeared in five of the
Spartans' 21 games through the end of January, averaging 1.2 points per
game.
His best game to date was a Nov. 30 contest at Vermont, where
Williams scored four points and grabbed three rebounds.
Incidentally, UNCG ranks fifth in the nation in three-point shooting in
its first year in Division I-A competition.
d Daniel Russ each signed national
kxI enough to have an impact in the
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STAFF PHOTO BY DOUG RUT7ER
WEST BRUNSWICK SENIORS (seated, from left) Jimmy Grissett, Daniel Russ and Aldwin iMnce each signed national letters of intent
last week to ploy college football. Also pictured (standing, from left) are Russ' grandfather. E.V. Gore Jr.; Russ' mother. Connie Russ:
West Brunswick Head Coach Marshall Seay; Russ ' fa 'Jier , James Russ; and West Brunswick Offensive Coordinator David Arrowood.
Middle Schools
Brunswick Counly middle schools
were expected to start their boys'
and girls' basketball playoffs
Wednesday night at Waccamaw
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The Waccamaw girls were slated
to play Leland, followed by the
Waccamaw boys against Shallotte.
On Thursday, two games arc
scheduled at South Brunswick Mid
dle School. The Shallotte girls will
lace South Brunswick, followed by
the South Brunswick boys against
Open Playoffs
Leland.
The winners of each playoff game
will meet for the championships
Monday, Feb. 17, at West Bruns
wick High School, said Waccamaw
Coach Terry Chestnutt.
The Waccamaw girls won the reg
ular-season title with an 8-1 record.
South Brunswick won the boys' title
with a mark of 6-3.
All playoff games begin at 5 p.m.
Next Monday's championship
games arc slated to start at 6 p.m.
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