Page 6 The Perquimans Weekly
Sports
September 10, 1998
Lady Pirates start season with 3-0 record
Perquimans
takes Currituck,
Columbia in 3
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
The Lady Pirates served up
two wins last week, both 3-0
matches over Currituck and
Columbia.
In Barco, Perquimans won
15-5, 15-10, 15-10 in hard-fought
games.
“I thought they started off
well against Currituck,” said
Lady Pirates head coach
Carolyn Rogers.
April Owens had a big day
behind the line, serving for 19
points, including an ace. The
senior added a kill and a block.
Ashley Copeland tallied 11
points and two kills. Brooke
Mickelson had an ace among
her eight service points.
Mindy Roberson and Kim
Stallings led Perquimans at
the net. Roberson recorded six
kills and five blocks. Stallings
chipped in a kill and three
blocks.
Rogers said Natalie Layden,
Ashley Winslow and Lisa
Harris also played weU during
the match, Rogers said.
While the team won in three
straight, Rogers said she was
not pleased with the serves.
“We had too many out,”
Rogers said. “We lost our serve
too many timesw. I told them
we had to improve.”
And im prove, they did, on
Thursday. Against visiting
Columbia, the Lady Pirates
had only three bad serves.
“We improved a lot,” Rogers
said. “We also mixed up our
play at the net. We did a good
job with dinks, kills and going
for the lines.”
Perhaps the most impres
sive aspect of the match was
the play of the underclassmen.
“I was extremely proud of
my young girls,” Rogers said.
The reserves started against
the visitors, taking the first
game, 15-12, and maintaining
their composure as Columbia
battled hard.
Sophomores Ashley
Winslow and Lisa Harris
joined freshmen Hannah
Winslow, Stefanie Harris,
Ashley Rountree and Fallon
Winslow in a solid peiTb?'
mance. The sextet also cfoOJ
pleted game three, a 15-3 lyi^-
The homestanders won gait^
two, 15-9. >■:
Stallings ledl the scoiiOg
with 10 points. Copeland ahd
Lisa Harris scored seven each;
Roberson and Mickelson;
three each; and Owens, two.
They combined for seven aces-
Stallings and Roberson ha4
three blocks each.
The team is 3-0.
Cross country teams Edenton too much for Pirates Friday;
race to good start
Byrum starts off
with winning
performance
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Amanda Byrum was the
uncontested winner in her
first cross country race of the
season, a tri-meet with
Currituck and Northeastern
last Thursday in Hertford. The
Lady Pirates took second place
overall with 46 points, behind
Northeastern’s 26 and ahead of
Currituck’s 47.
The Perquimans boys’ first-
place finish was led by Dayton
Caddy, who finished second
with a time of 18:28.5. The
junior was a nose behind
Currituck’s Steven Watson,
whose time was 18:28.
It was an impressive start
for the boys’ team, with five
Pirate runners placing in the
top 10. The team won with 27
points, followed by
Northeastern with 50 and
Currituck with 54.
In addition to Caddy, points
were scored for Perquimans
by Stanley Saunders (3), T.J.
Long (6), Ben Godfrey (7), and
David Byrum (9). Adam
Reynolds finished 10th.
“In the meet Thursday, the
boys really surprised me,”
said Pirates coach Sadot
Mendez. “Their times were
very fast for this time of the
year.
“Dayton Caddy lost in a
‘photo finish’ by a few inches,”
Mendez continued. “I believe
this will be my best boys team
ever.”
The boys took second in
both conference and regional
meets last year, and were 10th
at state.
Mendez said his girls team
may rise from fourth to third
in conference standings this
year. In 1997, the Lady Pirates
were fifth at regionals and 11th
in state.
In addition to Byrum, Erica
Sinkovia (7), March Walker
(11), Charlsie Perry (13), and
Lauren Piontka scored for
Perquimans in the tri-meet.
Saunders led the boys to a
fifth-place finish at
Northside’s Panther Classic
Saturday. Perquimans scorers
also included Long, Godfrey,
Reynolds, and Byrum. Eleven
teams competed.
In girls competition. Byrum
claimed second, coming in just
16 seconds behind the winner.
Perry, Walker, Shannon Clair
and Amber Malone also
scored.
Aces use size,
speed, experience
to defeat PQ
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Edenton was simply the bet
ter team.
The Aces defeated the inex
perienced Pirates, 46-0, Friday
night at Memorial Field.
The visitors had three
advantages coming into the
game—size, speed and the
savvy that comes with experi
ence. The young Pirates, work
ing under the third head coach
in three years, were out-
manned.
Perquimans managed to
post only 30 yards total defense
all evening, being stopped in
the trenches by Edenton’s
quick defense line.
Quarterback Eric Byrum
was 5-for-14 passing for 44
yards. Receivers were Clifton
Jenkins, 28 yards, Tokura
White, 11 yards, and T.J.
Overton, five yards. Only
James White, 16 yards,
Overton, 11 yards, and
Jenkins, 1 yard had positive
rushing yardage on the night.
The Pirates were actually
minus yardage on the ground.
Running back Aaron Burke
was on the sidelines with an
injured hamstring.
The Perquimans defense
was led by Ryan Woodelb
James White, Jenkins and
Tokura White. Steven White
had a sack. The team’s leading
tackier, Andrew Harris,
played sporadically with a bro
ken thumb.
Jerriel Perry and Hapri®
each blocked a punt.
The Pirates host Plymouth
Friday night, then travel to
Williamston on Sept. 18. Both
games are non-conference.
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