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wednesday, january 13, 2010
The Daily Tar Heel
Scotton triumphs yet again Estes Drive area could get paths
Speed, strength overpower Duke
Budget will limit walkway options
By Mark Thompson Assistant Sports Editor
It started like most matches for Thomas Scotton. A quick shot. An early takedown. The junior 157-pound wrestler was left with the ankle of his fleeing opponent — and that was all he needed to yank Duke’s Chris Piccolella back into the circle to secure two points. It’s partially that combination of speed and clout that have propelled Scotton from a NCAA qualifier last year to No. 3 in the nation. Then Scotton, like he does with most opponents, released his foe and faced him once again on his feet. Another takedown. Business as usual for Scotton. “I’m just at the point where I don’t get too concerned about Thomas anymore,” coach C.D. Mock said. “Thomas is the most consistent wrestler I’ve ever coached.” Scotton’s approach is methodical. His eyes are unwavering, calm but assertive. It’s 4-1 now, until he releases the opposition to set up another takedown. Then it happened again, a third takedown. Scotton wanted to get some back points, awarded when an opponent’s back faces the mat, but couldn’t turn Piccolella over — a problem that consistently hampered him before this season.
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UNC’s Daniel Helena struggles to release himself from Duke wrestler Brent Jorge. With the help of No. 3 Thomas Scotton’s 12-4 major decision, the Tar Heels easily defeated the Blue Devils 26-12 on Tuesday. “I’m definitely not the greatest mat wrestler,” Scotton said. “Coach (Trevor) Chinn has really been a godsend for me. He’s really helped me grow leaps and bounds from last year.” Scotton lets Piccolella up to start the next period and then takes him down again. It’s getting ugly now. Again, Scotton struggles to turn his foe over, but he maintains control until to the end of the period. “Thomas’ first three years here, he couldn’t wrestle on bottom, couldn’t
get out of bottom. I worried about him all the time,” Mock said. “We’ve been telling him, ‘You wanna be an All-American in Division I wrestling? You’ve got to be able to do it all. You have to be able to wrestle on the mat, top and bottom.’” Scotton isn’t necessarily the strongest. He may not be the fastest either, although Mock said he is. But each of his moves is executed with intensity. This is obvious at the start of the third period when he escapes and
then takes Piccolella down again. After the culmination of his 12-4 victory, it’s clear that Thomas can dominate in all areas of the mat. He is, as Mock said, the “whole package.” “I don’t think he can be held down, and he determines when he wants to get off them; he just lets them go,” Mock said. “People aren’t getting out.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
Due to budget constraints, the Board of Alderman is downsizing its grand plans for building sidewalks in an Estes Drive neighborhood. Instead of a large-scale project near a Carrboro park, new plans are to focus on the Estes Park Apartments. The board passed a resolution Tuesday to consider alternative solutions to the original Sidewalk Bonds Project. In a meeting last November, the aldermen considered constructing a 10-foot wide concrete trail between the ball fields at Wilson Park, which would continue the trail along the sewer property to Estes Drive. This would provide a pedestrian walkway leading to a trail to Estes Park Apartments. With the 2009 plan becoming unaffordable, the aldermen considered bike paths for the Estes Drive area. One option would be to construct a smaller sidewalk from Hillcrest Avenue to N. Greensboro Street, said George Seiz, Carrboro public works director. The Hillcrest Avenue alternative would cost around $55,000 less than the 2009 plan, Seiz said. Town Manager Steve Stewart said if Carrboro did not use the first alternative, the aldermen would consider several of four cheaper alternatives to the sidewalk connecting Hillcrest Avenue to North Greensboro Street. C a r r b o r o Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Planner Jeff Brubaker presented these alternatives. The first is a Wilson Park multi-
use, or bicycle and pedestrian, path which Brubaker said would allow for a safe passage to Estes Drive. Other options include a multiuse path on Pleasant Drive, a multiuse path on Hillcrest Avenue or a path connecting Crest Drive to Estes Park Apartments. All of these alternatives will provide safe pedestrian and bicycle access to the apartments, Brubaker said. The aldermen also discussed the transportation opportunities with each option. The Crest Drive option may take pedestrians and bicyclists safely to a bus stop. But some aldermen expressed concern about the Pleasant Drive alternative. Alderman Jacquie Gist said children living in Estes Park Apartments, who attend Carrboro Elementary School, would no longer be eligible for school busing. Gist said she was concerned with working parents having to drive their children to school. “Families may not want their children walking to school alone,” she said. Mayor Mark Chilton said formalized paths would improve the apartments. “It obviously makes Estes Park Apartments more valuable to owners,” Chilton said. Aldermen will seek further feedback from residents in the area before they take action on building paths. Seiz and Brubaker said there was no timeline available for the building of the paths. Aldermen said the town may meet with residents at a church in the neighborhood. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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