Glenn’s JV roared back in the fourth quarter to defeat Reagan 43-36, see 2.
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West Forsyth defeated Statesville in a battle of previously undeteated teams last Friday night. Please see story on page 3.
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Titans’ JV takes thrilling victory over Statesville, 19-12 Latham’s passing, Goco’s receiving pace West Forsyth By Sam Davis Triad Sports Weekly Drew Latham connected with Jordan Goco on a touchdown pass with less than a minute to go in the game to lift West Forsyth’s JV football team to a thrilling, 19-15, victory over Statesville last Thursday night at West Forsyth.
West JV quarterback Drew Latham gains yardage against Statesville.
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Siquon Oree carries for West Forsyth.
East bounces back, pounces on Reagan with big 3rd quarter Beal totals more than 300 yards for East Forsyth By Sam Davis Triad Sports Weekly East Forsyth shook off a slow start with 21 third-quarter points and rolled to a ??-?? victory over previously unbeaten Reagan last Friday night. East, coming off its first loss of the season against West Forsyth, played opportunistic football on its
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East Forsyth’s offensive line provides protection in the Eagles’ loss to West Forsyth.
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East Forsyth’s Christian Beal finds running room against West.
way to the win and improved to 3-1 on the season. Reagan, which had lit up the scoreboard in its first three games, made key miscues and that was enough to swing the momentum toward the Eagles. Coach Todd Willert of East Forsyth said his team showed good internal fortitude
in bouncing back from its loss.
“I believe the win got us back on track and I saw a lot more focus in our guys’ eyes during the game,” - Todd Willert “It was a good win for us,” Willert said. “Reagan has a great
offense and they play really hard on defense and it is good to win against an undefeated team. If you were a fan you got your money’s worth Friday night.” East Forsyth has another tough battle this Friday against Greensboro Page, which is winless, but has played a brutal schedule thus far. Willert said the victory over Reagan should help the Eagles return to form. “I believe the win got us back on track and I saw a lot more focus in our guys’ eyes during the game,” Willert said. “ I think the defense really helped out all night.” Chrishon Springs, a junior linebacker and three-year starter, provide several key plays for the Eagles, including a
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Rams drop loss to Valodsta State From Staff Reports POWDER SPRINGS, GA – The No. 12-ranked WinstonSalem State Rams could not overcome costly penalties and a late fumble, as they fell to #23 Valdosta State 22-17 in Powder Springs, GA Saturday evening. The loss dropped WinstonSalem State to 1-1, while Valdosta State improves to 2-0. The game was a rematch of the 2012 DII National Championship game, and it lived up to its billing in an exciting game. After a scoreless first quarter, Valdosta State got on the board first on a Jake Medlock one yard run for
score, and the ensuing two point conversion game the Blazers an early 8-0 lead. After another Ram punt, the WSSU defense bowed up, with Terry Ross intercepting a Jake Medlock pass and returning it 52 yards for a touchdown to move the Rams to within one at 8-7. But Valdosta State would answer right back with a 10 play, 70 yard drive finished off by a Cedric O'Neal three yard run to push the Blazers back out to a 15-7 lead heading into the locker room at the half. WSSU would take the second half kick and march 60 yards in 12 plays, but could only manage a 21 yard field goal from Alejandro Suarez, as the
drive stalled, cutting the Valdosta State lead to 15-10. Once again however, the WSSU Rams could not get off the field on third down, as it led to another Blazer score. This time O'Neal reached the endzone from five yards out to push Valdosta State out to a 22-10 lead in heading into the fourth quarter. WSSU's Phil Sims would lead the Rams on a long 14 play, 99 yard scoring drive, capped by Sims' first touchdown pass as a Ram, when he would hook up with Marcel Caver
Terry Ross for a 15 yard scoring pass and reception to pull the Rams to within five, at 22-17. Winston-Salem State's defense would continue to play well and forced VSU to punt on several occasions, and the Rams seemed to
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Home Grown Talent Glenn JV comes from behind to defeat Reagan Braxton Rorie scores four touchdowns, totals more than 200 yards to pace Bobcats By Sam Davis Triad Sports Weekly Braxton Rorie scored four touchdowns and Glenn fought back from a 36-23 fourth-quarter deficit to help the Bobcats defeat Reagan, 43-36 last Monday night. The victory improved the Bobcats’ record to 31. Rorie totaled more than 200 yards receiving in the game for Glenn, which suffered its only loss to West Forsyth, 27-20 in their season-opener. Coach Greg Payne of Glenn said his team is improving each week. “Like most JV teams we are young and are working week to week to keep get-
ting better.,” he said. “This game was a big step in that direction as our players allowed themselves to be coached and stuck with the game plan.” Rorie’s 45yard touchdown reception in the first quarter got Glenn off to a quick start. Jarred Jones added the extra point to lift the Bobcats to a 7-0 first quarter advantage. Reagan scored two touchdowns to close out the first period to take a 14-7 lead before Stephon Brown connected with Rorie on a 69-yard pass and Jones' kick tied the score 14-14 at the end of the period. Regain added a touchdown early in the second quarter to
Eagles from Page 1 fumble recovery that led to an East Forsyth touchdown. “Chrishon Springs set up our first score when he caused a fumble,” Willert said. Another key play came during the Eagles’ 21-point spurt in the third quarter that allowed them to take control of the game. “The big play in the third quarter was the pass play shape to (Christian) Beal for 80 yards after an interception by Madison Cone in the end zone,” Willert said. Willert also gave credit to assistant coach Ron Horton and quarterback Carson Sharpe for the East Forsyth thir-quarter outburst. “Offensive Coordinator Ron Horton and Karson made an adjustment at half to that pass play and it worked great,” Willert said. “Our offensive line did a great job for us. When you have 487 yards on
take a 20-14 lead. But Glenn retook the lead at 23-20 after getting a 33-yard field goal from Jones and a 68yard touchdown reception by Rorie at the end of the first half. However, Reagan's third-quarter touchdown and twopoint conversion put the Raiders on top, 28-23 going into the fourth quarter. Regain went back ahead early in the fourth quarter on a touchdown pass and added a two-point conversion for a 3623 advantage. Rorie added a 77-yard kickoff return to close the gap to 3630 after Jones PAT. Ashton Green caught a 68-yard touchdown pass from Brown to give Glenn a 37-36
offense you have to start with the OLine.” The Eagles also made several other adjustments that paid dividends. “We moved Brian Gentry to ight end in our big set and I think he did a great job of blocking for his first time at that position,” Willert said. Several defensive players also stepped up with key performances. “Madison Cone and Quenten McCray helped lead the secondary and they played pretty well on the night,” Willert added. “ Christian Beal had a big night with 201 yards on the ground and 120 receiving.” Willert said this week’s game will present another challenge. “We have another big game against Page,” he said. “They have played some tough teams and lost some close games. We are going to have to play well Friday night to get another win.” East will try to help Page remain winless when they collide.
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Glenn has improved dramatically since losing to West Forsyth. lead and Christopher Goolsby's 20-yard touchdown .brought Glenn its final points of the game. The Bobcats, who defeated Parkland and Reynolds in games earlier this season improved to 3-1.
William English passes away Former WSSU standout holdes scoring record From Staff Reports The Winston-Salem State family lost a legendary figure, Thursday with the passing of basketball legend William English. A member of the Rams' 1967 Division II national championship team, English passed away in Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday. English remains one of the most legendary players in the storied history of Rams basketball. He is currently fourth in the all-time Rams scoring list with 2,117 career points. He is also currently ranked fifth on the team's all-time rebounding list as well with 872 total rebounds. English also remains the Rams' career leader in field goal percentage at .753 (916-of-1,216). He stole the show on February 20, 1968 when he set the school record with 77 points to lead the Rams to a dominating 146-74 win over Fayetteville
State. For his efforts, English earned numerous honors, including being named to the C.E. "Big House" Gaines WSSU Athletics Hall of Fame and the John McLendon CIAA Hall of Fame. During his career, he earned both All-CIAA and Al-NAIA honors. Funeral services for English are set for Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Albright Funeral Home in Apex, N.C.
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Titans improve to 4-0 with win over Statesville West Forsyth continues to climb ladder in State 4-A rankings From Staff Reports Darion Slade rushed for three touchdowns and passed for two more to pace West Forsyth to a 35-12 victory over Statesville. The game matched top teams in the Associated Press State top 10 in 4-A and 3-A., Slade engineered two scoring drives after Statesville had closed the Titans’ gap to 15-12 midway through the third quarter. Slade added two scoring runs from four yards out on consecutive drives to help the Titans pull away. With the victory West Forsyth, ranked No. 8 in the 4-A poll, improved to 4-0. Statesville lost its first game of the season and fell to 21. The Titans have another chal-
lenge ahead of them this week as they take on High Point Central, which is ranked No. ? in the State 4-A polls. West Forsyth took control with consecutive drives of more than 70 yards. Slade tallied both scores for the Titans. Jalen Dalton and gang led the Titans’ defensive effort. Coach Larry Fedora of the Univ of North Carolina came out to get a first-hand glimpse of Dalton. Slade’s favorite target on the night was Javon Parham, who caught four passes for 150 yards and a touch- photo by Kelly Brinkley down from 67 yards out. Slade finished the game with 10 completions in 15 attempts for 237 yards. Slade’s other touchdown pass was a 24yarder to Schiem Lindsay that pushed the Titans’ lead to 21-6 at halftime.
Trevon Ross makes a tackle (top right), Jordan Terry runs with a pass reception (second right), Justin McMillor and Charles Neese close in on a tackle (3rd) and Javon Parham is met after a reception.
Guilford’s Pawlowski earns Player of Week From Staff Report GREENSBORO. – Guilford College junior Matt Pawlowski, who played at Northwest Guilford captured the Old Dominion Athletic Conference’s (ODAC) Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the football season’s second week. Sunday’s announcement marks the sixth time Pawlowski has received the league’s weekly honor. Pawlowski, a 6-2, 190-pound quarterback, posted career highs in passing yards and touchdowns in Guilford’s 52-20 home win over Methodist University Sept. 13. He completed 28 passes to 10 different receivers on 39 attempts for 418 yards, and threw for six touchdowns. Pawlowski’s 418 passing yards rank sixth all-time in Guilford’s history, and
his six touchdowns passes stand third on the list. His 212.6 efficiency rating in the game is seventh-best in school history. After two games, Pawlowski leads the ODAC in passing yards (653), touchdowns (10), completions (49), and completion percentage (73.1). He has moved into second place on Guilford’s career pass completions list (444) and ranks third in total offense (5965), passing yards (5469) and passing touchdowns (49). Pawlowski is third among NCAA Division III passers this season with a 204.3 pass efficiency rating after two games. Coach Chris Rusiewicz’s Quakers (2-0) travel to Salem, Va., to play Southern Virginia University Saturday night (9/20) at Salem Stadium starting at 7:00 p.m.
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Rams from Page 1 have the momentum as they would get the ball back with 6:52 left to play. Rudy Johnson would lead the Rams on a 10 play drive, but on first and goal, Johnson would turn the corner and would score, but eh play would be called back for a holding penalty. On the next play, Johnson would be hit and fumbled and Valdosta would recover at the 12 yard line. The WSSU defense would stand tall once more, to force a punt, but Valdosta's Medlock would pinned the Rams deep, as he would kick a 75 yard punt, pinning the Rams at the two yard line with 1:09 left. Phil Sims would find Donovan Rasberry twice, and Jamal Haizlip once to get the ball to midfield with 10 seconds left to play. But on the final play, Phil Sims' hail mary pass would be knocked down at the goal line, giving the Valdosta State Blazers the 22-17 upset win. Winston-Salem State did out produce the Blazers in yardage (399 to 391), but the Valdosta State defense kept the pressure on Rudy Johnson and Phil Sims all afternoon, forcing
the Rams into just 15 of 44 passing. WSSU was also flagged eight times for 71 yards. Offensively for WSSU, Rudy Johnson led the rushing attack with 14 carries for 64 yards, while Maurice Lewis rushed 12 times for 42 yards. Tyree Massey rushed seven times for 34 yards. Phil Sims finished the afternoon just nine of 29 passing for 146 yards and one touchdown, while Rudy Johnson went six of 14 for 116 yards. Marcel Caver led the Rams in receiving with five catches for 57 yards and one touchdown, while Eric Williams finished with three catches for 80 yards. Bronson Green (40 yds), Jalen McDaniel (37 yds) and Donovan Rasberry (34 yds) had two catches each. Terry Ross led the Rams defensively, with 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one interception returned 52 yards for a score. James Hickman finished with nine tackles and Duvontae Covington finished with seven, and Xavier Gregory six tackles on the afternoon. Winston-Salem State will come back home to Bowman Gray Stadium next week for another tough out of conference matchup, this time hosting the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University at 6:00 pm.
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Reed Harper and Brandon Lindsay provide blocking for West Forsyth.
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Cole Andrews makes a stop for the Titans as Davis Bishop appraches.
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Jordan Goco hauls in one of his many receptions for West Forsyth.
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Goco fueled the West Forsyth final drive, catching six passes on the drive and sealing the victory
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for the go-ahead touchdown 2014 on a fade pattern. Goco, who No. caught six passes on drive, 1 2 caught the ball at the five 3 yard line on a fade pattern 4 5 and ran it into the touch6 down. 7 The game was a tale 10 of two halves. West Forsyth 11 took a 12-0 lead at the end 13 14 of the first half, only to see 15 Statesville come roaring 16 18 back in the second half to 19 take a 15-12 lead when it 21 scored on a double pass and 24 25 conversion. Statesville’s opening touchdown came on 26 27 a fake punt. 28 With the victory West 29 Forsyth improved to 2-1 on 30 31 the season. Coach Jared 32 Eure said his team showed 34 its poise by putting together 35 its scoring drive after taking 36 37 over the football with 1:45 38 seconds left in the game. 39 “It was an awesome 40 game,” Eure said. “We were 41 42 leading 12-0 at the half and 43 Statesville scored on a fake 44 45 punt and then again on a 46 double pass that put them 47 ahead 15-12 with 1:45 sec- 48 49 onds to go. “ However, the leader- 50 51 ship of quarterback Latham 53 and the receiving of Goco 55 56 led the Titans scoring drive. “Quarterback Drew 57 58 Latham connected with 59 Jordan Goco on six of eight 60 plays on the final drive and 62 64 hit Goco on a fade route that 66 he caught at the five and ran 68 69 in for the winning touch70 down,” Eure said. 71 Jordan Goco has 75 76 really come a long way,” Eure added. “He started as a 78 79 defensive end where he will 80 still gets time, but he has 82 really come out of his shell 83 for the offensive side of the 84 85 ball. Once again Mitchell 86 Berry led the team in tackles 88 and Dashawn Hamilton got 91 92 an interception.” 98
West Forsyth JV Football Name Zach Brinkley Dashawn Hamilton Marcus Brown Alexander Smith Aidan Batalia Jayland Moore Davis Bishop Antwon Rucker Drew Latham Jakovian Horton Landon Burke Matthew Harkey Sean Wells Siquon Oree Dalton Leeber Nicholas Lyons Dewayne Tillman DimitriHondos James Bouey Jarrett Varsik Robert Barr Cameron McAdoo Brandon Williams Al'Trevion Jackson Stephen McBride Kody Redmond Kameron Montgomery Jacob Smith Mack Duke Brandon McDaniel Joshua Hairston Reed Harper Clifton Mack Malcolm Downes Tyler Reichenbach Tyrik Terry Kyron Watson Austin Stanfield Chad Young Cole Andrews Tacari Stokes Max Brunswick Brett Berrier Sam Thompson Dennard Smalley Mitchell Berry Zachary Spach Alexander Garrett Christopher Jarvis Patrick Harding Zach Smith Luke Hutton Augusta Smith Isaiah Jones Sebastian Quimbaya Brandon Lindsay Nick Ottati Joseph Doumas Evan Bentley Lyo Ballard Scott Phlegar Jaret Oliver Sage Tuttle Langston Herb Connor Groce Jacob Morris Sam Moore Michael Flores Michael Belcher Jordan Goco Kareem Herbert
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