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Fifth-year Greene Cen-tral head coach Kenneth Grantham fully anticipates his 2012 Rams will, at some juncture, mentally identify the speed of the varsity game and allow their athletic abilities to take over.
However, the one wildly uncertain variable in the equation is time.
“I think the key thing is going to be, how fast do we grow up?” Grantham mused. “Is it one game, two games, five games, or eight games? We’ll see. I think we have a good foot-ball team on our hands, it’s just how long before they mature and make the adjustment to varsity football.”
The adjustment question is certainly valid after a glance of Greene Central’s 29-player roster reveals only six seniors and 19 juniors, most ascending from a capable junior var-sity squad.
With 17 seniors in 2011, the Rams vaulted to a 4-1 start that represented a high-water mark for the Grantham era. But disci-pline issues at the quarter-back position soon caught up with Greene Central, as it proceeded to drop five of its final six games on the way to a 5-6 record and 2-4 mark in the 2-A Eastern Plains Confer-ence, falling to Jackson-ville Northside in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Associa-tion 2-A playoffs.
Now, an untested group must find its way in the final season of the rugged EPC.
bATCHELOR PADThe controls of the
Greene Central triple-option offense now fully rest in the hands of junior quarterback Austin Batch-elor. While the 6-foot-2, 150-pound Batchelor joins a large collection of his teammates who are low on varsity experience, his first 2012 snap won’t be his first activity on Friday nights. The junior con-nected on 6-of-19 passes for 108 yards in spot duty at the end of games last season, giving Grantham optimism that Batchelor’s learning curve this season will not be as steep.
“I think, with him, he brings a different skill set that what Rasheem (Shackleford) did last year,” Grantham said of Batchelor. “He can run the
ball — if I compared him to (former QB) Brandon Suit a couple years ago, he’s probably more ath-letic than what Brandon Suit was back there, and
he brings you the ability to throw the ball some. He’s a tall presence in the pock-et and has a strong arm.”
Senior Joseph Biggs, formerly a quarterback turned wide receiver, and sophomore Bailey Or-mond, last season’s jayvee backup passer, are avail-able in emergency situa-tions.
In the backfield, senior Akeem Bynum returns as the Rams’ sole running back with varsity experi-ence and has seen time at a variety of positions in the Greene Central back-field.
“He’s been a jack of all
trades for us,” Grantham said of Bynum. “He under-stands what we’re trying to do and he knows what to do. It will be his turn now to shoulder some of that load.”
Bynum, despite his three carries for for four yards a season ago, is expected to be the work-horse of a backfield that includes Kurtis Braswell and Shyheem Carmon, both up from the junior varsity.
The offensive line will also be a youthful unit, led by senior Jordan Williams at left guard. A quartet of juniors in Alton Perry, Tra-von Williams, Davis Wil-son and Lamarcus Brown round out the starting unit in front of Batchelor. Tra-von Williams will man the center spot.
Biggs, who saw time at tight end last year and caught just two passes for 20 yards, moves to a wideout position and gives Greene Central a rangy target on the outside that can exploit single cover-age caused by the triple option. Junior Daryn Park-er is the other receiver, while fellow junior James Head will line up at tight end.
MULTIPLE LOOKS Greene Central will run
a base 3-5-3 defense in 2012, but that’s where the predictability ends.
Veteran Rams defensive coordinator Andre Quin-erly, a noted proponent of pressure defense, will bring multiple looks at the opposition in the ef-
fort to create short fields for the Rams offense. Greene Central forced 22 turnovers last season, which ranked third in The Wilson Times readership area.
Three starters on the offensive line will play both ways, with Travon Williams and Wilson oc-cupying the two defensive end positions. Jordan Wil-liams will occupy the nose tackle spot.
At linebacker, Grantham points to junior Ronshon Bullock as a player that had a strong second half of 2012. With 10 lineback-ers listed on the Rams roster, the 5-10, 205-pound Bullock is joined by Car-mon, Braswell, junior
Thomas Radford and ju-nior Lamarcus Brown as tentative starters.
In the effort to limit two-way play, sophomore Bai-ley Ormond will log snaps at safety with Biggs as his backup. Senior Raheem Carmon, who was out of football last year and Ter-ris Batts, a sophomore, are penciled in at the two cornerback spots.
On special teams, Grantham noted that the kicking game remained a work in progress, and was noncomittal on a punter and possible kicker. Curtez Braswell and Shy-heem Carmon are options in the return game.
Junior Austin Batchelor, dropping back to pass in last week’s Greene Central jamboree, takes over starting quarterback duties for the Rams this season. Jimmy Lewis | Times
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Jordan WilliamsSenior • OL-DL
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Will be entering third year as a starter on Rams offensive line. Earned all-EPC second-team hon-ors as a junior.
Will be counted upon to provide leadership for the Rams along the offensive line at left guard, while playing nose tackle in Greene Cen-tral’s 3-5-3 scheme.
One of only six seniors on Greene Central’s 2012 roster.
“He shoulders a heavy load, but he’s a great leader and he’s a great worker. I think sometimes one of the drawbacks is he’s worried about everyone else around him. Sometimes you communicate with your fellow linemen and you can then turn around and still play football.” — Kenneth Grantham
Senior Akeem Bynum, taking off with the ball in last week’s Greene Central jamboree, is the Rams’ only running back with varsity experience, totaling just three carries in 2011.Jimmy Lewis | Times
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PINETOPS — The South-West Edgecombe High varsity football team braces for a season like none other during the nine-year tenure of head coach Raymond Cobb.
Led by 27 returnees, the Cougars are coming off the first losing season during Cobb’s 25 years as a head coach.
Also, this will be the final high school football team coached by Cobb. The immensely successful 54-year-old coach plans to retire at the end of the first semester of the 2012-13 school year.
SouthWest, the preseason pick to finish third in the rugged 2-A Eastern Plains Conference, kicks off its season at home Friday night against Southern Nash of the 3-A ranks. The 2011 Cougars surged to a 4-7 finish and exited in the opening round of the N.C. High School Athletic Asso-ciation 2-AA playoffs.
“Nothing has changed,” Cobb insisted. “It has al-ways been about the kids. I want to see these kids suc-ceed and be the best they can be. Quite a few of them had a lot to do with turn-ing last year around, and they’ve probably got a chip on their shoulder.”
A roster of 40-plus is bolstered by 24 seniors. All but three played var-sity or junior varsity last season. Cobb admits that, in the past, the presence of a large senior class has meant success.
“It will be interesting to see how this group re-sponds,” SouthWest’s vet-eran head coach remarked. “When last season ended, we had a good feeling about our team. We feel good about having the experi-ence we’ve got. Last season turned out to be mighty rewarding.”
Back are six starters on offense and five on defense. Depth is a plus in the offen-sive line and backfield and, defensively, at linebacker.
Also back after a year’s absence is assistant coach Jonathan Cobb, the head coach’s son who was extremely successful in directing the junior varsity program. Jonathan Cobb is returning to teaching and coaching after a year in the insurance business.
“I’m excited,” Raymond Cobb said of his son’s pres-ence on the varsity staff. “He’s a really good coach and adds to our staff. To add Jonathan makes us stronger.”
TWO-WAY STARTERSThe Cougars step into the
season with senior running back/linebacker Gerald Hinton and junior tight end/linebacker Fabrion Bandy as the only two-way start-ers.
Both started defensively in 2011 along with senior secondary performer Jere-son Whitehead, 220-pound senior linebacker Omar Parker and senior lineman Eric Williams. Hinton also started offensively along with junior quarterback Tyquavious Wooten, senior running back Milton Ran-some, 260-pound senior lineman Justin Ferrell, 6-foot-4, 285-pound senior tackle Eric Webb and 6-3, 245-pound senior lineman Laquan Harris. Hinton and Webb were all-conference performers in 2011.
Head coach Cobb is con-fident Wooten now has a grasp of the wishbone of-fense. Hinton, the big-play back and game-breaker, piled up more than 1,200 rushing yards last season, while Ransome rushed for over 500. Junior Devante Williams is welcomed back at fullback after not playing last season. Sophomore Devontrell Hyman and Parker are capable back-ups. Sophomore Barry Smith and junior Isaiah Lewis provide depth at run-ning back.
Bandy and 6-2 Anthony Coley man the tight-end position, with Coley touted as a big receiving threat.
Up front, Webb and Fer-rell will be starting for the third season, while Har-ris is a two-year starter. Cobb describes the trio
as big and strong. Senior center John Skinner and 280-pound senior Edward Dickens saw action last season.
“We’re going to know what we’re doing,” Cobb said of offensive strides from last season. “We have put in a game plan, and the kids understand the game plan.”
LINEBACKER DEPTHThe 4-4 defense features
Lewis at end and Eric Wil-liams and Hyman at the inside positions. The other defensive end slot, said Cobb, is wide open.
The wealth of depth at linebacker is provided by Bandy, Parker, junior Eason Harrington, senior Rakese Davis and sophomore Jadavian Richardson. The coaching staff will especial-
ly monitor Davis’ progress in coming off a knee injury that limited his play in 2011.
Hinton and senior Jere-son Whitehead are ticketed to start at the corners, while junior Quatavious Harris has impressed at safety. Junior Katrell Whitehead, senior Delonta Dupree and Coley are ready to step in.
Wooten and Eric Williams will handle the kicking re-sponsibilities.
“We have an experienced offense, but defense is the key,” Cobb summarized. “It should get better as the young kids grow.
Regarding 2012 expecta-tions, Cobb responded: “We expect them to compete every night with a chance to win football games. We don’t have great players, but we have a chance to have a lot of good football players. The goal is always to make the playoffs. We’re the same as everybody else — we ex-pect to win football games. We’ll see where it leads us.”
The players, said Webb, don’t sense additional pres-sure in Cobb’s final season.
“Our approach is to have fun and make it worth-while,” Webb said. “But without a doubt, I feel lucky to finish out on his last team.”
Junior quarterback Tyquavious Wooten drops back to pass as senior offensive lineman Justin Ferrell (50) blocks during Friday’s Tarboro jamboree. Both players will be instrumental in the Cougars’ offensive fortunes this season. Jimmy Lewis | Times
Cougars return 27 in hopes of reversing 2011 malaiseBy Tom HamSenior Staff Writer
Mascot: CougarsColors: Columbia blue and navyConference: 2-A Eastern PlainsHead coach: Raymond Cobb (9th
Will be starting in the Cougars’ offensive line for the third year. Proclaimed All-Eastern Plains Conference first team and Wilson Times All-Area as a junior. Possess-es the versatility to play tackle and guard. Described as big and strong as well as a good drive blocker. Ef-ficient at pulling and trapping.
“He can do a lot of things. He is the leader of an offensive line that we hope is going to be one of the strengths of our football team. We really feel good about our offensive line. Eric is probably the most versatile of the five (offensive linemen). He knows what we’re doing.
“He has gotten the interest of a lot of small (NCAA Div. II and FCS) schools.” — Raymond Cobb
SouthWest Edgecombe senior Jereson Whitehead, left, tries to strip the ball from a D.H. Conley rusher during Friday’s Tarboro jamboree. Jimmy Lewis | Times
Aug. 17 SOUTHERN NASHAug. 24 @ North EdgecombeAug. 30 HUNTSept. 7 ROCKY MOUNTSept. 14 @ KINSTON*Sept. 21 FARMVILLE CENTRAL*Sept. 28 @ Beddingfield*Oct. 5 NORTH PITT*Oct. 12 @ Tarboro*Oct. 19 GREENE CENTRAL*Oct. 26 Open
* 2-A Eastern Plains Conference game
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SouthWest Edgecombe head coach Raymond Cobb has announced he will retire from coaching and teaching in December after 25 years as head coach, the past eight at SouthWest. Paul Durham | Times
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RUSHING(Minimum 15 rushes)
Name, school G Att. Yds. TDs Avg.Josh Joyner, HUNT 14 280 1,780 25 127.1Gerald Hinton, SWE 11 150 1,175 13 106.8Austin Snowden, CBA 10 187 968 10 96.8Daniel Williams, NJ 13 116 725 8 55.8Kelvin King, BED 10 113 470 1 47.0Milton Ransome, SWE 11 90 401 3 36.5Cody Garris, CBA 10 42 244 5 24.4Deon Lavender, SN 11 55 209 2 19.0Waverly Powell, SN 11 16 158 0 14.4Tyquavious Wooten, SWE 11 71 120 5 10.9
PASSING(Minimum 10 attempts)
Name, school G A-C-I Yds. TDs RatingDeon Lavender, SN 11 57-32-5 546 6 91.81Javius Nixon, BED 10 74-43-5 496 4 89.86Tyquavious Wooten, SWE 11 84-30-5 441 6 68.50Austin Snowden, CBA 10 77-33-6 430 2 68.18Austin Batchelor, GC 11 19-6-3 108 0 25.88
WZAX 99.3-FMAug. 24 Bunn at FikeAug. 31 Fike at BeddingfieldSept. 7 Beddingfield at HuntSept. 14 Hunt at FikeSept. 21 Kinston at BeddingfieldSept. 28 Northern Nash at HuntOct. 5 Beddingfield at Farmville CentralOct. 12 Hunt at Southern NashOct. 19 Northern Nash at FikeOct. 26 Fike at Hunt
WLLY 1350-AMAug. 17 Hunt at Eastern WayneAug. 24 Southern Nash at BeddingfieldAug. 30 Hunt at SW EdgecombeAug. 31 Fike at BeddingfieldSept. 7 Beddingfield at HuntSept. 14 Hunt at FikeSept. 21 Kinston at BeddingfieldSept. 28 Fike at Southern NashOct. 5 Beddingfield at Farmville CentralOct. 12 Fike at Rocky MountOct. 19 Hunt at Nash CentralOct. 26 Fike at Hunt
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2012 radio schedule
There will be no short-age of area high school football on the radio this season as a pair of local stations, WLLY-1350 AM of Wilson and Rocky Mount’s WZAX 99.3-FM will once again fill the airwaves.
Veteran Wilson County
sportscaster Alton Britt, in his 38th year of broadcast-ing, will reprise his role behind the WLLY micro-phone with longtime part-ner F.T. Franks.
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30. One night later, Fike ventures to Beddingfield.
WLLY listeners may also follow along on the internet at www.ihigh.com/absports.
On ZAX 99.3, Mike Laird will broadcast the Wilson County Game of the Week, beginning with Fike host-ing Bunn on Aug. 24.
BEDDINGFIELD (3-7, 2-4 EPC)
Opponent Result PF PA@ Northern Nash W 13 3@ Southern Nash L 28 56@ Fike L 21 26Hunt L 8 46Greene Central L 14 21@ Kinston L 14 20@ SW Edgecombe L 20 40Farmville Central W 34 7North Pitt W 20 14@ Tarboro L 7 45TOTAL 179 278PER GAME 17.9 27.8
C.B. AYCOCK (2-8, 1-5 ECC)
Opponent Result PF PARosewood W 33 14Hunt L 0 21@ Greene Central L 13 28@ Goldsboro L 19 31Triton L 0 49@ North Lenoir W 21 6@ South Johnston L 35 73@ Cleveland L 6 42Eastern Wayne L 16 33Southern Wayne L 28 51TOTAL 171 348PER GAME 17.1 34.8
FIKE (4-7, 3-2 Big East)
Opponent Result PF PA@ D.H. Conley L 14 48@ Bunn L 23 35Beddingfield W 26 21Jacksonville Northside L 21 49@ Hunt L 0 21Southern Nash W 34 28@ Nash Central L 23 31Rocky Mount W 63 14@ Northern Nash W 21 14Hunt L 14 28@ West Carteret L 14 33TOTAL 253 322PER GAME 23.0 29.3
HUNT (13-1, 5-0 Big East)
Opponent Result PF PAEastern Wayne W 48 6@ C.B. Aycock W 21 0SW Edgecombe W 28 8@ Beddingfield W 46 8Fike W 21 0@ Northern Nash W 28 0@ Rocky Mount W 27 14Southern Nash W 31 27Nash Central W 23 21@ Fike W 28 14West Brunswick W 21 13Nash Central W 37 31Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons W 31 17Northern Guilford L 13 29TOTAL 403 188PER GAME 28.8 13.4
GREENE CENTRAL (5-6, 2-4 EPC)
Opponent Result PF PA@ North Lenoir W 19 3@ Ayden-Grifton L 13 22C.B. Aycock W 28 13Eastern Wayne W 30 20@ Beddingfield W 21 14North Pitt L 9 31@ Tarboro L 7 48@ Kinston L 12 40SW Edgecombe L 14 20Farmville Central W 53 42@ Jacksonville Northside L 0 50TOTAL 206 303PER GAME 18.7 27.6
NORTH JOHNSTON (8-5, 4-3 NCC)
Opponent Result PF PACleveland W 28 27Wake Forest Heritage W 19 7@ East Bladen L 36 43Princeton W 49 20Bunn L 6 34Warren County W 34 26@ Roanoke Rapids L 55 40@ Northwest Halifax W 35 20Louisburg L 28 29@ Franklinton W 30 29Corinth Holders W 58 6@ Roanoke Rapids W 12 7@ Edenton Holmes L 18 43TOTAL 393 346PER GAME 30.2 26.6
SOUTHERN NASH (7-4, 2-3 Big East)
Opponent Result PF PASW Edgecombe W 43 0Beddingfield W 56 28Bunn W 21 17@ Roanoke Rapids W 14 7@ South Granville W 42 20@ Fike L 28 34Northern Nash W 28 13@ Hunt L 27 31@ Rocky Mount W 34 9Nash Central L 14 34@ Triton L 13 42TOTAL 320 235PER GAME 29.1 21.4
SW EDGECOMBE (4-7, 3-3 EPC)
Opponent Result PF PA@ Southern Nash L 0 43@ Hunt L 8 28@ Rocky Mount L 14 34Kinston L 12 40@ Farmville Central W 43 14Beddingfield W 40 20@ North Pitt L 28 32Tarboro L 19 21@ Greene Central W 20 14North Edgecombe W 54 8@ Kinston L 6 26TOTAL 244 280PER GAME 22.2 25.5
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BEDDINGFIELD HISTORY
After a 3-7 campaign in 2011 that saw the Bed-dingfield High varsity football team miss the N.C. High School Athletic Association postseason, the Bruins are far from taking a cautious mindset into a new season.
Instead, buoyed by eight returning starters on both sides of the football, vet-eran head coach Tyrone Johnson was effusive in his praise of a group that will try to make head-way into the upper half of a difficult 2-A Eastern Plains Conference, where the Bruins compiled a 2-4 record a year ago.
“Definitely, our ultimate goal is to get to the play-
offs,” Johnson said. “Our maximum goal is hope-fully we will do a lot of special things in the play-offs. I really feel that this is one of the best teams I’ve had in a long time and I really feel good about this team.”
A total of 17 seniors now step to the forefront in the effort to return to postsea-son play.MORE RUN, LESS SHOOT?Any observer of Bed-
dingfield football over the years will know the Bru-ins have no qualms put-ting the football in the air. But to hear Johnson tell it, 2012 will bring a more balanced look to the Bru-ins offense. The backfield, led by junior Kelvin King, will be asked to shoulder
more of a load as the of-fense tries to create more advantageous situations for the pass.
So is the famed run-and-shoot approach dead? Not entirely.
“We’re a run and shoot still, if you want to call it that, but we’ve always for the last four or five years tried to take whatever the defense gives us,” John-son explained. “If they give us run, we definitely want to run. If they give us pass, we definitely know we’re going to try to pass. I think we’ll be more of a balanced team this year, taking what they give us.”
In any form, the keys to the Beddingfield attack will rest in the hands of sophomore quarterback Javius Nixon. As a fresh-man, Nixon completed 43-of-74 passes for 496 yards and four TDs. Once EPC play began, Nixon’s role began to evolve to that of a wide receiver as Ajay Williams, then a sophomore, moved into the quarterback slot and became the Bruins’ lead-ing passer before seasons end.
However, with Williams expected to miss the bal-ance of the 2012 season with a knee injury sus-tained while playing bas-ketball over the summer, the onus of the offense squarely returns to Nixon.
“We’re only going to go as far as our quarterback takes us,” Johnson as-sessed. “I expect him to take us a long way. I laugh about it and joke about it, but I said he was 14 (years old) last year and now he’s 15. He’s really stepped it up and matured a lot over the year and he’s more comfortable in what we’re doing.”
Junior Chavis Collins, making his return to foot-ball, will be the backup quarterback.
In the backfield, King returns as Beddingfield’s leading rusher, toting the ball for 470 yards on 113 carries and a score last season. The junior is also a receiving threat leaking out of the backfield and in the screen game, catching five passes for 66 yards and a TD.
King will be comple-mented by sophomore Larry Taybron, a Fike High transfer, while senior Terrence Peterson, the team’s leading returning receiver and top defensive back, is a candidate to get the ball on end arounds and jet sweeps.
Led by Peterson and his 26 catches for 412 yards and three TDs last year, Beddingfield returns its familiar cast of characters that can create after the catch. Gone is Johnathan Barnes, but the Bruins also bring back a proven varsity commodity in senior Tim Eatmon, who led the squad with five TD grabs in 2011.
Seniors Monquel At-kinson and Jayvonne O’Neal also figure into the receiving rotation, along with a sophomore, Marvin White.
On the offensive line, Johnson noted some of the weight gains made by some of his returnees. Back in the fold up front are senior right guard Dorian Edwards and ju-nior Christian Medieros, a 315 pounder at left guard. Also returning are senior left tackle Joel Whitley and junior right tackle Nigel Barnes. Replacing
the departed Chris Fess is junior — and brother — Matt Fess at center.EDWARDS PATROLS MIDDLE
While the Bruins record-ed 20 takeaways in 2011, they were also outscored 278-178 and gave up an average of 268.9 yards per game on the ground. The effort to repel opposing backs in the Beddingfield 4-4 front will begin with Edwards, who will begin the year at middle line-backer after moving over from a defensive tackle spot.
At 245 pounds, Johnson lauded Edwards’ physical condition and work ethic. Taybron and senior Aaron Neal are battling for an-other linebacking posi-tion, while senior Khamill McDonald and sopho-more Jalen Honey are in line at outside linebacker.
“I feel good about our
linebacking corps,” John-son said. “I feel the line-backing corps is the best it has been in a while.”
On the defensive line, seniors Success Chan-dler, Jafaris Roundtree and Zach Miller will see time at defensive tackle. Barnes and senior Alex Jones will rush off the edges.
The Beddingfield strong suit on defense is expect-ed to be in the secondary. Peterson returns to an-chor one corner position, joined by White. Collins, the backup passer, is penciled in at the single safety.
Special teams will re-ceive a boost with junior Wes Beamon stepping over from the soccer team. Beamon will handle both the kicking and punt-ing duties.
Eastern Alamance 0-1Eastern Wayne 4-4Eliz. City Northeastern 3-8Farmville Central 7-6Fike 11-22Gaston 0-1Goldsboro 2-0Greene Central 12-5-1Greenville Rose 2-8Harnett Central 5-3Hertford County 3-5High Point Andrews 0-2Hope Mills Gray’s Creek 1-0Hunt 7-29
South Central 1-0South Johnston 5-0Southern Durham 0-4Southern Nash 14-10Southern Wayne 5-2SouthWest Edgecombe 11-12Tarboro 1-3Triton 3-1Wake Forest-Rolesville 4-0Warrenton 3-1-1Washington 1-1Washington, Va. 0-1West Craven 1-4West Johnston 2-0
Western Harnett 4-0
HEAD COACHESName Years RecordRay Barger 1978-83 27-31-2Lonnie Lamm 1984-85 8-8Jim Tabb 1986-87 4-16Clark Harrell 1988-89 10-11Tyrone Johnson 1990-99 51-59Bennett Jones 2000-01 11-11Tom Nelson 2002-05 33-19Tyrone Johnson 2006-present 35-37
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS1 Chavis Collins QB-S 5-9 175 Jr.2 Kelvin King FB-DB 5-8 175 Jr.3 Terrence Peterson WR-DB 6-1 185 Sr.4 Khamill McDonald WR-DB 5-10 165 Sr.5 Ajay Williams QB-DE 6-5 205 Jr.6 Wes Beamon K-P 5-10 155 Jr. 7 Marvin White WR-DB 5-9 155 So.8 Tim Eatmon WR-DB 6-2 190 Sr.9 Tay Atkinson WR-DB 6-0 170 Sr.10 Javius Nixon QB-DB 5-9 185 So.11 Jayvonne O’Neal WR-DB 5-9 155 Sr.12 Monquel Anderson WR-DB 5-9 180 Sr.20 Larry Moody WR-DB 5-6 130 Sr.22 Quinton Williams WR-DB 6-0 190 Fr.33 Matt Webb WR-DB 5-9 155 Jr. 34 Jalen Honey WR-DB 6-2 180 So.40 Larry Taybron FB-LB 5-10 190 So.42 Alex Jones FB-DE 6-0 180 Sr.47 Coyee Farmer OL-LB 5-9 190 So.50 Dorian Edwards OL-DT 6-1 245 Sr.51 Cavonte Davis OL-DL 6-2 215 Sr.52 Success Chandler OL-LB 6-2 220 Sr.54 Aaron Neal OL-DL 5-10 230 Sr.55 Will Caruthers OL-DL 5-10 205 Sr.56 Nigel Barnes OL-DL 6-0 245 Jr.57 Matt Fess OL-LB 5-10 215 Jr.60 Joel Whitley OL-DL 5-10 250 Sr.62 Zach Miller OL-DL 5-10 260 Sr.66 Christian Medieros OL-DL 6-1 315 Jr.71 Garrett Pittman OL-DL 5-10 235 Jr.72 Jafaris Roundtree OL-DL 6-3 315 Sr.77 Terrence Settles OL-DL 6-0 325 Jr.80 Bobby Knight WR-DB 6-2 185 Sr.84 Quandarius White WR-DB 6-0 160 Fr.
Returns as Beddingfield’s lead-ing receiver after compiling 26 catches for 412 yards and three TDs last season. Will be expected to provide leadership on both sides of the ball as the All-Eastern Plains Conference first-team selection at defensive back anchors what is expected to be a capable Bedding-field secondary.
Was tabbed as a Wilson Times Ironman selection in 2011.
“We expect him to make bigger plays this year. We’re really counting on him.” — Tyrone Johnson
key performer
2012 schedule
2012 roster
Senior linebacker Dorian Edwards (52), fighting through Havelock blockers at the East Duplin jamboree last week, will lead the Beddingfield defense this season.Scott Jones | Special to the Times
Sophomore Javius Nixon (1), passing in a scrimmage against East Duplin last week, will be Beddingfield’s starting quarter-back this season. Scott Jones | Special to the Times
Junior Kelvin King (3), running behind teammate Marvin White at the East Duplin jamboree last week, expects to be Beddingfield’s top rushing threat this season. Scott Jones | Special to the Times
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Relying upon an im-proved defense and special teams while learning offen-sively looms as the success formula for the 2012 Fike High varsity football team of second-year head coach Tom Nelson.
The Golden Demons, preseason picks to finish third in the heralded 3-A Big East Conference, ex-pect to build upon a turn-around that occurred the second half of last season. Fike surged to the point of compiling a 4-7 record and returning to the N.C. High School Athletic Associa-tion playoffs.
Boosting 2012 hopes are 19 returnees, including three starters on offense and five defensively. Nel-son is also encouraged the coaching staff has not only been in place for a year but has been enhanced by the addition of veteran David Pridgen, who had not coached for three years after assisting his brother, Richie Pridgen, during his tenure as Fike’s head coach.
“We’re excited,” Nel-son assured. “The kids have put in a tremendous amount of time and work to get better. We have some inexperience but we are further along. We played catch-up about all of last year. We’ve had no issues or problems. If that hap-pens, the wins and losses will take care of them-selves.”
However, the offense must replace performers at the skill positions, includ-ing quarterback and wide receiver.
Senior Sam Ellis, who played receiver last season, steps in at quarterback. He has established himself as an option threat in the spread offense and, says his head coach, is a ca-pable passer.
“He is doing great,” Nelson declared. “He’s had a year to work in, be around and practice in the offense. The quarterback has a lot of decisions to make — and very quickly. If he doesn’t make them, it looks bad.
“And Sam thinks he’s a linebacker; we have to get that out of him. He has to learn self-preservation.”
OFFENSIVE CASTEllis, primarily a defen-
sive player last season, is complemented in the offensive backfield by returning backs Jorelle Farmer, a senior; senior Shakka Blackston and An-thony Evans, a sophomore up from the junior varsity. Blackston and Evans are described as the “fly guys” while Farmer doesn’t mind pounding for yardage be-tween the tackles.
A corps of receivers lists senior Pat Goliday, junior Alcindor Winstead, junior Allen Hopkins, junior Tashawn Montgom-ery, sophomore Charlie Vaughan and sophomore Craig Overby. Goliday and Winstead are returnees.
Senior Blake Coley, se-nior Brandon Gray and promising sophomore Ian West are battling for time
at the Tiger position in the backfield. Coley and Gray played on the varsity last season, while West is up from the jayvees.
Losses were significant up front. Earning a shot at filling those holes are senior right tackle Tony Horne, junior right guard John Holder, senior center Chavis Hammonds, junior left guard Benny Elliott and either senior Trae Hudson or senior Brandon Williams at the other tack-le slot. Horne, Hammonds, Hudson and Williams pos-sess varsity experience. Hudson (6-foot-2, 231 pounds) started at defen-sive tackle last season.
“He’s legit good,” Nelson said of Hudson.
Definitely proven is ac-curate senior place-kicker Drayton Williams. Ellis is also capable.
“We have quickness,” Nelson reviewed the of-fense. “We have a chance to be pretty danged good and put points on the scoreboard. We have to treasure the football.”
DEFENSE BETTERNelson reasoned the
defense will be better be-cause of being stronger and more physical.
Williams and Hudson are formidable anchors at end. Senior returnee Shane Tripp, senior returnee Ja-mar Jones and Elliott will share time at the tackle positions.
Slated for duty at outside linebacker are junior Ty-keem McCray, West and Farmer. Junior Jeremy Vick and junior Hunter Cockrell have impressed at inside linebacker.
“He’s got a chance to be pretty danged good,” Nel-son remarked of Vick, add-ing: “Hunter does a great job of reading keys and being where he’s supposed to be.”
Depth is a plus in the defensive backfield. Junior Scottie Shelton will starter at cornerback. Candidates at the other slot are Hop-kins, Overby, Winstead and Goliday. Sophomore Se-darius Williams has nailed down the starting job at safety.
“He’s a ballhawk,” Nel-son described Williams. “He’s tough, physical and can tackle.”
McCray and Vick are not strangers to varsity com-petition.
‘JUST CRAZY’Registering a huge upset
along the way, the Demons surged to a third-place conference finish at 3-2 last season. They are pro-jected in the preseason
coaches’ poll to finish third again. To exceed that expectation is motivation Fike welcomes.
“The kids understand it’s a building process,” Nelson reasoned. “There’s good stuff and bad stuff. We are cautiously optimis-tic.
“Hunt is always going to be there and Nash Central and Southern Nash will be competitive. But our goals every year include being county and conference champions and advancing in the playoffs. We have to stay healthy; we are paper thin in several places.”
Perhaps, in 2012, the De-mons will not have to deal with the adversity of play-ing home games away from home. As the result of last season’s dilemma, Fike will play six of its 10 games in Buddy Bedgood Stadium.
Nonetheless, progress at skill positions from new-comers will be critical. And, as Nelson alluded, lack of depth in areas is noticeable. Winning has to become habitual.
But Nelson speaks of excitement for Golden Demons’ football growing within the student body and the community. The mood is tremendously upbeat in readying for Friday night’s opener at home against D.H. Conley.
“I guess we’re just crazy,” Nelson said with a grin.
Mascot: Golden DemonsColors: Old gold and blueConference: 3-A Big EastHead coach: Tom Nelson (2nd season)2011 record: 4-7 overall (3-A first
round), 3-2 Big East (3rd)
OPPONENTSSchool RecordBeddingfield 22-11Bertie 6-9Bunn 0-1Chapel Hill 3-0C.B. Aycock 7-4Clayton 0-2D.H. Conley 4-3Durham 10-12-1Durham Hillside 4-0Eastern Wayne 3-3Eliz. City Northeastern 7-1Fayetteville Byrd 1-3Fayetteville Pine Forest 1-4Fayetteville Smith 1-0Fayetteville Sanford 5-6Garner 2-0Gastonia Ashley 1-0Goldsboro 23-17-2Greensboro Dudley 1-1Greensboro Smith 1-0Greenville Rose 3-9Harnett Central 2-2Henderson Vance 1-1Hertford County 1-9High Point Central 1-1Hoke County 0-2Hunt 14-25Jacksonville 4-2Jacksonville Northside 0-1Jacksonville White Oak 1-1Kinston 19-11Manteo 1-0Nash Central 3-7
New Bern 7-1Northeast Guilford 0-1Northern Nash 19-10Raleigh Millbrook 1-1Raleigh Wakefield 0-2Richmond County 0-1Rocky Mount 20-31-2Scotland County 0-1Smithfield-Selma 8-0South Central 4-0South Johnston 4-2South Durham 0-1Southern Nash 12-9South Mecklenburg 1-0Hope Mills South View 0-1SouthWest Edgecombe 6-8Tarboro 1-6Triton 2-2Washington 6-4West Carteret 0-1West Craven 0-2Wilmington Hoggard 7-0Wilmington New Hanover 0-6-2Winston-Salem Atkins 0-1Winston-Salem Carver 0-1Winston-Salem Parkland 0-1Winston-Salem Reynolds 0-4-1
HEAD COACHESName Years RecordPaul Marklin 1958-63 26-34-2Henry Trevathan 1964-69 45-22-1Gary Whitman 1970 7-3Bob Paroli 1971-75 35-11-7Dick Knox 1976-77 14-8-1Maxie Williams 1978-80 13-18Gus Andrews 1981-84 30-13Tim Karrs 1985-86 11-9William Huffstetler 1987-90 18-22Eddie Summerlin 1991-94 14-22Richie Pridgen 1995-2008 80-83Kim Brown 2009-2010 4-18Tom Nelson 2011-present 4-7
Senior Shane Tripp, listening to instructions from referee Richard Frazier during the Fike jamboree Friday night, will be part of a strong defensive line for the Golden Demons this season. Brad Coville | Times
Fike looks to continue turnaround that began last year
2012 roster
FIKE HISTORY
Trae HudsonSenior * OL/DE
6-foot-2, 231 pounds
Started at defensive end last sea-son. Expected to start at defensive end and offensive tackle this sea-son. His coaches say he possesses great speed. Has gained weight and done a phenomenal job in the weight room. Not a vocal player, but does a good job of leading by example.
“He will have to stay on the field for us a whole lot. We don’t like to do it, but he’ll have to be an ironman. Trae will have to play big for us on both sides of the football. He’s very intelligent and hard-working. He gives it 100 percent in the classroom and on the football field. He was a workout warrior in the off-season. We are counting on him a bunch on offense and defense.” — Tom Nelson
Senior Sam Ellis, throwing a pass in last Friday’s jamboree, will start at quarterback for Fike this season after playing wide receiver last year. Brad Coville | TimesAug. 17 D.H. CONLEY
Sophomore Anthony Evans, running against Roanoke Rapids in the Fike jamboree Friday night, will start at halfback for the Golden Demons this season. Brad Coville | Times
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High expectations have become a tradition for the Hunt High football program in the 22 years Randy Raper has been head coach and the 2012 season is no different.
After all, the Warriors went unbeaten in the 3-A Big East Conference and reached the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-AA semifinals in each of the past two seasons, both times being turned away by eventual state champion Northern Guilford. With several key starters back, the Warriors hope those high hopes — played out, as Raper’s mantra goes, one day, one practice, one game at a time — will result in a long-awaited state crown for the program.
“It’s just like I tell the kids, yes, we have high expecta-tions and we should have high expectations every year you walk into camp,” Raper said. “But we can’t let those expectations control what we do.
“Yes, we want to do well but there’s no guarantees in nothing and we’ve got to get better each and every day and every week and take it one game at a time. We’ve just got to do what we do and that’s play hard-nosed, smashmouth football and if we continue to improve each and every week and stay away from the injury bug, we could compete for just about anything we want to.”
Hunt won a school-record 13 straight games last sea-son before falling to North-ern Guilford in the 3-AA Eastern final. But with a few gaping holes in that squad created by graduation, the Warriors will look to their veterans to carry the banner into the 2012 wars.
BEGINS WITH JOYNEROffensively, that begins
with senior tailback Josh
Joyner, who ran for 1,780 yards and 25 touchdowns last year while averaging 20 carries per game. Joyner understands that, as the only returning starter at a skill position, his stamina will be required again.
“I look forward to it, every game,” he said. “But maybe not the first couple. (Raper) tries to limit my carries so I’ll stay fresh.”
With Joyner expected to see limited action in the first few games, Raper and offensive coordinator Ste-vie Hinnant will look for complements to the slash-ing, spinning, hard-to-tackle tailback.
“We’ve got to find four or five things that we’ve got and get good at it for these first two or three games,” Hinnant said. “We’ve got a lot of people back but we’re missing some folks in some key areas. The thing that concerns me is how quick are they going to catch on?”
The biggest question mark is at quarterback where se-niors Daniel Westbrook and Brad Williamson are vying to fill the shoes of graduated four-year starter Jacob Page. Raper indicated that both players will see ample time.
“We just feel like we have two quarterbacks and both are very capable of doing a lot of different things and we’re going to try to utilize that to our advantage,” he said.
Westbrook, at 6-foot-9, was efficient in spot duty last season, completing all three of his passes. He is more of a drop-back passer while Williamson comes to Hunt after starting the past two seasons for Princeton of the 1-A Carolina Conference. Williamson threw for 1,648 yards and 11 TDs while run-ning for 353 yards and seven TDs in the Bulldogs spread offense.
While Hunt operates pri-marily from a power-I for-mation, Hinnant reminded
the Warriors have several packages.
“That’s a good thing about the offense we run, it gives you the ability to spread that thing out and still have the same concept as we’ve al-ways had here,” he said.
The offensive line returns senior left tackle Marcus Hendrix, senior left guard Tevin Speight and tight end Daquan Barnes as starters while senior center Will Horner, senior right guard Anfernee Taylor and senior right tackle Logan Tingler were varsity back-ups in 2011. New to Hunt is vet-eran offensive line coach Richie Pridgen, who was
Fike’s head coach for 19 seasons and most recently served as an assistant at Big East rival Northern Nash.
“One of the things we have done, in addition to Coach Pridgen coming in, we have been able to sim-plify our blocking scheme a little bit,” Raper said. “That way, some of the kids that struggle with the concept of what’s going on and having to remember all these num-bers, we’re able to use some of the kids on the offensive side that we haven’t used in years past.”
Besides Joyner, sopho-more Gustavo Wences will start at fullback while seniors Brian Brown and Adam Bennett are among those who will carry the ball when Joyner is not.
Junior Kentrell Brown and senior Peety Phelps are expected to start at receiver, another position that Hunt is lacking in experience.
“We’re tall, we’re rangy, we can run, we catch the ball extremely well,” Raper said. “It’s just a matter of getting better and better with game experience.”
VETERAN DEFENSEThe Warriors defense re-
turns seven starters, includ-ing three on its front line, which again will be Hunt’s defensive stronghold. That unit is anchored by 6-2, 240-pound right end Lewis Neal, who was the focus of an intense recruiting battle in the spring and summer. Neal, who verbally commit-ted to LSU on the Fourth of July, will be complemented by 6-2, 195-pound Javis Neal Hill at the other end. Senior Nick Talley, who was missed most of the 2011 season af-ter starting as a sophomore, is at left tackle while senior Jared Saunders McNeil, who saw limited action last fall, is at right tackle.
Seniors Alvan Artis and Khy’Tari Wiggins are rug-ged veteran inside lineback-
ers while senior Shakez Edwards and junior Ty Keen, both first-year start-ers, are outside. Senior Cody Pittman, who started last season, is recuperating from offseason surgery.
Returning starter Dexter Wright, a 6-3, 205-pound junior, is at left corner while Brown at right corner and junior Malik Williams is the
safety.“Defensively we’ve got a
lot of guys back and we’ve got some talent out there but there again, it’s just a matter of getting those new guys out there and elevated up to their playing level,” Raper said.
Freshman Bryan Orellana is stepping in at placekicker after impressing Raper and his staff during a summer tryout. Raper said Orellana is already hitting placekicks in the 35-40-yard range. Wil-liamson will handle punting chores.
If this is the team that fi-nally secures a state champi-onship for Hunt, Raper may have the chance to go out on top. But the 32-year coach-ing veteran demurred when asked if the 2012 season would be his last.
“I’ve been asked that a thousand times,” he said with a grin. “Right now, I’m having a lot of fun, I’m en-joying everything that’s go-ing on; we’ve got great kids, a great coaching staff.”
Then he added: “I’m just taking it one practice, one day, one game, one month at a time.”
Mascot: WarriorsColors: Royal blue and silverConference: 3-A Big EastHead coach: Randy Raper (22nd season)2011 record: 13-1 overall (3-AA semifi-
nals), 5-0 Big East (1st)
OPPONENTSSchool RecordBeddingfield 29-7Bertie 10-7Bunn 1-0Burlington Williams 2-1
C.B. Aycock 13-2Clayton 4-3D.H. Conley 2-0Eastern Wayne 14-1Eastern Randolph 0-2Eliz. City Northeastern 6-8Fayetteville Byrd 0-1Fayetteville Ross 1-0Fayetteville Sanford 1-0Fike 25-14Fuquay-Varina 0-1Garner 1-1Gaston 1-0Greensboro Smith 1-0Greenville Rose 6-8
Harnett Central 2-0Havelock 1-0Hertford County 13-3High Point Central 1-0Holly Springs 2-0Kinston 12-4Lejeune 0-1Manteo 0-1Nash Central 9-3Northeast Guilford 0-2Northern Guilford 0-2Northern Nash 20-10Northern Vance 6-0North Johnston 1-0Oxford Webb 1-0
Pender County 1-0Raleigh Athens Drive 2-0Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 1-0Raleigh Millbrook 1-0Roanoke Rapids 1-0Rocky Mount 13-16Roxboro Person 0-1Smithfield-Selma 5-3Southeast Guilford 1-0Southern Durham 1-1Southern Nash 20-6Southern Wayne 3-1SouthWest Edgecombe 19-7Tarboro 3-2Triton 3-1
Washington 5-1West Brunswick 1-0West Carteret 1-0West Craven 0-1Wilmington Laney 0-1Wilmington New Hanover 0-3Winston-Salem Parkland 0-1
HEAD COACHESName Years RecordLawrence Edwards 1978 10-1Bill Williamson 1979-1989 67-51Bruce Snyder 1990 4-6Randy Raper 1991-present 179-59
Hunt senior defensive end Lewis Neal wraps up a Smithfield-Selma ball carrier during the Warriors’ scrimmage at Cleveland High last week. Neal, who has verbally committed to LSU, is one of the leaders of a Hunt defense that returns seven starters. Sheldon Vick | Special to the Times
Veteran Hunt looks to advance beyond state semifinals this seasonBy Paul DurhamSports Editor
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS1 Darien Ballard WR-DB 5-10 170 So.2 Brian Brown RB-DB 5-11 160 Sr.3 Bryan Orellana K 5-9 160 Fr.4 Ty Keen WR-LB 5-8 150 Jr.5 Otis May WR-DB 6-0 170 Jr.6 Justin Jefferson WR-DB 6-1 190 Jr.7 Shakez Edwards RB-LB 5-9 160 Sr.8 Peety Phelps WR-DB 6-0 155 Sr.9 Brad Williamson QB-DB 6-0 180 Sr.10 Daniel Westbrook QB 6-9 185 Sr.11 Marquavious Hampton WR-DB 5-10 165 Sr.12 Khy’Tari Wiggins RB-LB 5-11 210 Sr.14 Dexter Wright WR-DB 6-3 205 Jr.15 Tre Spearman TE-DE 6-1 190 Jr.17 Markus Barnes WR-DB 5-7 150 Sr.18 Lewis Neal TE-DE 6-2 240 Sr.20 Malik Williams WR-DB 5-11 168 Jr.21 Javis Neal Hill TE-DE 6-2 195 Sr.22 Kentrell Brown WR-DB 5-11 170 Jr.23 Dominique Singletary WR-DB 5-9 155 Jr.24 A.K. Knight RB-LB 5-8 180 Jr.25 Duane Spells RB-LB 5-10 180 Jr.28 Josh Joyner RB-DB 5-10 185 Sr.30 Adam Bennett RB-LB 5-9 175 Sr.32 Gustavo Wences RB-LB 5-10 185 So.33 Cody Pittman RB-LB 5-9 175 Sr.38 Sam Mayo RB-LB 5-9 190 Sr.40 Ervin Speight RB-LB 6-1 200 Jr.48 Alvin Artis RB-LB 6-0 210 Sr.50 Michael Hester OL-DT 6-0 250 Sr.51 Aaron Jackson OL-DT 5-10 240 Jr.54 Joe Eatman OL-DT 5-10 245 Jr.56 Rufus Williams OL-DT 5-10 225 Jr.58 Nick Talley OL-DT 6-0 235 Sr.60 Jared Saunders McNeil OL-DL 6-0 230 Sr.64 Will Horner OL-DL 5-11 190 Sr.65 Brandon Hinnant OL-DL 6-3 260 Jr.66 Tevin Speight OL-DT 5-11 230 Sr.67 Julian Fuller OL-DT 6-1 250 Jr.70 Anfernee Taylor OL-DE 6-1 200 Sr.71 Darius Walker OL-DT 5-9 220 Sr.72 Tavon Bynum OL-DT 5-9 200 Jr.73 Logan Tingler OL-DL 6-0 225 Sr.75 Christian Parker OL-DT 5-11 260 So.79 Markus Hendrix OL-DT 6-3 235 Sr.80 Daquan Barnes TE-DL 6-1 225 Sr.84 Manuel Martinez TE-DE 6-0 190 Sr.88 Joseph Hollis TE-DE 5-11 185 Jr.
key performer
Josh JoynerSenior • RB-DB
5-foot-10 • 185 pounds
His 1,780 rushing yards account-ed for 55 percent of Hunt’s 2012 total yards on the ground. Strung together seven straight 100-yard rushing performances and blitzed Southern Nash for a season-high 261 yards in a 31-27 Warriors win.
Was named Wilson Times Offen-sive Player of the Year.
With Hunt losing all its starters but him at the skill positions from last fall, the burden of the War-riors will fall even more on Joyner’s churning legs.
“No doubt, he’s the most experienced person we have back and, with the numbers he put last year and the things he’s capable of doing for our team are immeasurable.” — Randy Raper
Hunt’s Brad Williamson, a senior transfer from Princeton High, will split quarterback duty with classmate Daniel Westbrook. Sheldon Vick | Special to the Times
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Southern Nash High School football coach Brian Foster isn’t quite sure how his offensive backfield might fill out this season just yet, but that won’t make him stray from the type of play-calling that has worked for the Firebirds in the past.
They have some serious shoes to fill where skill posi-tions are concerned if they hope to match or outdo their success from last season, when they finished 7-4 over-all and 2-3 in 3-A Big East Conference play.
Southern Nash will be do-ing without its top three skill players from last season, who accounted for 82 per-cent of the Firebirds’ yards. Tracey Coppedge, who finished as the program’s all-time leading rusher, and Terron Huffman, No. 3 on the career list, have moved to the collegiate ranks while Sextus Vane has exceeded the minimum age set by N.C. High School Athletic Association.BACKFIELD EXPERIENCE AT A
MINIMUMThe only returning run-
ning back with any varsity experience is Waverly Pow-ell, who had 16 carries for 158 yards in Foster’s run-heavy offense last season.
But the Firebirds will have a strong offensive line an-chored by returning starting center Boris Burt and tackle Cameron Gardner. Junior and third-year starting quarterback Deon Lavender can also be a source of confi-dence, along with returning tight end Alonte Thomas, a possible two-way star who will also start at inside line-backer.
“The offensive line, al-together, I think has done really good,” Foster said of the linemen’s work in the preseason.
The Firebirds have key players to replace on de-fense, as well, including safety Josh Sessoms, the Big East Defensive Player of the Year who is now playing for
N.C. State University.Desmon Jackson returns
at cornerback and joins tackle Roderick Dunston and defensive end Molik Harris as starters returning on the defense.
“Alonte Thomas, I think he’s been doing really well defensively,” Foster said of the multi-talented sopho-more. “Richard Hall, who’s our safety, has done good at both scrimmages. I’m really happy with him.”
The Firebirds have a promising group of new players moving up from last season’s undefeated junior varsity squad. Foster named sophomore linemen Francisco Trejo and Hunter Parris as newcomers from
the J.V. who could make an immediate impact.
Foster also hopes to get some help from senior trans-fer Chi Ali Bunn at wideout and defensive back.
“It’s been good,” Foster said. “We’ve just got to find some running backs and we’re going to have to re-place an awful lot of good kids.”
Junior Sebastian O’Neal and sophomores Clinton Whitaker, along with Powell are frontrunners to fill the
running back spots in the Firebirds’ three-man rota-tion.
NO FRIDAYS OFFSo which Fridays are
circled on Foster’s calendar as must-win nights?
“All 10 of them,” Foster said. “There’s not going to be an easy week, when you look at who we’re playing. I think SouthWest (the Fire-birds’ opening opponent Friday night) is going to be a much-improved team.”
Southern Nash was picked to finish fourth in the 3-A Big East Conference by league coaches, but Foster knows it will be a tight race.
“I think it’s going to be just like it’s been in years past,” he said. “You have an off-night, you’re going to lose. I think every team in the con-ference is capable of beating anybody they play. If you can just get to the playoffs and stay healthy, anything could happen.”
Keeping players healthy has been an issue early this season for Foster, who had a number of players injured in the first couple of scrimmag-es. None are expected to be season-ending casualties.
Lavender sustained a concussion prior to the Firebirds’ scrimmage with North Johnston on Aug. 8, but is expected to be avail-able for the first game.
Harris injured his knee during Wednesday’s scrim-mage while starting of-fensive guard Matt Silver sustained a concussion the same day.
Dunston suffered a mid-foot sprain which kept him out of practice last week and a sprained ankle kept line-backer Trevor Phelps out of Friday’s scrimmage.
“I expect Deon to be back this week,” Foster said. “With the others, I’m not sure. It just depends on how they progress.”
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS1 Chi Ali Bunn WR-DB 6-2 150 Sr.2 Josh Poland RB-DB 5-8 135 Sr.3 Keshun White RB-DB 5-7 140 Jr.4 Josh Collins RB-LB 5-8 185 Sr.5 Tevin Hedgepeth RB-DB 5-10 145 Jr.6 Brandon Garris RB-DB 5-9 165 Jr.8 Shayquan Murphy RB-DB 5-9 150 Sr.9 John Gulliford RB-LB 6-0 186 Jr.10 Maleak Mitchell RB-DB 5-10 130 Jr.11 Marques Taylor RB-DB 5-7 135 Sr.12 Kendall Parker QB-DB 5-11 175 So.14 Richard Hall RB-DB 5-10 168 Jr.15 Deon Lavender QB 5-11 177 Jr.20 Rashid Campbell RB-OLB 5-7 135 Sr.22 Taylor Finch RB-DB 5-7 159 Jr.23 Desmon Jackson QB-DB 5-7 150 Jr.24 Antonio Palacios RB-LB 5-7 160 Jr.26 Frank Hampton RB-DB 5-6 150 Jr.28 Waverly Powell RB-LB 5-7 175 Sr.30 Aaron Ware TE-DE 6-1 155 Sr.31 Dustin Pearce RB-DB 5-11 163 Jr.33 Clinton Whitaker RB-LB 5-3 140 So.34 Michael Taylor RB-LB 5-5 140 Jr.40 Alonte Thomas TE-LB 5-11 200 So.44 Stewart Hall TE-DE 5-11 180 Sr.46 Sebastian O’Neal RB-DL 5-3 193 Jr.50 Trevor Phelps OL-LB 5-9 193 Jr.51 Devin Denton OL-LB 5-9 170 Jr.52 Nick Owens OL-LB 5-8 170 Jr.53 Wayne Pittman OL-DE 5-11 250 Jr.55 Tyler Bateman OL-LB 5-9 175 Sr.60 Cody Brown OL-DL 5-7 205 Jr.61 Demarcus Lucas OL-DL 5-10 185 Jr.62 Francisco Trejo OL-DL 5-9 215 So.65 Darian Joyner OL-DL 5-9 215 Sr.68 Montrell Powell OL-DL 5-8 230 Jr.70 Brandon Harris OL-DL 6-2 300 Sr.71 Braxton Riggins OL-DE 6-2 290 Jr.74 Hunter Parris OL-DL 6-0 200 So.75 Matt Silver OL-DL 6-0 270 Sr.76 Roderick Dunston OL-DL 6-6 320 Sr.77 Boris Burt OL-DL 6-2 288 So.78 Cameron Gardner OL-DL 6-6 175 Sr.81 Jared Johnson TE-LB 6-0 200 Jr.82 JaJuan Battle TE-DE 6-3 165 Sr.85 Kody Frankford RB-DB 5-6 145 Sr.87 Cory Schulz TE-DE 6-3 251 Jr.88 Justin Alford RB-LB 5-6 122 Jr.89 Danny Womack TE-DE 6-3 189 Jr.90 Molik Harris TE-DE 5-11 228 Jr.
Southern Nash to rely on experience on lines, at QB
Senior Chi Ali Bunn (1), going up for a pass against Louisburg in the Fike jamboree last week, will see action on both sides of the ball for the Firebirds this season. Brad Coville | Times
By Natalie SayewichStaff Writer
Mascot: FirebirdsColors: Scarlet and navyConference: 3-A Big EastHead coach: Brian Foster (15th
Sophomore wingback Clinton Whitaker (33), lunging for yardage against C.B. Aycock in the Fike jamboree, is one of several new faces in the Southern Nash backfield this season. Brad Coville | Times
key performer
Deon LavenderJunior • QB
5-foot-11 • 177 lbs.
Though he’s only a junior, Deon Lavender already has two full seasons as a starting quarterback under his belt.
Lavender rushed for 209 yards on 55 carries with two touch-downs last season and completed 32 of 57 passes for 546 yards with six touchdowns and five intercep-tions.
“He’s pretty much seen everything that he could see. That’s one good thing about starting so many games. He has been in the playoffs, he has been in tough conference games, he has seen about every defense that you can throw at him. From that standpoint, he’s ahead of a lot of kids.” — Brian Foster
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It’s almost a given to ex-pect the C.B. Aycock varsity football team this season will be better than its 2011 edition.
With its key players re-turning and a couple of very promising newcomers, head coach Randy Pinkowski is confident the Golden Fal-cons will see improvement in 2012.
But the Falcons, who boast 18 seniors, have higher expectations of themselves as they head into Friday’s season opener at Rosewood.
MOVIN’ ON UPWhen asked at the 3-A
Eastern Carolina Confer-ence coaches kickoff meet-ing how he thought his team would fare in the league this season, Pinkowski said he figures C.B. Aycock to finish in the top three, “if we stay healthy.”
That could be a tall order, considering the ECC coach-es voted Cleveland would finish first and Triton would take second, and given CBA’s 2-8 finish (1-5 in ECC play) last season.
But the consensus among the other coaches was that, after the top two, the rest of the league would be more evenly matched and the remaining five teams would battle it out.LESS QUESTION MARKS ON
OFFENSEAycock will not be em-
ploying the same two-quar-terback system that fans witnessed during the 2011 season.
As juniors last year, Austin Snowden and Cody Garris shared time behind center.
“Austin Snowden will take all the snaps at quarterback this year,” Pinkowski said definitively. “We kind of ran a two-quarterback system last year, not knowing ex-actly what we had at quar-terback.
“Last year was kind of a prep year for us so Snowden showed us that he’s the guy there. Austin will take all the snaps at quarterback this year and Cody will go to the defensive side of the ball.
Snowden completed 33-of-77 passes last sea-son for 430 yards and two touchdowns with six in-terceptions. A dual-threat quarterback, he ran for 968 yards on 187 carries, aver-aging more than 5 yards per carry and 96.8 yards per game with 10 rushing touchdowns.
“We’re a ball-control possession type of team. We’re going to short-pass
you, we’re going to run the football,” Pinkowski said. “I think that either Cody or Austin can do that, but I think when Austin’s back there, he’s got more poten-tial to break a long run and score on a big play than Cody did.”
Garris, who will still serve as a backup quarterback, will focus mostly on defense as a linebacker.
“We have a little bit more experienced group this year,” Pinkowski said. “We started five sophomores on both sides last year so we have those guys coming back with some experience.”
Senior tight end A.J. Mundle, who suffered an ACL tear during preseason and missed his junior sea-son, is back, and, according to Pinkowski, stronger than ever.
Also missing out on AAU basketball during the time when he was rehabbing his knee, Mundle went from 185 pounds to 210, and in-creased the amount he was able to bench press from 225 pounds to 350.
“It has been a good foot-ball transition for him,” Pinkowski said. “I don’t know what the AAU (bas-ketball) coaches think of it, but he looks like a big-time tight end right now. He’s catching the ball well. I need him for his leadership and we need him to block. He is that. … Having him back is a big, big plus.”
Pinkowski also hopes getting Mundle back on the field will help take some of
the heat off Snowden.“As you take the pressure
off Austin, you open up the coaching possibilities and things like that,” Pinkowski said. “When you’re a one-man show, I don’t care how good of a coach you are, if all you’ve got is chocolate, you’re making chocolate cake.”
While the Falcons have more experience, they don’t necessarily have more size.
“We’re not big, but I will say, we’re probably as fast as we’ve been,” Pinkowski said.
The Falcons return their top two receivers from last year. Junior Austin West-brook, who has impressed in early practices as a pos-session receiver, caught nine passes for 119 yards and a TD last year while
junior Neil Clark — CBA’s top receiver last year with 13 catches for 288 yards and two TDs — has put in hard work in the offseason, said Pinkowski.
Devin Graves, a senior transfer from Texas who Pinkowski said is “every bit as athletic as Austin Snowden,” could make an immediate impact at corner-back and wide receiver.
Last season’s top running back Jeremy Hooks, who ran for 329 yards on 79 car-ries with four touchdowns in 2011, returns as a senior this year.
“I feel like we have just enough chicken salad this year on offense to cover all the bread,” he said. “So, while we may not be big, we’ve got some athletes
that can play and we’ve got some speed.”
DEFENSE A CONCERNThe concern for Pinkows-
ki is defense.It’s not a new concern for
the Falcons, who allowed just more than 400 yards average per game from their opponents last season.
“We’ll find a way to move the football,” he said. “Of-fense is smoke and mirrors.
We’ll find a way to move the ball. ...Our issue is playing lights-out defense. We’ve got to get some stops this year. I think that’s a big key for us.”
The Falcons do have rea-son to believe it will be a better year defensively.
CBA returns its entire starting linebacking corps including Garris and Clark, who will play both offense and defense.
The secondary is also expected to be improved with Snowden and Graves playing both ways and cor-nerback Dylan Hinnant also returning.
“The question is going to be those three or four guys up front,” Pinkowski said of his defensive line. “We’re not big and huge so we’re going to have to hit and move and run through the football. Hopefully we’ll be able to do that.
Snowden poised to lead more experienced FalconsWith 18 seniors, CBA looks to reverse 2-win season in 2011
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C.B. Aycock senior quarterback Austin Snowden, against Roanoke Rapids in the Fike jambo-ree last week, ran for more than 900 yards last season. Brad Coville | Times
Mascot: Golden FalconsColors: Columbia blue and goldConference: 3-A Eastern CarolinaHead coach: Randy Pinkowski
Snowden (968 yds., 10 TDs)Top returning receiver: Neil
Clark (13 rec., 288 yds., 2 TDs)
By Natalie SayewichStaff Writer
key performer
Austin SnowdenSenior • QB-DB
5-foot-10 • 170 pounds
A dual-threat quarterback, Snowden rushed for 968 yards on 187 carries with 10 touchdowns and passed for an additional 430 yards on 33 completions with two TDs.
After competing as part of a two-quarterback system last sea-son, Snowden will be the starter behind center this year.
“Austin definitely showed that he was the guy. I think it definitely gives us another big play threat on any given play. When Austin is in there, if he does miss something, he’s going to make up for it with his feet.” — Randy Pinkowski
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS3 Jacob Harrison K 5-9 145 Jr.7 Austin Snowden QB-DB 5-10 170 Sr.10 Devin Graves CB-WR 5-9 168 Sr.11 Cody Garris QB-OLB 5-9 175 Sr.17 Shawn Simmons SE-CB 5-10 150 Jr.18 Khaliel Owens ILB-RB 5-10 170 Sr.21 Dylan Hinnant CB-WR 5-9 155 Sr.24 Jeremy Hooks RB-S 5-10 168 Sr.25 Trae Woodard WR-P 6-3 170 Jr.27 Jay Suber DB-RB 5-5 150 Jr.28 Tazmont Groves OLB-RB 5-9 179 Jr.35 Dillon Baker RB-DE 5-7 175 Jr.36 Daniel Romo CB-WR 5-9 150 Sr.38 Charles Mills LB-RB 5-9 155 Sr.41 Devin Best LB-WR 5-10 185 Sr.52 Parker Williford C-DT 5-9 195 Sr.53 Nicholas Richardson OLB-OG 5-11 160 Sr.55 Jowon Yelverton OG-DT 6-4 390 Sr.58 Broc Doyle C-NG 5-10 185 Sr.59 Andre South C-DT 6-1 220 Sr.61 Victor LaBoy OL-DT 5-7 170 Jr.66 Jackson Yelverton G-DE 5-11 160 Jr.69 Avery Creech OT-DT 6-3 215 Sr.70 Matt Tucker OT-DT 5-10 295 Sr.72 Landon Moore OT-DT 6-2 225 So.77 Battle Burnette DT-G 6-1 210 Jr.78 Ryan Morton OL-DL 5-11 201 Jr.79 Bruce Hunt OT-DT 6-0 255 Sr.81 Christian Tinchner K 6-0 160 Sr.82 Austin Westbrook WR-MLB 6-1 118 Jr.84 A.J. Mundle TE-LB 6-1 225 Sr.85 Michael Eutsey WR-DE 6-0 171 Jr.87 Neil Clark LB-WR 5-11 181 Jr.89 Chiquzie Umeofia TE-DT 6-1 181 Jr.
Senior running back Jeremy Hooks (24), fighting for yardage during last week’s Fike jambo-ree, is the top returning rusher for the Golden Falcons this season. Brad Coville | Times
Junior Michael Eutsey (85) is expected to contribute at defensive end for CBA this season. Brad Coville | Times
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Thursday, August 16, 2012 wilsontimes.com 11F
While the North Johnston High varsity football team isn’t blessed with an abun-dance of depth in 2012, don’t expect second-year head coach Scott Meserve to stand around lamenting the fact that the Panthers will open the year with just 21 varsity performers.
“We address that every day,” Meserve said of North Johnston’s numbers. “Ev-erything we do is full speed. There is no walking on the field.”
Even with an increased emphasis on conditioning for a squad that will see more than its fair share of two-way players, the 2-A Northern Carolina Confer-ence Panthers must still go about the business of replacing standout quarter-back Malik Adams.
Adams, the 2011 NCC Offensive Player of the Year and The Wilson Times Ironman of the Year, ac-counted for 57.3 percent of North Johnston’s offense for a squad that posted an 8-5 overall mark and a 4-3 ledger in NCC play en route to the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2-A playoffs.
However, Meserve said that North Johnston players and coaches alike are re-solved to win with less.
“As we all agree here — coaches and players — it only takes 11 to win,” Meserve said. “You only need 11 guys on the field to play ball.”
‘A LOT LIKE MALIK’Entering last week’s
scrimmages, the Panthers were still in the process of vetting the successor to Adams at quarterback, with junior Trey Daniels, junior Aaron Kopp and senior Alex Pilkington vying for the spot. But it was Daniels’
shifty abilities in North Johnston’s veer-option at-tack that drew comparisons to the departed Adams.
“He’s a lot like Malik,” Meserve said of Daniels. “He can make a lot out of a broken play.”
As a wide receiver in 2011, Daniels hauled in 15 receptions for 252 yards and five TDs, which ranked second on the team.
In the backfield, bruis-ing junior tailback Daniel Williams stands to be the complement to Daniels in the option. Last season, Wil-liams, all of 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, churned out an av-erage of 6.3 yards per carry on 116 totes, while scoring eight TDs.
Joining Williams at run-ning back will be senior Deangelo Tyson, making his return to football after not playing in 2011. Also re-turning is senior Devan Lar-son, with another running back, junior Clay Johnson, rising from the junior var-sity ranks.
Meserve hailed Larson, senior wide receiver Jamal Morgan and Pilkington, a formidable track standout for the Panthers, as “three of the fastest guys we’ve had here in a long time.”
Add Pilkington to the
wide receiver mix and Meserve likes his chances with North Johnston’s abili-ties in open space.
“The quarterback situa-tion, all we have to do is get it out in the flat and we’re good,” Meserve said. “If you don’t respect someone, we’re going to beat you with that person.”
On the offensive line, two starters return in Hunter Stephenson and Seth Peele, both senior guards. Dalton Combs, a senior, will line up at left tackle. Junior Garrett Jernigan and sophomore Jacob Cuddington continue to vie for the center posi-tion.
DEFENSIVE OVERHAUL
For all the highlight reels that Adams produced a season ago, one easily overlooked fact with the Panthers is this — their defensive unit forced 31 turnovers in 2011, which was tops among teams in The Wilson Times reader-ship area.
However, North John-ston must now replace its front eight, while finding a defensive front that is most conducive to the new per-sonnel. Currently, the Pan-thers will alternate between three, four and five-man fronts.
Thompson, Peele, Cud-dington and junior Clay Vick will factor into the de-fensive line rotation.
At linebacker, junior Tan-ner Snipes joins Jernigan and sophomore Quamel Ke-nyion. Williams, Stephen-son, Johnson, Larson and senior Corey Lee supple-ment the rotation.
In the secondary, Daniels and Pilkington are expected to give North Johnston ample range at the safety spots. Morgan, Kopp and junior Gregory Bryant will handle cornerback duties.
Senior Tyler Edwards, moonlighting from the soc-cer team, will be entrusted with kicking responsi-bilities. Either Kopp or Ed-wards will handle punting chores.
Winning with fewer is Panthers’ missionNorth Johnston opens with just 21 varsity playersBy Jimmy LewisStaff Writer QUICK FACTS
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Junior Trey Daniels, looking for a receiver in a scrimmage at Southern Nash last week, will move from slot back to wide re-ceiver for North Johnston this season. Sheldon Vick | Special to the Times
Averaged 6.3 yards per carry on his way to 725-yard season and eight TDs on 116 carries in 2011. The physical running back will com-bine with quarterback Trey Daniels to give the Panthers a formidable speed-strength combination in North Johnston’s veer-option of-fense.
“Daniel will give us five yards everytime he gets the ball. He’s the type of kid that you have to defend him and you have to defend the offense. With Trey at quarterback running the option, you have to defend both. You have to be versatile in your defense to defend.” — Scott Meserve
Senior Jamal Morgan (1), catching a pass in a scrimmage at Southern Nash last week, is North Johnston’s top returning receiver this season. Sheldon Vick | Special to the Times
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Thursday, August 16, 2012 wilsontimes.com 12F
The glare of the lights. The roar of the crowd. The crack of the pads. The sight of eager young men ready to begin
another high school football season, a tradition all across the country about to be renewed again. Even if the cal-endar tells us the beginning of autumn is more than a month away, football season is here!
