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By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

The Vance County Board of Education this week formally adopted the redistricting plan presented by school board member Ruth Hartness, chair-

woman of the Building and Grounds Committee.

Present to discuss the plan was Mike Miller of the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, which developed the plan.

The proposed plan was made public last fall. Comments were invited from members of the community, especially parents of children in the schools that

>> new district map online would be affected.

Redistricting was triggered by the construction of a new elementary school, which will open next August. The new school, located on Garrett Road, was recently named Clarke Elementary School.

The redistricting plan was adopted by the board on a 6-1

vote, with board member Robert Duke dissenting.

The present Clark Street School will be closed at the end of the current school year.

Under the plan, children in the current Clark Street attendance district will be assigned to Clarke Elementary School next year. In addition, boundaries of attendance Please see SCHOOL, page 3A

WEATHER

Strong wind, low temps, flooding

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The Board of Directors of Maria Parham Medical Center recently voted to explore potential partnerships with larger health systems in an effort to maintain “high standards in financial viability and clinical programs,” according to a press release from the hospital.

The board, along with a consulting group, has created a short list of hospitals that could become potential partners. Letters will be sent out Friday to those hospitals to gauge their interest in MPMC. The board will then send out requests for proposals if any hospitals express interest in a partnership. Hospital officials would not release the names of those hospitals that made the short list.

What that partnership may look like is still unclear, but the hospital could potentially be purchased or managed by a larger health system.

“We’re looking to ensure that Maria Parham has a long, healthy life in Henderson,” hospital spokesman David Ruggles said. “The formal request for proposals will allow the board to explore if the hospital’s goals can be better achieved for the Please see MPMC, page 3A

Daily Dispatch/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE

Waters from Kerr Lake flood Anderson Creek Road Monday morning. Lake level is over 310 feet above sea level flooding bridges on Nutbush Road and Jacksontown Road in Vance County and Harry Davis Road in Granville County.

ELECTION FILINGS

Thieves steal road-closed signs at high water points

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By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Candidates filing Wednesday for the May 4 political party primaries included hopefuls for county commission and school board seats.

In Vance, Tommy Hester, a Republican, filed for the District 7 seat on the county commission.

Incumbent Ruth Hartness, a Democrat, filed for the District 7 school board seat in Vance.

In Granville County, two candidates made their campaigns for the District 6 county commission seat official. Incumbent W.E. “Pete” Averette, a Democrat, will face Timothy J. Karan, a Republican.

In Warren County, incumbent Ernest Fleming, a Democrat, filed to run for the District 3 seat on the county commission.

This week’s weather has been anything but boring with high winds and low temperatures, and, to make matters worse, thieves made off with road-closed signs at high water points in Vance County.

Winds as high as 35 mph hit the area Wednesday downing a power pole on Keeton Road.

Trees were also reported down on N.C. 39 North at Spring Valley Road; Raleigh and Edwards roads; and on Interstate

85, just inside the Granville County line.

Flooding has also been reported at Kerr Lake and the Tar River.

Some of the finer points of the windy and cold weather observed Wednesday outside the Emergency Operations Center at Rose Avenue were: • Top speed of 35.6 mph out of the west at 11:56 a.m.

• Temperature of 33 degrees with wind chill of 8 degrees at 1:55 p.m.

• Low temperature of 24.8 degrees at 7:35 a.m.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation reported the theft of 10 road-closed signs from three locations. The signs are valued at $1,000.

According to Edward Profitt, NCDOT work zone supervisor, the signs were taken from barricades and racks on Nut Bush Road between N.C. 39 and Satterwhite Point Road, Jacksontown Road between Drewry and Middleburg and Anderson Creek Road between Satterwhite Point Road and Flemingtown Road.

Profitt said signs warning

about high water are still in place and that the missing signs have been replaced. He said signs are checked each morning and afternoon. Workers discovered the signs missing about 11 a.m. Tuesday.

The roads are expected to be closed another three to four weeks, Proffitt said.

“If they’re taking down the signs, they’re endangering other people,” he said, and adding a burden for taxpayers.

Contact the writer at awheless@ hendersondispatch.com.

EDC votes to advance strategic plan

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Members of the HendersonVance Economic Development Commission voted Wednesday morning to approve their Strategic Plan for 2010-2014.

Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com.

A number of action plans are included with the four key strategic objectives which have been completed. Those are: • To Market The Community — Develop Marketing Strategy; Update Websites; Improve Community Appearance; and

Five-Percent Budget Growth Plan.

• To Provide Effective Economic Development Leadership — Budget Development; Strategic Plan Alignment With Partners; and Become a NonProfit Organization.

• To Enhance The Pro-Business Environment — Develop Land And Building Assets; Move At The Speed Of Business; and Develop A BusinessFriendly Attitude.

Please see EDC, page 3A

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Local & Nation Deaths

Josephine A. Choplin HENDERSON — Josephine Ayscue Choplin, 87, formerly of Bearpond Road, Henderson, died Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at a local nursing home. Born in Warren County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Rosa Finch Ayscue. She was the widow of Ollie Johnson Choplin.

Mrs. Choplin was a retired nurse’s aid. She was a member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 13, 2010, at 2 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Beck and the Rev. George Williams. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens.

Surviving are a daughter, Delores C. McFall and husband, Furman, of Henderson; a son, Dennis Choplin and wife, Deborah, of Youngsville; a sister, Mary Eleanor A. Knight and husband, J.W., of Virginia Beach,

Clara L. Green HENDERSON — Clara L. Green, 53, of 262 Davis St., died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by DavisRoyster Funeral Service.

Va.; a brother, O’Briant Ayscue and wife, Peggy, of Winston-Salem; two grandchildren, Stacey C. Chacon and husband, Adam, of Hendersonville and Brandon Choplin, of Atlanta, Ga.; and two great-grandchildren, Aiden Chacon and Alex Chacon. She was preceded in death by a stepmother, Gertrude G. Ayscue; a sister, Spruill A. Ayscue; and three brothers, Oscar Ayscue, Thurston Ayscue and Henry Clay Ayscue.

The family will receive friends Saturday, from 1 to 2 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Home.

Serving as active pallbearers will be Gene Ayscue, Jimmie Ayscue, Jerry Ayscue, Bill Mustian, Jeff Jones, Sammy Beasley, Steve Prather and Larry Thompson.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Raleigh Road Baptist Church, 3892 Raleigh Road, Henderson, N.C., 27537.

Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.

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The body will be on view at the funeral home and at the church one hour prior to the service.

The family will receive friends at the residence.

Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

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HENDERSON — Mattie William Kimble, 80, of 933 Patton Circle, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, in Granville Medical Center. She was born in Vance County and was the daughter of Lozy Sylvester and Mamie Evans Williams.

At an early age, she joined St. James Baptist Church, where she remained a faithful member and served over 30 years as church clerk. She graduated from Bennett College and did further study at North Carolina State. After 37 years of service, she retired from the Vance County public schools, where she taught at the Pinkston Street and L.B. Yancey schools.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday at St. James Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. John Richardson.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Survivors include two brothers, Isaac Williams of Oxford and Johnny S. Williams Sr. of Norlina.

HENDERSON — Davie Lorenzo Overton Sr., 85, of 1344 Tollie Weldon Road, Henderson, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born in Granville County, he was the son of the late James Thomas and Lula Belle Caviness Overton. He was the husband of the late Mozelle Griffin Overton.

A well known and respected member of the Epsom community, he was a retired farmer. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church, the adult men’s Sunday school class, and was a deacon emeritus.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at New Bethel Baptist Church, conducted by the Revs. Alfred Ayscue and Frank Adam. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Surviving are two sons, Jerry Overton of Raleigh and Davie L. “Pete” Overton Jr. of Epsom; five

grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Overton; five sisters, Melinda O. Burchette, Bessie O. Bullock, Bertha O. Bullock, Minerva O. Ayscue and Nell O. Ayscue; and three brothers, Roy Overton, Willie Overton, and Joseph Overton.

The family will receive friends today, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home of Pete and Patricia Overton, 1178 Tollie Weldon Road, Henderson.

Serving as active pallbearers will be Davie Overton III, Michael Overton, Brad Overton, George Dennis, Mike Parrish, Joshua Parrish, Daryl Woodlief and Randy Hayes.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to New Bethel Baptist Church, c/o Debra Woodlief, 1149 Massenburg Road, Henderson, N.C., 27537.

Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.

Carl Stevenson SILVER SPRING, Md. — Carl Stevenson, 57, of Silver Spring, Md., formerly of Warren County, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Genesis Layhill Center in Silver Spring, Md. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greenwood Baptist Church in Warrenton. The Rev. Eddie W. Lawrence, pastor, will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Steed Stevenson of Charlotte; a daughter, Loretta Stevenson of Charlotte; two sons, Antwuan Stevenson of Washington, D.C., and Carl Stevenson Jr. of Woodbridge, Va.; a grandchild; his mother, Mildred Sims Stevenson of Norlina; four sisters, Mary Louise Jones of Oxford, Catherine Stevenson of Macon, Josephine Zollicoffer and Juanita Stevenson, both of Norlina; and two brothers, Henry Stevenson of Hyattsville, Md., and Thomas Stevenson of Norlina.

The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton.

Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Service of Warrenton.

Toyota says its repairing 50,000 recalled cars a day

By DAVE CARPENTER AP Business Writer

CHICAGO — A Toyota executive said Wednesday that dealers have so far reinforced the sticking accelerator on more than 220,000 recalled vehicles, with repairs continuing at a rate of about 50,000 vehicles a day.

“Nothing is more important to Toyota than the safety and reliability of our vehicles, and right now we are completely focused on fixing the vehicles that have been affected under this recall,” Bob Carter, Toyota group vice president and general manager, said at the Chicago Auto Show.

Some dealers have been open around the clock while others are carrying out the repairs at offsite facilities, he said.

Carter added that the voluntary recall of the 2010 Prius and Lexus HS 250h models to update braking software, in response to complaints about braking problems, also is proceeding.

Toyota executives were hoping to focus attention at the annual show on its redesigned 2011 Avalon and new Sienna. The Avalon, for model years 2005 through 2010, was among the eight car and truck models recalled over potentially sticky gas pedals; the Sienna was not.

But the world’s No. 1 carmaker was in the spotlight because of its massive safety recalls, especially with the weather-related postponement in Wash-

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Shuttle Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth.

The midnight rendezvous occurred as the two spacecraft sailed over the Atlantic, just west of Portugal.

Endeavour’s crew of six will spend more than a week at the space station, installing the compartments and helping with space station maintenance.

This represents the last major con-

BOSTON (AP) — A woman who was once married to Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan’s brother Mark says he is “a very angry man” who gets violent when he drinks.

Janet Kerrigan told NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday that her husband was once sweet and tentative, but that he drank more as the years went on and became more violent.

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Once the room, named Tranquility, and the observation deck are in place, the station will be 98 percent complete.

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Carter, speaking to hundreds of journalists at a packed press conference, said he had no information to indicate the recall might be expanded to include its popular Corolla as some consumers fear.

But he did suggest that no recall is imminent, noting that efforts to look into the matter by the Department of Transportation are “not even a preliminary investigation” at this point.

Drivers have submitted complaints to the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, saying their 2009 and 2010 Corollas can be difficult to steer and wander across lanes during highway driving.

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Toyota’s rivals have been careful not to express any pleasure in Toyota’s travails. Mark Reuss, North American president for General Motors Co., said the Japanese company’s problems are not good for the auto industry.

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N.C. court gets possession of Edwards sex tape HILLSBOROUGH (AP) — A video cassette purportedly showing two-time presidential candidate John Edwards and his former mistress in a sexual encounter is now in the hands of a North Carolina judge.

Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones took possession of the tape Wednesday, a week after ordering that former Edwards aide Andrew Young hand over the recording.

Young has penned a tell-all book about how he helped hide an affair between the former Democratic presidential candidate and his mistress, Rielle Hunter.

Hunter has sued Young, seeking the video she deemed personal and private.

Young has said the tape depicts Edwards in a sexual encounter with a pregnant woman he believes to be Hunter.

Edwards admitted last month that he fathered a child with Hunter.

2 S.C. sisters killed, mother injured in N.C. wreck MEBANE (AP) — Two sisters from South Carolina have died after another driver hit their mother’s stalled car on an interstate in North Carolina.

The N.C. Highway Patrol told multiple media outlets that 9-year-old Mequea Spears and 5-year-old Aiysha Spears of Bennettsville, S.C., were killed Tuesday when a Ford Explorer rear-ended their mother’s Honda Civic.

Authorities say the Civic was stalled on westbound Interstate 85 near

Mebane.

The girls’ mother, 31-year-old Andrea L. Purvis, and an 8-year-old child in her car were taken to hospitals for treatment.

The driver of the Explorer, 52-year-old John Dieter of Durham, N.C., was treated at the scene.

Troopers say they do not plan to charge him.

All three children were in child or booster seats.

N.C. Democrat Lewis files papers to seek Burr seat RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina attorney seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate says voters want to hear from his party’s potential contenders about how they’d encourage job creation if elected.

Chapel Hill attorney Ken Lewis challenged on Wednesday other expected Democratic candidates to a one-hour debate on jobs within the next week.

He offered the idea while filing papers at the State Board of Elections in Raleigh to get on the primary ballot in May. Lewis said a public debate would help voters make informed choices this year. The primary winner is likely to take on Republican incumbent Richard Burr in November. Burr has yet to file during the candidacy period ending Feb. 26.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre and Republican Walter Jones also are among recent filers at the state board.

Confession on deathbed can be used at N.C. trial SHELBY (AP) — A North Carolina judge has ruled that a deathbed confession a granddaugh-

ter reported to police years later can be used at a trial in a 1966 slaying.

Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that the decision was crucial for any possible trial on the charges confronting 80-year-old Thurman “Soupy” Price. He was charged with first-degree murder in 2007 after Lori Lail said her dying grandfather told her five years earlier that he and Price attacked and planned to rape an 11-year-old Shelby girl.

Lail said her grandfather told her that Price hit Brenda Sue Brown with a rock and killed her after she struggled.

Lail said she reported her grandfather’s confession only after The Shelby Star reported extensively about the slaying in 2006.

N.C. unit’s Civil War battle flag to be preserved GREENSBORO (AP) — A group of Civil War re-enactors is raising money to conserve a battle flag that a North Carolina unit carried during a futile infantry charge at Gettysburg.

The News & Record of Greensboro reported Wednesday that the flag carried by the 22nd North Carolina Regiment has been kept in storage at the North Carolina Museum of History for more than a century. The flag hasn’t been displayed because the tattered wool banner is deteriorating because of its age.

The flag includes yellow lettering with the name of the regiment with men from Guilford, Randolph and Caswell counties.

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Former N.C. sheriff runs again, this time as felon LEXINGTON (AP) — A former North Carolina sheriff who claimed national notice for toughon-crime tactics and later admitted to felony crimes is running again.

Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that Gerald Hege has filed to seek election as Davidson County sheriff.

The Republican resigned as sheriff in 2004 after a decade in office and pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice. Prosecutors say Hege tried to cover up money missing from his department’s vice and narcotics unit.

His probation ended in 2007, but he is barred from owning a gun.

As sheriff, Hege starred on a national cable television program highlighting what he called America’s toughest jail, where he painted cells pink. He drove a high-powered car and removed television sets and books from the jail.

UNCG launches program to help pay for college GREENSBORO (AP) — A North Carolina university is launching a program designed to offer financial and academic aid which will help eligible students graduate with little or no debt.

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Tree in Oxford cemetery problem for plot owner City declines to pay for cutting it down

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — The issue of an allegedly problematic tree at the municipal Elmwood Cemetery became a subject of extensive discussion at the City Commission meeting.

City Manager Mark Donham said that Melville Dorsey requested removing the tree so someone could be buried at the Dorsey plot and that Dorsey was advised of his decision against using taxpayer funds to do so.

Slightly more than a month ago, Dorsey approached the commission’s Finance Committee, which requested an opinion from City Attorney Tom Burnette, who said this would be an inappropriate way to spend city money.

During Tuesday evening’s commission meeting, Commissioner Walter Cantley made a motion requesting the tree, which is located along one of the cemetery’s drives, be trimmed to a safe condition at city expense.

Cantley said although Burnette and Donham had advised against taking action, Street Department personnel had cut other limbs and trees in the past without any charge or request from the any of the plot owners.

“Human and public relations should be considered here,” Cantley said.

What followed was approximately 20 minutes of back and forth.

Mayor Al Woodlief recognized Mayor Pro Tem Howard Herring, who said, “I don’t feel that it’s right to ask the taxpayers of this city to spend money to remove trees on the burial plot that’s owned by an individual or an individual family.”

The mayor pro tem said that, as an example, he has to drive nearly 150 miles to tend to his family’s plot at Dunn.

“And I think that’s a family responsibility and not a responsibility of the citizens of this city,” Herring added.

Donham said the fundamental issue is the use of public money for private gain.

“Exactly,” Woodlief said.

Donham said, “You shouldn’t come to the city to ask for taxpayers’ money to pay for a responsibility that you have as an individual.

“I think as a government that it’s incumbent on us to be careful with the expenditures of the funds that we get from our taxpayers,” Donham added.

Both Donham and Woodlief said the work would cost at least $1,800.

Woodlief, addressing the seven-member commission’s four new members, said, “This comes up all the time,” a reference to those with trees close to a sidewalk and on private property.

“We’re not talking about a little trimming here. We’re talking about getting the whole tree up out of the ground so they can use the plot to bury somebody,” Woodlief said.

“And so if we start cutting trees in the graveyard, those people that we’ve denied on the streets are going to be sitting down here next week asking us to come cut their trees,” Woodlief added.

Cantley said Dorsey is not asking for the tree to be chipped out, but is asking for the limbs to be cut.

“And our Street Department said it is a safety hazard,” Cantley added.

“There’s some limbs hanging over the street out there that could be a hazard and fall.”

Thursday, February 11, 2010

VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arrests • Marlena Charlise Myers, 26, of 329 E. Andrews Ave. was arrested Feb. 9. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a probation violation in Granville County.

Cash bond was set at $209.

Court date Feb. 27.

• Deanna Joyce Hodge, 21, of 426 Mitchell St. was arrested.

Feb. 7. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Secured bond was set at $500. Court date Feb. 25.

• Jihad Scott, 24, of 1613 Old Norlina Road was served Feb. 9 with an order for arrests.

Child support, two counts. Cash bond was set at $461. Court date Feb. 24.

• James Andra Robinson, 47, of 5510 Pinrith Road, Durham, was served Feb. 9 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on charges of driving while impaired, misdemeanor

larceny and failing to stopsteady at a red light. Secured bond was set at $2,000. Court date March 9.

• Rodney Davis, 42, of 347 Foxfire Drive was arrested Feb. 9. Misdemeanor threatening phone call. Unsecured bond was set at $500. Court date Feb. 22.

• Tarine Neshawn Kersey, 24, of 231 Foxfire Drive was served Feb. 9 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of driving while impaired. Secured bond was set at $1,500. Court date March 15.

• Javon Denaro Robinson, 17, of 98 Flour Lane was arrested Feb. 9. Misdemeanor threatening phone call. Secured bond was set at $300. Court date Feb. 16.

• William Matt Jones, 32, of 2563 Rock Mill Road was

arrested Feb. 9. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Misdemeanor injury to real property. Secured bond was set at $1,000. Court date March 1.

• Andrew Terry, 21, of 512 Mason St. was arrested Feb. 9.

Felony breaking and entering, Felony larceny. Felony possession of stolen goods. Secured bond was set at $30,000. Court date March 15.

Larceny • Jebron Allen of 3368 Raleigh Road Lot 17 reported Feb. 7 the theft from the residence of an XBox valued at $199 and a Dell laptop computer valued at $550. Damage to a front door estimated at $75.

• Larry Davis, 59, of 1448 Warrenton Road reported Feb. 8 the theft of an 8-foot utility trailer. No valued listed.

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The Oxford City Commission voted 5-2 against trimming this tree in Elmwood Cemetery. Commissioner Walter Cantley, who had called for the action, said city street personnel said the tree is a safety hazard.

New Commissioner Jackie Sergent wanted to know who would be liable if she stood under the tree and a branch broke and knocked her out.

“The person that owns that tree,” Woodlief said.

“To me, that answers the question,” Sergent said.

Commissioner Bob Williford said he phoned a man who worked for the city several years to get the man’s recollection of how many trees had been cut and why.

The man said one tree cutting was paid for by a family with a plot in the cemetery, another tree was cut after having been struck by lightning and another tree was cut after having died, Williford said.

And Woodlief said he talked to the same man and received similar information.

Cantley’s motion only drew support from new Commissioner Ron Bullock.

“I was hoping we could have another alternative,” Bullock said after the meeting.

Bullock said he favored trimming the branches.

“But, the key issue for me is we’ve done it in the past,” Bullock said, emphasizing he understood trees were cut back a couple of times in the cemetery.

Dorsey approached the Finance Committee on Jan. 7.

Dorsey told the committee that the tree at the Dorsey plot was primarily being held up by ivy, that many limbs were being picked up and that the next major ice storm would result in a major cleanup.

And Dorsey told the committee that he believed the tree to be a safety issue.

Dorsey added that he still has family to be buried in the cemetery.

Dorsey said his question was whether the Dorsey family or the city owned the plot, which has graves dating back to 1915. “Is there a deed to it? I have no clue,” Dorsey said.

• Marlena Myers, 26, of 329 E. Andrews Ave. was arrested Feb. 9. Misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon. No bond.

Court date March 1.

• Kerearis Caldwell, 19, of 722 Young Ave. was arrested Feb. 8. Misdemeanor assault on a female. No bond. Court date March 9.

• Carl Douglas Bullock, 49, of 413 Breckenridge St. was arrested Feb. 8. Misdemeanor possession of an open container. Misdemeanor resist, delay and obstruct. Secured bond was set at $500. Court date March 8. In another report, subject was arrested Feb. 8.

Misdemeanor violation of a domestic violence protective

order. Misdemeanor assault on a female. Misdemeanor communicating threats. No bond.

Court date Feb. 23.

• Eric Timiko Solomon, 46, of 1465 Newton Dairy Road Lot 46 was arrested Feb. 8.

Misdemeanor possession of heroin. Secured bond was set at $5,000. Court date Feb. 23.

• Callie Whittaker, 26, of 1817 N. Garnett St. was served Feb. 9 with an order for arrest.

Misdemeanor failure to appear.

Secured bond was set at $400.

Court date Feb. 22.

• Antoinette Parham, 20, 691 Brodie St. was served Feb. 9 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of misdemeanor larceny.

Secured bond was set at $200.

Court date March 22.

• Bryant T. Long, 24, of 125 Kitchen Ave. was served Feb. 9 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond. Court date Feb. 22.

• Tamatha Faucette Pendergrass, 42, of 206 Bickett St. was arrested Feb. 9. Misdemeanor larceny. Secured bond was set at $600. Court date Feb. 22.

• Michael Johnson, 23, of 1348 Nicholas St. was arrested Feb. 8. Misdemeanor no operator’s license. Written promise, $500. Court date March 8.

Larceny Alonzo Durham, 20, of 269 Faulkner Drive reported Feb. 8 the theft of a Hurricane scooter valued at $1,500.

Former Congressman Charlie Wilson dies at 76 LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — A hospital spokeswoman says former Rep. Charlie Wilson of Texas died Wednesday at the age of 76 of cardiopulmonary arrest.

Wilson represented

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Daily Meditation [This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Titus 3:8

Our Opinion

2010 election season is officially here

Although it felt like the 2010 election season kicked off in December when candidates began announcing their intent to run, Monday was the first official day to file for the upcoming races.

Among the races on the ballot in the May 4 primary election and the Nov. 2 general election are Vance County sheriff; Vance County Commissioners district seat 4; clerk of court; register of deeds; several seats on the Vance board of education; and N.C. House and Senate seats.

Hopefully, the pre-filing fervor we felt in December will translate to votes in the ballot box in May and November. It’s always nice to see this much interest in local races.

Here at the newspaper, our goal is to provide you with as much election coverage as you could possibly want or need. On Tuesday, we printed a story with the names of those candidates who filed Monday. We did the same thing Wednesday and will continue to do so until the filing deadline.

Once the filing deadline passes, we will publish a series of stories that highlight each race. These stories will include short bios on each candidate and a few quotes from the candidates about why they should be elected.

We will strive to give each candidate the same amount of space in the newspaper. We feel that’s the only fair way to handle election coverage. However, inevitably, there will be candidates who don’t return our phone calls or won’t provide his or her information to the newspaper.

Unfortunately, candidates who do not provide the information we need will not receive as much space in the newspaper as someone who does.

It’s simple. If you want to be featured in our election coverage, take five minutes to talk with a reporter. If you don’t have a few minutes to let the public know why you’re running, don’t complain when you’re not elected.

Conservative Sarah Palin fans ask me why “the liberal media” are “so afraid” of the former Alaska governor. I, for one, am unafraid. Quite the opposite. As an unrepentant pundit, I am delighted that the former Republican vice presidential candidate refuses to rule out running for the presidency. I am also relieved that, so far, she does not appear to have a ghost’s chance of actually winning.

As food for commentary, her recent weekend foray through Facebook, Fox News and the National Tea Party Convention leaves me with more choices than the proverbial mosquito in a nudist colony.

Let’s see: Shall I take on her sarcastic dig during her Tea Party speech in Nashville at President Barack Obama for using a teleprompter during his speeches, as if there is something wrong with using a teleprompter? Shall I compare it to her scribbling little topic notes that hi-def cameras caught in her left palm and sarcastically praise, say, her apparent effort to save electricity? Nah, too easy.

How about her recent condemnation of the slur “retard”?

I would applaud her unconditionally on that one, had she not put her own partisan conditions on it. On her Facebook page, she called on President Obama to fire his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for calling

some liberal Democrats “f—ing retarded” for threatening attack ads against conservative Democrats over health reform. Palin was outraged enough to shun Machiavelli’s advice against interrupting your enemies while they are destroying themselves.

Clarence slur“Rahm’s on Page all God’s children Tribune Media with cogniServices tive and developmental disabilities — and the people who love them — is unacceptable,” she wrote, “and it’s heartbreaking.”

Who could argue with Palin’s call for “decency,” especially when it comes from the mother of a developmentally disabled child? As the world knows, Palin’s son Trig has Down syndrome. Emanuel properly apologized for using the R-word in the private meeting, just as President Obama apologized last year for comparing his bad bowling to the “Special Olympics” on a late-night talk show.

But, then conservative radio star Rush Limbaugh showed he had no problem

with repeatedly calling liberal Democrats “retards” on-air as he mocked Emanuel. Check out the twists, turns and curly-Q’s that Palin takes as she shoots through an Olympic luge run of logic, trying to slam Emanuel without stepping on the toes of her political ally: “Rush Limbaugh was using satire,” she said in a Super Bowl Sunday interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News, “I didn’t hear Rush Limbaugh calling a group of people whom he did not agree with ‘effing retards.’”

She should listen again.

Limbaugh lambasted our “politically correct society” for “acting like some giant insult has taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, retards.”

“I’m not going to apologize for it,” he said, “I’m just quoting Emanuel. It’s in the news. ... So now there’s going to be a meeting. There’s going to be a retard summit at the White House....” But, hey, Palin says, it’s only “satire.”

But, as headline-making news goes, Palin’s palmpiloting and R-word outrage pales in significance compared to her foray during the Fox interview into national defense.

She did not quite suggest that Obama should invade Iran, as some news reports seemed to indicate, but she did bring up an Iran invasion as something that could calm his opposition

and help his reelection. Where did she pick up that notion?

From a Pat Buchanan column, she said, which did little to reassure those of us who were relieved to see “Pitchfork Pat” lose both of his presidential bids.

Ironically, I do not entirely disagree with Palin fans who say her rise is Obama’s fault.

In their first year, Team Obama may have misread the need to reassure swing voters in these uncertain times that, even when solutions don’t come quickly, you feel their pain.

A big mad-as-hell, throwthe-bums-out segment of the electorate hungers for some red- meat rhetoric in the way that Huey Long or William Jennings Bryan gave voice to grassroots frustrations. With his cool technocratic style and his stubborn concern for facts and compromise, Obama does not do that kind of “anger” well. “Sarah Barracuda,” as her college basketball teammates called her, does it with a smile.

And she does it now as a commentator for Fox News.

Welcome to the pantheon of punditry, governor. It’s more fun than being president.

E-mail Clarence Page at cpage@tribune.com, or write to him c/o Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207.

Other Views Mike Easley, aka Nick Danger North Carolinians knew their governor from 2001 to 2009 as Mike Easley, former crime-fighting prosecutor and crusading attorney general.

Few could have suspected the governor had a secret identity: Nick Danger, who traveled on secret flights and communicated through secret e-mails for reasons that, well, are still secret.

Nick Danger’s, or Mike Easley’s, secrets have been slowly unraveling during the 13 months since he left office. The latest, exposed in recent depositions by public information officers who worked for his administration: The governor used a private e-mail account to conduct some affairs of state.

The name he used was Nick Danger spelled backwards, requiring a secret decoder mirror to read.

This clever dodge allowed Easley to transmit orders or relay information without complying with open records laws, which cover government e-mail accounts.

Just to be sure, some former staffers have said, instructions went out to delete e-mails to and from the governor’s office daily.

As the U.S. attorney’s investigation into Easley’s conduct continues, and as the federal case against former top aide Ruffin Poole proceeds, more information may come to light about the shadowy career of an enigmatic politician.

But his e-mail records appear to be gone forever. It’s a shame, because they might have provided the material for a mystery: “Nick Danger, Secret Governor.”

News & Record of Greensboro

Letters It was never about the numbers The headline read “Shelter empty during weekend snow storm.”

It was reported that the homeless shelter was empty during last weekend’s snow storm, which was in fact correct.

The real story of the shelter is not about the number, but more about the commitment of local churches and volunteers working together to make sure the shelter would be open during this past weekend’s snow storm, and to ensure that there would be a safe place for any man to stay for a night.

On Friday night, the men from Island Creek Baptist Church arrived at the shelter knowing there was a major snow storm headed this way, but were willing to stay as long as they were needed. On Saturday night,

when all roads in Vance County were snowed under, the volunteers from Shiloh Baptist arrived at the shelter ready to provide support and resources to any man who needed arrived.

On Sunday, with the majority of roads in Vance County still snowed under, the men of Henderson Community Church were there to accept any man into the shelter who needed a warm place to stay. The shelter was able to serve two men over the weekend storm; there was the local man who was living in a house with no heat and needed a warm place to stay, and there was another man traveling through the area who was stranded and brought to the shelter by the sheriff’s department.

The mission of the shelter all along has never been about numbers, but to provide a place where any man can stay in a safe place, get a good night’s sleep, a warm

meal, and some fellowship. I would think this is a better story for your readers.

Joel Rice chairperson, Henderson/Vance Homeless Shelter Committee

Who would have guessed?

Let’s not forget the N.C. General Assembly’s new link to the John Edwards fiasco.

Regretfully, I’ll admit, I helped in the Edwards campaign to unseat former Sen. Launch Faircloth by suggesting campaign ads knocking predatory lending practice in vogue at that time, which I wrote and submitted. Whether or not they got used I was never able to determine.

However, upon Edwards winning the election, I was elated and hoped I might get called to participate in the celebration. No such luck!

Thank goodness!

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Editor

I then wrote Josh Stein, Edwards former campaign manager, who later became a member of the Attorney General’s Office, after working in the United States Senate for John Edwards no less.

Josh is now a member if the N.C. General Assembly.

Now to be fair, I did finally get a letter, and an apology from Mr. Stein; I then sent a letter seeking help from Mr. Stein and Mr. Edwards with enforcing a tenet of Section 5 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

I got a response then too; though negative. Now, I wonder how much time could Mr. Edwards, and Josh Stein, recently selected as N.C. “Legislator of the Year,” have devoted to my constituent request, given all of John Edwards’s shenanigans “off” Capitol Hill.

Whew! Lucky me!

Daniel A. Young, Sr. Henderson

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In 1990, South African black activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.

Ten years ago: The space shuttle Endeavour thundered away from Cape Canaveral on a mission to map the world as never before. Britain stripped Northern Ireland’s Protestant-Catholic government

One year ago: Stewart Parnell, owner of Peanut Corp. of America, repeatedly invoked his right not to incriminate himself at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on a salmonella outbreak that had sickened hundreds.

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Five years ago: CNN chief news executive Eason Jordan quit amid a furor over remarks he’d made about journalists being targeted by the U.S. military in Iraq. Samuel W. Alderson, inventor of crash test dummies, died in Marina Del Rey, Calif. at age 90.

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I went to a jeweler today to have the band on my ring enlarged a bit and was told that my stone is not a real diamond. Abby, this man owns his own business and is wealthy! He spends thousands on golf trips every year and just spent a great deal of money on high-end house furnishings.

My head is spinning.

I am embarrassed to tell anyone of this fraud. What is your take on this? Do I confront him? Am I fooling myself thinking that this man truly wants to marry me? — DUMBFOUNDED OR JUST DUMB? IN FLORIDA DEAR DUMBFOUNDED: My “take” on this is that your fiance was trying to pull a fast one. If he would behave this way about your engagement ring, what else would he be less than honest about in the future?

Whether you “confront” him or not depends upon how you define the word. If it were me, I’d remain calm, tell him what I’d learned and how, listen to what he had to say and take my cue from that.

DEAR ABBY: Please remind your readers that a nice thing to do on Valentine’s Day is to go to a veteran’s hospital to visit the veterans who are there -especially those from World War II, whose numbers are dwindling. The wards generally have parties going on for them. Try to attend.

You’ll find a group of very appreciative people there.

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DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Kent,” and I enjoy entertaining. We often throw birthday parties for friends, as well as holiday parties and dinners and barbecues during the summer. The problem is, whenever we receive an invitation to attend a gathering at someone else’s home, Kent responds with, “Ask them to come here.” I think this is rude because our friends are just reciprocating.

This issue came up twice last week. When I asked Kent why he doesn’t like to go to our friends’ homes, he says he prefers to entertain in his own house. I don’t think it is good manners Dear to ask a host to Abby move the Universal Press party to our Syndicate home.

Incidentally, when we do go, Kent always enjoys himself, so it’s not social anxiety, and he’s definitely not shy. Would you tell me if I’m making too much of this? — EMBARRASSED IN ALASKA DEAR EMBARRASSED: I don’t think so.

While your husband’s impulse to host the party might seem generous the first few times the offer is extended — after a while the burden of gratitude can hang heavy and destroy friendships.

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Orange 54, S. vance 52

Not quite enough

Webb girls win big Warriors still tied for first with win over Tigers, Page 2B

Webb rebounds Warriors down Tigers, 63-49

By KELLEN HOLTZMAN Dispatch Sports Writer

OXFORD — J.F. Webb coach Leo Brunelli told his team to have a “short-term memory” after Tuesday’s 69-48 loss at Northern Vance.

Brunelli’s Warriors must have been listening.

Webb (8-11. 2-5) made a strong case to finish in the middle of the Carolina 3A Conference ranks with a 63-49 win over Chapel Hill (11-8, 2-5) Wednesday.

“We challenged the kids and they stepped up tonight. That short-term memory is beautiful, isn’t it?” said Brunelli.

Chapel Hill entered the contest with a chance to tie Southern Vance for third place, but leaves tied with Webb at the bottom of the standings.

“I’m so happy for the guys,” Brunelli said. “The way the bottom is log-jammed, we just possibly threw our hats back into the ring.”

The Tigers got within three points early in the fourth quarter, but the Warriors seized control of the game at the free throw line.

Webb knocked down 11 of its 12 free throws in the final four minutes to seal the win.

“We had ice in our veins,” said Brunelli. “When Please see REBOUND, page 4B

Duke 64, North carolina 54

Daily Dispatch/EARL KING AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Southern Vance’s Eric Hargrove puts up a shot over Orange defenders during the Raiders’ loss to the Panthers Wednesday night.

Raiders edged by Panthers, fall to 3-4 in conference

By ERIC S. ROBINSON Dispatch Sports Editor

Down in the final seconds after having led most of the game, Southern Vance still had a chance to pull out a victory Wednesday night against visiting Orange.

The Panthers led 54-49 when Darius Morgan was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 4.6 seconds left. The shot rang true, cutting the lead to two.

Morgan intentionally missed the free throw, but Orange’s Dillion Durham got the rebound and was fouled. With a chance to put it away, Durham missed both free throws and Southern had possession again with 2.3 seconds on the clock.

Raiders coach Mike Rotolo called a timeout to discuss a play, but it never really got started. Morgan accepted the inbounds pass, turned, and while trying to dribble

around a defender, was whistled for traveling.

“We were supposed to have a couple shooters coming off of some down screens,” said Rotolo. “I think it was just like everything else — we just didn’t have it tonight.”

Southern led 26-22 after the first half, but scored just six points in the third quarter. Orange was led

by Jeremy Ruffin, who scored 21 Please see RAIDERS, page 3B

S. vance 47, orange 36

Southern avenges lone loss with win over Orange Southern Vance out-scored Orange 15-2 in the second quarter and never looked back in a 47-36 win Wednesday night.

The win redeems the Lady Raiders from their only Carolina 3A loss in the conference opener between the teams.

Since that game, Southern has gone undefeated and is now tied for first with J.F. Webb.

“We’ve gotten around to playing some better ball — more team ball —and tonight was more of a test,” said Southern coach Tracey Turner. “I told the coach from Orange they played us way tougher than they did the

first time. I felt like it was a different Orange team, and I felt like they played a great game.”

Turner said she was happy with the effort from her team in beating a quality opponent.

“I was pleased with my girls because... (they) did what (they) needed to do to stop a good team.”

Shauna Terry was held to four points in the second half, but led the team with 14 on the night and had a doubledouble with 12 rebounds.

Kadedra Hayes had 13 points and Wayneisha Hargrove finished with 10.

Tremanisha Taylor finished with eight points and nine rebounds.

Please see REDEEM, page 3B

Blue Devils outlast Heels Scheyer’s 24 lead Duke past rival UNC

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer

Raider redemption

By ERIC S. ROBINSON Dispatch Sports Editor

Duke's Jon Scheyer shoots over North Carolina’s Marcus Ginyard during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Chapel Hill.

Daily Dispatch/EARL KING

Southern Vance’s Kewonia Rodwell attempts a shot while Orange’s Carissa Hill defends during the Lady Raiders’ 47-36 win Wednesday night.

CHAPEL HILL — Jon Scheyer scored 24 points and eighth-ranked Duke pulled away in the final minutes to beat North Carolina 64-54 on Wednesday night.

Kyle Singler added 19 points for the Blue Devils (20-4, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot poorly all night and couldn’t make much of anything in close. But boasting a bigger and tougher front line than in years past, Duke dominated the boards and got plenty of extra looks to make up for all those misses.

Duke hit nine 3-pointers, but shot 32 percent overall and went 13 for 51 (25 percent) from inside the arc.

The loss only added to the defending national champions’ misery in a season that is slipping away.

North Carolina (13-11, 2-7) has lost eight of 10 since the start of 2010, including four in a row overall to fall near the bottom of the league standings.

Will Graves scored 13 points to lead the Tar Heels.

The rivalry game might have lost some luster this time around due to North Carolina’s struggles and Duke looking like a good, but hardly great, team.

Both schools had been ranked in the top 10 in the past four meetings, but North Carolina — which started the season at No. 6 and as co-ACC favorite with Duke — fell out of the poll two weeks ago.

Still, this one ended up fitting right in with college basketball’s fiercest rivalry when it came to intensity and fight. Neither team led by more than Please see RIVALS, page 3B

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Two-minute drill Local Sports Oxford Soccer taking registrations Oxford Soccer Club is taking registrations now until March 6 for the upcoming Spring 2010 season, which begins on Saturday, March 20.

Registration may be completed online at www. oxfordsoccer.com, or by downloading the registration form to include with the registration fee by mail.

Oxford Soccer Club is a non-profit organization that was established in 1992.

The club is in need of coaches for the upcoming season. Volunteer coaches receive one child’s registration free.

For any questions, e-mail ncoxfordsoccer@yahoo. com.

NFL Vikes fans use billboard persuasion for Favre MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While Brett Favre is mulling his decision about next season, fans in Minnesota are using a unique form of persuasion.

Two different messages of appreciation and hope that Favre will return to the Minnesota Vikings in 2010 have been posted on billboards near his home in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Some fans started a Facebook group that has grown to more than 120,000 people. Group creator Jay Tappe says the idea was to give Favre a proper send-off after his first season in Minnesota, since the Vikings played their last game on the road.

Twin Cities sports radio station KFAN put up the other billboard in Hattiesburg.

NASCAR Waltrip not approaching Daytona as last race DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael Waltrip says the Daytona 500 may not be his last race, after all.

Waltrip says he is close to lining up a sponsorship deal to run April’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.

He is stepping away from full-time racing to concentrate on being a team owner, but was hoping to still compete in some events.

When sponsorship didn’t materialize, Waltrip came to Speedweeks believing Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500 would be his last race.

Waltrip has three wins at Daytona — two in the 500 — and one at Talladega. He says those are the only two tracks he’d be interested in racing at going forward.

He must first earn a spot in the Daytona 500 field in one of Thursday’s qualifying races.

Another Daytona wreck collects champ Johnson DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson’s quest for a fifth straight NASCAR championship will begin in a backup car.

Johnson was involved in the latest wreck at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday, doing enough damage that crew chief Chad Knaus decided to scrap the primary car for Sunday’s season-opening race.

“I was just riding along and thought everything was fine, and the next thing you know, I was in the middle of it,” Johnson said.

Joey Logano also got caught up in the accident during the second practice at Daytona International Speedway. Mike Bliss triggered it when he lost control of his car coming out of a turn. Bliss turned sideways, seemingly got tapped by Derrike Cope, then shot across the track and rammed into Logano.

Logano also was forced into a backup car. Kyle Busch weaved through the wreckage and avoided any damage.

The two practice sessions had several other harrowing moments.

Clint Bowyer started a three-car accident in the first session when he cut a tire, hit the wall and collected David Reutimann and the 1990 Daytona 500 champion Cope. Bowyer and Reutimann went to backup cars.

Local Schedule Thursday, Feb. 11 Basketball-Boys n Warren County at Franklinton 7:30 p.m.

Basketball-Girls n Warren County at Franklinton 6 p.m.

JV Basketball-Boys n Warren County at Franklinton 4:30 p.m.

JV Basketball-Girls n Franklinton at Warren County 4:30 p.m.

Sports on TV Thursday, Feb. 11 AUTO RACING 9 a.m. n SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for Camping World 300, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 11:30 a.m. n ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for NextEra Energy Resources 250, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 2 p.m. n SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Duel at Daytona, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 6:30 p.m. n SPEED — NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for Camping World 300, at Daytona Beach, Fla. GOLF 9:30 a.m. n TGC — European PGA Tour, Avantha Masters, first round, at New Delhi (same-day tape)

3 p.m.

n TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach

National Pro-Am, first round, at Pebble Beach, Calif.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. n ESPN — Louisville at St. John’s n ESPN2 — Michigan at Minnesota 9 p.m. n ESPN — Washington at California n ESPN2 — Mississippi at Mississippi St. 10:30 p.m. n FSN — Oregon at Arizona 11 p.m. n ESPN2 — Saint Mary’s, Calif. at Gonzaga NBA BASKETBALL 8:15 p.m. n TNT — Orlando at Cleveland 10:30 p.m. n TNT — San Antonio at Denver

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Webb rolls in second half

Lady Warriors still tied for first after blowout win

By KELLEN HOLTZMAN Dispatch Sports Writer

OXFORD — For one half, Chapel Hill looked poised to play the role of spoiler against J.F. Webb Wednesday.

The Tigers, who entered the contest with one Carolina 3A win, led after the first quarter and went into halftime down only seven.

But Webb (16-3, 6-1) responded by out-scoring Chapel Hill 34-10 in the second half en route to a 59-28 win.

“Chapel Hill gave everything they had,” said Warriors coach Kenneth Rogers. “They played physical basketball. They didn’t just give us a victory. We had to earn it.”

Tyler Hobgood had a monster game for Webb on the low blocks, scoring 17

points while grabbing 20 rebounds.

“Sometimes it seems like she’s slow getting going and she’s not quite there.

But when she gets there, she does some good things,” said Rogers.

Kiana Morton led the Warriors with 21 points after a six-point performance in Tuesday’s win over Northern Vance.

Rogers said production from his star guard is vital to the team’s success.

“When she doesn’t score in double figures, I think it should be a concern,” he said. “So tonight, I think she tried to score more — and it makes everything easier for Tyler and Lameisha (Terry) inside.”

Webb held Chapel Hill scoreless for all but one second of the third period, out-scoring the Tigers 19-2.

Chapel Hill scored a basket with one second left out of an inbounds pass, making the score 44-20 entering the final quarter.

“That’s amazing when you hold a team scoreless for that long,” said Rogers.

“The defense is what created our offense.”

Hobgood dominated the post in the fourth, scoring nine points, including three straight buckets to make it 57-24.

The Warriors forced 11 turnovers in the first half, but they weren’t converting them into points.

Sophie Pruden and Rachel Harrison paced the Tigers in the first quarter.

The two combined for 20 points on the game.

“When you force turnovers, you want to score off them,” Rogers said.

“You have to capitalize on

turnovers, especially when you’re playing a good basketball team.”

The Tigers jumped out to a 9-2 lead behind back-toback jumpers from Harrison.

“In the first quarter, it took us a while to realize that we needed to get focused and concentrate on playing basketball,” said Rogers. “If you’re not ready, you’re going to play sluggish and miss easy shots.”

The two sides went back and forth early in the second quarter before Webb took the lead for good at 15-14.

Terry finished with nine points for the Warriors, who return to action Friday at home against Cardinal Gibbons.

Contact the writer at kholtzman@hendersondispatch.com.

KVA finishes season with win

By DAILY DISPATCH STAFF

The Kerr-Vance wrestling team ended its regular season on a high note with a 39-36 win at

Ravenscroft Wednesday.

“They fought hard and did what they were supposed to do,” said KVA coach Rick Frampton.

The Spartans finish the

program’s third season at 12-20 after a 17-win season last year.

“It doesn’t sound like much, but in our third year to have double digit

wins in two years, I’m not one bit unhappy,” Frampton said.

The NCISAA State Tournament begins Feb. 19.

Hudson, Hokies top NC State, 72-52 RALEIGH (AP) — Dorenzo Hudson scored 23 points, Jeff Allen had 14 and Virginia Tech jumped on North Carolina State early during a 72-52 victory on Wednesday night.

Leading scorer Malcolm Delaney was held to 15 points, about five below his season average, but it hardly mattered as the Hokies (19-4, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the seventh time in nine games. JT Thompson added 12 points.

Virginia Tech made its first 10 shots and sprinted to a 26-7 lead, with Thompson finishing off the spurt with consecutive layups. On the first, he simply beat the defense down the court and accepted a pass underneath the basket, leading to a chorus of boos from the home crowd.

The Wolfpack (14-11, 2-8) rallied behind Dennis Horner.

He had a career-high 16 rebounds to go with 13 points, including a putback early in the second half to bring N.C.

AP Photo/The News & Observer, Ethan Hyman

North Carolina State’s Josh Davis fights for the ball with Virginia Tech’s JT Thompson (33) and Terrell Bell, right, during the second half of Wednesday’s game in Raleigh.

State within 38-31. But Delaney responded on the other end with a 3-pointer to begin a 11-1 run for the Hokies, effectively sealing the game.

Tracy Smith, the Wolf-

pack’s leading scorer at nearly 18 points a game, had only 12 on 4 of 12 shooting while apparently suffering from a stomach ailment.

He spent the waning

moments of the game with a trash can between his legs on the end of the bench before departing early for the locker room.

N.C. State lost for the fifth time in six games.

Source: Braves make offer to Damon

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves appear interested in adding Johnny Damon to the top of their lineup.

The Braves have made an offer to the free-agent outfielder, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because no agreement had been reached.

Atlanta’s offer is believed to be for one year and include deferred money.

Damon’s agent, Scott Boras, has said he is seeking at least a two-year deal.

The 36-year-old Damon hit .286 with 24 homers for the New York Yankees last season and likely would bat leadoff for the Braves.

Atlanta added another former Yankees outfielder in December when it acquired Melky Cabrera in a five-player deal that

sent right-hander Javier Vazquez to the World Series champions.

Nate McLouth is set as Atlanta’s starter in center field, and is the probable leadoff hitter if the team does not add Damon or another outfielder. Matt Diaz is expected to get most of the playing time at one corner outfield spot.

Braves manager Bobby Cox said last week he envisions Cabrera playing all three outfield spots and possibly sharing a position with Diaz.

Cox said the team is prepared to give 20-yearold outfield prospect Jason Heyward a chance to win a starting job in right field.

Heyward made only a brief appearance at Triple-A last season and has fewer than 200 at-bats above Class A. “Well, there’s no reason not to give him a crack at making it,” Cox said. “If he is too young, that’s fine, too.

He can spend some time in

Triple-A. But if we think he’s ready and he can help us, then let’s go.”

Heyward (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) has the power potential the Braves need in their outfield. He was voted baseball’s top prospect by Baseball America after hitting .323 with 17 homers and 63 RBIs at three minor league stops in 2009.

“If he makes the team, he’s playing — lefties, righties, everybody,” Cox

said.

The Braves’ willingness to give Heyward an opportunity could keep them from engaging in a bidding war for Damon. According to reports, Detroit and Tampa Bay also have interest.

Boras did not return a call to The Associated Press on Wednesday. Braves general manager Frank Wren had no comment on Damon.

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Miami beats Ga. Tech at buzzer

By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — After missing a chance to seal the win, James Dews made a 15-footer at the buzzer Wednesday night to give Miami a 64-62 victory over No. 20 Georgia Tech.

Dews missed the front end of a one-and-one with 19 seconds left, and Iman Shumpert sank a layup for Tech to tie the game with 10 seconds to go. That capped a comeback by the Yellow Jackets, who trailed by 14 early in the second half.

Following a timeout, the Hurricanes moved the length of the court and Durand Scott fed Dews, who faked out a defender before swishing his shot. Dews then leaped into a mob of jubilant teammates.

The Hurricanes (17-7, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for only the second time in the past eight games.

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Miami center Julian Gamble celebrates after James Dews made the game-winning shot to defeat Georgia Tech 64-62 Wednesday.

Georgia Tech (17-7, 5-5) fell to 1-4 on the road in the league, while Miami improved to 11-1 at home this season.

The Hurricanes fell behind 8-0, then outscored Georgia Tech 41-19 the remainder of the first half.

They won despite shooting 32 percent in the second half.

Dwayne Collins had 13

points and 11 rebounds for Miami. Adrian Thomas scored 12, all on 3-pointers, and Malcolm Grant had 11, all in the first half. Reserve Reggie Johnson added 10 points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes.

Brian Oliver scored 19 points off the bench for Georgia Tech, and junior Gani Lawal had 17 points and a career-high 18 re-

bounds. Teammate Zachery Peacock, a Miami native, shot 2 for 9 and totaled only four points.

Free throws have been a problem all season for the Yellow Jackets, and they made only eight of 16.

They also shot 6 for 17 from 3-point range.

The crowd numbered less than 500, pep band included, when the Hurricanes took the court a few minutes before tip-off. Despite their tradition of poor attendance, the Hurricanes are playing their best at home, where they’re 11-1.

They missed their first seven shots before Garrius Adams hit a 3-pointer more than five minutes into the game. A pair of 3-pointers

by Grant put the Hurricanes ahead, and with a 14-3 run they increased the lead to 29-18.

Miami shot 7 for 15 from 3-point range in the opening half.

Potter, Young lead Clemson past FSU

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer

CLEMSON, S.C. — David Potter and Andre Young each had career highs of 19 points as Clemson ended a fourgame losing streak to Florida State with a 77-67

RAIDERS, FROM PAGE 1B

points and was 10 of 16 from the free throw line.

The Panthers got a second-half lift from Tremel Brown, who scored all 12 points of his points in the third and fourth quarters.

For Southern Vance, the performance was a letdown for a team that had shown vast improvement over the past month in conference competition. The game followed Tuesday’s hardfought 68-64 win on the road at Chapel Hill.

At 3-3 in the Carolina 3A Conference, the Raiders came into the night in third with three more games to play. They were still mathematically — with a little help — in the race for the top spot “I thought we were play-

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Terry scored six of the Raiders’ 12 first-quarter points, and the teams traded leads early. After one, Southern led 12-11.

The Raiders’ man-toman defense gave the Panthers fits in the second, forcing costly turnovers.

Orange was held without a field goal in the frame, and Southern had a 27-13 lead

RIVALS,

FROM PAGE 1B six points in the first 30 minutes and they were tied with about 8 minutes left before the Blue Devils finally took control.

Duke finished with a 5142 rebounding advantage and converted 23 offensive rebounds into 21 secondchance points, baskets that repeatedly drained the momentum building when the Tar Heels appeared on the verge of a defensive stop.

It was a satisfying win for the Blue Devils, who had lost six of seven meetings during a stretch that seemed to signal a shift in power between the programs back to the light

victory Wednesday night.

The Tigers (17-7, 5-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) had come in having lost four of five this season, the one-time ACC contenders in danger of falling even further out of the muddled league chase.

Instead, Potter and Young’s outside shooting proved the difference against the taller, stronger front line of Florida State (17-7, 5-5).

The two combined for seven of Clemson’s eight 3-pointers. Young had two from long range and Pot-

ter hit one as the Tigers closed the opening half with an 18-8 run to lead 37-24.

The Seminoles, who rallied from 19 down to win here at Littlejohn Coliseum last season, could not come back in this one.

ing the best basketball of anyone in the league,” said Rotolo.

Wednesday’s loss ended any hopes of finishing first.

“Our window of opportunity — it’s a small window — it just got slammed shut tonight.”

The night started out well for Southern, as the Raiders ran out to a quick 10-3 lead. Hakim Jones scored eight of his teamhigh 14 points during the run.

But Orange scored eight straight points to take an 11-10 lead. At the end of the quarter, Southern had a 12-11 advantage.

Orange tied it again with a little more than five minutes left in the second, but a two-hand jam from Jones a minute later put Southern back on top, 18-16.

A Ruffin 3 in the final minute cut into the lead,

but Southern held the four-point advantage into intermission.

Orange tied it up again seven minutes into the third, and Southern struggled getting shots to fall. Brown hit a layup right before the buzzer sounded to give his team a 34-32 lead going into the fourth.

A 4-0 Raider run opened the quarter, and the teams traded leads in the early going. Down 44-41 with 3:40 to play, a Morgan layin on a fastbreak brought them within one. The Raiders came within one point of the Panthers three more times, but couldn’t take the lead.

“We just didn’t get off the screens hard, it didn’t look like we wanted the ball,” said Rotolo. “I don’t want to take anything away... from Orange High School, but we just didn’t

play well tonight at all on either end of the floor.”

Morgan scored 13 points for the Raiders. Eric Hargrove had eight, and George Richardson had seven.

Donovan McCulley had eight for the Panthers.

Southern will have another tough task Friday, when first-place rival Northern Vance comes to Raider Gymnasium. The Vikings came from behind to win the first meeting 58-53.

“Obviously it’s the crosstown rival. It’s the Super Bowl for Southern Vance and Northern Vance and the Vance County community, and it’s a revenge matchup,” said Rotolo.

“It might be the shot in the arm that we’d like to have.”

at the half.

“Chemistry, the defense — we cranked it up — and offensively, we got out of the gates a little bit,” said Turner.

Southern turned it over just twice in the second quarter, but ball control became an issue in the second half. The Raiders turned it over 15 times in the third and fourth quarters.

Orange out-scored Southern 14-7 in the third to cut the lead to 34-27, but

six points was as close as they’d get.

“We lost the lead that we had, but we kept the game where it needed to be,” said Turner.

Orange was led by Bria Berry-Holly’s 11 points.

Chelsea Moore finished with seven.

The first-place Raiders will play host to rival Northern Vance Friday night. Southern won the first matchup handily, 50-24.

Before the game, Taylor

was recognized for having won the 2A state discus title in 2009. It was the second consecutive state title for Taylor, and the 141-foot throw beat the previous 2A state record by 10 feet.

Taylor was added to Southern’s “Wall of Champions” for the second time, and she revealed the new banner displaying her name and the record in Raiders Gymnasium.

blue in Chapel Hill. North Carolina has won two national championships, including last year in Detroit, since Duke last went to a Final Four in 2004.

In addition, Duke’s win came on a night when the Tar Heels retired the No. 50 jersey of four-year star Tyler Hansbrough, who graduated as the storied program’s leading scorer and rebounder, as well as the top scorer in ACC history.

The Tar Heels played with plenty of defensive intensity and focus much of the night, both of which were problem areas in recent weeks. They even led 43-39 on a transition layup from Dexter Strickland with about 12 minutes left to send the packed house

in the Smith Center into a furious roar.

But the Blue Devils — despite their road struggles this season — never looked rattled.

In an example of how the Blue Devils persevered all night, Duke went ahead for good when freshman Mason Plumlee grabbed an offensive rebound and threw down a reverse dunk to make it 47-45. Scheyer followed with a tough basket in the lane over Marcus Ginyard, then came through with a contested 3 against Ginyard that took momentum right back after Graves’ 3 on the previous possession.

When Nolan Smith scored a transition layup to push the lead to 54-48 with 4:34 left, the Blue

Devils finally had the working margin they needed. And they showed some veteran composure to answer every desperate push by the Tar Heels to close the gap before Scheyer knocked down a 3 over Ginyard to beat the shot clock and give Duke a 59-50 lead with 2 1/2 minutes left.

It was a basket that effectively closed the door on the Tar Heels, who managed just 11 points in the last 8 1/2 minutes when the game hung in the balance.

Duke played much of the night without forward Lance Thomas, who appeared to injure his right knee in a collision with Larry Drew II with about 17 minutes left.

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Connecticut’s Gavin Edwards tries to protect the ball from Syracuse’s Andy Rautins during the second half of Wednesday’s game.

Syracuse holds off UConn, 72-67 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Wes Johnson and Kris Joseph combined to make six straight free throws in the final 33 seconds, and No. 2 Syracuse held off Connecticut 72-67 on Wednesday night after squandering a 16-point lead in the second half.

Jerome Dyson’s 3-pointer for the Huskies tied it at 65 with 2:33 left, but Johnson put the Orange back in front by hitting two foul shots with 30.4 seconds to go.

It was the 11th straight victory for Syracuse (24-1, 12-1 Big East) and it snapped a six-game skid against the Huskies in the regular season.

Connecticut (14-10, 4-7) dropped to 0-6 on the road this season and 1-5 against ranked teams.

George Blaney fell to 3-4 in place of coach Jim Calhoun, who took a medical leave of absence last month.

Rick Jackson led Syracuse with 15 points. Dyson paced Connecticut with 19.

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No. 13 Buckeyes down Hoosiers No. 13 Ohio St. 69, Indiana 52 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — William Buford scored 21 points and Kyle Madsen had a career-high 11, leading Ohio State over Indiana.

The game was so lopsided that Hoosiers fans started leaving with approximately 11 minutes left — with about 5 minutes to go, many of the seats were empty.

The Buckeyes (19-6, 9-3 Big Ten) have won eight straight Big Ten games and four in a row over the Hoosiers. It is Ohio State’s longest winning streak in the rivalry since 1968-70.

Dallas Lauderdale matched his career high with 14 points for the Buckeyes, and seniors Mark Titus and Danny Peters earned their 100th career wins.

No. 19 Northern Iowa 57, Drake 48 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Adam Koch scored 12 points and Northern Iowa clinched at least a share of the Missouri Valley title by beating Drake.

Ali Farokhmanesh and Johnny Moran each added 10 points for the Panthers (22-2, 13-1), who can lock up the top seed in next month’s conference tournament with a win at Bradley on Saturday.

Northern Iowa fell behind by three with 6:36 left before putting the game out of a reach with a 15-0 run.

Farokhmanesh keyed the spurt with two long 3-pointers.

No. 24 Baylor 55, Nebraska 53 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ekpe Udoh scored the go-ahead basket with 25 seconds left and Quincy Acy made two big defensive plays at the end to give Baylor a victory over Nebraska.

LaceDarius Dunn scored 19 points to lead the Bears (18-5, 5-4 Big 12), and Udoh had six blocks to go with eight points and nine rebounds.

Myles Holley scored a career-high 11 points for Nebraska (13-11, 1-8).

Brandon Richardson’s 3-pointer put the Cornhuskers up 53-50 with 2:20 left. Udoh made two free throws, then dumped in a one-handed shot to put Baylor ahead.

Former North Carolina player Tyler Hansbrough talks with coach Roy Williams during a ceremony retiring Hansbrough’s number at halftime of Wednesday’s game against Duke.

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DePaul's Felicia Chester, left, battles for a rebound against Connecticut's Maya Moore during the first half of in Chicago Wednesday.

UConn gets 63rd straight

By RICK GANO AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO (AP) — Tiffany Hayes and Tina Charles scored 19 points apiece to help No. 1 Connecticut roll to its 63rd straight victory with a 95-62 win over DePaul on Wednesday night.

The Huskies (24-0, 11-0 Big East) used a late spurt to build a 20-point halftime lead and then went on an 11-1 run to open the second. All of Connecticut’s wins during its long winning streak have been by double digits.

UConn is seven wins short of the school and NCAA record of 70 straight victories set from 2001-03.

Hayes hit a long 3-pointer at the first half buzzer and then started the second half with another 3. And when Charles scored six straight points, the Huskies opened up a 30-point cushion early in the second half.

They led by as many as 38 in the second half.

Maya Moore added 14 points for UConn.

DePaul (16-9, 5-6) hung tough for most of the first half, but didn’t have the talent to stay with the Huskies and was hurt by 25 turnovers — 14 in the opening half. Sam Quigley led the Blue Demons with 15 points.

Connecticut had an early 12-0 run but couldn’t deliver a knockout punch against the hustling Blue Demons until the final minute of the opening half.

DePaul was still within nine when Keisha Hampton sank a jumper with 4:44 left.

But in the final 1:11, Hayes drove for a basket, Moore hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key and then Hayes delivered a crusher to DePaul. She launched a 25-footer that swished through the basket as the buzzer sounded, giving the Huskies a 52-32 halftime lead.

Hayes had 16 first-half points, shooting 6 for 8.

She finished 7 for 10.

UConn has won by an average margin of 39.3 points entering the game.

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you can shoot the ball like that, you can beat some teams. Those are the big shots you have to make.”

Two free throws from Darquis Thomas, who led the Warriors with 15 points, made it 46-40 with 3:23 to play before P.J. Thomas caught fire.

The latter Thomas scored eight straight points capped off by a breakaway, one-handed slam to make it 52-40 with 1:40 to play.

“When he’s playing with confidence, he’s unbelievable to watch,” said Brunelli. “That’s what he has right now — confidence — and he’s playing good.”

The two Thomases weren’t the only ones playing well for Webb.

The Warriors’ 6-foot-8 freshman, Isaiah Hicks, recorded a triple-double, tallying 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocks.

Hicks tied the game at 31 in the third quarter with a put-back bucket and then gave Webb a one-point lead at the free throw line with 2:30 to play.

Chapel Hill tied the game at 27 with an inside basket from James Manor, who led his team with 15 points.

Denzel Robinson put the Tigers ahead with driving runner to make it 31-29.

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the third on a 9-2 run with baskets from Darquis and P.J. Thomas as well as Quentin Cooper.

A P.J. Thomas layup gave Webb a 38-33 lead with 20 seconds to play in the third. Thomas finished with 12 points in the game.

“When you get that type of run, it’s about momentum and picking up the pace. I thought we controlled the pace of the game well tonight,” Brunelli said.

The Warriors outscored Chapel Hill 17-9 in the second quarter to take a 25-20 lead into the locker room.

Webb led by as many as eight in the quarter after a 3-pointer from Becker Seifert made it 18-9.

Darquis Thomas nailed a 3 from the top of the key to make it 2316 at the 1:10 mark.

The Warriors led 13-9 after one quarter of play.

Cooper and Leon Greene both ended up with eight points for Webb, which hosts second place-Cardinal Gibbons on Friday.

The Crusaders won the previous match in Raleigh, 62-46. “They are a very skilled and intelligent team,” said Brunelli. “They do a lot of wrinkles that can give us problems, but we’re going to attack and go after it.”

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nazr Mohammed was trying desperately for his career-best 21st rebound. His 21st point of the game was even more important.

With time running out and Charlotte trailing by a point, Mohammed couldn’t corral Boris Diaw’s missed shot. But Minnesota Timberwolves forward Corey Brewer saved the ball, which landed in the hands of Mohammed, whose gamewinning dunk gave the Bobcats a 93-92 victory Wednesday night.

Stephen Jackson scored a game-high 33 points, but only two in a fourth quarter that required Mohammed’s good fortune.

“That save really gave us the game,” Jackson said. “We’ve got to play a lot better than what we played in that fourth quarter.”

After falling behind by 21 in the second quarter, Minnesota trimmed the lead to 10 points after three before going on a furious fourth-quarter rally. The Timberwolves outscored Charlotte 22-13 in the final frame and took a three-point lead on Al Jefferson’s jump-hook

NBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Boston 32 18 .640 — Toronto 29 23 .558 4 Philadelphia 20 32 .385 13 New York 19 32 .373 13 1/2 New Jersey 4 48 .077 29 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Orlando 36 17 .679 — Atlanta 33 18 .647 2 Charlotte 26 25 .510 9 Miami 26 27 .491 10 Washington 17 33 .340 17 1/2 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 42 11 .792 — Chicago 25 26 .490 16 Milwaukee 24 27 .471 17 Detroit 18 33 .353 23 Indiana 18 34 .346 23 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB Dallas 32 20 .615 — San Antonio 29 21 .580 2 Houston 27 24 .529 4 1/2 New Orleans 28 25 .528 4 1/2 Memphis 26 25 .510 5 1/2 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Denver 35 17 .673 — Utah 32 19 .627 2 1/2 Oklahoma City 30 21 .588 4 1/2 Portland 31 24 .564 5 1/2 Minnesota 13 40 .245 22 1/2 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 41 13 .759 — Phoenix 31 22 .585 9 1/2 L.A. Clippers 21 30 .412 18 1/2 Sacramento 18 34 .346 22 Golden State 13 37 .260 26 Wednesday’s Games Miami 94, Atlanta 76 Toronto 104, Philadelphia 93 Sacramento 103, Detroit 97 Milwaukee 97, New Jersey 77 Orlando 107, Chicago 87 Charlotte 93, Minnesota 92 New Orleans 93, Boston 85 L.A. Lakers 96, Utah 81 Portland 108, Phoenix 101 L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Orlando at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Summaries

Charlotte 93, Minnesota 92

Charlotte: Wallace 1-9 3-4 5, Diaw 7-12 0-0 15, Mohammed 9-14 3-4 21, Augustin 4-11 1-1 12, Jackson 12-21 5-9 33, Chandler 1-1 0-0 2, Law 1-2 0-0 2, Murray 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 36-75 12-18 93.

Minnesota: Gomes 6-13 0-0 15, Jefferson 9-17 1-3 19, Hollins 1-4 0-0 2, Flynn 4-10 0-0 9, Brewer 2-7 0-0 5, Love 3-7 3-4 9, Wilkins 0-1 0-1 0, Sessions 6-11 1-1 13, Ellington 5-10 0-0 13, Pavlovic 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 39-85 5-9 92.

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 9-22 (Jackson 4-6, Augustin 3-8, Murray 1-3, Diaw 1-3, Wallace 0-2), Minnesota 9-21 (Ellington 3-6, Gomes 3-7, Pavlovic 1-2, Flynn 1-3, Brewer 1-3).

-----------------------------------Charlotte 37 19 24 13 — 93 Minnesota 24 19 27 22 — 92 ------------------------------------

L.A. Lakers 96, Utah 81

L.A. Lakers: Artest 1-7 1-2 3, Odom 7-9 11-12 25, Gasol 10-15 2-2 22, Fisher 2-6 2-3 6, Brown 5-15 0-0 11, Farmar 7-11 0-0 18, Walton 0-5 0-0 0, Vujacic 1-4 1-3 3, Powell 1-1 2-2 4, Mbenga 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 36-77 19-24 96.

Utah: Kirilenko 8-14 0-0 17, Boozer 4-13 3-9 11, Okur 3-10 0-2 6, Williams 3-9 5-8 11, Brewer 1-4 0-0 2, Millsap 4-5 1-2 9, Price 1-3 2-2 4, Miles 3-6 0-0 6, Matthews 6-7 0-0 13, Korver 0-3 2-2 2, Gaines 0-1 0-0 0, Fesenko 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-75 13-25 81.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-13 (Farmar 4-4, Brown 1-4, Vujacic 0-2, Artest 0-3), Utah 2-13 (Matthews 1-1, Kirilenko 1-3, Brewer 0-1, Price 0-1, Okur 0-2, Williams 0-2, Miles 0-3). Fouled Out—None.

-----------------------------------L.A. Lakers 31 25 20 20 — 96 Utah 18 23 16 24 — 81 ------------------------------------

Portland 108, Phoenix 101

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Charlotte’s Stephen Jackson, right, lays up the ball but is fouled in the process by Minnesota’s Ryan Hollins, left, in the second half Wednesday in Minneapolis. with less than a minute to play.

Diaw cut the deficit to a point with a layup 7 seconds later, leading to Mohammed’s decisive

dunk.

Wayne Ellington’s 30-footer bounced harmlessly off the rim at the buzzer. ackson and his season-

Portland:Webster 5-7 0-0 10, Aldridge 11-17 0-0 22, Howard 5-10 0-0 10, Miller 8-15 4-6 20, Blake 7-12 4-4 20, Pendergraph 2-2 1-1 5, Bayless 0-4 5-6 5, Batum 1-2 0-0 3, Fernandez 0-1 0-0 0, Cunningham 6-7 1-2 13. Totals 45-77 15-19 108.

Phoenix: Hill 5-9 1-2 11, Stoudemire 9-14 6-8 24, Lopez 3-5 2-2 8, Nash 6-16 0-0 15, Richardson 5-12 1-1 13, Dudley 4-10 1-2 11, Frye 4-8 3-3 12, Amundson 1-2 0-0 2, Dragic 2-7 1-1 5. Totals 39-83 15-19 101.

3-Point Goals—Portland 3-9 (Blake 2-5, Batum 1-2, Webster 0-1, Miller 0-1), Phoenix 8-22 (Nash 3-7, Dudley 2-5, Richardson 2-6, Frye 1-3, Dragic 0-1).

-----------------------------------Portland 30 30 23 25 — 108 Phoenix 20 24 23 34 — 101 ------------------------------------

Cook 7-12 0-0 17, Haslem 7-9 0-0 14, Arroyo 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 41-81 7-11 94.

Atlanta: Williams 3-11 5-6 11, Jos.Smith 7-14 4-8 18, Horford 4-7 3-4 11, Bibby 4-11 3-3 12, Johnson 7-21 0-0 16, J. Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Evans 1-4 1-2 4, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Teague 0-2 2-2 2, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-72 18-25 76.

3-Point Goals—Miami 5-16 (Cook 3-5, Wright 1-2, Alston 1-5, Richardson 0-2, Wade 0-2), Atlanta 4-19 (Johnson 2-8, Evans 1-3, Bibby 1-6, Williams 0-2).

-----------------------------------Miami 20 23 24 27 — 94 Atlanta 27 15 22 12 — 76 ------------------------------------

Orlando 107, Chicago 87

Orlando: Barnes 4-6 4-4 14, Lewis 4-11 2-2 11, Howard 7-10 4-6 18, Nelson 4-7 2-2 11, Carter 6-10 1-2 15, Anderson 1-5 2-2 4, Williams 4-8 0-0 10, Pietrus 3-9 0-0 9, Redick 2-5 5-5 10, Gortat 1-5 1-2 3, Bass 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-79 21-25 107.

Chicago: Deng 8-14 7-9 23, Gibson 0-5 0-0 0, Miller 1-7 0-0 2, Rose 1-1 1-1 3, Hinrich 4-11 0-0 10, Brown 1-7 0-0 3, Salmons 4-11 4-4 12, Thomas 7-12 2-3 16, Richard 1-2 1-2 3, Pargo 3-11 2-2 9, J.Johnson 2-6 2-2 6. Totals 32-87 19-23 87.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 12-32 (Pietrus 3-8, Carter 2-3, Barnes 2-3, Williams 2-5, Nelson 1-2, Redick 1-2, Lewis 1-7, Anderson 0-2), Chicago 4-19 (Hinrich 2-7, Pargo 1-4, Brown 1-4, J.Johnson 0-1, Salmons 0-1, Miller 0-2).

-----------------------------------Orlando 41 26 22 18 — 107 Chicago 17 28 19 23 — 87 ------------------------------------

New Orleans 93, Boston 85

Boston: Pierce 4-11 7-8 15, Garnett 2-9 3-5 7, Perkins 1-4 1-2 3, Rondo 2-7 3-6 7, T.Allen 6-9 1-3 13, Wallace 6-9 0-1 13, Davis 4-7 1-1 9, House 2-6 0-0 4, Daniels 7-9 0-1 14, Scalabrine 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-72 16-27 85.

New Orleans: Stojakovic 7-16 2-2 20, West 4-13 7-8 15, Okafor 1-3 1-2 3, Collison 10-16 4-5 25, Peterson 5-10 3-4 16, Songaila 6-10 0-0 12, Thornton 1-3 0-0 2, Gray 0-0 0-0 0, Posey 0-4 0-0 0, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Hart 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 17-21 93.

3-Point Goals—Boston 1-8 (Wallace 1-2, Garnett 0-1, Rondo 0-1, House 0-1, Pierce 0-3), New Orleans 8-18 (Stojakovic 4-8, Peterson 3-6, Collison 1-2, Posey 0-2).

-----------------------------------Boston 27 28 12 18 — 85 New Orleans 29 14 29 21 — 93 ------------------------------------

Milwaukee 97, New Jersey 77

Milwaukee: Delfino 4-10 0-0 9, Mbah a Moute 4-4 0-1 8, Bogut 11-22 0-1 22, Jennings 3-8 1-2 7, Bell 2-8 0-0 5, Stackhouse 2-4 1-2 5, Ilyasova 8-13 0-3 18, Thomas 2-2 0-0 4, Ridnour 6-13 3-3 17, Meeks 0-1 0-0 0, Gadzuric 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 43-86 5-12 97.

New Jersey: Hayes 4-8 0-0 9, Yi 4-14 1-2 9, Lopez 3-6 3-6 9, Harris 9-17 8-10 27, Lee 5-11 0-0 11, Humphries 3-8 1-2 7, Dooling 1-3 0-0 3, Williams 0-2 2-2 2, Battie 0-0 0-0 0, Hassell 0-2 0-0 0, Quinn 0-2 0-0 0, Douglas-Roberts 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-74 15-22 77.

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 6-14 (Ilyasova 2-3, Ridnour 2-3, Bell 1-3, Delfino 1-4, Stackhouse 0-1), New Jersey 4-7 (Dooling 1-1, Harris 1-1, Lee 1-2, Hayes 1-2, Quinn 0-1).

-----------------------------------Milwaukee 20 24 24 29 — 97 New Jersey 26 18 16 17 — 77 ------------------------------------

Sacramento 103, Detroit 97

Sacramento: Casspi 3-6 0-0 8, Greene 2-7 1-2 6, Hawes 3-8 0-0 6, Evans 5-10 3-6 13, Martin 9-15 7-7 26, Thompson 2-9 1-2 5, Nocioni 6-9 0-0 13, Udrih 8-10 4-4 22, Brockman 0-0 0-0 0, Udoka 0-1 0-0 0, May 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 39-76 18-23 103.

Detroit: Prince 11-15 0-0 23, Jerebko 3-6 4-5 10, Wallace 2-3 1-2 5, Stuckey 4-13 9-9 17, Hamilton 5-18 4-4 14, Villanueva 4-8 1-2 11, Bynum 3-8 2-2 8, Maxiell 3-7 0-0 6, Gordon 0-8 3-3 3. Totals 35-86 24-27 97.

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 7-15 (Casspi 2-2, Udrih 2-2, Greene 1-2, Martin 1-3, Nocioni 1-3, Udoka 0-1, Evans 0-1, Hawes 0-1), Detroit 3-11 (Villanueva 2-2, Prince 1-1, Bynum 0-1, Hamilton 0-3, Gordon 0-4).

-----------------------------------Sacramento 20 35 23 25 — 103 Detroit 22 34 23 18 — 97 ------------------------------------

Miami 94, Atlanta 76

Miami: Richardson 1-5 0-0 2, Beasley 3-11 1-1 7, O’Neal 9-13 1-2 19, Alston 1-6 0-0 3, Wade 7-15 4-7 18, Anthony 1-1 0-0 2, Wright 4-5 1-1 10,

Toronto 104, Philadelphia 93

Philadelphia: Iguodala 3-12 2-2 8, Brand 4-9 3-4 11, Dalembert 2-4 0-0 4, Holiday 3-6 0-0 7, Green 3-11 4-4 10, Young 6-12 3-4 15, Williams 9-13 6-6 26, Smith 3-6 0-0 7, Kapono 0-2 0-0 0, Ivey 1-3 0-0 2, Speights 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 35-81 19-22 93.

Toronto: Weems 6-11 1-1 14, Bosh 8-15 7-10 23, Bargnani 5-12 5-6 16, Jack 3-10 2-4 8, DeRozan 6-9 2-5 14, Johnson 4-5 2-2 10, Calderon 4-8 1-1 10, Wright 3-7 1-2 7, Belinelli 0-5 0-0 0, Evans 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 40-85 21-31 104.

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 4-22 (Williams 2-5, Holiday 1-1, Smith 1-2, Young 0-2, Kapono 0-2, Ivey 0-2, Green 0-4, Iguodala 0-4), Toronto 3-11 (Weems 1-1, Calderon 1-3, Bargnani 1-4, Wright 0-1, Belinelli 0-2).

-----------------------------------Philadelphia 24 17 22 30 — 93 Toronto 30 20 28 26 — 104 ------------------------------------

NHL Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts New Jersey 59 36 20 3 75 Pittsburgh 60 36 22 2 74 Philadelphia 58 30 25 3 63 N.Y. Rangers 60 26 27 7 59 N.Y. Islanders 60 24 28 8 56 Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts Ottawa 60 34 22 4 72 Buffalo 58 32 18 8 72 Montreal 61 29 26 6 64 Boston 58 25 22 11 61 Toronto 60 19 30 11 49 Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts Washington 60 41 12 7 89 Tampa Bay 58 26 21 11 63 Atlanta 58 25 24 9 59 Florida 59 24 26 9 57 Carolina 59 22 30 7 51 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts Chicago 59 39 15 5 83 Nashville 59 32 22 5 69 Detroit 59 27 21 11 65 St. Louis 60 26 25 9 61 Columbus 61 25 27 9 59 Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts Colorado 59 34 19 6 74 Vancouver 58 35 21 2 72 Calgary 60 29 22 9 67 Minnesota 59 29 26 4 62 Edmonton 59 18 35 6 42 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts San Jose 60 39 12 9 87 Phoenix 61 37 19 5 79 Los Angeles 59 36 20 3 75 Anaheim 60 29 24 7 65 Dallas 59 26 21 12 64

GF GA 155 137 190 172 170 156 153 165 151 186 GF GA 167 167 160 147 160 167 141 148 162 204 GF GA 239 167 150 167 175 187 153 171 159 189

GF GA 189 138 164 165 153 160 155 169 159 194 GF GA 176 154 185 143 152 152 163 173 147 202 GF GA 200 148 166 153 180 163 169 183 169 185

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 3, New Jersey 2, OT Nashville 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Columbus 3, San Jose 0 Montreal 6, Washington 5, OT Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Phoenix 3, Minnesota 2 Colorado 4, Atlanta 3, OT Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2 Thursday’s Games Washington at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

high tying four 3-pointers led the way for Charlotte, Mohammed scored 21 points and tied a careerhigh with 20 rebounds for his first career 20-20 game. It was also Mohammed’s third doubledouble in his last seven contests.

Diaw added 15 points and D.J. Augustin scored 12 in his first start of the season in place of an injured Raymond Felton.

Jefferson scored 19 points for Minnesota, while Ryan Gomes chipped in 15 points.

Ramon Sessions and Ellington also finished in double figures with 13 points apiece.

Already without Felton due to a sprained right ankle, Charlotte also overcame an off-night for Gerald Wallace. The franchise’s first All-Star shot just 1 for 9 and finished with five points to go with nine rebounds.

Still, the Bobcats shot 60 percent and 6 of 9 from the 3-point line in the first quarter and continued to surge early in the second. But Minnesota ended the half on a 10-5 run capped by a pair of 3-pointers from Ellington, starting the comeback.

Friday’s Games Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Nashville at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Colorado, 9 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL n American League BOSTON RED SOX—Claimed RHP Gaby Hernandez off waivers from Seattle.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jesus Colome on a minor league contract.

Assigned RHP Yusmeiro Petit outright to Tacoma (PCL). n National League HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Yorman Bazardo, RHP Evan Englebrook and RHP Jeff Fulchino on one-year contracts.

Named Doug Brocail advisor.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms with RHP Todd Wellemeyer on a minor league contract. n American Association EL PASO DIABLOS—Signed LHP Israel Chirino.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Signed C Joe Dempsey, INF Tim Hutting and INF Brandon Sing.

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS—Signed RHP Jason Herman and OF Bryan Sabatella. n Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM—Signed RHP Jaeson Hudnall to a contract extension.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS—Signed OF Matt Sutton to a contract extension. n Northern League GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Agreed to terms with OF Caleb Curry.

JOLIET JACKHAMMERS—Agreed to terms with RHP James Deighton.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Acquired OF Keanon Simon from Amarillo (United) for a player to be named. Agreed to terms with LHP Kevin Light.

LAKE COUNTY FIELDERS—Named Pete Pirman hitting coach and Chris Mongiardo pitching coach. Agreed to terms with OF Jeff Grose, LHP Jason Pearson, OF Brandon Anderson, INF Amos Ramon and INF Kyle Higgins.

ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Durand and RHP Kyle Wright.

SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Named Pete LaCock hitting coach and Drew Dickinson pitching coach. Agreed to terms with RHP Tom Lyons.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Agreed to terms with RHP Stephen Flake.

FOOTBALL n National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Named Doug Whaley assistant general manager/director of pro personnel.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed coach Gary Kubiak to a contract extension through the 2012 season.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Named Brandon Hunt pro scouting director.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Named Nolan Cromwell wide receivers coach.

HOCKEY n National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES—Announced they have purchased the Albany River Rats (AHL) and will move them to Charlotte next season.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled D Corey Potter from Hartford (AHL).

American Hockey League SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled C Justin Bernhardt and F Andrew Orpik from Las Vegas (ECHL).

SOCCER n Major League Soccer SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES—Signed F Eduardo.

TORONTO FC—Acquired D Ty Harden from Colorado for a 2011 third-round draft pick.

COLLEGE FLORIDA SOUTHERN—Named Brian Imperiale women’s assistant volleyball coach.

GREAT FALLS—Named Dick Lyman rodeo coach.

MONTANA—Named Aric Williams cornerbacks coach.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS—Announced C Nick Evans has left the men’s basketball team.

SYRACUSE—Named Tyrone Wheatley running backs coach and Abby Crumpton women’s assistant soccer coach.

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