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SPORTSSUNDAY SALISBURY POST

Ronnie Gallagher, Sports Editor, 704-797-4287 rgallagher@salisburypost.com

SUNDAY December 12, 2010

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Title Wave West, Salisbury win state championships

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West Rowan’s charles Holloway holds up three fingers to signal the number of titles.

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A soaking wet Salisbury coach Joe Pinyan celebrates with James Means.

3A Champs

2AA Champs

Falcons win 46th in row, third straight title

Hornets defeat Northeastern for first title

BY MIKE LONDON mlondon@salisburypost.com

BY JOSH HOKE sports@salisburypost.com

RALEIGH — West Rowan tailback Dinkin Miller pinballed off a potenW. Rowan 34 tial tackler, eluded another E. Alamance 7 and outran the rest.

Miller broke a stunning 54-yard touchdown run on West’s first snap of the second half, and the Falcons, wounded but still proud and still dominant, put away Eastern Alamance 34-7 for the 3A state championship at cold, dreary, soggy Carter-Finley Stadium.

“I just followed my blockers,” said a modest Miller, who was a unanimous pick as the game’s most outstanding player. “I give all the credit to my offensive line and my fullback (Clifford Long).”

Winners of 46 straight games, the nation’s longest current streak, the Falcons (16-0) became the first program ever to three-peat in 3A. Saturday’s title clearly meant the most to Young because it came without the unique magic of K.P. Parks and the awesome athleticism of Chris Smith, All-Americans who graduated last spring.

West won this one with normal human beings.

“I would never say that one of my teams

WINSTON-SALEM | Salisbury linebacker Kavari Hillie went hunting Salisbury 30 for Gatorade with 1:23 left N’eastern 0 on the clock, but all he found was two empty coolers behind the team bench.

Reluctant to see his near-perfect performance end with a strike out, Hillie instead settled for a bucket of ice. Seconds later he was the one dousing Hornets coach Joe Pinyan to cap a 30-0 domination of Northeastern in the Class 2AA state championship.

It was fitting that Hillie put the final touches on the win, because he and his defensive mates, the ones that often play second fiddle to Salisbury’s offensive dynamos, were the catalysts in this win.

Northeastern’s balanced offense boasts a 2,000-yard passer and rusher but had just 203 total yards and committed four turnovers.

“I love those guys,” said Hillie of his fellow defenders. “There is nothing better than playing with them. They gave me their all, and I gave them my all.”

Hillie was named Salisbury’s Outstanding Defensive Player after recording a game-high 13 tackles and an interception.

ASSOcIATeD PReSS

eastern Alamance's Taylor King, left, attempts to chase down West Rowan's Dinkin Miller. was better than the others,” Young said firmly. “But I am prouder of this year’s team than any other. Last year, we were the odds-on favorites. In 2008, we became the favorites as the playoffs went along. This year, I think there were all kinds of doubters that we could do this again. But these guys just kept working. They just kept getting better.”

West three-peated while facing worst-case

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Rico Allison (23), Kavari Hillie (43) and Travis Byrd bring down a Northeastern ballcarrier.

He led a unit that held Northeastern quarterback Terry Williams to 130 yards and power back Mason James to 2.9 yards per carry on 19 attempts.

Salisbury only mustered 230 yards, but the Hornets capitalized on their scoring opportunities. Dominique Dismuke’s two firsthalf touchdowns, one on a six-yard run and the other on a four-yard catch, occurred in

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2D • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2010

TV Sports Sunday, Dec. 12 3 p.m.

NBC — Shark Shootout, final round, at Naples, Fla. (same-day tape) MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 4 p.m.

FSN — Boston College at Maryland 6 p.m.

FSN — Clemson at Florida St. NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m.

FOX — Atlanta at Carolina 4:15 p.m.

CBS — New England at Chicago 8:15 p.m.

NBC — Philadelphia at Dallas SOCCER 4 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA Division I, Men’s College Cup, championship match, teams TBD, at Santa Barbara, Calif.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m.

FSN — Tennessee at Texas

Prep football Championships 1A — Wallace-Rose Hill 22, Murphy 21 1AA — Albemarle 21, Pender 7 2A — Tarboro 21, Carver 13 2AA — Salisbury 30, Elizabeth City Northeastern 0 3A — West Rowan 34, Eastern Alamance 7 3AA — Northern Guilford 21, Boiling Springs Crest 20 4A — Durham Hillside 40, Davie 0 4AA — Matthews Butler 44, Wake Forest-Rolesville 0

Standings 1A Yadkin Valley YVC 3-0 3-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-2

Overall 4-1 3-2 3-1 2-3 2-3 2-5 0-0 1-2 0-4

Overall Girls YVC Chatham Central 2-0 4-0 2-0 2-2 South Stanly North Moore 1-0 1-1 North Rowan 2-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 Albemarle South Davidson 1-2 1-3 East Montgomery 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-5 Gray Stone West Montgomery 0-2 0-4 Tuesday’s games Gray Stone at Chatham Central South Stanly at East Montgomery South Davidson at North Moore

2A Central Carolina Overall Boys CCC Salisbury 0-0 2-1 Central Davidson 0-0 3-2 0-0 3-3 East Davidson Thomasville 0-0 2-2 West Davidson 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-4 Lexington Friday’s games Concord 102, Salisbury 79 East Davidson 72, Trinity 51 Reagan 70, Thomasville 51 Central Davidson 60, S. Guilford 50 CCC Overall Girls 0-0 4-1 Salisbury Thomasville 0-0 3-1 East Davidson 0-0 4-2 0-0 3-2 Central Davidson Lexington 0-0 2-2 West Davidson 0-0 1-3 Friday’s games Salisbury 60, Concord 47 East Davidson 54, Trinity 31 Thomasville 54, Reagan 26 Central Davidson 57, S. Guilford 40 Monday’s game Salisbury at Forestview

3A North Piedmont Overall Boys NPC West Iredell 1-0 4-2 Statesville 1-0 2-3 0-0 2-4 Carson South Rowan 0-0 2-4 North Iredell 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-4 West Rowan East Rowan 0-1 0-7 Friday’s games Statesville 71, Carson 54 West Iredell 66, East Rowan 59 North Iredell 59, South Iredell 51 Overall NPC Girls Carson 1-0 5-2 West Iredell 1-0 1-4 0-0 4-0 West Rowan North Iredell 0-0 5-1 South Rowan 0-0 3-3 0-1 2-5 East Rowan Statesville 0-1 0-5 Friday’s games Carson 66, Statesville 18 North Iredell 58, South Iredell 33 West Iredell 72, East Rowan 57 Tuesday’s games Carson at East Rowan West Iredell at West Rowan South Rowan at North Iredell

3A South Piedmont Boys Central Cabarrus Concord Mount Pleasant Hickory Ridge Robinson A.L. Brown NW Cabarrus Cox Mill

SPC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 4-1 4-1 3-1 4-2 3-2 2-2 2-3 1-4

Overall Girls SPC Robinson 0-0 4-1 Mount Pleasant 0-0 3-2 0-0 2-2 A.L. Brown Hickory Ridge 0-0 2-4 Concord 0-0 1-4 NW Cabarrus 0-0 1-4 Cox Mill 0-0 1-5 Central Cabarrus 0-0 0-4 Tuesday’s games Hickory Ridge at Central Cabarrus Mount Pleasant at Cox Mill NW Cabarrus at Concord A.L. Brown at Robinson

4A Central Piedmont Boys CPC Overall Mount Tabor 0-0 8-0 Reagan 0-0 7-0 Davie County 0-0 6-0 North Davidson 0-0 4-1 West Forsyth 0-0 3-2 R.J. Reynolds 0-0 2-5 Friday’s games Davie 70, Alexander Central 60 Mount Tabor 64, Parkland 57 Reagan 70, Thomasville 51 North Davidson 62, Ledford 53 Carver 52, West Forsyth 37 R.J. Reynolds 64, Atkins 53 CPC Overall Girls West Forsyth 0-0 4-1 North Davidson 0-0 4-1 R.J. Reynolds 0-0 4-1 Mount Tabor 0-0 5-2 Davie County 0-0 2-3 Reagan 0-0 2-6 Friday’s games Davie at Alexander Central Mount Tabor 45, Parkland 24 Thomasville 54, Reagan 26 Ledford 55, North Davidson 44 Carver 59, West Forsyth 50 R.J. Reynolds 69, Atkins 12

College hoops Standings SAC Lincoln Memorial Catawba Brevard Tusculum

SAC 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0

CIAA Northern Division Overall 0-0 5-1 Bowie State Virginia Union 1-0 2-0 Elizabeth City State 0-0 5-1 0-0 2-3 St. Paul’s Chowan 0-0 1-4 Lincoln 0-0 0-6 0-1 1-4 Virginia State Southern Division Overall Winston-Salem State 0-0 2-0 0-0 4-1 Shaw Livingstone 0-0 3-1 Fayetteville State 0-0 3-3 0-0 2-4 Johnson C. Smith St. Augustine’s 0-0 1-3 Saturday’s games Mount Olive 62, St. Augustine’s 58 Kutztown 70, Lincoln 60 Monday’s game St. Paul’s at J.C. Smith Tuesday’s game Livingstone at Pfeiffer, 6 p.m.

Conference Carolinas

Prep hoops

Boys North Rowan West Montgomery North Moore Chatham Central South Davidson Gray Stone Albemarle East Montgomery South Stanly

Anderson 1-1 6-4 Wingate 1-1 4-4 1-1 4-4 Mars Hill Newberry 0-1 4-4 Lenoir-Rhyne 0-1 1-5 0-2 3-6 Carson-Newman Saturday’s games Catawba 105, Limestone 104 (3OT) Newberry 114, Hiwassee 68 Carson-Newman 79, Lees-McRae 76 Wright State 60, Tusculum 47 Anderson 94, Mars Hill 85 Lincoln Memorial 95, Glenville State 76 Tuesday’s games Catawba at Lincoln Memorial, 4 p.m.

Newberry at Coker Wingate at Mount Olive Augusta State at Lenoir-Rhyne North Georgia at Anderson North Greenville at Brevard Bluefield at Carson-Newman

Overall 8-0 4-3 2-2 4-6

CC Overall Limestone 2-0 5-2 Pfeiffer 2-0 4-3 1-0 3-4 Queens Barton 2-1 5-3 Mount Olive 1-1 5-1 1-1 3-5 St. Andrews Coker 1-1 2-5 Belmont Abbey 0-2 4-3 0-2 3-5 Lees-McRae Erskine 0-2 0-6 Saturday’s games Catawba 105, Limestone 104 (3OT) Mount Olive 62, St. Augustine’s 58 Carson-Newman 79, Lees-McRae 76

ACC ACC Overall 1-0 6-3 Virginia Duke 0-0 10-0 Boston College 0-0 7-2 0-0 6-2 Florida State Miami 0-0 6-2 Maryland 0-0 7-3 0-0 7-3 North Carolina Wake Forest 0-0 5-3 Clemson 0-0 5-3 0-0 5-3 N.C. State Georgia Tech 0-0 5-4 Virginia Tech 0-1 4-4 Saturday’s games Duke 84, St. Louis 47 N.C. State 79, USC Upstate 60 Georgia Tech 69, Savannah State 59 North Carolina 96, Long Beach St. 91 Sunday’s games Penn State at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.

Wake Forest at UNC Wilmington (Greensboro, 2 p.m., MASN) Stetson at Miami, 4 p.m.

Boston College at Maryland, 4 p.m., FSN Clemson at Fla. State, 6:15 p.m., FSN

bounds—Saint Louis 29 (Evans, Loe 6), Duke 32 (Mi. Plumlee 9). Assists—Saint Louis 11 (Cassity, Jett 3), Duke 18 (Curry 6). Total Fouls—Saint Louis 18, Duke 14. A—9,314.

UNC 96, Long Beach 91 LONG BEACH ST. (5-6) Phelps 3-9 1-2 7, Dervisevic 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson 13-19 2-4 31, Plater 5-14 0-1 13, Ware 8-14 3-4 22, Wilson 7-12 1-2 16, King 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Richardson 11 0-0 2. Totals 37-73 7-13 91.

NORTH CAROLINA (7-3) Barnes 7-16 2-5 19, Henson 3-5 1-4 7, Zeller 3-10 4-5 10, Strickland 4-7 5-6 13, Drew II 6-7 1-2 13, McDonald 6-8 0-0 17, Knox 22 0-0 4, Bullock 3-5 0-0 8, Marshall 2-3 0-0 5, Watts 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-64 13-22 96.

Halftime—North Carolina 48-34. 3-Point Goals—Long Beach St. 10-31 (Robinson 34, Ware 3-6, Plater 3-12, Wilson 1-2, Dervisevic 0-2, Jackson 0-2, Phelps 0-3), North Carolina 11-23 (McDonald 5-6, Barnes 3-8, Bullock 2-4, Marshall 1-2, Watts 0-1, Drew II 0-1, Strickland 0-1). Fouled Out—Phelps.

Rebounds—Long Beach St. 37 (Robinson, Wilson 7), North Carolina 35 (Barnes 10).

Assists—Long Beach St. 21 (Ware 10), North Carolina 22 (Drew II 8). Total Fouls—Long Beach St. 21, North Carolina 13. A—16,571.

N.C. St. 79, S.C.-Upstate 60 S.C.-UPSTATE (2-7) Chavis 2-8 0-0 5, Uzochukwu 2-6 2-3 6, Craig 3-11 2-2 9, Dukes 2-7 0-0 5, Rogers 1-5 0-0 3, Porchea 0-3 0-0 0, Hash 4-5 0-0 12, Sloan 0-0 0-0 0, Glenn 0-1 0-0 0, Cook 3-5 0-0 6, Olomuwiya 6-9 2-3 14. Totals 2360 6-8 60.

N.C. STATE (5-3) Painter 4-8 0-0 8, Brown 7-10 2-2 17, Leslie 5-12 2-3 13, Gonzalez 0-3 4-6 4, Wood 3-4 0-0 9, Howell 2-4 0-0 4, Kufuor 00 0-0 0, Harrow 10-13 0-0 20, Vandenberg 0-1 0-0 0, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 2-6 00 4, Amos 0-0 0-0 0, K. Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-62 8-11 79.

Halftime—N.C. State 35-22. 3-Point Goals—S.C.-Upstate 8-22 (Hash 4-5, Rogers 1-2, Dukes 1-3, Craig 1-5, Chavis 15, Cook 0-1, Glenn 0-1), N.C. State 5-9 (Wood 3-4, Brown 1-1, Leslie 1-2, Gonzalez 0-1, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—S.C.-Upstate 33 (Craig 6), N.C. State 36 (Leslie 7). Assists—S.C.-Upstate 9 (Cook, Craig, Rogers 2), N.C. State 20 (Brown 6). Total Fouls—S.C.-Upstate 11, N.C. State 7. A—5,178.

Davidson 82, Charlotte 68 CHARLOTTE (4-6) Wilderness 2-6 3-6 7, Braswell 4-11 6-9 15, Barnett 4-6 3-4 14, Green 6-15 2-2 16, Briscoe 2-11 4-4 8, Sirin 2-3 0-0 5, Jones 01 0-0 0, Morgenstern 0-0 0-0 0, Lewis 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 21-54 18-25 68.

DAVIDSON (5-4) Cohen 6-8 6-6 19, Mann 3-7 0-1 6, McKillop 7-12 0-0 21, Kuhlman 6-16 4-4 18, Droney 0-2 0-0 0, Cochran 2-5 0-0 5, Tormey 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 2-5 3-4 7, Atkinson 0-0 00 0, Downing 1-4 0-0 3, Ben-Eze 0-0 1-2 1, Allison 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-61 14-17 82.

Halftime—Davidson 30-29. 3-Point Goals—Charlotte 8-22 (Barnett 3-5, Green 2-7, Lewis 1-1, Sirin 1-1, Braswell 1-3, Wilderness 0-1, Briscoe 0-4), Davidson 12-29 (McKillop 7-12, Kuhlman 2-6, Cohen 1-1, Downing 1-3, Cochran 1-4, Brooks 0-1, Droney 0-2). Fouled Out—Mann. Rebounds—Charlotte 32 (Braswell 9), Davidson 40 (Cohen 9). Assists—Charlotte 11 (Green 3), Davidson 14 (Cochran 4). Total Fouls— Charlotte 18, Davidson 21. A—5,212.

College football

Southeastern Eastern SEC Overall 0-0 7-0 Tennessee South Carolina 0-0 7-1 Vanderbilt 0-0 7-2 0-0 7-2 Florida Kentucky 0-0 7-2 Georgia 0-0 6-2 SEC Overall Western Arkansas 0-0 6-1 LSU 0-0 6-2 Mississippi 0-0 5-2 0-0 4-2 Mississippi State Alabama 0-0 4-5 Auburn 0-0 3-5 Saturday’s games Rutgers 63, Auburn 54 Providence 82, Alabama 70 Mississippi 84, Arkansas-Little Rock 70 Tennessee 83, Pittsburgh 76 Kentucky 81, Indiana 62 South Carolina 64, Wofford 53 East Tennessee 63, Miss. State 62 LSU 59, Central Michigan 55 Sunday’s game N.C. A&T at Mississippi State

Scores EAST Binghamton 70, Manhattan 69 Columbia 76, Bryant 72 Dartmouth 71, Army 68 Delaware 61, Delaware St. 50 Florida Atlantic 63, Hofstra 59 Fordham 84, St. John's 81 Harvard 87, Boston U. 71 Iona 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 66 Long Island U. 85, Lafayette 80 Monmouth, N.J. 78, Hartford 74, 2OT Niagara 69, St. Bonaventure 61 Quinnipiac 73, Rhode Island 66 Robert Morris 90, Youngstown St. 60 Sacred Heart 75, Stony Brook 66 Seton Hall 104, Massachusetts 79 St. Peter's 51, Wagner 50 Syracuse 100, Colgate 43 Towson 86, UMBC 77 SOUTH Davidson 82, Charlotte 68 George Mason 84, Liberty 54 Ga. Southern 86, Brewton-Parker 74 James Madison 78, Radford 57 Louisville 77, UNLV 69 Murray St. 73, Chattanooga 65 Old Dominion 74, Dayton 71 Pikeville 145, Mansfield 52 Randolph-Macon 67, Guilford 48 Richmond 72, Va. Commonwealth 60 UNC Asheville 86, Montreat 57 VMI 114, Longwood 82 W. Kentucky 53, S. Illinois 46 W. Michigan 61, Georgia St. 59 MIDWEST Ball St. 79, DePaul 77, OT Butler 91, MVSU 71 Cincinnati 92, Utah Valley 72 Creighton 82, Saint Joseph's 75 Detroit 68, E. Michigan 65, OT Evansville 90, Md.-Eastern Shore 56 Kansas 76, Colorado St. 55 Kansas St. 68, Loyola of Chicago 60 Miami (Ohio) 80, Troy 73 Michigan St. 77, Oakland, Mich. 76 Minnesota 71, E. Kentucky 58 Missouri 70, Presbyterian 55 N. Dakota St. 81, North Dakota 55 N. Iowa 69, Morehead St. 53 Nebraska 70, TCU 56 Notre Dame 83, Gonzaga 79 Purdue 77, North Florida 57 Toledo 75, Valparaiso 72, OT Wisconsin 69, Marquette 64 SOUTHWEST Mississippi 84, Ark.-Little Rock 70 Oklahoma 73, Oral Roberts 60 Oklahoma St. 84, Missouri St. 70 Texas 101, Texas St. 65 Texas A&M 63, Washington 62 UTSA 68, Houston 63 WEST Air Force 73, N.C. Central 56 Arizona St. 71, Gardner-Webb 48 BYU 87, Arizona 65 Nevada 78, San Francisco St. 64 Seattle 66, Idaho 56 Southern Cal 60, N. Arizona 52 UCLA 72, Cal Poly 61 Utah St. 77, CS Bakersfield 58

Saturday’s boxes Duke 84, St. Louis 47 SAINT LOUIS (3-4) Remekun 0-3 0-0 0, Loe 2-7 0-0 4, Jett 210 3-4 7, McCall 6-9 2-2 15, Cassity 1-1 00 2, Eckerle 1-2 0-0 2, Daly 0-0 0-0 0, Conklin 3-5 1-2 7, Salecich 0-2 0-0 0, Evans 25 2-2 6, Ellis 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 19-49 8-10 47.

DUKE (10-0) Ma. Plumlee 1-3 1-2 3, Singler 8-15 3-6 21, Mi. Plumlee 3-7 3-4 9, Smith 8-13 5-7 22, Dawkins 1-2 0-0 2, Thornton 0-0 0-0 0, Hairston 4-5 4-6 12, Curry 4-7 0-0 11, Kelly 2-6 0-0 4, Zafirovski 0-0 0-0 0, Peters 0-0 00 0. Totals 31-58 16-25 84.

Halftime—Duke 40-16. 3-Point Goals— Saint Louis 1-7 (McCall 1-2, Salecich 0-1, Loe 0-2, Ellis 0-2), Duke 6-10 (Curry 3-5, Singler 2-4, Smith 1-1). Fouled Out—None. Re-

SALISBURY POST

SCOREBOARD

FCS playoffs Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 10 Delaware 16, New Hampshire 3 Saturday, Dec. 11 Villanova 42, Appalachian State 24 Georgia Southern 23, Wofford 20 Eastern Washington 38, North Dakota State 31 (OT) Semifinals Friday, Dec. 17 Delaware (11-2) vs. Georgia Southern (10-4) Villanova (9-4) vs. Eastern Washington (11-2), 8 p.m.

Saturday’s sums Villanova 42, ASU 24 Villanova 14 14 0 14 — 42 10 0 7 7 — 24 Appalachian St. First Quarter App—Cadet 46 run (Vitaris kick), 13:48.

Vill—Szczur 2 run (Hamilton kick), 8:18.

App—FG Vitaris 19, 2:12.

Vill—N.White 54 pass from Szczur (Hamilton kick), :21.

Second Quarter Vill—Szczur 30 pass from Whitney (Hamilton kick), 11:41.

Vill—Szczur 24 run (Hamilton kick), 5:17.

Third Quarter App—Jorden 14 pass from Presley (Vitaris kick), 4:39.

Fourth Quarter Vill—Szczur 1 run (Hamilton kick), 14:12.

App—Quick 38 pass from Presley (Vitaris kick), 11:46.

Vill—Whitney 5 run (Hamilton kick), 9:51.

A—15,706.

App Vill First downs 21 21 Rushes-yards 48-285 28-100 164 361 Passing Comp-Att-Int 14-18-0 31-56-1 Return Yards 0 18 Punts-Avg. 6-43.5 4-46.0 2-1 1-1 Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards 3-15 2-28 Time of Possession 32:59 27:01 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Villanova, Szczur 16-104, Ball 7-95, Babbaro 7-50, Whitney 13-33, Doss 2-6, Team 3-(minus 3). Appalachian St., Cadet 12-80, Presley 14-22.

PASSING—Villanova, Whitney 12-16-0106, Szczur 2-2-0-58. Appalachian St., Presley 31-56-1-361.

RECEIVING—Villanova, Szczur 5-45, N.White 4-88, Reynolds 3-22, Babbaro 15, Price 1-4. Appalachian St., D.Moore 5-93, Cline 5-55, Hillary 5-47, Quick 4-68, Elder 4-38, B.Frazier 3-17, Jorden 2-27, Cadet 211, Washington 1-5.

Navy 31, Army 17 Army Navy

0 7 3 7 — 17 10 14 0 7 — 31 First Quarter Navy—FG Buckley 36, 11:57.

Navy—Howell 77 pass from R.Dobbs (Buckley kick), 8:44.

Second Quarter Navy—Turner 32 pass from R.Dobbs (Buckley kick), 13:44.

Army—M.Brown 5 pass from Steelman (Carlton kick), 8:19.

Navy—Middleton 98 fumble return (Buckley kick), 1:03.

Third Quarter Army—FG Carlton 42, 8:08.

Fourth Quarter Navy—Greene 25 run (Buckley kick), 5:44.

Army—M.Brown 45 pass from Steelman (Carlton kick), 4:05.

A—69,223.

Army Navy First downs 20 16 Rushes-yards 54-209 38-139 Passing 128 186 Comp-Att-Int 11-20-0 6-11-1 Return Yards 0 0 Punts-Avg. 5-39.0 2-29.5 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-3 Penalties-Yards 8-71 2-10 Time of Possession 34:27 25:33 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Army, Steelman 19-74, Maples 13-66, Hassin 15-50, Mealy 4-14, M.Brown 2-4, Cobbs 1-1. Navy, R.Dobbs 2054, Teich 11-47, Greene 5-35.

PASSING—Army, Steelman 11-20-0-128.

Navy, R.Dobbs 6-11-1-186.

RECEIVING—Army, M.Brown 3-59, Jordan 3-21, Brooks 2-19, Barr 1-13, Hassin 1-10, Mealy 1-6. Navy, Santiago 2-54, G.Jones 2-23, Howell 1-77, Turner 1-32.

NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 2 0 .833 379 269 N.Y. Jets 9 3 0 .750 267 232

Miami Buffalo

6 6 0 .500 215 238 2 10 0 .167 243 333 South W L T Pct PF PA Jacksonville 7 5 0 .583 257 300 Indianapolis 7 6 0 .538 347 317 5 7 0 .417 288 321 Houston Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 290 265 North W L T Pct PF PA 9 3 0 .750 267 191 Pittsburgh Baltimore 8 4 0 .667 260 201 Cleveland 5 7 0 .417 229 239 2 10 0 .167 255 322 Cincinnati West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 295 237 6 6 0 .500 283 269 Oakland San Diego 6 6 0 .500 323 253 Denver 3 9 0 .250 256 333 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 8 4 0 .667 308 247 Philadelphia 8 4 0 .667 344 281 Washington 5 7 0 .417 222 293 Dallas 4 8 0 .333 294 336 South W L T Pct PF PA 10 2 0 .833 304 233 Atlanta New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 299 227 Tampa Bay 7 5 0 .583 243 251 1 11 0 .083 154 307 CAROLINA North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 9 3 0 .750 246 192 8 4 0 .667 303 182 Green Bay Minnesota 5 7 0 .417 227 253 Detroit 2 10 0 .167 278 306 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 6 6 0 .500 240 289 St. Louis 6 6 0 .500 232 237 San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 203 259 Arizona 3 9 0 .250 200 338 Thursday’s Game Indianapolis 30, Tennessee 28 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at CAROLINA, 1 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.

Denver at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

New England at Chicago, 4:15 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.

Monday’s Game Baltimore at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 19 4 .826 — 15 9 .625 41⁄2 New York Toronto 9 15 .375 101⁄2 Philadelphia 7 15 .318 111⁄2 6 17 .261 13 New Jersey Southeast Division W L Pct GB 16 8 .667 — Miami 1 ⁄2 Orlando 15 8 .652 1 Atlanta 16 9 .640 ⁄2 8 15 .348 71⁄2 CHARLOTTE Washington 6 16 .273 9 Central Division W L Pct GB 14 8 .636 — Chicago Indiana 11 11 .500 3 Milwaukee 9 13 .409 5 1 7 16 .304 7 ⁄2 Cleveland 1 Detroit 7 18 .280 8 ⁄2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 19 3 .864 — 1 19 4 .826 ⁄2 Dallas New Orleans 14 8 .636 5 Memphis 10 14 .417 10 9 14 .391 101⁄2 Houston Northwest Division W L Pct GB 17 8 .680 — Utah 1 ⁄2 Oklahoma City 16 8 .667 Denver 14 8 .636 11⁄2 Portland 12 11 .522 4 6 18 .250 101⁄2 Minnesota Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 16 7 .696 — 11 12 .478 5 Phoenix Golden State 8 15 .348 8 Sacramento 5 15 .250 91⁄2 1 5 19 .208 11 ⁄2 L.A. Clippers Saturday’s Games Memphis 84, L.A. Clippers 83 Atlanta 97, Indiana 83 Boston 93, CHARLOTTE 62 Toronto 120, Detroit 116 Chicago 113, Minnesota 82 Dallas 103, Utah 97 Houston 110, Cleveland 95 Miami at Sacramento, late Sunday’s Games Denver at New York, 12 p.m.

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 12 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Notable box Celtics 93, Bobcats 62 BOSTON (93) Pierce 1-9 6-8 8, Garnett 6-10 1-2 13, Erden 3-6 4-4 10, Rondo 3-5 0-0 7, Allen 411 6-6 16, Davis 6-12 4-6 16, Daniels 4-7 0-0 10, Wafer 1-3 2-2 5, Robinson 2-5 0-0 6, Harangody 0-0 0-0 0, Bradley 1-3 0-0 2.

Totals 31-71 23-28 93.

CHARLOTTE (62) Wallace 2-15 4-6 9, Diaw 2-2 1-2 5, Mohammed 7-11 0-0 14, Augustin 0-8 0-0 0, Jackson 6-12 1-4 13, K.Brown 2-7 1-4 5, McGuire 1-1 3-3 5, Livingston 2-4 2-2 6, Najera 0-4 0-0 0, Carroll 2-5 0-0 4, D.Brown 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 24-71 13-23 62.

20 22 22 29 — 93 Boston Charlotte 16 16 15 15 — 62 3-Point Goals—Boston 8-21 (Daniels 2-3, Robinson 2-4, Allen 2-4, Rondo 1-1, Wafer 1-3, Davis 0-1, Pierce 0-5), Charlotte 1-11 (Wallace 1-4, Augustin 0-2, Najera 0-2, Jackson 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Boston 55 (Garnett 11), Charlotte 47 (K.Brown 9). Assists—Boston 21 (Rondo 8), Charlotte 17 (Jackson 7). Total Fouls— Boston 21, Charlotte 24. A—19,603 (19,077).

NHL Schedule Saturday’s Games Carolina 2, St. Louis 1, SO Philadelphia 2, Boston 1, OT Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2 Toronto 3, Montreal 1 Detroit 4, New Jersey 1 Atlanta 5, N.Y. Islanders 4 Colorado 3, Washington 2 Columbus 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Nashville 3, Florida 0 Phoenix 5, Dallas 2 Tampa Bay at Vancouver, late Minnesota at Los Angeles, late Chicago at San Jose, late Sunday’s Games Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games Los Angeles at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Carl Crawford on a seven-year contract.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with OF Tony Gwynn Jr. on a oneyear contract.

National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DT Kellen Heard from Oakland’s practice squad.

Waived LB Thomas Williams.

DENVER BRONCOS — Signed PK Steven Hauschka. Waived OL Stanley Daniels.

DETROIT LIONS — Placed LB Isaiah Ekejiuba on injured reserve. Signed OT Tony Ugoh.

Triple-overtime win From staff reports

Freshman Keon Moore hit two free throws with just over a second remaining in the third overtime to lift Catawba’s men’s basketball team to a 105-104 win over Limestone on Saturday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Arena.

Limestone (5-2) got 47 points from Jarrell Douglass and rallied from 21 points down in the final 12 minutes.

The Saints twice forced extra time on last-second baskets.

Stewart Clark hit the tying basket at the end of regulation to cap a 17-2 run, while Aston Ford drilled a threepointer to end the first overtime and knot the contest at 93-all.

The Saints nearly won the game in the second overtime after a dunk by Douglass with a second remaining, but Ryan Bogdan was whistled for a technical foul and Dominick Reid hit one of two free throws for the Indians to even things again at 102-102.

Douglass hit on 16-of-23 from the field and went 14-for-17 at the line.

Reid led Catawba (4-3) with 24 points, hitting five 3-pointers and adding eight rebounds.

Moore had 22 points and seven boards. Justin Huntley had 18 points, Lee Martin scored 15, and Stuart Thomson chipped in with 12 points.

CATAWBA (105) — Reid 24, Moore 22, Huntley 18, Martin 15, Thomson 12, Tyree 5, Lovelace 5, Smogner 4, Mayo, Tamer, Drakeford.

LIMESTONE (104) — Douglass 47, Ford 10, Raga 10, Clark 9, Debnam 7, Barrett 6, Bogdan 4, Blue 2, Long 2.

Catawba 42 Limestone 33

40 11 9 49 11 9

3 — 105 2 — 104

ly Gokey and Chili Chilton had five points each and Chilton added seven rebounds.  Sacred Heart’s jayvee boys beat Salisbury Academy 15-10.

Michael Childress scored seven points. Brian Reid had eight rebounds. Justin Boyd had five steals, and William Clark and James Boyd combined for 11 rebounds. Jack Fisher provided tough defense.

The Jaguars were led by Carter Cook with six points, and Marcus Corry had four. Ben Coulter had five rebounds.  Salisbury Academy won 16-11 in the jayvee girls game.  In the Paul Mendez Memorial Christmas Tournament held to honor a former Dolphin who died of cancer at age 20 in 2007, both Sacred Heart teams advanced.

Sacred Heart’s girls beat Forsyth Country Day 26-7. Ansbro scored six points, while Hedgepeth and Payton Russell chipped in with five each.

Breya Philpot and Caroline Parrott combined for 15 rebounds. Sara Bess Hallett led a stout defensive effort. SH will play Covenant Christian Day, a 29-21 winner against Southlake, in the championship game.  Sacred Heart’s boys reached the tournament final by defeating Forsyth Country Day 40-27.

Chilton led the Dolphins with 12 points and nine rebounds. Christian Hester had seven points and 11 boards, while Fisher had seven points and six rebounds. Gokey had five points and five steals. Chandler Blackwell and Alex Taylor played well defensively.

Sacred Heart plays North Hills in the finals. Led by Wes Fazia, the Eagles beat Southlake 44-29.

 Women’s college hoops

 Prep swimming

Milica Ivanovic and Dana Hicks scored 17 points apiece as Catawba’s women’s basketball team put it all together and routed St. Paul’s 94-58 on Saturday afternoon at Goodman Gym. Kisha Long opened the game with a 3-pointer, and the Indians (6-4) never trailed. Catawba led 52-30 at halftime with the aid of 18-for-21 freethrow shooting.

Courtney Mull scored 13 points for the Indians. Long scored 12. Taylor May (South Rowan) shot 4-for-6 from the field and scored nine.

Deaudra Brown scored 19 points for the Tigers (1-3).  Pfeiffer’s women’s basketball team fell to Charleston Southern 7459 on Saturday.

Devona Knight and Domonique China scored 13 points apiece for the Falcons. Kia Rice (Salisbury) scored two.

South Rowan’s girls swim team scored 139 points and topped West Iredell (109) and Carson (43) in a meet at the Iredell YMCA on Friday.

South’s 400 free relay team of Brenna Barnett, Nicole Mauldin, Kim Plott and Brenna Pruitt finished first in 5:04.70.

South’s team of Barnett, Cyndale Clark, Kaylin Little and Mauldin won the 200 medley relay in 2:30.38, while Clark, Sydney Kelly, Little and Plott won the 200 freestyle relay in 2:17.30.

Individual winners for the Raiders included Little in the 100 breast (1:37.18); Mauldin in the 100 back (1:20.33) and 100 butterfly (1:22.52); Plott in the 100 free (1:16.38) and 200 free (2:44.70); Barnett in the 400 free (6:06.89) and 200 IM (3:08.65), and Clark in the 50 free (31.17 seconds).  South Rowan’s boys scored 146 points to top West Iredell (104) and Carson (34).

South’s 200 freestyle relay team of Wayne Burris, Aaron Deason, Caleb Helms and C.T. Welch won in 1:55.69.

South’s 400 free relay team of Jeremiah Bradshaw, Luke Rary, Reynold Sanchez and Welch won in 4:42.05.

Individual winners for the Raiders were Bradshaw in the 200 free (2:34.42) and 400 free (5:28.13); Helms in the 100 breast (1:29.03); Deason in the 100 back (1:11.54), and Burris in the 50 free (28.24).

Leading Carson’s girls was Devan Purvis with a second in the 50 free, and Erica Patella with a second in the 100 free.

 Sacred Heart hoops Sacred Heart’s varsity girls beat Hickory Christian 34-17.

The Dolphins (8-5) were led by Erin Ansbro’s 12 points, seven assists, six steals and six rebounds.

Caroline Parrott had 10 rebounds, and Kate Sullivan and Katie Gannon had five each. Meghan Hedgepeth had five steals.  Sacred Heart’s varsity boys fell to Hickory Christian 34-28.

Sacred Heart (5-9) led at halftime.

Max Fisher, who hit his 28th 3 pointer of the year, scored six points. Reil-

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RALEIGH — Freshman Ryan Harrow scored a season-high 20 points to help North Carolina State beat South Carolina Upstate 79-60 on Saturday.

Freshman Lorenzo Brown also had a season-high with 17 points for the Wolfpack (5-3), who snapped a twogame skid with a relatively easy win in its annual return to Reynolds Coliseum. N.C. State played at Reynolds for 50 years before moving to the RBC Center in 1999, though the Wolfpack has won all 10 regular-season or NIT games at its former home since.

N.C. State led just 28-20 late in the first half before going on a 21-6 run that gave it a comfortable margin, with Brown scoring nine points during the spurt.

The Wolfpack led by as many as 25 points after the break.

Babatunde Olumuyiwa scored 14 points to lead the Spartans (2-7).

Ga. Tech 69, Savannah State 59 ATLANTA— Iman Shumpert scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Daniel Miller had a careerbest 14 points as Georgia Tech defeated Savannah State on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Yellow Jackets (5-4) didn't get any points from its bench, but placed four players in double figures. Brian Oliver had 17 points and Mfon Udofia scored 12 for Georgia Tech, which led by as many as 21 points in the first half.

Jovanni Shuler scored a game-high 26 points, but it wasn't enough to save Savannah State (1-10) from its 10th consecutive loss. Joshua Montgomery had 12 points and nine rebound, while Preston Blackmon had six assists to go with 10 points.

Davidson 82, Charlotte 68 DAVIDSON — Guard Brendan McKillop matched a season high with 21 points as Davidson beat Charlotte on Saturday night.

McKillop hit seven 3-pointers as the Wildcats connected on a seasonhigh 12 in 29 attempts (41.4 percent).

Davidson (5-4) led just 30-29 at halftime but broke the game open with a 12-3 spurt early in the second half. The Wildcats went on to lead by as many as 19 points, 68-49, before the 49ers cut the margin in the final minutes.

Davidson also got 18 points from guard JP Kuhlman, and 19 points and nine rebounds from forward Jake Cohen.

Derrio Green scored 16 to lead the 49ers (4-6), Chris Braswell had 15 points and nine rebounds and Javarris Barnett scored 14. Jamar Briscoe, who was questionable coming into the game because of an Achilles injury, struggled to 2-of-11 shooting and finished with eight points.

Air Force 73, N.C. Central 56 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Evan Washington had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead Air Force to a victory over North Carolina Central.

Taylor Broekhuis added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Falcons (6-2).

C.J. Wilkerson led the Eagles (4-4) with 18 points. David Best had 12 and Landon Clement 10. North Carolina Central had its three-game winning streak snapped.

The Eagles have lost 44 of their last 45 road games.

VMI 114, Longwood 82 LEXINGTON, Va. — Austin Kenon had a game-high 26 points to lead VMI’s romp. Drew Absher (Davie) played three minutes and was 2-for-2 on 3-pointers for the Keydets.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2010 • 3D

SPORTS DIGEST

Duke, UNC get victories No Irving, no problem for Devils

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DURHAM — Nolan Smith came off a Duke 84 screen and St. Louis 47 found nobody there to stop him, so he swooped in from the wing and soared for a highlight-reel dunk.

He’s the one handling the ball for Duke these days, but that doesn’t mean he can’t create some shots for himself, too.

Smith scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and the top-ranked Blue Devils routed Saint Louis 84-47 Saturday to claim their 20th straight win.

Smith is “getting more comfortable running the point guard position, and the coaches have been telling me, once I give it up, they want me to stay in scoring mindset,” he said. “Just attacking, looking to make plays — kind of like (Jon Scheyer) did last year.

That’s what they’re telling me to do.”

Kyle Singler added 21 points for Duke (10-0), which shot 53 percent, turned 22 turnovers into 31 points and took command with an overwhelming early run.

Mike Krzyzewski moved within one victory of North Carolina’s Dean Smith for second place on the men’s alltime wins list. Coach K has 878 career victories, and can tie his former longtime rival on Dec. 20 against Elon and pass him nine days later at North Carolina-Greensboro.

The only man ahead of them is Krzyzewski’s coach and mentor, Bob Knight, who has 902 wins.

“When you come to Duke and play for Coach K, it’s always in the back of your mind — what’s coach about to pass next?” Smith quipped. “He’s always about to pass something.”

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duke's Miles Plumlee, left, shoots over saint Louis' dwayne evans.

Freshman Mike McCall scored 15 points for Saint Louis (3-4), which had four freshmen combine to turn it over 18 times and in the first half had twice as many turnovers (14) as field goals (seven).

“My assistant said we had four freshmen in and an walkon — that’s not a good mix to come into this situation,” Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus said.

Freshman Josh Hairston had a season-high 12 points and Seth Curry added 11 points and three 3-pointers for the Blue Devils, who faced little resistance in extending a few of their winning streaks, including the overall one that includes last season’s run to Krzyzewski’s fourth NCAA

championship. The reigning national champions won their 25th straight at Cameron Indoor Stadium and their 83rd in a row at home against nonconference opponents.

Smith regained the scoring touch that seemed to escape him last time out, when the Blue Devils played for the first time without injured point guard Kyrie Irving, who’s out indefinitely after injuring a toe on his right foot last week against Butler. That left Smith as the primary ballhandler, and in a rout of Bradley, the senior co-captain finished with a career-best 10 assists but had just two points on 0-for-8 shooting.

He had no such shooting troubles this time. Smith was 8 of 13 and provided the defin-

ing play with his tomahawk dunk with about 81/2 minutes left in the first half that made it 19-6 and brought the Cameron Crazies to their feet.

“Nolan Smith turned a corner on us,” Majerus said.

This was the Blue Devils’ second game without Irving, the flashy freshman whose 17.4-point average leads the team, and he spent the afternoon on the bench with a hard cast on his foot.

“Certainly, with Kyrie going down, it changes our team,” said associate head coach Chris Collins, who filled in for Krzyzewski at the postgame news conference because team officials said Coach K left to deal with an unspecified family matter.

CHAPEL HILL — For o n c e , 96 North CarUNC Long Beach 91 olina’s off e n s e bailed out its defense.

For Harrison Barnes and Larry Drew II, that meant knocking down the big shots at key moments after missing them seemingly the entire season so far.

Barnes had 19 points and 10 rebounds while Drew scored 11 of his 13 after halftime to help the Tar Heels beat Long Beach State 96-91 on Saturday night for their third straight win.

Leslie McDonald added a career-high 17 points and hit five 3-pointers off the bench for the Tar Heels (7-3), who blew most of a 17-point lead in the second half.

North Carolina had played well defensively of late, from last weekend’s 7573 win against Kentucky to an easy win at Evansville earlier this week. This time, the Tar Heels couldn’t stop T.J. Robinson, Casper Ware and the 49ers (5-6) only to see their offense pick up the slack in a way it hasn’t all season.

While coach Roy Williams was disappointed in the defense, he couldn’t overlook the offensive production, either.

“We made shots,” he said.

“You stop somebody’s run by making shots.”

The Tar Heels shot 56 percent, hit 11 3-pointers and had a season-low 11 turnovers. Making it more impressive was it came despite the struggles of leading scorer Tyler Zeller, who had 10 points on 3-for-10 shooting against constant double teams.

They needed every bit of it, too. Robinson had a career-high 31 points for the 49ers, who shot 51 percent and hit 10 3s. Ware matched

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PITTSBURGH — Scotty Hopson scored a career-high 27 points and the Vols dealt the Panthers their first nonconference loss in Pittsburgh in nearly six years 83-76.

Melvin Goins added 19 points and Cameron Tatum hit a succession of big shots while scoring 14 points as Tennessee (7-0) opened leads of as many as 21 points. Pitt (10-1) needed a late flurry just to cut the final margin to single digits.

No. 4 Kansas 76, Colorado State 55 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Markieff Morris had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Elijah Johnson scored six points in a 12-0 run in the second half for Kansas.

No. 5 Kansas St. 68, Loyola of Chicago 60 CHICAGO — Jacob Pullen scored 19 points to help the Wildcats hold on for their fifth straight win.

Martavious Irving scored 12 points and Curtis Kelly added 10 for Kansas State (9-1), which won despite being outrebounded 45-38.

No. 7 Michigan State 77, Oakland 76 AUBURN HILLS, Mich.

— Kalin Lucas scored 25 points to help Michigan State hold off hard-charging Oakland.

Lucas made a 3-pointer and a jumper late in the game to prevent the Golden Grizzlies from getting closer than 2 points until Reggie Hamilton made a 3-pointer with 0.4 of a second left.

No. 8 Syracuse 100, Colgate 43 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rick Jackson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, his eighth doubledouble of the season, and Syracuse clamped down on its upstate New York rival.

It was the 163rd meeting

between the teams and 45th straight victory in the series for Syracuse (10-0). It matched the largest margin of victory for the Orange in Jim Boeheim’s 35 years as head coach, tying the 57point margin in a 129-72 win over C.W. Post 21 years ago to the day.

No. 11 Missouri 70, Presbyterian 55 COLUMBIA, Mo. — Justin Safford had 14 points and six rebounds to lead Missouri over Presbyterian in the first meeting between the schools.

No. 14 San Diego State 77, San Diego 49 SAN DIEGO — Malcolm Thomas scored 11 of his 20 points during a 16-3 run to close the first half as San Diego State rallied from a slow start to improve to 10-0 for the first time in school history.

No. 17 Kentucky 81, Indiana 62 LEXINGTON, Ky. — DeAndre Liggins scored a career-high 19 points, and Brandon Knight added 18 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats.

Josh Harrellson added 14 points and 12 rebounds for Kentucky (7-2), which continued its dominance in the once-heated rivalry by shutting down the Hoosiers in the second half.

No. 18 BYU 87, Arizona 65 SALT LAKE CITY — Jimmer Fredette scored in 20 of his 33 points in the first half and had nine rebounds to lead Brigham Young.

Kyle Collinsworth scored 12 points and Davies had 11 for BYU (10-0), which jumped out to a 12-4 lead, with Fredette scoring seven points during the run. The Cougars added a 14-0 spurt for a 28-10 cushion with 8:30 remaining in the first hal No. 19 Purdue 77, North Florida 57

career-highs of 22 points and 10 assists, while Tristan Wilson also had a career-high of 16 points off the bench.

Long Beach State trailed 48-34 at halftime and 55-38 with 17:35 left before steadily cutting into the lead and getting within a single bucket three separate times.

“Offensively (we) really played well together, as good as we probably have all year,” Long Beach State coach Dan Monson said.

“You’ve got to credit (UNC).

We just never could solve them offensively.”

Barnes and Drew certainly frustrated the 49ers when the game got tight, at one point combining for 13 straight points as Long Beach State was making its run.

Barnes came in shooting just 34 percent, but he scored nine points during that stretch and twice hit baskets on the ensuing possession after the 49ers had closed to within two. He also hit three 3s in the game, prompting a reporter to ask if the rim felt any bigger on this night.

“It’s about the same size,” Barnes said. “The rims are still a little tight around here, but I just need to keep shooting.”

Mavericks extend streak to 12

Volunteers win Associated Press

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Harrison Barnes dunks.

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tennessee's scotty Hopson (32), top, scores in front of Pittsburgh's dante taylor.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — JaJuan Johnson scored 25 points and E’Twaun Moore added 21 to lead the Boilermakers.

Johnson and Moore, the team’s senior stars, combined to shoot 17 for 26 from the field.

Texas A&M 63, No. 21 Washington 62 COLLEGE STATION, Texas — David Loubeau blocked a desperation shot

by Isaiah Thomas as time expired to help Texas A&M hang on.

The Aggies led by seven with about four minutes to go before the Huskies scored six straight points to pull to 63-62 with about 11/2 minutes remaining.

No. 22 Minnesota 71, E. Kentucky 58 MINNEAPOLIS — Ralph Sampson III had 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help Minnesota overcome a ragged start.

Trevor Mbakwe and Blake Hoffarber each added 14 points for the Gophers (9-1), who won despite going 12 for 22 from the free throw line and allowing 10 3-pointers.

Justin Stommes scored 19 points for the Colonels (5-5), who didn’t score in the second half until the 10minute mark.

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DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points and 15 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 103-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

The Mavericks rallied after wasting a 25-point first-half lead. DeShawn Stevenson added a season-high 17 points, going 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and Caron Butler had 16 points for Dallas.

Heat 104, Kings 83 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dwyane Wade’s flying, one-handed rebound jam highlighted his 36-point night and Miami beat Sacramento for its season-best eighth straight win.

LeBron James scored 25 and Chris Bosh added 14 points and a season-high 17 rebounds as the Heat broke open a close game in the third quarter to complete a perfect four-game road trip.

Celtics 93, Bobcats 62 CHARLOTTE — Ray Allen and Glen Davis scored 16 points apiece and Boston

overcame a thin front line with smothering defense, cruising past listless Charlotte for its 10th straight victory.

Raptors 120, Pistons 116 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jerryd Bayless matched a career high with 31 points and Toronto pulled off the biggest comeback in franchise history, beating Detroit.

Toronto overcame a 25-point secondhalf deficit to end a four-game losing streak. The victory was just the Raptors’ third of the season on the road.

Bulls 113, Timberwolves 82 CHICAGO — Derrick Rose had 21 points and seven assists, leading Chicago over Minnesota for its season-best fifth straight victory.

The Bulls (14-8) are six games over .500 for the first time since finishing the 200607 season with a 49-33 record.

Grizzlies 84, Clippers 83 LOS ANGELES — Zach Randolph had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Marc Gasol added 17 points and Memphis held off Los Angeles when Baron Davis missed an 18footer at the buzzer.

Randolph was 9 for 20 from the field.

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ST. LOUIS — Jussi Jokinen never lost confidence in his shootout skills.

Despite failing on his first five attempts this season, the Carolina winger Jokinen scored the game's lone shootout goal to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.

Cam Ward (12-9-3) stopped 38 shots through overtime and was perfect on three attempts in the tiebreaker to backstop the victory for the Hurricanes, who played the third game of a five-game trip and won for only the second time in nine road games.

Carolina improved to 2-4 in shootouts this season, while St. Louis fell to 3-3.

Jokinen, who has scored on 27 of 56 shootout shots in his six-year career, missed his first five this season. He made good on his sixth try, beating Jaroslav Halak with a backhander.

Predators 3, Panthers 0 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Anders Lindback faced relatively few shots, and turned

them all away.

Lindback was perfect, making 22 saves in his first NHL shutout and lifting the Nashville Predators to a 3-0 victory. Ryan Suter led the way on offense with a goal and an assist.

Thrashers 5, Islanders 4 UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The New York Islanders got some unexpected outside support in the stands, but still couldn't use that — or anything else — to their advantage on the ice.

Bryan Little's short-handed goal with 8:25 left lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 54 winover the Islanders, who have the worst record in the NHL (5-17-5) and a league-low 15 points.

Penguins 5, Sabres 2 BUFFALO, N.Y. — As if securing the Pittsburgh Penguins 12th straight victory wasn't good enough, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was happier to learn that teammates Sidney Crosby extended his impressive scoring streak to the 18th straight game in Pittsburgh's 5-2 win.

4D • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2010

Navy beats Army

Villanova ends App. State’s year Associated Press

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PHILADELPHIA — Ricky Dobbs sat in Navy 31 a small Army 17 room deep inside Lincoln Financial Field and recalled a team meeting from earlier this season. Navy had just lost to Air Force, the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy was slipping away, and the season was on the verge of doing the same.

“We had some very high expectations for ourselves and maybe they got the best of us,” the senior quarterback said. “We had that meeting and just said, ‘We have a lot of football to play and we need to start having fun.’”

Nothing is more fun than beating Army.

Dobbs threw the longest touchdown pass in the 111year history of the storied rivalry, Wyatt Middleton had the longest fumble return in Navy history, and the Midshipmen extended their winning streak against the Black Knights to nine straight with a 31-17 victory Saturday.

Dobbs passed for 186 yards and two touchdowns for Navy (9-3), one of 24 seniors to never lose to their rivals from West Point. The happy-golucky quarterback turned the ball over four times — three fumbles and an interception in the end zone — but also ran for a team-high 54 yards.

“Those turnovers drive you crazy,” Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said, “but that’s Ricky.”

Trent Steelman threw for 128 yards and two scores for Army (6-6), but it was his fumble late in the first half that put the Black Knights in a hole too deep to escape.

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Navy running back John Howell reacts as he scores a touchdown They already trailed 17-7 with first-and-goal at the Navy 3 when Steelman was stood up on a quarterback keeper. The ball squirted from his hands and right to Middleton, who turned around to see nobody in a black jersey between him and the goal line. The 98-yard return made it 24-7 at halftime, silencing the gray-clad Cadets standing in their customary corner of the stadium.

Middleton, a senior, was named the game’s MVP. “They had us reeling

there,” Niumatalolo said. “We preached all week about not giving them a short field, and we gave them exactly that.

But our defense stepped up.”

Army controlled the ball much of the second half, but could only muster Alex Carlton’s 42-yard field goal before Steelman’s late touchdown pass to Malcolm Brown provided the final margin.

“Our guys are in there, looking at each other like ‘We can hang with this bunch. We

can compete there,’” Army coach Rich Ellerson said.

“But that’s not the same as doing it, or not doing it for 60 minutes.”

Both teams lost to Air Force this season, ending the Midshipmen’s seven-year grip on the Commander-inChief’s Trophy awarded to the top service academy. But another victory over Army — the game that matters most on the schedule every year — certainly helped to ease that sting.

BOONE — Receiver Matt Szczur Villanova 42 rushed for App. St. 24 t h r e e touchdowns, passed for one and caught another to lead Villanova to a 42-24 win over Appalachian State on Saturday in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal.

Villanova (9-4) rallied for the second straight week, and advance to the semifinals to play Eastern Washington, who beat North Dakota State 38-31 Saturday.

Top seed Appalachian State scored on its opening drive, capped with Travaris Cadet’s 46-yard run, compiling 59 rushing yards on two plays. The Mountaineers (103) were held to 41 more the rest of the way.

“We felt like if we could catch up with them, somewhere in the first half, then we would have a chance to establish some offensive things and keep it in a balance form and stay in the game,” Wildcats coach Andy Talley said.

Villanova did more than that, taking the lead for good late in the first behind Szczur, both as a receiver and running the wildcat formation.

Szczur, a top baseball prospect who missed six games this season with an ankle injury, put Villanova ahead 14-10 with a pass to Norman White. Szczur, under pressure, side-armed a throw White had to settle above his head with his fingertips, then hauled it in for a 54-yard score.

On Villanova’s next two possessions, Szczur broke wide open down the middle for a 30-yard scoring pass from Chris Whitley, then scored on a run from 24 yards for a 28-10 lead. The receiver also had rushing

Falcons’ rise vs.

Panther’s woes Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — As the Carolina Panthers kept following good seasons with bad ones, they could always deflect some of the criticism by pointing to that older franchise down I-85 that had an even worse resume in building a consistent winner.

No more.

A year after ending their dubious 44-year streak of never posting consecutive winning seasons, the Atlanta Falcons (10-2) not only have guaranteed three in a row, they carry the NFC’s best record into today’s matchup with the downtrodden Panthers (1-11) in what looks like the biggest mismatch of Week 14.

Talk about franchises moving in different directions.

“I think coming into the season we knew we had the right guys in the right spots,” Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan said.

With Ryan back to his late-game heroics, running back Michael Turner rounding into form and a run-stuffing defense, Atlanta can clinch a playoff berth with its seventh straight victory and a little help.

As the Falcons ride their best three-year stretch, Ryan points to the seasonclosing three-game winning streak last season. It was too late to capture a playoff berth, but ended all the talk about failing to post consecutive winning years.

“I know for the organization it was a really good thing,” Ryan said.

Winning of any kind is a foreign concept in Carolina these days. Just two years removed from going 12-4 and capturing the NFC South, the Panthers are counting the days to a likely coaching change and — if they lose out — collecting the No. 1 overall draft pick.

“There’s no quit in this team,” insisted defensive end Everette Brown.

The Panthers have never been able to make the good times last, and the Falcons have now made them the oldest remaining NFL team to not post consecutive winning years.

After a surprise run to the NFC championship game in the 1996 season in the second year of the franchise, they sunk to 7-9. A trip to the Super Bowl in 2003 was followed by a 7-9 season. A berth in the NFC title game in 2005 was followed by a 88 campaign. Now after going 8-8 last year, the bottom has fallen out.

“I don’t think our team’s results have been related to effort at all,” coach John Fox said.

Fox’s slight jabs at management’s decision to begin a youth movement after he was denied a contract extension has made for an odd, uncomfortable year.

After Carolina blew a 14-0 lead by allowing 31 unanswered points to Seattle last week in its sixth straight loss, owner Jerry Richardson ended his silence by apologizing for the season in a letter sent to fans.

Yet when Fox was asked about the letter, he quickly replied, “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

• Four teams: New England, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and the New York Jets, can clinch playoff berths, although it's a complicated scenario for all but the Patriots (10-2). If they win, they're in.

The Steelers are home for Cincinnati, the Falcons at Carolina and the Jets host Miami.

Also Sunday, it's Philadelphia at Dallas, the New York Giants at Minnesota, Green Bay at Detroit, Kansas City at San Diego, Seattle at San Francisco, Tampa Bay at Washington, Cleveland at Buffalo, and Denver at Arizona.

On Monday night, Baltimore is at Houston.

scores of 2 and 1 yard.

It was Szczur’s first game with scores passing, receiving and rushing.

“He just does what needs to be done,” Talley said of Szczur, a Senior Bowl invitee. “Obviously you can see the difference and growth at the end of the year in our team with him playing.”

Appalachian State sacked Whitney four times, and couldn’t cash in on a fumbled kickoff it recovered in the second half. DeAndre Presley passed for a career-high 361 yards and two scores, of 14 yards to Ben Jorden and 38 yards to Brian Quick, both in the second half.

Presley, after rushing for 264 yards in the snow last week in a 42-14 home win against Western Illinois, was held to 22 yards on the ground by Villanova.

“They did a great job of keeping everything in front of them,” said Cadet, who rushed for 80 yards for Appalachian State. “They played zone coverage the whole game. We didn’t take advantage of the opportunities we were given. They are a disciplined team, and it shows why they are the defending national champions.”

Villanova’s offensive line averages more than 25 pounds more per player than Appalachian State’s defensive front, and it showed with 285 rushing yards, almost 130 more than opponents averaged against the Mountaineers this season.

“They got push on them all day, and that was the key to us winning,” Whitley said of his offensive line.

Szczur led Villanova with 104 rushing yards and 45 receiving and passed for 58.

Whitney was 12-of-16 passing for 106 yards for Villanova.

It was the first meeting between the schools, who’ve claimed four of the past five national championships.

Wofford beaten Associated Press

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NEW YORK — Cam Newton thanked his mother, then his father. And then he paused to compose himself.

Cecil Newton was back in Georgia, though his son put him squarely in the room where the Auburn quarterback accepted college football’s biggest award Saturday night — the Heisman Trophy.

“Thank you for all you did for me,” he told his parents, adding. “To my father, I love you so much.”

There was no doubt Newton would win the Heisman. Whether he gets to keep it is still uncertain.

Newton brushed off an investigation that determined his father violated NCAA rules as he did so many tacklers this season and captured the Heisman in a landslide vote.

That didn’t mean it all wasn’t tinged with sadness because his father was not there.

“I’d be sitting up here lying to you if I didn’t say it hurt,” Newton said during the ESPN telecast before the winner was announced. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I love my father. He gave me words of encouragement before I came up here.

I know he’s with me in spirit.”

The third player from Auburn to win the Heisman, Newton received 729 first-place votes and outpointed runner-up Andrew Luck of Stanford by 1,184 points.

“Honestly, it’s a dream come true for me, something every child has a dream (about) that plays the sport of football, and I’m living testimony that anything is possible,”

Newton said.

Oregon running back LaMichael James was third, followed by Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore, the other finalist.

Newton didn’t look a bit surprised when his name was announced inside the Best Buy Theater in Times Square. A wide smile spread across his face and he dropped his head.

After exchanging hugs and handshakes with the other finalists, he and his mother, Jackie, shared a long embrace.

“When I reached my mother I really didn’t want to let go,” Newton said. “It’s been hard for me, but it’s been extremely hard for her just to see how much her son has been through and I just wanted to hug her the whole night to make her feel at ease.”

When he reached the podium, he had to steady himself.

“Oh my God,” he whispered as he reached into his inside jacket packet to pull out his speech.

On the field and off, Newton has been the story of the college football season. He’s carried the top-ranked Tigers to the BCS national championship game against No. 2 Oregon, running and passing over opponents who looked helpless trying to stop him. But his story is stained: Last month the NCAA determined his father tried to peddle him to Mississippi State for cash.

However, the NCAA cleared him to play before the Southeastern Conference title game because it found no evidence that he or Auburn knew about Cecil Newton’s payfor-play scheme.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Georgia Ga. So. 23 S o u t h e r n Wofford 20 has gone from one of the last teams picked for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs to one game away from playing for the national championship.

The Eagles (10-4) shot out to a 17-point first half lead, then hung on in the second half to beat Wofford 23-20 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.

Georgia Southern is on a six-game winning streak as it travels to No. 3 Delaware in the semifinals next week.

The Blue Hens are the highest remaining seed in the FCS tournament. The Eagles haven’t made it this far since 2002, when they won the last of six national titles in 17 years.

“I love it. I love the intensity of each game and the door-die of each game and the atmosphere — everyone is going to play hard because it counts so much,” first-year Eagles coach Jeff Monken said.

Wofford (10-3) outgained Georgia Southern 343 yards to 246 yards. But mistakes killed the Terriers. They turned the ball over on fumbles their first two possessions, leading to touchdowns, including one scooped up by Eagles defensive end John Douglas for a 20-yard score.

The Terriers fumbled four more times, but managed to recover them all.

Wofford also had six penalties for 55 yards, and two of them were key. The Terriers lost a chance for a final drive with a face mask after appearing to stop the Eagles on third down with 2 minutes left.

“I’d like to have seen us have an opportunity one more time with the football,” Wofford coach Mike Ayers said. “That penalty toward the end was a killer. We were out of time.”

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Dinkin Miller weaves his way past Eastern Alamance defenders. Miller was named the 2010 3A state championship game Most Valuable Player.

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Logan Stoodley accepts the award for defensive player of the game.

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scenario adversity.

It lost quarterback B.J. Sherrill, who has carried the offensive load all season, to a second-quarter concussion.

Everyone, including Eastern Alamance’s coaches, knew Sherrill was the one guy the Falcons couldn’t afford to lose.

Sherrill, named West’s offensive MVP, had given his team a 6-0 edge with a 1-yard run late in the first quarter and a 12-0 lead with a perfect 68-yard strike to Jarvis Morgan for a touchdown midway through the second quarter.

That was Sherrill’s 18th rushing touchdown of the season and his 31st TD pass. The scoring toss to Morgan was the 66th of his marvelous career and gave him the county record.

The Falcons, who had missed their first PAT on a wide kick, elected to go for two after Morgan’s TD. Sherrill made it 14-0, crashing fearlessly into Eastern Alamance’s middle linebacker and hammering his way into the end zone. But the price was high. That head-on-colli-

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W. rowan 6 8 14 6 — 34 E. alamance 0 7 0 0 — 7 WR — Sherrill 1 run (kick failed), 0:02, 1st WR — Morgan 68 pass from Sherrill (Sherrill run), 7:05 EA — Ellison 40 run (Hupman kick), 1:56, 2nd WR — Miller 54 run (kick failed), 10:06, 3rd WR — Long 4 run (Morgan pass from Edwards), 4:57, 3rd WR — Jackson 3 run (kick failed), 2:14, 4th individual statistics Rushing — WR: Miller 22-211; Jackson 1331; Long 5-30; Flanagan 2-13. EA: Ellison 1254; Wilson (2-minus 4); Walker 10-(minus 14).

Passing — WR: Sherrill 3-9-1, 86; Edwards 2-3-0, 20. EA: Walker 8-25-1, 99; Dawson 0-1-0, 0.

Pass receiving — WR: Hampton 3-25; Morgan 1-68; Mabry 1-13. EA: Dawson 346; Ellison 2-33; Couch 1-16; Wilson 1-5.

sion ended Sherrill’s day.

After West’s defense stymied Eastern Alamance’s ensuing possession, West fans were stunned to see Sherrill’s backup, Connor Edwards, jogging onto the field wearing his bright, spotless No. 10 jersey.

West’s defense had a deflating sequence and a rare

breakdown in the final two minutes of the half. Linebacker Logan Stoodley, named West’s defensive MVP, appeared to stop Eastern QB Will Walker in his tracks on a fourth-and-1 sneak, but a spot that appeared generous granted the Eagles a first down.

On the next play, Javonte Ellis broke a tackle for a 40yard scoring run. That made it 14-7, and with Sherrill clearly out of action, Eastern Alamance suddenly had a clear path to a stunning upset.

That upset didn’t happen — for many reasons. Edwards, under the most pressure of his life, made zero mistakes.

West’s kicking game did its job. West’s defense remained fiercely dominant. Finally, West’s offensive line gave one of the great performances in the history of the program.

West players emerged from the tunnel for the second half, quiet, purposeful and ready Sherrill’s pads were off.

“Eastern’s a very good team and they’ve got all the momentum,” Young said.

“We’ve lost out best offensive player and lost our field general. We knew we had to trust our defense.”

Eastern got the ball first.

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Eastern Alamance's Tevin Walker, left, defends as West Rowan's Jarvis Morgan, right, catches a conversion pass from Connor Edwards.

Emmanuel Gbunblee stoned a first-down run for a loss, and Troy Culbertson buried Walker for a third-down sack.

Three-and-out.

West started on its 46, and immediately Miller went steaming behind great blocks to score his pivotal touchdown. The Falcons had some breathing room.

“Our three-and-out to start the half and that run took the wind out of our sails,” Easter coach John Kirby. “Their offensive line just blew us off the ball.”

That pattern didn’t change.

With the game hanging in the balance, Eastern didn’t manage a single first down in the third quarter and just two in the second half.

West’s defense held a highpowered opponent to 36 net rushing yards and 99 passing yards. The Falcons finished with six sacks, including two

by Culbertson. Gbunblee, who picked off a pass in the first half, forced a fumble that was recovered by Terrence Polk.

“We just had a great group effort,” Stoodley said. “Like we’ve had all year.”

Long and Desmond Jackson had scoring runs for West, and Miller, handed the daunting task of following Parks at tailback, rushed for a careerbest 211 yards.

When West had the ball in the second half, it pounded away against a team with an outstanding defensive front that knew exactly what was

coming, but couldn’t stop it.

“Our offensive line just really got after it,” Young said.

Edwards jersey stayed as white as Frosty the Snowman, and the Falcons were on their way to a rare three-peat.

“We went out there for the second half knowing it was to step up or else,” right tackle Davon Quarles said. “We talked about going to work, about building a woodshed.

We just kept driving and driving and driving.”

When it was over, Young dealt with a mix of joy and relief. There’s some pressure with winning 46 in a row.

“I think we’re very blessed,” he said quietly.

“Blessed to have great kids and great players.”

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Junior backup quarterback Connor Edwards (10) walks the sidelines and prepares to go in the game after starter B.J. Sherrill was knocked out of action with a concussion.

Sherrill goes down, West players step up ALEIGH — There was 7:05 left in the first half when quarterback B.J. Sherrill bulled his way into the end zone for a two-point conversion. West Rowan was up on Eastern Alamance 14-0 and things looked very rosy in the Big Blue’s quest for a third straight 3A state championship.

How far from the truth that was.

Sherrill walked over to the CarterFinley Stadium sidelines and faced the team’s medical assistant Dean Proctor.

“He put his hand on my RONNIE shoulder and GALLAGHER wouldn’t speak,” Proctor reported. “I said, ‘What’s the matter, B.J.? What are you trying to tell me?’ ” Sherrill still didn’t speak.

Then, he became very emotional.

Proctor said Sherrill told him, “I can’t go out there. I don’t know where I’m at. I don’t know how I got here.”

Proctor asked him what he had for breakfast. Sherrill couldn’t remember.

B.J. Sherrill, the bonafide leader, the inspirational goto guy, the kid who had started 45 games and won 45 games, was done for the day.

Was West Rowan?

• Sherrill was led into the locker room where Proctor and N.C. State doctors calmed the quarterback down. But there were five minutes of the game he couldn’t account for.

Uh-oh. The doctors threw around that terrible word: concussion.

At halftime, Sherrill’s teammates joined him, up only 14-7. There were murmurs in the stands about Sherrill’s condition. Without him, would the Falcons come close to scoring again?

This is where championship teams prove their mettle.

First, the defense said it would not allow a rally.

“We were going to make this stand,” defensive coor-

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Jamarian Mabry (11) walks off the field with quarterback B.J. Sherrill during the first half. dinator David Hunt said.

“We were going to make seven points all they got.”

“They can’t block us,” senior Emmanual Gbunblee said. “It’s a team effort.”

Ok, so the defense was determined to do its part. But how about the offense?

• Connor Edwards, a littleused backup, would become the main focus of the second half. Had he even thrown a pass all year?

“I was nervous,” admitted

Edwards.

Who was there to nurture the junior? Sherrill. He tossed the ball with him as the teams came back onto the field.

“I told him to relax,” Sherrill said. “I told him, ‘There’s no pressure. We’re a great overall team.’ ” And then, the defending champions proved it. On West’s first play of the second half, Dinkin Miller broke several tackles and rumbled 54 yards for a

score.

Most eyes were on Miller’s end zone celebration. Not many saw Edwards back around midfield, pumping his fist.

It was here that Shrine Bowl offensive lineman Charles Holloway pretty much proved that he was Charles in Charge.

“Me and Davon (Quarles) and Petey (Patrick Hampton) — all the seniors — we put Connor on our back,” he said.

And Miller?

“I told him, ‘Follow me, like K.P. did.’ ” • Ah, K.P. K.P. Parks was on the sidelines rooting for his former teammates, especially Edwards. Last year, he was in the spotlight, but then again, he was always in the spotlight. Edwards wasn’t used to this and K.P. knew it.

“I looked at Connor and said, ‘Next Man Mentality,’ ” said Parks, the third-leading career rusher in U.S. history.

Edwards bought in. He completed a pass. Then another. When he lofted a high conversion pass that long, lanky Jarvis Morgan pulled in, West was up 28-7 in the third quarter.

Ballgame.

As the Falcons yukked it up in the post-game celebration, Edwards stood quietly by as Logan Stoodley, Miller and Sherrill receive awards.

He was happy to be a EDWARDS part of it. A big part of it.

“Every person on this team got behind me and carried me,” he said. “B.J. goes down. Everybody steps up.”

After all of the photos were taken and hardware had been hoisted, Sherrill didn’t look like somebody who got knocked out of the game.

“I got my bell rung a little bit on the conversion,” he smiled. “I feel fine.”

• Everything’s fine for the school beside the cornfield out on Highway 801. The Falcons will enter next season with three consecutive state titles and a nation’s best 46-game winning streak.

Can you say dynasty?

The media converged on coach Scott Young and a few of his Falcons. But Young wasn’t doing a song and dance. He wouldn’t admit to being a dynasty. In fact, he was a little subdued.

“It’s a funny feeling,” Young said later. “A rural school, 1,100 students and we have the nation’s longest winning streak. But we haven’t had time to enjoy the streak. Now, we can.”

They can because West Rowan proved once again, a dynasty may be built around one player, but it takes every single person to win.

“We fought through this for B.J.,” Holloway said. “He led us all year. All of us pitched in for him.”

• Contact Ronnie Gallagher at 704-797-4287 or rgallagher@salisburypost.com.

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The 2010 3A state champion West Rowan Falcon football team poses for photos after beating Eastern Alamance on Saturday night in Raleigh.

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Chris Smith) goes to Arkansas and you think you’ve got a relief some and no, they just put somebody else out there.

“We just had a hard time blocking them. They’ve got that combination of big, fast and strong, and we didn’t do a very good job of handling them up front.”

Walker completed just 8 of 26 passes for 99 yards in the game while being sacked six times and hit countless others.

“We had some coverages gameplanned in because we felt like they didn’t push the ball vertically down the field very much,” West head coach Scott Young said. “But when all is said and done, we’re good at what we do and by the end of it all we were in base defense and just letting our kids play.”

Eastern wide receiver Alexander Dawson said the wet field conditions, which led to several players slipping, hurt the Eagles’ offense, but he didn’t take away from the Falcons’ defense.

“It kind of stopped the options as far as what we could pass-wise because the field was so wet,” Dawson said. “But great defense by West Rowan. I’ve got to take my hat off to them.”

Asked to compare this West team with the one that beat his squad 28-21 last season, Kirby said, “I’m not sure you can in that our team is different than the team we had last year.”

However, likely not wanting to see the Falcons again anytime soon, Kirby did suggest that West maybe jump up a class or two.

“It’d be a great matchup to watch Butler and West Rowan, wouldn’t it?”

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Coaches console Eagle player Jake Countiss (22).

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RALEIGH — Eastern Alamance head coach John Kirby knew a lot of things would have to go his team’s way to spoil West Rowan’s bid for a threepeat on Saturday.

They didn’t early, as the Falcons built a quick lead just as they did in last year’s title game.

However, a ray of hope developed midway into the second quarter when West quarterback B.J. Sherrill took a hard hit while going in for a two-point conversion that made it 14-0.

Kirby certainly wasn’t hoping for any West players to get injured, but Sherrill suffering a concussion severe enough to keep him out the rest of the game did give Eastern a chance to come back.

Or so it seemed, anyway.

“We knew that West Rowan is an outstanding team and we talked this week about all the stars having to line up just right to make this thing happen,” Kirby said. “Not that we were glad, but the stars were starting to form and we felt good about it.”

Especially after running back Javonte Ellison broke loose for a 40yard touchdown run that cut the deficit to 14-7 at halftime.

“We thought we had a good chance to win,” star defensive end Nick Miles said of his team’s mindset at that point.

Once play resumed, however, it quickly became a one-sided affair in favor of the team with the nation’s longest winning streak.

After taking the second-half kickoff, Eastern was quickly forced to punt.

Then - even with Eastern’s defense knowing that West was forced to run the ball without Sherrill - Dinkin Miller struck for a 55-yard score on the Falcons’ first play that made it 207.

“Like anything else you get your sights built up and you feel good about it,” Kirby said. “But then you go three and out and they get the ball and boom, they score. I think it took some wind out of our sails.”

West’s defense, led by defensive linemen Emmanuel Gbunblee and Logan Stoodley, then took whatever was left with a suffocating performance that held the Eagles without a first down in the third quarter. Even worse, Eastern netted minus-1 yard of total offense in the second half.

“We were having some success moving the football (in the first half),” Kirby said. “Not a lot, but a little bit.

When the quarterback got hurt, somebody else has got to step up and I think they did that. I think they thought if they don’t score anymore they’re not going to win and I thought their defense picked it up a notch.”

Ellison, who set a school-record for yards in a season, became a non-factor and West got after quarterback Will Walker, pressuring him seemingly every time he dropped back to throw.

“I think West Rowan just pinned their ears back and put it on us,” Kirby said. “Same thing as last year. That guy (former West defensive lineman

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Salisbury’s Phillip Wilson-Hyman (65) grabs onto Northeastern quarterback Terry Williams (5).

SALISBURY FROM 1D the course of 86 seconds.

Northeastern muffed the kickoff between the scores.

The momentum had already swung in Salisbury’s favor, but the Hornets essentially sealed the win on the next drive. On the 18th play of Northeastern’s drive – the Eagles had earlier failed to score on an 11-play possession – Salisbury’s Darien Rankin blocked a 25-yard field goal.

Northeastern had just one legitimate scoring chance the rest of the game, and that went awry when the Eagles fumbled on the first drive of the second half.

“We came out of the blocks late,” Eagles coach Antonio Allen said. “The fumble on the kickoff really hurt us. We never really recovered. … We did what we wanted to do in terms of running time off the clock, but we didn’t get any points out of it. That’s the way it goes sometimes.

“You just never know what night you’re going to come out here and lay an egg.”

Pinyan’s team did not disappoint a year after a crushing defeat against NewtonConover ended the Hornets’ title dreams in the state semifinals. Second-half touchdowns from Romar Morris and Brian Bauk and a field goal from David Simons ensured Northeastern would not stage a comeback.

“We’ve got some great,

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Tre Jackson, right, celebrates after a sack on Northeastern’s Terry Williams (5). great kids in this program,” Pinyan said. “We played hard.

We’ve gone through some tough practices, because I’m a tough guy to play for. I’ve got some great assistant coaches. … Sitting around these guys is great. Knowing that you won a state championship is great. I don’t know that I can put it into words.”

Pinyan was sitting alongside

Hillie, Dismuke and Morris in the postgame press conference.

Dismuke was named Salisbury’s Outstanding Offensive Player after rushing for 57 yards, and Morris was named the overall MVP after rushing for a game-high 97 yards, averaging 7.5 per carry.

Though the Eagles ran 15 more plays and had almost a nine-minute advantage in time

of possession, they gave up six sacks, fumbled three times and threw an interception.

It was the ultimate version of bend-but-don’t-break defense for Salisbury.

“We were trying to lure them into a false sense of security there,” Pinyan said of Northeastern’s two long first-half drives. “… That blocked field goal was huge.

If they get points there… We were hollering on the sideline we couldn’t let them get points when we were up 140.”

Salisbury’s defense came up big when it had to.

A key sack on first-and-10 from Salisbury’s William Brown derailed Northeastern’s first drive. Three plays later quarterback Terry Williams was dropped for a loss on fourth down, ending a 12-play, six-plus minute drive without points.

Northeastern’s next possession was even more impressive, but the 18-play drive, which ate up nearly 10 minutes of the second quarter, had a similar ending. The drive stalled at Salisbury’s 9, and Brandon Swayne’s 26yard field goal was partially blocked by Kavari Hillie and then entirely by Darien Rankin.

“It was tough out there,” Northeastern’s James said.

“They are a great team. They played hard. I just think it was mental for us. It was more mental than physical.”

The Hornets didn’t have similar problems executing in the red zone.

After lining up in a more conventional offense to open the game, Salisbury went back to its bread-and-butter option on drive No. 2. Knox’s 38-yard run – he fumbled on the play but Morris recovered – set up Dismuke’s six-yard scoring run with a minute left in the first quarter.

Northeastern’s Kayshaun Banks muffed the ensuing kickoff and Salisbury’s B.J.

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Dominique Dismuke (22) outruns Northeastern High's P.I. Etheridge (22).

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SHS 12 230 8 2-5-2 2-37.0 2-0 1-10

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7 7 7 9 — 30 Salisbury northeastern 0 0 0 0 — 0 S — Dismuke 6 run (Simons kick), 1:01, 1st S — Dismuke 4 pass from Knox (Simons kick), 11:35, 2nd S — Morris 8 run (Simons kick), 7:17, 3rd S — Simons FG 20, 9:48, 4th S — Bauk 6 run (kick failed), 1:19, 4th Individual statistics Rushing — S: Morris 13-97; Dismuke 9-57; Knox 15-51; Ruffin 2-21; Bauk 1-6; Means 1(minus 2). NE: James 19-56; Ward 5-14; Q. Williams 2-9; T. Williams 13-4; Vargas 1-(minus 10).

Passing — S: Knox 2-5-2, 8. NE: T. Williams 12-21-1, 130.

Pass receiving — S: Dismuke 1-4; Ruffin 1-4. NE: Fowler 6-59; James 2-17; Banks 2-13; Ward 1-28; J. Williams 1-13.

Woods recovered the loose ball at the 15. Four plays later, Salisbury quarterback John Knox rolled right and tossed a four-yard touchdown to Dismuke, who was wide open in the corner of the end zone.

Salisbury had scored twice in just 86 seconds. If that didn’t put the game away, the forthcoming blocked field goal certainly did. That gave Hornets fans plenty of time to celebrate the school’s first state championship under the Salisbury name.

“It feels amazing,” Salisbury tight end Riley Gallagher said. “This is what we worked for all four years. We worked every single day to get this. It feels great to be rewarded with this.”

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John Knox went over 1,000 yards rushing.

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Montana Harmon (56) and Tion McCain (5) throw Larenzo Holley (24) around like a rag doll.

Salisbury brought the bang-bang INSTON-SALEM — Years and years from now, when the memory of Saturday’s history-making victory has lost some of its luster, Salisbury’s triumphant 2010 Bang-Bang Boys will look back on this night with wonder.

They’ll remember how quarterback John Knox DAVID took the SHAW wheel and boldly delivered them where no Salisbury team had ventured. And how running back Romar Morris carefully picked his spots and sent Northeastern linemen tumbling like bowling pins, racking up 97 yards, a third-quar-

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ter touchdown and the game’s MVP award. And how linebacker Kavari Hillie was the brick-and-mortar of a crippling defense that forced four turnovers, recorded six sacks and shackled a rather boastful opposing running back.

“Me?” Knox responded in the victorious Salisbury locker room at misty BB&T field. “I’m gonna remember everything about this day, from the time we had to be at school at 9 o’clock this morning until the bus pulls out from Wake Forest.

Everything about this day was amazing.”

After weeks of heart-stopping agony, coach Joe Pinyan and the Hornets can at last enjoy the ecstacy.

Their evolution into a state championship team was completed with a 30-0 tour-

du-force — ending a seasonlong pursuit of that half-ayard they left on the field at Newton-Conover a year and a week ago.

“What we’ve learned,” said Pinyan, the ringmaster of this touring circus, “is that you don’t always win.

Sometimes you come up a yard short. But if you keep plugging away, keep playing with desire, good things can happen.”

They happened early, when Northeastern mounted a 12-play drive that consumed more than six minutes — and came up empty.

They happened in the second period, when Dominique Dismuke caught a feathery 4-yard touchdown pass from Knox in the right flat, providing a 14-0 lead. And they happened again when safety Damien Rankin, one of the

seniors who placed a self-imposed deadline on this accomplishment, rejected a field goal attempt following an 18-play, nine-minute Northeastern drive.

Of course, good things kept happening in the second half, when Salisbury poured it on like milk on a bowl cereal.

“We didn’t know what was going to happen tonight,” Morris said. “No one did.

But we knew anything was possible. That was our rallying cry. We waited 365 days for this game, for this moment. Last year we got stopped at the goal line. This year we refused to be stopped.”

Sometimes looking back is a way of looking ahead.

The final play of 2009 have lived rent-free inside Knox’s head for 12 months. “I’ve

thought about that play before every game,” he confided. “It’s what motivates me to go out and play hard. I never want a season to be decided by one yard ever again.”

After racing through this season, the Hornets weren’t about to be handed their walking papers. Not when Rankin, Hillie, Tre Jackson and Travis Byrd were playing shut-down defense. Together they held Northeastern’s Mason James — a speedboat in pads who rushed for 2,400 yards and 22 touchdowns this fall — to 56 yards, none longer than nine.

“What did he say he was gonna get — 250?”Byrd chirped while cradling three slices of post-game pizza.

“Two how many? I guess we showed him.”

They showed everybody, including the 2,583 witnesses who braved the elements — and shared in the celebration. As the clock ticked to a close, several Hornets executed a version of the Lambeau Leap, hurdling the brick wall behind the Salisbury bench to be embraced by the faithful.

When it ended — and this magical carpet ride came in for a safe landing — Pinyan addressed his seniors and penned a thoughtful final lyric.

“It means sad days for me because I have to replace them,” he said. “It’s the last time they’ll ever play in that beautiful Salisbury uniform, in that gold helmet.”

All of it will be in the scrapbook, years and years from now, when they look back on last night with wonder.

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Salisbury coach Joe Pinyan wants an explanation from the referee during the Hornets’ win against Northeastern.

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Salisbury fans mob their heroes, especially tight end Riley Gallagher (4), who came back to play against Northeastern.

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WINSTON-SALEM — Salisbury tight end Riley Gallagher was standing near the back of the team bench area with a wide smile on his face in the dying seconds of Saturday’s 300 win over Northeastern.

Perhaps nobody was happier to be a part of a championship.

He unexpectedly suited up and played for the Hornets in the Class 2AA title game. The 6foot-2 senior suffered a second concussion of the season in the first round and wasn’t expected to return.

However, he was cleared just in time to participate in the final game of his career.

“I went in this week and got the doctor’s note and parent’s note, so he didn’t have anything else to do but play me,” Gallagher said of Salisbury coach Joe Pinyan. “[The doctor] said everything was good to go and my brain was all set. So, I got to play. I’m so happy that I did. I got to do something amazing with my team.”

Gallagher did not record a catch, but that didn’t really matter to him.

• JOIN THE CLUB: It didn’t take long for the Hornets to notch a seasonal milestone Saturday.

Halfback Romar Morris had 1,683 yards entering the championship game. Quarterback John Knox needed just 10 yards and halfback Dominique Dismuke needed five to each cross the 1,000-yard rushing plateau

themselves, giving the team the rare trifecta.

Knox, who had thrown for nearly 1,200 entering the game, went over 1,000 rushing on the first two plays, taking option keepers for four and then six yards.

Dismuke lost two yards on his first run but gained six on a first-quarter touchdown run.

He then went over 1,000 with another six-yard run on the next play from scrimmage after Northeastern muffed a kickoff.

• RALLYING THE TROOPS: After the way the 2009 season ended, Salisbury needed little motivation on Saturday. However, Pinyan showed his players a motivational video that helped to bring them together early in the day.

The Hornets met at school at 9 a.m. and watched a video that gave them a common rallying cry.

“It talked about playing like champions, never surrendering and not accepting defeat until the last whistle,” Dismuke said.

“That just started getting to everybody. … We got it in our minds that if we played like champions, we’d be champions.

“Everybody was repeating stuff from the video. Somebody would say, ‘Who am I?’ Then everybody else would say, ‘I am a champion.’ ” • POLAR OPPOSITES: These two teams had much different roads to get to the state championship – literally.

Northeastern, which is in Elizabeth City, traveled 267 miles to BB&T Field, a trip that took more than four hours. Salisbury’s trek was much more manageable. Depending on I-85 traffic, Hornet fans were likely able to make the 42-mile trip in an hour or less.

Despite the distance they had to traverse, Northeastern had a good showing from its fans. Although it was obvious Salisbury had more supporters in attendance, the Eagles had a rooting section of a couple hundred.

• ODDS AND ENDS: Salisbury set a school record with its 13th win of the season. … The Hornets set another school record in the first half. The Hornets had scored 499 points this season entering the game and Dismuke’s second touchdown set a new mark. The previous record was 506 in 1995. … Salisbury recorded its first shutout of the season. … The teams combined for a clean game. The first penalty, a hold on Salisbury that negated Dismuke’s 50-yard run, was not flagged until the eighth play of the second half.

Northeastern wasn’t called for a penalty until the final minute of the third quarter. … Salisbury kicker David Simons missed an extra point after the Hornets’ final touchdown, his first miss of the season. … Salisbury reserve fullback Brian Bauk, the program’s junior varsity quarterback this season, scored the team’s final touchdown with 1:19 left.

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Northeastern’s C.J. Turner (11) gets wrapped up by Darien Rankin (2).

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Dominique Dismuke accepts his offensive award. He went over 1,000 yards rushing.

Romar Morris is all smiles as he holds his MVP plaque.

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BB&T Ffield officials said Davie brought 8,000 fans to watch Davie play Hillside.

It was a magical ride for War Eagles

BY MIKE DUPREZ sports@salisburypost.com

Finally, the magic ran out for Davie County on a chilly Saturday at BB&T Field.

The War Eagles’ stirring run to the 4-A state championship game came to an abrupt end in a 40-0 loss to undefeated Hilside.

But what a run it was. Davie (9-7) won four playoff games, including upsets of North Davidson and Mount Tabor, teams it had lost to badly in the regular season.

“I’m proud of our kids for the leadership, the perseverence, the character they have,” said Davie coach Doug Iling. “We started out 0-3, 1-4. We lose 340 (Mount Tabor) and 52-28 (North Davidson) on the last game of the season. I don’t know of any other team that would come out and play with the heart and determination that our kids had.

That’s who we are. That’s what Davie County is.”

The War Eagles were greeted by a

huge contigent of fans that filled up the lower part of the east stands. There were so many in attendance that officials had to open part of the upper deck.

“I hope nobody got robbed,” Illing said. “I think everybody’s here.”

Those fans roared mightily when Hillside receiver Aquez Willis got leveled on the first play of the game.

Things went quickly south after that.

Willis was indeed shaken up but caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Georgia Tech-bound quarterback Vad Lee two plays later.

That stunned the War Eagles.

“My arm is getting shorter and shorter every year,” Illing said. “I couldn’t simulate that. I think it shocked us as to how far he really could throw.”

Just over two minutes later — after a Davie fumble — Lee fired a 57-yard touchdown pass to Shawn Malloy.

The bleeding didn’t stop there. A Carson Herndon pass was batted high into the air and landed in the arms of lineman Ronald Thompson, who rumbled 30 yards for a touchdown. That made it 20-

0 only six minutes into the game and Davie’s plan to control the clock by running the ball was out the window.

“I would have liked to have them in a 14-7 or 21-14 going into the fourth quarter,” Illing said. “It just didn’t work out that way.”

Despite the great disparity in the teams’ records, Hillside coach Antonio King said his team prepared for Davie as if the War Eagles were also undefeated.

“When you’re in the playoffs, you have to go 1-0 every week,” King said.

“It’s a one-game season. They did everything they were supposed to do get here.

They were undefeated. That’s how we took it. That’s a scrappy group of guys over there.”

It was already 40-0 at halftime and Illing tried to keep his players’ spirits up while injecting some humor in response to a question.s “I told them we had them right where we wanted them,” Illing said. “Just down 40 points. We took their best punch and we just had to lighten it up.”

had four first downs, 44 rushing yards, five passing yards and averaged 1.8 yards per play.

“We knew they were good,” Davie coach Doug Illing said.

“One thing we wanted to guard against was the big play, and they hit us a couple times with that. We knew we couldn’t get into a passing game with them. We needed to take the air out of the ball, keep our defense off the field and just slow everything down. We got shocked. We just got behind so quick that it took us out of our game plan of what we like to do.”

As you would expect after such a one-sided first half, the Hornets didn’t bring the same intensity to the second half. They had four first downs, negative rushing yards and 45 passing yards after halftime.

On the positive side for Davie, the War Eagles played hard till the final whistle. Alex Newman got two second-half interceptions. Jacob Barber rushed for a career-best 128 yards, 102 of them in the second half. Stephon Smoot added 76 yards rushing.

When it was over, Illing applauded a season like no other in school history. The War Eagles, left for dead after a 56 regular season, came out of nowhere to reach an unprecedented state final. Their fans showed up in droves, packing

durham Hillside 40, davie 0 First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passing (C-A-I) Punting Fumbles-Lost Penalties

dC 17 203 37 6-14-2 3-26.0 1-1 3-27

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0 0 0 0 — 0 davie 20 20 0 0 — 40 Hillside H — Willis 40 pass from Lee (pass failed), 9:39, 1st H —Malloy 57 pass from Lee (Williams pass from Lee), 7:28, 1st H — Thompson 30 interception return (kick failed), 5:52, 1st H — Williams 32 run (Watson pass from Lee), 10:01, 2nd H — Williams 11 run (kick failed), 2:50, 2nd H — Jones 11 pass from Lee (pass failed), 0:33, 2nd individual statistics Rushing — DC: Barber 21-128; Smoot 1676; Newman 3-12; Herndon 9-(minus 13). H: Williams 10-83; Lee 8-32; Willis 1-10; Francis 2-3; Scott 1-0; China 1-(minus 4); Team 3-(minus 17).

Passing — DC: Herndon 6-14-2, 37. H: Lee 14-24-2, 264.

Pass receiving — DC: Watson 3-11; Wilson 1-18; Neely 1-5; Smoot 1-3. H: Willis 4118; Malloy 3-83; Williams 3-24; Edwards

one side of the stadium with roughly 8,000 fans. They ran into a buzzsaw for sure. But they made the big dance and not many people can look back at their careers and say that.

“Man, when we came out of the locker room and saw the whole side filled up, I don’t know that Wake Forest had a roar like that coming out of the locker room,” Illing said.

“You talk about goosebumps.

It was an awesome sight. I’m really proud of these seniors for showing the team how not to quit. Hopefully that torch is going to be passed to the underclassmen and we can get back here.”

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Davie coach Doug Illing talks to his War Eagles afterward.

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RALEIGH — Jahwan Edwards rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns to help Matthews Butler beat Wake ForestRolesville 44-0 on Saturday for the Class 4AA North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship.

Austin Stewart had two interceptions, including one he returned 93 yards for a touchdown, for the Bulldogs (16-0). Butler won its second consecutive state title and extended its winning streak to 31 games.

“It’s really satisfying,” Butler coach Mike Newsome said. “This is a great group of young men, and it’s been a wild ride for us this whole season. This just tops it off and makes it so much sweeter.”

Marcus Jones rushed for 57 yards for the Cougars (14-2), who had six turnovers in their first state championship game. Wake Forest-Rolesville threw three interceptions and lost three fumbles in cold, rainy conditions. The Cougars finished with 150 total yards, never venturing inside Butler’s 20yard line.

“It was definitely frustrating because you don’t want to turn the ball over, especially when you get to this point in the year in the championship game,” Wake ForestRolesville coach Reggie Lucas said.

“Against a team like Butler, you don’t want to give them any extra opportunities. That’s what we did with our turnovers.”

Edwards, the game’s MVP, had touchdown runs of 1, 2 and 29 yards after Butler carried a 23-0 lead into halftime.

Riley Ferguson completed 11 of 18 passes for 129 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions for the Bulldogs. He threw a 15yard touchdown pass to Zach Ferguson — his brother — on Butler’s first possession.

3AA RALEIGH — Rocco Scarfone passed for 128 yards and three touchdowns to help Northern Guilford beat Shelby Crest 21-20 Saturday night for the Class 3-AA North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship.

Maurice Harris had three catches for 61 yards and two touchdowns, including the goahead 4-yard score midway through the fourth quarter, for the Nighthawks (14-2).

Northern Guilford won its first state title in the school’s fourth year of existence.

“They have really made the program,” Northern Guilford coach Johnny Roscoe said of his quarterback-receiver duo. “Here are two of the foundation blocks that should be remembered forever.”

Trever Austin missed an extra-point attempt with 15.7 seconds remaining that could have tied the game for the Chargers (11-4).

Crest moved within a point on an 8-yard touchdown run on fourth down by Rhaheim Ledbetter, who rushed for 124 yards and

two scores.

“I told our whole team that it isn’t one play. It’s never one play,” Crest coach Mark Barnes said. “Trever has been the best weapon we’ve had all year long. Obviously it’s tough for him in that spot to miss that kick, but he’s made a bunch of them.”

2A WINSTON-SALEM — Todd Gurley II scored two touchdowns and Tarboro’s defense came up with an insurance score Saturday to beat Winston-Salem Carver 21-13 in the Class 2-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship.

Gurley, named the game’s MVP, ran for 105 yards and one touchdown, and pulled in a 7yard touchdown pass from Jamias Williams late in the third quarter that gave the Vikings a 14-13 lead.

On the Yellow Jackets’ next possession, linebacker Markell Howell returned an interception 36 yards for a Tarboro score. The Vikings’ defense then stopped a potential game-tying drive at the goal line to give Tarboro (16-0) its second straight 2-A title and the third state title overall.

“We knew they were going to be the best team we’ve played all year,” Vikings coach Jeff Craddock said. “We didn’t play that great in the first half ... but our confidence wasn’t shaken at all. We knew we just had to play our best half.”

Madison Mills threw for 140 yards and one touchdown, and Channon Crawford ran for 52 yards and another score for Carver (13-3), which fell short in its bid to win its third state title.

1A CHAPEL HILL — Jose Flores' 45-yard field goal with 6:57 remaining provided the winning points as defending champion Wallace-Rose Hill beat Murphy 22-21 in the Class 1-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship Saturday.

Wallace-Rose Hill (16-0), which has won 27 straight games, claimed its third state title. Murphy (13-3), which had a 12-game winning streak snapped, was denied its seventh championship.

Wallace-Rose Hill's Omar Carr rushed 18 times for 152 yards and a touchdown to earn MVP honors in a battle of two teams named Bulldogs.

Jonathan Drakeford added 89 yards and a 70-yard touchdown on eight carries for Wallace-Rose Hill, while quarterback Dawan McKinzie got the other touchdown on a 2yard run.

"In the second half, when we went into what we call 'NASCAR' offense, I thought they were tired because they had kids going both ways," Wallace-Rose Hill coach Joey Price said. "And we have a guy who can kick a 45-yard field goal."

Seth Curtis completed 19 of 32 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown for Murphy, and rushed for 56 more yards and a touchdown.

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Davie coach Doug Illing and his War Eagles salute the 8,000 fans who showed up at BB&T Field to cheer on their team in the 4A final against Hillside.

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Alex Newman goes up for an interception over Hillside’s Jarrell Jones (3).

WINSTON-SALEM — There’s a Hillside 40 quote that Davie 0 says: “All good things must come to an end.” Davie’s overachieving football team reached the “end” point yesterday against Hillside in the 4A championship game at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem.

The clock struck midnight on the Cinderella War Eagles against the unbeaten Hornets, who hit Davie like a locomotive and coasted to a 40-0 decision. How vicious was this quick knockout? Hillside scored three touchdowns in a span of 3:47, two in a span of 2:17 and led 40-0 at halftime.

The Hornets, whose o-line averaged 286 pounds, finished 16-0, backing up their “All-In in 2010” slogan. The War Eagles closed at 9-7.

“We took it one game at a time,” Hillside coach Antonio King said. “The only thing we went by is what Davie did in their last game. We didn’t look at their record. That was a tough, scrappy group over there, and we just came out and played.”

The Hornets were big, fast and driven. They were just about everything a coach could want on a team. Quarterback Vad Lee, the superduper star bound for Georgia Tech, and receivers Aquez Willis (four catches for 118 yards) and Shawn Malloy (three catches for 83) left Davie defenders grasping at their heels, and the Hornet defense was typically immovable. Running back Jamaal Williams (83 yards on 10 carries) was dynamite as well.

Davie might as well have been facing Cam Newton. Lee,

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Paul Beauchamp is sent airborne by Hillside’s Myer Krah. who is 6-3 and 210, went 10 of 14 for 219 yards and three TD passes in the first half alone.

Lee rolled out of the pocket and zipped a 40-yard TD to Willis as the Hornets took a 60 lead less than three minutes in. On the first play of their second possession, Lee hooked up with Malloy for 57 yards and a 14-0 score. Three plays later, defensive lineman Ronald Thompson caught a batted pass and returned the pick 30 yards for a 20-0 lead and there was still 5:52 left in the first quarter.

Then Williams, a bruising runner, joined the Hillside

fun, thundering 32 yards to the end zone, followed by an 11-yard scoring run. Hillside used its timeouts to get the ball back with 1:42 left in the half, plenty of time to drive 54 yards in six plays. Lee’s 11yard pass to Jarrell Jones made it 40-0 with 33 seconds left in the half.

This was like putting Elvis, the Beatles and Michael Jackson rolled into one. At the half, Hillside had 13 first downs, 117 rushing yards, 336 total yards and averaged 11.2 yards per play. By contrast, Davie

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Kemper Sink dances with Arzu Salman at a dress rehearsal for ‘The Nutcracker.’

SHS student Kemper Sink discovers a passion for ballet

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ootball? Or dancing?

That’s probably not a tough choice for most teenage boys — or a choice at all — but it’s one Kemper Sink grappled with after soccer season ended his sophomore year at Salisbury High.

Dance won out.

A few short years after beginning ballet classes, Kemper, 18, has been entrusted with the role of the Nutcracker Prince in Piedmont Dance Theatre’s annual production of “The Nutcracker.”

Kemper traces his love for dancing to his days at Knox Middle School. He felt out of place there, he says, and in order to fit in, he began to listen to the music his classmates listened to — hiphop. He grew to like it and began to teach himself hip hop dance in the eighth grade.

He’d find tutorials on things like “popping” and “clown walking” on YouTube so he could teach himself.

He got so proficient that he began to film his own tutorials, which hundreds of wannabe hip-hop dancers sought out.

During his sophomore year, Kemper saw a movie called “Step Up” (2006), which is about a hip-hop dancer who switches to ballet.

That struck a chord with Kemper, who had never had a ballet lesson in his life.

In the movie, he noted that the boy went to the (fictional) Maryland School

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Kemper Sink works on choreography with Ballet Mistress Sheri Giller at Piedmont School of Music and Dance in Kannapolis.

of Arts, which prompted him to ask his mother there was such a school in North Carolina.

The answer, of course, was yes: the North Carolina School of the Arts. That prompted a visit to an open house there, where Kemper learned he’d have to know ballet in order to audition. He wasted no time in registering for as many classes as he could at

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Charlotte School of Ballet.

Kemper’s mom, Melanie, wasn’t sure if her son the hip-hop dancer would like ballet.

“I kept waiting for him to say, ‘I don’t want to do this,’” Melanie says.

But he didn’t.

Melanie used to tap dance, and she says that when she would tap dance for Kemper when he was little, he’d ask

her when he was going to get his tape shoes.

That wasn’t going to happen, Melanie says, because Kemper’s dad, Jim, was a college basketball player and wouldn’t have been thrilled with his young son learning to tap dance.

These days, Jim is very supportive of the path Kemper has chosen.

“I think what brought his dad around is the discipline, the attention to detail,” Melanie says.

Kemper admits that his friends didn’t know what he was up to for a while.

“I didn’t tell anyone,” he says, except for one friend he danced hip-hop with.

When they did find out, he did get a little predictable ribbing from friends who were “halfway joking, halfway serious,” telling him “ballet’s for girls,” he says.

One gets a sense that Kemper’s confidence is too secure to let peer pressure stop him from pursuing his goals.

He doesn’t even mind the tights, he says, although they did take a little getting used to.

Perhaps part of it is how much of a challenge ballet dancing is. “It’s something most people can’t do,” he says.

In Charlotte, he met Mel Tomlinson, a well-known dancer who used to be a member of the prestigious New York City Ballet. Tomlinson encouraged Kemper to audition for NC School of the Arts. After only six months of training, Kemper was accepted for a summer program there.

Kemper was eventually led to Daniel and Rebecca Wiley, the directors of Piedmont School of Music and Dance in Kannapolis. He’s been studying there for the past year and a half — and was the lead Chinese dancer in Piedmont Dance Theatre’s production of “The Nutcracker” last year.

These days, Kemper dances 17-18 hours a week — every day except Friday and Sunday. Besides his ballet classes, he also takes jazz, modern and hip-hop.

Kemper has made huge improvements in the year and a half he’s been with Piedmont School of Music and Dance, and particularly in the past six

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NEW YORK (AP) — Few companies were clobbered harder than Starbucks in the recession. The coffee chain with outposts on every corner came to represent all that was wrong with American businesses and shoppers: unchecked expansion, self-indulgence and mindless credit-card swiping.

But now customers who swore off frivolous spending during the recession are lining up again for their $4 caffeine fix. The company's net income nearly doubled and revenue rose 17 percent in the most recent quarter compared with a year earlier, as more Americans allowed themselves a small treat.

After seeing their retirement funds and home equity shrink severely, consumers tightened their belts in a shift some economists dubbed the New Frugality.

Fortunately for the world’s largest latte purveyor and other peddlers of small luxuries, Americans have a short memory when it comes to the economy.

Affordable luxury goods like gourmet coffee, lingerie and high-end skin cream have been enjoying a comeback since the stock market began to rally in August and higher-income Americans started feeling better about their finances.

At Estee Lauder Cos., whose brands include Clinique and MAC cosmetics, CEO Fabrizio Freda says customers who traded down to drug store brands when times were tough are returning. Revenue was up 14 percent last quarter, driven by brisk sales of high-end moisturizers and eye creams.

Specialty items like the "Miraculous" push-up bra have buoyed the company that owns Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works.

Revenue rose 12 percent last quarter at Limited Brands Inc. as shoppers treated themselves to its stock in trade.

“People didn’t feel good about having little indulgences” in recent years, says David Palmer, an analyst with UBS Investment Research. “The Suze Ormantype talk shows were telling you to kick your Starbucks habit.”

Now, he says, austerity fatigue may be setting in.

For Michele Burkhammer, a nurse clinician for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service in Rockville, Md., austerity was the only option after she was fur-

Affordable luxury goods like gourmet coffee, lingerie and high-end skin cream have been enjoying a comeback since the stock market began to rally in August and higher-income Americans started feeling better about their finances.

loughed and her husband lost his job. She started buying groceries at Walmart and pared her list to the essentials.

These days, her husband is back to work, and she’s fed up with pinching pennies. She still doesn’t splurge on herself, but she recently bought Ralph Lauren khakis and other high-end items for her 3year-old son. She’s also returning to upscale and organic grocers.

“Shopping is starting to be enjoyable again,” Burkhammer says.

Trading back up has raised hopes for the holiday season. Research firm ShopperTrak bumped up its holiday sales growth forecast to 3.2 percent from 2.9 percent after a solid start in November. Store owners were encouraged to see more holiday shoppers buying that little something extra for themselves over Thanksgiving weekend, a practice that had evaporated in the recession.

The recession technically ended in June 2009, but the recovery has been fitful.

Manufacturing has been stronger, though hiring has not. Home prices have stabilized somewhat since bottoming out in the spring of 2009.

A 17 percent gain in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index since the end of August has helped raise consumer confidence, and with it spending, particularly among the upper class.

“When people feel their household wealth rising, they’re more confident and that has a dramatic impact on consumption,” says Chris Christopher, an economist with IHS Global Insight.

Still, it’s unclear whether this signals the beginning of a broader retreat from thrift.

Shoppers still are making

lists and, for the most part, sticking to them. The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in November, holding a damper on spending in millions of households.

Frank Mangini, who lives in the Queens borough of New York, is back to making regular trips to Whole Foods, but only for specialty items he can’t find at his local supermarket.

“I was trying to lay off a little bit” during the recession, he says. Even with the economy picking up, he says he’s “trying not to overdo it.”

But he’s happy to shell out for his favorite organic green tea.

After taking a drubbing during the recession, Whole Foods Market Inc. has been luring back shoppers. Revenue rose 15 percent last quarter. The company, the biggest national seller of organic and natural groceries, says shoppers are buying more higher-priced brands and trading up on pricey items like seafood, cheese and housewares.

“Middle-class people want to make these little splurges on basic luxuries like Victoria’s Secret so that they’re not breaking the bank or the wallet but are getting out of the doldrums of the recession,” said Sherif Mityas, a partner in the retail consultancy firm A.T. Kearney.

These small splurges are unlikely to spark a broader recovery. After all, Starbucks or Whole Foods binges set shoppers back just a few extra dollars.

You’d have to see sales of bigger-ticket items like automobiles, designer handbags and extravagant vacations rebounding — and see people racking up credit-card debt again — to say Americans’ frugality has ended, says Kenneth Goldstein, an economist at the Conference Board.

And that’s unlikely as long as unemployment remains stuck above 9 percent. Even with car sales improving, the industry will sell 4 million fewer cars in the U.S. than it did in 2007.

Alan Levenson, chief economist at T. Rowe Price, says Americans couldn't revert to old spending patterns even if they wanted to because banks aren't willing to lend. The personal savings rate remains high, and although consumer spending rose an annualized 2.8 percent in the third quarter, the biggest bump since 2006, that's not enough to rev up the overall economy.

Certainly there’s pent-up demand, Levenson says, but shoppers are “not blowing anybody’s doors off.”

Dear Criticized: According to you, you have already told “Roberta” that her comments offend you — and yet she persists in offending you.

You two should not discuss religion. Because your encounters on this subject seem to consist of both of you basically digging in and restating your established positions, you aren’t really having a conversation, you’re playing polemical paintball.

However, she is doing more than trashing your faith. When she says, “God does not exist and you’re stupid to think so,” she’s insulting you personally.

(God can take care of her/himself.)

If Roberta is unable to restrain herself, you should rethink the friendship; you might not be able to maintain a relationship with someone so persistently narrow-minded and rude.

• • • Dear Amy: I humbly ask for your advice on children’s birthday gifts. I have one young child. Each year I have a birthday party for her.

I do not have a party for the sake of her receiving gifts but simply to celebrate her special day.

We have several friends who have larger families; as a result, throughout the year we attend multiple birthday parties for children in these families.

We bring a gift each time for the child who is celebrating a birthday. I am more than happy to do so.

For families with twins or triplets who have a birthday party on the same day, we bring a gift for each child. I don’t ask siblings to share gifts.

However, when these families attend our party, they bring one present from the whole family.

Again, I do not expect lavish gifts or expect the family to be as generous as I am with their children, but they bring one gift, regardless of how many children in the family attend the party.

I know money is not an issue. I notice that when the family brings one gift, it isn’t overly generous.

The equivalent would be if I handed out one goodie bag per family and said, “share it” or if I brought one gift throughout the year to one of their parties and said “share this with your brothers and sisters when it’s their birthday.”

Am I being too sensitive

or should the family make sure that each child brings an individual gift for my child, as I do for each of their children?

— Mom of One Dear Mom: For someone who isn’t really concerned about gifts, you seem extremely concerned about gifts.

These families are giving your individual child a gift from their family. When you attend their parties, you are giving each guest (or guests) of honor an individual gift from your family.

You are a generous and conscientious mother. But stop keeping score.

Generosity combined with gratitude is a very powerful gift. You should demonstrate these values to your child.

• • • Dear Amy: “At Wits’ End” has a grown daughter who is also a drug addict. You are right, Amy. “Tough love” doesn’t always work.

My oldest daughter was in and out of rehab. I kept reminding her that it was the behavior, not her, that I couldn’t stand.

Whenever she was getting help we supported her with calls or visits (no matter where in the country, I made the trip). I wouldn’t support her addiction.

She is now 10 years sober.

— Mom Dear Mom: There is no one approach that works for every family.

That’s why it is so important to stay in the moment, stay hopeful and “work the program.”

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Dear Amy: I have a friend, “Roberta.” We have been good friends for a while. Roberta is an “agnostic Jew” and I am a practicing Christian.

When on the topic of religion, she will openly criticize my faith and the Bible.

ASK She has said AMY t h i n g s along the lines of “God does not exist and you’re stupid to think so.”

I have repeatedly told her that I would prefer not to discuss religion and that I find her comments offensive.

However, when I tell her this, she just repeats her belief that the events recounted in the Bible did not occur.

How can I tell her that this offends me, without ruining our friendship?

— Criticized Christian

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Cassista expected that her 18-month journey to the altar would include a few stumbles.

A mixed-up order, perhaps. An incorrect size. A meltdown or two.

She didn’t count on having to book a new venue less than three months before her May nuptials because her first choice closed down.

Of all the troubles that can arise during wedding planning, having the location fall through at the last minute is perhaps the most trying. Couples tend to decide early where to tie the knot, and every other detail is linked to that. When a seemingly perfect spot unexpectedly evaporates before the big day, it sets off a domino effect.

Real-life stories of desperate brides abound on Internet message boards and vendor blogs. With many world economies weakened in the last few years, it’s not uncommon for restaurants or event spaces to go out of business, leaving couples in the lurch.

Pre-wedding hurdles usually can be fixed in time, said Tampa, Fla., wedding planner Lauren Grove, who keeps the “Every Last Detail” blog. For couples who find themselves venue-less before the big day, the priority should be fighting to get the deposit back.

Those who can’t need to rethink their budget when searching for a plan B venue, Grove said.

“Hopefully the losses wouldn’t be too severe, and they would be able to reschedule and have their dream wedding day,” she said.

Luck and resourcefulness saved the day for Cassista and her fiance, Tom Bryan.

They had thought they had found their dream ceremony site when they booked a resort lodge not far from where they lived in Ontario, Canada, in March 2009. During a walk-through, the wedding coordinator gushed about an upcoming renovation to erect a new vow-exchange site down by some rapids, complete with a lush garden and pew-style seating. Though the couple had to use their imagination, they trusted the resort to deliver.

Things became suspicious when no one returned Bryan's calls or e-mails when he asked for updates on the project. This past spring, he received a call from a resort front desk receptionist saying the place had gone bankrupt.

Cassista and Bryan started dialing other venues on their short list. All were booked on their wedding date, May 29.

“We were in desperation mode. It was like, ‘Oh my God, we have to do this all over again,’” Bryan said.

Bryan’s father, who sells computer touchscreens to restaurants, suggested Golden Beach Resort on the south shore of Rice Lake, east of Toronto.

Cassista and Bryan weren’t impressed by the space’s website, but in desperation decided to check it out in person. Not only were the grounds better than the first place, but the dance floor was larger. An added bonus was that it was available the day they wanted, and was cheaper than the previous resort too.

With the new venue locked in, the couple spent the next several weeks redoing invitations and notifying other vendors.

Looking back, Cassista said, she was willing to change the wedding date if they didn't find a backup in time.

“You just need to relax and roll with the punches.

Things will happen in every bride/s planning,” she said.

"Be levelheaded and try to figure it out."

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RALEIGH — Christy Lee Shelby of Cary and Brian Thomas Little of Greenville were united in marriage Dec. 16, 2009, at Lake Johnson. The Rev. Richard Morgan officiated the 10 a.m. ceremony, which was followed by a reception at Maggiano’s of Durham.

The bride was escorted by her father, Daryl P. Shelby. Attending as bridesmaids were sister of the groom Jessica Little of Greenville, Susan McIntyre of Roxboro, Elizabeth Morgan of Candor and Suzanne Robbins of Southern Pines.

Cousin of the bride Sarah Crossett of Cary served as junior bridesmaid.

The groom chose his father, Jay Little, as best man. Serving as groomsmen were brother of the bride Thomas Shelby of Catalina Island, Calif., and Mohamad Haarb and James Sterling of Raleigh.

The bride is the daughter of Daryl and Cindy Shelby of Salisbury and the granddaughter of Hubert and Peggy Shelby of Salisbury and Cathern Earlene and the late Howard T. Crossett of Faith. A 2000 graduate of East Rowan High School, Christy attended North Carolina University as a Jefferson Scholar, graduating magna cum laude in 2005 with triple majors in Biology, Psychology and Spanish with a minor in Genetics. She is a Developmental Therapist for Beyond Limits Learning.

The groom is the son of Jay and Linda Little and the grandson of the late Carold and Hilda Little and the late Lloyd and Edith Williams, all of Greenville. A 2004 gradu- Humanities. He is an Orthotics and Prosthetics ate of D.H. Conley High School, Brian graduat- Apprentice at the Center for Orthotic and ed from NCSU in 2009 with a degree in Prosthetic Care at Duke University Hospital.

Following a wedding trip to Biltmore Estate CHINA GROVE — Hollie Lynn Poteat of Mooresville and Jason Biomechanical Engineering with a minor in Curtis Masingo of Salisbury were united in marriage Saturday, Psychology, also receiving recognition from the in Asheville, the couple are making their home R128852 Dec. 11, 2010, at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. Department of Biomechanical Engineering in in Raleigh.

Robert Jackson officiated the 5 p.m. ceremony, which was followed by a reception at Millbridge Ruritan Club.

The bride was escorted by her father, Mr. Hayden Edward Poteat Jr., and attended by Miss Kristin Diener as maid of honor and Mrs. Heather Prince as matron of honor.

Her bridesmaids were Mrs. Mica Poteat, Mrs. Amy Ford, Miss Jenna Crowell and Miss Hannah Cox. The groom’s best men included his father, Mr. Steven Masingo, and his brother, Mr. Douglas Masingo. Groomsmen were Cpt. James Poteat; brother of the bride Mr. Rusty Myers; Mr. Mark Webb; and Mr. Davey Prevette.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Edward Poteat Jr. of Mount Ulla and the grandZane Steven Carlyle was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Crowell Sr. of Salisbury and the late Mr. and Mrs Hayden Edward Poteat Sr. A 2001 graduate of born Nov. 3, 2010, at Carolinas West Rowan High School and 2005 graduate of Catawba College, Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. He weighed 8 lbs., 7 Hollie is employed by Metrolina Greenhouses.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lynn Masingo and oz. and was 21 inches long.

Zane is the son of Dustin and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Masingo and Ms. Hilda and the late Mr. Russell Eller, all of Salisbury. Educated at West Rowan Lauren Carlyle of Concord.

His paternal grandmother is High School, Jason is employed by J.B. Hunt Transportation.

Following a wedding trip to Dominican Republic, the couple Maxine Carlyle of Salisbury, and his maternal grandparents will make their home in Mooresville.

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His paternal great-grandparents are Norma and the late Max Scoggins of Salisbury and Charles Monroe Corriher and Connie Correll Corriher of China the late John and Sylvia Carlyle, Grove celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 11, 2010. In and his maternal great-grand- celebration, their entire family spent Thanksgiving week at the parents are Virginia and the late Outer Banks. A reception to honor the couple was also held Dec. 11 Joseph Cannavo of Gold Hill Doug and Ivey Veitch of Woodleaf and Randy and Tammy and Angelo and the late Jeanette for family and friends at the couple’s home.

The Corrihers were married Dec. 11, 1960, at Mount Zion Shulenberger of Salisbury are pleased to announce the engagement Bonomo of Gold Hill.

United Church of Christ in China Grove by the Rev. C. Larry of their daughter, Amber Rhiannon Veitch, to Justin Ray Edgell, R128856 Fisher. Now retired, the couple were co-owners of Corriher Gravel son of Roger and Beverly Edgell and Grading Inc. in Concord for 35 years. of Salisbury.

The couple have three children, Christopher Todd Corriher of The bride-to-be is the grandChina Grove; Chandra Corriher Whicker (husband Phillip) of daughter of Nellie Robinson of Salisbury; and Chad Carlton Corriher (wife Lee Anne) of Salisbury.

China Grove, Vernon and Janet They have six grandchildren.

Overcash of Salisbury, Jane R128853 Bogedain of Salisbury and Bob and Sandy Veitch of New Wilmington, Pa. A 2005 graduate of West Rowan High School and 2008 graduate of Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology, Rhiannon is employed by The Laurels of Salisbury.

The future groom is the grandson of Patty Denison of New Cumberland, W.Va. A 2004 graduate of West Rowan High School, Justin also studied at Rowan-Cabarrus CommunFLOWER SHOP, INC. ity College. He is employed by Roush-Fenway Racing in Concord.

The wedding is Jan. 15 at Christ United Methodist Church in 504 N. Main St., Salisbury Salisbury.

R128851 ROCKWELL — Kristen Ann Thomas of Rockwell and Sean Glenn Rinehart of Richmond, Mich., were united in marriage July 17, 2010, at Nazareth Community Church. Pastor Mike Shoaf officiated the 5:30 p.m. ceremony, which was followed by a reception at Gold Hill Park.

The bride was escorted by her father, Martin Thomas, and attended by Jessica Corriher as matron of honor. Allison Rinehart was her bridesmaid.

Abbey Rinehart was flower girl, and Debbie Rinehart was wedding director.

Brother of the groom Chris Rinehart stood as best man.

Serving as groomsmen were Matt Flannery, Raymondo Brady and Brandon Nieman. Ushers were Keith Thomas and Eric Thomas, brothers of the bride.

The bride is the daughter of Martin and Darlene Thomas of Rockwell and the granddaughter of Robert and Edna Harrell of Gold Hill and Farrell and Mary Lou Thomas of New London. A graduate of East Rowan High School and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Kristen is a teacher with Rowan-Salisbury Schools.

The groom is the son of Gary and Deborah Rinehart of Richmond, Mich., and the grandson of Theresa and the late Glenn Rinehart of Fraser, Mich., and Kenneth and the late Janet Carpenter of Macomb Township, Mich. A graduate of Richmond High School and Saginaw Valley State University, Sean is a teacher and coach with RowanSalisbury Schools.

The couple are making their home in Faith.

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Michael Gray Reavis and Denise Smith Reavis of Salisbury celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary Dec. 6, 2010. The couple honored the date by attending the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert in Charlotte on Dec. 2. They were married Dec. 6, 1975, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Salisbury.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous: Sunday, 9 a.m., Courage to Change Group, 304 Depot St., non-smoking; 6:30 p.m., Basic Group, 304 Depot St., book study, non-smoking; 8 p.m., Central Group, Haven Lutheran Church, 207 W. Harrison St., open speaker, no smoking; 8 p.m., Courage to Change Group, 304 Depot St., open discussion, no smoking.

Monday, 1 p.m., Friendship Group, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1908 Statesville Blvd., open discussion, no smoking; 6:30 p.m. Basic Group, 304 Depot St., 12/12 Book study, no smoking; 8 p.m., Courage to Change Group, 304 Depot St., open discussion, no smoking.

Tuesday, 1 p.m., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1908 Statesville Blvd.; 6:30 p.m., Basic Group, 304 Depot St., open discussion, no smoking; 8 p.m., Central Group, Haven Lutheran Church, 207 W. Harrison St., park in front, open discussion, no smoking; 8 p.m., Courage to Change Group, 304

Depot St., open discussion, no smoking; Rockwell Vision Group, 8 p.m., Vision Baptist Church, 10165 Old Beatty Ford Road, Rockwell. Information, 704-209-6578.

Wednesday, 1 p.m., Friendship Group, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1908 Statesville Blvd., open discussion, no smoking; 6:30 p.m., Women's Group We’re Not Alone, 304 Depot St., open discussion, no smoking; 6:30 p.m., Rowan Helping Ministries, 226 N. Long St., open discussion; 6:30 p.m. Men’s Meeting, 111 W. Bank St. closed discussion, non smoking; 7:30 p.m., Alpha Group, VA Medical Center, 1601 Brenner Ave., Building 4, second floor, open speaker, no smoking; 8 p.m., Courage to Change Group, 304 Depot St., open discussion, no smoking.

Thursday, 1 p.m., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1908 Statesville Blvd.; 6:30 p.m., Basic Group, 304 Depot St., open discussion, no speakers,

no smoking; 7 p.m. Davie Mocksville, St. Francis of Assisi Church fellowship hall, 862 Yadkinville Road, Mocksville, closed discussion; 8 p.m., Primary Purpose Group, First United Methodist Church, 217 S. Church St., open discussion, no smoking; 8 p.m. Courage to Change Group, 304 Depot St., speaker first Thursdays, open discussion other meetings, no smoking; Rockwell Vision Group, 8 p.m., Vision Baptist Church, 10165 Old Beatty Ford Road, Rockwell. Information, 704209-6578.

Friday, 1 p.m., Friendship Group, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1908 Statesville Blvd., open discussion, no smoking; 6:30 p.m., Basic Group, 304 Depot St.,open discussion, no smoking; 8 p.m., Primary Purpose Group, First United Methodist Church, 217 S. Church St., closed discussion, no smoking; 8 p.m., Courage To Change Group, 304 Depot St., open discussion, no smok-

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• AL-ANON, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Haven Lutheran Church, 207 W. Harrison St. Information, 704-431-4923; 8 p.m.

Thursdays and Fridays, First United Methodist Church, 217 S. Church St. Information, 704-636-4642 or 704-431-4923; Serenity Al-anon Family Group, 11 a.m. Saturdays, 304 Depot St. Information 704-6375857, 704-630-6661 or 705-6391655.

• Alateen, 8 p.m. Thursdays, First United Methodist Church, 217 S. Church St. Closed meeting. Information, Cynthia at 704-636-4642.

one regardless of your feelings about them, because that’s what Jesus, “our Reason for the Season,” did.

However, we will always make excuses for our limited gift giving; a lack of money or time or the thought that even Jesus would probably give Roy a lump of coal.

To be perfectly frank, we are not Jesus. We are not perfect. We were not born with that kind of capacity for love and forgiveness.

We do not always think of other people. Our hearts are fickle.

However, regardless of how much money or time we have, or how much perfection we lack, everyone we know is deserving of our regard; a gift of ourselves.

I know people who put limitations on their gift-giving. That person is over 18 year s old, so… no gift. That person didn’t give me a gift last year, so… no gift. That person isn’t really part of the family, so… no gift.

A persons place in life should not determine whether or not you give them a gift. Money should not play a part either, but it often does.

To give a gift, one must

either buy one with dollars or make one with time. If you don’t have time, you probably have enough money. If you don’t have money, you probably have enough time. Time is the one resource that people sometimes forget they have.

Consider making something for the people in your life; even if it is a beautifully hand-written note. I love to receive handmade gifts!

Gift giving is not an obligation. It is an expression of love or friendship. It should not be a chore. If it is, you are doing it wrong. It should be something you want to do.

If spending money causes you stress, then make something or do something for the people you know and even for those you don’t know. You’ve heard it said many times: “It’s not the gift, but the thought that counts.”

If you have a beautiful voice, sing for them.

If you have a talent for cooking, make lasagna for them.

If you have a green thumb, grow something for them.

If you are good with a hammer, build something

for them.

As always, a gift is optional. If, for one reason or another, you did not receive a gift from someone this year, don’t be offended. If they forgot about you, it simply means that you probably haven’t done anything for which to be remembered. Next year is another year…

Give of yourself to those people who hold your regard. Don’t let money, time, or obligation make it a chore. This is something that should be easy to do.

Most importantly, it is something that should not be reserved merely for the Holiday Season.

Laura Snyder is a nationally syndicated columnist, author and speaker. You can reach Laura at lsnyder@lauraonlife.com. Or visit her website: www.lauraonlife.com. more info.

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Salisbury Women’s Club news At the December meeting of the Salisbury Women’s Club, Dr. Karl Hales presented humorous Christmas readings in memory of Naomi Bernhardt. The stories centered around the theme of women at Christmas time.

Prior to lunch, Ann Bingham, chaplain, gave thoughts on the real meaning of Christmas.

In order to share with others, members brought 69 pounds of food for Rowan Helping Ministries and various gifts for the Family Crisis Center.

Hostesses Irmingard Von Grabe and Margaret Owen adorned the luncheon tables with candles and red poinsettias presented to the Club in memory of Naomi Bernhardt by Bernhardt Hardware.

The buffet luncheon was home-cooked dishes prepared by the members.

President Angela Bates welcomed special guests Jackie Pearce and Barbara Teichroew.

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Thoughts on the spirit of gift-giving Gift-giving should not be an obligation. Furthermore, not receiving a gift from someone should not condemn that person to your blacklist.

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You thought of them when you saw or made this gift and knew LAURA they had to SNYDER have it.

If you buy the mail carrier a scarf because you thought to keep his ears warm, this doesn’t mean you must give one to the trashman. Of course, if the trashman’s ears are equally as important to you as the mail carrier’s, you may find yourself knitting mufflers for both of them.

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Former Cannon Mills executives reunite Mr. Cannon. He told of several statistics about the company, which most had forgotten, and how the company had grown over the years. Those present were there during the time of the most dramatic and profitable growth of the company, making it the largest textile company in the world.

He suggested that David Murdock probably did the company a big favor when he purchased it for $44 per share. The Cannon Foundation was the biggest beneficiary of the sale and has grown ever since. The foundation has been able to fund many good causes throughout North Carolina, especially the local hospital. With the source of cheap labor and cheaper raw materials overseas and treaties with other countries, the company was eventually destined to fail.

Had the company still been a viable company after the year 2000, the stock may have been worthless and the foundation would not be what it is today.

As Joe spoke, several spoke up with additional information about the company as he reminisced. At 90 years of age, Joe was the oldest there and is still very sharp mentally and is doing OK physically.

Everyone enjoyed seeing those whom they had not seen for many years. They visited and reminisced before and after lunch was served.

Those present were: Mike Abernathy, Ken Argo, Jimmy Baker,Tip Bishop, Dave Brantley. Gene Brown, Davis Caldwell, Claud Conner, Norris Dearmon, Bob Dellinger, Gordon Dry, Frank Dusch, Tony Ervin, John Farley, George Griggs, Bob Hill, Jim Holloway, Jerry Hopkins, Barry Hudson, Tim Jackson, John King, Leon Lackey, Joe Lambert, Henry Land, Chris Lippard, Keith McCombs. Jim Monroe, Joe Orland, Ron Pare, Toby Prewitt, Bill Reading, Joe Ridenhour, Harold Sechler, Bob Shinn, Scott Trott, Don Wagstaff, Barney West and Bob White. All of these men were prime movers in the workings of the company. They were responsible for sales, customer relations, cost, billing, payroll, inventory, actual production, bookkeeping and other functions of the company. They worked together as a team under the leadership of C. A. Cannon..

Perhaps next year more will be located and invited.

Joe Ridenhour shows his first stock certificate, purchased in All wanted to meet again 1948. It was signed by C.A. Cannon for 20 shares. next year.

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Picking the right gift cards for teenagers NEW YORK (AP) — Conventional wisdom holds that gift cards are the perfect present for picky teens. But not all teens agree.

Reasons include logistical hassles in using the cards, lack of interest in the store or brand, a preference for cash, or even a wish for something personal. Often the cards pile up unused, but some teens sell them for a portion of their face value or even create a black market and trade them for lunch money.

Allie Sakowicz, 16, of Park Ridge, Ill., says she has “a whole envelope of gift cards sitting on my desk.” Her reasons for not using them are many: “You're not going to make a special trip to use a $20 gift card to get something you didn't need in the first place. And a lot of the gift cards are for dollar amounts that don't really buy you anything at the store — $20 is not going to buy you anything at Macy’s.”

Using them online is not always easy, either. “When you're online shopping, they don't always work or shipping is too high,” she said. “And if you do use them, but not the full amount, then they're lying around because you have $2 on them."

Karen Hoxmeier, founder of a shopping bargain website called MyBargainBuddy.com, points out that “most older kids want big-ticket items, such as iPods and laptops, things a $20 gift card won't cover.” She buys her teenager’s unwanted cards at face value.

Pat McKenna, a mom in Kankakee, Ill., says her four daughters love gift cards, but a friend of the family, Annie Rockert, 18, does not. She has a half-dozen unused gift cards worth $300.

“I get afraid of it not working or not having as much money on it as I thought there was,” Rockert said. “People get them because they don’t know what their kids want, but if it was me, I’d rather get something that I need, not a generic, ‘Here, I don’t know you well enough to get a gift, so here’s a gift card.'’”

McKenna said adults shopping for teens should simply ask: “Would you like a gift card, or would you like a surprise, or is there something that you need?”

Joann Perahia, a mom in suburban Long Island, N.Y., says kids at a local high school where they can’t go out for lunch until senior year have come up with a clever way to use unwanted cards. They’re allowed to have food delivered, “so when someone is ordering and let's say the entree is about $12, kids will give their $25 Starbucks gift cards to pay the person who is ordering and laying out the money,” she said.

Russell Hyken, a St. Louis psychotherapist who works with teens and has a website called TeenParentingExpert.com, says adults may be reluctant to give kids money because “they think the kid will spend it on something inappropriate. Giving $50 to a kid who may be engaging in risk-taking behavior allows them to engage in that behavior.”

On the other hand, he said, ‘I’ve had clients who get gas cards, who stand at the gas station and say, ‘I’ve got a $25 gas card, can you give me $20 for it?’”

He agreed with McKenna that “parents should have a conversation with kids to find out what they really want.” He acknowledged

that it’s not always easy talking to teens — “the parents say to me, ‘My kid doesn't want to talk to me'”— but a casual chat in the car or on the way to school might be a good opportunity. Adults can also add a personal dimension to a gift card by offering to take a kid to the store and make a day of it.

“Or instead of giving kids gift cards, say, ‘I want to go to the mall with you,’ and give the gift of time. Nothing bonds a family better than a little retail therapy,” he added.

Some kids buy gift cards from others for a portion of the face value. A number of websites have formalized those transactions, buying gift cards for up to 90 or 92 percent of face value, then reselling them to the public for up to 30 or 40 percent off, depending on the site.

Rezart Bajraktari, 21, who founded Giftah.com with two other students at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, says “there’s a generation gap when it comes to gift cards. A lot of students end up with gift cards for Christmas from aunts, uncles, grandparents for things they can’t use,” like gift cards for a bookstore, but not the store where they buy textbooks. Or they’ll get a gas card “when a lot of students tend not to have a car.

They need money for groceries or rent.”

One 14-year-old sent in a $500 gift card someone had given him for Harley-Davidson. “He really liked motorcycles, but he needed money for the movies and video games,” Bajraktari said.

Anton Tsai, 27, founder of another site, Cardpool.com, said he started the site partly because he had accumulated a lot of Barnes & Noble and Borders gift cards. Indeed, the site has many booksellers' cards available, but Starbucks cards “will be sold within five minutes,” he said.

Tracy Tuten, a professor marketing at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., has studied teens and gift cards and says the relationship between them is complicated.

Most teens say they prefer gift cards to other types of gifts, because they like the freedom to pick what they want, she said. But she found teens were also astute about categorizing gift card-givers' motives, identifying several types, including the acknowledger, “who just needed to acknowledge that I exist and didn’t want to invest any of their own time, so they gave me a Visa card they picked up in Walmart”; the provider, who seeks to buy a card for something the person needs, like college textbooks; the socializer, who “thinks I ought to be doing this, and forces it on you with the gift”; and the compensator, often a step-relative or far-away grandparent who feels guilty. On the plus side, there’s the pleaser, “the person who really cares about me and wants to make me happy.”

Tuten says her teenage children say they want gift cards, but she recently found an unused stack of them from a long-ago birthday.

Some parents turn those abandoned cards into gold.

Honor Lassalle of Brooklyn, N.Y., says she collects her teenage boys’ cards after they've forgotten about them, “and then I use them to buy their holiday presents.”

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DANCE FROM 1e months, says Rebecca, who is Piedmont Dance Theatre’s artistic director.

Rebecca acknowledges that it is unusual for a dancer to begin training at such an advanced age, especially one who plans to make a career out of it.

She notes that even though Kemper started late, he has been able to shape his body into one of a dancer — no easy task. Kemper gave up soccer, which he loves, because it develops the muscles in a way — shortening them — that is detrimental for dancers, who need long muscles.

Kemper has had to absorb a lot in a short length of time, and for that reason, he’s had to learn many things the hard way, Rebecca says, adding, “I’m glad he learned them with us.”

She says they’ve been tough on him at times, giving him no preferential treatment for being male, as sometimes happens with dance companies hungry for good male dancers.

“He takes it like a trouper” and is always a team player who doesn’t complain, Rebecca says.

During a recent dress rehearsal, Kemper “really rose to the occasion,” she says. “I couldn’t be more proud of him. I know that Sheri Giller (one of his instructors) and Daniel feel the same way.”

Having Daniel as a teacher and mentor, Rebecca believes has “been wonderful for Kemper.”

The example set by Daniel — who’s a pretty regular guy if you take his exceptional dance talent out of the equation — allows Kemper to see that “you can be a dancer and still have a normal, balanced life,” Rebecca says.

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Kemper Sink, the Nutcracker Prince, practices for the upcoming performances with Todd Aldridge, the Rat King.

The main thing about partnering is to“make the girl look good” and “not let the girl fall...”

KEMPER SINK on dancing a pas de deux

In “The Nutcracker,” Kemper will be dancing a pas de deux with Arzu Salman as Clara.

Kemper says the main thing about partnering is to “make the girl look good” and “not let the girl fall” — and if you do, to make sure she lands on you.

Sink takes a little break to laugh during rehearsal.

“You don’t want to bruise the girl,” he says.

That attitude, Rebecca says, will make Kemper in great demand as a partner.

This past summer, Kemper participated in a dance program called Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah. The program is affiliated with the University of Utah, which has one of the premier dance programs in the country. Kemper’s already been accepted into that university’s program as well as Butler University’s.

Kemper’s long-range plan is to finish a four-year college dance program and then get a job with a regional ballet company. He’s confident he’s on track to accomplish that goal.

Slots at the top dance schools are competitive. At Butler, 400 students try out for 25 slots, and fewer men than women are accepted, he notes.

On January 20, Kemper

will return to Ballet West in Utah where he’ll train through May. “I’ll miss him terribly,” Rebecca says, “but I’m happy for him.”

Kemper looks forward to where dance will take him.

An essay he wrote in applying to Butler sums up his feelings: “I hope my future will continue to lead me into unfamiliar environments where I might have the same type of experience I had at Knox Middle School,” he wrote. “I hope each opportunity will allow me to gain new insights. I have learned by opening myself to new situations. I learn not only about the new environment but more about myself.”

Piedmont Dance Theatre will perform“The Nutcracker” with the Salisbury Symphony at Keppel Auditorium Saturday, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 19 at 2:30 p.m.

Adult tickets start at $20; children’s tickets start at $10. They are available at the Visitors Bureau, 204 E. Innes St. You can order tickets online at www.salisburysymphony.org. For information, call 704-637-4314.

Sink works with instructor Sheri Giller at the Piedmont School of Music and Dance in Kannapolis.

TASC class goes to the mountains

Salisbury High students explore Blowing Rock area

For the second year in a row, the Targeting Adaptive Skills Curriculum Class (formerly DOVE) — at Salisbury High School has taken a trip, made possible by a donation from Ralph Ketner.

“After last year’s trip to the beach, the students were equally as excited to visit Boone,” says TASC teacher Jacob Pace.

The group left Tuesday, Nov. 16 and drove through the fog in the Blowing Rock area, did some sightseeing along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and then checked in at Little Creek Lodge of Blue Ridge Mountain Rentals.

Grocery shopping was the first order of business so that the students could assist in making a spaghetti dinner to wrap up the night. The next day was full of activities, including a visit to Mass General Store and a tour of Appalachian State University.

Thursday, students took a hands-on tour of the Blowing Rock Fire Department, complete with a session of trying on the fireproof outfits and getting on the fire truck.

After more sightseeing in Blowing Rock, the group finished the day with another student-made meal of steak and fish.

Friday, after an early breakfast and cleaning session, the group made its way back to Salisbury.

“Overall, the trip was very enjoyable, aside from several sicknesses and a set of lost keys,” Pace said.

“It proved to be a fruitful experience for my students, which allows them to continue in their daily growth and understanding of the world.”

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Students of Jacob Pace enjoyed a tour of the Blowing Rock Fire Department during a recent trip, made possible by a donation from Ralph Ketner. Students in back from left to right are: Isaac Horne, Nykia Johnson, Dylan Livengood and Corey Rankin. In front is Chip Sudderth.

Nykia Johnson was one of the students who enjoyed the trip.

Isaac Horne tries out some exercise equipment.

Jacob Pace’s TASC class stayed at a place called Little Creek Lodge in Boone.