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GOP keeps its primary open to the unaffiliated BY JASON deBRUYN
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Flag girls with Piedmont High School’s marching band perform during Saturday’s Marshville Christmas parade. For more photos from the parade, see the slide show on our Web site,.
Marshville Christmas parade kicks off holidays BY JASON deBRUYN
Staff Writer
MARSHVILLE Mashad Hester and Tristan Jackson jostled for position so they could fill their pockets with candy. According to the brothers, there is no secret to getting the most candy; well, at least none that they would divulge. “You just gotta go get it,” Hester said. The boys stood with hundreds who lined the streets of downtown Marshville to take in the holiday parade. “We have more entries than we’ve ever had,” Kay Strawn, who helped organize the parade with the Marshville Chamber of Commerce, said before the start. “This will be one of the best.” The Baby Boll Weevil king and queen led the way, followed by Christ-
mas music serenades from the Forest Hills and Piedmont marching bands. Forest Hills’ cheerleaders riled up the crowd with their defining “We-say-Forestyou-say-Hills” cheer and aspiring tumblers from Victory Talent Dance and Gymnastics cartwheeled down the road. Organizers say the parade officially ushers in the holiday season. Downtown will be decorated until the new year. The Union County Christmas Parade begins today at 2 p.m. in downtown Monroe and will feature 10 high school marching bands and princesses from area schools.
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Editor’s note: This is part three in a weekly series about families impacted by United Way. BY TIFFANY LANE
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cover. Cost is $34.95, plus $2.36 tax. A limited number of soft-cover editions of “A Pictorial History of Union County, North Carolina, Vol. I” are also available for $29.95, plus $2.02 tax. Both volumes may be purchased for $59.90 plus $4.04 tax. For information, call 704-289-1541.
Even if you did not order in advance, you can still get a copy of the E-J’s latest pictorial history book.
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Crisis Assistance helps couple avoid living in car
Austin Starnes, Miss East Union 2009-2010, waves to the crowd.
for the books may also be picked up at this time. The book contains more than 250 photographs — depicting more than 100 years of local history — submitted by EnquirerJournal readers. Many have never been published before. The book is library quality, printed on archival paper and bound with a hard
MONROE Unaffiliated voters can still vote for Union County’s Board of Commissioners. At about 3 p.m. Saturday, however, that right was not so secure. N.C. Republican Party leaders got together in Raleigh Saturday to possibly restrict the Republican primary only to those voters registered as Republican. In North Carolina, an unaffiliated voter may vote in either party’s primary, but not both. Republicans have invited unaffiliated voters since 1988. Democrats have allowed unaffiliated voters since 1996. N.C. Sen. Eddie Goodall, R-Union, drove to Raleigh to keep the unaffiliated voters in. “We tried to point out that a lot of unaffiliated voters are more con-
servative than Republicans,” he said. “I would contend that there are a majority of unaffiliated voters who are conservative, especially on economic issues.” Goodall said the motion was defeated “about three or four to one.” Local officials resoundingly denounced the idea as a poor one. Every commissioner reached — Parker Mills has been out of town — said unaffiliateds should get a vote. “The mainstream, the majority of people, have bits of this party and bits of that party and bits of no party,” Commissioner Kim Rogers said. “They are not leaning toward a party, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be allowed to vote for individuals,” Commissioner Allan Baucom said.
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Pictorial history books now available for pickup, purchase MONROE “A Pictorial History of Union County, North Carolina, Vol. II” has arrived and a limited number are available for sale at The Enquirer-Journal office at 500 W. Jefferson St. Those that were pre-ordered may be picked up as well, and those for which shipping was paid have already been mailed. Photos submitted
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The Monroe Moose Lodge is starting a Boy Scout troop for economically disadvantaged boys. A headline on a What’s News item on Page 1A of Friday’s edition incorrectly said the group would be for Cub Scouts.
MONROE Joni and Don Craft thought they would have to live out of their car. That threat came this time last year when the grandparents struggled through a streak of financial problems, with no help from the slumping economy. Countrywide Financial had foreclosed on their home in Michigan earlier in the year, and Don Craft had quit his job at Penske, sure that the automotive industry would soon collapse. They faced eviction just a few months after moving to Monroe. “I was just ready to call
it quits, period, permanently,” Joni Craft said. “If I thought about it all the time, I’d go crazy.” United Way was there to break the fall. The Crafts moved to the area in June 2008, just after Don Craft’s mother died. The couple stayed with his father in Peachland until the first part of August that year, when they moved to Monroe. “We thought we’d be all right with the little bit of money we had saved,” Joni Craft said. People told them they would find jobs within a week, but the Crafts soon found that jobs were scarce. Joni Craft finally got a job at an assisted living facility — her 50th job application — but didn’t start until January.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Best wishes are extended to everyone who is celebrating a birthday today, especially: Ron Glover, Craig Baucom, Elizabeth Hilton, Julie Williams, Hudson Little, Mary L. Blakely, Marjorie Plyler. Best wishes also are extended to everyone who is celebrating a birthday Monday, especially: Polly Bostic, Chuck Davis, Jan Parker, Amanda Buchholtz. Call (704) 261-2278 or e-mail birthdays@theej.com to add your names to the list.
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DEATHS Charles Bethea
MINT HILL — Charles Gerald Bethea, 67, died Thursday (Nov. 19, 2009) at Presbyterian Hospice in Charlotte. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Indian Trail. Born June 12, 1942, in Dillon, S.C., he was a son of the late John and Belvin Bracy Bethea. He was an Army veteran and was retired from Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society. Survivors include his wife, Dottie Bethea; one daughter, Christy Sells of Indian Trail; two brothers, Homer Bethea of Fort Mill, S.C., Ches Bethea of Dallas; and two grandchildren. Visitation will follow the service. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, NC 28204. Good Shepherd Funeral Home of Indian Trail is in charge. Online condolences
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RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most road construction activities over the Thanksgiving holiday to help ease traffic delays and improve driving conditions throughout the state. Most construction projects along interstates, N.C. and U.S. routes will be suspended from 4 p.m. Tuesday until 9 a.m. Nov. 30, with three exceptions: • One of three lanes will be closed on Interstate 85 North and I-85 South at the interchange with N.C. 62 at Exit 113 near High Point because of construction of the U.S. 311 Bypass. No work will occur during the holiday; however, the right lane in each direction will remain closed. • One lane of U.S. 220
MONROE Linda Diane Chambers, 52, died Friday (Nov. 20, 2009) at her daughter’s home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Prosperous Revival Temple in Indian Trail, with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Born April 16, 1957, in Union County, she was a daughter of Mattie Chambers Huntley of Monroe and the late Ike Hall. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include two sons, Stanley Huntley, Brian Huntley, both of Monroe; two daughters, Valerie Wall, Renee Huntley, both of Monroe; three brothers, Henry Chambers, Van Chambers, Tracy Huntley, all of Monroe; two sisters, Darlene Bivens, Angela Huntley, both of Monroe; and 14 grandchildren. Public viewing will be from noon to 8 p.m. Monday at Harris Funeral Home.
Ray Simpson
HARRISBURG — Ray Wilson Simpson, 89, died Nov. 15, 2009, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast in Concord. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at McEwen Funeral Home of Monroe, with burial in Lakeland Memorial Park in Monroe. Born Feb. 13, 1920, in Monroe, he was a son of the late Z.K. and Arrie Simpson and was married to the late Elma Greene Simpson. He was a World War II veteran and a retired farmer. Survivors include three sons, Bill Simpson of Lewisville, Roger Simpson of Denver, N.C., Robert Simpson of Atlanta; one sister, Myrtle; one brother, Leroy Simpson; four grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Janet West
MONROE Janet Lee Parker West, 54, died Thursday (Nov. 19, 2009) at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at McEwen Funeral Home, with burial in Lakeland Memorial Park. Born March 18, 1955, in Union County, she was a daughter of the late Amos Lee and Shirley Yvonne Quick Parker. Survivors include her husband, Lloyd West of Pageland, S.C.; one daughter, Michelle West of Monroe; one brother, Kenny Parker of Monroe; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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South at the Randolph/ Montgomery county line will be closed because of the construction of rest areas. No work will occur during the holiday; however, the right lane in each direction will remain closed. • U.S. 17 in Windsor (Bertie County) is reduced to one lane on the Cashie River Bridge because of construction. Traffic is controlled by signals; however, no trucks are to use this route and detour signs are in place. Motorists are encouraged to use the U.S. 17 Bypass around Windsor. In addition, Interstate 40 is closed at mile marker 2.6, near the Tennessee state line, because of a rockslide on Oct. 25. A detour has been set. This detour adds 53 miles. Currently, one lane of N.C. 12 for about .5 mile north of Rodanthe is open to traffic and the town is accessible following damage from ocean overwash last week because of a storm. By Monday, the road will be open to twolane, two-way traffic for the holiday week. On the following Monday, reconstruction of the highway will resume and lane closures to a single lane of traffic will be in place. NCDOT offers the following driving tips during the holidays: • Leave early to get a
head start on your drive and travel at non-peak times; • Stay alert. Even though workers may not be present in the majority of work zones, drivers may encounter narrowed lanes and traffic shifts; • Be patient and obey the posted speed limit. The penalty for speeding through a marked work zone is $250; • Use alternate routes, when possible, to avoid traffic congestion; and • Know before you go by calling 511, the department’s free travel information line, or get real-time travel information on line. NCDOT also offers travel information for motorists and ferry passengers on Twitter. For more information on how to get travel information, visit. gov/travel.
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200 Stewart St., Monroe. Details, 704-332-4387; 704377-0244. • ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Sunset group, 6 p.m., 1010 McManus St., Monroe. Details, 704-219-6245. • LAKE PARK CUB SCOUT PACK, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church. For details call, 704-882-7533. • OLD HICKORY OPTIMIST CLUB, 6:30 p.m., Operation ReachOut building, corner of Miller and Phifer streets. For details, call Daphney Henderson at 704-8216747. • MONROE JAYCEES, 6:30 p.m. social, 6:55 p.m. meeting, Oasis Restaurant, 116 S. Main St. New members welcome. Details, Mike McGinnis at 980-328-8702. • OVERCOMERS OUTREACH, 7 p.m., Waxhaw Bible Church. For details, call 704-7643960. • PRENATAL CLASS, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., CMCUnion. Come during seventh month of pregnancy. For details, call 704-283-3254. • BOY SCOUT TROOP 1, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian, 302 E. Windsor St. For details, call Gale Brown at 704-764-7589. • THE ARC OF UNION COUNTY, board meeting, 7 p.m., first-floor conference room, United Way building, 102 E. Franklin St. Details, call 704-2265110. • BINGO, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., American Legion Post 208, Highway 75 East, Waxhaw. Jackpot, $500. Smoke free. • SWEET UNION REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB, 7 p.m. meeting, Waxhaw Women’s Club, 200 E. South Main St., Waxhaw. All Republicans welcome. Details, Deborah Barton, 704-839-3768. • CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, 7:30 p.m., St. Ernest Catholic Church, Evans Mill Road, Pageland, S.C. For details, call Pat, 803-672-2037.
COMING EVENTS (Editor’s note: To list the event of your nonprofit civic, social or governmental organization, call 704261-2252.)
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• CBC BLOOD DRIVE, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lakeview Baptist Church, 4602 Concord Highway. • CBC BLOOD DRIVE, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Union Square Cinema 8, 1911 Dickerson Blvd., Monroe.
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• EXERCISE CLASS, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Ellen Fitzgerald Senior Center. Open to ages 55 and up. For details, call 704-2824657. • COA UNION SENIORS PROGRAM, 9:30 a.m., Indian Trail United Methodist Church. Call 704-292-1797 for reservations for lunch at the nutrition site at the church. • SENIOR FITNESS CLASS, 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Bazemore Center, Winchester Avenue, Monroe. Free to all senior citizens. Details, 704-282-4654. • INTERNET BASICS CLASS, 10 a.m., Monroe Library. Free. Registration required; call 704283-8184. • MICROSOFT EXCEL I CLASS, 2 p.m., Monroe Library. Free. Registration required; call 704-283-8184. • TURNING POINT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GROUP, 4 p.m. at the shelter. Details, 704-2837233. • ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Low Bottom group, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., old Belk building, 200 Stewart St., Monroe. Details, 704-332-4387; 704377-0244. • UNION COUNTY NAACP, 6 p.m., Bazemore Center, 1001 Winchester Ave., Monroe. Details, call 704-843-6971. • LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, 6:30 p.m., Old Armory Community Center, Johnson Street, Monroe. Speaker, Mon-
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roe City Manager Wayne Herron on city’s new landlord ordinance. Details, Virginia Bjorlin, 704-283-5776. • INDIAN TRAIL TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), private weighin, 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m; meeting 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Indian Trail United Methodist Church, 113 Indian Trail Road. First visit free. Details, 704843-9365. • ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Sunset group, 6 p.m., 1010 McManus St., Monroe. Details, 704-219-6245. • WINGATE LIONS CLUB, 6:30 p.m., Wingate University, LaVerne Banquet Hall. Visitors welcome. • TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY), 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 7 p.m. meeting, First Baptist Church, 109 Morrow Ave. For details, call 704-2261341. • WAXHAW TOPS No. 800, 6:30 p.m., Bonds Grove United Methodist Church. Details, 704-8432735. • MONROE CIVITAN CLUB, 7 p.m., Wingate University LaVerne Banquet Hall. Details, Pat Laney, 704-283-5711. • UNION CHORALE, 7 p.m., Stallings United Methodist Church, 1115 Stallings Road. Details, Sandy McReynolds, 704238-1555. • UNIONVILLE LIONS CLUB, 7 p.m., Unionville Community Building. Details, Betty Hinson 704-283-6364. • LANES CREEK VFD ANNUAL MEETING, 7 p.m., 7608 Landsford Road. Details, Shirleen Tucker, 704-226-8424. • INDIAN TRAIL LIONS CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Indian Trail Civic Building. • NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friendship Missionary Baptist Church administrative building, 501 Burke St. Details, 704-8214256, 704-763-0784. • WINGATE LIONS
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• COA UNION SENIORS PROGRAM, 9:30 a.m., Wingate Methodist Church. Bring covered dish. For details, call 704292-1797. • THE MOMS CLUB, Moms Offering Moms Support, Indian Trail and Monroe, 10 a.m., Hank’s Frozen Custard, 5250 Old Charlotte Highway. Details, Kim, 704-340-3281; or e-mail momsclubofindiantrail@yahoo.com. • BASIC SPANISH, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Ellen Fitzgerald Senior Center, 327 S. Hayne St. Must be member. Details, 704-2824657. • MARSHVILLE ROTARY CLUB, noon, Pier Restaurant, Marshville. For details, call Johnny Pigg, 704-624-2602. • MONROE ROTARY CLUB, noon to 1 p.m., Rolling Hills Country Club. Details, 704-2834645. • LUNCH BUNCH, noon, Monroe Library. Topic, “The Help” by Katherine Stockett. Details, 704-283-8184, ext. 241. • MICROSOFT EXCEL I CLASS, 3 p.m., Union West Library. Free. Registration required; call 704-821-7475. • HOMEWORK HELP NIGHT, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monroe Library. For grades one through eight. Details, Kim, 704283-8184, ext. 238. • MICROSOFT EXCEL II CLASS, 5 p.m., Union West Library. Free. Registration required; call 704-821-7475. • TOPS NO. 373 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m. meeting, 805 South Bragg Street, Monroe. For details, call 704-282-0073. • ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Low Bottom group, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., old Belk building,
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Almost Continued from Page 1A At the end of last November, the couple had no idea how December’s rent and utilities would be paid. With no insurance and a handful of medications for Don Craft’s back problems, bills continued to pile up. That’s when Joni Craft went to Crisis Assistance Ministry. The United Way agency didn’t just help with rent, but gave her an outlet to vent her frustration. If not for Crisis Assistance, Joni Craft said, she and her husband might have spent the month living in their car. The couple’s two daughters, 21 and 26, live in Michigan. Not wanting their daughters to worry or think their parents were irresponsible with money, the couple said they wouldn’t have told them if that happened. “We would’ve just said, ‘We’re down here with Dad and we’re fine,’” Joni Craft said. “We would not have told them. We would have made it through one way or another.” Even the car is unreliable; the day of their interview with The Enquirer-Journal, it broke down before they left the driveway. It was the second time in a week. It was Crisis Assistance that kept the couple in their home. “They’re all good people there,” Don Craft said, adding that he didn’t know how many United Way agencies there are until he and his wife needed help. Don Craft spent 15 years as a truck driver. He came to Monroe intending to work, but “there was no work anywhere.” His back problems occasionally require a cane, and medications come to about $150 per month. He is not yet approved for disability benefits, and because he quit his job, he can’t get unemployment checks, either. The state has helped
with some of his medical bills and he is still trying to get Medicaid. He attends vocational rehabilitation in hopes of earning an income again. Joni Craft received her certified nursing assistant license but makes just above minimum wage. To his wife, Don Craft said he feels bad about using “your money.” “Our money,” she corrected him. The Crafts met when they were 14 years old. Nearly 30 years into marriage, their $500 monthly house payment quadrupled and the couple moved to Monroe to find themselves sleeping on the floor. Their neighbors donated furniture for their home and a riding mower for their yard. Don Craft said he couldn’t ask for better neighbors and is forever grateful for United Way. The couple plans to donate regularly as soon as they are able. Agencies are “overburdened,” Joni Craft said, yet “people just won’t give. They’re just afraid, I guess ... of being squandered.” The $1.2 million compensation package of former United Way of Central Carolinas executive director Gloria Pace
King broke donors’ trust, she said, but that is behind the community now and people are in need. “If you’ve got 50 cents to give right now, it’s worth it,” she said. “As a community, if we could all hang in there together, it would be so cool just to help your neighbor. ... A dollar is not going to kill you.” Where the Crafts previously showered their daughters with Christmas gifts, they could afford to send only cards last year. Joni Craft gets her clothes from Goodwill and makeup from a dollar store. “You learn really quick how to save a dime,” she said. The couple has also turned to Operation Reach Out for help with a utility bill and Loaves and Fishes for food. Joni Craft said she was “embarrassed” to pick up the food, but “once I get a chance to repay these people, I am so going to do it because they made you feel like you were somebody.” As for other United Way agencies, she said they are all important. Joni Craft recently heard the story of a man who learned English through the Literacy Council. Without the agency, “How
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Don Craft with Kramer, who has been the family pet for 11 years. would this guy be able to go up there and order a hamburger? It seems so trivial,” but speaking English or buying groceries are things people often take for granted. “If you think that you aren’t susceptible to possibly being in this situ-
ation, you better think again because you’re one illness and one layoff away from being in this same situation,” she said. “ ... We’re just one story.” A donated TV sits against the couple’s living room wall, next to a wooden sign that says
“Believe.” “Sometimes you just don’t believe you’ll make it through,” Joni Craft said, “ ... but you will.” To all the donors who have helped her and her husband, “Thank you, and you’ll get tenfold back one day.”
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Grades for cash not the right message P
ssst! Hey, kid, wanna get a better grade on your next test without taxing your brain? Get your parents to donate $20 to the school and we’ll spot you a few points. That was the message, however unintentional, that was sent via a Goldsboro area school’s ill-conceived fundraising idea. Last year’s candy sale was a bust, so the school’s parent advisory group decided it was time to think way outside the box. Instead of goodies, the school would sell students the chance to improve their grades by fattening the school treasury. Fortunately, Wayne County school administrators stopped the campaign before it got too much momentum. A parent complained that not only does it send an awful message to students — that grades can be bought rather than earned — but it also discriminated against families that could not afford to give money. The embarrassment made national news, and TV host Jay Leno managed to get a joke out of it. Credit the parent group for being interested enough to raise money for things the school needs, even if the effort was terribly misguided. The state budget crisis has made things even worse than usual, but for too long schools have looked to parent-teacher groups to provide what should be considered budgetary necessities: teacher supplies, equipment for classrooms and field trip expenses for students who otherwise would be left at school while their peers enjoyed an educationally enriching experience. In New Hanover County, a few PTAs even are paying for late buses for children who stay after school for tutoring or other activities, according to Stephanie Kraybill, who heads the local Council of PTAs. The school system stopped paying for after-school buses and made other transportation changes to absorb state budget cuts. The ability to provide such “necessary extras,” of course, is based on a school’s demographics. The inequality also extends beyond money. New Hanover has affluent schools whose very active PTAs raise many thousands of dollars to stretch tight state and county budgets. It also has schools with high enrollments of poor children whose parents don’t have the means to contribute or the time to volunteer. Truth be told, time often is more important to a child’s education than supplies or “SMART” boards or even the occasional new experience a field trip can bring. Kraybill, the PTA council president, believes that parent and teacher groups, as well as the business community, could make a big difference in students’ education by making a push for more volunteers in all schools, including those with low parent involvement. Many local businesses already encourage their employees to tutor or otherwise be involved in our public schools, and many people who don’t even have school-age children are volunteering their time and their experience to help make a small difference — one student at a time. Yes, the schools need more money to buy what got cut from the budget, and teachers should have the supplies they need. But time is an even more valuable commodity. And you don’t even have to dig into your pocket for change. — The Star-News, Wilmington
Judge apologizes for cameras By Douglas E. Lee
Special to First Amendment Center Online CHICAGO — If news is something you don’t see every day, the recent apology of U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade is certainly news. On Sept. 21, McDade, a judge in the Central District of Illinois, apologized in writing to Frank Easterbrook, the chief judge of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, for allowing video and still cameras into a hearing in a school-desegregation case. As McDade admitted in his letter, his decision to permit camera coverage of the hearing violated a Judicial Conference of the United States policy and a local rule of the Central District. When he allowed the cameras into the courtroom, McDade wrote, “I erroneously thought that I had the authority to waive the Rule because of the great public interest.” “I was wrong,” McDade continued. “[M]y violation of the policy was not intentional, but negligent … . My action in no way reflect[s] any disagreement on my part with the policy of the Judicial Conference or our Local Rule 83.7.” The Judicial Conference policy and Local Rule 83.7 prohibit all photography, audio and video recording and broadcasting in federal trial courtrooms, except recording done by court reporters to assist them in making written reports of proceedings. A district judge can waive this prohibition only for ceremonial occasions. Although legally irrelevant, McDade’s motives for allowing camera coverage were pure. The school-desegregation case had been pending for nine years, and the Champaign, Ill., school district at issue had been under a consent decree for the last seven. McDade conducted the Sept. 15 hearing to determine whether a proposed settlement of the case was fair. (The pro-
posal is still under advisement.) “In connection with the hearing,” McDade explained to Easterbrook, “the local television station asked if it could video record the hearing. Because of the considerable interest in the case by the Champaign community … I wanted the widest possible dissemination of the hearing … . Therefore, I allowed the television station and all other media to record the court hearing.” Easterbrook learned of the violation through a newspaper report. Shortly thereafter, he learned that a video of the hearing was available online and that at least one newspaper had published photos taken during the hearing. Then, Easterbrook wrote in a Sept. 28 memorandum, the 7th Circuit received inquiries “about whether this action shows that the Judicial Branch’s policy concerning cameras in court has been altered.” After identifying McDade’s action as a possible violation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, Easterbrook launched a “limited inquiry” under the act. McDade’s response to the inquiry was his Sept. 21 letter, in which he said he deeply regretted his violations of the policy and local rule and promised to abide by them in the future. McDade’s apology was sufficient for Easterbrook. “The 1980 Act’s goal is to ensure performance of each judge’s duties,” Easterbrook wrote. “I am satisfied that Judge McDade’s apology and promise to comply in the future accomplish this objective.” In his memorandum, Easterbrook acknowledged “the ongoing debate” about the role of cameras in the courtroom “in the legislative and judicial branches, and among members of the public.” “People of good will advocate photography and broadcasts; other people of good will think that cameras would have ill effects,”
Easterbrook wrote. However: “No matter what one makes of these contentions, once the Judicial Conference of the United States and the Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit have adopted a policy, a judge must implement it without regard to his own views.” A significant factor in Easterbrook’s decision to accept McDade’s apology as the “corrective action” necessary under the act was the fact that the violation caused no harm. “As far as I can see,” Easterbrook wrote, “none of the litigants suffered any injury from the broadcasting … and none of the litigants has complained.” While Easterbrook’s public admonishment of McDade undoubtedly will remind all federal trial judges of their obligation to keep cameras out of their courtrooms, McDade’s misstep might also become Exhibit A in the effort to open federal courtrooms to electronic coverage. As Easterbrook noted, no harm came from the coverage of the hearing. To the contrary, when McDade allowed cameras into the courtroom he assisted the news media — and himself — in explaining and disseminating news of the settlement as widely as possible. Through this coverage, a legitimate public interest in a case of significant importance was recognized and satisfied. This, as even the harshest critics of cameras in the courtroom would have to acknowledge, is how electronic coverage of the courts should work. No one expects the federal courts to throw open their doors to cameras anytime soon. The experience in the Central District of Illinois, however, might help persuade policymakers to trust trial judges to know when electronic coverage can be beneficial. If that occurs, McDade might no longer be remembered for his mistake. Instead, he might be remembered for being ahead of his time.
Honest, Abe, I’m here to help the busy presidents MARION —
Scott Hollifield
Columnistwho ‘liar” and ‘poopypants’ and ‘liar,. So the next time you think about calling someone ‘liar’ or ‘poopypants’ or some other tomfoolery you might instead want to reach out and fist bump this young patriot and say, ‘Thank you, (child’s name here), thank you for helping protect our way of life.’ Signed, The (former/current) President.” Presidents who use the generic help-a-boy-who-isbeing-mocked letter can make the $60,000 check payable to Scott’s Generic Presidential Letter Company, Inc. — Scott Hollifield is editor/general manager of The McDowell News in Marion and a columnist for The Media General News Service. Contact him at P.O. Box 610, Marion, NC 28752 or e-mail rhollifield@mcdowellnews.com.
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Trooper fired in dispute over lost hat
School improvement meeting Monday
RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina state trooper who said he was fired because his bosses thought he lied about the fate of his $45 hat is fighting his dismissal. Thomas C. Wetherington, 22, told The News & Observer of Raleigh that losing his job in a misunderstanding about his hat is especially galling considering the kind of mis-
MONROE A meeting to discuss the revision of the Local Education Agency District Improvement Plan for Union County Public Schools will be 3 p.m. Monday in Room 203 of the Professional Development Center, 710 Brewer Drive. Anyone interested in discussing the revision of the plan is welcome to attend.
Entrepreneur program offered
MONROE The Small Business Center at South Piedmont Community College will offer the FastTrac NewVenture program to emerging entrepreneurs Nov. 30 through Dec. 17, Mondays thorugh Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Monroe campus, 4209 Old Charlotte Highway. The FastTrac NewVenture program is a handson business development program designed to help budding entrepreneurs develop a business idea and then plan the critical steps to a successful business launch, including how to identify and reach target markets, plan and man operations, set financial goals and fund the startup. To enhance classroom instruction, participants will hear from successful entrepreneurs, receive coaching from business startup specialists and work in small-group planning sessions with fellow entrepreneurs. At close, participants will present their business plans for review by peers and coaches. Through funding provided by Gov. Beverly Perdue’s Charlotte Regional Economic and Workforce Recovery Initiative, this program is offered at no cost to displaced workers wanting to pursue business ownership as a career. This program is part of FastTrac LaunchPad, a joint initiative of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Deluxe Corporation Foundation. To apply for admittance, go to. org and complete the online application. Click on “Program Locator — Get Started” and enter your ZIP code. Select the Charlotte Region Programs for Displaced Workers, then follow the link for the SPCC location. The application deadline is Friday. For more information, contact Vince Holloman, director of the SPCC Small Business Center at 704-290-5222 or vholloman@spcc.edu.
Dismissed cop says others having sex in patrol cars received lesser punishment conduct other troopers have committed without getting fired. “Look, we’ve got guys having sex in patrol cars just about every day,” said Wetherington, a trooper since 2007. “Why did I get dismissed when other guys get slaps on the wrist?” A review committee ruled in September that Wetherington should
CATA wins two theater awards MONROE Central Academy of Technology and Arts brought home two awards from the state high school theatre competition. “The kids did a superb job,” said Larry Robinson, who teaches the student actors. “We had a tremendous number of comments saying it was a strong show.” The group won honorable mention in the ensemble acting category and Brandon Rogers took an individual acting award. CATA performed “The Good War,” a bookturned-musical that was written by Studs Terkel, who interviewed survivors from World War II.
While still pleased with the honors, Robinson said the crew needed to turn its attention to its next performances. CATA will put on “To Kill a Mockingbird” in December. — Staff Writer Jason deBruyn to get it back.”
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GOP Continued from Page 1A “Just let people vote, is my thing,” Commissioner Tracy Kuehler said. Union County would be greatly affected by a rule that excludes primary voters because of how Republican the local government is. In the 2008 commissioner election, no Democrats ran for a seat. That meant that when then-candidates Kueher and Rogers were elected out of the primary, they were the de facto commissioners because there was nobody left to run against. The last time Democrats had candidates run for commissioner was 2004, when both Max Melton and Frank Deese ran. N.C. Rep. Curtis Blackwood, R-Union, also opposed the suggestion. If the system is not broke, don’t fix it, he contended. “Unless we actually have a reason to address
something, I don’t think you should change it just for the sake of saying you changed something.” Some Republicans argued that allowing unaffiliated voters in could swing the primary result toward a more moderate candidate, or even open the door for Democrats to register as unaffiliated and try to swing an election. “Those things, to me, sound like paranoia,” Goodall said. “I mean, Republicans could do the same thing to Democrats. I just don’t see that happening.” A party has until Dec. 1 to tell the State Board of Elections it wants to prevent registered voters without a party from participating in the next year’s primary. Nineteen of the 41 states with presidential primaries last year had closed primaries, according to a report from electionline.org. The number of unaffiliated voters in North Carolina has soared
from 608,000 in 1998 to 1.4 million last year. They now constitute almost 23 percent of the state’s registered voters. About 46,200 unaffiliated voters participated in the May 2008 Republican primary, or more than 9 percent of the ballots cast for GOP nomination for governor, according to State Board of Elections data. But that could underestimate their potential to swing an election, since more than 211,500 unaffiliated voters chose to vote in the Democratic primary, where the presidential nomination between Obama and Hillary Clinton had not been decided. McCain had already sewn up the GOP bid. With Republicans making up 32 percent of the state’s 6.1 million registered voters, the GOP must attract more independents and conservative Democrats to win statewide elections than the Democrats. — The Associated Press contributed to this story
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Horton — Norris
Marshville United Methodist Church was the setting for the 4 p.m., Aug. 29, 2009, wedding of Jessica Dawn Horton and William Coy Norris. The Rev. Sherri Barnes officiated. The bride is the daughter of David and Sheila Cornwell of Maiden. She is the granddaughter of Marie White of Clover, S.C., and Martha Camp of Lincolnton. She graduated from Maiden High School in 2005 and is employed by Wachovia Bank in Charlotte. The groom is the son of Tim and Sandy Norris of Monroe. His grandparents are Ken and Sue Norris of Monroe and Arlie and Elsie Baucom of Wingate. He is a 2007 graduate of Forest Hills High School and is employed by Select Stainless in Matthews. The bride, given in marriage by her parents, wore a long gown of white satin. It was fashioned with a strapless neckline and swirl-around waist. The bodice and skirt were trimmed with crystal beading and lace. The skirt extended into a semichapel-length train enhanced with white lace and crystal beading. She carried a nosegay bouquet of red gerbera daisies and yellow lilies. Serving as maid of honor was Brandy Beard, cousin of the bride, of Clover. Serving as matron of honor was Valerie Sipe, sister of the bride, of Maiden. Bridesmaids were: Erica Harper of Maiden, Amber Hartsoe of Maiden, Katelyn Baucom of Monroe and Felicia Clark of Charlotte. The groom’s father and friend Darren
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Wife feels betrayed by Internet infidelity Mr. and Mrs. William Coy Norris (Jessica Dawn Horton) Guffey of Monroe served as best men. Groomsmen were: Tanner Norris of Monroe, Dustin Norris of Monroe, Travis Naito of Monroe, Jerry Turner of Shelby and Daniel Guffey of Monroe. Also in the wedding party were flower girl Kirsten Ward and ring bearer David Martinez. The wedding reception, held at the East Campus of First Baptist of Indian Trail in Marshville, followed the ceremony. The rehearsal dinner was held on Aug. 28 at the East Campus of First Baptist of Indian Trail. After a wedding trip to Savannah, Ga., the Norrises reside in Matthews.
IN SERVICE Spittle finishes infantry training
Mandy Crainer Adam Mills
Crainer-Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Crainer of Wesley Chapel announce the engagement of their daughter, Mandy Crainer, to Adam Mills. Mandy graduated from Sun Valley High School in 2004 and from Appalachian State University in 2008. She is employed by Union County Public Schools. Her fiance is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie T. Mills of Asheboro. He is a 2004 graduate of Southwestern Randolph High School and graduated from Appalachian State University in 2008. He is employed by Buckeye International Inc. in Charlotte. An Oct. 1, 2010, wedding is planned at Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Church in Monroe.
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COLUMBUS, Ga. — Army Pfc. Kevin D. Spittle antitank. Spittle is the son of Keith Spittle of O.S. Drive, Waxhaw, and Becky Stover of Lonnie Little Road, Marshville. He is a 2009 graduate of Anson High School in Wadesboro.
Horne completes Navy basic
GREAT LAKES, Ill. — Navy Seaman Recruit Nicholas J. Horne, grandson of Diana Curzon of Marshville, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command. During the eight-week program, Horne. Horne is a 2007 graduate of Gateway Charter High School of Fort Myers, Fla.
REUNION
Rushings celebrate 60 years Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Rushing of Indian Trail celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 15, 2009, with a reception at Ron and Kay Rushing’s home. They were married Nov. 12, 1949, in Lancaster, S.C. Mrs. Rushing is the former Frances Richardson, daughter of the late Letford and Bright Richardson. She is retired from Delmar Printing Co., where she worked as a book release supervisor. His parents were the late Theodore and Annie
BIRTHDAYS Tiffany Lynn Firms T i f f a ny Lynn Firms was 11 years old on Oct. 21, 2009. She is the daughter of Roscoe and Janice Melton Firms of Marshville.
Zeeondrea Daiysha Chambers
Zeeondrea Daiysha Chambers will be 10 years old on Nov. 28, 2009. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Metro Brooks ( K i s h a Chambers) of Monroe. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James C. Chambers of Marshville. Zee’s great-greatgrandmother is Mittie Huntley of Marshville.
Landon Alexander Withers
Lindsey Anne Withers
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don Timmons, Lynda Bigham Herring, Zeta Perrell Isgett, Patsy Rogers Pfister, Patsy Gamble McGee; second row, David Knight, Margaret Howie Ezzell, Donnie Moore, Joyce Hudson Davis Johnson Blythe, Tommy Norwood, Robbie Faye, Carter Presley; third row, Gary Brady (former teacher), J. Arthur Taylor (former principal), Buddy Ezzell, Rob Tyson, John Mc- Little Hudson Davis Little will Gee, Mack Haywood, Betty Jo Chapman Tyson and John Godfrey. be 4 years
Birthday announcements for those 80 and older will include the name, date and place of birth, date, place and host of birthday celebration, in addition to parents’ and spouse’s names, occupation, children’s names and numbers of grandchildren and great-children. These are accepted within a month of the birthday. Those turned in past the one-month deadline will be published in an abbreviated form on a space available basis and will include only the person’s name, birth date, age and parents’, spouses and children’s names. Pictures of the individual will be published with birthday announcements. The newspaper is not responsible for lost or damaged photos.
Autumn Paige Allen was 4 years old on Nov. 16, 2009. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Payton Allen (Jennifer Tarlton) of Stanfield. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Danny Tarlton, Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Allen, all of Stanfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Rick Cashwell of Monroe. Autumn’s great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Tarlton of Monroe.
Landon Alexander Withers was 5 years old on June 29, 2009. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Withers (Jessica Long) of Pageland, S.C.
Morgan Lee McLain
T y l e r Scott will be 13 on Dec. 14, 2009. He is the son of Brian and Joni McLain of Marshville. His grandparents are Waxhaw High Class of 1959 Mike and The Waxhaw High School Class of 1959 recently had its 50-year reunion at Waxhaw Debbie Smith of United Methodist Church. Those who attended were, from left, front row, Margie Gor- thews.
and Mary Linker of Indian Trail and Danny And Gail Little of Monroe. His great-grandmothers are Vera Mae Linker, Letha Greene and Annie Little, all of Monroe.
Autumn Paige Allen
Morgan Lee McLain was 9 years old on Aug. 16, 2009. She is the daughter of Brian and Joni McLain of Marshville.
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Rushing of Indian Trail. He is retired as owner/operator of Rushing’s Alignment Company. Their children and spouses are Ron and Kay Rushing of Monroe and Tonya Rushing Carter and her husband Billy Carter of Livingston, Mont.
old Nov. 22, 2009. He is the son of Aaron and Amanda Linker Little of Indian Trail. Hudson’s grandparents are Carrell
Lindsey Anne Withers was 3 years old Sept. 18, 2009. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Withers (Jessica Long) of Pageland, S.C.
Mallory Elizabeth Love Mallory Elizabeth Love was 4 years old July 11, 2009. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Love (Ashley Long) of Monroe.. —. © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate
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HONOR ROLLS Marvin Ridge High
Following are the honor rolls for the first grading period at Marvin Ridge High School: Ninth grade A — John R Agres, Alexandria Amodeo, Tyler E Amos, Tucker N Axhoj, Brooklynn M Bailey, Grayson R Baldy, Laura E Baucom, Lane M Bretschneider, Paul A Bueche, SaraAnn Burroughs, Josephine R Butler, Jason T Cardinali, Matthew R Carter, Kendon L Corbett, Shanna M Cronley, Madeleine R Cutrone, Madison G Davis, Orion C Despo, Caroline E Earnheart, Mariel V Emery, Sarah E Fisenne, David C Florian, Michael T Fourre, Christina M Frizen, Meghan E Gillogly, Cager J Gilmore, Sarah E Glave, Ariel F Griffin, Lukas R Hamilton, Amanda K Hampton, Brianna N Hamrick, Madeline M Hardy, Robert J Hatala, Jordan B Hodges, Carson A Hsiao, La’Chanda K Jackson, Evan M Johnson, Julia L Johnson, Sreeraahul Kancherla, Jordan T Kearney, Hannah E Kessenich, John S Koehler, Cameron J Komsa, Kayla G Kopczynski, Alexander Lam, Lauren A Lee, Maria N Liapis, Abigail E Liles, Megan N Loren, Jordan L Lugibihl, Jacqueline C Male, Taylor C Malseed, Gabrielle E Marino, Madison G Martin, Samantha A McCloskey, Jacob R Milden, Luke R Miller, Devon E Moeller, Matthew P Moore, Morgan A Moss-Walliser, Paige N
Nestor, Andrew M Page, Katherine A Page, Nicole C Perite, Michael H Polzin, John L Pope, Grant W Price, Emiy T Reardon, Victoria L Reynolds, Jacob E Richardson, Jessica L Richburg, Jordan E Roseborough, Ashley R Ruday, Meghan A Rutowski, Austin J Sather, Shannon R Sodergren, Douglas J Soffel, Kasey M Stewart, Morgan A Sulser, Corinne E Sweeney, Shannon N Taflinger, Mackenzie T Trapp, George S Wallace, Matthew J Warner, Natalie M Weber, Evan A Westrud, Zachary C Yates, Katherine M Zimmerman A/B — Madison R Adcock, Marcie N Amos, Madison R Arroyo, Lauren J Aten, Morgan G Bailey, Jacob W Ballard, Brittany N Barnas, Jennifer A Bauer, Savannah L Billingham-Hemminger, Nils K Blankley, Robert T Blood, Lawrence C Boyce, Kaitlyn N Bryant, Robyn L Buchanan, Alexa R Bummel, Elise S Bunzey, Brandon T Camp, Anthony J Cannizzo, Nicholas A CarletonSmith, Jonathan S Chang, Christian C Clark, Shannon P Conroy, Ross F Corday, Kyle W Corgan, Benjamin H Cotter, Ashleigh N Cross, Abigail F Cummings, Adrian Cvetkovski, Stewart A Day, Hallie G Dean, Matthew W Deas, Peyton M Detwiler, Rhiannon E Dewey, Chandler J Dey, Emma E Estes, Hannah M Ewers, Hannah M Falcon, Hannah L Frederick, Jillian M Frein, David M Froneberger, Zachary A Frye, Brooke
A Ganser, Michael C Gates, Brett D Gibson, Justus T Gilfillan, Rodney Gillis, Sloan R Glenn, Gabrielle J Grandstaff, Maxwell I Guzinski, Megan L Hagstedt, Brianna C Harrington, Samuel G Hartman, Carter J Hill, Harry G Hockham, William S Hodes, Alyssa C Horan, Adam B Hothersall, Logan S Jackson, Peyton E Jordan, Katherine M Judge, Samson J Kaplin, Jackson K Karow, David J Kelcy, Lauren S Kelley, Richard T Kelly, Eliot I Kemper, Carter J Killian, Adrienne M Kronovet, Thomas L Laatsch, Jordan G Laird, Emily A Lane, Megan N Lavalle, Gage R Leavitt, Amos J Lee, Alexandra P Leppert, Tyler J Lewis, Meredith F Liccione, Courtney M Macker, Jonathon J Macker, Kristen E Martin, Isabella Martinez, Miranda K McGaha, Mason C McKinster, Morgan S Menaker, Emily E Millard, Madison M Miller, Shelby E Miller, Giorgios M Minaidis, Grant C Mitro, Melody P Morgan, Jacob L Mrozowski, Taylor E Neal, Mia K Nikodemski, Ruth C Nwauche, Elyssa N O’brien, Joshua J Park, Jaclyn M Partridge, Nolan J Patterson, Benjamin A Peterson, Michael L Picarell, Emily G Pickhardt, Charles A Plummer, Gianna Polito, Patrick J Povinelli, Alexander E Powell, Joseph M Proite, Jason S Rand, Emily A Reynolds, Kelsie M Rich, Shannon A Roche, Avery N Rodriguez, Erin N Roediger, Taylor N Roth,
Matthew I Rubin, Andasia E Russell, Jacob T Sagmoe, Anthony M Santelle, Kara N Scharn, Haley A Seitz, Lindsay K Shields, Kyle T Slavinski, Olivia M Smiarowski, Adam P Smits, Hyun J Song, Claudia M Spinelli, Kerri E Stewart, Christian A Styles, Caylie A Sullivan, Imani H Sweatt, Delaney M Swift, Kayla M Thompson, Brianna M Thomson, Joseph J Tietjen, Andrew J Vasquez, Corey B Venable, Amanda B Vergnetti, Stephen A Villa, Benjamin P Vogt, Thomas K Wells, Sara J Whitman, Nathan C Wood, Courtney A Woodward, Annie E Young, Conner J Young 10th grade A — Daniella Arboleda, Jessica L Arnold, Jon R Attridge, Diana Berdugo, Stefanie A Cage, Austin C Chaney, Stefania Crovesi, Danielle A David, Jaclyn N Doody, Taylor M Dove, Keenan Dunkley, Kayla M Ebner, Kelechukwu I Emezie, Hannah R Farley, Matthew K Font, Brittany K Fritz, Jonathan D Garrick, Jamie L Gleason, Alexander R Hall, George W Harper, Jasmyn M Hitchcock, Nicholas B Hsiao, Cameron J Hunt, Hannah B Johnson, Lauren R King, Henry J Klein, Veronica A Krieg, Cole R Laird, Emily K Latham, ReeRee J Li, Laura S Love, Alexis C Marko, Bryan P Mawhinney, John P McClendon, Megan E Mitchell, Breanna M Moe, Shane M Nelson, Vivek C Patel, Brandon D Patton, Jacqueline
HOROSCOPES Nov. 22, 2009
In the year ahead, you might finally engage in a number of long-desired activities. The times ahead could be laced with many pleasurable adventures that will be quite memorable, leaving a big impression on you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You’re such a shrewd shopper that finding bargains could be far easier than usual. If you’re stuck in the house, get on the computer and check out what’s for sale on the Internet. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Because you have such a healthy curiosity, your inquiring mind could be exceptionally responsive. You’ll accurately evaluate any new information and file it away for future use. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A healthy curiosity could have you checking out all kinds of information that happen along. The good thing is that you may stumble across a new way to make or save money. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- A good friend will be vastly impressed, as well as greatly flattered, when you credit him or her with something said in the past that applies to current events. How nice you remembered. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -A huge goal will command your attention, and a quietly effective manner will help you achieve it with little fanfare. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- It’ll be mentally stimulating to associate with persons whose intellect you respect, because their thinking gets your mental juices flowing. Who knows what concepts you’ll conceive? TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You’re good at utilizing the ideas or suggestions of others to a greater advantage than you
Gordon E Holzberg, Katie R Honeycutt, Bradley P Hood, Laura K Howard, Taylynn Hunt, Christian A Hyman, Khadejah Jackson, Paige E Jackson, Charlotte F Johnston, Taylor L Josey, Cullen T Kelleher, Erich J Kessel, Michael G Kitson, Allison R Kmec, Abbey M Lancaster, Connor J Lax, Margot D Lebaron, Kristen Lewis, Zachary M Loren, James P Markus, Juliana C Martinez, Emily C Mazeline, Brittany J McClure, Josie H McElveen, Erin E McInerny, Caraline E McKirdy, Andrew M Miles, Nicholaus C Mills, Christy N Misenheimer, Jenna M Misenheimer, Stephanie E Moe, Megan L Moore, Trent E Morris, Alyssa K Mossotti, Layne C Murphy, Brandon Napoleone, Bryan Napoleone, Tania V Nuno, Lindsay M Okowita, Mallory A Pack, Elvis J Perez, Sarah E Pickhardt, Valerie A Quadrini, Erin M Rabinowitz, Andrew P Randolph, Olivia C Reardon, Brandon J Reed, Nina A Rickles, Jeffery N Robinson, Nicholas D Rodriguez, Katherine M Rowland, Richard B Runde, Michael D Ruocco, Carly M Rutledge, Mackenzie L Salati, Allison M Schmidt, Kimberly Schoenborn, Maranda K Sesler, Sariah M Shaw, Lauren T Shipley, Joseph W Skavroneck, Bria J Soto, Nathan H Spitler, Hayley Stout, Ashlyn A Sunseri,
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would without their input. What they contribute may be small, but it’ll be dynamic to you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t discount the thinking of others. It’s true that they may be looking at matters differently, but a variation in thinking broadens your evaluation and understanding of the subject. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Any project that requires brainpower should be your cup of tea. You can be exceptionally productive if you’re fortunate to work on something that takes a bit of cleverness. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -You’ll yield the greatest satisfaction dealing with endeavors that take a bit of concentration. It doesn’t matter whether you’re engaged in a sport or a serious project. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It won’t take much to get a response to a new idea if you think it will improve your living conditions and habitat. You won’t hesitate to try anything that’s a bit different. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Unless your mind is intricately involved in whatever you’re doing, you could be a bit restless. It’s not enough to be engaged in something physically; you need mental stimulation as well.
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In the year ahead, you will get plenty of help from associates working hard to improve your lot in life. It’s important to do all you can to help further the collective effort. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- If you’re not careful, your strong interest in members of the opposite gender could turn your head and place you in a forbidden relationship fraught with complications.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Listen to the advice of wellintentioned friends, but verify all that you hear before acting on anything, especially if money is involved. Something told to you could prove detrimental. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- If you take things for granted, you may not fully capitalize on new opportunities that cross your path. Unless you check out what is being offered, you could be looking a gift horse in the mouth. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Don’t expect Lady Luck to help if you are leaving all the heavy lifting to her. She wants to work with you, but you need to share the burden. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You’re able to work well with peers as long as there is no outside interference. The moment an outsider gets into the act, cooperation will go downhill. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Be careful about accepting the word of someone who has previously betrayed you. Anyone with a history of breaking important promises is likely to do it again without batting an eyelash. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Both your attention span and stick-to-itiveness are at low levels. Thus, the moment you lose interest in something is the mo-
ment your work ethic will go out the window. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- A lot of patience might be required with regard to something another has promised you. If you ride this person, he or she will scratch the project altogether. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You have a wonderful, generous nature, but this may hold true only up to a point. If you begin to feel someone is taking advantage, you’ll instantly put a lock on your holdings. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Putting on airs or affectations is totally unnecessary when in the presence of your friends. If you feel the need to use pretense or to try to be someone you’re not, chances are you’re with phonies. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Financial conditions could be tricky, so don’t trust your luck and risk your hard-earned holdings. To be on the safe side, put your money only on that which is a sure thing. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your beliefs are usually based on that which you know for certain or on what experience has taught you. However, you could kid yourself into believing that certain people aren’t as bad as they seem.
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10A / Sunday, November 22, 2009
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HONOR ROLLS Continued from Page 9A Devin M Sweeney, Mikayla M Sweeney, Carly E Thaw, Jordan H Thomas, Stuart L Todd, Matthew D Townsend, Suzanna D Treske, Addison A Tyndall, Jeremy M Urso, Sean W Van Gurp, Lindsey A Wainscott, Rachel F Walker, Emily R Weber, Abigail K Williams, Alexandria L Wilson, Jillian P Winchester, Zechariah E Woodie, Joshua L Wright, Kaylin M Zimmerman 11th grade A — Alexis Almonte, Ellen E Black, Rachael V Broom, Lacy C Buseick, Ashley S Clayton, Elizabeth E Clyde, Kristina R Cody, Chelsea L Contafio, Kailey R Filter, Jordan M Grice, Dominique Ibekwe, Manasvi Koul, Dylan J Kwaiser, Katherine Lombard, Brandon R Loren, Kaitlyn Mawhinney, Ashley A McGee, Hannah R Nadel, Minali Nigam, Sarah M Plascyk, Carli D Reynolds, Colby R Rhodes, Mary Rouse, Christian Smith, Nicole E Steagall, Vincent S Sunseri, Trent Tolbert, Kaitlin Wood, Ji A Yu A/B — Arik E Adrian, Kathryn Agres, Kelsey Ahern, Reid A Anderson,
Nathan Bailey, Trenton E Baker, Alyssa D Basen, Patrick A Bellucci, Amir A Biglari, Garrett R Blatnik, Nolan M Bowker, Sarah L Brady, Erin Brock, Kirbie L Burnett, Joseph T Bursch, Helen Butler, Megan M Cappiello, Megan E Carleton-Smith, Jaime A Cevallos, Matthew D Chilton, Ashley L Christy, Brittany Clark, Christopher M Colo, Collin R Crawford, Eryn E Curry, Michael A Deas, Connor J Deason, Ronald L Detwiler, Allison Dunbar, Edmond P Duvall, Mara L Edmondson, Joshua T Ferguson, Hannah K Florian, Erin C Foley, Rachel Footitt, Alex R Gac, Justin B Ganey, Christina Giusto, Alyssa D Gribble, Rachel Hampton, Lars A Haugsted, Alexander Helmke, Karla R Hernandez, Jessica R Hockham, Jeffrey S Hoefler, Jamal Hyrams, Meagan M Johnson, Alyx Kahn, Stephanie Karam, Erin Kayton, Colin A Keyes, Katheryn A Kiffmeyer, Denise Y King, Emily R Kravis, Caitlin Kurtz, Megan A Martin, Andres Matajira, Kelsey Matheny, Tracey McAuley, Kelly J McNeal, Cameron P Mitro, Jacquelin R Morgan, Charles W
Morris, Matthew Mullaly, Chad Mullins, Nathan Mullins, Christopher Murphy, Timothy W Neal, Blaine K Nichols, Nkem Obi-Melekwe, Nsor K Ogar, Cynthia L Partridge, Akshar Patel, Michael J Patetta, Kole S Patterson, Maximilian Paul, Brian M Peart, Tanner S Pedersen, Starr K Peterson, Patrick Phelan, Zachary R Pierce, Jesse Poe, Kelly A Pope, Hannah Powell, Shelby Raines, Catherine M Rardin, Christine A Rardin, Sebastian Rodriguez, Tyler T Roediger, Savannah Schoenborn, Yana Senchuk, Paul G Sheehan, Angela M Shenouda, Aleksey V Silchenko, Stephanie Sparacio, Cory W Spiers, Perry R Spinelli, Raquel Stover, Casey M Tarwater, Brett E Thompson, Justin K Thompson, Torri J Tillman, Lauren S Toppin, Aimee L Trowbridge, Brittany N Turner, Jacob C Tyndall, Christopher P Van Gurp, Tynaya N Walker, Jessica N Walters, Lauren Weeks, Erica F White, Breanne Wilhite, Christopher T Woodlief 12th grade A — Godwin Abiola, Joseph M Baily, Kendra Barker, Jon Bassett, Jordan M Batson, Morgan E
Beaty, Alexandria Brewer, Brent Buckley, Brianna L Bursch, Haley N Camp, Tyler P Canington, Kathryn Cannon, Courtney E Clement, Matthew M Corgan, Brigette M Flieger, Nathan H Forbes, Lindsay A France, Vincent M Franco, Nicole Frelier, Michael J Goss, Sarah G Graves, Christopher Gray, Chelsea N Hathaway, Jamie Helmke, William M Jiang, Katie A Johnson, Andrea R Jones, Daniel Kim, Marina P Krizhevskaya, Shahil Lalloo, Danielle E Latoni, Robert P Markus, Breanna E McRae, Cara Miles, Desnee L Miles, Zachary L Miller, Nathan R Mitchell, Robert G Nelson, Tatiana C Nossent, Christian Quinn, Matthew D Risher, Megan E Robertson, Alexa R Rodriguez, Taylor M Sennett, Eric D Sensenbrenner, Nicholas Short, Eric B Stach, Colby C Thompson, Sydney Tomer, Zachary Vincent, Tyler Weber, John Z Young A/B — Allison Allcock, Maggie Amos, Ashley M Aragona, Kara R Armstrong, Monicka Arora, Christopher Asbury, James A Attenhofer, Channing B Bass, William J Beaton, Lauren Bernat,
Hilary M Bibeau, Landon J Biehl, Justin Blum, Joseph R Brennan, Emily L Brock, Kaylin P Buckley, Thomas G Cardinali, Ryan Chamberlain, Kristen L Chaussard, Alyssa R Clark, Amanda P Clark, Brianna Conroy, Christopher A Cooler, Hallie Corday, Flavia C Crovesi, Karla D Cruz, Caroline Cutrone, Bridgette L Davidson, Leslie Dorton, Stephanie M Dunton, Leeanna Early, Nicole Echeandia, Adrian Edwards, Timothy M Edwards, Stephanie E Estep, Matthew C Frein, Hunter A Fritz, Steven T Gamble, Rakeya Gardner, Victoria Gass, Jessica Goncalves, Chelsea Gribble, Shelby L Haigler, Sara Hambright, Matthew T Hamilton, Evan D Harris, Kirsten A Haugsted, Tara N Heilingoetter, Joseph S Henry, Chelsea L Hilton, Mallory E Himsl, Chelsey Horan, Vivian E Howard, Anna E Jackson, Isaac Johnston, Katherine E Johnston, Joseph Kahn, McKinley E Kelcy, Hayden Kelley, Toni M Lashley, Jacquilyn C Lavalle, Amanda T Lawton, Georgia B Leavitt, Chandler C Ledoyen, Andrew Lipocky, Jenna C Lutz, Jessica C Mantekas,
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Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sports sexism NEW YORK (AP) — The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women’s sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert’s combative tactics in a recent game. .”
Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A. The spacewalkers installed new antennas, relocated a monitor for electrical hazards, set up an attachment for a spectrometer due to arrive next year, and hooked up a wireless video system for spacewalkers’ helmet cameras. Then they released another payload platform. Bresnik was mightily impressed as he started on the work outside. “Other than seeing my wife for the first time, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more beautiful face,” Bresnik said, gazing down at Earth 220 miles below. “This is amazing.” Bresnik’s wife, Rebecca, was back home in Houston, due to give birth to their second child at any moment. They also have a 3-year-old son, adopted from Ukraine.. Everyone wanted Bresnik, a 42-year-old Marine, focused on the spacewalk because of the extra risk posed by working outside.author ’gent-
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Report finds wide disparity in gifted education ATLANTA (AP) — the States in Gifted Edu- and Obama administraWhen Liz Fitzgerald real- cation,” hits at a basic tions have tried to elimiized her son and daughter element of the federal nate that money entirely, were forced to read books government’s focus on but Congress put it back in math class while the education: Most of its into the budget each year. Gifted programs are other children caught up, money and effort goes she had them moved into into helping low-perform- typically paid for by logifted classes at their sub- ing, poor and minority cal districts or states urban Atlanta elementa- kids achieve basic profi- and vary dramatically. ciency. It largely ignores In some states, it’s as ry school. Just 100 miles down the the idea of helping gifted stark as one county with road in Taliaferro County, kids reach their highest multiple gifted programs that wouldn’t have been potential, leaving those — magnet schools, honan option. All the gifted tasks to states and local ors courses and separate classrooms for advanced classes were canceled be- school districts. “In the age of Sputnik, learners — next to a cause of budget cuts. “If they didn’t have it, we put money into math county with nothing. “The quality of gifted they would get bored and and science, and we enddistracted easily,” said ed up on the moon,” said services is dependent Fitzgerald, whose chil- Del Siegle, a University on geography, and it dren are 14 and 12. “It of Connecticut research- shouldn’t be,” said Laura just wouldn’t be challeng- er who wrote the report. Carriere, president of the “We really need to con- Maryland Coalition for ing.” Such disparities exist sider that again. We can- Gifted and Talented Eduin every state, accord- not afford as a country to cation and the mother of two gifted children. ing to a new report by ignore talent.” Just six states pick up The federal government the National Association for Gifted Children that spent just $7.5 million the whole tab for gifted blames low federal fund- last year on research and programs, and 13 don’t ing and a focus on low- grants for the estimated put a single dollar toward Value Bonanza - US Version such curriculum, accord3 million gifted children performing students. 0% for 72 months - 3 column: 5.875” x 10”, b/w Bonanza - US in the U.S. Both theVersion Bush ing to the study. That The report, “State ofValue Bonanza - US Version 0% for 72 Value months - 3 column: 5.875” x 10”, b/w 0% for 72 months - 3 column: 5.875” x 10”, b/w
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In-Depth Forecast Today we will see cloudy skies with an 80% chance of rain, high temperature of 50º, humidity of 89% and an overnight low of 43º. The record high temperature for today is 79º set in 1942. The record low temperature is 15º set in 1937.
Almanac Yesterday’s Temperatures High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Yesterday’s Precipitation Precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00"
Tarboro 55/50 Washington Asheville 58/51 Greensboro Raleigh 49/41 48/45 52/47 Charlotte Cape 50/43 New Bern Hatteras Monroe Fayetteville 60/52 63/60 Shown is today’s weather. 50/43 55/51 Wilmington Temperatures are today’s 65/56 highs and tonight’s lows.
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KidzArt franchise now serving Waxhaw area Jay Jacob Columnist
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WAXHAW Jill Long of Matthews has recently purchased a KidzArt franchise and will provide art enrichment programs to children in the south Charlotte and Waxhaw areas. KidzArt is an international children’s art education company that has 60-plus franchisees throughout the United States and a growing international presence. KidzArt, a curriculum that provides drawing instruction for kids of all ages, offers a creative outlet that encourages selfexpression in a safe and relaxing environment. No prior arts training or experience are necessary to participate. Classes are small, up to 15 enrollees, to maximize the amount of attention paid to each student. “My goal is to continue to build on the existing KidzArt reputation as a fun, creative, high quality art program in the south Charlotte area,” Long said in a press release. “Specifically, I would like to expand KidzArt’s presence in area elementary schools and bring KidzArt to preschools and middle schools. Our programs will benefit the home school and the “mom and tot” communities as well.
I would love for all kids to experience what KidzArt classes have to offer.” Long, a mother of three who lives in Matthews, attributes her own son’s growth into a creative, confident problem solver to his experiences as a KidzArt student. “I learned about KidzArt when my son began taking classes three years ago,” Long said. “I was excited when I saw his confidence and creativity grow and the enjoyment and sense of accomplishment that he brought home every week. His experience with KidzArt is one of the reasons why I decided to purchase a KidzArt franchise and offer programs.” Long holds a B.A. in economics from Northwestern University and worked in accounting and finance in Chicago and New York prior moving to the area. She bases her plans for success on her business experience, enjoyment of art and drawing, and strong family values. “After my third child started preschool, I felt I needed to use my life experiences to affect those outside my immediate family, but would only do so if it was fun and I could work from home,” she said.
Long said giving back to the community is important. “We provide scholarships to students for class sessions and donate classes and birthday parties to fundraisers at schools
where our classes are held,” she said. “We also plan to do our own fundraisers to help schools in the community.” Long is currently holding classes at Kensington,
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BUSINESS BRIEFS Union Power sending free CFLs
MONROE To promote energy efficiency and help save energy dollars for its members, Union Power Cooperative will be send-
ing out a mailer containing two complimentary compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) to each of the cooperative’s members during December. “We will be mailing 116,000 compact
fluorescent bulbs to 65,000 members throughout the five county area we serve,” Hal Setser, vice president of marketing and energy services, said in a press release. “We expect our members to start receiving these packages the first part of December. The package will be easy to identify as it sports the theme “Do the Twist, Switch to CFL’s and Save.” As a North Carolina electric cooperative, Union Power Cooperative is promoting this project in part to comply with the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards legislation passed by the N.C. General Assembly in 2007. “Distributing these energy-saving CFL bulbs is one way we are meeting the requirements of our state law,” Setser said. Also included in each mailer will.
TOPS leader given ‘Time to Shine’
MONROE TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) selected area captain Patricia McMullen of Monroe to participate in “Time to Shine,” an international recognition event, for the second McMullen time. TOPS’ field staff membes were invited to the international headquarters in
Milwaukee for the “Time to Shine” opportunity Nov. 11-15. According to TOPS’ president, Barbara Cady, McMullen and only 100 others were selected from among 400-plus field staff to participate. They received specialized training designed to capitalize on their leadership skills. “I was pleasantly surprised by this honor,” McMullen said in a press release. “TOPS thought they were recognizing me for a job well done — but they were really honoring me with additional tools so I may provide better support and guidance to the chapters and members in my area. I am energized and eager to share what I have learned. I am looking forward to starting more local TOPS chapters in this area.” McMullen has served the chapters and members of the greater Piedmont area for seven years. She oversees 23 local TOPS chapters in Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union counties. TOPS Club, Inc. is a weight-loss support and wellness education organization with thousands of associate chapters in the United States and Canada. Members (about 180,000 worldwide), learn about nutrition, portion control, food planning,
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Metro’s Brock reaches top status
MONROE Robbie Brock has earned master technician status at Metro Honda of Union County, the highest achievement in Honda’s technical training program. He is the only one on staff so far to receive this award. He Brock has been with the company for 11 years. His boss, service manager Eric Tippett, said in a press release that it takes “an extensive amount of instructor-led training off site, over 210 self study training modules and 8 ASE certificates” to accomplish.
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Duke Catches Fire The No. 9-ranked Blue Devils matched a school record with 18 3-pointers in Saturday’s 104-67 victory over Radford. Freshman Andrew Dawkins made a team-high six triples. Page 4B November 22, 2009
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Sports Editor Jerry Snow
Mavericks win it all
MVP Risher delivers on his prediction of a state title with winning goal By PAUL LONG
E-J Correspondent
CARY Three months ago, Matt Risher predicted the Marvin Ridge High boys soccer team would end the 2009 season by winning a state championship. On Saturday afternoon, Risher made sure that prediction came true. The senior forward scored a golden goal off a free kick from Garrett Condon in sudden death overtime to give the Mavericks a dramatic 2-1 victory over Chapel Hill in the 3A state title game at Koka Booth Stadium. “I believed we could be here from the beginning of preseason,” said Risher, “all the way through the playoffs, going against ( Charlotte ) Catholic. I knew this team could win. We have a great group of guys. All 18 of them are wonderful players, great men, and it was just a very fun season.” Marvin Ridge ( 22-2-1 ) also gave head coach Ray Fumo his first state title in his fifth trip to the finals. Fumo’s coaching career began in 1977 and included stops at Parkwood and Weddington before he took over the Marvin Ridge program when the school opened its doors in 2007. “It feels great,” Fumo said. “It’s been a lot of years coming, and this team worked very, very hard. This past week, week and a half, we’ve played four games in eight days, and into that sudden death overtime, they were still playing hard. (That) shows the heart and determination of these kids.” On the final play, Condon launched the ball in from the left side and got it to Risher in front of the net. Risher, The Enquirer-Journal’s 2008 Union County Player of the Year, beat Chapel Hill goaltender Juan Arristizabal in the 101st minute, just 57 seconds into the first sudden death session. He immediately raced to the sideline in front of the Marvin Ridge fan section, where he was mobbed by his teammates. “I was just trying to lose my
E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham
Marvin Ridge senior Matt Risher (bottom) celebrates with teammates following his game-winning goal in OT of Saturday’s 3A state title match. defender,” said Risher, “and he turned back for a second, and I was gone, wide open, and just put it home.” During post-game ceremonies, Risher was honored as the Most Valuable Player of the match. The Mavericks dominated the first half, outshooting the Tigers 18-7, but they were unable to solve Arristizabal. Then, in the 43rd minute, Kyle Parker played the ball into Risher just outside the 18-yard box. Risher passed to junior defender Kole Patterson, who fired a laser past Arristizabal for a 1-0 Marvin Ridge lead.
That advantage held up until, in the 63rd minute, Chapel Hill netted the equalizer on an own-goal, with the ball deflecting off the head of a Marvin Ridge player who was trying to clear the ball out of the defensive zone. Midfielder Jamie Dell was credited with the goal for the Tigers. Both teams had several scoring chances throughout the final 17 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods, but neither was able to capitalize. Condon just missed on three opportunities down the stretch, firing the ball just wide in the 61st minute, hitting
the crossbar in the 77th and missing the net by inches on a breakaway in the 93rd. “Garrett didn’t put his head down,” said Fumo. “He came in (and said) ‘I’m ready to do what it takes.’ And on that play, he did exactly what we practiced. He swerved the ball in and he gave us a chance to attack it going to goal.” Condon, one of five seniors on the Mavs’ roster, said he was glad Risher scored the game-winner. “I was beating myself up there a couple times,” Condon said.
See STATE CHAMPS / Page 8B
Official suspended for call in Monroe game By JERRY SNOW
E-J Sports Editor
MONROE An official has been suspended for the rest of the high school football playoffs for what has been determined to be a missed call on a touchdown during West Montgomery’s 17-14 road win over Monroe in the second round of the playoffs on Friday. With the score tied at 14 late in the third quarter, Monroe had a third down and 10 at the Warriors’ 16-yard line. Monroe quarterback Jalen Sowell completed a pass to receiver Issac Blakeney in the back of the end zone, but back judge Keith Watkins ruled Blakeney was out of bounds. Game film shows Blakeney was inbounds, according to Bill Freeman, who supervises and books officials for the Metrolina Athletic Officials’ Association.
Freeman informed Monroe athletic director Doug Jones Saturday morning that Watkins has been suspended for the remainder of the playoffs, including a game he was scheduled to work on Saturday. The official sent a letter of apology to Jones on Saturday. “It’s disappointing for a 12-0 team to have to go out on a blown call,” Jones said. “You would rather get beat than to lose it on a missed call.” Jones felt the apology was appropriate, but said it does not take away from the lost opportunity. Monroe’s 12-0 mark was the best record in the program’s 48-year history. “It’s disheartening,” said Jones, who graduated from Monroe High 30 years ago. “We felt we had a good shot at a state championship. But it was still a good year.”
Marvin Ridge fans show support during Saturday’s 3A state championship victory.
FH quarterback finishes out stellar career BY JUSTIN MURDOCK
E-J Sports Writer
Photo from Monroe High video
The feet of Monroe receiver Issac Blakeney (in red) touched down in the back of the end zone on this play, but he was ruled out.
MARSHVILLE Juanne Blount wrapped up his remarkable varsity football career on Friday, and in typical fashion. Blount, a senior quarterback at Forest Hills High, rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in the Yellow Jackets’ 24-21 home loss to Pisgah in the second round of the 2AA state playoffs. The three scores were significant because it gave Blount 102 over his four-year career. That total includes rushing (84), passing (12), kick returns (3), interception returns (2) and receiving (1). Blount accumulated 5,392 rushing yards and 1,425 passing yards for his career. Blount ended the 2009 season with 2,034 rushing yards and a careerhigh 35 rushing touchdowns.
See FH / Page 3B
Porter Ridge dominates at Parkwood dual tournament By Eric Rape
E-J Correspondent
Roughedge Porter Ridge High took home first place in the Parkwood Dual Team Tournament Saturday, finishing 5-0 for the day. The Pirates won their first two matches by the best score possible, 84-0. The Pirates then took care Monroe, 60-18, and essentially won the championship by defeating Parkwood, 54-30.
Porter Ridge also finished with the most wrestlers with 5-0 records for the day, with Kyle Whiting (103 pounds), Frankie Best (112), Andrew Baatz (119), Chris Lingle (125), Brandon Griffin (135), Josh Green (145) and freshman Jacob Bryant (171) accomplishing the feat. Best has returned after a back injury that forced him to contemplate an early retirement from the sport. The Pirates returned just four
starters from their state playoff team from a year ago. Parkwood came away with a strong showing on the day, going 4-1 team-wise, including wins over Monroe (42-31) and Queens Grant (54-24). The Rebels had three wrestlers finish 5-0: seniors James Carroll (130), Tyler Couick (140), and Kevin Mullis (heavyweight). Saturday’s success should provide a confidence boost for
Parkwood, which finished last in the South Piedmont Conference last season. Monroe placed third, going 3-2 on the day. Senior Miles Cook was in the Redhawks’ lineup less than 12 hours after his football season ended, and was one of four wrestlers for Monroe to go 5-0 on the day. Cook had one of the best matches of the day with Parkwood’s Austin Craig. Cook took
home the victory over Craig by a score of 14-8. Stephen Dysard (152), James Swann (135/140), and Kevin Phinney (160) also finished 5-0 for Monroe. Porter Ridge will be back on the mat with most of these teams next weekend when Monroe hosts its annual Thanksgiving tournament. Parkwood and Monroe face off again Monday at 7 p.m. in Roughedge.
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McMurray pleased to reunite with Ganassi HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — ride because Roush must drop Jamie McMurray feels right one team to meet NASCAR’s at home at Earnhardt Ganassi four-car limit that begins next season. Racing. “You just always think that He should. He’s been there it is going to be better if you do before. McMurray’s ride for Roush something different and it isn’t Fenway Racing on Sunday will always,” McMurray said. McMurray and Matt Kenseth be his last after four years with are the only Roush the team. He signed Fenway drivers to win this week with EGR, a race this year. Greg where he was reunitBiffle, Carl Edwards ed with Chip Ganassi, and David Ragan are the owner who gave looking for their first the driver his first victories of 2009, and Cup ride in 2002. none of the five drivers McMurray exqualified for the Chase pressed no regret for the championship. about signing with “When things are owner Jack Roush McMURRAY going well, things are after the 2005 season. really good. You have But he sometimes felt lost in the shuffle as part of the a lot of data, a lot of drivers to organization’s five-car lineup, learn from,” McMurray said. something he won’t have to “The down side to that is when worry about next season at things aren’t going well, it’s a big ship and it takes a long EGR. “I remember telling him time to get it turned around.” McMurray has three career that day he was making the right decision, when he left Cup wins, including his vicus,” Ganassi said. “Those were tory at Talladega earlier this the days when it looked like he month. He set a NASCAR reneeded a big, four-car teams. I cord by winning in his second hope our team has shown this Cup race while driving for Gayear maybe you don’t need to nassi in 2002. He enjoyed his best success have all that to do well.” McMurray was hired to with Ganassi, finishing 13th drive the No. 1 Chevrolet, a spot (2003), 11th (2004) and 12th left open when Martin Truex (2005) in his final three seaJr. defected to Michael Waltrip sons with the team. McMurRacing. The hiring has long ray would have qualified for been in the works, and gives the Chase for the championone of the last remaining open ship in 2004 and 2005 under the current format. He never seats for 2010 to McMurray. McMurray drove 114 races finished better than 16th with for Ganassi, but left after the RFR — he’s 22nd this year en2005 season to join Roush Fen- tering the finale at Homesteadway Racing. He is losing that Miami Speedway.
fans have made him the most popular driver this week. It might be too much attention. Montoya, sixth in the points standings, has been crushed by ticket requests for the finale at HomesteadMiami Speedway. “It’s actually a nightmare. It is,” he said. “It’s so many people. Everybody wants tickets. Everybody wants this, everybody needs this. EveryHAMLIN SURGERY: body is your best friend.” Montoya had plenty of Denny Hamlin will have arthroscopic surgery on his friends Thursday night when right knee Wednesday. He will more than 700 people attended his fundraising need about two weeks gala in south Florida. of recovery. He’s proud of the in“When I get out of creased awareness the car, it really is stiff he’s helped bring to and the joints really NASCAR, but emphahurt a bunch,” Hamlin sized that’s secondsaid. “It’s something ary compared to his that needs to be done racing. for the long run.” “I’m not racing Hamlin has three NASCAR to create wins, qualified for the HAMLIN Hispanic awareness Chase and is in eighth about it, you know,” he said. place this season. “I race NASCAR because MAN OF THE MOMENT: I want to kick everybody’s Juan Pablo Montoya’s best butt.” The former Formula One season in NASCAR has made him a bigger hit with the His- standout — he also has an Indianapolis 500 win and CART panic community. “I think it’s great to see the championship on his resume Latin community paying at- — has done more of that this tention to what we’re doing,” year than his first two full seasons in Cup racing. he said. “I want to win races and evNASCAR’s only Colombian star has expanded the erything, but the way we ran sport’s popularity outside over the past few years against of the United States. He an- this year, it’s been incredible,” swers questions from the he said. “We got to be able to Hispanic media in Spanish, match the performance. I fans wave Colombian flags in think that’s the key thing for the stands, and south Florida the team for the future.” His only teammate in 2010 will be Chase driver Juan Pablo Montoya. Their friendship hit an icy patch earlier this year when Montoya wrecked McMurray in Bristol. McMurray said he’s moved on from the incident now that they’re both driving under the EGR banner. Kevin Manion will be McMurray’s crew chief.
Local Events Monday High School Basketball Metrolina Christian at Central Academy, 6:30 p.m. Sun Valley at Cuthbertson, 6:30 p.m.
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Thursday’s Game Miami 24, Carolina 17 Today’s Games Cleveland at Detroit, 1 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Baltimore,’s Game Tennessee at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26 Green Bay at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Oakland at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Denver, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, Nov. 30 New England at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m
College football Saturday’s boxscores #1 Florida 62, FIU 3 Fla. Inter. Florida
0 3 0 0— 3 14 21 14 13— 62
First Quarter Fla—Spikes 41 interception return (Sturgis kick), 13:10. Fla—Tebow 55 run (Sturgis kick), 9:18. Second Quarter Fla—Rainey 27 pass from Tebow (Sturgis kick), 13:39. Fla—Rainey 22 run (Sturgis kick), 9:41. Fla—Demps 3 run (Sturgis kick), 1:38. FlIn—FG Rivest 37, :29. Third Quarter Fla—Cooper 18 pass from Tebow (Sturgis kick), 13:38. Fla—Hines 20 pass from Brantley (Sturgis kick), 4:06. Fourth Quarter Fla—Williams 16 pass from Brantley (Sturgis kick), 11:10. Fla—Hammond 31 pass from Brantley (kick blocked), 2:28. A—90,473.
First downs
FlIn 11
Fla 30
Rushes-yards 30-53 Passing 136 Comp-Att-Int 10-26-1 Return Yards 0 Punts-Avg. 5-40.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 Penalties-Yards 5-49 Time of Possession 27:00
36-223 361 26-38-0 66 0-0.0 0-0 8-81 33:00
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Fla. International, Berry 13-26, W.Younger 2-16, Owens 8-15, Turner 3-12, McCall 3-(minus 5), Rivest 1-(minus 11). Florida, Tebow 7-102, Demps 9-46, Rainey 4-30, Scott 9-26, Brantley 3-23, V.Brown 1-(minus 1), Blaylock 3-(minus 3). PASSING—Fla. International, McCall 9-21-1-134, W.Younger 1-5-0-2. Florida, Tebow 17-25-0-215, Brantley 9-13-0-146. RECEIVING—Fla. International, Hilton 4-75, J.Younger 2-13, Anderson 1-18, Owens 1-18, Times 1-10, Turner 1-2. Florida, Thompson 5-66, Hines 4-50, James 4-15, Rainey 3-61, Cooper 3-48, Nelson 3-45, Hammond 2-38, Holliday 1-22, Williams 1-16.
#9 Ohio St. 21, Michigan 10 Ohio St. Michigan
7 0
7 3
7 0— 21 7 0— 10
First Quarter OSU—Heyward recovered fumble in end zone (Barclay kick), 10:44. Second Quarter Mich—FG Olesnavage 46, 7:59. OSU—Saine 29 run (Barclay kick), 5:22. Third Quarter Mich—V.Smith 18 pass from Forcier (Olesnavage kick), 10:05. OSU—Herron 12 pass from Pryor (Barclay kick), 4:46. A—110,922.
OSU First downs 18 Rushes-yards 53-251 Passing 67 Comp-Att-Int 9-17-1 Return Yards 33 Punts-Avg. 9-38.6 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-40 Time of Possession 32:56
Mich 16 31-80 229 25-42-4 12 6-43.0 3-1 3-25 27:04
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Ohio St., Herron 19-96, Saine 12-84, Pryor 19-74, Team 3-(minus 3). Michigan, V.Smith 8-32, D.Robinson 10-31, Forcier 6-10, Shaw 7-7. PASSING—Ohio St., Pryor 9-17-1-67. Michigan, Forcier 23-38-4-226, D. Robinson 2-4-0-3. RECEIVING—Ohio St., Posey 5-38, Herron 2-17, Sanzenbacher 1-11, Saine 1-1. Michigan, Roundtree 9-116, Mathews 6-67, V.Smith 3-28, Kev. Grady 2-7, Stonum 1-10, Webb 1-6, Hemingway 1-5, C.Brown 1-(minus 4), Shaw 1-(minus 6).
#21 Miami 34, Duke 16 Duke Miami
3 3
10 7
3 0— 16 3 21— 34
First Quarter Duke—FG Snyderwine 30, 5:50. Mia—FG Bosher 33, 1:25. Second Quarter Duke—FG Snyderwine 49, 14:50. Mia—T.Johnson 5 pass from J.Harris (Bosher kick), 4:50. Duke—Varner 24 pass from Lewis (Snyderwine kick), 2:17. Third Quarter Duke—FG Snyderwine 26, 11:05. Mia—FG Bosher 20, 6:15. Fourth Quarter Mia—Berry 2 run (Bosher kick), 13:41. Mia—Hankerson 44 pass from J. Harris (Bosher kick), 7:37. Mia—Sharpton 73 interception return (Bosher kick), 6:06. A—38,200.
Duke First downs 18 Rushes-yards 22-55 Passing 303 Comp-Att-Int 20-37-1 Return Yards 10 Punts-Avg. 4-42.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 Penalties-Yards 1-0 Time of Possession 21:34
Mia 25 44-148 348 25-43-1 80 3-40.7 1-1 5-49 38:26
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Duke, Hollingsworth 10-32, D.Scott 10-27, Lewis 2-(minus 4). Miami, Berry 16-76, Cooper 14-42, J.James 9-33, Benjamin 1-9, Team 1-(minus 1), J.Harris 3-(minus 11). PASSING—Duke, Lewis 20-37-1-303. Miami, J.Harris 25-43-1-348. RECEIVING—Duke, Varner 8-165, Kelly 4-31, Vernon 3-52, Hollingsworth 2-24, B.King 1-16, Parker 1-9, D.Scott 1-6. Miami,
Hankerson 8-143, Graham 5-73, Benjamin 3-43, J.James 2-19, Epps 2-17, T.Johnson 2-14, A.Johnson 1-20, Byrd 1-17, Cooper 1-2.
FSU 29, Maryland 26 Maryland Florida St.
0 7
13 7
0 13— 26 0 15— 29
First Quarter FSU—Thomas 3 run (Hopkins kick), 4:39. Second Quarter Md—FG Ferrara 44, 9:26. FSU—Pryor 50 run (Hopkins kick), 8:35. Md—FG Ferrara 39, 4:28. Md—Meggett 1 run (Ferrara kick), :06. Fourth Quarter Md—Cannon 20 pass from Robinson (pass failed), 12:40. FSU—Reed 42 run (Easterling pass from Manuel), 10:30. Md—Meggett 9 run (Ferrara kick), 4:29. FSU—Pryor 3 run (Hopkins kick), :32. A—66,042.
Md First downs 20 Rushes-yards 46-196 Passing 214 Comp-Att-Int 20-27-0 Return Yards 119 Punts-Avg. 4-43.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-30 Time of Possession 37:05
FSU 18 24-198 206 17-27-3 88 3-47.7 2-0 0-0 22:55
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Maryland, Scott 19-83, Meggett 13-59, Robinson 12-58, Smith 2-(minus 4). Florida St., Pryor 2-57, Manuel 6-49, Thomas 11-44, Reed 3-42, Pressley 1-4, T.Jones 1-2. PASSING—Maryland, Robinson 20-27-0-214. Florida St., Manuel 17-27-3-206. RECEIVING—Maryland, Smith 7-74, Cannon 4-72, Williams 2-29, Scott 2-21, Tyler 2-8, D.Campbell 2-(minus 4), L.Watson 1-14. Florida St., Fortson 5-71, Owens 5-52, Easterling 2-36, Reed 2-18, Pryor 1-12, Thomas 1-12, Reliford 1-5.
UNC 31, B. College 13 N. Carolina 21 0 B. College 3 10
0 10— 31 0 0— 13
First Quarter NC—Houston 1 run (Barth kick), 7:33. NC—Thomas 20 fumble return (Barth kick), 6:00. NC—Burney 30 interception return (Barth kick), 5:14. BC—FG Aponavicius 28, :29. Second Quarter BC—FG Aponavicius 20, 12:28. BC—Gunnell 2 pass from Shinskie (Aponavicius kick), 1:13. Fourth Quarter NC—Houston 1 run (Barth kick), 4:39. NC—FG Barth 29, 1:35. A—0.
NC First downs 18 Rushes-yards 38-96 Passing 182 Comp-Att-Int 23-34-3 Return Yards 181 Punts-Avg. 7-33.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-37 Time of Possession 33:52
BC 12 30-97 101 12-30-5 22 7-46.3 2-1 3-20 26:08
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—North Carolina, Houston 18-45, Elzy 8-25, Little 4-15, J.White 6-8, Yates 1-3, Boyd 1-0. Boston College, Harris 23-132, Smith 2-9, Shinskie 5-(minus 44). PASSING—North Carolina, Yates 23-34-3-182. Boston College, Shinskie 12-28-4-101, Marscovetra 0-2-1-0. RECEIVING—North Carolina, Little 7-69, Highsmith 6-38, Pianalto 5-35, J.White 2-2, Rome 1-22, Elzy 1-14, Boyd 1-2. Boston College, Gunnell 6-60, Pantale 3-24, Harris 2-9, Jarvis 1-8.
Tex. Tech 41, Oklahoma 13 Oklahoma Texas Tech
3 3
3 0 7— 13 14 10 14— 41
First Quarter TT—FG Mat.Williams 33, 10:57. Okl—FG O’Hara 47, 1:24. Second Quarter Okl—FG O’Hara 22, 10:42. TT—Batch 1 run (Mat.Williams kick), 8:48. TT—Zouzalik 21 pass from Potts (Mat. Williams kick), 4:58. Third Quarter TT—Torres 24 pass from Potts (Mat. Williams kick), 10:38. TT—FG Mat.Williams 37, 8:01.
Fourth Quarter TT—Batch 21 run (Mat.Williams kick), 13:43. Okl—Broyles 51 pass from L.Jones (O’Hara kick), 7:30. TT—Stephens 4 run (Mat.Williams kick), :47. A—50,479.
Okl First downs 16 Rushes-yards 26-48 Passing 262 Comp-Att-Int 18-36-2 Return Yards 9 Punts-Avg. 6-42.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-66 Time of Possession 22:59
TT 32 35-161 388 35-53-1 17 4-46.0 1-0 11-98 37:01
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Oklahoma, C.Brown 11-37, Calhoun 2-21, Murray 7-14, Broyles 1-5, Team 1-(minus 1), L. Jones 4-(minus 28). Texas Tech, Batch 25-136, Stephens 8-46, Potts 2-(minus 21). PASSING—Oklahoma, L.Jones 18-35-1-262, Broyles 0-1-1-0. Texas Tech, Potts 35-53-1-388. RECEIVING—Oklahoma, Broyles 7-117, Murray 4-14, D.Miller 3-58, Tennell 2-14, J.Reynolds 1-57, C. Brown 1-2. Texas Tech, Torres 11-163, Batch 7-68, Swindall 5-40, Zouzalik 4-40, Leong 2-25, Brinker 2-24, Lewis 2-19, Britton 2-9.
Auto racing NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Ford 400 Lineup
After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. . 11. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 171.838. 12. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 171.794. 13. (44) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 171.75. 14. (1). 31. (96) Erik Darnell, Ford, 170.53. 32. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 170.455. 33. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 170.412. 34. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 170.379. 35. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 170.272. 36. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 170.266. 37. (7) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 169.881. 38. (11).
Pro basketball NBA Standings All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 9 4 .692 — Toronto 6 7 .462 3 Philadelphia 5 7 .417 3 1/2 New York 2 9 .182 6 New Jersey 0 12 .000 8 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 11 2 .846 — Orlando 10 3 .769 1 Miami 7 5 .583 3 1/2 Washington 3 8 .273 7 Charlotte 3 9 .250 7 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 7 3 .700 1/2 Cleveland 9 4 .692 — Chicago 6 5 .545 2 Indiana 5 5 .500 2 1/2 Detroit 5 7 .417 3 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 10 3 .769 — Houston 7 6 .538 3 San Antonio 4 6 .400 4 1/2 New Orleans 5 8 .385 5 Memphis 4 8 .333 5 1/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 8 4 .667 — Portland 9 5 .643 — Oklahoma City 7 6 .538 1 1/2 Utah 6 6 .500 2 Minnesota 1 11 .083 7 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Phoenix 10 3 .769 — L.A. Lakers 9 3 .750 1/2 Sacramento 5 6 .455 4 L.A. Clippers 5 9 .357 5 1/2 Golden State 4 8 .333 5 1/2 Friday’s Games Toronto 120, Miami 113 Cleveland 105, Indiana 95 Memphis 102, Philadelphia 97 Atlanta 105, Houston 103 Orlando 83, Boston 78 Milwaukee 95, Charlotte 88 Dallas 104, Sacramento 102 L.A. Clippers 106, Denver 99 Golden State 108, Portland 94 Saturday’s Games New York at New Jersey, late Philadelphia at Cleveland, late Milwaukee at Memphis, late Atlanta at New Orleans, late Sacramento at Houston, late Washington at San Antonio, late Chicago at Denver, late Detroit at Utah, late Minnesota at Portland, late Today’s Games Orlando at Toronto, 12:30 p.m. Boston at New York, 1 p.m. Indiana at Charlotte, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Miami, 6 p.m. Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Prep wrestling Parkwood Duals
(Team results)
Parkwood 72, Union Academy 0 Porter Ridge 84, Challengers 0 Porter Ridge 84, Union Academy 0 Monroe 48, Queen’s Grant 24 Parkwood 42, Monroe 31 Challengers 36, Union Academy 24 Porter Ridge 60, Monroe 18 Porter Ridge 54, Parkwood 30 Parkwood 72, Challengers 12 Porter Ridge 78, Queen’s Grant 6 Monroe 60, Union Academy 9 Parkwood 54, Queen’s Grant 24 Queen’s Grant 45, Union Academy 18
Transactions Saturday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS— Announced C Andrew Ebbett has been claimed from waivers by Minnesota. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Mike Lundin and D Matt Smaby from Norfolk (AHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Assigned F Matt Pettinger to Manitoba (AHL).
The Enquirer-Journal
Sunday, November 22, 2009 / 3B
Defense leads Tar Heels to 31-13 victory BOSTON (AP) â€” Deunta Williams grabbed his third interception of the game and headed for the end zone, weaving 39 yards through the Boston College offense to the 6 inch-line. North Carolina already had two defensive touchdowns in the game, and Williams wanted to celebrate his 21st birthday with a third. â€œIt was crazy at first. It was like a dream out there,â€? Williams said after the Tar Heels forced six turnovers to beat Boston College 31-13. â€œWhen we were up 21-0, everybody on defense was trying to get greedy; everybody was trying to get a turnover. We were just all out there trying to get turnovers and make plays.â€? Boston College had an outside shot at winning the ACC Atlan-
tic Division title, but that disappeared with a flurry of first-quarter turnovers by quarterback Dave Shinskie that helped spot the Tar Heels (8-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) to a 21-0 lead. E.J. Wilson hit Shinskie to force a fumble, and lineman Cam Thomas picked it up and ran 20 yards for a touchdown. Two plays later, Shinskie threw an interception that Burney returned for 30 yards as Carolina scored three times in a span of 2 minutes, 19 seconds to open a 21-point lead. The Tar Heels (7-4, 4-3) held on to win their fourth consecutive game after opening the conference season 0-3.
â€œWeâ€™re peaking right now,â€? Wilson said. â€œAnd itâ€™s the right time to peak.â€? Shinskie had four interceptions in all; he also fumbled twice more when BC recovered, and another interception was negated by a pass interference call. Mike Marscovetra relieved him late in the fourth quarter and his first pass was picked off by Melvin Williams. T.J. Yates threw three interceptions of his own, including one in the end zone when Roderick Rollins, who had been called for a late hit that moved the Tar Heels in position to score, outjumped the receiver and kept BC in the game.
Three plays later, Deunta Williams grabbed his third interception of the game and was stopped just short of the goal line. Ryan Houston ran it in from there for his second touchdown of the game to make it 28-13. Montel Harris ran 23 times for 132 yards for BC, becoming the 16th back in school history to reach the 2,000 yard plateau. Rich Gunnell caught six passes for 60 yards and the Eaglesâ€™ only touchdown and left-footed walk-on Steve Aponavicius, playing his last home game in the stadium where he was discovered, made two field goals to remain perfect for the season. The Eagles would have needed to win their last two games and hope Clemson lost to Virginia, which is in last place in the ACC
Coastal. But with bowl scouts in the press box and Boston College looking for just its second perfect home season since 1985, the Eagles couldnâ€™t hold onto the ball. â€œIt would be a shame if Virginia beats Clemson today. But itâ€™s something thatâ€™s out of our hands now,â€? BC linebacker Mike McLaughlin said. â€œBut if we could get eight wins, thatâ€™s a heck of a season. We could go to a nice bowl game.â€?.
Miami rallies past Duke
FH Continued from Page 1B He went over 200 yards three times in 2009 and scored a career-best six touchdowns in a win over Central Academy on Oct. 23. Blount also had his best season statistically in the passing game, throwing for 833 yards with seven touchdowns and just three interceptions.
Sigmon shines
Forest Hills junior linebacker Aaron Sigmon matched a season-high with 16 tackles in Fridayâ€™s loss, giving him a teambest 152 for the season. Sigmon also had a tackle for loss against Pisgah. Sigmon was a first-team all-Union County selection as a sophomore in 2008, when he led Union County in tackles with 130.
Odds and ends ...
... Sophomore defensive end Marcus Thomas had three tackles for loss and a sack on Friday while Blount, junior defensive end Darius Ellison and sophomore linebacker Darian Tobin all had two stops for loss. Junior linebacker Sherman Faulkner added one tackle for loss. ... Senior tailback Cortland Crowder caught his first pass of the season for a 37-yard gain in the third quarter of Fridayâ€™s loss. ... FHâ€™s defense held Pisgah tailback Travis Smalling to a season-low 76 yards on 26 carries. For the season, Smalling has E-J staff photo by Ed Cottingham 1,866 yards and 32 touchForest Hills quarterback Juanne Blount was a part of 102 touchdowns during his four-year varsity career. downs.
MIAMI (AP) â€”â€™s 2-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter opened the floodgates for Miami (8-3, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Leonard Hankerson had career bests of eight catches and 143 yards â€” including a 44-yard score â€” for the Hurricanes, who scored the final 24 points to keep hope alive for their first 10-win season since 2003. Thaddeus Lewis finished 20 of 37 for 303 yards for Duke (5-6, 3-4), taking over the schoolâ€™s all-time lead in passing yardage with 9,678. Donovan Varner caught eight passes for a career-high 165 yards and a touchdown for the Blue Devils, who have now lost 55 straight away from home against ranked opponents, dating to October 1971. Duke took a 16-10 lead on Will Snyderwineâ€™s third field goal of the game, a 26-yarder early in the third quarter. After that, it was all Miami. Duke was eliminated from bowl contention. The Blue Devils were seeking their first postseason appearance since 1994.
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