THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, December 9, 1994 TAG: 9412070122
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 19 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Long : 123 lines
BOXING: The Portsmouth Athletic Club is sponsoring another boxing show Friday at the Norfolk Elks Lodge No. 38 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10. For information, call the PAC gym at 399-8454 or the Elks Lodge at 461-6244.
The PAC boxing team rapidly is developing into the state's finest. In the last boxing show at the Norfolk Elks Lodge in November, the PAC's Chubby Ward emerged as a future Junior Olympic prospect.
The 15-year-old Ward, a welterweight, knocked out previously unbeaten Josh Smith of Norfolk in 1:11 of the third round.
PAC novice welterweight Germaine Green registered a first-round knockout over Fred Booth of Norfolk. The bout lasted 41 seconds. Green, a former track star at Wilson High School, showed power and hand speed in stopping the more experienced Booth.
Middleweight Kevin ``Choir Boy'' Johnson also posted a first-round knockout for PAC. He put down Norfolk's Tony Watts in one minute and 30 seconds.
A fourth PAC boxer, Michael Joiner, also chalked up a knockout victory in his cruiserweight bout with Rob Thompson of Colonial Boxing Club. The knockout came at 45 seconds into the second round.
Super heavyweight Al Lassiter of PAC won by walkover when four-time state champion James Johnson of Williamsburg failed to appear in the main event. Lassiter, a 290-pounder, is the 1994 Virginia Novice state champion.
YOUTH FOOTBALL: Local football teams and cheering squads turned in outstanding performances in the Twin City Classic Bowl at Winston-Salem, N.C.
The Olive Branch Bulldogs Pee Wee team defeated the previously unbeaten West Virginia Spartans, 12-6, and the Cradock Admirals Pee Wee team lost a thriller to the Toms River (N.J.) Indians, 8-7.
The Bulldogs, coached by Gene Jones, Jamie Brinkley, Arthur Eure and James Taylor, snapped a 10-game winning streak by the Spartans.
The Spartans jumped to a 6-0 lead on a 24-yard touchdown run but had the extra point kick blocked by Chad Taylor.
In the second quarter Olive Branch gained a 6-6 deadlock as quarterback Needham Jones scored on a 7-yard run. Olive Branch also missed the extra point.
With less than four minutes remaining and the Spartans driving, Olive Branch's Chris Delaney forced a fumble on the Olive Branch 46 and Adam Fly recovered for the Bulldogs.
Behind outstanding blocking by fullback James Taylor and solid line play, Olive Branch drove for the winning touchdown. Corey Wells, Fly and Brian Eure spearheaded the running with Eure scoring on an 11-yard effort.
Wells rushed for 55 yards and Jones netted 51. Chad Taylor had six solo tackles.
Other members of the Bulldogs included Michael Bright, Robbie Oliver, Daniel Askew, Richard Brinkley, Chris Delaney, Ryan Drake, Quenton Draper, J.J. Freedman, Robbie Gentry, Andy Gosselin, Bryan Laing, Brandon Wells, Ray Williams and Ricky Yancey.
Cradock maintained an edge over its New Jersey foe until the final period. The Admirals kept the ball throughout the opening quarter and had the game's first score on an 11-yard run in the second period by Wes Wesson.
A seven-yard touchdown run with seven minutes remaining in the game cut the Admirals' lead to 7-6 and a two-point conversion by Toms River produced the victory.
The Admirals had three potential scoring drives stopped inside the 20 by the Indians.
In cheering the Cradock Junior Pee Wee squad won first place in its division. Coached by Sherry Umphlett and Wendy Walters, the team is captained by Stephanie Johnson. Victoria Umphlett and Erin Smith are co-captains. Other members are Felicia Seamster, Telisha Turner, Christin Wilson, Ashley Walters, Jessica Hicks, Robin Jones, Andrea Monnseratt, Bridgette Justice, Jennifer Bunch, Deemitra Dunlap and Jennifer Edwards.
The Olive Branch Bulldogs were second runner-up in the Pee Wee division. The squad turned a performance that received two perfect scores in the Perfection of Routine category. The team was coached by Teresa Vance and Connie Oliver.
Team members included co-captains Amber Lewis and Brittany Williams, Janice Taylor, Heather Hagwood, Nicole Genereux, Nancy Gifford, Jessica Rhea and Jennifer Harris.
In the Midget Division the Cradock Admirals were first runner-up. Irvington Knights of Newark, N.J., won this division.
Fran Caro was the Cradock coach. Amanda Bunch is captain and Kristy Caro co-captain. Other members are Tracy Lancer, Laura Hess, Kendra Jackson, Brandy Justice, Sandra Love, Stephanie Monnseratt, Candice Morrell, Suzanne Myers, Amanda Neave, Karen Pollock, Amber Whitehurst, Amy Joyner, Kristin Kelley, Shauna Murray and Rebecca McMillion.
DUCKPINS: The field has been trimmed in half in the double-elimination Portsmouth Match Game Duckpin Tournament.
Eight more bowlers will be eliminated in losers bracket matches on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Victory Lanes.
The Sunday matches: Ann Sharrett vs. Bill Ellsworth; Eddie Williams vs. Butch Warren; Lee Coup vs. David Leffler; Carl Ketchum vs. Don Ferguson; Jason Coup vs. Sandy Chiera; Ronnie Ketchum vs. Bill Leffler; Christy Mattern vs. Terrye Bradshaw; Dennis Long vs. Leoma Mehalic.
In the lone winners bracket match Ray Ketchum meets Paul Wetherbee Sr.
The field will be reduced to 24 Sunday.
Eight bowlers in the winners bracket already have qualified among the 16 finalists, all money winners. These include Donnie Long, Paul Wetherbee Jr., Barbara Turner, Bobby Wetherbee, David Leffler, Charlie Oakley, Paul Wetherbee Sr. and Ray Ketchum.
Five of the top 10 seeded bowlers have been eliminated - No. 2 seed Walt Laughon, No. 4 seed David Driskell, No. 7 Wicky Chiera, No. 8 Charlie Southworth and No. 10 Jim Boykin.
No. 1 seed Donnie Long and No. 5 Bobby Wetherbee remain undefeated. No. 3 seed Ronnie Ketchum, No. 6 Christy Mattern and No. 9 Paul Sandefur have one loss each. The Sunday results:
Winners bracket - Donnie Long def. Tim Kirkpatrick, 188-136; Paul Wetherbee Jr. forf. win over Paul Sandefur; Bobby Wetherbee def. Martha Rush, 160-150; Barbara Turner forf. win over Troy Tippin; David Leffler def. Carl Ketchum, 165-136; Charlie Oakley def. Leona Lee, 148-124; Paul Wetherbee Sr. def. Wayne Haddock, 146-145; Ray Ketchum def. Martha Rush, 148-144.
Losers bracket - Bill Ellsworth elim. Lennie McCready, 138-130; Ann Sharrett elim. Bob Wilson, 149-135; Eddie Williams elim. Joe Griffith, 143-129; Butch Warren forf. win to elim. Beth Bradley; Lee Coup elim. Ray Ketchum, 180-140; David Leffler elim. Lloyd Minton, 165-136; Carl Ketchum elim. Ben Hayth, 171-151; Don Ferguson elim. Sandy Chiera, 149-132; Jason Coup elim. Charlie Southworth, 194-161; Sandy Chiera elim. Herb Ripley, 144-143; Ronnie Ketchum. forf. win to elim. John Jenkins; Bill Leffler elim. Karen Kirkpatrick, 162-148; Christy Mattern elim. Miriam Pugh, 162-141; Terrye Bradshaw elim. Joan McCook, 159-138; Ann Sharrett forf. win to elim. Shelley Driskell; Dennis Long elim. Wicky Chiera, 157-156; and Leoma Mehalic elim. Jim Boykin, 169-140. by CNB