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Chandler helps Campbell get long-awaited football victory
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Published: October 2, 2008
■ Campbell defeated Carthage (Wis.) 36-27 last Saturday for its first football victory in nearly 60 years, and Brandon Chandler (Glenn '08) made the play that led to the go-ahead points.
Campbell (1-4) built a 20-0 halftime lead, but Carthage rallied in the second half and went in front 27-26 with nine minutes left in the game. Chandler took the ensuing kickoff and returned it 51 yards to the Carthage 43, setting up a field goal that put the Camels ahead to stay. Campbell restored its program this year after dropping football 58 years ago.
Chandler, a starting cornerback, is fifth on the team with 20 tackles and has also forced a fumble.
The Camels have an extremely young team, playing freshman and sophomores almost exclusively. Redshirt freshman Brad Brower (West Forsyth '07) has been the primary kick-returner and leads the team with 246 all-purpose yards. He also contributes at defensive back and has 11 tackles.
Freshman Rashaun Brown (Glenn '07) is the No. 3 rusher, with 131 yards and one touchdown on 43 carries. Defensive end Charles Fiore (East Forsyth '06), a redshirt sophomore, has nine tackles. Defensive back Matt Baker (East Forsyth '07), a redshirt freshman, has played in all five games and has three tackles.
■ Senior Carrie Minard (East Forsyth '05) led the Gardner-Webb women's cross-country team to a third-place finish at last weekend's Pirate Invitational in Greenville. Minard was the top finisher for the Bulldogs, running the 5-K course in 19:38. Gardner-Webb finished behind N.C. State and East Carolina.
■ Will Bowman (Forsyth Country Day '06) shot a final-round 72 and tied for 17th place last weekend in helping UNC Greensboro to ninth place at the Mason Rudolf Intercollegiate men's golf tournament in Franklin, Tenn. Bowman, a junior, ended up 2 over par and had the fourth top-20 finish of his career.
■ Elon defeated Appalachian State 3-2 last week in its Southern Conference volleyball opener, digging out of a 2-0 hole with big boosts from sophomore Sarah Schermerhorn (Southwest Guilford '07) and freshman Traci Stewart (Northwest Guilford '08).
The Phoenix had three players hit double digits in kills, and Schermerhorn led the way with 15. She made just two errors on 32 attempts for an attack percentage of .406 and also had three blocks.
Stewart added 11 kills and a team-high four blocks.
Elon lost 3-2 in a five-set thriller against Western Carolina in its second conference match last weekend, but Stewart shined again, contributing 13 kills and 14 digs. Schermerhorn added 10 kills.
For the season, Stewart leads Elon in kills (189) and kills per game (2.68).
■ Antonio Wardlow (Parkland '05) recovered two fumbles and forced another to help Bethel (Tenn.) beat Belhaven 31-21 last Saturday.
Wardlow, who transferred to Bethel from Tennessee, is a defensive back and is tied for the team lead with two interceptions. He is fifth on the team with 15 tackles.
■ St. Andrews goalkeeper Nick Stevens (East Forsyth '05) allowed one goal in 200 minutes and had an 0.45 goals-against average and .933 save percentage last week.
Stevens started the week with seven saves against nationally ranked UNC Pembroke. After allowing a first-half goal, he settled down and kept the Braves off the scoreboard for the final 79 minutes. St. Andrews rallied for a 1-1 tie in double overtime and snapped UNCP's three-game win streak.
Stevens followed with a seven-save shutout against Belmont Abbey in a 2-0 Conference Carolinas win. It was his second shutout of the season and the first conference win for the Knights (3-5-1, 1-3).
Stevens extended his scoreless streak to 259 minutes yesterday in a 5-0 victory over Chowan, making three saves.
■ Freshman Ben Nihart (Forsyth Home Educators '08) led host Greensboro to a sixth-place finish this week in the Greensboro College Invitational golf tournament at Bryan Park.
Nihart, the 2007 Forsyth Junior champion, shot 73-72 to finish at 1-over-par 145 and tied for sixth overall.
Freshman Jeff Boyan (Ledford '08) shot 76-76 to tie for 29th and helped Guilford finish third in the 16-team field.
■ Postcards Home highlights noteworthy college performances and moves by athletes from high schools in Northwest North Carolina. Readers can send suggestions for items to sports@wsjournal.com
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