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Men's basketball in Carrollton native making hunt for GSC east name for himself in NFL By Josh Boatright Sports Editor jboatri I @ my.westga.edu With only five of twelve conference games played thus far, the GSC East title is still up for grabs and the Wolves are smack dab in the middle of the chase. As of Monday, the Wolves hold an overall record of 8-9 with a conference record of 2-3. Last Saturday’s electric 81-73 victory over the UNA Lions was just what the doctor ordered. The Wolves are currently the sixth highest scoring team in the conference with 77.5 points per game. Guard Terrence Hundley, a junior from Rancho Cucamonga, California, currently leads the team in almost every offensive category. He is tops in points (293), field goals made (100), three point percentage (.391), free throw attempts (72), free throws made (50), average points per game (17.2), and minutes (516). Asa team, the Wolves rank twelfth in the GSC in scoring defense, tenth msm Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. Try our new Deep Dish Pan Pizza! 1 Large 5 Topping $12.99 in field goal percentage, also tenth in three point field goal percentage, and last in free throw percentage. The Wolves are third in the conference in rebounding offense, thirteenth in rebounding defense, fifth in blocked shots, sixth in assists and seventh in steals. The next two games for the Wolves are non conference games at Palm Beach Atlantic and Florida Gulf Coast. UWG will then jump back in to GSC East action as they will travel to Montevallo on February 3. Montevallo currently ranks first in the conference in scoring offense, field goal percentage, and 3 point field goal percentage. Next, the Wolves will travel to Livingston, Alabama to take on the UWA Tigers on February 6. The Tigers’ scoring offense is tied for ninth in the conference with 70.5 points per game. The Wolves will then play host to the Blazers of Valdosta State on February 10. The Blazers currently hold a 3-1 conference record. They are the fourth best scoring r vr/z i offense in the GSC, second in blocked shots, and their rebounding offense is also good for second best. The Wolves will next play host to the Argonauts of West Florida on February 13. The Argonauts rank last in scoring defense and three point field goal percentage. On February 17 the Wolves will travel to Huntsville to take on the Chargers of Alabama- Huntsville. UAH is currently the seventh best scoring offense in the conference and fourth in free throw percentage. The second to last regular season game and the last conference game for the Wolves will be at North Alabama on February 20. The Lions rank first in free throw' percentageand rebounding offense, second in scoring offense, and fourth in scoring margin. The Wolves finish out the regular season with a non-conference game versus Allen. Formore information visit http://www. uw'gsports.com where you can find schedules, rosters, stats and more. Sports By Josh Boatright Sports Editor jboatri I @my. westfta.edu If you aren’t a native of the Carrollton area, you might not be aware that an up and coming NFL star wide receiver grew up just over a mile from the UWG campus. Philadelphia Eagles receiver Reggie Brown is fast making a name for himself. In just his second season, which ended with the playoff loss to New Orleans on January 13, Reggie led the Eagles in touchdowns with 8 and receiving yards with 816. A ixx)kie year which saw Brown lead all NFL rookie wide receivers in receiving yards coupled with a good first half of the 2006 season impressed the Eagles organization enough to sign him to a contract extension keeping Reggie an Eagle until 2014. The contract holds $lO million in guaranteed money with incentives making it possible for him to earn $27 million. Along with leading all rookies in receiving yards in 2005, Reggie ranked second in receptions with 43 and third in receiving touchdowns with 4. He set a Philadelphia rookie record with the reception mark. He was the Upcoming UWG Wolves Baseball Schedule February 3 • vs SOUTHERN POLY\ 1:00 pm 3 February 4 • vs CLARK-ATLANTA, 1:00 pm February 6 • vs ATLANTA CHRISTIAN, 2:00 pm February 7 \ • vs SHORTER (DH), 1:00 pm i.v f H Apartw-m -',,, 8~~ Guide C ° m P lete inf ° r ' Hi fe Order your les " O “P BdJwSL m 35th overall selection in the 2005 NFL draff. In high sch(X)l, Reggie was a three sport phenom. Along with leading the local Carrollton Trojans hxitbail squad to AA state champions in 1998, he was also a 4 year letterman in basketball and set a state high sch(x>l record in I ■ J wT 4 Photo courtesy philadelphuieaxles.com the long jump in 1998 with a mark of 24 feet 9 inches. In his senior season Reggie made 62 catches for 1.046 yards and 10 touchdowns. Criming out of high school, Reggie debated staying close to home and going to UGA w ith the opportunity to play for the Buckeyes of Ohio State. Being that his cousin. Jamie Henderson, had gone on to play for Georgia then the NFL, Reggie decided that also attending UGA would be in his best interest. During his four year collegiate career at the University of Georgia, Brown made 144 catches for 2,(X)8 total yards and twelve touchdowns. The 2,(X)8 career total yardage made him only the fifth UGA player ever to have reached the 2,(XX) yard mark. He led UGA in receptions in 2(X)2 and 2(X)4. His 144 catches tied him with Hines Ward for fourth on the all time UGA receptions list. It wasn't easy for Reggie in his rookie year. Any sports fan can remember the drama that cxxurred between the Philadelphia Eagles organization and Terrell Owens in 2(X)5. After the Eagles decided to part ways with Owens, Reggie was named his replacement and it is evident now that he was up for the challenge. Reggie Brown is widely known as the best athlete to come from the Carrollton area. Although the NFL season is coming to an end s<x>n, watch out for Reggie next year as he looks to improve on his first tw o NFL seasons.