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16- The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, February 10, 2010
New Birth Savannah Presents
“One Night Stand” -A Women’s Event
Pastor Kenneth K. Law
and the New Birth Savannah
Family extend an invitation
to all women of Savannah,
Pooler, Rincon and abroad to
join us for “One Night
Stand” - A Women’s Event,
specifically designed to
speak to the hearts of
women, Friday, February
12th at 8:00PM- Doors open
at 7:30PM
Doors open at 7:30PM.
Event begins at 8PM.
Admission is Free!
This event is for WOMEN
ONLY! So please invite all
Pastor Kenneth Law
your sisters, aunts, co-work
ers and friends. You don’t
want to miss it!
For more informa
tion contact the offices of
New Birth Savannah at
(912)748-2969 or email
newbirthsavannah@gmail.c
om.
New Birth Savannah is
a cutting edge ministry built
on prayer and love. Through
this vision, its members
operate in love and excel
lence to win souls, make dis
ciples, change the culture,
and advance the Kingdom of
God.
United Way Celebrates National
Most people know they
can dial 9-1-1 for a medical
emergency or to report a
crime or 4-1-1 to inquire a
phone number or an address.
But the general public might
not be aware that there is also
a 2-1-1 human services hot
line for anything from
employment support to find
ing a shelter location.
United Way of the
Coastal Empire celebrates
National 2-1-1 Day on
February 11th, 2010. It is a
day to honor the service that
connects millions of individ
uals across the country with
the services they need.
Locally, United Way of
2-1-1 Day
the Coastal Empire’s 2-1-1
serves seven counties:
Bryan, Camden, Chatham,
Effingham, Glynn, Liberty
and McIntosh. Last year,
United Way’s 2-1-1 received
13,955 calls to connect indi
viduals to food banks, cloth
ing shelters, rent assistance,
utility assistance, as well as
to physical and mental health
resources, employment sup
port and support for elderly
citizens and persons with dis
abilities. It is available 24
hours a day, seven days a
week, including holidays.
“The 2-1-1 helpline is a
critical resource for those in
need in our community,” said
Trudy Jones, director of
United Way’s 2-1-1. “It is a
free, confidential, single
access point for everyday
needs and in times of crisis.”
United Way’s 2-1-1 is
made possible by the partner
ships of Atlanta Gas Light
Company, Publix
Supermarkets, local individ
ual donors, Department of
Family and Children
Services and funding from
United Ways, local and
national.
For information and
referrals, simply dial 2-1-1 or
912.651.7730 for assistance.
United Way’s 2-1-1 is also
available online at
www.uwce.org.
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SSU Football
Coach Resigns
Citing personal and health
reasons, Savannah State head
football coach Robby Wells
has resigned on January 28.
“At this point I have to think
about my family and my
health before I can think
about anything else. I wish
the players well as they pur
sue their dreams on and off
the field. My thoughts and
prayers will be with them as
they continue to progress in
their collegiate career,” Wells
said in a written statement
issued by the University. He
was 7-15 in his two years,
including 2-8 in 2009.
Defensive coordinator Julius
Dixon has been named inter
im head coach, and interim
athletics director Marilynn
Suggs says a nationwide
search will begin for a new
coach.
Tigers Fall To NC
Central
Patrick Hardy's 3-pointer
with 3:59 tied the score at 58
but Savannah State did not
score another field goal as the
Tigers dropped a 65-60 deci
sion at North Carolina
Central on February 6. SSU
led 59-58 with 3:20 left but
were outscored 7-1 down the
stretch. The loss guarantees
SSU (9-14) a losing season.
Rashad Hassan had 14 points
while Tracy Rankins and
Louis Arnold scored 11 and
Hardy added 10.
SSU Women Down
New Jersey Tech
Crissa Jackson hit a 3-pointer
with 55 seconds left to give
Savannah State a 52-51 lead
and then hit two free throws
with nine seconds remaining
to send the Lady Tigers to a
54-51 overtime win over
New Jersey Tech in Tiger
Arena on February 6. A layup
by SSU's Carlita Johnson tied
the game at 43 with nine sec
onds left in regulation to
force overtime. The win
snaps a 13-game losing streak
and gives SSU a 9-17 mark.
Courtney Long scored 17 for
the winners and Kym Stamps
added 10.
Walter Moore
Former Player
Wants SSU To Do
Better
I have never been one to
jump to conclusions but to
have 28 players that will not
participate in Spring Practice
is devastating when the total
number of players on scholar
ships are few anyway. If I
recall something similar hap
pened last year where many
of the players didn’t practice
for Spring Training. Alert and
this is how many coaches
over the last 15 years?
One would have to assume
that if 13 players quit the
team that there must be some
thing that the head football
coach is not relating to these
players, whether it be his lack
of football knowledge and
how he translate it to the
playing field or uncaring
“don’t give a damn attitude”
displayed continuously with
out some passion for the hard
work the players feel they are
contributing daily. Then
again, it may not just be the
coach. Whatever the case may
be, it’s time for Savannah
State University to “put up or
shut up” and invest in a coach
some serious money to hire a
Great Coach for the long term
progress of this program.
On the other hand, I also
don’t believe that it is all
coaching. The administration
and booster clubs share some
responsibility as to the over
all lack of facilities that SSU
has to offer in football.
Example, building the new
press box that was mandated
by code enforcement is one
thing, but to attract the kind
of athletes to produce a win
ning program will require
SSU to build a new stadium
in its current location with
concrete seating on both sides
of the field and a state of the
art building that consist of
meeting rooms, class rooms
and a weight room overlook
ing the south end zone. It
behooves SSU to demon
strate that they are serious
about its football program
and athletes. For too long
now has SSU taken a back
seat to invest into its football
program and it has caused
pain and detriment to its play
ers, coaches, alumni, admin
istration and boosters who
deserve better.
It’s has been 29 years since I
first step foot onto SSU cam
pus in 1981 to play football
under Coach Frank Ellis Jr.
and that stadium was out
dated then and even more so
now. I currently have a set of
plans for this stadium when it
was designed and built in
1958. It’s the most common
problem that most alumni and
those that want to contribute
have with the program. It’s an
eye sore and it hurts SSU
more than help.
Please administration and
boosters club, if you want to
create a winning program get
serious about investing into
the facilities. Create an
Endowment that can grow
over time so we can con
tribute to have a completely
new stadium built or start a
fund to have so one can con
tribute towards a new stadi
um. I am shocked that noth
ing has been implemented
since I first step foot on cam
pus. Do something and stop
sitting your hands. At least
Coach Ellis treated the play
ers and staff with respect and
dignity and he accommodat
ed the players to the best
hotels and food that money
could buy at that time and
with the resources available
to him. He experience the
withholding of resources for
years to coach a team when
he and the players deserved
better and it’s still going on in
the form of facilities.
Havard Seldon, Jr.
Fayetteville, GA
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Three The Hard Way:
Books+Basketball=Success
Ever heard the saying
“looks can be deceiving”?
Nowhere is that saying more
prevalent than in the case of
three student-athletes at St.
Paul Academy.
Deaon Grant,
Demetrius Young and Tyrone
Willis have had their share of
hardships, rather it be grow
ing up in single family
homes, having to take on the
responsibility of being a
father, or the all too common
“seeing a close friend become
a victim of the streets”. But
don’t look too closely at the
baggy clothes, long t-shirts,
gold teeth and big chains
because these student-ath
letes are determined to beat
the odds.
All seniors on St. Paul’s
first high school basketball
team, the trio has managed to
evolve as the teams leaders
both on the court and in the
classroom.
Willis leads the team in
scoring averaging 30.3 points
per game, while spending
only a few hours a day in
school well on his way to
graduation. Willis, a 6-4
guard/forward, spends his
time away from school and
basketball taking care of his
nine month old daughter.
Grant , a 6-2 guard/forward,
has scored in double figures
in eight out of nine games
played and is a tenacious
defender. The future honor
graduate holds a 3.5 grade
point average. Young, also a
future honor graduate hold
ing a 3.0 GPA, leads the team
in steals and assists with 3.1
and 4.8 per game respective
ly, while only committing
five turnovers in the last nine
games including six games
with no turnovers during that
stretch. Young is a 5-10 point
guard.
“I’m lucky to have such
great talent in my first year of
coaching high school basket
ball”, said head coach Lee
Pearson, Jr. “They have
helped make the transition
from coaching middle school
a year ago much easier for
me.”
Six of the eight fresh
men on the roster played for
St. Paul’s middle school team
from a year ago, which post
ed a 25-6 record.
For the senior trio,
however, this is their last
chance to show the world
their talent level in hopes to
get into college. Fortunately,
they have displayed the kind
of academic discipline that
will open the eyes of the col
lege basketball and academic
scouts and make their transi
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