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Our 19th Year • Issue No. 12 • March 24, 2011 16,000 EVERY WEEK! COPIES EVERY WEEK! 16,000 COPIES $ “SMALL TOWN FRIENDLY” 4495 EZ WIRELESS EZ WIRELESS Per Mo. Works On The Nations Largest Network Phones Starting At $ Starting At 644 S. Broadway Street, Forest City Mon.-Fri. 9am-6pm; Sat. 10am-2pm 828-202-5597 $14.32 pageplus 369 Butler Road, Forest City, North Carolina 28043 • Phone: 828-248-1408 • Email: advertising@rutherfordweekly.com STATION 74 JUNCTION 828-248-3517 Mon.-Sat. 5:30am-10:30pm 2582 Hwy. 74 A Forest City, NC 28043 “Next To Ramada Inn” Sun. 9am-10pm BILLIARDS NOW OPEN NOW OPEN (next door) BILLIARDS (next door) Mon.-Sat. Mon.-Sat. 10am-12midnight 10am-12midnight “I Told The Kids It Was Our Time!” By: M.A. Andrews •maandrews@rutherfordweekly.com No Connection Fee! NO CONTRACT • NO CREDIT CHECK HOME PHONE SERVICE • GREAT COVERAGE! Unlimited Minutes • Unlimited Text Message Nationwide Cellular 19.95 One stop shopping here! •Gas, Diesel & One stop shopping here! •Gas, Diesel & •Phone Cards •ATM -EBT •Lottery •Car Wash, etc. •Phone Cards •ATM -EBT •Lottery •Car Wash, etc. OfOff Road Dieself Road Diesel Nice, friendly, clean store! Nice, friendly, clean store! Don’t miss our East Rutherford Basketball Insert! Pages 16 through 17! WANTED... WANTED... PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO BUILD PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO BUILD • POSITIVE MIND• POSITIVE MIND • BODY• BODY Classes forming now for • SPIRIT IN LIFE• SPIRIT IN LIFE 5 years - adult. Ends April 1stst Ends April 1 As you enter the lobby of East Rutherford High School, on the right in a special place of honor, the certifi cation for “bragging rights”! Here are your North Carolina State Champions! Back row: Cederic Wilkerson, manager; Travis Haynes, JV Coach; Howard Hamilton, Asst. Coach; DeVonte Boykins; York Clinton; Seth Shieler; DeVince Boykins; Marcus Carson; Tyler Ledford; Robert Boykins, Asst. Coach; Ramon Camp, Asst. Coach; Brad Levine, Varsity Head Coach. Front row: D. Wilkins (JV); TJ Watkins, Maddox Stamey, Travis Flack, Zachary Price, Raheem Hampton, Justin Barksdale, Roddick Ross In a poetic sense, the dictionary defi nes “cavalier” as a courtly gentleman. On March 12, 2011 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill the East Ruther- ford Cavaliers took the court against the Northwood Chargers of Pittsboro. These highly trained courtly gentlemen from Forest City showed the entire state of North Carolina that they were truly the best collection of talent, a team of destiny! The Cavaliers, were determined to make history, by becom- ing the fi rst basketball team from East Rutherford High School to win a state championship. The classical Latin expression “Veni, Vidi, Vici” (translation “I came, I saw, I conquered”), defi nitely were the words of the day. As the stands in the Dean Smith Center fi lled with a sea of red, the battle began at 2:30 p.m. Coach Brad Levine’s Cavaliers came on court posting a 27-1 record for the season. Their only loss being on January 7th in Mor- ganton to the Freedom Patriots. That was a close game ending with a score of 49-47. Now, it would be another game ending with a two point win! This time the courtly gentlemen of East Rutherford would be on the winning side. Coach Levine said: “I told the kids it was our time. We were supposed to be here!” What does a coach do when’s he’s the fi rst to produce a championship team? If he’s Coach Levine, he’s so overwhelmed by the fans support and his teams play, he cries! Yet one might say that this coach was destined to be the fi rst to bring home a state basketball championship to East Ru- therford High School. Just think of where he came from and who coached him in high school. He’s been coaching for 25 years and has been the Head Coach at East for the last 14 years. He was raised in Black Mountain, N. C. He has an older brother, Mark and a sister, Lisa. His dad is a full blooded In- dian who loved sports. His son, Brad, credits his dad for his love of sports. To appreciate Coach Brad’s destiny, let’s go back to 1973 at Charles D. Owen High School, Black Mountain, in the Swannanoa Valley. The Athletic Director was Brad’s dad, Jim Levine. Together with Principal Charlie Lytle, they interviewed and hired a newly graduated young man from UNC Chapel Hill. He became the basketball and golf coach for Owen High School. His name? Roy Allen Williams, the man who was born in a log cabin, in Marion, North Carolina, August 1, 1950. UNC’s Roy Williams, one of the most re- spected basketball coaches of all time and an inductee in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Roy Williams is the acclaimed winner who coached East High School’s Brad Levine. Perhaps, his infl uence and dedication is refl ected by Coach Levine becoming the fi rst in East Rutherford High School’s history to win the state basketball championship. The honor roll of those that made history hangs on the gym wall. (#20 Wilkins is presently on the JV team.) toning program in the nation. Check out our MMA classes for the tuff guys Rated the # 1 cardio/muscle It doesn’t end there. Coach Levine is committed to having his team con- tinue to serve the community. “This was not just a high school win, it was a community win and these great players need to do some good in an out- reach program for the community.” With his leadership, I’m sure they will. In case you’re wondering, yes, Coach Roy Williams called and congratu- lated his former player- Brad Levine! WE PAY TOP DOLLAR WE PAY CASH! WE PAY TOP DOLLAR We will WE P Y CASH! 140 W. 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The day I interviewed Coach Levine and some members of the team (the others were already in the weight room working out), their enthusiasm still showed. ©Community First Media Community First Media ©Community First Media Community First Media ©Community First Media Community First Media ©CommuniCommunity First Mediaty First Media FrFreeee No Sign Up Fee UnifoUniform!rm!For New Students!For New Students! No Sign Up Fee

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