• 2008-09 BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

  DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
  Dec. 5	at Laney	W 63-56
  Dec. 12	at Wallace-Rose Hill	W 72-56
  Dec. 16	at James Kenan	W 73-56
  Dec. 18	vs. Topsail	L 67-55
  Dec. 26	vs. West Bladen (Bulldog Holiday Shoot-Out)	L 67-53
  Dec. 27	vs. Wallace-Rose Hill (Bulldog Holiday Shoot-Out)	W 81-52
  Jan. 2	vs. South Brunswick	W 44-35
  Jan. 6	at South Columbus	8:30 p.m.
  Jan. 7	vs. Wallace-Rose Hill	8:30 p.m.
  Jan. 9	at North Brunswick	8:30 p.m.
  Jan. 13	at Trask	8:30 p.m.
  Jan. 16	at Whiteville	8:30 p.m.
  Jan. 23	vs. Laney	7:30 p.m.
  Jan. 27	at South Brunswick	8:30 p.m.
  Jan. 28	vs. James Kenan	8:30 p.m.
  Jan. 30	vs. South Columbus	8:30 p.m.
  Feb. 3	vs. North Brunswick	8:30 p.m.
  Feb. 5	at East Columbus	8:30 p.m.
  Feb. 6	vs. Trask	8:30 p.m.
  Feb. 10	vs. Whiteville	8:30 p.m.
  Feb. 11	at Topsail	7:30 p.m.
  Feb. 13	vs. East Columbus	8:30 p.m.

• 2008-09 GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

  DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
  Dec. 5	at Laney	L 46-35
  Dec. 12	at Wallace-Rose Hill	W 57-35
  Dec. 16	at James Kenan	W 42-35
  Dec. 18	vs. Topsail	W 66-37
  Dec. 26	vs. West Bladen (Bulldog Holiday Shoot-Out)	W 55-27
  Dec. 27	vs. Clinton (Bulldog Holiday Shoot-Out)	W 45-41
  Jan. 2	vs. South Brunswick	W 48-36
  Jan. 6	at South Columbus	7 p.m.
  Jan. 7	vs. Wallace-Rose Hill	7 p.m.
  Jan. 9	at North Brunswick	7 p.m.
  Jan. 13	at Trask	7 p.m.
  Jan. 16	at Whiteville	7 p.m.
  Jan. 23	vs. Laney	6 p.m.
  Jan. 27	at South Brunswick	7 p.m.
  Jan. 28	vs. James Kenan	7 p.m.
  Jan. 30	vs. South Columbus	7 p.m.
  Feb. 3	vs. North Brunswick	7 p.m.
  Feb. 5	at East Columbus	7 p.m.
  Feb. 6	vs. Trask	7 p.m.
  Feb. 10	vs. Whiteville	7 p.m.
  Feb. 11	at Topsail	6 p.m.
  Feb. 13	vs. East Columbus	7 p.m.

• 2008 Football Schedule & Results
  
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Patriots Team Capsules

• Boys Basketball
  • Last year: 21-6 overall, 11-1 Waccamaw; lost in second round of playoffs
    Starters back: 3 – G Corey Branch, G Renny Harvey, F Terrell Ingram.
    What's old: Focus on fundamentals. In his second season, coach Gary Battle – who also coaches the girls – has the Patriots focusing on rebounding and taking care of the ball.
    What's new: Height. The Patriots are taller with the addition of 6-foot-8 sophomore Keynan Pittman and 6-foot-5 senior LaQuan Hansley.
    Player to watch: Harvey. A true point guard who averaged nearly as many assists (7 per game) last season as he did points (10).
    Coach says: “Last year, they saw that we can win (the conference title),” Battle said. “We had a mentality to know to pull it out. I’m expecting that this year.”
    
• Girls Basketball
  • Last year: 30-2, 12-0 Waccamaw; Lost 1A state championship
    Starters back: 1 – F Sequoia Bland
    What’s old: The Patriots return six players from last year’s squad
    What’s new: Gary Battle’s club will focus more on the defensive end of the floor
    Player to watch: Center Sequoia Bland will anchor the Patriots in the middle with solid defense and leadership.
    
• Wrestling
  • Starters back: 6 – Eric Velasquez (125), Brantley Hobbs (130), Steven Fennell (145), Terrance Luines (160), Brandon Ramos (189), Nate Longenboc (215)
    What's old: Still a young program trying to get on its feet.
    What's new: Freshmen Richard Whealton (103), Worthy Robinson (145) and Robby Hewitt (171) are all in the lineup.
    Wrestler to watch: Terrence Luines was all-conference last year.
    Coach says: “We are still building the program and we have some holes in our lineup. All the guys can have winning seasons and one or two of them could place at regionals.”
    

Fall 2008 Pender Photos

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