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OCTOBER 17-23, 2018 UCW 25 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Miller's speed part of secret to Bulldog soccer success by EARL VAUGHAN JR. When Terry Sanford's Jared Miller talks about what makes him such a dangerous scorer in soccer, he doesn't waste a lot of words. "Being fast and being able to dribble,'' he said. But his Bulldog coach, Karl Molnar, said there's a little more to it than that. "He's fast,'' Molnar said. "He's as fast with the ball as he is without. He changes directions a half sec- ond before you think he changes directions. His movements are so quick, he's always a half step ahead of the defender.'' Through Oct. 7, Miller leads Cumberland County Schools in scor- ing with 26 goals and four assists for a total of 56 points. The Bulldogs are 14-1 overall and 10-0 in the Patriot Athletic Conference. They have a two- game lead on second-place Pine Forest, three up on Cape Fear. The Patriot Conference is a split 3-A/4-A league, so one 3-A and one 4-A team will each get a first-place berth in the playoffs. Molnar said Miller has continued to fool him each season he's been with the Bulldogs. "Every time you think they are going to figure him out, that they've got his number, he steps it up a notch,'' Molnar said. But while Miller has enough talent to be a prima donna if he chose, Molnar said he's anything but that. "He's just one of the guys and bonds well with everybody,'' Molnar said. "He's a very good team player.'' It shows in talking with him as Miller pre- fers to talk about his teammates and not himself. He praised defense as a main rea- son the Bulldogs are leading the conference. "Our defense is big,'' he said, "our work ethic and our defense. We go hard in practice.'' The Bulldogs are assured of a state play- off berth, but Miller isn't looking ahead to the postseason. "We can't let our guard down against easy teams,'' he said. "We have to keep our inten- sity up.'' Molnar sees similari- ties in this Bulldog team and his 2016 team that advanced to the 3-A Eastern finals before losing to Chapel Hill 2-1. "I think we've found our identity with stingy defense, the same as two years ago, and finding a way to score,'' Molnar said. "Two years ago, we did it off corner kicks and long throws. This year, it's been Jared. He finds a way to score or set somebody up while the back line and goalkeeper are keeping other people from scoring.'' Molnar feels the Bulldogs have continued to improve all season and have shown good chem- istry between offense and defense in the last few weeks. "If they continue to do that, we might go a little further than anticipated,'' he said. Jared Miller D.J. Jones Pine Forest • Football/ track • Junior Jones has a 3.69 grade point average while splitting time between playing football in the fall and running track for the Trojans in the spring. Jalonni Gadist Pine Forest • Volleyball/ softball • Senior Gadist has a 3.13 grade point average. She has 30 digs in volleyball for the Trojans this season. Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop congratulates these amazing scholar athletes of the week and invites them to the Rocket Fizz Store at 1916 Skibo Rd. to receive a FREE gift recognizing their achievement! www.rocketfizz.com PRESENT OUR WEEKLY LINE UP CAPE FEAR HIGH SCHOOL COACH'S SHOW 7-8pm @ 301 Wingz, 407 Eastern Blvd Airing on WCLN 105.7FM Bill Boyette w/ Coach Jacob Thomas TERRY SANFORD HIGH SCHOOL COACH'S SHOW 8-9pm @ Sammio's, 2623 Raeford Rd Airing on WFNC AM640 Trey Edge w/ Coach Bruce McClellan MONDAY 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 FRIDAY 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 WEDNESDAY October 19th Coaches Corner Airing on105.7FM/WFNC AM640 all starting @ 6:00pm Followed by LIVE to The Fields @ 7:00pm Pine Forest HS @ Cape Fear HS on 105.7FM Kick off @ 7:30pm South View HS @ Terry Sanford HS on AM640 Kick off @ 7:30pm Ending with Postgame Scoreboard w/ Sonny Jones 6-8pm