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Page B6-The Chronicle, Thursday, December 19, 1985Sports BeatMustaf star on the rise at DeMathaBrian Howard, bound for North Carolina State, goes in for two of his 21 points against Mount Tabor last Friday night (photo by James Parker).By DAVID BULLAChronicle Sports Editor__WASHINGTON - We have frequently heard about coaching legend Morgan Wooten, who has directed DeMatha High School of Hyattsville, Md., to numerous national basketball championships.And why not, for Wooten has coached the likes of Adrian Dantley, Hawkeye Whitney, Kenny Carr, Sidney Lowe, Dereck Whittenburg, Adrian Branch, Colin Jones, Danny Ferry, et al. Nearly every player who has played for Wooten over the past 15 years has received a college athletic scholarship.Based on that list, one might assume that talent alone has made the Wooten legend. But that’s not the case. One observer of Washington-area prep basketball estimates that the Stags win half of their games on Wooten-inculcated fundamentals.Fundamental to DeMatha’s success is its trademark man-to-man defense. The Stags overplay their opponents, effectively disrupting the offensive flow. If DeMatha falls far behind, Wooten employs the tenacious “Blitz” press.Every year, Wooten seems to put together a nationally ranked team. Last season, with Danny Ferry in the middle averaging 19 points and 15 rebounds, the Stags finished 31-3. Only unbeaten Spr-ingarn (31-0) had a better record in the highly competitive metropolitan D.C. area.Ferry has departed for third-ranked Duke, but the Stags are off to a 5-1 start with a fairly young squad. Last weekend, DeMatha stole the thunder of talented Gonzaga, ranked No. 1 in the country in many early-season polls. Behind junior guard John Gwynn, senior forwardSteve Hood (bound for Maryland) and sophomore center Jerrod Mustaf, the Stags swept pass Santa Maria Goretti of Hagerstown, Md., and Baltimore Dunbar in the Tipoff Tournament in the new DuFour Athletic Center at Catholic University. Gonzaga, with blue-chippers Mark Tillmon and Perry Carterbeing closely watched by North Carolina State assistant Tom Abatemarco, handled Dunbar but lost to Goretti. The Gaels received a splendid effort from Reggie Williams clone Rodney Monroe, a skinny 6-foot-3 guard with a high dribble and a line-drive jumper. The Hagerstown Please see page B7
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