After receiving positive reviews and praise for his work leading up to the East-West Shrine Game last week, former Coastal Carolina cornerback Josh Norman has decided to play in the Senior Bowl as well, hoping to continue vaulting his NFL draft stock.
Norman was initially only going to play in one of the postseason college all-star games, but he said over the phone Wednesday night that he made a late decision to join the Senior Bowl, which takes place Saturday in Mobile, Ala., and will be televised on the NFL Network.
“At the last minute, I kind of went with it,” he said. “... I thought about it. I pondered on it, and I was like, you know, this is football, this is what we do. I love to compete. These are the best [players] in the nation, supposed to be.
“I just came off of one game feeling pretty good about that, and I feel pretty good about this one.”
Norman, a three-time all-Big South standout who finished his collegiate career this fall ranked second in conference history with 13 career interceptions, received considerable national buzz last week as a rising draft prospect.
“It’s pretty much what we said we were going to do -- just being confident in myself and going out there,” Norman said. “... I feel blessed to be in the position I am now.”
In other Coastal Carolina football news:
• Former Coastal Carolina defensive coordinator Curtis Walker has joined the staff at Western Carolina as the Catamounts’ linebackers coach, the program announced Wednesday.
Walker spent the past 10 seasons with the Chanticleers and coached a defensive unit that ranked third in the Big South Conference in scoring defense (27.9 points per game) and total defense (355.4 yards allowed per game) this past season.
He, along with most of the Chants’ 2011 coaching staff, was not retained when Joe Moglia took over as head coach, replacing David Bennett.
Pro golf
Myrtle Beach resident Yoshio Yamamoto shot a 3-under 69 and leads by one stroke at 7-under after the second round of the NGA Pro Golf Tour’s Carolina Winter Series Event at Long Bay Golf Club.
Jeremy Pope, who is from Pawleys Island, also shot 3-under on the day and climbed six spots to third, two strokes behind Yamamoto. The big mover was Myrtle Beach’s Roberto Diaz, who jumped 10 spots into a tie for ninth.
Little River’s Patrick Lunday was 1-over on the round and just made the cut at even par.
Boys basketball
• Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 49, (at) Green Sea Floyds 44 | Kendall Henry had a double-double in the Saints win over the Trojans. Henry finished with a team- and game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Max Smith added 10 points for Christian Academy.
Deandrea Collier led Green Sea Floyds with 16 points and teammate Devante Dawkins added 12.
• CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MYRTLE BEACH (49) – Austin Guyton 3, Max Smith 10, Alex Morris 3, Josh Lang 7, Cole Gore 2, Matt Doria 5, Kendall Henry 19
• GREEN SEA FLOYDS (44) – Terrance Hayes 4, Devarius Spain 2, Jamal Swinton 4, Kroshon Thompson 6, Deandrea Collier 16, Devante Dawkins 12
| CAMB | 9 | 14 | 10 | 16 | – | 49 |
| Green Sea Floyds | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | – | 44 |
• 3-point goals: Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 3 (Morris, Lang, Doria). Team fouls: Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 9, Green Sea Floyds 17. Fouled out: Spain. Technical fouls: None.
• Records: Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach (12-8); Green Sea Floyds (5-9).
Girls basketball
• Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 35, (at) Green Sea Floyds 32 | Simi Owele had a double-double in Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach’s win over Green Sea Floyds. Owele had a team-high 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Sadie Wade led the Trojans with 17 points.
• CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MYRTLE BEACH (35) – Mary Chandler Butler 9, Simi Owele 10, Caroline Gore 4, Rebekah Bowers 8, Hailey Gallmore 2, Miller Guyton 2
• GREEN SEA FLOYDS (32) – Sadie Wade 17, Asia Floyd 4, Melonie Kraehnert 4, Jasmine Farris 4, Gerald 3
| CAMB | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | – | 35 |
| Green Sea Floyds | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | – | 32 |
• 3-point goals: Green Sea Floyds 1 (Gerald). Team fouls: Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 14, Green Sea Floyds 13. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
• Records: Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach (4-18).
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