High school boys basketball: Givens will do his cooking on the court

MOUNT ULLA — When West Rowan senior sharpshooter Will Givens tells people he’s going to play college basketball in Charlotte for Johnson & Wales University, people are either amazed or amused. The second-leading scorer for Rowan County males is going to a cooking school? Well, yes, and no. Yes, it’s true Johnson & Wales is known nationally and internationally for the magic its students make as chefs, but that’s not who Givens is. The 6-foot-1 Givens is a future accountant, but not many accountants can shoot basketballs like he can....