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Third-Quarter Spurt Lifts McAuley Over Alba, 75-60McAuley Regional high school’s Warriors, paced by Tom Rawlings, pulled away at the outset of the third period and went on to defeat Alba’s Wildcats, 75-60, here Friday night in a Little Eight Conference tussle.The victory was the Warriors’ third against one loss in conference play and their fifth against one setback over-all. The Wildcats now sport a 2-2 mark and a 5-3 record over all.The Warriors opened the scoring on a fielder by Chuck Rod-erique, a 6-2 guard, and took a 4-0 lead on a basket by Rawlings, before Alba’s Ron Cantu stripped the nets for the Wildcats.It was a nip-and-tuck battle through the first quarter, with Alba tieing the score at 12-12 with less than three minutes remaining. The Warriors ended the quarter on top, 19-16.Alba struck for five straight points at the outset of the second period, to take the lead, 21-19, before McAuley’s Horace Williams pushed through a fielder and charity-shot to put the Warriors back on top. Alba then took ;a three:point lead on ajump shot by Gaylen King and Cantu’s free throw.The Wildcats maintained the three-point lead until McAuley came back to tie it at 32-all with three minutes left. The Warriors, with Skipper Gant holding the hot hand, hit two free throws and a fielder to take the lead, 36-32 which they never relinquished.McAuley held a seven-point lead. 41-34, at intermission.Rawlings and Gant then hit two straight baskets, beginning the second half to give the Warriors a 45-34 bulge. The closest the Wildcats could get to McAuley during the third period was nine pqints. The local five was infront, 57-46, at the end of three periods,The Warriors outscored Alba, 18-14, in the final period for the winning margin^■-.viir ■ 4-5-. center, finished with 24 points on 10 field goals and four gratis shots: Roderique and Gant followed with 11 tallies each.Bill Hoy, a 5-11 guard, led the losers with 17 points on six fielders and five charity shots. John . Edwards, a 6-3 center, was close behind with 11 points. IPaul Perkins and Greg Scheu-rich combined their talents for 36 points as the McAuley 4lt;B” team ran its winning streak to six games, paddling Alba, 69-42, in the preliminary contest.Perkins led the scorers with 20 points, followed by Scheurich with 16 tallies. Steve Lewis had 14 points for the losers, with Lonnie Orr and Don Myers adding 10 each.ALBA GRoy ...................... 4King .............. 4Nell ................. iCantu .............. 5Pierce 3.Edwards .......... 4White ...................... 0Orr ................. 0Totals ..... 23MCAULEY GGory ............. 4Rawlings ....... 10Roderique .......... 5Canton ...... 3Gant ......... 4Todd ....... 2Williams ..... 1Slaughter ................ 2Totals 31Score by quarters;Alba 16 IIMcAuley ............ 1? 22F52102301P5 5 1 2 3 3 2 114 22 60 F P T 5 3 3 2 2 5 0 0041233108241173413 20 7312 14—6014 li—75B team scoring;Alba (42) — Orr 10, Myers 10, Lewis 14, Young 6, Ott, Henderson 2.McAuley (69) — Perkins 20, Bonltt 3,Warden 4;' Scheurich 16, Schrlever 5,Murray 1/ Kissel 2, Staed 4, Braun 2,Kunze 10.
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Joplin, Missouri, US
Sat, Dec 05, 1964
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