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ter Holiday Invitational Basketball Tournament gets under way Dec 27 at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center The announcement came todayfrom tournament chairmanFrank Boub The four teams entered this year are Salisbury State, University of Maryland • Eastern Shore, defending champions, Western Maryland and Trenton St. CollegeruiuwKi pivu^aiu iwiCoach Ward Lambert has been freshman Ron Dixon, also from the Berlin area, who is ripping the hoops at a 11.6 clip. Dixon is only 5-8 His specialty is leading the fast break and ball-hawking on defense. Sylvester Burke, a freshman out of Queen Anne’s High, is also distinguishing himself. Burke, at 6 - 4, is SSC’s “big man.” He is the team second leading rebounder, averaging 7.0 per contest.Sophomore Lance Lewandow-ski, at 6 - 3. is also making his presence felt through the early part of the season. “Ski, a product of South Plainfield, N J , is averaging 6.8 rebounds per game and 8.2 points.srCrALtmJackie BryantThe Gieen Terrors knocked otf SSC last year 98 to 88 in the first round action and leveled Lynchburg College in the finals Lynchburg had earlier defeated Washington College in the first round SSC finished the third place runnerup.The two - day holiday affair brought out upwards of 1,200 fansTHE HAWKS of Princess Anne could be the tournamentsNo. 1 seed.Under new coach John Bates they are playing a “run ’n shoot” type of game which is exciting and high scoring. Bates figures he lacks the necessary height to plav deliberate basketballUMES, until last night's game, shows a 3 - 1 record Their only loss was to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Association powerhouse. North Carolina A T by a mere three points Six - six center. Jackie Bryant keys the Hawks' offenseBryant is averaging 20 points! per game and 17 7 rebounds perj contest Right behind him is! Robert Kearney, averaging 17 0| points per gane,Talvin Skinner, a 6 - 3 sophomore, is sinking baskets at a 13 7 clip and retrieving 17.3 rebounds per game. Bryant, Kearney and Skinner make the Hawks a definite threat.•- •*aTalvin SkinnerAlso contributing to the UMES early season success are Ty Johnson, 6-4. Kirk Hall, 5 - 10. and 6 - 3. Rubin Collins. a freshmanWestern Maryland. 9 - 13 last year, is again facing eariy season troubles Their current rec-tion, was 1 - 4, and the graduation of the Hutchinson twins, Randy and Bill, has left a huge gap in the Terrors’ game.They do. however have an all - veteran team returningDan Stubbs 6 - 5. Dave Cole. 6-1. and Ron Athey. six-feet-all showed great potential last season and this year The three should have that consistency to make Western Maryland a wuiner The ability to take up the slack left by the HutchinsonsCut Your
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Salisbury Daily Times
Salisbury, Maryland, US
Sun, Dec 19, 1971
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