District Favorites Rout GW Cardinals 81 43 in Roanoke
Patrick Henry High of Roanoke dominates GW High 81 to 43 led by Phil Bushker with 26 points. Pats jump to 10 0 and lead 32 5 in first four minutes, hold 32 19 at halftime, and seal win with 81 43 final. Wayne Cook adds 13 for GW. Jayvee Pats win 63 49. Roanoke trip ends after Christmas.
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Patrick Henry High
Roanoke
GWHS
Patriots
Phil Bushker
Pats
Patrick Henry
ACA
Willie WY
Bruce Manny
Bob Quigley
Steve Yost
Mike Quigley
Imling
Pp.h. Fg
Hamlin
Bygve
Gaddy
Herman
Slaughter
Jenene
Dodson
Willeford
Bushker
Siddle
Bptarehall
Taylor
Ccassel
Wrenn
Barrick
Griffith
Ofeldman Ooo
Motley
Osveretz
GW Ee Eee
PH Vestueeeessoees
Bowling Results At Riverside Lanes Central Apparel League
Knights and teams compete across multiple leagues with scores listed by lane. Notable tallies include New Prospect 175 and Mosely Mem 179 while 613 Simpson 124 anchors Jets at the Recreation Center. The card records diverse leagues such as Payroll 4 Lumpkin 154 and Electric Shop 1264 Booker 156.
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Riverside Lanes
Central Apparel League
English
Fairview
Aoote
Midway
Rowland
New Prospect
Pearson
Martin
Power Tool O—Farthing
Robertson
L. Reynolds
Filing
Carter
Recreation Center
Boys Bowling Jets
Simpson
Apacrees
Weadon
Men’s Mill League Designing
Davis
PGPA
Williams
Electric Shop
Booker
Rustburg Routs Gretna 48 41 in boys game
Rustburg built a 10 point first half lead and held on for a 48 to 41 victory over Gretna. Wayne Irby led with 19 points, Ricky Thompson 16, while Sherry Love and Dennis Dillard each had 12 for Gretna. Gretna won the girls game 39 to 4 behind Betty Shelton 15 and Linda Compton 14.
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Gretna
Rustburg
Hawks
Wayne Irby
Ricky Thompson
Sherry Love
Dennis Dillard
Doug Dalton
Gretna Girls
Betty Shelton
Linda Compton
Pendergrass
Scruggs
Oakes
Dalton
Kentucky and Indiana Reach Cage Finals in Invitational
Kentucky defeated Air Force 78 to 58 to advance to the finals of the University of Kentucky Invitational. Indiana edged California 71 to 64 in the other semifinal. Coach Adolph Rupp emphasized defense as Air Force struggled with a man to man scheme and a slow second half.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Air Force Academy
University of Kentucky
Indiana
California
Adolph Rupp
Air Force
Deacs Rally Past Duquesne In 94-80 Win
Wake Forest defeated unbeaten Duquesne 94-80 as Bob Leonard and Paul Long each scored 28 points. Wake Forest surged to a 12-1 start, outrebounded Duquesne 48-35, and shot 58.5 percent to Duquesne’s 38.8 percent in front of about 3,000 fans.
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Winston-Salem
Bob Leonard
Paul Long
Wake Forest
Duquesne
Long
Deacons
Jim Smith
Phil Washington
Minotas
Boshart
Smith
Scott
Cariburg
Whitaker
Guziak
Leonard
Wash’ton
Reilly
Airoyne
Wills
Snyder
Br'dway
Br'kley
Joyner
OD Hutchings
Duquesme Kk
Lwake Forest
Pene
Wiane Forest
Auburn and Mississippi Clash in Liberty Bowl
Auburn and Mississippi, both bowl veterans, meet in Memphis in the Liberty Bowl. Mississippi seeks a strong finish after beating Tennessee and Mississippi State, while Auburn aims to rebound from a 5-4-1 season. Kickoff at 4:30 p.m. EST with an estimated 40,000 in attendance at Memphis Memorial Stadium.
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Auburn
Mississippi
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Tennessee
Mississppi State
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N.J
Memphis Memorial Stadium
Tigers
Ralph Jordan
Alabama
Ole Miss Rebels
Florida
Ole Miss
Louisiana State
John
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Rebels
Vaught
Jordan
Clemson Hands Alabama First Setback 76 To 62
Clemson defeated Alabama 76-62 in the opening doubleheader, led by Jim Sutherland 25 and Gary Helms 23 as Alabama’s defending tourney champions fell. Virginia Tech beat Massachusetts 91-88 to reach the tourney final, with Bob King pouring in 19 after intermission and 28 overall.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Massachusetts
Clemson
Tech
Jim Sutherland
Gary Helms
Alabama
Bob King
Techmen
King
John Wetzel
Ted Ware
Heism
Yers
Turner
Fey
Nidholz
H’mands
Ayoob
Hickey
Jones
Ch’nett
Moses
Gardner
Smith Ant'n'c
Ludwig
Mass
Vpi Hill Babyak
Wetzel
G'per’k
P Combs
Rand Mallard O
Diewart Lis
Tota
Virginia sTttendance
Halifax County Edges William Fleming 94 to 53
Halifax County trailed early at Roanoke but rallied to defeat William Fleming 94 53. Kenny Hinton hit a last second basket for the winning margin. Butch Bennett led Halifax County with 25 points, while G Clark had 18 for Fleming. Scoring totals list Hinton 25 Bennett 25 and Clark 18 among others.
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Halifax County
Roanoke
William Fleming
Kenny Hinton
Blue Comets
Butch’ Bennett
Comets
G. Clark
Colonels
Hinton
Cleveland
Toms
Canada
J. Beckner
Snow
Butler
Tate
E. C. Glass
Lynchburg
H. C
Northside Bobcats Triumph Over Lee Wade 77-67
Rocky Mount Northside Bobcats built a first half lead, then surged in the final period to beat Lee Wade High School 77-67. Freddy Dunnings led Northside with 25 points, supported by Goggins 20, Anderson 17, Morrison 15, and Coles 16. Lee Wade’s Prunty scored 17 with Dunnings 23 for the Panthers.
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Rocky Mount
Northside
Bobcats
Lee Wade
Bobcat
Panthers
Freddy Dunnings
Lewis Goggins
Bobby Anderson
Lenburg Coles
Wayne Morrison
O. Prunty
Northside Kittens
Coles
Goggins
Anderson
Morrison
Poindexter
Jones
Prunty
Helms
Hancock
Clements
Holland
Dunnings
Albert Harris Triumphs Over Southside 70 to 64
Albert Harris High defeated Southside High 70 to 64 in a district contest. John Hairston led A H with 30 points, W Clark 18, and other A H scorers included J Jackson 6 and C Rice 9. For Southside, John White scored 21 and Augusta Adams 19, with Slade 9 and Richardson 7 adding support.
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Albert Harris
Southside High
John Hairston
W. Clark
A. H
J. Jackson
C. Rice
J. A. Hairston
J. Bowles
A. Foster
John White
Augusta Adams
Southside
M. Slade
E. J. Richardson
S. Fitts
C. Clinton
Wm. Marvin
Spiders Triumph Over Citadel 100 86 In Richmond
Richmond Spiders beat The Citadel 100 to 86 in Southern Conference play led by Spike Welsh with 31 points and Tom Green 23. Richmond built a second half lead after a 50 40 surge as The Citadel struggled from the floor. Danny Mohr led Citadel with 24.
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Richmond
Spiders
Spike Welsh
Citadel
Welsh
Tom Green
Buster Batts
Green
Harvey Roberts
Bulldogs
Danny Mohr
Citadel Richmond
T G Bridges
Roberts
Muller
Maher
Batts
DeBr’se
B’mann
Montes
Nhisto
Glisson
Halpin
Burgess
Conroy
Ks McCann
Renaldi
Deel
Son
Citadel Eee
Richmond Vibe Ei Ae
Cadel
Aliendance
Tunstall Nips Rebels 57-56 For First Win
In Appomattox the Tun stall Trojans edged the Appomattox Rebels 57-56 for their first win. Dewey Hancock scored 22 and Tony Peters 16, Brumfield and Montgomery provided key plays off the bench as Tunstall overcame a late deficit and the Rebels’ height advantage.
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Appomattox
Tunstall Trojans
Dewey Hancock
Tony Peters
Trojans
P. A. Brumfield
Jim Montgomery
Brumfield
Rebels
Montgomery
Peters
Larry
Guill
Dewey Floyd
Floyd
Hancock
Nets
Tunstall
Tunstall Trojanettes
Judy Turner
Diane Deel
Janet Moses
Totty
McCormick
Lawson
Goodrich
Vikings Sign Free Agent Halfback From Westmar College
The Minnesota Vikings announce the signing of free agent Hal Kuck from Westmar College of Lemars Iowa. Kuck caught 28 passes for 327 yards and seven touchdowns last season and was not claimed in the NFL draft.
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Vikings
Minneapolis-St, Paul
Minnesota Vikings
Finngay
Hal Kuck
Westmar College
Lermars
Iowa
Kuck
Church Basketball Scoreboard: Holland Road 48 Foster 25
Stokesland Meth. 32 Henderson 1? appears as fragments from a church league box score. The readable lines show Holland Road 48 defeating Foster 25 with Stokesland Meth. 32 and Henderson 1 as partial entries.
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Recreation Center
Holland Road
Foster
Stokesland Meth
First Setback For Lions After Four Wins In Row
The Lions suffer their first setback after a four game winning streak. Basketball scores feature a range of college results with notable upsets and close finishes across multiple teams and venues.
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Lions
Langston hosts Addison High of Roanoke tonight
Dunbar High of Lynchburg upset Langston 87 to 74, their first loss after four straight wins. Poets Wheeler Hughes and Donald Culpeper each scored 27. Langston’s Rodney Townes led with 18. Jayvee Langston held Dunbar 32–31. Tonight’s doubleheader features Langston vs Addison Roanoke with jayvees at 7 and varsity at 8 15.
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Dunbar High
Lynchburg
Langston
Hot Poets
Wheeler Hughes
Donald Culpeper
Poets
A. Davis
Brown
Rodney Townes
Claude Peters
Walter Jeffries
Earl Jones
Dunbar Young Poets
Jayvee Cagers
Robert Logan
Marion Walters
Baby Lions
Addison High
Roanoke
Dunbar
James
Shughes
Townes
Culpeper
Johnson
Davis
Peters
Shaw
Jr.Crews
L.mitchell
Ohubbard
Jwitchell
Ferrell
Richardson
Jones A
Price
W.jeffries
Harris
Jefferson
C.crews
Free Throws Boost Amherst County In 51-40 Win
Amherst County seized control with 21 of 29 free throws to overpower Dan River 51-40 in district boys basketball at Dan River High. Meeks led Dan River with 19 points while Wingfield added 14 and A C scoring leaders split honors for the Wildcats.
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Amherst County
Dan River High
Lancers
Wildcats
Don River Girls
Amherst County Lassies
Judy Milam
Kittens
Barbara Jo Gilreath
Wildcat
Dan River
Meeks
Wingfield
David Brandon
A. C
Clements
Stone
Moses
D. R
Noell
Chattin
Moorefield
Brandon
J. Foster
Ropid
Cotct Cer
DiscRtlee Saclecee
Indiana Narrowly Tops California in Kentucky Invite Opener
Indiana pulled away in the final seconds Friday night for a 71-64 victory over California in the first round of the University of Kentucky Invitational basketball tournament.
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Iindiana
California
Lexington
Indiana
University of Kentucky
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