Thomasville Tommies sweep Ledford in twin bill overtime
In Thomasville Saturday Ledford hosted a doubleheader with Tommies winning both games. The girls edged Ledford 34 33 after a tight fourth quarter with Geraldine Reshears Nines 25 foot overtime shot sealing the win. In the boys game Thomasville raced to an early 18 6 lead and held Ledford to a 55 36 final as Langford and Dellinger led with 12 each. Doris Benton topped Thomasville with 13 points while Kathie Bodenheimer and Linda Smith paced Ledford with 13 and 12 points respectively.
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Thomasville
Ledford
Pantherelles
Tommies
al Trost
Doris Benton
Kathie Bodenheimer
Linda Smith
Panitheretics
Msvie
Beshears
Bodenheimer
Newton
G—Ward
Smith
G—Palmer
Newby
G—Benson
Sink
Bis
Owens
Britt
Livengood
Grubb
Cecil
Marshall
Msvile
Yonts
R. Stanley i
Lenaford
Medlin
C—Dellinger
Messinger
G—Peace
Lewis
G—Ledberry
Tongs Ledford
Powell
Welborn
Brown
Richardson
Lipscomb
Ledford Russ
Spainhour
Farbea
Leonard
Hunt
V. Stanley
Mountaineers Crush Citadel 86 61 In Southern Conf Opener
West Virginia, ranked No 5 in the AP poll, pulled away late in the first half to beat The Citadel 86 61 in Morgantown. Rod Thorn led WVU with 29 points while Charlie Madrazo paced the Bulldogs with 17 as WVU stretched a 48 30 halftime lead and cruised to the win with strong defense and balanced scoring. Jim McCormick added 15 and Gale Catlett 12 for the Mountaineers, who maintained control most of the game.
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Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia University
Citadel
Rod Thorn
Mountaineers
Charlie Madrazo
West Virginia
Associated Press
Bulldogs
Thorn
Mountaineer
Jim McCormick
Gale Catlett
Dick Martini
Allen Jay Clubs Lose Twin Bill to East Forsyth
East Forsyth opened the season with a 51 23 girls win over Allen Jay as Sandy Sherman scored 16 and led 20 10 at halftime. In the boys game Allen Jay fell 54 52 in overtime after a 47 47 regulation deadlock. Barbara Macon led the East girls with eight, while Wayne Motsinger and Lee Kifer had 20 each for the boys and Randy Morrow led Allen Jay with 14 for 3 Baker. Attendance was 6 500.
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Winston-Salem
Allen Jay
East Forsyth
Jaybird
Allen Jay Boys
Sandy Sherman
Barbara Macon
Wayne Motsinger
Lee Kifer
Randy Morrow
Gt Port Virgis
Isaacs
Catlett
Retkitt
Wolfe
Jallen Jay
Martini
Lowry
Madrero
Thorn Ji
Pos
Forysth Hitchcock
Gray
Machorek
Weir
G—Kennedy Baker
Lentz
Sherman
Aj Shuck
G—Johnson Neal
Kiggans
G—Freeman
Jones
McDaniel
Quertinmant iRa
E. Forysth
McWilliams
Madrazo
Hitchcock
West
Aj—Thomas
Mowery
Linville
Forsythe
Hedgecack
Vols Rally to Rout Vanderbilt in Season Finale
Tennessee senior linebacker Wayne Bush sparked a 30 to 0 victory over Vanderbilt in Nashville. Bush connected on two first half passes for touchdowns and later a third score as Tennessee rolled to their fourth win of the season, closing a disappointing year for both programs. Vanderbilt, amid a 1–9 slump, saw Art Guepe resign earlier in the season. Jack Green will take over.
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Barney Ballard
Nashville
Tenn
Wayne Bush
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Volunteers
Tulane
Art Guepe
Commodore
Commodores
John Paty
George Shuford
Vels
Bush
John Hudson
AL Tanara
George Canale
Guepe
Vandy
Ntwo
Jack Green
Florida
Val
Bowden Wyatt
William Penn Drops Opener 56 45 in Basketball
Winston-Salem Teachers College junior varsity defeated William Penn 56 to 45 to erase a nine point halftime lead. William Penn was limited to 15 points in both first and second quarters and only 15 more in the second half. Tabora led WSTC with 24 points, Bell added 12, Groce 10, while Roger Lindsay paced William Penn with 22 points as their only double figure scorer.
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William Penn
Tigers
Winston-Salem
Teachers College
Penn
William Taborn
Bell
Thomas
WSTC
William Pesan
Heath
Hanson
Lawson
William Penp Leach
Barker
Wail
Jones
Mebane
Covington
Perry
Washington routs William and Mary 60 50 in Southern Conference opener
George Washington used sophomore Mark Clark of Evansville Indiana to pace the Colonials to a 60-50 win over William and Mary in the opening Southern Conference game Saturday night.
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Washington
Mark Clark
Evansville
Ind
George Washington
Colonials
William and Mary
Alabama Crushes Auburn 38-0 to Accept Orange Bowl Bid
Alabama dominated Auburn 38-0 in Birmingham to seize the Orange Bowl invitation against Oklahoma on New Year’s Day. Lee Roy Jordan led a stifling Tide defense as Auburn fumbled repeatedly, with Butch Wilson returning a kickoff for a touchdown and Joe Namath adding a second score on a 17 yard drive. The Tide pressure produced multiple Auburn mistakes, including a blocked punt that set up another score.
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Oklahoma
Miami
Tide
Leebacker
Lee Roy Jordan
Auburn
Tigers
Alabama
Butch ‘Wilson
Tiger
Marton Kent
Bama
Charlie Pell
Joe Namatha
Beaver Falls
Jordan
Bill Batttle
Indiana Tigers Over Virginia 90 to 58 in Season Opener
Indiana Cavaliers rout Virginia 90 58 behind Jimmy Rays 35 points and 10 3 pointers. Indiana newcomers Tom and Dick VanArsdale add 20 points in their first college game as the Hoosiers open the season with a convincing win before 10344 at Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Ind
Jimmy Ray
Indiana
Virginia
Indianapolis
Tom
Dick Vanarsdale
GF Caldwell
T.vandale
Engel
Porter
Flamm
N. Greenberg
Meyer
Redenough
Harden
Pease
Sutton
Katstra
Conner
Jarvis
T. VanArsdale
Belyard
Fairfield
Rayl
D. VanArsdale
Central Davidson Tops Northwest In Season Opener
Central Davidson girls led by Nancy Frits with 32 points defeated Northwest 47 to 38. In the boys game Northwest built a 15 point halftime lead and finished 68 to 47 over the Spartans. key scorers were Robert Flynt 22 Newton Scott 15 and David Covington 10 for Northwest while Roger Mayhew scored 15 for Central Davidson.
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Rural Hall
Central Davidson
Basketiball
Here
Northwest Forsyth
Nancy Frits
Northwest
Spartans
Robert Flynt
Newton Scott
David Covington
Roger Mayhew
Davidson
West Forsyth
Crotis
Allen c—Mayhew
N. Scott
Ahnett Foster G—Younts
Billings
Tuttle Central
Tysinger
Regan
Graham
Greer
Jones
Culmer
Covington
Cotfeel
R Scott
Linback
King
South Carolina Rallies Erskine For 68 61 Win
South Carolina turned an apparent loss into a 68-61 victory over Erskine in Columbia. Ronnie Collins scored 15, John Gorsage 15, Scotti Ward 19 for the Gamecocks. Erskine’s Bill Walters 15 and John Santamaria fouled out late as the Tigers led early and down the stretch before SC faded with key free throws in the final minute.
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Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
Erskine
Vicory
Little Erskine
Ronnie Collins
Scotti Ward
Bill Walters
Walter
John Santamaria
John Gorsage
Ward
Walters
Hancock
Ellis
Boldery
Helms
R. Collins
Prevoznik
J. Collins
Waiters
Santamaria
Edwards
Gorsage
Yarboroush
Lucansky
Haney
Miami 11 Wins In 17 15 Go
Miami Hurricanes rally to edge Florida 17-15 at Orange Bowl before 62,441. George Mira leads with both passing and rushing, guiding a late 51-yard drive culminating in Bobby Wilson’s 20-yard field goal with 11:22 left. Nick Ryder scores on an eight-yard run and Florida counters with key stops, but Miami seals victory as Florida’s late drives stall and Robert Hart intercepts Shannon.
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Miami
Fla
Bobby Wilson
Florida
George Mira
Hurricanes
Florida Gators
Nick Ryder
Ryder
Tom Batten
Floyd Dean
Batten
Tom Shannon
Dean
Tom Kelley
Mira
Shannon
Jimmy Hall
Wilson
Ken Hunt
Miamis
Jimmy Morgan
Robert Hart
Gator
Eagles triumph over Holy Cross in high scoring win
Boston College quarterback Jack Concannon threw three touchdown passes as the bowl hopeful Eagles defeated Holy Cross 48 to 12 in Newton Massachusetts. Defensive backs provided three interceptions, stifling Holy Cross aerial attack and sealing the decisive win.
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Newton
Mass
Jack Concannon
Boston
Holy Cross
Eagles
Sugar Bowl Bound Mississippi Nips Maroons 13-6
Ole Miss survives a wary defensive battle to finish a perfect 10-0 season as sophomore QB Jim Weatherly sprinted 43 yards for the fourth quarter touchdown. Mississippi State pressured the Rebels through three quarters before the decisive run sealed a Sugar Bowl bid and kept the Rebels undefeated.
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University, Miss
Jim Weatherly
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Rebels
Ole Miss
Land
Leatherly
Gobblers Upset Kentucky 80 77 In Open Season Clash
Virginia Tech Gobblers upset nationally third ranked Kentucky 80 to 77 in Lexington. Lee McIear scored 24 for Tech while Cotton Nash led Kentucky with 34 points. The lead changed 10 times and Tech sealed victory with Benfield and Paridue late.
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Lexington
Virginia Tech
Kentucky
Wildcats
Nash
Tech
Barry Benfield
Howard Paridue
Elon College opens with 64 46 win over Pfeiffer
Elon College defeats Pfeiffer 64 to 46 in a Carolinas Conference game. Dave Winfrey scores 17 points, with 10 in the final six minutes, while Jesse Branson adds 14 and Dewey Andrew 11 for the Christians. Pfeiffer's Harold McManus leads Falcons with 15.
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Elon College
N. C
Dave Winfrey
Elon
Pfeiffer
Christians
Falcons
Jesse Branson
Winfrey
Camels Rally To Top Abbey In 69-64
Campbell College defeated Belmont Abbey 69-64 as Campbell surged in the final nine minutes. Mike Reidy led with 21 points, while Belmont Abbey’s Joe Mc Dermott scored 22 and Sam Bishop and Trent Strickland contributed for Campbell.
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Abbey
Buses Creek
N.C
API
Campbell College
Belmont Abbey
Campbell
Crusaders
Mike Reidy
Camels
Joe McDermott
Sam Bishop
Trent Strickland
Chuck Sullivan
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Lenoir
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Lenoir Rhyne
Odell White
Tom Brown
Marion Kirby
Geraldine Reshears
Webb Langford
Bob Dellinger
Robert Yonis
Jerry Peach
James Medlin
Panther
Mounties
Baker
Vols
G.W
Birmingham. Ala
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Cavaliers
Fritts
Clanton
Alfred
Riger
Craver Pears É Wolff G—Anderson
Walt G—Padonbrett
Wall
Detam
Skabo Central Davidson
Central
Parks
Cline, Hanley
Young J
Dosher
Gamecocks
Midas
Boston College
Maroons
Gobblers Rap ‘Cats
Kelso Sturgeon
Benfield
Frank Alvis
Corio
Revere
Raybrod
Dunlap
Northweave
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Swank
Hickok
Salvator
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