Lexington Yellow Jackets rally to beat Thomasville in SPC clash
Lexington Senior High press sparked a second half rally to defeat Thomasville 44 34 in a South Piedmont Conference game. Miller scored 19 for Lexington while Thomasville struggled with ball handling under pressure. Ballpups JV beat Lexington jayvees 43 41 for sixth straight win.
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Bob Burchette
Enterprise
Wesler
Thomasville
Lexington Senior High
Wayne Hoover
Yellow Jackets
Lexington
Hoover
Bulldogs
Calumon
Ball ' Lapis
Thomasville Tech
Bulldog
James Steele
Thomasyilte
Terry
Hargraves
Rasthing
Sevents
Harves
Walter Miller
Miller
Jackets
Lexington Sport
Lexington Jayvees
Ballpups
Raiders Edge Eagles In Narrow Basketball Clash
Andrews surged early led by Mark Reavis eight points as Evans Sears and Andrews built a 27 24 halftime edge. Raiders used fouls and balanced scoring including Evans 22 Warner 14 Sears 10 to pull away in the second half. Garfield Little led Raider scoring with 15 in the junior varsity win 57 39.
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Mark Reavis
Eagle
Petain Sear
Evans
Jimny ~ Sears
Raiders
Ge Andrews
Smelay Wat
Eagles
Gine
Bast
East
Foree
Wayne Warner
Sears
Andrews
Garfield “Little
Raider
Scot
Lambeth
Hast
Sohaene
Central JV Tops Vikings in Rebounding Battle
The Central junior varsity club won 35 to 23 in rebounds, taking a 33-26 halftime lead after a strong first quarter. John Barker led the winners with 23 points as Central ran into little trouble and secured its fifth win in six games in 1947.
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Vikings
Entral
North
John Barker
Jaybirds rout Sumner as Thayer sparks late surge
Thayer scored 26 for the Jaybirds, starting with a hot span in the fourth quarter and fouling out at 3:50. Shipwash and Whitfield provided help with 14 and 10, while Allen Jay rode a 30–game conference mark after a 50–41 third-quarter bulge. Sumner’s Brown led 20 points. the girls’ team opened with a 13–5 lead and Jerri Keene led with 16 for Sumner, with Gail Barber and Nancy Hodgin adding 10 each.
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Thayer
Jay
Jaybirds
Shipwash
Jerry
Whitfield
Meredith
Brown
Sumner
Wayne Seagraves
Larry Pass
Allen Jay
Thomasville
Indians
Jerri Keene
Gail Barber
Nancy Hodgin
Janice Cox
Dawson Tops Namath with Second-Worst Injury Tale
The account notes numerous injuries that hampered the team, including a foot injury to Namath and a string of players like Foley, Hudson, Grantham, Dockery, Maynard, Rasmussen, and Finnie. Ewbank laments depth and turnover as they fought to win the division.
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Wei Hank
Ewbank
Dave Foley
Jim Hudson
Baltimore
Ikinson
Larry Grantham
Gerry
Philbin
Randy
Rasmussen
John “Dockery
Dan
Maynard
ECU Names Mike McGee as New Football Coach
Mike McGee, former Duke standout and current Michigan assistant, is tapped as East Carolina University head football coach. McGee plans changes including moving to a three man up under center, replacing Clarence Stasavich who resigned after the season.
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Greenvlle
N. C
Mike McGee
Duke
University of Michigan
East Carolina University
East Carolina
Clarence Stasavich
McGee
College
St. Louis Cardinals
NFL
Elizabeth City
N.C
Minnesota
Shelving
Atendard
Stasavich
Carl
West Reise
Fragmentary entry notes voter ward names and names
Vague OCR reads ward references and individuals with unclear surnames, mentioning Swing and Stewart Faas with partial names and numbers. The fragment lacks a coherent event or outcome to summarize fully.
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Ted
Has
Knicks Celebrate DeBusschere Anniversary Win
The Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls 108 to 99 Friday night marking the one year since the trade that brought Dave DeBusschere to New York. DeBusschere scored 22 points as New York improved to 70-21 under his presence, and the club remained 5 1/2 games ahead of the Baltimore Bullets in the Eastern Division. Other NBA results included Milwaukee over Boston 115 115, Cincinnati over the Lakers 117 109, San Diego over San Francisco 119 101, Seattle over Philadelphia 123 116, Indiana over Carolina 92 68, New Orleans over Denver 102 97, Los Angeles over Washington 119 109, and Pittsburgh over the New York Nets 196 124 in the ABA.
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NBA
Chicago Bulls
DeBusscheré
New York
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Walt, Bellamy
Howard Koinives
DeBusschere
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Los Angeles Lakers
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Philadelphia
Indiana
Carolina
New Orleans
Denver
Los Angeles
Washington
Pittsburgh
New York Nets
American Basketball Association
Rams Dominate AP All Stars
New York AP report lists Rams players heavily on both offensive and defensive units. Gabriel and Hill headline shots, with Jones Lilly and Butkus among repeaters. Cowboys, Packers, Bears and Lions also feature, as voting by 48-member panel highlighted close results and multiple repeats.
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APY
Romai
Gary
Collins
Cleve
Ington
Neely
Brown
Hilkerson
Tin
Bob
Zélhoff
Sayers
Philadelphia
Rams
Deacon Jones
Merlin
Olsen
Eddie Mea
Carl Eller
Minnesota
Deacon’Jones
Los Angeles
Lend
Hill
Yale
Lily
Cowboys
Dick Butkus
Chicago
Ralph
John Niland Howley
David
Bob Lilly
Robinson
Green Bay
Chuck Howley
Ner
Lem
Barney
Detroit
Herb Ad- Gabriel
Eddie Ar
Meador
Gale Sayers
Larry Wilson
St. Louis
Bears
Shack
Rob
St Johns Defeats Davidson To Maintain Ranking
Davidson entered ranked fourth nationally but faltered as St John’s defense stifled the Wildcats. Sophomore Brian Adrian managed only nine points while Richie Lyons sparked a late Redmen surge with a 6-4 lead and Bill Paultz and Joe DePre paced the scoring to seal an 87-76 win.
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Davidson
Redmen
St. John’s
John's
Temple
St. John's
St John's
Brian
Adrian
Richie Lyons Shiek
Mike Maloy
Jerry Kroll
Bill Cook
Bill Paultz
Joe DePre
Paultz
Poe
DePre
Seoul
Peetser
Peitma
Ney
Thales Davidson
Northwest Dominates Ragsdale In Mid-State AAA Clash
Northwest Vikings routed Ragsdale Tigers 87 to 56 in Mid-State AAA basketball Friday night. Coach Paul Updegraff lamented a terrible showing as Ragsdale failed to execute, while Northwest built a 39-28 halftime lead and stayed strong behind 18 from Jones and 14 from Wilgon.
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Oak Ridge
Paul Updegraff
Ragsdale Tigers
Northwest
Guilford Vikings
Wilgon
Tigers
Ratschalickman
Wall
eKannerly
Salenders
Lowe
Girls Varsity Meet Results Highlight Trotter and Lee
Fragmentary OCR lists Trotter and Lee among girls varsity participants with Bussey and Russe mentioned near Davidson and Gib. Limited legible details prevent full event context or scores.
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Lee
Bussey
Russe
Varsity
Eat
Davidson
Gib
Catfish Regulation Sparks Fisheries Debate in Piedmont
Fishermen and fish camp operators in Piedmont clash over a January 1 possession limit of 75 catfish for sport anglers. They warn commercial restrictions will fail to curb overpopulation, hurt restaurants, and cite lack of notice while urging fairness as regulators consider extending the timeline to enforce the rule.
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Piedmont
Piedmont Fish Camps
Commission
Orville L. Woodhouse
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