Bears pull away to beat Catawba 79 68 in Carolinas clash
Lenoir Rhyne led all game to defeat Catawba 79 68 in Hickory. Mark LaMoreaux scored 19 points and David Wells 18 for the Bears who improved to 6 1 in conference and 14 10 overall. Garland Davis topped Catawba with 21 points. Both teams made 31 field goals. Lenoir Rhyne hit 17 of 28 free throws while Catawba went 6 of 8.
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Hickory
N.C
Lenoir Rhyne
Catawba
Mark LaMoreaux
David Wells
Bears
Garland Davis
Rugby Player Douglas Swan Dies in California
A 16 year old high school rugby player Douglas Swan died in Buena Park California after being hit in the stomach with a ball. The injury caused a sudden complication in the wind pipe and he died.
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Buena Park, Calif
Douglas Swan
VMI Stays In Hunt With 71 57 Win At Furman
Virginia Military Institute beat Furman 71 to 57 to keep alive its hopes for the eight seed in the Southern Conference race. John Kemper scored nine straight as VMI erased a 11 point deficit and led 27 23 at halftime. A bench fight near the end left Furman reserve Wes Graves injured and referee Bill Cassidy cut.
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Greenville
S.C
Virginia Military Institute
O Ae
Furman
Fuman
John Kemper
VMI
Wes Graves
Bill Cassidy
Oxon Hill
Foul Shot Gives Warriors Victory Over Davidson
Jim Burke hit a late free throw with three seconds remaining to lift Marquette to a 66-65 win over Davidson in Milwaukee. Davidson fouled, missed a late shot, then Rod Knowles’s 25 footer at the buzzer missed as the rally fell short.
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Milwaukee
Wisc
Jim Burke
Marquette
Davidson
Burke
DY Wave Moser
Rod Knowles
Riers
George Thompson
East Davidson CCC Tournament Opens Wednesday at Local Gym
The Central Carolinas Conference tourney begins Wednesday at East Davidson High School Gym with two games nightly through Saturday. The second round resumes next Wednesday at the YMCA, continuing daily until the championship finals. North Davidson Ledford and Central Davidson are evenly matched, with Central showing improvement and an 8 5 league mark.
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Central Carolinas
East Davidson High School
le Ymca
North Davidson
Ledford
Central Davidson
Add Agate
Women Golfers Meet Tuesday at Emerywood
The Furniture Women’s Club invites members to a 10 am meeting at Emerywood Country Club to plan the spring and summer schedule and elect officers for the year. Officers urge all members to attend.
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Furniture Women'sake Soames
Emerywood Country Club
Richmond Spiders Top Bulldogs in UNC Southern Conference Win
Richmond Spiders defeated the Bulldogs 89 to 76 in a Southern Conference game. Tom Green Johnny Moates and Bus ter Batts sparked a decisive eight-point run early in the second half.
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Richmond
Tom Green
Johnny Moates
Buster Batts
Spiders
Pee Bulldogs
Elon Thrashes Blue Hose in Carolinas Hoops Victory
Elon College, N C defeated Presbyterian 81 to 61 as Bill Bowes opened with a quick three and Noble Marshall and Goedeck fueled a first half surge. The Fighting Christians led 41-24 at halftime and maintained control through the game.
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Elon College
N. C
Presbyterian
Fighting Christians
Blue Hose
Carolinas
Christians
Bill Bowes
Elon
Noble Marshall
Goedeck
Whirlies, Grimsley Reach Close Thriller In C H Upstart
Grimsley battled High Point in a tight contest with defensive issues noted by both coaches. Barker and McKenzie sparked late scoring as High Point pressed and Grimsley answered keeping the game within a few points heading into the final moments.
Panthers stay in game after 10-point deficit
Coach Bob Light praised his team's resolve as Appalachian split with Atlantic Christian after trailing by 10 at halftime. The Panthers, set to host Atlantic Christian in Wilson Monday, also have Pfeiffer away on Wednesday and Lenoir Rhyne at home next Saturday before a Feb 25 game at Catawba.
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Jrules
Bob Light
Panthers
Atlantic Christian
Wilson
HPC
Pfeiffer
Lenoir Rhyne
Catawba
Bill Hartack Wins Miami Feature by Nose at Hialeah
Bill Hartack led all the way in the feature at Hialeah and edged Bwana Peacha by a nose on his first winner ride in more than two months. The Bargain Counter paid $7.20 to win.
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Miami
Hialeah
Bwana Peacha
Catamounts Edge Guilford to Give Gudger 300th Win
Western Carolina Catamounts defeated Guilford 72 70 to hand coach Jim Gudger his 300th basketball victory. Gene McConnell hit a corner jumper with 50 seconds left to put WCC ahead 71 70, then Mal Brown made a one and one free throw for the final margin.
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Callowhee
N. C
Western Carolina
Jim Gudger
Carolinas
Guilford
Gene McConnell
Cats
Western
Nets
WCC
Mal Brown
Pfeiffer Routs Atlantic Christian for Eight Place
Pfeiffer defeated Atlantic Christian 91 to 79 in Misenheimer North Carolina. Pfeiffer trailed at halftime but dominated the second half with a 51 point burst to climb to eighth in the Carolinas Conference. The Falcons improved to 4-11 in league play while ACC dropped to seventh. The top eight teams advance to next month’s tournament in Lexington.
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Misenheimer
N. C
Pfeiffer
Atlantic Christian
East Eagles sweep Denton in Central Carolina clash
East Davidson's Golden Eagles built a 28-12 halftime lead and rolled to a 60-45 win over Denton. Richard Benfield scored 19 points with 15 from Mickey Boswell supporting, while Arthur Black added 14. In the opener the East girls won 34-27.
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Denton
Albemarle Stuns Thomasville In S.P.C. Rivalry
Albemarle cruised past Thomasville 55 to 38 in a South Piedmont Conference game at Brown Finch Memorial Gym. Thomasville trailed by 15 entering the second half after a cold start, scoring only four points in the opening quarter and never recovering.
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Thomasville
Albemarle
Brown Finch Memorial Gym
Bulldogs
Central Davidson Routs Trinity In C C C Game
Central Davidson controlled the first half scoring pace and beat Trinity 72 to 62 in a Central Carolina Conference decision. Terry Mayhew and Leonard Younts each scored 16 points for Central, with Harold Hoover 11 and Doug Hunt 10 also reaching double figures.
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Tering
Central Carolina
Trinity
Central
Terry Mayhew
Leonard Younts
Harold Hoover
Doug Hunt
Carolinas AAU Boxing Championship Set In High Point
AAU boxing comes to High Point for a three night Carolinas Championships at Lake Gymnasium. 80 to 100 fighters and about 10 teams expected from North Charleston Kingstree High Point Greensboro Winston Salem Gastonia Charlotte Camp Lejeune Marines and Little Creek Navy. Winners earn place in the National AAU Seniors on the West Coast. Weigh-ins Thursday morning with first rounds after.
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Lake Gymnasium
Paul Appel
Carolinas
Appel
North Charleston
S. C
Kingstree
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Gastonia
Charlotte
Camp Lejeune Marine
Little Creek
Navy
West Coast
City Lake
Ragsdale Upsets Northeast 54-52 in TS title clash
Ragsdale Tigers topple league leader Northeast Guilford 54-52 as Jeff Adylette converts clutch free throws and William Herbin seals win with a final interception. Northeast drops first loss in 17 games. Ragsdale improves to 11-7 overall, 5-7 in conference. Northeast girls also fall to finish season undefeated at 16 straight wins.
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Ragsdale
Tigers
Northeast
Guilford
Jeff Adylette
William Herbin
Northwest
Rags
Dale's
Fighting Tigers
Herbin
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