Denton Hasty boys pace as top Davidson clash looms
In a packed high school slate Denton and Hasty boys remain undefeated in the Davidson County Conference while their girls each own one loss. Fair Grove girls crushed Hasty 65 to 4, and Churchland girls handed Denton their lone league defeat as the league eyes a crowded season and tournament path. North Davidson looms as favorite in the DCC tournament despite class differences. Thomasville lads open league with a 64 to 48 win and Thomasville girls start strong in conference play.
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Hasty
Fair Grove
Davidson County
Star High School
Montgomery Ounty
Denton and Hasty Boys
Black Knights
North Davidson
Davidson
Thomasville
Carr Shealy
Thomasville Girls
Western AAA standings shuffle as Greensboro leads
In a Western AAA Conference update Greensboro moves from third to first after a Friday win over Burlington. High Point falls to seventh while Gastonia holds fourth. Burlington drops to third. Charlotte Central and Salisbury climb into fifth with Reynolds at the bottom.
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As le
Burlington
Gastonia
High Point
Charlotte Central
Salisbury
Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Burlington Bulldogs
Asheville
Ing
Four Old-Timers Left NBA All-Star Test Slated For Tuesday
New York reports that four veteran stars remain in consideration for the East West NBA All-Star Game set for Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Notables include Bob Cousy Ed Macauley Harry Gallatin and Andy Phillip among the last surviving members of the league’s celebrated old guard. The article recaps past performances and lists current rosters and leading statistics for both conferences.
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Boston Celtic
Bob Cousy
Ed Macauley
New York Knickerbockers
Harry Gallatin
Andy Phillip
Fort Wayne Pistons
Cousy
Vctory
Milwaukee
Frank Selvy
Bob Pettit
G Yardiey
Fort Wayne
Eas
Macauley
Bill Sharman
Gallatin
Carl Braun
Dick McGuire
New York
Paul Arizin
Neil Johnston
Philadelphia
Adolph Schayes
Paul Seymour
Syracuse
Phillip
Yardley
Larry Foust
Pettit
Vern Mikkel
Jim Pollard
Slater Martin
Bobby Wanzer
Rochester
Arizin
Cousus
European Champ Loi Wins First American Ring Test
European lightweight champion Duilio Loi defeated Flanagan in a dull 10 round debut before 3105 fans in Miami Beach. Loi led early with a flashy attack, won the last four rounds but lacked knockout power as Referee Billy gave 99-89 and judges had 98-92, 98-92 with the Associated Press at 99-95.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Duilio Loi
U.S
Flanagan
Loi
Billy
Stu Winston
Fred Aaronson
Associated
State To Begin Grid Drills On February 4th
Raleigh January 15 Off season football drills begin at North Carolina State College February 14 and end with the annual intra squad game March 19, Coach Earle Edwards announced yesterday. The sessions allow players to join spring sports like baseball and track. The Wolfpack posted two wins and losses last season, Edwards' first at the college, while the freshmen team went four and one.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Earle Edwards
Edwards
Wolfpack
High Point Prepares Winter Sports Schedule
Athletic Director Tony Stoora releases a composite winter schedule for High Point including senior, junior high and girls basketball games with dates from January to March across Asheville Gastonia Greensboro Burlington and Statesville venues. Matches feature H P against Reynolds Salisbury Greensboro Hanes and others with wrestling and swimming meets noted.
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High Point
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H. P. Gray
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Salisbury
Dudley Defeats William Penn by Five-Point Margin
Dudley defeated William Penn 52 to 47 last week, with Dudley leading 18 16 in the first period and gaining a five point edge in the third. Final period tied 14 14 as both teams traded scores. Substitutions included Dudley Cole Pole Jones Mason and William Penn Green Smith Deese Gyer Marks Johnson.
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Dudley
Tigers
Brooks
Simmons
Wiliam Penn Coe
Dudley—Cole
Pole
Jones
Mason
Green
Smith
Deese
Gyer
Marks
Johnson
Wigwam Wisemen pick top prep quarterback Dixon of Laurens
King Dixon a 17 year old senior from Laurens South Carolina is named the nation's top prep quarterback for 1954 by the Wigwam Wisemen of America He makes the first team on the eighth annual national high school American All Star Football Team and will play in the prep all star game at Crump Stadium Memphis Other honors include guards from Reidsville and Charleston and numerous North and South Carolina players receiving honorable mentions with several positions listed for each city and county across the two states
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King Dixon
Laurens
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Wigwam Wisemen of America
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Ton
Charles Hoover
Reidsville
N.C
Frank
McMaehon
Charleston
Wisemen
Greenwood
Lee Abney
Ard
Gaffrey
Eddie Beall
Columbia
Jimmy Ashley
Rudo Hayes
Pickens
Larry Bagwell
Easley
Joe Smith
Horace Tuberville
Camden
Citadel Defeats UNC In Wrestling Meet
In Charleston The Citadel wrestlers led by captains Ernie Jantzen and Schenkel defeated the University of North Carolina's young team at the Cadets Armory. The win halted UNC's winless streak, marking the Tar Heels fourth loss.
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Charleston
Citadel
Ernie Jantzen
Schenkel
University of North Carolina
Cadets
Tar Heels
Girls Rec Cage Results From Local League Night
Halftime shows Hopbos leading Hot Rods 20 15 with final scores 41 38. Teams Crazy Cats and Sharpsheeters face Hobos next week at 8 00 PM in the Armory.
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Hot Rods
Oarkbank
Freeman
Crowson
Wrenn
Wright
Friar
Hussey
Sharpsheeters
Crazy Cats & Officials
Eleanor Clapp
Vickie Washburn
Crane Cek-Att Ab Aemeee
Thane Tazya
Sheeters
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Yankees' Billy Martin Takes Sprint At Cage Sport
FT. CARSON Colo Jan. 15 PFC Billy Martin former Yankee star of the 1953 World Series is trying basketball. Coach Dick Swan calls Martin one of the squad's best one handed shooters. He will manage Ft Carson baseball until discharge this summer and then join the Yankees at once.
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Billy Martin
New York Yankees
Dick Swan
Martin
Yankees
Friday Basketball Scores Across North Carolina
Friday results show Charlotte Central 76 over Winston Salem Reynolds 51 and Durham 77 over Goldsboro 60. Other notable scores include Greensboro 58 over Burlington Gastonia 57 and Kannapolis 64 over Concord 60.
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Carolinas Sports Judo Tourney Officials Named
The first Carolinas Sports Judo Tournament will be held at the High Point YMCA starting 5 pm January 21. Referee Don Tolliver, judges Sonny Snuiton and Dick Meisky, and time keeper Arthur Pascal are announced. Teams from Greenville YMCA Greensboro YMCA Greensboro Health Club and High Point YMCA entered.
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Sonny Snuiton
Dick Meisky
Arthur Pascal
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Support Of Legion Baseball Must Pick Up Says Brissie
P Lou Brissie former Cleveland Indian and Philadelphia Athletics pitcher and National Commissioner of American Junior baseball urged North Carolina Legion officials to boost support for Legion baseball. He noted 4000 plus players in minors and majors are former Legion players and said the sport builds resilience and citizenship. Mayor Marshall Kurfees welcomed officials as they held committee meetings and planned a banquet dance and memorial service to close the event.
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Lou Brissie
Cleveland
High Point Blue JV tops Monticello 64 to 52
High Point Blue Jayvees defeated Monticello 64 52 with Collins scoring 18 and Dallas 10. Monticello leaders Shelton 18 and Gordon 12 led the visitors. Substitutions and partial game details noted, with Halftime score listed as point spread.
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