Ticket Troubles Highlight ACC Basketball Attendance Struggles
The piece notes Maryland selling 10,000 student tickets in two hours for a Maryland N C State game, compares student seating at North Carolina and Duke, and discusses system fairness, crowd size, and potential Coliseum plans to meet rising demand. It cites Carmichael Auditorium limits, structural gaps, and the need for a 15,000 to 20,000 seat arena to accommodate fans and the ACC tournament.
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Collins Free Throw Lifts High Point Past Guilford in Thrilling Finish
High Point College edged Guilford 78 77 in a Carolinas Conference clash as Pete Collins, at 6 8, scored the winning free throw with no time showing on the clock after a late rebound foul. The crowd erupted as officials reviewed the final seconds.
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Carolinas
Guilford
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Collins
High Point tops Guilford in dramatic finish with 30 by Collins
Collins scores 30 as High Point edges Guilford 77 76 in a thriller. Coble fouls out late as Shaw, Jackson, and Steele juggle five on floor and clock in a frantic finish. Guilford ties at 77 before Collins drives final points and sends HP to win.
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Ken McKinney
Quakers
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Glover N Massengill
Bennett Hawkins
Cloud Kennedy
Stewart Schott
Mattox
Cougars Weigh One-Area NC Future In Greensboro or Charlotte
Carolina Cougar President Carl Scheer outlined steps to focus on a single North Carolina market after deeming regional operation unworkable. He sought local backing from Greensboro Mayor Jim Melvin and Charlotte Mayor John Belk, with possible relocation to Greensboro if support materializes. The club has struggled with attendance in Greensboro Raleigh and Charlotte under a multi-city plan.
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Belk
Cougars
Carolina
Houston
New York
Chicago
Raleigh
Green Bay
NFL
The
Jim Melvin
Chamber of Commerce
Cougars Seek City Aid as One-Home Plan Surfaces
The Carolina Cougars of the ABA consider abandoning regional play for a single city, asking Greensboro for more financial help after a reported $500,000 loss last year and seeking terms like season ticket guarantees and a 10 percent Coliseum fee.
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Carolina Cougars
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Ivey’s
Iveys
Jamestown sweeps Northwest Guilford in junior high games
Jamestown Junior High teams beat Northwest Guilford Thursday. Ninth grade won 70-50 led by Angelo Evans 17 and Bob Aydellett 12. Seventh and eighth grade won 54-42 with Tommy Marsh scoring 14. Northeast's junior high wrestling crew routed Trinity 64-6 for their sixth straight win with all matches decided, 10 by pins.
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Jamestown Junior High
Southeast Guilford
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Jamestown
Bob Aydellett
Dale Floyd
Tommy Marsh
David Harper
Dennis Johnson
Northwest Guilford
Trinity
Northeast
Bulldogs Stretch season with 13th win in wrestling
Thomasville High School improved to 13-0 in varsity wrestling with a 45-23 victory over Albemarle to go 4-0 in the South Piedmont Conference. Pins by Mike Sanders Allen Barnes Tony Ingram and Mark Montgomery paced the win. Frankie Lathan Glenn Miller won by decisions. Paul Hibbett drew, while Ken Fulp and Mark Hibbett gained points on a default and forfeit.
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Albemarle
Bulldogs
Mike Sanders
Allen Barnes
Tony Ingram
Mark Montgomery
Frankie Lathan
Glenn Miller
Paul Hibbett
Ken Fulp
Mark Hibbett
Bird Fries Kentucky as Averitt Sparks Spurs to Victory
San Antonio Spurs beat the Kentucky Colonels 93-84 in ABA action. Rookie William Averitt scored a career high 36 points on 15 of 31 shooting, Dampier added 23, Issel led Kentucky with 24. Swen Nater had 18 for San Antonio. In other ABA game, San Diego beat Virginia Squires 125-108. No NBA games scheduled.
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Averitt
San Antonio Spurs
American Basketball Association
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Spurs
Perial Dampier
ABA
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Colonels
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Johnson
Virginia
George Gervin
National Basketball Association
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