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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1958
Page
22
Thomasville High School closed its basketball season with the boys defeating the Railroaders 80 to 53. The girls won as well, and the team prepares to open Piedmont Conference tournament play Monday night against Kannapolis at Lexington High.
Ledford High School captured both boys and girls basketball crowns in a Central Tar Heel Conference event. The Ledford boys rallied to a 54-50 overtime win over Bessemer while the Ledford girls upset Rankin 69-65 led by Barbour's 36 and Reagan's 29 points. Ann Johnson of Rankin earned tournament MVP honors.
NCAA figures show Baylor tops the scoring list with 760 points at a 34.55 average, Robertson follows at 792 for 34.43, Wilt Chamberlain sits third with 610 points at 30.5 per game. The Kansas star trails in contention as Kansas State looms and Grady Wallace posts 31.2.
Coaches survey the Central Tar Heel Conference tournament held at High Point High School. They cite scheduling conflicts with other events and praise the venue’s facilities and price. Joe Don Myers calls the event largely successful. Bobby Davidson notes games may be trimmed or moved earlier next year.
About two dozen players remain unsigned as full squad drills begin led by Braves president Joe Cairnes who says unsigned stars are chasing a moon. NL holdouts include Lew Burdette Gene Conley Don McMahon Bob Buhl Johnny Logan Frank Torre Felix Mantilla Wes Covington Bob Hazle. Pirates miss Roger Osenbaugh. Orioles top holdouts with seven including Zuverink and Harshman. Yankees sign Sturdivant but still seek Skowron and Byrne.
The selection announced after the finals lists Mary Ann Jarrett of Ledford as a guard and Perry Cecil of Ledford as a forward among the boys picks with Peaches Brewer of Bessemer also noted.
East Carolina's football team, led by quarterback Ralph Zehring who completed 11 of 21 passes, defeated the ECC alumni 14 to 0 in Greenville on March 1.
Parris Island South Carolina hosts the annual Pro Am tournament on March 6. Featured players include Air Force Lt Hillman Robbins, winner of the 1957 inter service championship, stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, and Maj Maurice C Green of Shaw. Also competing are Jimmy McNair and Joe Worrell from Charlotte, North Carolina, co-champions in 1957.
District Class A boys tournament pairings announced by C V Sigman of Kernersville. Eight teams compete March 5 to 8 at Senior High Gym with five berths already clinched and three decisive games tonight Curry vs Pleasant Grove Mebane vs Silk Hope Kernersville vs Liberty First round matches Wednesday and Thursday lead to a state finals in Southern Pines next week.
Salisbury NC March 1 The District 26 NAIA committee will meet to map final plans for basketball playoffs next week. Playoffs are set for Belmont Abbey and Lenoir Rhyne with the North State Conference champion and the South Carolina Little Four winner providing opposition. The two winners meet in Salisbury Wednesday night.
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