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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1974
Page
8
North Rowan visits Mooresville and North Davidson travels to West Rowan in a Friday high school football schedule. Central Carolina coverage notes standings and game slate for the week.
Winter final leaders near. Ragsdale holds a strong edge in team scoring while Denton shows improved defense. With 15 teams in the area, final outcomes remain unsettled as the next to last week arrives and most positions remain in play.
Ricky Adams of Ragsdale appears to have clinched the top scoring title with a four point edge heading into the season finale. Kenny Laughlin of Randleman and Avery Culshaw of East Davidson finished regular season play, while Ted Brown and Richard Burton could still overtake if big scores occur. Adams added two touchdowns in the 56 20 homecoming win over Eastern Guilford, as Laughlin and Culshaw faced limited action due to injuries. Barry Sikes joined the Top 15 with eight successful extra points to reach 43 points along with his kickoff duties.
Memphis Southmen sprinted past Chicago Fire 49-24 to seal the WFL Central Division title, with J. J. Jennings and John Harvey starring alongside quarterbacks Huarte and White. Chicago’s playoff hopes dimmed as Fire owner Tom Origer hinted at skipping the postseason. Florida Blazers routed Portland Storm 23-0 to clinch the Eastern Division title behind Tommy Reamon’s three rushing scores and Bob Davis’s 53 and 43 yard completions.
Cleveland AP reports Simon P. Gourdine was elected deputy commissioner of the NBA by unanimous board of governors, becoming the league’s highest ranking Black official. He notes it does not automatically make him commissioner but hopes to, while Kennedy nears retirement. The board will reconvene January 14, 1975, to discuss Kennedy’s successor.
Howard Cosell teased by a hoax caller during the October 28 Falcons Steelers telecast at Three Rivers Stadium. Michael Banks of the University of Western Ontario mimicked Muhammad Ali’s voice claiming to talk to Cosell and Ali was in Zaire preparing for the Foreman title bout. Cosell initially believed the real Ali might have called, while ABC and Steelers officials considered the prank possible but unconfirmed. Ali was en route to Louisville, Ky., for a parade and could not comment.
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