Ledford Panthers basketball with new coach and speed
Davidson Randolph 2 A boys add Gary Hinkle from Fred T Ford High School in Catawba County to replace last year’s defensive squad leader. Ledford starts Tim Lee at center with Earl Smith and Gary Johnson in the front, and guards Johnny Stewart and Dent Hardin, aiming to improve with speed and depth while adjusting to a shorter three practice start. The Panthers open at home vs Western Guilford on November 23 as coach Hinkle plans to build a fast, cohesive unit for a better conference record.
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Ledford
Panthers
Davidson-Randolph
Gary Hinkle
Fred T. Ford
Catawba County
Hinkle
Tim Lee
Cluded
Earl Smith
Gary Johnson
Johnny Stewart
Dent Hardin
Gary Traynham
Martina Jones
Allen Everhart
Donnie Wilburn
Chris Fletcher
Rodney Rickard
Western Guilford
Machine
Mike Stewart
Stewart
Guilford College
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Wanda Moore
Sherry Starnes
Cathy Jones
Debbie Tuttle
Su Craven
Becky Moore
Debbie Saie
Jo Ann Robertson
Debbie Altman
Joyce Bennett
Coke Eeetioneciows
Mart'n Jones
Cee
G Dent Hardin
Raiders finish season with strong offense and playoff hopes
The Raiders posted 281.9 yards per game with 231.3 rushing and 50.6 passing. Herbert Cole led rushing with 969 yards and 10 touchdowns, followed by Charles Alexander with 680 and Sammy Durham at 587. Nash led receivers with 299 yards on 13 catches. The team totaled 506 yards and four TDs on 28 completed passes. Coach Boswell praised the effort and Durhams praised advancing to the playoffs with High Point Central looming.
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Herbert Cole
Charles Alexander
Sammy Durham
Harold Nash
Raiders
Boswell
High Point Central
Bison
Roy Boyles
Memorial Service Honors Marshall Tragedy Victims
At Fairfield Stadium a pregame memorial service marked the first anniversary of the Marshall University jetliner crash that decimated the team. A Nixon telegram read by athletic director Joe McMullin praised Courage of Marshall and Huntington communities and urged fielding a football team that year.
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Marshall
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North Davidson Coach Palmer Wins NPC Coach of the Year
In the North Piedmont Conference Don Palmer of North Davidson was named Coach of the Year for the second straight season. He bested Lonnie Chandler of North Stanly and Perry Pearson of Mooresville. Five Black Knights earned All NPC honors: Danny Thomas Bryce Debose Jerry Smith Mike Allen and Jerry Tuttle. Smith was NPC Player of the Year runner up to Ken Sifford of East Rowan. Thomas and Debose tied for third with Scott Curtis of Mooresville.
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Richardson
North Davidson
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Palmer
North Stanly
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Mooresville
Perry Pearson
Black Knights
Danny Thomas
Bryce Debose
Jerry Smith
Mike Allen
Jerry Tuttle
Smith
East Rowan
Ken Sifford
Thomas
Debose
Scott Curtis
Elon Nails CC Title Over LA
Mike Lawton scored one rushing and one passing touchdown as Elon beat Lenoir Rhyne 14 to 10 to clinch the Carolinas Conference football title. Lawton led all rushers with over 1,000 yards and threw a key touchdown pass to Curtis Leary. Elon improved to 8-2 overall and 5-0 in the conference. Lenoir Rhyne fell to 2-6-1 overall and 1-2-1 in league play.
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N.C
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Elon
Lenoir Rhyne
Christians
Bears
Tim Thick
Tommy Ross
Lawton
Curtis Leary
Laver Beats Pasarell to Reach Italian Open Final
Top seed Rod Laver of Australia rallied for a 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-7 7-6 victory over Puerto Rico's Charles Pasarell in Bologna to reach the Italian International Tennis Open final. The win secures Laver’s leading position in the World Professional Championship qualification standings as the 20th event.
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Italy
Rod Laver
Australia
Charles Pasarell
Laver
Lions Defeat Penn 17-3 in Ivy League Thriller
Columbia quarterback Don Jackson and flanker Jesse Parks teamed on two third quarter passes, a 26 yard TD and a 48 yard setup, helping the Lions beat Penn 17-3 to move to 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the Ivy. The win lifts Columbia to third in the league with one game left.
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Columbia
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Jesse Parks
Lions
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Brown
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Paul Kaliades
Parks
Coumbia
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Jackson
Samford Rips Newberry 21-0 in Birmingham
Samford Bulldogs topped Newberry College 21-0 as quarterback Shorty Trammell threw two TD passes and ran for another. Trammell completed 14 of 20 passes for 142 yards with TDs to Charles Clanton and Emmit Lewis. Larry Cox set a Samford reception record with eight catches for 78 yards as Newberry drops to 7 2 1 under coach Fred Herren.
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Birmingham
Ala
Shorty Trammell
Samford Bulldogs
Newberry College
Trammell
Larry Cox
Samford
Charles Clanton
Emmit Lewis
Bulldogs
David Sanders
South Carolina
Newberry
Fred Herren
Brown Sidelined After Knee Contusion for Chicago Clash
Washington Redskins top rusher Larry Brown remains hospitalized with a knee contusion and will miss Sunday's NFL game in Chicago. He had 629 rushing yards, second in the NFC, after being hurt last Sunday versus Philadelphia.
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Larry Brown
Washington Redskins
Chicago
Brown
Philadelphia
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