Prep Scores Across Region Highlight Varied High School Play
West Mecklenburg led Charlotte Olympic 40 to 14 as Lowell Holbrook scored 18. A flood of scores follows from North and South Carolina schools including Gastonia Ashley 22 over Charlotte Harding 14, Mount Holly 12, and Concord 41 over NW Cabarrus 12. The slate shows wide disparities with many matchups including Independence 22, Mecklenburg 20 and Durham 0, Rocky Mount 2 amid a busy prep season.
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Associated Press
West Mecklenburg
Charlotte Olympic
Lowell Holbrook
Charlotte
Country Day
Gastonia
Morganton
Lenoir
Avery Central
W. Forsyth
Bartlett Yancey
F. Mecklenburg
Charlotte Myers Park
Independence
Mecklenburg
Beaver Creek
Allegheny & EX Lumberton
Pine Crest
Jacksonville
Kinston
Wilkes ‘Central
Newton- Conover
Maiden
Hildebrand
Glen Alpine
Oak Hill
Rutherford
Chase
Siler City
Ellerbe
W. Stanley
Son Valley
Lexington
Albemarle
Rowan
N. Stanley
Durham
Rocky Mount
Chanel Hill
Henderson
Roxboro
N. Durham
Hillsborough Orange
Jordan
Garner
Oxford Webb
Cary
Wilson Fike
Durham Hill
Sida
Greensboro
Greens
Boro Didley
W. Davidson
Sumner
Davidson
Allen Jay
Southeast
S. Alamance
Fdenton
Ahoskie
Madison - Mayodan
Morehead
Pendleton
Tradall
Macraeville
Gansend
Reidsville
W. Montenmery
Denton
Forsvih
Winston-Salem
Portland
Trinity
Ledford & Minton
Rockingham
Thomasville
Kannapolis
W. Guilford
Gibsonville
Salisbury Boyden
Statesoeville
David County
North Davidcon
Irdepondence
Ashe
Robbinsville
Andrews
Murphy
Swain County
Ednyeville
Old Fort
E. Montgomery
Chatham Central
Rowland
Littlefield
Tarboro
Washington
Jordan Sellars
Pati
Manteo
Mattamuskeet
North Lenoir
Southern
Wayne
Sx Bath
Elm City
Oxford
Stoneville
West
Columbus
Shallotte
Whiteville
Hallsboro
Williamston
Northampton
Denton Red Raiders Roasted 73-0 by West Montgomery
West Montgomery routed Denton 73 to 0 in Friday football at Troy. Denton entered winless in seven games, the largest defeat of the season, as Sumner sparked a 74-6 win for Sumner over Denton and the Raiders face East Davidson next then Gibsonville, both winless.
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TROY
Denton
Red Raiders
West Montgomery
Denton Crew
Sumner
Raiders
East Davidson
Golden Eagles
Gibsonville
Racing wars flare as LoPatin and France clash in stock car fury
The piece traces Larry LoPatin, Michigan promoter behind American Raceways and new two mile College Station track, clashing with Bill France over control of NASCAR aligned circuits. Les Richter exits Riverside. tensions rise as options on Riverside and Atlanta stock are renewed or voided signaling an ongoing power struggle in promotership and governance.
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Rockingham
Professional Drivers Association
Larry LoPatin
Bill France
LoPatin
Michigan
Michigan International Speedway
American Raceways, Inc
Georgia
California
Texas
Riverside Raceway
Atlanta International Raceway
Les Richter
Riverside
Richter
France
Talladega
College Station
Darlington
Atlanta
Spencer Fastest Man On Friday at North Carolina Motor Speedway
At Rockingham NC the final 12 spots for the American 500 were decided on Friday. G C Spencer posted the fastest speed at 131.292 mph in a 1967 Plymouth earning 17th starting position. Pole winner Charlie Glotzbach did 136.972 mph. Other qualifiers included Buddy Young Elmo Lanezley John Kennedy Bill Champion Clyde Lynn Ed Negre and Roy Mayne. Dr Hessert crashed and was eliminated. LeeRoy Yarbrough set the track record at 137.727 mph Thursday and will start ninth.
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G. C. Spencer
Spencer
Charlie Glotzbach
Glotzbach
Buddy Young
Elmo Lanezley
John Kennedy
Bill Champion
Clyde Lynn
Dr. Hessert
Trenton
LeeRoy Yarbrough
Ford
Yarprough
Nets Win Debut Behind Luther Green Bench Spark
Nets beat Denver by score with Luther Green coming off the bench to slow Spencer Haywood and push New York ahead late. Moore scored 24 while Dampier led with 40 as James Jones added 28 for the Buccaneers. Haywood had 31 on 14 of 26 shooting with 22 rebounds for Denver. Chubin tallied 18 for New York.
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Moore
Lovie Dampier
James Jones
Buccaneers
Luther Green
Denver
Spencer Haywood
Nets
Green
New York
Haywood
Olympic
Rockets
Detroit
Steve Chubin
Chiefs restore Len Dawson and Mo Moorman to active list
The Kansas City Chiefs moved Len Dawson and Mo Moorman back to the active list on Friday and removed Otis Taylor and Noel Smith from the active roster.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Chiefs
Len Dawson
Guand Mo Moorman
Otis Taylor
Nolland Smith
Horne Stars as Thomasville Routs Kannapolis on Friday
Thomasville Bulldogs stay undefeated in the South Piedmont Conference with a 3-8 victory over Kannapolis. Reggie Horne rushed 169 yards on eight runs and scored on a 53 yard dash to the three yard line, with Luther Ross adding a late 60 yard TD. Danny Ward scored the other TD for Thomasville as Kannapolis fought to the end and trailed 22-8 late in the game.
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Horne
Bulldogs
Kannapolis
Stanback
Homne
Ross
Thomasville
Dean ‘Sink
Danny Ward
Ricky Floyd
Little Wonders
Mike Abernathy
Randell Perkins
Hugh Cline
Abernathy
Perkins
Tom Cuthrell
Wee
Sanniapatis Aboona Thomasville
Ward
Floyd
K—Abernathy
Rubyly
Rass
Trinity Bulldogs Roll Over Ledford 44 6 on Friday Night
Trinity defeats Ledford 44 to 6 as Bulldogs build multiple scoring drives including two second quarter TDs and a late fourth quarter rush. Ledford’s lone score comes late in the fourth after a defensive stand, with key plays by Bryant Dodson Voekler and Hayworth.
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Pete Saerreis
Enterprise
Jim Johnson
Ledford
John Doby
Trinity
Bulldogs
Johnson
Panther
David Bryant
Curt Dodson
Mark Voekler
Panthers
Bill Hayworth
David Wood
Hayworth
Jimmy Chapmen
Guilford Hornets Rout Gibsonville 36 to 8 on Friday
Guilford College Western Guilford dominated Gibsonville 36 to 8 as five Hornets scored. Key plays included a 67 yard start by Phil Presslay and a 1 yard run by John Young. Gary Brown caught a 1 yard TD pass from Richard Barefoot, and Holton had a 39 yard interception return. Gibsonville avoided shutout with Steve Overman’s 1 yard TD late, while Western blocked a punt to aid another score.
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Hornets
Western
Guilford
Yellow Jackets
Gibsonville
Phil Presslay
Thaat
John Young
Richard Barefoot
Gary Brown
Skipper Holton
Doug Crowder
Barefoot
Buddy Hoffman
Steve Overman
Steve Montgomery
Holton
Guilfard
Pressley
Presslay
Young
Brown
Hoffman
Wg-Holton
Crowder
G—Overman
Montgomery
East Randolph Wildcats survive Randleman rally in Friday clash
East Randolph built a 16 point first half lead and held on to defeat Randleman 16-8. QB Renny Brown scored the opening TD on a one yard run and added two conversions, while fullback Richard Bartell added a three yard TD run. Eddie Harris scored Randleman’s lone TD. The Wildcats outgained the Tigers 290 to 185 and improved to 5-4.
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Randleman
East Randolph
Wildcats
Tigers
Renny Brown
East
Richard Bartell
Eddie Harris
Mike Dawkins
Per son and Goldman duel in North and South Senior final
PINEHURST N C AP Defending champion Curtis Person of Memphis Tenn met David Goldman of Dallas Tex for the 18th annual North and South Senior golf championship. Curtis had beaten Goldman in four of six prior meetings. Curtis defeated Dr John Mercer of Sarasota Fla 4 and 3 in semifinals Friday. Goldman defeated Joel Shepherd of Kalamazoo Mich by the same score.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Curtis Person
Memphis
Archer To Solve Shooting Problem At San Francisco Open
Archer, troubled by tendonitis in his left elbow, rallied with a 67 in the second round to 130 total, two strokes ahead of Miller Barber and Bob Lunn. Lunn and Spray posted 68 and 69 respectively as early leaders chased the 6,677-yard Harding Park layout.
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San Francisco
George Archer
San'a
Francisco
Arnold Palmer
Gilroy
Calif
Casper
Archer
Fair Woods
Ona
Jover Miller Barber
Bob Lunn
Steve Spray Archer
Lunn
Spray Aj
Fer
Ry Heard
al Mengert
Lee Elder
East Eagles Run To 8th Win In Season Rout
East earned its eighth straight win as Allen Jay fell behind early and the Eagles pulled away 20-8 after a big third quarter. Danny Goins returned a kickoff for 70 yards and scored on a 26 yard run, while Gary Thayer and Leon Trotter forced key plays. Wen Jay edged East in ground yards 153 to 103, but the Eagles limited turnovers and sealed the victory.
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East
Allen Jay
Danny Goins
Gary “Thayer
Wen Jay
Eagles
Birds
Davie County defeats Knights 28 12 in NC football clash
Davie County rolled to a 28 12 win over North Davidson the Knights in the North Piedmont Conference battle. Davie led early and closed with a late TD after a Ward Koontz connection for 53 yards. North Davidson scored on a Thomas Shoaf 22 yard pass and a Thomas Craver nine yard pass with failed extra point attempts. Davie improves to 1 4 in league play while North Davidson suffers its fifth league setback in six games.
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Mocksville
North Davidson
Davie County
Davie
Knights
North i Ts
North Piedmont
North
Danny Thomas
Dave Shoaf
Thomas
Mike Craver
Craig Ward
Rob Koontz
Ward
James Ijamés
Ségard
Allen Barger
Eapeons
Oe Webb
J. Rushing
Ares
Davie Ool Eee
Netiverse Paca
Thames Pass
Ward Run
Koontz Ron
West Rowan Edges Central Davidson 6 0 to Halt Spartans
West Rowan clinched a 6-0 victory over Central Davidson Friday night as its defense stopped Central's offense almost every drive. The Spartans drop to 1-7-1 on the season and close the year against Hast Rowan on November 7 after an open date this coming Friday.
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Salisbury
West Rowan
Central
Davidson
Spartans
West
Rowan
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