Carolina ends season with 34 7 win over Miami
Carolina boosts morale by defeating Miami 34 7 as Snavely exits. Rumors place Jim Tatum or George Barclay among possible new Tar Heel coaches. Wake Forest closes with 39 14 win over South Carolina and Guilford tops Elon 17 14. Eastern Carolina accepts Lions Bowl bid versus Clarion State in Salisbury. Steve Trudnak earns Little All America recognition. Granville Sydnor earns All Western Class AA berth.
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Carolina
Miami
Tar Heels
Jim Tatum
Chapel Hill
George Barclay
Art Guepe
Johnny Vaught
Jim Gill
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Winston-Salem
Camel City
Eastern Carolina
Clarion State Teachers College
Clarion
Salisbury
Phythian Owl
Bear squad earns multiple honors as season ends
Dickie Phillips earns second team honors after a standout season as Harvey Ayers Bill Gruble Frank Kurtz Bruce Craddock Sonny Cashwell and Dick Belton receive honorable mention. N C State heads to Texas Tech to close a rebuilding Wolf Pack season with a tough road test and bowl picks loom for January.
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Dickie Phillips
Phillips
Harvey Ayers
Bill Gruble
Frank Kurtz
Bruce Craddock
Sonny Cashwell
Dick Belton
Pilot Mountain Opens Tonight Against Beulah
Pilot Mountain hosts Beulah in a basketball double header as undefeated Beulah visits. The boys receive a boost from 6 foot 5 inch center Bill Watson moving up from junior varsity. Returning lettermen for the girls include Virginia Jessup Betty Simmons and Joyce Welch among eight. Pilot Mountain plans a 20 game slate ending February 17.
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Pilot Mountain
Beulah
Bill Watson
Charles Hill
Raymond Jessup
Billy
Bud Inman
Ray Collins
Don Denny
Virginia Jessup
Betty Simmons
Rachael
Betty Jean Joyce
Vera Gammons
Peggy Almond
Bonnie Cole
Joyce Welch
Church Basketball Leagues Open With Nine Churches Set
Ten teams join the Men's Church Basketball League at the YMCA with play starting Thursday at 7 p.m. Rosters contracts and entry fees are due Monday to league secretary C L Peters. Represented churches include Antioch Haymore Flat Rock White Plains Calvary Grace Moravian Flat Rock Presbyterian Blue Ridge Presbyterian and Francisco Presbyterian. In the girls division about 25 girls attended their first practice last Monday and will meet again next Monday at 7 p.m. Christine Winecoff at the YMCA invites new players.
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YMCA
C. L. Peters
Antioch Baptist
Haymore Baptist
Flat Rock Baptist
White Plains Baptist
Calvary Baptist
Grace Moravian
Flat Rock Presbyterian
Blue Ridge Presbyterian
Francisco Presbyterian
Christine Winecoff
Franklin opens season with big wins over Westfield
Franklin boys beat Westfield 83 to 34 as Clifton and King lead with 14 points each while Simmons tops the Westfield scorers with 11. The Franklin girls dominate 51 to 9 with Draughon Laughridge and Marion scoring 16 15 and 11.
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Franklin
Westfield
Clifton
King
Simmons
Draughon
Laughridge
Marion
Dobson Girls Triumph At Shoals In Tuesday Victory
The Dobson girls edged Shoals 37-29 on Tuesday as they built a 16 point first period. Scott led with 20 points and Cassie Gwyn added 15 to contribute all but a few points.
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Dobson Girls
Shoals
Scott
Cassie Gwyn
Sydner Heads All Western Team From Mount Airy High School
Mount Airy sophomor e fullback Sydner was named first string on the 1952 All Western Class AA Conference team chosen by coaches and writers. Six Bear players earned honorable mention, led by Sonny Cashwell and Dick Belton. Sydnor scored nine touchdowns this fall, including a 56 yard run, and Cashwell was runner up with seven touchdowns.
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Granville Sydnor
Mount Airy
Sydnor
Bill Bavender
Mineral Springs
Charles Kirkman
Agee Hiatt
Granville Sydner
Mount Airy High School
Dickie Phillips
Sonny Caakwell
Dick Belton
Enda Bill Grubbe
Harvey Ayers
Bruce Craddock
Frank Kurtz
Greenville
Sonny Cashwell
Asheboro
Concord
Charlotte Tech
Reidaville
Bill Gruble
Cashwell
Gruble
Sydnor and Ayers
Phillipe
Former Bear Players Reunite on Fort Jackson Gridiron
Mack Haynes and Bill Slate, Mount Airy 1946 linemen, reunite on Fort Jackson Army team. They pursued bowl appearances with Carolina and Appalachian, then joined Fort Jackson for the Service Bowl in Columbia. Both played guard and tackle roles, with plans shaped by military service and college eligibility.
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Mack Haynes
Bill Slate
Mount Airy
Fort Jackson
Bill
Carolina
Mack
Appalachian
Fort Jack
Parris Island Marines
Savannah
Caro
Lina
Choo Choo Justice
Appalachian Mack
Johnson City
Tenn
Columbia, &. C
Duggine
Mt Airy Hosts Westfield as Boys and Girls Open Season
Mt Airy basketball squads begin their season tonight at the YMCA against Westfield. Girls tip at 7 p.m. with probable starters including Mary Ann Robertson and Charlotte Phillips. boys follow with Freddy Preddy and Harvey Ayers likely at forwards and Larry Walker perhaps returning from a nose injury. The boys schedule 20 games, 13 at home, while the girls play 16 opponents.
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Mount Airy
Westfield
YMCA
Sam Moir
Freddy Preddy
Harvey Ayers
Granville Sydnor
Dick Belton
John Geiger
Bruce Craddock
Larry Walker
Wally Shelton
Mary Ann Robertson
Shirley Wall
Lida Moseley
Charlotte Phillips
Betsy Smith
Mary Welch
Betty Royal
Shoals Falls Short Despite Kiger’s 15 in Dobson Blowout
Kiger led the Shoals girls with 15 points as Dobson rolled to a 54 to 19 victory. White led both teams with 1 percent points.
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Dobson
Kiger
Shoals
White
Boonville Spoils Flat Rock Season Opener
Boonville spoiled Flat Rock’s season opening by beating both the Flat Rock boys and girls basketball teams Tuesday night at Flat Rock. The wins start the season with Boonville claiming decisive victories in each contest.
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Boonville
Flat Rock
Volleyball League Enters Final YMCA Playoff Race
The Church Volleyball League finishes its regular week as Central Methodist leads the first half and the Second Round leader to be decided for the season title. First Baptist remains unbeaten in second place with Episcopal close behind as Jim Sessoms shines for First Baptist in a win over Grace Moravian. Central Methodist supplants Episcopal from the unbeaten class by defeating them two games to one, with Jim Hadley and Butter Cox starring for the winners.
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YMCA
Central Methodist
First Baptist F En
Episcopal
Jim Sessoms
First Baptists
Grace Moravien
Paulette
Howard Morris
Ed Lovill
Ray Patterson
Jim Hadley
Butter Cox
Tom Fawcett
Mark Boesser
Frank Sydnor
John Ross
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Reidsville
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Wolfpack
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Florsheim
Florsheims
Ok Florsheim
Sydner
Mt. Airy
Boonville Sporls Flat Rock Star
Country Club
Arthur Ham
Dynaflow
Buick
General Motors
Swanson
Lebanon Street
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