Belton Named On College All-State Team
Mount Airy student Dick Belton of Davidson College earned a spot on the Greensboro Daily News 1966 All State college football team. The junior quarterback led Davidson with 839 passing yards and helped his Wildcats reach the Southern Conference level.
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Mount Airy
Belton
Dick Belton
E. C. Belton
Greensboro Daily News
Davidson
Col Belton
Daveen
Wildcats
ACC
Wildcat
Harold Bullard
Bears
Georgetown High Wildcats Rally To Defeat Mount Airy For Title
Georgetown High School of Jacksonville rallied for two second half touchdowns to beat J. J. Jones High of Mount Airy 14-7 and win the state Negro Class AA football championship in Jacksonville. Mount Airy had entered unbeaten in regular season play. First quarter saw Johnny Johnson connect with John Henry Robertson for a 30 yard TD, with Joe Valentine adding the extra point. Jacksonville struck in the third on Roy Hurst’s run for six, Adolph Humphreys converting. The two teams traded the late score in the fourth as Jacksonville pulled away with the title.
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Georgetown High School
Jacksonville
J. J. Jones
Mount Airy
Johnny Johnson
John Henry Robertson
Joe Valentine
Roy Hurst
Adolph Humphreys
Pilot Wins Two From Lowgap On Pilot Mountain Court
The Pilot Mountain teams swept Lowgap in a Friday double header. The girls won 56 to 28 led by Brinkley with 26 points while Wright topped Lowgap with 17. In the boys game Pilot Mountain won 67 to 23 as G Key scored 25 and Amber led Lowgap with 10.
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Pilot Mountain Cagers
Pilot Mountain Court
Brinkley
Pilot Mountain
Wright
G. Key
Amber
Pilot M Hodges
Weewe Eeerenee
L. Denny Johnson
B. Hiatt Wright
Brinkley C. Hiatt
Jessup Gallion Lowe
G. Denny Simmons
Pilot M
Ramey
Winesett
K. Willard
Inman
Nixon
H. Hiatt
Jones
Hanes
B. Key
Moore
Gwaltney Co
Boyles
Hawks
Cockerham
Willard
Burcham
Mays
Lowe
Fulp
Cook
Gravitt
Sams
Gordon
McGee
Dobson Boonville Split High School Games in Boonville
Boonville girls won the opener 55 to 32 while Dobson boys answered with a 50 to 39 victory in the nightcap. E Vestal led Boonville with 14 points and A Woodruff scored 20 for Dobson in the second game.
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Dobson and
Boonville
Dobson Boys
E. Vestal
A. Woodruff
Dobson
Flat Rock Tops Copeland in Girls and Boys Contests
Flat Rock girls win 51 41 at Copeland as Brady scores 36 and Bailey leads Copeland with 20. In the nightcap Flat Rock boys edge Copeland 57 14 with Young 14, Goad 13, Midkiff 13 pacing the winners while Bledsoe had 25 for Copeland.
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Copeland
Girle
Brady
Bailey
Young
Goad
Midkiff
Bledse
Simpson
Jones
Dollyhite G
Wood
Rey . Collins
Crowie
Hiatt Copeland A
Flat Rock Aw
Shinault
Wall
Cooke
Boyles
Watson
Dobson Beats Boonville In Close Basketball Clash
In a hard fought game Dobson defeated Boonville with strong scoring from Breives 15 and R White 14 while Simpson put up 26 for Boonville. Dobson led early but Boonville challenged throughout with key contributions from Lakey White and Smitherman and a late rally fell short.
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Duke
ACC
al D’angelo
Wolfpack
Bill Koman
Carolina
Arden Ray
Lenoir Rhyne
Breives
R. White
Dobson Boys
Simpson
Boonville
Mount Airy Girls Fall narrowly to Elkin in season opener
Mount Airy High School Granite Bears girls basketball opened the 1966-67 season with a 42 to 41 loss to Elkin. Jackson led Mount Airy with 26 points while Simmons added 13 as Elkin's Cooper poured in 22. In the boys game Mount Airy won 55 to 39. Timmons and Norman each scored 18 for Mount Airy, Steele had 15 for Elkin.
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Mount Airy High School
Granite Bears
Elkin High School
Mount Airy Girls
Mount Airy Sextet
Elkin
Wallace Shelton
Jackson
Mount Airy
Simmons
Cooper
Timmons
Norman
Sam Moir
Steele
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Clifton
F. Simmons
Stewart
Shackleford
Smith Brown
Hiatteerteceres
Arrington
Lowe
Beale
Pos
Harris
Gwyn
Johnson
Co Smith
Shelton
Cockerham
Farrell Mount Airy
Beulah Sweeps Shoals High In Opening Games
Beulah High School opened with a 99 to 52 victory over Shoals High, the Beulah girls scoring 25 points. In the boys contest, Holder led Beulah with 14 points while Don Marion topped Shoals with 11 points.
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Holder
Beulah Five
Don Marion
Shoals
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Fowler
Marion
Bryant
C. Golden
G. Marion
Lane
Uic
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Cockerham
Moseley
Cox
Johnson
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A. Golden
Creed
Shoale
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W. Falk
Bottoms
C. O. Falk
Mikels
Dean Marion
Franklin Westfield divide doubleheader in Westfield gym
Westfield girls topped Franklin 68 to 56 in the opener led by 32 points from Riddle while Sizith scored 25 for Franklin. In the nightcap Franklin boys rallied for a 60 to 56 victory with Clifton pouring in 25 and Hauser 20 for Westfield.
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Westfield
Westfield Gym
Franklin Boys
Riddle
Sizith
Franklin Sextet
Clifton
Franklin
Hauser
Pos
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Riddle F
Shelton
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Cctensennst
Adams GJ
Sheppard Franklin
Handy
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A. Jarrett
Hooker
Vernon
Sykes
S. Hall
E. Simmons
A. Simmons
Lawson
B. Collins
Dearmin
Cooke
P. Inman
Westfeld
F. Clifton
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Lowell Littleton
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Ronnie Falls
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