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Vikes Capture Opener, Down Walton, 70-62By RON BALlCKtDally New6 Sport* Editor The Fort Walton Beach basketball team overcame numerous first game mistakes with a pressing defense and balanced scoring attack, as they posted a 70-62 home opening victory over DeFuniak Springs Walton Friday night in the V.iklng gym before a near capacity crowd.Although giving up the ball 2*1 dines in turnovers, the Vikes y^re able to prevent Walton from capitalizing on the miscues with their scrappy defensivepWy..Offensively, FWB was slow in getting started, but once it did there was no slopping. With Rick Cements and Rich Fitzpatrick Mating from the outside and Paul Hamrick dominating the play underneath, the Vikes were able to'cxtend a four point half time lead to 13 points midway through the third period.?‘/Clements, who started the Vikings rolling with his first quarter shooting, was the -game's top scorer with 24 points, while Fitzpatrick chipped in with 19 and Hamrick 17.Bill McClean, a G-3 junior, paced the home club in the rebound department with 12 and • also proved instrumental with bis defensive play, blocking two shots lute in the game.Fitzpatrick, a 5-10 forward, appeared to be everywhere and was able to haul in 11 rebounds while Hamrick, who got into early foul trouble, picked off 10. . Mitzl Jackson, Walton's “Mr. Everything was held to 18 points by the FWB defense. Phil lluie was the leading Brave fcoint getter with 20.* Walton opened a quick 6-0 leadas Ihe contest started. A freeinrow by Clements put the Vikes on the scoreboard with 5:33 left and got FWB rolling.Throe Clements field goals and one each by Hamrick and Mike Bates gave the Vikes an 11-6 advantage and from there they never looked back.A strong Walton finish managed to cut FWB’s firstLions Rip Giants;The Lions Club Lions defeated the Giants, 22-8, Saturday morning at Jet Stadium and will now meet the Parker Realty Colts for Ihe Small Fry league championship.Brian Monson passed 35 yards ' to Randy Sansom in the first period to give Ihe Giants their touchdown. The drive lock five ploys and Kenny Fridley ran for the extra points.The Lions defense then dug in and contained the Gaints running game and the passing attack of Monson.Darren Pelerson broke loose for a 28 yard TD rn and added the extra point to tie the score at intermission, 8-8.In Ihe Ihirri period I-nrry Edwards recovered a Gainl fumble on the Gaint 11 yard line and on Ihe sixth play Pelerson went over Ihe one.Edwards scored the Lions' insurance TD in the fourth quarter on a 25 yard run and Mark Huston got (he EP on a run.The city championship game is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 8 in Jet Stodium with the Lions, 7-2 overall meeting the Colts, 8 0 for the campaign.quarter lead to one, 19-18 and a 20 foot jumper by Jackson with 1:15 left in the opening half knotted the score at 30-30.Fitzpatrick then popped in two field goals to give the Vikes a 34-30 halflime lead and five straight points by Clements at the start of Ihe third period began to ignite the Viking offense.A rehound basket by McClean with 2:15 left in the quarter gave FWB a 53-40 command and as the final stanza opened the VikeB led by 11, 56-45.began lo use a slow down offense which resulted in six straight Vikingpointsanda 13 point lead, 66-53, with three minutes left.In Friday's preliminary game the FWB junior varsity received 15 point efforts from Nat Rogers and Terry Haefner and defeated the Walton JVs 64-56WALTON 18 I? 15 19 - 47FWB 19 15 11 14 — 70WALTON US 17 67) • Jackson, 7.4 18;Huir. 8 4 Mi Brock. I 0 2; Prlto. 7 0 4; K.Jackw 4 7-10. Aloorion, 7-1-1. Kogans. 01-1; Jt*M, 1-0-7.FWB 1301370) — Filjpalrle*. 7-119; Cipmonn. 68 34; Bales. 2 0 4, Momilck, I 1 11; C/BV.8II. 0 0 0; McClean. 3 0 6.StayMonTo Play Colts for, Walton cut the margin loCity Championship seven, 60 53. early in the fourthr quarter, but Coach Hal Wyatt
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Playground Daily News
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, US
Sun, Dec 05, 1971
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