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tft•X*sKfIFRADY’SVIEWSa?S’By DWIGHT FRADY Gaittte Sports Editor2^?*.Defending Champ R-SRebuilds Cage EmpireIHAY LYLES, the personable basketball coach at R-S Central, guided his team to a great 22-2 won-loss record last year.The talented Hilitoppers fell to East Rutherford in their conference opener but lost only one game thereafter, to Cherryville on the road.R-S captured the boys crown handily and went on to takefour consecutive tournament wins for the VYNCHSAA title, their first ever. Albemarle was the victim in the finals 54-was the victime in the finals 54-45.Asked how things were going on the basketball scene at Central High this year, Ray just grinned and said: “The girls - team is doing pretty good.But for his own Hilitoppers, things aren’t as bright.. R-S heat Hendersonville 53*3$ but lost to Marion by a single point in the last 44 seconds and fellat the hands of Owen by threepoints.“We used seven boys last year/1 continued Ray, “and lost six of them. Our only returnee is guard Jack Huss, who is a good one.‘But the rest of our squad is young and inexperienced. 11 look for Kings Mountain, Chase, Belmont and Shelby to be amung the top clubs ... not necessarily in that order. And East shouldn’t be too bad either. '“Kings Mountain, Shelby and Chase are well-stocked withveteran players. Belmont always has those tall, well-coachedkids/'LLOYD LITTLEtn* + *
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The Gastonia Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Tue, Dec 15, 1964
Page 13
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