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otent Pure T* 'rugs HomestersFlashing a, terrific five*man ofr fensive, the Waynesboro-Mont Alto lue and Gold* Tornado flattened |he Gettysburg Warriors, 69-57, last light; on the Gettysburg floor. Bi^'Tom Cross, kpy man df loach Harry Fure's T offensive, .^parked the attack with .31 points Ojising his total to 104 for the con-|e?ence season' with an average of per game..The Tornado’s record is now 2*2 (n conference play and 5*4 for the leason.TTLE TORNADO LOSES Coach Dave Rhone’s Little Tornado dropped a 40*3^ decision in he preliminary. Jack Borzager ;opped the jayvee scorers with 10. vhile Johnson h{id a similar total or the Little Warriors.Cross hit the hoop 13 times in 13 tries from the floor and converted 5 of 9 tries from the charity line.In the last two games Cross’ record is 21-21 from the- field.In South Penh Conference play Cross has the remarkable record of making 40 of his 47 attempts from the. field.The Torhiidomen, still suffering rrom the shock of the 78-40 pum-meling by'the Chambersburg Trojans, appeared frightened as the game opened and three wild successive passes went out of bounds.With the game only 65 seconds old and Gettysburg off and running 2*0, jhe Tornado called time.With the resumption of play the Tornado began picking up momentum. Employing a three- man weave, with a double pivot, Coach Pure made it impossible for any one man to play Cross.GET THE RANGEThe 6:07 pivot began hitting the hbop from all angles with amazing accuracy. , This plus patterned team work got the Blue and Gold tide rolling.* Cross posted 15 points in the ‘first 8 minutes with Sophomore Carroll Hartle shuttling the ball in for a score with pinpoint accuracy.The Tornado led 28-18 at the quarter mark.Going into the second period. Gettysburg started a full court press and in the first five minutes pulled abreast the high flying Tor-nadomen, 23-23.Here, Sophomore Jimmy Funk, “Rims” Frovard and Hartle took over to' smash the Warrior presr/, and at half-time the Tornado left the court with a 34-27 advantage.Cautious of their third period letdown, the WAMA went into their stdjl with Provard, Funk and Hartle, freezing-the ball at mid-court. This drew the defeiise away from Torn Cross and Don Shade, Joe Caron and Charlie Ruppert smashed into the foul circle for three quick prysh-ups.CUT DOWN LEAD At this point the Warriors began scoring with Jay Schmitt taking pot-shots at the basket and hitting. Sparked by Schmitt’s shooting the Warriors began whittling away at the WAMA lead.As the Warriors began to maneuver Inside the .Tornado defense, Coach Fure’s charges began hitting fronj the outside for the first time this season. Withheld goals by Funk, Hartle, Caron and Shade, and three successive long hits by Larry Provard, the game was put on ice. Provard, bespectacled floor worker, picked up,the slack.Commenting on the gamb^Pure said. “The team will be hard to stop from now on”. ASchmitt had 18 points and Rohr-baugh racked up 19 for George Forney’s quintet.SOUJH PENN CONFERENCETeamStandingsWon Lost Pet1.000} .750 S .750! .500! .500 .250 .250 .000Chambersburg ...... 4Carlisle ____....____ 3Hershey ...... 3Hanover ............ 2Waynesboro ........ 2Vfechanicsburg ...... 1Gettysburg.....1Shlppensburg ..____ 0Last Night’s Scores Waynesboro, 69; Gettysburg, 57. Hanover, 83, Shlppensburg, 51. Chambersburg, 58; Carlisle, 49.Games Next Week Chambersburg at t Hanover. Carlisle at Waynesboro. Gettysburg at Mechanicsburg.Wednesday Shippensburg at Hershey.Friday Hanover at Gettysburg.Carlisle at Hanover. Shippensburg at Waynesboro. Chambersburg at Mechanicsburg.
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Waynesboro Record Herald
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Jan 16, 1954
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