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MONROE (LA.) MORNING WORLDRebel Girls Cop Triple-A Throne In 61-47 Conteststp-leidIsBY Lr:MMIE HIGHTOWERThe \. ~st Monroe High School girls basketball team last night became state AAA champions by dropping the Ouachita Parish High girls, 61-47, in the O.P.H.S. gym. This was the second time that the W.M. sextet crushed the Lionettes in their march to the title. The Rebi] six defeated Ouachita to win the north Louisiana triple-A crown.In the first half of the battle the two teams fought wildly for every point with neither club being able to total a sufficient lead to relieve the hot pursuit of the opposition. In the first quarter the lead changed hands three times and when the horn sounded to end the period, the Lionesses were ahead 9-8.In the second eight minutes the lead changed to the follower fivei times with the organizations ex-s | changing point for point. When the half-time curtain fell, West Monroe was on tip, 24-22.Rebel shooting improved in the I final half with John Ann Painich sparkplugging her team on to a 46-33 third quarter lead and a victory for the state throne.After beating the Parish high girls here some weeks ago. Coach Natalie May carried her Rebel cagers over the Terrebonne Tigers r i to qualify for the finals. The Lion j lasses stepped over both Jennings and Istrouma of Baton Rouge to win the right to play for the championship.Painich was leading scorer for the W.M.H.S. machine with 22 points. Following closely was Shirley Cotton with 21.For the Ouachita cagers, Peggy Long lead with 22 nettings and Donna Holdeman dropped in 15 for I he record book.S-1S le inWest Monro©FGFTPFTPPainich. f .................. ft4122Cotton, f .................. 101121Rawls, f ............4318Phillips, f ................ 00001 Gilbert, g .................. 0n20AuIds, g .................. 0030White, k .................. n030Johnston, g ..........1020i Totals ..............01561, OuachitaFGFTPFTPHoldeman. f .........5215! Long, f ...................... afi122: Lee. f ...............0010j Shipp, g ................... 0000| Rogers, it ..........010Copper, k ...........030i Welch, r .............01O• Beasley, g .........1010Totals ...... ......•■*«..« 18u947! Score by quarters:1 West Monroe8 1522IS—61Ouachita0 131114—47TITLE ACTION—Ouachita and West Monroe High cagersare pictured in action last night as the West Monroe team marched to the state triple-A championship. Peggy Long (left foreground), Ouachita, has just got off a shot with the ball out of range of the camera. (Photo by Bill Seymour)F ortier CrownedChamps Oi Boys'Triple-A CagersNEW ORLEANS, March 10 (tf -Fortier won its first Louisiana prep basketball championship tonight, pulling away from De La Salle after an early battle to score a 66-52 victory in the all-New Orleans triple-A playoff finals.The teams battled on even terms until late in the second period. Fortier broke a 23-23 tie and took a 35-24 halftime lead on the shooting of ace David Corson. Corson got 12 of his team’s 22 points inThe schedule or Solunar periods printed below has been taken from John Alden Knight’s Solunar tables. Plan your days so that you will be fishing in good territory or bunting in good cover during these times, If you wish to find the best spot that each day has to offer. A.M. TODAY P.M.Minor Major Minor Major 4:40 10:50 5:00 11:15TOMORROW Major MinorA.M.MinorP’M.Major
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Monroe Morning World
Monroe, Louisiana, US
Sun, Mar 11, 1956
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