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Mount Airy ForgesAhead in Tournesi.»i»K«rlt;Mint »»i mo—Local Girls' Team Defeats Tw ! Strong Teams; Enter Quarter-Final* Thursday NightThe powerful Mount Airy High girlbasket hall team has defeated two ou standing teams since Friday in the march toward the championship of ti Journal and Sentinel tournament heir field In Winston - Salem, defeatirNathan.*} Creel: 20-16 Saturday ntgi and Old Richmond 27-22 on Tue-da night,| Thursday night the lt;iranite Cit «irl?» move into the quarter-final*, an go Into battle against Statesville, r« jvorted to have one of the best team in the state . However, the teams play ed thus far have been far better J,ha the ordinary aggregation, and loci fans predict a victory, possibly har fought but a victory nonetheless, fc Mount Airy.In the game against Nathans Creel Mount Airy made only one more fletgoal than did the losers, and encountered quite a bit of trouble in keepin the lead A third quarter rally wa largely responsible for Mount Airy’winning score.The long end of the score In th Mount Airy-Old Richmond game wa held first by one team and then by thother. Old Richmond gave the Oranite City sextet a terrific battle, buwere unable to keep the lead permanently,Vaughn, Smith and Steele did Uv outstanding work for Mount Airy.The entire team from this city ha stayed In Winston-Salem since Tues day's game In order to watch the othei teams in action and to familiarly themselves with the court In case Mount Airy wins In thlt; quarter-finals, -they will play in th* semi-finals on Friday. The final playoff for the championship will be or Saturday, March, 10th.
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Mount Airy News
Mount Airy, North Carolina, US
Thu, Mar 14, 1935
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Douglas M.
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