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THE CLARION
TUESDAY. FKBRUAHY 19, jggo
Sports Line
by Bobby Hayes
If trivia is your bag, you have
found the right place. Recently,
sports editor Doug Huff of “The
Intelligencer” in Wheeling, West
Virginia compiled a list of
national high school basketball
records and I thought I would pass
along a few of his findings to
those who are always looking for
the ultimate stumper question in
a trivia battle.
Surprisingly enough, out of all
the individual record holders,
only two players went on to
achieve any success in big-time
college basketball. Both these
players. Bill Walton and Tom
McMillen, achieved their
milestones for field goal per
centage, in a season and career,
respectively. This goes to show
that quality is indeed better than
quantity after all. Now, on with
the count down. Danny Heater of
Burnsville, West Virginia holds
the record for most points scored
in a game by netting 135 points on
January 26, 1960, scoring 55
points in the final 10 minutes of
the game. The big question to me
would seem to be: Who was the
player that “played defense”
against him?
The Heartbreak Hotel record
must go to Rick Merrill, who
scored 78 points only to see his
team lose 111-%, while the One-
Man-Band Award has to belong to
Walter Garrett, when he scored
all of his team’s 97 points in a 97-
54 victory. I wonder if he tried
scoring for the other team also.
The Windex Glass Cleaning
King is Mark I Garbacz, who
collected 55 rebounds in one
game while only playing in three
quarters, and the What-Do-You-
Do-For-An-Encore-Performance
was given by Alan Hornyak when
he scored 86 and 61 points on
consecutive nights in 1%9.
The biggest mismatch?
Cameron Audry Memorial High
(La.) will tell you. They lost to
DeQuincy High by the score of
211-29 in 1964. For a headache
though, try this on for size. I’ve
heard coaches complain about
cold shooting nights, but I doubt
anybody can top the game Wynot
(Neb.) High had in 1972 when
they shot 0 for 60 from the field
and lost 118-4.
Who says basketball is not a
physical game? Certainly not
Grafton and Weston High when
they combined to commit 110
personal fouls in a game played
in 1954. And certainly not Boone
Trail and Angler High of North
Carolina. They managed to play
13 overtimes before Boone Trp-l
prevailed, 56-54.
If this is not enough to sati
the trivia buffs, here’s one moie
question: Who’s buried in Grant’s
Tomb?
B.C. tracksters (left to right): Joe Briscoe, Chuck
Doughton, and John George pace each other at Knox
ville. (Photo by Akki Lee)
Sam Lewis Makes
Tornados Host |Adjustment To BC
Wilkes Tonight
by Ray Duckworth
The Brevard Tornados
defeated Cecils Community
College on February 7, 46-45
in a home game at Brevard.
David Horner, who had 16
points and 13 rebounds, scored
the go ahead basket to make the
score 44-43 with 5:30 left in the
game. However, Roger Payne
made a basket at the 3:30 mark to
provide the Tornados with the
winning points at 46-43. Cecil’s
cut the score to 46-45, but they
missed an attempted shot with
three seconds left.
Moose Timberlake was the only
other player for Brevard to finish
in double figures with 10 points.
Brevard’s record is now 7-11,
and they are 6-4 since the
Christmas Holidays.
In other recent games, Brevard
defeated Montreat-Anderson 80-
51. However, they lost to North
Greenville, 85-73; Spartanburg
Methodist, 66-56; and Anderson,
91-79.
In the Montreal triumph,
everyone scored at least two
points. Montreal played a
slowdown game in the first half
and the score was tipd at 18 at the
intermission. The Tornados were
led by Moose Timberlake’s 17
points and Scott Harper’s 14.
At North Greenville, Brevard
lost, but they had three players to
score in double figures. Tim
berlake again led the way as he
scored 15 points. Scott Harper
had 14 followed by David Hor
ner’s 10.
In the loss to Spartanburg
Methodist, Harper led the Tor
nados with 15 points; he was the
only B.C. player to score in
double figures.
BC played Anderson in their
next game, and all of the starters
scored in double figures. Moose
led the way with 21 points
followed by Scott Harper with 14.
Rodney Williams finished with 11
while Roger Payne and David
Horner both scored 10.
BC will be playing at home
tonight against Wilkes Com
munity College at 7:30. The
Tornados will close out the
regular season at home on
Saturday night in a home contest
against Hiwassee.
The Conference Tournament
will be held here Feburary 28-
March l.
WAFFLE WORLD
2 Hc^ecooked Meals A Day
Open 7Days A Week
by Mike McFarland
Sam Lewis, one of the new
faces on campus this year, has
apparently adjusted very well in
making the transition from high
school teaching and coaching to
Brevard. According to Lewis, he
has “enjoyed immensely” the
teaching aspect of his new job
because he has more time to
prepare for the class. Coaching-
wise, Lewis does not see a lot of
difference. He explains that the
chief objectives essentially
consist of technique and fun
damentals, developing his own
system and working on team
cohesion to enable them to “click
as a unit.” While “deahng with
more talent,” says Lewis,
players still have some flaws to
correct,
Brevard has surpassed all of
Lewis’ initial expectations. Lewis
sees his positon here so far as
being ‘’better than I expected in
every way.” He also states that
he has found a lot of “personal
satisfaction” from his efforts
here. Lewis even goes so far as to
cite the change making him “the
happiest I’ve been.”
Lewis does not see much dif
ference in student’s attitudes
when comparing former students
to his new ones. While pointing
out that ‘’students are no dif
ferent from adults,” Lewis feels
the situations are essentially the
same. There is not a significant
amount of emotional growth from
a high school senior to a begin
ning college student, according to
Lewis. A lot more change is
evident during a four-year period
as compared to Brevard’s two
years.
Coach Lewis feels the college
scene has not changed that much
since his days at Wake Forest.
Students are still faced with a lot
of new-found freedom and outside
-pressures. High school
necessitates dependency upon
parents in Lewis’ view. Con
versely, while in college, “you
are responsible for yourself. The
college student must accept
reponsibility for success or
failure. The same is true in the
adult world,” says Lewis.
Brevard’s unique approach to a
college education has many
advantages says Lewis. Size is
the influencing factor. Lewis
recalls Wake Forest, a relatively
small university, and from his
experiences there can relate
them to B.C.’s size. A small
school, especially a junior
college, gives students, “greater
opportunity for satisfaction and
success, ” according to Lewis. He
also expresses his view that the
size of a school like Brevard gives
a student a chance to gain
recognition and to get involved
while growing more as a person.
Lewis sums up his reflections
concerning his initial year as
head basketball coach and P.E.
instructor and the transition from
high school by commenting
candidly that he is “very happy
and excited about being at
Brevard. It is better than I
thought it was going to be. It is a
real opportunity as well as a
challenge.”
Tracksters
Perform Well
by Mark Kennard
A sixteen man track team
travelled to Blacksburg
Virginia, for the Virginia Tech
Indoor Invitational; Brevard
performed well, against many
four year schools. The track is
one of the best in the nation, it is
an old portable track which used
to be in Madison Square Garden.
Dean Wray accompanied the
team.
Perhaps the best, individual
performance was Wilbert Car
ter's 49” 2’ in the shot; this is his
own personal record, and this is
the second time he has thrown
further than the quahfying
distance for the NJCAA indoor
track nationals. Jeff Wentworth
also qualified for nationals by
running 14 mins. 25 sec. in the 3
mile, bettering his old school
record of 14 mins. 30 sec.
Ronnie Treadwaywas probably
the most unlucky Brevard athlete
in the 2 mile. He came less than
one second away from qualifying
for nationals, but it is almost
certain that he will qualify in one
of the remaining two meets.
The results from the Virginia
Meet were: Shot - Wilbert Carter
- 49” 2’ (2nd), Gary Angel -45” 1';
triple jump: Bobby Sulfridge-45'
11'; invitational 2 mile: Mark
Kennard - 9 mins. 20.2 (4th),
Ronnie Treadway - 9 mins. 20.8
(5th); Open 2 mile: John George -
9 mins. 26.5 (2nd), Roger
Salsman: 9mins. 51.0sec.; open3
mile: Jeff Wentworth - 14 mins.
25 sec. (school record), Joe
Briscoe - 15 mins. 22 sec.. Chuck
Doughton -15 mins. 35 sec.; open
440: Joby Perkins - 52.42 secs.;
mile relay - 3 mins. 33.5 sec. (4th)
- fastest split; Perkins 52.6 sec.;
two mile relay - 8 mins. 32 sec. -
fastest split:Treadway2 mins. 3.2
sec.
Olympic
Skiing
Begins
by Frank Moody
The alpine race courses are
tough anywhere, and the ones at
Lake Placid are no exception to
the rule. Downhill racers of the
world are now entering their
second week of Olympic com
petition with many finding out
skiing in America can be as hard
as anywhere in the world. The
mountains of Lake Placid,
boosting a vertical drop of 3,216
feet, set the stage for this com
petition.
With the racers watching their
every move the art of downhill
truly becomes one of the most
challenging and exciting parts of
the Olympics. Skiers watch their
every move because one bad
move or too much speed could
cost them the race. The steep
courses also sling the racers
down the hills at speeds from
sixty to eighty miles per hour,
which demands a great deal from
the competitors.