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Friday, February 14,1969 COLUMNS Page 3 L. C. Steals First On February 10, the Louis- bui^ Hurricanes overpowered Ferrum 68-56 to take over sole possession of first place in the Cavalier-Tar Heel Conference. The loss yi&s only the second for Ferrum in Conference play in four years. Coach Drake noted a superb overall team effort by the Canes in notching their seventh victory against one loss in Conference play, and running their overall rec ord to 17-6. The Cane’s only Conference loss was a 72-71 thriller to Ferrum on January 28. Coach Drake had particular praise for the rugged Hurricane defense keyed by George Bow den and Larry Paschall. The defense forced 23 turnovers, and limited the high-scoring Ferrum offense (88.8 p.p.g.) to only 56 points. Forward Terry Davis turned in another bril liant performance by pulling down 20 rebounds and block ing numerous shots. Despite sitting out nearly half of the game in foul trouble, center Dick Driver turned in what Coach Drake called “possibly his best game in two years”, as he pulled down 10 rebounds. 43-26 in the final 20 minutes while shooting 50% from the floor. Louisburg took the lead for good with 9:44 showing on the clock on a short jumper by Terry Davis. Davis topped the well balanced Hurricane scor ing attack with 15 points. Driver and Paschall followed with 12 apiece, and John Lewis and George Bowden contri buted 9 clutch points each. Sam Oglesby topped the losers with 18 points. Sandy Frazier did an excellent job on de fense, and Louis Ripley hit two shots from the floor at crucial moments in the second half. Louisburg has two con ference games remaining at Al bemarle and at Mount Olive. Ferrum has one more con ference game against Chowan at home. Two wins by Louis burg will assure the Canes of the Conference championship. If the Canes are upset in either game, and Ferrum defeats Cho wan, a tie between Louisburg and Ferrum would result for first place. This year’s team has done a wonderful job of repre senting us and building the reputation of our school. Stu dent support has also been very encouragit^ and invaluable to the team, so let’s not forget the Conference Tournament at the College of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on February 25, 26, and 27. Let’s have a tremendous turn out in support of our cham pionship team. Intramural Point Standings Football Volleyball Soccer Total Main 4 235 75 215 525 Patten 1 115 215 105 435 Franklin 3 125 80 185 390 Main 3 - Davis 185 80 75 340 Patten 2 155 105 70 330 Franklin 2 100 185 X 285 Day Students 205 55 X 260 Patten 3 120 50 X 170 X - did not participate Louisburg Edges Chowan The Louisburg cagers, led by Terry Davis with twenty- five points and twenty re bounds, edged out Chowan in a close 95-91 ball game. The Canes led most of the game and ended the first half with a comfortable fifteen point lead playing near-flawless offense and defense. The flawless of fense continued in the second half, but the defense faltered and Chowan scored sixty points in the first half. How ever, Louisburg held on to its lead and outlasted the Braves, defeating them 95-91. Other high scorers for Louisburg were Larry Paschall with twenty- three points and John Lewis with twenty-one points. Harry Gray was igh scorer for Cho wan with twenty-sK points. Patten 1 Wins In Volleyball After a slow start in football and an unfortunate playoff loss in soccer, Patten 1 pulled 0 Holiday Clashes While most students were enjoying their four-week Christmas vacation, the Hurri cane basketball team was hard at work in three non-con- ference games. On January 8, the Canes traveled to Green ville, N. C., to face the East Carolina University Freshmen. According to Coach Drake, the Canes did not shoot or re bound well, but they did hold their own fairly well in spite of the long layoff for Christmas Main 4 Adds Cbampionship Main 4 continued its win ning way by defeating Franklin 3 for the intramural soccer championship. The first half went unblemished with neither team scoring a goal. However, late in the second half. Main 4 scored its only goal. Franklin 3 made a de^erate comeback but faltered when a last-second penalty kick fell short of the goal thus giving Main 4 a 1-0 vktory. (Congratulations Main 4) Main 4 has now swept 2 out of 3 intramural championships. Ferrum jumped off to an early lead and carried a 30-25 advantage into the dressing room at halftime. Coach Drake added that the Canes were playing a bit too cautious in the first half and did not seem to be relaxed. Then the Canes stormed back for the second half and outscored the visitors themselves together and defeat ed Franklin 2 for the intra mural volleyball championship. Both teams came into the championship game undefeat ed. Patten 1 won the first game but lost the second one to Franklin 2. (For those of you who aren’t familiar with volley ball, a team must win the best 2 out of 3) Patten 1 won the third and final game by shut ting out Franklin 2 15-0. (Con gratulations Patten 1) Patten 1 is now second in the intramural standings. before dropping an 84-71 de cision to the Baby Pirates. Coach Drake noted the absence of 6’5” John Kinlaw vrith a broken nose as being signifi cant. Bob Walker and Larry Paschall led the Canes with 16 and 15 points respectively. Then on January 10 and 11, the Canes traveled to Brevard to take part in a weekend doubleheader involving Louis burg, Brevard, Wingate, and Mt. Olive. The Canes faced Wingate on January 10 and battled to a 69-59 victory. Starters Dick Driver, Bob Walker, and Terry Davis were all hampered somewhat with the effects of sore throats that were so prevalent during the Holidays. Paschall led the Cane scoring with 15 points and Terry Davis and George Bow den followed closely with 13 and 11 points respectively. Then on January 11, the Canes ran into a very aggressive team from Brevard and came out on the short end of an 82-54 score. Driver, Davis, and Wal ker were stUl troubled with illness, and in addition, George Bowden suffered a severe ankle sprain in the opening minutes. Walker topped the scoring with 10 points. Higb Hopes For Baseball Season The Canes’ baseball coach Russ Frazier, is optimistic that the 1969 Louisburg College baseball team will be the best in the college’s history. The mound staff will in clude three outstanding pitch ers; they are E. V. Spell, John L eviris, and Dave Flowers. Rounding out the pitching staff will Daryl Hagwood, James Rodgers, and Jimmy Rivers. There are no deflnite po sitions set for the infldd at this time. Leading contenders for infield positions are Mike Far ris, Bill Hudson, Phil Grey, Pat Barrow, Jack Stanley, and Gene Rawlings. Five men look promising for the outfield positions. They are Connie Ward, Danny West, Junior Montoya, Tom Cox, and Bill Andrews. Behind the plate, duties will go to Buster Sanderford, a freshman, and Lany Oakley, a sophomore. Coach Frazier added that towards the end of the season it might be possible to have night games provided the light ing system, which was donated by Gregory Poole, can be con structed Dave Ullmann Tennis Campaign Begins By Cam Hack The Louisburg College ten nis team began spring practive Monday, January 27. There will be a full two weeks of phyacal conditioning before actual play begins. When it begins there will be a round robin tournament in which the seven best players, including an alternate, will be selected. The annual conference tournament has not been set up as yet, but should be decided upon in the near future. This is Coach Hall’s first year as tennis coach and he has high hopes for the teara This year’s National Tennis Finals will be held in Ocala, Florida, which should give the squad something to work for ward to. Those who qualify will be announced in the next issue of the Columns.
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