FRIDAY-
1969
Miv.„uN AND GOLD
PAGE 3
Elon Tops Cats In Overtime
COEDECK BIDDING FOR RECORDS
Henry Goedeck, Elon’s big senior forward and
Scoring star, who hails from Central Islip, N.Y.,
SM a late start this year on his senior season, but
has come along fast in games since Christmas
1 *■'5 is bidding high for his fourth consecutive All-
* inference berth in the Carolinas Conference. He
I already won All-Conference rating for the regu-
season for the past three years, although he
^Hissed the AH-Tourney team last winter when Elon
ost in the first round. Goedeck has already set a
fiu ™ all-time career record for most
eld goal attempts, showing a total of 1529 field
M tries to top Jesse Branson’s old four-year mark
1517 attempts. With seven games still to play,
^edeck lacked only 20 field baskets to break Bran-
r.® four year mark for most field goals made,
^eaeck now has 755 to push Branson’s mark of 774
^ goals in four seasons.
^lonNine Gets Early
^orkln Gymnasium
■JIM HODGES
^^etting a jump on the
*®athern
the Elon
I ^man,
j^^seball team worked out
each Gymnasium
ter of the win-
Coifh ^^"i'Term, with
Jinp Drake having
and three
at wnru ^^"didates hard
andexn that time
Pi'chers
"ew snw! ’^^port as the
pring term started.
Cole Scores Crucial
Goals At Cullowhee
I
C iCE GAMES
In fact, all of the Elon
diamond squad was slated
to report to Coach Drake
yesterday afternoon, with
Coach Drake taking a
somewhat optimistic view
of the Fighting Christian
prospects for the coming
diamond campaign.
“We have been hard at
work, trying to bolster
our pitching staff, which
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Proof that a team may
be down but never out
came when the Fighting
Christian basketeers
came from behind in the
final seconds to tie the
Western Carolina Cata
mounts at Cullowhee and
then went on to turn back
the Cats 76 to 71 in a
thrilling Carolinas Con
ference tilt played on Sat
urday night, February
1st.
The Christians had not
whipped the Catamounts
at Cullowhee since the
halcyon days of Jesse
Branson and his mates,
Elon Downs
P. C. Quint
By 2 Points
With Henry Goedeck
and Richard McGeorge
hitting the basket well
from their forward slots,
the Elon Christians pulled
out a thrilling 53 to 51
victory over the Presby
terian Blue Hose on the
Presbyterian court on
Thursday night, January
30th.
It was Elon’s fifth con
secutive victory within
the past eleven days since
losing to High Point,and
it was the third straight
win for the Christians in
Carolinas Conference
competition, and it kept
the Maroon and Gold ca-
gers on contention for
second spot in the loop.
The Christians pulled
out to a five point lead
at 30-25 at the end of the
first half, but the Blue
Hose came out with a rug
ged press late in the fin
al half and caught up with
the Elon cagers at one
point, but the pressing de
fense caused fouls, and
Elon pulled the game out
with charity tosses in the
closing minutes.
Henry Goedeck bucket
ed nine field goals and
two of three free throws
for 20 points, while Rich
ard McGeorge had seven
field goals and three of
six at the foul line for
17 points. They were the
only Elon players in dou
ble figures for the night.
Danny Yarborough and
Dave Hudson each had 10
points to tie for scoring
leadership for the Pres
byterian outfit, with Yar
borough getting five field
goals and with Hudson
showing three field goals
and four of four free
throws.
the LINE-UPS
Pos. Elon (53) Pres.(51)
F. Goedeck (20) Kuhn(8)
F. McGeorge(17) Yar.(lO)
C Bowes (6) McLeod(9)
g] Cole (1) Hudson(lO)
G. Marshall(7) Dick.(4)
Half-Time: Elon 30,
Presbyterian 25.
Elon subs — Caddell 2,
McGee. Presbyterian
subs — Kirchner 4, Quil
len 6, Kiser.
Elon 79,
L.M.U. 78.
but the 1969 Christians
would not be denied when
they grabbed that over
time triumph in the first
clash of the rivals this
year.
The Cats had moved a-
head 6-0 in the opening
minutes, but Elon tied the
score at 16-all on a bucket
by freshman Tommy Cole
and went on to lead at
half-time by a 40-34
count. That same Tom
my Cole hit a Jumper
with final buzzer to tie
the count at 69-all, and
the first-year star later
hit a three-point play to
gain the lead in overtime.
Elon was ahead by ten
points with ten minutes
left in the game, but the
Cats rallied and went a-
head. In the final min
ute the Catamounts went
ahead by one and then
gained possession on a
violation call against
Elon. Elon fouled the
Cats, who made one shot
with less than six seconds
left. It was then that Cole
hit his jumper to tie the
score 69-69.
In the overtime Elon
held the ball for over
three minutes before
Tommy Cole hit for a
field goal and was foul
ed, making the free throw
for 72-69. Western Caro
lina missed and then foul-
Elon 104, Cumberland 117
Elon 79, Wofford 63.
Elon 74, High Point 87.
Elon 94, A.C.C. 76.
Elon 56, L. Rhyne 59.
Elon 73, L. Rhyne 65.
Elon 72, Campbell 66.
Elon 83, A.C.C. 89.
Elon 97, Catawba 74.
Elon 106, Guilford 94.
Elon 75, Campbell, 97.
Elon 81, High Point 94.
Elon 76, Wofford 60.
Elon 65, Pfeiffer 58.
Elon 86, Catawba 66.
Elon 78, A.S.U. 64.
Elon 53, Presbyterian 51.
Elon 76. W. Carolina 71.
Elon 67, Appalachian 65
(Remaining Games;
Feb. 12 - Pfeiffer (A).
Feb. 15 -W. Carolina (H).
Feb. 20 - Newberry (A).
Feb. 22 - Guilford (A).
Feb. 26-30 - Conference
Tournament
ed Tom McGee twice,with
McGee hitting four free
throws for the final 76-
71 win.
Tommy Cole, the
youthful Burlington
Bomber, topped the
Christian attack with 20
points. Other Elon lead
ers were Richard Mc
George with 17 and Henry
Goedeck and Tom McGee
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McGEORGE TAKES SCORING LEAD
Richard McGeorge, who waited until his sopho
more year to take up basketball, quickly gained a
starting post last year and played fine basketball
to go with his already great career in football.
This year, after making All-American In football,
the big . Roanoke boy is bidding high for all-star
honors on the hardwood; and after nineteen games
were on the books, McGeorge moved into the scor
ing leadership on the Christian squad. Figures com
piled after the fine win at Western Carolina showed
McGeorge as season scoring leader with an average
of 16.4 points per game. He had been in double fig
ures in all except one game for the year.