WHIP UP ON
THE LIZARDS
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VOLUME XLIX
Annihilate the Purple Lizards
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TRADITION?
by DICK DIERKER
The upperclassmen will recall
last year's tournament team which,
spearheaded by Dan Kuzma and
Chuck Scott, conquered Elon and
nearly defeated the Lizards of High
Point. This year the Carolinas' Con
ference witnessed a different Quak
er team: a freshman team sprinkled
with veterans molded in a new tra
dition. A winning tradition which
Quaker Tech so badly needed was
begun last year and continued with
this year's fine 17-7 record. This is
the best mark ever recorded by a
Guilford basketball team, and only
proves that hard work and proper
recruiting are the very core of a
successful effort.
The Lizards had the hard luck of
drawing the Quakers this Sunday
and when Coach Steele and Assist
ant Coach Williams finish devising
their strategy, Coach Quinn had
better be prepared for anything.
This year High Point likes to run,
with Stewart and Neel clearing the
Spring Football an Indication of the Future
On Saturday afternoon Guilford's
football team scrimmaged Wofford.
As a result of the way the gridders
conducted themselves, Coach John
Stewart has come back to the Quak
er campus, saying things that no
other previous Guilford coach
would dare think of mentioning.
The teams played a controlled
scrimmage (a team gets the ball on
the 50-yard line and is given ten
plays in which to score) and Wof
ford seems to have gotten the loser's
share. Said Stewart, "Our defense
was excellent. Linebackers Ronnie
Winslow, Dean Johnson and Fred
Gray made some real vicious
tackles. They're as good as any
three anywhere." Stewart also ex
pressed pleasure with middle guard
Bill Hollifield and defensive end
Alan Brown.
"I was very happy with the way
we hit," said Stewart. "Their line
averaged between 215-230 lbs., but
we hit harder and quicker." Ronnie
Winslow, who transferred from
Duke, and Bob Roberts, a N. C.
ROY WILLIAMS-A RIGHT-HAND MAN
by DICK DIERKER
Assistant Coach Williams is the
steadying influence on the Guilford
bench. His fantastic scouting re
ports and general perception of the
game have made him indispensable.
Few people realize what goes in
to preparing a basketball game—
several things have to be consider
ed. An outstanding shooter or re
bounder must be reckoned with,
and a special zone may be neces
sary to curb such a talent. Coach
Williams seems to come up with
the right answer nearly every time,
and split-second decisions are his
specialty. This year in addition to
his coaching chores, he has the re
sponsibility of being assistant dean
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LLOYD TURLINGTON, senior forward
guard of Goldsboro, N. C., "Old Reliable."
boards. At High Point the Quakers
ran with the Lizards, and proved
to themselves that Lizard skin can
be had by pushing the High Point
ers into overtime.
Last year the Quakers played the
Lizards to a standstill with a slow,
deliberate game, taking only the
layup or snort jumpshot. Lenoir
Rhyne took a cue from Guilford
State transfer, were two of the men
in the Guilford forward wall. Stew
art also cited Hollifield, Dick Ran
kin, Larry Turner and Tim Ray as
valuable assets to his front line.
"Ray has a lot of desire and deter
mination. He has developed into
a real fine football player."
Stewart also spoke adoringly of
his offensive machine. Bill Bur
chette is doing an excellent job in
Stewart's estimation. "Although we
were on the field to help him, he
did a real fine job of running the
team."
The coach was also high on Blev
ins, McKay and King, "who has
very good hands."
Stewart was well pleased with
the Tommy Lovell-Henry McKay
tandem. "McKay picked off a Wof
ford pass and returned it 99M yards
and on the way Lovell made two
great blocks. He hit one man and
rolled over and hit another. Coach
Johnson told me that those two
boys threw nice blocks. I told him
that it was just Lovell."
Stewart also spoke about his
backfield. Thompson, Blevins, Dan
ny Surface and Ronnie Wallace
(two new boys) are fast enough to
play either fullback or tailback.
of men and head resident of Cox
Dormitory.
A typical example of Coach Wil
liams' scouting prowess was demon
strated in the first Pfeiffer game.
During the week preceding that
game, he spent nearly every night
watching Pfeiffer play different op
ponents. He analyzed Danny Car
ver, their scoring ace, and discov
ered his weakness on outside shoot
ing. He observed Pfeiffer's favorite
play, a lob pass to Carver under
neath. His report was so thorough
that the Guilford team knew every
Pfeiffer play, and every Pfeiffer
weakness. Guilford conquered the
Falcons that night and did so with
the aid of Coach Williams—a valu
able man to have, and a true "right
hand man" to Coach Jerry Steele.
FEBRUARY 24, 1965
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DAVID ODOM, senior guard from Golds
boro, N. C. "Quarterback."
last year and defeated the Lizards
in the tournament finale by holding
the ball in a semi-freeze.
So when you see Wednesday's
game at Lexington, watch for Guil
ford's zone press and deliberate
style of basketball. But don't look
too startled if the Quakers start to
run with the Lizards; High Point's
first team is superb, but their bench
is woefully inadequate.
"Surface did a tremendous job
against Wofford. He runs like Joye.
Wallace ran well also. He ran over
everyone."
When asked about the future,
Stewart showed his greatest happi
ness. "Right now we've got twenty
six boys on the roster (Williams
and Sims are injured with bad
legs); they're football players, and
darn good ones, too. Next year's
freshmen won't be able to break
into the starting lineup as easily as
in the past."
Among Stewart's foremost desires
is the addition of more depth to the
roster. "At this moment we're two
deep; we'd like to become 3/2 deep.
We need more depth in the back
field, especially in the defensive
backfield. And we need some more
ends and offensive and defensive
tackles."
John Stewart, NAIA District 26
Coach of the Year, is hoping to give
Guilford supporters a long-awaited
gift next autumn.
"All these boys are in excellent
condition and are very coachable,"
concluded Stewart. "By next fall
we'll be ready to go."
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TOMMY LOFTUS, freshman guard from
Norfolk, Va.
Quinn's Quint Not Qualified
To Quell Quaker Point Quota
HIGH POINT COLLEGE, BETTER KNOWN AS THE LIZARD
LOT, HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF DRAWING GUILFORD COL
LEGE AS ITS FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT IN THE CAROLINAS
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, TO BE PLAYED TONIGHT AT
LEXINGTON Y.M.CA.
FORTUNATELY, THOUGH, THE PURPLE ONES WERE FIRST
IN REGULAR SEASON PLAY, SO DESPITE THEIR LOSS TO
NIGHT, THEY WILL GO TO THE DISTRICT PLAYOFFS ANY
WAY.
The Pointers are expertly coach
ed by Tom Quinn, a man who
thinks the world of himself, and
justifiably so.
After all, Tommy has got several
things going for him.
1. He's got his own television
show. He has a 24-game winning
streak on his own television show
because he never shows films of
the games he loses. But this is also
justifiable because the Appalachian
films weren't developed in time.
Right, Tommy?
2. He's got Dale Neel, Barry
Smith, Joe Forte, Kirk Stewart and
Steve Tatgenhorst, all of whom
would have flunked out of Guilford
a long time ago.
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WAYNE MOTSINGER, sophomore forward-guard from Kernersville, N. C
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LEON YOUNG, freshman forward from
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QUINN, "CHIEF
LIZARD," MUST
GET SQUASHED
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3. He's got the fantastic ability
to skip around from school to school
and coach everybody else's boys
and never do any recruiting on his
own. After this year Tommy just
may have to leave High Point. He
hasn't recruited anybody worth
mentioning, and he may have a
losing season next year.
4. He's got an exceptionally
strong bench featuring Bill Green
(6-9, 185 lbs.) and Dan Norburt
(6-9, 190 lbs.).
We are thankful that we picked
Tommy and his Lizards in the first
round of the tournament, because
there is always the chance that
some other team that loves them as
much as we do might have beaten
them before we could.
Tommy baby, tonight you just
could get stepped on. A nice guy
like you deserves it.
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JOHN BROOKS, freshman forward-cen
ter from Williamson, W, Va.