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Bailey went farther in
the tournaments this year
than in the past four or
five years.
The girls battled through
the first tournament round
okay by defeating Whita
kers, but the second round
against Middlesex knokked
them out bjr a two point
defeat.
Even more successful were
the boys. They went into
the final round of the
tournament by topping Whit
akers and Benventie. Bat
tling it out with their
strongest opponent. Red
Oak, they lost heavily.
For their run-up position
Bailey boys were given ten
silver basketballs to be
distributed among the play
ers, Three more basket
balls have been ordered by
the school athletic club
for the three boys that
didn't receive one,
I guess by now all of you
know the Nash County
Champs for the '53“'5h
season are Red Oak boys
and Middlesex girls.
Red Oak girls, runners-
up, were given likewise
ten silver basketballs,
and along with Middlesex
boys they were awarded the
sportsmanship trophies.
The boys kept the basket
ball season going until a
couple of weeks ago when
they defeated Elm City in
the Sectional District
Tournament, only to fall
Teams Present. Record
For Fans' Review
Basketball players' total
number of points and fouls
have been added to give
the fans an idea of how
the season ran for the
Hornets this yeai'. All ex
cept the first Black Creek
and Saratoga games are in-
eluded in
the list
below:
Boys
Points
Fouls
Jones
359
55
Boykin
250
514
Glover
230
ii7
Stott
168
Sh
Brantley
133
h2
High
59
19
Vick
58
26
Harris
li3
30
Adams
12
2
Liles
11
9
Burgess
I;
9
Rhodes
h
1
Bissette
3
2
Lamm
2
1
Girls
Points
Fouls
Lamm'
3Hl
50
Brannon
3i;0
56
Perry
258
hS
Edwards
80
h2
Jones
36
29
Farmer
2
0
Davis
2
1
Manning
1
0
Adams
0
1
Horner
0
75
Bunn
0
73
High
0
h2
Whitley
0
20
Liles
0
10
C, McKeel
0
6
F, Lamm
0
7
L, McKeel
0
3
B, Lamm
0
2
Lew
Q
2
into the path of H^^d Oak
again and lose the opportu~
nity to try for the state
tournament.
Bali Clubs Foil
IntoTwo Sections
Baseball clubs of the
Nash County schools have
been divided into two sec
tions, the north and the
south, each section having
four teams.
In the south section are
Bailey, Coopers, Middlesex,
and Spring Hope; in the
north, Benvenue, Nashville,
Red Oak, and Whitakers*
The teams are scheduled
to play each other two
games.
The winners of the south
division will meet the win
ners of the north division
in a 2 out of 3 series
games for the County Cham
pionship, These series
games will be played in
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Basebdll Season
Is Coming
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