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1990 CAVALIER
BASEBALL
By KEITH D. ROBINSON
Staff Writer
Yes, friends and
neighbors, it's that time of
year again. Time to dust off
the bases and shine up the
bats. That's right. Baseball
season is once again upon
us. Baseball teams all over
the country have been
practicing for weeks now,
including our
Montreat-Anderson College
Cavaliers, who have been
practicing since January
17th. According to head
coach Harold Zonder, MAC
has some good quality
players with good hitting
and fielding skills. He also
feels that there is a very
good attitude overall on the
team even with a smaller
number of players than in
previous years.
We have eighteen
players on our baseball
roster this season and they
are up against some pretty
tough teams both in and out
the the Region X
Conference. The biggest
conference rivalries are
University of S.C. at
Salkehatchie, Lenoir
Community College, and
Southeastern College.
Coach Zonder hopes to win
the first and second twelve
games within the Region X
Conference.
Finally, Coach Zonder,
who has been head coach
since December 1, said that
everyone should "come out
and see some exciting
baseball." We're playing
some tough teams and the
team needs your suppoi t
Thanks to Sports Editor
Maria Fencne for the
information contained in this
article.
Basketball Wraps Up...
By MARIA FERRONE
Sports Writer
The Montreat- Anderson
Cavaliers enjoyed perhaps
their finest week ever in the
history of the men's
basketball program. The
Cavs three victories each
had some extra special
significance.
Tuesday February
13th:
M-AC tied the school record
for most wins in a season
with a 81-73 victory of
Region X rival Anderson.
The win did not come easy
as the Cavs could not stop
the strong Anderson inside
game and trailed at the half
47-41.
Mark Dean hit the first 3
baskets of the 2nd half as
the Cavs tied the score at
47. it would remain close
throughout the half.
Richard Smith gave M-AC
the lead for good with his
10 foot jumper with 3
minutes 50 seconds
remaining. Montreat would
pull away outscoring
Anderson 8-1 the last 2
minutes.
6’9" Mark Dean led the
way for M-AC scoring 24
points and grabbing 9
rebounds. Jason Petty hit
17 points while Dave Bruce
connected on four 3 point
shots for a total of 12
points.
Friday February 16th :
The Cavs hosted the
Owls of Warren Wilson in a
battle for the Rotary
sponsored "Little Brown
Jug" Tournament. A
standing room only watched
as M-AC raced to a 105-73
victory while setting the
record for wins at 19.
Dav:.e Bruce's 3 point
shot with 14 minutes to go
put the Cavs ahead to stay.
In a total team effort, all
players for the Cavs had at
least 6 points. Freshman
Donald Williams hit for a
season high 16 points.
Donald was able to connect
on all seven of his field goal
attempts and also both of his
free throws. M-AC shot a
blistering 58% on the night
connecting on 35 of 60 field
goals.
Saturday February 17th
M-AC took to the road
to visit Region X opponent
Lees McRae on Saturday
night and came away with a
82-69 victory. This was the
Cavs 20th win and their
11th in region play.
In a slow paced first
half, the Cavs were given a
spark off the bench by
Travis Ross. With both
starting post players on the
bench early with foul
trouble, Ross poured in 17
points, this accounted for
more than half the teams
points in the half. The Cavs
led at halftime 32-26.
M-AC pulled away mid-way
through the second half
behind some fine team
defense and outstanding
hustle coming up with many
loose balls.
Ross paced the Cavs
with 26 points and 10
rebounds. Jason Petty
added 20 points, and 8
rebounds while Bruce and
Ethan Smith had 13 points
Tuesday, Feb. 20
Montreat-Anderson
hosted Limestone JV's this
past Tuesday and came
away with a 102-72 victory.
This was the last home
game for sophomores Jason
Petty, Richard Smith and
Andre Dixon. After a
sluggish start the Cavs were
able to pull away with 8
minutes remaining in the
half on consecutive 3 point
baskets by Dave Bruce.
All ten Cavalier players
would see considerable
action. Jason Petty led all
scorers with 27 points,
while fellow sophomore
Richard ^ith added 17.
Mark Dean, Dave Bruce and
Greg Pounds were also in
double figures.
Saturday, Feb. 24 :
M-AC visited Louisburg
on Saturday dropping a
106-83 decision. The Cavs
held tough the first half
trailing by four, 49-45.
Montreat could not find the
right combination in the
second half as the
Hurricanes out scored the
Cavs by 19 points.
It was a sluggish half of
basketball as both teams
shot 23 free throws.
Freshman Mark Dean had
21 points to lead the Cavs.
Darryl Harris, playing in
front of his hometown fans,
would add 19.
M-AC finished 3rd out
of 12 teams during regular
season play in Region X.
This allowed them a first
round buy in the single
ehmination tournament. On
Thursday at 3:00, the Cavs
will play the winner of the
ColumbiaAJSC-Salkahatche
game. The Cavs finished
the season with a 21-9
record, 11-5 in the region.
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