By Dal Mackie
Early in March, basketball sea
son finally came to an end for all
Webb’s hardcourt fans. The Wild
cats finished in fifth place in the
conference with a 10-11 record, ty
ing the best basketball record,
which was set in 1960. Engineer
ing Webb’s success were its tri
captains, Tommy Arrington, Dal
Mackie, and George Thorpe. Ar
rington averaged lOJ points per
game and excelled in rebounding.
•Mackie led the team in scoring with
133 points per contest. Thorpe’s
scoring average was 10.1 and his
rebounding led the team. Also, the
fine play of Bernard McNeill, Bill
Daniel, Leslie Saunders, and Charlie
Clark contributed greatly to the suc
cess of the team.
Coach Bowles has aimounced the
return of five lettermen to the base
ball team this year. They include
junior pitcher Bill Daniel, senior
third baseman Johnny Butts, junior
centerfielder Wayne Currin, junior
second baseman Lindsay Overton,
and junior first baseman Ronnie
Tuck.
Also on the pitching staff are
sophomores Bert Sherman and Sam
Phillips, and juniors Wayne Currin
and Barry Johnson.
Junior Sammy Hobgood will do
the catching while junior Dal Mac
kie wil Itry shortstop. Freshman
Merlin Young is out for second
and sophomore Wayne Lester for
first. Senior Thurman Daniel will
back Butts at third.
The outfield, also includes junior
Calvin Williams, sophomores Mike
Ellington and Gregory Davis, attd
freshman Phillip Winston. The Spec
tator wishes the baseball team the
best of luck this year!
Members of the golf team, coach
ed by Bob Hill, are John and
George Hunt, Sidney Comer, Bill
Mitchell, Leslie Saunders, Billy An
derson, Hugh Currin, and Robert
Hancock. The Spectator also would
like to wish the golf team good
luck.
So far, the baseball team has
played three non-conference games,
two with Franklinton and one with
Oxford Orphanage. The Wildcats
were victors in each of the contests
beating Franklinton 8-3 and 5-2
and the Orphanage 1-0.
Wildcats Bow
In Last Quarter
Cole Whitt’s field goal and two
free throws in the last 45 seconds
of the game enabled Garner’s Rams
to capture a 53-50 come-from-be-
hind win over host Webb.
Down by as many as eight {X)ints
during the game. Garner rallied in
the final quarter to deadlock the
score at 45-45 and take the lead on
Doug Walker’s field goal 47-45. A
field goal by Leslie Saunders and
a free throw by George Thorpe gave
the hosts a brief one-point lead.
C. W. Austin then gave the visitors
the lead at 49-48 and Whitt’s four
points iced the game.
Leading scorers for the Wildcats
were Saunders with 12 points, Dal
Mackie with 11, and Thorpe with
10.
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Jordan’s high-riding Falcons
claimed their 13th victory without
a defeat by overcoming an early
stall by Webb handing the Wildcats
a 78-33 loss. The loss left Webb
with a 6-6 record over-all.
Stu Yarbrough, the No. 2 scorer
in District Three, gunned in 24
points to fKJWer the Falcon defense.
Billy Chambers, the No. 4 scorer
in the conference, contributed 20
while Mike Blalock added 10. Bill
Daniel had six for Webb as no Wild
cat hit in double figures.
Leading rebounders were Yar
brough with 12 and Chambers with
nine. George Thorpe, Charlie Clark,
Bernard McNeill, and Tommy Ar
rington each collected five for Webb.
Webb Sinks
Cary 48-36
An even-Stephen field goal game
was almost turned into a run-iway
at the free throw line as the Webb
Wildcats overcame Cary 48-36.
The two teams exchanged field
goals on almost equal terms as the
Wildcats hit on 16 and the visiting
White Imps connected on 15. The
big difference came at the charity
line where Webb was able to con
vert 16 of 23 free throws while Cary
could manage only six of 17.
Top scorer for Webb was Dal
Mackie with 18 points. Rounding
out the double figure scoring for
the Wildcats was George Thorpe
with 12 markers. Bill Briggs was
high man for Cary with 18 points.
Webb Edges
Norfhern 53-52
Webb’s visiting Wildcats pulled
out a 53-52 thriller over Northern
Durham by virtue of Dal Mackie’s
free throw with 21 seconds remain
ing.
Northern gained the first advant
age with a 17-16 lead at the end
of the first period, but fell behind
28-24 at halftime. The end of the
third quarter terminated with the
Wildcats leading 41-40. They were
able to maintain this margin for
the hard-fought victory.
Mackie led Webb scorers with 21
points while George Thorpe and
Tommy Arrington added 13 and 11,
respectively. Northern was paced
by Olan Hancock with 15 points,
Mike Parrish with 14, and Larry
Chappell with 12.
Webb Girls Intramural Season Ends
Pictured here are the RUBBER SOLES, Webb’s Girls’ Intramural Bas
ketball Champions. They ari as follows' Kneeling, Ann Williams, Sanne
Jones, and Kay Kittrell; seated, Cindy Ross, Sally Elliot, Sue Raynor,
and Lyna Carol Breedlove; standing, Ben fie Hester, Ann Pruitt, and
Margaret Person, team captain.
On February 2 the second half
of the Girls’ Intramural Basketball
season began. Game one saw the
Rubber Soles band the Comets a
26-17 defeat. Scoring for the vic
tors was led by Cindy Ross with
13 and Margaret Person with 10,
followed by Sanne Jones with 2
and Kay Kittrell with. 1. Marjorie
Cole, Judy Keeton, and Nancy
Hicks added 7, 6, and 4, respective
ly for the losing cause.
The Marauders defeated the Dixie
Rebels 25-16 in game two. Becky
Currin and Joy Wilkie shared scor
ing honors for the Marauders with
8 points each, while Jamie Watkins
added 7 and Connie Thomerson 2.
For the Rebels, Kitty Boswood scor
ed 12 and Teresa Currin 4.
On February 6, the Dixie Rebels
scored a 16-14 upset victory over
the Comets. Kitty Boswood and
Chariotte Sloan led their team to
victory with 10 points and 6 points,
respectively; while Marjorie Cole
led her team with 11, followed by
Nancy Callahan with 2 and Nancy
Hicks with 1.
The Rubber Soles routed the Ma
rauders by the score of 25-7 in the
second game of the day. Margaret
Person’s 15 points and Cindy Ross’
10 made up the scoring for the
winners; while Jamie Watkins, Joy
Wilkie, and. Connie Thomerson scor
ed 4, 2, and 1, respectively, for the
losers.
The Rubber Soles defeated the
Dixie Rebels 32-28 on February 9.
High scoring honors for the game
went to Cindy Ross, whose 21 points
led the Rubber Soles to victory.
Kay Kittrell and Margaret Person
scored 4 points each for the victors,
and Anne Pruitt followed closely
with 3. Kitty Boswood led the
Rebels’ scoring with 20 points, fol
lowed by Jackie Clark with 6 and
Kathy Daniel with 2.
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In game two, the Comets de
feated the Marauders 19-15. Scor
ing for both teams was scattered as
Marjorie Cole and Kim Royster
scored 6 each, Judy Keeton 5, and
Debby Simpson 2 for the Comets;
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Joy Wilkie and Lucy Hancock
added 5 each to go along with Con
nie Thomerson’s 3 points and Jamie
Watkins’ 2 points for the opposi
tion.
February 13th proved unlucky
for the Rubber Soles as they ex
perienced a 22-16 defeat at the
hands of the Comets. Marjorie
Cole and Kim Royster scored 8
each for the victors followed by Ju
dy Keeton with 4 and Debby Simp
son with 2. Cindy Ross scored 12
and Anne Pruitt 4 for the losers.
The Marauders dealt the Dixie
Rebels a 39-23 defeat in the second
game. The remarkable shooting of
Becky Currin with 18 points, Jamie
Watkins with 13, Joy Wilkie with
6, .and Connie Thomerson with 2
led the Marauders to victory. For
the losing cause, Kitty Boswood
scored 16 points, Charlotte Sloan 4,
Teresa Currin 2, and Jackie Clark
1.
The final round of the season was
played on February 16. The Ma
rauders eked out a 2 point win over
the Dixie Rebels 20-18. Marjorie
Cole scored 6 points for the victors,
followed by Judy Keeton and Deb
by Simpson with 4 each, and Kim
Royster and Nancy Hicks with 2
each. For the losing cause, Kitty
Boswood scored 11, Charlotte Sloan
5, and Teresa Currin 2.
The Rubber Soles came from be
hind to defeat the Marauders 33-
30 in game two. Margaret Person,
Cindy Ross, Sanne Jones, and Anne
Pruitt scored 19, 10, 2 and 2 points,
respectively for the victors; while
Jamie Watkins, Becl^y Currin, Joy
Wilkie, and Connie Thomerson scor
ed 12, 9, 6, and 3 points, respectively
for the losers.
So ended the regular season of
play leaving the Rubber Soles with
a 7-3 record, the Comets with 6-4,
the Marauders with 5-5, and the
Dixie Rebels with 2-8. Going into
tournament play, the number one
team, the Rubber Soles, met the
number four team, the Dixie Reb
els; and the number two team, the
Comets, took on the number three
team, the Marauders.
Chapel Hill
Nips Webb
Chapel Hill, led by Kurt Getsirig-
er, overcame the visiting Webb
Wildcats, 58-52, on a fourth quarter
outbreak.
Chapel Hill led the visitors only
by three points at 41-38 going in
to the final period; however. Get-
singer exploded for eight big points
to enable the hosts to pull away.
Mike Eary, 6-7 senior pivotman,
was high man for Chapel Hill with
22 points followed by Getsinger with
12 and Pete Sommerfield with 10.
Dal Mickie led Webb scorers with
17 points. Other double figure scor
ers were Tommy p\rrington amd
George Thorpe with 11 apiece fol
lowed closely by Leslie Saunders
with 10.
Webb Ekes Out
47-46 Victory
Webb High pulled out a 47-46
squeaker over Hillsborough Orange
on Tommy Arrington’s 10-foot
jump shot with 36 seconds remain
ing. The game was close all the
way with Webb leading at the end
of three quarters 39-36. ITie lead
continued to change hands before
Orange went ahead 46-44 with 1:14
left to play.
Dal Mackie then hit a free throw
before Arrington iced the game for
Webb. Arrington finished the game
with 16 points and Bernard McNeill
had 13 for the Wildcats. George
Thorpe and McNeill led the re
bounders for Webb with 12 re
trieves each; Arrington grabbed 10.
Rockets Overcome
Wildcats 64-52
Roxboro again pulled out a
fourth quarter victory against '•.nsit-
ing Webb 64-52. The victory gave
Roxboro a 9-8 record over-all wbUe
the Wildcats’ slate dropped to 9-7.
Webb, behind most of the game,
pulled within one point at 46-45
early in the fourth quarter. The
Rockets then, led by Larry New
ton’s shooting and Vic Williford’s
rebounding, held off the Wildcat ral
ly and went on to win.
Newton paced Roxboro’s scoring
with 15 points, followed by Doug
Shaw with 12 and Mark Slaughter
with 11. Webb was led by Tom
my Arrington arid Dal Mackie, scor
ing 18 and 17 respectively. George
Thorpe contributed 11 to the Wild
cat attack.
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Bland's’ Shot
Gives Cary Win
Substitute Frank Bland’s four free
throws with less than a minute and
half remaining in the game gave
fourth-seeded Cary a 52-49 decision
over Webb in a first round game
of the District III, 3-A post-season
tourney.
With 1:05 showing on the clock
and Webb holding a 49-48 lead.
Bland calmly went to the foul line
and converted two free throws. A
few moments later. Bland iced the
game with two charity tosses.
Top scorers for the host White
Imps were Mike Pace with 16
points, Bill Briggs with 14, and
John Cooper with 11. Dal Mackie
and Bernard McNeill each had 13
markers while Tommy Arrington
and George Thorpe collected 11 a-
piece for the Wildcats.