District Matches
Held In Charlotte
By WILLIAM HIGH
The Appalachian High School
Blue Devil mat men journeyed
to Myers Park High School in
Charlotte on Friday for the two
day South Central District
Wrestling Tournament.
The Appalachian wrestlers
made a runaway of the tourna
ment for the third straight year.
Seven teams took part in the
tournament and the team scores
were Appalachian 128, Myers
Park 85, South Mecklenburg 73,
Beaver Creek 46, fjorth Meek
lenburg 27, East Mecklenburg
13, and Garringer 9.
Team point* were scored in
the first round, semi-final round,
and consolation eliminations on
the basis of two points for a
p(n. default, or forfeit, and one
point for a decision. In the
consolation finals five points
were awarded for a pin and
four points for a decision. The
loser received two points. In
the championship finals pins
counted eleven points and de
cisions ten. The loser received
seven points.
The Appalachian point total
might have been higher, but
M?ck Critcher could not make
weight in the 103 lk. class and
h? was forced to move to the
112 lb. class. This left the 103
lb. class open and this was very
frustrating because Appalachian
has two undefeated 103 pound
ers and either could have filled
in and won the championship.
The 103 lb. class was one of
the weaker weight divisions at
the tournament.
The quarter-final rounds were
held Friday night and nine out
of the eleven Appalachian wrest
lers participating in the tourn
ament wrestled and won. The
other two wrestler* received
byes. Eight of the nine wins
were pins.
The semi-final matches were
held Saturday morning and the
winners went to the finals. Out
of the eleven going to the semi
finals, ten of the Appalachian
wrestlers got berths in the fin
ah.
The consolation eliginatigp
matches (or boys who lost to
the finalists were held Satur
day afternoon. These matches
were very important because
the winners were eligible to
compete for third place.
Going into the finals Satur
day night the tournament was
very close with both Myers
Park and Apalachian having 11
boys wrestling. Appalachian had
ten wrestlers going to the cham
pionship finals and one going
to the consolation finals.
Myers Park had seven in the
championship finals and four
in the consolation finals. Myers
Park had only one champion,
while Apalachian took seven
of the individual titles. In five
of the twelve championship
final matches Apalachian wrest
lers were pitted against Myers
Park wrestlers. Appalachian
took four of the matches, and
this spelled the end of Myers
Park's hopes for a big upset.
Appalachian (A); Myers Park
(MP); Garinger (G); Beaver
Creek (BC); North Mecklen
burg (NM); South Mecklen
burg (SH); East Mecklenburg
(EM).
In the 05 lb. class Appalach
ian was represented by sopho
more Johnny Cooke. In his
quarter-final match he pinned
Ennis (EM) in the second per
iod. In his semi-final he was
defeated by Russell (MP) on
* judge's decision. Johnny de
cisiooed McGarity (S it) 4-0 in
his consolation elimination
match and in the consolation
finals he pinned Stubbs (NM)
1:18. He placed third in the
tournament.
Apaplachian was not repre
sented in the 103 lb. class.
In the 112 lb. class, senior
Mack Critcher represented Ap
palachian. In his quarter-final
match Mack pinned Edwards
(EM) :47. In his semi-final
match he deciaioned Yarber
(BC) 44), and in bia final match
h? defeated Byrd (SM) 9-0.
Mack placed first in the tourn
ament.
Junior Royee Carroll repre
sented Appalachian in the 120
lb. class. In his quarter-final
match Royee pinned Hartis
(EM) in the first period. In
his semi-final match ha dec is
ioned Jones (NM) 6-2. Royce's
final match was a return meet
ing with Mike White of Myei?
Park. In their first meeting af
Boone they tied 7-7, bat in the
finals of the tournament Royce
won by a score of 4-1 in a
very exciting match. He is
district champion.
In the 127 lb. class Appalach
ian was represented by senior
Johnny Cook. Cook was one of
the top contenders for the out
standing wrestler trophy. In his
quarter-final match he pinned
Cox (NM) in the second period.
In the finals he pinned Chap
man (MP) 5:34. He was a dis
trict champion.
In the 133 lb. class Appalach
ian was represented by junior
Alton Johnson. Alton pinned
Hunter (NM) 1:13 in his quar
ter-final match and in his semi
final match he pinned Lam
beth (BC) 4:11. In the finals
Alton defeated Hastings (MP)
2-0. He was a district cham
pion.
Senior Ronnie Smith repre
sented Appalachian in the 138
lb. class. In his quarter final
match he defeated Fairley (Ell)
4-1, and in bis semi-final match
he decisioned Corry (MP) ?0.
In the finals he was defeated
by Goodman (BC) on a judge's
decision. Ronnie placed second.
Sophomore Gary Hodges rep
resented Appalachian in the 145
lb. class. Gary pinned Jewell
(BC) 1:31 in his quarter-final
match. In his semi-final match
Hodges defeated Sandiford
(MP) 6-5 and in the finals he
defeated Hoyte (SM) 4-3. He
was a district champion.
In the 154 lb. class junior
Gary Brown represented Appa
lachian. Gary pinned Norris
(SM) in the second period in
his quarter-final match. In his
semi-final match he defeated
Goodman (BC) 4-1, and in the
finals he defeated Gleason (MP)
3-1. He was a district cham
pion.
The outstanding wrestler tro
phy was won by senior Baker
Paul & Ralph Say:
Calculated Praise
The wife was over
joyed when her hus
band called here an an
gel since he was spar
ing in his compliments.
She asked him what
made him so sweet as
to call her an angel.
"Because," he re
plied, "you are always
Iup in the air. You are
continually harping on
something, and you
never have ? thing to
wear."
?PAUL & RALPH
Watauga Insurance
Agoncy
J. Paul Wlakler
Ralph Gwalteejr
Boone, N. C.
AT STATE TOURNAMENT.? Appalachian High School
wrestlers participating in the North Carolina secondary
school mat contest are, front row (1. to r.) Jerry Crltcher,
Mack Crltcher, Johnny Stacy, Royce Carroll, Johnny Cook,
and Alton Johnson; second row, Bonnie Smith (co-c?ptaln).
G?v Hodge, cry Brown, Baker EdmUten (co-mpUw).
Buddy Storie, Urr, Stwwberry. and Coach SUve QrtcW
Not pictured is Boyce Brown wlu> suftered ? knee Lni y
shortly before the tournament ? Staff photo.
Edpiisten who represented Ap
palachian in the 169 lb. class.
In his quarter-final match Ed
misten registered what must be
a North Carolina high school
tournament record when he
pinned Wilson (G) in eleven
seconds. In his semi-final match
Baker pinned Wpodard (BC)
in the second period. In the
finals Edmisten defeated Mit
chell (SM) 4-0. He was a dis
trict champion.
In the 190 lb. class Appala
chian was represented by jun
ior Buddy Storie. In tbe quar
App Wrestlers Defend
Crown This Week End
Appalachian travels to High
Point this week end to defend
its state championship in the
two-day tournament which will
be held at High Point High
School.
To be eligible tor competition
in the state touranment, a wrest
ler must placc in the top three
In his weight division at one of
the three district tournaments.
Appalachian will be Jrell rep
resented in the state miset with
eleven wrestlers competing.
First, second, and third place
finishers were as follows:
95? Parsons <BC); Russell
(MP); Cooke. (A).
103 ? Thrower (NM); Convey
(UP); Smith (G).
112 ? Critcher <A); Byrd
(SM); Park (NM).
120? Carroll (A); ? W h i t e
(MP); D. Cox (SM).
127 ? Cook (A); Chapman
(MP); Harris (SM).
133 ? Johnson (A); Hastings
(MP); Hunter (NM).
138 ? Goodman (BC); Smith
(A); Corry (MP).
145? Hodges (A); Hoyt (SM);,
Sandiford (MP.
154 ? Brown (A); Gleason
(MP); Goodman (BC).
169 ? Edmistan (A); Mitchell
(SM); Woodard (BC).
180? G. Boyd (SM; Storie
(A); Holme* (MP).
Hwt. ? B. Boyd (MP); Stan
bery (A); Hatley iSM).
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tor-final round Storie received
4 bye. In the semi-final round
he defeated Holmes (MP) 9-1
and in the finals he was defeat
ed by Boyd (SM) 6-2. He plac
ed second in the tournament.
In the heavyweight class Ap
palachian was represented by
sophomore Larry Stanbery. In
the quarter-final round Larry
received a bye. In the semi
final round he defeated Hart
zog (BC) on a judge's decision.
In the finals Larry was defeat
ed by Boyd (MP) 3-0. He plac
ed second in the tournament.
Parkway Tourney Scores
Friday sight? Boys' Gwt:
Cranberry 83 ? Virginia-Caro
lina 30
Lansing W? Riverview 33
Girla Game:
Newland 31 ? Blowing Rock 24
Piney Creek 20 ? Bethel It
Saturday night ? Boys' Game:
Newland 88 ? Piney Creek 29
Cove Creek 60 ? Blowing
Rock 44
Glria Game:
Ctompw 40? ?ove Cceelt H
Cranberry 48? Newland Mr
Monday night? Boys' Game:
Cranberry 38 ? Newland 37
Laniias 4ft? Cove Creek 44
Girli' Game:
Crotinore 46 ? Bethel' 20
The finals were played Tues
day night, March S.
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The "down the mountain"
highway! have really been ac
tive during the recent pretty
weather as local player* made
haste to get on some of the
foothills golf courses.
Thinking that perhaps Mod
day would be a good day to sell
? few memberships In the local
club for the coming season, I
started making the rounds. My
timing was very bad though as
most of our players w?r? "out
of town" for one reason or an
other and can't say as I blame
any of them as pretty as it was.
Perhaps the only one of our
regular players that isnt doing
any golfing this winter is Jerry
Co*. He says be will }u#t wait
until the local course opens so
.he can play two or thiwa times
a week without haviny to drive
thirty to fifty miles. He doesn't
figure that playinff just once
ever now and then will do his
game any good and he maye be
rllfct too.
Carolinas professionals will
be on the trail of their number
one prize this week down at the
New Bern Golf and Country
Club where the anual champ
ionship of the section will be
played. Prize money totaling
over four thousand bucks will
be up for grabc as will be an
automatic qualifying place in
the National PGA Champion
ship which will be played In
Dallas, Texas this summer.
Things will get underway on
Wednesday with a small pro-am
followed on Thursday by the
Pro-Pro Championship where
two pro's team up in a best ball
of the pair event against the
field.
Joe Cheves and X wiH be
plavipg as one of the teams that
will be out to unseat defending
champions Mack Main and Ter
ry Atkins. Then on Priday, the
championship itself geia under
way wtth fifty four holes of play
during the following days, end
ing on Sunday with a bole in
one contest to see who can win
a golf cart being given away
by the E-Z-Oo Car Company,
sponsors of the tournament.
It should be one of the finest
sectional PGA championships
in the history of the Carolinas
Section if the weather is good
to us. If any of you happen to
be down that way over the
week end, you are most wel
come to drop in and watch the
boys at work. You'll see some
fine golf played by the top pro
fessionals in the two Carolinas,
all out to win their share of the
prise money and a place in the
National PGA championship
this siunmar.
BUSK AND CUBA
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
said Russia bad placed four
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in Cuba and Soviet pilots there
are flying MIG fighters capable
of carrying nuclear weapons.
The continued presence of
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Rusk said. But he followed the
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