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MURPHY
ANDREWS
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Murphy Boys
Squad Has Won Eight Straight
Games; Five Conference Tilts
BY AD IK ARONSON
The Murphy boys basketball squad goes into the second halt
of conference play next week without a loss in conference-scheduled
games.
The boys have taken eight straight tilts, giving them five con
ference decisions.
The score record shows the
fajt-movine. hard-hitting squad
beat Steooah 63-25, Nantehala, 39
26, Hayeeville 44-13, Hiawassee,
Ga, 51-35 and 56-36, Hiwassee
Dam 49-27, Andrews 57-34, and
Tuesday night RobbinsvlUe 67-50.
All the games were conference
tilts except the two with Hiawas
see, Ga.
Randall "Shorty" Shields. 6
feet-seven inch center, leads
scoring with 165 points for an
eight game average of 20.62
points. Lyle "Pig" Carringer has
scored 90 points for an 11.25 aver
age.
Ed Lovingood has made 64
points, Ray Amos 43; Edwin Hen
drix, 13; Tommy Gentry, seven;
Dallas Hall, seven; Jimmy mc
Combs, six; Carlos Hall, four, and
David Hendrix, Stiles and Bobby
Phillips, two points each.
The Murphy boys have marked
up 426 points, but have been
scored on only 196 points.
The Murphy girl squad has won
only two out of seven meets.
Lucille Hall Is high scorer for
the girls with 66 points for a five
game average of 13 points. Lir
Frankum has made 64 points for
a 7 game average of 9.14 points
per game.
Betty Palmer has racked up 27
points, Mary Ellen Walker, five;
Kay "Jig" Burgess, four, and
Grace Reece and Kathy Amos
each have two points.
Murphy-Andrews
Split Basketball Bill
In rival matches Murphy and
Andrews basketball teams split
conference tilts here Friday night
wttfa the Murphy boys winning
their seventh straight victory and
fifth conference decision.
The Murphy boys took the game
from Andrews with a score of 57
34 While the Andrews girls walk
ed over the Murphy girls 49-29.
In a fast moving game the Mur
phy boys took a 16-8 first quarter
lead and kept it until the closing
whistle.
Murpfe's one-two punch of Ran
dall 'StoOrty" Shields and Ed Lov
ingood made 4 more points than
the entire Andrews squad.
Shields, Murphy's 6 feet, 7 inch
center, led both teams with 22
points, while Lovingood came in
6econd with 16 points.
Bobby Cooper, Andrews for
ward, came in third with 10 points,
and Lyle "Pig" Carringer from
Murphy was fourth with nine
points.
Other scorers were Murphy's
Ray Amos and Andrews' Dean
Truett each with 7 points. An
drews' center, Frederick Powers,
6 points; Andrews' Wheeler and
Billy Cruse, 5 points; Murphy's
Jimmy MoCombs, one field goal
and Murphy's Edwin Hendrix and
Andrews' Jim Cathey rounded out
scoring with one point each.
Other Murphy players seeing
action were Tommy Gentry, David
Hendrix, Carlos Hall and Dallas
Hall.
The Andrews girls romped over
Murphy 49-29, taking a 26-12 lead
at the half.
Andrews was led in the victory
march by Helen Holloway who
made one more point than the en
tire Murphy sextet, and Sue Craw
ford who made 15 points.
Murphy's captain for the game.
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Undefeated At Conference Mid-Spot
Robbinsville Bows To Murphy Boys Tuesday
Hie Murphy Bulldogs Basket
ball Teams split two conference
tilts with the Eobbinsville Blue
Devils at Robbinsville Tuesday
night.
The Murphy boys won their
eighth straight game of the season
by a 67-50 margin, while the Rob
binsville lassies romped over luck
less Murphy 55-22.
The boys' game was the most
thrilling of Murphy's season. From
the beginning it turned out to be
Lucille Hall, made 15 points also.
Liz Frankum, Murphy forward
came in third with 8 points. She
was injured in the fourth quarter
and had to leave the game.
Andrews' Dorcas McGuire made
4 points, Munphy's Betty Palmer,
Kathy Amos and Mary Ellen Wal
I a duel of the centers; Murphy's
1 Randall Shields and Robblnsville's
| Max McMonigell.
Even though the Blue Devil de
! fense held Shields to 8 points for
the first half. Murphy's Lyle
' Pig" Carringer slipped through
for 14 points In the first two quar
ters. McGonigil) made 11 points
before he fouled out In the third
quarter. The halftime score was
in Murphy's favor, 25-24.
Erratic shooting and the loss of
McMonigell In the second half
ker each made 2 points to finish
scoring.
Murphy's defensive section of
Carolyn Alexander, Kay "Jig"
Burgess ^and Grace Reece played
fine ball in a losing battle.
An enthusiastic crowd turned
was responsible for Robblnsville's
let-down.
?
Even with the defense cordon
around him. Shields won high
scorer with 26 points. Carringer
was second wjth 22 points.
Robblnsville's high scorers were
Millsaps, 13 points; Anderson, 12
points; McMoniglll, 11 points.
Other scorers in the game were
Murphy's Ed Lovingood, 8 points;
Murphy's Ray Amos. 7 points;
Robblnsville's Wilcox and Ed
wards each made 4 points; and
Btrchfield made 3 points. Mur-!
phy's captain for the game, Edwin
Hendrlx, and Jimmy McCombs
out in pouring rain to watch the
seasonal grudge battles between
the two teams. The officials were
Sherrill and Buchner.
and Robbinsville's Carpenter each
made one field goal to round out
?coring.
Ray Amos and Ed Lovlngood
were outstanding for (Murphy de
fense.
The Robblnsville girls complete
ly ran away with their game 55
22, led by their star forwards
Stewart and Jones. Miss Stewart
bucketed hook shot after hook
shot-to make 20 points, while Miss
Jones ranked second with 19
points.
Murphy was hampered greatly
by the loss of Lucille Hall who
was unable to play because of 111
n-?ss in the family.
'Murphy's star forward Liz
Frankum led the losers, tielng
with the Blue Devils' Farley with
12 points.
Murphy's Mary Ellen Walker,
subbing for Miss Hall, made 4
points as did Betty Palmer and
Robblnsv tile's Deyton. Arlene Hall
made 2 points and Rotoblnsville's
Adams rounded out scoring with
one point.
A large crowd turned out at the
Blue Devil Gym to witness the
conference tilts.
The referee was Jim Pappas,
the umpire, Hartman. '
The Murphy boys test their -real
strength Saturday night when they
play the WCTC "B" team at Oul
lowhee. Both tesm$ play at Stew
ard Tuesday night.
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Duke Whitley and Mrs. George
Zlrbes left for the eastern part
of the state Monday morning, to
be gone about a week.
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