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L C. IJgrfy to fill M Posf of Albany State Hillside uT W ins Holiday ALBANY, GA. - "For as long as I can remember, Fve always been a person who has enjoyed being of service to other people," commented Lonza C. Hardy Jr., the neV sports inform ation directior at Albany State College. A 22-year-old native of Pleasant Hill, N.C., Hardy is a 1978 graduate of the University ; of North Caro lina at Chapel Hill. There he received his BA. degree in journalism last May. Describing himself as "an enthusiast who likes to make challenges of every thing,' Hardy became known campus wide as a efficient, innovative and lively student leader. In addition to meeting the academic demands of the highly competitive univer sity, he participated exten sively in extra-curricular life, being involved with such - organization as Black Ink, the campus's black newspaper, The Black Student Movement, a group primarily dedicated to sustaining a sense of black identity on the pre dominantly white campus and the United Christian Fellowship and Bread of Life Ministry, Black-Oriented. Campus Religious groups. Through . involvement with the above groups, Hardy received several honors and awards while at UNC. These include being elected as the Black Student Movement Student of the year both of his last two years in school, being selected as.', best writer and best editor when sports editor of Black Ink i do it. And I'm going to ho it no matter what obstacles I have to overcome, jao matter how. much time is required and no matter how frustrated I may become in u the process. I consider rny self a winner and winners never quit." ) -The young journalist plans to impliment the same principles during his tenure as sports information direct or. He says the theme of his office will bej'jPuWicity and Progress. This entails, he says, establishing a very efficient sports in-, formation office in ad dition to maintaining a very workable relationship with the press, the pro ranks, the athletes here and the athletic personnel. Hardy admits that he had reservations about accepting the job at ASC. He explain ed, "the biggest question J had to answer was whether I wanted to leave my family . so far and the UNC-CH area. I had so many friends there; I liked the general atmos phere and I really wanted to work in the Chapel Hill-Durham-Raleigh area. Also, I realized that I had just finished school in May and I was wondering whether I should take on such an awesome task just six months out of school. ."But I'm here now," Hardy continued,"and amazingly in just two weeks 1 already feel a part of the ASC system. The determination of the team and coaches and the spirit of the fans has really inspired me and makes me feel right at home. There's just so much talent here, ana if h can heiD.it. ihe BY MILTON SATTERFIELD ' Last, Wednesday, Thurs day and ' Friday, , nights, eight high school basketball teams got together ; and jjlayed treir hearts out in the Christmas tournament. This year, it was recognized under a new name, "The Durham Sun . Holiday Tournament in Memory of Paul C. Williamson", and Was played in Paul Sykes ' ' t Gynasium, home of the Durham High Bulldogs. "" An. V MA l II' LONZA C. HARDY, JR. NIGHT ONE-DECEMBER 27 In the tourney opener, the Hornets of Hillside High went to buzzing as they stung the " South Mecklenburg Sabres with a loss, 69-58. The win set the Hornets to play in one of the two semi-finals played on the next night. As for the Sabres, it' killed their, hopes for a number one spot. Game two was much closer , as the Southern Spartans edged past Fayetteville Seventy First, 70-69. This set the Spartans ' straight for a number one hope. As for Seventy-First, it was a consolation game the next night. In game three, the Falcons of Jordan High flew high and showed great quickness as they handed the Warriors of Oxford Webb a 76-66 loss. The win gave Jordan the right to - play in the semi-finals. ; a In game four, it was like a dog fight on a see saw. With tfie powerful help from senior Sherman Johnson, the Vikings 'of Kinston drilled past the Bulldogs of Durham, 73-72. Bulldog's senior James Marshall gave all he . Johnnv Averv's Jordan had in his performance. . He hit his team's first eigrjt - points and later added twenty. ' .J . "There it is - your four semi-final teams. , . V' : NIGHT TWO-DECEMBER ' 28 - In the first consolation game,; Durham High once again got excellent performance from 6'3" . senior James Marshall who popped in a - game high 34 points - twenty in the first half. But the effort was not enough 'to stop Fayetteville Seventy-First from edging past a 75-73 win, . In game two, South Mecklenberg, 77, Oxford Webb, 52, in the second consolation - game. Game . three also went down to the wire when Sherman Johnson's two fre throws with :01 remaining on the clock, gave Kinston a tough win over Southern High 62-61, to advance in the tournament's finals. Game four, believe it or not; went down to the wire also. Coach Leondras Williams led his Hillside Hornets to ani overtime victory over Coach his junior year, receiving ma can heip.it, 4he several service awards from SP01 InfotmatSorfJ Office The Bread Of Life Ministry ' 18 gofflg to maxe sure mat and initiation itito two of the campus' mpst prestig ious honor sodeties-The Order of the Golden Fleece and The Order of the Grail. In light of these honors, Hardy commented, "I just believe that if Pm going to be involved with some thing and if there is a job to be done, Pm going to everyone is aware of that." Reminiscent . of , the days when he helped to bring enthusiasm and organization to several college,, campus groups, Hardy has now taken on a new t&aUengev The results this" time, if the past Is any indication, should be equally as impressive. El i - - rv Falcons. . Hillside's 6'5" center, Carlos " Kelly, hit a game high 28 points (ten in the first. half): snagged . down twenty , rebounds, blocked eight shots, , and one slam dunk. Out of all or this, there was a 3 minute unbelieveable surge that included twelve points, three rebounds and two bl block shots. Kelly's only flaw in the game was his thirteen missed free throws.1 T I Falcons Glenn Dowdy, who is a. non-starter, came of the bench piping hot. He led his team, in scoring with eighteen points and added thirteen rebounds and a slam dunk. NIGHT THREE-DECEMBER 29 In game one, it was a fight for who was to, finish third place, but the Southern Spartans didn't put up much of a fight. Jordan took as much as a a fifteen-point spread early in the first ' half to find the Spartans creeping back to end the half 39-37. Both teams came back into the second half riding pretty close, but Jordan went on . to wrap the Spartans' Christmas present and handed them fourth place in an 83-68 win. And there was the final game of the Holiday Tourn ament. Who was to be number' one Hillside or Kinston? Tournament- IjmmmfMt ywiiii - Jl"'," ' ' J' '"'" mmmmmmm ' TOURNAMENT MVP - Carlos Kelly of Hillside made good use of this fast break as he dunked the ball during the Championship game against Kinston High School. (Photoby Kelvin A, Bell) The first half was very close and definitely exciting. The Hornets' big man, Carlos Kelly who was held to eight points the entire game, couldn't seem to put it together. But as Jeffries Resigns Football Post At S.C. State CENTERS for Hillside and Kinston High School batrJe for this tip-off in Friday's tournament at Durham High School. , (Photo by Kelvin A. Bell) ORANGEBURG, SC Willie Jeffries, who in six seasons as head football coach at South Carolina State College built the Bulldogs into a national power, resigned the post Dec. 28 to accept a similar job at Wichita State . University in Kansas. The announcement of Jeffries' hiring by For Classified Ad Department Dial 682-2913 i TC0R1 I -1 ..It-. '. : ' ' I, Beginning Thursday, January 4. CLA.5"C OF Suit Sportcoals Topooah Sweaters Oulerwear Slacks Dress Shirts Hats Sport Shirts Ties Shoes sevsftom to3Q , , Ail sale items have been selected from . 4, " Our regular stock of quality merchandise. Our usual policy of No Charge for , Aherah'6nwill stay in effect for this ' ''. -(, sc,,- " .' V . ft . t ; Op" Weekday 10 am 10 9 pm ;; v'; ' 74 V" : Use Our Six-months Charge Plan or Your Bank Charge Cord NOST.ft7E BARBER Barber tlamed Dir. Of Bureau Service Larry Barber has been named the Director of Service Bureau by, the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference office situated in Durham, North Carolina. He assumed his full time capacity, on January 2,1979, after serv ing three months part-time following Dr. Doug McAdoo's resignation on October 15, 1978. Barber's duties include developing and implement ing .steps for publicizing MEAC activities; collect ing and. distributing week ly and Tinal statistics to member institutions and various mediae,' arranging ana- disseminating Maryland Eastern Shore, North s Carolina A&T, North Caorliria Central, and South Carolina State. Barber, a Durham native, has been a sports editor for two scholastic newspapers, and thas served as a free lance sports reporter for The Carolina Times the past two years. . The 28-year-old NCAdVL State graduate said of his position, "I see no reason why the MEAC cannot' be as well publicized as any other major athletic conference, and I intend to . i4 m w .. m m id Wichita State came at a press conference in Wichita. Earlier in the day, Jeffries, through a letter, had informed officials at S.C. State that he would be leaving his post at the Orangeburg school. Jeffries, a Union, SC native and an alumnus of S.C. State, becomes the first black to hold the head football coaching job at a predominatly white NCAA Division I-A school. He succeeds Jim Wright who was fired after a 4-7 year at Wichita State, a Missouri Valley Conference School. In six seasons at his alma mater. Jeffries com piled a 50-134 record, won five consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles and guided his team to post season bowl games five years straight . In 1973, his first season at S.C. State, Jeffries led the Bull dogs to a 7-2-1 mark and a berth in the Orange Blossom classic. That season, he became the first black to earn South Caro lina Coach of the Year honors. He was tabbed the Palmetto State's top coach again in 1976 following . a ' 10-1 season and a win over Norfolk State in the Bicentennial Bowl. - Jeffries was also named Coach of the Year honors in the MEAC twice and shared the honor on two other occasions. Last season Jeffries led the, Buljdogs to an 8-2-1 season .and the , MEAC title. His team narrowly missed landing a berth in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Jeffries and his 'wife, vMary, are the parents': of three children Valerie, . Willie Jr., and Tarrimy xnnrt .round-ups aftcrv publicizing PumP media full of our. All MEAC teams: and activities: l also want to '.ex-- . performing special Posc tn '' athetetes to as conference tasks assigned by - many Proiessionai oppor- Commissioner v Kenneth Fjee. Participating ' ' insti tutions areJDelaware Stat, I Howard University, Morgan State, University of ? many ' professional tunities as possible He is married I to the former Ms: Laquiorita Cpx. They reside in Durham, and have a six year old daught er, Kyesha Marie. t , ... iJfefflWTpf JftWftGtf bJIflKjIwBCir iitfi; 'ilMfcLjjI f xmxitz. Di-Gcl. The Anti-Gai Antacid. always, he dazzled the a audience with a slam dunk with 2:01 remaining in the first half. "We tried to give them (Hillside) the out side shots more", said Paul Jones, coach of the Falcons. Sherman Johnson, the 51 1" senior added, "Hill side's good and I enjoyed playing in the tournament, but if Hillside is to make it far, tfccj&e. gpipftft t0 On more of a happylde, a few Hornets commented: Carlos Kelly: "We proved, to a lot of people that we are good. I think we played good defense and we beat three top-rated teams." O'Hene Jones: "It jusi feels good to win!" Ivan Harrell : "It's a good feeling to win your first tournament." Curtis Jones: . "Our main concern was to stop Sherman Johnson and we did. It's a good feeling to win." Coach Williams: "We played a good team and I think Harrell and Yancey did a good job holding Johnson. What a good way to end the year and what a good way to start the year." The Vikes star guard, Sherman Johnson, hit 29 and nineteen points in the games two nights earlier, but couldn't pull it together as he ended with thirteen - two of those points coming with :04 remaining in the Grst half to tie the teams at 34. The second half opened with Kinston slightly going into a : slump, taking good shots, but seeing yery few fall. Seniors Delbert Bryant and Jeff Sargeant put on an impres sive second half. v Bryant coming back from a sprained, ankle hit fourteen points and Sargeant finished with a game high eighteen. Kinston went into a stall, totaling 53-52 with 2:36 remaining in the game to take a desperate shot and losing the rebound. Hillside went into a stall of their own, ticking lots of time off the ( clock, untfi Delbert Bryant desperately . fouled Hornet Ivan Harell who went to the line and hit a pair of free throws, 55-52. The , Vikes tried to foul Carlos Kelly, the Horent center, who had poor shooting from the free throw line , during the entire tournament. They could not, for. the Hornets figured it out and kept the ball out of the big man's hands. "He's having some kind, of mechanical -difficulty and can't make Coach Williams said of his talented center who won the MVP award. The Hornets won the game 59-i 56. "" . '; .'
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