The hottest players in the Southwestern 4A Conference
are Garinger’s Willie Walker, who scored 65 points in last
week’s three games, Myers Park’s Terry Massey, who had
55 in three games, Olympic’s Donald Simmons, who had
61, and South Mecklenburg’s Roman Phifer, who popped
. the nets for 86 in four games. Shootout.
Lonnie Tucker of Harding hit b& season high of 28 in a
'dwntout win over Gaffney, S.C.
Myers Park’s Dee Pritchett hit 26 ip a shootout over the
Olympic Trojans, an 81-63 win that established the
Mustangs as a legitimate contender.
In that game, Myers Park shot 48.3 percent in the first
half and 76.3 percent in toe second half.
Primising Players to Watch Develop:
John White, the 6-5 center-forward, for West Mecklen
burg, hit if over Garinger’s twin towers of James Elmore
and Willie Walker.
Garinger’s Ralph Stephens is coming into hi* own bttttpg
a season high of 17 against West Mecklenburg.
Olympic’s Elliot Dunlap has averaged 10 points per
game in the last four games to add a new dimension to toe
Trojans’attack. V ^ ,
Olympic’s Reginald Wilson hit a spectacular shot fromt
out of toe corner to beat West Mecklenburg in overtime in
the Myers Park Tourney and hit Some nice turn around
jumpers in the Trojans’ attempt to Come from behind ih
the Myers Park game.
South Mecklenburg's Tony Lindsey hit 22 over In
dependence. s’ .v. t* •
Damon RawlinSon, toe South point, guard, has averaged
10 points per game in the last three to aid the Sabres’
cause. . - V
* "Hottest Team in the Conference - The Myers Park
Mustangs of coach Bob Nastase have been getting great
scoring from Dee Pritchett, Paul Grier, Tony Burris, and
Terry Massey. ~
THE RANKINGS (Boys)
..1. NORTH MECKLENBURG - The Vikes keep movinc
with the groove.
2. WEST CHARLOTTE - The Lions are right on toe
Vikings’ tail. 7
3. MYERS PARK - They are the hottest team in town.
4. INDEPENDENCE - The Pats are Coming into their ’
own. * - :
5. OLYMPIC - The Trojans are playing streak ball,
sometimes hot, sometimes cold.
«. GARINGER - The Wildcats are not out of it yet.
7. HARDING - The Rams could cause problems for Some
upper division teams. "**
^•®^J^'ll*eEagles are piayingUl^e they want^omal'e \
9. SOUTH • The Sabres are getting more consistent.
19. WEST - The Indians are trying to readjust to the losses
of two; key players. ---
THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS (Boys) *■
1. Providence Day; 2. Country Day; 3. Latin; 4.
Catholic; 5. Northside; 6. Christian.
THE RANKINGS (Girls)
1. OLYMPIC - Veronica Harris keeps the Trojans’
powerhouse moving up the court.
2. EAST - The Eagles have Renee Davis on a streak*
3. NORTH - Andrea Stinson and Sherry Mobley are the
ladies to watch at North.
f 4. SOUTH - The Sabres are led by Angie Smith
5. HARDING - The Rams have Lisa Austin who hit a
season high of 24 on West Charlotte.
6. INDEPENDENCE - Lavetta Dawkins and Gina
Ferguson lead the Patriots.
7. WEST MECKLENBURG - Lori Helton of West hit 23
against Garinger last week. W
8. WEST CHARLOTTE - The Lions have Maria Parker.
9. MYERS PARK - The Mustangs are trying to keep the
spirit.
If. GARINGER - Tammy Rorie is developing into a fine
player for the Wildcats.
THE PRIVATE &CHOOL8 (Girls)
1. Country Day; 2. Latin; 3. Christian; 4. Providence Day;
5. Catholic; 6. Northside.
UNCC’s Clinton Hinton played basketball at Myers Park
High under coach Bob Nastase from 1961 through 1963.
He prepped last year at Laurinburg Institute leading the
team to a 20-2 mark, A
At Myers Park, he averaged over 20 points per game as
a senior and earned Ail-Mecklenburg County and All
Southwestern Conference honors.
If 1 had to pick an All-County Team today, here is what it
would look like.
First Team: Donald Simmons, Olympic; Antonio
Howard, Olympic; Roman Phifer, South; Willie Walker,
Garinger; and Byron Dinkins, East.
Second Team: Kevin Reid, West Charlotte; James
Elmore, Garinger; Terry Massey, Myers Park; Dee
Pritchett, Myers Park; and Maurice Caldwell, West
Charlotte.
m»r« Team: Paul Grier, Myers Park; Carol Raley,
West Mecklenburg; Todd Holden, North; Anthony Hou
ston, Harding; and Letura Stitt, North Mecklenburg.
Other players who stand a chance of being on one of the
three teams at season’s end are: Eric Scott of East; Ralph
Stephens and Penis Thomas of Garinger; Lonnie Tucker
and J. D. Cauthen of Harding; Art Jones, Ronald Downer,
Julio Morrison, and Keith Simpson of Independence; Tony
Burris of Myers Park; Rodney Sims of North; Elliot
Dunlap, Reggie Wilson and Lamar Sirrtonds of Olym
pic; Damon Rawlinson, Alex Houston and Tony Lind
sey of South; John White of West; and Horace Small,
Duane Montgomery, Lance Jones and Mike Cureton of
West Charlotte.
Congratulations to the Myers Park Mustangs for
winning the Myers Park Christmas Tournament.
Roman Phifer of South, Antonio Howard of Olympic.
Maurice Caldweir of West Chartotfe, Paul Grier of Myers
Park, and Dee Pritchett all deserved to make All
Tournament Team.
Past Sports Writer
“Roamin'1 Roman Phifer had his
way during the Myers Park Christ
mas Tournament and in the process
may have come into his own in
establishing himself as a top notch
college prospect.
“Roman has many skills,” said
farmer junior high school coach,
Nathan Kelton
K el ton, who possesses one of the
best junior high records during his
tenure as a basketball coach at Quail
Hollow, had Phifer on his “Super
Team” that dominated the Southern
Junior High Conference two years
“He has the skills to become a
great guard in college basketball,”
said Kelton of the 6-2,185-pounder.
In a 73-65 win over West Meck
lenburg, Phifer, who was named to
the All-Tournament team, garnered
» points to go with Ms 20 points in a
65-58 loss to West Charlotte and
averaged 24 points per game in the
tournament.
Previously, he had scared 14
against Rock Hill, is against West
Charlotte, five against West Meck
lenburg, 13 against Garinger and six
against Harding in December
games.
The 13 against Garinger were
crucial because Roman’s team won
the slowdown game, 28-25, in what
was termed as a major upset and he
scored almost half of his team’s
paints. That is a lot of pressure for a
young high school junior.
But with the same reckless
abandon that ho showed on the
football field, be played almost
every minute alternating at line
backer, punter, wide receiver and on
the punt and kickoff return teams,
he has emerged Into bis team’s
leader on the baskethfcli cotal '
“I feel real good about the My
ers Park Tournament,” he said.
“My shots were not falling before
the tournament but now J seem to
“Roaming” Roman Phifer ^
.Has coaches drooling
have found aotne consistency,”
Roman predicts that the Sabres,
who already have a better record
than last season, will get better as
the season goes along and will make
the conference playoffs.
Last year, they stayed at borne
when the other teams played for the
chamDiotiihiD.
“I think we’ll be much better than
last year,” he revealed. “The
coaches are giving us a little more
freedom in the offense as we im
prove and -we are playing better
together.” , ,
South’s fortunes indeed should be
better as “Roamin” Roman Phifer
cuts and weaves his way through
opposing defenses to lead the
Sabres to mare victories. ‘
Acadmically Phifer also excells. He
is a B+ student
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