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Page 12-A THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, January 24, 1979 Mustangs JVs Leading League; Girls Are LFnbeaten At 16-0 BY PAT MORGAN The big question six members of the Central Tar Heel 2-A Conference are asking this season is just how do you beat the North Moore Lady Mustangs Jayvees? So far, nobody has been able to come up with an answer. North Moore is enjoying a successful season, compiling a 8-0 record in league play and 16-0 overall. Head coach of the North Moore Lady Mustangs J.V. team is Virgil Shamburger. The Lady Mustangs have beaten East Montgomery twice by scores of 44-20 and 27-25 Chatham Central 44-39 and 44-29, Union Pines 54-28, Northwood 49- 44, West Montgomery 41-32 and Jordan-Matthews 39-31 in con ference play. North Moore has topped Southwestern Randolph 36-27 and 26-20, Pinecrest 41-32 and 29-26, Eastern Randolph 46- 25, Asheboro 46-44 and Chatham Central 51-28 in non-conference action. The Lady Mustangs starters are Forwards Sonya Needham and Phyllis Lucas; Center Arvilla Davis; Guards Becky Dowd and Julia Comer. The top four reserves for Coach Shamburger are Donna Brown, Leah Nall, Debbie Maness and Regina Needham. Other members of the team are Jenny Troxler, Sandra ' Smith, Annie Fox and Grace Davis. Phyllis Lucas leads the Mustangs in scoring with an average of 11 points average per game. Sonya Needham and Ar villa Davis have an 8 and 5 point average per game. North Moore is scoring at an average of 40.9 points per game this season to their opponents 30.7 per contest. ■ The North Moore Mustangs Jayvee boys team have come up with a real winner again this season under the direction of Larry Upchurch. The Mustangs J.V. team stands 7-1 in league play and 10-4 overall so far. They have topped non con ference opponents Southwestern Randolph twice by socres of 73-27 and 65-42 and in conference play they have beaten East Mon tgomery twice 67-44 and 71-58, Union Pines 78-68, Northwood 57- 48, West Montgomery 54-38, ..Jordan-Matthews 70-54 and Chatham Central 84-61. . They have suffered only one conference setback by a score of 75-73 to Chatham Central and in non conference action lost to Chatham Central 54-52, Pinecrest twice 50-44 and 58-50 and Asheboro 89-79. Coach Upchurch’s team is lead by Forward Scott Myrick with a 17.1 average and Guard Richard . Maness has an 11.5 average to be ' the one-two scoring punch for the mustangs. The other three starters are ■ Forward Thomas Poole, Center . Alan Jessup and Guard Ted Montjoy. Top reserves are ■ Forwards Stephen Lassiter and . Darvin Davis and Guard Kevin Wyatt. All three are very dependable performers for the ; Mustangs. Other members of the North . Moore squad are Forwards Mark ' Luck, Cosmo Spruell and T.C. Dixon and Guard Tim Brown. • North Moore is averaging 63.5 per game while their opponents f' are averaging 53.5. Mustangs Win The North Moore Mustangs Jayvees swept a pair of J.V. Central Tar Heel 2-A Conference .basketball games at East Gym last Tuesday afternoon from the ^iagles of East Montgomery. ; The Lady Mustangs of North Moore won by a narrow 27-25 score while North Moore boys won by a 71-58 margin. The Eaglettes jumped out a quick 7-2 first quarter lead and went on to out-score the visitors by an 8-4 score in the second stanra. As the ball clubs headed for their respective locker rooms at intermission East Mon tgomery held a 15-6 lead. After three quarters the Eaglettes were on top by a 19-15 score as North Moore raced past East Montgomery 9-4 in the third period. In the fourth quarter North Moore raced past East ^Montgomery 12-6 in ttie period. F Phyllis Lucas led the Lady jlMustangs scorers with 11 pointe T.to be their lone player in double ::digits. r Courtney Pratt paced the ^Eaglettes vrith 11 points. E Others in the scoring colunui |for the winners were A. Davis 6, FNall 3, Brown, S. Needham and gR. Needham 2 apiece. I The North Moore boys posted rtheir sixth league win of the t season as they defeated the I'Eagles of East Montgomery. ': East Montgomery took an ♦ early lead and went on to i hold a 14-10 first period ad- Svantage. North Moore bounced ‘-back in the second stanza to edge the Eagles by an 18-16 score. As the teams left the floor at in termission East Montgomery was up by two points at 30-28. The Must^gs of North Moore erased the two point deficit in the third period as they out-scored East Montgomery 19-14 in the quarter. After three periods of action North Moore held a 47-44 lead. In the fourth quarter North Moore raced past East Montgomery by a 24-14 advantage. Three North Moore shooters hit in double digits as Myrick led the'Way with 19, Montjoy added 17 and Poole had 10. Bennett paced East Mon tgomery with 18 and teammate Goins contributed 14. Others in the scoring column for the Mustangs were Maness and Jessup 8 each, Davis 4, Wyatt, Lassiter and Dixon 2 apiece. Union Pines Split The East Montgomery Eagles J.V. team split a double header with the Union Pines Vikings last Thursday night at East Gym in a league basketball game. The Eaglettes of East Mon tgomery downed the Lady Vikings by a 37-25 score while Union Pines boys whipped East Montgomery 5^44. The Eaglettes took an early lead in the contest and went on to hold a 21-6 lead at intermission. In the final half of play Union Pines edged East Montgomery by a 19-16 score. Jennifer Davis paced the winners with 11 points to be their lone player in double figures. Purcell led Union Pines with 6 points. Rounding out the scoring for the losers were Thomas and Holder 4 each. Person 3, Jones 2, Holden and McLauchhan 1 apiece. Union Pines took a narrow 2 point lead at the end of the first quarter at 12-10 but East Mon tgomery outscored them 12-9 in the second stanza to hold a 20-19 lead at intermission. In the final half Union Pines raced past East Montgomery 39-24 to gain the win. Blue and Taylor led Union Pines with 12 and 10 points f ft- -»i *s ' % Scene on Lumber River Wildlife Club Has Drive On Lumber River Project At the quarterly directors’ board meeting of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation held last Sunday in Raleigh, William Halley Smith of Southern Pines was appointed chairman of the Environmental Quality committee of the state organization. Smith, who was elected a director of the Federation last year,' is president of the Moore County Wildlife Club, which is an affiliate of the state Wildlife Federation. The Federation is the largest conservation organization in the state. Its parent organization, the National Wildlife Federation, is the largest conservation group in the nation. . One of the first areas of en vironmental concern towards which he will direct his attention. Smith stated, is the preservation of the Lumber River as a wild and scenic river. “The Lumber River is one of the few wild and scenic rivers left in our state, and is right in our own back yard, so to speak,” said Smith. “Its principal tributary. Drowning Creek, borders Moore and Richmond Counties.” “Efforts to save it have Lady Mustangs Moving From Losses To Wins respectively. Hamp Bennett was the lone East Montgomery player to hit in double digits as he had 14. Others scoring for the winners were N. Kelly, McCrimmon, and Mc Donald 6 each, Athens 7, Dowd 4, Judd 2 and B. Kelly 1. The North Moore Lady Mustangs continued to roll along unbeaten as they posted their 16th win of the season as they downed Chatham Centr^ 41-32 while North Moore boys gained revenge from an earlier loss as they whipped Chatham Central 84-61, The Lady Bears held a 18-15 lead at intermission but North Moore bounced back in the final half to out-score Chatham Cen tral 26-14 to gain the victory. N. Davis and Lucas led the winners with 9 apiece. Fulford paced Chatham Central with 9 points. Others scoring for the winners were Davis 7, Dowd and Maness 4 each. Foe and R. Needham 2 apiece. North Moore boys and Chatham Central boys battled each other in the opening minutes of the contest and the Mustangs went into the dressing room at the halfway point on top by a 34-28 lead. North Moore raced past Chatham Central 50- 43 in the final half of play. Three North Moore shooters hit in double digits as Myrick had 24, Montjoy and Poole had 16 apiece. Beal and Beasley led Qiatham Central with 16 and 10 points respectively. Conference standings: Girls Teams W L North Moore 8 0 Jordan^atthews 5 1 West Montgomery 5 2 East Montgomery 4 4 Chatham Central 2 6 Union Pines 2 6 Northwood 1 5 Boys North Moore 6 1 West Montgomery 6 1 Chatham Central 5 3 Union Pines 5 3 Northwood 3 4 Jordan-Matthews 2 4 East Montgomery 0 7 The North Moore Lady Mustangs have come up vtdth a winning team after having a disappointing 2-18 season a year ago when they were 0-12 in Central Tar Heel 2 A Conference play. The Lady Mustangs now stand 3-3 in league play and 7-6 overall so far this season. They have topped non con ference opponents Southwestern Randolph 50-33 and 52- 29, Asheboro 57-48, Monroe 57-45 and dro{^d overall games to Pinecrei^ 75-61 and 58-42 and Asheboro 79-66 and won over Midget Basketball already been spear-headed by the local chapter of the Sierra Club. Linda McFadyen, vice- [X'esident of the organization, has been coordinating their efforts. Already they have had the Lumber River placed on the federal list of wild and scenic rivers. Also, a part of it has been designated as a state canoe trail.” Smith, who is on the board of directors of the local chapter of the Sierra Club, said he hoped to co-ordinate the efforts of that organization with those of the state Wildlife Federation. Hollyettes Pat Scranton was declared winner of the HoUyette spon sored Even Hole on January 16. In the previous play of Nearest-, to-Pin, Phyllis Williams was the winner. , The HoUyettes of HoUy Hills Golf Club meet at the clubhouse on the second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in January and February, 8:00 a.m. in July and August, and 9:00 a.m. in aU other months. Play is govrrned by USGA rules. The Moore County Recreation Department’s Youth Basketball League is moving into its third week of play. Play has berai exciting and competition has been tough. Highlights and results of each area follow. In the Southern Division competition was keen at Aber deen Middle School when the Pinehurst 76’ers nipped the Aberdeen Lakers 33 to 31. The' Lakers were down 15 to 7 at the end and came back with 8 straight points to tie the game up. The lead swapped hands several times throughout the remainder of the game with the 76’ers on top at the buzzer. In the Central Division the highlight excitement was in Carthage where Vass I edged the Carthage-Farm Life team 16 to 15 in double over-time. Mike Gatti of Farm Life led the scoring, hitting 10 points. Other results follow: Southern Area Pinehurst T.T. 14-Aberdeen Girls 12; Southern Pines Girls 18- -Vass Trailblazers 14; West End (9-10) 12-Aberdeen Sonics 4; West End (11-12) 19 - Aberdeen Tar Heels 30; Aberdeen Wildcats 17-Pinehurst T.T. 20; Aberdeen Lakers 31-Pinehurst 76’ers 33. Central Area Carthage Outlaws 28- Carthage Pacers 16; Vass I (9- 10) 16-Carthage-Farm Life 15; Farm Life 33-Cameron 18. Northern Area Carthage Girls 26-Westmoore Men’s Basketball There was plenty of action this past week in the Southern Pines Recreation Men’s Basketball League. Kitty McLaughlin pumped in 30 points oidy to see his club come up way short as Pj^’s Grill was defeated by Pinetree Sanitary 67-85. Pinetree was led by Hennings with 27 points. The night cap proved to be a real bam burner as Saunders with 25 points helped Pinebluff Products slip past Pinehurst Maintenance 68-66. D.A. Kelly (Daks) won over Pinehurst Re^ty 77-70 with D. Cohen and B. Boyd connecting with 25 each for their respective teams. It was off and running as the Black Hawks scored 105 points in demolishing Pinehurst Realty with 37. High scoring honors went to Darius McLau^lilin as he netted 35 points. A fine performance by Pinetree Sanitary assured an easy victory over Pinebluff Products 69-52. Purvis con tributed 18 points for Pinetree. In a game riddled with tedinical fouls against McNeill and Co., the D.A. KeUy team stayed cool to pick up its second decision of the week. D.A. Kelly had 61 points with K. Bullock accounting for 27 points of them. Jerry Hines hit for 23 for Mc Neill’s 56. SSS Group Somehow the Social Security Sluggers of Hyland Hills C.C. have been lucky in picking the right days for their outings. Perhaps it’s the grey hair effect. They’ve dodged a few recent ice storms. On Jan. 18 they held their Thursday Thumper. Steady “Eddie” Gantz sailed away with first award with a net 70. This was five shots ahead of Lucky Syd Freeman who with a net 75 eked out second, one shot ahead of Jim Washam and Robert E. Lee tied for third with net 76’s. The Tuesday Tussle on Jan. 23 found Jovial Bob Schoby waiting for the balance of the field in the clubhouse, smiling with a net 69 to take first place. “Mister” Frank Smith and “Bathing Suit” Bob Jantzen split second and third awards With net 70’s. Until the weather eases it will be “Balls4n-the-Air” at 10:30 a.m. SKI TRIP Snow skiing for those expert skiers who want to hit the slopes one more time or for those no^dce skiers who just want to give skiing a try is planned for Friday, February 16, for $29 which includes transportation, lift ticket and equipment rental. Registration deadline is February 5. 2; Westmoore 35-;High Falls 20; EUise 33-Cameron 6; Elise Girls 15-High Falls 8. Asheboro 57-48 last Saturday. In conference action North Moore has beaten Chatham Central 62-59, Northwood 62-44 and West Montgomery 43-40. They have lost league games to Union Pines 63-37, East Mon tgomery 39-35 and Chatham Central 49-42. This club is playing under the direction of a new head coach this season who is Cheryl Brewer. Coach Brewer’s team is led by Forward Sharon Parker with a 12.2 average and Center Dequilla Johnson is scoring at an average of 10.2 per game to provide the one4wo scoring punch for North Moore. Other starters are Forward Mary Frye, Guards Jane Carlyle and Pam Hiillips. Top reserves are Cindy Nee9iam and Anna Brady and both are very dependable per formers. Other reserves include Bar bara Greene,' lisa Upchurch, and Valerie Maness. They now have a scoring average of 51.5 points per game while their oj^noits have a 51.4 average.-PAT MORGAN Super Weekend Special Purchases For This Event — Along With Further Reductions On Winter Merchandise Shop And Save At Collins Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, January 25-26-27 Denim And Khaki Jeans Men's Selection Pre-Wash Fashion Jeans Vi price Large Selection Men’s Sweaters Cardigans. Crew Necks & V-Necks. y.oft Men’s Dress Troesers Selection From Farah And Haggar. Soiids And Fancies. ’/aOH Men's Dress Shirts Long Sleeve Selection By Arrow And Golden Vee. Solids And Fancies. Vs off Boy’s Knit Shirts Size 8 To 20. Crew Necks, Turtlenecks. And Placket Styles. Solids And Stripes. ’/.off Special Purchase Boy’s Boot Jeans Levi Saddieman. Medium Blue Denim, 100% Cotton. Pre-Washed Look. Size 8 To 12. Regular & Slim 7.90 Huskies And Student Sizes 8.90 Fall And Winter Girl’s Dresses Sizes 4 To 6x8i 7 To 14. Good Selection To Choose From. 25% off Further Reductions Bn Ladies’ Winter Robes Solids & Fancy Trims in A Good Range Of Sizes & Styles. Special Purchase Copperhead Long Sieeve Blouses For Ladies In 100% Polyester. Solids And Fancies. Regular 36.00 19.90 1 Rack Ladies’ Dresses Reduced Below Vi price Several Racks Ladies’ Sportswear In Junior And Misses' Sizes. Vi price Large Selection Ladies’ Sportswear White Stag Co-Ordinates. Blouses, Knit Tops. Jackets, Slacks, And Skirts. Special Purchase - Just Arrived. Vi off ) Town & Country Shopping Center Hours: Monday Thru Friday —10:00 A.M.-9:00 P.M. Saturday — 10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. v.l • -f
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