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Home Opener Tuesday Night i Lion Cagers Open Friday Night uSSSS'SS'SmSS team Friday night in Williamsburg, Ky. where they will take part in the Cumberland College Invitational Tournament The Lions will open Friday against the Birmingham-Southern Panthers in the opening round of the four-team tournament which also includes the boat Cumberland Indians and the Wilmington College Quakers. Mars Hill head coach Bob Ronai is optimistic as the Lions open regular season play. The Lions will return four starters from last year's 18-13 squad. Returning at the two-guard position is Todd Blondin, a 6'3" junior and AH American candidate. The team's MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in 1M3-M, Blondin led the team in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game. Pierre Lamitte returns in the com bination forward slot for his senior season. Lamitte led the Lions in re bounding and blocked shots last year while averaging 11.2 points per game Lamitte was named the squad's Defensive Player of the Year last season. Joining Lamitte and Blondin are veterans Pressley Boyd, a 6'6" junior, and Jerry Brooks, a 6*1 senior who will again play the point guard position in Ronai 's lineup. Brooks led the Lions in assists last season as the team's floor leader. The Lions will be without Steve Dooley, the school's ninth all-time leading scorer. Dooley was lost to graduation last spring, but returns to the Chambers Gym wars this winter as a student assistant coach. Konai is counting on Junior Steve McDonald to Ml in at Hit small for ward slot. Other returnees from last ! year's squad include senior forward Darryl Rose, sophomore Ben Walker and senior guard and former Madison Patriot, Tony MitcheU. 1 The Lions will also be looking to new recruits Pat Todd, Jon Hancock, Tony Davison, Shelwyn Klutz and ! Tom Beeker to make a contribution. Todd is a sophomore transfer stu dent from St. Petersburg, FT*. Han cock will be familiar to local basket ball fans. The 6 2" guard played his ; high school ball at Enka H.S. Tony Davison seems like the freshman most likely to crack the Lions lineup. Davison, a 5*11" guard from Port Wayne, Ind., saw plenty of playing time in a recent scrimmage against the AAU Palmetto All Stars. Klutz is a 6'5" forward from Kan napolis and Tom Beeker is a *'9" for ward from Roanoke, VA. The Lion newcomers are likely to see action this weekend as injuries continue to plague the Mars Hill starters. Ronai told reporters, "The biggest problem we have in opening up is the fact that we have had numerous injuries and sickness on our team already. The way things are going now, there is a tremendous possibility we will be opening with four starters out due to various in juries." Ronai said Blondin, Lamitte. Boyd and McDonald are all ques tionable for Friday's tip-off. Mars Hill opens the tournament with a 6 p.m. tip-off against Birmingham-Southern at Gatliff Gymnasium. Cumberland and Wilm ington will meet in the other first round game at 8 p.m. Cumberland finished with a 31-6 record last season, winning the Ken tucky Intercollegiate Athletic Con ference and District 33 tournament championship The two-day tournament will con clude with a championship game Saturday at 8 p.m. Mars Hill will open their season at home Tuesday night in Chambers Gym with a 7:30 tip-off against King College. I A complete array of home health services, including nursing, aide, therapy and social work are available through our agency. You can continue to reach our staff Monday-Friday, by calling: 622-3245 or 649-21 12 The staff of Madison Home Care want to work with and your doctor to improve your condition so that you can become as well as possible in the safest and quickest way. COUPON COOKBOOK CORNER Dried apricots are great to serve right from the bo*. They are a healthy, delicious snack. But they also add a wonderful flavor when used in special ' recipes like this one using Sun?Maid* orSunsweet* j Dried Apricots. .USE COUPON BELOW* Whenever you invest in a First Union Certificate of Deposit, you always get a safe, high-interest in vestment. But now you can get even more. Some Union CD will earn competitive, high interest rates. In fact, the longer the maturity date , the higher the interest rate.To check the interest rates on our
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