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Hot-Shooting Bulldogs Seek Season’s 13th Victory
Asheville - Biltmore*s hot>.
shooting Bulldogs return to their'
own gym for Frldaynlght's home
coming tut with Maryville (tenn.)'
College.
Fresh from a two-game sweep
of St. Leo and Blscayne during
a trip to Florida, A-B Is cur
rently 12-5 and is seeking its
fourth win in a row.
One rating service favors the
Bulldogs by 41 points after they
beat St. Leo 87-72 in Tampa
and followed that with an over
time 79-75 win over Blscayne
in Miami.
Guy Batsel continues to set
the scoring pace for the Bull
dogs, averaging 20.3 points per
game. Despite a bid night against
St. Leo where he was limited
to six points, the flashy guard
from Ocala and St. Augustine,
Fla., has tallied, a total of 345
points and has clicked on 53 per
cent of his field goal attempts.
The "Batman" is one of four
Bulldog starters averaging in
the double figures. Behind him
are Jim McElhaney from South
Bend, md., with 287, a 16.9 av
erage; Larry Arrick from Ko-
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HAVING PEOPLE LOOK UP TO HIM Is an everyday occurance
for one member of the Asheville-Biltmore College Bulldogs.
Larry Arrick, a 6 foot 8 inch junior from Kokomo, Indiana, is
an important reason the Bulldogs of Coach Bob Hartman are 12
and 5 going into tonight’s contest with the Maryville Scots.
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komo, Ind., with 216, a 12.7
average, and Steve Lucas from
Jacksonville, Fla., with 197, an
11.6 average.
As a team, the Blue is av
eraging 83.9 points per game
against their opponents’ 73.0.
The Bulldogs’ field goal per
centage is 46 and, from the
foul line, 73.
The team is averaging 41.6
rebounds per game, pretty good
Scholarships ...
FROM PAGE ONE—
Family Foundation, toe.. Tele
phone Pioneers of America,
(Asheville Council), Edda and
Philip Ness Foundation, inc.,
Vetust Study Club, West Ashe
ville Rotary Club, Francis Wolf-
son Art Scholarship, and the
Zonta Club.
Asheville - Blltmore Honor
Scholarships will be awarded to
students of high academic prom
ise. These scholarships will be
available to both entering and
continuing students.
Students may borrow under
the NDEA Loan Program estab
lished by the National Defense
Education Act. All applications
for NDEA loans must be sub
mitted at least 30 days prior to
the beginning of the term for
which aid Is sought.
Exceptional financial need will
be met by the Educational Op
portunity Grants Program.
Asheville - Biltmore’s Work-
Study Program will provide job
opportunities for students who
need financial assistance.
for a small team with only e-t>
Arrick classed as an extra big
man. Arrick is the top reboimd-
er with 197, 11.6 per game,
followed by Mai Blankenship from
Weaverville, N. C., with 135,
a 7.9 average, and Lucas with
85, a 5.0 average.
Arrick is the leading foul
shooter, picking up 61 points
from the free throw line, fol
lowed by Lucas with 57 and
Batsel with 51. Seven Bulldogs
have a better than 70 per cent
success at the foul line, led
by Tom Lindley from Kokomo
with a sizzling 93 per cent.
The others, with their accuracy
rate, include Lee Shuster from
Jacksonville — 90 per cent, Lar
ry Roland from Asheville —
85, Blankenship with 80, Batsel
with 77, Arrick with 74 and Lu
cas with 72.
A-B has won six of its home
games while droK>ing only two
this season. On the road. Coach
Bob Hartman’s charges have
grabbed another six while los
ing three.
A-B's opponent tonight has
found it tough sledding against
the Bulldogs since A-B has been
a senior college. The Scots
from Maryville have dropped all
four of the games. Last year,
A-B beat the Scots 87-76 and
97-83 on the way to a 15-8
season.
After the homecoming clash,
A-B will take to the road for
games Feb. 7 at Mars Hill, Feb.
10 with St. Andrews at Laurin-
burg, and Feb. 11 against Pem
broke.
Next home game for A-B will
be Feb. 13 when the Bulldogs
host Emory & Henry.
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