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UNC-A Sports Roundup By Bob Koenigs Student Sports Information Director Bulldogs Sign Three Recruits The hopes for next season's Bulldog basketball squad were raised this spr ing with the announcement of the signing of three players to grant-in-aid scholarships. Head coach Jerry Green announced that Paul Allen, Andy Herzer and Pat Jolley have decided to attend UNC-A in the fall. The three freshmen are ex pected to add depth to the Bulldog lineup next season. Allen, the first player to sign, is a native of Indianapolis, Ind. and attend ed Arsenal Tech, George Gilbert's alma mater. Originally signed by Iowa State, the 6'5" forward will be available for four years of collegiate play beginning in December. Paul averaged 23 points a game in his senior year in high school and was named to the Indiana All-Star team. Andy Herzer, a 6'2" guard, is also a native of Indiana. He played his high school ball at Garrett High School in Garrett, Ind. where he averaged 15.9 points and 7 rebounds per game. In assessing his new recruit Coach Green said, "Andy is not only an outstanding shooter but is also a fine passer and outstanding defensive player." Pat Jolley is the big man of the trio at 6'10" and 215 pounds. A native of Denver, N.C., Jolley led his East Lin coln High School team to an 18-8 record with his 13 point and 11.5 re bounding averages. While Pat attend ed East Lincoln, his team compiled a 68-11 record. Jolley originally signed with Wake Forest and was recruited by Harvard, Indiana and Notre Dame. The three recruits are the result of many months of scouting by Coach Green. Obviously pleased by the suc cess of his efforts. Coach Green said, "With Andy Herzer, Paul Allen ancl Pat Jolley, I feel that we are going to have the building blocks to make UNC-A competitive for a number of years." The good news has Bulldog' fans anxiously awaiting next season. Miles Shoots For The Pros The UNC-A Bulldogs' Charleston Miles will be competing at a tryout camp with some of the nation's best college basketball players this sum mer, with the hope of being recruited by either European or South American professional basketball leagues. Miles, a 6'8", 21 year old native of South Bronx, N.Y. began playing basketball in his senior year at West Charlotte High School. "I was a football player up to that point," said Miles. "One day the coach suggested 1 try out for basket ball." As a result, he went from second string quarterback to "Most Valuable" basketball player. From Charlotte he moved to Banner Elk where he attended Lees-McRae College. There he shared the MVP title and set a school record by making 23 consecutive free throws in one game. His game high was 34 points against Anderson College. Miles transferred to UNC-A in 1978. Last year he had a game high of 29 points against Augusta College. He had about a 13 point game average this year. "We all had to work harder to take up the slack when [co-captains] Phil Oakes and George Gilbert were out due to injuries", commented Miles. In his final game for the Bullodgs, Miles led the team to a 69-63 upset against Gardner Webb, scoring 19 points. The International Basketball Service, sponsors of the tryout camp Miles will attend, recruits college players via col lege basketball coaches. UNC-A head basketball coach Jerry Green, like Miles' high school football coach, sug gested Miles "give it a try". Coach Robert Hartman said, "Charleston is a conscientious and hard working player. He has a very good attitude. Rebounding and size are Miles' strong points. He's one of the better players we've had at UNC- A. by John Edwards Tennis Team Blisters Rivals The other Bulldogs, the UNC-A men's tennis team, had the kind of season this year that the Bulldog basketball players shot at and couldn't quite hit. Tennis Coach Ed Harris said the 11-5 season record between Mar. 1 and April 18 was the best in the 18 years since the school first began competing across the net. The record was made by six Freshmen and one Sophomore and without the team's top-ranked player. Clay Krenek, whose knee was injured when he was hit by a car before the season began. Individual records for the season were 9-6 for Sophomore Doug Shoff- ner and for the Freshmen players as follows: Tom Krug, 10-6; Joel Cunn ingham, 11-5; Joff Faulkner, 8-6; Rich Comyns, 9-7; Ernie Warren, 9-7, and Randy Gaddy 7-3. Particularly sweet was the taste of a 6-3 win over Western Carolina and a 9-0 victory over Mars Hill. Other wins were posted against Lenoir-Rhyne, 9-0; Wingate College, 9-0 and 8-1; and USC-Spartanburg, 9-0. One match with Gardner-Webb and one with Belmont Abbey were cancelled because of bad weather. Coach Harris said he is"lookrng at some top recruits" for next year, when his team will be playing against several of the leading teams in the district, in cluding Atlantic Christian, the national champions in 1979; Guilford, which finished first in the district this year and "has a good chance at the national championship" next year, said Harris, and High Point. UNC-A's record this year left it "about fifth behind the top teams." Harris said.
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