Friday, November 20,1970
COLUMNS
Page 5
Canes To Entertain Southwood For Homecoming
Freshmen Spark Promising 70-71 Team
Canes Outlook
For The Season
With only one starter re
turning from the 1969-1970
team, the Louisburg College
Hurricanes face a challenging
29 game schedule for the
1970-71 season.
The Cavalier-Tarheel Con
ference has added two teams,
boosting the conference
schedule to 14 games. In
addition, the Hurricanes will
play freshmen teams from N.
C. State University, East
Carolina University, U. N. C. at
Charlotte, and Virginia Com
monwealth University.
Highlighting the Canes’
home slate is the homecoming
game with Southwood, the
Thanksgiving Tournament and
the appearance of the N. C.
State Wolflets.
The outlook for the
1970-71 season is “more power
under the boards.” While the
Canes will not have last year’s
leaping power, they do possess
more weight and strength with
which to block out and clear
the boards.
Leading the battle up front
are 6’6” Ricky Richardson, the
only starter returning from last
year, and Bill Zepplin, 6’5”
freshman. Other than
Richardson and Zepplin, the
starting five has not yet been
determined. With many strong
prospects to choose from, it
remains to be determined what
the best combination will be.
The indications point to
another stror^ Hurricane team.
Debbi Drake
The 1970-71 Hurricane
basketball picture is brightened
by a host of freshman pro
spects. With only one starter
returning from last year’s team.
Coach Enid Drake will have to
depend heavily on the fresh
men if last year’s fine record is
to be duplicated.
Bill Zepplin shows top
potential among the freshmen
at this time. The 6’5” forward
is an excellent ball handler, an
adequate shooter, and a strong
rebounder. His hign school
record bears out his potential.
In three years of varsity play,
Zepplin averaged 23 points and
22 rebounds per game. He was
All-Conference for three years,
and All Area, first team, as a
senior.
Jimmy Conder, 6’3” guard,
started for three years on a
winning team in the strong
class 4A Durham High School.
He averaged 17 points per
game as a sophomore, dropped
to a 4 point average as a junior,
and went up to a 15 point
avvirage in his senior year. As a
senior, Conder was All-East,
All City-County, All-Region
and All-State. Conder has a
knack for coming up with the
loose balls, does a good job
rebounding, and gets the ball
to the open man with
regularity.
Wayne Ellington from
Vance County High School is
another outstanding guard
prospect for the Hurricanes.
The 6’ speedster was a
standout, both defensively and
offensively, in high school. He
was All-East for two years, and
he led his team to the finals of
the State Class A tournament
as a junior. Ellington shoots
with good range and drives
exceptionally well.
Rudy Brown, from Williams
High School in Burlington, will
work as a guard and a forward.
The 6’2” leaper possesses a
good jumpshot and has the
potential to become a good
scorer. As a senior, he averaged
15 points per game.
Bruce Boseman, 6’6” pivot
man, should help the Canes
rebounding, Boseman played at
Northern Nash High School,
where he did a good job de
fensively and off the boards
during Northern’s drive to the
finals in the State 2A tourn
ament last spring.
Steve Whitley, 6’4” forward
from Williamston High School,
is another freshman with good
rebounding ability. With im
provement in his shooting and
ball handling, he could be a
valuable addition to the ‘Canes
attack.
Gerald Royal, 5’9” guard
from Smithfield, is the
smallest, and probably the
fastest, man on the Hurricane
squad. Royal is a good ball
handler, and a good shooter
from the outside. He averaged
23 points per game as a senior.
Phil Jones played at
Northerii Durham High School
where he averaged 11 points
per game as a senior. The 6’1”
guard shoots exceptionally well
from the outside, and has the
strength and quickness to
develop into a fine player.
Debbi Drake
this fall to take care of men
students.
During the summer, bath
rooms in Franklin have been
completely rebuilt at a cost of
around $30,000.
Other “I^oject Attainment”
plans call for a new science
building, plans for which are
now being drawn, and a stu-
deiit center.
Goal for the fund-raising
effort, which began last fall, is
$850,000.
E. Hoover Taft, president of
the Board of Trustees, states
that the campaign for funds
will continue until the goal is
reached.
Dr. and Mr. Daniel are
speiiding much of their time
securing support for this very
importaiit effort and visit
prospective donors.
The College needs these
additional facilities to meet the
demands of these changing
times. It does not plan to
increase its enrollment beyond
the 800 mark.
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December
1
4
7
17
January
7
8
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13
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25-26
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February
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Xanes 1970*71 Basketball Schedule
*Sandhills
*Southwood (Homecoming)
^Kittrell
Thanksgiving Tournament--Mt. Olive,
Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Freshmen,
North Greenville, Louisburg
*Kittrell
*Ferrum
*Mt. Olive
UNO at Charlotte Freshmen
North Greenville
Louisburg VS Wingate
Louisburg VS Brevard
*College of Albemarle
North Carolina State Freshmen
*Sandhills
*Chowan
Doubleheaders - Brevard, Mt. Olive, UNO at
Charlotte Freshmen, Louisburg
*Southwood
East Carolina University Freshmen
Virginia Commonwealth University
^College of Albemarle
*Chowan
*Mt. Olive
East Carolina University Freshmen
*Ferrum
North Carolina State Freshmen
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*Cavalier - Tarheel Conference Games
Home games begin at 7:45 P. M.
First games in Thanksgiving Tournament and Doubleheaders begin at 7:00 P. M.