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Page 3, THE PILOT, Wednesday, January 24,1973 BULLDOG SPORTS By CARROL GARRETT ’Dogs Win First Title At Home The Holiday Tournament jinx has finally been lifted for the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs as the men of Coach Eddie Hol brook came through with a 80-71 victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts for the tournament crown. Favorite Carson-Newman had problems in the tourna ment and finished in fourth place as Fort Hays State came- from-behind to capture a 84-83 win. The Bulldogs, who won their first tournament since moving into the senior college ranks, posted a 65-59 win over Carson-Newman in the opening round and thus moved to the finals. On the other hand. Fort Hays came into the tournament with a 5-0 record were handed their first loss as Western Carolina upended the Tigers 89-57. Western Carolina and the Bulldogs were in the finals two years ago and Western spoiled the ’Dogs 60-59 in ^ thriller. But the men from the ’Webb had more on their minds. Paced by Sophomore Jim Blanks with 31 and John Drew pumped in 32 to lead the Bulldogs. Blanks was selected as the most valuable player for the tournament and Drew was named to the all-tournament team. Howard Winston and Mike Stump made the team for Western Carolina, Doug Thurman for Fort Hays State and Mike Ogan was selected for Carson-Newman. Winston had 18 points and 18 rebounds. Stump completed the two games with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Thurman led Fort Hays State with 31 points and a sensational 24 rebounds. Ogan of Carson-Newman had 20 rebounds and 48 points with Drew of GW pulling down 22 rebounds and 49 points. Most Valuable Player Blanks paved the way with 56 points while grabbing 28 rebounds. Exciting basketball can always be found in Bost Gymnasium the last week in December. Some of the finest small college basketball teams are here. Enthusiastic Bulldogs show their spirit as they receive the first-place trophy after winning their first Holiday Tournament as a senior college. GW CAMPUS INTRAMURALS Men’s Sports The men’s fall intramurals are over. Among events played was football in which Myers residence hall won m a final game against the day students with a score of 29-28. In cross country Ron Rash came in first on the 1.8 mile course. Winter intramurals are in pro gress and among the events scheduled for the season is billard, bowUng, and table tennis. The win ner of each event will travel to the University of Tennessee for a re gional contest to be held February 8-10. Following these events the team intramurals will begin their games. The team sports include co ed voUeyball, men’s volleyball, and men’s basketball. Any male in terested in participating in the in tramural program should see their team captain and have his name in cluded on the team roster. The ros ter is returned to Dr. Freeman in the gymnasium. , Women’s Sports The women’s intramurals pro gram for the winter will involve the residence halls and-day students competing on the basketball court. The Fall intramural program in cluded Football and volleyball. Decker was the champion of the football season and the day stu dents were the declared winners in the volleyball competition. The sport of football is anticipated for the spring. A successful intramural program is anticipated the on-coming sea son. Anyone who is not participat ing in a sport can still support his favorite team. The Recreational Facilities available in the Student Center has been expanded to in clude the renting of bicycles. There is a limited number of bicycles and they are being stored at the coffee house. Anyone wishing to rent the bikes may do so at the facilities booth in the CID. Blanks, Drew Lead Bulldogs Freshman John Drew lead Soph omore Jim Blanks by one point in the latest statistical figures. Drew has scored 323 io Blanks 322 after the win over Allen University which was paced by Drew with 28 and Blanks with 25. This moved the Bulldogs to 10-4. After dropping a 80-76 game to Catawba, the ’Dogs bounced for a 103-80 win over Allen University. The Bulldogs will have played the University of North Carolina at Asheville, Morris Brown of At lanta, Ga., and Livingstone. Drew upped his average to 249 and Blanks remained at 24.8.Billy Ellis is averaging 12 a game and Al vin Jones is at eight. The Bulldogs have lost to Car son-Newman, Belmont Abbey, Lenoir Rhyne and Catawba this season. The ’Dogs have captured wins over Pikeville,Tennessee Wesleyan, UNC-Asheville, Shaw University, St. Augustine, Living stone and Holiday Tournament wins over Carson-Newman and Western Carolina. Although leading in scoring. Blanks and Drew are the leading rebounders with 12 and 8.7 respec tively. Jones is pulling down six a game in that department. March 15 UNC Charlotte Away March 17 Western Carohna University Home March 20 Lenoir Rhyne College Home March 21 Wofford College Away March 23 Johnson C. Smith UnivtTsity Home March 24 Elon College Away March 26 Pfeiffer College Home March 27 Mars Hill College . Home March 31 UNC Asheville Home Aprils Lenoir Rhyne College Away April 6 Johnson C. Smith University Away Aprils UNC AsheviUe April 14 Elon and Carson-Newman College .... Home April 16 UNC Charlotte Home April 19 Wofford College Home April 20-21 Carson-Newman and Univ. of Tenn. .,. .. . Away(C-N) April 26 Pfeiffer college Away April 28 Western Carohna University Away April 30 High Point CoUege May 1 Mars Hill CoUege Away May 11-12 District 26 Tournament High Point CoUege Netters Prepare For Spring Season Gardner-Webb’s tennis team will play a 21 match schedule with most of the small college tennis powers in North Carolina. The Bulldogs, coached by P. A. Cline, will have nine matches at home and twelve on the road. The netters will host Elon College in a Tri Match Tournament on April 14. The Bulldogs have a young squad with six freshmen, three sophomores, one junior and one senior. Members of the tennis team this year are: Steve Sipe, a senior from Kings Mountain; Charles Nixon, a junior from Charlotte; the sophomores include Everett Rob bins from Clinton, S. C., Ken Jarr- vis from Statesville and Bob Deck er, Jr., from Shelby. Freshmen on the team are Bert Brimberry, Albany, Ga., Randy Alexander and Phil Nixon, Gas tonia, Billy Fajardo from Colombia, South America, and Jody White- lock and Bruce Wade both from Salisbury, Maryland. The tennis program got a shot in the arm this season with the sign ing of four netters to grant-in-aids. The 1972 team is the first team in the history of the school to contain scholarship players on the roster. Brimberry, Fajardo, Wade and Whitelock were signed last sum- •^It Takes A Thief' ByLEEYOUNG A thief at Gardner-Webb! His name is Richard Wofford. Why a thief? What else would you call a guy that pulls down eighteen interceptions in two years of foot- baU. Rick is the free safety in Coach Sanford’s defensive secondary and like the entire football team, Rick is a winner. He says he plays to win. When Wofford hits the field he has one thought — win—. Richard is a fierce competitor but not only in football, as he is also first string third baseman for Coach Bryson and the baseball team. Here again, Richard says he is out to win from the first day of practice to the last game of the sea- The 160 Ib. sophomore trans ferred here after one semester, from the University of Alabama, and has played ball for two years Rick says, “I play football here at G-W to help put the Bulldogs on the map in football. Not that I my self can do it alone, but I want to be a part of it. I want to do the best and aU I can.” Rick also com mented that “the key to the inter ceptions is the front line. They put the pressure on and force the quar terback to hurry his throws. Any thing done on that field or the baseball diamond is a team effort all the way.” Rick’s attitude toward his team mates is simple: I’ve never played with a better bunch of guys any where in my life.” Off the field, Rick is modest and reserved and a very friendly guy. He .likes to be alone and seldom goes hunting or fishing with more than one person. “That’s where I do most of my heavy thinkin’,” he commented, “usually about some kind of competition mostly de fensive football.” In short, as any of his three brothers, two sisters, parents, friends, teammates, competitors will tell you: Rick Wofford is a fierce competitor and like all the Bulldogs, he’s a winner.
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