Page 3, THE PILOT
Thursday, February 20,1975
BULLDOG
SPORTS
The Gardner-Webb Bulldog basketball team has in
creased its record to 22 wins and 3 losses. The ’Dogs have
had impressive victories in the last week over Warren Wil
son, Elon, UNCA, and Livingstone.
Three seniors have been the big difference in another 20 or
more wins season for Coach Eddie Holbrook. Jim Blanks is
averaging almost 20 points, Alvin Jones is averaging 16
points, and John Searight is also averaging 16 points and
leading the team in rebounds, averaging 11 rebounds per
game. Billy Ellis, John Fait, Doug Turner, and George
White have aU been instrumental in the ’Dogs success this
season as the playmakers.
Offensively, the team is averaging 97 points a game and
allowing 75 points defensively. The field goal percentage is
49 per cent and free throw percentage is 70 per cent.
The Bulldogs have one game remaining in regular season
play. This will be with Baptist College of Charleston Feb. 22
in Bost Gym.
CROWDED CONDITIONS.
Gudger Joins G-W Football Staff
INTEREST IN INTRAMURAL SPORTS CAUSES CROWDED CONDITIONS.
James Gudger, Jr., a for
mer East Carolina football
star, has been named an as
sistant football coach here
GW News Bureau
at Gardner-Webb. sity in health and physical
Gudger, 26 years old, is a education. He earned his
graduate of Sylva-Webster master of arts in health and
High School, Sylva, N.C., physical education from
where he was a four-letter Western New Mexico Uni
football, baseball, vergity.
man
and basketball. At East
Carolina he lettered two
years in football playing of
fensive back, defensive
tackle, and defensive end.
His coaching experience
SEARIGHT-PREACHER MAN AND BASKETBALL PLAYER.
Personality Focus
John Searight: The Minister
Bradford Signs
Brad Bradford, a 235-
pound football star for An
drews High School, An
drews, S.C., has signed a
induLs^ffersTve and'de'fen- Sf f
sive line coach at Raines Webb College Bradford
High School in Emory, Pl^yed both offensive and
Texas, 1971-72, and head defensive tackle at An-
football coach at West Cra- drews.
ven High School, Vance- Bradford lettered three
boro, N.C., 1972-73. years in football and was an
all-conference tackle on of-
Coach Gudger comes to fgnse and defense his senior
Gardner-Webb from Wes- y0aj-_ jje was also named to
tern New Mexico University All-Georgetown County
where he was offensive line team and most valuable line-
coach for the past two years. ^y his teammates.
He will fill the same position o j
, • 1- u Brad said he chose Gard-
here as offensive line coach,
ner-Webb because I like
according to Bulldog head
coach Oval Jaynes.
the campus when I made my
first visit, plus the fact that
the coaches seem to be very
Most everyone knows
John Searight, the basket
ball player, but very few
know John Searight, the or
dained Methodist Minister.
Yes, John Searight, who is
one of Gardner-Webb’s top
scorers on the basketball
team, is also an ordained
Methodist Minister.
When young, John had a
desire to help people, espe
cially children. This desire
remained with him and be
gan to bear fruit when he at
tended A & T University in
Greensboro, N.C. during his
freshman year in college. It
was during that year at A &
T in 1971 that he became
burdened about going into
the ministry. Having been _
raised in the Methodist de- of 1972, John was ordained.
The new assistant is
tive of Asheville, N.C. and nice. I like a small school
during his sophomore year earned his bachelor’s degree and feel that I can get a good
in college. During the course from East Carolina Univer- education here.”
of that year, he preached a
few more times. After com-
pleting the spring semester
nomination, John began
writing letters to his mini
ster about giving a trial ser
mon. Upon completing sum
mer school and receiving ap
proval, John preached his
trial sermon. He then was is
sued a trial license for a
period of one year.
John attended Alabama
Christian Junior College
Intramural Sports
By Richard Simpson
and
Fast, rugged, and exciting
describes this year’s G-W
men’s intramural basketball.
There are twenty teams di
vided into two divisions: the
National and American lea
gues.
After six games, first
place in the American league
is held by the Beason’s boys
with a 6-0 record. Second
place is Spangler, 5 wins to 1
loss, also in second place is
Kool and the Gang with a 5-
1 record. Third place is held
by Lutz-Yelton II 3-3.
Mauney I 5-]
Spangler III, also 5-1.
Two outstanding players
on this year’s teams are El-
vin Webber of the Beason’s
Boys and Po Rogers of
Spangler II. Rogers is the
intramural scoring leader
with well over 100 points,
Webber is also over 100
points for the season. Both
men have exceellent jump
ing ability and are exciting
to watch.
Other intramural stars
are: Roger Beaty, Frank
Smith, Danny Beam, Ken
His official license was is
sued to him on September 2,
1972, by Rev. Kirkendall at
the Southeast Alabama Con
ference in Montgomery, Ala
bama.
John’s aim is to help peo
ple rather than having a re
gular job preaching in a
church, even though he
would not mind speaking at
different churches. John also
emphasized the fact that the
denomination is not impor
tant; being a Christian is
what is important.
John, whose major is Phy
sical Education, was re
cruited to Gardner-Webb at . .
the beginning of his junior boro. Both were contestants cross country meet, and Al-
Howell and Laws
Honorable Mentioii
All-Ameriea
Rick Howell, a junior from The two placings gave the
Columbus, N.C., and Dave school its first All-American
Laws, a senior from Dur- honors ever in track and
ham, N.C., won Honorable field, only one year after the
Mention All-American hon- school produced its first two
ors last Saturday during All-District track men, Phil-
competition at the 10th An- lip Snoddy, now a sopho-
nual NAIA Indoor Track more of Greenwood, S.C.,
Championships in Greens- runner-up in the District 26
year by Coach Roger Banks.
The main aspect that in
fluenced John was the win
ning tradition of the basket
ball team since he had
Meanwhile in the National Com, John Ivars, Johnny
league, Mauney Dorm has Walker, C.T. , Johnson,
first place with a perfect 6-0 Randy Bynum, and Charles
record. Tied for second place Parker.
the 2 mile walk, placing len Newell, now a sophomore
fourth and sixth respective- of Charlotte, N.C., District
ly. 26 champion in the 440 yard
The competition was the intermediate hurdles,
first national meet for the A team of five men repre
played basketball his pre- Bulldog track team, as a sented Gardner-Webb at the
vious two years in college. small group placed 29th national meet. Rick Howell
John’s wife, Shirley, is al- with five points scored. Only and Dave Laws competed in
so a student at Gardner- two other North Carolina the two mile walk, Allen
Webb. After four years of schools placed higher, Pem- Newell reached the semi-fi-
dating, they were married on broke State with 12 points nals in the 60 yard high
August 12, 1973 at New and North Carolina Central hurdles, Phillip Snoddy ran
Hope Baptist Church in Lu- with 10 points, as 61 colleges in the two mile run, and
verne, Alabama. They have and universities from across Todd Blackwell, a freshman
a 10 month old daughter, the United States met in the from Gaffney, S.C., com-
Kalundra. two-day annual affair. peted in the 60 yard dash.