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PAGE FOUR MIKE KEECH THE LANCE THURSDAYjMARCH 5,1970 BENCH TALK The 1969-70 basketball sea son came to a close for the Knights with Tuesday’s Dis trict 29 tournament loss to Campbell. The Blue Machine’s linal record was 17-9. It all began In late October and the Knights suffered from a lack of valuable conditioning time because the Harris Courts were in a state of repair. As it turned out the faulty gym floor was not readyuntilJanuary 10th forcing the Knights to play their first six games on their op ponent’s courts. After three straight defeats the hoopsters rebounded with victories in their next four outings, all against conference rivals. The Knight attack was carried by the consistent play of guards Gary Gredlein and John Turner. Gredlein’s ball hawking and aggressive de fensive play combined with Turner’s consistent shooting and the rebounding of Craig Hannas were vital in there early season victories. The latter portion of January found the hoopsters in a mild slump and they ended the month with a .500 slate of 7-7. It appeared that the team suffered from a split personality as the looked invincible in some games but f a 11 e d to maintain this suc cess formula on the road. February characterized the entire Knight season as it began with the team reacting top form and ended with agonizing de feat in tournament competition at Lynchburg. The hoopsters completed the regular season winning seven of their eight contests. This late season suc cess was due largely to the fine play of raleigh senior Brent Rhue. Rhue reached his phy sical peak and became a regular starter. He joined Hannas bols tering the Knights rebounding strength and inside offensive attack and was instrumental in igniting the fastbreak with Gredlein and Turner. The Knights entered the DI AC Tournament as the regular sea son conference victors. The road jinx returned, however, and tournament host Lynch burg upset its favored Knight’s in the semi-final round. Spencer Boyd’s hoopsters performed admirably after a slow start. Selecting an MVP is an impossible chore as the Knight’s major weapon was cer tainly their balanced attack. The starting five, Gredlein, Turner, Rhue, Hannas, and Gary Linn all averaged in double figures for the season. In fact, it seemed that with each game a different player provided the spark for victory. Tony Fernandez, Ven Johnson, and Joe Long turned in valuable substitute and oc casional spot start perfor mances for the hoopsters. Freshmen Richie Robinson, Stuart Eutsier, and Miles Wea ver saw limited action but showed potential for the future. It seems fitting to note that both Turner and Rhue ended their SA basketball careers with their best season performances in varsity competition. Turner Selected On All District Team Captain John Turner of St. Andrews is one of 11 players named to the All-District bas ketball team of NAIA District 29. Names of the all-star team were announced by District Chairman Rufus Hackney, St. Andrews athletic director. Cer tificates were presented during half-time of the Elizabeth City- Pembroke State game during the District 29 tournament to se lect a representative for the NAIA national tournament. The 6-2 senior from Virginia Beach, Va., led his teammates at St. Andrews In total points with 370 in 26 games for a 14.2 average. He was also most accurate Knight with a 52 per cent average In field goals and 77 per cent on free throws. Campbell College and Eli zabeth City State each placed two men on the honor squad and Campbell Coach Danny Roberts i k—-w V Jo S.T A'l'.P. \v fc D Pefre p e" ^ weRi*-- x>‘fe ss es >■ F o i=F ( c C e> ^ C M^oose L op was voted ‘^Coach oftheYear”. Campbell’s Cordell Wise and Allen McRae and Elizabeth City’s Israel Oliver and Mike Gale were elected. The Tailored Look Is “In” A / REGISTERED SCANDIA f450 ALSO SI2S TO 1975 Keepsa,k:e* DIAMOND RINGS It’s modern, elegant, the perfect setting for a per fect diamond. You can count on Keepsake for the ultimate in diamond ring styling. BOB’S JEWEL SHOP, Ine. MAIN ST., LAUBINBUKG MAXTON Keglers Led By Bryan St. Andrews rallied from far behind to tie Conference leader, Lynchburg, 2-2 in an action packed match Tuesday night. Led by Sophomore John Bryon, the bowlers won the second and third games to salvage a tie after being routed in the first game by the strong Lynchburg five. Captain Ralph Nesbit, Margo Ligon, Rick Skutch, and Chuck Hardesty helped lead the comeback. Conference Indi vidual leader, Bart Fugler paced the Hornets as he rolled a 540 series. This match brings the Knights record to 19-17. Although this year’s record is a far cry from last year’s record setting 34-6, the 1969- 1970 keglers have turned In commendable performances. The average team score Is 836 which is only 14 pins less than that of the Conference Champ- that of the Conference Cham pions of 168-69. A stronger league is one reason for the troubles and the loss of Jeff Erickson is another. Jeff scored highly in average, high game, and high series categories with scores of 180 (second in con ference), 215 (sixth in con ference) and 573 (fourth in con ference) respectively. John Bryan has done well in filling the vacancy as John carries the seventh average In the conference in 175. He has rolled a 234 game and a 568 series. Behind John in average respectively are Ralph Nes bit, Margo Llgon, Rick Skutch, Chuck Hardesty, Greg Mathie- son, Mark Kleber, Rusty Wolfe, Laurie Dow, and Don Wilhoyte. 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