Basketball Roundup
By Tommy Carella
Braves 65 - Mt Olive 58
2-2- the Braves lead by Lonnie
Payton and Billy Martin beat Mt
Olive C.C. at Calypso N.C. The
Braves who controlled the tempo
of the game had Days at the
controls as he fed Higgs and other
Braves for quick baskets. Payton
in foul trouble all game spent
much time on the bench while the
Braves held leads of as much as
10 points in the second half. The
Braves record’s 7-8 over all and 5-
2 in the conferences
Payton 20, Goffigan 8, Liverman
0, Higgs 10, Bobby Martin 2, Billy
Martin 20, Days 5.
1st Over Ferrum Since 68
(1-31) The Braves playing at
home routed Ferrum with Five
Braves in double figures lead by
Payton, Billy Martin, Higgs,
Goffigan, and Bobby Martin. The
Braves whose ball handling was
lead by Days whose quick
passing set up numerous layups
and free throws led the Braves
high powered offense. In beating
Ferrum, the first time since 1968
and only second time in the past
eleven years. The Braves even
their record at 8-8. The Braves
are behind league leading
Ferrum (5-2) by one game at (4-
2). Final Braves 96 - Femim 77.
Payton 24, Goffigan 15, Roseboro
4, Higgs 15, Bobby Martin 10,
Martin Billy 20, Day 4, Mathias 4
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Girls Down CNC 47-37
Breaking Losing Streak
FMA 72 BRAVES 71
(1-19) The Braves lead by
Payton, Higgs and Billy Martin
opened up a 25-14 lead against
FMA. The Braves, unable to
convert many opportunities to
win, played a super game,
shooting 58 percent from the
floor. The Braves were beaten by
Wright with 34 points effort.
The Braves, down 71-68 with
less then two minutes left made a
comeback attempt, with a steal
by Bobby Martin and free throws
Goffigan, to tie it at 71. FMA
converted a free throw with 7
seconds as the Braves lost a close
one. Presently the record is, 5-7.
Payton 14, Smith 6, Goffigan 12,
Roseboro 0, Higgs 17, Gregory 4,
Bobby Martin 2, Billy Martin 16
Higgs Shows the Way.
(1-24) Lead by Lonnie Payton
and Billy and Bobby Martin the
Braves routed Sandhills C.C. The
Braves shooting a blistering 61
percent from the floor, lead 47-33
at the half.
In the second half Coach Mc-
Craw cleaned the bench, and
stated “We played one of our best
games of toe year.” Presently
ther Braves record is 6-7 overall
and 4-6 in Region 10.
Final Braves 108 Sandhills C.C. 88
Payton 22, Smith 3, Gregory 7,
Mathias 2, Brinn 0, Goffigan 6,
Bobby Martin 15, Billy Martin 12,
Stancil 4, Liverman 13, Roseboro
3, Higgs 20, Days 1
Ferrum 76 Braves 53
(1-26) The Braves lead by
Payton and Stancil stayed weith
Ferrum College the first half,
behind by 5 at the half the Braves
committed numerous errors as
Ferrum turned a highly con
tested game into a rout.
Presently the Braves stand at 6-8
overall, 4-7 in Region 10 and 2-2 in
the conference.
Payton 12, Smith 0, Brinn 0,
Goffigan 9, Mathias 0, Stancil 12,
Liverman 2, Roseboro 4, Higgs 6,
Gregory 0, Billy Martin 4, Bobby
Martin 2, Days 2
CHOWAN ROUTS SANDHILLS
Five Braves scored in double
figures as' Chowan College
blasted Sandhills 108-88 in a
conference basketball game here
Saturday night, Jan. 24.
Forward Lonnie Payton was
high for Chowan with 22, followed
by center Reggie Higgs with 20,
guards Bobby Martin with 15 and
twin Billy with 12, and reserve
forward Joe Liverman with 13.
The Braves held a 45-32 half-
time lead. Payton, Higgs, and
Bobby Martin hit almost 75 per
cent of their shots as Chowan
played one of its best games of
the season increasing its league
mark to 2-1 and overall record to
6-7.
Due to its accuracy from the
floor, Chowan was not given
much practice in rebounding, its
chief weakness according to
Braves’ Head Coach Bill McCraw
He said the team will be severely
tested this week when it meets
the conference leaders, Ferrum
twice, and Louisburg.
Ferrum and Louisburg have
swapped victories, each winning
on its home court and losing on
the road, en route to 5-1 marks.
Chowan collides with Ferum in
the Panthers’ gym Monday night.
Chowan returns home for en-
couriters with Louisburg Thur
sday and Ferrum Saturday.
McCraw is pleased with the
play of the front line of Payton,
forward James Goffigan, and
Higgs but is looking for more
rebounding from the trio. Mc
Craw is leaning to starting the
same five that destroyed San
dhills, with Liverman his top
reserve.
McCraw was pleased with the
play of his starting five against
Sandhills. For the first time, he
started the Martin twins at guard
and they responed with their
trademark, excellent team work.
Billy had been a starter, while
Bobby saw action as a reserve.
McCraw knows its an uphill
struggle when any team plays on
the Panthers’ court. Louisburg
lost by six at Ferrum, but College
of the Albermarle by only one.
Chowan has traded victories with
COA.
Cum mu la five Games
Pf
17
0
FO
Att
iFO
Madt
FO
Parctnt
Throws
Made
Reb.
Avg.
Pts.
Avg.
Payton
17
203
110
54.2
48
8.4
15.7
Smith
6
17
4
24.0
3
1.0
1.8
Brinn
4
1
0
0.0
1
0.0
0.3
Goffigan
17
161
79
49.1
28
4.7
11.0
Stancil
5
15
8
53.0
4
0.0
4.0
Liverman
11
30
12
40.0
3
1.1
2.5
Roseboro
15
69
24
34.8
19
0.7
4.5
Higgs
17
148
70
47.3
18
8.5
9.4
Gregory
14
21
12
57.0
>5
0.7
2.7
Martin Bobby
16
77
34
47.3
7
0.6
4.7
Martin Billy
17
155
95
61.9
15
1.9
12.1
Days
15
53
21
39.6
19
0.7
4.1
Mathias
14
23
10
43.5
8
1.4
2.0
BravffS
17
971
481
49.6
180
32.2
73.2
Chowan College's women's baskett>aM team.
Members are, from left, front row; Cindy Ward of
Tyner and Marla Jones of Lawrenceville, Va., co
captains; middle row, Jeannette Stephenson,
Severn; JoAnn Light, Mechanicsvitle, Va.; Jean
Bilski, Mechanicsville, Va.; Kathy Stover,
Williamsport, Md. Back row: Susan Ferebee,
Camden; Jo Ann Johnson, Prospect, Va.; Annette
Guyton, Oxford; Cheryl Gantt, Columbia, S.C.;
Lisa Dabney, Staunton, Va.; and Mrs. Janet H.
Collins, coach. Chowan will play six of its 15 games
in the Bravess' gym.
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After losing its first game by a
lopsided margin, Chowan
College’s women’s basketball
team threw a scare at North
Carolina State JV’s, leading at
the half, before finally falling, 57-
49, on the Braves’ court Jan. 21.
Forward Aleph Woodard has
pace Chowan in the two games,
scoring 20 points in the season
opening 70-57 defeat to College of
the Albermarle, and 13 points
against State.
Against COA, Chowan trailed
by only five, 33-28, at the half.
COA switehed to the zone and this
resulted in their runaway.
Forward Lisa Dabney scored 11
points, and guard Kathy Stover
10.
Chowan reacted just the op
posite against State’s defense.
The lady Braves has no trouble
against the JV’s zone defense in
the first half, building up a 24-19
advantage over the tall visitors.
But Chowan had difficulty in the
second half against State’s full
court man to man defense.
Good shooting from the free
throw line kept the Braves in the
second half. For the game,
Chowan shot 7 made 73 percent of
its free throws.
Through the two games,
Woodard is the leading scorer
with a 16.5 average. Stover is
averaging nine points, and
Dabney 8.5. The leading
rebounders are Woodard, center
Annette Guyton, and Stover.
The Braves meet Peace
Monday afternoon in Raleigh
before playing Louisburg at
home Thursday at 6:30 p.m. prior
to the men’s game against
Louisburg.
Lady Braves Triumphant
Chowan College’s women’s
basketball team snapped a four-
game losing streak defeating a
senior college, Christopher
Newport, 47-37 away Jan. 31.
A second-half rally provided
the Lady Braves the win. They
trailed at the half, 18-16. Chowan
made 54 percent of its shots from
the floor after intermission, while
throwing up a tenacious defense
to take CNC.
Chowan’s improved floor play,
cutting down on its turnovers’
was a key to the win. The Braves
were not intimidated by
Newport’s full court press, which
they used throughout the game.
Chowan aided its own cause with
six succesful fast breaks during
the rally.
Sophomore forward Aleph
Woodard led an excellent team
effort, scoring 19 points and.
pulling down 16 rebounds.
Sophomore guard Lisa Dabney
added 12 points and seven
rebounds, while center Annette
Guyton, also a sophomore, scored
seven points and added 11
rebounds.
Others scoring for Chowan
were guard Kathy Stover, six
points; guard Cindy Ward, two
points; and forward Susan
Ferebee, one point.
In other recent play, Chowan
lost to Peace, 87-37, and
Louisburg, 76-30. Guyton scored
14 points and Woodard 13 and
each snared seven rebounds to
pace Chowan against Peace.
Woodard’s nine points was tops
against Louisburg.
After five games, Woodard is
leading the Braves with a 14.8
average, followed by Dabney
with eight, and Guyton with 7.4.
Woodard is also leading in field
goal percentage, 41, followed by
Stover and Guyton with 31. The
top free throw shooters are
Ferebee, 75 per cent, Stover, 69,
and guard JoAnn Light, 67.
Woodard leads in rebounds, 9.8,
followed by Guyton, Stover and
Dabney.
Braves’ Coach Mrs. Janet
Collins believes the win will help
Chowan when they meet College
of the Albemarle at home
Wednesday at 7 p.m. “We were
greatly improved over our other
games,” she noted. The players
hustled and really played an
outstanding game.”
Chowan has two road games
this week, at Wingate Friday,
and Brevard Saturday.
Girls Lose to COA
Chowan College’s women’s
basketball team continued a
trend of playing well In one half
and slipping the other whUe
losing its fifth game, 65-43, to
College of the Albeniarle here
Feb. 4.
The Lady Braves fell behind in
the first h^, 35-15, but rallied for
28 points after intermission.
Chowan had used a second-half
rally in its previous game to
record its season’s only win, 47-
37, at Christopher Newport Jan.
31.
This time Chowan had too far
to go after allowing COA a 20-
point first half advantage. The
Braves out rebounded COA in the
second half but were hampered
by making only 26 per cent of
their shots. Chowan’s coach, Mrs.
Janet Collins, is convinced her
players can shoot much better
than this. She believes im
provement will hinge on more
accurate shooting and reducing
turnovers.
Mrs. Collins was pleased with
the spirit of the team. “We did not
give up,” she noted. She is con
fident the team will soon be
playing two good halfs of
basketball.
Sophomore forwards Aleph
Woodard and Lisa Dabney with
16 and 12 points respectively led
the Braves. Others scoring for
Chowan were center Annette
Guyton, seven; forward Susan
Ferebee, five; guard Cindy
Ward, two; and center Cheryl
Gantt, one.
Woodard improved her team-
leading scoring average to 15.
She is followed by Dabney wite
8.8 and Guyton with 7.3.
Woodard is also the leaou^
rebounder, averaging 9.6.
Guyton’s average is 6 and
Stover’s 5.3.
Chowan plays powerful East
Carolina University JV’s at home
Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Diane Keough of Vienna, Va., defeated two male opponents to
capture a singles title in the Sandhills Invitational Tennis Tour
nament. Diane was the only member of Chowan College's team to win.
Diane gained the finals with a 6-2, 6-4 win over her Sandhills op
ponents. She lost the first set in the finals, 2-6, before whipping her Mt.
Olive competition 6-2, 6-1. She was the only coed in the tournament,
and is the first girl to play for Chowan in a tournament and score a
point. Diane also played on the girls' team at George C. AAarshall High
School, and she will play for Chowan during the spring competition. A
secretarial administration major, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George R. Keough of 9345 Sibelius Dr., Vienna, Va. Chowan is coached
by Bill McCraw, shown admiring her trophy.
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Chip Herring Named
Most Valuable Player
Sophomore Chip Herring of Wilm
ington, named Chowan College’s
most valuable football player for the
1975 season, receives his trophy
from Braves' Head Coach Jim Garri
son. Assistant coach Jerry Hawkins
looks on. An offensive guard, Herring
played In the Coastal Conference all-
star game and was named to the
district all-star team. Garrison said
Herring, a co-captaIn, was the team’s
best blocker and Inspirational leader.
Featured Speaker
Earl Cleghorn
Temple University assistant foot
ball coach, Earl Cleghorn, was the
featured speaker at the annual foot
ball banquet, at the end of the sea
son, sponsored by Joe and Stanley
Dixon and their families. Cleghorn
played on Chowan’s football team
during the 1963 and 1964 seasons.
He has been on Temple’s coaching
staff for 10 years. He credited Cho
wan as “the turning point In my
life.” He said he got his “basics” at
Chowan which prepared him for
transfer to a senior college. He chal
lenged the sophomores to continue
their education at a senior college,
and he challenged the freshmen to
have a winning season in 1976. “Win
ning Is Important, but more than
that I want you to prepare for life
and getting you a degree,” he told
the players.