ZZ. 1955
THE BLACKBIRD, ROCitT MOUNT SENIOR BSGH SCHOOL
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Sports Scope
With
Sonny Cherry
Cagers End Season With Win
THE BIG FOUR — BasketbaU
fortunes of the big four this year
are good. Carolina, in particular,
has looked uch better with much
of its improvement hinging on.
the sensational play of sophomore
forward Lennie Rosenbluth. Al
though Carolina has been playing
a type of possession ball all year,
Rosenbluth has been averagiiig
over 25 points a game. This is
good ball in anybody.’s league.
From here it looks as if State
should get the nod as the best
team in the big four with Carolina
as the most improved. State should
take the Conference championship
it the sensational play of Rormie
Shavlik holds up.
THE ACC — The ACC tourna
ment this year should be an excit
ing one with State managing to
take the title. However, if State
should win the title, the runner-
up team would represent the ACC
in the NCAA play-offs ajs State
has been declared ineligible. The
most hotly contested spot in the
tourney will be the nmner-up
spot and either Maryland, Duke,
or Carolina’s “Flaming Five” will
probably take this place.
All ACC—Picking this best five
players in the ACC would be a
hard decision for anyone since
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talent is evident on evry squad
this year. From this corner it ap
pears that the best five players in
the conference are Ronnie Shav
lik, Dickie Homric, Lennie Rosen
bluth, Buzz Wilkinson, and Ron
nie Mayjer.
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1. Who invented basketball?
2. Does basketball or football at
tract more spectators?
3. Largest audience ever to at
tend a basketball game?
4. Who draws up rules for bas
ketball games?
5. Who holds ACC conference
individual record for one game.
6. This boy holds record for
longest field goal in Eastern AAA
Conference.
7. Governing body of all College
athletics?
8. Season high scorer for Black
birds?
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As Spring Sport Practice Begins
By Ronnie Felton
Even though the weather does
not indicate it, it is time to take
off those gloves, coats and hats,
for it is time for The Blackbird’s
well-rounded spring sport sched
ule.
As has been said over and over
again, it takes everyone to make
up the backbone of that much
needed cheering section. The team
can’t win, unless each student
helps.
It looks as if RMSHS will have
a baseball team that the “Yanks”
would envy. The squad didn’t lose
many of its players last yeai’; and
even if the team is young, theji
are well trained and experienced.
Coach Cleet Cleetwood is looking
toward a good season and we hope
he has one. Remember, students,
caring about your team means
sharing with your support.
It has been learned that in or
on the “green” we have our “pros”
such as slammer Adam Maples,
Teachey Womble
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strong players Ed Justa and Don
HaiTis. The ball seems to be roll
ing in the right direction for us
in this field and I am sure Coach
Knocker Adkins has a “fireball”
team this year.
Possibly the biggest loss last
year came in tennis. Coach Bill
Uindy has only two boys returning
to the squad this year, so he will
have to build a strong team around
Bobby Wimberly and that “flash”
on the court, Fred Reuben. Coach
Lundy has brought to the courts
some of the finest teams in this
section of the state and you can
bet he will do it again this yeai'.
Climaxing a not so good season
with a decisive victory; over Wil
son, 53-41, the Birds closed the
1954-55 eager season on Februai’y
15.
'This game was fast and furious
with Rocky Mount scoring fkst
and keeping the lead for the whole
game. Paul Blake, Wilson’s star
performer and one of the leaders
in conference scoiing was tied
down by the Blackbii’ds and could
score only 7 points. It was his
sterling play that proved so disas
trous to the locals when they
played in Wilson.
Top performei-s for Rocky
Mount were Saimmy Mouzon, high
scorer for the contest with 17
points, rangy center Don tSallings,
and little Harold Gilbert.
The victory however did not af
fect Rocky Mount’s standing,
which is fifth place. The Birds did
retain their unbeaten record on
theh- new floor though. The four
tournament teams will be Raleigh,
Wilmington, Payetteville, and Wil
son.
The Birds plajed one of their
best games of the year in their
premier performance in the new
gym, defeating Durham 65-46, on
January 28.
The highlight of the exciting
contest was a 71-foot field goal
by Clem Edwards, coming in the
last seconds of the third quarter.
Clem, playing the best game of
his career, also was high scorer
with 18 points.
The season ended with Rocky
Mount holding an 8-10 won-lost
record.
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