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3, Feb. 13,1954 THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, N. C. Page Three Di an hi; If he mei JJ ig I its. [ ipu; nk ig SUi IS f ;ed re I i e Hat litti mi th or { mpl ^ritf pel he i litf )Ut 3er. f .n ^ thi ies. e of roit suf bf igli id I evf >re 'hei re t Slit thit leit in , i 0^ itJ lis oit 0 I d 7, > ■ > 0^ It)' Final W€J€ Game Tonight Shall we “commence to boast” ? Armed with a devastating offense that hasn’t been topped but three times thus far this season, it may be noted once again, that the col lege Lions are no longer maintain ing that average which placed them as the nation’s highest scor- li^g Junior College team. Due to their defeat one week ago by the Bobcats of Lees-McRae — when their offensive total reached a hith- erfore unrecorded low tide of 56 points — the Lions were knocked out of their lofty peak. At present, or to be more exact, through last Saturday night’s scrap With Lees-McRae, the Lion men have racked up an 81.7 average over a length of time covering 11 games. As this copy goes to press, the Lees-McRae boys of Banner Elk tire out front in the conference standings with a record of six wins and two losses. All their confer ence games are completed so they are just sitting around to see what our mountain men are going to do. The Lions have a record of 4-2, not including the Tuesday night battle with North Greenville ''vhich alters it one way or another. If Alars Hill won that game, the outcome of tonight’s clash against Brevard will decide whether or oot the Hill is to be tied for con ference honors. Both of Mars Hill losses have been to the Bobcats, and likewise have they both served to pull an otherwise fine scoring average out of the exalted rank. It was here January 7 that Lees-McRae over came the Lions 64-61. That, add ed to the 66-65 loss of last week, has lowered the average from an otherwise 86.7 percentage. While the subject is before me, perhaps I should relate the fact that Asheville-Biltmore, signifi cant because they stomped us thor oughly in two football contests, Olay not field a gridiron team next Season. You know—expenses and that sort of stuff. Ues-McRae Claims Victory Over Lions In Banner Elk February 6, the Bobcats of Lees-McRae rose from ^he low end of a 21 to 8 first quar- '^cr score to defeat the revenge- ^eking conference leading Mars ^nl Lions by a 66-56 and thereby Placed themselves in a tie position or WCJC leadership. Lees-McRae, combining their ^cond quarter uphill fight with a oprth period point splurge, de bated the Lions for the second this season. Mars Hill held ^ 41-8 first quarter lead that was I^romptly reduced to 29-28 in the second session, From that point the battle raged close odds until the final few oiinutes when Bob Patchett went a scoring rampage to net the pOnne team its 10-point victory. .. atchett accounted for 23 points the game, Dave Odom led the Mountain Oen s attack with a total of 18 1 • ^ Bud Green was close be- *^d with 16. The Lineup: 'Gree!,n'55 Lees-McRae G (1) Williams Hal? G (13) Clester OdotnnoV ^ (23) Patchett (9) F (8) Holt running sition, and is currently along at an average of 11.5 per game. McGirt is one of the coolest ball players to grace the McCon nell floor and is master of a drive- in layup that is seldom stopped. The tallest man in the Alars Hill lineup is Gene Hall of Eliza- bethton, Tennessee. Hall, aside from being one of the leading de fensive players on the squad, has averaged 11.5 points per game in eleven contests played. Redhaired Todd Kittrell of Ayden, is fast developing into one of Coach Edward’s finest hands. Standing six feet two inches in height, Kittrell plays well on both offense and defense. Aside from holding the office of C-I class president, John Hough of Leaksville, is seeing planty of ac tion in the Mars Hill lineup. Hough, in high school, was a mem ber of the basketball team of Tri- City High School, which captured the state Class AA championship. Bobby Cole, dimunitive guard from Winterville, should be one of Coach Edwards’ handiest men next season. Cole has the distinc tion of being the shortest man on the squad. His best shot is a set-shot from out. Another of the seven C-I’s who have won acclaim of the Mars Hill team is Bill Brogden. Brog- den plays the guard position. His hometown is Raleigh, where he attended Needham Broughton High School. Tornados Of Brevard Invade Floor At 8:00 The on the ference College The tangled M ars Hill Lions will place their hopes for the conference crown line tonight in their last Western (Carolina Junior College con- game of the year when they engage the Tornadoes of Brevard at eight o’clock on the floor of McConnell gymnasium, evening affair will mark the second time the two teams have On December 12, the Lions traveled to Brevard and returned to the Hill with a 94-78 victory. An improved and dangerous Tornado quintet will be out to add another severe blow to the Lions record. Tall, loose center- man Frank Nesbitt is expected to provide the big spark for the un derdogs. In the initial meeting of the two squads, Nesbit bucketed 25 points. Bridges trailed him with 18. Standout high scorers on the Lions’ Varsity Basketball Team arS C-I’s (Left to Right) : Harris McGirt, Gene Hall, and Bud Greene. McGirt, Greene, Hall Hold Down First String Berths Bud Greene, playing his first season as a definite starter in the flashy Mars Hill lineup, in eleven games played thus far, hoasts an average of 14.2 points per game. Greene, whose home town is Cranberry, was a standout guard in high school there and was captain of the basketball team. Harris McGirt, another C-I, who comes from nearby Asheville, plays alongside Greene in the guard po- Mars Hill Wins 85-77 The Mountain Lions got back on the victory trail two nights later when they defeated the Bull dogs of T'ennessee Wesleyan in a game that was slow and dragging regardless of the high scores mark ed up by both teams. It wasn’t until time was prac tically gone that the visiting ca nine pack finally began to pour on the points. With one minute and 42 points left in the contest, Clyde Kyle and his teammates racked up a succession of points that totaled 14. Howe\'er, the Hill boys, who had been coasting along by a wide margin had little to fear as their lead was plenty sufficient. I'he Lions rolled up a 24-17 first quar ter lead and by halftime had push ed it to 47-25. The win was Mars Hill’s ninth victorv in 12 starts. Carroll Whit- Have you noticed the girls creeping around campus? 4'his slowness of movement might pos sibly be attributed to the fact that they had not had too much exer cise since exams, and Coach and the Phjs. Ed. majors, who have been assisting in conducting classes, have been giving the girls a good workout. The M-Blem club held its regu lar meeting Monday, February 1, at which time the club was divided into standing committees. Each committee and its chairman is: Ideas Committee, Carolyn Black; W. A. A. Room Committee, Sy- bilene Blinson; Membership Com mittee, Molly Fennell; Awards Committee, Barbara Barr; Enter tainment Committee, Carolyn Hart; Playday Committee, Lasell Light. These committees will meet between meetings of the M-Blem club and discuss things pertain ing to that committee to present to the^ club at the time of the regular meeting. In this way we hope to have better unity by giving each member a chance to take an active part. At the last meeting Violet Overton gave the devotion, after which Joanne Watson led In praver. A poem. Be the Best of JVhatever You Are, was read by Barbara Barr, who also sang a solo. Look For the Silver Linitig. A playlet was given on Physical Education as a Profession by Shir ley Schuette who took the part of the coach, Jean Cooper, -who show ed an interest in majoring in Phy sical Education, and Sybilene Blin son, who brought her to see the coach. Refreshments were ser\'ed after the program. Great improvements have been made in the W. A. A. room. A sofa, chaise lounge and metal cabi nets have been added. The table has been painted and covered with linoleum, the furniture has been rearranged, and the blinds and windows have been cleaned. Fur ther improvements are planned. son and Bud Green topped the Lions scoring parade by sinking 21 and 20 points respectively. But close behind them was Dave Odom with 17 and Harris McGirt with 12. Four more games will complete the regular season play for the Mountain Lions. On February 15, the Lions will meet for a return battle with the revenge-seeking Hiawassee Tigers, who suffered a 95-86 loss here January 28. 1 he following evening Tennes- see-Wesleyan will play host to the Lions. Following this, on the 20th, the Lions will take a Southern swing where they will collide with the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs. Two nights later, in Greenville, S. C, the Hill cagers will play a pre liminary game with the Furman Freshman squad. Kebels MainteiH Intrauiral Lead 1 he C-II Rebels maintained a firm hold on first place in the in tramural league by defeating the Treat Sons” 33-29 by rallying in the final quarter. Saturday, Janu ary 30, the C-II’s defeated Mel rose. Brown won over Landers, Treat racked Eu, and the Preach ers coasted to victory over the Town team. The C-II’s have a 4-0 record and are followed by the Preachers who sport a 3-1 record. Treat, Brown, and Landers have identi cal 2-2 records followed by Mel rose, Town, and Eu with 1-3 rec ords. (33) c-ii — F (3) Young F (2) Roberts Treat (29) Ward (12) ... Todd (2) o ~ - — ° (10) Murray *^'^>’1' (“lO) 0 (2) John.on Suba; Godahall (11), G. Thoniaa, t. Thomas (2). Treat—McCall (5). (““) (39) Brown - ^ (2) Briers Frevothon (3) p (12) Simmons .Montgomery (1) G (6) Pott (6) G (7) Dillard Subs: Brown—Reid, Myers (2). Town-— Oventine. SEE OUR COMPLETE SELECTION OF VALENTINE CARDS For Valentine Give Her Mojud Hose ( Hill defeats North Greenville 77-76 to reserve chance for conference tie with Lees-McRae. The top two: Lees-McRae, 6-2; Mars Hill, 5-2. NEW STYLES IN SPRING SHOES FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN COX’S DEPT. STORE 4 MARS HILL NORTH CAROLINA (1+) Eu ... Young (7) Jones Joslcn Preachers (34) Metcalf (5) p Jenkins (4) p Caldwell (7) C Funderburk (4) ...... g’ZZ.. (1) CaVtTr Johnson (6) G (4) Sales Subs: Preachers—Butt (4), Owensby (4), Whetson, Pierce. Melrose (20) (26 Landers Hudson (1) F (6) Wilson ee (2) c (9) Clevenger Gross (5) G (4) Wallace Southern G Burgin_ Subs: Melros^Hupp (1), Moore, Seel (7), Townsend. Landers—Powers (3).
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