WHS Pioneers Meet
Beavers In Opener
Watauga’s tint basketball
game will be played Friday,
Dee. 2, in the Watauga High
School gymnasium at 7 p.m.
The Pioneers will meet the
Beaver Creek Beavers in a
non-conference game.
Approximately 18 boys be
gan basketball practice Oct.
18 under the critical eye of
Coach Carter Lentz. The boys
practice Monday through Fri
day from 5 until 7.
Returning lettermen on the
vanity team this year are
Gary Henson, Stacy Eggers,
Jimmy Deal, Ted Craig, Lan
ny Holdaway, Terry Beach
Mac Stroupe.
The manager for the Pio
neers this year is Danny Aus
tin.
Introducing approximately
35 junior varsity players is
Coach Tom Levelle. These
boys practice daily just before
the varsity.
Schedule
Dec. 2 — ‘Beaver Creek,
home; 6—Valdese, away; 9—
Wilkes Central, home; 13—
Newton, home; 16 — Lenoir,
away; 20 — ‘West Wilkes,
away.
Jan. 6 — Morganton, home;
13—Hudson, home; 20—Hick
■ ry, away; 24—Marion, home;
27 — Taylorsville, home; 31 —
Newton, away.
Feb. 3—Lenoir, home; 7—
Morganton, away; 10—Wilkes
Central, away; 14 — Hudson,
away; 17—Valdese, home; 21—
Hickory, home; 24 — Marion,
away; 28—Taylorsville, away.
All games at 7 p.m. ‘Non
conference games.
Comment On Sports
BY PETE FRITCHIE
Washington, D. C.—Despite
the claims of Alabama partis
ans, the Tide doesn’t rate
above either Michigan State
or Notre Dame as a college
powerhouse.
The recent titanic clash be
tween the Irish and Spartans
gives Michigan State, if any
team, the best claim to num
ber one spot. Michigan State
out-rushed, out-passed and
gained more overall yards
and first downs in the 10-10
tie.
Notre Dame failed to win
despite three interceptions of
passes (two in State territory
in the fourth quarter). And
Notre Dame was lucky in
that one of its fumbles (re
covered by a Spartan) was
nullified by an off-side call
in the second half. Otherwise,
fumbles were even at 1-1.
Alabama is still number
three, behind both these pow
ers, in this writer’s book.
The Tide can count itself
lucky it doesn’t play either
the Spartans or Notre Dame
in 1966.
So muclr for statistics of
the actual game. Injuries
were unkind to the Irish. But
the ratings and records apply
to games played and, on that
basis, Michigan State can
rightly claim an edge over
the Irish.
First dows were 13-10.
Rushing yards was 142-91.
Passing yardage was 142-128.
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Significant too is the fact that
in the final minutes Notre
Dame, supposedly number 1,
was playing for a tie.
North Team
Downs South
The Northwestern Confer
ence team claimed victory
over the South Saturday night.
In the first quarter, Bob
Billings from Wilkes Central
threw a fifty-yard pass to Nick
Wehrman, also from Wilkes
Central, and Wehrman scored
the first touchdown for the
North.
The Southwest team did all
of its scoring in the first half.
At halftime the South led 19-7.
The North made a tremend
ous comeback when Billings
ran 50 yards for another
touchdown. John Hunsucker
from Newton-Conover scored
on a two - yard run in the
fourth quarter. With only a
few minutes left in the game,
Billings scored another touch
down.
The score at the end of the
game was 28-19. This is the
fourth time in eleven games
that the North has won.
Coaching the Northwestern
team was Gary Stacy from
Hudson and Danny Williams
from Newton-Conover.
Representing Watauga in
the game were Scott Stanbery,
Carter Randall and David
Clawson.
Bowling Highlights
BY JAKE JACOBS
Ladies League
Jeanette Edmisten bowled
high set of 514 on games of
183, 142 and 189 for the
week’s matches in the Ladies
Bowling League. High singles
were Ruby Greene 175, Ruth
Edmisten 174, Leota Triplett
169, Peggy Aldrich 168, Max
ine Brown 167, Ethel Richard
son 164, Carolyn Travis 161,
Jan Welch 160, Pat Light 155,
Vera Moretz 153 and Bebe
Bryant 151.
Standings W L
Shadowline 17.5 9.5
Watauga Savings 16 11
Shirley & Ragan 14.5 12.5
IRC Spares 13 14
DeLee’s 12 15
IRC Strikers 8 19
Community League
A four-game set of 772 by
Tex Greer took scoring hon
ors for the night in the Com
munity Bowling League. Tex
hung up games of 173, 191,
224 and 184. Melvin Greene
turned in second high singles
of 210, followed by Bob Jen
kins 202, Dayton Teague 196,
Kenneth Triplett 195, Roger
Harwood 191, Lumas Trexler
191 and Rodney Triplett 191.
Standings W L
Masons 20.5 11.5
Winn-Dixie 18 14
DB Shoe Shop 15.5 16.5
A&P 15 17
Harris-Teeter 14 18
Western Auto 13 19
Merchants League
High sets for the week in
the Merchants League were
Tony Isaacs 737, Dale Adams
736, Cecil Woods 735 and
Jerry Austin 733. High singles
were David Isaacs 233, Bill
Hodges 229, Frank Jestes 222,
Cecil Woods 222, Kester Nor
ris 220, Larry Moody 218, Dale
Adams 211, Lowell Hagaman
207, Tony Isaacs 203, Cecil
Greene 203, Rudy Hartley 202,
Steve Greene 200.
Standings W L
IRC 26.5 13.5
Hampton Body Shop 23 17
Farmers Hardware 23 17
Norris Furn. Mart 23 17
Blowing Rock 22.5 17.5
Triplett’s Plumbing 20 20
Maymead Block Co. 20 20
Andrews Chevrolet : 17 23
Trailway Laundry .14.5 25.5
West Jefferson A&P 10.5 29.5
Boone Ten Pin League
John Coffey bowled games
of 228, 161, 201 and 213 for
an 803 set, and Howard Poin
dexter hung up games of 222,
185, 234 and 160 for an 801
set, highs for the night in the
Boone Ten Pin League. High
singles for the night were Ray
Farthing 243, J. D. Hampton
227, Major Thomas 225, Bill
Goodman 221, Jake Jacobs
219, Willard Trivette 215,
Frank J e s t e s 213, Andy
Vaughn 210, Lee Henshaw
210, Harvey Ayers 205, Tony
Isaacs 205, Jim Ray 204 and
Dempsey Shook 202.
Standings W L
B. R. Ins. & Realty 28 16
Cardinal Restaurant 25 19
Byrd Construction 25 19
Boone Supply 24.5 19.5
Skyline Lanes 22 22
Goodman Radiator 20 24
Newland VFW 20 24
Stamey’s 11 5 32.5
Friday Night League
High games in the Friday
League were: men — Jay Ja
cobs 203, Steve Perry 179, Jim
Hennessee 177 and Rev. Park
er 173; ladies—Marie Ernes
ton 136, Zee Bowling 135, Pat
Shull 126.
Standings W L
IRC Raiders 8 1
Blue Ridge Shoe 6 3
Turkeys 6 3
Spares 4 5
Strikers 2 7
IRC Bombers 1 8
Hunters Gather For
Sighting-In Weapons
Washington, D. C.—Watauga
Gun Club of 116 Woodland
Drive, Boone, N. C., recently
held its NRA Sighting-In Day
to allow area sportsmen to
prepare themselves for a safe
and rewarding hunting sea
son. More than 35 hunters used
the available facilities and
participated in the club’s ac
tivities.
Their shooting club is one
of hundreds throughout the
country which holds the NRA
Sighting-In Day program each
year. As a service to the na
tion’s hunters, NRA clubs open
their ranges to sportsmen who
may receive assistance, in
checking their shooting equip
ment and, by reviewing the
fundamental principles of hun
ter safety, increase gun safety
and accurate field shooting.
Strange Sentence
Newton, Kans. — Arrested
for turning on a fire hydrant,
19-year-old Richard A. Mull
was sentenced to 30 days in
jail and fined $50. The judge
then suspended the sentence
and paroled him to the fire
chief who gave Mull the job
of turning on the hydrants
for regular tests.
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APPALACHIAN’S HARDWOOD LEADERS READY FOR
HOME OPENER—These six cagers will see plenty of action
Thursday night as Appalachian launches its home basketball
season by facing Pfeiffer in a Carolinas Conference clash here.
At top (1-r) are 6-3 Denny Key, sophomore from Winston
Salem; 6-1 Gary Chenevey, junior from Apple Creek, Ohio; and
5-10 Don Sitton, a senior from Hendersonville. At bottom (1-r)
are 6-5 Danny Beauchamp, junior from Asheville; 5-11 Gil
Sprinkle, senior from Salisbury; and 6-6 Allan Price, junior
from Charlotte. Key, Sitton, Beauchamp and Sprinkle are
lettermen, while Chenevey and Price are experienced transfer
students.
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