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Louisburg, Wakelon Own Top Scorers Franklin Area Conference Top Ten Scorers BOYS DIVISION No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Player B. Edgerton M. Edgerton Manson D. Johnson Holden S. Wright M. Catlett G. Cone G. Steed J. House Total Game Points 55 46 44 87 60 116 107 117 66 78 Ave. 27.5 School Louisburg Louisburg Franklinton C. Gibbons Epsom Gold Sand Youngsville Bunn Epsom C. Gibbons OTHERS: W. Horton, Bunn 13.4; E. Bunn, Wakelon 14.0; Massey, Wakelon 14.0; J. King, Edward Best 13.5; R. Howard, Apex 13.51 R. Gupton, Edward Best 13.2; Mitchell, Youngsville 12.5; R. McDonald, Louisburg 11.5; Terrell. C. Gibbons 12.3; Parham, Oxford Orphanage 11.0. 23.0 22.0 21.7 20.0 19.3 17.6 16.7 16.5 15.6 GIRLS DIVISION No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Player Pearce Toler Brown V. Rogers H. Pearce Terrell J. Hagwood M. Rowland J. Alston Bailey I i School Wakelon Oxford Orp. Wakelon Youngsville Youngsville C. Gibbons Bunn Epsom Edward Best C. Gibbons OTHERS: B. Pearce, Edward Best 9.4; K. Youngsville 9.3; Moon, Oxford Orphanage 9.0; G. Kimball, Louisburg 8.0; C. Beasley, Louisburg- 8.0; Gwen Ball, Louis burg 7.5; Harris, Cardinal Gibbons 7.0; Jenks, Apex 6.5; Collins. Gold Sand 5.6. G^me 1 2 1 4 4 2 7 3 4 2 Best Total Points 25 Ave. 25.0 45 21 83 82 29 94 31 40 19 9.4; 22.5 21.0 20.7 20.5 14.5 13.4 10.3 10.0 9.5 Lindsey, By Clint Fuller Times Sports Editor N The Louisburg Bulldogs j I own the top two scorers in ; | the boys division of the ' Franklin Area Conference ' while Wakelon owns the top | ! girl scorer. Unofficially and | with several games not report - I ed, the first edition of The Times Top Ten Scorers makes i its appearance elsewhere on I this page today. With both Louisburg ' games listed, Benny Edgerton leads the boys scorers with a _ I walloping 27.5 point average. He is followed by teammate Melvin Edgerton with a 23 point average. Gayle Pearce of Wakelon leads the girls with a 25 point effort in the only Wakelon game reported. She scored this against Ed ward Best and her points in the Gold Sand game are not reported. Benny hit 26 in the Bulldog loss to Cardinal Gib bons and 29 in the win over Oxford. Melvin scored 13 against Gibbons and 23 against the Red Devils. The Orphanage's Toler (no first name reported) is second among the girls, with a 22.5 average. She scored 23 against Epsom and 22 against Louis burg. Linda Brown of Wake lon is averaging 21 with th? lone Edward Best game on the book. The perennial leaders Vickie Rogers and Harriet Pearce of Youngsville are in the thick of things in fourth and fifth places. Actually, both girls have had the grea test tests of all the listings, having put their records on the line seven times. With all Youngsville games reported, Vickie edges Harriett 20.7 to 20.5. Charles Manson of Frank linton is third in the boys division with a 22 point aver .age for the Rams' two games. He is followed by Dwight Johnson of Gibbons with a 21.7 for four games. Epsom's Holden 1 again no first name reported) a newcomer to the cage wars is in fifth place with a 20 point average. Hol den was not listed by Epsom for the first two games of the season, but has scored 22, 23 and 13 points in the Tigers last three outings. The Times Top Ten Scor ers will be updated weekly and hopefully will become tnore accurate as games are reported. This department welcomes any corrections to today's listings and has al ready requested by letter from the coaches data missing among the scoring leaders. STRAIGHT FROM SANTA'S PACK! ?4>? II from International Harvester ; Top Quality Toy Models ? Rubber Tires, Realistic Front Wheel Steering, Made Of Strong Die-cast Zinc, And Constructed To Take Lots Of Hard Play. HUNDREDS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE, COME IN TODAY! C A D M E D C Tractor & I ft II III E II V Truck Company 'hone GY 6-4131 On Th^By-Pass LOUISBURG, N. C Cage Schedule Tonight Bunn at Louisburg Gold Sand at Edward Best Youngsville at Wakelon Oxford at Apex Franklinton at C. Gibbons Friday Apex at Bunn Edward Best at Gold Sand Epsom at Louisburg C. Gibbons at Wakelon Oxford at Franklinton Phantoms Drop Rams > . I *' " By Glenn Evans After battling neck and neck, the Youngsville Phan toms pulled away from the Franklinton Rams in this fourth quarter of a basketball game played at Youngsville Friday night. The final score was 67-45. Youngsville was led in scoring by Morris Catlett with 22 points. Following Catlett were Buddy Mitchell with 14 point* and Rodn?v Roberts with 13. Charles Manson put in 17 points to lead Franklin ton's scoring. Raymond Perry added 12. In the preliminary game, the Franklinton Jayvees de feated Youngsville, 59-52. Score by quarters: Franklinton 13 10 17 5?45 Youngsville . . 1J 14 1? 2J-47 Franklinton? Manson 17, Simmons 2, Thompson ?, Nicholson 3. R. Perry 12. Subs Day 7, Collins. Williamson. Eakes Youngsville? Robarts 13. Catlatt 22, Mart 7. Mitchell 14. Bailey 7. Subs: Wiggins 4, Carttr, Woodllef JV Gama: Franklinton St. Youngsville 52. Bunn Girls Top Alumni Reported by Ray The Bunn girls avenged a 1968 loss to the Alumni by staging a 45-25 win in the ford Etherton 1969 affair. Jean Hagwood and Marsha Winstead led the attack with 14 and 13 points respectively. Wilma Bedding field led the Alumni "girls" with 11 points. Many former players from past Bunn championship teams returned to see action here. Bunn: Hagwood 14, Win stead 13, Bowden 6, Crudup 6, Chamblee 2, Dunston 2, Nicholson 2, Pearce, Walker, Greene, Cheves, L. Winstead, Smith, Koenck, Beddingfield, Mann. . Alumni: WUma Bedding field IT, Eaura "Perry 8, Teenie Wilder 2, Ellen An drews 3, Shirley Pearce 1, Vickie Baker, Anita Strick land, Alice Jones, Betty Ray. , Score by quarters: Bunn 15 8 18 4 45 Alumni 4 4 6 9 25 Bulldogs Win Over Orphanage Denny and Melvin Edger ton combined for 52 points to lead Louisburg to a 77-44 triumph over Oxford Orphan age Friday night. Denny mroiintfri for 19 Bulldog points while Melvin pumped jn 23. Marshall Par ham led the Oxford Orphan age scoring with 14 points. Louisburg led the entire game and owned a 45-20 bulge at intermission. In the girls' contest, Orphanage won 42-28. Louisburg will host Bunn tonight, while Oxford Or phanage travels to Apex. -tow by quarters: ? Louiibura It M 1? >4-77 Oxford Orphtnag# 1J I II 11?44 Louisburg? Dement 9, O. Edgerton 29. Melvin Edgerton 23. E. Edgerton J. McDonald i Sub?? C. Wrenn 4, Hobsood 1. I slay 0, Peterson 0, J. Wrenn 0. Mike Edgerton 0. Ok. Orphanage ? Bass 9, Earp 4, Norwood J, Narron 2, Parbam 14. Subs? Lancaster 2, Sweeney 2. Thompson 1. Shepard 0, Honevcutt 0, Perker 0. . Girls Gem*? Oxford Orphaneoe 42, Louisbure 21. Franklin Native Gets OEO Post A 22-year-old Moulton Community Negro has been named to the position of de puty director of Wake Oppor tunities. Inc., the anti-poverty agency in neighboring Wake County. James Smith, who lives with an unde, Woodrow Tabb on Route 3, Louisburg and who was reared by Rev. S. P. Massenburg of the Moul ton Community, is a graduate of North Carolina Central University. Smith, also a graduate of the former Perry's High School in Franklin County, worked his way through law school as a teacher at Durham Business College. Smith has worked one summer with the Neighbor hood Youth Corps in New York and spent another sum mer in Europe in an interna tional living program. Smith, who lists Louisburg as Ms home and will make $9,500 annually in his new post, says he understands poverty "by virtue of his up bringing in a low income family in Louisburg". In a recent interview by The Ra leigh Times, Smith expressed his views on the war on po verty and his role in the Wake organization. . "1 feel we've got to instill pride in our people. We have to let a poor person know that he is somebody." He says he believes com munity organization must play a big part In heightening awareness among the poor. Help Wanted The hen-pecked husband was terribly disappointed when his wife gave birth to a baby daughter. He confided to a friend, "I waa hoping for a boy to help me with the housework." Repaired The landlord was quizzing the prospective tenant. "You know," he said, "we keep It very quiet and orderly here. Do you have any children?" "No." "A piano, radio, or vie trola?" "No". "Do you play any musical Instruments? Do you have a dog or parrot?"' "No, but my fountain pen scratches sometimes " Ed Best Tops Epsom Edward Best won both endi of Friday's doublehead er basketball slate against Epsom. The Eagles downed the Tigers, 62-44 while the Edward Best girls won, 41-31. Jessup, Faulkner and Row land led Epsom girls with 9 points each. Boots Pearce won game high scoring hon ors with 17 points for the winners. Wynne paced the Tigers with 17 and Ray Gup ton led the Eagles with 18. Rewards Planned Los Angeles - Hospitals that save money in treating Medicare patients will receive incentive rewards under a test program backed by the Fe deral Government. EDWARD BIST (flrtt) 41, EPSOM SI Epsom 7 4* 14?31 Ed Best 10 IS 4 13-41 Epsom: Jessuo t. Faulfcnor 9. Rowland 9. Foster 3. Ruuoll 3. C. Smith. Block, hlacknal, Pedus, Over Ion, Austin, M. Foster, P. Fuller. Edward Best: K. Austin A, House 1?, Pearce T7, Nash 1, Davit 5, Thar rinqton, M. Koorce. Porrlsh, Dorsey, D. Austin, Jones, Earp. EDWARD BIST 43, EPSOM 44 Epsom 7 7 IS 17-44 Ed. Best 13 17 II 14-43 Epsom ? Spencer 4, Steed I, Holding 13, Wynne 17, Edwards 3, F. Brown, Neal, Solomon, Southerland. Stovall, Williams, Austin, Collins, M. Edwards. Edward Best: Kino 7, Wheless I, P Guoton II, May 11, J. Gup ton 4, Fiovd 2. Mdlln 3, Jones 3, Johnson 3, Williams 4. Policeman Dies Chicago -? A second police man died of wounds suffered in a South Side gun battle between the police and some members of the Black Panth er party. Canes Clobber Chowan Louisburg's Hurricanes swapped i couple of early baskets with the Braves from Chowan; .took the lead for keeps at 7-4 on a three point basket by Ricky Richardson at the 17:55 mark in the first half; steadily moved to a 39-28 halftime lead and then administered the kill when they scored 10 points to Cho wan's one in les than 2 minutes of the -wcond halt. The final, score was 100-61, and Louisburg had their fourth conference win in four tries. They are 9-1 overall. Richardson scored nine of the 'Canes' first eleven points in the first half. At the ten minute mark the score stood at 21.14 Louisburg. For the half Richardson had twelve points. Larry Paschal I and Terry Da.vis had seven each and Mark Wilson added six points. At the start of the second half George Bowden had two fields goals and Paschall, ' Davis, and Wilson one each as the 'Canes quickly erased any doubt about the final out come of the game with 18:19 still showing on the game clock. The first half was played at a slow pace with Jhe 'Canes bottling up the Bravei^ of fense and methodically build ing up an eleven point lead. The 'Canes opened the se cond half with a full court zone press and the tempo picked up with the Louisburg five intercepting numerous passes when the Braves had problems getting the ball up court. Chowan was sb com pletely contained that they were ?ble to get off only 24 shots In the half. Louisburg1 hit on. 14 of 27 shots in the first half and 26 of 53 in the second half for a fifty per cent average from the floor. Chowan hit on 22 of 65 shots for 34 per cent against the increasingly tough 'Canes' defense. Davis and Paschall led the Louisburg offense with 19 and 18 respectively. Bowden scored 15 and Richardson and Wilson added 12 each. Todd McConnell topped Cho wan's scoring with 19 points. Kenny Byrd added 14. The 'Canes now take a break for exams. The next game will ,be December 17 when the 'Canes travel to Raleigh to play North Caro lina State University Fresh men, in the preliminary game t& the State- Auburn game. Louisburg: Davis 19, Wil son 12, Richardson 12, Bow den 15, Paschall 18, Frazier 4, Spence 6, English 7, Webb 2, Rawlipgs 1, Grant 4. Chowan: McConnell 19, Bennett 11, Faison 6, Yankey 8, Byrd 14, Marrow 3, Ash ley, Sosebee. Gibbons Split With Apex Cardinal Gibbons stretch ed a one-point halftime lead to 14 at the end of the third quarter and went on to defeat Apex 66-52. Forward Dwight Johnson led the winners with 27 points. Ted Phillips, with 15 points, was high scorer (of Apex. CARDINAL GIBBONS 44, APEX 5* Cardinal Gibbon#.* 12 1J 23 1ft? 44 Apex 15 9 10 lft ? 52 CARDINAL GIBBONS ? Terrell *. J. Mirk ft. J. Hut* 13. R. Mark 2. Johnson 27, Hutzar, Nemmars 2. Whltten. B. House 5 APEX ? Farrell 7. Gooch f, Howard ft. McDowell 6. Phillips 15. Paga ft. Hockaday 2. Beal. APEX GIRLS 24 CARDINAL GIBBONS 22 Cardinal Gibbon* ft 2 2 10-22 Ape* ' 7 5 4 10-24 CARDINAL GIBRONS: Terrall 7. Harris 4, Yergeau 3. Bay lay 4, Edwards. Hegen, Lucas. CTTV ^ r '"?lor, Oliva. Loses To Wakelon Wakelon held off a gallant Gold Sand rally in the waning minutes of the game Friday night to escape with a narrow 49-45 Franklin Area win over Gold Sand. Outscored 15 to six in the third quarter and behind sometimes by as many as 10 points, the Gold Sand team closed the gap to within two points In the last few seconds of the game. Score by quarters; iff Gold Sand 1114 Wakolon? Hopkins I. Bunn 14. Pio W??v 4. , Drsuthn 4. Sub*? I Fowier j. ytaiiinat. Gold Sand Rao land 7. Holt 4. 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