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f: TELLING IT LIKE IT REALLY IS 5 It will be North Carolina A&T against Virginia Union in the third annual Gold Bowl in Richmond, Va. Saturday afternoon. Both teams :.;i finished second in their respective leagues. Winston-Salem State, top team in the CIAA, is 6 competing in the NCAA Playoffs and MEAC top £· teem South Carolina State has stowed away its uniforms for another year. Look for MEAC officials to hold developmental ψ meetings in Atlanta and Nashville, Tenn. in the coming months. The fledging young conference expects to expand from its present seven members to a 10-team circuit. Coach Charles McCullough will learn quickly just how good his highly-touted West Charlotte basketball team is when the Lions encounter £ Myers Parte Tuesday night. West Charlotte £ opens its new campaign against Concord at £1ιοφ Friday night. fHMUirvpr pirotiloHnn t~u— * -— - tough man to beat on the golf courses, along with -Robert Sander» competed in the annual South —-eastern Golf Tournament in Jekyll, Ga. last weekend. Robert came away with a handsome trophy and a new golf bag, denoting champion « ship honors for the fourth flight. John came away 1 with great memories of having a "wonderful time." Wonderful, that is, if one can enjoy rounds of 88-90. According to Lové, more than 150 professionals and amateurs from around the - country experienced great fun playing on a beautiful golf course in 70-plus degrees. Norfolk State, which opened its basketball campaign with a pair of victories, has only three ifreehmen on its 1978-79 squad roster. They are 6-2 guard Morris Peterson, 6-8 forward Louis Thomas and 6-6 forward Frank Stallworth. Ed Roper, the Charlotte native who is one erf the better prospects in the ME AC, canned 24 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in North - -Carolina Central's losing efforts to Virginia State in Nnrfnlk SehiiJou nieVit - The dailies carried the announcement of the . A1I-CIAA Football team two weeks ago. Wonder ^-why conference officials are just getting around ^to informing the Black Press of their selection? Shame on ya'll. ^Harry Gray, the talented golfer and Johnny Colquitt, cross country specialist, are sharing "Golden Bull of the Week" honors this week. '*c According to information from Norfolk State's —sports information director, Johnson C. Smith Will compete in the annual Tidewater Area Builders Corporation Association Christmas Basketball Tournament in Norfolk, December 20-30. Speaking of basketball tournaments, is the Charlotte Chapter of the Johnson C. Smith University Alumni going to sponsor their annual Tip-Off Tournament here this month? Do you go for statistics and percentages, etc? flow do you like the following information? , Winston-Salem State's unbeaten Rams forced their opponents to throw the football 44 percent of the time this season. The opposition completed only 96.6 percent of their passes, and the Ram defense intercepted 9.6 percent, plucking nearly one theft for every 10 throws. Winston-Salem gave up only 6 touchdowns through the airlanes during the regular season. On the other side of the ledger, coach Billy Haye·' fine outfit, under the able leadership of quarterback Kermit Blount, took to the airlanes only 22.7 percent of the time and completed 44.8 percent. They averaged 13.4 yard per reception and only 6.1 perçoit of their passes fell into the hands of the enemy. •it Against the rush, Winston-Salem's defense •Was even more stingy. They held their opponents to a mere 81.7 yards per game, or 2.2 yards per L rush, while yielding only 817 yards in 10 contests. àf Did you know that Albany State has won four jgjuccessive Southern Intercollegiate Athletic •Conference (SIAC) cross-country champion ! Shine? Now Get The CHARLOTTE POST By Mail ι When Your Mail Arrive· Every Friday Receive Your POST (Condition· Permitting) Call 376-0496 NOW! / West Charlotte Sets Sights On State Title oy utiase Vance Poet Sports Writer The West Charlotte Lions are like the chicken that laid eggs and eggs until the golden one finally came. The Lions have laid seven gooee eggs at their opponents and as a result, they find themselves still vying f<x the golden one, a state champion ship. lite Lions have not been scored on since they lost to East Mecklenburg by a 14-7 in the fifth game of the season. In the process they beat West Meek 47-0, Garinger 14-0, Harding 10-0, Independence 27-0, Ashbrook 7-0, East Burke 20-0 and Wlnston&dem R.J. Reynolds 14-0. They are averaging 17 points per game and giving up a mere 4. The defense is tenacious. Charlotte Poet All-Country quarterback Don Davis has been running the West Char lotte option with perfection and poise and has put to rest all the critics who said the Lions would be hurting at that position this year. You don't get to the state finals without a strong quarterback. —The Richmond County Raid ers have lœt to two teams the Lions have played. They lost to Gastonia Ashbrook 19-16 .and to East Mecklenburg 3-0. They have not k»t since. I The Lions are 12-1. Rich mond Country is 11-2. Both teams were written of early in the season and neithe had any player making th· North Carolina Squad of th· Shrine Bowl. Richmond's last trip here they lost 6-0 to High Poini Andrews in 1976. "I am happy to be in the final game of the state play offs," said bead coach Rudy A bra me "I believe we had a good team all along. We have just been playing better and better." For Abrams, this is the beginning of a dynasty at West Charlotte. In the last three years, his teams have been 9-3 (state plrfyoff semifinalist) 7-3 and 12-1. That is a 28-7 record for the Poet's Coach of the year. This is the chance for the chicken to lay another egg Next week's results will tell us whether or not it is golden. Soup's On If you make your own, one of the best ways to sweeten the Droth is with the vegetable liquids that sometimes get poured down the drain. —Specialists with the NCAE Service recommend saving the liquids from boiled pota toes and other canned vege tables^ to use as a base for soup. RUDY ABRAMS ...West Charlotte Coach WBTV To Air UNCCCage Contest UNCC's "Forty-Niners" meet the Furman "Paladins" on their home court at Green Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, S.C., Monday, December 4. WBTV will tele cast the game beginning at 8 ρ m. · Adding to the excitement of th«» gamp will be the fact that both teams have new coaches. UNCC's coach is Mike Pratt, who was Assistant Coach under Lee Rose, and Fur man's coach is Eddie Hoi υινη/ιν, ψιιιιο IICdU V-UIUII dl Gardner-Webb The "Forty-Niners" can boast of their AU Sunbelt Guard, Chad Kinch, and the'ir rebounding leader, Kevin King, while the "Paladins have Ail-Southern Conference Cenfer-Forward. Jonathan Moore to brag about, plus being chosen pro-teason fav orties to win the Southern Con ference Championship. Calling the play-by-play will be WBTV Sports Director, Jim Thacker. ■ Bulle Face Lenoir Rhyne In Tournament oy cnase Vance Poet Sports Writer Johnson C Smith's Golden Bulls will meet the Lenoir Rhyne Bears in the 7 p.m game of opening day in next week's Carolina Classic. In other opening first round games, the Bulldogs of Gard ner Webb will tangle with Barber Scotia at 2, Pfeiffer and Livingstone will square off at 4 and Belmont Abbey will play Catawba at 9 p.m. The winners will play on Friday at 7 and 9. The game for third place will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday followed by the championship game to be tele vised at 1:30 on WBTV. Lenoir Rhyne is coached by Neil Hodges. He didn't inherit a single senior from the squad that finished 19-12 last year. Seven freshmen, two sopho mores and four juniors are included among the ranks. Mark Moore and Mitch And erson, both 6-3 return. They averaged three points and one rebound each. Height is a problem unless 6-7 Rick Buch nanan and 6-7 Jeff Nifong who transferred from junior colleges begin to help immed iately Six-Six freshman Kevin Maloney and a pair ot 6-4 frosh. Gary Nobles and Alvin Cobb are vying for point guard. The Golden Bulls are 0-2 this year iqey iimsnea w-iv »asi year, making it to the seinifi nals of the CIAA tournament in the process A lack of experience is reportedly their biggest problem. Starting guard Sonny Proctor won't be eligible until after first semes ter. Top scorer Herb Entzmin ger has graduated. Robert Moore is the new head coach. He was 93-41 at Virginia Union and won Northern Division titles in the CIAA and NA1A District 29. Leading the Bulls in the first two games has been 6-6 fresh man lefthander Timmy Tibbs who has a soft touch with his jumpers The Boll» will plev -tlw winner of the Belmont Abbey Catawba game in the second round if they get by Lenoir Rhyne. The Abbey soundly defeat ed the Bulls in aUoubleheader They are among the favorites in district 26 Dave Kershaw. Mike Littlejohn. Lawrence Carter and 6-7 Charlotte sen ior Jimmy Crawford are names that will be heard from. Catawba, with only starters returning from and 11-15 team is not a inreat In the Caruluiab Conference race. Benny Call ahan, 6'7". is back with his" 20.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game average WELCOME 'THE FRIENDLIEST STORE IN TOWN" JERRY'S MARKET "SperUiliziiψ In Fine Meats" 4227 STATESVILLE RI). 596-9822 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK MON. - SAT. 9 AJV1. - 10 PJV1. 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