TELLING IT LIKE IT REALLY IS!.
Johnson C. Smith will boost its national
rating considerably if the Golden Bulls whip
Norfolk State’s Spartans in the Coliseum
here tonight (Thursday).
Lucias Mitchell comes to town with a
highly-rated outfit headed by hot-shooting
freshman David Pope, who is scoring 18.3
points while picking off seven rebounds a
contest. The 6-7 rookie from Newport News
has overshadowed highly-regarded junior
9 Terry Tibbs, who is ringing the hoops with
14.9 points and has contributed 4.5 rebounds
an appearance.
Wonder how the rumor got started that
the MEAC schools are stronger in football
than the Cl A A?.... Records show that S. C.
State is the only MEAC school that deserves
a superior rating. Another rumor that
should not have gotten off the ground is the
one about the annual Gold Bowl Contest in
Richmond being poorly promoted.
In my opinion Bob Moorman and his
committee have promoted the game
extremely well under trying circumstances.
They are faced annually with the difficult
task of selling an attraction that is plagued
with numerous uncertainties. They have to
wait in the wings each year until the
respective league champions decide
whether to accept a bid to the GB or one if
it’s extended, to the more lucrative NCAA
Playoffs. That way, I believe, Bob and his
committee are left with very little time to
effectively sell the contest to an area
audience. Hence, a small turnout.
Charley Cox is planning another big event
for the campus of Johnson C. Smith
University. He will stage the sixth annual
JCSU Invitational Swimming and Diving
Meet at the westside campus on Saturday,
February 7. Charley C. expects more than
300 high school and college athletes to
compete.
If you re an old-timer you’ll have little
trouble remembering Dr. Jerome H. Hol
land, a two-time All American end from
Cornell who has earned more than his share
of prestigious awards. Brud will receive yet
another great honor when the American
Football Coaches Association gives him the
coveted ‘Tuss’ McLaughry Award later this
year. He has also served as president of
Hampton Institute and Delaware State
College.
Credit Howard University’s publicity
people with putting together a slick winter
spring sports guide. It’s among the best
we’ve seen this season.
Jhe CIAA’s standings have some major
prises this week. Norfolk State is leading
the northern division with a perfect 6-0
record. That’s no surprise! St. Paul’s is in
second place, having won five of six
conference starts. That’s a major surprise!
Down-South North Carolina Central has
spurted to the top of the group with a 4-1
mark. Second place belongs to Fayetteville
State and St. Augustine’s, both with 3-1
slates. The other surprise is that Winston
Salem State is presently resting near the
bottom of the division with a 2-2 record.
Virginia Union is in last place in the north.
The most talked about big man in the
CIAA is not James George of Johnson C. '
Smith. He’s Leonel “Gino” Marquetti of
Hampton, who is presently riding the bench
with an injury. The Pirates will bring their
top-rated show to town February 17 to battle
the Golden Bulls on the JCSU campus.
If you haven’t purchased your tickets or
made your hotel reservations to the annual
CIAA Tournament, you could be making a
mistake. The February 26-28 attraction at
the Norfolk Scope is a sure sell-out. And
hotel rooms in the area will be harder to find
than Democrats in Washington week after
next.
JCSU punter Cal Gil is among the 15 CIAA
seniors who have been selected for Irv
Cross’ East All-Star Team which plays in
the Sheridan Black College All-Star Foot
ball Game in Jackson, Mississippi Saturday
afternoon. Winston-Salem State’s Arrington
Jones, who recently played in the Blue-Grey
Game, is also on the squad.
Tim Logan is leading the league and
Peter Smith is in second place among the
C%A floor shooters. Tim has hit 21 of 28 for
a loftv .750 accuracy rating while Smith was
connecting with 15 of 21 for an aim that
hoovers around the .710 mark. Bleu Oliver is
the league’s second best rebounder, with 43
in his first four games for a 10.7 average.
Louis Thomas, Norfolk State’s great rookie,
is leading the pack with a 12.8 average.
Are the black schools scoring fewer points
in basketball this season? MEAC and CIAA
statistics say they are. At the moment,
there is no team in either league averaging
more than 88 points a game. Such liberal
‘‘put-it-uppers” as Johnson C. Smith and
North Carolina A&T are scoring near
80 points an appearance. , .*
Steve Joyner has guided the young
Johnson C. Smith women to second place in
the CIAA standings...
Bill Tibbs
All-American timber
— — "i ■ m m. i
Marsha Alexander
.Outstanding center
Gail Pickett
Star forward
Bum Suffer Star
“Mr. Tibbs” Is Back!
Special To The Post
Slowly, but surely, the
pieces are beginning to fall
into place as Johnson C.
Smith drives, for the CIAA
southern division title. Bob
Moore’s Bulls overcame
adversity in successive
come from behind victories
over Shaw and Elizabeth
City State. The Beatties
Ford Road team still has a
way to go in putting it all
together as far as potential
talent, but Bob Moore pre
fers a solid, low key ap
proach in early January
while building momentum
for the CIAA Tournament
to be held at the Norfolk
Scope February 26-28
Bull followers welcomed
the return of Bill Tibbs to
old form against Bobby
Vaughn’s Vikings Monday.
“Mr. Tibbs” scored 17
points and hauled in 12
rebounds. So far it’s been
the consistent play of
guards Phil Flores and Tim
Logan that has carried the
team. The Bulls will need a
good game from every
player in tonight’s super
match-up against Norfolk
State. Lucius Mitchell’s
Spartans are 7-0 in the
conference sitting alone in
first place in the northern
division. Both division
leaders Smith and Norfolk
State are sure to be in the
tournament with tonight s
NAIA Honors
N. C. Central’s
John Bishop
PEMBROKE - William
Bogues, Atlantic Chris
tian’s 6-1 senior forward
who averaged 22.5 points in
shooting 72 percent from
the field and 90 percent
from the free throw line
last week, has been named
NAIA District “Men's
Basketball Player of the
Week."
There were no women's
games played in the dis
trict during the past week.
Bogues, from Camden,
N.C., was superb as Atlan
tic Christian split two
games in the Sertoma In
vitational Tournament at
Greenwood, S.C. He hit 11
of 15 shots from the floor
and two of three free
throws in scoring 24 points
as AC edged Erskins 69-68
in the first round. He also
grabbed eight rebounds
and three steals.
In the consolation game
against Lander, which AC
lost 79-67, it was no fault of
Bogues'. He was true on 7
of 10 from the floor and
buried all seven free
throws for 21 points. He
also captured 13 rebounds
and made three more
steals. For the tournament,
he was thus good on 18 of 25
from the field'and 9 of 10
from the charity stripe for
his 45 points He had 21
rebounds and six steals.
Bogues made the all-tour
nament team.
This Week
In
BasketbaJ
WHERE THEY PLAY
January 17
Bowl# Slat* at Maryland
Virginia Union at Ella. City
Fayattavilia at Cheflln
Hampton at St Paul'*
J.C. SMItti at Livingston*
Norfolk St. at Virginia St
Shaw at N.C Central
Wlnaton Salem at St.
August I no'*
January It
Bowie St. at Phil*
Pharmacy
Virginia Union at Bln City
Norfolk State at Hampton
Winston Salem at St
Paul's
January N
Winston Salem at Bill. City
Fayattavilia at Virginia
Union
N.C. Control at J.C. Smith
January II
St Augustine's at UOC
January >1
Virginia St at Bowie St
Virginia Union at Hampton
Fayattavilia at Livingstone
St Augustine's at St.
Paul's
100 Club game at the Char
lotte Coliseum a possible
preview championship
showdown Tickets for the
7:30 p.m. clash are $3 in
advance from any 100 Club
member or at the JCSU
Business Office, but will be
$5 at the gate.
Johnson C. Smith will
travel to Salisbury for a
doubleheader at Living
stone Saturday. January
17. Smith hosts N. C. Cen
tral in a doubleheader on
Tuesday, January 20. Both
nights begin with a 5:30
p.m. women's game.
Right now one of the
most exciting shows is
Steve Joyner's Smith wo
men's team Sophomore
forward Marsha Alexander
is a top scorer and re
bounder in the conference
at 18.7 points per game and
11.7 rebounds per game
Freshman Gail Pickett and
Lillian Wilder are already
making their mark in their
first year of play. Pickett
averages 14.5 points per
game and 9 5 rebounds per
game while Wilder, who
just enrolled second semes
ter, can out-pass any play
er on the men s team A
great entertainment bet is
to arrive early and catch
both games as JCSU aims
to seek revenge, Tuesday.
January 20 for an earlier
double loss to N.C. Central.
But tonight it's the
N'AIA's 4th ranked team,
the Norfolk State Spartans
at the Coliseum. It
promises to be one basket
ball fans won't want to
miss.
Henderson Is “Player Of The Week”
B> Chase Vance
Host Spurts \\ riter
Recently in a Lion clock
shattering 113-98 win over
rival Garinger. Frank Hen
derson hit 34 points and
shot a sizzling 65 percent
from the floor in addition to
pulling down at least 12
rebounds.
One might say what a
performance, but those
who have been following
Frank Henderson in His
career at West Charlotte
would just laugh and re
mark, "only routine "
That's right This week's
Charlotte Post basketball
"Flayer of the Week"
Frank Henderson has been
destroying opponents zone
defenses with his penetra
tion and outside shooting
for three vears
'I like basketball.”
Frank said "I practice all
summer It is just a knack
for the game that keeps me
going."
.Thirty-four was his sea
son high Other highs were
33 against King Mountain.
31 against East Mecklen
burg His lowest total has
been 22 for a 27.0 average
A big game looms for the
Lions next week when they
travel to Myers Park for
their last conference game
The Lions should end the
first half no worse than 7-2.
one of their best records in
years.
"Frank Henderson is a
very unselfish ball player,
said Coach Charles McCul
lough "He has outstanding
abilities and the players
respect him lor it He gets
along well with everybody
and he gets the job done "
Other outstanding games
were turned in by North's
Bradly Leak. 18 points. 14
rebounds in a one point loss
to Myers Park. Garinger s
Derrick Knox :$2 against
West Charlotte. Garinger's
Odell Walker- 22 against
West Charlotte. Olympic's
Derrick Floyd 24 against
Independence Olympic's
Chris Brown- 26 against
Independence: West
Meek's Aaron Plummer- 20
against East, South's John
ny Edwards- 20 against
Harding
rJtiv Performance WanvR IW
By Chase \ ance
Post Sports \\ riter
Although l .NCC Coach
Mike Pratt is worried
about his team's perform
ance lately, guard Donnie
Koonce has been one worry
that he has not had
The h i. 21 year old All
Sun Belt Conference candi
date has been nothing short
ol superb in recent game's
including the debacle
at the hands ol conference
power South Alabama re
cent I v
"Donnie Koonce moved
back to his natural guard
uosition this year after
playing his junior year as
forward." Pratt said "He
did a tremendous job lor us
last year despite his i> :l
height Donnie developed
the confidence that he has
shown last year
"We think the move back
to the guard position has
been beneficial for him He
is an unreal competitor, a
standout defensive player
and a great student."
Like a spider weaving a
web apart. Donnie Koonce
stretches his limber frame
upward like a gazelle to lay
the ball in the basket
Big games lor the 49ers
this week are on the road
Sunday at Virginia Com
monwealth in Richmond
and at home Tuesday
agmsnt hast C arolina
I he Virginia Common
wealth Hams are reigning
Sun Belt Conference cham
pions Led by Edmund
Sherod. one ot the best
guards in the Sun Belt is
their all around player He
will be helped by forward
Monty Knight
The East Carolina Pi
rates are having a rough
year They are led by Mike
Hibson
Super Fun l)a\s
Exciting Super Fun Days
w ill be held January 23 and
20 at the Central Branch
V MCA. 400 E Morehead
Street
Sign-up January 19-22 at
the Central Branch Y.MCA
Youth Department or call
333-0419 before 6 p.m
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