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<*«• fdd*« McGirt, former
athletic director and head football
coach at Johnaon C. Smith puts
away hla game plan and Kenneth
Powell, track coach at the same
uni varsity ceases to clock the time of
™ ™?er** "> fanportant chapter in
the hlstonr of the black institution
will have been made.
Having made their announcement
for retirement, both men were
recently honored at a roast Held at
the Excelsior Club, the gala event
fay the 100 Club, the
Johnson C. Smith Booster Club were
roasted by Clarence “Bighouse”
Gaines, Winston-Salem State
University football coach, BUI
Davis, South Carolina State College
football coach, Jim Richardson.
Jack Martin, Ken KoontxVcharUe
Cox and Charlie Dannelly.
R was only fitting that both
McGirt and Powell were honored
together. The two individuals’ lives
have been interwoven since the days
that they, themselves, were students
at Sm|th.
“I was recruited by The Lite Ed
die Jackson. He came to New
Rochelle and after be convinced me
to come to Smith; we both went to
Camden, South Carolina where
McGirt was living and I sort of con
vinced McGirt to attend Smith,”
recalled Powell.
During the four years McGirt and
Powell were at Smith, the two were
a formidable athletic pair. McGirt at
fullback and Powell, at tailback led
Johnson C. Smith to some of its more
glorious days in football. “Those
were the winning days,” both men
cited. They, not only led their school
to victory, but they also capture the
All-Conference honors for
themselves.
Eddie McCin
—Beloved roach
McGlrt and Powell were to go
their separate ways once graduating
from Smith. McGlrt completed his
graduate work at Columbia Univer
sity and Powell, went to New York
University.
With his degrees in his hand
McGlrt was first to work in a private
school in South Carolina, only to
later return to his alma mater where
he would devote 26 years of his life.
In the beginning of McGirt’s career
at Smith be was both head football
coach and a physcial education in
structor. These positions, for him
were the realization of a goal he had
long had, "I had always wanted to
coach. Just to be associated with the
molding and developing of young
people has been very satisfying for
me,” pointed out McGlrt.
Inspite of McGirt’s love for foot
krnnclh Poor!
—Head track coach t
ball and athletics, be has always
believed that academics should
come first and has stressed that
point to those under his guidance.
"I’ve always felt that if a student is a
good athlete, then he can be a good
student. To me, athletics is an in
ward part of education,” remarked
McGlrt.
He feels strongly that a good coach
is fair, firm, understanding and a
disciplinarian. “You can’t forget
that young people are young people
and that it takes time for them to
reach their level of competency.”
Now that his coaching days are over,
McGlrt said that he can’t be
satisfied with what he has done as a
coach, but that be has to rest on his
laurels. “A good coach is never
satisfied. What I’ve tried to teach
For Western Regional*
Dream Match Will
Crane Saturday Night
By JAMES CUTHBERTSON
Special To The Post
If they are lucky, the dream
match will come Saturday night at
East Burke High School in
the Western Regional Final between
Bdyers Park and West Charlotte.
In two previous matchups, Myers
Park has been the victor. In the first
game Myers Park beat West
Charlotte 66-56 in the Christmas
Tourney.
Game Number Two went to Myers
Park 65-62. The Lions won the third
game at West Charlotte by a 66-63
count, but lost in the Conference
tournament final 71-63.
But first let’s take care of some
J*c«sary incidentals. For Myers
Park and West Charlotte to play
■gain, they must beat their op
jSScharlotte (21-6) playwMunter
Marc)/15,** In tt» E&st’ Bwkety?£
The Lions are 21-6 advancing to
the Regional by virtue of a 40-35 win
over Greensboro Page.
The Mustangs, 10-7, beat Hender
son Vance 63-46.
Myers Park plays Roxboro Per
son, 22-2, at8:30 on Friday.
The North Mecklenburg girls will
v ^ Henderson Vance at 8:30 on
North led by Andrea Stinson is 23
J- Henderson Vance is 21-1.
The other girls semifinal pits
Morganton Freedom 19-5 against
High Point Central 24-1 at 7:30 on
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In route to its 21-6 season West
Charlotte averaged 64.6 points per
game while giving up 56.1.
Myers Park averaged 69.2 while
giving up 62.4.
The Lions have more depth with
scoring coming from nine people:
Kevin Reid, 11.8; A. J. Morgan, 8.9;
Lance Jones, 7.6; J. D. Daughtry,
2.3; Michael Cureton, 9.1; Duane
Montgomery, 2.0; Maurice
Caldwell, 10.5; Jules Springs, 5.5 and
Ravon Currence, 2.0. They account
for 59.7 of the 64.6 points that West
Charlotte scores per game.-.
The Mustang scoring is done
basically by six people.
Dee Pritchett is averaging 19.0 per '
game; Terry Massey, 14.2; Paul
Grier, 14.1; Tony Burris, 11.4;
Johnny Glover, 4.7; and Larry
Furlong, 3.1.
The Mustangs have a lack of
depth, but its players are condition
ed to go the entire game.
North Mecklenburg is led by An
drea Stinson who scored 24 points,
had eight rebounds and six steals as
the Vikings beat Northern Durham
72-41.
She was aided by Sherry Mobley, a
H junior, who grabbed 21 rebounds
to go with 23 points in the rout.
They are the Vikings who run the
show. }
my students, Is that, although winn
ing is good it's not everythh^.’’ His
hope for Smith, however is that they
can be the winners that he knows
they can be.
Both the victories McGirt has ex
perienced as coach, he has shared
with Powell. After serving 13 years
as football, basketball and baseball
coach at Second Ward Senior High
School, Powell came to Smith as
backfield coach and track coach.
“At Second Ward the Queen City
Classic (the hotly contested football
game between West Charlotte and
Second Ward) was one of the many
highlights for me.’’ During Powell’s
tenure there were five wins, five
looses and three ties In this special
football match. But in addition to
this game, Powell had the opportuni
ty to see a lot of kids go to college.
“That," he said, “was his greatest
reward."
Performing as coach at Johnson
C. Smith for the past 24 years have
not gone without merit. “Sending
vince Matthews to the Olympics
would have to be one of my biggest
moments. He won a gold medal in
the 400 meter relay in the ‘78 Olym
pic. And in 1964 and 1969 when Smith
won the CIAA championship in
basketball and football, respective
ly, that’s another high moment,”
reminisced Powell. Those CIAA
championships were one Powell
gladly shared with McGirt. The two
that proved to be an awesome force
as students were giving no less im
pressions as coaches.
Powell, who confessed that his
first love has always been football,
has coached track for men and
women for the last four years. “I
would like to see a stadium with a
track so that our athletics can be
played on the campus and all
revenue can come back to the
school,” revealed Powell.
Not only on the professional level
does Powell and McGirt work
together, both are members of the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the
American Association of Health,
Physical Education and Recreation
and the 100 Club. In addition to these f
memberships, Powell is affiliated
with the American Red Cross and
McGirt is a member of the Phi Delta
Kappa.
A member of Simpson Gillespie
Methodist Church, McGirt is mar
ried to Minnie Dannelly McGirt and
they are the parents of one son, Ed
die McGirt, HI.
At regular attendance at
Memorial Presbyterian Church,
Powell is the husband of Willie King
Powell and they are the parents of
two sons, Marty Powell and Dr. Ken
neth Powell.
Delaware State Signs Five
To Football Lettere-Of-Intent
Special TO The Pag
DO VER*Delaware - Delaware
SUte College head football coach
Bill Collick has announced the sign
ing of five high school seniors to
letteixjf-intent to attend DelState in
the fall of I960
With only a couple of weeks for
recruiting after accepting the
Delaware State job in January, Col
lick and his staff have signed Orval
Perkins, a standout halfback from
Colorado Springs; quarterback
Mike Delon; tight end Phillip
Washington; offensive tackle Justin
Proctor and defensive back Arandre
Powell.
Collick echoed his commitment to
careful recruiting despite his han
dicap of a late start and said he was
pleased with the first five signees,
indicating each is expected to even
tually play a major role at DelState.
Perkins, 6’ 180 lbs., rushed for
1,000 yards during his senior year at
Widefield High School in Colorado r
springs and picked up all league and
all city honors in both his junior and
senior years. The 19 year-old
Perkins boasts 4.57 speed in the 40
yard dash, numbers that understan
dably have the freshman coach
eager to begin working with him.
“We think he is the kind of kid that
can make our program," said Col
lick.
From Orange High School in
Orange, New Jersey, Collick signed
Mike Del ton, a first team All-Orange
and all conference quarterback who
also is a fine baseball prospect. At
6’3”, 190 lbs., Delon has good size for
a signal caller and looms as a possi
ble replacement for Pat Spencer in
1986.
With the Hornet’s need to recruit
for the offensive line, Proctor at 6’4"
and 250 lbs. appears an outstanding
selection. An All-County performer
at offensive tackle in his final two
scholastic seasons, Proctor was also
a standout wrestler at Crossland
High School in Temple Hills,
Maryland.
Arande Powell, 5'11”, 175 lfae.
from DeMatha High School in Hyatt
sville, Maryland, picked up a raft of
honors as a defensive back. With
eight interceptions his senior year,
Powell wound up a first team selec
tion by the Washington Post,
Washington Pigskin Club and Pririce
Georges County and All-Catholic All
America. Like Delon, be is a One
baseball player who could wind up
paying double dividends at
Delaware State.
The final recruit, Phillip
Washington of Glen Mills High
School in Concordvilie, Pa. is 6’3”
and 210 lbs. Washington was All
Delaware County First Team as a
junior and senior at tight end. Ac
cording to Collick, he runs well, is an
exceptional blocker and was one of
the most physically impressive
recruits he had seen.
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