Basketball Play Begins Tonight
John Graham Meets Gold Sand;
Enfield To Play At Norlina
The 1961-62 basketball sea
son gets underway tonight
(Friday) with Norlina and Lit
tleton playing hosts to confer
ence rivals at home and John
Graham journeying to Gold
Sand for a non conference
game. Norlina will play En
field and Littleton will enter
tain Weldon.
An extended football season
has all but done away with
pre-game practice for Coach
"Preacher" Parker's Warrenton
Yellow Jackets, but the young
mentor, in his first season
here, is hopeful that strong
reserve strength will aid the j
team in its initial outing to
night at Gold Sand.
"We will be playing a team
that has been playing basket
ball for about a month, and
we know we will be handicapp
ed," Parker said. "Our boys
are definitely not in shape for
the cage season, but we feel
that by using a number of sub
stitutions we will be able to
make a good showing."
Warrenton. which ended its
football season last Friday, has
a 21-man squad?with all but
three of the candidates mem
bers of the grid team.
Eleven seniors are trying for
a spot on the team, which will
be trimmed to 15 players be
fore the season starts tonight.
Heading the list of returning
lettermen are center Herman.
Rooker, 6-2, guards Chocky
White. 5-10. and Gordon Haith-j
cock. 5-11. and forward Clinton
Neal, 6-1. These boys will get
the starting nod for tonight's
contest and the fifth spot will
be filled by either John Link,
6-1, or Thurman Rooker, 6-1. j
In addition to the 11 seniors,
Parker has four juniors, five
sophomores and a fresman out j
for the team. The only non
football members of the squad
are Bob Fleming, Allison Riv
ers and Steve Joyner.
The boys will play the night-1
cap of the scheduled non-con-,
ference twinbill, with the girls j
getting the doubleheader un
derway with a seven o'clock
game. . |
Coach Janice Allen, also in
her first year as coach, has 17 |
girls battling for a place on |
the Jackettes' rosters. Starters
back for another year include
forwards Brcnda Davis and
guards Nancy Wilson, Virginia !
Roberson and Sarah Ann Ful
ler. , |
Expected to start tonights!
game for Warrenton will be
forwards Sandra Jones, Knox j
Polk and Brenda Davis, and j
guards Nancy Wilson, Marga-,
ret Carroll and Virginia Rob-1
ertson. |
Warrenton hosts Middleburg j
In a non-conference match on
Tuesday night before getting j
into Halifax-Warren competi- ;
tion on December 8 in a game
at Norlina.
COACH PRICE UNVEILS j
WAVES IN PLAY TONIGHT |
Coach Bob Price unveils his
1961-62 Norlina High basket
ball editions tonight when the
Blue Waves host Enfield in
. the Halifax-Warren Conference ,
debut for both clubs.
Four returning lettermen, J
headed by all-conference selec-,
tion Billy Fuller, promise to
give Price an Improvement j
over last year's boys' squad,
and the Wavelets, losing only,
forward Linda Stegall via the1
graduation route, seem capa
ble of staying near the top o;
the race all season long.
"Our girls should definitel;
do better than they did lasl
year," Price said. "Thus fai
they have shown improvemen
with every practice session ant
I think they will be ready foi
Enfield."
Expected to start at forward
in tonight's contest for the
Norlina quintet are juniors
Gayle Williams and Ann Ed
wards, both lettermen. Round
ing out the Norlina attack will
either be sophomore Betsy El
lington, also a letterman, or
Hazel Perkinson, who saw con
siderable duty last season.
Defensively the Norlina las
sies seem even stronger, with
all three starters back from
last year at guard positions.
Shirley Stainback, a junior,
and senior Alice Rooker are
definite starters, and seniors
Peggy Felts and Margaret Pas
chall will vie for the third
starting spot.
In Enfield the Wavelets will
be meeting what many observ
ers feel will be one of the
strongest teams in the seven
team conference. Enfield was
not hurt by graduation and
showed improvement with
each game last season.
In the nightcap Price is ex
pected to start Fuller, a 6 2
senior, at center. Jimmy Bur
ton, 6-2 senior, and either soph
omore Buck Wiggins, 6-1, or
Arthur King, a 5-11 senior at
forwards. Two lettermen. 5-8
Andrew Hundley and 5-10 Jim
my Burton are getting the
starting nod at guards.
A team with average speed.
Price is hoping that his team's
shooting ability will overcome
any physical handicaps of the
team.
Halif ax-W arren
Conference
Schedule
Dec. 1?Warrcnton at Gold
Sand; Enfield at Norlina; Wel
don at Littleton; Davie at Au
relian Springs.
Dec. 5?Middleburg at War
renton; Norlina at Aycock.
Dec. 8?Warrenton at Nor
lina; Weldon at Davie; Enfield
at Aurelian Springs.
Dec. 12?Aurelian Springs at
Warrenton; Norlina at Little
ton; Weldon at Enfield.
Dec. 15?Warrenton at En
field; Norlina at Aurelian
Springs: Davie at Littleton.
Dec. 19?Middleburg at Nor
lina.
Dec. 20?Townsvillc at War
renton.
Jan. 2?Norlina at Middle
burg.
Jan. 5?Warrenton at En
field; Norlina at Aurelian
Springs; Davie at Littleton.
Jan. 9?Warrenton at Little
ton; Davie at Norlina; Little
ton at Aurelian Springs.
Jan. 12?Davie at Warren
ton; Littleton at Enfield; Au
relian Springs at Weldon.
Jan. 23?Gold Sand at War
renton; Norlina at Enfield;
Littleton at Weldon; Aurelian
Springs at Davie.
Jan. 26?Norlina at Warren
ton; Davie at Weldon; Aurelian
Springs at Enfield.
Feb. 2?Warrenton at Aurel
ian Springs; Littleton at Nor
lina; Enfield at Weidon.
Feb. 6?Weldon at Warren
Field Goal Blasts Hopes
Of John Graham For Win
WA.
WI.
First Downs
11
16
Net Yards Rushing
94
193
Net Yards' Passing
131
93
Passes
13-7
15.-7
Passes Int. by
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punts
5-30
3 34
Yards Penalized
0
10
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Warrenton 7 0 7 0?14
Windsor 6 0 0 9?15
By BOB WILLIAMS
Rocky Mount Evening
Telegram Sportswriter
ROCKY MOUNT ? "Gene
Bowen. an outstanding senior
end who specializes in catching
touchdown passes, showed off
another football talent here
Friday night and as a result of
his versatility Windsor High
School today is the proud pos
sessor of the Class A North
eastern Regional chaimpionship
Bowen, a 6-2 175-pound pass
snatching whiz, had hauled in
17 touchdown passes going into
Fridav night's title game with
John Graham High of Warren
ton, and he made it No. IB
| with a TD catch in the first j
i quarter But his biggest play
of the year came with 17 sec
1 ends left in t'ne game when he
split the uprights perfectly on
, a 27-yard field goal that gave
Windsor a great 15-14 victory, j
! The thrilling finish brought
a horde of Windsor fans storm
ing onto the Municipal Stad
i ium field in a wild display of
j joyous pandemonium, and left
I Warrenton's fans stunned with
| heartbreak.
I The defeat was a crushing
' one for Warrenton, for the
[fighting Yellow Jackets had led
| Windsor most of the way after
overcoming an early deficit
And for Windsor, a team that
simply never gave up. Bowen's
| dramatic field goal was like
i turning certain defeat into un
believable triump. for Warren
ton had led by 14-12 before
1 the kick boomed over and
through the uprights.
It was Windsor's 12th straight
win of the season, and in ad
dition to the championship
laurels, coach Ben Strifert's
[Lions hold the distinction of,
finishing the year as the only
'undefeated Class A team in,
j Eastern North Carolina. The (
loss was the second of the year i
> for Warrenton, which won ninej
games in a highly successful',
season under young coach
Preacher Parker.
There was hardly a dry
eye in the Warrenton dressing
room, but Coach Parker man-j
aged a smile because, as he
put it, "We have had a very
[fine season. The boys gat
it all they had. They did the
best they could, and that's all I
ton; Norlina at Davie; Aurel-j
\ ian Springs at Littleton.
Feb. 9?Weldon at Warren
I ton; Norlina at Davie; Aurel
ian Springs at Littleton.
Feb. 13?Warrenton at Mid
i dleburg; Aycock at Norlina.
Feb. 16?Littleton at War
? renton; Weldon at Norlini;
i Davie at Enfield.
| Feb. 20 ? Warrenton at
Townsville.
Feb. 23 ? Warrenton at
Davie; Enfield at Littleton;
? Weldon at Aurelian Springs
we can ask of them."
Parker praised Windsor
"They have a fine team,' 'h(
said. "They hit hard., and the)
kept coming at us. We couldn'l
step them after second touch
down." And then the smile dis
appeared and with a soft voice
. that expressed a feeling ol
emptiness Parker said, "It was
I a hard way to lose, a heart
i breaking way."
Both teams had a host of
[stars. Hard-hitting fullback
| Steve Clark scored both War
I ronton touchdowns, while Yel
? low .tacket quarterback Clinton
? N'eal played a great game and
| halfback Gordon Haitheock
! showed off his fine and fancy
| running ability. Guard George
i Pittard and Herman Rooker
played strong defensive games
for the losers, as did center
Billy Rogers and Neal.
Windsor's attack was carried
almost entirely by the tremen
dous running of fullback Randy
White, running and passing of
quarterback Kenny Sallenger
and the pass receiving of
Bowen. Guard Joe Jackson,
tackle Eugene Mizelle and Sal
lenger were defensive giants.
White was a tremendous run
ner all night for Windsor. The
l.ions gained 194 yards rushing,
and th<^ 166-pound senior full
back ground out 136 of those
yards, carrying the ball 24
times Of Warrenton's 93 yards
rushing Clark got 54 on 16
carries and Haithccock netted
33 yards.
It took a great rally for
Windsor to claim the victory,
with a pass interception and a
short punt helping the Lions'
cause gTeatly.
Windsor scored the first time
it had the ball, marching 84
yards in 12 plays for a 6-0 lead
in the opening quarter. White
had runs of 15, 14 and 15
yards in that drive, with Sal
lenger passing five yards to
Bowen for the TD. It was
Sallenger's 23rd touchdown
pass of the year White tried to
run for the point but was stop
ped by Haitheock.
Warrenton came right back
after the kickoff and marched
64 yards to score. The big
I play was a 7-yard pass fron
Neal to Rooker that carried tc
. the one, from where Clark
r slammmed over. Halthcock rar
t the point for a 7-6 Warrentor
. lead.
? ( Windsor moved back as if tc
I score again, a 42-yard pass
r from Sallenger to Bowen car
I rying to the Warrenton 30, bul
?, the Jackets held for downs.
There were no more threats
'1 until early in the third quartet
Iwhen Neal returned a punt 34
yards to the Warrenton 41
. j from where the Jackets drove
for their second TC). A 19
j yard dash by Haithcock and a
14-yard pass from Neal to Bil
ly Mitchincr carried to the
five, and Clark ripped over left
tackle to score from the three.
1 Neal ran the point for a 14-6
Warrenton lead.
Warrenton then made two
great defensive stands, stop
ping Windsor on the 20 and
the 29, and it looked like War
renton was well on its way to
victory. But then a short jump
pass by Neal was intercepted
by Windsor on the Warrenton
37, and the Lions went in to
score, Sallenger sneaking over
from the one. A run for the
point was not good and Wind
sor trailed by 14-12.
j There were only four min
utes left to play when Windsor
j kicked off. and Warrenton
. needed to keep the ball as
, long as possible. They got one
first down, then had to punt,
Neal got a high snap from
i center, hurried his kick and
the ball went only 19 yards.
Windsor taking over at its own
147 with less than two minutes
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White got the final started
with runs' of 15 and eight yards,
and then Sallenger passed to
Bowen for 11 yards to the
Warrcnton 15. White got sev
en on a reverse play to the
eight and two passes fell in
complete, the second one on a
fake field goal.
Then with 17 seconds left on
fourth down Bowen stepped
back for his first field goal at
tempt of the year. The ball
was spotted on the 17, and one
clean swing of Bowen's leg
sent the ball arching far, high
and perfect.
Warrcnton pulled off a cou
ple of laterals on the final
kickoff return, getting to mid
field There was time for one
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