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t Duplin Bows To jrs Jerry Simpson Voted lament Most Outstanding r Presented Award IBteiUa defeated Townsnip t Cleveland County. 65-55 to I KjUaUors 29-game winning K the first game in last ?jr night's action in the State gMgnent, behind the shoot lOuain Jerry and K:< ky Simp Simpson, the tournament's Jtstanding player, collectet' ts to pace the Panthers it rst game. Ricky came close last moving machine of Billy Bostic jumped off to >int lead and went on into and round riding a 17-gnmr Streak and on overall 23-3 t Jerry and Ricky were lous throughout, the Pan handout sophomore Char ier was great in the "clu harlie hurt in the early th egame, came back after about a quarter and got sight free throws and some ounds ih the fourth period le State Playoffs reached aifinals. the formula for was a mixture of inspired d a "break" in the critical i' second round East Dup ; an 8-0 lead over Angier, ldogs closed the gap 14-13 at tne quarter, me uuuaogs mov ed on out front by 19- points at the half. 34-25. With 2:47 left in the third period Charlie Lanier brought East Duplin out front 42-41. The Bulldogs came back to lead at the end of the third 45-44. In the fourth, Jerry put East Duplin out front 45-45 with 7:41 left. Then the Panthers moved out to a 60-53 lead with three minutes to go on the shooting of Jerry and Ricky Simpson and Charlie Lanier. With 33 seconds left the Buldogs moved to within one point 66-65. Nine seconds lat er Rex Matthews hit to put the Angier cub out front 67-66. Anoth er jump ball with 17 seconds gave Angier the ball. But they they lost the ball and with 8 seconds left on the clock the Panthers Jerry Simpson pushed a long shot right into the finals to give ED a 68-67victory, in the tournaments best game. While the Panthers were in the process of eleminating Township and Angier a strong team with plenty of height from near Rocky Mount was in the same process of getting to the Duplin club by pas sing Newland, strong Allen Jay. The Red Devils of North Edgecombe High, with an overall 28-1 record eliminated Newland. of Avery P. Edgecombe In Finals County 49-43, erring a rlngt to take on Allen Jay in the semi finals. North Edgecombe's well-balan ced Bed Devils warded o<( Allen Jay's rally and advanced into the finals with a 49-44 victory. East Duplin and North Edge [ combe were hoping to regain ear lier peak from in their clash for the State Class A championship, but neither coach expressed much [satisfaction over his team's play. Coach Bill Bostic pointed out his team averaged eight errors a game in the District Two tourney, but made IS in its opening round game and had committed 12 by the halftime in the semifinals a gainst Angier in the 88-67 thril ler. Bottle also pointed out that he was real proud of his olub's show ing at times - in the tournan^ent, but all we need is Just one more. He new that his club would run with the best and they -did. but height will tell the true story, here. Well anyway you look at it East Duplin really represented ole Duplin iq real championship fash ion and the team, coaching siaif, students, and fans in this area should feel real proud. They are still our champs . . . and I be lieve they couid lick most team; in and around on a given night and that includes NorthEdgecombe. -?i zz?... -4 I,?:? E. E. Smith Basketball Champs r*?i m w m ?r:i j ...i_ i trAAn. o ??><! n Pm.f 1 nt xne cj. a. amiui nuutuu iiiaue their way to the championship by ' defeating the Charity Ycilowjac kets in the tournament. In the final game of the season rlayed at Kenan Memorial Auditorium Fri day night, March 22, the victory was apparent in the opening niin- , utes of the game. Both the girls I and boys' teams took an early lead I and maintained it throughout the; i game. L. MbGowan and C. Gra- i ham scored 10 points each, W. ?w ? ? ?? ? m ? II muurc - o anu v*. vat? - x y*. rhe final score was Wildcats 29 Yellowjackets 12. This marked the 15th victory for the girls with only one loss. High scorers for the boys were as follows: J. Graham - 16 pts., J. Smith - 10 pts-, and P. Burnetts 8 pts. The final seere^was E. E. Smith 38 and Charity 32. The boys ended the season with 15 victor, ies and 5 losses. . * i Rebels undefeated in conference nay Coach Richard Kaleel's North Duplin Rebels will open the 1963 baseball still undefeated in the conference. The Rebels bave nev er lost a conference game in sev en years under Kaleel. During the 7-year sting North Duplin has compiled an overall 36-14 record. The games they were defeated in were to AAA (Clinton, one game AA(Wallace), 7 games. The Rebs won a 9-1 series with Clinton. They have also defeated Golds boro 4-A two times. Wallace is the only club to hold an edge over ND. "Our prospects look pretty good this year with a very good crop of freshmen". Kaleel stated. "The best I have ever had in thai class,' he went on. "Our pitching won't be as strong as in recent years, but I'll have one of the best de fensive teams ever, with fair hit ting and improved pitching". The Rebels will lineup some thing like this with Joe Dixon, a sophomore, or freshman Leslie Jernigan at first. SeoonJ-basa a1 nother sophomore Tinker Tilton or Bobby Holland a freshmen. At shortstop the veteran Tommy Tucker, and Bennie Grady at third. Others that are working out at the hot corner are fpgshnCen aid Sutton and Stixhey Watp-s. ? Only one man stahdg pat in the outfield1 and that is the Re\>els power hitter Gerald King in cen ter. King will be flanked in left by Charles Rouse or Jimmy Jor dan both juniors. In right fresh men Charles King and Brad Brock will battle to start. Behind the plate will be stron arm senior Doug Guy backed up by frehsmen Tommy i a , iu Spec Byrd, returns as the number one, on the pitching staff wi.h a good fast ball and curve. Byrd had an overall 6-0 record last year. Stoney Waters, a freshman weig hing 200 pounds looks very good Sophomore Sammy Wilson look:; good and has good control. tOhers backing up the Rebs are sopnj more Keith Beaver and Larry Grady. Other freshmen that make up the best looking prusepcts at the ? ? ? ' Tournament's Most Valuable Play er: Jerry Simpson, who led the East Duplin Panthers into the State l-A I finals, was named the tournament's most valuable player by a vote of the participating coaches in the four-day event staged in the Dur ham High Gym, last week. Simpson was named the top play er on all but one of the ballots and I garnered a total of It of a possible |ao votes. The only other player gaining a first place vote was the State champion North Edgecombe's Tommy Lawrence. Named ft the first all-tourney team, alonu with Simpson, were: Bucky Gammon, North Edgecombe. Don Fish and Rex Matthews, An gler and Fred Meredith. Named to the second team with Lawrence were: Lawrence Gulley, North Edgecombe; Randy Morrow,, ^B|\Vhatever you're saving for.,. IS; ...where you save does make a difference! Join the many people who save with us for profit and safety. Also, if you're looking for a home loan, if,j^ji come in and talk to one of our home loan specialists. BUHIilVj) V.^' /tf II They are experienced in tailoring a home loan to fit I your budget. New Dividend Period Begins 0 po willed I April 1st. ? /O 0u"letlj "Don't Wait 12 Months To Earn 4%" HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS K ASSOCIATION mammtu Kinston, North Carolina I y J V. Brittle, Preildrnt ?$ I H BOMB orricm WARSAW OPFICB SNOW BOX OPT1CB f fit 604 N Qufon St. ins N Pin* St. S07 N. Or?w St. I ? Phone 523-d 1G5 Phone 2*3-71 S? Phone 747 3313 I ASSBTS OVER TWENTY-ONE MILLION DOLLARS . fc; fl $ :,>v3 -gjffmi East Duplin Seeks Coach Jerry Thigpen expects a round 40 prospects at the East DupUn baseball camp this week as the Panthers begin practice Since the school team will form fpr the first tbne Thigpen has no idea what to expect in the line of players. Of course the Panthers coach can depend on do-everything-vjtell Jerry Rebel camp are Jimmy Pate, Car lton Cashwell, Carl Morgan, Wil liam Rose, and Ed Taylor. North Duplin 1963 Baseball Scbe dale March 21 Union there March 26 Union home March 2ft Wallace there April 2 Wallace home April S Mt. Olive Jr. College home April 9 East Duplin home 4 April 19 James Kenan there April 23 Gratham home April 26 East Duplin there April 30 Midway home May 3 James Kenan hori." , h.'iy 7 Midway there Msy 10 Mt. Oliv* ?'i. C-ih'thcre May 13 Grantnam 4? ? Baseball Games Simpson for all kinds of duty. Jerry is a pitcher and infielder and a j few mare things when it comes to athletics. Then there is cousin Ricky Simpson, another infielder, along with basketball Braxton Smith, Jackie Creech, and J. B Brinkley. Coach Thigpen stated earlier in the week, "we are ready to stnrt practice and every position on tlie field is wide open". Thigpen declar ed, I'm more concerned about games than about players." We only have about six games and would like to schedule some more." i n? East Duplin IKS Baseball Schedule April 2 James Kenan home April 5 open April 9 North Duplin there April 12 open April 16 Camp LeJeune home April 19 open April 23 open April 26 North Duplin home April 30 Camp l^eJeuae there May 3 open MSy 6 open May 10 James Kenan there E-C Class AA Conference Meeting f The following schools: East Dup lin. Wallace-Rose Hill, Jones Con trol North Duplin. Richlands, Bur gaw, and James Kenan will meet Apnl 1st. in Kenansville Elemen tary School at 7-'30 p. m. - The conference is to meet and work out schedules in football, bas ketball, baseball, and track. Since the last meeting, at which time there were nine members of the newly formed EOC, Charles B. Ay cock. and Mt. Olive notified Coach Bill Taylor, secretary, that they arc not interested in coining into the conference. With the withdrawal of these two teams, that will give a* seven team conference. BRIEFS (Continued From Front) in Wilmington on April 4, 5, 6, and 7. Wilmington has made great pre parations for this annual event. Read the merchants ads in this paper. Many Duplin girls will be in the parade which will be held on ' Saturday. The Negro Agricultural building w^l held tt* dedfcatioa services on Sunday at 3 00 P. II. AD full pro gram has been plumed for the ceremony. Dr. R E. Jones State Agent North Carolina Extension lea der. win be the speaker for the oc casion. PROJECT A pari of the 1963 Sesqui-Cen tennial celebration of the Synod of North .Carolina' will be observed by a program presented on Tele vision. f?roject 160 - "Prologue" will be on WECT, Channel 6. Wil mington at 0:00 p. m. on Saturd^, March 30. The April program. . "Let Learning be Cherished" wlH be broadcast by WECT, Channel 6 on April 20 at 7:00 p. m. Evxryonc rcadb DUPLIN - TIMES claeeinid am . Call aee ai7i ron your joe printino nbem ' ' I Best Buys For The Month COME TO PAGE HOME APPLIANCE In Warsaw ?j ' ? ! 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