(Undefeated Mt. Olive Clash With James Kenan | East Central Championship Maybe Result Of Big Game Friday At Huge Kenansville Gymnasium (North Duplin Plays East Duplin In First Game In New Gym Fri. Night rhe East Central Class AA crown will be on the line once more this coming Friday night with as per usual the Tigers of James Kenan playing host to the Mt. Olive panthers. The MO girls are riding a two year winning streak, and a "-0 ECC record, but CoachCharks Byrd's Lady Tigers on a five game winning streak may. or should I say. would give a real pretty to stop the high flying Panther Ladies. It marks the first time in six years a James Kenan girl's team has won five is only second to their visitors this Friday. This past week the Tigers took a double header fromtnelr old archrivals from down Wal lace way. Both games were very exciting as the girls won 26 23. ana the boys A-40. Senior forward ace David Hinson hit 23 points to set the pace for Coach Bill Hel ton's boys. Hinson has aver aged better than 23.0 per game thus far this season. Donald Hardison led the Bulldogs with 10. While scottv "All-purpose" Lockamy had the same for JK. James Kenan 10 12 12 10-44 Wallace-RH .. ? 12 8 14-40 James Kenan; Lockamy 10. Hln son23. Pope 6. Hasty 2, Al phln, jByrd 3. Grady. Wallace RH: Hardison 10. Har rell. Hawes. Bans, WUkins. Warren. Pigford. The Tiger girls led by Peggy Lanier and JeanCavenaugh with 12 and 11 points respectively gave JK enough to win. The dif ference was ui the first quar ter as James Kenan led 10-7. James Kenan 10 8 5 3-26 Wallace-RH ... 7 8 5 3-23 James Kenan: Cavenaugh 11, Oakley 2, Wilson. Lanier 12. Nickleson. Grady 1, Sullivan. Kretsch. Wallace-RH : Wells, wayman 5. Mattock 1, James 2. Jes sup 2, Maready 2, Kelr 1. Davis. The Mourn Olive boys of the Coach Jimmy Williams ran past the Wildcats of Richlands to the tune of 64-46 with the big 6*5' center, Larry Jones contribu ting 31 points before retiring in tne third quarter. The Panther girls waylayed the Lady Wildcats 52-23 in a one-sided girl's game with B. Lee collecting 21 points ands. Berwick with 11. Mount Olive ? 12 15 '17-82 Richland* 3 3 4 13-23 Mount Olive; Berwick 17, Hol mes 5. Lee 21, Brock 1, Sim mons 4. Farmer 2, Scarborough 2, Herring. Eason. Francis. Shackleford, Brta. Wilson. ? Richlands: Whaley 6, Thomp son 4. Phillips 1. Jones 2, COACH BaL ~RSCOm,.?cKAMV Craft, Green. Taylor. Baysden, Lowe. Coach Williams' unbeated boys pulled away from the Wild cats after intermission to win going away 64-46. The Panthers bio gun at center Jones, help ed turn the game toward MO. Freddie Mohn set the pace for the Wildcats with 20 points. Mt. Olive .... 13 U 17 2344 Richlands .... 6 11 13 16-46 Mt. oUve: Simmons 14. Sutton. Jones 31, Reaves 8. Brock ft, ? Grimes 2, Horn 1, W Instead, j DaU. Kraft. Rlchlands: Home 8. wlllUms 6. Marshburn 3. F. Mohn 20. - D. Mohn 2, Hargett 7. Ellis Stevens. Howard. East Duplin High swamped Burgaw In a double header this past week with the girls win ning 38-16, and the boys 76 36. Clara Whaley sparked the ; panther girls to their fourtn win with 11 points. The "Big Three" for die boys of coach Billy Bostic were Lonnie Thigpen with 23 points, Charlie Lanier with 20. and Harry Miller with 20. In the girls games East Du plin led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, and 20-3 at the half. It marks the first time I can remember that a team fail ed to score in the first quar ter. East Duplin 14 6 16 1-38 Burgaw 0 3 8 6-16 HARRY MILLER . E. D. East Duplin: whaley 11. Lanier 9, Smith 8, T. Sanderson 6, Qulnn, Pniitt, Thlgpen 2. Gra dy 2. Williams. Harper Bos tic, a Sanderson, Potter. Burgaw: Matthews 3, Herring 2, L. Howard 2, Blake. Lewis 1, westbrook 2. S. Howard 2, Rlvenbark 5. Big Tall lanky Lonnle Thlg pen started the season very slow but has come along and hit in the twenties in nls last five games. So with Lonnle's 23 points, and ball-hawk Charlie 20. along with Harry chipping in with 20 the big "Blue" ran the Red Devils almost back to Duplin county. East Duplin . 23 14 20 18-75 Burgaw 6 8 5 17-36 East Duplin: c. Lanier 20, Pot ter 5. Thigpen 28, SyndNt Mil ler 20, H. Lanier. MCBrlde. Smith. Burgaw: Sawyer 9. Russ 2, Burch 9, Rlvenbark 4, Seam ster 5, Blake 2, Anderson 5, Wells. Robblns. The Jones Central Rockets took a douhleheader from the Rebels of North Duplin this past week in an East central clash, with the girls winning 34-29, and the boys 56-50. Senior Gerald King, the Rebs all purpose man kept North Duplin in the game with 14 points. Fred Pollock led the scoring for the Rocket's with 25. The North Duplin girls were led by Pam McCullen with 15 points, and Sue Black and Betty Kennedy set the pace for the Lady Rockets with 12 andlO points respectively. Jones Central 8 10 5 13-34 North Dupin . 8 8 ? 5-29 Jones Central- Black 12. Ken nedy 10. Boyette 5 Whaley 4, Wilson. Kinsev 3. North Dtf>lin; McCUllen 15. Kennedy 6. Christenson 5. El lis 2. cates 1, Bauman, Mc Colm an, walker. The Rebels lead by King ? failed to keep with the Ro ckets in the third quarter and fell five points short in die fourth as Jones central 01* scored them 20-11 in the third. Pollock was hot and that made the difference as North Dup lin put on a drive In the fourth out scoring the Rockets 15-10. GERALD KING - WD. I Jones Central MUM 1