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Mt. Olive Boys Win East I EAST DUPUN GIRLS UPSET MT.OLIVE FOR EAST CENTRAL CROWN MT OLIVE, JAMES KENAN, EAST DUPLIN, AND WALLACE KOSE HILL ENTER DISTRICT 2-A TOURNEY IN JACKSONVILLE ^ Who wouldn't be all smiles? Mi. Olive's Coach Jimmy Williams seem to be real pleased with what BUI Taylor Is savins. The Mt. Olive team had Just won the East Central 2-A Conference tournament championship, defeating the East Duplin Panthers for the crown. The panthers of Williams will take a perfect 23-) record to the District 2-A Playoffs in Jacksonville this week. Coach Larry Stewart of East Duplin feels pretty good about this time. His Panther girls tract die Mt. Olive girls In the East Central Conference basketball tourlmnent for {he championship. On Coach Stewart's right stands a real happy player in All Conference, Judy Smith, and as equally happy on the left is another all conference In Ada Thigpen. These two girls were outstanding in the tournament. The East Central J-A Con ference basketball tournament Cot undrew ay this past Tues day night in Kenansville with a real bang. Every night was almost a complete sell out as the first EOC basketball tour ney ended with glory for Coach Jimmy Williams' Mt. Olive bogrs winning the championship. Coach Williams' boys, one of the most outstanding ever to play in the huge gym, captured the 2-A conference crown defeating a real good East Duplin team, and run their undefeated record to S-0. Coach Dave McClenny's equal ly outstanding girls team fell to a real scrappy sextet of Coach Larry Stewart's from East Duplin in the champion ship game. Williams' undefeated Panth er boys along with East Duplin, WaOace-RH, and James Kenan travel down to the District 2-A Playoffs in Jacksonville this The EJCC tourney opened with the girls of Coach L. S. Guy from North Duplin and the Lady Bulldogs from Wal lace dropping James Kenan mid Jones Central from die tournament. The Bulldog girls came from behind to stop the Rocket girls 25-23, behind the shooting of Sue Jessup. All Conference Pam McCullen, and die outstanding "scholastic athletic" in the county, almost outscored the entire Kenan girls team with 22 points as Guy's Lady Rebels defeated Kenan 44-27. Peggy Lanier, JK's selection to the all-con ference team was high for the Lady Tigers with 14 points. The first night also saw two boys teams lose out as Coach Bill Helton's Tiger boys edged I a real good Richlands team 44 40, behind the fine play of C. H. Pope, David Hinson, Scotty j Lockamy. Another Tiger that looked real good on defense was young strindbean Vance Alphin for JK Hinson was Jamas Kenan's choice on the jjfeal! conference team. Senior Preddle Mohn, an outstanding ^athletic at the Wildcat school SLut the scoring in their only i game with 17 points. ! In the second boys <"?"* the ^ Jones Central Rockets pulled from East Duplin under Coach f Stewart came close to losing 1< but AH Conference Clara Wha- f: ley and All Conference Tho- I masine Sanderson led them to e a 21-17 win. The MO girls drew t a bye, since Burgaw with- s drew, and they were the regu- e lar season champions 5 Coach Mcdenn'ys Panther girls had their hands full in the first outings Coach Guy's Lady Rebels almost pulled the biggest upset. Depth finally de termined the winners by a 35 31 score and of course it was the big team from Mount Olive. All Conference Mary Berwick led the MO girls with 20 points. I Pam McCullen led the Rebel < girls on their way out with 14. Once again the East Duplin girls had to really fight to down a scrappy Wallace-Rose ion team 2S-21, behind the shooting of Clara Whaley. Wha ley was the leading girl scorer in the tournament with 33 points. On the same right Coach Billy Bostic's East Dup lin boys side tracked the Roc kets from Jones Central 7346. behind the shooting of Harry "scooter" Miller and Charlie Lanier. Lanier, the big man in the Panther attack, was an all conference selection along with Miller. Lanier, is just a junior and averaged better than 20 points per game for Bostic's Panthers. Little deadeye Miller hit a season high against the Rockets with 32 points. Coach Williams power-pack ed Panthers ran past the Tig ers in the semifinals 70-46, with big center Larry Jones collect ing 22 points. Jones, an all conference selection, was the oustanding player in the tour nament. Scotty Lockamy, a real good steady performer set the attack for JK with 19 points. On the final night of the tou nament it was all Mt. Olive and East Duplin and the house was packed. The stage was set for two of the most spectacular perfor mances ever seen in the Kenan Auditorium. Of course the girls would out perform the boy* McClenny's Mt. Olive girls had come all the way and were un beaten in the conference, but little did he or anyone else know that Stewart's East Dup lin girls were going to take him into two overtimes and drop hi* great teem from the undefeated ranks. Much could be said about the boys game, that is la the first half, but it was aO MO in the second half. The East Duplin girls play ore took an 8-5, first quarter ead and went even further out ront leading 20-10, at the half, n the third period MO outscor id them 11-9, and really put he freeze on in the fourth coring 8 points while ED fail sd to score. This tied the score 9-29 at the end of the regular ;ame. Two all conference selec Jons made the score 31-31 at he first over time. Barwick for Mount Olive and Ada Thigpen For ED. Then in the second ivertime Judy Smith hit a free throw and Clara Whaley hit another for the championship. The undefeated Mount Olive boys really had to go all out in the first half against a fired up East Duplin team, but it was just too much Jones, and Simmons. And another steady for MO, Dickie Reaves. Jones, "Mr. Inside" in the MO attack, hit from everywhere and came out with 32 points and an out standing job well done. Mr. Outside, Doug Simmons was third high in the scoring for MO with 23 points and Reves came in with 24. Charlie Lanier set the pace for East Duplin's cause with 23 points and Harry Miller had 17. FACTS FROM THE TOURNAMENT Most outstanding "Scholastic V Athlete" award* were present ed at the tournament. C. H Pope, Jr. of James Kenan, an C.H. Pope, jr., of Juan Ken an High was presented die co veted award as DupUn County's most outstanding "scholastic Athlete" of 196* at die recent conference tournament. This a ward Is sponsored by the Duplin Times Progress Sentinel. outstanding student as well as in athletics was presented the scholastic-athletic award for 1964. . . . C. H. has the high scholastic average for three and one half years of any sen ior athlete in the county. . . in fact C. H. was the only senior boy that plays bas ketball in the county that has an "A" average over the past three and a half years. Any boy should be real proud of this honor and if you see C. H. . . you tell him so . . Pam McCul len of North Duplin was' the Pam Mcuuicn a wortn uuplln High was presented the coveted award as Duplin County's roost outstanding "Scholastic Ath lete" of 1964 at the recent con ference tournament. This award is sponsored by the Deplln Times-Progress Sentinel. girl that received the 'scho lastic - Athlete" award for 19 64. Pam . . . just like C. H., was the only senior girl playing basketball that had an "A" average. I would like to say congratulation to Pam and C. H. for this outstanding achieve ment. Who will be the winner next year v. . maybe you. . . . Hie sportsmanshp tro phies were presented to the North Duplin boys and the Richlands girls . . Mt. Olive girls regular season champions in the conference with a 13-0 record. East Duplin defeated the MO girls for the tourna ment championship. The coach of the year should be Jimmy Williams of Mt Olive. They de feated East Duplin for the tourney chaimpions and are now 23-0 for the season . . . Larry Jones, 6'5" center for Mount Olive was this writers selection as the player NOW ig the time to see us for mi mot ik&k TOP SOU MARL prompt service free estimates Billy B. Fussell LAND CLEARING & DRAINAGE CO. Phone 289 3565 - Box 1 I Harry Millar, Doug Simmon*. I Dickie Reeves. Charlie Lanier, .... Jones was the leading scorer wth 73 points, ED's La nier was second high with 60. Miller ami Simmons had so each and Reaves SB. Clara Whaky led the girts with 33. Pam McCullen had 33 for high. Mary Berwick had 31 . All Conference team: Doug Sim mons and Larry Jonas Mt. (Rive; David Hinaon, James Kenan; Charlie Luier and Harry Miller, East Duplin; Freddie Mohn, Richland*; Don Hardison and John Wilkina. Wallace-Rose Hill; Wesley Smith, Jones Central; and Ger ald King. North Duplin. For the girls team it was Pam McCullen, North Duplin; Caro lyn Holmes, Diane Lee, and Mary Del Berwick, Mt. Olive; Thomasine Sanderaon and Clara Whaley of East Duplin; Patty Tollesfreed, Richland*; Terry Kennedy, North Duplin; Peggy Lanier, Jama* Kenan; Sue Scott Kichlands Msrjork Weils, Wallace-Rose Hill. . . . this year an all cooler rhnnrliiailan selection wae made: Kat Fountain and Har riet Ot*ary of James Kenan. Fountain and Sylvlt Mercer of East Duplin, Allane Lowe of Mt. Olive, and Janet Bell, Linda Lanier and Georgia Hall of Wallace-Rose Hill. DISTRICT t-A PLAYOFFS Wallace-Rose Hill defeated Morehead City in the first game in overtime, 6Mt Joe Hatts led the attack for the Bulldogs with IS points. George Dill had SO and Rodney Kemp as to lead Morehead. Batts was the big man in the overtime get ting seven points. Wallace- I Rose Hill 13 U 7 17 1345 Morehead City 10 13 30 11 1M3 W-RH: Hardiaon >, Milstead. Horrell 3, Pigford 6, Ha wee 4, Longest S, BMW at, nam ?? WUklns 11. Morehead Lee 1, Brtttinghsm 1. Hatcher 2. Dfll *>. McCleaa 10, Kemp H Sewell 7. In the second game the Beau Kenan 5M?, in a real exciting game that was much closer than the score indicated, the Tigers were in the game up untO late in the third quarter. Scatty Lockamy led JX with IS points. Pour at the Sea Dags nit in double figures with Brady Way leading the attack with 14. Beaufort 18 11 9 18-66 James Kenan 11 7 U M Beaufort: Woodard 10, Stanley 12, Way 14. Pale 10 Bertram 8, Pinor, Pech, Temple S, Lewis, Duncan. James Kenan: Lockamy IS, Quinn, Brinson, Jones, Britt 8, Alphin 7, Ingram, Byrd 4, Grady, Pope 3. Hasty 4. T^MMorehead City n Walton OsT&Mufort vs June* Kenan ^oo'HwSock n East Duplin i 8:30 Mt Olive Tl Camp Le Frid^' at 7:00 and 8:88 I .Saturday I 8:00 finale DISTRICT 1-A TOURNAMENT I Kenan Memorial Auditorium Kenanaville, North Carolina March 0 and 7 - 11-14 I DANCE The Simmons ? Mewbern-Tur ner Post of the American Le gion plans to have a dance at the Hut at Maxwell's Mill Sat urday night, March 7. Music by the Rythmaires of Goldsboro A ?mail admission charge will benefit a Legion cause. Tbe public ia invited. All New luxury Ranges At Page Home Appliances In Warsaw If If s A Custom Made (Free Standing) Or A Flair, Built-in 1 Or Drcp-ta Range, You Will Find H At rage's In Warsaw. 2 oven Flair by FRIGIDAIRE ...at POPULAR PRICE! ? Dramatic built-in beauty and eye-level convenience yet it installs as easily as conventional range! ? Both oven doors glide up to open out of the way. See in as you bake through decorative filigree glass. ? 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