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COSTLY 14 YARDS—Stamford fullback heads goalward
for 14 yards and the final Bulldog touchdown in their
20-12 Class AA semifinals victory over the New London
Wildcats at Arlington Friday afternoon. Wills broke his
collarbone on the play. At far right (arrow) Don Camp-
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o A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
0~A Abilene, Texas, Saturday Morning, December 17, 1*5*
Lincoln Lone
Abilene Victor!Merkel, Abernathy, Avoca
At Brownwood Gain McMurry Semifinals
I BROWNWOOD, Dec 16 (RNS)- |
■ The Lincoln Longhorns of Abilene
I were the lone Key City squad to
I survive first round play in the
b Brownwood Junior High tourney
here Friday. The Longhorns topped
■ another Abilene club, North Junior
■ Broncos, 36-34. South Abilene drop-
t ped a close one to Cisco 37-36.
I Billy Decker with 12 and Gerald
Cumby with 10 topped Lincoln
I scoring. The high man for the
■ game, however, was Bronco Bobby
■ Austin with 13 counters. Austin left
" the game via the foul route mid-
e way in the final period
bell (351 leaps skyward despite an injured knee Bulldogs
on the field are guard Tommy Schoonmaker (64), tackle
Joe Wash (77), and end Truman Childress (82). Wildcat
back Buddy Iles (35) trails the play. (Staff Photo by Bob
Gulley).
Stamford Storms
Into Class AA Finals
Charles Flynn was high for the
Coyotes with 18. Leading scorer
for the victors was Jerry Mettick
with 12.
Other games in the meet had
Brownwood slapping Cross Plains
41-23. Cross Plains meets North
Abilene in the consolation round
Saturday morning. Coleman knock-
ed Ballinger into the consolation
bracket by virtue of a 42-22 victory.
Ballinger meets South Abilene in
first round consolation play
The North-Lincoln game was
high-lighted by two overtime peri-
ods. The win came with only four
seconds left in the second period
and occurred when Charles Harri-
son dropped a field goal. North
came down fast but was unable to
beat the hands of the clock.
By CHARLEY MARLER
Abernathy, Merkel, Avoca and
Ballinger adv anced to the semifi-
nals of the McMurry Invitational
Basketball tourney Friday as Wy-
lie, Hawley and Noodle dropped by
the wayside.
Merkel, whose two-man attack of
Robert McLeod and Kermit Rut-
ledge dropped Hawley, 65-48, Fri-
day night, will meet Abernathy,
which mashed Wylie, 74-25, at 2
p.m •
Avoca defeated Noodle, 75-48, to
gain the semifinals and will face
Ballinger which came up from a
60-40 first - round win over Has-
kell. These two teams will clash
at 3:15 p m. Saturday.,
The victors in these two tilts will
fight it out at 8:45 p.m. with Mer-
kel and Avoca as the favorites to
meet in this game The losers in
the semi - finals will meet at 7:30
p.m. to decide the third - place
slot.
In the quarterfinals Friday
night the Abernathy Antelopes,
whizzed through the Wylie team,
which had received a bye in the
first round. The Antelopes enjoyed
a 50 - point margin at one point
in the game.
Freddy Apperson opened the
scoring for Abernathy and they
never fell behind during the game.
Apperson was high point man
with 26, all from the floor. Team-
mate Leon Manley was second
with 15. High Wylie players were
Don Williams and Jerry James
with 8 each.
In the second night - game Mer-
kel and Hawley exchanged the lead
16 times in the first 14 minutes of
the initial half before McLeod and
Rutledge could pull Merkel ahead
to stay. These two Merkel players
were the only ones to score in the
first half.
McLeod was high for the game
with 31 points bucket on 13 charity
losses and 9 field goals. Rutledge
ON PENETRATIONS
was second with 22 points.
Calvin Cooley dropped 19 in for
the Hawley Hawks and Doc Sel-
lers had 12.
Defending tournament champ
Avoca had trouble with the Noodle
Mustangs until the second half
when Max Williams caught afire
and led the Avocans to a 75-48 vic-
tory.
Noodle held doggedly to Avoca,
never more than five points be-
hind. as the score stood at 28-25
when the first half ended. When
the second half opened Avoca
quickly forged ahead. Milton Mar-
tin dropped in two and Williams
two. Bobby Sullivan sank two free
throws for Noodle and then. Mar-
tin hit again followed by two char-
ity tosses by Lester Putman.
Then Williams bucketed four
straight shots from the floor. Put-
man contributed one and Williams
made good on another field at-
tempt and a free toss to bring the
score to 49-29 and Avoca had the
ball game sacked up.
First round games earlier in the
By FRED SANNER
Reporter-News Sports Writer
THE STORY IN FIGURES
------____— - - Stamford New London
ARLINGTON, Dec. 16 — After 4. Ne "Vara. Running 141
dine the cupboard bare in the j PSecatemre , ior 131
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2 for io Penalties. Yus. 2 for 30
finding the cupboard bare in the
first half here Friday afternoon,
the Stamford Bulldogs chewed
their way to a 20-12 Class AA semi-
finals victory over a gallant but
outfought bond of New London
Wildcats.
Thus the Bulldogs reached the
finals for the first time and will
meet Saturday's Hillsboro-Weslaco
winner Christmas week for the
fourth quarter, suffering a broken
collar bone on the 14-yard touch-
down dash.
It was Wills who had started the
championship.
After trailing 12-0 at the half.
Coach Gordon Wood’s crew
bounced bock for a pair of third
quarter TD's and fullback Donald
wills added the clincher in the
Bulldogs on the long road back, go-
ing 57 yards in three plays after
the Blue and White took the second
half kickoff on their own 43. The
scoring run was for 33 yards.
Two series later left halfback
Mike McClellan took a handoff
from quarterback Jackie Mills on
a delayed draw up the middle and
went 62 yards for the second Stam-
ford TD. Mills had set up the draw-
play with a long incomplete pass
on the play preceding. —.
Melvin Stevenson’s kick was low
to the left but he had booted the
first one and Stamford went ahead,
13-12. With 1:12 left in the fourth
quarter.
Stamford halted a fourth-quarter
Wildcat drive on the Bulldog 42
and 14 plays and 58-yards later
Wills staggered across from the
44-yard line with the final score
sparked the Wildcats to their 12-0
lead.
Kelly scored the first W ildcat TD
on a fourth-down, one - yard
plunge that climaxed a 57 - yard,
11-play drive with 36 seconds left
in the half.
Dupas Beaten
By Lightbum
And Sledge sneaked over from
the one with four seconds left after
Stamford’s Melvin Stevenson had
fumbled a Statue of Liberty hand-
off oh the Bulldog 14. An 11 - yard
pass from Sledge to Kelly put the
ball on the three and two plays
later Sledge scored
of the game. . The first extra point try by end
T magician Jacky Sledge andDan Thompson was wide by a
right halfback Buddy Kelly, who foot to the left and Stamford cen-
had been injured about half of the
season and was a doubtful starter.
Injury to Fullback Wills
Puts Damper on Bulldogs
By HARLESS WADE
Reporter-News Sports Writer
ARLINGTON, Dec. 16-Despite a
stirring playoff victory the Stam-
ford dressing room wss a solemn
acene hern this cold December
afternoon.
Stinnett Pushes
Into A Finals
VERNON, Tex , Dec. IS F
Stinnett's Rattlesnakes pushed into
the finals of Class A schoolboy
football tonight by beating Chilli-
eothe on penetrations in a bristling
20-20 tie
Veon Scott. Chillicothe's great
back, had a try for point blocked
in the last 55 seconds that would
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 WP—Ludwig
Lightburn moved forward persist-
ently against a dancing target to-
night to win a unanimous decision
over Ralph Dupas of New Orleans
in an interesting 10-round match
at Madison Square Garden. Dupas
weighed 138%, Lightburn 13744.
So close was this match between have given his team victory.
the steady ever-onward puncher | Stinnett rolled on undefeated
from British Honduras and thehomh 14 straight games and will
clever, 20-year-old boxer from the | through 14 straight games ana win
South that Referee Harry Kessler | meet Deer Park for the champion-
called it one of the closest fights ship next week. It was the first loss
be ever had to score.
. Kessler, who handled the bout in 4
capable fashion, voted 5-4-1 for
Lightburn The AP card was a
tight 5-4-1 for Lightburn with a
flurry of punches in the final sec- |
onds deciding the issue.
for Chillicothe.
ter Arch Pardue blocked Thomp-
son's second extra point attempt
Stamford's McClellan and Wills
shared ground-gaining honors with
Kelly while Sledge and Kelly stole
the aerial show. lavelland Whinc
McClellan led with 138 yards in Levelland WHIPS
14 carries. Wills had 101 in 17,
and Kelly ripped off 78 in 13.
Sledge, a master faker, complet-
ed seven of 14 passes for 189 yards
with Kelly catching five for 59.
Three lost fumbles cost the Bull-
Plainview, 45-37
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its
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day:
Abernathy flicked Winters. 48-33.
Manley won high point honors
with 17. Apperson dropped in 14
and Winters’ Lynn Faubion got 16.
Colorado City bowed out to Noo-
dle, 58-44. High point man was
Reynol Vancil of Noodle with 19.
He was followed by Sullivan with
17 and two Colorado City players,
Billy Simmons, 14, and Jim Rich-
ardson. 12.
Ballinger moved into the semi-fi-
nals by licking Haskell, 60-40. Har-
old Hudgens led Ballinger to the
win with 14 points. Charles Jack-
son dumped in 10.
In consolation rounds Aspermont
defeated Hamlin, 42-32, and Jayton
pushed past Colorado City, 53-37.
Saturday’s activities will begin
at 8 a m Saturday with play in
the consolation bracket Winters
will meet Wylie at that time. At
9:15 Jayton Mid Haskell will clash
and at 10:30 Aspermont will be
matched with the winner of the
Winters - Wylie affair. The con-
solation bracket championship will
be played off at 6:15 p.m.
A chilled crowd of 5,00 saw Stin-
nett outplay Chillicothe, penetrat-
ing the 20-yard line four times to
three. N
The Rattlers romped to 233 yards
on the ground and 53 in the air
compared to 195 rushing and 121
passing for Chillicothe. Scott was
the leading ground-gainer, making
162 yards.
Stinnett scored late in the first
quarter on a 38-yard drive set up
by a Chillicothe fumble. Quarter-
back Larry Dawson rammed over
from the one and fullback George 1
Bodey ran the conversion across.
Early in the second period Chilli-
cothe tied the score with a 58-
yard surge un 11 plays. Fullback
David Spears went over from the
four and Scott kicked the extra
point.
Bodey climaxed a Stinnett 76-
yard drive shortly afterward by
smacking right guard for another
touchdown, and Dawson hammered
over for the extra point
Chillicothe came back to drive
69 yards in 3 plays to tie the score
at 14-14 as the half ended. Spears
made the touchdown from two
yards out, and Scott earned over
for the conversion.
The third period was scoreless,
but Stinnett paraded 59 yards for
its third touchdown in the fourth
quarter Dawson hit canter from
a yard out, but Freddie Thomp-
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WILDCATS, 90-56
SAN MARCOS. Dec to-The
Southwest Texas State Bob-
cats overpowered the Abilene
Christian College Wildcats here
Friday night. 90-56, in the first
game of a two-night series.
The Bobcats led at the end
of each quarter of action. 30-14,
42 27. and 64-33.
James (the Rooster) Emer-
son was high point man for
the Wildcats with 20 Bobcat
Barney Aaron copped the game
high point honors with 22 and
teammate Bobby Roberts tied
Emerson's 30 Second high
ACC player was Don Wolf
with 10
TOTALS:
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LEVELLAND, Dec. 16 (RNS)-
Levelland rambled over Plainview
here Friday night 45-37 in the first
... District 1-AAA tilt for both teams
----The Wildcats lost two fumbles The host's early 12-8 first quarter
they could go out there and win and had g fourth-quarter pass in-'lead was never disputed,
the game They did." | tercepted - A A
The Bulldogs seemed to agree In addition to the running of Mce elland, followed by Chester
among themselves that New Lon-Clellan and Wills and the, terrific son's 12. Jerry Hodges netted 9 and
doc wasn’t the "toughest" team line play of the Bulldogs in the Cliff Hartley had 8 for the visitors,
they had played this fall This second half. a prime factor in the LEVELLAND: Jackson 4412:
honor went to Breckenridge, their Stamford victory was the punting Brown 2-0-2; Railey 102: Corbin
quarter-finals opponent. 1 of halfback Ricky Giles, who zv- 3-7-13; Suddreth 102; Rawls,3-28.
However, Stamford lads had kind eraged 45 3 yards on four kicks, Billingsley 1-0-2; Ranson 04-4; To-
words for New London quarterback the longest 58 yards. tals: 15-17-45.
Jacky Sledge and guard Merle After a scoreless first quarter in PLAINVIEW: Hodges 259: Hart
Littlefield. . which neither side seriously threat-ley 4 0-8 Simmons 3-1-7: Foster
Sledge was praised for his of-ened the East Texas Wildcats of 2-3-7; Laird 3-0-6; Totals 14-0-37
tensive work while Littlefield was Coach John Ramseur came to life -—:
the boy fingered as the “toughest” with a 57-yard drive in the waning p . ThumAment
on defense minutes of the first half Koby 1 ournomenr
The Bulldogs took their time They had gained , 20 . yard-line A.:. Canifinale
dressing. It wasn I until shadows penetration earlier but were halted Gains pemirinors
were heavy and less than a half on the Stamford 13 by Tom Me
dozen players left in the room when Clellan’s fumble ROBY. Dec 16 (RNSSix
the first signs of wild joy broke, A 9-yard dash by Kelly and an games brought the Ruby Girls Bas:
We’re going to miss him, he’s al Did Wood gripe or "chew" his ^ _------.------
great guy.” Bulldogs out at halftime No I dogs at least one TD and halted a
McClellan asked reporters in the didn’t, he said. T simply told pair of Stamford drives,
dressing room to “please put all I them if they were a football team The Wildcats a
you can in the paper about ole
Wills . . . that boy played a great
game.”
Tackle Joe Wash, biggest of the
Bulldogs at IM pounds, took time
out from the shower room to dis-
It was the quietness of injury,
nothing else, that put the damper out IrVE Us ----=_____
on wild shouting and screams of cuss the game. “Breckenridge was
joy. -
better than this New London team.
There was cause for great hap- but those boys out there today had
piness in each of the Bulldogs’
hearts for only moments earlier
they had clinched a berth in the
state Class AA grid finals.
But victorious emotions were
withheld. It was actually a picture
of despair as the Stamford young
sters gathered around teammate
Donald Wills, who was slumped
forward in the arms of HSU
trainer Jackie Copeland. Wills was
suffering with a broken collar-bone.
Less than five minutes before
this scene developed fullback Wills
personally einched the victory, rip-
ping his way 14 bruising yards for
Stamford’s final touchdown.
it was on the way to this TD
that Wills suffered the broken bone
Actually, the tough 170-pound Bull-
dog scored the TD after the bone
was crushed.
Wills said after breaking through
a hole at left tackle he ran into a
linebacker and the bone snapped
when he bounced away He still
had some 10 yards to stagger to
find paydirt.
Copeland, assisting the Bulldogs
for this playoff game, helped
Stamford’s team doctor. L F.
Metz, set Wills’ break on the spot.
It won Coach Gordon Wood who
a great team and would give any-
body plenty of trouble.”
Did Wash think any of the op-
pooeate were outstanding? "All
those linebackers gave us trouble,”
he said.
From out of the chatter McClel-
Ian pointed out: “We had our rec-
ord broken. It was the first time
this year a team has scored more
than once against us
Mills broke at with, “That’s right
and another record fell too. ..it
TOTALS:
14
Larry Corbin dunked 13 for Lev-
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T’morton Rips
Seymour, 77-48
THROCKMORTON Dec 14 Suinnetr
RNS — Throckmorton won two Chiteoth,
of the three basketball games -7-
son's try for point failed
Chillicothe tied the score for the
| third time when Jack Holden re-
| covered a Stinnett fumble on the
Rattler 34. On the ninth play Scott
passed eight yards to Douglas Rea-
I gan for the touchdown Thompson
dashed through to block Scott’s fry
played here Friday night with Sey-
mour The nightcap saw the var-
sity unit top the visitors 77-48 The
program was opened by a second
a ,yaru qasu ., ....,______-______— Throckmorton victory, this being in
| 11 yard keeper by Sledge and a 23 ketball Tournament down to the junior high where the final was
. from Tom McClellan to semifinals stage here Friday night 25-16. The “B” game went to Sey-
was the first time we were ever ""From out of one corner a Bull-447 TaaF OM Tom Mecielan to semifinals stage here Friday rught
behind this season.” The Bulldogs dog shouted, “Yea for West Texas, Buddy Des were the key plays as Roby dumped Noodle. 67-62 mour 49-38.
trailed 12-8 at halftime we showed those East Texans. with Kelly scoring from -the one. Hawley slapped Westbrook, 74-40. Letterman Robert Lilly racked in
Stamford tried a Statue of Lib- Rotan defeated Anson. 57 33 and ten field goals and hit a healthy 12
erty from its own 22 and guard Wylie rolled over Hamlin 58-19 on I field goals to lead both teams in
Ernest Gounah recovered Steven- the championship side of the the points field with 82. Another
son’s fumble on the 14 to set up bracket Throckmorton lad, Billy Davis
the TD Sledge tallied from the Roby C downed Colorado City was second in scoring with 17
one. 48-46 and Merkel whammed Roby THROCKMORTON 77: Lilly 10-
Except for one sustained drive B 33-26 in consolation play. 12-32: Davis 7-3-17; Gober 5-4-14:
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broke up the quiet huddle around
Wills Entering the room late.
Wood jumped on a wooden bench
and said, “Hey, you boys, listen
for just a minute.”
“We almost got beat out there Ena s 4
today because we weren’t ready, ah
now let’s make up our minds now
to get ready for next week.”
The Stamford mentor continued: E
“We will not have Wills next week
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After a slight hesitation, Wood Ee. c
then yelled, “Are you going to be J M:EA
ready?" The Bulldogs replied in
unison, “Yesss Sirrr."
Once again the room became
quiet. Heeds bowed A prayer of
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ling. 33-14, to gain the state Class TOTALS:
A schoolboy football finals a see- Winters
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The Drer were trailing 12-14. un- 195E
til they began their late comeback. Robinson
They outgained Luling 309 yards =
to 160, on the ground and com- C
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yards. Luling completed four of 14
End Dallas Christian returned
the short kickoff to the Bulldog 43
| Mills tossed an incomplete pass to
Westminster (Ya.) M. Waynesburg 62.,
Onantice Marines 102. Carmatie Tech M4
Berea 84. Wilmington (Ohle) 75 lover
Warner 81. Fairleigh Dickinson 68
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Mount Union 67. Wittenberg 64
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Christian before Wills took over.
The 172 - pound pile driver raced
to the New London 40 on the' first
i play, picked up seven to the 33 on
the next, and raced 33 yards over
right tackle for the TD with 10:31
remaining in the third quarter.
Stevenson kicked the goal
Giles’ 58 - yarder put the Wild-
cats on their own 20 and the next
punt exchange found Stamford on
its own 38. Once again Mills used
| the deep, incomplete pass to Chris- 1
I tian to set up the draw
tion title \Cauley 1-1-3; Ryan 3-2-8; Karr
Gloria Lawlis led Noodle with a 10-2; Totals 21-8-48.
grand total of 46 points a’ Lucille I -------
Wilburn hit 31 for Baby Virginia Chare Rio 6 Win
Sellers made M for Hawley and Spears, Dig b Win
Bobbie Carter sank 15 for West- Spears Heating defeated Brick-
brook. Janie Hargrove led Rocan layer’s Union 46-33 and Big Six
as usual with 27 points and Meta stores squeezed post the Reporter
Davis tallied 18 for Anson. Lereme News 70-67 in one overtime in City
Perceil and Charlene Hamilton tip- Recreation Laamde olay at Fair
ped in 16 for Wylie, followed by Recreation League PAX, at
Johnston of Hamlin with 8 Park Gym. Friday night.--
On the next play McClellan came
through the wide hole up the cen- FAaa .,„..... ....
ter, cut for the left sideline and _ The Paint Creek girls swept two
waltzed down it for 62 yards and a
touchdown with 1:12 left in the
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victory, for the fans and opponents
across the way.
* was indeed a fitting benedie-
tion to an afternoon filled with
clean and hard-hitting football.
Every Bulldog in the room sang
praise for Wills Quarterback Jack-
ie Milla and McClellan were lead-
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third quarter
After gaining the Bulldog 33, the
Wildcats in four plays were push-
ed beck to the Stamford 42 by
Royce West, Truman Childress,
Giles and Don Martin Martin trap-
ped Sledge for seven yards on the
fourth down attempt and the Bull-
dogs took ever
will, got 34 of the needed 58
yards and McClellan picked up 22.
Wills went over from 14 yards
out, breaking his collarbone as be
crashed off a linebacker
* Childress, West, Martin Pardue,
tackles Joe Wash and Dale Robin-
son and Wills and McClellan led
the Stamford defense Tackle
Marie Littlefield, end Thompson,
and Kelly and Sledge paced the
Wildcats
cage games from Aspermont here
Friday night. The score was 46-41 .
in the A game and 42-26 in the B Plains moved into the finals of the
game The boys games were call- , Baird eage tournament here Fri-
Mint A game Netta Walton was day night in the boys division and
high for Paint Creek with 45 points
and Glenda Perry and Nancy Cal
loway each hit 17 for Aspermont
Cynthia Russell sank 12 for Paint
Creek and Carol Moore got 11 for
Aspermont in the B game
Hartack III
MIAMI Fla., Dec. 16 e—Jockey
Willie Hartack leading rider of
the year cancelled five mounts at
Tropical Park today due to illness
He was to have returned to saddle
action following a 10-day suspen-
sion. w
BAIRD, Dec. 16 (RNS) —Cross
will meet the winner of the Clyde
Luders game for the champion-
ship Saturday in the girts slots.
Clyde plays Croat Plains and
Lawn tests Baird B in the girts
semifinals Saturday, the winners
going for the crown.
Lawn and Baird vaulted into the
finals in the consolation champion-
ship and will fight it out for high
honors Saturday in the boysi divis-
ion Lueders meets Moran and
Baird takes on Cisco for the final
the winners and Buster James tal-
lying 10 for Moran Baud whipped
Cisco B 34-33 after Lueders
downed Cisco B 49-43 ir s double
overtime Lawn edged Abilene B.
44-40 to round out the boys action
for the night
Clyde defeated Lueders, 51-27
and Baird B beat Cisco B 41-32
in the girls lilts
TOTALS:
is in M as
FG FT FF IT
AT E E
1
Sel 1
Bride
as all
Ala •
Not •
ere
as
ard ha
tion
Spit
(three
and B
Half time score: Noodle M. Colorado
ME r.W#
“ TTY
Boys high scorers: Baird, James i
Tyson 13 and Lisenbee 21 for Cis-
co 8; Lueders, Reeves 16 and-8
Cisco B. Lisenbee. 20: Lawn Hay 1
Hudson 20 and Abilene R Kenneth 3
ists spots in the girls
Cross Plains slammed Moran,
47-81 with Moore hitting 20 for I son, 2
Cook, 11.
—Girls high scorers: Clyde, Shir-
lev Shipman 20 and Lueder Ann
Kesee, 20; Cisco ■ Shirley Clem
ent, 12 and Baird B, Jo McPher
TOTALS:
sir
F
TOTALS:
EATEN
Nov
Nov
M. B.
1956-Se
Novice
On I
the to
with L
follow:
17. Bu
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Feb. s
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