Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Cu|exico Cagers Defeat
Central I'm Overtime Game
BY BURDETTE KINNE
Post-Press Sports Editor

Lady Luck, the tickle gal
who holds the balance OF
power in a good share OF
athletic contests, placed her four
| leaf clover on the head OF Coach
Edward Covington and his Calexico
Bulldogs Friday night as the border
city basketball team defeated Ell
Centre high school. 1864, in the
second overtime period.
The Calexico and Ell Centre high
school basketball teams that took
the floor Friday night were prob
ably the most evenly matched squads
to meet on the Calexico court in its
three-year history, and it took a
nod from Dame Fortune to turn the
tide in the second extra session.
Andrade Scores
The score was deadlocked, 1892,
when the gun ending the game
sounded. Each team added a bas-
ket in the first minute over
time for a 34-34 score. 1t was then
that Lauro Andrade, fleet-footed
Calexico guard, dribbled the length
of the court to flip in the basket
which won the ball game in the
second extra session. 1t was the
only basket Andrade scored in the
entire game.
The victory, besides putting Cal
exico in the league lead, preserved
Bulldog league victory record.
Coach Covingtons cagers have never
dropped a league game in the Cal
exico gymnasium.
While it was Lauro Andrade who
furnished the winning points for
Calexico, it was the sharpshooting
of Alex Rivera and Hector Linn
that kept the Bulldogs in the ball
game in the final quarter of play
Rivera canned IL points to lead
the Bulldog attack and Linn, one
of the loops best guards, stacked
up nine digits for second high hon.
ors. Warren Riedy topped Ell Gen.
tro scorers with IA points.
See-Saw Affair
The game was a See-SaW affair
with the lead changing hands seven
times. El Centro rushed into 90
lead in the first four minutes of
play before Calexico could get un-
derway. Tackett Gagged setup, Fred
Robertson dropped a goal and a
free throw, Patterson fired a setup
and Kobata tipped one in for a 90
edge
Rivera dropped two field goals
and a free shot to bring Calexico
within four points of the Spartans
at the end Of the first quarter. Al
cantar started the second quarter
scoring with a free shot and Carlos
Garlic canned three quick setups
for a 1873 Calexico edge. The
points were the only ones scored by
Garlic in the entire game.
Calexico traded baskets with Ell
Centro to hold 1913 lead at the
end of the first half.
The Ell Centre offense, which
begged midway in the first period
when Guard Allen Kobata was
elected from the game on fouls,
spanked into action again in the
third period. Linn put the Bulldogs
ahead 1918 with a one-hander, but
three free shots brought Ell Centre
within three points of the Bulldogs
Riedy Stars
| Red Riedy canned two setups
under the basket for 20-l9 Ell Gen.
tro lead and Tackett made it 22-1s
with a shot from the foul circle
The rival squads traded baskets
leaving the score 1923 at the enc
of the third period.
Ell Centro held the edge unit
midway into the fourth quarter
when Rivera and Linn took over
Ell Centro led 1924 when Rivera
dropped successive one handler.
from the foul circle and Linn cageC
a Setup for a 1929 Calexico lead
Riedy tied the game at 30-30, Rivers
put Calexico back in front witt
another of his favorite one-hant
shots.
Substitute Tom Osa kept Ell Cen.
tro in the ball game with baske
in the last IS seconds and Bill
Patterson passed up chance for al
FL Centre win by missing FIRE,
throw in the final ten seconds.