The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-03-28
Awards Presented; Interest
And Attendance Good
Throughout Tourney

The Mocksville quint rang up
a 1926 victory over the fight
ing West Jefferson boys in the
final night of play in the all-star
tournament on Friday night at
the gymnasium here.
In the opening minutes OF play,
both teams scored two goals and
the highly favored, tall lads from
Mocksville, seemed disconnected.
At the end of the first quarter,
however, the visitors led by a
margin of la.
At the half, Mocksville still
led by a margin of rs and West
Jefferson had not scored. How
ever, the West Jefferson boys
were playing a hard defensive
game and suffered from the loss
Of two players, Captain r. c.
Miller and Parks Coward, who
were both injured in the West
rson-Fleetwood game.
The local boys gave the visit
ing team a great deal of opposl-
ton. but the Mocksville quint
kept the lead, ringing up a 63-26
victory. Ed Weaver was high
scorer for the w. J. team, with a
total of 8 points, while Tomlinson,
rangy center of the Mocksville
team, rang up Is points.
In the finals of the girls
Eame, the Nathan's Creek all
stars won over the West Jeffer-
son sextet, 1925.
Mary Sturdivant, Vivian john
son and Bobby Miller, w. j. for
wards, gave the Nathan's Creek
girls plenty of opposition but
Margaret Bowers, Mildred At
wood and Shirley Cooper contin-
ued to ring up goals on their end
Of the court.
At the half, Nathan's Creek had
scored % points and West JET
ferson z. In the final count, the
score was 1926.
In the semi-finals, on Thurs
day night, the Hollis boys were
eliminated by the Mocksville
five, 1927.
West Jefferson easily defeated
Fleetwood, 1922.
In the girls game, the Nathan's
Creek all-stars defeated the Elk
land girls. 1882: The West JEFF
ferson girls defeated the Lansing
quint by one point in thrilling
last minute of play by field
goal by Vivian Johnson. In the
final two seconds of play, hack
ing foul was called against w. j.,
giving Lansing chance to tie
the score if both shots were made.
The forward sent the first try
squarely through the net, but
missed the second free toss, after
the game was officially over. The
flnal score was Zl-lO.
In the all-star awards, Mildred
Atwood, of Nathan's Creek, won
the ''best all-round player" and
high scorer awards and Vivian
johnson won the "best sports
manship" award. Tomlinson, OF
Mocksville, won the high scorer
award for the boys; Jimmy La
than. Mocksville, won the ''best
all-round" award and Tam Nc
MILAN, of West jefferson, won
the craftsmanship award.
The all-star memorial team, Sc
lected by the officials, for the
girls was composed of: Bowers,
forward, Nathan's Creek; Jones,
forward, Elkland; Young, center
forward, Lansing; Johnson, West
Jefferson, placed at guard po-
sition although a forward; Alb
sher, guard, Nathan's Creek; Mil
Ter, guard, West Jefferson.
The boys team was composed
of Withrow, guard, Hollis; La
than, guard, Mocksville; Tom
linson, center, Mocksville; F..
Jones, forward, West Jefferson;
and Stuart, forward, Fleetwood.
Referees for the tourney were
Worth Sweet, Jim Story and Jim
Graham.
The awards were presented by
Zeb v. Dickson, principal of West
Jefferson high school. Proceeds
from the tournament will be used
for improving the physical educa-
ton department of the school.
This all-star tournament will
be an annual event, it was an
n0alnced.