The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-14
DURHAM APPEARS
TEAM T0DEFEAT
F0RLO0P CROWN
Both Quintets Set Hot Pace
In Early Season
Contests
By GENE WARREN

GO1uS 1IlLO us l1A4Iu wen, VIZ
Eastern A Conference Of North
Carolina is led by two powerful
high school quints, Durham and
Wilmington. Each of these two
cage fives hung up victories last
week with the Wildcats rolling
over a poor Goldsboro club, 81
to IL, and Durham barely manag
ing to overcome spirited but not
as well drilled Fayetteville team
at the Soldier City, 20 to 26. These
trlumphs for both crews put them
neck in neck in the race for the
league flag, which Durham has
walked away with for the past six
seasons.
Other conference tussles last
week found a Rocky Mount ouint
receiving their third loss of the
current campaign, as Wilson eked
out 81 to % victory over them
with big Jay Clark dropping a
set shot in the hoop in the waning
seconds of the contest. The Black.
birds had dropped another tight
tilt by two points earlier in the
week to Fayetteville after being
slaughtered by Durham, 48 to %.
Raleigh made its loop debut by
rocking weak Goldsboro, 48 to 10,
as Coach Lee Stones charges led
by A. B. Pearson with IS points
dominated the fracas from the
starting to the closing whistle.
Comparing the two league lead.
ers, Wilmington and Durham.
there is some difference between
the two quints, The Cats present
on the floor a relatively small
bunch of basketballers. The lone
tall boy is Johnny McKoy, who
tips the beam at 6 feet, S inches,
in height. McKoy, who PAGES the
club in the point making depart
ment, operates from the center
position from where he is constant
ly feeding the ball off to the
smaller lads, or tipping it into the
basket from under the hoop.
AS for handling the ball, no
school in the state. can boast Of a
boy, who is as good in this art as
w. A. Brown, a small but valuable
Meter. Brown and To-day Fen
rell, the guards, move the ball
down the court so fast on the
break, that they score before the
opposition realize it. The forwards,
Billy Lee and Louis Collie, are
excellent set shots. If the quint
could establish a tighter defense,
they would furnish first rate com.
petition for any squad in the loop.
Durham places on the floor a
team of moderate height, well
built cagers, who play a rough
brand of ball, and as they proved
in Fayetteville are at their best
in the clutch. Whit Cobb, the cap
tain and only returning first
stringer from last seasons champs
is also the tallest man on the
initial lineup, but the others make
up in weight what they lack in
height. The best player on the
team, R. L. Mcdonald, YVES the
main cog in Durham's extra Pc
Rod victory, Friday. Coach Paul
Sykes has developed his offense
and defense brilliantly for the
Bulldogs work splendid1y as a
unit.
AS for defense no team, who
Durham has battled yet, have
succeeded in scoring more than 26
markers on them. Their zone has
been mbreakable thus far.
If neither of these fine fives
are defeated up to their meeting
on February 10, local fans can ex-
pect battle royal. Coach Leon
Brodgen and Tom Davis have a
big job ahead in preparing the
Hanoverians for that game.
Conference Standings