The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-01

Led by little Alvin Hoo,..
bird sharp-shooting forn n Slact
1e points, speedy Jack I Anss viii
ana 8 it; 81 in. Al Mccotts0o'
points than any other co 3nf + MOT
opponent has scored on N ST1lsse NJ,
season. Hooks was the outat as Iii
man on the floor, sinking 'a .il9'
shots from all parts Of tba p o4l,
floor. Allsbrook kept ]itt, h'e W l0eal
"Weinie' Brown, New '''T H, WA
bail handling ace, on his i toas III
the way, giving local sps sOts al
a s,.s demonstration Of speedy 'd dion
bling which ranked onlv hs ttls
Browns. McCotter forced penNd
Mckoy' 6 IT. 6 in. Wildcat o tommy
to use every inch of his skys T,n,s'.
frame in the battle for w. ,''sps'
80 oh one occasion Al hi.
ted down a Wilmington SET ID, IsI
before it reached the Rock W. ns ss,
goal and again tipped a o ss+aa,
shot out of the net. On tba u r.tsg
however, McKoy controlled "D ".
backboards. 'h
Topping the local point m.,.,.
were Billy Mason with IL naS..'
and McKoy II. Both of tbese rt sor.
took a back seat behind chsr. '
Smith, second string guard, tbouss
Smith, playing only one.tb;rd .
the game. popped in 10 points "
the time when they were nesd.I
most. OO'e
The Wildcats took romn,.,
from the opening whistle as Todsv
Fennell hooked in e. baautitvl stn
from the right side of the bsss.
Allsbrook evened the score. now.
ever, with a perfect set, and lspk7
McCotter put the Blackbirds IN
front, AZ, with a push shot. Coli.
countered for Wilmington on
long set, but Allsbrook dribbed in
for a Grip to keep the invaders
ahead, Ga. That was the last
time that Rocky Mount lead
Browns free throw, Fennelrs st
Mason's layup. and Fennell's Grip
placed the Wildcats in the lead.
11-6. Alvin Hooks, high scorer Of
the contest, began his scoring
romp just before the first period
ended with a perfect set. At the
first periods end the count va
Wilmington II, Rocky Mount 5,
The contest from that point uH
til the half turned into a scoring
parade with MINIS doing most Of
the scoring. Leroy Towles and
Charlie Smith provided the spark
for Wilmington. Towles hit on ,
set which Hooks matched with a
push, making the count 1910 in
Wilmington's favor. Mason then
hooked a goal, Smith snapped
through two successive sets, and
McKoy tossed in a foul and one
handed push shot to place NHHS
in comfortable territory by a u
10 margin. A Grip by Hooks Of
Rocky Mount was followed by two
fast goals by Smith. McCotteT'
rebound made the score 26-l4, ID
the locals favor just before ToWls'
poured through a long set AT I'M
intermission Wilmington was ID
the lead, 28-14.
Going into the third stanza Ne'
Koy, who had only Tailed three
points during first half. went :"
town. He flipped in eight Of WI.
mington's first 10 points, slvln'
MINIS a lengthy 1913 lead MAJ
on's Grip, Fennell's GRIP a aaI
Smiths rebound along win ~.
toms goal for Rocky Mount maui =,
the score, 44-21, at the close ="
the third chapter.
During the final Quarter m
Blackbirds outscored Wilmins'Dn
II points to is. Hooks alone la .
ped in eight. For New Ha.0. ~,
High Mason and Brown n nstl,i INF.
Wildcats together, Billy ho''A"'
five and Brown, six.
The next New Hanover I'm IN" .
school basketball game WIZ N,
Tuesday night here againse ~
strong Durham Bulldogs; wiz ..se,
defending E a S stern Cohi ,o,,I,
champions. Last year the D.~
and Durham split a two y Tsg
series, the Bulls beating NHgs
1898, at Durham, and
winning, Pip, here.