Evening star., 1952-02-16
Win by WI Over CIV
DeadIocks Title Lead;
Tops Rash Of Upsets

Several OF the areas high school
basketball teams are minus some
prestige today after q rash of up
sets yesterday and last night.
Topping the list OF surprises wasI
Washington-Lee's 50-49 score overl
George Washington. Northwestern
slipped past Western, 1886; st.
Paul's beat Anacostia. 48-43, and
tiny Lackey Of Indian Head, Md.
stopped Charlotte Hall, 1929 forI
other surprises.
.W-L beat CIV for the first time
in 10 years in a regular season.
game and tied the Presidents for
the Northern Virginia lead. Both
teams have TEL records and win
play off for the title after their
scheduled campaigns are COM
pleted.
The crowd Of 1900 at Fort MyerI
saw the game end in confusion asl
GW's Bob Kessler tossed In al
shot that would. have put the
Presidents ahead with half a min
ute remaining only to have It'll
nullifled. Ofhcials ruled a GWl
player stayed in the lane too longI
before Kessler's basket.
Generals Come From Rear.
The Generals overcame a 1924
halftime deficit to go in front,
42-36, at the end Of the third
quarter. CIV rallied in the final
period but couldn't catch the win
ners. Kessler topped the scoringI
with 18 points while Ted Groom
led WI with 13.
Northwestern held Western'sl
high-scoring Jim Wexler to three
points and cut a six-point half
time disadvantage to edge the
Raiders in the last minute. STAN
Vance and Ben Baldwin scored
eight points each and sparked |
Northwestern's f1nal-period drive.
st. Paul's and Anacostia each
scored 18 field goals but the win
nerS' accuracy from the foul line
meant the difference. st. Paul's
made IL Of 16 free throws while
the Indians sank Z of II. Poochie
Hilleary tossed in % points for
Anacostia and Jim Klopfer Gagged
IL for st. Paul's.
Blair CIinches Title.
Lackey gave Charlotte Hall its
second defeat in IA starts as Ray
Pierce led the attack with 12l
points. The. Cadets outscored
Lackey, 13 to IL, from the floor
but sank only three foul shots to
the victor's 10.
In Montgomery County action,
Montgomery Blair clinched the
County A League title by beating |
Bethesda Chevy Chase for the
second time this year. 62-34. but
Gaithersburg reversed an early
season 50-26 defeat at the hands
of Richard Montgomery by win
ming, 47-41, to deadlock the B
League race. Jack Doane led Blair
with 19 points while Victor Col
liers', Is points helped Gathers
burg to its victory. Richard
Montgomery and Gaithersburg
will playof for the B League title
and a place in the State tourna-
ment.
Bladensburg whipped Suitland.
$3.50, to finish their Prince
Georges County A League season.
nndefeated. The, Blades Don
Green tied for scoring honors with
Suitland's Dick Smith as each
Gagged Is points. 49,. ,.z... II
TONES Tie for Lead. :
In the Catholic League double
header. st. Anthony,s tied st.
Johns for the circuits lead by
beating DeMatha, 1910, in the
second game while Priory had
little trouble with Georgetown
Prep. winning 74-46 in the opener.
Tom Cassidy paced st. Anthony's
with 16 points while Jerry Eek
holm tossed in % for Priory.
Billy Kimball tailed 10 points
to help Sherwood to q 79-41 vic
tory over Damascus while Gwynn
Park squeezed past Laurel, 42-41.
Tommy Wilson of Gwynn Park
and Paul Wright of Laurel staged
a scoring duel with Wilson win
ming. Is points to II.
.Oxon Hill gained its 18th VIC
tory in 16 games by, beating the
Capitol Pages, 57-39. Bob Cham
bers led the winners with 13
points.
Mount Vernon High School
scored one of its most impressive
victories when it defeated Lane
High of Charlottesville, 56-51, last
night. Lee Sisselberger scored 20
points for the winners. who won
for the 9th time in IL starts.