Evening star., 1955-02-18
Inferhigh Scramble
For p|ayoff Berihs
Tops Scholastic Gard

the O1Strlct Interhlgn League
grabs the schoolboy basketball
spotlight today and tomorrow
as both East and West Divisions
wind up their schedules with
six games, all of which will
help decide the pairings for the
league playoffs that begin a
week from Monday.
Armstrong and Spingarn. both
unbeaten in five East Division
games, clash at Tech tonight
at 7:30 o'clock to decide the No.
team in their division. Tech
will try to sew up fourth place
by taking on Eastern in a Sec
ond game at Tech.
II Tech falters, Chamberlain
hopes to be able TO tie for
fourth with Tech and Eastern
by beating winless Phelps at
Spingarn this afternoon.
The West Division action has
Western trying to ruin Coolidge's
hopes for third place this after
noon at Roosevelt. Tomorrow
night at Tech, Wilson has to
beat Cardozo and Roosevelt beat
Dunbar in order for Wilson to
tie Dunbar for fourth place.
Another headliner tonight pits
Bethesda Chevy Chase against
unbeaten Montgomery Blair in
the 34th game of their 23-year
rivalry. Blair. working on a win
streak Of 16 in a row this season,
will try to take an 1915 edge
in the series with B-CC.
Elsewhere in the Maryland BIZ
County League. High Point is at
Northwestern and Bladensburg
at Suitland. Professional rules
will be tried in the Suitland
game.
Top attractions in Virginia
find George Washington at Fair
fax, Mount Vernon at Washing
ton-Lee, Falls Church at Wake
field and Annandale at Hern-
don. st. Johns at American
University freshmen and Con-
zaga at Landon head a small list
of prep school games.
Bulls Prep assured itself of a
winning season yesterday by
surprising the Georgetown fresh
men. 68-53, for its ninth win in
Is games. It reversed a 69-57
defeat by the Hoya Frosh last
Saturday. Bulls winds up its
schedule at American Univer-
sity freshmen Monday.
Little st. Stephens, which
beat Suitland earlier this week.
tried for its second upset in a
row last night but was bumped,
70-58, by red-hot George Mason
of Falls Church. Ralph Havens
sank II points in pacing IL
Mason players used in the game |
It was George Mason's 18th win |
against three defeats. |
Nokesville practically assured
itself a spot in the Virginia
Group II District II tournament |
by whipping visiting Marshall.
52-25, last night. Gene Beavers
scored all his IL points in the
second half in leading a late
surge by the winners after
had taken an 80 lead
at the start.
Parker Gray of Alexandria, the
busiest team in the area, beat |
Manassas Regional, 60-35, last
night for its 17th win in rs
games. /
Glen Burnie beat Calvert
County, 1928. yesterday at
Prince Frederick. Md. in a game
up from today. Bill Wood
scored IA of Calvert's points.
Dunbar has a 1874 record after
returning home yesterday with a
1850 victory over Baltimore
Dunbar. Willie Jones scored "a
points, Henry Wedlock 18, Johnny
Jones 16 and Charles Jackson 10
for the winners.
John Grinnell, the Annandale
coach, led the Annandale faculty
TO 1880 victory over the varsity
ast night with % points.
TODAY.
Phelps VS.. chamberlin at Spingarn,
Spingarn VS.. Armstrong at Tech, 7:3O
Eastern at Tech. 9:15.
!, western vs. Coolidge at Roosevelt.
Anscostia at peMatha. 8.
Bladensburg at Suitland. 8.
Blair, Z.
High Point at Northwestern, z.
Sherwood at Wheaton, g.
Gaithersburg at Richard Montgom-
~. z.
Frederick sasscer at oxon Hill, 2.
Gwynn Park at Laurel. 2.
Margaret Brent at Lackey. z.
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