Evening star., 1955-02-22
Carroll Five Fools
Coach by Breaking
Armstrong S Streak

Coach Bob Dwyer of Carroll
Highs basketball team wasn't
exactly throwing in the towel.
but by the same token he didn't
think his team would get by
Armstrong.
Dwyer was talking last Sum-
day before the Carroll-St. An
thony Catholic League game
and saying that the Lions would
give them (Armstrong) a good
game and he hoped his team
wouldn't take too much of a
beating.
Carroll and Armstrong met
yesterday at Carroll and it
turned out to be the other way
around as Carroll became the
first District team to defeat
Armstrong this season. Car
rolls 50-36 victory snapped a
l3-game winning streak for
Armstrong. The win gave Car
roll a 14-4 record. Armstrong
is 1913.
Both teams used a zone de-
fense, but when Armstrong saw
that Carroll wasn't in any hurry
to penetrate it and was taking
its time with its shots, Arm
strong went into a man -to-man.
Carroll then put it's offense
around Bill Hessler, its top
scorer. and in the second half
the Lions started to pull away
from a 25-17 halftime lead.
Hessler finished with Is points
to take scoring honors for the
day. Dan OLeary. who with
Frank Wightman did a good job
of rebounding. had Is points
for the Lions. Orinzie Hooks
topped Armstrong with IA.
Bladensburg High came from
behind a 1925 halftime score
to defeat Bethesda Chevy Chase
yesterday. 54-49. in a Maryland
Bi-County League game. The
Blades have 5-4 league record.
B-CC is 3-6. Warren Richards
had Is points for Bladensburg.
George Welker of B-CC was the
games high scorer with 81.
Nokesville High shaded Gar
Field. 56-55, to win a spot in the
Virginia Group II. District II,
tournament next month. 1t was
the first time Nokesville won
berth since 1946. The two teams
scored almost identically for
three quarters. A long, one
handed set shot by Gene Beavers
of Nokesville with S seconds re-
naming decided the game. Bob
Lundsford of Nokesville had 26
points to take scoring honors.
Mac Radcliffe had "a for Gar
Field. Nokesville has a go
record. Garfield is 2-10.
Buddy Montgomery hit for
20 points to lead Mount Vernon
to a 4e-45 victory over AMMAN
dale.
Fairmont Heights couldn't
hold a 1922 halftime lead and
dropped a 55-51 game to Mace
Lane High of Cambridge. Md,
at Cambridge. Failmont Heights
has a 1875 record.
Jim Browns two-pointer in
the third overtime period gave
Mackin a 1918 victory over
National Training School. The
teams were tied, 66-66, at the
end of regulation time. TOTO. at
the end of the first overtime and
74-74 at the end of the second
extra period. Jim Slant was
high for Mackin with "a points.
Bill Thomas had 81 for NTS and
Bill Tallant %.
Laurel High, paced by Bob
Cooks Il points, set a school
basketball scoring record in de-
feating Brooklyn Park. 69-35.
The old scoring mark was "a.
The win gave Laurel 9-8 sea-
son record.
Bulls Prep ended it's season on
a victorious note, defeating
American University freshmen,
74-52. Bulls finished with a
1916 record. John Mascali had
q points for Bulls. AL Schreck
had Is for the AU frosh.
Luther Jackson won over
William Taylor at Warrenton
yesterday, 40-35. Lester Nc
Daniel of Luther Jackson and
John Smith of Taylor each had
10 points.