Evening star., 1955-02-17
Positions in PIayoffs
AT Stake tomorrow
In Inierhiuh Games


A battle for playoff positions
In the East Division Of the Inter
high League takes the spotlight
In a double-header tomorrow
night at Tech.
Spingarn and Armstrong, tied
for first place In the division,
each with SO records. meet in
the first game at 7:30 pm. East
ern (1-D and Tech (2-3) will
follow in game just about de-
Gliding the fourth berth. Ana
costa t4-2) has finished league
play and locked up one position.
In all, 80 games will be played
tomorrow afternoon and night in
the last big scholastic basketball
week end before playoffs and
tournaments.
Two other Interhigh games
will be played tomorrow. both
afternoon contests. Phelps (0-5)
meets Chamberlain u-4) at
Spingarn in another East Di-
vision game while the lone West
Division contest will pit Western
(0-5) against Coolidge (3-2) at
Roosevelt.
Three-Way Tie Possible.
The Spingarn-A r m tr o ng
game. while it viii decide first
and second place in the East
Division, is more significant be-
cause 1t will determine what
team each will meet in the West
Division in the championship
playoffs.
Eastern, Tech and Chamber
lain have different problem.
Tech would clinch a spot with a
victory while loss for Eastern
would eliminate it. Should
Eastern win and Chamberlain
defeat Phelps it would be a
three-way tie among Tech, East
ern and CHAMBERLAIN, all with "a
records. In that case, the tie
would be broken by playoff games
next week.
Three games will be played in
the Maryland Bi-County League
and two in the Northern Virginia,
Group !, League tomorrow night;
but the expected results won't
alter the situation appreciably.
Blair Seeks 18th Straight.
Undefeated Montgomery Blair
is host to Bethesda Chevy Chase
and should hang up it's 17th
straight victory and eighth in the
Bi-County League. Northwest
ern is favored over High Point
and Bladensburg should take
Suitland in other league games.
n the Northern Virginia
League, George Washington has
to get by Fairfax in order to keep
its chances alive for the title.
Washington-Lee, the leader,
should manage Mount Vernon
with ease. George Washington
and WI meet next Tuesday
night ct WI in what should de-
termine the league winner. WI
took the first game between the
two.
Two non-league games of in
terest tomorrow are st. Johns at
American University Frosh at
$50 pm. and Gonzaga at Lam
don at $3.50 pm.
The schedule:
ws1ta1 d1tsorEssoTn sseG Frosh VS.. Bulls Prep at
Marshall at Nokesville, 8.
Manassas Regional at Parker-Gray, 8. |
o. s'e0neh ToMoRRoSW, N SfS6Ss Mason ?.
a id Phelps VS.. Chamberlain at spinearn.
Spinsarn vs.. Armstrong at Tech, 7:3O. |
Eastern at Tech, 9:15
o western VS.. Coolidge at Roosevelt,
Anacostia at peAdatha. 8.
Bell vs.. Capitol PAGES at Wilson. 8.
BLaoenspurg at Suitland, s.
r, 5;ethssda Chevy Chase at Montgomery
High Point at Northwestern, z.
r GaltnersourE at Richard Montgom-
Frederick sasscer at oxon Hill, z.
SWynn Park at LaureL 2.
Margaret Brent at Lackey. T.
Damascus at Poolesville, g.
Great Mills at La Plata, z.
Frederick at Carver, 8.
Glen Burnie at Calvert Counts. Z,
Eairmont Heights ct Bates, $3.50.
George .Washington at Fairfax, 7.
Mount Vernon at Washington-Lee, Z.
Falls Church at Wakefield, z.
Annandale at Herndon. Z.
Osborn at Warrenton. s.
GARFIELD at King George. 3.
5oudoLn County at Marshall. 7:30.
st. Paul of Norfolk at priory, $40.
Gonzaga at Landon, $3.50.
. sSt. Jonn's at American Univ. Frosh,
Gallaudet Prep at Friends. 8.
Culpeper at Luther Jackson, 7:3O,
SATURDAY
Wilson VS.. Cardozo at Tech 7:3o.
Eoosepelt VS.. Dunbar at Tech. 9:l5.
n. Albans at St, James, Q
Columbian Prep at GWU Jayvee, 3;3O