Evening star., 1955-02-23
WI Turns Attention
To 7 Journeys After
Beating CIV for Title
By Bob Honson

BY Bob honSon
With the Northern Virginia
Group basketball championship
wrapped up for the second
straight year, Washington-Lee
will try to make a clean sweep
of honors by winning q couple
OF tournaments in the next two
weeks.
The Generals scored q con-
vincing 51-41 victory over George
Washington last night before a
crowd of more than 2.700 at
WI. It was the second victory
this season for WI over
rival CIV.
The first tourney will be the
Washington Lee Invitational
starting next Monday. The fol-
lowing week, beginning March
10, the Generals will be in Rich
mond to try for their first State
championship.
CIV Jayvees Provide Test.
OF more immediate concern to
Coach Ralph Guinther, however,
is the game Friday with the
George Washington University
jayvees.
"They play a man-to-man de-
fense." Guinther said. land we
could stand some practice
against that kind Of setup. Sew
eral teams in the State tourna-
ment figure to use this defense
and we will be helped by playing
against it as much as we can
before that time"
Washington Lee had little
trouble with this defense against
George Washington last night,
particularly in the second half.
The Generals led throughout
the game, holding 21-l6 advan-
tage at halftime and 1926 at
the end of the third quarter.
Several times in the fourth quar-
ter WI held as much as a r.
point spread, capitalizing on
GW's poor floor game.
Woodbridge and Palmer Hot.
Jim Woodbridge and Phil
Palmer led WI with Is and 16
points, respectively. Doug Yates.
All-State for CIV last year and
second highest scorer in the
State this year with 20-point
average. finished with IA points.
Washington-Lee finished league
play with an 80 record. CIV is
So with one league game re-
manning, against Falls Church
tonight. WI is 1873 for the
season and CIV is 11-4.
Last nights game marked the
first time CIV failed to make the
State tournament. It was the
first time WI won the District
title two years in a row and the
first time CIV lost twice to WI
in regular season play.
Bob Digges scored q points
and made two foul shots in the
last 80 seconds to give st. Ste
phen's a 44-43 victory over Hern-
don. 1t was the Alexandria
teams second win over Herndon
this season.
Angus McBryde and Sandy
Ainslie each scored rs points for
Episcopal in a 1854 defeat of
Landon. Don Dell was high for
Landon with 20. Episcopal's
record is now 9-5. Landon is
1876.
Cane Steele scored "a points to
lead Gaithersburg High to an
1868 victory over Poolesville.
Bob Dedrick had 26 for Pooles-
vile. 1t was the 10th win in 13
games for Gaithersburg.
Henry Tapscott and Jim
Brandon each hit for 16 points
to lead Hoffman Boston to Al
80 victory over Manassas High.
AL Jordan had 10 for the losers.
In two District II, Group II,
games, Osbourn won over Wake
field, 62-45. and Loudoun County
defeated Nokesville. 70-51. Lea
Cruise was high for Osbourn with
II points. Steve Holderness had
IL for Wakefield. The victory for
OSbourn reversed an earlier loss
to Wakefield. Tom Heflin scored
% points to pace Loudoun
County to its 18th victory in 16
games.
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