Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28

the Rockets 50-25 early in the sea-
son.
In tomorrow nights other game
Bethesda.Ch Chase is host to
Northwestern, Carver meets Po-
mokney of Indian Head at Rock
vile, Blair goes to Bladensburg,
Northwood entertains Gwynn
Park, Walter Johnson is at home
against Oxon Hill, and Sherwood
plays its alumni.
In a Saturday game Carver
winds up its season in Frederick
against Lincoln.
Blair closes its campaign
against Northwestern in Silver
Spring Tuesday, and B-CC rings
down the curtain the same day in
Bethesda against Bladensburg.
Damascus in Tourney
Winding up its regular season
with a loss to Howard County
last Friday, Damascus is prepar-
ing for the district Glass c tour
nament. The up-county quint
meets the as yet unpicked Class
&c champ of st. Mary's County
March 8 at Suitalnd in the tour
ney opener.
Damascus lost to Howard Coun-
ty 67-47 on the winners court for
a ell season record.
The neighboring county over
came a 1873 Damascus first quar-
ter to win. Damascus scoring was
evenly spread. Jack Hunt count
ed for the most, 10.
The county's other Glass C
school, Poolesville, also lost last
week, dropping its next-toIast
game, so to AZ, at Middletown.
Poolesville trailed all the way but
came within two points of tying
the score in the final quarter.
Walter Sottlemyer was high
scorer for the county team with
fifteen,
Poolesyille ended its season yes
terday against Frederick.
Wheaton upsets gaithersburg
Wheaton Upsets Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg is smarting from
last weeks 52-43 loss to Wheaton,
a blow to the Trojans' confidence
and prestige.
Gaithersburg had lost previous
ly only to its alumni and Laurel.
Wheaton has had a mediocre sea.
son with more losses than wins.
Gary Elders Is points for Cal
thersburg led all scorers. Charlie
Holmes and Ike Armstrong paced
the winners with Ia each.
Gaithersburg closed against
Northwood Tuesday
Richard Montgomery downed
Sherwood, 48-44, in Sandy Spring
last Friday. The Warriors record
is 4-12 going into tomorrow's
alumni tilt. (See other story on
this page).
NorthWood reversed an early.
season beating at the hands Of
Walter Johnson and whipped
their hosts. SOD, last WEEK. The
winners trailed by a point going
into the final half
Mike DantZic with 16 and Dave
Ramsey with Is we're the high
point men for Northwood. Walter
Johnson's Bob Woodward netted
thirteen.
Alexander Harriday was re-
sponsible for 81 points as Carver
smeared Dougle High Of Win.
chester, Virginia; 71-55, last week.
Another Eagle, Douglas Kane,
bucketed 16
Blair Beats B-CC Again
Blair win be cunning for its
fourth Class A State Champion
ship after all but clinching the Ri.
County Championship by whip
ping B-CC 1899 last week.
The win was more convincing
than the Blazers 5O-48 squeak
past the Barons earlier in the
season.
Blair has gained a spot in the
State tournament four times in
Guiding this season-in the past
six years, and has won in the
three previous tests.
Blair's 31.17 half-time advan.
tage was cut TO 1928 at the end
Of the third frame when B-CC
shifted from man-to.man de.
Tense to a zone. Blairs margin
was cut another two points in the
last quarter, but it was enough
TO win.
Jim Shipmen Of B.CC with Is
points was the high scorer Of the
night Mac Beasley Of Blair was
Ia point behind.