Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-03-19
Victory Tops
Best Season
For Barons
By George Bragaw
Sports Editor

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son, Bethesda Chevy Chase's
1859 Barons improved on the
records of all the schools
previous basketball teams by
winning bees first state
championship at the Cole
Field House, University of
M aryla nd last Saturday
night.
The basketball triumph gave
BCC two legs toward possible
all-time County athletic year.
Last fall, the Barons turned in
an undefeated football season,
won their third straight Bi-Coun-
ty title and were rated tops in
the Metropolitan area. The Gag
ers brought home the Bi-County
aid State titles. If this type of
performance is carried into
spring sports, baseball, track,
tennis and golf, the Barons could
lay claim on the best sports year
eyer turned in by Montgomery
County school. B-CC will field
veteran track, golf and tennis
squads.
The Barons disposed of How
ard County, 75-49, quickly and
efficiently last Saturday in
manner that left little room for
improvement.
Butch MacCartee scored lay
up in the first three seconds.
Then Mike Jecko scored. Dave
Young scored. He scored again.
And again. MacCartee scored,
Jecko scored. MacCartee scored
a.foul shot and called time out.
B-CC Off and Running
From the opening whistle, the
Barons were running. Running
faster and better than any high
school team in these parts. With
4;10 gone In the first quarter
BiCC was leading $50 and their
Howard County opponent was
already beginning to feel the
witch Of defeat.
B-CC made seven of It's first
10 shots from the floor and led
1876 at the end of the first quar-
ter with Dave Young, a 6.foot
junior getting 10 points in the
period. By halftime Young has
tipped his point production to
16 and MacCartee had II points.
The score was, 37-18 and there
was little doubt of the outcome.
Howard County never got
closer than Is points after the
first quarter. The fast break
that had scuttled Annapolis in
the second quarter of the semi
finals the night before did its
DISASTROUS work a little earlier
against Howard.
After the first period, the
Barons settled down and played
steady basketball. Brad Brooks
and Young handled the boards
and MacCartee got nearly the
whole Howard team in foul
trouble with underhand drive
shots. The Barons were now out
thinking their opponent.
BarOns Hot From Floor
The Barons made % of 63
shots from the floor for an i'm
pressive a per cent and hit on
Is of "a free throws.
n the semi-finals the Barons
found themselves behind 1913
after one quarter against An
napolis. They then turned on a
fast break that practically ran
Annapolis out of the field house,
outscoring the Crabtown boys,
3Q8 in the period. B-CC led a.
~ at halftime and 63-37 at the
three-quarter mark.
,All in all it was a superb team
Performance for the Barons.
MacCartee was the outstanding
player of the tournament and re-
ceived the only challenge in that
department from teammate
Dave Young and rolly- polly
George Lauder of Valley High
School. Butch scored al points
in two games and directed the
play with finesSe.
Young played his best two
games of the season and had a
wicked scoring touch in the final
game. Brad Brooks and Mike
JAcko also turned In fine per.
formances. Fred Role and Don
Kruger deserve praise as does
Coach Floris DAVIDSON and the
entire squad.
An important factor in B-CCs
success this season has been its
strong reserves. The subs scored
10 points against Annapolis and
IL against Howard and made
the regulars work hard all sea.
son because there was always
someone pressing them for their
jobs.
Howard County .-t- B-Cc
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