Evening star., 1961-03-10
Montgomery Blair Five Impressive
In Bid for Fourth Championship
By DICK SLAY
star staff Writer

star staff Writer
Montgomery Blair High
School again seems equipped to
return q Maryland State basket
ball championship to Silver
Spring, o prize it has sought
unsucceSsfully since winning In
1852, '53 and '55.
That was the feeling, too, in
1857 and '5S when the Blazers
, breezed through the State
tournament selnifinalS only to
be upset by Frederick and Fort
Hill.
The tournament onlookers-
numbering about 1900 at peak
during the first round-are
even more impressed this year,
however, after watching Blair
paste previously unbeaten Mil
ford Mil Of Baltimore County,
77-e0, in last nights fourth
game Of opening day at Cole
Field House.
Glen Burnie Favored
Blair now awaits the winner
Of the 8 o'clock game tonight
between Beall Of Frostburg and
Glen Burnie in Class AA. Glen
Burnie is favored tonight with
its 1873 record. one Of the losses
coming at the hands Of Mil
ford Mill, 66-67, early In the
season.
Meanwhile, Charles County's
surprising Lackey High School
also has made tomorrow'S final
round, following its 42-41 over
time thriller with Francis Scott
Key Of Carroll County in Glass
B in the opening game yeSter-
day.
Sparrows Point won yeSter.
days Glass A game, 50-4o, over
Annapolis as Robert Bandy
sank Q foul shot after time
ran out, and Hancock won
the Class c game, 69-55, over
Sudlersville Of the Eastern
Shore after building Q 24-point
lead early in the third quarter.
FinRls Tomorrow
Yesterdays winners will play
survivors Of todGy's games be-
tween Frederick Sasscer and
Crisfield In Glass c at 4:30
pm, Bruce and Cambridge in
Class B at 6. Gaithersburg
and Southern Of Garrett
County In Glass A at 7:30 and
Glen Burnie and Beall In Class
IA &t 0.
The finals tomorrow ere
scheduled at 3 pm. for Class C,
4:30 for Glass B. 7:30 for
Class A and Q o'clock for Glass
IA, all ct the University Of
Maryland arena.
Coach Ed Moffatt Of Blair
had secuted Milford Mil in one |
game several weeks ago and
knew the MiIlers would press |
and play . zone defense. But |
! think we're ready for any
thing" he said before the |
game.
Blair Starts Fast
Milford Mil, which had won
10 games with Q minimum Of |
difficulty, wasn't ready. Fast
breaking from the opening tap,
Blair dumped in five Of its
first six field-goal attempts
and five for six from the foul
line for . $50 lead, and the
difference hovered between IL
and u points thereafter.
Charlie Boylan, 6-foot-3 ace,
kept the MillerS in contention |
with 16 points in the first half,
but after intermiSsion, 6-foot-4
Bob Windsor asserted his EOS
pounds under the blackboard
and Boylan had to move out
a bit to get the ball, finishing
with Is points. Jim Cassaday
scored IA Of his 1S points on
long one-handers In the second i
half to keep the score respec-
table Is Blair won its 2Oth
game without defeat. |,
Lackey had q 1927 lead with
less than two minutes left in
the first game only to be tied
by Francis Scott Key at Seal
after regulation time. Jim
Davis Jump shot put Lackey
In front to stay at 40-38 with L
lao to go in overtime, then
Carl Bowie sank two free
throws to make it 42-39 with
Q seconds remaining.
Charles DuppinS, who scored
Keys last 10 points. added q
layup at the finish. but his 20
total points were 2 less than
Bowie's total.
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