Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-03
Johnson RALLIES TO EDGE WHEATON
Cooch's Confidence in Yates Paws
BY CARL SELL
Star Staff Writer

star starr Writer
Coach AL Swick has a sure
fire formula for success when
Walter johnson High Schools
basketball team falls behind
give the ball to Dave Yates.
Yates scored SO points, % of
them in the second half, as the
Spartans scored a come-from-
behind, 74-72, victory over
Wheaton last night in a Mont
gomery County League game at
Walter johnson.
Blair r0mped to its 33d
straight, 1888, over Sher-
wood on the losers court;
NorthwoOd dropped a 66-58
decision In overtime to
Howard County at North
wood; SpringbroOk defeated
Glenelg, H-3S, at Spring.
brook and Damascus nipped
Peary. 1899, at Peary in
other Maryland games. All
Prince Georges County games
were postponed Because of
the snow.
Yates. q 6 = foot senior.
dropped in a long Jump shot
with is seconds remaining to
give Walter Johnson its 18th
victory in Is games. One Of the
losses was to Wheaton and the
other to powerful Blair.
Wheaton built a 1882 half
time lead and was in front.
62-56, after three quarters, but
the Spartans were coming with
a rush for Q Silky Sullivan fin
ish. Coach Swick moved Dean
Fitzpatrick, Clint Newly, Jack
Blomquist and John Beebe I'M
der the basket and ordered
Yates to fire away.
Yates responded with the
long Jump shots and he couldn't
miss. Wheaton tried close
guarding but Dave then began
to drive for easy layups. Help
ing the Spartans in their late
drive was a 1873 edge in re-
bounds in the final quarter.
Beebe sank a basket with
four minutes left to pull Walter
johnson to within one point at
68-67. Neither team scored for
the next two minutes until
Newby's free throw gave the
Spartans a tie and Beebe
dropped in another bucket to
make it 70-68, Walter johnson.
Wheaton's Dick Wilmer tied
the game again with two free
throws before Yates put the
Spartans back in front with an
other long jumper. Kerry Kelpy
scored for Wheaton to tie it
again and set up Yates win
ming basket.
Buddy Borror Clipped in
with IA points and Fitzpatrick
Is for Walter Johnson. Pat
Cawley, another dead-eye from
the outside, had 20 for Wheaton,
which dropped its fourth in a
row. Wilmer added IL points
for the Knights, but was held
to two field goals.
BLAIR-SHERWOOD With ]
Jack Townsend and Jim Wendt
ailing, backcourt whiz Sonny
Jackson came up with % points
to pace the unbeaten Blazers.
Wendt played on a sore foot
and had only eight points
while Townsend, weak from a j
bout with the flu, was score
less. 9
Blair lead, 1910, after one i
quarter and turned the game :
into a rout in the third period,
outscoring Sherwood, 1874. It
was Sherwood's eighth loss in Z
IA games,
HOWARD NORTHWOOD- !
Richie Farmers layup with Is
seconds remaining gave the 7
Indians a 1888 tie at the end s
of regulation time. Northwood
failed to score in the overtime
period while Towards Berry !
Cover had six of his teams
eight points. Andy Young led
the winners with 20 points and
Fred Hauff had Is for North j
wood, now "a.
SPRINGBROOK = GLENELG
Curtis, 6-foot-3, led !
Springbrook's young team to !
its ninth victory in IL games. s
The Montgomery County school i
opened last year. Jim Spur I
rier had Is points for the i
losers.
DAMASCUS-PEARY-A 49,
point performance by Alvin /
Pearce helped Damascus boost !
its record 81. Peary, which {
failed to get player in double s
figures, is 2-12. !