Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-13
MUSTANGS DOMINATE LEAGUE
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BY STEVE HERSHEY
Star staff Writer

BladenSburg High School has
completely dominated the
Prince Georges County League
during the leagues first year of
operations, winning both the
football and basketball cham
pionships. And the one athlete
probably most responsible is
Burt Holcomb.
Holcomb, an All-Metropolitan
quarterback for the Mustangs
football team, played one of his
best basketball games yester-
day, scoring % points as Bla-
densburg won the title with a
$3.50 victory over High Point
before a jubilant home crowd.
Suitland won its first league
game, defeating Northwest
ern. 1882, at Suitland and
DuVal edged Oxon Hill, 66-6l
at Oxon Hill yesterday in
other Prince Georges League
games. In other Maryland
games.
In other Maryland games,
Great Mills whipped Lackey,
1881, at Great Mills; Leon
ardtown won at home, 71-59,
over Southern and Bulls
School swamped Neale, 1881,
at Le0nardtOwn.
When Bladensburg's big men
Dave Buckley and Bob Coombs
left the game 20 seconds apart
midway through the fourth
quarter with five personal fouls,
Holcomb took charge. He
scored 10 of his points in the
remaining time, including five
OF his teams last six.
THAT boy came through lust
like he did in football" Coach
AL Kyber said, pointing to Hol-
comb in the locker room. This
is not a team of individuals,
but he's the one that picked us
up today"
Balance has been the key to
the Mustangs successful 1873
record this season. Coomhs is
momentarily in the scoring lead
with lS9 points, followed by
Holcomb's 1877, Buckeyes 1856
and Buddy Quinn with 17s.
Coach Kyber plans plenty Of
rest for his starting team until
the State finals next month.
The boys have had a long
season." he said. $50 far
evrything has gone as planned.
Now we are going to start pre-
pairing for the championship"
SUITLAND NORTH
WESTERN-The Rams led all
the way in winning only their
third game in 16 starts this
season.
Suitland held quarter leads
of 1879. 26-16 and 30-19. Tim
Lane was the high scorer with
II points.
Northwestern got into foul
trouble in the second half and
the Rams took advantage of it.
They totaled Is of Is from the
foul line with Jim Bassett, who
played only the second halt.
getting all eight of his points
on free throws. He missed once,
DuvAL-OXON HILL-Frank
Beall had 10 points, Steve
Chipouras II and Ernie Fqagg
Is to total 81 Of DuVals sc
points. However, the games
high scorer was Charley Bell of
Oxon Hill with %.
Oxon Hill was at disadvan-
tage as Dave Pyles, its top
scorer with an 1870 average, sat
out the game with a leg injury.
DuVal, outscored from the
floor, 1927, made the differ
ence on the foul line, cashing
IL of 20 to only five of 10 for
the Clippers.
GREAT MILLS LACKEY-
Great Mills avenged a defeat by
Lackey last week and brought
its record to 1873. Four players
hit in double figures for the
winners with Jim Masters 10
points high. George Davis got
81 for Lackey.
LEONARDTOWN SOUTH.
ERN - Leonardtown won its
third game in Is starts as four
players hit for double figures
with Bill Goddard and Dave
Gray each getting 10. Dave
Wilkerson got IS points for
Southern.
BULLS SCHOOL-NEALE-
The Little Admirals brought
their overall record to IA and
their Central Interscholastic
Conference log to 6-1 as all
players got into the game and
scored. led by Paul Carriers
% points.