The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter., 1962-02-23
REDSKINS WIN FOUR
m HARDWOOD CANES
SINCE LAST FRIDAY


back a perfect record in their last
four outings on the hardwood to
trounce both Columbia and Weeks
vile in East Tidewater Conference
Play. The basketball squads jour
neyed to Columbia on Friday night
as the girls team outhustled the
Wildcats 43A36 and the boys won
an easy 50-39 decision over their
Hyde County opponents. Seniors
started both scraps against Weeks
vile in the last home game of the
season here on Tuesday night, as
the girls whalloped the Bulldogs
to q. tune of 1928, while the boys
squad substituted freely in their 64-
SO massacre.
In the Friday night contest, a
crowd of some 200 persons saw
Coach Jerry Cahoon's girls over
come q half-time tie, as Dionne Til
lett and Shirley Smith led the Red
skins victory. Fouls and bad pass
aes plagued the local sextet during
the first half of the contest, as Til
lett and Willene Partridge collect
ed four fouls apiece before the third
quarter ended. Shirley Smith, who
contributed 10 points during the
third period, played one Of her best
games of the year to take up the
slack during the crucial third quar-
ter when the Indians dunked in Ia
points while holding their oppon-
>ents to eight.
Jackie Smith was high scorer for
both teams as the Wildcats tasted
defeat for the second time against
the Indians. The Wildcats were
scalped here in home game by q
score of 39-37 in a previous en-
counter this season. Dionne Tillett
led the local girls in scoring with
Ia points, but was closely pursued
in the point department by Shirley
Smith with 10 and Willene Part
ridge with eight. Other scorers fol
the girls were Janet Mann with
six points and Alma Etheridge who
bucketed five. Gloria Greet, Nancy
Basnight and Mrytle Meekins all
did yeoman's duty in the guard
positions.
Scoring BY Quarters (Girls)
lst 2nd 3rd 4th tits
Manteo IL IL IA s 4S
Columbia IS 10 s S 36
The Manteo boys used a hustline
fast-break to cut the Columbia de-
tense to ribbons as they raced to an
easy 5000 victory over the Wild.
cats. The boys racked up an early
first quarter lead and never trailet
in the contest as the sharp-shootine
Of Dickie Burrus and Company
proved to much for the outclasset
Columbia squad.
Bur7us hit from all over tht
court TO dunk-in 21 points for higf
scorer honors in the fray. He wa!
closely trailed by Bill Tolson whit
collected Is points against thu
Wildcats and played terrific re
bounding game as he continual,
swiped the blackboards on defense
Benny O'Neal and Bruce Shepard
who were also stalwarts on de
Tense, played their usual fine game
in what developed into a ragget
contest before the gun sounded
Other scorers for Manteo included
Shepard with seven points, Perr,
and O'Neal with four each, ant
Clark, who made two points con
Clark, who made a two point con
pletly smothered the outclasset
tribution. Herbert Brickhouse LEI
the Columbia attack with II points
Hayward Davenport, from Colum
. bia, was the sparkplug for th'
Wildcats on defense.
Scoring By Quarters
LIST 2nd Bird 4th tits
Manteo IL 10 10 IS SO
Columbia 6 IL s 10 81
On Tuesday night Dionne Tillett
Willene Partridge, Nancy Basmght
Carol Miller and Diane Smith tool
the court to play their last hom'
game for Manteo as the. departing
seniors led an attack which com
gals from Weeksville. The Redskins
substituted freely throughout tn
contest and many Of the youngel
girls also saw action. The 1Oti
grade forwards showed more pois'
than in any previous contest, ac
cording to their coach.
Dionne Tillett sparked the Red
skin attack and collected 1S point
for the evening as high scorer. Sh'
was followed by Willene Part
ridge with 10 and Millie Burru
with five. Patsy Meekins, who j
progressing nicely as forward
scored four points, as did Aim;
Etheridge who bucketed the sam
number. Carol Miller swished tn
nets for two additional points t
round off the Redskin scoring
Betty Reid collected IL points 7
mace the Bulldog attack. 4
Scoring By Quarters (Girls)
LIST 2nd 3rd 4th Ttls
Manteo 10 ID IL z AZ
y - -, n n 80 ~