Evening star., 1963-03-09
HUMMER PAGES RoUT OF LEWIS
WI Needs Two Wins for State Title
BY CARL SELL
Star Staff Writer

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feated Washington-Lee of Ar
lington faces strong challenges
on two fronts today as the Vir-
ginia Group la scholastic bas-
ketban tournament winds UP
an l8-hour stay at the Rich
mond Arena.
The Generals, winners of 81
straight games over a two-year
span, must knock off two con-
tenders within eight hours to
win the Group la title for
the second straight year. WI
rolled TO a 57-29 victory over
Andrew Lewis of Salem in one
Of four first-round games yes
terday.
In other first-round games.
Douglas Freeman of Richmond
romped to 58-44 victory over
CRANKY of Norfolk; E. C. Glass
Of Lynchburg routed Yorktown,
also of Arlington, $500, and
Newport News whipped Man
chester. 1896, behind a 81
point performance by Chris
Ellis.
Ellis twisted his right ankle
after a fall under the basket
with four minutes remaining
In the game. Coach Warren
Mitchell said Chris is a doubt
ful starter for today's games.
Jim Rama, a 6-foot-5 rebound
ing star, also took a hard fall
but was uninjured.
Freeman in Finals
Douglas Freeman defeated
Glass. 44-40. in today's morn
ing semifinal and will meet
the winner of the Newport
News Washington-Lee game
this afternoon for the cham
pionship at $3.50 pm. There will
be no consolation game.
Washington-Lee's near-per-
feet defense yesterday held An
drew Lewis to its lowest point
total Of the season, and the
Generals, primarily considered
a ban-control team, surprised
the Salem entry by also uncork-
ing a potent fast break.
1t was no contest under the
basket, where Andrew Lewis
was supposed to be on even
terms with WI. Six-foot-six
Ed Hummer put on another Of
his dazzling rebounding and
defensive shows to completely
overpower Salem's 81 Carter
Melton. Hummer was backed
UP by Mark Mengering. 6-5,
any Lynn Moore. a 6-3 jumping
jack.
Coach Morris Levin of Wash
ington-Lee pulled his starting
team after the third period,
when the Generals had built
an insurmountable 5000 ad-
vantage. Levin welcomed the
opportunity to rest his starters {
for today's long grind.
Hummer Scores 13 r
Hummer scored 13 points, {
mostly on easy layups, and /
Mark Mengering and Moore (
added IL points apiece.
Newport News is unbeaten r
IN % games this year. How !
ever, the Typhoon was stripped !
Of four early-season victories I
because Of an ineligible player. !
Manchester's chances went !
down the drain last night when I
Bob Bundy. a 81 sophomore,
picked UP his fourth foul early +,
in the second half. He fouled
out with 1:44 remaining in the
third period.
Ellis. a ga junior, was equal !
ly effective in the backcourt
and under the basket. After y
Bundy went out, the Newport =
News overall height was more 7
than Manchester could handle. I
Glass, the shortest team in !,
the tournament, quickly put the s
clamps on Yorktown with an :
air-tight defense and later ran r
the Patriots off the floor with :
a devastating fast break. T
Long Dry Spell
Yorktown failed to score a !
field goal in the first quarter l
as the Hilltoppers' zone defense :
kept the Northern Virginia
team far outside. Glass put to- =
gether scoring streaks of eight
and six points in the first half
10 move safely ahead.
Yorktown, which finished
seventh during the Northern
districts regular season but was
runnerup to WI in the tour
nament, made only three of is
shots in the first half and
wound UP sinking only rs per
cent Of its shots for the game. n
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