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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Feb. 26, 1970—7-A
Post 12-14 Mark
BILL CURRIE
Mouth
of the South
Clinton lost both games to
Greenville teams in the Green
ville YMCA Basketball Tourna
ment last weekend.
One Clinton team lost to Green
ville 56-44 and the other lost 32-
27.
Fennell, with 10 points, led one
Clinton team andWessinger, with
12, paced the other local squad.
JUNIOR BOYS
In the Junior Boys’ League
games Saturday, Joanna defeated
the Volunteers 27-23 and the
Blue Devils beat the Trojans 36-
27.
Prater was high scorer for Jo
anna with 10 points and McClain
had nine. McGee paced the Volun
teers with 13 points.
Owens tallied 12 to pace the
Blue Devils and Blalock contri
buted 11 while Baldwin hit 13 for
the Trojans.
In the Saturday afternoon lea
gue, the Lakers won a forfeit
from Joanna and the Celtics beat
the Pistons 23-19. Green scored
K) points for the Celtics and Re-
vls had eight for the Pistons.
The Tigers dumped the 76ers
29-22 behind a 14 point perfor
mance by Meadows while Undari
hit 12 for the 76ers. Joanna beat
the Hawks 22-15 as Vaughan tal
lied 16 for the winners and Gaines
had eight for the Hawks.
MEN’S LEAGUE
In Men’s League action, the
Jaycees defeated Torrington 74-
62 and Klwanis defeated Joanna
PC Cagers In Carolinas
Tourney For First Time
Yunkus—Huh-kus?
Lord, Uncle Sam got mighty mighty drunk when he heard about
the Battleship Maine being sunk!
And wasn’t there the greatest wailing and gnashing of teeth in
the outer darkness when Rich Yunkus came into Charlotte in the
vanguard of an unlikely bunch ofGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets? Face
it: Georgia Tech was invited to the North-South because the event
was floundering when Soutn Carolina pulled out. Tech seemed a
good choice. The Jackets are a Southern team, and thus they maintain
a pale image of what the doubleheader was all about to begin with.
Better still, Tech has no heritage as a powerhouse, so the local
teams should be able to pick up a couple of cheap wins.
Alas and alack! Georgia Tech cast aside the fact that victory
eluded the Jackets at Clemson, and that on other occasions the
team had performed less than sensationally. The guys were anxious
to get a bid into the NCAA tournament as an independent, and,
that failing, then be asked to the NIT. Somehow, they wanted
to prolong their season beyond the regularly scheduled games.
So with complete disrespect for the number five ranking of
North Carolina State and the number ten ranking of North Carolina,
the Jackets struck with a vengeance on successive nights to sweep
the doubleheader. If there was some way to get out of the other
two years of the contract, I'm sure UNC and State would be just
as happy to get someone else. Particularly since Yunkus will be
back again next year. It is small consolation that he will be gone the
year after.
Yunkus, whose name lacks euphony but whose performance
sparkles with the brilliance of his ability, is a guy who has the
pro scouts licking their chops in anticipation. Not only can he
play well, but he is a refreshing contrast to the average college
superstar. Unfortunately, the adulation of the fans seems to warp
most young men's perspective to the point that when they read
the raves of the spOrtswriters, they actually believe they per
ceive higher truth. Too many college stars believe they do, in
deed, possess something unique, and that the world would really
be affected if they did not play and add their contribution to athle
tics. In reality, of course, man can survive without ball games
and athletes, and many would do well to remember it.
Not Puffed Up
Yunkus, however, gives no indication of being a puffed up Juvenile.
He meets the eye of a questioner squarely, speaks in a clear,
well modulated tone, and responds in such a manner as to command
and at the same time give respect. He has what my mother used to
call “raisin’ ’’ and it shows. Yunkus, of course, is not just an
average jock ploughing his way through school with a major in
basket weaving. He is, in addition to a ball player of signihcant
stature, an honor student. At Tech this absolutely requires mini
mum reading, writing and some arithmetic.
For the first time in recorded history, the doubleheader was
not a sellout in the Charlotte Coliseum. The crowds each night
were four to five hundred under the capacity of 11,666. Naturally
people were reluctant to come from far and wide to see Georgia
Tech. Who ever heard of those guys? Got a great player, you say?
Named what? Yunkus? You got to kid me.
Next year--ah, there will be a different time. Yunkus will un
doubtedly draw as many people as any other individual player.
Carolina is a super-something, and well worth the price of ad
mission.
As one who thought Georgia Tech would kill the doubleheader,
I am proud to eat my previous appraisal of the situation, and wel
come Yunkus and company. Happily, he will not be there forever,
because we want the home teams to win.
Clinton Y Teams
Lose In Greenville
Presbyterian College’s Blue
Hose went to Winston-Salem, N.
C., Wednesday night for the open
ing game of the Carolinas Con
ference tournament and, win or
lose, it was a “first” for PC.
It marked the first time a PC
basketball team has qualified for
the conference tournament. The
Blue Hose have been a mem
ber of the conference for six
years. The top eight teams in
the nine-team conference qua
lify for the tournament. PC earn
ed the eighth spot Saturday night
by defeating Pfeiffer.
PC was to go against a rugged,
league leading Guilford team in
the first game of the tournament
at 7 p.m. inWinstonpSalem’sMe-
morial Coliseum. Going into the
game, Guilford was heavily fa
vored, being undefeated in con
ference play and boasting a 21-
game win streak.
PC Coach Herb Robinson said
before the game, “Of course,
Guilford is a very strong ball
club but we’re looking forward to
playing them. We played them
pretty well on our home court.
We were ahead by seven points
at halftime but they overpowered
us in the second half. Still, we’re
looking forward to meeting them
again.”
The Blue Hose earned the right
to their first berth in the Caro
linas Conference Tournament by
blowing past Pfeiffer 81-63 Sa
turday night at PC.
The Hosemen’s Dave Kerchner
scored at the start of the game
for a 2-0 PC lead and they never
fourth win on the road for the
Blue Hose.
John Bar tone set the pace for
the Hose in the first half as they
swept to a 42-31 lead by halftime.
Bartone scored 17 of his 21 points
in the first half.
In the second half, Danny Yar
borough moved into the spotlight,
scoring six ofPC’s final 14 points.
Yarborough finished with 15
points for the game. Other Hose-
men in double figures were Don
nie Kuhn and Steve Crowe with 10
points each.
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KERCHNER IN CROWD — Presbyterian’s Dave
Kerchner (white uniform) drives in for two lay
ups despite defensive efforts of Pfeiffer players
Saturday night. Kerchner, a junior from Louis
ville, Ky., scored 22 points and pulled down 13 re-
Ixnmds in the important win for PC.— (Yartxir-
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trailed in the game. By halftime,
PC was sailing on a 41-24 mar
gin.
Kerchner, a junior from Louis
ville, Ky., pumped in 22 points
for PC and dragged down 13 re
bounds to pace the Blue Hose to
the key victory.
PC had three other players in
double figures. Donnie Kuhn con
nected for 16 andSteve Crowe had
14 while George Dickerson tallied
13.
Crowe led PC’s rebounders
with 15 points as the Blue Hose
dominated the boards, 52-37.
The win gave PC a 3-9 con
ference record and 12-14 overall
mark. The 12 wins were the most
for PC basketballers since the
1958 squad posted a 15-Trecord
under Coach Courts Redford.
The Blue Hose raised their
season record to 11-14 on Wed
nesday night, Feb. 18, with a 71-
61 win over Belmont Abbey at
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50-46 behind a 33 point perfor
mance by Mike Lausman. Stock-
man paced Joanna with 13 points
and Koon hit 10.
Price, with 27 points, and Be
nedict, with 23, were leading
scorers for the Jaycees. Whit
man and Douglas each had 17
and Edwards had 13 for Torring
ton.
CHS Closes
With Loss
Clinton High School’s Red De
vils closed their basketball sea
son Monday night with a loss in
the Eastern Conference Tourna
ment at Woodruff.
The Red Devils bowed to top-
seeded Lower Richland 86-70,
despite one of their finest of
fensive showings of the season.
The Clinton contingent trail
ed only 40-36 at halftime but
Lower Richland widened the gap
in the second half.
Clinton placed four players in
double figures, led by Senior
Buxzy Tedards who tallied 18
points. Matthew King closed his
prep basketball career with 15
points and Tommy Motes scored
13 points while Carter Gault con
tributed 10 points.
Clinton finished the season with
one win 17 games.
RECORD BREAKER — Thomwell’s Maynard
Pierce sails in for a field goal which broke the
game scoring record at Thomwell. Pierce tallied
35 points against Connie Maxwell, breaking the
record of 34 set last year by Arthur Belcher.
Thornwell
Teams Win
In Tourney
Thornwell’s basketball teams
captured wins Tuesday night in
the opening round of the Western
1-A Tournament which is being
held at Presbyterian College’s
Springs Gymnasium.
The Thornwell boys romped to
a 64-48 win over Hickory Tavern
and the Thornwell girls chalked
up a win in a cliff-hanger, 33-
32 over Dacusville.
Thornwell’s Joanne McCarter
hit a shot from about 20 feet
out with two seconds remaining
in the game to lift Thornwell’s
girls to the victory.
The Thornwell girls led 14-4
at halftime but Dacusville rallied
and went ahead lata in the game.
Dianne Wood had 10 points for
Thornwell and McCarter con
tributed eight, including the dra
matic winning basket
Kanada Roach paced Thorn-
well’s boys with 24 points. May
nard Pierce contributed 15 and
Frank Bruyer hit 13. Thornwell
ran off a 22-point advantage ear
ly in the second quarter and used
reserves freely in the later
stages.
Thornwell’s boys will play
Gray Court-Owings at 5:15 p.m.
today and the Thornwell girls
will play Gray Court-Owings
at 6;45 p.m. today, Thurs
day.
Other Thursday games send
Lockhart’s girls against the Cal
houn Falls - Hickory Tavern
winner at 4 p.m. and McCormick
vs. SCSD boys at 8 p.m.
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