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Dave Patton Isn’t sure what to expect Saturday night when Appalachian State University Invades Minges Coliseum, but he does promise one thing: The Pirates will be ready Game tlmeis7:30p.m.
East Carolina comes into the game following its first Southern Conference victory, a 5H9 deci-
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Sion over Davidson. Appalachian State, followtng a stunning overtime win over Furman, comes In with a 3-2 mark, and sec(»id place in the standings. The Mountaineers are 6-6 overall
“It's another must game for us.■’ Patton said. “But we are more prepared now than we
were before Christmas. "
Patton expects the Mountaineers to be very patient on offense, and to prol»bly go with a zone on defense, since this is the type seen most often against the Pirates.
■‘We’ll have to be patient too. They are very strong inside, and we will have to do one beck of a
Pirates Out To End Losing Streak
East Carolina University’s women’s basketball team has a hard row to hoe this week, as they must play five games in the next seven days.
Three of those games wili be recorded tonight and tomorrow in Harrisonburg, Va. The Lady Pirates take on lilinois State toni^t. then face both Madison and West Chester tomorrow, Tuesday night, they entertain UNC-Greensboro. and on Thursday, travel to N. C. State, Meanwhile. East Carolina’s men’s track team will be in College Park, Maryland, to participate in the CYO Invitational Meet, while the swimming team will also be there, facing the University of Maryland, on Saturday.
The men’s basketball team is
also in action, entertaining Appalachian State Saturday ni^t and traveling to William & Mary on Tuesday.
“This weekend offers us an opportunity to travel and catch teams from Illinois and Pennsylvania," ECU women's coach Catherine Bolton said. “I don’t like having to play two games in one day. but everyone else there will be doing it. so it won’t be one-sided,"
Miss Bolton is iH^fui that the three-game, two-day series will help get the Bucettes in shape to handle the State Tournament, which comes up later in the season.
Things haven’t gone well for the Lady Pirates, .who enter the weekend with a 0-5 record.
CROSBY ON THE PROWL — East Carolina’s defensive ace Louis Crosby works against VMI’s Kelly Lombard during action earlier in the season.
Crosby cmstantly draws the scorer on the (H>Poslng team and has had outstanding success in recent contests. (Photo by John Banks)
Crosby Has A Duty: Spark That Defense
Miller Has The Putting Blues
By WOODY PEELE Reflector Sports Editor When East Carolina Coach Dave Pattern wants to see how Louis Crosby did in a game, he doesn’t do like most coaches and check the scoring column on the ECU stat chart.
Instead, he looks under the other team's scoring, and checks its leading scorer. If he was way below his average, be knows that Crosby did his job.
In the past two Pirate games. Crosby has been working against the two leading scorers and has done his job. He worked against Richmond's Kevin Eastman, and held him 13 points below his 17.4 average. Then, against Davidson, he held John (Jerdy to just four field goals in 17 shots, and a total of 10 points. Gerdy had been averaging just under 21 points a game.
"I had to learn to play defense in high school,” Crosby said. “We were a pressure team. In fact, we beat most of our opponents this way, and I got into
Sports Calendar
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Wrastflno Ayden Grillon at Conley Southern Nash at Farmvrile Central Batketball Rocky AAount at Ro»e (A p.m.) Roanoke at North Johnston East Carolina women vs. Illinois State at Harrisonburg. Va. (7 p.m ) Conley at Southern Nash (7 p.m.) North Pitt at C. B. Aycock (7 p.m ) Jamesvilleat Belhaven Chocowinityat Bear Grass (7 p.m.) Greene Central at North Lenoir (7 p.m.)
Farmville Central at Ayden Grltton (7p.m.)
E. B. Aycock at Wilson I6r30p.m .) West Duplin at Greenville Christian (7 30p.m.)
Saturday's Sports Baskatbali Appalachian State at East Carolina (7:30p.m.)
Rose girls at Conley (A :30 p.m.)
East Carolina women at Madison (12 noon)
East Carolina women vs. West Chester at Harrisonburg. Va. (» p.m.)
Indoor Track East Carolina at CYO invitational. College Park, Mo.
Swimming East Carolina at Maryland (I p.m.) Chapel Hill at Rose (12.30 p.m.)
defense this way.”
And Crosby likes to play this way. “It’s the code of the West,” he said. “It’s kill or be killed.’’ Crosby rates speed as his greatest assent. “I’ve learned to develop my game around my speed. And I feel no pressure on me, knowing that I’m playing their best player. Someone has todo it.”
Crosby has been criticized in some circles for not scoring more, but this doesn’t worry him. “Scoring is going to come, but I’m not going to worry about it. If I get the opportunity to score, 1 will. As long as I play good defense and we win. I've done my job. Scoring is just part of the game. If we stc^ them, then I don’t have to score as much anyway. Right now, I'm pleased with the way I’m playing.”
Crosby rates defense as a concentration game. “A lot of people just psyche out on defense if their dude gets five or six points. But if he scores, he scores.”
OfF court, Crosby likes to get his mind off the game as much
Recreation
Basketball
Jarvis 21 . 1» — 40
Oakmont 18 I6~3A
Leading scorers: Jarvis, Mike Brewlngton, 17; Oakmont, Paul Alston. 6.
Hahn 24 31 —55
Eaton 21 17-45
Leading scorers: Hahn, AAacon AAoye, 14. Jeff Dudley, 12; Eaton, Herb Wright, 24, Bob Lougee, 10.
Smith's 23 21 -44
GUCO 14 22 - 3A
Leading scdrers: Smith's. Randy Brooks, 13. Glenn Batton, 10; GUCO. J. Clemons. 10.
Rockets 39 4A-85
Grady White 28 37 —A5
Leading scorers: Rockets, Wayne Brown, 24. Philip Brown, 24, Richard Harrison' 14; Grady White. Frank Brown, 13, Ernest Hammond, 12, Bobby Jones, II. Ronnie Battle, 10, James Dixon, 10.
Wachovia 38 37 — 75
PittMemorial 2A 32-58
Leading scorers. Wachovia, Chuck Ball. 24, Leon Johnson. lA, Jim Ellis 12; Pitt Memorial, J. C. Daniels. 22. Carlos Dawson, 13, Tyrone Taft. 12.
as possible. “I live with these guys so much. I like to get away from them,” he joked of his teammates. “Realiy.%1 like to socialize, and in the off-season, 1 like to get some changes of scenery. During the season. I don’t really have much time to do much besides thing of basketball.”
Crosby also doesn't think that the youth of the team is that much of a pn^lem. “We are young, but our older players can't be content to use this as an excuse. We have the talent, and I think it’s just a question of putting it all together. Wc just have to jell.”
Dan/e/s Is Drafted
J. C. Daniels, a former Rose High School star now playing at Louisburg College, was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers during the recent draft rounds.
Daniels’ family lives in Green-viUe, and he also continues to participate in sporting activities in the city.
' By BOB GREEN AP Golf Writer
TUCSON. Ariz. (AP) - Johnny Miller has the putting miseries.
Miller, who had won the last three times out here, struggled to a two-over-par 74 Thursday that left him seven strokes back of Tom Watson and four others who shared the lead at 67 in the uncompleted first round of the $200,000 Joe Gara-giola-Tucson Open Golf Tournament.
Sharing the top spot with Watson were nonwinners Andy North, Alan Tapie, Gary McConHmd^, Gil Morgan.
“I’m firmnfg^out.this course is a lot tougher than I th~Saght^ne ! it was.” Miller said of the 7,305- Jh»-yard Tucson National Golf Club course, which he blistered with a 25-under-par winning total two years ago.
“1 guess I'm just starting off the way you're supposed to start the season. I’m kind of uncertain, unsure of my game.
That’s the way you're supposed to be at the stari of the season, isn’t it?”
It's the slowest start he’s had in four seasons. He won his first two starts in 1975, his first three starts in 1974 and two of his first four in 1976. He hasn’t given up here, but he's already looking forward to next week's Bing Crosby.
“I’m not out of it,” he said.
“I'm not hitting the ball perfect, but I’m hitting it good enough to win. It's just my putting. It's horrendous. I missed three-footers on my second and third holes and that just took it out of me. I’ll be okay if I can just get some putts to drop.”
The start of the day’s play was delayed more than one-half hour by frost and frozen greens and 27 players were stranded on the course by darkness. They were scheduled to complete their rounds Friday morning.
None of them appeared in position to challeng^for the lead.
Craig Stadler wfts alone with a 68, four undej/par and just stroke ou^ the lead, with -Tommy Aaron, Joe Inman, Jerry McGee and Rik Massengale grouped at 69.
“Youth has been our problem.” Miss Bolton said. “We haven’t gotten the floor leadership that we need. When we’ve had a breakdown, it’s taken us so long to get things back in order that we’re out of it. But I do see things improving all along."
Another blow to the team was the loss of Rosie Thompson with a leg injury. She may be out two weeks. Miss Thompson, a sophomore, was the second leading scorer on the team, and number three in the state with a 20.5 average.
“We don't have the depth without her.'” Miss Bolton sai(i. “Kathy Suggs came on and did a real good job for her but you could tell that the team didn’t have the same confidence in her they had In Rosie. Hqiefully. they’ll gain more confidence in her this weekend."
The team doesn’t have a senior on it, and for this reason. Bolton feels good about the future. “We just need to get more leadership from Debbie Freeman, the junior captain of the team. But ^e's not used to this type role, and she’s having to learn it. Rosie would help more in this when ^e’s on the court, but right now, she’s not.”
job on the rebounding If we are to be successful. Then, too, iw’H have to play good defense again. ”
Guard Walter Anderson Is the leading Mountaineer, averaging 13.8 points a game through last Saturday. Calvin Bowser is right btíilnd him at 12.5, followed by Daryll Robinson at 12.0. Tony Searcy is next at 10.9, giving the Mounties four players in double fibres.
“They are a very fine dub and it’s going to take a real good effort by us to beat them, but I think we are going to be ready to play this one.”
Patton has been extremely pleased with the play of Louis Crosby on defense lately.
•‘He has really done a job for us. It’s a shame that you can’t be a Plaver of the Week for a defensive job. Everyone says they like the defensive player, but no one will vote for him. ”
At Richmond, Crosby worked against Kevin Eastman, averaging 17-4 points per game, and held himlo just four. Against Davidson, Crosby guarded John Gerdy, hitting just under 21, and
held him to 10. including just four of 17 shots from the floor.
“Greg Cornelius played outstanding for us down the stretch at Davidson, and old reliable Larry Hunt got what we needed when we need it. Don Whitaker did a fine job of directing the club, and he and Herb Krusen came throu^ with some fine key baskets. Herb Gray alsp played well.”
Paltcm said that the Pirates need to really start hitting the outside shots to break open the zone defenses they have seem “Our shooters are going W loosen up. We were more patient against Davidson's zone than we’vebeenallyear.”
The win also was the first on the road In nearly a year. The; last came on January 31, 1976 and was also against Davidson.
Hunt continues to lead the Pirate scoring with 11.5 per game. Jim Ramsey is next at 11.3, followedbyGrayat 11.2.
Following Saturday's action, the Pirates travel to Williamstxirg, Va., on Tuesday to meet William & Mary.
Rampants Romp Past Wilson
The CYO meet involves invitation-only entries, and Coach Bill Carson will be taking several members of the team.
Carter Suggs and Larry Austin will run in the 60-yard dash, while Austin, James Freeman, Otis Melvin and Charlie Moss will make up a mile relay team. Marvin Rankins will be an alternate in the 60-yard hurdles.
“This meet is one of the top three in the country,” Carson said. “It really is a big one. There will be a lot of people who were in the Olympics. This should give our kids some great experience, and it's an honor for them to be invited.”
Rose Hi^'s wrestling team took a 596 victory over Wilson as three Rampant wrestlers extended their winning streaks to 13 matches.
Cliff Hagan scored a pin for Rose while John Lawler and James Cherry won by forfeits to remain undefeated. The Rampants had four other pins during the match by Johnny Harris, Bernard Paige, Raymond Wooten and Rocky Butler.
The Rose wrestlers are now lO-l for the year. They travel to Elizabeth City to take on Northeastern on Monday.
Summary:
100: Cliff Hagan (R) pinned B. Green. 5:57.
107: John Lawler (Rieforfelt (R). forlell.
114: James Cherry (R), forfeit.
121: Jesse Barber (R) dec. J. Meeks, 20-0.
128: S. Broadhurst (W) dec. Tim iny Allen, A 2.
134: Vlrgtl Tyson (R) dec. B. Hayes, 137.
140; Johnny Harris (R) pinned J. Bryant, 1:49.
149: Bernard Paige (R) pinned D. Newsome, 1:10.
157: Ronnie Reddick (R) dec. M. Brown. 43.
169: Raymond Wootan (R) ptnr>ed E. Hillard.3:56.
187: Charles Jones <W) dec. Bernie Fleming, 12 11.
197: Rocky Butler (R) pinned Tim Moore. 1:11.
Heavyweight: James Reeves (R). forfeit.
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