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March 22, 1957 THE EAGLE Page 4

[Column 1]
SPORTS
By Micky Strickland

Taylors. Trips Travelers Rest[underlined]

Taylors started the Distrct
ten tournament by lowering T.R.
68-36. Bob Waldrop was high
man with 25 points. Micky
Strickland had 14, "Goat" Johnson
12, Willie Cannada 11, and
Tom James 4. No T.R. player hit
in double figures. Taylors
entered the tournament with a
10-5 record.

Eagles Defeat Piedmont[underlined]

Taylors Eagles continued their
high hopes of another district
champoinship by beating Piedmont
73-57. Bob Waldrop was again
high man with 31 points. The
boys played one of the best
games of the year. Larry
Patterson of Piedmont was high man
of the game with 40 points.

Taylors: Waldrop 31, Johnson
12, Strickland 8, Landford 11,
Cannada 11, Ayers, James, and
Taylor.

Eagles Lose? By 1![Underlined]
Berea squeezed by Taylors 51-50
in a real tough game. The
game ended in an uproar over a
last minute call by an umpire,
who is well known at Taylors.
Willie Cannada driving in for
what should have been the
winning points was called walking
and the ball went over to Berea.

Taylors finished the tournament
in third place. The team
won two and lost one to make
the season an overall 12-6.

This was the last game for
seniors Willie Cannada and Micky
Strickland. Both of these have
done very well in helping the
team on to victory.

Taylors Girls Lose[Underlined]

The Taylors High girls lost to
Slater. They played one of
the best games of the year.

[Column 2]

CLASS TOURNAMENTS[Underlined]

9th Outclasses 8th[Underlined]

The 9th grade boys beat the
8th boys 36-18. They were led by
Turner with 9 and Jones and
Simmons with 6 each. This was the
first round of play, and the 9th
earned the right to meet the 12th
in the second round.

9th Girls Win[Underlined]

The 9th grade defeated the 8th
25-14. Alewine had 9, Walls 8,
and Bradnax 8 for the winners.
Greenwood led the losers with 12
points. The 9th grade met the
12th in the second round of play.

11th Girls Win[Underlined]

The 11th girls led by Waddell
with 24 and Moore with 12, beat
the 10th 38-13. Burgess led the
10th with 9 points. The 11th
met the winner of the 12th and
9th for the championship.

12th Boys Win[Underlined]

The 12th grade boys beat the
9th 25-13. The rebounding of
Bishop and Bannister was the
main factor in the win. Trott
had 8 and Ayers 7 for the 12th.
The 9th scoring was well rounded,
but the lack of height lost
the game.

9th Girls Win Second[Underlined]

The 9th girls defeated the
12th 33-16 in the second round and
will meet the 11th for the
championship. Let by Broadna with
15 and Walls with 14, the 9th
went on to take an easy win.
Center and Tooley both had 8
points for the losers.

11th Girls Take Championship[Underlined]

The 11th grade girls won a hard
fought gall game 36-26 from the
9th. Led by Waddell with 18,
and Springfield with 16 the 11th