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  • The Western Carolinian SECTION Catamounts Down LR, Elon Sports Corner By C. W. HOPPER Sports Editor The Catamounts have really come into their own in a big way over the past week. On Wednesday of last week, The Cats, led by Mel Gibson and Darrell Murray, downed the Lenoir Rhyne Bears in a hard fought game which went into overtime by a score of 82-77. They returned to Reid Gymnasium Saturday night and thoroughly trounced the Fighting Christians of Elon College under the leadership of Mel Gibson, Danny Tharpe and Darrell Murray by a score of 71-48. The team as a whole played two fine ball games and have moved up to fifth position in the Carolinas Conference standings. They proved to Coach Gudger and to the students and faculty of Western Carolina College that c. w. Hopper they are capable of winning against any conference foe. I was checking over the basketball record book the other day and came up with some interesting figures. I found that the individual school records for most points in a single game and most points in a season were set by Ronald Rogers in 1953. Rogers scored 44 points against North Georgia and ended the season with a total of 686 points. The team records for the most points scored in a single game and most points scored in a season were also set in 1953. The team high was 115 points against North Georgia and the 1953 Cats finished the season with a total of 2,649 points. In last year's action, Mel Gibson led in total scoring with a 16.7 average. He hit on 188 out of 398 field goal attempts and 77 of 104 free throws for a total of 453 points. Cats Trounce Elon By 71-48 Western Carolina College's Catamounts played the giant- I killing role for the second time last week by defeating Elon, 71- 48 in a Carolinas Conference clash Saturday night. Mel Gibson, 6'3" Catamount Guard, took scoring honors with 27 points. The game had been billed as a personal scoring duel between third place Gibson and league leading scorer Dewey Andrews of Elon. Coach Jim Gudger's effective zone defense contained the 6'6" Andrews to 10 points. Western Carolina leads the loop in team defense. Gibson was connecting mainly on layups and jumpshots around y. He owns better than a 21 point scoring average. Western Carolina, with an 8-6 conference and a 14-8 overall mark, took an early lead and led by as much as 10 points early in the first half. The score was tied twice in the early minutes. Darrell Murray, 6'5" sophomore, led Western Carolina In rebounding and aided the winning cause with 17 points. Danny Tharpe added 11 points. Jessee Branson led Elon in the scoring column with 13 points while Roland Miller added 12. tamsunis Down Bears By Howard White tern Carolina led b Gibson and defeated loop leading Lenoir !-77 in an overtime Carolinas Conference game. The v. in avenged an early loss Lenoir Rhyne jumped off to ly lead and led 8 to 10 points through out the first half. The C early in the second ha!; with minutes left in the Tomm-. tied the count 65-65 with two free throws. jumped baek to point lead on and Jim Wile rell Murray tied the count for the Catamounts at 71-71. The and pi hot, but the The I in lull control of the Gibson scored four points in the overtime along with Danny Tharpe. The win k f| the with a 7-6 loop ret WCC (71) Gibson Tharpe Murray Lavelle Seal Home Gustafson Benson G B 1 B o 2 (1 a B F 11-11 9-9 7-7 2-3 2-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 T 27 11 17 2 6 2 6 0 WCC ■ile G 14 5 7 3 3 1 0 F 0-0 6-6 3-5 5-5 0-0 0-0 P 3 3 4 2 1 T 28 16 17 11 6 4 It 'al 33 17 82 L-R G F P T 4 10-12 3 18 Burton 6 1-1 13 9 2-3 0 ian 4 2-2 4 10 2 2-2 1 6 1 1 4 2-2 0 2 0 1 2 1 0-0 0 2 Peterson Finalist In A. A. Contest t* Danny Tharpe made good 112 of 251 field goal attempts and 101 of 126 free throws for an average of 13.2. Darrell Murray connected on 123 of 262 field goal attempts and 56 of 75 free throws for his season's average of 11.2. On the rebounding scene, Murray led the way with 11.7 rebounds per game and a total of 317. He was followed closely by Tommy Lavelle who hauled down 11.2 rebounds per game and ended the season with a total of 311. Totals 19 ELON G Branson 4 Davis 0 D. Andrews 3 Teague 0 Morningstar 1 Miller 6 Winfrey 2 Smith 1 Myers 0 H. Andrews 0 33-36 17 F 6-7 0-0 4-5 0-2 0-1 0-0 4-4 0-3 0-0 1-2 P 4 1 4 0 3 ;s 4 2 2 0 71 T 13 0 10 0 2 12 8 2 0 1 Totals 17 14-24 23 48 WCC 32 39- -71 Elon 22 26- -48 Stovall's 5-10-25?! Store Next To Jackson County Bank "Where your Dimes have more Cents" WE BACK THE CATS Raymon Stovall, Owner-Manager CULLOWHEE GARAGE "We Fix' Most Anything' Odell-Mgr. 2188 Carolinas Highlights By Paul Jones UPSETS, the basketball coach's nightmare, once again this week plagued the leading teams in the Carolinas Conference race for the top berths in the upcoming CC tourney to be held in Lexington later this month. Lenoir Rhyne and Elon, the league leaders two weeks ago, found themselves struggling to stay on top of the pack before the devastating guns of Catawba, High Point, Appalachian and Western Carolina. When the baskets had finally stopped swishing a new conference leader had arisen in the form of the East Carolina Pirates who quickly grabbed the opportunity by winning three straight while Lenoir was in the process of losing three and Elon two. Western Carolina Climbing Meanwhile, Western Carolina started its move upward as it dropped L-R and Elon in the same week and extended their winning streak to three games. At present the Cats are resting in the number five spot in the league and stand a good chance of going even higher before the season ends. With four games remaining the Catamounts could end the year with an 18-8 mark. Western Carolina has beaten every team it has played! Not record wise but otherwise. Only one team has beaten the Cats this season more than once. East Carolina has defeated WCC twice, once down there and by two points in Reid Gym. Every other team the Cats have run against this winter has gone down in defeat at least once (except Elon and Appalachian which have yet to encounter WCC in their second meeting of the season). Bruce Peterson 226 Broadway, Asheville, North Carolina Lee H. Edwards High School, Asheville, N. C. Western Carolina College, Cullowhee, N. C. Submitted by Jim Gudger ACTIVITIES WHILE AT LEE H. EDWARDS HIGH SCHOOL: Starting Quarterback on football team—1954; Starting Q back on football team, 1955; All- Conference — 1955; Cap' dwards Team — 1955; Starting Forward on State Champion Basketball T. 1955-56; Played in Blue-White Game at American Enka—1956; Ran the mile on Track 1955 and 1956; Captain of Tennis Team — 195(1; Won four letters at Lee Edwards in both 1954-55 and 1955-56 school years. ACTIVITIES AT CLEMSON COLLEGE: Entered Clemson College in Fall of 1956 on a football scholarship. Played freshman football at C: Fall, 1956. ARMED SERVICES ACTIVITIES: Was drafted into armed in March, 1957. \V ig quarterback for the Northern Area Command (NACom) Blacknights in Frank- Germany (t.\ mpany-level basketball. Fought as a light heavyweight on Northern Area Command Boxing Team in Germany. ACTIVITIES AT WESTERN CAROLINA COLLEGE: I , i,'e in Fall, 1959. Wa until mid back. 1960- v.'ith a km bout mid-season. 1959-60 basketball prac- .ihI In- n-iid-January won a position on team as rtartiof guard. 1960-61 — Was elected captain of basketball team (1960-61) and although hampered in early season by foo iry, is one of the three starting guards. Played the number 1 position and was captain of 1960 tennis team. 1961-62 — Played on and captained 1961 Tennis Team. 11 ting halfback on 1961 Football Team and served as a CO-captain. Elected Captain of i he has been hampered by injury and to the fact he has had to report late from football. He has d some to this date and we t much more service from him throughout the season. This boy is a truly great He is an inspiration to other buys. His .meat will power and determination serve as a ill who follow him. model citizen and r of the Stu- md carries a "B" mically. This boy is not an All-Ameri- m just one field, but he is outs' D many. He is truly an outstanding Amateur Ath- Jim Gudger CATAMOUNTS IN ACTION AGAINST ELON LAST Saturday n)aht. The thriller, won by the Cats 71-48, was played in Reid Gym. The Catamounts were sparked by the outstanding play of Darrell Murray and Mel Gibson. For every age to perfectly express your sentiments. Come in today to shop from our complete selection. Hallmark CARDS TABLE DECORATIONS The Book Store JU 6-2465 — Sylva FOLLOW THE "CATS a DARRELL MURRAY IS A SOPHOMORE from Elwood, Ind. In high school Darrell broke all school rebounding records while playing on a team that went to the semi- state. A truly great prospect. He led the team in rebounding as a freshman. At the present Darrell is averaging 13.1 points a game and 8.7 rebounds. WANTED 1961-62 CO-CAPTAINS OF THE CATAMOUNTS ARE Mel Gibson (left) and Bruce Peterson (right). Western Carolina Among Nations's Leaders The National Association ©■' Intercollegiate Athletics statist ics as of February 2 saw the Catamounts among the nation'f leaders in three different departments. In Field cerntage. they are ra with a mak of 51.! At the free throw lire they have hit 20a "f 2"4 ( ■t and a r 21st. :icy also rr.nk 2 ;- : earn Mints per game. I was reading the Winston- •alem Journal last week end nd ran across an article that aught my eye. It was about ->meof the people in Buncombe "■ounty who want Charlie Ohoo-Choo" Justice to run for •heriff on the Democratic tic- 'cet. Some others have asked urn to run for state senate. I link he declined both offers. Typists, copy readers, and circulation personnel contact a member of The Western Carolinian HENSLEY & HOOPER RECAPPING New and Used Tires Snow and Mud Tires phone JU 6-2619 Ask About Student Discount Gas For Less at Sylva Hi-Way Service Tires — Tubes — Wash Grease — Batteries — Oil Dave Stevens—Owner Sylva, N. C. 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