Maggie L Walker High School - Dragon Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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H ...xx-.:. ?4 4 .. Q !i'fT'i'fnW1-m Q '1Ia is a Wifi E nn ,wi-2f,g,.I:ZlvJ3,411L-:,e1.r..'A.u.f1 5'T4w.-C'e.at.rL,r,, 5 -bbuj Q SPORTS NEWS Richmond: Coach I. Harry Cool,' VVilliams' Green Dragon courtmen squeezed through by a narrow 35-33 score to edge a fighting Armstrong High School team and cop the Central District cage crown in the finals of the tournament here Saturday in the Maggie L. WVa1k- er High School gymnasium before approximately 1000 fans. Armstrong advanced to the finals by drubbing D. Webster Davis, 40-14 and trouncing Parker Gray. 44-30. Walker out-classed St. Emma, 49-13 and shellacked Peabody, 72-26 to reach the finals. Walker jumped to a 12-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 21-17 advantage at half- time. After the intermission Armstrong rallied strong- ly and forged to a 26-24 scoreg but Walker's spirited counter drive in the final stanza pushed the Dragons to a five point lead which the Wild Cats failed to overcome. Furney Green, Walker forward, with 13 points, was high scorer. Andrew Brooks, Armstrong center, led the losers with 12. The Summary MAGGIE L. WALKER C355 ARMSTRONG f-332 G F T Fnmey Green .,,,.... .... 1 ....,...,,... F 5 3 13 Thornton Williams ...... - .... -W ..... ..-F William Wortz ..,,.,., 1, ,..... - .....,... F 4 0 - 8- Emile Rozier ---.- ....... . F Harry Hines ,.,... W .......,,. .- ....., -F 0 0 0 1101111 VVilliZlI11S .......-.-.... F Purcell Key .,.....,....,. - ..... . ...... ..F 0 0 0 Samuel Parker -21 ..,. - ....... . .... F Oliver C. Martin .... . ......... ........., A C 3 2 8 Andrew Brooks ---- ----------------- C Harley Anderson ....... . .... - ..... 1 ...... C 0 0 0 C- Bllmeti ----'---- G Daniel Branch .- ....... - ........ -.G 1 O 2 Thos. Barrett ......... G Frank Mitchell ,.,,. .,,, . ,G 1 2 4 Eugene Smith .Q ..Y.. G TOTALS ,......,. 14 7 35 TOTALS ---- . -- - 40 Score at the half: WALKER, 215 ARMSTRONG, 17 Referee: Marvin Fields. Umpire: Leroy Porter.

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. Ef1'r 1i'5n 'ii 9 ' '-::.'a:v:' -- . E arrow' .eu ' 1 .4-arsLlEllsy.s,.4r1.lxML.mr.f, ,5-rawM.- . f.. g LLL! .i, CENTRAL DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 1. Maggie L. Walker High School of Richmond- Champion. 2. Armstrong High School of Richmond-runner-up. Peabody High School of Petersburg. . Parker Gray High School of Alexandria. 3. 4 Consolation play-off D. Webster Davis High School of Ettrick-Champion. VValker Grant High School of Fredericksburg-rum ner-up. I All Tourney Team Forward-Thornton Williams, of Armstrong. Forward-Furney Green, of Maggie L. Walker, Center-Oliver C. Martin, of Maggie L, Walker High. Guard-Oliver Ellis, of Parker Gray. Guard-Eugene Ieep Smith, of Armstrong. Second Team Forward-Rozier Weir, of Parker Gray. F orward-Earl Lloyd, of Parker Gray. Center-Andrew Brooks, of Armstrong. Guard-F rank Mitchell, of Maggie L. Walker. Guard-Daniel Branch, of Maggie L. Walker, Honorable Mention Frank Henry, of Peabody, Ernest Steele, of Van de Vyverg Thomas Verdell, of D. Webster Davisg Richard Perry, of D. Webster Davis, William Wortz, of Mag- gie L. Walker, Arthur Burton, of Parker Gray. CENTRAL DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNEY RESULTS St. Emma of Rockcastle LLLLLLL ,LLLL Woodson of Hopewell fForfeitj ,,,, , ,,,,, Peabody of Petersburg ..,... . .......... L .,........ Walker Grant of Fredericksburg ,LL ---,.,, L Parker Gray of Alexandria .L ..,....,, LLL ,,-, ,L -,,,- Van De Vyver of Richmond ........ L.L.L ....,,. LLLL D. Webster Davis of Ettrick .......,,...,, ,, .,,,, L Armstrong of Richmond ......,............,., LL ,LLL St. Emma LL ...........,..,. .........,..,,,.,, LL ,,,,,,,, , ,LL Maggie L. Walkerof Richmond .....,.. .,.,,,,,,,,., Armstrong ........,,,,. L ,,,,,,.,,,--,,,,--.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,--,,-- .,,, Parker Gray ........ L.L .......,...,,...,, L ,,,----, L -,-,, LL ,,,,, Peabody ....... L.LLL.L ,.,,..,,, LLL ---,,,,,, LL ,,,,,,,,, LLL-- Walker L ................ LL ........ L ,.,,,,,,L,,,,,,,,, Armstrong -L L...,.L, L ,.,,,,,,.,LL LL ,L,LL,,, L- ,,,,,,, M Walker ..L.. LL.L ..,L LL ,L,,,,,,,, LLL LLLL, LLLLLL, Am Consolation Play-Off Van De Vyver .... LL ..... L ....,.L...,,L.L,, D. Webster Davis ..,.... Walker Grant D. Webster Davis .,,.. ... ...-. 0 .... -- SEASON RECORD OF THE 1944 EDITION OF THE GREEN DRAGON OF MAGGIE L. WALKER HIGH SCHOOL Walker Opponents 28 Booker T. of Rocky Mt. N. C. ...L .......... . 0 7 Phenix of Hampton ........ - ............. ......... 0 33 jefferson of Charlottesville ..... ........ 0 33 Iefferson of Charlottesville ......... ......... 0 0 Huntington of Newport News' ........... L.-. 34 44 Peabody of Petersburg ........................ - ...... 0 13 Virginia State B of Ettrick ......... - ......... 13 20 Armstrong of Richmond .- ........ .. ......... - 0 0 Armstrong Tech of Washington, D. C ....L 12 145 Totals 59 Summary Won Lost Tied 5 2 1 42