Fairland High School - Fairlander Yearbook (Proctorville, OH)

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Fairlancl Clios R Dragons Have Best Chance For Honors Thxs weekend may fmd favored s1gnal d t Pete Cornute, 11m1ted to a smgle fleld goal 1n the f1rst s1xteen m1n utes slammed f1ve through the hoop 1n the second and flnlshed w1th fxfteen polnts Falrland s Ed Wllgus netted four before foullng out and Larry Ed wards collected eleven as Charlie Sm1th rang up e1ght Chesapeake s Larry Curry set the early scoring pace hlttmg three from the f1eld ln the f1rst per1od ance and found want1ng a d t n he h1nt came in county tournament act1on at South Po1nt last nlght w1th the faltermg Dragons ba 1 re y hadlng Decatur Washxngton 54-50 1 n overtlme to escape e11m1nat1on after Fairlands Dragons strength ened their champlonsh1p b1d wlth 1 sl1m but dec1s1ve 49 46 v1ctory over Rock H111 To fulfill pred1ct1ons of l a c ean sweep of the county league t1t1e and tournament champ1onship f Chesapeake must bounce b Pete Cornute Jack Molter and Larry Edwards pounded dow t n he stretch with a dozen pojnts to d ECld6 the contest as the Red Men traxled off in the fourth w1t11 nine Cornute netted seven and two f or s1xteen as Edwards and Smith collected ten ap1ece Carl Cooper contxrbuted four teen to Rock Hills total wxth Ray Jenkins adding twelve Fairland averaged 467 at the oul 11ne with seven for fxfteen as ack the Red Men posted a sl1m 286 Friday night d e he end of the penod Chesapeake weighed in the bal w an subdue the Red Men or see Rock Hill enter the finals and Faxrland must rule as 1 heavy favor1te today SIHCS either Chesapeake or Rock H111 must wm two straxght games to force a playoff and a third to c1a1m the coveted crown Fans jammed the stands and ringed the floor as the Dragons and Red Men squared off at 7 u'c1 k oc and the red and green :lad squads went at it hammer and tongs from the opening w111s e Rock H1115 ln1t1a1 dnve ca ht UE Nick V1sn1cs boys offstr1de and the Red M en wrapped up the f1rst eight minutes of play w1th a 17 12 lead but the screamxn g throng to the Dragons and the 23 2.1 len d se the next round might go deadlock at ha1ft1me promxsed ar eplc contest O O act 011 Mah me ster BYUC R00 C Larry H0 h 1- y three ryeg as twe ve o h een ots he ne the as th 1ntet finally put Waterloo away res 1th four for fourteen but Carl E111s forged ahead 1n the long haul and chalked up the n1ghts h1gh scorng mark wxth twenty three Curry c1a1med twe FAIRLAND buzzer wlth Bob 'J I-EAM Chaffm and Oscar Cornute tmg seven SIX Bl Monet Wxlgus Sm1th Edwards Skmner t1ve1y Frant1c actlon 11 m1nutes of play sau t1me and agam bu cla1med a sl1m thre at the end of the f1 Four qulck pe prompted Darw1n 'I a.ry retlrement and talxzed on every def r a g Che Panthers to gra TOTALS TEAM Curry Taylor Ellls Turner Plke Chaffm by halftlme , TOTALS FAIRLAND 12 16 14 16-58 en QICHESAPEAKE 15 12 15 11 53 1 efeated the S seph Central Cathollc Flyer 55 last nlght 1n the opemn test of the 56 Lawrence Coun Basketball Tournament at Sout 1nt and a slow startmg Faxrlan 45 1n the second game to ear hot at Chesapeake when pla ,- n 'D Z O Q W' I 1- FI'- D-1 umes tomorrow n1ght at 7 ock t the second half was a d1fferent s stoYy g Larry Edwards pushed the Fair land offenswe nettmg four f1eld h goals 1n the f1rst half and f1V8 d more 1n the second as Cornute caught flre and racked up SEVLI n teen polnts y Ken Mlller a steady performer all season gave the Wonders mneteen pomts as Bobby Owens added a dozen more The th1rd perlod blasted anv 3 Wide fnd th second Same s o 1 h scored t0 01' 1118 ct ve ung d ou dn the 9 S saw Jm bu ed ed twenty-One awarded for or ou ected fans .lenk ns nu Ve y Seven twen Y three oach contl' the C0 Q e ted shots lap 9 Ray 5 IO O 0 C SCCOH and b0 C 8 C e h n Cornu 6 C 3 he DYSSOUS o en Same 3 nutes he ur ous Y bu per od n riff N tamed as Falrland slammed home twenty n1ne pomt and held the Wonders to seven Waterloo came up on the short end of the scormg ln the fourth frame too but the contest was beyond recovery at the end of the th1rd The Dragons hit only three of fourteen foul shots for a poor 214 as the Wonders were collectxng th1rteen for twenty three or 565 The f1rst game tomorrow night matche Decatur Washingtons L. 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F AIRLAND AM ourney Begms At 0 Cloc Barring surprising upsets the nty tournament opening to ht at South Po1nt High School hapes up as a three team race th the Chesapeake Panthers ds-on favorites to sweep the I' b Cales' Rock Hill Red Men d Nick Vismcs Faxrland Drag s rank as formidable conten with the schedule favoring a County Tournament Manager alter Russell today urged fans park around the old school llding at South Point This ocedure will eliminate trafflc zards and congestion before d after each nights games he plained adding that space ar the new school gym has en reserved for the school ses and the cars of coaches flcials and representatives of e Dress and radio ther Dragon clash on Thurs night and Rock Hill and Ches ake squaring off Monday of t week ames tonight match Rock H111 St Joe at 7 o clock with Fair d and Waterlbo meeting in the ond contest around 830 p m ers of the ninth and eleventh lows this l1ne round eleven w1ll rounds together to decide thelmatch Rock Hill and Fairland championship 'with the winner going into the I1 Chesapeake will probably m et nals agarnst the Panthers on Sat Fairland in round four on Thurs urday day night this week and take on Chesapeakes hopes r1de with :Rock H111 in the ninth round next rangy scoring ace Carl Ell1s W1 h Tuesday and if the schedule fol :Pete Cornute leading the Fairlandl attack and Ray Jenkins gpe ing the Rock Hill offensh' The Panthers deprived 44 services experienced soml culty earlier this season jury of a key man with an, ranking teams might throw er clubs into contention ' Telm Smith Team J enklns Roach Cooper Baldwin Brown Acklson Zornes Totals Falrland lil -LAND 'LPC' ROCK HILL 11 1 6 14 12--48 9-46 The opening tip-of! of t ond game below betwee land and Waterloo fou Dragons moving in fast sm Wilma 4171 big Pate C4 C999 Glen Patterson 111 FG FT TP nute er lgus terson ard! DBI' 4 1 M0991 011eCxe6,x11e of uf to e P me en 10 for 6 n 19 nd eight- 9:63571 gmtegn me foul 3 582- 5 we io! Jack Moltar C663 autly lm' N- r mei all Dragons Trip Blackfork Stop Duk second contest match1ng Rock H111 Nick Vlsnic s Fairland Dragons- inspired by the vision of a tourna ment crown and spurred by the cheers of frenz1ed fans-ambushed and Decatur Washington flrst and third round winners Chesapeake had edged Fa1r1and Fairlands Jack Molter with the solid support of Pete Cornute and company pushed the Panth ers to the wall by halftime and the breakneck pace of the third for twenty in the second averaglf The lead' changed C1-iesapeakes proud Panthers 58 53 last night after Decatur Wash mgtons crafty Bobcats banished the Windsor Dukes, 68 51 Tonight, St. Joseph's Central Catholic Flyers and the Waterloo Wonders--first and second round losers-meet at 7 o'clock with the twice in regular season play a 57 50 dec1s1on in thexr first meeting and 56-53 in their second match but the third time proved the charm and St George himself couldn't have stopped these Drag ons ln Aspectacul -41 rmanee Y period and the dazilinl fireworks in the opening minutes of that final frame were fatal. times ln as many mt ln the third trams Smith linking one to , Molter half as hzgh as Chesas hand! mfg peake's lean Carl Ellis-worked the floor like a nervous terner. often rebounding h1s own shots and checked out wnth twenty points autes midway! with C J from the f1e ' as the butzer ' 9 - . . . U ' ' , ' . U . g . I I . . ' . -i . , . ' ' Id. . . . .1 b I l . , ll -X A ' R - 1 1 , ' ---- . 7 , ,,,, ,..c, , 1, 1 - ' ro rr 'ng ------------ 7 2 rs --------..----- s 1' 71 A , Haus ...... --- - s o e Q p , 1 ....... .... - a 4 10 5 1 - ........... S-- 5 o 10' 5 - J v. , - - - 1 t l Q ----, ...... 21 7 49 1 ' ' 2 W ro rr 'rr-1 V ' ' 1 A ........ .... 5 2 12h I I 1 , , .......... .----X2 o as 1 - -- ........ --- 7 o 14' 5 ' ---- --s--s- 3 0 '61 I ------------- 1 0 2' 3 - 1 , ...... ..... - 2 o 4 ' f 4 --- ...... --. 1 1 3- l 1 ' ' -1 ..... Y .... 21 4 46 - ' .... 2 14 1 Q - . ll .... 7 1 , ' ' - 1 --...... ---,8 1 17? 2 lt ......... .... 2 0 44 md- rx i -------------6 o 121 ' ' -----------4 o s l fat S' . ---- -----,9 2 zoo , 1 1e'1 , , ith ......... .... - 4 0 3 , QW' --------------1 o 2f Q J' 1 rg ---3 ' 1. Q c - . '66 t e r i l 2 . - 1 ' V I Y in . - - , - - . , A - Ev 'J od

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airland '56 Lawrenc Qu,niytTournev Ch FAIRLAND'S Dragons labovei winner and '56 Lawrence County basketball champion after defeatf ing Dan Russell's Chesapeake Panthers tbelowl, 68-64, at South Point High School last night. DRAGONS-Front row, l-r, Larry Edwards, Ed Wllgus, Marv Johnson, Karl Gillette, Gary Black and Chet Layne, back row, 1-r, Hunter Skinner, Glen Pat- terson, Charles Smith, Pete Cornute, Jack Molter and Gary Cooper. PANTHERS- Front row, l-r, Roy Colllzigswsrth, Claude Cha- fin, Gary Ellis and Oscar Pike: back row, 1-r, Wil lam Suiter, Larry Curry, Carl Llllsp Dick Wilks, Darw..1 Taylor and Bob Turner. I , B k , FAIRLAND , 11-EAM FG Pl' TP Icornute -- .----- ---- 1 0 3 23' P I E 8 E 4 yMolter --- --- 2 2 2 'Wllgus - .... --- 2 . a n T e r S , - AEdwards --- --- 3 2 1' -' AA' v ' Smith .... - --- Nick Visnic's Fairland Dragons-l. Fa1rlands15ete Cornute 6011153 if U 3 0 6 baffled by the wary Chesapeake'bl'9a1S'flW3Y ln the hrsthhigc bug Patterson ' ' -E -, ... Pant-hers in the closing minutes of Came d0Vf'n. the stretc, ell 10,1-ALS --29 10 68 the first half and trailing a dis- champ, hitting Seven held 30? S- ' heartening ten points4clung game- in the Second h-an to finish mmf CHESAPEAK: 0 10 ly to the front-runnin! challengers.,:23 POURS. b9Sf f01' the DPBEOHS- 3:53. ------ 5 2 12 and overhauled them tin the final. Chesapeake lost CUITY Rnd TUV' Ellis ' 6 18 aof minutes of play, 68-64, to claim. ner on foul-slate in the game and Tuma? ' 3 2 8, the '56 Lawrence County basket- L Flirlllhd WHS forced to finish Wlth' Chaim ' 2 0 4Q ball championship. out Edwards but P3tt91'50U Pfoveda ' U l An overflow crowd at South Point High School gym last night saw Chesapeake outscramble the Dragons, 14-13, in the first eight minutes of heart-stopping action with the Panthers forging ahead in the rough-and-tumble second frame as Falrland's defense loosened at the seams. Carl Ellis used his devastating hook to chalk up six field goals ln the first half but finished his scor- ing for the night from the foul line as the Dragons tightened their defensive alignment in the second half. Curry netted 18-for-21 from the foul line. though, and led Chesa- pealre scoring with n total of 30 points. l ore than ca able substitute, hit- lining three frgm the field in thei TOTALS vital end play. QFamangak? tFair1and opened its spirited bldghesan in the third, outpointing Chesa- peake, 19-13, and the 23-15 count' in the fourth wrapped up the! championship. l An all-tournament team and an all-county lineup - selected b! the coaches - will be announced Monday. 4 V Pete Cornute and Larry Edwards All-County and All-Tournament 143. --------,21 22 841 is 13 19 23-68? -- 14 22 13 15-64: