Millingport High School - Acorns Yearbook (Albemarle, NC)

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GOOD TEAM, LOSING ONLY 4 GA!,-TES AND WINNING 12. AT THE END OF THE SEASON WE LOST 3 PLAYERS FROM THE FIRST TEAM. AFTER THE SEASON WE TOOK A TRIP TO ASHYILLE AND HAD A GOOD TIME. IN 1947 ABOUT 20 GIRl,S REPORTED FOR BASKETBALL WITH ONLY 16 E LAKING THE S(4UAD. WITH A NEW COACH WE ARE EXPECTING TO COKE OUT WITH A GOOD TEAK A. ' D WIN MOST OF THE GAMES. WE WILL LOSE ONLY 2 OP THE PLAYERS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. GIRLS WE THEY NORWOOD THERE 43 41 OAKBOKO THERE 36 41 RIDGE CHE ST HERE 48 28 STANDFISLD THERE 33 36 RICHFIELD HERE 26 29 BAD IN THERE 38 47 RICHFIELD THERE 29 33 STANDFIELD HERE 20 25 ENDY THERE 33 31 BAD IN HERE 30 46 NEW LONDON HERE 29 24 NORWOOD HERE 40 24 ENDY HERE 32 39 NEW LONDON THERE 51 36 RIDGEGREST HERE 33 18 OAKBORO HERE 29 22 JONSIE LOWDEH FORWARD MARTHA LIPPAfiD FORWARD JANNIE GOODMAN FORWARD DOROTHY SHOE ■ ■ FORWARD DINK Iv ' ORTON • FORWARD PEGGY HURLOGKER FORWARD RUBY GOODIvIAN FORWARD BETTY TEAL, FORWARD lilYRTLE RIDENHOUR — GUARD FRANCES FISHER GUARD VERA HATLEY GUAkD BETTY SUE BILES ■ • GUARD JANSLLE HATLEY GUARD CLEO RIDENHOUR GUARD VERGIE ALt,TOND ■ GUARD LOUISE FURR • GUARD MINNIE ALMOND SCORE KEEPER OUR GIRLS ENTE.-:ED THE COUIJTY TOURNAMENT AND WERE SS:-:DED FOURTH PLACE. WE DEFEATED OAKBORO 40-12 IN OUR FIRST GAME. VvE MANAGED TO DEFEAT NEW LONDON 29-28 IN THE SEMI-FINAL ROUNDS. V E J ET BADIN IN THE FINALS AND WERE DEFEiiTSD FOR Tl-iE CHAMPIONSHIP 38-26. AT THE END OF THE GA E WE WERE PRESENTED THE RUNNER-UP TROPHY BY SUPT. JAMES P. SIFFORD.