Ridgeview High School - Panther Yearbook (Hickory, NC)

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anthers May Play Ahoskie Thursday GREENSBORO - Ridgeview's Panther will probably meet Ahos- kie at 9 am. 'rnulhuy in the rim round of the State Adhasketball playoffs at AUD College gym here. The Panthers won the ' - e eren o e is c ' is s the second Ridgeview athletic team this year to advance to State finals competition. The Panther football team slashed through regular season opposition undefeated, and lt was late ln the season when it was'first scored on. Only powerful Chapel Hill, the State champion, was s.ble'to stop the Panthers. No Ridgeview basketball team since 1955 has advanced to the State playoffs. Happy Plains High school of Taylorsville will play in the State Class A finals beginning here Friday. Panthers Seek Titl lllllI3EVlEW LUSTES IN lDllHlllY, Bll-lull By ELLIS JOHNSON Ridgeview Sports Writer GREENSBORO -- Ridgeview High school of Hickory became a victim of the state sports final jinx here this morning for the second time this year. R. L. Vann of Ahosl-:ie drhpped the Panthers, 60-56, in the first round of the state AA basketball champion- ships. The Panther football team also -advanced to the state finals, only to.fall to a powerful Chapel Hill delegation. This was the first Ridgeview basketball team to earn a state championship berth since -1955. Riigivlew trailed, 30-18. at the inter Sion, and at one point, Ahoskie stretched its lead to 20 points. In the last period, the Panthers came alive and pulled ahead of Ahoskie with seconds remainl-ng. A stolen ball in the closing sec- onds of the game and two suc- cessful free throws robbed the Ridgeview team of its lead and its 'bid at the state title. Happy Plains of Taylorsville will play Little River of Bahama at 1:30 p. rn. Friday in the Class A semifinals. The winner of this clash will meet the winner of the Kings Mountain-Baden game for the championship. Meet Olive Hill 91 By ELLIS JOHNSON Ridgeview Sportlwrlt-or NEWTON-Ridgeview: Pan- thers pelted the Happy Plains Falcons of Taylorsville, -L9-41, here Friday night in a North- western conference sernlflnal af- fair. Ernest Goodson was a thorn in Panther flesh as he. bucketed 26 ' score on three occasions and push- ed the Panthers continually. Vincent James had 20 points for Ridgeview. The Catawba Rosenwald Rock- ettes, led by all-conference for- ward Mary Roseman, fought off Newton Central, 37-32, in 'the other game of the evening. Olive Hill of Morganton nudged Freedman of Lenoir, 52-50 in an Point! and led 5- mst mm-ut' f uY',afternoon tussls and earned. the that threatened the Panther lead. Happy Plains was unable to take the lead at any time in the contest, but managed to knot tue rlfght to meet Ridgeview for the championship at 8:30 tonight. Olive Hill shelled the Marion girls, 3M, in the other afternoon game. ...43.. OUR SCHOOLS SCORE In addition to these nition give two er ascii A ed the spotlight Ridgeview's basketball team won way into the District AA play for State h nors, at hursday nigh Y 0 u I , all o b superior rating, one of four bands to attain this rank, in the State Band competition for Western North Carolina. at Lenoir Rhyne College last Saturday. The Record salutes the students and faculty members who have achieved these honors for Hickory. We hope that others will join us in letting the studen and teachers know their efforts a appreciated. Panthers Tie For N'Western Championship STATESVILLE - Ridge- view's Panthers of Hickory tied Lenoir for the North- western Conference cham- pionship by virtue of o 58-27 victory over Stotesville here Thursday night. The Ridgeview girls also won, 40-27. This was Ridgcviovfs lost conference action, but o non - loop closh with Lovmdolo there is on top next Wednesday night. Sue Carson, and Barbara Wilkes paced the Ridgeview girls, sinking 16 points each in the Pantherettes' seventh win against as many defeats. T3'lghe Panthers' record is ts PE