Roanoke Rapids High School - Ro Rap Yearbook (Roanoke Rapids, NC)

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Varsity Basketball ACCUMULATIVE CHART Through 19 Games Statistics: 1970-1971 Tournament: 0 - 1, Overall: 11-8 Percent (%) Hawkins, A.R. coe nae | | [O manar sf f=[=| | «fo TC CHIE) ALL CONFERENCE: TIMOTHY M. SWEAT Managers: P. A. Williams, G. McKee, T. W. King, D. S. Davis, M. B. Morris. a or ae Left to right: P. W. Oliver, F. G.Carter,R. M. Etheridge, W. C. Davis, T.M. Sweat, G. W. Taylor, R. A. Muskgrove, lil, R. T. Fondren... 56

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Varsity Roanoke Rapids 58 Northern Nash 54 The Jackets opened their 1970-71 basketball season with a thrilling 58-54 overtime victory over the visiting Northern Nash team. The home five took a two point lead into the locker room at halftime, but were outscored 16 to 8 in the third quarter to fall behind by six points. The Knights held their lead until Arthur Hawkins put the Jackets in front by a point with less than a minute remaining in the game. The Jackets went down by one on a basket by Northern Nash but Hawkins tied it up with four seconds remaining. At the end of regulation time, the score was knotted at 52-52. Roanoke Rapids outscored the Knights 6-2 in the overtime period to win the contest. Arthur Hawkins led the Jackets with 21 points, followed by Tim Sweat with 14. Roanoke Rapids 56 Northern Nash 72 Northern Nash avenged an earlier loss and defeated the Y ellow Jackets 72-56. After a close first half, which saw Roanoke Rapids ahead 34-30, the Knights quickly took the lead in the third quarter and continued to increase it as the game progressed. Tim Sweat was the top scorer with 20 points. He was followed by Arthur Hawkins with 14. Roanoke Rapids 80 Northampton 64 After trailing by two at the half, the Yellow Jackets Outscored the Northampton Rams 43-25 in the final two periods to win their second game 80-64. The rebounding and shooting of Tim Sweat and Bill Davis led the Jackets to their victory over the home team. Tim Sweat led Roanoke Rapids’ scorers with 24 points, followed by Bill Davis’ 20, and Arthur Hawkins’ 16. Roanoke Rapids 55 Northampton 58 The Northampton Rams avenged a previous loss to defeat the Yellow Jackets on their home court in a real cliff-hanger, 58-55, The home team battled back in the second half to overcome their 12 point halftime defeat and pulled within a point of the visiting five with less than a minute to play. With 12 seconds left in the game, Northampton made good on a one-and-one opportunity to put the game out of reach and denied the Jackets of a come-from-behind victory. Tim Sweat led the Jacket scoring with 22 points, followed by Bill Davis with 10 points. Roanoke Rapids 75 Northeastern 72 The Yellow Jackets took their first conference victory over North- eastern of Elizabeth City. It was a see-saw battle throughout the game with the Eagles leading after the first and third quarters and the Jackets after the second and final periods. Behind the scoring of Tim Sweat, the home team held off the stubborn Northeastern five and hung On to a 75-72 victory. Sweat led the Jacket point-getters with 22 points. Arthur Hawkins took second place scoring honors with 12 points. Roanoke Rapids 61 West Carteret 74 Raonoke Rapids suffered its first conference loss to the West Carteret Patriots. After a quick first quarter lead, the Jacket attack slacked off and they trailed by a point at half-time. The Yellow Jackets’ poor play continued through the third period, when they fell behind by 13 points, The home team surged within 5 points of the leading Patriots in the fourth quarter, but West Carteret built their lead back to 13 and won going away. Tim Sweat and Bill Davis again led the Jacket scoring attack with 23 and 10 points respectively. Roanoke Rapids 68 Havelock 66 The Yellow Jackets defeated the Havelock Rams with a narrow 68-66 victory on the Rams’ home court, giving the Jackets their second conference win against a single loss. Ricky Fondren sank a free throw, after time expired, to give Roanoke Rapids the victory. Tim Sweat was the top Jacket scorer with 18 points; Arthur Hawkins had 14; and the third highest scoring spot was shared by Bill Davis and Fondren with 12 points each. Roanoke Rapids 68 Bertie 59 A determined Roanoke Rapids team kept its poise when behind and came back to defeat the home-standing Bertie Falcons, 68-59. The Yellow Jackets couldn’t do anything right the first half and fell behind by nine points at half-time. The visiting Jackets came back in the second half and outscored the Falcons 24-9 in the third quarter to take the lead. They protected their lead throughout the final period to bring home their third conference victory. Leading Jacket scorers were: Bill Davis, with 23; Tim Sweat, with 16; and Arthur Hawkins, with 12 points, Roanoke Rapids 53 Washington 65 A talented Washington team held off a slight Jacket surge in the third quarter to hand the home team their second conference defeat. The Pam Pack’s quickness built them an eleven point lead in the first quarter; a lead they never relinquished to the weary Yellow Jackets. Tim Sweat and Arthur Hawkins shared the scoring honors with 12 points apiece. Robert Musgrove netted 10 points in the losing cause. Roanoke Rapids 62 East Carteret 33 An almost flawless performance by the Yellow Jacket five gave Roanoke Rapids an easy 62-33 victory over the Mariners of East Carteret. To complement its offensive play, the Jackets committed only four fouls during the whole game as they completely dominated the game. Tim Sweat was the leading Jacket scorer with 26 points. Arthur Hawkins trailed him with 10 points.