FHS Notches 14th Win Over District Four’s Top Squad Farmville High School's Wolve ines spurted from behind a two point deficit with four minutes to lo to defeat Bedford High’s Otters Saturday night 68-57 at Bedford, or their 14th straight victory. Coach Sherrill Coleman's Otters, vho matched the Wolverines’ height, rallied in the third quart er to go ahead 49-48. outseoring. FHS 26-17. They kept two points ihead midway through the final oeriod at 55-53 when Farmville -net its first, real pressure test of the season superbly. Co-Captain Ernie Newman had left the floor on personal fouls, as had the Ot ters two rangy forwards Billy Chandler and Jess Gillispie. both of whom had collected 12 points. filial Period Kally Then Kddie Thornton, who had i great night with 20 points, hit on a outside set from the side to even the score. Clyde Shelton, whose 25 p ints led the night’s scoring, broke through for a lay- i up. Gerald Duncan, who had come olf the bench to do a great .ioh in Newman’s place tallied from a ' scramble under the basket, and Billy Franklin bucketed two charity throws. When the smoke cleared the Wolverines were ahead 64-55. Clyde Burford ,a substitute for-: ward hit on a long one for the CHters to make it 64-57. then Billy Franklin, fouled twice in the "double shot" final two minute limit, calmly collected all four points to make it 68-57 as the game ended. The Otters, who load the race in District Four with a 7-1 mark matched FHS through the first quarter which ended 14-14, Chandler and Gillespie, the Ot ters forwards worked in the key hole effectively, while Shelton and Franklin, with two one-handed
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Wolverines Keep Slate Clean With 68-57 Win Over Bedford’s Otters
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