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1 f'i 4.H ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Feb. 14, 1973 North Georgia Tec inis Leads Decatur Keeps On Losing 1 By Clarkston, 65-51 BY JIM WINKLER The rumors aren't true. North Georgia Tech is not affiliated with Piedmont College. North Georgia Tech graduating sophomores haven't promised to continue their career at Piedmont nor are the coaches related. Just because Piedmont, member of the Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, has a national record of 47 straight losses and North Georgia Tech, member of the Georgia Junior College Association and holders of a 21-game skid, are only five geographical miles apart many basketball observers have been wondering.

The current season is a highly unusual one for North Georgia Tech, which has been under the guidance of George Elrod for the past 25 seasons. "As you know this is very strange for us," Elrod explained. "You know what kind of basketball we play around here. This is only our third losing season since I've been here," said the veteran. North Georgia Tech, 0-18 in the GIAC and 0-21 overall, last won a game on Feb.

19, 1972 when it edged Isothermal (N.C.) Junior College, 110-93. The Tradewinds had their best record during the '65-'66 season when they finished 22-2. Benny Paschal and Willard Kendricks, who transferred to DeKalb College and led Bill Travis' Patriots to the state championship, were the big guns that year. What seems to be the trouble? Has Elrod lost his winning touch? Has neighbor ing Piedmont College shed some misfortune on the Tradewinds? "We just don't have any depth. We can keep up with those people until the last five minutes and then we get tired and they go on to beat us," Elrod said Tuesday.

"V' "We had a lot of problems at the beginning of the season. I had two kids 6-8 and frf' 11 signed but they decided to go else just before the season started. had a starter get married and quit during the first week of the season. n1 V-l 111. "When all this happened, all I could dp was get some students to fill out the squad.

The attitude has been really great, though; I have five kids as good as anyone in the. state. We just get outmanned the last five minutes," said Elrod. The Tradewinds haven't been losing by much but even one point doesn't help in the 1 standings. Individually, Elrod has four averaging double figures.

Danny Aaron, 6-7. pivot, is the leader with 17.4 average. Charlie Wood is hitting at a 16.5 clip fol-" lowed by Kenny Edwards at 16.0 and Johnny Guest, a sophomore from Roosevelt in Atlan: ta, is averaging 11 points per game. Will North Georgia Tech follow the lead of Piedmont and set a national record? Elrod doesn't seem to think so. "I like being in junior college league and I can promise you we don't plan on having another i season like this." over Carver at North Fulton Tuesday.

Parks had 34 points and Bsnton 25 for the winners. For Carver, Stanley Woods threw in 32 points and Anthony Norman added 19. CARVER (86) E. Harris 2, Wilcox 2, Jacksoa 10, Norman 19, Ramsey 2. Usher 8.

P-ce 9, Woods 32, Johnson 2. BASS (95) Poythress 9, Brown Parks 34, Benton 25. Fields 19, Lows 2. Sequoyah, 94-74 Senior forward a McKeown scored a school-record 34 points Tuesday night, leading Saquoyah High Schorl to a 94-74 victory over Chaimiblee in the Region 8-AAA South basketball playoff. Allen Rogers backed McKeown with 24 points, while Dennis Watkms added 11 and Raindy Reid scored 10.

SEQUOYAH (94) Reld 10. Rogeri 24, McKeown 34, WatkJns 11, Coleman 5, Grier 3. Gearlno 2, Darran 1, B. Lid dell 2, Liddell 2. CHAMBLEK (74) Ford 12, Hunter Aldridge 2, Gaylor 14, Coy 9, Gossage 7, Winham 4, Redding 2, Rasmussen 1, Jones 16.

C. Park, 6047 College Park's Rams got double-figure scoring from four starters Tuesday night to defeat Sandy Springs, 60-47, in its final Reg.on A bouth basketball game of the year at the winners' gym. SANDY SPRINGS (-17 Baxter Paxton 11, Mabry 10, Hosse Sevtr-ence 2, Sheldon 4, Demlng 8, Fairing 2, Tu brville 4. COLLEGE PARK () Anderson 10, Arnold 10, Smith Stlncnonmb lO. Billing 12, Hlthnote 4, Menefee 4, Lewis 2, Marti', B.Tlow, Harp, Sawyer.

HALFTIME: Sandy Springs 23 22. Avondale. David Ward was hign for the losers with 12. Archer, 72-50 Archc rolled to an easy 72-50 triumph over Harper in first round Region 5-AA playoff action Tuesday. Jacky Dorsey paced Archer with 24 points, while Frazier Holyfield struck for 16.

High for Harper was Michael Williams with 16. HARPER (50) Thomas 3, Marshall 9, Bradfield 13, Williams 16, Sto-vall 2, Dorsey 1, Lowe 4, Gw nn 2. ARCHER (72) Dorsey 24. Gates 4. HoLvfield 16.

Evans 2, Thomas 12, Manns 2. Jairell Glddens 4. Brown, 70-61 Well-balanced Brown powered past O'Keefe, 70-61, to advance in the first round of the 6-AA state tournament Tuesday night at Northside. Brown raced off to an early lead and held on through the balanced scoring of Marshall Maybry (18), Bobby Armstrong (16), Darrell Ransom (15) and Stan Johnson (11). O'Keefe was led by Melvin William's 14 points and Lloyd Jones' 12.

BROWN (70) Johnson 11, Maybry 18, Reesa 3, Bennett 4, Armstrong 16, Jackson 3, Ransom 15. O'KEEFE (61) Wood 2, Brown 9, L. Jonas, 12, Porter 2, R. Jones 8, Reed 9, Williams 14, G. Jones 5.

Bass, 95-86 Willie Parks and Lonnie Benton powered Bass to a 95-86 Region 6-AA playoff victory Romping to a 33-14 halftime lead, the Decatur Bulldogs swept by Clarkston 65-51 as first round play continued Tuesday in the Region 7-AAA playoffs. Murphy dumped Avondale 55-47 in the second gome. Decatur, which won the state chamiponship two years ago and finished as runner-up to Savannah last season, was led by David Sims with 19 points. Mike Maddox contributed 16 markers and Mark Carter 14 for the Bulldogs, who will play the winner of. the Washington-Columbia contest Thursday night at 8:30 for a berth in the state tourney.

Coach Bob Reinhart's Bulldogs improved their record to 15-8, including seven victories in their last eight outings. Top scorer for Clarkston was Jeff Jackson with 15 points. In Tuesday's other contest, Jerry Biggs came up with 22 i as Murphy ousted BEftlON 7-AAA First Round DECATUR (65) Sims 19. Maddox 14. Carter U.

Thomas 12. Glausler2 11. Sims 2. R-itt 2. CLARKSTON (51) Jackson 15.

6, Camp 8, Armlslead 8. Vencill 6, Tucker 2. Evans 2, Williams 2. MURPHY (551 Bless 22, Jordan 12, Osb 10, Rogers 7, Howard 2, Ste ens 2. AVONDALE (47) Ward 12, New-som 10.

Mosely 8, Anderson 8, Butler 7. Adrine 2. GIRLS: Washington 43, Douglass 37, Decalur 33, Columbia 14. Staff Photo George ClarK MIKE MADDOX UNLOADS AGAINST CLARKSTON Decatur Star Goes High to Launch Field Goal MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY SALE Ridgeview Wins, if; c- 3 (Prices good thru Feb. 28) 14 -J-S eets Druid Hills Reg.

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HENRY COUNTY (48) R. McDan-lel 8, Rayner 6, J. McDanicl 4. Hark-ness 6, Taylor 8, Owens 4, Nelson 10, Holliman 2. MORROW (50) Klnsler 4, Hawley 11, Price 9, Davis 16, Betsill 6, Tagaloi HALF Morrow, 18-14.

Price, 71-46 Price High School bombarded Grady here Tuesday night to advance in the 5-AA region prep tournament with a 71-46 victory. Big Mike Mitchell paced Price with 22 points and 30 rebounds. Billy Randolph (16 G-ee (12) and Bernard Warbington (10) were the other double figure scoreri for the victors. PRICE (71) Braswell 12, Horton 8, Wardington 10, Mitchell Arnold 7, Randolph 16 GRADY (44) Drummer 5, Pouch, er 4. Patrick 8, Ro 2, vViltlamg 4, Reed 4, Hall 6, Carroll 3, Poole 6.

HALFTIME Price, 33-25. Staff Photo George Clark CLARKSTON FANS ENJOY ACTION AND GUARD BENCH AREA Cheering for Their Favorites: Terri Sponsler, Julie Wilson, Susan Seeton Amount I 7 Vr r. Total ot Annual Financd Monthly Monthly Payments Parcentaga Bate 2.671.43 43.40 39.38 SflSSfc IffSS: 5.242.86 86.79 78.75 SSSSift SSSlfc 7,719.05 l28T 116.67 KSSSK 10,290.48 1 171.97 156.05 SS3K 'SffSK No. 1-seeded Ridgeview and No. 3-seeded Druid Hills-moved into the finals of the Region 4-AA East basketball finals with victories Tuesday night at the DeKalb College gym.

Ridgeview riddled Southwest DeKalb, 58-48, and Druid Hills fought off a determined challenge by the Gordon Generals before winning in overtime, 70-67. After regulation time ran out with the score knotted at 61-all, Druid Hills' John Smiley hit for five points and Eddie Jackson four in extra period to clinch the contest. Jackson ended with 19 points for the night, Smiley with 17 and Steve Richardson 18 for the Red Devils. Calvin Bowser blistered the nets for 29 points and Greg Stephens 18 for the Generals. Ridgeview and Duid Hills will clash at 8:30 Wednesday nig.it in the finals following a 7:30 contest between Gordon and Druid Hills in the girls' finale.

REGION 4-AA East GORDON (67) Bailey, Stephens 11, Bowser 29, Johnson, Robinson 8, Bouser 12. DRUID HILLS (70) Smiley 17. Davis 8. Jackson 19, Richardson 18, Lansford 8, Perry. HALFTIME: Druid Hills, 31-24.

End of Regulation: 61-61. RIDGEVIEW (58) B. Lotkett 12. Lockett 8, Lamb 18, Roseniiush 2, Sutterfield 11, Bailey 7. SOUTHWEST DEKALB (48) Klnf 12, Blalock 13, Murphy 4, CrablU if, Beck 8.

HALFTIME: Ridgeview 36-27. GFairburn, 79-55 Campbell-Fairburn High School ended its regular season basketball schedule with a 79-55 thumping of Westwood Tuesday night and now will move on to the Region 6-A playoff next Wednesday. WESTWOOD J5 Carter 21. Ben-son 2. Shellon 15, Smith 6.

Huckaba 2, Stevens 4, Wilson 1, Otweli 4. CAMPBELL-FAIRBURN (79) Thompson 12. Alexander 15, Wilder 25, WUcoxson 18, Thornton 5. Dixon 2, Green 2. HALFTIME: Carapbeil-Fairburn 38.

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District Judge Sydney O. Smith, acting on a petition presented him by Raceway officials, placed the 1-mile super speedway under Chapter Ten Bankruptcy. He appointed Neal Batson, an Atlanta attorney, to oversee reorganization, and Bat-son later turned it over to Stacey Cotton. Several interests have offered to take over the track. The track was rescued once before, by the late Nelson Weaver of Birmingham, third president of AIR, but Weaver was an "absentee owner" who eschewed a year-around operating plan and made an appearance some eight weeks before each race.

T. Jack Black, an Atlanta businessman, took over the presidency following Weaver's death in 1969 and initiated a merger with American Raceways, Inc. That flopped and a divorce ensued as debts mounted and bills went unpaid. Then the court stepped in. Last year the spring race drew the July race 29,000.

Two years ago it was 35,000 and 17,500. This contrasted to the 80,000 and 45,000 of early years. "The track was undercapitalized from the beginning," says Hal Hamrick, a promoter on retainer from the court. "Then when it was hounded by rain for some 13 races, it could not recover. "And it did not do a selling job.

I do not see the other major sports football, baseball, hockey and baseball as competitors, but as added attractions. Fans make it a long weekend to see racing, football, baseball, Six Flags or what have you. "All racing people agree AIR is the most ideally located track in the country. Jt is three of four hours from the racing hotbeds of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia and there are three interstates intersecting within a few miles. "The main thing wrong with AIR is that it has lacked a continuity of management.

All successful tracks have a year around operation. You've got to work at it." Junior Johnson sees other faults. "Traffic," he says, "it's terrible. Takes you nine hours to get out of the infield. I think they built the grandstand on the wrong side.

If they had built it on the backstretch, they would have two flows of traffic, one going on the backroads and the other on the expressway. People who want to get home get tired of that." The way racing tire dealer Gene White sees it, failure breeds failure. "All of those financial problems, tied in to management," he says, "affected the image of AIR. And, lets' face it, there are more things to do in Atlanta than in Charlotte or Darlington. But I see the sport showing signs of revival here." The bucolic Johnson expresses the same thought in a different way.

"The people, they're funny," he says. "They like to go somewhere it's successful and the track itself ain't at fault. I like it. It puts on a good show." Driver Larry Smith, not one of the big winners, insists he has nothing against the track, but he can't afford to race here. "I've demolished two cars there," he says, "and when I asked the track officials for help, they didn't even answer my letters.

One car cost me $5,000, the other $7,000. I understand they've had problems with money, but the track about tapped me out." And driver Buddy Arlington, another face in the field, knocks the rough condition of the track itself. "No track in the country breaks a car up like Atlanta," he says, "and a race there makes it hard to meet the next two or three races on ruined suspensions. When I go to Atlanta I usually come home without money or a car." A sick track is like a sick person. One symptom leads to another.

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