The Paducah Sun from Paducah, Kentucky • 14

PAGE 14 SUN -DEMOCRAT, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1975 District tourney now involves three teams in Fomrth begin Thursday Tourney trail MONDAY First District Girls-Fulton County S8, Hickman County 22 (U) Girls-Carlisle County 85, Fulton City IS (M Sr rood District Glrls-Paducah Tilghman 64, Lone Oak 57 (U) (L Tbfrd District Boys-Symsonia 62, Fancy Farm JO (U) Girls-Sedalia 66, Farmington 37 (U Girls-Lowes 61, Wingo 36 (U) Filth District Glrb-Crtttenden County 59, Livingston Central 30 (L) Fourth District (Boys At Murray State University Calloway County .8:45 1 Marshall County Championship (If needed) Sat, March 8 First game loser March 7 8:45 Murray High The Marshall County girls have taken seven wins in 16 outings this year. They beat Calloway County, 3932, on Dec. 10 and added a 39-37 win over the Lady Lakers on Jan. 21. The Lady Marshals have managed to turn back highly-regarded Paducah Tilghman twice late in the season.

They claimed a 40-38 victory on Feb. 14 at Tilghman and followed three days later with a 50-10 win at Marshall County. Calloway County's girls, now 5-10, have marked up four wins in the final six contests of the season. The Lady Lakers' victims in that string include one win each against Murray High and Lone Oak and a pair of victories over Trigg County. Defensively, however, the Lakers are second behind Hickman County with a 59.9 mark.

Murray High is ninth at 68.8 while the Marshals are in the 17th spot at 76.5. In the girls' portion of the tournament the Lady Tigers of Murray High sporti the best record with a 10-3 showing. Their only losses have come to Paducah Tilghman (33-25), Mayfield (37-35) and Calloway County (3542. The Murray girls have taken two' victories over Marshall County twice a 40-27 win on Jan. 7 and a 50-37 trimuph on Feb.

11. On Jan. 27, they turned back the Lady Lakers, 40-25. By MARK HULTMAN S-D Ass't Sports Editor At one time or another during the past season, the three boys' teams in the Fourth District have been tanked among the top 10 in the First Region. And even though two of the three have losing records, the battle for the district championship should have interesting developments.

The Fourth District, cage tourney gets underway Thursday night in the Murray State University Fieldhouse and will conclude either Friday or Saturday night in the boys' and girls' classes. "With the consolidation of North Marshall, South Marshall and Benton Into Marshall County High School, this year's tourney features three teams instead of the usual five teams as in the past. There is also a change in the setup of the pairings in the tournament Murray High's girls take on Calloway County in Thursday's opener at 7 pm. The winner advances to championship game (if needed) at 7 p.m. Saturday.

The first-game loser squares off against Marshall county's Lady Marshals rat 7 p.m. Friday. If the first-game loser triumphs over Marshall County, then the first-game winner is the district champion with the first-game loser going to the regional tournament as the runner-up team. If Marshall County, however, beats the first-game loser, then it will meet the first-game winner for the championship Saturday night In the boys' division, Cello-way County takes on Marshall County lrfln 8:45 game Thursday night The loser of Laura Petrie sets scoring record in Carlisle romp; Lady Pilots win BARDWELL, Ky Petrie of Carlisle County cracked the school single game scoring record as the host Comets trampled Fulton City, 85-18, in the second game of the First District Girls Basketball Tournament Monday night Fulton County smashed Hickman County, 58-22, in the opener. The Pilots and Comets Fourth District (Girls) At Murray State University Murray High v- March 7:00 Calloway County Championship (If needed) Sat, March 8 First game loser 7:00 March 7 1 7:00 Marshall County Symsonia boys nip Gophers; Sedalia, Lowes girls win of the season for the Lady Bulldogs, who finished with a 2-11 record.

Carlisle County roared to a 21-8 advantage in the first period and upped the margin to 26 points at the half. Fulton County managed only one point in the third canto and never threatened after intermission. In the tournament opener, Shelia Townsend led a balanced Fulton County scoring attack with 14 Gilbert -chipped in 12 points and Althea HoUoway tossed in 10. The Lady Pilots, now 13-5, moved to a 16-8 lead in the first stanza. Hickman County collected only four points- in the second period and dropped off the pace, 26-12.

Fulton County exploded for 22 points in the third stanza and limited the Lady Falcons to just three in the final quarter to coast to the victory. Freshman guard Sharon led Hickman County with seven points. The Lady Falcons wound up the season with a 1-12 record. First Ustridat Carlisle Osaaty FultonCounty ............16 26 46 58 Hie tan an County 6 12 19 22 FULTON COUNTY (58)-HoUoway Gilbert 12, Sargent 2, Whitsey 6, Townsend 14, Thomas 2, Roberts 2, Farmer 2, Coffee 8. HICKMAN COUNTY (22)-Gibson 7, Grimmitt 5, Coneal Humphreys 3, Brewer 2.

MAYFIELD, Ky. Symsonia bumped Fancy Farm in boys play and Sedalia and Lowes strolled to girls victories in the Third District Basketball Tournament Monday night Symsonia's boys outlasted Fancy Farm, 62-59, in a wire-to' wire thriller which climaxed the opening tripleheader. Unbeaten Sedalia hurdled Farmington, 6647, in the first girls game for its 13th consecutive win and Lowes' girls blasted Wingo, 6145. Three more first round games Rose buys season for Cincinnati home sanies that contest takes on Murray at 8:45 Friday night If the first-game loser manages to beat Murray High, it will earn a trip to the regional tournament with the first-game loser, then a championship match will be held at 7 or 8:45 Saturday night depending on the outcome of the girls' competition. The Marshall County boys have recorded wins In six of their last seven games to reach -the .500 level at 11-11 In regular season play.

The seventh-ranked Marshals of Coach Charlie Lampley have fared well against their Fourth District opponents, winning three while losing just one. Marshall County upended Calloway County, 68-61, at South Marshall on Dec. 10. The Marshals dropped a 73-58 decision to Murray High on Jan. 7, but followed with a 69-62 win over the Lakers two weeks later.

They got revenge for the Murray loss with a 65-62 win over the Tigers at South MarshallonFeb.il. Coach Bobby Toon's Bengals, last year's Fourth District and First Region champions, have struggled to a 8-12 mark and have dropped six of their last seven decisions. In addition to splitting with Marshall County, Murray was saddled with a 51-42 loss at the hands of the Lakers on Jan. 24. Ninth-ranked Calloway County, with the First Region's biggest player in 6-8 James Wells, likewise has experienced problems this season enroute to a 10-13 slate.

The Lakers have been losers in five of their last six games. Marshall County leads the other two teams in offensive averages with 73.6 points per game, good for a lOth-place showing in the region. Murray High stands 18th with a 64.1 mark and Calloway is 20th at 58.9. tickets even have Joe Morgan's autograph on them." While Rose prepared for the Reds' 1975 season at the club's Tampa, training base, baseball owners went about getting the final few autographs on contracts at a number of other training sites. Pitchers Mike Torrez and Bob Reynolds signed theirs with the Orioles at Miami, reducing to four the number of unsigned Baltimore players.

Thev are catchers Andy Etche- barren and Earl Williams, sec ond baseman Bobby Grich and outfielder Don Baylor. Big first baseman Boog Powell ironed out his differences with the Cleveland Indians and signed his pact with the team that acquired him recently from the Orioles. That left only one player, outfielder Oscar Gamble, unsigned for Frank Robinson's first season as -Tribe manager. -Gamble will not be allowed to work out with the club until he signs, a spokesman One player who began outs Monday was Henry Aaron, the all-time leading home run hitter who made his debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in front of two dozen reporters and photographers. "All I have to worry about is having a big year for the club," the 41-year-old Aaron said, adding that as Milwaukee's designated hitter he expected to bat 200 times more than last season when he hit only 20 home runs.

A as Happy Henry Miss Brown's 37 paces Crittenden TUESDAY First District eVeosdtMstrkt ts. St. Mary (U) Tkird District Symsonia yi. Cuba (I) ancy Farm n. Mayfield (L) Sedalia ts.

Lowes (I,) Fifth District County vs. Trigg County (U) County vs. Crittenden Counry-Uvingston Central winner (L) WEDNESDAY Secoad District vs. Paducah Tilghman (L) Third District vs. Mayfield (V) vs.Wkgs (L) Ftfth District Livingston -Central vs.

Trigg County (L) THURSDAY First District County vs. Fulton aty(U) Second District Mary vs. Lone Oak-Paducah Tilghman winner (U) Oak vs. St. Mary-Reidland winner (U) Third District winner vs.

Lowes-Wingo winner (U) -Fancy Farm winner vs. Cuba-Mayf ield winner (U Foortta District High vs. Calloway County Calloway County vs. Marshall County Fifth District Lyon County vs. Crittenden County (U) FRIDAY First District County vs.

Hickman County(L) gecead District vs. Ballard Memorlal-ReiaTand winner (L) Tilghman winner (L) Thkd District winner vs. Fancy Farm-Mayfield winner (L) Sedalia -Lowes winner vs. Fannington-Wlngo winner (L) Fanrth District County vs. Murray rfigh-Calloway Coonty loser High vs.

Calloway County-Marshall County loser Fifth District Coonty vs. Uv-mgstonCentral-Trigg County winner (L) SATURDAY First District 7 Championship game Seeead District 6 30-Girls Championship game game Third District game 8:45 Boys Championship game Fieri District Championship game, if necessary If necessary Fifth District game Boys Champleoship game 1925? portrait. Don't put it off at dote I By The Associated Press Most players agree that the dugout is hardly the ideal vantage point for the viewing of a baseball game. The view is obstructed and it's impossible to get a vendor's attention. Cincinnati's Pete Rose did something about that during the off-season: He purchased two season tickets for Reds home games.

"I can complain all I want this year," Rose said, smiling, after disclosing Monday that the seats in Section 104, Row 3, Miss Petrie led a ten-player scoring attack for the Lady Comets, who picked up their 11th victory against just four losses. Sophomore Trudy Hud-dleston was the only other Carlisle County player in double figures. She sacked 14 points. Freshman Toni Dallas was high for Fulton City with six points. The defeat was the worst and never regained the lead.

Symsonia hiked its record to 9-12 with the victory while the Golden Gophers finished at 11-12. Ricky Holland, a 6-3 senior, paced the Rough Rider triumph with 19 points. Kenneth Crooks collected 16. Andy Elliott bagged 17 for Fancy Farm, followed by David Elliott with 16 and Randy Elliott with 12. Symsonia will meet the winner of Wednesday's game between Cuba and Mayfield in Thursday's second semifinal match.

Sedalia's girls doubled the score on Farmington in the first half and never were headed enroute to their third triumph of the season over the Wildcats. Belinda Davidson and Christy Morris combined for 46 points for the Lady Lions. Miss Davidson, a 5-9 junior, topped all scorers with 26 points and Miss Morris, a 5-8 senior, netted 20. Pam Delk led Farmington, 2-11, with 14 markers. Lowes slipped ahead of Wingo 14-8 in the opening stanza and upped the margin at each break.

The Blue Devils led 26-18 at intermission and outscored the Lady Indians 19-8 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Racheal Pyle and Tammy Simmons of Lowes shared game honors with 18 points apiece. Linda Shelby headed Wingo's attack with 16. The triumph boosted Lowes record to 11-2. Wingo wound up 6-7, The Lady Blue Devils will face the Lady Lions in semifinal play Thursday at 7 p.m.

Sedalia tagged Lowes with its only two losses. BOYS GAME Symsonia ......11 Fancy Farm ........10 SYMSONIA (62)-Hollnd 19, Mickey McManus T. AUred 9, Crooks 16, Mark McManus 7, Whittemore 1. FANCY FARM (59)-R. Elliott 12, D.

Elliott 16, S. Elliott 2, A. Elliott 17, R. Kilcoyne Kilcoyne 1, R. Hobos 9.

GIRLS GAME Sedalia 16 Farmington 5 SEDALIA (66)Davidson 26, Catea 6, 1 A. Morris 4, C. Morris 20, Floyd 4, FARMINGTON (37) Riley 3, Kindle 5, GIRLS GAME Lowes. Wingo. LOWES (61 HCopeland 2, Pyle 18, CecU 7, Debbie Palmer Wvman 6, Gourley 4, -Shnmons 18, Denise Psimer 1 WINGO (35)Copelsnd Cunningham 5, Shelby Jackson 4.

HORSE RACING. PHILADELPHIA Wicked Park, 8180, the favorite, scored a 2Vi-length triumph over Dancers Yelad hi the feature race at Keystone. BOSTON Cookie Lenshan, 17, came from behind to win the $5,000 allowance feature at Suffolk Downs by three lengths over Grey Corner. QAMI Hoso, 1230, held on to beat Sun and Snow by two lengths hi the Pouuettia States at HUleah Park. Kyo.wanllo drink, Thafs vour business.

Hob want to iiop drinking, Thai's our business. Ph. 444-7569 Terps sure of getting bid to NCAA tourney Carlisle County ..21 40 Fulton City 8 14 CARLISLE COUNTY (85)-Petrie 42, Huddleston 14, Flegle 7, Burgess 4, Terry 4, Rambo 4, Bean 2, Hogancamp 4, Sams 2, A. Russelburg 2, T. Russelburg, Jones.

FULTON CITY (18)-Sensing 2, Hagan 4, Pennell 4, Treas 2, Dallas 6. A. 1 1 Were YOU Married In March, Well, now will clash tonight for the district championship and both will qualify for next week's regional competition. Miss Petrie, a 5-7 sophomore, ripped the nets for 42 points in Carlisle County's victory. The total was the most ever scored by a Carlisle County High School player, either boy or girl.

are scheduled tonight. Symsonia meets Cuba at 5:30 p.m. and Fancy Farm tackles Mayfield at 7:15 in girls games." Sedalia and Lowes tangle in a boys battle at 9 p.m. No more than three points separated Symsonia and Fancy Farm Monday night at each of the quarter stops. The Rough Riders led by a point at the end of the opening stanza and by a basket at the half.

Fancy Farm squeezed into the lead in the third stanza but dropped behind 43-41 at the horn Livingston wound up the season with a 2-13 mark. rathPlBlrfctatTriggCMiity Crittenden County ..11 24 40 59 Livingston ..7 19 23 30 CRITTENDEN COUNTY (S9)-Brookshire 6, Barnes Hinchee 1, Brown 37, Green 6, Wright 1. LIVINGSTON CENTRAL (30)-Combs 8, Cowen 8, Kittel 8, Jones 9, Smith 1. Statewide district tourneys By The Associated Prat Boys District Toonaments Monday's First Round Games 3rd at MtyHeld Symsonia 62, Fancy Farm 69 10th at Muhlenberg Central Drakesfaoro 94, Hughes-Kirk SS 17th at North Hardin North Hardin 5, East Hardin 64 23rd at Fan-dale Jeff. Stuart 66, Jeff.

Valley SO 33rd at Conner Boone County 67, Erkuiger Lloyd SI 48th at Pulaski Osaaty Pulaski County 41, Somerset 42 Slst at Bel Otanty Bed Bird 64, Pineville S2 Hth at Belfry Johns Creek 61, Feds Creek 56 Girls District Tournaments Monday's First Round Games 1st at Carlisle County Carlisle County 65, Fulton City 18 Fulton County 58, Hickman County 22 ZadatLtaeOak Paducah Tilghman 64, Lone Oak 57 Ballard Memorial 61, Riedland 25 Jrd at MAyfleld Sedalia 66, Farmington 37 Lowes ii, wingo 34 5th at Trigg County Crittenden County 59, Livingston Central 30 lKh at Muhlenberg Central Greenville 55, Central City 47 11th at Oeverpert Hancock County 67, Cioverport 21 lea at warm central Franklin-Sunpson 45, Warren Central 41 Bowling Green 48, Warren East 36 lttk at Unnberland Cssaty Gamaliel 43, Clinton County 40 17th at Nsrth Hardta East Hardin 41, Ft Knox 37 North Hardin (3, Elteabethtown 35 28th at Ballard Loo. Sacred Heart 7L Jeff. Eastern It I2ad at Grant Omtr Scott County 40, Owen County 28 Urs at Bseae Ceor Erlanger Uoyd 44, Wakon-Verona 32 34th at Osvtagtei Holy Craaa Covington Holy Cross 54, Notre Dame Academy 34 Villa Madonna 46, Beechwood 38 USaQette 5L Covington Hoknes 40 3Sth at DaytM -Newport 76, Bellevue (5 3th at Caapbel Oaaty Ft Thomas Highlands 45, Silver Grove 36 at Hamdsbarg Mercer County 62, Jessamine County 41 4th at PnbsU Csanty Bomside 28, Nancy 27 -3rdat JeaUns Jenkins 68, Whitesburg 26 ith at Welle Caty Wof County 62, Owsley County 12 Powell County 52, Lee County 36 MthatBeliry Belfry 7. Feds Creek 16 tM at East Carter East Carter 42, Lewis County 4th at Btrd Oaty Ashland 4t. Ashland Holy Family 38 Seats 3 and 4 now are his property.

"I'm a season ticket holder." Of course, Rose will be occupied on the field when those tickets are in use, but at least he can boo or cheer when he pleases now, just like Joe Fan. "I paid for them, brother. That's cold cash," Rose said, adding that he already had enjoyed one benefit from ihe purchase. "I got a set of Cincinnati Reds' he said. "They There are likely to be hard feelings.

Suppose North Carolina Of Clemson makes the nals and loses to Maryland. Either would lay claim to second place in the conference and feel that it should get the second bid, although the NCAA might give it to N.C. State instead. But if the principles themselves are figuring the angles, it doesn't show up on their pre-tournament conversation. "We've got to win the tournament.

We know it will take three days of near perfect basketball to do it" says State's Norm Sloan, in a statement that could have come from the "mouths of any of the seven ACC coaches. CADIZ, by the 37-point effort of guard Markeata Brown, Crittenden County's Lady Rockets rolled to a 5940 victory over Livingston Central in the opening game of the Fifth District girls' basketball tournament here Monday night Miss Brown, a 5-2 junior, was followed in scoring by freshman forward Julie Barnes, who bagged eight. Sophomore forward Rosemary- Jones paced the Lady Cardinals with nine points and freshman guard Pam Cowen finished with eight The Lady Rockets led by just four, 11-7, at the end of the first period but they gained a point on Livingston in the second quarter to manage a 24-19 advantage at intermission. Crittenden County outscored Livingston, 16-4, in the third period for a 40-23" lead, and tallied 19 to the Lady Cardinals' seven in the final stanza for the 29-point margin of victory. Crittenden County, now 13-7, takes on Lyon County, which drew a first-round bye, in tonight's second game at 8:00.

Caldwell County and Trigg County battle in the first contest 6 p.m. GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Maryland is firmly in the driver's seat as the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball teams prepare for their annual bloodletting, otherwise known as the conference's post-season tournament. The Terrapins, by virtue of their regular season championship, are almost certain to advance to the NCAA championships, even if they are upset in the ACC tourney which begins here Thursday. For the rest of the conference teams, however, the ACC tournament may be what it has always been: sudden death.

This year, for the first time, two ACC teams appear certain to te Invited to the national 1975 is a mighty important yeor for you and the Dun-uemocrar wouiaiiKe to give you an 8x10 porrrair ot yourse'ves Together. If you will simply jill out and mail the coupon below, we will advise you promptly how to make an on' pointment for your free i nib oner is nmiiea. This offer applies to residents of the folowing counties. In Kentucky Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Groves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken and Trigg. Hardirtr-and Alexander.

-wj 1 -rr te ja TEAR OUT AND MAIL TODAY TO: 50th Anniversary The Sun -Democrat Paducah, Ky. 42001 Yes, wc would like a free portrait pf ourselves os me 1 playoffs. One will be the tournament champion, which will go to the Eastern Regionals in Providence, R.I. next week. But a second team will also likely get a bid to the opening "round Midwest Regionals.

Even if Maryland falters in the tournament its regular season title, No. 2 national ranking and 224 record assure its bid. Among the others, North. Carolina State, the defending national champion, appears to be in the best shape. The Wolf-pack may a bid without winning the tournament State has David Thompson, the NCAA title, a 2W record and a No.

7 national ranking. If Maryland wills, the Wolfpack appears the likely choice for the second bid, even though it would not have made the finals. Statfjs in Maryland's bracket Clemson and North Carolina virtually must win the tournament. Both are rated in the na-, tion's second ten and both have more lses than N.C State. memo or our jum anniversary.

Kcqucsts must be received Icost two weeks prior to anniversary date. We were' married on i Mr. and Mrs. (numci IZHwatdtee Erewen manager Del CrandaO (left) stops for i word with Henry Aaron as latter plays catch isrtsg'Unt day of ipring training for the Milwaukee Brewers Monday. Aaron jclzcd Ce Erewen from the Atlanta Braves where be broke Babe Roth's home run rmrd.

Aaron is er-tcted to act designated hitter lor fce Brewcn. (APWirtpboto) iSlOtL Iv.