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Ucassine Captures State Basketball By tfl Afflft: SffKEVEPOKf fte Laeas- sffte Caftftssfs feeeflffie the second Lake (gntnei ares fo catttf a stste Top ship hete Saronflsy in a pres- app tfttefi also saw Ptelntfew Southwest Louisiana a second tiUc. Lacassfte pot 0 the most ffifflHBg rally tn tournament history to defeat towering Athens, 4948, tof the Class title oti Shtttflofi Gary's spectsc- utat in the final seconds. Only West Lake ifl 1962 has ever brought a title back to this area. Plainview raced past Marthaville, to claim the Class crown while two defending champions were belted out and leans crushed defending Ctass AM Champ Pair Park of Shreveport, 8J-57, to win its first state champtonshp in 18 years, ttMte ousted Class AA firmer ftevifle of Monroe, 56-53. abtrfotis Bobby Lane rewrote the Class A scoring records as another Orleans outfit, Jfewman, beat St.

Affiant, for its second successive championship. Saturday's play produced perhaps the most exciting since the tournament was begun in 1961. with Lacassine's thriller ranking as the hest of the lot. Only Jesuit's runaway in 1 Class AAA broke the string of airtight contests. An amazing display of fight-, ing spirit turned almost cer-, tain defeat into victory for: Walter oat ef the, gatwe on foals and trafflftt by five points with fwnfttg out, the Cartfinats got treweft- dons cteteh peffotmaftces frofn Shannon Cary and fravid tte- geyter to pun of the astoantf- ing; coffiebaelt The game was a nfp-and-tack affair from the beginning and more than five points ever arated the two teatns.

A bucket by the hustling De-' geyter sent Lacassine off the floor at half time with a 23-22 lead, but Athens put on a surge in the third period to! lead 36-33 going into the final) eight minutes of play. canned a pair free throws to knot the count at with 6:46 showing, but here the Cardinal troubles cuiuuier successu its laurels. Powerful Jesuit Cary Deaeyter SherlSan Miller CorbHio Team Totals Hays Edwards Roach Ttom totaii Loctnsln ettn LACASSINE 5 19 9 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 58 20 ATHENS wm 13 2 9 3 14 6 4 3 7 7 0 0 my aete of New HOTS ill? Ira 2 1 0 17 0 1 0 Whip) i 0 4 0 1 0 8 9 39 ftm reb 0 4 i 2 7 1 8 2 0 0 47 21 tS 6 SCORE BY PERIODS 7 16 10 naea Or- 2 I PI .1 1 3 3 0 19 4 0 tp 4 7 16 0 0 15 48 Lacassine. Seemingly doomed with i (Chftt ft Cftdtftofon'SfMpi MARTHAVILLfi (W) fie no ftm Gray 10 4 5 3 7 Procell 14 8 5 4 13 KWen 13 7 6 6 8 Blrdwrlf 8 1 1 1 3 Errlngton 0 0 0 0 1 Team 0 0 0 0 Totals 58 26 19 15 42 PLAINVIEW (71) laa lam fto ttm reb Strolher 15 10 4 3 3 G. Johnson 9 5 1 0 7 Johnson ....15 7641 S.

Ashworlh .41003 0. Ashworth 84114 Paul 6 4 4 5 3 Cloud 1 0 0 0 0 Team 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 58 31 16 10 28 SCORE BY PERIODS Marlhavtlle 18 18 12 Ploinvlew 142022 ace pr ft 4 11 2 20 2 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 12 pt tp 3 53 2 10 3 18 4 2 7 9 0 10 0 0 0 0 14 75 (Ctoti I Ml Spencer Ensenot Lonaenecfcer Dennery Burka J. a 4 jWMAJJ 10 fflni fTO tint rQB 22 13 7 2 10 2 0 14 000 1 1 0 .101 .7 1 0 0 0 Totals ...51 19 38 ST. AMANf Mov's 11 7 1 Sheets M. Lambert Marehand Parent Mayers Guotreau R.

Lambert Gultreou Kohon Team Totals scone Newman 4 840 13 5 2 526 000 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 11 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 rf 3 7 3 4 0 9 0 2 5 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 .00005 .56 23 It 12 36 BY PERIODS 13 19 10 SI. Amant 17 7 11 PT nt 4 32 1 10 3 11 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 14 65 PI 1,1 4 7 5 8 3 10 5 9 0 0 1 3 1 -3 2 2 1 2 0 0 25 58 gan. (My seconds later Wats caHed for his fifth personal on a basket by Trojan Morray Greer. -tempers by Dtegeyter and Cary offset a bucket by Athens' fr-5 Walter Hays and the score was tied at 4t-aTl with 5:16 remaining. the towering Athens team, making hay on the boards with Gotreatrt out, promptly reeled off five straight points before Dcgeyter drove in for a bucket at the 3:07 mark, tort when Mike Edwards tallied for the Trojans for a -18-45 lead with only 2:38 left, it looked as if the jig was up.

Cary quickly banked one in. and then both Butzy Buckner of Athens and Cary missed on one- and one free throw attempts and Athens had the ball with time running out. An offensive foul call gave the Cardinals the ball with 51 seconds left and senior Thomas Miller hit on a follow shot to cut the margin to 48-47. Then came the series of events which were to prove the most spectacular since the tournament began four years ago. Degeyter promptly stole the ball and drove in for a layup attempt under heavy guard.

Just when it appeared as if the shot were going to bound off the rim, Cary came sailing through for what proved to be the winning with 18 seconds left. But the game was far from over as Degeyter fouled Geer in the act of shooting with eight seconds remaining and Athens had its chance to win it. But Greer, obviously unnerved by the pressure of the situation, missed both tosses badly and Cary hustled over to 'if Ire'the baU tip the i The strapping 6-2 junior got' the tip to Degeyter who ran off the remaining six seconds and the championship belonged. I to iacasstne. Oegeyter, regaining the shooting form which had deserted him hi Thursday's semifinal victory over Belmont, bombed 19 points to lead an scorers and Cary added 12 points and i 13 rebounds, also a game high.

Edwards, hitting all seven of field goal attempts, scored 16 markers for Athens and Havs had 14. Plainview. which in the words of one amazed onlooker "must start running when they get I off the bus," simply ran UV taller Marthaville team to death 'while coming from 11 points behind early in the second period to trail by only 36-34 at halftime. The Hornets, pressing the Hawks to distraction, were still full of fire at the start of the i second half and to compound Marthavllle's mounting woes. Plainview ace Roy Johnson i began to find the range from the top of the circle.

Johnson bombed in five baskets in the period and Plainvirw took a 56-48 lead into the final stanza. Marthaville regrouped i for one last effort and managed to tie the count at 6i)-60 with three minutes left, but the Hornets rose to the occasion and slammed the door. C. VV. Strother, a demon dc- I fender and dcadeyc shooter, (whipped in four baskets there! after and that was that.

Stroth- er wound up with 23 points, high for the game, and John, son added 18. Both Jimmy Pro- I cell and Gary Killcn scored 20 for Marthaville. every bit the otrtstanwRg team hi the tournament, shnpry overpowered Fair Park with its defense, hustle and backbotrd power. With burly Herb Mang, a standout in Jesuit's 58-48 victory over Lake Charles Friday night, setting the pace, the Bluejays plastered the Indians from the very beginning and the only question was How Much" Jesuit led. at halftimo.

hut Fair Park made its only move of the night early in tho third quarter to rut thr margin to ten at 45-35. Big Mang and frontcnurt mate Tim RoniRer wont to work at this point to fire Ihp Jays to a surge and that was the hall game Mang bombed in 28 points and lirrl the AAA rebound rrr- ord with 20, while i weighed in with 21 markers. Ruddy Nelson had 18 and Andy AA cnumpiotuhiB) JONESBORO-HOOOE fU) Fuflerton 12 for Fair Park. Jesuit shot an even pw cent from the field lane, exceeding even his own previous tournament brilliance, was the difference for Newman as the Greenies won their third title in the four years since the tournament's inception. The two-time all-starter broke the class scoring record with 32 points and also the rebound mark with 17.

His 13 field goals also fsfablished a record St. Amant simply was not as POI.STI! as it was defeating West 63-53 in the semi finals Friday The Wildcats were frequently guilty of forc- fng thett shots had Ifity been more dtecrew, ft ftlgnt have btsen a AfftftM 8t6fy. Newman was never to run sway frofn SL AfBSftt, which had split fOfff gftMiS tfth its District 7-A rival Ifte regular season, but each time the Wildcats was the Lane who stifled the prospective rafly wHlf a key basket or (Clon AAA Chomplornhip) JESUIT Ewlng T. Mrvenson WalKer cox Teom Tolols I1U 13 3 13 5 A 3 7 12 ,1 i 4 0 000 20 iini i i i 3 1 0 12 1 VB 11 10 1 2 1 1 10 4S 3 4 .1 .1 0 0 it 8 11 4 0 0 NEVILLE (S3) fflttt ftW Cona' A Onrrpn HOM Smith Factor Team 4 7 5 0 1 14 2 8 .868 1 0 0 000 Km 1) 7 fl 5 0 0 9 8 0 el a 4 4 2 0 10 a 9 17 0 0 Sfohl Thompson Mano FUNWnlrt Williamson BrlUch Oarrere Goottier Team Tooals FAIR Fu'lerton Nnwin BUI Turner Rmhworth Troeqel Tpom 5 20 11 1 .1 1 0 0 0 .44 A .18 17 7 0 4 1 1 7 0 3 4 II 1 1 1 0 .17 RK drt 7 .1 0 0 a i 6 7 4 1 rj 0 fl (51 fta 2 0 I 0 5 i i i i 0 0 0 rtm 4 0 0 0 rvo 1 70 1 1 0 1 17 'i i 4 5 0 1 til tp 4 3 10 T0l 4 S3 SCOR6 BY PERIODS JonMboro Hodge 15 17 10 14 TotaH 57 30 10 j) SCORE BY PERIODS JMiill 75 JS-H 1 Fair Prtfd i) Maurice Mayers of St. Arnant.

despite being in foul tflsefcte throughout the game, turned in an impressive performance with 17 points. Jonesboro, the tournament's" tallest team, had to fight off a furious late assault by Nevffie to claim the Class AA title aftuf seemingly having the game on The 2-AA rhamps held a 43-36 lead after three periods and kept a similar advantage In the final stanza until Joe Canal made two steals and two baskets within 15 seconds to tie it at 47-4? with 3:54 left. But 6-3 Buddy Stevenson poured through six quick pottiti to put Jonesboro back Into command of things and the Tigers managed to nurse the lead to the championship. Terry Ewing had 13 points 11 rebounds to pace Jonesboro, while Neville ace Malcolm Smith pumped in 17 markers. Gary (center) of Lacassine ducks low with the ball during Saturday's Class championship victory in the state tournament at Shreveport.

The Cardinals won the crown with a 49-48 triumph over Athens. Jumping high at left is Michael Edwards (52) of Athens, while Walter Gotreaux of Lacassine is blocking off Walter Hays of Athens at right. (American Press special photo from Shreveport). Roll of Champions Class Lacassine 49. Athens 48 Class Plainview (Glenmora) 72, Marthaville 67 Class A Newman 65, St.

Amant 58 Class AA Jonesboro-Hodge 56, Neville 53 Class AAA Jesuit 89, Fair Park 57 Section Three Lake Charles American Press SPORTS Amusements, Classified SUNDAY, MARCH Chorles A mcricon Press 1ST ATE BOWLING 701 Series Tops Action Pandemonium Hits Lacassine Fans SCORES SHREVEPORT (Spl.) -Pandemonium reigned for a full 20 minutes at the south end of Hirsch Memorial Youth center here Saturday afternoon as a veritable horde of deliriously happy Lacassine fans swarmed over their favorites. Besides themselves with joy and limp from the excitement of the fantastic finish, the Cardinal fans put on the greatest exhibition of hugging and backslapping in the history of organized basketball. Almost smothered in the middle of it all was coach Roy Singletary, who certainly must have stopped grinning sometime before going to bed that night, "I can't believe It, I just can't beiieve it," Stogletary kept repeating. And neither could a record afternoon crowd, which was treated to the most fantastic fur ish in tournament history. was a fitting finish to an amazingly successful season which saw the Cardinals finish with a 53-3 record.

The Redbirds closed out toe season with the state's longest winning streak, sailing to straight victories. The outcome was a periect example of what a learn can accomplish if it refuses to be beaten, and if ever a team could gave rfslpal itself to defeat, it was Lacassutf. The Cardinals bad to 4o the bard pUg without their Ootreiux, but let's just say that I was plenty worried. "Shannon and David really look over for us. We played to Shannon there at the end, and he really came through.

"We heard that a sudden press i would shake them, and sure enough it did. Maybe we should have pressed sooner, but I can't argue with the way it came out." Top Twenty Attendance Hits 23,857 SHREVEPORT (Spl.) Cli- maxecl by a near-capacity crowd at Saturday night's final sion, the state "Top Twenty" tournament smashed ali attendance records. The 1964 affair drew a total of 23,857 spectators, an increase of 4,960 over 1963, when the total i of 18,897 also represented record, On Saturday, 3,925 paid to see the afternoon session and a throng of 8,738 passed through the turnstiles Saturday night, less than 300 shy of capacity for Uirseh Memorial Youth, Center. Amazingly enough, the Saturday turnout of 12,562 equalled the tournament's total attendance in 196J, its year of inception. LATE FRIDAY Wayne Stale 61, Eostern Mlchlflon 60 Stanford 61, California 59 (OT) U.

of Pacific 66, California, Santo Barbara 55 L. A. Loyola it, Santa Clara 59 Fresno State 68, Seattle Pacific S3 (NCAA Far West regional), I Wayne Slate 6), Eastern Michigan 60 I Stanford 61, California 59, overtime Los Anaeles Loyola 61, Sonla Clara 59 NCAA Far R.glonal Fresno Stato 68, Seattle "pacific 53 SATURDAY York N( Cqrleton Inneiotg 90, Indiana Rlpon Minnesota 90, Manhattan a. Fordham 59 W.4T78, JonnCar'roli'sl' rv Cow 61 Conljlus SI, Bonaventure 74 ew Mexico 93, Utah 65 Michigan State Ohio Stole SO Konso? Stole 88, Missouri 61 Kansas Oklahoma Stale 46 Penn Slate 91, Rutgers 82 Bradley 74. St.

Louis 70 Xavler Ohio 95 De Paul 79, Ogylon 73 oooro 77, Buffalo 47 ffg 75 Be Selon Hall 91, Rider 16 Colorado 90, lowg State 70 Knox Cornell Iowa Manhattan 47, Fordham 59 New Mexico 93, Utah 65 Wllliomi 617 AmheYst 49 Brtohom Youna Wyoming Holy Cross 937 FglrfWd 12 Penyer JfchL Stalt Webtr Stall S3, Montana 71 finned II" 79 Lakeland 15, Trinity, ill. 77 Youngstown 91, Ithaca 79 Pacific Sub 69, 45 NCM BEOIONALf Miumptlon TUrd 77, Htbrgtfca Lee Grosscup Inks Contract (AP) 8 quirterback who will be to make a comeback has sigued with the of Uie WaM 74, Uroor Ttch 114, 'StfltilS 14 Outstanding scores in both singles and doubles highlighted action Saturday in the 18th annual Louisiana Women's Bowling Association tournament. Carol Robichaux of New Orleans turned in the best score I of the day as of 9 p.m. Saturday, firing a 701 handicap singles score to take the lead in that event. She also took the scratch lead with 599.

The lead also changed hands in both scratch and handicap doubles. A Lafayette duo, Celina Degeytair and Jan Liming, fired a fine 1288 to take a com- imanding lead in handicap doubles, Marie Scoggins of Lake Charles, the defending scratch singles champion, and Sulphur's Virginia Smith took over the scratch doubles lead with 1110. Singles results from the final two shifts and the scores of the last shift of doubles Saturday night were unavailable at press time. The best team score Saturday was 2970 by Snow King Homes of Baton Rouge, edging out Howard Well Service of Jennings for second place by three pins, E. B.

Smith and Sons of Springhill continues to lead with 3058, while Calcasieu Marine Bank of Lake Charles held on to the scratch team led with 2538. Roblchaux, who carried a 151 average, fired lines of 179-200220 to go with pins handicap for her fine singles score. Her 701 Is 12 pjns Wgher than the which won the 1963 gles for Leontine Sanchez, also of New Orleans. Degeytair, whoso average is 148, had a 213 game and a 533 I scratch terns, while Umtog, who entered a average, had a 543 scratch series and 647 with her handicap. 'Hwdr score js 40 pins better than the second placf total tf by Mary BonsaU aad Evelyn Keel of New Orleans, fired sn4 Smith ha4 1SH3W lr cratch doubles to 's was an aii- ga series.

Although it was well off the pace in scratch singles, it! was enough to give her an all- events scratch total of 1664. This is believed to be the lead- ing all-events scratch score, but no compilations in that category I were available. Tournament action continues today at Bowlarena and Recreation Lanes. Shift times for doubles and singles at Bowlarena are 9 and 11:15 a.m. and 1:30 and 3:45 p.m.

Team shifts! at Recreation Lanes are set for 10 a.m. and 1 and 4 p.m. Here are the unofficial leaders in all categories except allevents: TOURNAMENT tEADERJ TEAM E. 8. Smith and Sprlnohlll .,..3058 incw Kino Baton Rougt Howard Sirvlej, Jonnlngi City Bargain RtynoM-t oixl Ollti Sprlnahlll Cqpltol Stiqk HouM, Monrot W44 Tw Mlndm Crttno Foodlown, Baton wn Cal-Marinf Bank, ChqrlM AND MORE Lacassine's Shannon.

Cary is hemmed in again by Michael Edwards (52) and Walter Hays (44) of Athens In another view of Saturday's Class state championship battle in the Top Twenty tournament at Shrovepori. This type of play made Cary the game's rebound leader with 13 and ho contributed 12 poinis to help the Cardinals Io the coveted state title. (American Press special photo from Shreveport). Slated Fanning Sets Pace for lion Triangular Win gala "Welcome Home- celebration for Lacaaslne'a elate Class champions Is scheduled hare at Is30 p.m. Sunday.

The nals beal Athens. 49-48, Jo win the crown In the state Top Twenty tournament at Shreveporl Saturday. Ff'n 1 Kut ond Hurl, AlbrlaM'i Twintco, Wwt Mohawk Ufayvtlt Log Cabin Horry't Conoco, Smart Shreveport J906 Wllwn owK ikrtin S'porltttM, Llmlnq, Mary MQ Dorothy Uott-Rjdrg Wirvpt Sandra Llvovdglt-Judy HughM, NO trm McGlnly, Doodle Alice Sulphur Pet OwwTTlO (t x)il, LC Wllltamwn ft; KnlgM Bragg. HAMMOND (SpU Speedster Bob Fanning showed Saturday that he has lost none of his skill as he lead the Southeastern Lions to an easy victory over Gulf States Conference rivals USL and Northwestern in a triangular trade meet, Fanning sped to a 9.8 clocking to win the 100-yard dash and anchored the Lions' 440-yard relay team, ills clocking in the century, in less than perfect track weather, equalled his winning in last year's conference meet but is well off the 9.4 he posted in the 1963 South' western Relays, The Lions got a double victory from Mike Reid fil the 220 and 440-yard dashes and he added a leg on the 440-relay as Southeastern ran up 82 points to 55 for USL and 44 for Northwestern. USL's Malcolm, Bob io son, again looming as the CSC dig, tance king, reeled fine victories in the mite and the two-mile while 8 Arceneaux claimed the sjjpt and Javelin titles.

Northwestern got a twin win from Monty letter io the high jump and bwd jump. CARV AGAIN up for Jiunp (32) i Cwy oi la the (42) bid )0 Jbp cio ism t).