50 Years Ago

Sunday, Feb. 1, 1970

Adcock cooled off, but Tigers still claim win

Armuchee did something few teams have done this season, but it proved little consolation Friday night as Adairsville downed Coach Namon Wiseman’s Indians, 72-58.

This win gained the visitors a split at Armuchee as the homestanding girls logged a 45-35 verdict in the first contest.

Even in losing Armuchee’s defense kept a tight noose around the neck of Mike Adcock, the area’s leading scorer. Adcock came into the game with an average of some 28 points a game and with a chance to fatten this mark against the hapless Indians.

Instead, Armuchee’s defense tormented him all night and he managed just 15 points.

As it turned out, though, Adcock’s teammates took up the slack and this had to be pleasing to Tiger Coach T.M. Tucker. He figures his club must get more scoring balance to go anywhere in upcoming tournaments.

Barry Edwards was the Tiger’s high scorer with 17 points, while Danny Baggett and Fred Painters scored 13 apiece. This gave the Tigers four players in double figures.

Adairsville jumped out to a 13-10 lead in the first period before Armuchee battled back to pull even at 31-31 by the time intermission rolled around. Then came the third quarter with Adairsville getting a 52-41 advantage. After that it was all downhill for the winners.

“We just tried to rush our attack in the third quarter and made a lot of turnovers,” explained Wiseman.

Jimmy Gribble scored 17, Donald Purdy 15 and David Cox 10 for the Indians.

Armuchee’s girls garnered their 13th victory against five setbacks in the opening contest by measuring the Tigerettes.

Armuchee had the lead all the way, although the margin never was safe enough to suit Coach James Pierce. It was 10-5 after one quarter, 26-23 at halftime and 36-30 at the end of three periods.

Amruchee then got the victory by outscoring Adairsville, 9-5 in the stretch.

Cheryl Miller burned the nets for 31 points for the winners, while Deborah Brookshire had 18 and Gail West 19 for Adairsville.