Allen Jr. Girls Advance In Tournament

The Allen Junior High girls team won their first game in the Konawa Invitational Tournament with a 38-20 win over the Byng girls. They are to play again Thursday night, taking on the winner between Vanoss and Bowlegs. A win in this game would put them in the finals Saturday night.

Seeing action on the guard end were Mary Whitaker, Barbara Traylor, Cathy Mitchell, Linda Baber, Judy Erwin and Cindy Priest. On the forward end it was Sandy Hughes with 20 points, Mary Matthews 12, Patsy Cosper 2, Peggy Nickell 2, Kathy Mitchell 2 and Shirley gray.

The Junior High boys were less fortunate as they ran into and were run over by New Lima, 21-53. A young fellow by the name of Mr. Moore cashed in 30 points for New Lima and that was all she wrote. Gary Matthews led Allen with 8 points, Virgil Walker had 6, Gary Pannell 4 and Estel Perry 3.

Last Thursday night the Allen Juniors won three games from Wetumka with the Junior High boys winning in the low-scoring contest 16-11. Virgil Walker was high point with 7 points.

The 8 ^th grade boys who have won the only tournament they entered and who are undefeated thus far defeated Wetumka 31-21. These boys won again Friday afternoon over a good Homer team 28-18. Boys making up this squad and points scored in the Wetumka game were Harvey dean Butler 14, Alan Cook 8, Gary Walker 8, Danny Holder 1, Doug Beck, Bobby Walker, Bruce Guy, Mike Janda, Curtis Trivitt, Billy Ed Crawford and Mike Manahan.

Scoring in the win over Homer was Cook with 10, Butler had 8, Gary Walker 5, Bobby Walker and Bruce Guy 2 points each and Doug Beck with 1.