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BARRINGER SCORES 62 POINTS – 1956

is is at a is Barriger Hits For 62 Points CUNNINGHAM, Ky., Feb. Barriger set a new Purchase the season here tonight with the Wildcats rolled over Milburn Barriger's fantastic point total passes the 56 points scored by Almo's Gene Herndon earlier in the season. mark was only eight shy of Glyn Shrodes* alltime scoring mark of 70 points scored at Bardwell three years ago. The big 6-3 Cunningham center also broke the school record held by Donald Davis with 55 points. Barriger amassed his fabulous point total on 25 field goals and 12 foul shots. The high-scoring pivoter ! really poured in the points in the final half, gathering eight field goals in the third period and 11 in the final canto. Cunningham jumped into a 21-6 first period lead and never trailed. Gordie Brent tabbed 26 for Milburn's top effort. Cunningham . .21 53 87 127 Milburn 6 22 32 55 Cunningham (127) Forwards: Milner 5, Hays 8, Puckett 10, Hook 13. Center: Barriger 62. Guards: Byassee 6, Hunt 12, Petrie 2, McGowan 4 4, Moss 8. Milburn (55) Forwards: Burgess 8, Courtney 2, Gorham 3, Gholson Centers: Tyler 2, Dunnavant 1. Guards: Richards 7, Rambo Brent 26. 7-Cunningham's Brodie individual scoring record for a 62-point performance as 127-55. Guards: R. Vaughan 12, Vaughan 11, Crain 2. Dawson Springs 83, Lyon 66 KUTTAWA, Ky., Feb. 7-The Dawson Springs Panthers trounced the Lyon County Lyons by a score of 83-66 here tonight. High scoring honors for the game went to Jerry Bozarth, Lyon County forward, who tallied 25. He was just ahead of Wendell Aiken, Dawson Springs guard, who scored 24. Dawson Springs ..21 31 56 83 Lyon County ...13 30 47 66 Dawson Springs (83) Forwards: Cox 15, Lanham 10, Milton 2. Center: Hancock 17. Guards: Akin 24, Turner 15. Lyon County (66) Forwards: Holloway 4, Bozarth 25. Center: Hudson 6. Guards: Burton 17, Cothran 10, Robertson Fulton led at every turn of the and held 45-32 lead at the Fulton 77, Cayce 71 CAYCE, Ky., Feb. 7- The Cayce Tigers, who won their first game in 37 tries last week, gave Fulton Bulldogs a hard way to go tonight before the Bulldogs finally won 77-71. Fulton led at every turn of the

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