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Page 9 The Panther February 5, 1980 Pantherettes Win Three BY VEVERLY Y. BYRD Panther Sports Editor While the fan turnout for the Pantherettes can not compare to the men’s team, their games have been equally as exciting as they play mostly to numerous empty seats with the absence of the cheering squad. It is a blessing that their play has not been affected by this lack of support from the Clark College family. The Pantherettes won three consecutive games at home as they defeated Morris Brown College 83-73, Knoxville College 79-62 and Fort Valley State College 80-77. The Pantherettes have been sparked by the high scoring of Thelma Bogues, Melody Ballard and gwen Street and the aggressiveness of guards Bessie Arnold, Tina Crawford and Julie Parrish. Ballard and Bogues, in the three victories, totaled 55 and 54 points respectively with Street totaling 38. The Pantherettes weakest point this season has been the inability to use the bounce pass. Too many overhead passes are being administered causing excessive turnovers. The Pantherettes will improve greatly once they initiate more bounce passes. The Panthers have shown that they have the talent and ability to be one of the most exciting teams in the nation as they have beaten the nation’s 20 th ranked team, Morris Brown, twice this season. As this young team progresses into a mature win ning team, let’s hope that the support matures. McPherson Honored BY VEVERLY Y. BYRD Panther Sports Editor Charles McPherson was the recipient of an award along with a host of other sports celebrities at the 100 Per Cent Wrong Club. McPherson, a senior tight- end and punter for the Pan thers of Clark College, was recently a member of the Black College All-Star Team and a member of the Atlanta Journal’s All-SIAC Team. McPherson played in 8 games this season and punted 35 times for a total of 1,498 yards for an average of 42.1 yards. The native Atlantan and Political Science major was the NCAA Division III leading punter in 1978 when he played in 9 games with 61 punts total ing 2,726 yards, averaging 47.7. A graduate of Northside H.S. here in Atlanta, McPherson’s other honors in clude All-SIAC and All-City for 1978 and 1979, and WIGO- Atlanta Daily World Black All- Star Football Team. Other dignitaries at the 100% Wrong Club Banquet were Charles White, Heisman Trophy Winner 1979 and Billy Sims, last year’s Heisman Winner, Dave Parker of the Pittsburgh Pirates, “Jimmy the Greek,’’ “Pepper” Rodgers, Coach John McClendon and a host of other great sportsmen and women. McElroy Joins Hawks Team 1979-80 CLARK COLLEGE PANTHERETTES (Photo by Terry L. McMullen) Clarkites V isit All-Star Bowl Looking for added scoring strength at the guard spot, the Atlanta Hawks today acquired veteran Jimmy McElroy from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard Ron l^ee and a pair of 1980 draft choices. “McElroy will play the big guard position behind Eddie (Johnson),” commented coach Hubie Brown. “He has proven he is a scorer. Jimmy has good size and is a close friend of Roundfield’s, so we know he will fit in well.” McElroy is a five-year veteran from Central Michigan where he teamed with Hawk forward Danny Roundfield to win the Mid American Conference Cham pionship in 1975 and advance to the NCAA tournament. A third round draft choice of New Orleans in 1975, the 6- foot-3 guard played out his op tion after averaging 16.9 points a game while shooting .491 from the floor for the Jazz last season. Atlanta had expressed interest during the summer, but McElroy even tually signed with Detroit. He became the point guard for the Pistons and his scoring average dipped to 11.7 in 36 games. As Brown mentioned, McElroy’s role with the Hawks will be from the shooting guard spot where he registered his career high of 40 points while with the Jazz. I^ee was acquired by Atlanta from Utah just before the start of the current season. Rnown for his defense and Kamikaze style of play, the 6-foot-3 guard was averaging 2.2 points in 30 games for the Hawks. With the Pistons, Lee is expected to play the point and add defensive strength to a club which ranks 20th in the NBA in defense. The draft choices involved in the trade were acquired by the Hawks earlier from Utah for future considerations and are Los Angeles’ second round choice and Atlanta’s third rounder. Clark College was well represented during the Second Annual Black College All-Star Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, January 5. Clarkites from Atlanta and the New Orleans area received recognition “on and off the field,” adding more excitement to a weekend of pageantry parties, and black collegiate football. Participating on the team that represented the West was Clark’s own Charles McPherson, punter, from Atlanta. McPherson who is a senior majoring in social science, averaged 41 yards for over-all punting during the All-Star game in the New Orleans Superdome. McPherson is the son of Chari 0'S and Cordelia McPherson of Atlanta. Mrs. McPherson, who attended the game, is secretary of the Atlanta Clark club. Ms. Shelita Hughes of New Orleans was chosen second runner-up during final competition for the Black College All-Star Queen. Ms. Hughes was the only coed from a school outside Louisiana to he selected for the court. Ms. Hughes is the daughter of Mrs. Bessie Hughes of New Orleans. She is a Clark College freshman majoring in allied health. Officials for the game in cluded Leon Carlton, teacher and assistant coach. Southwest High School, and Raymond “Tweet” Williams principal, Gideon Elementary. Other Clarkites present were , Dr. Moses Norman. Area 1 Superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools; Dr. Edward Kennedy, vice-president , Degado Junior College, New Orleans; Ms. Carole Taylor, librarian, Dillard University, New Orleans; Robert Tucker, assistant mayor (jity of New Orleans, Othello “Chico" Ren fro. sportscaster and executive hoard member, Black College All-Star Bowl I; Denise R. Johnson, public information! Officer, Clark College, Beverly Monroe, media consultant, New Orleans, Rev. L. C. Stovall, pastor, Warren Tem ple United Methodist Church, LaGrange, Georgia and Mrs. Florence Stovall, teacher , Dunbar Elementary, Atlanta. Support the Atlanta Hawks