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Monroe, from ib
tangs were unable to get a good
shot off at the end of the quarter.
Sparrow opened the second period
with a basket to give the Hornets a
three point lead at 18-15 with 7:17
left in the half.
Monroe came back and took the
lead at 20-19 on two Levcrett free
throws with 5:55 left in the half
but two Hardy baskets gave the
Hornets a three point lead.
Leverett hit two more free throws
to pull Monroe within one point at
22-21 but that would be as close as
the mustangs could get.
Westfield went on a 13-6 run to
close the half leading 35-27.
"We've always known all year
that we don't have the size to play a
halfcourt game," said Hornets Head
Coach Cater Pierce. "We run a three
guard set and let them run up and
down the floor. It's not that they are
doing such a good job, but when
they did make a bad decision, I
wasn't so quick to get on them."
Joey Dukes hit two free throws
to bring the Mustangs within six
points at 35-29 with 7:51 but
Christopher Nunn hit a basket for
the Hornets with 7:41 left in the
period to open an eight point lead at
37-29.
Mack McGee's 3-pointcr brought
the Mustangs within three points at
39-36 but Joey Hawk started a 7-0
run for the Hornets.
Nunn dominated this sequence
with three rebounds that started easy
transition baskets.
John Barry Cox hit one charity
toss to cut the lead to 10 and the
Mustangs had a chance to pull
within eight but an-offensive foul
on Cox turned the ball over and
Sparrow converted two free throws
to give the Hornets a 52-40 lead
heading into the final period.
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from 3B
ground" and launches himself in
spiraling flight, rising 200-300 feet
before plummeting in a zigzag to
the ground. He follows this ritual
by wooing the female with a dis
play on the ground, where she
shyly remains while watching his
performance.
Instead, the steady decline of this
strange woodland bird is linked to
the changing American lifestyle and
landscape. Over the past quarter
century, suburbs, "farmeltcs" and
mature woods have replaced the
farm fields and young-growth
forests that woodcock require.
Woodcock numbers have declined
by 36 percent in the East and 19
percent in the Midwest over the
past 23 years.
"What the woodcock needs is
some help from people who own
wooded property or fields," said
Richard N. Smith, Deputy Director
of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice. "Most people don't realize
they can improve their land's value
for wildlife by managing part of
their woods to let in new, young
growth or by planting trees in a
field."
Found in wooded regions of the
East and Midwest, the woodcock
flourished in the first half of the
century. As people left, their farms
and abandoned fields grew into
young woods. Today, many of
those woods and fields have been
swallowed by development. Much
of the remaining woodland has ma
tured and no longer offers the
patchwork of clearing, brush and
woods that woodcock need.
Most of the woodcock's habitat is
privately owned and not managed
lor either wildlife or timber harvest.
SuWbss in controlling forest fires
also has contributed to the wood
cock's decline, as fires are nature’s
way of creating openings for new
growth in a mature forest.
Most shots in a typical woodcock
bottom will be at close range at a
rapidly-moving bird dodging around
trees. This type of shooting calls
for a light, fast-pointing shotgun in
12-, 16-, or 20-gauge with open- or
improved-cylinder choking. No. 8
shot is usually preferred by most
hunters.
Dogs are a vital element to a
successful hunt, if not solely for
their practicality, then for their aes
thetic value. The woodcock's excel
lent camouflage is good practical
reason for having a dog since many
downed birds would otherwise be
lost. Although some dogs will not
retrieve a woodcock, most will
"hunt dead" and locate one, standing
over it until the hunter arrives.
The real allure of woodcock
hunting, like many outdoor activi
ties, is beyond the explanation of
simple words, as are most thjngs
which arc the sum of their parts.
Like quail hunting, it is something
that must be experienced to be un
derstood and, once experienced, it
calls you back.
The woodcock season ran out
January 7, but snipe season extends
until February 28 (eight-bird limit).
John Lambcrth opened the fourth
period with a 3-point play to give
Westfield a 55-40 lead.
The lead grew to 66-45 with 4:21
left before the Hornets hit a dry
spell.
Monroe went on a 10-0 run to
close within 66-55 but only 1:07
remained in the game.
Sparrow hit one free throw on
two successive possessions for the
Hornets but Monroe could only
manage to shave six more points
off the lead in the closing seconds.
With Leverett out due to foul
trouble, the Hornets were able to
take the ball inside.
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us two tough ball games," Pierce
explained. "We knew we had to get
him in foul trouble. It worked out
that way. We were able to get it
inside."
Pierce continued, "They are con
stantly up and down the floor. They
are accustomed to that so when you
say 'Wo, we have a lead,' they want
to go. We probably would have
beat them by as many as we had at
that time if I had let them go."
Westfield improved to 9-9 on the
year and will advance to play the
winner of the Tattnall-Mt. DcSales
game on Friday night at 8:30 in the
GISA region 2AAA championship
at Monroe Academy.
Westfield (70) - Sparrow 10-8-13
28, Lamberth 5 4-7 15, Hardy 5 2-3
13, Hawk 2 2-3 6, Gamble 2 0-0 4,
Kirby 0 0-0 0, Hester 0 0-0 0,
Nunn 2 0-0 4, Total 26 16-26 70
(3-point goals - Lamberth, Hardy
Fouled Out - Hardy)
Monroe (63) - Thompson 3 0-1 7,
Cox 4 5-11 14, Dukes 6 3-6 15,
Buffington 0 0-0 0, McGee 2 0-0 5,
Roberts 1 0-0 2, Jones 2 0-0 4,
Cromer 10-0 3, Leverett 4 5-9 13
Total 23 13-27 63 (3-point goals -
Thompson, Cox , McGee, Cromer
Fouled Out - Thompson, McGee)
Halftime - Westfield 35 Monroe 27
Referees - West, Benson
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1991-'
Tattnall, from 1B
trailing by nine going into inter
mission at 34-25.
Westfield, with their never-say
quit attitude, came out of the dress
ing room hitting their first two
shots including a 3-pointer from
John Lamberth to pull within four
at 34-30 and still 7:11 left in the
quarter.
Deason and Eric Scott took over
staking the Trojans to a 53-39 lead,
but a 7-0 run to close the period had
the Hornets trailing only by seven
at 53-46.
In the fourth period, the Hornets
pullled to within four at 59-55 on a
Christopher Nunn basket with 4:46
left in the game.
Westfield (61) - Sparrow 7 3-5 17,
Hardy 4 1-213, Lamberth 4 6-8 16,
Nunn 2 1-3 5, Hawk 3 2-2 8,
Gamble 1 1-3 3, Waldorf 0 0-0 0,
williams 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0
0, Hester 0 0-0 0, Kirby 0 0-0 0
Total 21 14-23 61 (3-point goals -
Hardy 3, Lamberth 2, Fouled Out -
None)
Tattnall (75) - Scott 6 6-9 19,
Cox 5 2-5 12, Mixon 2 0-0 5,
McCall 0 0-0 0, Leaphart 1 4-4 6,
Kovacs 0 0-0 0, Deason 12 7-7 31,
Gully 0 0-0 0, Schell 0 0-0 0 Total
26 19 25 75 (3-point goals - Scott,
Mixon 1 Fouled Out - None)
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