Atlanta Girls Basketball, 1935, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483


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>From the March 1, 1935 Winnfield News-American


Atlanta Girls Win Title In N. W. La. Basketball Rally

Win Over Harris in Finals Will Compete For State Honors

Atlanta girls, Winn Parish basketball champions, won the title of Northwest
Louisiana Basketball Champions at Natchitoches tournament Saturday when they
defeated the strong Harris team, champions for the past five years, in the
final game.  The score was Atlanta 39, Harris 26, and the final game was
played before two thousand interested spectators in the normal gym.

The game was close during the first half, but the Harris team seemed to tire
during the last two quarters and fell far behind.  The score was 19 to 19 at
the end of the first half, but the tireless playing and continuous goal
shooting of the Atlanta girls piled up a good lead in the final quarter.

The team received a plaque and a trophy, and each individual on the team
received a gold miniature basketball.

The girls' victory in the Northwest Louisiana tournament, where they competed
with 54 teams, entitles them to take part in the state rally at Baton Rouge. 
This they expect to do.  There they will meet the championship teams for the
North Louisiana, the Central Louisiana, the Southwest Louisiana, and the
Southeast Louisiana sections to try for state honors.  High hopes are held for
their winning, and all Winn Parish is backing them.


>From the March 15, 1935 Winnfield News-American


Atlanta Girls Winn Fourth Place At State Tournament

Two Players Selected On All State Basketball Team


The Atlanta High School girls basketball team emerged with fourth place honors
at the state high school basketball tournament at Baton Rouge last Friday and
Saturday when fourteen other teams were contenders for state championship. 
The Atlanta team scored 143 points which was the next highest scoring, Athens
scoring highest with 178 winning the championship of the state.  Other teams
scoring high were Colllinston, 137, and Dry Prong, 120, winning second and
third respectively.  

Ora Lee Lawson, forward, and Ophelia Woods, guard, were selected on the
Morning Advocate's, Baton Rouge's morning daily paper, all state girls team. 
Ora Lee Lawson was second high scorer of the tournament with 67 points.

The Atlanta girls played four games during the tournament, one on Friday and
three on Saturday, and made the highest number of points of any team in a
single game.  This was 52 against Breaux Bridge.  They also scored more points
against Athens than any other team opposing Athens, which won the
championship.

During the season this crack team from Atlanta has scored 918 points as
against opponents 495.  these points are scattered among the players, Lawson
making 419, Laverne McLauren 331, Opal Luther 91 (half season), and the others
by the substitutes and guards.  

Those composing the Atlanta team are Laverne McLain, f. c., Orla Lee Lawson,
f, Opal Luther, f, Ophelia Woods, g, Marie Brady, g, Maybell Edwards, g, Nona
Driggers, Dorothy Wyatt, Helen Dixon, and Jewel Driggers.

(The above articles submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, Winn
Parish, LA.)