Texaco 'Hornets'Dethrone Wendy's 'Tarheels'
The Texaco/Wendy's Men'sBasketball League ended this past Saturday with an exciting finalmatch. The league started off with nine teams and ended with a'best-of-three' final between the Wendy's 'Tarheels' and the Texaco's'Hornets'.
The Hornets began the 'best-of-three'final well, winning the first game 76-55. The returning champions,the Tarheels, came back on game two to win a spectacular 92-80victory and to even the playing field..
Game three was tight andthe teams matched each other almost point by point. At half-timeWendy's had little breathing room with a small 35-34 lead. Inthe last two seconds, both teams were tied at 61 points. Beforethe buzzer announced the end of the game, Gary "The Butcher"McLaughlin was fouled. "Butcher" sank both free throwsand Texaco took the victory, and the $2,000 first place prize,with a 63-61 final score.
Top scorers at game threewere Texaco's "Butcher" McLaughlin with 21 points, histeammate Clay Coleman with 18 points, and Wendy's Dwight O'Garrowith 14 points.