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Lions Win Two At Home ?While Southwest Texas was taking only Uie Lone Star Conferences seventh road victory in Kingsville Monday night, the East Texas State Lions were capturing Ihcir seventh consecutive home court win by beating Sul Koss. 100-SM.But I lie tables will be lowed for fhe East Texans tins week as they lut liie hail for four'away games In what could be a crucial portion of the 1973-74 basketball schedule for ETSU. .First up is Abilene Christian, tiie LSC newcomer with the high oclanc offense. Then comes Howard Payne, lied with the Lions lor second in the LSC with a 5-2 record, followed by Southwest Texas aud Texas ALL •ACC is averaging 88.7 points per game to rank first In scoring in the LSC, but the Wildcats are last in defense, giving up W.4 points per outing On Ibc other hand the Lionsare ninth in scoring oT-Icnsc lt;7X0 per game), anti tied for third in defense (73.4).ACC’s got ETSL' coach Jim Godgcr worried.“Coach are you going out and kill them -Ttucs-day?, Gudgcr was asked Tuesday. “I think we'd luxe a better clianec if we went out and killrd them'tonight;” he replied.ETSU assistant coach and scout Danny Tharpc agrees. •‘ACC probably has as good talent as there is in the league physically, lie says. They can destroy a team ot-lenstvely.duel destroyer is Victoria junior Andrew Prince, n 0-foot-7 forward. Prince ranks second in-tho LSC in scoring (24.4 points per game) and lirst in rebounding (l«4 per game). In addition, he's the No. 4 field goal shooter wifli a 57.8 percentage.ETSU has two players in Hie LSC statistical' lislings in guard O'Neal Tarrant aand forward Nate Granger.Tarrant, a 5-to guard from Brooklyn (Canatsic), N.V.. scored a career high 3J paints in the win over Sul Koss lo boost his scaring average to 32 5. thud best in i lie Hague. Tarrant is tho loop’s No. 3 five throw shooter with an 8X5 percentage Iruin Die Jute.Granger, a 6-fi freshman forwapi from Newark (Wce-qiioliic). N.J., ranks eighth in Storing (17.21 and sixth in rebounding tiu.7).Coming on of Jute has been sophomore Hugo Cabrera, a guard from New York (Biandeis), N.Y. Cabrera had 42 points and Jfi rebounds jn wins over Angelo Stale f!l7-«i Saturday and Sul Boss Monday night. He’s tilled his scoring average to 12.1.Center Dean Thomas(Cocoa. Fla.) chipped in 22 rebounds in tho two games, to increase his rebound norm lo 7.5.Bright spot of the luo-gninc Iwmc stand, however. _ ua* the play of fhc ETSU S= Iwnch. Against Angelo Hie [[ reserves ganged u| for 2!i points. including 12 by Thomas Simon, a sophomore from Wiclula Falls Washington) seeing his first action after becoming eligible at mid-term.Also playing well wore forwards Warren Koreckv (KlutabeUi. N.J.) and Glen Mac ha n tWaco La Vega), and guard Larry Brown (New York. N.Y.).-Tic Lioib. travel to BrnwmvoiHl Monday to face Howard Payne, I hen get a five-day respite hotore leading soulh against Southwest Texas on Feb. 2 and Texas Ail Feb. 4. |
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Commerce Journal
Commerce, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 24, 1974
Page 9
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