College football picks spark season debut drama
In a light hearted season opener preview the column lists predictions for college and high school games. Matchups include Notre Dame Oklahoma Texas A&M LSU Texas Houston Minnesota USC Syracuse Michigan State and more with snappy games notes and a playful reminder to send condolences if picks go wrong.
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Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Texas A&m
LSU
Texas
Ross Sterling
Rangers
Port Neches
Robert E. Leez Ganders
Sooners
Texas Rem
Aggies
Univ. OF Houston
Cougars
Minnesota
USC
Orange Juice
Northland
Syracuse
Michigan State
Duffy Daugherty
TCU
Georgia Tech
RICE
Washington
Robby Shelton
Indiana
Baylor
Bridgers
Bears
Auburn
5MU
Mustangs
P.O
Crosby High Set For Spring Visit
Crosby High Head Football Coach Keith Harshbarger criticizes his team's offense after a 14 0 win over Barbers Hill. Halfback Mel Harlien and quarterback Ronnie Davenport scored Crosby’s two touchdowns, Davenport breaking tackles for a 10 yard run. The Buffalos face Spring in a road game next, while Spring defeated New Caney 6 0 and Harshbarger notes New Caney’s strong running attack.
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Crosby
Crosby High
Keith Harshbarger
Buffalo
Buffalos
Barbers Hill
Harshbarger
Mel Harlien
Ronnie Davenport
Davenport
Rin
The
New Caney
Cedar Bayou Clashes With Miller Falcons In ISL Opener
Cedar Bayou Bears hand Miller Falcons a 14 to 0 lead at half after Randy Ackerman scores on a drive from Cedar Bayou’s eight and again from the Miller 15. Ackerman’s two-point run gives a 14 point edge as the Bears dominate the first half.
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Jim Kyle
Miller Falcons
Pasadena
Cedar Bayou Bears
Bears
Cedar Bayou
Bear
Randy Ackerman
Miller
Ackerman
Paydirt
Falcons
Barbers Hill Faces Tough Hamshire-Fannett Test After Crosby Loss
Barbers Hill, praised by Sharp for strong play in the Crosby game, aims to rebound as they host Hamshire-Fannett at the new high school field. Miller booted extra points, Nance broke for an 8% yard TD, and Cedar Bayou edged ahead 14-6 at halftime.
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Hamshire-Fannett
Sharp
Mont Belvieu
Barbers Hill
Gene Sharp
Crosby
Eagles
Hamshire Fannett
Hamshire - Fannett
Hampshire - Fannett
Dayton
Hardin
Dwayne Elliott
Lee Burton
Miller
Bear
Bears
Astros upset by Braves in middle game of three tilt
Houston manager was shut out 2-0 as Phil Niekro and Hank Aaron led Atlanta with a two run first inning. Aaron brothers produced most of the Braves offense while Houston managed only three hits. Hank Aaron appeared in his first game of the season, tying a record with 13 consecutive seasons of 150 plus games.
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Fred Hartman
Houston
Aaron
Aarons
Atlanta
Hank
Tommie Aaron
Phil Niekro
Braves
Aaron Boys
Felix Millan
Lemaster
Nicks
Niekro
Millan
Henry Aaron
Joe Torre
T. Aaron
Rusty Laub
Astro
Leon McFadden
Norm Miller
Hank Aaron
Waller Mays
San Francisco Giants
Lincoln
R.T
Ozark Jet
Herb Hinojo
La Porte Bulldogs travel to Angleton after opener loss
La Porte meets Angleton at 7 30 p m in district 3A action as coach Kay Graves seeks rebound after a 35 8 defeat to Clear Creek. Sophomore Gary Garrett sparked the offense with 185 rushing yards and a 4 yard TD, earning Bulldog back of the week honors while Norris Hammers claimed lineman of the week.
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LA Porte
Bulldogs
Kay Graves
Clear Creek
Angleton
Graves
Gary Garrett
Garrett
Bulldog
Norris Hammers
Scott Matones
Eli Carmack
Don
Benny Gordon
Harold Windham
Lee Byars
Joe Lockett
Dickinson
Baytown Juniors Edge Queens Hornets In Opener
Baytown Junior School’s Red Goslins beat the Queens Hornets 25 to 4 in Pasadena to open the 1958 season. Quarterback Steve Dedotan connected with Clifford Blake for the first touchdown, then Dedman found John Tijerina for another. Gary Hansen added the late scoring on a run and an interception return sealed the win. standout Baytown defenders included Otis Jordan and Jimmy Par.
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Pasadena
Red Goslins
Baytown
Queens Hornets
Steve Dedotan
Clifford Blake
Goslins
Dedman
John Tijerina
H. Queens
Queens
Gary Hanson
Hormet
Otis Jordan
Jimmy Par
Salvador Razzo
Sammy Schvenderman
Greg Stanley
John Urban
Carl Wiliams
Football Tickets Still Available for Baytown Games
Baytown fans can buy tickets at school windows or the athletic office through 4 pm today. Friday window closures vary with 1 pm. Prices are 2.50 for adults and 0.07 for students at the game or 0.05 if bought early. Assistant AD Pete Sultis says tickets remain plentiful. Ross Sterling hosts Stephen F. Austin Friday night while Robert E. Lee travels to Port Neches.
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Baytown
Pete Sultis
Ross Sterling
Stephen F. Austin
Robert E. Lee
Port Neches
Horace Mann Ties Highlanders In Low-Scoring Opener
In Pasadena the Horace Mann Bulldogs and Highlands Barlock Bears battled to a 6-0 stalemate with most action in the final three minutes. Standouts included Gary Saveil and Robert Carr for Horace Mann while Kenneth Battle Ricky Urby Lionell Destin and Ricky Moody starred for Highlands.
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Pasadena
Horace Mann Green Gasmore Bulldogs
Highlands
Kenneth Battle
Ricky Urby
Lionell Destin
Ricky Moody
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