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Lions Still Have Title ShotBy Jaka SandlinRiding a threfrfune win streak Into the final weekend of regular sea-aon action, ET faces the Lone Star Conference’s two cellar teams, taking on Angelo State Saturday In San Angelo and Sul Rom Monday In Alpine.But the Lions are toMiiw their breath.Squeezing Into a three-way tie tor the conference's third place pacslticn wl* Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin. ET, 9-6 in the LSC and 12-11 overall, la less than two steps off league leader Southwest Texas, and only game behind second-place Howard Payne.Thus, the Lions still have a chance of sneaking In the back door and taking the conference crown—If the rest of the pack cooperates.No. 1 SWT. 11-5 In the LSC. took the top spot Mmday night, knoddrw off leader HP. 70-63, to give every team at least five losses In conference play. Texas AAI had contributed to the ccnhwon Saturday, with a 96-93 overtime upset of HP, who has slipped to a 10-5 LSC slate.Elsewhere Monday night. ET was whomping Tarleton. 9368. while SH downed SR. 80-70, and SFA whacked ASU. 109-83 This set the scene tor the final week of play.SWT has only two games remaining. AAI Saturday and SFA next Thursday. The Bobcats will be at home against AAI, and SWT has not Cat in San Marcos this season.But the Javeiinas are hot and guard Hoegie Simmons is totter. AAI has won seven In a row. and Sim-mons is singing to a tune of 30 points a game. The 5-7 senior tied the LSC scoring record of 52 points agaiiwt ET Feb. 4. then pumped in 51 against HP Saturday.SFA wll be hosting the Bobcats next Thursday In Nacogdoches tor its last grasp at the title, after taking on HP Saturday in Brownwood and Abilene Christian Monday in Abilene.SH must also challenge ACC and HP cxi the road this weekend, reversing SFA’s schedule, then will boat AAI next Thursday In Huntsville. ET and HP ckcwe their seasons Thursday in the Lion Field Ho«ar.It all boils down to this: if SWT wins one of its remaining two games. It has at least a share of the title; if HP wins two more games it has no less than a share of the crown; SH. SFA and ET can sweep their remaining games and possibly share, or even win. the conference. AAI.with its 9-7 mark, would still have a mathematical shot at a title share, with two more victories.Whatever happens this weekend, though, the final outcome will restNats OrangsrI*.* •’ H-*on rlt;ex1 Thursday's games. Including ET’s tUt with the YeUow Jackets.Heading up the Lions' chances are guard O’Neal Tarrant and forwardLion GolfersWith three of last year's top four golfers returning. ET coach Boley Crawford and crew began the 1974 seaaxi Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Southwest Texas State Invitational meet in San Marcos. The tourney concludes today.scorer, with a 23.1 average, ranking second best in the LSC behind AAI's Simmons.Tarrant got 23 points Monday against TSU, including five consecutive points from the free throw line to break Andy Cargile's school record of 30 consecutive free throw cm-versions.The 5-10 sophomore has a good shot at breaking three more school marks for a single seasxi. Tarrant Is 49 points from the record 580 of Clarence Lynch in 1954-55; 24 field goals off Bob LaFevere’ 216 set in 1971-72; and 48 field goal attempts away from Jim Miller's 483 In 1954-55.Granger, the 6-5 freshman out of Newark. NJ., is the Lions’ top rebounder and second leading scorer, with game averages of 11 and 19.3, respectively. Granger's marks rank him fifth in LSC rebounding and sixth in scoring.Granger was high in both categories Monday, scoring 31 points and hauling in 12 rebounds In ET* most one-sided victory of the year.Hugo Cabrera, 6-7 9optomore forward. is scoring 11.5 points per game, while 58 freshman forward Pat Laue of Dallas Bishop Lynch Is hitting 10 points a game.ASU's Rams. 5-11 in the conference for ninth place, have four players averaging in double figures. J. D. Koehn heads the Rams with a 14.9 average, followed by Steve Foster’s 14.4, Oscar Lott 14.1 and Roy Moore's 14. Lott tops the Rams in rebounding averaging 8.8.The Rams dropped SWT 6860 Feb. 9 in San Angelo. ET defeated ASU in their earlier meeting this season. 97-86.SR. 2-13 In LSC play for tenth place, is led by guard John Fortenberry’ and forwards Willie Elmore and Gary Barnes. Fortenberry scores at a rate of 12 points per game, while Elmore and Barnes top the team In rebexmds with averages of 9.7 and 8.5, respectively.All conference games begin at 7:30in Tourneymedalist play and won the ETSU Invitational.Berry, a senior from Lampasas, was the No. 4 man in 1973, with a 76.0 average and a No. 20 ranking in LSC medal action.Those three have played the con-Nate Granger. Tarrant is El's top p.m.
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Commerce East Texan
Commerce, Texas, US
Fri, Feb 22, 1974
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