Christmas Bowl notes and college basketball schedule
Christmas Day Las Vegas Bowl recap notes Utah coach Ron McBride after beating Southern California. The roundup adds top 25 and 8 ranking women’s games and NBAResults from New York to L.A. amidst mentions of past Lake Placid Olympian Bill Demong’s early start in skiing.
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Saranac Lake
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Matthews Headlines All-State Group AA Football Team
Graham quarterback H T Matthews earns AP All-Group AA honors for 2001 with 39 total touchdowns and 2,117 passing yards while leading the G-Men to the Group AA final at Liberty University. Albert Childress of Grundy also on first team, with multiple players from Graham Grundy and other local schools honored on offense defense and special teams.
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Jared White
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D.D. Boxley
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Park View-Sterling
Everett Grimes
Liberty-Bealton
Brandon Gore
Liberty- Bedford
Damian Spradlin
Pulaski County
Chris Hardin
Matoaca
B.J. Wood
Akeem Jordan
Josh Caffee
Jordan
Lafayette
Connor Hughes
Knicks Top Raptors 102 94 Behind Houston season high
Allan Houston scored a season high 34 as New York halted a four game home slide with a 102-94 win over Toronto. Latrell Sprewell added 21 and limited Vince Carter to 15. Travis Knight contributed a season best 26 minutes with 11 rebounds while Othella Harrington filled in for Marcus Camby.
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Toronto
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Knicks
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Vince Carter
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Hokies Arrive in Jacksonville for Gator Bowl Showdown
Virginia Tech and Florida State reach Jacksonville to prepare for the 57th Toyota Gator Bowl at Alltel Stadium on New Year’s Day. Tech carries an 8-3 record and seeks postseason repeat while FSU, Tech’s oldest out of state rival, eyes a storied 31st clash with stakes shaped by fan support and past results.
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Kevin Jones
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Fila
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Alltel Stadium
Frank Beamer
Hokies
University of North Florida
Tech
Superdome
FSU
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Lane Stadium
Syracuse
Orangemen
Blacksburg
Florida
Michael Vick
Beamer
Lee Suggs
Bobby Bowden
Seminoles
Clemson
Penn State backs ignite Blue stars in Blue-Gray win
Penn State backs Eddie Drummond and Omar Easy led the Blue to a 28-10 victory over the Gray in the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic in Montgomery. Easy called it a bowl-like game where the team meshed quickly, while Blue MVP Kevin Bentley of Northwestern had 16 tackles and an interception as the Gray offense stalled.
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Algie Atkinson
Kansas
Northwestern
Kevin Bentley
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Joseph Jefferson
Western Kentucky
Utah Routs USC to win Las Vegas Bowl in ground game
Adam Tate rushed 103 yards and a touchdown as Utah’s defense stifled USC to claim the Las Vegas Bowl 10-6. The Utes, 8-5, ground out victory with two pivotal third-down conversions in the final minutes, while USC finished 6-6 with 151 total yards.
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Utah
Southern California
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Tate
Ron McBride
Dameon Hunter
McBride
Sam Boyd Stadium
Sheldon Deckart
Davis
Ryan Kaneshiro
Sunny Byrd
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