Yoemen Edge Bastrop Bears In Neutral-Town Warmup 66-57
The Yoemen defeated the Bastrop Bears 66 to 57 in Taylor neutral gym. Michael White led with 18 points, Ronnie Bennett 17, Jafus White 16, while Bennett grabbed 14 rebounds. Yoe shot 47 percent overall, Bears trimmed a 7 point halftime gap but could not overtake the lead.
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Bastrop
Ronnie Bennett
Jafus White
Bears
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Taylor
Michael White
Kenneth Scott
Yoe M. White
R. Bennett
J. White
D. Kornegay
K. Scott
G. Kelley
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Yeecagers
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Jay Fry
Yeomen
Doak Fields
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Yoe Advances To Regional Bi-District Title Rout Burnet 61 to 37
The Cameron Yoemen blitzed Burnet 61 37 to claim a second straight Bi-District crown and set up a Brenham Regional matchup against the Sealy Huffman winner. The Yoemen opened with a 22 6 run and led by 16 at 22 6. The Bulldogs failed with zone defense as the Yoemen forced turnovers and shot 48 percent while controlling the pace.
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Blinn Jr. College Gym
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Blinn College
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Jay Fry
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Tigers Advance To Regional Tourney
Rockdale Tigers clinch bi district title with a 56 to 39 victory over Tomball. Ray Locklin and Jack Thompson each scored 14 as Rockdale rode a 22-7 fourth quarter surge to earn a regional berth. Tomball finished 26-1 after the loss.
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Ali boxing bout nets huge payoff in famous showdown
The Friday night fight between Muhammad Ali and Jean-Pierre Coopman drew CBS live viewers with Ali earning 1.1 million dollars and Coopman 100 thousand dollars. The bout, peppered with comic commentary, marked Puerto Rico’s first heavyweight title fight and a notable TV moment in 1970s boxing history.
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