Raiders Halt Panthers 64-47 in Huntsville
Decatur seniors dominated Huntsville behind a 47 percent shooting night while holding the Panthers to 34 percent. Bob Gilchrist led Decatur with 10 rebounds as the Raiders built a 16-11 first quarter lead and stretched to a 28-22 halftime edge.
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Hatton Hornets top Moulton Srs in 68 to 46 win
Hatton senior Hornets earned their sixth victory of the season by defeating Moulton seniors 68 to 46. Leonard Harrison and Darrell Pierce led rebounding while Edwin Johnson anchored defense. Niles Johnson went 9 for 9 at the free throw line. Hatton also hit most shots and finished strong from the line. The Bee game score was 53.
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Union Hill Seniors Beat Eva 59 50 in Comeback Win
Union Hill seniors defeated Eva 59 to 50 after trailing by two at halftime. Eva Juniors also won their game. The report does not include the Eva score.
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Saints Lead ACC Cage Race With Early Wins
Saint basketball under Charley Richards moves to the front of the Alabama Collegiate Conference race with three straight conference wins and shares a title favorite spot with Troy State. They beat Florence State 82 77 this week, suffered an 80 46 loss to Oglethorpe, and hold a 3 1 overall record with a 3 0 ACC mark.
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Speake Raps Priceville to Move to 7-3
Speake seniors improved to 7-3 with a 64-40 victory over Priceville. The team led 41-27 at halftime. Priceville won the Junior game 25-18.
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Cullman Bearcats Rout Walker County 86 39 in Jasper
Cullman Bearcats improved to 4-2 with an 86-39 win over Walker County at Jasper. Four players reached double figures led by Wayne Trimble 14 and Maurice Hinkle 14, Leslie Kelley 13, and Donald Howard 12.
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Oilers and Cannon Spark AFL Title Bid
Houston and San Diego meet for the AFL championship as Billy Cannon leads Houston’s surge from bottom to top. Cannon set league rushing and touchdown records while George Blanda topped passing stats. Elroy Hirsch’s yardage mark fell to Charles Hennigan. Houston's 6,288 total yards, 513 points, and 4,392 passing yards highlight a record season.
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Viking Bees Open Cup Run as Cullman Hosts Fairview
Cullman hosts Fairview in the opener of a local tournament. Viking Bees aim to start strong, with expectations of a competitive matchup and a tight early-season showcase.
Packers Giants Top All Star Pro Grid Team
Green Bay and New York dominate the 22 man All Star NFL squad chosen by AP voters from 14 cities. Packers land six on offense and defense led by Thurston Ringo Hornung and Jor dan Forester Whittenton. Giants place Shofner Brown Katcavage Barnes Patton.
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Eagles and Colts Win NFL Team Titles
The Eagles and Colts captured NFL team titles without conference honors. The Eagles led in total offense with 5,112 yards and topped the league in passing with 3,605 yards. Baltimore was second in total yardage, ahead of San Francisco, Green Bay, and New York.
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Celtics Fall In Lakers Thriller As Streak Ends
The Boston Celtics lost 104-101 to the Los Angeles Lakers ending their nine game winning run. The New York Knicks beat the St Louis Hawks 128-111 in New York as Syracuse Nationals defeated Detroit Pistons 124-111 and Wilt Chamberlain scored 57 in Philadelphia Warriors 117-110 win over Cincinnati Royals.
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Three Games Open WBC Tournament Tonight
EAST LIMESTONE three games start the Wheeler Basin Conference Basketball tournament with Hatton meeting Tanner at 6 p.m. Lexington faces Sparkman at 7 15 and Buckhorn plays West Limestone at 8 30 Buckhorn and West Limestone have byes Ardmore is the defending champion Tournament officials are Jack Allen and Marvin Clem Three games Thursday night two Friday night and the consolation and finals Saturday night.
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Duquesne Seeks Cage Stardom After Undefeated Run
Duquesne remained unbeaten at 7-0 as they defeated St Bonaventure 74-57 at home to extend their win streak to six while Bonnies drop to 1-7 in the early season. Purdue, 4-1, rolled Nevada 91-59 behind Terry Dischinger's 30 points.
Syracuse rally seals win over Detroit in late burst
Larry Costello scores 30 and Hal Greer 26 as the Nats erase an 18 point deficit in the final period to beat Detroit. Wilt Chamberlain pours in 57 points on 24 of 47 shooting and nine of fourteen from the line against Cincinnati.
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15 Football Deaths In '61 Heighten Safety Push
CHICAGO AP The National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations reports 15 direct prep football deaths in 1961 the highest on record. The federation will push stricter enforcement of piling on tackling out of bounds and reduced forearm use on defense as 720000 players participated to yield 2.08 deaths per 100000.
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College Basketball Scores Roundup of Early Season Games
East Duquesne defeated St. Bonaventure 74 to 37 while Fordham edged St. Bonaventure 67. Columbia beat Cornell 72 to 61, and South Mississippi State won 83 to 71 over Memphis State. Georgia triumphed over Florida in overtime 78 to 72. Purdue routed Nevada 91 to 59. Detroit beat San Francisco 71 to 53. Northwestern defeated Colorado 65 to 64, Tulsa downed Santa Barbara 68 to 64, Depauw won 85 to 69 over Bakter, Creighton beat South Dakota 85 to 59, Rice topped Vanderbilt 71 to 64, Texas Tech won 70 to 42 over Oklahoma, New Mexico State prevailed 76 to 72 over New Mexico, and Washington State beat Fresno State 69 to 64.
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Tigers Fall as Bulldogs Strike Early Second Half
Memphis State suffers a second defeat in seven as visiting Mississippi State opens the second half strong. Hunter Beckman scores 29 for Memphis State while Léland Mitchell leads MSU with 20. Cornell rolls past Rochester 72 61 as Santa Clara improves to 7 0 with a 67 53 win over Hawaii.
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Tide Finally Gets A Chance For Workout
In Tuscaloosa Alabama the bowl bound football team faced its second workout chance in nearly three weeks as clear skies allowed a 1 hour 45 minute drill. Coach Paul Bryant noted improved effort despite players not wearing uniforms recently and planned drills for the Sugar Bowl after rain and a brief virus interrupted practice. Linebacker Elbert Cook remained under virus watch working briefly in sweats.
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High School Basketball Scores Across Cullman to Headland
A roundup of high school basketball results with teams including Cullman Carroll Walker County Fairfield Tarrant Guntersville Albertville Shelby County Montevallo Boat Sardis Arab Crossville Fort Payne Centre Kinston Opp Hicks Memorial Uniontown Camp Hill Greensboro Perry County Andalusia Dozier Hartford Slocomb Fort Deposit Hayneville Carlowville Highland Home Hartsboro Chavala Alabama Christian Ramer Clio and others. Ozark Abbeville Headland in round play.
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