Three County High Schools Above .500 In Hoops
Three county teams hold winning records as 1990s basketball season midterm shows West Morgan at 9-3, Austin 5-3, and Hartselle 4-2. Decatur and Brewer stand at 4-4, Danville 5-5, Falkville 0-9, with leaders Tim Thomas, Anthony Yount, and Greg Screws fueling mixed results nationwide.
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John Hinds
West Morgan
Tim Thomas
Austin
Anthony Yount
Hartselle
Greg Screws
Decatur
Brewer
Danville
Falkville
Calhoun Still Searching For Steady Starters
Calhoun War Hawk basketball coach Bob Shuttleworth seeks a consistent starting five for the 76 77 season with Kim Williamson Elmo Alexander Frank Moore Earnest Thompson and Gary Orr likely to start after a jig of ten players in ten games. The team owns a 7 3 mark in the North Alabama Division of the Alabama Junior College Conference, with two losses by two points and one by 26, and outrebounds foes 51.1 to 39.7 while averaging 77.7 points to 72.5. They closed before the break with a 65 point effort against Alex City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Morris
Calhoun War Hawk
Bob Shuttleworth
Kim Williamson
Elmo Alexander
Frank Moore
Earnest Thompson
Gary Orr
Shuttleworth
Alex City
Calhoun
North Alabama
Alabama Junior College Conference
War Hawks
Lawson
Hawks
Gifts Writers Wish Had Come This Year
Larry Canterbury enlists readers in a playful holiday wish list of fanciful gifts for coaches and players. Figures named include Earl Webb, David Hogan, Bucky Pitts, Paul Bryant, Doug Barfield, Johnny Majors, Lynn Swann, George Atkinson, Earl Morris, Joe Jones, C M Newton, Bob Davis, Bob Shuttleworth, and Charlie Finley, imagining dramatic season milestones and humorous reversals across Alabama and Auburn sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Webb
Decatur
Red Raiders
David Hogan
Austin
Bucky Pitts
Erma Bombeck
Hartselle
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Alabama
Doug Barfield
Freddie Smiths
Auburn
Freddies
Johnny Majors
Tony Dorsett
Lynn Swann
George Atkinson
Earl Morris
DHS
Joe Jones
C. M. Newton
Western Michigan
Leon Douglas
Crimson Tide
Bob Davis
Louisville
Auburn Tigers
Tide-Tigers
Fiesta Frustration in Fiesta Bowl rout of Wyoming Cowboys
Oklahoma free safety Jerry Reese tackles Wyoming split end Kevin Lepore as Lepore moves behind guard Mark Tullous. The Sooners dominated the Fiesta Bowl Saturday, tearing apart the Cowboys 41 to 7.
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Oklahoma
Jerry Reese
Wyoming
Kevin Lepore
Lepore
Mark Tullous
Sooners
Cowboys
Steelers Raiders loom as bitter title clash in NFL
In a high stakes AFC showdown the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Oakland Raiders amid a feud highlighted by Swann Atkinson collisions and a looming libel suit. NFL officials led by Tommy Bell will handle the game as Mean Joe Greene vows self restraint and possible bench action if Atkinson repeats dirty play.
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Dave Anderson
N.Y
NFL
Steelers
Raiders
Lynn Swann
George Atkinson
Chuck Noll
Atkinson
Noll
Oakland Tribune
Tommy Bell
Louisville
al Conway
Leo Miles
Bruce Alford
Stan Javie
Jimmy Cole
Miles
Javie
Cole
Art McNally
Joe Greene
Oklahoma Smashes Wyoming in Fiesta Bowl rout
Oklahoma powered to a 41 point Fiesta Bowl win over Wyoming as Elvis Peacock scored twice and the Sooners finished 9 2 1 for the season. Wyoming failed to mount offense after multiple turnovers and was kept out for most of the game before a late opening drive capped by a three yard run. Attendance was 48714 for the nationally televised matchup.
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Tempe
Ariz
Oklahoma
Elvis Peacock
Wyoming
Ing
Onceck
Semper
Peacock
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West Morgan Thomas
Tim Holliman
Pillate Grey
Rebels
Jimmy Randolph
Randolph
Thomas
Austin the
Black Bears
Robert E. Lee
Montgomery
Jones
Cullman
Decatur High
Wayne Bowling
Tim Keenum
Steve Taylor
Bowling
Clements
Pitsburgh Steelers
Frenchtown
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Fuqua
Perrin
Generals
Tony Estes
Bob Shuttleworth Calhoun
Larry Canterbury
Santa
Charlie Finley
Bowie Kuhn
Lee
Mean Joe Greene
Jack Ebert
Terry Bradshaw
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