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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1975
Page
8
NC State meets Duke in the final round of a Raleigh doubleheader at 8 PM. The matchup caps a night of ACC action with both teams aiming for an edge.
Auburn and NC State meet on WDRM at 8 00 p m for college basketball. AFC playoff Colts face Steelers at noon on Channels 31 13 and 4. Bluebonnet Bowl Texas meets Colorado at 2 30 p m on Channels 48 6 and 2. NFC playoff Rams play Cardinals at 3 p m on Channels 19 and 5. Vanderbilt hosts Boston College at 10 30 p m on Channel 2.
Heisman winner Archie Griffin backed Cornelius Greene as Ohio State's MVP this year, Greene beating Griffin by a single vote. Griffin spoke of prioritizing durability and learning the wishbone, saying he would have hung up or adjusted if he had another year. Don Gaffney reflected on the Gators adopting the wishbone in 1974.
Yesterday highlights include Austin edging Moulton 79 to 54 with MIKE FREE scoring 16 for the Red Raiders and Scottsboro defeating Decatur 68 to 60 at the Decatur Classic with JULIUS BROWN and DAVID BASS each adding 12. Ten years back The Daily named East Limestone’s MIKE HARGROVE and West Limestone’s DOUG PATTERSON to the All Limestone County team. Twenty five years ago Alabama beat Oklahoma City University 49 to 46 in the first round of the All College Basketball Tournament in Oklahoma City.
Tonight in Danville the Western Alabama Conference hosts three second round games. Falkville faces the Danville-Ardmore winner at 5 30 p.m. West Morgan meets the West Limestone Clements winner at 7 00 p.m. East Limestone clashes with Athens Bible School at 8 30 p.m.
Danville led Ardmore early but faltered to a 58-36 rebounding edge for Ardmore as the Hawks fell to 5-6. Taylor 22 points, Jeff Jones 19 and 28 rebounds for Danville, Keenum 10, Baker 12 with 13 rebounds. Ardmore’s Chris Tucker 25 points, Jim Robinson 20.
Pitt built a 26 7 lead in the fourth quarter as Laverne Smith added a 55 yard rush and another 17 yard TD run. Haygood connected with Gordon Jones for a seven yard score and Scott McMichael found Skip Sharp for a 38 yard pass.
Arizona silenced Vince Ferragamo after Larry Gordon intercepted his opening pass. Sproul found Jefferson for seven yards setting up Kush for a 27 yard field goal. The kick capped a 43 yard nine play first quarter drive as Kansas and Pitt, both 7-4 in the regular season, watched.
Pro basketball results show New York 105 over St Louis 101 and Detroit 101 over Chicago 87. Philadelphia 96 topped Buffalo 95, Atlanta 98 beat Cleveland 97, Milwaukee 85 defeated Washington 8.
Fragmentary game stat lines show Arizona State against Nebraska with Kush field goals and a Mortensen connection. Nebr players Anthony Davis Larry OLeary contribute in rushing receiving passing, while Pittsburgh and Kansas players appear in scattered lines.
University of Georgia head coach Vince Dooley announced the signing of Carmen Prince a 6-3 193-pound wide receiver safety from St. Cloud Florida. Prince joins the Bulldogs for the upcoming season adding size at the back end of the receiving corps.
The Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl odds swung to Colorado with Texas quarterback Marty Akins uncertain for kickoff at 2:35 p.m. CST in the Astrodome. Texas and Colorado both finished 9-2, ranked Nos. 9 and 10, and the game pits a Texas offense led by Akins against Colorado’s Williams Kunz and a large sized line.
In 1972 the Baltimore Colts fell behind 21 to 0 to Dallas and amid player firings and trades Joe Thomas rebuilt the franchise. He dismissed Don McCafferty, acquired Marty Domres, hired Howard Schnellenberger and later Joseph H. Thomas as coach, and assembled a roster that propelled the team from last to first in the AFC East by 1975 with key moves involving Bert Jones, Ted Marchibroda, and several veteran arrivals.
Coach Duncan notes players’ focus during holidays in Tuscaloosa as Alabama prepares for Penn State. The team cataloged over 20 formations, planned to read and diagnose each play at the snap, and emphasized reducing turnovers and mental mistakes in the Sugar Bowl. Alabama is listed as a 13 point favorite.
Auburn led by Mitchell and Red with strong scoring but Duke's Spanarkel Hodge and Crow fueled a 85 point Duke effort. Halftime Duke up 35 24 as Fouled out Hodge and Duke bench tech framed a tight game in front of 6400 at WHA New England.
Doane beat William Jewell 79 75 in the Pillsbury Classic first round. Creighton 68 Butter 62 in the Ocean State Classic. San Francisco 60 Niagara 57 in the Big East event. Kansas State 81 Iowa State 67 in the Bivefield tournament. Mercyhurst 70 Concord 60 in the ECAC Holiday Festival. Manhattan 67 St Bonaventure 65 in Tarkio Missouri. Indiana 106 Columbia 63 and St John s 67 Temple 59 in New York festival events. Texas A M 71 Seattle 67 in the Gator Bowl. Wake Forest 107 St Joseph s Pa 83 in Raleigh Holiday. Duke 85 Auburn 74. NHL: Minnesota 1 Washington 1 tie. Boston 6 Buffalo 3. Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 3.
In Houston the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl pits Texas against Colorado with Marty Akins matchup limited by injury. Colorado and Texas feature massive lines, a strong fourth quarter tradition, and a pivotal battle at fullback led by Kunz versus Campbell.
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