Area holiday tourneys boost region basketball action
Hazel Green defeated Tanner 65-52 and Clements toppled T M Rogers 70-60 in Athens Invitational. Addison swept Winston Co 74-52, Lynn edged Meek 63-61 in OT, Colbert Heights crushed Cordova 77-40. Falkville beat Sardis 63-56 in Boaz Classic as semi final rounds approach. Randall Stafford led Hazel Green with 37 points.
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Clements
T.M. Rogers
Buckhorn
Priceville
East Limestone
Addison
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Meek
Colbert Heights
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Curry
Falkville
Sardis
Boaz
West End
Randall Stafford
Curtis Jones
Rattler
Blue Devils
Dan Johnson Key Recovery Sparks South Miami Victory
Dan Johnson promotes South Miami with a key late fourth quarter fumble recovery and assists in setting up the decisive score. The sequence preserves the team’s advantage as the game nears its end.
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Miami
Dan Johnson
South
Four Teams To Vie In Holiday Classic Decatur Tournament
Decatur's Holiday Classic opens with Decatur hosting Austin Scottsboro and Tuscaloosa County. Austin battles Scottsboro at 6:30 and Tuscaloosa County faces Decatur at 8. Winners play for the tournament title Wednesday with a 6:30 consolation prior.
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Decatur
Austin
Tuscaloosa County
Scottsboro
Decatur High
Red Raiders
Majors Boots South To Shrine North South Victory
Tennessee star Bobby Majors, playing without a kicking shoe, booted the decisive extra point as the South edged the North 7-6 in the Shrine Game. Tommy Durrance tied it with a fourth quarter TD, and Majors credit his late kick to preparation for the next Senior Bowl.
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Bobby Majors
Tennessee
Rebels
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Vols
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Bill Battle
Florida
Tommy Durrance
Battle
Bill Bushong
Kentucky
South
Johnny
John
Northwestern
Maurie Daigneau
Bob Richardson
Iowa State
Duke
Ernie Jackson
Ohio State
Stan White
Aerial Fireworks Set For Blue-Gray Classic
The 34th Blue-Gray Football Classic in Montgomery Alabama features North coach John Jardine starting Neil Graff at QB with Gary Fog as backup as misty December weather meets mild 50s. South led by Bill Peterson pits Steve Judy and Joe Gilliam at QB with top targets Bobby Brown Jim Mitchell and Ken Kavanaugh Jr. in a nationally televised showdown.
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Cramton Bowl
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Wisconsin
Neil Graff
Badgers
Gary Fog
Wyoming
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Bill Peterson
Rice
Texas Christian
Steve Judy
Joe Gilliam
Tennessee State
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Grays
Bobby Brown
Jim Mitchell
South Carolina
Ken Kavanaugh Jr
Louisiana State
Tar Heels hold rivals as Nottinghams score twice
The report notes South Carolina neighbors Don Nottingham and another rookie scoring two touchdowns in Baltimore's 20 to 3 win and mentions Fairfield’s growth after a Monday training room visit with aches treated.
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South Carolina
Don Nottingham
Associated Press
Baltimore
Browns
Fairfield
Tar Heels’ fast break rallies past Harvard in holiday win
North Carolina, ranked No. 4, beat Harvard 96 to 78 in a late Christmas-tournament style game. Robert McAdoo scored 28 points with 14 rebounds as UNC, tired after Spain and four games in five nights, maintained a first-half lead and pressed ahead.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
North Carolina
Huff
Dean Smith
Harvard
Spain
Tars
Robert McAdoo
Havlicek Bursts Buzzer Beat For Celtics Over Warriors
John Havlicek scores 28, hits game ending turnaround jumper as time runs out to give Boston a 99 97 win over Golden State. Cazzie Russell misses final 25 footer while Don Nelson wins rebound and feeds Havlicek. Other games Philadelphia over Buffalo 121 112. Atlanta over Portland 135 121.
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Associated Press
John Havlicek
Boston Celtics
Detroit
Golden State Warriors
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Atlanta
Portland
Havlicek
Fiesta Bowl Ends In A Plural Scoring Battle
Florida State coached by Larry Jones lost to Arizona State 45 38 in a see saw Fiesta Bowl that featured four ties and eight lead changes. Woody Green scored the decisive one yard TD with 34 seconds left as ASU earned the victory. Gary Huff totaled 386 yards and 25 completions earning offense MVP honors while Ah You anchored the Sun Devils defense.
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Devils
ASU
Frank Kush
FSU
Florida State
Kush
Gary Huff
Huff
Ah You
Sun Devils
College tournament results from first round games
In Philadelphia and Milwaukee a series of first round games featured Tennessee topping Manhattan 76-70, Boston College edging LaSalle 62-61, Villanova beating Massachusetts 100-83, and South Carolina overpowering Fairfield as Kevin Joyce scored 21 and Tom Riker 23. Marquette defeated Georgetown 88-44. Marshall rank unknown.
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Kevin Joyce
Tom Riker
Marquette
Georgetown
Marshall
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Unknown Sooners Face Auburn in Sugar Bowl Showdown
Oklahoma players Dean Unruh and Steve Aycock, two relative unknowns, prep for the Sugar Bowl against Auburn after a 10-1 season. Unruh anchors the line and Aycock directs the defense as the Sooners pursue a higher national ranking and revenge on Nebraska loss.
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Jack Mildren
Greg Pruitt
Oklahoma
Dean Unruh
Steve Aycock
Auburn
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Aycock
Sooners
Nebraska
Holiday Festival and Classic Scores From Round One
College basketball results from multiple tournaments include Fordham over Utah 74 67 St Peter s NJ 77 Duke 74 Louisville 103 Syracuse 81 Providence 81 Penn State 65 Tennessee 76 Manhattan 70 S Carol 87 Fairfield 69 Villanova 100 Mass 83 Boston Col 62 LaSalle 61 Astro Bluebonnet Houston 100 LSU 66 Mich St 67 Texas A M 65 Far West Florida St 85 Washington 77 Oregon St 106 Dartmouth 72 Louis Holiday Chi Loyola 102 LMU 78 St Louis 95 Yale 70 Big Eight Colorado 83 Okla St 62 Missouri 76 Nebraska 64 Motor City Stanford 90 Bowling Green 82 Valparaiso 57 Detroit 56 All College Army 83 Indiana St 75 Okla City 85 N Tex St 79 Milwaukee Classic Semifinal Marshall 85 Wisconsin 83 Marquette 88 Georgetown 44 Utah State Classic Wyoming 93 Idaho St 84 Utah St 95 Arkansas 94 OT Rainbow Classic Arizona St 109 Hawaii Marines 88 Hawaii 85 Northwest ern 83 OT Other Games LIU 65 Wis Milwaukee 57 Texas 81 Centenary 77 N Carol 96 Harvard 78 Iowa 79 Australian Nazis 7 Drake 123 Chicago St 95 Lakeland 93 John Jay 66 Butler 79 Cincinnati 75 UC Santa Barbara 97 Arizona 63
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Phillies set club attendance record in 1971 at Veterans Stadium
The Philadelphia Phillies drew a club record 1,511,223 admissions in 1971 marking their first season at the newly opened Veterans Stadium.
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New Veterans Stadium
Local City League Scores In Aquadome Cal Tech Subdues Pope
Cal Tech beat Pope 87 to 72 led by Holiday 37 and Halbrooks 15 while Priceville lost 72 to 59 with Clark 21 and Maples 18 scoring for the winners. Other games saw Welborn 31 and Wallace 28 top Irby Johnson Ford 76 and Dutton 2 paced Goodyear 59.
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