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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1972

Page

9

Big Eight clean sweep tops final college poll

The Associated Press ranked Nebraska first with a perfect 55 first place votes after beating Alabama 38-6 in the Orange Bowl. Oklahoma and Colorado followed, both Big Eight teams finishing second and third as Alabama, Penn State and Michigan trailed in the top ten.

Associated Press Nebraska Rich Glover Cornhuskers Alabama Decatur Daily Big Oklahoma Colorado Penn State Michigan Wed Georgia Arizona Tennessee Stanford GLSU Auburn Notre Dame Toledo Mississippi Arkansas Houston Texas Washington USC Boston College Florida State Iowa State North Carolina Northwestern Ohio State Bob Devaney Big Eight Michigan Arizona State Louisiana State

Florida Gators Top Alabama In Season-Opening SEC Thriller

Florida edged Alabama 79-77 with Steve Williams hitting a 15 foot jumper at 1 29 remaining to give the Gators the lead for good. Vanderbilt beat LSU 80-73 in Baton Rouge as Ole Miss topped Auburn 69-65 and Georgia crushed Rollins 112-77.

Associated Press Tommy Bartlett Florida Gators Alabama Steve Williams Gators Vanderbilt Louisiana State Commodores Bayou Bengals Mississippi Auburn Georgia Rollins Florida Ole Miss Kentucky Tennessee Tony Miller Williams Tide Jimmy Hollon

Martin's Late FG Wins Athens at Florence 86 84

Athens College Bears edge Florence State 86 84 on a buzzer beater by Charles Lee Martin. Butch Looney scores 24 for Athens, Louis Conner leads Florence with 25. Athens shoots 53 percent to Florence 40 percent.

Martin Athens Florence Charles Lee Martin Athens College Florence State Young Bears Charles Cunningham Lion Bears Butch Looney Ralph Hayes Bennie Newson Louis Conner Jim Jones Florenc FG T Co. Cunningham G. Franks J. Jones L. Conner S. Stephenson Curry R. Bateslce B. Looney B. Newson C. Martin R. Hayes

Scoring Snapshot From Pacific Division Schedule

The scoreboard lists teams in the Pacific Division led by Los Angeles Seattle Golden Houston Portland and New York with Buffalo Oakland and Milwaukee also noted. It shows game results and upcoming matchups including Philadelphia Phoenix Atlanta Detroit Chicago Golden State Milwaukee and others across Tuesday and Wednesday listings.

Los Angeles Seattle Golden Houston Portland St Monda New York Buffalo Oakland Seattle Milwaukee Philadelphia Phoenix Atlanta Detroit Chicago Golden State Houston Portland Milwauktekee Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Boston NHL Montreal Boston A Toronto Vancor Minn Calif Phila Pitts Louis L Angeles California Vancouver L. Pet. G St Louis Kentucky Way Minnesota Virginia Pittsburgh Floridians Newark Dames Lala Carolina Utah Indiana Denver Memphis Dallas Alanine

Frigid Hartselle loses TVC opener to Walker County

Hartselle sputtered to 13 first half points and a 65 to 41 defeat at Florence in the Tennessee Valley Basketball Tournament opener. Jerry Stallworth led with 14 points as Hartselle travels to Danville next Tuesday.

Hartselle TVC Florence Walker Co Sheffield Huntsville Butler Bradshaw Deshler Cullman Austin Huntsville-Lee Athens Grissom Russellville Lothiam Smallwood Walker Tigers Jerry Stallworth Tiger Nick Meadows Allan Ross Gary Orr Danville

Army picks Messena standout Steve Bogosian captain

Steve Bogosian a 215 pound defensive end from Messena New York will captain Army's varsity football team next season.

Steve Bogosian Messena N.Y Wil Army

Calhoun Nets 79 66 Victory to Break Slump

Calhoun Junior College beat Northeast Mississippi 79 66 as Roy Noble and Jessie Fields led a second half surge that erased a five point first half deficit. Coach Bill Rudolph praised team effort while joking about luck from a houndstooth hat.

Paul Bryant Bill Rudolph Calhoun Northeast Mississippi Aladdin Jeff State Rudolph Tigers Booneville War Hawks Jessie Fields Roy Noble Noble

South Alabama Loses In Senior Tournament

St Louis rallied in the second half to beat South Alabama 78 to 61 in the Senior Bowl first-round game. Jesse Leonard led St Louis with 18 points, while Carlos Martinez added 15 and Bill Paradoski 13 as the Billikens guarded a nine-point first-half edge and held on for the win.

Mobile Ala St. Louis South Alabama Ron King Florida State Denver Billikens Jaguars Alabama St-Louis Jesse Leonard Carlos Martinez Bill Paradoski

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