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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1966

Page

12

Moulton Upsets Town Creek In Classic Clash

Moulton defeated Town Creek 57-55 in the TWC Classic with Wendall Shields scoring 19 points to lead Mt. Hope hosts Hatton Friday. Butch Walker tallied 18 as Mt. Hope beat Hazlewood 70-59 in the B game. Town Creek’s Larry Little 17, Larry Bryant 15, and Glen Waldrup 15Share details include 3.1 percent unemployment estimate from Alabama State Department of Industrial Relations.

Town Creek Larry Bryant Glen Waldrup Mt. Hope Hatton Butch Walker Hazlewood Bees Alabama State Department

Moulton rallies past Decatur in TVC debut thriller

In the TVC tournament opener at Athens College Gym, Moulton's Lawrence County High Red Devils toppled Decatur 57 55 as Don Austin scored 24 points and teammate David Woodall added 11. Decatur received 16 from Roger Mathis and 14 from Raymond Ward, while Butler fell to Coffee 52 48 and Hartselle beat Muscle Shoals 66 62.

Raider Art Stayton Moulton Decatur Red Raider Roger Mathis Banks Athens Tennessee Valley Conference TVC Athens College Lawrence County High Red Devils Decatur Red Raiders Morgan’ County Quint Jasper Rebels Mighty Decatur Coffee Florence Butler High Rebels Huntsville Hartselle Muscle Shoals Deshler Crimson Panthers Huntsville High Russellville Cullman Big Jasper Moulton Raymond Ward Mathis Charity Lane Ward Steve Hammond Red Raider Morris Butler Mike Stafford Ken Blackstock Randy _ Hollingsworth Austin Don Austin Red Devils

Vanderbilt Downs Tulane In SEC Victory

Vanderbilt improved to 11-1 with a 91-69 win over Tulane at home as four Commodores hit double figures led by Clyde Lee with 22. Tulane, 3-6, saw Jim Walker held to 15 points after a 50-point game last week. Brown beat Providence 66-48 in the other featured game.

Associated Press Brown Tulane Bruins Green Wave Providence Vanderbilt Friars Commodores Jim Walker Walker New York Bill Blair Clyde Lee Texas Tech North, Dakota Mie

Mt. Hope Tops Mt Hope in Town Creek Thriller

Mt Hope defeated Mt Hope 56 to 48 in a Town Creek area basketball game as the hosts rolled to their ninth win.

Mt. Hope Victor Town Creek Mt Hope

College Results By The Associated Press East and Midwest

Providence 66 Brown 48 MIT 86 Harvard 84 Boston U 65 N Hampshire 59 Mass 98 American Intl 81 Vanderbilt 91 Tulane 69 Davidson 98 Richmond 89 Ga Tech 89 Pittsburgh 77 Va Tech 76 Wm Mary 69 Purdue 109 Notre Dame 92 Nebraska 76 Iowa State 74 North Dakota 85 DePaul 74 Cent Ohio St 65 Wittenberg Texas 94 Rice 85 Texas Tech 115 Baylor 77 TCU 88 Arkansas 85 Texas A&M 85 SMU 78 Gonzaga 80 Portland State 45.

Minnesota Bradley DePaul Sioux Associated Press Phil Jackson Blue Demons Massachusetts _Institute of Technology Harvard Crimson Stuart Lantz Nebraska Iowa State Ames Iowa Texas A&m John Beasley Terry Trippet Southern Methodist Mustangs College Station SMU Aggies Georgia Tech Pres Judy Pittsburgh Judy Yellow Jackets Providence Brown MIT Boston U N. Hampshire Mass American Int'l SOUTH Vanderbilt Tulane Davidson Richmond Ga. Tech Va. Tech Wm. & Mary Midwest Purdue Notre Dame North Dakota Ohio St Wittenberg Southwest Texas Rice Texas Tech Baylor TCU Arkansas Far West Gonzaga Portland State

Prep Basketball Scores From Local Contests

A string of final scores from regional high school games shows Shades Valley 67 over Corner 37, Ensley 46 over Hueytown 42, Oak Grove 63 over Brookwood 49, John Carroll 76 over Tarrant 55, Jackson 64 over Citronelle 36, Scottsboro 66 over DAR 60, Plainview 57 over Sylvania 46, Enterprise 60 over Eufaula 56, Catholic 68 over Wetumpka 62, New Brockton 95 over Ashford 54, Ramer 68 over Selma 60, Monroeville 73 over Beatrice 29, Sweetwater 67 over Moore Academy 64, Daleville 40 over Flomaton 120, Georgiana 28 over Columba 68, and several other close outcomes across the area.

THE Associated Press Shades Valley Corner Ensley Hueytown West End Erwin Oak Grove Brookwood Hewitt Mortimer Jordan John Carroll Tarrant Minor Bessemer Odenville Leeds Gaytesville Altoona Moundville Suttle Alexander City Valley Fairfax Jackson Citronelle Scottsboro DAR Plainview Sylvania Mars Hill Central Dadeville Clanton Orrville Thomaston Sloconmb Vicksburg Enterprise Eufaula Catholic Wetumpka New Brockton Ashford Kinston Laverne Ramer Selma Atmore McGill Hayneville Monroeville Beatrice Woo Ost Rehobeth Onirth Sky Troy Toca Newville Sweetwater Moore Academy Cottonwood Daleville Flomaten Georgiana Columba Dale Go Samson Florala Moulton Decatur Coffee Butler Hartselle Muscle Shoals

Sloan Draws AFL NFL Interest After Orange Bowl Heroics

Alabama quarterback Steve Sloan, star of the 39 28 Orange Bowl win over Nebraska, attracts interest from at least three pro clubs. The 6 foot 185 pound senior from Cleveland Tennessee faces rib injuries at Senior Bowl time but will wait for the game before deciding. Sloan notes he prefers not to hurry his choice while Falcons offer looms and AFL teams, including New York, show interest.

Moulton Decatur Don Austin Raiders Red Devil Sde Mobile Ala Alabama Steve Sloan Crimson Tide Nebraska Sloan Cleveland Tenn Atlanta Falcons Falcons Atlanta Tommy Tolleson Tolleson New York Weeb Ewbank Jets Joe Namath

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