Austin Wins and Hartselle Falls in TVC Tourney Action
Austin Black Bears beat Huntsville 75 52 after a late first period post move and rapid inside scoring. Coffee defeated Hartselle 67 58 despite a zone defense. Athens fell to Lee 73 71 in OT and Walker beat Sheffield 75 70. Semifinals set for Decatur with Austin vs Coffee and Lee vs Walker.
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Cleve Coldwater
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Larry Canterbury
Hartselle
Morgan County
Joe Jones
Austin Black Bears
Decatur High School
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Lee
Walker
Sheffield
TVC
Jones
Billy Sandifer
Marvin Sales
Bears Triumph Over Jacksonville State 91-76
Athens College clawed past Jacksonville State 91-76 to extend its winning streak to eight. Robert Bates dominated with 25 points and 23 rebounds as Athens pulled away late after a tight first half. Ron King contributed 19, with Butch Looney 14 and Benny Newson 13. Jacksonville received 19 points from Larry Ginn and Danny Smith.
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Billy Mitchell
Athens
Athens College
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville
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Bears
Huntingdon
Florence State
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Bates
Ron Money
Ron King
Butch Looney
Benny Newson
Harold Corlew
Igures
Gamecock
Larry Ginn
Walker Junior College
Danny Smith
Money
Shaft On Auburn And Alabama In Sugar Bowl Fallout
Auburn finishes fifth in the final AP poll behind Nebraska and Texas with a 10 1 record and a tough schedule. The column weighs Auburn's claims, quarterback changes, signings, and local basketball notes impacting Decatur and Austin with tournament crowds.
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Associated Press
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Alabama
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Florida
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Texas A&m
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Florida States
Oklahoma
Randy Walls
Wade Whatley
Clyde Baumgartner
Rick Christian
Chris Vacarella
Birmingham
Ramsey
Pat Sullivan
Ralph (Shug) Jordan
Sullivan
Scott Sparkles In Calhoun Win At Kelleyfield House
Calhoun Junior College beats Lawson State 74 70 as Scott sinks late layups and a turnaround jumper to seal the comeback. Florence sophomore Robert Scott scores nine with eight rebounds while Kenny Cabbil adds eight points and five boards in the War Hawks victory. Eddie Butler leads Calhoun with 18 points and Willie Rice adds 17 as both teams shake off a holiday layoff.
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Bob Shuttleworth
Robert Scott
Scott
Calhoun Junior College
War Hawks
Lawson State of Birmingham
Kelleyfield House
Robert
Shuttleworth
Florence
Lawson
Kenny Cabbil
Tuscaloosa
Calhoun
Cougars
Eddie Butler
Willie Rice
Butler
Rice
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