South Favored To Win Senior Bowl In Mobile
The Deep South holds a slim edge over the North in the 19th Senior Bowl with Florida State and Deve Warren boosting the Dixie All-Stars. The North, coached by Mike Holovak, seeks back to back wins as teams prepare for a pay-for-play showcase.
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Ron Speer
Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Deep South
Florida State
Deve Warren
Tennessee
Dixie
Wyoming
Lee White
Weber State
Hula Bowl Captains Named As Protho Daugherty Lead Teams
Rival quarterbacks Jimmy Raye and Gary Beban name the North and South squads in the Hula Bowl in Honolulu. Beban and Raye coach the teams with two offensive formations and standard defenses. Adrian Young heads the South defense and John Williams and Wayne Meyland lead the North. A rainstorm affected the field ahead of the noon kickoff with 25 000 in attendance expected.
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Honolulu
Jimmy Raye
Michiga State
Gary Beban
UCLA
Hawaii
Lani Bird Communications
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Granville Liggins
Oklahoma
Raye
Tommy Protho
Duffy Daugherty
Michigan State
Protho
Charlie McClendon
LSU
Daugherty
Paul Dietzel
South Carolina
Adrian Young
USC
North
John Will
Moulton-W. Morgan Game Is Re scheduled
The West Morgan Moulton game, originally tonight, has been rescheduled to February 16. Coach Tommy Tomlinson said Lawrence County schools will not be back in session from their holiday break until January 8, and Moulton asked for the change.
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West Morgan-Moulton
Tommy Tomlinson
Lawrence County
Tomlinson
Moulton
Elkmont Falls To Ardmore In Limestone County Upset
Ardmore upset Elkmont 55 to 49 ending Elkmont 10 game win streak. Roger Barnes and Steve Cornelison each had 17 for Ardmore. Marion Coffman led Elkmont with 16. Ardmore moves to 4-4, hosts Tanner next Tuesday. Elkmont falls to 4-1 overall and 4-0 county.
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Elkmont
Limestone County
Tanner
Rattlers
Tigers Bees
Roger Barnes
Steve Cornelison
Marion Coffman
Curtis Powers
Mickey Bates
Tigers
Red Devils
Bob Curtis
Mike Smith
J. V.mcmunn
Glen Assery
Deryl Clem
Elemont
Union Hill tops Falkville 66 to 48 in basketball clash
Union Hill jumped to a 23 point first quarter lead and defeated Falkville 66 to 48. D Whisenant led Union Hill with 16 points, P Cornett added 15, while Falkville’s Raymond Humphries had 15. Falkville drops to 3 7 and will host Austin Tuesday after winning the junior game 38 18.
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Union Hill
D. Whisenant
P. Cornett
Raymond Humphries
Austin
F.ville
V. Compton
J. Simpson
B. Abercrombie
R. Compton
D. Abercrombie
Charles Long
Larry Greer
Steve Childers
Micky Kennedy
Nathan Alderidge
Paul Gov
Fred Kennedy
Billy Tillman
Wildcats rally past East Limestone for 72 51 victory
West Limestone improves to 5 1 after overcoming a one point first quarter deficit with a 17 7 second period. Wayne Flanagan leads with 21 points followed by Gary Smith 16 and Allen Craig 14 as East Limestone’s Billy McCowan 17 and Steve Yarbrough 15 pace the visitors. West Limestone shot 44 percent to East Limestone 33.
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Lester
West Lime Stone
Wildcats
East ‘Limestone
Wayne Flanagan
Gary Smith
Allen Craig
Billy McCowan
Steve Yarbrough
East Limestone
West Limestone
Easterners
Els
Kenneth Tarpley
David Bradberry
Gary, Smith
Alien Craig
Donnie Ridgeway
Jerry Johnston
Ricky Craigie
Mt Hope defeats Waterloo 87 to 67 for 11th win
Mt Hope records 11th win of the season by beating Waterloo 87 67 Friday night led by Larry Smith with 26 points and Mikan Kerby 20. Lanier Sibley adds 14, Frank Crawford 11 while Waterloo top scorer Rogers with 20. Mt Hope builds a 21 20 lead after one, outscores Waterloo 30 to take a 51 32 halftime edge and maintains the advantage.
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Larry Smith
Mikan
Kerby
Waterloo
Hackleberg
Smith
Lanier Sibley
Frank Crawford
Rogers
Mikan Kerby
Larry Ryan
Nhan
Bobby Hand
Wright
Baskins
Holcombe
Allison
Trinity Defeats Council 79 to 61 in Key Athens Showdown
Trinity High of Athens rolled past Council High of Huntsville 79 to 61 as 28 second quarter points widened the gap. Snider Washington led Trinity with 20 points along with Fletcher Charles who also scored 20.
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Huntsville
Snider Washington
Trinity
Fletcher Charles
Hammond Thomas
Collier Walter
Freeman Rogers
Malone Lewis
Thatch Calvin
Council
Howard
McDonald
Moore
Betts
Rice
Rams and Browns Clash in Playoff Bowl Showdown
In Miami the Los Angeles Rams meet the Cleveland Browns in the Playoff Bowl at the Orange Bowl. Rams captain George Allen laments the season's disappointment after two straight playoff losses, while Cleveland eyes momentum from a 9-5 regular season. The game features stars like Leroy Kelly and Roman Gabriel with a CBS telecast at 1:45 p.m. EST and a $1,200 payout for the winner.
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Orange Bowl
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CBS
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Jack Snow
Dick Bass
Les Josephson
Frank Ryan
Collins
Paul Warfield
Tanner Rattlers rally past Clements 61 54 in Friday game
Tanner Rattlers trailed by six after the first quarter then surged ahead to defeat the Clements Colts 61 54. Danny Crawford scored 21 to lead Tanner with Jerry Harris adding 13 and Clellon Downs 11 while Mike Davis had 21 for Clements. Tanner improves to 4 4 and Clements to 3 4.
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Jerry Harris
Clellon Downs
Mike Davis
Clements
Rattlers
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Mayo Smith
Mike Nave
Stanley Kennam
Kerry Harris
Larry Jolly
Larry Miller
Danville Edges Ryan 86 84 In Tight High School Game
Danville sophomores Mike Baker and Sandy Welborn each scored 20 plus as the Hawks pull even at 7 7 with an 86 84 win over Ryan’s Red Devils. Ronnie Livingston added 20 and Dwight Breedlove 10 while Ryan’s Leon Mooney poured in 36.
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Sandy Welborn
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Welborn
Ronnie
Hatton
Ronnie Livingston
Dwight Breedrove
Jerry Segars
Bobby Atchley
Leon Mooney
Rob Whisenut
Steve Absher
Mike Crawford
Ralph Henry
Larry Hyatt
Kentuckys log chimneys built to collapse on fire
In Franksfort Kentucky settlers constructed log chimneys with a key log allowing rapid collapse if a fire broke out. The design aided safety by preventing spread and reducing damage to homes. Local historians note this adaptation reflects frontier firefighting ingenuity.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Mays Sees 600 Homer Mark, Not Ruth Feat
Willie Mays, 36, said he might top 600 homers this season but doubts he can reach Babe Ruth’s 714. The Giants star, in New York to accept a gift, discussed health, contract talks, managerial plans, Olympic boycott views, and a new rule on spitball pitchers.
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Willie Mays
Babe Ruth
Mays
Ruth
Yaz Gets Another Big Honor Today
Boston slugger Carl Yastrzemski, MVP of the American League, is to receive the Sid Mercer Memorial Award from the New York Baseball Writers Association chapter at its annual dinner and show on Jan 28. He won the AL triple crown, led Boston to its first pennant in 21 years, batting .326 with 44 homers and 121 RBIs.
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Apisa
Honolulu
New York
Boston
Carl Yastrzenski
Baseball Writers Association
Sid Mercer
Yastrzemski
Red Sox
Scores from Alabama high school games
A compiled score list shows teams such as Sphy 61 over Vigor 57 and University School 100 over Thors Banks 51. Other results include Sulligent 55 over Mount Hope 87 and Wallace Stanhope 57 beating Opp 53.
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Billingsley
Central Ymca Valley
Ite
Elbe
Parker Powers Past Lakeside 85 to 47 in Friday Night Win
Parker led 20-14 after one period and pulled away in the second half to down Lakeside 85-47. Jean Murphy and Allen Gee each scored 21 for Parker while Cliff led Lakeside with top scoring as the Tigers fall to a shut record and set a Tuesday trip to Florence.
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Lakeside Tigers
Parker
Tigers
Lakeside
Jean Murphy
Allen
Gee
Cliff
Florence
Flonce
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