Tonight basketball doubleheader in Austin and Lee
At 6 30 Lee faces Coffee while Austin hosts Walker in a doubleheader setup.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1973
Page
7
Rebels Dominate Speake In 81-52 High School Win
Trinity West Morgan rolled to an 81-52 victory over Speake Friday as a 44-17 halftime lead sealed the win. Jimmy Thomas led with 23 points and 16 rebounds, Earl Greene added 17 points, Larry Tucker 10 points and 9 boards, while West Morgan reserves logged much of the late action. Speake, paced by Ricky Segars 12 and Randy Johnson 11, falls to 7-7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
West Morgan
Speake
Jimmy Thomas
Reds
Larry Tucker
Brewer
Earl Greene
Lonnie Lemmond
Ricky Segars
Randy Johnson
Austin High dominates Coffee Jackets with Sandifer stars
Billy Dog Sandifer scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds helping Austin High School beat Coffee 67 to 38. Sandifer led the 62 percent shooting Tigers as they advanced Friday night with a strong inside and rebounding performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin High School
Billy ‘Dog’ Sandifer
Coffee
Curtis Simpson
Sandifer
Steve Coffey
Awesome Austin
Austin
Decatur
Ricky Brooks
Austin Bears Triumph In Semi Final Over Coffee 67 38
Austin High's defense stifled Coffee and its top scorer Paul Cook as Mark McClanahan and teammates led a 67 38 win to reach the Tennessee Valley Conference final against Walker County. Walker County advanced 63 59 over Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Mitchell
Austin
Paul Cook
Coffee
Florence
Cook
Mark McClanahan
McClanahan
Billy Sandifer
Marvin Sales
Rickie Stokes
Donald Booker
Black Bears
Decatur
Walker County
Jasper
Lee
Huntsville
Walker
Hayes
Joe Jones
Jackets
Bears
Sandiferd
Stokes
Sales
Booker
Curtis Simpson
Bobby Wells
Jones
Ardmore Colts Edge Clements On Late Lays
Ardmore slipped two late layups as Ralph Gill of Clements scored two baskets to lift the Clements team to a 48 to 42 high school victory. Ardmore had previously fallen to Clements by 12 points earlier this season and will visit Tanner next Tuesday. Ardmore won the B game 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Clements
Ralph Gill
Tanner
North Seniors Favored In 24th Senior Bowl Clash
In Mobile Alabama the 24th Senior Bowl pits the North led by Utah State duo Tony Adams and Tom Forzani and BYU star Pete Van Valkenburg against the South with Gary Huff and Bert Jones at quarterback. Coach Lou Saban’s North relies on size up front with Willie Harper Albert Chandler Joe DeLamielleure and Merv Kraku while Weeb Ewbank directs the South. The game kicks at 2 p.m. EST at Ladd Memorial Stadium before a sellout crowd expected to watch the televised contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Utah State
Tony Adams
Tom Forzani
Pete van Valkenburg
Brigham Young
Ladd
Memorial Stadium
Rebels
Gary Huff
Florida State
Bert Jones
Louisiana State
Willie Harper
Nebraska
Albert Chandler
Oklahoma
Joe DeLamielleure
Michigan State
Merv Kraku
Town State
Lou Saban
Buffalo Bills
Saban
North Stars
Weeb Ewbank
New York Jets
Ewbank
Huff
LSU
Jones
Cleveland Browns
Dub Jones
Hula Shuffle Adds Flair to Hula Bowl Faces
Rufus Ferguson the Wisconsin back nicknamed Roadrunner previews adding his hula shuffle for the Hula Bowl. He sits 5 6 with back to back 1 000 yard seasons and 2 814 rushing yards in his Wisconsin career. North coaches plan Ferguson with Bill Olds and Johnny Rodgers. South stars include Sam Cunningham and Gregg Pruitt as key backs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Rufus
Ferguson
Wisconsin
Badger
Jim Owens
Washington
Feruson
Nebraska
Bill Olds
Johnny Rodgers
Sonny Sixkiller
John Hufnagel
Penn State
George Amundson
Iowa State
Frank Broyles
Arkansas
Sam “Bam” Cunningham
Southern
Cal
Cunningham
Duke
Steve Jones
Oklahoma
Gregg Pruitt
Rodgers
South Davis Will QB Underdog South
The underdog South squad makes last minute roster changes for the American Bowl facing the North led by Howard Stevens and Rich Glover. Injuries and flu hit key players including Gary Keithley and Isaac Curtis while Paul Orndorff is added to bolster the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
LSU
Charlie McClendon
Nebraska
Bob Devaney
Gary Keithley
Texas-El Paso
Paul Orndorff
Isaac Curtis
San Diego
Texas
Don Ray Ealey
Levi Johnson
McClendon
Howard Stevens
Louisville
O. J. Simpson
Simpson
Stevens
Rich Glover
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Lee Vs
T Tucker
J. Thomas Lemmond Greene
Farley Wiggins
Atchley
K. Thomas Cross
FG Sapp
Johnson
Larrimore Griffin
Adkins
Rooks Kelso
THE
Decatur Daily
Terry Davis
Ore
Ardm
Ronnie Jones
Dewayne Cornelison
Jackie Thompson
Danny Gray
John Curtis
Rickey
LeMans
Donnie Miller
William Jones
Ralph Gillies
Whitworth
Donnel Farrar
Mike Castill
By ED Shearer
Vic Billingham
Wells
Davis
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