Tennessee Valley Conference basketball opens with tight games
Muscle Shoals defeated Hartselle 61-50 in a hard fought win with Dennis Homan scoring 19. Moulton edged Russellville 68-64 as Deshler beat Lee 77-74 in an offensive showdown. Tonight’s schedule features Walker County Athens Coffee Huntsville Sheffield Decatur.
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Bradley Norris
Walker Mosley
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Nelson Elliott
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Ray
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Lyons Cornelions
Dixon
Walker Brewer
NCAA cracks down but shows leniency on some schools
The NCAA under Walter Byers announced sanctions on five institutions for recruiting violations and eased penalties for Indiana University, as the council signaled less severe punishments overall. Iowa and Centenary faced one year probation, Alabama and Houston were reprimanded, while Washington State received a caution. The actions target 1960s era transgressions across football and basketball programs.
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Chemstrand and 3M clash for City League lead
Chemstrand and 3M meet in a key City League showdown at Gordon Bible School to decide the top spot after three league games. Morgan County Tractor faces National Guard before, with both teams having cracked 100 points in at least one game.
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College Scores From The Associated Press
College basketball scores list from AP showing Drexel over Swarthmore 76 53 and many other results across conferences. Notable games include Xavier Ohio beating Detroit 121 113 and Arizona defeating Seattle 59 53.
Prep Scores Roundup of Local Football Games
Summary of recent high school scores across Alabama towns including Samson over Andalusia 39 37 Smiths Station 66 Shorter 44 Pleasant Home 75 T R Miller 48 Reeltown 59 New Site 55 Sidney Lanier 86 Tallassee 45 Arab 81 Albertville 65 Muscle Shoals 61 Hartselle Moulton 68 Russellville 64 Hackleburg 69 Red Bay 46 Phil Campbell 53 Haleyville.
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Arab
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Hartselle
Moulton
Russellville
Hackleburg
Red Bay
Phil Campbell
Haleyville
High School Basketball Thursday and Friday Matches
Local high school teams play Thursday night including Eva at East Limestone Hazlewood at Leighton and Friday night matchups with Priceville at West Morgan East Limestone at Union Hill Speake at West Point Hatton at Mount Hope West Limestone at Courtland Holly Pond at Hanceville and Ryan at Elkmont plus Hazlewood at Clements.
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Ardmore
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Mississippi State tops Alabama in SEC action
Mississippi State defeated Alabama 69-56 as Stan Brinker scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half to lead the Maroons. In Oxford, Auburn fell to Ole Miss 59-58 in overtime after Glenn Lusk and Eddie Dunn sparked the Rebels comeback and Donnie Kessinger led Mississippi with 21.
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Mississippi State
Auburn
Crimson Tide
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Stan Brinker
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Ole Miss
Dunn
Larry Chapman
Tigers
Donnie Kessinger
Lee DeFore
Louisiana College Ends Home Streak With Close Win
Howard College from Birmingham pushed Louisiana College to the limit at home in Pineville. Gerald Woodard sparked a late rally as Louisiana College held on to win 67 65 sealing a 15th straight home victory.
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Kentucky Falls to 0-2 in SEC After Vanderbilt Thriller
Kentucky slides from top national ranking to last in the SEC with an 0-2 start after an 85-83 loss to Vanderbilt. John Ed Miller hit a 30-foot jumper as time expired, while Terry Gibson led Kentucky with 19. Tulane also sits bottom after an 11th straight loss to Georgia. Other score notes include Kansas State tumbling late to Colorado 60-59 and Maryland losing to South Carolina 73-69.
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Grid Fatals Show Drop in Football Deaths in 1963
AP report notes a 26 percent decrease from 19 fatalities in 1961 and 1962 to 14 in 1963. Dr Floyd R Eastwood of the American Football Coaches Association cites eight indirect deaths from heart failure and related causes. Eastwood records football fatalities for 32 years at Los Angeles State College.
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