Stokes hits winner as Austin tops Carver in 4A tournament
Rickie Stokes scores the decisive 10 footer with 8 seconds left to lift Austin past Carver of Birmingham 68 67 in a first round state 4A game. Stokes 28 points leads the Black Bears comeback from a 10 point deficit as Carver’s Eddie Cauthen sinks 24. Sandifer 17 and Sales 13 add support. Austin advances to face Talladega in the semifinals.
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Billy Mitchell
Tuscaloosa
Rickie Stokes
Austin
Carver
Birmingham
Black Bears
Bears
Talladega
Marvin Sales
Eddie Cauthen
Stokes
Butch Watterson
Rams
Butch
Black Bear
Billy
Dog) Sandifer
Sales
Theodis Johnson
Mark McClanahan
West Morgan advances with clutch duo in 2A tourney win
West Morgan Rebels beat Gurley 74 69 in the state 2A first round as Jimmy Thomas and Earl Green sparked a late surge. Green off bench delivered six straight points, while Thomas added 11 points and dominated the boards in the fourth.
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Tuscaloosa
Jimmy Thomas
Earl Green
West Morgan
Gurley
Rebels
J. F. Shields
Thomas
Green
Earl
Jackie Coulter
Reds
Larry Tucker
Tucker
Tigers
Kentucky Wins SEC Title With 86 81 Victory Over Tennessee
Kentucky clinches its 28th SEC basketball title by defeating Tennessee 86 81 as Kevin Grevey scores 28 for the Wildcats who surge past the Vols after late 11 to 0 run. Ray Mears laments the loss while Alabama, Auburn also win to close regular season. Kentucky advances to the NCAA Mideast Regional in Nashville.
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ED Shearer
Associated Press
Kentucky
Tennessee
Wildcat
Joe Hall
SEC
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
Nashville
Jacksonville
Austin Peay
Lexington
Rupp
Kevin Grevey
Vols
Ray Mears
Grevey
Hamilton
Ohio
Jimmy Dan Connor
Len Kosmalski
Rodney Woods
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Louisiana
Lee
Alabama Heads to NIT After 20-6 Season
Alabama accepted a bid to play in the National Invitation Tournament in New York, the Crimson Tide's first NIT trip. They finished 20-6 after a 78-70 win over Georgia in Athens, tying for second in the SEC with Tennessee behind Kentucky. They will face Manhattan in the first round on March 19, with potential next foes Rutgers or Indiana or Minnesota.
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Mears
Vols
New York
Associated Press
Alabama
North Carolina
Indiana
Minnesota
Georgia
Auburn
Mississippi
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Starkville
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Crimson Tide
Athens
Tide
Tennessee
Manhattan
Rutgers
Outlin Breaks 60 Yard Record in Junior College Indoor Meet
Clifford Outlin of Calhoun Junior College set a new 60 yard dash mark at the National Junior College Indoor Meet in Columbia as he won his heats and reached the finals amid a hamstring strain. He clocked 6.2 in prelims and 6.1 in the final to defeat Essex and New Mexico JC sprinters.
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Columbia
Clifford Outlin
Calhoun Junior College
University of Missouri
Outlin
Ainsley Armstrong
Alfred Daily
Essex
New Jersey
Guy Abrahams
Wardell Gilbreath
New Mexico
Armstrong
Arizona
Oatlin
Gene Mullin
Clifford
Mullin
Cutlin
Marvin Jones
Calhoun
Theo Hamilton
Jeff State
Birmingham
Jones
Marvin
State Scores Roundup for 4A and 2A Basketball
In 4A games Austin edged Carver 68 to 67 and Talladega defeated Davidson 77 to 71 McGill beat West End 46 to 44 while Wenonah topped Carver Montana 66 to 64. In 2A action West Morgan triumphed over Gurley 74 to 69 and Shields beat Cherokee 61 to 52 as Montevallo won against Headland 63 to 58 St Jude and Ashville split with 58 52 results.
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Carver
Talladega
Davidson
McGill
West End
Wenonah
Mont
West Morgan
Gurley
Shields
Cherokee
Montevallo
Headland
St. Jude
Ashville
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Russell
Joe) Jones
Wendell Hedson
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Philadelphia Phillies
Dave Downs
Willie Montanez
Carpenter Complex
Bill Robinson
Downs
Baby Huey
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