Walton and Petty Lead Final Four Showdowns
UCLA center Bill Walton and Florida State guard Otto Petty emerge as the pivotal figures as their teams reach the national collegiate basketball finals. Walton scored 33 points with 21 rebounds and six blocks in UCLA's 96 77 semifinal win over Louisville, while Petty helped Florida State edge its semifinal to set up a dramatic title clash.
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Otto Petty
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Petty
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Cardinals
Florida State
North Carolina
Hugh Durham
Durham
John Wooden
Wooden
Tar Heels
Greg Samuel
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Decatur High football scrimmage colors game uniforms
Coach Earl Webb aims to gauge player reaction in spring intrasquad after two weeks muddy practice. Whites vs Reds split. B-team scrimmage at 7 and varsity D-Day at 7:30 with Glover and Holley directing. Injuries few, focus on game conditions and strategy.
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Billy Mitchell
Decatur High
Earl Webb
Webb
Paul Glover
Jimmy Holley
Glover
Holley
REDS
Randy Rooker
Edwin Breland
Rich Chenault
Stan Evans
Mike Hilburn
Bobby Miller
John Brooks
Mike Michel
Niagara, Md. Niagara Stuns Redmen in NIT Semifinal
Niagara defeats St. John’s 69-67 in a tense National Invitation Tournament semifinal as Al Williams sinks four last free throws with five seconds left. Marshall Wingate leads Niagara with 23 points while Tom McMillen scores 25 for Maryland in the other semifinal.
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Greg Cluess
Joe DeBonis
St. John's
N.Y
al Williams
Niagara
Redmen
Cluess
Williams
Maryland
Terrapins
Jacksonville
Madison Square Garden
Marshall Wingate
Tom McMillen
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Wally Sanders Named Brewer High Basketball Coach
Wally Sanders was named head basketball coach at the new Brewer High School by the Morgan County Board of Education. Superintendent George Nancarrow said 10-12 applications were received, with Herman Myers also considered before withdrawing to seek an administrative post.
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Union Hill
Wally Sanders
New Brewer High School
Morgan County Board of Education
George Nancarrow
Priceville
Herman Myers
Sanders
Myers
Browns and Brown Sides Clash as War Hawks Triumph
The Calhoun Junior College War Hawks defeated Athens College Bears 11-4 as brothers Buck and Wayne Brown faced off on opposing sides. Wayne, moving to second base after two stellar years as Calhoun’s first baseman, led the Bear hitters with four singles and scored the opening run while delivering notable plays.
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Calhoun
Athens
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George Brown
Decatur
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Dad
Jimmy Archibald
Austin Black Bears
Austin
War Hawks
Bears
Alabama Inks Leon Douglas to SEC grant in aid
Leighton Alabama reports Leon Douglas Colbert County High signs with Alabama as a 6-10 center. He averaged over 28 points and 22 rebounds per game as a senior helping Colbert County win the 3A title. Douglas also starred as a junior and previously played at Leighton Training School before transferring.
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Ala
Leon Douglas
Colbert County High
Alabama
Douglas
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West End of
Birmingham
Mosel Shoals
Leighton Training School
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