Sixers Rally Past Sonics for 103 95 Victory
Caldwell Jones fueled a third quarter charge with eight points and eight rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers erased Seattle’s early control and beat the SuperSonics 103-95. Julius Erving had 25 points, Doug Collins 19, while Jack Sikma led Seattle with 21.
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UPI
Caldwell Jones
Philadelphia 76Ers
SuperSonics
Jones
76Ers
Philadelphia
Sonics
Julius Erving
Doug Collins
Jack Sikma
Gus Williams
Navy Tops BYU 23-16 in Holiday Bowl Comeback
Navy rallied from 16-3 down to edge BYU 23-16 as Bob Lesczynski threw a 65 yard TD to Phil McConkey with 11:41 left. McConkey caught four passes for 88 yards and added 39 rushing yards. Navy finished 9-3. BYU 9-4.
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UPI
Bob Lesczynski
Phil McConkey
U.S. Naval Academy
Brigham Young University
Midshipmen
BYU
Kevin Tolbert
Navy
Tolbert
Bob Tata
Lesczynski
McConkey
Tata
Tom Enlow
Marc Wilson
Jim Mahon
McMahon
Rice
Army investigates charges of recruiting at West Point
New York United Press International says Superintendent at the U S Military Academy has appointed the head of the law department to probe claims of widespread athletic recruiting violations by Homer Smith who was dismissed as Army football coach. Smith alleged cover up of an investigation from December 1977 and raised issues about football recruit visits scholarships and use of athletic credit cards. NCAA review expected though officials say no violations occurred.
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UPI
United States Military Academy
Homer Smith
Army
Smith
Academy
Mage
Andrew Bastans
Reageny W. Berry
Department of Law
NCAA
Ate
Springfield Girls Top Conestoga In Central League Win
Springfield High girls basketball defeated Conestoga 50 44 as Nancy McManus scored 22 and Karen Alshouse 12 lifting Springfield to 4 1 on the season and handing Conestoga its first defeat. Judy Morgan starred on defense. Dee Franklin had 10 for Conestoga. Springfield hosts Radnor on January 5.
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Nancy McManus
Karen Alshouse
Springfield High
Conestoga
Judy Morgan
Dee Franklin
Radnor
Interboro Hosts Kiwanis Club Basketball Tournament
PROSPECT PARK The Kiwanis Club of Chester Pike Basketball Tournament runs Tuesday and Wednesday at Interboro High. Tuesday girls Notre Dame vs Yeadon at 1 30 pm, Collingdale vs Interboro at 7 pm. Tuesday boys St James vs Penncrest 3 30 pm, Collingdale vs Interboro 8 30 pm. Wednesday girls consolation 1 30, girls final 7, boys consolation 3 30, boys final 8 30. Kiwanis winners meet Rotary winners Friday 7 pm at Ridley High.
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Kiwanis Club of Chester Pike
Interboro High
Notre Dame
Yeadon
Collingdale
Interboro
St. James
Penncrest
Kiwanis
Ridley High
Chester Pike Kiwanis
Interboro High School
YIA Tops Del Tech in Home Debut Victory
Youth in Action improved to 7-0 with a 78-65 win over Delaware Tech Wilmington as Ronald Womack scored 12 and John Carter grabbed 22 rebounds. Nathaniel Nichols led Del Tech with 31 points while Gen Goodman and Marcelouse Wiley added nine each. USA coach Louis Fields noted Nichols’ lockdown scoring and the team’s first home game energy. YIA heads to Lincoln College jayvees on Jan 6.
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Ronald Womack
John Carter
Youth In Action
Delaware Tech
Wilmington
YIA
Nathaniel Nichols
del Tech
Gen Goodman
Marcelouse Wiley
USA
Louis Fields
Fields
Feely
Nichols
Ysa
Lincoln College Jayvees
Essex Overpowers Penn State Delco In York Tournament
Essex defeats Penn State Delco 100 77 in the York Holiday Tournament first round. Ken Icenroad leads Essex with 29 points and Jim Jones adds 21 as Williams Wade and others contribute. Penn State Delco’s Steve Hallett scores 12 and Steve Smith 16 in the loss.
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Ken Icenroad
Jim Jones
Essex
Penn State
Delco
Steve Smith
Mark Saunders
Steve Hallett
Williams
John Wolst
Pearl Wade
Dave Williams
Jody Gilles
West Chester Henderson Edges East in Basketball Night
Scores from regional high school games show West Chester East losing to West Chester Henderson 59 to 75 while other matches include Pottstown 65 Great Valley 57 Pottsgrove 53 Boyertown 45 Phoenixville 58 Springs Grove 41 and a slate of college and tournament results. Notable bowls and bowling totals feature Delca Church League standout scores and player tallies.
Scoreboard listing from Chester Pike Kiwanis Tourney and NFL AFC/NFC games
Daily sports and timetable roundup includes Notre Dame versus Yeadon at 1 30 p m Collingdale versus Interboro at 7 p m Flyers versus Chicago at 8 30 p m Buffalo at Boston at 1 15 p m Pittsburgh versus Minnesota at 3 p m Washington versus Detroit at 7 30 p m Colorado at Montreal at 8 p m New York Rangers at New York Islanders at 8 p m Los Angeles at Vancouver at 8 p m Toronto at St Louis at 9 p m National Conference Sundays game Philadelphia at Atlanta at 12 30 p m Saturday Dec 30 Minnesota or Atlanta at Dallas Sunday Dec 31 Minnesota or Philadelphia at Los Angeles Sunday Jan 7 NEC Championship Sunday Jan 21 Super Bowl XIII AFC Champion versus NFC Champion at Miami American Conference Houston at Miami 3 ag Denver or Moma eee Denver or Houston at New England Sunday Jan 7 AFC Championship
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