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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1971
Page
2
The Hope Bobcats lost 67-58 to the Little Rock Catholic Rockets as four Rockets reached double figures. Both teams shot well from the line but Catholic pulled away late, securing the win and eliminating Hope from the matchup.
Texas Tech routed Oklahoma 90-70 in Lubbock as 7,830 fans watched. Texas A&Mfell 90-79 to Tulsa while Baylor beat LSU 81-77 and Rice edged The Citadel 73-69. Tulsa’s Jim Clesson led with 29 points. Knowles had 22 for A&M.
UCLA remains No. 1 in the AP basketball poll after beating the Citadel 105-49 and Iowa 106-72. Marquette rises to No. 2, North Carolina falls to No. 3, Ohio State to No. 4, and Maryland moves to No. 5 as the top 20 ranking unfolds with 2-0 squads leading the early season.
Marietta Georgia AP report says Atlanta Falcons quarterback Bob Berry was arrested on assaulting a police officer and defensive end Randy Marshall was charged with keeping a disorderly house after a Cobb County raid. Carol Nichols, 20, of Marietta, faced marijuana charges and held on a $1,000 bond. Berry and Marshall posted bonds of $500 each. Berry claimed officers attacked him when he asked why Marshall was arrested.
Princeton_took a 89-73 victory over third ranked North Carolina as coach Pete Carril savored the win before forecasting Ivy League play. Andy Rimel led Princeton with 23 points while Ted Manakas and Brian Taylor added 21 and 16. North Carolina’s Bob McAdoo and Bobby Jones scored 20 each before Jones fouled out. Other Top 20 upsets included Houston losing to Southwestern Louisiana and North Carolina State falling to West Virginia.
Jack Nicklaus won the Walt Disney World Open with a final round 68 to finish 273 and take the year’s money lead. Lee Trevino, who had led by about $15,000, finished tied for 21st after a late surge by Arnold Palmer to third. Deane Beman placed second, with Palmer and Lanny Wadkins finishing 278. Nicklaus extended his career earnings near a quarter of a million dollars for 1970.
Nebraska finishes 12-0 atop the final AP poll, with Alabama second and Alabama still poised to claim No. 1 after the Orange Bowl. Oklahoma third and Michigan fifth advance, while Notre Dame, Texas, Stanford, and Washington appear in the Top Twenty with varying records and points.
Union University defeated Arkansas State University 99 to 98 in Jonesboro. It was Union’s third straight win, while ASU dropped to 0-2 in its latest game. Danny Sullivan scored 24 points, Calvin Breedlove 22, and Roger Jones 28 with 12 in the second half.
Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson connected with Otis Taylor for a 263 yard passing effort and a TD as Kansas City beat San Francisco 26 17 in a prime time game. Dawson added a 46 yard catch by Taylor and a 25 yard end around TD as Kansas City moved to 8 3 1 and led the AFC West.
Wisconsin coach John Jardine selected to lead the North squad in the 34th Blue-Gray Football Classic on December 28 with associate coaches Vince Gibson of Kansas State and Don Faurot. Gray squad coaches include Bill Peterson of Rice, Billy Murphy of Memphis State, and Cecil Hootie Ingram of Clemson.
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