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Newspaper
Lamesa Press Reporter
Location
Lamesa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1978
Page
8
The Whirlwinds overwhelmed Snyder 86 57 as Lasaro Arredondo and Sam Hansard led with 21 points each. Lassa Arredondo Grigg and Cheek added 4 each for rebound support while Garcia and Shaw led Snyder with 17 and 13 points. Team shot 28 of 55 from the field and 20 of 53 at the line.
Denver City Mustangs dominated the game with sharp field shooting and quick ball handling to defeat the Freshmen Whirlwinds 97 to 58 Monday night. Bell led Denver City with 31 points while Wampus scoring for Lamesa included Hansard 18 and 16 and Grigg Nelson each with 6 and 4 respectively. Whirlwinds finished 16 of 47 from the field and 26 of 49 at the line, and coach Mike Smith noted turnovers hurt his team as Lamesa drops to 3-4. The Whirlwinds next play Seminole Thursday at LHS gym.
Sands girls basketball team defeated Westbrook 66 to 31 on Tuesday. Jill Floyd led with 22 points to push season totals to 15-2. In the boys game, David Long scored 12 as Sands beat Westbrook 47-40, improving to 14-3 on the season.
Smyer narrowly defeated Dawson 46 45 as Dawson drops to 2 10. Rex Server led Dawson with 14 points, Wade Bennett 13 rebounds, and Jon Hataway 10 points. Dawson shot 38 percent while trailing 7 0 9 at halftime before a third quarter surge. The Dragonettes beat Smyer 50 38 with Sharla Howard scoring 19. Coor led Dawson rebounds with 10 and the team stands 5 9 ahead of Bledsoe Friday.
The Lamesa seventh grade girls defeated Denver City 28 24 to go 3 3 on the season. Irma Medina led with 15 points followed by Debbie Raney 5 Seanna Wilson 4 and Lisa Amaro and Michelle Gruben 2 each. They opened with a 30 23 loss to Pecos Zavala then beat Denver City 21 13 to reach consolation playoff where Ft Stockton won 12 5. Medina scored once in that game while Julie McBride and Jenny Gibson had two each. They next play Seminole in Seminole.
Courthouse records note assignments and leases including Texas Tech University to Delmar Moore and Miller Exploration Co. to J A Neeley, Inez Turner to Camp Oil Co., Leroy Mensch to First National Bank, Gerry and Letha Brown to Lamesa Federal, Philadelphia Savings to LeRoy Robert England, and related releases and ratifications.
The Freshman Whirlwinds defeated the Big Spring Toros 75-55 to claim the consolation trophy at the Brownfield Tournament. Lasaro Arredondo and Sam Hansard led with 22 points each, with Medina 19, Lara and Nelson 4 apiece, and rebound leaders Hansard 12, Arredondo 8, Ratzlaff 7. The win follows a 97-85 loss to Levelland in the tournament opener, where Hansard scored 32. The Whirlwinds finished 3-3 on the season after also beating Brownfield, with Tony Lara scoring 20 in that game.
Big Spring edged Lamesa 51-47 as the Steers used sharp free throw shooting to pull away after a close first half. Rueben Steinbronn and Pepe Lucio led Lamesa with 10 points each, while Steinbronn grabbed 15 rebounds. In the jayvee, Lamesa fell 62-45 as Mark Price scored 9 before moving to the varsity.
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