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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1973

Page

8

Aggie Basketball Dream Nears OCC Title

Cameron College leads the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference at 10-2 with three at home to finish the campaign. The Ags have won seven straight, including impressive road wins, and must beat Southwestern, Central State, and Phillips to clinch on Feb 23 when Central visits.

Cameron College Oklahoma Ags OCC Red Miller Southwestern Central State Phillips Cameron Wilbur Best Yours Bulldogs Weatherford Central Broncs Mark Winters Panhandle Northwestern Miller

Huskies Fall to UCLA as Walton Dominates

Washington loses 76 67 to UCLA led by Bill Walton who posts 29 points and 21 rebounds. Lars Hansen, a 6 11 freshman, starts and scores nine in his debut while UCLA improves to 19 0 and extends skid of Washington. Southern Cal beats Washington State 80 63 and Providence routs Cleveland State 113 79. Indiana defeats 11th ranked Indiana 87 66.

Alex Sachare Associated Press Lars Hansen Hansen Coquitlam British Columbia Washington Marv Harshman Huskies UCLA Bill Walton Canada Walton Bruins Bruin John Wooden Washington Press Guide Wooden Harshman Lars Louie Nelson Keith Wilkes Larry Farmer Southern Cal Washington State Trojans Providence Cleveland State Ernie DiGregorio Marvin Barnes Friars Steve Downing Indiana Downing Bobby Knight Hoosiers Big Ten John Ritter Illinois Nick Wetherspoon Orv Salmon Missouri Oklahoma Tom Holland Dwight Lamar Roy Ebron Southwestern Louisiana Texas- Arlington Wendell Hudson Alabama Georgia C.M. Newton Crimson Tide Kentucky Mississippi Louisiana State Vanderbilt Flonda Mississippi State Bulldogs Danny Traylor South Carolina Niagara Oral Roberts Fairleigh Dickinson Allan Hornyak Ohio State Iowa Kevin Kuhnert Larry Horowitz Davidson Furman Sam Houston State Angelo State Ory Salmon Tigers Sooners Alvan Adams Salmon Adams Colorado Creighton al Eberhard Kevin King Ted Evans Bluejays Seattle Huskie Ron Williams Dave Meyers

Top Teams In AP Poll Won't Meet For Crown

UCLA remains No. 1 at 18-0 with 34 of 35 AP ballots, while N C State stays unbeaten but suspended from NCAA tourney action. Long Beach State, Minnesota, Marquette also strong as Houston Providence St John’s enter top ten. Missouri, Alabama, Tennessee win in crowded college basketball scene.

UCLA North Carolina State Associated Press Weekly N.C. State Wolfpack Long Beach State Minnesota Marquette North Carolina Houston Providence St. John’s New York Maryland N.C Virginia Tech Brigham You Cincinnati Louisville New Mexico State Oklahome Oral Roberts Oregon State Purdue Southern California South Carolina St. Joseph's San Francisco Syracuse Tennessee

Wildcats Aim for 18th Home Win Over Kansas

Fifteenth ranked Kansas State seeks its 18th straight home victory in a Big Eight clash with Kansas. Coach Jack Hartman worries after Kansas was upset 59-46 by Nebraska last Saturday and faces a tough road test at Allen Field House.

Kansas City Kansas _ State Kansas Wildcats Jayhawks Jack Hartman Hartman Nebraska Ted Owens Kansas State Allen

Eisenhower Faces Norman In Boomer Conference Clash

Norman High hosts Eisenhower in a 7:30 Boomer Conference game at Tiger Field House. Ike aims to overtake Norman for second place after a recent loss to Altus, with new starters Whitaker Crumley and Shanklin joining veterans to pace a mixed lineup. Norman counters with Rachal Hill Miller Blevins and Miller in the post as the Tigers seek to extend their league record.

Norman Norman High School Eisenhower Eagles Tiger Tigers Ike Eagles Eagle David Whitaker Roy Crumley Crumley Altus Whitaker Tom Shannon Spears Bobby Shanklin Billy Beeson Jeff Jones Mike Smith Tony Antone Leo Holmes Ron Ruffin James Rachal Greg Hill Doug Miller Dean Blevins Andy Miller

Bench Inks Richest Pact With Cincy

Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench, 25, signed a six figure contract for 1973 in a phone agreement with GM Bob Howsam. Bench, MVP in 1970s two of the last three years, hit 40 homers and 125 RBIs in 1972 after surgery for a benign lung lesion.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Johnny Bench Bob Howsam Bench Howsam Reds Pete Rose California New Orleans Ted Oakland

Putnam City West Clinches League Crown At 8-0

The Eagles suffered a 79-59 defeat ending hopes for a Boomer Conference title. Putnam City West secured the league crown with an 8-0 record heading into tonight’s clash with Lawton High. The Eagles, 7-12 this season, had dropped five straight but nearly upset Altus 73-70 Friday night. Ike held a 70-67 edge late against the Bulldogs before the finish.

Norman Eagle Putnam City West Lawton High Ihe Eagles Altus Ike Bulldogs John Spears

Wolverines Face Boomer Champ West In Big Boomer Battle

Lawton High Wolverines travel to Oklahoma City to challenge top ranked Putnam City West in a 7:30 p.m. Boomer Conference clash. West, 17 3, 8 0 in league, has won 14 straight and features 6 9 Steve Neff 6 7 Keith Rush 6 3 Mike Williams. Wolverines 4 3 in league 10 7 overall seek upset after a 54 48 defeat two weeks ago.

Oklahoma City Putnam City West Lawton High Wolverines West Patriots LHS Jim Southard Steve Neff Keith Rush Mike Williams Rush Neff Williams Southard Duncan Moore Lawton PC West Davis Kilgore Fe Rush Melendez C Neff Harp G Tharp Whiteley G Scott

Kid Basketball MIDGETS American League Results

Sullivan Vilagle 25 beat Cleveland 15 Edison 29 over Park Lane 9 Woodland Hills 17 over Hoover 7 Tatt 35 defeated Jefferson 15 in a set of youth league games.

Sullivan Vilagle Cleveland Edison Park Lane Woodland Hills Hoover Tatt Jefferson

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