Defense Shines As South Captures Blue-Gray Game
In Montgomery Alabama the South beat the North 27 15 in the 35th Blue Gray game. Mississippi State players Ken Phares and Frank Dowsing keyed the South defense with interceptions while Don Strock of Virginia Tech led the South offense though denied a touchdown. Strock was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mississippi State
Tony Adams
Utah State
Frank Dowsing
Adams
Don Strock
Virginia Tech
Strock
Jim Hodge
Arkansas
Ken Garrett
Wake Forest
Phares
Tom Forzani
Eddie Sheats
Kansas
North
Dennis Morrison
Kansas State
Doug Winslow
Drake
Martin Januszkiewicz
Syracuse
Morrison
Peter van Valkenberg
Brigham Young
Ula
UPI
Don Deweber
Bruins win to extend streak and lead East
Boston Bruins beat Atlanta Flames 3-1 to run their win streak to five. The New York Rangers fell 4-1 to Buffalo as Boston moved four points ahead of New York in the NHL East and one point behind Montreal.
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Boston
Atlanta Flames
New York Rangers
Buffalo Sabres
Bruins
New York
Montreal Canadiens
Rangers
Buffalo
Minnesota
Montreal
Toronto
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
California
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
New York Islanders
Linton Faces West Vigo in Tourney Action
High school schedule lists Linton against West Vigo in the West Vigo tournament, along with North Daviess at South Knox, North Knox at South Knox, and Bloomfield at Greencastle in regional play.
Pacers drop fourth straight to Carolina in 122 114 setback
Indiana Pacers stumble in third and fourth periods, losing 122 114 to Eastern Division leader Carolina Cougars. George McGinnis tops with 39 points while Billy Cunningham leads Carolina with 28. Pacers brace for rematch in Raleigh as Brown and Lewis sit out with injuries.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
Carolina Cougars
Indiana
Raleigh
N.C
George McGinnis
Carolina
Cougars
Billy Cunningham
Joe Caldwell
Billy Keller
Mel Daniels
Roger Brown
Freddie Lewis
McGinnis
Keller
Riley Dominates North Liberty in South Bend City Tourney
South Bend Riley cruised to a 91-54 victory over North Liberty as Berrick Chambliss led with 20 points in a high school basketball holiday tournament opener. Riley built a 22-9 first period lead, 48 field goals and one free throw overall, while Adams fell to Jackson 67-65 on a late Dean Payne layup.
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South Bend
Riley
Indiana
North Liberty
Berrick Chambliss
South Bend Adams
Jackson
Dean Payne
Clark
Noll
Hammond
Indiana State Tops Butler 70 56 in Ashland Tourney
Indiana State defeats Butler 70 to 56. West Virginia State beats Earlham 99 to 88 in Las Vegas Classic. Arizona outlasts Purdue 83 to 80. Tri-State earns 105 to 102 in overtime at Grand Valley Michigan.
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United Press International
Indiana State
Butler
Ashland
West Virginia St
Earlham
Arizona
Purdue
Grand Valley, Mich
High School Scores From Indiana Contests
Local high school games across Indiana include Gary Emerson 96 Wirt 57 and Hammond Tech 61 Gavit 60. Other key results: Tri County 61 Rensselaer 60, Saint Josephs 55 over Washington 46, Frankfort 69 over Plainfield 60, Valparaiso 78 LaPorte 64, Carmel 74 Franklin 73, and Carmel 68 Martinsville 67.
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Gary Emerson
Wirt
Hammond
Tri-County
Rensselaer
South Bend
Jackson
Adams
Riley
North Liberty
LaSalle
Clary
St. Joseph's
Washington
Frankfort
Lebanon
Plainfield
Vincennes
Fort Wayne
Huntington Catholic
Kewanna
Fort Wayne Luers
Mentone
Evansville
North
Harrison
Bosse
Central
Munster
Morton
Highland
Michigan City
Valparaiso
Warsaw
LaPorte
Logansport
Wes del Eastbrook
Muncie Burris
Yorktown
Wes del
Carmel
Franklin
Martinsville
Muskingum Shrine
Muskingum
Bluffton
Russian World Cup Team Edges Roadrunners 5 4
Russia’s World Cup squad defeated the Phoenix Roadrunners 5 to 4 in Phoenix. Viacheslav Nisitin scored twice, with his second goal late in the third period giving a two goal cushion. Murray Heatley countered late with two goals, and Vladislav Tretiak stopped a late Roadrunners power play to seal the win.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Russia
Phoenix Roadrunners
Western Hockey League
Viacheslav Nisin
Murray Heatley
Roadrunners
Vladislav Tretiak
Miners Open Holiday Tourney Against West Lafayette
Linton High School the Miners face West Lafayette in the West Vigo holiday tournament opener at 7 p.m. Coach Jim Callane seeks defense as Dewayne Phipps leads with 21 points per game and around 10 rebounds. West Vigo hosts Mooresville in the later game as Bloomfield and North Knox also compete in separate events.
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West Lafayette
Linton Miners
Linton
West Vigo
Bloomfield
Greencastle
North Knox
North Daviess
South Knox
Jim Callane
Mooresville
Miners
Shakamak
Worthington
L and M
Terre Haute State
Central
Sullivan
Callane
Dewayne Phipps
Phipps
Rick Crynes
Bill Hamilton
Dou
Lafayette
Jeff
Red Devils
Crawfordsville
Covington
Lebanon
Bill Berberian
Steve Dietrick
Red Devil
Vikings
Bob Woolley
Cardinals
Evansville Beits
North Putnam
Desperation Shot Gives Hawks Win
Atlanta nips Philadelphia 76ers 121-120 as Don May hits a desperation 24-foot jumper with one second left. Rockets upset Lakers 136-104 in the other NBA game. Lou Hudson leads Hawks with 34 points while Fred Carter and Leroy Ellis add 23 and 22 respectively.
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Philadelphia 76Ers
Roy Rubin
Atlanta
Don May
Hawks
Houston Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers
76Ers
Fred Carter
May
Rubin
Pete Maravich
Maravich
Lou Hudson
Leroy Ellis
Carter
Thers
Harris Reaches Narrow AFC Rookie of the Year Victory
Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers rose from reserve and return duties to claim an almost unanimous 1972 AFC Rookie of the Year award. He received 38 of 39 votes from pro football writers, with Otis Sistrunk of the Oakland Raiders the sole dissenting voter.
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New York
UPI
Franco Harris
Penn State
Harris
Lydell Mitchell
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frenchy Fuqua
Preston Pearson
United Press International
Otis Sistrunk
Oakland Raiders
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Bill Sadler
Texas Christian
Mark Williams
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South Bend Riley
Bill Doherty
Tom Ispus
Rich Bobby
Gary City
Roosevelt
Wallace
THSAA
Portland
Obe
Oregon
Ron Lee
Columbia
Brian McAuliffe
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