Morton Tops Floydada in District 3-AA Action
Morton Indians defeated Floydada 72 to 48 as four starters hit double figures led by Kon Patton with 20 points. Bryant Lewis added 15, Teds Thomas 11, and Keith Embry 10. Floydada’s Langston Williams led with 14. Morton improves to 15-4 overall and 2-0 in league play.
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Slaton Tigersroll past Friona in district action
District 4-AA play saw Slaton led by James Conwright with 21 points and Tommy Taylor 18, joined by Darla Rhodes 26 in a 76 60 win over Friona. Abernathy trailed as Friona won the B game 34 25. Lockney cruised 75 44 over Littlefield in 3-AA action.
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District 3-A basketball results mix of wins and losses
Weaver McClure led 2 points for District 3-A in a over Bovina while Ronald Steele scored 17 for the losers. Bovina beat Kress 57-31 in girls action as Twyla Ilutta rang up 26 and Evern Williams topped Kress with 20. Happy snapped a three game skid to beat Sudan 76-61. Sudan fell to 0-4. Sudan girls won 6-40 and the Sudan 23 girls won 99-57 in overtime. Vera swept its league games. Robert Watley led the Longhorns to a 10-2 mark with 19 points. Ricky Black had 16 as jMart fell to 5-10. Vega girls won 56-28. Dee Glass 18 and Rocky Blair 19 for Mustangs, 0-3. Shallowater girls won 59-34. Jody Hutton 21, Pam Johnston 15. Lorenzo 6-1 in league. Lorenzo freshman beat 47-37. B-team won 62-50. Jim Young hit a 25-foot jumper at the buzzer for Petersburg 42-40 over Spur. Young 21, Spur’s James Kelly led with 18 as Spur 12-8. Kenny Thiel had 23 and 20 rebounds as New Deal upset Crosbyton 60-56. Crosbyton 5-12 overall, 11 in district. Crosbyton girls won 50-47. Mary Smith 18, Shelly Havens 17, Nelva Vera 15. Debby Webb 31 for Crosbyton. Crosbyton B-girls 37-34. freshman 52-22.
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Cooper Edges Hale Center In Tight Non-District Clash
Cooper held off Hale Center 43 to 42 Tuesday night in a Class A non-district boys contest. Jay Wimmer scored 12 for Cooper and Steve Stokes added 13 for Hale Center. Hale Center won the girls varsity 36 to 19 led by Rene Chilton with 19, while Marilyn Payton led Cooper with nine. Hale Center also won the girls B game 48 to 19. Anton opened district play with a 101 to 39 win over Spade as the Bulldogs improved to 11-1.
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Murphy scores 28 as Rockets top SuperSonics in big win
Calvin Murphy off bench tallies a career high 12 assists and 28 points to pace the Houston Rockets past the Seattle SuperSonics 119 to 101. Elvin Hayes adds 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Rudy Tomjanovich grabs 22 boards.ず
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Oklahoma Christian Routs Chaparrals In Vast Margin
Oklahoma Christian built early lead and forced eight turnovers in a swift 83-64 win over Lubbock Christian College. Don Whitehead and Donnie Best led OCC scoring, while Skip Vandevender topped the Chaparrals with 14 points as OCC outshot 51 percent and outrebounded 43-40.
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Hereford Eagles win sixth straight over Caprock 72 59
Hereford improved to 11 8 with a 72 59 win over Caprock Tuesday night as Dan Vanderzee scored 17 and Greg Day 13 for Caprock. Hereford also won the junior varsity 64 03. Leroy Buckner and Willie Areathers led Gainview with 24 and 4 points in a Tuesday win over Tascosa.
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Brockington Leads NEC Rushing as 1st-Year Standout
Brockington of Brooklyn NY blasts for 1 105 yards on 216 carries for a 5 1 average to top NEC rushers and set rookie marks. He tops runner up Steve Owens and trails Floyd Little by 28 yards. Plunkett, Patriots rookie, guides a 6 8 club with 2 158 yards and 19 TDs.
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Texas Wishbone fate hinges on spring trial new QB list
The piece reviews Texas football'sWishbone concept from Emory Bellard andRoyal's role, noting potential changes with Fred Akers expected to oversee the Longhorn attack. It cites Phil Phillips, DonnieWigginton, Alan Lowry, PatKelly and the 4 straight prestige-game losses as context in Dallas last Saturday.
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District 5 opener: Midland routs Permian 62 to 7
Midland 15-2 improves with Gary Brewster a three for the Bulldogs while David Johnson nets 21 for Permian, who fall to 13-3. In other District 5 games Abi lene beats Bigg Spring 114-92 and Odessa downs Midland Lees 79-66. Abilene stands at 5-5 alongside a jumble of district records for Odessa San Angelo Midland Lee Cooper Big Spring.
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Poole Signs with Montreal Alouettes
Billy Poole quarterback for Boston University signed a contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, the team announced Tuesday.
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Lorenzo tops Shallowater for third straight district win
District 4-A game saw Lorenzo defeat Shallowater 61 to 55 as Gaylon Boyd led with 16 points for the winners.
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Stars rout Pros 114 89 in ABA action
Utah Stars dominated Memphis Pros 114-89 as Johnny Neumann led all scorers with 25 points while Willie Wise paced Utah with 21. The Pros suffered their fifth successive defeat as Utah built leads from the start and cruised to victory.
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Cunningham Sparks 76ers Past Pistons In 131 127 Win
Billy Cunningham scored 17 of his 39 in the final period to lift the Philadelphia 76ers over the Detroit Pistons 131 127. Fred Carter and Bob Rule added 27 and 25 respectively as Detroit’s Jimmy Walker 31 and Dave Bing 25 led the Pistons. The game swung after Detroit trimmed a 19 point deficit but could not seize the lead in the final stretch.
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Calvin scores a season high as Floridians top Squires
Mack Calvin poured in 38 points to lead the Floridians past the Virginia Squires 124 113 in ABA action. Julius Erving scored 36 for Virginia as Warren Jabali added 29 for Florida. Calvin went 12 of 14 from the floor and 14 of 17 at the line.
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Springlake-Earth Tops Farwell 46 to 35 in 4A clash
Janet Britton poured in 27 points to lift Springlake-Earth over Farwell 46 to 35. Lashon Sheets led Farwell with 23 points as the foes battled in a 4A girls game.
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TCU Coaches Win Honor
The Texas Sports Writers Association selects late coach Jim Pittman and successor Billy Tohill as Senior College Coach of the Year for guiding TCU to a 6-4-1 season and 5-2 in the SWC. The award totals 41 first place votes, with James Cameron of Howard Payne and Bill Yeoman of Houston among top contenders.
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