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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1973
Page
12
Bethany Nazarene jumped to a 22-4 start and held off Lubbock Christian College for a 97-76 victory. Bethany improved to 15-9 overall and 4-0 in the league, shooting 67 percent. Jeff Dantz led with 33 points as Bethany built a large first half lead.
Oklahoma Christian College beat Wayland Baptist 77 to 57 as Reed Johnson posted 31 points and 15 rebounds. Pat Shelby fouled out with six minutes left in the first half after his third foul, and OCC raced to a 12 point run. Bethany trailed despite 53 percent team shooting, with Jantz and DeGrate each scoring 23 and 11 of 16 from the floor respectively. Bethany also led rebounding 46-42, with Spivey and Watters contributing in the late stages.
The Queens beat Seminole 62 to 51 to move to 11 3 as Becky Shaw scored 18 points and Peppy Provence 13 while Janice Beach and Mary Williams added 10 each Wayland made all 14 foul shots Seminole’s Rhonda Fox led with 15. The Queens host Murray next Friday and Saturday.
McAdoo surged to a 64 to 41 win against Matador in a District 1 H makeup game. Jimmy Nelf scored 22 and Alan McAdoo added 17 while Ruben Osun contributed 13 to pace the winners led by Sharon Fox with 28 points and Marilyn Martin 11 for Matador.
A sprawling Saturday scorecard shows battles across Texas Oklahoma and New England with Texas Tech Houston Texas A&M and Texas Christian among scorers. Notable results include Houston over Texas 101 to 75 and Texas A&M edging Texas 74 70 in tight finishes. Multiple conferences display ranked foes and prominent players from Oklahoma Christian Trinity and more, with late results rolling in from Wisconsin and Pennsylvania schools.
In Las Vegas the Russian amateurs built a strong overall lead with five victories against the United States in the Pugilists Cup fight series. Final bouts saw Frank Williams outpoint Vladimir Mirojuk for light heavyweight honors and Nick Wells stop Yuri Nesterov in heavyweight action.
Texas Tech junior varsity led by 6-8 center Davis from Lubbock High beat Hardin-Simmons JV 88-61. Davis scored 27 with 13 rebounds, shooting 13 of 15, and fouled out late. James Derkowski added 18 as Tech improved to 6-2. other names and bouts appear in the chaotic report.
Ninth ranked Alabama used sharp shooting and tight defense to overwhelm Tennessee 72 to 56 in Tuscaloosa. Alabama jumped to an 18 4 lead, led 37 16 at halftime, with Charles Cleveland scoring 20 and Larry Robinson adding 18 for the Vols. Alabama improves to 14 1 overall, Tennessee to 4 2 in the conference.
In tough conditions at 37 degrees and 40 mph winds, Seminole's girls team routed Coronado 9-0 while Coronado's boys prevailed 7-2. The match featured multiple close sets and listed individual results for both programs.
In a SWC contest the Owls built a 175-73 advantage and with Steve Emshoff Perry Gaudet and Tim Moriarty scoring from the line pulled Rice from danger. Scott Fisher led Rice with 23 points while Mark Wherle added 16 and Randy Knowles had 21 for A&M. Rice never trailed after an early exchange except for a 42-42 tie at 18:24.
Ed Wakefield scored 10 points in overtime as Texas Tech rallied from a six point deficit to beat Texas to cap a game marked by late momentum shifts. Wakefield fueled the comeback with drives and a key three pointer while Texas star Larry Robinson was sidelined with a knee injury. Texas tied it late but Tech held on in the extra period.
Allan Hornyak scored 34 points to power Ohio State past 20th ranked Purdue 79-73 in Lafayette Ind. Purdue drops to 11-4 overall and 4-1 in the conference while Ohio State improves to 8-6 and 2-2 in league play.
Tulsa extended its MVC winning streak to five with a 96-91 victory over Wichita State. Willie Biles scored 26 and Sam High 25 as Tulsa led 77-55 with 9:48 left, then withstood a late rally from Cal Bruton and Rich Marsden to seal the win.
Dunbar Panthers overcame a 15 point deficit to beat Sweetwater 75-63 as Calvin Walker scored 26 points and Sydney Davis added 20. John Henderson and Davis pulled down 10 rebounds each while Jerry Shiflett led Sweetwater with 26.
Murray State defeated Western Kentucky 99 80 at Murray. Les Taylor scored 30 points to lead Murray while Marcelous Starks added 19 and Jerry Bundy led Western with 15. Murray improved to 1 0 4 overall and 1 0 1 in the conference. Western fell to 0 5 in the OVC.
Sixth ranked Indiana withstood a strong Michigan rally to win 79 to 73 at Ann Arbor. Steve Downing and John Laskowski sparked a late surge delivering 16 of the Hoosiers final 18 points to keep Indiana atop the conference standings with a fifth straight win.
The Cleveland Browns traded with the Denver Broncos to obtain reserve passer Don Horn in exchange for future considerations in 1974. Horn, 6-foot-2, 195 pounds, backs up Mike Phipps after the Browns pursued a veteran quarterback since Bill Nelson retired. He is the second San Diego State quarterback in Browns history, joining Brian Sipe.
Providence College jumped to a hot start making nine straight shots and withstood Jacksonville’s late rallies to win 87-84 before 11 834 at the Civic Center. The Friars remained ranked 14th nationally and improved to 12 2 in 14. Jacksonville fell to 14 3.
Austrian women dominated a European Cup downhill at Schladming finishing 1st Ingrid Eberle in 1 minute 24.92 seconds and taking the top four spots on the 2,300 meter course with 11 gates and a 40 meter drop. Martina Gappmater Angelika Rudigier and Andrea Straub followed in 1:25.57 1:25.67 and 1:26.31 respectively.
Don Henry notes two indoor meets may join next year to tighten the schedule. West Texas Tech and LCC coach Bob Kitchens say home meets draw crowds at the LCC fieldhouse. LOC offered free admission Saturday but expects profit in 1974 with further meets and performers like a strong hilf-miler from Lubbock Christian College.
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