Playoff Hopes Rest On Little-Used QBs
In a pivotal NFL week two backup quarterbacks may decide playoff chances for two teams. Morrall fronts Miami in a Monday night rematch with New England era, while Cincinnati eyes John Reaves if Ken Anderson remains sidelined. Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Kansas City also press for supremacy as remaining Sunday games may reshuffle divisions.
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Hal Bock
Miami
Buffalo
Baltimore
Dolphins
Earl Morrall
Bob Griese
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
John Reaves
Ken Anderson
Cleveland
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Detroit
Rams
Minnesota
Cardinals
Dallas
Washington
New York Giants
New York Jets
Houston
Atlanta
Oakland
Kansas City
San Francisco
Philadelphia
San Diego
Denver
Chicago
Green Bay
New Orleans
New England
Morrall
Griese
Bartow Returns Home for UCLA Debut in Indiana Clash
UCLA coach Gene Bartow brings his Bruins back to Missouri for a nationally televised showdown with Indiana at Kiel Arena. Bartow, following John Wooden, crowns the night with personal memories and high expectations as UCLA seeks a title defense against the Hoosiers, who carry a storied December start and a 31-game win streak from last season. The doubleheader opener features St Louis vs Southern Methodist, while ranked teams Arizona San Francisco Providence and Syracuse also notch season openers.
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Gene Bartow
UCLA
Bartow
Missouri
Bruins
Indiana
Kiel Auditorium
John Wooden
Memphis
Tigers
Wooden
Illinois
Associated Press
Hoosiers
Kentucky
Bobby Knight
Knight
Collegiate Commissioners Association
Southern Methodist
Arizona
Oregon State
San Francisco
California
Santa Barbara
Providence
Stonehill
Syracuse
Austin Peay
Bob Elliott
Beavers
Herman Harris
Wildcats
James Hardy
Dons
California-Santa Barbara
Joe Hassett
Friars
Sam Drummer
Otis Howard
Clemson
Wayne “Tree” Rollins
Harvard
D. C
Bulldogs to Battle Van-Far for Third Place
Mexico Bulldogs meet Van-Far Indians for third place in the Hannibal Holiday Tournament after a dramatic 81-78 five-overtime loss by Van-Far to Highland. Jennings led Van-Far with 24, Brockmiller scored 25 for Highland, with Brockmiller and Hood pacing the scorers in an edge-filled finish.
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Bulldogs
Van-Far
Hannibal
Audrain County
Mexico Bulldogs
Highland
van- Far
Lowell Kellner
Jerry Brockmiller
Keltner
Once-Derided Defense Saves UCLA Rose Bowl Berth
UCLA edged USC 25-22 to clinch the Pac-8 Rose Bowl spot and a rematch with Ohio State after a wild game featuring 11 Bruin fumbles. John Sciarra led with 86 rushing and 86 passing yards as UCLA’s defense stopped USC in the fourth quarter to preserve the win.
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UCLA
LOS Angeles
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Bruins
Southern California
John Sciarra
McKay
Trojans
Auburn's Jordan Faces Final Shot at Bear Bryant Rival
Auburn coach Shug Jordan, 65, retires after 25 seasons with a 175-82-7 record as his War Eagles meet Bear Bryant's Alabama in the 40th Auburn Alabama rivalry. Alabama, 9-game win streak, eyes Sugar Bowl, while Auburn sits at 3-5-2. Bryant leads 12-5 against Jordan.
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Birmingham
Ala
Auburn
Alabama
Ralph “Shug
Jordan
Bear Bryant
War Eagles
Bryant
Crimson Tide
Missouri
Tide
Penn State
Tough Aggie Defense Tops Texas In SWC Showdown
Texas A&M’s defense stifled Texas 20 10 in a key SWC game at College Station. Led by Ed Simonini and Garth Ten Napel, the No 1 unit held Texas to 113 rushing yards and six first downs, while three interceptions and two fumbles aided the Aggies. Texas injuries and pressure on freshman Ted Constanzo followed Marty Akins knee reinjury as the Longhorns fell from their high scoring pace. The win clinched a share of the SWC title for A&M and set up a December showdown with Arkansas for a Cotton Bowl spot. Texas remained 9 2 after regular season with a December 27 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl date against Colorado.
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St. Louis
Miami
Dallas
Washington
Giants
Minnesota
Redskins
Kansas City
Baltimore
Colts
Chiefs
Bruins
USC
Sciarra
Don Pederson
Wendell Tyler
Bruin
Cal
UCLA
Ohio State
Pasadena
California
Buckeyes
College Station
Aggies
Texas
Ed Simonini
Garth Ten Napel
Bob Simmons
Aggie
Emory Bellard
Royal
A&m
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Georgia
Southern California
Colorado
Ted Constanzo
Marty Akins
Ted
Akins
Texas Christian
Bellard
Bowling Standings And Highs From Wednesday Night
Wednesday league results show Fashionette lead in multiple events with high team scores while individual standouts include Pam Pugh’s 208 high game and Karen Baker’s 23 dollar high prize. Other top performances include Gene Smith's 237 and Don Beckett's 594 as teams Blue Ribbon Boys and Adkisson Plumbing post strong scores.
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Happy GO Lucky
Roadrunners
Pallards
Blue Ribbon Boys
Sherwin Williams
Budweiser
Charlie’s Auto Parts
MFA Exchange
Dairy Queen
Gene Smith
Don Beckett
Gairy Queen
Prep Basketball Roundup From AP College and High School
AP recap of numerous high school tournament results across Missouri and nearby regions. Urbana Skyline, Sedalia Smith-Cotton, Perryville Valle, Ste Genevieve, Owensville, St Dominic, Sullivan, Washington, Bourbon, St Francis Borgia, Priory, Sumner, Northwest, Southwest, Soldan, East St Louis, Aquinas, Chaminade, Versailles, Clinton, Charleston, Benton Kaley, Westport, Hannibal, Bowling Green, Van-Far, Kearney, E Buchanan, Lincoln, Manual, Oak Park, Park Hill, St Joseph Central, Army Lehigh, Fordham Navy.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
Urbana
Skyline
Sedaila Smith-Cotton
Valle
Perryville
Ste. Genevieve
Windsor
St. Francis Borgia
Owensville
St. Dominic
Sullivan
Troy
Consy
Washington
Bourbon
South County Tech
Priory SE
St. Louis v. High
Sumner
Northwest
Southwest
Soldan
East St. Louis
Aquinas
Chaminade
Versailles
Clinton
Charleston
Benton Kaley
Several Tourneys To Open Monday
The high school basketball season starts with multiple area tournaments. The Centralia Invitational debuts Monday with eight teams led by top seed North Callaway and Centralia. Other events include Montgomery Co R-2, Monroe City, Canton, and the Mexico Freshman Tournament with first rounds Monday and Tuesday, leading to Thursday finals.
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North Callaway
Paris
Macon
NorCal
Sturgeon
Community A-6
Hallsville
Madison
Montgomery Co
Moberly
Columbia Rock Bridge
New Haven
Hermann
Wellsville- Middletown
Louisiana
Warrenton
Rock Bridge
Montgomery
Wellsville
Monroe City
Missouri
Canton
Mark Twain
Knox County
Palmyra
South Shelby
Mexico
Bowling Green
Helias
Fulton
Late Nebraska Loss Opens Big 8 Basketball Season
Nebraska opened the Big Eight season 0-1 after a 60-58 defeat to Illinois. Rich Adams scored the winning five footer with seven seconds left, finishing with 25 points. Larry Cox added 13 for the Cornhuskers, while Bob Siegel and Jerry Fort contributed 12 and 12. Nebraska and Northwestern meet next in Lincoln.
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Kansas City
Huskers
Illinois
Rich Adams
Northwestern
Wildcats
Lincoln
Kansas State
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma City
Sooners
Oklahoma City University
O-State
Tulsa
Kansas
MacMurray State
Missouri
Fairleigh
Donnie von Moore
von Moore
Paul Mokeski
Dave Bliss
Alvan Adams
Larry Cox
Bob Siegel
Illiois
Adams
Cox
Jerry Fort
Pro Sports Scoreboard Saturday and Sunday results recap
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division matchups feature Los Angeles defeating Buffalo 126 to 105. Phoenix 110 Portland 101. Saturday games include Detroit at New York Seattle at Cleveland Philadelphia at Houston Chicago at Milwaukee Phoenix at Golden State Buffalo at Portland Delaware at New Orleans New York at Kansas City Portland at Los Angeles St Louis at Utah Indiana vs Virginia Norfolk San Antonio at Denver Sunday's games Kentucky at New York San Antonio at St Louis Campbell Conference Patrick Division standings show Philadelphia leading with records around 5 wins and 3 losses. Wilful AFL/Wheel.
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Los Angeles
Buffalo
Phoenix
Portland
Detroit
New York
Seattle
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Houston
Chicago
Milwaukee
Golden State
Delphia
New Orleans
Kansas City
St Louis
Utah
Indiana
Virginia
Norfolk
San Antonio
Denver
Kentucky
St. Louis
Campbell
Patrick
Ter Cee Ees
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Wysland
Atlanta
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St.Louis Vaneur
KC. Cee Yeh
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Wales
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Adams
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Toronto
Calif. Wee
California
New York Rangers
Pittssarah
New York Island
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Washington
Minnesota
Louis
York Rangers
We Pet
FWD
Central Area
Atlante
Houston N. Orleans
Detroit Kc
State
L.A
N.Y
St.Louis
Wes
1975 Community Chest Nears Finish
The drive stands at eighty percent of its goal, representing sixty six percent of agency needs for 1976. Agencies have assisted in times of need, so readers are urged to fill the attached coupon with a check or money order, no matter how small.
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Brockmiller
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Russell Branstetter
Eric Salmon
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Pittsfield
Van
Far Jennings
Clithero
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Smith
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Hood
Dannenhaver
Stahl
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Southern Cal
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Adkisson Plumbing
Mexico Lanes
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Navy
Dickinson
Iowa State
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Pro Sports
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Handi Shop
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Mexico Recreation Corp
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