Panthers and Monterey Set for Second Classic Rematch
Permian coach Gene Mayfield seeks revenge as the Panthers face Lubbock Monterey in a Class AAAA playoff showdown at Texas Tech's Jones Stadium. Forecast warm weather and a 20,000 plus crowd backdrop the high-stakes rematch with Bowlin and Hunter leading Monterey, and Routh potentially back for Permian.
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Naaman -Nickell
Lubbock
Permian Panthers
Lubbock Monterey
Permian
Lowery Stadium
Texas Tech
Jones Stadium
Odessa
Fnns
Plainsmen
Mayfield
Weather Bureau
Monterey
David Brown
Wes Whitaker
David Routh
Bel Air
Mike Jordan
Routh
Panthers
Glen Hassell
Don Carr
Mike Campbell
Permian High School
Johnny Viden
Texarkana Tigers roll over Dallas Hillcrest 21-6 in AAAA quarterfinal
Texarkana defeats Dallas Hillcrest 21 to 6 as Joe Norwood scores on a 67 yard run and a 1 yard run in the third quarter. Norwood then finds Ronnie Mitchell for a 5 yard TD to seal the win. Texarkana advances to face the winner of Lubbock Monterey Odessa Permian in the semifinals. 10,000 attending.
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Texarkana
Dallas Hillcrest
Tiger
Joe Norwood
Hillcrest
Sam Lewis
Panthers
Norwood
Ronnie Mitchell
Lubbock
Odessa
Tex—Norwood
Hill—Lewis
Tex—Mitchell
Keller Indians Run Past Forney 22 7 In Quarterfinal
Keller erupts in final minutes to break a 7 7 tie and defeat Forney 22 7 in Class A quarterfinals Randy Dowell connects on a 77 yard TD to Steve Moran before Harvey Hansen seals win with a 16 yard score Forney led 7 0 after three quarters and outgained Keller in first downs 8 7
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Mesquite
UPI
Keller Indians
Forney
Keller
White Deer
Randy Dowell
Steve Moran
Harvey Hansen
Dowell
Mike Buchanan
Stanley Anderson
Tom Chaney
Plano Blanks DeKalb 22-0 for Class AA semifinal
Plano Wildcats shut out DeKalb Bears 22-0 in Commerce to reach the Class AA semifinals. Johnny Griggs scored two three yard TD runs, Billy Fondren added a 10 yard TD, with Plano leading 16 600 22 early. Plano advances to face Iowa Park or Fredericksburg next week.
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Commerce, Tex
UPI
Plano Wildcats
DeKalb Bears
Commerce
Wildcats
Johnny Griggs
Billy Fondren
Plano
Iowa Park
Fredericksburg
DeKalb
Griggs
Pool
Fondren
Robinson
Plano Fondren
Pratt Leads Brazosport Past Jones in AAAA Playoff
Senior quarterback David Pratt ran for three touchdowns and passed for another as Brazosport Exporters beat Houston Jones 28 to 15 at Rice Stadium in front of about 15 000. Pratt totaled 130 rushing yards and 93 passing yards.
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Houston
UPI
David Pratt
Brazosport Exporters
Houston Jones
Pratt
Brazosport
Rice Stadium
Jones
Galena Park
Odessa and Permian Reach Odessa Invitational Final
Odessa High and Permian advanced to the Odessa Invitational basketball final with semifinal upsets. Permian surged past Lubbock High 52 48 as Eddy Wagnon hit a late layup with Pieper aiding the win. Odessa beat Jefferson 66 44 in the first round.
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Bob American
Odessa High
Permian
Lubbock
Odessa Blackshear
OHS
Harold Mobley
Panthers
Lubbock High
Westerners
Odessa
el Paso Jefferson
Jefferson
Amarillo Carver
Ysleta Bel Air
Caprock
Chuck Smith
Larry Hart
Eddy Wagnon
Terry Pieper
Blackshear Steers
Blackshear
Clarence Redic
Steers
Scott
Redic
Charles Medlin
Pieper
Wagnon
Bronchos
Katy Walker
Bel Air
el Paso
Wesley Verner
Hart
Billy Green
Fred Dickson
Longhorns
Sorrell
Foxes
Nate Stephen
Butler
Simmons
Pope Needville Topple Bellville in Class AA quarterfinal
In Rosenberg Texas Needville senior halfback Ronald Pope scored twice andPaul Wenzel added a 27 yard field goal as Needville defeated Bellville 17 to 7. Pope carried 25 times for 99 yards while Calvin Horak ran 93 yards on 17 carries. Bellville led 7 0 early on Bill Knolle 67 yard TD but Needville defense forced three fumbles and held Bellville to eight first downs. Needville advances to face the Edna Bishop Refugio semifinal winner.
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Lubbock
Verner
Stan Hutson
Johnny Porter
Amarillo Caprock Longhorns
el Paso Jefferson Silver Foxes
Longhorns
Johnny John Sorrell
Danny McDuff
Silver Foxes
Lynn Simmons
Jefferson
Border City
Caprock
Sorrell
Simmons
Potter
McDuff
Rosenberg
Tex
UPI
Ronald Pope
Paul Wenzel
Needville
Bellville
Calvin Horak
Bramahs
Edna Bishop
Bell—Knolle
Straus
Need — Pope
Wenzel
Need
Weatherford 34 Nacogdoches 6 in AAA quarterfinal
Weatherford Kangaroos overcome an early deficit to defeat Nacogdoches 34-6 in a Class AAA quarterfinal. Ronnie Colli flower threw two touchdown passes, David Davis and Larry Wright added long runs, and Barry Burns returned an interception for a score in the final period. Weatherford advances to face the Dumas Brownwood winner in the semifinals.
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Waco, Tex
UPI
Weatherford Kangaroos
Nacogdoches
Weatherford
Ronnie Colliflower
David Davis
Larry Wright
Barry Burns
Nac
Three Rivers Advances to Class A Semi finals 35 0
Three Rivers blitzed Smithville 35-0 as Joe Guitierrez scored three touchdowns and 21 points while quarterback David Franke threw two TD passes to Arlen Zamzow and Junior Zepeda. Guitierrez added three extra points to reach 177 season points. The Bulldogs improved to 12-0 and advance to a semifinal against the Saturday winner of Wills playoff Point and Rogers.
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Gene Mayfield
Randy Bowlin
Bill Hunter
Bowlin
Hunter
Mike Flynt
Rickey White
Tony Conley
David Byerly
Mike Conaway
Ott
Jack Freeman
Richard Dennard
Tim Horn
James Odom
Dallas
Texarkana, Tex
Texarkana Tigers
Plano Blanks DeKalb
Braz—Pratt
Davis
Jones—Sands
Bringham
Braz—Williams
Jones — Bailey
Sands
Gavrel
Bailey
Dillon
Marty Speckman
Panhandle City
Mark
Dragons
Carver
King
L. D. Turner
Burrell
Jernigan
Hudgens
Lewi Williams
D. Blakely
Lakely Otals
Tala
Montes
James Culberson
Tilley Guerrero Morales
Turner
Mitchell
Retter
Pope, Needville
Wayne Scott
Three Rivers
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