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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1986

Page

12

No. 2 Purdue Falls To No. 4 Tar Heels In Dallas Tourney

North Carolina defeated Purdue 94-81 at Reunion Arena as Kenny Smith scored a career high 23. Dean Smith complained about late momentum while Keady challenged poll accuracy. The Tar Heels moved toward a showdown with SMU after the semifinal win.

Purdue Gene Keady Boilermakers North Carolina Dean Smith Tar Heels Keady Kenny Smith Southern Methodist Towson State Dallas Morning News Reunion Arena

Ponies and A&M reach holiday tournament finals

SMU defeated Towson State 79-65 to advance to the Dallas Morning News Classic final against North Carolina. Texas A&M beat Lehigh 80-60 to reach the Connecticut Mutual Classic final against Hartford in Hartford, Connecticut.

Southern Methodist University Texas A&m SMU Towson State Lehigh Hartford Conn North Carolina Purdue Dallas Connecticut Houston Vanderbilt New Orleans Iowa State Texas el Paso Arizona Texas Tech

Giants face 49ers in pivotal divisional playoff clash

Giants and 49ers meet in a key NFC divisional playoff as New York seeks to maintain a late-season surge. Coach Bill Parcells warns against complacency, while San Francisco evaluates guard John Ayers’s knee and ponders Lawrence Taylor’s impact. Jets also visit Browns in the AFC opener.

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Odessa Boys face Wichita Falls in Caprock tourney clash

In a busy Caprock Holiday Basketball Tourney report Odessa boys meet Wichita Falls after an 83-78 loss by Lubbock Estacado in the first round. Odessa and Lubbock Coronado battles, Permian girls vs Andrews, and a Colorado City OHL girls third-place game also feature, with multiple teams eyeing late-day matchups and berths.

Wildcats Lubbock Christian Watkins Parker Hager Panthers Temple Odessa Boys Wichita Falls Lubbock Estacado Bronchos Lubbock High Morton Caprock PHL Levelland- Abernathy Andrews Lubbock Dunbar Colorado City OHL Robert Lee Snyder Permian Burrows Christian Griffin Jones Rabon Smith Sullivan Webbs Wynn Pris Bench Lubbock Coronado Blain Maclean Beadle Morrison Williams Hedon Schwaben Coronado Permian Boys Watkins Evans Hornung Hager Giddens Turner Peacock Gage Kite King Enriquez Giddens Lubbock Dunbar Young Palmer Furnace Gutierrez Johnson Elliott Dancer Rheams Blaylock Dewbre Craig Alien Barreau Powell Logan Alien Lubbock Coronado Grusing Meyer Parr Mahaney St. Joan Wood Gobin Odessa Coronado

Minnesota Gophers Rally Behind Foggie and Thompson

From 1B Speed whose team, a Big Ten member, finished 6-4. We missed the field goal and fumbled twice, failing to score in critical moments. Minnesota surged in the third quarter behind Rickey Foggie and Darrell Thompson, driving 88 yards on their first third quarter possession and trimming Tennessee’s lead to 14-11 as Thompson added a two point conversion.

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Chargers top pick O'Neal suffers season ending injury in week 13

The top Chargers draft choice O'Neal, a two time All American from Oklahoma State and eighth overall pick, was felled by torn ligaments in week 13 ending his season after brilliant defensive line play. Miami linebacker John Offerdahl, a second round selection, earned 20 votes while O'Neal finished with 34.

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