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Spread offense spelled doom in 4th quarterACC Dolphins defeat Lee College 78-66I .ike wine, the Alvin Community College Dolphins continue to improve with each passing day, and Tuesday night’s 78-66 win over l*e College in Baytown was the team’s third straight basketball win.It was by far our bestDALLAS (NEA) - The change in quarterbacks this season on the Dallas Cowboys from venerable Roger Staubach to long-time understudy Danny White — wasn't a transitional phase It was more a virtual progression Even Tom Landry, the t.ght-jawed Dallas coach who generally understates a case, was surprised We knew Danny would play well.' he says reflectively, ‘ but didn't anticipate he would do it so brilliantly The first half of the season he was better than Staubach An amazing statement indeed when you consider that for the nine preceding seasons. Roger Staubach was the heart, guts and exemplaryloader of fhe Hallac nffensegame of the year We played super defense and that enabled us to go into our spread,” coach Gary Coffman said.With a 56-51 lead and 8 50 remaining, the Dolphins went into their spread offense andnovice There have been other beneficial adjustments Roger moved around a lot more when he dropped back to pass, sometimes putting pressure on the offensive linemen Danny is just as agile, but more disciplined in his drop You know where Danny's going to be. explains DonovanStaubach was more rigid indestroyed Lee at the free throw line by hitting 16 of 19 shots in the second half and 24of 30 for the game.Walter Thomas led Alvin with 25 points. Richard Johnson scored 15 and Ned Pleasant had 14 If we got the ball topicking out his receivers When he made up his mind to throw to Drew Pearson, noth ing was going to deter him With Danny. asserts Jay Saldi. a combination tight end wide receiver, the sec ondary and third receiver is more likely to get the ball You'll notice the backs are catching more passes Danny's more likely to lay it off to the shorter guy. ThatThomas, they couldn't stop him He got several three-point plays and shot a phenomenal percentage fromthe floorDoug Anderson scored only four points for the Jackets but both of those were on of-keeps all receivers at pea* interestBut don't get the idea reservations have already been made for White at ihe pro football shrine in Canton. lt;MtioIn mid-season, relates Landry, he hit what every young quarterback hits He threw some interceptions ” And the Cowboys faltered, losing ignomimously to a pushover opponent like the New York Giants White turned over the ball four times1 began to feel very confident. says Danny, and started throwing balls into tight situations That led to the interceptions You got to throw a few to realize how much you have to learn Now I’m more cautious the wav 1fensive rebounds. Playmaking guard Danny Simmons contributed eight points but his ball handling in the second half led to I-ee's demise.I still think Lee’s the best team in their conference. To heat a good team over at their place, you have to play well and we did,” Coffman addedThe margin of victory was the biggest lead either team had in the game. Iee’s largest edge was 10-5 in the early portion of the game but the teams traded baskets for most of the remainder of the first half with l^ee owning a 39-38 lead at intermissionThomas also led Alvin rebounding with 12 while Richard Johnson had eight Simmons handed out six assists and collected three steals.ACC held 27-point scorer Ronnie Faggins to a season-low eight points while other double figure scorers Alton Bridges and Dexter Wallace combined for 20 pointsThe Dolphins open against Odessa in the Uiredo tournament before returning home Jan 14 for a 7 30 p.m. tipoff against San Jacinto./ r ,5•3O iA CP izone* I^TAUgACH ’V® OvfiS HIS ■A* T S OP T-lt;E S v£\rlt;C4«L5White had to wait a lonf* time under StaubachDallas’ quarterback transition easy
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Alvin Sun
Alvin, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 08, 1981
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