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'i , - *' ^ \ooipnihs M1N :::: 9Tuesday. January 27. 19S1-THE ALVIN SUN-Page 9Walter Thomas slam-dunks a goal for the Alvin Community College Dolphins during Monday night's interconference game against the Wharton Pioneers. But Thomas’ personal victory was short-lived as theDolphins were defeated 70-65. Thomas tied with teammate Richard Johnson for the highest scoring on his team, with each scoring 14 points.Close contest ends with ACC lossWharton takes 70-65 inter-conference winBy TED DUNN AM Sports EditorMelvin Young’s steal and ensuing layup ended a seesaw battle and sent the Wharton Pioneers to a 70-66 interconference win over the Alvin Community College Dolphins Monday night.The Dolphins led only twice in the second half, the final time coming when Doug Anderson put in a short banker with 110 remaining for a 65-64 ACC lead.Michael Hubbard countered for Wharton as his jumper in the lane put the Pioneers ahead to stay 66-65 with 46 seconds leftACC brought the ball up-court in an attempt to score the go-ahead basket but Richard Johnson’s pass was deflected and Young sprinted in for a layup for a 68-65 edge with 26 ticks left.The Dolphins tried valiantly in the remaining seconds to get a field goal but another turnover resulted instead, and Glen Williams scored a meaningless field goal with nine seconds showing.Wharton’s biggest lead in the second half was 59-51 -Young accounting for that on a pair of free throws. The margin was the largest lead by either team.The Pioneers led by as much as seven points in the first half and settled for a 40-34 advantage at intermission. The teams were tied at 20 and at 24 but the Dolphins couldn’t gain the lead in the first half after the score was knotted for the second time.Johnson pulled ACC withinACC victorious in Dolphin ClassicScoring a school-record 71 points in the second half, Alvin C immunity College won the Dolphin Classic this weekend with a 115-92 drubbing of Dallas North I-ake.ACC’s two tournament wins, which included a 71-45 triumph of Brookhaven Friday, pushed the Dolphins’ season record to 12-11.Dolphins Ned Pleasant and Richard Johnson were named to the all-tournament team.ACC did all its scoring without pressing North Lake but the Dolphins shot 61 percent from the field in thefirst half and 62 percent in the final 20 minutes.it was a great game for the fans,” coach Gary Coffman said. “When we put in our quicker people, we played better defense. I couldn’t believe the way we shot the ball, though.Dolphin guard Danny Simmons had his best game of the year, scoring 32 points, passing out 11 assists and swiping the ball three times from North lake players.Walter Thomas was ACC’s second leading scorer, finishing with 15 points. Pleasant scored 14, andJohnson and Phillip Epp had eight each. Epp was responsible for getting the Dolphins to the century mark, converting an offensive rebound into a field goal.Vic Schaeffer had seven points while Doug Anderson, Reginald Phillips and David Harril each had six. Mark Stephens scored five and James Watts contributed two.Alvin led by just eight points (44-36) at halftime but the Dolphins pulled away when North lake tried to press ACC at the outset of the second half. North lake’s tactic failed as ACC broke the pressCoach Gary Coffman discusses strategy with his Alvin Community College Dolphins men’s basketball team during Monday night’s game. However, plans for victory did notmaterialize as the Wharton Pioneers took the interconference contest 70-65.Oakland coach says no deal made concerning PastoriniSuper Bowl win leads to trade talkeasily, leading to easy baskets.The Dolphins made 15 of 20 free throws.Against Brookhaven, the Dolphins scored the first 20 points before ACC’s would-be opponent tallied its first points with 11 minutes remaining in the half.Coffman substituted freely as ACC held a 34-18 halftime advantage.Johnson led ACC scorers with 15 points, Pleasant and Thomas each had 10 and Mark Stephens scored four. The Dolphins connected on 15 of 25 free throws.NEW ORLEANS (UP1) -Even before their Super Bowl champagne turned stale, the Oakland Raiders were being bombarded withtrade rumorsJust hours after the Raiders beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10, Sunday in Super Bowl XV, in what owner A1 Davis termed “our finest hour,” a rumor began spreading that disgruntled quarterback Dan Pastorini had been traded to Green Bay for All-Pro wide receiver James Lofton.Oakland Coach Tom Flores tried to squelch the speculation in his morning news conference Monday, claiming “no trade has been made,” but he seemed flustered when asked if he would approve of such a deal.“We just won the Super Bowl and I’m already being asked about trades, said the second-year coach, rubbing his tiredeyes. “Besides, we couldn’t even make the trade if we wanted to, you can’t trade until Feb. 15.But when that deadline is reached, Davis can be expected to continue his club’s “commitment to excellence.Pastorini was heralded less than a year ago as Oakland’s savior after the Raiders acquired him from Houston in an even-up swap for Ken Stabler. The 10-year pro was supposed to rekindle the Raiders’ big-play attack of the past, but he went down with a broken leg on Oct. 5 and Jiru Plunkett took over with the team 2-3.Plunkett, mulling retirement two years ago after being waived by San Francisco, performed magically as he compiled a 13-2 record as a starter. He capped his tour-de-force with a breathtaking display of precision passing against the Eagles’ league-best defense Sunday. He hit 13-of-21 passes for Ml yards and three touchdowns, including two to Giff Branch and a Super Bowl-record 86-yard pass to Kenny King.Unheralded outside linebacker Rod Martin stepped out from the 6-foot-7 shadow of All-Pro Ted Hendricks to set a Super Bowl record with three interceptions off NFC Player of the Year Ron Jaworski and steady Mark van Eeghen added 80 yards on the ground to spark Oakland’s upset before a soldout Ixmisiana Superdome crowd of 75,500.“Without a doubt yesterday was the greatest day in my life in sports,” said Flores Monday. “I’m very proud to be part of all this . We deserved to win,we didn’t back through anydoors.But, Oakland has a pair of first-round draft choices in 1981 and the Raiders may use them in conjunction with some older players to help restock the aging left side of their offensive line. Although they played superbly against the Eagles, tackle Art Shell and guard Gene Upshaw have a combined 27 pro seasons behind them and fresh blood is needed.Does Flores expect another major overhaul in ’81?“Gee, I hope not, he said with a surpressed chuckle that didn’t expressmuch confidence. “We have two No. 1 draft choices. Heck, most times we don’t have any. I’m still a little numb about the whole thing. I think I’ll just disappear for a few weeks.Slam dunkStrategy session43-42 at the 16:36 mark of the final half and Walter Thomas did the same at 45-44 with 15 37 showing. Danny Simmons gave ACC a 46-45 edge with 15 10 remaining only to see Wharton score 13 of the next 19 points.The Dolphins connected ononly nine of 18 free throws while Wharton was successful on 18 of 29 attempts Johnson and Thomas shared high-point honors for the Dolphins as each finished with 14 points. Simmons had 10, Ned Pleasant and James Watts each added eight,Anderson scored five and Aaron Quilla, Reginald Phillips and David Harril each contributed two Young and Robert Felice led the Pioneers with 18 points each and Hubbard followed with 13. No other Wharton players scored in doublefiguresThe Dolphins resume conference play with Friday and Saturday games against Delgado in the ACC gym. Coach Gary Coffman’s team is 1-0 versus league competition. Tipoff for both games is 7 30 p.m.
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