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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1974
Page
8
Serious senior leads his team as they meet Montana on opening night at 9 p.m. A Devils win would pit them against the Arizona or Long Beach State winner for the tourney title Saturday night.
Southwest seniors compete at the Fiesta Bowl Senior Open at Scottsdale Racquet Club. Norman Petersen seeds men 35 singles. Bob Folz and Pat Vail head the doubles. Shuman Hoyt top men 45 doubles. Mitcham tops women 35 singles and doubles. Roy King and Maxine King lead mixed 45 doubles. Public admission is free. event enters fourth year and aligns with Fiesta Bowl.
St Mary's, top in the UPI power index, faces Camelback in the Class AAA title at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The Knights boast an undefeated regular season and playoff wins over Marcos de Niza and Agua Fria. Camelback reaches the final with wins over Central and Buena. St Mary's features David Mitchell 1789 rushing yards and 21 TDs, Chris Skelly 1490 passing yards and 21 TDs, while Camelback relies on Mark Whipple with 168 rushing yards and 833 passing yards with 16 TDs.
Gerard High School's basketball team, led by first year coach Tim Malik, brings back four lettermen as most players join after winning the Class A state football championship. Several players are injured or just returning, with key contributors like Roger Elsey and Chris Calcagno limited, while others join late or slower to recover, shaping a learning early schedule.
The 1974 All-City football team from five Scottsdale high schools will be announced in Friday's Progress edition with first and second team picks and the 1974 Player of the Year chosen by Progress and the Scottsdale Quarterback Club. The team is selected by the Progress sports staff after reviewing nominations from the five head coaches.
The report notes Tom Yawkey’s possible $2 million bid for Sal Bando amid high-profile talks. It also outlines Charlie Finley’s price for Reggie Jackson and Bando, and summarizes Orioles trade moves adding Lee May and Ken Singleton to strengthen their lineup.
Detroit shuts down Houston 86 to 69 setting a team record for fewest points allowed as Don Adams hounded Rudy Tomjanovich who scored eight on eight shots. Bob Lanier 24 and Dave Bing 18 paced the Pistons while Houston’s Zaid Abdul-Aziz had 13 and Calvin Murphy 11 off the bench.
The Probationers Assistance Fund Football Game features Arizona adult probation officers vs a media team Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Donation is $1. Diego Perez leads the probation officers. Bob Snider starts at halfback and Dewey Hopper serves as player-coach for the media team. The game uses flag football rules to support rehabilitated criminals’ job placement.
San Diego Mariners defeated Phoenix Roadrunners 2-0 on the road marking their fifth straight road victory. Ken Block and Ray Adduano scored in the first period while the team managed only 12 shots, widening their Western Division gap over San Diego and keeping pressure on Minnesota. Phoenix hosts Edmonton Friday in their first meeting of the season.
Ohio State and Oklahoma, each powering a 21-1 combined mark, headline the 1974 UPI All-America football team with five and four players respectively. Archie Griffin leads the Buckeyes with a Heisman touch, joined by Myers Schumaker, Van DeCree and Colzie. Oklahoma’s 11-0 squad is represented by Washington, Roush, Shoate and Hughes.
Arizona State linebacker Bob Breunig, a senior from Phoenix, was named to the United Press International All America second team. He was the lone Western Athletic Conference selection on the squad, with three WAC players earning honorable mention: Willie Miller of Colorado State, Gary Sheide and Orrin Olsen of Brigham Young.
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