Utah Wins Classic Behind Mahler and Newlin
Jim Mahler 6-10 led Utah to a 105-85 final over Michigan State for the championship as he earned a Utah Classic all star spot. Mike Newlin 21 points and superb passing helped the Utes improve to 5-2 on the season. Ken Gardner added 16 rebounds after returning from injuries. New Mexico also claimed a holiday title by beating Washington State 95-76 in the Lobo Invitational in Albuquerque.
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United Press International
Jim Mahler
Utah
Mahler
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Michigan
Utes
Spartans
Mike Newlin
Western Athletic Conference
Newlin
Ken Gardner
Gardner
San Francisco
New Mexico
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Lobos
Washington State
St. Joseph’s
Saguaro Cats Fall to Carl Hayden 48 43 in Cold Third Quarter
Carl Hayden Falcons rallied to defeat Saguaro 48 43 at the Cat gym. Wayne Mattingly fouled out late as Carl Hayden outscored Saguaro 14 7 in the third, while rebounds and shooting percentage favored the Falcons. Charlie Neal led Carl Hayden with 19 points.
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Saguaro Sabercagers
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Saguaro Gym
Cats
Birds
Labers
Wayne Mattingly
Charlie Neal
Otto and Alworth Lead UPI AFL All Stars
Center Jim Otto of the Oakland Raiders and wide receiver Lance Alworth of the San Diego Chargers headlined the United Press International 1969 AFL all star selections. Otto has made the first team every year since 1960, Alworth all but his rookie season. The Raiders dominate with seven first team picks as Western Division winners.
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Lance Alworth
San Diego
Chargers
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Otto
Alworth
United Press International
AFL
Raiders
Gene Upshaw
Harry Schuh
Daryle Lamonica
Warren Wells
Willie Brown
Dave Grayson
Kansas City Chiefs
New York Jets
Denver
Cincinnati
Houston
Buffalo
Miami
Wells
Schuh
Jim Tyrert
Kansas
City
Upshaw
Walt Sweeney
San’ Diego
All AFL Team Picks Include Trumy Lamonica and Others
The roster features Bob Trumpy at tight end and Jim Lamonica at quarterback. Floyd Little and Mat Snell share backfield work with Denver and the Jets. Defensively Rich Jackson and Gerry Philbin anchor the ends, with Buck Buchanan and Elliott at tackle. Nick Buoniconti, Bobby Bell, Webster, Byrd, Grayson, and Robinson fill remaining roles.
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Bob Trumpy
Cincinnati
Lamonica
Floyd Little
Denver
Mat Snell
Jets
Rich Jackson
Gerry Philbin
John’ Elliott
Buck Buchanan
Chiefs
Nick Buoniconti
Miami
Bobby Bell
Kansas‘ City
George “Webster
Houston
Brown
Butch Byrd
Buffalo
Grayson
Robinson
Kansas City
Otto
Alworth
Tyrer
Sweeney
Upshaw
Jackson
Philbin
Buchanann
Webster
Unitas Leads Colts Past Rams in Tight Late Run
Johnny Unitas completed 19 of 33 passes for 260 yards as Baltimore edged Los Angeles 13-7. The 16‑play 75‑yard drive spanned nearly 10 minutes and ended with Tom Matisse’s two‑yard TD run, sealing the win for Baltimore.
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Chicago
Green Bay
St.Louis
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Johnny Unitas
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Unitas
Tom Matie
Joe Morrison
Craig Morton
Pettis Norman
Dallas
Washington
Tempe Buffaloes bag Coronado Holiday Wrestling crown
Tempe Buffaloes overwhelmed rivals to win the Coronado Holiday Wrestling Tournament with 100 points over two days. McClintock Canyon followed with 81, Westwood 74, Coronado 54, and Saguaro 47, while individual bouts featured Arcadia, Tempe, and Westwood champions across multiple weight classes.
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Coronado
Tempe
Dave Manning
McClintock
Jim Ditsworth
Cass Rovera
Tempé
Carter Paulsen
Cliff Ray
Westwood
College Basketball Scores From Major Conferences
A compilation of college men’s basketball results featuring Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Memphis, Oklahoma State, Texas, Louisville, in matchups against Mississippi, Baylor, St. Bonaventure, Villanova, and others. Highlights include Kentucky 98 Duke 76 and Kansas 104 West. Ky 81 with numerous late-season outcomes across conferences.
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Okla
Xavier
Marshall
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Rider
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Lehigh
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Missouri
Northwestern
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Dartmouth
Vanderbilt
St. Louis
Virginia
Wm and Mary
Richmond
VMI
Tenn
LaSalle
Coronado Dons Rally Past Yuma Criminals in Scottsdale
Coronado overcame a slow third period to beat Yuma 62 50 at Scottsdale High Gym. Marty McCray led with 23 points, Bob Heap 13, Steve Martin 10, while Coronado held a 48 38 rebounding edge and shot 38 percent from the field 61 percent at the line. Rick Wagner led Yuma with 16 points as Herb Sherman’s cagers head to Brophy for the Holiday Tournament on Dec 26.
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Yuma
Scottsdale High
Dons
Marty McCray
Bob Heap
Steve Martin
John Schuldt
Brian, Williams
Rick Schmidgall
Larry Boerner
Jeff Brydle
Richard’ Howard
Dee
Touma
Rick Wagner
Herb Sherman
Cagers
Brophy
Hawks Beat Bulls as Hudson Leads Atlanta to Win
The Atlanta Hawks, 118 to 111 over the Chicago Bulls, with Lou Hudson scoring 31 and Bill Bridges 27. Hudson connected on 14 of 23 shots, Jimmy Davis grabbing a career high 22 rebounds as Atlanta widened its Western lead. Milwaukee, Seattle, and Los Angeles also won noted NBA games.
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SuperSonics
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Arcadia Titans Fall To Westwood In Holiday Eve Setback
Arcadia showed strong first half defense but cooled offensively in the second, losing 60-46 to Westwood. Bill Brown led Arcadia with 12 points as the Titans drop to 2-3 and set up a January 6 matchup with Scottsdale after the holidays.
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Westwood
Bill Brown
Titan
Brown
Don Schlander
Jim Donker
Ted Allen
Joe Piercey
Paul Montesano
Chuck Savale
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