Tired Firebirds fall to East in Phoenix Holiday final
East High beat Chaparral 58 57 in the championship game as the Firebirds rallied with two minutes left but fell short. Rob Booth led Chaparral with 18 points while Mark Stevens and Rominger each produced key late plays. Stevens grabbed 17 rebounds.
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Bob Snider
Chaparral
Firebirds
East High Longhorns
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Phoenix Union
East
Longhorns
Dick Anderson
Jeff) Rominger
Anderson
East High
Mark Stevens
Rominger
Rob Booth
Rick
Stevens
Thorns
Chris Vidulich
Phil Cancik
Tom Teachert
Bud Bellamy
Hap Smith
Jim Evans
Wendell King
Todd Davis
Mark Johnson
Dons
Mike Hogan
Kevin Coyle
Dave Moore
Jeff Randall
Rob Halchishick
Barry Bluth
Bruce Francis
Bill Ketterer
Bob Slone
Randy Grothaus
Coronado
Sherman
Westwood
Cowboys Ride Dokes Hit To Fiesta Bowl Win
Oklahoma State defeats Brigham Young 16-6 as Gary Sheide leaves with a right shoulder injury. Phillip Dokes earned outstanding defensive player honors, and Kenny Walker scored OSU's only rushing TD. Abiy Daigle kicked a 42 yard field goal, Leonard Thompson to Gerald Bain produced the clinching 40 yard hookup with 1:14 left. Attendance 50,878.
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Paul Linford
Brigham Young University Cougars
Oklahoma State
TEMPE
UPI
Phillip Dokes
Brigham Young
Gary Sheide
Ation
BYU
Sheide
Cougars
Dokes
OSU
Jim Stanley
Kenny Walker
Walker
Tony Buck
Abby Daigle
Cowboys
Leonard Thompson
Gerald Bain
Stanley
Mark Uselman
Injury to Sheiden was the difference in Fiesta Bowl IV
BYU star Gary Sheide dominated early but was sidelined by a Dokes forearm. The injury derailed BYU as OSU failed to move the ball, producing a 16-6 Cowboys win and a bowl that many writers felt could have been different with Sheide.
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BYU
Phil Dokes
Cougars
OSU
Mark Giles
Cowboys
ASU
Frank Kush
Kush
Arizona State
Gary Sheide
Devils fall to Ducks in Far West Classic semifinal
Arizona State drops 80 76 to fourth night Oregon in Portland advancing to the consolation title against Washington State after Oregon State upset. Lionel Hollins scores 30 for ASU while Ron Lee has 23 for Oregon.
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UPI
Arizona State
Oregon Ducks
ASU
Washington State
Oregon State
Beavers
Devils
Oregon
Ducks
Lionel Hollins
Ron Lee
Hollins
Lee
Rudy White
Scott Lloyd
Roadrunners Face Quebec In WHA Battle For Standings
Phoenix Roadrunners visit Quebec seeking to hold second place in the WHA Western Division. The series is 1-1-1 after three overtime games this season, with Dennis Sobchuk scoring the overtime winner against Cleveland in the last game as Gary Kurt stopped 28 shots for the unbeaten stretch.
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Quebec
UPI
World Hockey Association
Phoenix Roadrunners
Phoenix
Cleveland
Dennis Sobchuk
Bob Whidden
Cleveland Nets
Grand Erickson
John Stewart
Sobchuk
Wendell Bennett
Bennett
Ali Guests Jamaica Prime Minister After Rally
World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was a dinner guest of Prime Minister Michael Manley after a rally in his honor at Kingston National Stadium. The event followed a public gathering praising Ali’s achievements.
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Kingston
Jamaica
UPI
Muhammad Ali
Michael Manley
National Stadium
Coronado Dons win Brophy tourney third with MVP Fisk
Coronado Dons rout Tempe Buffaloes 85 56 to claim Brophy Holiday Tournament third place. Ben Fisk 13 points and seven rebounds earned MVP honors as six Dons reached double figures and Coronado dominated on the boards 59 rebounds.
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Coronado Dons
Dons
Tempe Buffaloes
Coronado
Tempe
Herb Sherman
Ben Fisk
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