Offensive four honored as Arizona State dominates
Arizona State star backfield Danny White Woody Green Ben Malone and Morris Owens earned Western Athletic Conference Co Offensive Players of the Week after a 55 19 win over Arizona. White threw for 333 yards and five total TDs and Green Malone and Owens prolific in gains. Greg Jones of New Mexico earned WAC defensive honors.
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Green earns UPI Back of the Week for 192-yard day
Arizona State's Woody Green rushed 192 yards and a touchdown in the 55-19 win over Arizona to seal a share of the Western Athletic Conference crown and a Fiesta Bowl bid. He joins Gary Sheide Louis Carter and Phil Bennett in the Backfield of the Week.
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Sun Devils Clinch WAC Title With 55-19 Victory
Arizona State finishes 10-1 in the regular season after routing archrival Arizona 55-19 to share the Western Athletic Conference crown and host Fiesta Bowl date with Pittsburgh. Alabama tops the rankings with Oklahoma second while Ohio State slips to third after a 10-10 tie with Michigan. Notre Dame, Michigan, Penn State, Southern California, Louisiana State, Texas and UCLA fill the top ten.
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Scottsdale Community College receives league approval for actions after Valley of the Sun Classic fight
Arizona Community College Athletic Conference officials said they were satisfied with Scottsdale Community College's response to a fight in the Valley of the Sun Classic final at Phoenix College. Elbert Crump was suspended for two weeks and Gordie Violet placed on probation. Crump sits out three games and will miss the Yavapai Invitational. Violet's conduct will be watched for possible further penalties. SCC Dean Ray Cattani pledged future enforcement and questioned whether Compton College acted.
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Reed Shines in 49ers Win Over Packers as Nolan Lets Him Call Game
San Francisco 49ers beat Green Bay 20 6 behind Joe Reed who, despite 5 of 16 passing, led a strong running game with Vic Washington and Ken Willard. Spurrier replaced Reed due to groin discomfort but Reed earned praise for his play calling and confidence built. Washington scored the first TD and Marcol added Packers field goals.
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UCLA Coach Pepper Rodgers To Speak At Fiesta Bowl Luncheon
UCLA coach Pepper Rodgers will headline the third annual Fiesta Bowl Kickoff Luncheon on December 19 at the Townehouse. Rodgers led UCLA from a 2 7 1 season to an 8 2 mark in 1972 and a 9 2 final record, ranking tenth nationally. Ray Scott will MC the luncheon and announce the Fiesta Bowl game between Arizona State and Pittsburgh December 21 on national TV.
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NGA San Marcos Resort Classic Opens With 150 Players
About 150 golfers tee off in the $66,000 San Marcos Resort Classic first in a four week NGA series at San Marcos Country Club. Frank Conner of San Antonio leads entries as top money winner from last summer's NGA events. Local favorites include Howard Twitty and Jeff Van Wagenen of Phoenix.
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Jaynes Heads West Squad For Shrine Game Enshrine
Kansas quarterback David Jaynes, a prime All America contender, is named to the West squad for the December 29 East West Shrine game along with eight other players.
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Baptist Whips Cal Lutheran In Close Season Opener
Cal Baptist upset Cal Lutheran 82-79 as Steve Johnson paced the winners with 19 points. Lutheran countered with four players in double figures led by Gary Bowman’s 36 in Thousand Oaks.
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Giants Matthews Named NL Rookie of the Year
Gary Matthews of the San Francisco Giants was voted National League Rookie of the Year in a landslide, receiving 11 of 24 votes. He batted .300 with 162 hits, 22 doubles, 10 triples, 12 homers and 58 RBIs to anchor a strong outfield alongside Garry Maddox and Bobby Bonds.
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Freshman Bob Elliott scores 35 in Arizona intra squad win
Freshman Bob Elliott scored 35 points to lead the White Team to a 99 82 victory over the Blue Team in a University of Arizona intrasquad game. Elliott also grabbed 14 rebounds and hit 16 field goals and three free throws. Teammates Eric Money 20 Daniel Norman 18 and Al Fleming 14 also scored for White while Herman Harris had 25 for Blue.
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Suns visit Rockets in search of second road win
Phoenix travels to Houston aiming for a second road victory after a narrow win at Chicago last Friday. Keith Erickson is listed with an ankle sprain but expected back Thursday against Kansas City Omaha. Joe Reaves was placed on waivers reducing Phoenix to 11, while Rudy Tomjanovich and Charlie Scott pace scorers at 25.1 points per game.
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