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The Columbus Cardinals opened their 1976-77 basketball season last week with thumping 88-60 victory over Kendleton.The Big Red hit 52 per cent of its field.goal shots in romping past the visitors easily. The Cardinals added S of 15 from the ,. free throw 4ine.Daryl Fitzgerald Was the high-point man with IS, connecting on 67 per cent^ of his field goal attempts. Don Jenkins added 14, Boak Hartley 12 and Michael Coleman 12.Columbus controlled thetest, picking off 50 rebounds to 32 for KendJe- 1ton. Coleman and Jenkins were the top rebounders for the Redbirds with IS each. 1The Cardinals raced to ' 3a 22-11 first quarter lead 'and expanded that to 46-29 at halftime and coasted in 3the rest of the way. . 'The Columbus Junior ..Varsity defeated Kendie-ton in the opening half of \the doubleheader, 85-53.Byron Marburger hit 16 'of his 19 points in the first Jhalf and Gerald Booker *hit 20 of his 30 in the sec- tond half.Columbus 22 24 19 23—88 v Kendleton 11 18 16 15—60 c Columbus —r Fitzgerald J 18. Jenkins 14, Hartley 12, t Coleman 12, White 9. e Hodge 8, Perkins 6, Glov- I er 5, Whitehead 2, Glenn k
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Colorado Citizen
Columbus, Texas, US
Thu, Dec 02, 1976
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