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The EagleBryan-College Station, TexasSaturday, January 24,1976Page 1BWins5NotchTigers Shock FavoredRattlers in Big ThrillerBY MIKE BRUTON Eagle Sports WriterNAVASOTA—Fortune comes from not giving up.The AM Consolidated Tigers, after dropping their last two zone games, overcame a five-point first quarter deficit and a heavily favored Navasota team to grab an electrifying 58-56 victory in Rattler gym Friday night.THEY SAY if you don’t panic when you spot a coiled snake that it won’t strike and you’llHearn eDownsElginHEARNE — Heame got off to a slow start here Friday night but wanned up behind the shooting of Lester Davis as the Eagles roasted Elgin, 52-48.Hearne couldn’t find the hoop for the first few minutes of the contest and trailed 12-18 at the end of the first quarter. The Eagles turned up the heat and outscored Elgin 18-10 at the end of the half, matched the visitors 10-10 in the third period and then outpaced them 12-10 in the last period.DAVIS HAD 18 points for Hearne, followed by Darrell Pierce and Bruce Henry, with 10 each.Milton Baker and Jack Mathews were high point men for Elgin with 16 points apiece.Hearne is now 6-2 in district warfare and 14-13 on the year. Elgin shows a 5-3 loop ledger and 11-12 for the season.Hearne hosts Caldwell Tuesday night.HearneDavisPierceRussHenryPettyScamardoMurphyTotalsElginMatthewsMillerMooreBerhrendBakerTotalsfgm fga ftm-fta pf tp 9 0 3 185 0 0 104 0 0 84 2 3 1 100 0 0 03 0 2 60 0 2 025 2 3 8 52fgm fga ftm fta pf tp8 0 3 167 0 2 140 0 2 0 01 0 2 27 2 2 2 1623 2 4 9 48escape injury. That saying must be true, because the Tigers were not awed by the quick, talented Rattlers. When the gym was bursting with tension, with both teams1 fans going wild, the Tigers kept their poise and walked away with their biggest win of the season.Consol’s Ronnie Morgan and Pat Cartwright hit clutch free throws in the final seconds of the game, while the Navasota fans yelled, stomped and did everything they could to break the Tiger cagers’ concentration. The game was filled with pressure and emotion. The Rattlers’ Nicky Nelms was ejected from the game with 40 seconds left when he lost his temper and started to exchange words with an AM Consolidated cheerleader.THERE WAS some positive emotion also. like the emotion Consol coach Jim Foreman described when the Tigers called timeout with the score reading 54-53 Navasota’s way with 1:26 to go in the game. Foreman said Larry Williams kept telling his teammates not to worry because, “We are going to win.”The whole Tiger team played well, but the key to the exciting Tiger win was in the play of Philip Steen and Williams. Williams led the scoring assault with 19 points and played extremely well during the crucial minutes of the third and fourth quarters. But Steen was outstanding the entire game. The 6-1 senior pulled down 15 rebounds and scored 17 points, and did a good job defensively on the Navasota big men William Mason and Bennie Anderson.At the start of the game when the Rattlers jumped out to a 16-11 first quarter lead, it looked like another long night for Consol. But good defense pulled the Tigers back and the score was knotted 30-30 at ha If time.was Foreman and the Tiger contingent that was filled with elation.“It was team play,” Foreman said with his face still showing the happiness generated by the win. “They (Tigers) did a tremendous job,” assistant coach Larry Linder said smiling. “We kept making the plays when we had to,” he added.Consol will host league leading Tomball Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. with this inspiring victory still in their memories. “I’m really looking forward to playing them (Tomball). We’ve got a good shot at second place if we win the rest of them,” Foreman said. The Tigers are 11-15 on the season, and 2-3 in zone play with the win, while the Rattlers are 12-9 and 3-2.ConsolWilliamsShaferSteenCartwrightMorganDaytonWaldonTotalsfgm fga 817121323ftm fta3 42 3 34 2 2 23 00 00 12 16pf tp33 2 24 1 319417462618 58NavasotaGlennNelmsAndersonMasonMaxeySaulsTotalsfgm fga282920.23ftm fta 02 4 62 3 35 12 00 10 18pf tp 2 4Vikes Massacre HaplessYellow Jackets. 87-54BY ROBERT CESSNA Eagle Sports WriterCLEBURNE—Before their 15-4A clash here Friday night, Cleburne coach Jeff Cody called the Bryan Vikings a state contender and the Vikes re-affirmed Cody’s thoughts, as they thrasheci the hapless Yellow Jackets, 87-54.Bryan, behind a stout press, jumped to a quick 11-2 lead and left little doubt as to the superior team. Cleburne was never in the game after that initial spurt by the Vikes.THE VIKES ARE now 21-1 on the year and upped thir district mark to 5-0. Cleburne isnow winless in five loop attempts and owns a dismal 3-18 record on the year.Bryan, now on a 19-game winning streak, hosts Killeen at 7:30 p.m. in a key contest, Tuesday night in Viking gym.Killeen was undefeated in loopplay entering tonight’s game with Waco University.The Vikes raced to that early lead on the play of Curtis33431206215016 56Score by Quarters:ConsolNavasota11 19 10 18—58 16 14 7 19 — 56KENNETH NIX keeps the basketball away from Snook Topsan unidentified Lexington player Friday night in ■ ,the Snook gym. Snook won the important District L.6XI IT Qt OIT27-A ballgame to remain alive in the race.Snook’s 51 is Mike Baisy. (Eagle Photo by Richard Henderson)Bookman Paces PoniesOver Westwood. 75-69MADISONVILLE —The Madisonville Mustangs upped their District 21-AA basketball record to 2-1 here Friday night with a 75-69 double overtime victory over the visiting Palestine Westwood Panthers.The Mustangs used a 19-point fourth quarter to knot the game at 63-63 at the end of regulation play. Both teams scored four points in the first overtime but Madisonville outscored the Panthers 8-2 in the final period.THE MUSTANGS had a 20-15 first period lead and held a 36-35 halftime lead. Madisonville has a 17-4 season mark. Westwood is 1-2 in loop play.and J. Ives added 16 points each for Westwood.Madisonville travels to Rusk Tuesday night for the final game of first round action.WestwoodCubsteadCrawfordReeves.JivesjTrussedTotalsfgm fga ftm fta101882283 46900 00 2 3 13 18pf43335 20tp2381616669Lawrence Bookman paced the Mustangs with 24 points while Robert Carter had 21 and Herbert Nealy 15. Steve Cubstead had 23 and J. ReevesM'VilleGilbertNealyDavisBookmanCarterMoffettTotalsfgm fga2629128ftm fta036 56 8 11 3 6 00 19 29pf tp 3 4434301592421717 75Score by QuartersWestwoodM'Ville15 20 13 15 4 2 — 69 20 16 8 19 4 8 —75Score by Quarters HearneElgin12 IB 10 12-52 18 10 10 10- 48AndersonTakes TwoANDERSON —Anderson came away with a pair of wins over visiting Iola teams here Friday night, as the Owls down the Bulldogs 60-43 in the boys game and 39-24 in the girls’ tilt. MIKE SMITH was high pointman for the Anderson boyswith a 22 point performance. He was followed by I^iwrenceRodgers with 20 points.Mike Isbell was high scorer for Iola with 18 points and was followed by Scotty Gressett with 16.Beverly Smith paced the Anderson female five with a 27 point barrage and was followed by Leola Menefee and Paula12 /\/\rt 1 r\«i ntti L £«ars\ rtTHE RATTLERS were upset. They couldn’t understand why they couldn’t control the game with their swift fast break. Frustration cost them turnovers in the third period, and Consol turned errors into points.A Williams layup on the fourth-quarter tipoff put Navasota behind, 42-37. After four and a half minutes of hectic fourth quarter play, the Rattlers still trailed, 45-40. But the Rattlers rallied, and after a Consol turnover Mason hit a baseline jumper to put Navasota out front, 51-50 with 1:49 remaining.TWELVE SECONDS later the Tigers trailed, 54-51. Foreman called timeout, and later Morgan and Cartwright put in the critical free throws which iced the game away for the Tigers. The crowd was delirious in those last 51 seconds. But after the game itCALDWELL - Caldwellcame back strong in the last two quarters but could not overcome a superior first halfperformance by Cameron here Friday night, as the Hornets lost. 90-65.Suns DefeatRockets by 9PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) -Paul Westphal, with 28 points, helped Phoenix to a season-high 42-point second quarter en route to a 124-115 National Basketball Association victory over the Houston Rockets Friday night.Phoenix led by 27 points late in the third quarter, but Houston closed with a rush and, with 2:29 to go in the game, had pulled to within five mints.Anthony Carroll was high point man for the night, making two thirds of Caldwell’s point, with 18 field goals and eight free throws.The only other Hornet in double figures was Wayne Bethany with 12.CAMERON LED 30-16 at the end of the first quarter and increased it to a 54-25 half time margin. Caldwell came back and outscored the Yoemen 21-17 in the third stanza and matched Cameron point for point (19-19) in the final period but it just wasn’t enough.Caldwell is now 1-7 in districtwhile Cameron is travels to Hearne8-0. Caldwell Tuesday.SNOOK—A strong third period gave the Snook Blue Jays enough of a lead to hold off the visiting Lexington Eagles and take an important District 27-A victory here Friday night.Mike Baisy scored 16 points and Leonard Nickerson and George Khrone added 10 each as the Blue Jays toppled the league-leading Eagles, 44-38.THE VICTORY kept Snook’s chances for another 27-A title alive as both teams now stand 4-1 in loop play. Snook is now 16-10 on the year.“Desire is the biggest thing they (players) had going for them,” Snook coach Don Horn said afterwards.I,exington took a 12-8 first quarter lead but Snook came back in the second with 15 points to take a 23-22 halftime margin. Snook led at the end of the third period, 33-28.Ernest Cooper paced the Eagles attack with 22 points.Snook meets Somerville Tuesday night.CameronBennettWhite,JWhite.MKornegayKellyScottHollasBurtonDanielsKnightTotalsfgmga01339ftm fta00 59 12 12 0 2 4 4 00 00 0 1 14 12 24pf432102011014tp1239LexingtonCooperVealMorrisParksWrenTotalpf tp13 3802790CaldwellCarrollBethanyHarrisonMaidandoValenta.JSummersEsparzaTotalsfgm fga 1860210128ftm fta8 12 00 00 12 00 00 00 9 14pf tp 3 444111401205202SnookBaisyNixNickersonKhronePalmerKerrTotalspf tpScore by QuartersLexingtonSnook12 10 6 10-388 15 10 11 -4414 65SportsJDickey. The 6-1 senior point guard had three assists, three steals, and one bucket in the Vike-dominated first quarter.GERALD CARTER, Rudy Woods, Kermit Wilson and Tank Hunter also played superb defense in the first quarter spurge, adding steals which turned to easy buckets.Ken Jones of Cleburne came downcourt as Bryan missed the opening shot and hit a short jumper, despite the presence of Woods' hands in his face, to give Cleburne a 2-0 lead. Cleburne, however, didn’t get the ball past midcourt the next10 minutes.Carter then tied the game on a long baseline jumper. Seconds later, Woods got an easy layup off a Dickey steal. Carter then stole the inbounds pass and fed Hunter who layed it up and in and in the process was fouled.AFTER HUNTER completed the three-point play, Dickey again stole the ball and fed a wide open Carter. Wilson ended the splurge with a pair of freebies with 6:42 left in the quarter.“Most teams we play, that first quarter sets the pace,” Bryan coach Bobby Perry said. “We relaxed after the first period and I don’t think Cleburne threatened again as far as the score is concerned.”If the 27-16 lead was not enough, Bryan scored the first 17 points of the second quarterto up the score to 43-17.PERRY USED his wholebench the rest of the way, substituting freely against the hapless Yellow Jackets. Twelve players saw action and eleven scored.“I think our ability to control the boards was the key,” the Vike boss said. Bryan pulled down 52 rebounds in the game,with the 6-10 Woods hauling in 20. “Rudy did an outstanding job, he rebounded well and shot his free throws well,” Perry said.Woods was also the game’s high scorer with 18 points; Carter was next with 17; and Dickey added 11 before fouling out. Hunter, averaging 21.5 points in loop play, could manage only nine, because of foul trouble.STEVE BAILEY led the Yellow Jackets with 14, Dave Owen had 11 and Ken Jones added 10.JV ActionThe Bryan JV’s evened their overall mark at 8-8 and stand 2-3 in district play after whalloping the Cleburne JV’s, 74-45.Darren Cooks was exceptionally hot for Bryan, adding 28 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Jerry Dubose added 13 points to the Bryan attack.Willie Williams was the leading rebounder for Bryanwith 15.BryanWoodsHunterCarterDickeyBarrettJohnsonToliverToliverWilson,KDrueryWierzigMathewsWilson J.Totalsfgm fga5475 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 235ftm fta 8 161-1331200reb207pf tp 1800 00 2 2 22 2 2 0 1 0-0 0 1 17 287420322223052009171126668402429 87CleburneRogersOwenMcCrudyBaileyJonesK ennonRooserBurgessZr iaxWaitsTotalsfgm fga220641110017ftm fta3 5 7 8 0-0 2 5 2 7 2 2 0 2 00 004 7 20 37pf tp72211014104220454Score by QuartersBryanCleburne26 21 16 24 — 87 17 7 17 13 — 54The shortestdistance betweenhere and Wall Streetis a straight line to A. G. Edwards.^locks^lonG^^plions; Mutual Funds Commodities Tax Shelters, Financial Planning%A.G. Edwards1(19 Villa ManaM4- rmGENE LILLY EVANGELISTFROM FLORIDA WILL BEMINISTERING ATTHELIVING WORD CHRISTIAN CENTER400 N. WASHINGTONSUNDAY, JANUARY 259:30 A.M. 3:30 P.M.Score by QuartersCameronCaldwell30 24 17 19 — 90 16 9 21 19 — 65A Pjt* Srvlt;f Thu i W Count4tTelephone Solicitors•part time or fulltime•good pay•work in your home or our officeLie downDel lechobe counted.al hecho.
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