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Tigers Visit New CaneyAAA ConfrontationBY MIKE BRITON Eagle Sports WriterNEW CANEY - The AM Consolidated Tigers will be playing to stay alive for the 11-AAA zone playoffs when they travel to New Caney to meet the Eagles in a 7:30 p.m.confrontation.The Tigers, who are 2-4 in zone play, have four moregames in w hich to post a good enough zone record to secure second place in the north sector. Why are they shooting for second9With Tomball on top of things with a 6-0 zone mark, theTigers could only tie for firstplace if they won the remaining games and the Cougars lost the rest of their games. And, more important, is that second place earns the Tigers a berth in the zone playoffs.THE FIRST and second place teams in the north and south zones of 11-AAA will play a four-team playoff tournament to determine the district champ. The second place team of the south zone will meet the winner of the north zone and vice versa.Tied for second behind Tomball in the north zone are Huntsville and Navasota with identical 4-2 slates. The Tigers share third place with Brenham, who also has a 2-4 mark. At the bottom of the heap is the team which the Tigers are playing tonight. New Caney is winless in loop play at 0-6, despite a 13-11 season record.Consol handed the Eagles one of their worst defeats in north zone competition earlier this season in Tiger gym. But New Caney coach KenLARRY WILLIAMSTiger's Top ScorerJIM FOREMAN Consol StrategistFranklin said the Eagles' spirit hasn't dwindled because' of their poor zone record. “Our kids' morale is still high/’ he said.FRANKLIN COMPAREDthe Eagles to Rice University of the Southwest Conference saying, “We’ve had some close ones, but we just haven't been able to win one.”The Eagles played Tomball close in New -Caney, lost to Huntsville in overtime and fell to Navasota, 92-83, in a wild affair. So the Tigers had better not get their guards down.But every game from this point on is important for the Tigers. Consol coach Jim Foreman said before going into the Tomball game last Tuesday, “They’re (games) all big ones now.” Even though the Tigers are 2-4 a win tonight could be that first big step towards the second place spot.Consol hosts Huntsville and Navasota. their toughest remaining foes, and will travel to Brenham to play the Cubs. So the remainder of the schedule is in their favor, but they’ll have to have some help from the rest of the zone. Someone will have to beat Navasota and Huntsville along with the Tigers before Consol can claim even a tie for second.IN THE first New Caney-Consol meeting, the Eagles were bothered by the Tigers' hustling defense. Consol intimidated the bigger Eagle team and stymied their scoring!I%lt;■(See CONSOL, Page 13)Consol’s Steen PlaysBY MIKE BRUTON Eagle Sports WriterCOLLEGE STATION - Howcan a man who is only 6-1 be successful at playing the post position in basketball?Ask AM Consolidated'sPhilip Steen, because he goes out two nights a week and plays the post with a high degree of success in most cases. In theup good shots for his teammates.“CM NOT as tall as a lot of people that are defensing me. When the defense sags back on me, I just pass the ball out to Larry (Williams) or some of the other guards for an open jump shot,” Steen explained.When Steen is not playing basketball, he attends to his other extracurricular schoolsome other things will have to happen too. “With a little help from other teams we might get second place,” Steen said.SECOND PLACE would send the Tigers into a four-team playoff with the winner of the north zone and the top two teams in the south zone. To get the second spot, the TigersshPegtlTsland of the giants — under the activities. An A-student, Steenbasket — Steen plays a lot taller than his stature will allow.is a member of the National Honor Society, vice president of the Consol Student CouncilBryan PiThe 6-1 senior has led the and a member of the Future Tigers nearly all the season in Homemakers of America.scoring and rebounding, andPHILIP STEENhe’s done it all amongst people who are 2-4 inches taller thanhe is.HE HAS been impressive on the boards in Consol’s last two performances after recuperating from a nagging ankle injury. But the College Station native said his recent success under the bucket was more a product of determination. “I got a little bit more determined,” the articulate player said.Steen was a prime instrument in the Navasota upset where he came up with 15 rebounds and 17 points. He also grabbed a lot of clutch caroms in the Tomball thriller of Tuesday night.He's not a selfish ball player, because he shoots sparingly, though he is an excellent shooter, Steen said he restricts his shooting because of his height disadvantage and to setHe plans to pursue the social sciences when he goes to College next fall.STEEN SAID he started playing basketball in the eighth grade, after his parents wouldn’t let him play football.As for the Tigers’ present situation in 11-AAA north zone competition, Steen reflects the same confident attitude as his coach Jim Foreman. “I think we've come along these last two games (Navasota and Tomball). I think we have a chance to win all the rest of them,” he said.If the Tigers hope to have a chance to win the 11-AAA title, they’ll have to win the remaining four games and1flt;bsw■]lt;RICKEY JOHNSON Vike Bomb Expertpie’RunnersOppositeBears SmashKnicks, 57-41BRYAN — The Bears and Rams took victories Thursday night in the Bryan Boy’s Club Little Dribblers Basketball League.The Bears defeated the Knicks, 57-41, with Pat Stepney •leading the way with 23 points. T. Morris added 14.P. MITCHELL was the Knicks top scorer with 20 points while Larry Nelms had 12.The Rams beat the Bucks, 38-30, behind Greg Hill’s 16 points. The Bucks Billy Chambers had 14.The Inkers play the Bear and the Vikings meet the Bucks in action next Tuesday.NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Waldrop has no pretensions about running the 1,500-meter race in the Olympics. Marty Liquori has openly acknowledged his desire to run — and win — the 5,000-meter race in the Summer Games at Montreal.hiIT5,sitrriTonight, the twain shall meet — in the mile — at the 69th Wanamaker Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden.Asked about his aspirations for the Games, Waldrop said, “If you’ll think back, I’ve always said that I wasn’t that interested in the Olympics. Even as a kid, I felt that way. If I feel something else is more valuable, I’ll concentrate on that. Right now, getting a Ph.D. in cardio-respiratory physiology is more important.”PiLkfrheZlt;reTimhashenhefoimi19!
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