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AUSTIN — Lamesa is making its first trip to the state tournament in a decade and hopes to repeat the championship effort of the 1975 team. The Golden Tornadoes are led by the Mason brothers, senior Chris and junior Jerry. Chris is averaging 30 points a game, while Jerry is not far behind at 24 points per game.Snook, the king of the hill in small-school basketball, will try to extend its own record of 10 state championships, including seven in a row, at the schoolboy tournament today.Snook is making its 18th appearance in the state tournament since its first trip in 1962. The Blue-jays play the second semi-final game in Class A against Larue La-Poynor, 29-6, which won three state titles in the 1970’s.Walter Martin, who has grown an inch to 6‘8” since he made thelookingall—tournament as a freshman last year, is the only starter returning for Snook, 33-5.Nazareth, 39-30 losers to Snook in the 1984 finals, returns starters Chris Gerber and Russell Hoelting for the Class A semifinal game against Munday, who is making its first appearance in the state tournament.Nazereth coach Joe Lombard coached the Nazareth girls to the Class A championship last weekend.Houston Madison, a 1979 semifinalist, has the most impressive record at 38-0. The Marlins have scored over 100 points in 17 games, and their closest game — a 66-52 victory over Pasadena Dobie— also was their lowest scoring game. Madison plays in the Friday night semifinal game against Fort Worthfor4vASouthwest, 30-8. Conroe, 33-2 and Corpus Christi King, 26-9, are matched in the Friday afternoon 5A game.Other former champions in the three day tournament include, Morton in 2A, Seminole, Brownsboro and Sweeny in 3A; and Lamesa in 4A.Tournament fans will also get a look at Texas’ No. 1 football recruit, 6-4 receiver Hart Lee Dykes, who starts for Bay City, 33-1, a 4A semifinalist. Dykes signed a football scholarship with Oklahoma State.The Black Cats, who have failed to make the finals in three previous appearances, open tonight against Dallas Seagoville, 20-11, which could reportedly lose a starter to grades for the finals.Coach Richard Bacon refused to name the player but the AustintitlAmerican-Statesman identified him as senior John Tenison, who has averaged 18 points and 14 rebounds a game.State PairingsTHURSDAYClass A8:30a m , Nazareth, 27-5 vs Munday, 18-5; 10 a m Snook, 33-5, vs. Larue LaPoynor 29-6.Class 3A2 p.m. Seminole 30-2, vs. Brownsboro 29-4; 3:30 p.m. Sweeny 29-3, vs. Ingleside 29-3.Class 4A7 p.m., Bay City, 33-1, vs. Dallas Seagoville, 20-11; 8:30 p.m.,Lamesa 28-5, vs. New Braunfels, 19-11.Class 5A4 p.m., Conroe 33-2, vs. Corpus Christi King, 26-9; 8 p.m., Houston Madison, 38-0, vs. Fort Worth Southwest, 30-8.All championship games are scheduled for Saturday.
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Thu, Mar 07, 1985
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