Alabama Tops Oklahoma In Top Ten Duel 68 62
Mo Williams scored 25 points as No 8 Alabama defeated No 3 Oklahoma 68 62 in the season opener. Oklahoma led late before Alabama surged, with Ebi Ere scoring 24 for the Sooners and Erwin Dudley adding 12 points and eight rebounds for the Tide. Kenny Walker contributed 14 for Alabama.
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Week's Games Highlight Local Football and Basketball
This week features high school football bi district matchups across divisions with Santa Fe facing Columbia at Rice Stadium and Dickinson meeting Angleton at Pasadena Memorial Stadium. Also planned are Area games Hitchcock versus Industrial and Ball against Pearland, plus non district and TAPPS action and a Bay Area Christian tournament for girls. Basketball short list includes WM Cleveland at Texas City and Texas City at Bay Area Christian, with Saturday schedules continuing.
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Houston Rockets Schedule Preview and Record
The Houston Rockets hold a 4-2 record and sit third in the Midwest. Upcoming games include at Phoenix at 9:30 p.m., at Los Angeles Lakers at 8:30 p.m., versus Cleveland at 7:30 p.m., at Dallas at 6:30 p.m., and versus Washington at 7:30 p.m. with dates listed for Saturday through Monday.
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Indians, Roughnecks clash in first playoff bid at Rice
Santa Fe Indians, 7-2, seek first playoff win in school history facing Columbia, 5-4, at Rice Stadium. Coach Krauskopf notes nerves but expects solid performance after early-season success. Columbia’s balance, speed and key players challenge Santa Fe’s option attack.
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La Marque Defeats Bay City 21-7 In Playoff Debut
La Marque’s defense shined in the bi district playoff at Mercer Stadium Sugar Land holding Bay City to seven points and minus nine rushing yards. Wilton McCray returned a fumble for a score, freshman Taylor Wilkins nailed 36 and 19 yard field goals, and the Cougars improved to 9-2 while Bay City ends 6-5.
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Hitchcock Bulldogs ready for Industrial showdown in Sweeny
Hitchcock led district champions with a 8th straight win eye Industrial Cobras in a Division I 27 2A vs 28 2A clash at Sweeny High School. Hitchcock offense averages 375.3 yards per game while Industrial allows 14 points per contest. quarterback Danny Southall leads with 1973 total yards.
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