The Paris News from Paris, Texas • Page 20

Sportscope A.G. Morgan Billy Sims Day Billy Sims Day was being prepared Friday in Hooks, Texas. The opportunity for me to visit the small East Texas town came about because Paris High basketballers were playing in Texarkana Friday afternoon. In case you've been to the Orient the past week you should know that Sims, who is from Hooks, and plays at the University of Oklahoma, won the Heisman Trophy this past week as the nation's best college football player so the Hooks residents prepared a special day for Billy yesterday which included a parade and a barbecue. There were a couple of signs erected proclaiming that Billy won the Heisman and people all over town were talking about it.

When asked of an elderly gentlemen where Billy Sims Rd. was located he said, "Oh, everybody knows where that is. It's right down there." Sure enough, it was. He got away Speaking of Paris playing in Texarkana. The Wildcats played Longview Pine Tree and several thousand missed the event.

They also missed the Longview coach losing his cool quite often. He also was never dismissed from the contest. After getting one technical early in the contest for saying something sort of derogatory, he then whistle. The ref said he did so the Longview coach proceeded to ask one of the officials if he had a' ask him to blow it to see if it worked. He didn't get a technical for that.

Next came the real excitement. The coach heaved a water bottle against the stands. No technical. He threw a folding chair against the stands. No technical.

He kicked a chair against the stands. No technical. And, he won the game. I'd hate to see the guy when he's losing. Prairland cancellations Prairiland basketball coach Lloyd Simmons informed me Saturday morning that a couple of upcoming games have been cancelled.

The games of Dec. 5 at home against Pittsburg and Dec. 12 at Pittsburg will not be played because the Pirates are still competing in the football playoffs. If any of you coaches have an open date (s) contact Simmons at Prairiland High School. He'll oblige.

It's possible Would it be too far-reaching to think that Texas Ranger wheeler-dealer Brad Corbett would go after Sparky Anderson to manager Rangers and leave Pat Corrales out in the cold? Would it? Not really. It would not be surprising at all. It won't be long Reason no All-District rules state that the allleague team must be picked at the site of the district champion. Coleman's wife was hospitalized recently. According to PHS Coach Bill Hicks the coaches are to convene on Atlanta Monday or Tuesday to pick the team.

The Paris News, Dec. 1978 3B Tech's Hadnot tops SWC All-Southwest Conference unit has firepower, defense DALLAS (AP) The Associated Press 1978 AllSouthwest Conference football team is a mirror of one of the wildest seasons in the league's long history with a converted tight end, James Hadnot of Texas Tech, incredibly taking Offensive Player of the Year honors. As selected by the SWC coaches, the team has firepower and a seasoned defensive unit that would rival any in America. There are gainers galore in the backfield led by the powerful Hadnot, a junior, Texas Curtis Dickey and Ben Cowins of Arkansas and Emmett King of Houston, who tied in the balloting. Danny Davis, the slick senior quarterback from Houston who delivered in the clutch in vital games against Texas and Arkansas, wrested the No.

1. signal caller honors away from the likes of Southern Methodist's Mike Ford and Tech freshman sensation Ron Reeves. Reeves, who only a year ago was leading Lubbock Monterey High School, was named The Newcomer of the Year. The first team receivers AP ALL ALL-SOUTHWEST ST were a part of "Mustang Mania," fleet wide receiver Emanuel Tolbert and tight end Elton Garrett. The tackles were Greg Kolenda of Arkansas and rangy Cody Risien of Texas The guards were Dennis Greenawalt of Houston and David Sledge of Baylor.

The center went to steady Chuck Brown of Houston. AP ALL-SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE Texas; Hosea Taylor, Houston and David Hodge, DEFENSE Players named to the Associated Houston. Bottom row: Mike Singleterry, Baylor; Press All-Southwest Conference defense by the Putt Choate, SMU; Don Kelly, Texas Tech; SWC coaches are, top row from left: Dan Johnnie Johnson, Texas; Vaughn Lusby, Hampton, Arkansas; Jacob Green, Texas Arkansas and David Hill, SMU. (AP Wirephoto) Jimmy Walker, Arkansas; Steve McMichael, ALL ALL-SOUTHWEST CON- Dennis Greenawalt, Houston and Players Chuck Brown, Houston. Bottom All- row: Elton Garrett, SMU; Danny by Davis, Houston; James Hadnot, left: Texas Tech; Curtis Dickey, Texas Greg Emmett King, Houston and Risien, Ben Cowins, Arkansas.

(AP Baylor; Wirephoto) Sore toe made diff difference Erxleben kicks Horns past Aggies, 22-7 drilled two field goals, including a 59-yarder, and punted eight times for an average of 48 yards, including a 74-yarder. Coupled with a key safety and a swarming defense that held rusher Dickey to a career low 11 yards, the 14th-ranked Texas Longhorns throttled the Texas Aggies 22-7 in a nationally televised SWC game. Erxleben injured the toe a week ago against Baylor and didn't practice all week. AP ALL-SOUTHWEST FERENCE OFFENSE named to the Association Press Southwest Conference offense SWC coaches are, top row from Emanuel Tolbert, SMU; Kolenda, Arkansas; Cody Texas David Sledge, "Man, I couldn't have drawn it up any better," said Erxleben, who is almost certain to be a first-round draft choice in the National the way I wanted to go out, Football League. "'That onas end my career here." Erxleben said of the heavily taped toe, "I guess I was psyched up or something, but it didn't bother me at all.

On the 59- yard field goal I owe a lot to Coach Akers. He had the confidence in me to try one from that AUSTIN, Texas (AP) It was the final Southwest Conference game of Russell Erxleben's career. It was on national television. It was against bitter rival Texas And Erxleben's big. toe throbbed like a bad toothache.

Earlier in the week, the right toe of the Longhorns' punter and place kicker was black and green and it hurt Friday morning. But Friday night, Erxleben went out and Erxleben said, "It was the best I've ever punted in my life. I wanted to play real bad. I guess it was mind over Third-string quarterback Mark McBath, earning his first start of the year, scored on a three-yard touchdown run and had two key passes that set up other Longhorn scores. But it was a key defensive play by linebacker Bruce Scholtz that turned a tight game around in the third period.

NORTH LAMAR CHAMPS The North Lamar McAllister. Back row from left are: Laura High junior varsity volleyball team posted a 17-2 Sparks, Breana Vanderburg, Ann Self, Angela record for the season and a 9-1 district record to Moffitt, Taminie Ivy, and Coach Elaine Town- gain the Class AA volleyball championship this year. Front row, left to right, are: Teneka Kee, Sharron Arnold, Sherri Hudgens, and Lisa No mythical offensive team is complete without the kickers. In this case, there are two dandies placekicker Tony Franklin of Texas and punter Russell Erxleben of Texas. Texas' ball-hawk Johnnie Johnson and linemen Dan Hampton and Jimmy Walker, both of Arkansas, anchor a rugged defense.

Up front with Hampton and Walker there's Texas Jacob Green, Houston's Hosea Taylor and Texas' Steve McMichael. linebackers included Hodge of Houston, Baylor's Mike Singletary, Putt Choate of SMU and Don Kelly of Texas Tech. The other defensive backs were Vaughn Lusby of Arkansas and SMU's David Hill. Johnson earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and Tech's Rex Dockery was Coach of the Year. The big surprise of the year was Dockery's gamble that Hadnot could produce at running back.

"We never dreamed he would be that good," said Dockery. "Of course, getting coach of the year is quite an honor when it is voted by fellow coaches." DALLAS (AP) Here is the 1978 A Associated Press AllConference football team as selected by the coaches: OFFENSE FIRST TEAM WR-Emanuel Tolbert, SMU. 180, 5. 10, Little Rock. Tackles Greg Kolenda, Arkansas, 259, 6-1, Kansas City Risien, Texas 262, 6-7, Sr.

Houston, Texas. Guards David Sledge, Baylor, 261, 6-1, Midland, Texas and Dennis Greenawalt, Houston, 226, 6-3, Baytown, Texas. Center Chuck Brown, Houston, 226.6.0, Missouri City, Texas. end Elton Garrett, SMU, 215.6-3, Daltas. Quarterback Danny Davis, Houston, 183, 5-11, Dallas.

Running backs James Hadnot, Texas Tech, 236, 6-2, Jasper, Texas; Curtis Dickey, Texas 205, 6-1, Bryan, Texas (tic) Emmett King, Houston, 195, 5-10, Sr. Dibolt, Texas and Cowins. Arkansas. 186, 6-0. Sr.

St. Louis, Mo. DEFENSE FIRST TEAM Linemen Dan Hampton, Arkansas. 242, 6-5, Jacksonville, Texas; Jimmy Walker, Arkansas, 232, 6-0, Little Rock; Jacob Green, Texas 242, 6.2, Houston: Steve McMichael, Texas, 252, 6-2, Jr. Freer, Texas: Hosea Taylor, Houston, 250, 6-5, Longview, Texas.

Linebackers David Hodge, Houston, 211, 6-3. Clute, Texas: Mike Singletary, Baylor, 221, 6-0, Houston: (tie) Putt Choate, SMU, 230, 6-1, Coahoma, Texas and Don Kelly, Texas Tech, 217, 6-0. Blooming Grove, Texas. Backs Johnnie Johnsan, Texas, 190, 6-1, Longview, Texas; Vaughn Lusby, Arkansas, 169, 5-9, Lawton, and David Hill, SMU, 5-9, 185, Cuero, Texas. Punter Russell Erxleben, Texas, Sr.

Seguin. Placekicker Tony Franklin, Texas 183, 5.9, Fort Worth. SECOND TEAM WR Jonnny (Lam) Texas. Tackles Melvin Jones, Houston, and Terry Tausch, Texas. Guards Joe Walstad, Texas Tech, and George Stewart, Arkansas.

Center Rick Shumaker, Arkan. sas. Tight end Russell Mikeska, Texas Quarterback Mike Ford, SMU. Running backs Randy Love, Houston: Jerry Eckwood, Arkansas and A.J. Jones.

Texas. DEFENSE SECOND TEAM Linemen Curtis Reed, Texas Tech: Marshall Harris, TCU; Bill Acker, Texas: Harvey Armstrong. SMU; and Ron Bones, Texas. Linebackers Lance Taylor, Texas, Larry Jackson, Arkansas, William Hampton, Arkansas. BAC Larry Flowers, Texas Tech, D.K.

Perry, SMU, and Willie Stephens, Texas Tech. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Hadnot, Texas Tech. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Johnson, Texas. OF THE YEAR Rex Dockery, Texas tech. NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Ron Reeves, Texas Tech.

AP send. Not Pictured is Kelly McAllister. (Staff photo by Ron Landers) The Paris Netos Sports HOUSTO NORMENT CASTLEBERRY Insurance Phone YOUR 115 S. Main 784-3323 Insurance AGENT Texas Raris, With the Aggies trailing 10- 7 after quarterback Mike Mosley had scored on a nineyard run, Scholtz tackled Dickey in the Aggie end zone for a safety. Just 49 seconds later, the Longhorns scored again on Johnny Ham Jones' five-yard touchdown run to put the Aggies away.

Erxleben later added a 22- yard field goal as Texas, which will play Maryland Dec. 23 in the Sun Bowl, upped its overall record to 8- 3 and 6-2 in SWC play. The Aggies, who will play in the Hall of Fame Bowl game Dec. 23 against Iowa State, are 7-4 and 4-4. Texas Coach Fred Akers said, "I've never had so much fun." He told his team after the game: "This is the type of game you should play every McBath, a junior who last started 18 games ago, said he wasn't certain why he was selected to start ahead of fifthyear senior Randy McEachern, who did not play.

"You're getting your chance this week," Akers said to McBath. Texas Texas ARM. Texas Stats. ABM Teras TEX-Mc Bath 3 run (Erxieben kick) TEX-FG 59 Mosley run (Franklin kick1 TEX Safety. Dicker Tackled in end zone by Schoit TEX- -Ham Jones 5 run tErateben kick) TEX- Erxieben 22 ARM TEX First downs 14 Rushes yards 50 42 50 155 Passing yards 170 Return yards Passes 15 31 0 Punts 934 Fumbles lost 21 Penalties yards 5 64 6 60 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING-TeEM Brothers 11 27.

Armstrong 126. Dickey IS 11 Texas Ham Jones 19 78. Jam Jones 16 49 PASSING- -Texas Mosley 14 76 0. 154; Bear. 140.

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