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Fobtball Texas St. 17, North Texas Texas 27, TCU 0 Texas Tech 13, Baylor 7 Rice 20, Texas AM 14 SMU 22, Arkansas 7 Nebraska 59, Kansas Tatt State 7 Oklahoma 7 Southern Cal. 24, UCLA 7 Louisville 17, Memphis St. 0 UTA 10, La mar 3 Missouri 6, Iowa State 5 Army'IS; Holy Cross 13 Colgate 26, Boston 0 Yale 31, Princeton 7 Auburn 27, Georgia 10 Georgia Tech 30, Navy 7 Michigan 9, PurdueJ Notre Dame Fla. 17 Ohio state 27V Northwestern 14- Alabama 52, Virginia Tech 13 Tulane 21, Vanderbilt 7 Illinois 27, Wisconsin 7 Tulsa 10, Montana 7 Arkansas Stafe 22 Colorado State 38, Air Force 7 Penn 20, Columbia 14 Florida 40, Kentucky 0 Dartmouth 31, Cornell 22 Delaware 20, Bucknell 3 Harvard 21, Brown 7 Lehigh 14, Lafayette 6 West Virginia 43, Syracuse 12 North Carolina 14, Duke 0 Penn State'45, Sol ton College 24 Rutgers 37, Morgan State 14 Slippery Rock 29, West Chester 27 Citadel 25, Davidson 16 Johns Hopkins 27, Western Md.

9 Richmond 20, Wm. Mary 3 Tennessee 17, Miss, 0 Virginia 15, Wake Forest 12 Illinois 27; 7: Indiana 16, Iowa 8 Kent St. 27, Toledo 9 Miami Ohio 23, Cincinnati 0 Brigham Young 16, Utah 7 California 24, Stanford 21 Oregon 30, Oregon St. 3 Utah St. 27, Southern Miss.

21 Washington St. 25, Washington 10 Broncos Blast HP Wo Letdown As Denton Wins 27-7 Staff Photo By JIM MAHONEY FAMILIAR SIGHT Joe Varner, shown here galloping for a sizable gain, led the bruising Bronco ground attack which amassed 357 yards Friday night in Denton's easy 27-7 win over Highland Park. Joe had 125 ground yards, and cousin Les picked up a season high of 112. KUTHEKFORD Staff Writer HIGHLAND PARK For a team which hadn't played a game in two weeks, the Denton Broncos played probably their most complete game since district play began seven weeks ago. The offense moved the ball freely throughout the game, and the defense contained the opposition better than they had since early jn the season, as the Broncos whipped the Highland Park Scots 27-7 in Highlander Stadium Friday night.

"We were real pleased with the way both offense and defense played," Bronco Head Coach Billy Ryan said. "The offense moved the ball very well, and the defense had a good night," Ryan continued "They (the defense) did a good job containing them Scots)." The 8-AAAA champion Broncos started out with a bang as on the second play, quarterback Leslie Varner Denton Record-Chronicle PORTS Section SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19,1972 YARDSTICK Denton 28 357 90 4-1M 4-40 1-5 20 110 4-13-1 2-20 1-2 6--27 0-- 7 Highland Park Downs 6 Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes Punts Penalties Fumbles Lost Score By Quarters: Denton 7 14 Highland Park 0 7 gained 14 yards and a first down. Then three out of the next four plays picked up first downs and the Broncos were deep in Scot territory but the drive stalled on the 19 and David Williamson's 35 yard field goal attempt was wide. The Broncos then held the Scots and received the punt on their 42 yard line. Six plays later, the Broncos found themselves on the Scot two where Joe Varner took it in from over the middle.

Williamson, whose 28 yard run setup the TD, added the PAT and the Broncos led, 7-0 vvith 2:54 left in the first quarter. Following an exchange of punts, the Scots got the ball on their 22, and on the first play, quarterback Sam Gibbons passed long down" field Bionco safety Craig Snider went for the interception, but the ball went through his hands into those of Scot Randy Goss, who raced untouched into the end zone. Sam Gibbons' bare foot deadlocked the game at 7-7 with 8:04 remaining in the first half. The wasted no time in regaining the lead, as they took the HPJdckoff and marched 71 yards and scored' on a 13 yard run by Joe Carrier. Key plays in "(he go-ahead drive were a 21 yard run by Leslie Varner, a 19 yard pass froni Leslie to Joe Varner and a 16 yard pass from Leslie Varner to Leon Jones.

THe point by Williamson a the Scoreboard read, with 5:29 left in the Following the kjckoff, the Scots were forced to punt and the Broncos mounted their second scoring drive in a row. The 75 yard march was See Broncps On 2D. Scoring'Summary; D--J. Varner 2 run (Williamson kick) HP--Goss 78 pass from Gibbons (Gibbons Hck) D--J. Varri'er 13 run (Williamson kick) D--Wilkerson 7, pass from L.

Varner (Williamson kick) D--Williamson 1 run (kick failed) Buff Rally Stops NT, 17-14 Staff Photo By SI DUNK EAGLE TACKLE JERRY ELLISON DROPS QUARTERBACK West Texas State's Mike Wartes Goes Down Trying To Pass By BOB ANDERSON Sports Editor IRVING Down L4-3 at the half, West Texas State forced its version of the wishbone offense down Texas State's throat for a 14-17 victory in chilly Texas. Stadium Saturday night before a meager gathering of hardy souls. The Buffs hit the ground running in the second half, grounding 188 of their total of 279 rushing yards as the Eagle defense began to falter two. a sophomore the NT backfield, the Eagles were limited to a minus nine yards rushing. But freshman quarterback Tony Ford, making his first start, hit 11 of 20 with one interception, good for 199 yards and one touchdown.

have been much more effective, but the Eagle offensive line had trouble all night containing the West Texas pass rush, forcing Ford to throw continually under great pressure. The Eagles 'were also YARDSTICK NTSU 12 -9 199 11-20-2 6-59 1-S First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes Punts Penalties Fumbles Lost Score By Quarters: NTSU 7 7 WTSU 0 3 WTSU 15 279 53 2-11-1 9-83 3-7 0--14 7--17 i the services of halfback Charlie Johnson, who suited up but did not play due to a leg injury. Replacement Chris Moncrief, the freshman from Justin, picked up only 23 yards on 22 carries and had trouble holding on to the ball. The Eagles got off to a flying start driving the 74 yards on their second possession for the game's first touchdown On third down from the Buffs' 39, Ford hit David Kervin at the West Texas 14, and then threw to David Yaegefor the touchdown two plays later from 15 yards out. Ron Sigler's extra point made it 7-0.

Arcadio Rivera put West Texas on the Scoreboard i a 23-yard field goal early the second period, and then NT safety Hurles Scales electrified the small crowd by picking off a Mike Wartes pass and zooming 88 yards for a touchdown with 6:30 left before intermission. Sigler's kick made 14-3. In the third quarter, the Buffs quickly got back in-the game as Rick Schleider broke up 'the. middle, shook off five tacklers, and raced 59 yards for the Buffs' first touchdown. West Texas added the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter on Mickey Matthews' nine yard scoring sweep.

The Eagles had missed a golden chance to pull ahead in the third quarter as Yaege hauled in a pass for an ap- parant first down inside the Buffs' 10. but he fumbled in the end zone and West Texas; took over on its own 20 to kill 1 the drive Scoring Summary: NT--Yaege 15 pass from Ford (Sigler kick) WT--Rivera 33 field goal NT--Scales 88 interception return (Sigler kick) WT--Schleider 59 run (Rivera kick) WT--Mathews9 run (Rivera kick) Staff Photo NT'S JAMES HAMPTON IS STOPPED By Scott Doores of West Texas State I Texas Takes Title With Shutout Over TGU FORT WORTH, Tex. (AP) The Texas Longhorns rolled to an unprecedented fifth consecutive Southwest Conference crown Saturday, crushing fumble- bedeviled Texas Christian 27-0 behind quarterback Alan Lowfy's three touchdown runs. The victory gave Texas a 6-0 SWC record and the host spot in the Cotton Bowl Classic New Year's Day The seventh-ranked Longhorns pounced on three Horned Frbg'fumbles and cashed them in for touch. downs with short drives in the first half.

Lowry, the spunky senior who has sparked to an 8-1 season, sneaked over from the one-yard line twice and from the three yard line on the muddy floor of Ampn Carter, Stadium. Lowry's replacement, freshman Marty Akins, got into the quarterback sneak himself, with a two-yard touchdown plunge in the fourth quarter. The 45-degree cold numbed fingers, but it didn't bother the Texas backs like it did TCU ball handlers. TCU safety, Lyle Blackwood fumbled a Texas punt and the Longhorn's Lonhie Bennet flopped on the ball in the goo with the game less than three minutes old and the rout was on. Texas drove 39 yards with halfback Tommy Landry contributing runs of 9 and 9 yards to set up Lowry's first score.

Three plays later Horned Frog halfback Terry Drennan bobbled the ball and linebacker Bruce Cannon recovered. Texas only had to go 27 yards with Lowry again sneaking over for the final 12 inches. In the second period. TCU's generosity continued Mike Luttreil dropping the ball and Sherman Lee corralling it. The Longhorns drove 56 yards with the big play being a 22-yard pass from Lowry to Jim Moore.

Lowry again sneaked across for" the score. TCU is now 5-4 for the season and SWC play. The stout Texas defense did not allow the Horned Mustangs Shine Folk Bowl Bid, 22-7 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP)-Southern Methodist turned four Arkansas mistakes into points and knocked the Razorbacks out oflfieXiberty Bowl with a 22-7 decision here Saturday. The Mustangs traveled 28,23 and 25 yards for the touchdowns two by Alvin Maxson following two fumble recoveries and a pass interception.

The Razorbacks fumbled nine times and lost six. Liberty Bowl officials attended the game and were prepared to invite the Razorbacks if they had won. One official indicated that the Liberty Bowl might turn to SMU as a possible choice. The loss was the Razorbacks fourth in their last five games and left them with a 5-5 record. SMU," which broke a tHree-game losing streak, is 5-i for the season.

The Mustangs managed only 74 yards in the first half, but led 16-7. SMU scored after recovering fumbles at the Arkansas 22, 28 and 23 the last two by Jon Richardson on kicks. Walter Nelson, a fifth-year senior, made his first varsity start at Arkansas and guided the Razorbacks to their only touchdown. He was replaced late in the first half by-Joe Ferguson when the Razorbacks were forced to throw the football. SMU's first touchdown came when Keith Bobo, facing fourth and one at the Arkansas 8, faked inside and then tossed a short pass to tight end Rory Best, who banged into the end zone.

Richardson fumbled the kickoff and the Mustangs were on the score board 87 seconds later when Maxson broke off left tactJr air- eluded two lacklers to complete a 13-yard scoring run. Maxson. who gained 123 'yards on 22 carries, scored from one yard out in the fourth period after Jim Ryan had returned a Ferguson interception 34 yards to the Razorbacks 1 25, Arkansas tailback Dickey Morton carried 18 times for 92yards, giving him 1,053 yards for the season. He is the first Razorback to top the rushing mark. Frogs a first down in the third quarter, and made a magnificent goal line stand near the end of the game to preserve their shutout.

TCU halfback Larry Harris was stopped by a horde of Longhorn defenders at the one-yard line on the Horned Frogs deepest penetration of the day. After the Longhorn first half point production, the game settled down into a punting duel in the second half. "Jim Moore returned a TCU punt 42 yards to set up Texas' fourth touchdown scored by Akins, who was a star at Gregory Portland High school last year. Bronco Cagers To Face Eagles UPlTetephoro Longhorn Lonnie Bennett (33) pounces on a loose ball after teammate Tom Landry (22) bobbled a Frog punt in the first period of Texas' 27-0 win over TCU. The win clinches the SWC crown for the Horns.

Ky I A KLTHKKFOKD Staff Writer Coming off of a 104-85 win last Friday night in Wichita Falls, the Denton Bronco basketball team will try 10 make it two in a row here Tuesday i at 7:30 a a i the Eagles of Richardson high School. The Broncos wil have had three days Jo work and prepare for i home opener, ond head coach Jack Howell believes that it will be a lough contest. "Richardson has a good team: (hey always have a good tern." Howel! commented. ''We'll know more about them when we scout them Saturday (Nov. 18) night." Scoring in triple figures in the first game of the year might give -the players, a sense of overconfidence.

but coach Howell doesn't think SO. "I don't think i score will make them overconfident," he course, you never carr tell until game time." The Bronco roundballers palyed very well in their first i especially considering only two players have previous varsity experience. Mark Mayo and Randy: i a are the only! players that were on last year's team. Grisham. was high point man with 26 Thursday night, and 5' 8" junior Richard Crawford was second with 25..