The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 201

1B SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1996 SPO RTS mm mum flsvH tmm bboi an watt mb rem mu ma ma wn Ila hiMMMllll I II HI Sooners' First Test Is No Contest mm OU Pounds Purdue Behind Erdmann's 22 By Bob Hersom Staff Writer NORMAN Pur who? The Purdue Boilermakers, winners of the last three Big 10 basketball titles, were supposed to be Oklahoma's first tough test of the season Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center. Tough what? The unbeaten (7-0) Sooners had little trouble pounding Purdue 82-58 before 10,846 fans and an ESPN audience. It was OU's largest crowd since Oklahoma State's visit last year. The 24-point setback is the Boilers' most lopsided loss since 1992, when Indiana beat them 106-65. Purdue's worst defeats during this 5-4 season had been by 14 (101-87) to No.

3 Kentucky and by 16 (88-72) to No. 18 Louisville. "I told our guys last night that this was a growth game, to 1 1 32 OSU Whips SMU Desmond Mason's strong performance led Oklahoma State to a 73-54 victory over Southern Methodist on Saturday in Stillwater. The Cowboy freshman made his first start of the season, replacing the injured Jason Skaer. Story, Page 8-B HI see where we are on the growth chart," said OU coach Kelvin Sampson.

Purdue coach Gene Keady believes OU has grown a lot since last year, when the Sooners lost at Purdue 77-63. "They've got a good ballclub. I knew they'd be better than last year," Keady said. WmumW College Basketball Big 12 Roundup Top 10 Roundup Scoreboard Pages 6-B, 7-B HI They re going to Staff Photo by Jim Argo Staff Photo by Jim Argo be one of the teams that will be hard to beat. In The Defense Flanking Coach of the Year Allan Trimble of Jenks is the All-State Defense: Bubba Babb (14), Ada; J.T.

Thatcher (4), Norman; James Enix (40), Moore; B.J. Tiger (14), Tulsa Washington; Tango McCauley (9), John Marshall; Darryl Bright (65), Tulsa Washington; Cory Callens (42), Defensive Player of the Year, Jenks; Bary Holleyman (77), Putnam North; Seth Littrell (35), Muskogee; Jason Lohr (70), Jenks; Paul Jones (9), Wewoka. The Offense Surrounding Jenks' Josh Fidler (22) and Tulsa Holland Hail's Jeff Ferguson (17) on the All-State Offense are: Eric Gooden (34), Midwest City; Tony Newsome (6), John Marshall; Julius McMillan (16), Altus; Steve Wiedower (50), Tulsa Union; Jon Rutherford (74), Midwest City; DeVane Robinson (55), Midwest City; "Lynn Larabee (72), Western Heights; Ryan Humphrey (87), Tulsa Washington; Ahmed Kabba (22), Westmbore; Terrance Gaines (7), Frederick; Jarrod Reese (21), Offensive Player of the Year, Seminole. 3ei The Jenks Was On in 6 A Trofans Dominate on the Field, 7996 All-State Squad the Big 12 they're going to be a force." The Sooners, who play their first road game Monday night at Memphis, certainly were a force Saturday, in a game that tipped off at 11:05 a.m. and featured 85-degree conditions on the court.

OU led by 29 points, 80-51, with 1:48 remaining and beat Purdue in every statistical category: 45-34 in rebounding, 43.8 percent to 40.0 in shooting, 23-17 in turnovers forced and 12-7 in steals. "They put a whupping on us," said Keady, the 1996 AP Coach of the Year. Sampson, the 1995 AP Coach of the Year, said: "This is the same team that a month ago people said was the fourth-best team in the state, See OU, Page 8-B Switzer Is Texan Now Says He Won't Return To Oklahoma to Retire By Mike Baldwin Staff Writer IRVING, Texas Don't expect Barry Switzer to return to his couch in Norman. Not next year, possibly never. Switzer repeatedly has joked he could return to Oklahoma if he didn't enjoy coaching in the National Football League.

Not only is Switzer enjoying coaching the Dallas Cowboys, he Offense Pos. Player, School Ht. Wt. Class QB Jarrod Reese, Seminole 6-3 205 Sr. RB Eric Gooden, Midwest City 6-3 215 Sr.

RB Terrance, Gaines, Frederick 220 Sr. WR Tony Newsome, J. Marshall 200 WR Ahmed Kabba, Westmoore 191 Sr. TE Ryan Humphrey, T. Wash 6-7 215 Sr.

OL Matt Howard, Yukon 6-1 295 Sr. OL Lynn Larabee, W. Heights 6-5 261 Sr. OL DeVane Robinson, MWC 6-4 260 Sr. OL Jon Rutherford, Midwest City 260 Sr.

OL Steve Wiedower, T. Union 6-3 250 Sr. Defense DL Darfyl Bright, T. Washington 240 Sr. DL Cory Callens, Jenks 6-3 250 Sr.

DL Bary Holleyman, PC North 6-6 235 Sr. DL Jason Lohr, Jenks 6-3 260 Jr. DL Tango McCauley, Marshall 250 Sr. LB James Enix, Moore 6-1 210 Sr. LB Seth Littrell, Muskogee 6-0 210 Sr.

DB Bubba Babb, Ada 6-3 200 Sr. DB Paul Jories, Wewoka 6-3 185 Sr. DB J.T. Thatcher, Norman 6-0 180 Sr. D8 B.J.

Tiger, T. Washington 6-2 195 Sr. Specialists KR Julius McMillan, Altus 5-11 171 Sr. Jeff Ferguson, Holland 5-11 160 Sr. Josh Fidler, Jenks 5-10 188 Sr.

Past All-State Winners Page 13-B Players, Coach of Year Profiles 14-B Final Football Statistics Page 15-B More on First Team Page 16-B The Bombers are all on offense Eric Gooden at running back and DeVane Robinson and Jon Rutherford along the line. Gooden ran for 1,829 yards and 21 touchdowns behind his teammates, a pair of 6-4, 260-pounders who starred on both sides of the ball. The Hornets have two-sport standout Ryan Humphrey at tight end, with lineman Darryl Bright and secondary man B.J. Tiger on defense. Humphrey, at 6-7 one of the nation's top basketball prospects, was an easy target for Tiger, also the team's quarterback who passed for 1,785 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Bright, a 6-5, 240-pound punishing tackle, posted 187 tackles for Washington's 6A semifi-nalist. John Marshall has a pair on the See ALL-STATE, Page 15-B By John Helsley Staff Writer Jenks sent a message of dominance in its season-opening dismantling of 1995 state runner-up Putnam North, a statement still ringing clear 13 weeks later, when it disposed of '95 champion Midwest City in the Class 6A championship game. The echoes continue with the naming of the The Oklahoman's 1996 All-State Team, which features four representatives from Jenks' 6A title team, including Cory Callens and Allan Trimble the 45th annual squad's Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year. Callens was a force at defensive end for the Trojans, compiling 116 tackles and 19 sacks as the state's premier pass rusher. He's joined on defense by linemate Jason Lohr, the only junior on the squad and another member of a unit that ravaged opposing offenses.

Josh Fidler ran for 1,335 yards and 20 touchdowns for the Jenks offense in seven games for the Trojans before injuries shortened his season. Still, he deserves an All-State spot somewhere, and is the punter, after he capably handled all kicking duties for the Trojans. Trimble, who directed Jenks to a championship in his head coaching debut, rounds out the Trojan quartet. Seminole's Jarrod Reese is the Offensive Player of the Year, after leading the Chieftains to a 14-0 record and the 3A championship. He produced 2,716 yards of total offense and 30 touchdowns while earning a reputation as a big-game gunslinger.

Midwest City and Tulsa Washington each boast three players on the team. Vance Named 89er Vice PresidentGM pians to retire Texas to attend to local business ventures. In addition to being part owner of a multimillion dollar chemotherapy distribution company in Fort Worth, Switzer, former Oklahoma wrestling coach Stan Abel and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones are among those who have invested in Yvettes, an upscale restaurant that will Barry Switzer By Mac Bentley 1 Staff Writer 1 David M. Vance, the former chief operating officer at Remington Park, has been named vice presidentgeneral manager of the Oklahoma City 89ers baseball team, the club announced. "The 89ers are excited to announce David, a nationally recognized leader in sports and entertainment management and marketing, as our new vice presidentgeneral manager," said Clayton I.

Bennett, president of the 89ers. "His extraordinary experience in designing and managing modern outdoor facilities and his reputation in the community is a perfect fit for our organization. We are very fortunate to have a person who is committed to the progress of Oklahoma City as the 89ers evolve into a regional sports and entertainment product in the new downtown ballpark." The 89ers are scheduled to spend one more season at All Sports Stadium, then move into a new ballpark in Bricktown for the 1998 sea sponsibilities as vice president. "David brings more to the table," said Bennett. "He has tremendous experience in the industry, contacts in the industry, and we think he can contribute more to the overall operation than just the general manager function.

"He can contribute to the corporate philosophy and help us in the direction we want to take the business. We have a lot to do, a lot of decisions to be made as far as sta- See VANCE, Page 13-B son. As part of Vance's duties at Remington Park, he was responsible for coordinating all aspects of the construction and design, as well as managing the $97 million facility. In his general manager role, Vance will replace Sims Hinds, who resigned earlier this month to become executive director of the Raleigh, N.C., Centennial Authority, which will be responsible for developing, owning and operating a new arena. But Vance will have greater re open next month in Addison, a Dallas suburb.

"I've got businesses here, family here," said Switzer, who built a 4,000 square-foot home in Coppell, three miles north of the Cowboys' facility. "Those are the reasons why I'd stay here." See SWITZER, Page 10-B David Vance NBA NHL NFL Illinois 79 UCLA (24) 63 American 74 Maryland (25) ....81 Roundup, Page 6-B New England 23 N.Y. Giants 22 New Orleans 13 St. Louis 14 Stories, Page 9-B Iowa State (5) ....77 E. Tenn.

St 49 Utah (9) Texas (14) Mt. St. Mary's ....66 Villanova (10) ....91 Evansville 57 Indiana (13) 75 Sam Houston St. .55 N. Mexico (15) ...76 Minnesota (16) ..70 Nebraska 56 Xavier(17) 113 Akron 111 (30T) Louisville (18) ....91 Arkansas (19) ....88 69 Alabama (20) 72 Fresno St.

(21) Texas Tech (23) Top 25 N.C. State 56 Kansas (1) 84 Campbell 53 Wake Forest (2) 90 Georgia Tech 59 Kentucky (3) 88 Michigan (4) 73 Arizona (6) 71 (OT) Inside Sports Painter on Rodeo Page 3-B Stars of '96 Page 5-B Butler's Year Page 5-B OSU Beats SMU Page 8-B Mailbox Page 9-B lj NFL Previews Page 10-B Baldwin Column Page 10-B lj Outdoors Page 12-B College Football Page 13-B Z2 Recruiting Page 13-B New York 95, Detroit 92 New Jersey 101, Boston 100 Chicago 111, Philly 105 Charlotte 98, Atlanta 93 Minnesota 103, LA Lakers 88 San Antonio 101, Phoenix 88 Miami at Houston Orlando at Milwaukee Portland at Sacramento Roundup, Page 4-B Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 0 Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 1 Boston 4, Washington 3 Hartford 6, Tampa Bay 5, OT Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Montreal 2, OT Toronto at Colorado Roundup, Page 9-B.