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Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 49

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3-D THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Abilene Texas Sunday Morning December 12 1988 MUDRA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NOSU Nine Cage Games On Week's Slate (Continued from Pf 1-D) 1" said assistant coach Buck Nystrom "Our whole offensive line did a great job particularly Gary Benson and Lowell He went on to say "Grumbling had better lndividaul performers probably than we did but we had better condition technique team blocking and agility" came through when we had to on defense" chipped in defensive coach Erhardt "We kept them from the big gain and contained Dyer better than we thought we He then cited Walt Odegaard mi'ciThb Ardell Wiogandt MaU Vukelich and John Neuman in the line and the whole secondary of Dan Loose' Rudy Baranko Ron Evenson and Ron Hanson Quarterback Carlson who lofted a 68 yard scoring aerial was quite pleased with his forward The line did an unbelievable job They held real well on passing plays and gave me lots of time to throw" he replied Ken Rota the Bison second team Little All led all rushers wilh-96 yards on 22 carries had this to say: defensive line was real tough especially on the right side Their end James Todd was their best player defensively I got hit the hardest been hit all year on one play but remember by who" Despite the fact that the Bi-sons won ail 11 of their games this season and are rated the top small college team in the American who MIKE IOVE junior fullback LARRY COX acnior tackle WADE McLEOD senior guard PI ever Dm FB iman HB Carter HB Wa-hinghin FB Smith MB Metlmn HB Chaffin HB LIONS IFouir Woldleoitis Make All- Mavar Pit Rohlnton OB Dyar FB Playar Paa Dyar FB Carter HB Playar Pat Bran QB erhouse Midwestern University and NAIA Tournament team last season and a rejuvenated North Texas State University club Hardin Simmons will host the North Texas State Eagles who are a contender in the Missouri Valley Conference Monday night Under Dan Spika the Eagles have come along fast The mainstay for North Texas State is 6-8 center Willie Davis Sophomore of the Year in the Missouri Valley last year Abilene Christian College on the second leg of a three-game tour in Kentucky will face Kentucky Weslyan McMurry will meet the Angelo State College Rams at San Angelo ACC completes its tour against Western Kentucky Tuesday while Cooper travels to Brownwood and Central Catholic is hosted by Woodson High Sul Ross of the Lone Star Cm- ference will test Hardin Simmons Thursday and Midwestern Oscar McClendon was the big! Poly (Ft Worth) at Abilene will play McMurry here while -gun in the Ranger attack as he Woodson at Ft Kilpatrick Tour- the Central Catholic Tournament poured in 35 points inament 'begin a three day running haf to post a 100 90 basket- H(ward ACC ball victory here Saturday (N M) at Cooper on offense and tacxie Mike Capshaw linebacker Bernard Erickson and halfback David Fuller on defense Manus ACC landed four Wildcats on the honorable mention quarterback Jackie Roland (Continued from Pg 1-D) Starting at their own 33 the Kangaroos marched in nine plays to the Brownwood but again defense was equal to the occasion and on a fourth-and-five situation at the 22 Collie-flower landed on his derricre on the Brownwood 34 with Lions Joe Shaw and Rollin Hunter on top of him Brownwood then launched a wownwooa men aunenea a country by both the Associated iDanflAP TAIUllar Press and United Press Inter- KCIIIjjvi IU)JlvJ national the gridders from Far- jga aa go were still a little bewildered 'N3V3IT0i by their success Looking at Hanson with a quizzical expression Gebhards spoke for the team when he ALL-SLC TEAM Abilene Christian College placed four men on the All-Southland Conference football team while conference champion Lamar Tech dominated the selection with eight places four on offense and four on defense Little All-American tackle Larry Cox 250 pound senior and halfback Mike Love 205 pound junior were the Wildcat repeaters cm the Ail SLC offensive team while guard Wade McLeod 205-pound senior was the third ACC member on the first unit ACC's lone man on the defensive team was safety Tommy Young a 160 pound junior Repeat performers from last year's All SLC team in addition to Love and Cox were Arkansas State guard Dan Summers and Lamar Tech linebacker Vernon Me- Draft Free Agents Ink Oilers' Pact 9 Midt never lhou ght we would time-consuming overland march jg0 this far when the season started did you Ron? hard rest of the second period and to believe the No 1 team' 30 seconds of the final canto before the drive sputtered to a Stest halt at the Weatherford 22 UJllege can now 8lle8t-stalled primarily by a 15 yard lenalty at the seven for holding )n fourth down a 30 yard field goal attempt by Croft was short and Weatherford took over at their own 20 At this point the game developed into a punt swapfest with Brownwood finally ending up with the ball at its own 31 with 33 left to play On the first play Piper broke loose off his own left side for 35 yards to the 34 but another 15 yard infraction pushed the ball back to the 49 on the next offensive try Brownwood then got off two plays before the penalty bug hit Weatherford twice for 20 yards to put the ball at the Kan- HONORABLE MENTION a tackle from the 1964 futures draft and two free agents Offanaa The draftee is Len Sears Jet O' Brian Arlington Stair I Tckif Mik comfort conditioned YEAR HUSH PUPPIES 10 Water and soil resistantl Cleans easily with brisk brushing! 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White only! 1414-17 DuPont Atf rV SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE BASKETBALL EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON STARTING JAN 8th mm ihep 4th A oak rivgr eok 1 merchant park i Badgers' Brigham Signed by Detroit DETROIT i AP The Detroit Lions signed defensive halfback Tom Brigham of Wisconsin Saturday fur an undisclosed sum Hrigharn 22 was voted the Badgers' most valuable player this season He is a native nf Two Rivers Wis and holds the Wisconsin record for the longest run from scrimmage a 91-yard carry against Western Michigan in 1963 ME SEMI OF ABILENE it be sure to riilf Santa 2nd floor 4th oak PHONE OR 3-2585 1441 WOODARD i Lr.

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