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Del Rio News-Herald Wednesday, December 3, 1997 SPORTS HOT COKNKK National LL to hold elections The Del Rio National Little League will hold its initial 1998 elections at 7 p.m., Dec. 15 at Mr. Gatti's. Nominations may be given to Lori Storts at 774-6064 or Connie White at 298-5816. Pee Wee football banquet Sunday The Amistad Pee Wee Football League will hold its banquet at 3 p.m.

Sunday, at the civic center. The guest speaker will be former Dallas Cowboy Mike Saxon. Queens' basketball holds fund-raiser The Queens' basketball boosters will hold a brisket plate fundraiser from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 13 during the Big Mac Classic.

The cost is $3.50. Plates will be available for pickup at the parking lot behind the new gym. Queens to host alumni game The Queens' basketball program will host an alumni game at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 19, at Cody Wardlaw Gym. The alumni will play the Queens' varsity and if there is enough interest, a second group of alums will play the junior varsity.

Contact Rhonda Helgerson at or 7750656 to get signed up. Babe Ruth to meet Dec. 17 The Del Rio Babe Ruth League will meet at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 17, at Del Rio Bank and Trust. AH interested parties are invited to attend.

Queens edge Lobos in thriller BILL JEWELL Sports Editor In a game that held the excitement a basketball fan could ask for. the Queens (5-2) defeated the Uvalde Lobos (35) 56-54 Tuesday night at the high school. The game was a series of rallies by each team and the outcome was not decided until a Natalie Hill steal gave the Queens possession of the ball and a two-point lead with just four seconds remaining. As the game unfolded, it looked as though Del Rio would blow the visitors out of gym. The local girls, using a full-court zone press, built an early 12-2 lead in the opening minutes behind the scoring of Elo Valdez and Hill who had four points each.

The three-point bomb by Uvalde's Neneshka Trevino made the game a 12-5 affair and ignited a 21-2 Lobo run that saw them build a 23-14 lead and eventually take a 2516 lead into the break at the end of the first period. Trevino ended the first quarter with 11 points, including a pair of treys, while fellow Lobo Kelly Walker chipped in with 10 first-Quarter points. Valdez had six points in the first stanza to lead the host Queens. The Queens, on the strength of a three-point play by Hill, managed to cut the Lobo lead to four points, 29-25, before News-Herald Photo by Bill Jewell The Queens used a smothering one-three-one zone defense to half Uvalde's inside game Tuesday night and post an exciting 56-54 win over the Lobos. Here, Tiffany Molina (32) and Lorrina Sanchez (23) double team Uvalde's Jonet Fohn in the low post as Natalie Hill (12), Misty Babbey (11) and Tiffany Holmgren (background) move in to help.

The Queens trailed through most of the contest but outscored the visitors 23-10 in the second half to pull out the win. Uvalde's size inside led the Lobos on another run. With guards Renata Morales and Audrey Shaver penetrating into the free throw lane, the Lobos were able to use their height advantage with 6'3" Sarah Williams getting six points and 5'11" Jonet Fohn adding four. Uvalde built its lead back to 11 points and took a 44-33 lead.into halftime. Early in the third period, Uvalde built its lead to 13 points, 46-33, before the Queens made a run of their own.

Behind two baskets from Hill and four free throws from Stephanie Kahgrga, Del Rio cut the deficit to three, 46-43 with just over three minutes remaining in the period. Trevino, who had 17 points in the contest, once again halted the Del Rio run by nailing yet another three-pointer to Robinson, Duncan lead Spurs SAN ANTONIO (AP) For the San Antonio Spurs, it was 48 minutes of solid while the New York Knicks proved again that 36 minutes is not enough. trailing for much of the first three quarters, San Antonio outscored New York 27-15 in the fourth quarter for a 90-84 victory Tuesday night. The Spurs' big men David Robinson and Tim Duncan combined for 46 points and 27 rebounds. "We started the season strong, but our defense stepped down recently," said Robinson, who blocked five shots.

'Tonight was a real big win for us emotionally. As a team we're trying to develop a personality, some strength and confidence among ourselves." For the fifth time this season, the Knicks led after three quarters and lost a game. New York has had a fourth-quarter lead in all six of its losses this season. "It's painfully clear why we struggle late," New York coach Jeff Van Gundy said after watching his team shoot 6-for-26 in the period. "We didn't give ourselves enough chances because of our lack of execution." "We played a lot better." said Duncan, whose 23 points were a career-high.

"We found a way to get it done defensively. It was our defense which enabled us to get better shots. That's what we need." Patrick Ewing Jed New York with 25 points and 15 rebounds, including 13 of the Knicks' 15 fourth-quarter points. Allan Houston added 22 points. "It's time for us to win some close ball- games," Knicks forward Charles Oakley said.

"We've been in control late in quite a few games and then lost them. We can't allow teams to start thinking if they just stay close until the fourth then they can make a run." after, quarters, San Antonio began the final period with an 11 -3 run to take a 74-72 lead on Robinson's two free throws with 7:01 remaining. Ewing kept New York in the game with 11 consecutive Knicks points before Houston scored on a layup with 2:52 remaining to tie the game 82-82. San Antonio then went on a 6-0 run to take the lead for good. Back-to-back baskets by Vinny Del Negro gave San Antonio its largest lead at 88-82 with 1:22 to play.

Del Negro finished with a season-high 16 points. "It's nice to have the team back," said San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, who saw his team shoot 45.1 percent against the NBA's best defensive team. "David and Tim have been providing a good 1-2 punch all year long. They challenged everything defensively tonight. We competed for 48 minutes." Former Knicks forward Monty Williams scored eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter for San Antonio, including two late free throws which clinched the victory.

"We're just not playing well right now," Ewing said. "We took a couple of bad shots and made some bad plays. We have to start executing." After leading 46-43 at halftime. New York opened the third quarter with an 11-6 run to take a 57-49 lead on Ewing's follow dunk with 7:02 left in the quarter. Houston had seven third-quarter points as New York scored the final six points.

"Anytime you give a team second chances you're not playing smart," New York's Chris Childs said. "I hate to use the word panic on a veteran team like this one, but we kind of panicked tonight." Nine points by John Starks in the second quarter had helped lead New York to a 46-43 halftime lead. The Knicks out-scored San Antonio 25-18 in the quarter. It was the 15th time in 16 games this season that New York has led at the half. San Antonio could have put the game away earlier, but connected on only 25 of 45 free throws.

Still the Knicks failed to capitalize. "We have to remain poised and execute," Houston said. "Everybody has got to remain focused on their jobs and execute." NEW YORK (84) Mills 2-7 3-4 7, Oakley 4-8 2-2 10, Ewing 11-24 3-6 25. Houston 8-16 6-6 22, Ward 1-4 2-2 4. B.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Starks 515 2-4 13, Childs 1-5 0-0 2, Dudley 0-1 1-2 1.

Totals 32-81 192684. SAN ANTONIO (90) Elliotl 1-23-45, Duncan 9-15 5-8 23. Robinson 6-18 11-2023. Del Negro 7-17 1-1 16, A.Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Perdue 2-4 0-1 4, Jackson 2-4 0-0 4, M.Williams 3-5 4-8 10, Alexander 0-0 1-21, Rose 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 32-71 25-45 90.

New York 21 25 23 15 84 San Antonio 25 18 20 27 90 3-Point York 1-11 (Starks 1-5, Mills 0-4, Ward 0-1, Childs 0-1), San Antonio 1-3 (Del Negro 1-1, Elliotl 0-1. Jackson 0-1). Fouled York 53 (Ewing 15). San Antonio 62 (Robinson 14). York 18 (Starks 14).

San Antonio 22 (A.Johnson 11). Total York 28, San Antonio 20. M.Williams, New York illegal Antonio illegal defense 2. SCOREBOARD ALL TIMES EST FOOTBALL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East New England 8 Miami 8 N.Y. Jets 8 Buffalo 6 Indianapolis 1 12 Central Pittsburgh 9 4 Jacksonville 9 4 Tennessee 7 6 Baltimore A 8 Cincinnati 4 9 West y-Denver 11 2 Kansas City 10 3 Seattle 6 7 San Diego 4 9 Oakland 4 9 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East N.Y.

Giants 7 5 Philadelphia 6 6 Washington 6 6 Dallas 6 7 Arizona 3 10 Central y-Green Bay 10 3 Tampa Bay 9 4 Minnesota 8 5 7 6 Cnicago 2 11 West x-San Francisco 11 Carolina 6 Atlanta Nflw Orleans St. Louis 5 8 5 8 3 10 Pet. PF PA .615 308 233 .615 294 242 .615 293 252 .462 217 296 .077 222 348 .692 307 246 .692 334 269 .538 284 242 346 260 286 .308 267 353 .846 393 215 .769 291 212 .462 281 301 .308 253 344 .308 294 347 Pet PF PA .577 226 227 .500 247 286 .500 244 199 .462 260 240 .231 216 288 .769 343 245 .692 262 200 .615 285 289 .538 322 250 .154 215 377 846 304 193 462 214 240 .385 260 312 .385 170 258 .231 225 301 Sunday's Games Jacksonville 29. Baltimore 27 Philadelphia 44. Cincinnati 42 New England 20.

Indianapolis 17 New Orleans 16, Carolina 13 Buffalo 20, New York Jets 10 SI. Louis 23, Washington 20 Kansas City 44, San Francisco 9 Atlanta 24, Seattle 17 Miami 34, Oakland 16 Pittsburgh 26. Arizona 20. OT Tampa Bay 20, New York Giants 8 Denver 38. San Diego 28 Monday's Game Green Bay 27.

Minnesota 11 Thursday, Dec. 4 Tennessee al Cincinnati, 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 Buffalo at Chicago, 1 p.m. Denver at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. New England at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. New York Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. St.

Louis at New Orleans. 1 p.m. Seattle al Baltimore, 1 p.m. Atlanta at San Diego. 4 p.m.

Indianapolis at New York Jels. 4 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 4 p.m. Washington at Arizona. 4 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 8 p.m. Monday. Dec 8 Carolina at Dallas. 9 p.m. BASKETBALL Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Toronto 9 7 .563 9 7 .563 6 11 .353 1 15 .063 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division x-won division title y-cftncnad playoff bertti Thursday's Games 65, Chicago 20 14 Miami Orlando New Jarsey New York Boston Washington Philadelphia CemiaH Atlanta Charlotte Cleveland Indiana 10 11 10 10 7 6 4 5 6 6 6 9 11 9 Pel GB .667 .647 .625 .625 .438 3.

.353 5 .308 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Pet Houston 9 5 .643 Utah 10 6 .625 San Antonio 10 7 .588 Minnesota 7 8 .467 Vancouver 7 11 .389 Dallas 4 12 .250 Denver 1 13 .071 Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 13 2 .867 Phoenix 10 3 .769 Seattle 13 4 .765 Portland 10 6 .625 Sacramento 5 12 .294 L.A. Clippers 2 14 .125 Golden State 1 13 .071 Monday's Game Utah 100, New Jersey 95 Tuesday's Games Charlotte 121, Sacramento 102 Washington 95. Seattle 78 Phoenix 90. Milwaukee 86 Atlanta 112, Dallas 79 Houston 112.

Denver 101 San Antonio 90, New York 84 Orlando 89, Portland 88 Wednesday's Games Chicago at Boston, 7 p.m. Seattle at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. PTiladelphia at Miami. 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m L.A. Lakers at Denver, 8 p.m. Toronto at Utah, 9 p.m Orlando at Vancouver. 10 p.m. Cleveland at Golden State.

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make it 49-43. Then, accepting a nice bounce pass from Morales, the sharpshooting Trevino completed a three- point play to offset hoops by Hill and Kangrga and give Uvalde a 52-48 lead after three periods. Kangrga had eight points in the third and Hill six as the Queens outscored the visitors 15-8. Both teams were sluggish as the final quarter began and Christy Pasket's basket with two-and-a-half minutes gone finally broke the drought and got the Queens within two, 5250. Valdez scored the next four points on a basket and two' charities to put the Queens on top 54-52.

The Lobos could not find the hoop and Hill's basket made it 56-52. Haylea Ray scored for Uvalde to make it 56-54 in favor of the Queens. The two teams then exchanged turnovers before Hill's steal basically iced the game. Valdez missed a charity toss at the end and the Lobos had a full-court desperation shot that was well short of its mark. The Queens had fought back and outscored the Lobos 23-10 in the second half to earn the victory.

Hill led the Queens with 17 points and Valdez and Kangrga had 10 each. Pasket added six and Misty Babbey had four and Aliyah McKinney three. For Uvalde, in addition to Trevino's 17, Walker added 14, Fohn nine, Williams and Ray six each and Morales two. In junior varsity action, Del Rio got 14 points from Irene Burato and 10 from Mary Balderas to defeated Uvalde 51-35. The young Queens built a seven-point lead in the early going and extended it to 17 points in the third period as they outscored the visitors 122 in the period.

Jodi Sheppard added six points while Marissa Flores had five and Linda Ojeda and Stacy Clarkson four each. Cindy Cordova. Amy Williams, Angela Carson and Renee Rodriguez had two points each. Huskers dominate All-Big 12 team DALLAS (AP) Unblemished Nebraska dominated the 1997 Associated Press All-Big 12 football team with six first-team players. Texas which will face the Cornhuskers in Saturday's conference championship game, had three first-team honorees.

Second-ranked Nebraska was represented by offensive linemen Aaron Taylor and Eric Anderson, defensive linemen Jason Peter and Grant Wistrom, defensive back Ralph Brown, and running back Ahman Sreen. The 14th-ranked Aggies who were chosen include offensive lineman Steve McKinney, line-, backer Dat Nguyen and punter Shane Lechler. A balloting of Big 12 writers came up with a dream backfield of. Green, Ricky Williams of Texas and De'Mond Parker of Oklahoma. Williams ran for more than 200 yards in six-games and led the nation in rushing and scoring.

Both Williams and Green are juniors while Parker, who missed the last part of Oklahoma's season with an injury, is a sophomore. Corby Jones, the junior magician from Missouri, beat out Nebraska's Scott Frost for the first-string quarterback berth. Jones led the Big 12 in total offense at 231 yards per game while taking the Tigers to their first bowl in 14 seasons. The offensive line is huge, with the 289-pound McKinney the first-teamer weighing under 300 pounds. The other picks are Nebraska's Taylor and Anderson, Mike Morris of Missouri, and Todd Weiner of Kansas State.

The tight end was Alqnzo Mayes of Oklahoma State, who missed the last month of the season with injury but was impressive while he was in there. The wide receiver was Tyrone Watley of Iowa State, who led the league in catches and touchdowns. The placekicker was Mike Gramatica of Kansas State, who hit 19 of 20 field goal attempts. Wistrom and Peter were joined on the defensive line by Texas Tech's Montae Reagor, a Junior who had 97 tackles. Nguyen, who had 114'tack- les, including 20 in a win over Colorado, led a linebacking crew that also includes Jeff Kelly and Mark Simoneau of Kansas State and Ron Warner of Kansas.

The secondary Included R.W. McQuarters of Oklahoma State, Ryan Sutter of Colorado and. Brown. Lechler's average of 47 yards per punt was second-best in the nation. Kansas State's crafty quarterback Michael Bishop was nanfed the newcomer of the year.

The offensive and defensive players of the year will be announced Wednesday. The coach of the year will be announced Thursday. DALLAS (AP) The Associated Press 1997 All-Big 12 conference football team: FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Tight End: Alonzo Mayes, Oklahoma Slate, 6-6, 265, Oklahoma City. Offensive Line: Sieve McKinney. Texas 6-5, 289, Sr.

Houston; Todd Weiner, Kansas State. 6-5. 300, Coral Springs. Mike Morris. Missouri, 6-3.

310, Brookfield, Aaron Taylor, Nebraska, 6-1, 305, Wichita Falls, Texas; Eric Anderson, Nebraska, 6-4, Lincoln. Neb. Wide Receiver-Tyrone Watley. Iowa Slate. 5-9, 189, Tulare, Calif.

Quarterback: Corby Jones, Missouri, 6-1. 227, Columbia. Mo. Running Back: Ahman Green, Nebraska. 60, 215.

Omaha, Ricky Williams, Texas. 6-0, 220. San Diego, Calif, De'- Mond Parker, Oklahoma, 5-10, 181. Tjlsa. Pfacekicker: Martin Gramatica, Kansas State-.

5-9, 170, Buenos Aires. Argentina. Kick Returner: Ben Kelly, Colorado. 5-10. 175, Cleveland.

Ohio. FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Linemen: Grant Wistrom. Nebraska. 6-5, 255, Webb City. Montae Reagor, Texas Tech, 6-2, 245, Waxahachie.

Texas, Jason Peter, 6-5, 255. Webb City, Mo. Linebacker: Ron Warner. Kansas, 6-3, 250, Indepedence. Jeff Kelly, Kansas State, 6-0, 245.

LaGrange, Texas; Dat Nguyen, Texas 6-1, 213, Rockport, Texas. Mark Simoneau. Kansas State, 6-0, 230. Soph. Smith Center, Kan.

Defensive Back: Ralph Brown, Nebraska. 5-10. 180. Hacienda Heights, Kevin Williams. Oklahoma Stale, 6-0.

188, Pine Biuff, Ark; R.W. McQuarters, Oklahoma Stale, 5-11, 195, Tulsa, Okla. Hyan Sutter, Colorado. 6-2, 205. Ft.

Collins. Col. Punter: Shane Lechler, Texas 6-3, 219, East Bernard. Texas. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Tight End: Derrick Spiller, Texas So.

Offensive Line: Melvin Thomas, Colorado, Kendyl Jacox, Kansas City, Travis Biebel, Missouri. Sr, Josh Henson, Oklahoma State, Jay Pugh, Texas Tech, Sr. Wide Receivers: Phil Savoy, Colorado, Sr. 'Quarterback: Scott Frost. Nebraska.

Running Back: Dante Hall. Texas AiM. Darren Davis, Iowa State, Brocko Olivo, Missouri, Sr. Placekicker: Kyle Bryant. Texas Sr.

Kick Returner: McQuarters, Oklahoma State. SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Linemen: Darren Howard, Kansas State, Ryan Olson, Colorado, Martin Chase, Oklahoma, Sr. Linebacker.Travis Ochs, Kansas Stale, Warrick Hoklman, Texas Jay Foreman. Nebraska. Jr.

Hannibal Navies, Colorado. Jr. Defensive Back: Tony Btewis. Kansas, Sr, Dane Johnson, Texas Teen. Harold Piersey.

Missouri, Tony Darden, Texas Tech. Sr. Punier: Jason Davis, Oklahoma Slate. Sr NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: OB, Mike Bishop, Kansas State, 6-1. 205, Willis, Texas.