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PAGE 2-CHILLICOTHE. MISSOURI-64601 CHILLICOTHE CONSTITUTION-TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, sports bob carter, sports editor Six from coverage area honored- lands 28 All-State berths BY BOB CARTER C-T SPORTS EDITOR Twenty-eight athletes from the North District were, named to the 1981 Missouri Sporlswriters and Sportscasters 1-A and 2-A All-State football teams announced today. The All-State teams in 3-A and 4-A will be announced Thursday. Seventeen North District athletes landed either a first-team or second-team berth on the Class 1-A dream team while 11 won either first-team or second-team recognition on the 2-A elite squad. SELECTED IN ST.

LOUIS The teams were selected in the Ralston Room of the Holiday Riverfront in St. Louis on Sunday, the day after the conclusion of Show-Me Bowl III at Busch Stadium. Sports Editor Bob Carter of the Chillicothe Constitution- Tribune, president of the MSSA, and Secretary-Treasurer Jim Henry of the Joplin Globe conducted the meeting. Representing North District athletes were Carter, Dan Caesar of the St. Joseph Gazette, Jerry Arnett of the Marshall Democrat-News, Preston Cole of the Princeton Post-Telegraph and Lee Meador of the Richmond News.

Approximately 30 sportswriters and sportscasters, representing all seven districts in the state, were in attendance including representatives from the Kansas City Star and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. SIX IN C-T COVERAGE AREA Athletes named to the All-State Honor Roll from the C-T coverage area are 2-A--running back Mark Kelly of Marceline, end Jeff Allen of Carrollton, guard Darrell Summers of Carrollton, linebacker Keith Finlayson of Carrollton, defensive back Vince Cahill of Carrollton, and 1-A--Duane Snodgrass of Polo. Kelly landed a second-team berth in the 2-A backfield for the second straight season. The Tigers advanced to post-season play for the second straight year and lost to Fayette in first-round to close at 8-2.

The Carrollton Trojans reached the state playoffs for the second year in a row only to fall for the second time in first-round action, bowing out at 8-2. Snodgrass, the first All-Stater in the school's history, was the bread and butter offensive and defensive player of the Cinderella Polo Panthers, who enjoyed their best season in the school's history under the magic wand of ageless Bob Shearer, who was nominated as Coach of the Year but lost out in a tight vote to Paul Mullins of state 1-A champion Springfield Greenwood. Shearer has attempted to retire twice only to return to the coaching ranks. NORTH DISTRICT HONOREES Others receiving All-State recognition from the North District were of St. Joseph'LeBlond, punter running back Thurman Hoskins of.Lathrop, tackle Mike Sorensen of Cameron, defensive end Roger Mead of Plattsburg, defensive end Dan Weston of Putnam County, defensive tackle Dennis Hudson of Plattsburg, defensive back Greg Casey of LeBlond, and defensive back Stacey Tucker of Milan; 1-A--running back Jeff Lemon of Nodaway-Holt, running back Skip Wheeler of Hardin- Central, guard-noseguard Alan Smith of Gallatin, center Jeff Hester of Gallatin, kicker Rich Antle of Princeton, defensive tackle Bill Eaton of Gallatin, defensive tackle Steve Reed of Nodaway-Holt, linebacker-running back Bruce Focht of Gallatin, linebacker Brad Hughes of Hardin-Central, end Kelley King of King City, end Charlie Shields of Nodaway-Holt, tackle Steve Renfro of Princeton, defensive tackle John Weninger of Princeton, linebacker Craig McNeese of Worth County and defensive back Tyler Poppa of Worth County.

Smith and Focht, both of Gallatin, won laurels on both offense and defense. STE. GENEVIEVE VALLE DOMINATES Ste. Genevieve Valle, which co-shared the 2-A state title with St. Pius placed six players on the 2-A team, Oak Grove five, Carrollton four, St.

Pius three and Stockton three. Springfield Greenwood, a 14-0 victor over Gallatin in the 1-A championship clash, placed eight on the 1-A team, Gallatin six and Cass Midway six. UNANIMOUS CHOICES Highly-touted quarterback Page Belongy of Thayer, who threw for 1,800 yards and 22 touchdowns this season, was the lone unanimous choice in 2-A. Running back Glenn Adams of Springfield Greenwood and defensive back Anthony Frazier of Springfield Greenwood were unanimous selections in 1-A. Repeaters in 2-A were Eric Troy of Paris (third year), Kelly of Marceline, Weston of Putnam County and Steve Huff of Tipton (kicker in 1980).

Repeaters in 1-A were Frazier of Springfield Greenwood (defensive end in 1980), Focht of Gallatin (defensive end in 1980), Adams of Springfield Greenwood, Phillip Montgomery of Springfield Greenwood and Renfro of Princeton, COACHES OF THE YEAR Mark Benson of Ste. Genevieve Valle copped honors in 2-A while Paul Mullins of Springfield Greenwood reaped 1-A Coach of the Year honors. FINAL STATE POLL (1-A) 1. Springfield Greenwood (10-1); 2. Gallatin (11-1); 3.

Cass Midway (9-2); 4. Nodaway-Holt (8-2); 5. Worth County (8-2); 6. Princeton (7-2); 7. Appleton City (7-3); 8.

Hardin-Central (7-2); 9. Archie (8-2); 10. Adrian (7-2). 1. Tie---Ste.

Genevieve Valle (12-0-1) and K. C. St. Pius (11-0-1); 3. Oak Grove (11-1); 4.

John Burroughs (7-3); 5. St. Joseph LeBlond (8-1); 6. Lathrop (9-2); 7. Carrollton (8-2); 8.

Thayer (10-1); 9. Stockton (9-2); 10. Tie--Palmyra (9-3) and Fayette (9-2). Third straight week-North Carolina tops AP cage poll By TOM CANAVAN Associated Writer North Carolina topped The Associated Press college basketball poll for the third straight week Tuesday as the top seven teams remained the and highly regarded UCLA continued its downward slide. North Carolina, which raised its record to 3-0 i i i victories over Southern Cul and Tulsa, Lakers down Kings, 119-106 LOS ANGELES A I Reaching personal milestones is nice, says Jamaal Wilkcs of the Los Angeles Lakers, but championships are nicer.

"I'm sure it will mean a lot more to me when I finish playing," Wilkes said Sunday night after his 22 points in the Lakers' H9-10G victory over Kansas City put him over 10,000 for his National Basketball Association career. "Right now. I'd just like to win another championship and win as many of those as I can." Wilkes made his milestone- points on a driving layup i The victory, the Lakers' in their last 15 games, increased their lead to 14 games over Phoenix and Portland in the NBA's Pacific Division. Although the Lakers led the Kings must of the way, they had to light off a Kansas City rally in Ihe third period. After trailing by Hi points, the Kings ran off a 21-5 string that-pul them within three, with a i i i period, before the Lakers came back to tally Ihe next five points.

Kansas never seriously threatened thereafter. Earvin "Magic" Johnson also scored 22 points for" the Lakers. Cliff Robinson led Kansas City with 23 points, and Reggie King had 19. "L.A. is a lough Robinson.

"They're very good team and you can't come in here and expect anything easy. If you want lo win, you're going to have to work hard and things are going to have to go your way. They just outplayed us this lime." 1-A, 2-A All-State Honor Roll Pos QB RB RB RB Pos DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB Pot QB RB RB RB Pot DL DL DL 01 DL LB LB LB DB DB DB 1A (First Team Offense) Name, School Anthony Frazier, Springfie'd Greenwood Glenn Adams, Springfield i enwood Jeff Lemon, Nodaway-Holt Skip Wheeler, Hordin Central Joel Aksamit, Cass Midway Mark Jester, Springfield Greenwood Guy Alexander, Appleton City Brian Renner, Cass Midway Tom Chamberlin, Springfield Greenwood Alan Smith, Gallatin Jeff Hester, Gallatin Rich Antle, Princeton (First Team Defense) Name, School Phillip Montgomery, Greenfield John Stinson, Springfield Greenwood Bill Eaton, Gallatin Steve Reed, Nodaway'-Holf Dennis Warden, Adrian Steve Berberich, Springfield Catholic Bruce Focht. Gollatin Brad Hughes, Hardin Central Anthony Frazier, Springfield Greenwood Clifford Reeves, Archie Paul Young, Cass Midway Darren Davis, Appleton City (Second Team Offense) School Paul Young, Cass Midway Bruce Focht, Gallatin Art Stoneking, Adrian Kent Thomas, Cass Midway Kelly Hill, King City Charles Shields, Nodowoy Holt Tom Fite, Greenfield Steve Renfro, Princeton Rich Hardie, Springfield Greenwood Dennis Warden, Adrian Phillip Montgomery, Greenfield Jeff Coleman, Jasper (Second Team Defense) Guy Alexander, Appleton City Andy Copeland, Archie Brian Renner, Coss Midway A Ion Smith, Gollatin John Weninger, Princeton Tom Aubuchon, Archie Darren Davis, Appleton City Craig McNeese, Worth County Mike Beftlach, Springfield Catholic Tyler Poppa, Worth County Duane Snodgrass, Polo Glenn Adams, Springfield Greenwood Wt 170 1 80 145 170 1 55 1 70 190 200 1 70 160 217 1 45 Wt 165 1 75 1 75 240 200 175 1 75 160 170 1 80 1 65 195 Wt 1 65 175 1 60 1 60 150 175 200 205 165 200 1 65 180 ni 1 90 1 80 200 160 1 80 1 90 1 95 205 175 1 55 1 40 1 80 Yr Sr Jr Jr Jr Jr Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Yr Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Yr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr 2-A (First Team Offense) Pas Name, School Wt QB Page Belongy, Thayer 195 RB Kevin Alewine, Ook Grove 180 RB Andrew Meyer, Ste. Genevieve Valle 215 RB Eric Troy, Paris 205 Mark Anderson, Pierce City 165 Kevin Hedden, Thayer 175 Will Haggenlocher, St.

Louis Principia 275 Tom Weber, K.C. St. Pius 220 Tom Kelsey, Oak Grove 175 Joe Yust, Seneca 165 Dennis Roth, Ste. Genevieve Valle 225 Tom Banderas, Oak Grove 240 (First-Team Defense) Name, School Wt Jeff Allen, Carroilton 190 Gory Drury, Ste. Genevieve Valle 218 DL Keith Carron, Ste.

Genevieve Valle 222 DL Kelly Henderson, Louisiana 240 DL Dean Whippo, Grain Valley 190 LB John Bullimore, St. Joseph LeBlond 190 LB Andrew Meyer, Ste. Genevieve Valle 215 LB Bob Roseburrough, K.C. St. Pius 175 DB Rod Hendricks, Stockton 165 DB Jim Koman, St.

Louis John Burroughs 160 DB Mike Lutz, Tipton 60 Bob Goodwin, Cameron 177 (Second Team Offense) Pas Nwne, School wt QB Keith Reuther, Fayette RB Thurman Hoskins, Lathrop 198 RB Mark Kelly, Marceline 180 RB Rick Ringel, K.C. St. Pius 15S John Bocon, Ste. Genevieve Valle 165 Kevin Clayton, Fayette 160 Eldon Collett, Stockton 240 Mike Sorensen, Cameron 220 Todd Gilmore, John Burroughs 173 Dorrell Summers, Corrollton 175 Mike Russell, Oak Grove '205 Kyle Coleman, Stockton 155 (Second-Team Defense) Pot HMM, School Wt Roger Mead, Plottsburg 180 Dan Weston, Putnom County 185 DL Charlie Avery, Oak Grove 155 Dl Dennis Hudson, Plaiisfcurg 235 DL Steve Huff, Tipton 185 LB Keith Finlayson, Carrollton 175 LB Bort Franklin, Monroe City 175 LB Rip Stringer, Cabool 185 DB Vince Cahill, Corrollton 150 DB Greg Casey, St. Joseph LeBlond 155 DB Stocey Tucker, Milan 155 Kent Dye, South Shelby 155 Yr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr Yr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Yr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Yr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr received 43 of 58 first-place votes from the nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters.

The Tar Heels collected 1,137 points as their lead over runner-up Kentucky dwindled from more than 90 points to 56. Louisville retained with No.3 position and was followed once again by Wichita State, Virginia. Iowa and DePaul. i a A a a a i i a a I i a a each moved up two notches and rounded out the Top Ten. UCLA, ranked second in the preseason poll and eighth last week when reports broke that the Bruins would be placed on probation for NCAA violations, fell to No.17 following a i i 57-54 Joss to.

Rutgers. Larry Farmer's team did bounce back to crush Notre Dame 75-49 last Saturday. Kentucky was tabbed No.l on eight first-place ballots and got 1,081 points following its nationally televised 78-G2 victory over Ohio State. Louisville, which had a tough time in beating both Tulane and Western Kentucky last week, picked up five first- place votes and 1,006 points. Wichita State, and easy winner over both the District of Columbia and Cincinnati last week, had 946 points.

Virginia, playing without center Ralph Sampson, who broke a finger, received one first-place vote and 893 points in retaining the No.5 spot. The Cavaliers downed Randolph Macon 82-50 and VMI 76-49 without their All-American star. Iowa, extended to overtime by Marquette in posting-one of its two triumphs last week, had 816 points. Ray Meyer's DePani squad collected 768 points and held the No.7 slot alter a 78-53 victory over Illinois-Chicago Circle a team coached by Meyer's son, Tom and a tough 73-67 victory over Purdue. Minnesota, which needed a last-second basket to edge Loyola of Chicago, was eighth with 702 points.

Top 20 The Associated Press Top Twenty teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll, with i a votes in parentheses. season's record and total points. Points based on 3-2-1: 1 North Carolina 1431 3-0 1.137 2 4 Kentucky i 2-(l 1.0HI Louisville I5i 2-0 1.UOC Wichita St. 3-0 946 Virginia (1) 5-0 893 Iowa 3-D 816 7. DePaul u.

Minnesota 9. Ala. -Birmingham 10. Indiana 11. Arkansas (1) 12.

San Francisco 13. Missouri 14. Tulsa 15. Nevada-Las Vegas 16. Alabama 17.

UCLA 18. SW Louisiana IS. Oregon St. 2(1. Georgetown.

DC 2-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 4-0 4-0 2-2 5-0 2-0 3-2 768 702 560 552 479 478 435 421 357 295 276 140 123' 122 Oajkland-A Monday night power OAKLAND (AP) Oakland Raiders' Coach Tom F.lores doesn't know why his' team does'so well almost every.time they turn on the jights and the television cameras, and he care. "1 don't have the faintest idea and I don't want to look into it. It might jinx it," Flores said after the Raiders ran their Monday night National Football League record to 18-1-1 with a 30-27 victory over Pittsburgh. "I wish we could play all our games on Monday night," said Flores. "We really played good football.

The turnovers killed us in the first half, but we were able lo come back." The Raiders, 7-7, survived five turnovers as they preserved their playoff chances, which remain minimal with two games left in the regular season. But the defending Super Bowl champions also wanted to win for other reasons. "We had a lot of pride at stake," said Bob Chandler, who caught one of three touchdown passes thrown by Oakland quarterback Marc Wilson. It physical the tradition of mat- chupstof the two teams, who between them have won six of the last seven Super Bowls. When it was over, Pittsburgh had dropped to 8-6, two games behind front-running Cincinnati in the AFC Central Division.

Worse yet, the Steelers had lost quarterback Terry a a i a broken right hand. "When they held up the Xrays I said, 'Oh, my God, it looks' said Bradshaw. "It was a play-action play and they 'had a safety blitz on. I was trying to lay it off in the corner for a touchdown." In his follow-through, Bradshaw's throwing hand came' down on Raider Rob Martin's helmet. "I thought at'first it was my elbow, but when 1 took the snap and couldn't hold the ball 1 said I better get out," said Bradshaw.

Bradshaw's replacement, a a Malone. threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third score, giving Pittsburgh leads of 14-7 and 20-14. But each time Wilson brought the Raiders back. Chandler's 38-yard TD catch evened the score at 20 early in the fourth quarter; and less than a minute and a half later, rookie Ted Watts ran a punt back -53 yards for the touchdown that gave Oakland a lead it never relinquished. "It came down to Oakland making the big plays and we weren't able to come up with any," said Pittsburgh Coach Chuck Also injured in the game were Pittsburgh linebacker Jack Lambert, who was shaken up early, and Oakland running back Kenny King, who went out early in the second half with a bruised chest after a 60-yard run.

King fed all rushers with 102 yards, while Oakland held. Franco Harris to just 15 yards on 11 carries. Harris needed 106 yards to pass the 1,000, mark for a record eighth season. Bob Devaney finally gets deserving honor NEW YORK A -Nebraska won college football's national championship in 1970 by defeating LS.U 17-12 in the Orange Bowl. Coach of the Year honors were shared by LSU's Charley McClendon and Darrell Royal of Texas, a Cotton Bowl loser lo Notre Dame.

Nebraska repeated as No.l in 1971, only the sixth team to win consecutive national i The Cornhuskers mangled Alabama 38-6 in the Orange but Bear Bryant was named Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. "It was an ironic situation," says Devaney. "The years I had'the best opportunity they voted before the bowl games." Nebraska was third in the final Associated Press 1970 regulariseason poll before winning the national championship when Texas and Ohio State lost earlier in the day. And in 1971, Devaney recalls, "Rear Bryant brought a team along that hadn't been very good the year before (6-5-1) and they won I I flames (11-0 before losing to Nebraska)." The AFCA changed its voting to after the bowl games a few years later, too late to help. Devaney, who gave up the coaching reins following (he 1972 campaign to concen- trate on his duties as Nebraska's athletic director.

Devaney, was hurt more than he will admit publicly by the slights of the past, but the pain will be eased a bit tonight when he is inducted into college football's Hall of Fame. His coaching record fairly glitters 35-10-5 and four Rocky Mountain Conference titles in five years at Wyoming, 101-20-2 and eight Big Eight crowns in 11 seasons at Nebraska, 136-30-7 overall for a winning percentage of .806. "Sure this helps make up for the past. This is the greatest honor I've ever received in the field of athletics," Devaney says. Devaney has no regrets about leaving the sidelines when he did and turning Nebraska's program over to Tom Osborne.

"I coached a long lime," he says. "I had a young guy on the staff who would have gone' somewhere else if we didn't keep him at Nebraska. One thing I've been able lo do is evaluate people, coaches and athletes. 1 fell Tom was a great coaching prospect. "Rather than struggle on for another year or two, I had a chance lo turn (he job over lo him.

I fell I'd be a smarler alhlelic director with him as head coach. I could have- coached a few more years, bul I was pushing il. I was holding two positions and I didn't think I was doing a very good job ei- iherway." This will be a warm New York December for Devaney, different from the bitter cold of I 1962, when Nebraska beat Miami, Fla. 36-34 in Ihe second arid lasl GolhamBowl. By The Associated Press American Conference Division, I.

PP PA Pet. i a i 9- 4 -1 312-262 Buffalo 9 -5-- 0 '643 N.Y.JetS 8, 5 1 :313 .271 ,607 NewEnglnd 2 12 291 328 .143 Baltimore! 13 0 222 474 ..071 Central Division Cincinnati 10 4 0 374 266 .714 Pittsburgh 8 0 0 3 2 6 2 5 9 .571 Houston 6 8 0 254 307 .429 Cleveland 5 9 0 2 4 2 3 1 9 ,357 Western Division Denver 9 5 0 2 7 4 2 4 1 .643 Kansas City 8 0 326 267 .571 'SonDiego. 8 6 0 4 3 1 3 5 7 .571 Oakland 7 7 0 257 297 .500 Seattle 5 9 0 207 3 4 4 .357 Conference Eastern Division y-Dallas 11 3 0 336 254 .786 Philadelphia 9 5 0 320 200 .643 N.Y. Giants 7 7 0 262. 237 .500 St.

Louis 7 7 0 305 350 .500 Washington 6 8 0 2 7 9 3 2 8 .429 Central Division Tampa Bay 8 6 0 272 227 .571 Detroit 7 7 0 335 295 .500 GresnBay 7 7 0 286 3 2 6 .500 Minnesota 7 7 0 312 314 .500 Chicago 4 10 0 195 294 .286 Western Division x-SanFran. 11 3 0 308 227. .786 Atlanta 7 7 0 382 304 .500 Los Angeles 5 9 0 275 305 .357 10 0 183 322 .286 x-clinchcd division title. y-qualified for playoffs. Thursday's Game Houston 17, Cleveland 13 Sunday's Gamei Green Bay 31, Detroit 17 New York Giants 10, Los Angeles? Chicago 10, Minnesota 9 Miami 24, New England 14 SI.Louis 30, New Orleans 3 Washington 15.

Philadelphia 13 San Francisco 21, Cincinnati 3 Dallas S7, Baltimore 13 Buffalo 28, San Diego 27 Tampa Bay 24, Atlanta 23 Denver 16, Kansas City 13 Seattle 27, New York Jets 23 Monday's Game Oakland 30, Pittsburgh 27 Saturday, Dec.12 New York Jets at Cleveland Minnesota at Detroit Sunday, Dec.13 BaltimorcatWashinglon Buffaloat New England Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Green Bay at New Orleans New York Giants at St.Louis San Diego at Tampa Bay Miami at Kansas City Chicago at Oakland Houston at San Francisco Philadelphia at Dallas Seattle at Denver Monday. Dec.l4 Atlanta at Los Angeles THE CHILLICOTHE CONSTITUTION-TRIBUNE CHUCK HANEY Editor and Publisher WM. H. PLUMMER DENNIS W. SCHAAF Assistant to Ihe Publisher Gen.

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