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Monroe March 1975 Wright, Reynolds On 2nd Team Parish Tops All-Louisiana Squad By Pesky llill (Written for the Louisiana Sports Writers Association) if somebody know, Robert Parish is the of the in Louisiana collegiate basketball after ballot- ing bv a Louisiana Sports Writers Association Panel. Parish, a 7-foot-l franchise for Centenary the last three years, heads up a talented five-man first I team that includes LSU's Glenn Hartsen, Tulane Phil I licks, Southern Ronald Barrow and McNeese State's Edmond Lawrence, Ron Greene, who guided the University of New Orleans to the NCAA Division If National Tournament finals, was selected of the for the second straight season. Exciting Kenny Higgs, superb rookie guard, was an overwhelming choice for of the The 5-foot-ll Higgs averaged IB. 1 points a game for the season and set the LSU Assembly enter scoring record with 38 points against Tennessee Parish, making the first team for the third straight year and getting the of the award for the second consecutive season, scored at an 18.9 pace and snatched rebounds off the glass at 15.4 per game. A 56 percent shooter from the field, Parish completely dominated both ends of the court when Centenarv needed him as he sparked the Gentlemen to their second 20-win season in a row.

Parish, a unanimous first team pick by the 24- member panel, is already considered one of the top prospects in the country. Hansen and Hicks are repeaters from last all-star team, and they both were near unanimous first team picks Hansen, a 6-foot-5 guard forward, 21.7 points and 11) rebounds for LSI while passing out 4.5 assists. Hicks, a 6-foot-7. 205-pound forward, shot 54.4 percent from 'he field and 76 3 percent from the free throw line He averaged 22.8 points and 12 4 rebounds per game and had a 38 point, 19-rebound performance against Dillard and a 34 point 23 rebound otlort versus LSI Barrow mov es up from the second team a year ago The 6-foot-2 guard whistled in 30 7 points a game for the Jaguars. He had a single game high of 51 points against Prairie View for a new Southern UnivorsiG record.

Lawrence, version of Parish at seven feet even, was a second team choice for the last two years. This season the tossed in 20 0 points a game and pulled down 11 5 rebounds per outing He was the key to the Cowboys surge for the Southland Conference title. Wilbur Holland, a team choice last season. was the top vote getter on the 1975 second UJY A II rtl 1 Li Vi I 1 ft seori? Joining Holland on the versatile second unit are Mike Rose of Northeast Louisiana, Henry Ray of McNeese, Larry Wright of Grambling, Leon Johnson of Centenary and Billy Reynolds of Northwestern, ana team. Amazingly consistent he has scored Rose.

Northeast's No. 3 all-time scoring leader, was the No. 6 vote-getter on last All-Louisiana team. Amazingly consistent he has scored under 10 points in only three games in three years. This season the 6-foot-7 Rose averaged 18.2 points and rebounded at a 9 5 pace.

Ray, McNeese, 6-foot-3 guard-forward-cenler, became his all-time scoring champion this season and averaged 17.1 points a game He helped give the Pokes another threat beside Lawrence. The streak-shooting Wright made plenty of noise for Grambling, averaging 26.6 points per game as a sophomore. He was equally adept at scoring from long range or on drives. Johnson and Reynolds, a pair of 6-foot-5 forwards for Centenarv and Northwestern respectively. tied for the fifth spot on the second team.

Johnson was his scoring leader with a 19 7 average, and he also pulled down 7.2 rebounds per outing Reynolds, the scoring (15.4) and rebounding f9 6i leader for Gulf South Conference champions, was of the on the All-Louisiana Team last year. Greene edged Louisiana Emmett Hendricks for of the honors while Hanson and Hicks finished a distant second behind Parish in the voting for Player of the Year" Tennis South Has Favorites Winning The veterana John and Krn Rose watt tup in $35,000 lnvitatinnal tour In Jackson, and played it in first Nowromhe hed South Vfriean Bill Freer 6-1 He broke servire in inth game iake first set, and then huitt a 5-0 lead in H'fnn'l Tosewall had an pven eastrr Urne agatnst youngsior Bwk Fisher, needmg only 55 ni win Rosewalt broke sene in third and ntnth gamex nf ftnd set and endod serond set with an Boston Celtics Coach Tommy Heinsohn, left, and New Orleans Jazz Coach William (Butch) van Breda Kolff, right, as they showed their displeasure of officials decisions during their game Wednesday night at Boston Garden. Boston won the game 113-100. (AP Wire- photo) In Orlando, 1 Australian Stone heat South H.r Moore 6-4. 3 in the second round of the World pionslnp Tennis Blue Group tournament and, afterwards, said tie thinks top seeded Rod 1 1 aver is due for a loss a player of ability can keep said Stone.

Ml the guys in our croup are good enough tn heat him on a given ot eaaion All of ui are gunning for btm Laver won 16 straight singles hex hut he lost in double Wednesday ntghi when teamed with Woody Blocker to drop a 6 4 7-5 dec ision to Maver and Vitas Geru In Atlanta, seed fbrk st nekton defeated Gerald Battrirk 7 5, 7 5 tn second round of the Red tournev I Itff Richey upset seventh-seeded Rob Lutz 2. 6 3 and fifth-seeded Mark Cox of Britain eliminated eighth-seeded Phil dent of Am tralia other second-round mate hes. In Monte Carlo, Swedish star t.goen Borg lived up to his top ranking with a routine triumph over France Patrick I roisy. Olga Morozova, the defending champion, made it into the quarters of the Philadelphia Tennis Classic with a 6-4. 6-3 triumph over Smith I.inky Bnshoff 1975 nsw All Louisiana 'oUegialo Basketball Team Fir-t Team Flayer Ht Wt Cl.

Sava Wave. School Robert Parish 7-1 235 Jr. IS 6 154 (ilenn Hansen 205 Sr. G-F 21.7 10.0 Phtl Hick- 6 7 205 Jr. 12 4 Tulane ftcnald Barrow 6 2 inn Jr.

(, 30 7 6 2 Southern Edmotui Lawtenee 225 Jr. 20.9 11 4 Mt Nerve St SecondTeam Wilbur IK Hand 6 175 Sr. 2.3 2 3 9 leans Mike Rose 6-7 190 Sr. is.2 9.5 Northeast Henn Ray 6-3 ITtt Sr. 17 1 Npese St.

Larry Wright 61 160 So. 36 6 3 4 rambling 1 con Johnson 6-5 19ft SrF 19 7 7 2 Rilly Reynolds 6-5 2ft4 So. 15 4 9 6 Northw estero OAC OF THE erte niversity of New Oile a 11 PI OF THE! YEAR: Robert Parish. entenary FRFSHM VN OF THE YEVR: Kennv Hiv-! s. 1 The H-foot-2 Holland had a blazing 25.

average and was personally rcsponsthle for New he 23-7 i trlrans. u'd posted bv University of Others Receiving Notes David Tern Jingles, Jerry Walker, all of Fartkv Wells and Mike Cr.nathy, hoth of Ixiuisiana Tech; Pace. Hyati. Ardith W'carren, all of New Orleans Tom Hit-k-, Tulam Clarence Hall, Louisiana College; Mart Food, Centcnary Willis Ttfus. Southern.

Milton Kelly, Dtllard: Richard Polk. Nicholls State; Kcnny Riggs, I SU Scalping Starts Syracuse Basks In Spotlight At NCAA Meet Although Decided Underdog After Sellout i as had a profes- am of its crazy over a college tournament which ihe nearest team comes from a metropolitan rival nth miles away The ft a Is begin Saturday with UCLA facing Louisville and Syracuse pitied against Kentucky. The winners of those lines then meet Monday fm the N( AA title Some kets went on public --ah 1 last April 1 by mail i They were completely gone Die next day. all of them 1 aid Sports Arena t.eneral Manager Phil Quinn. ilc predicted that the Sports Arena would be packed to its 1 capacity for both days of the tournament With the games sold out for nearly a year, ticket scalping has been fierce, despite the ti at the games will be televised locally.

or days, hundreds of ads have been appearing in local papers, offering tickets two- sets at prices that make 1 digit inflation look harmless. Prices range from $35 for a $24 -et to more than $100 a set. got four sets of tickets and been offered one scalper. like to got $1,000, but 1 know I'll gel at least The Syracuse, Louisville and Kentucky squads arrive today with John Bruins arriving a day later. They won find things at a fever but the excitement has been building, in low key, for weeks.

For the last several days, the training of the San Diego baseball Padres has had to share top hilling on the sports pages of the largest area newspapers with stories about the basketball finals. This week, it threatens to be overwhelmed completely as local sports writers take almost hole pages to discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of the four basketball finalists. Out-of-town visitors arriving this week are having a hard time finding lodging. Hotel and motel managers reportedly have been turning away dozens of late arrivals who showed up without reservations. Even the weather seems to have been affected by the tournament's arrival.

The heavy tains that have drenched the city in the last two weeks have given way' to sunny skies. For h's ypHrs in mator leagues, pitcher Nolan Ryan of the California Angels has averaged strikeouts a season. SYR SH Y. AP) Recognition? Rudy Hackett has been reveling in it in recent weeks, but his teammates onj Svracuse unheralded basketball team air just bt ginning to feel the warmth of the spotlight But that was expectable Except for Hackett, the Orangemen were not a highly re -1 crmted in high school Nine of the 13 players, including the five starters, were drawn from New York State Syracuse lurked shadows, of the national rankings, until just last week. Now team will play Kentucky in Saturday's semifinals of the NCAA at San Diego And Hackett, Bug Williams.

Karnie Seibert, Jim Lee and the other Orangemen have won their recognition, even if they lose. Syracuse is the decided underdog, hut, says oaeh to- got Roy Danforth, they (Kentucky) are ripe. kids have been playing like hell. been underdogs all during he said. don care whether you are I CLA or Syracuse.

you put two games gether out there and Hackett, a 6 foot 9 forward who had trouble making his high school team, has been among the leaders in scoring with a 22.6 point average grabbing 13 3 rebounds a game and shooting at a l( per ret clip sy rat use's dead eve guard, Jim Lee, received only three scholarship offers in school, hut Danforth says ho believes the senior is an outstanding guard and probably one of the best pure shooters in the Considered too slow by Mime professional scouts, has averaged 1(5 1 points a game this season. Lee's slowness is more than made up by backcourt mate. the Williams, tagged by former Orange star Dennis DuVal. He thought 1 was kind of like a bug because of the way I was weaving in and out on the fastbreak drill at practice one said the speedy sophomore. i It was dart down-1 court and quick pass to Hackett that sent Syracuse on its wav to overtime victory against Kansas State in the Eastern re-: gional final.

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