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% % » At* VIA't, 1. f .t.tFf.f.Y/t. L thresh Cougars, 94-80 loss of freshmen THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 1976 Page 11 rli i W'" 2 Pavilion has never been ' Bte visiting place for the Ag- Toesday night was no exception fjust the visit was not horrifying d WOll » the Ags were faced with a epitaph. A court injunction j]ed and Jarvis Williams and ne would not play against gies blow big ones” read the lent sign taped to the stucco Iparating the ‘pit’ from the ; Not so this night, as the Aggies 1 1 itothe occasion behind the ide- I /l r on °1 P arr y Davis, the sub- ■I. vl (tion of Wally Swanson and Steve land the coaching abilities of jA&M staff. Houston could not s if we e| sufficient strength and suc- is now, bed 94-80. SlOtoln lien news came from Dallas that ; aid Fen ffliit would postpone making a S, plans were finalized for sub- tion and the switch to a zone nse (For updated information opinion see Sportfolio). ead coach Shelby Metcalf pon- d after the game, “Our whole ons been full of distractions, ye had more harassment and dis- non than we’ve had in any two ed and f will wj kejayi ny, N» former! i coaclil ctice mi dlls and et intoi ■ game was the best played by u fcies this season. They bit on said t atte,n f >ts f or an le solar* °nal ^ P er ocnt reading, '■remendous inside play of ■ particularly in the first half nator,lt| the fine touch of Swanson ; team pglrmit the game kept the Aggies ectimmlrm command. Jones played an ’ to balHtional defensive game and was ;thatwBirental in allowing Davis’ in- ave graBorh with his zone-killing shots. taketlffWith the seniors on this ball club |ing is possible,” was Metcalfs to a query concerning the result and the influence of tlm 5. About Swanson and Jones, were beautiful, they rose to Ihallenge, ” said Metcalf, le effect of the suspension? "I ■new it d make us more deter red to win, said Metcalf. ‘‘This is courageous and deter- ld group I’ve ever bad. hen you consider everything rason the line this has to be one all-time great victories for an ^ " p athletic team,” Metcalf said. p )e (Jit has been two years since the Intramurals results [RAMURAL BASKETBALL JTARY: K-l vs. Sq-4, 26-40; Js. Sq-13, 61-48; Sq-6 vs. F-l, >scos%; 14 vs Sq . 8) 32-49; C-2 vs. , ,1,37-31. orked coacli N-2vs. K-l, 42-23; Sq-10 vs. 29-13 conflEPENDENT: Forestry vs. ^PPjMccrs, Forestry' forfeit; Bearkats pr 0ve “f 1 H 0 td o gs, 96-37; Hobbits vs. . Jla. 44-47; Law vs. Animal Sci- ' veet ;k 73-32; Vet III vs. Walton, Wal- > r k nBorfeit; Barcelona vs. Luflcin, dwoa I33. \i oses x vs. M. Riders, ’ 76; Utay Ex’s vs. BSU No. 4, eflect ;! y a ilers vs Galaxy, 58-52; BSU —^ |2 vs. Vet I D, 73-40; BSU No. 1 J : Dunn No. 2, 91-45; Gulf Coast Old Anny, 50-44; Briarwood vs. t II, 39-37; Utay vs. Trotters, Hll/ K* ters foffe'L Gladeast vs. Hotard, ' “MEN: Colonels vs. Hughes, nels forfeit. RFC: Outcasts vs. Wild Bunch, •75; Group vs. JBAH, 30-81; Wes- ' Weenies vs. Angola Outcasts, 74; I M’S vs. Vet I, 63-23; No els vs. Refugees, Refugees for- I Castaways vs. Dribblers, 41-44. ’uptnamA* Eddie Dominguez ’66 Aggies played any kind of zone de fense. They played in that position for most of the game and played it well, thanks to a 45 minute cram course. The Ags were supposed to have left College Station at 1:30 Monday but instead spent the short period on the floor of G. Rollie learn ing the zone. The ofl’ensive game had its high lights as well. Davis led Ag scorers with 27 points and gathered in a team high nine rebounds. The “Barry and Sonny Show” was interrupted when Sonny Parker was benched with three fouls. “We didn’t want to take any chances,” said Metcalf. Sonny P did manage to score 14 points and was second in rebounding with eight. Swanson sent 10 of 16 through the hoop and added a free throw to give him 21 points. Jones ripped the nets for 18 and had six rebounds. Ray Roberts had 10 points while Gates Erwin and Joey Robinson each had two. Only seven players were used in the game, but the team had more. The proverbial twelfth man was in deed there as Kevin Jones (a regular) and Brian Barrett (a last minute traveler) watched from the bench where their contribution was im measurably important. The Ags had an outstanding assist game with 23, of which Erwin con tributed eight. Erwin’s lob passes a. la UCLA put 10 points on the board. While Houston was stymied in their quest to upset the depleted Ag gies, they were not without some in spired effort. All-America guard Otis Birdsong did his one on-one dance routine and scored 29 points. David Marrs could not equal his career high set earlier against the Ags but still bit on 10 of 1.5 from the field and three- of-three at the line for 23 points. Ceeile Rose was the other Coog scorer in double figures with 19. George Walker and Marrs each bad seven rebounds for the Cougars. The Aggies outrebounded UH 33-36. Freshman post man Allen Winder bad a poor game against the Aggies. Winder has been vocally critical of the Aggies in the press. He scored only two points and got zero re bounds although he played more than a half. He showed a hothead when he got his third foul and was removed. But, then again, almost everyone’s hothead showed. Referee Joe Shosid whistled technicals on Ag assistant coach Bob Gobin for standing up and maybe a little more, on the Aggie bench for nothing visible and on Birdsong for disenchantment. A small melee occurred when Sonny P tried to retrieve an out of bounds ball and was beaten to it by Bill Smolensk!, a Cougar mascot guard. Smolensk! said he was afraid the ball would hit Shasta’s cage and upset the cat. There are as many ver sions to what ensued as there are varieties of Heinz catsup, but both got in a few punches while grovelling on the courtside concrete. Smolensk! dashed into the stands after Houston Police and several players broke up the scuffle. It wasn’t over though as Davis dashed into the stands and as one observer noted, “made sure he wouldn’t eat breakfast.” The crowd meanwhile got into the citizen’s arrest act and hindered Smolenski's departure. He was es corted from the pavilion by a police man for a few questions, no doubt, and his own safety. The Aggies must now contend with several things. First of all, they are ranked 20th nationally, a situa tion enjoyed only once before and lasted only a week. Sonny P said about its effect on play, “We wanted to stay on top. We wanted to show them w r e deserved to stay there.” The Ags are now 11-2 in SWC play, one-half game ahead of Texas Tech. They are 18-5 overall. The Horned Frogs come to town on Thursday and the Aggies must face the possibility of overconfi dence. TCU became Rice’s first SWC victim of the waning season on Tuesday. It’ll probably be Rice’s last. Metcalf expects Williams and Godine to play. Queried for probably the mil lionth t ime about the situation Met calf said, “I can’t comment. I’m biased of course on the thing, but I’ll tell you one thing, 1 know the kids. They’re fine young men and out standing athletes. They go to every class, they’re doing very well in school, they never miss a practice. I don’t know what more you could ask of them. ” The only full service hair shaping emporium in the Northgate area. 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