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Page 8 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1976 Parker leads attack as Ags whack TCU, 111-70 By PAUL McGRATH Battalion Sports Editor The “Sonny and Barry Show” combined for 52 points last night, 30 in the second half, as the conference-leading Texas Aggies crushed the TCU Horned Frogs, 111-70 in G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Aggie cagers now have a full game lead over Texas Tech with two games remaining. In beating the Frogs, A&M set a season record for most 100-point games in a season (five) and tied their best record since 1923. Texas A&M romped to a 10-0 lead after the first two minutes of play on two buckets apiece by Sonny Parker and Ray Roberts and a pair of free throws by Barry Davis. The rout moved to 16-2 with 15:06 left in the first half on a Davis layup. The Aggies spent the rest of the half increasing their lead and stifling the TCU attack. Jarvis Williams completed a three-point play to give A&M its largest lead of 26 points. Both teams went to the locker room with the Ags in command 46-24. The Horned Frogs’ best strategy would have been to stay there. The Aggies hit a sizzling 62.2 per cent from the floor in the second half to blow TCU out of the Coliseum. Coach Shelby Metcalfs charges hit on 28 attempts while the Horned Frogs took only 25 shots. Williams put A&M across the cen tury mark with 3:03 left on a pair of freebies. Included in the final total was Kevin Jones’ first points in a Ma roon uniform on a layup after a Gates Erwin assist. Parker gathered 27 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Aggies. Davis followed with 25 and Steve Jones col lected 14, all in the second half. Williams also had 14. Ray Roberts had 12 of A&M’s 32 assists, a telling factor in the game as the Frogs had only eight for the en tire game. The Aggies also had the muscle inside, nabbing 56 rebounds to TCU’s 32. Junior college transfer Randy Boyts led the Horned Frogs with 25 points, 11 coming on free throws. Gary Landers followed with 15. Thomas Bledsoe led the TCU re bounders with eight. Most of the second half was played on the free-throw lines as 36 fouls were whistled, 21 against the Aggies. Texas A&M’s Wally Swanson and TCU’s Lynn Royal both exited with five personals. Coaches Norm Reuther of A&M and Johnny Swaim of TCU were both called for techni cals. The Aggies’ margin of victory, 41 points, was their largest over a con ference opponent this year. Freshman players Karl Godine and Williams made their first court — basketball court that is — appear ance since being declared ineligible by the SWC on Sunday. The two were reinstated by a court order yesterday. The former Kashmere stars en tered the game to standing ovations by the partisan Aggie crowd. Aggie player Joey Robinson said the presence of Godine and Williams, “helped a lot. They took a lot of pressure off the bench. ’’ Williams said he knew the crowd would be behind him and that he felt no extra pressure. The Aggies need only one win in their next two games to clinch a bye in the conference tournament. They face Arkansas tomorrow in College A&M cagers can clinch tie Station and go to Houstont Rice Owls on Tuesday, “We played the typed tonight which allowed ah sity, ’ said Parker. “Itwass motivated. “The second half of the It (Feb. 14) turned it an played a good half then, half's against Houston and half’s tonight,” he said, Metcalf said, “Barry’s and Steve’s doing a These guys have a chance best team in A&M history, have to win a few more could be the winningesl school history.” Two more wins would Aggies 21 (they are 19-5oii 12-2 in conference play victory total yet by an Cougars lead with victory over Arkansas tourney Aggies in fou By TONY GALLUCCI Battalion Staff Writer The Texas A&M basketball team can clinch a tie for the league title and gain a bye to the finals of the post-season tournament when they host the Arkansas Razorbacks tomor row at 1:10 p.m. before a regional television audience. Eyes will be on the nation’s 20th- ranked team and current conference leaders as the Ags attempt to throttle Consolidated starts intramural games Steve Jones (33 in white) passes Jim Hendrickson off to Barry Davis (12) as TCU players expect a rebound. By MARIE HOMEYER A suggestion was made to the Stu dent Council. A committee was formed. Students were polled. Then the Faculty Advisory Committee. Times were decided on. A&M Con solidated High School Intramurals were underway. Coach Mac Anderson made the suggestion back in December. He and Charlotte Potter are heading the program, which held its first game on Feb. 4. Basketball is the only activity being offered at this time. Bowling, volleyball and softball will be offered in the spring. A Bicentennial track and field meet also will be included. Games are played every Thursday morning from 8 to 9 a.m. during the activity period. Two games are held at the same time, with a total of four games in the time allotted them. There are two divisions: the club teams and the independent teams. Five teams are in each division. Each team plays every other team in their division. The winner of each division will play for the intramural cham pionship to be held in two weeks. Teams are composed of a minimum of seven players. Some have up to 14. Each team must have two girls, with one playing at all times. Participation in the new program has been good, Anderson said. But there are not as many people in volved as the coaches woidd like be cause of the shortage of facilities. The program was delayed because of the shortage. Student interest in the program is evident by the near 200 spectators gathered along the balconies and in the hallways. Potter said. Coaches show their support for the program by officiating, she added. Anderson hopes that by next fall arrangements can be made so that more time can be allotted for in tramurals. He said he would like to see a class period set aside for the program. the Hogs. The fourth-place Razor- backs took a double overtime victory in the two team’s first meeting in the Hills. The Aggies will be finishing up on their accelerated schedule of three games in five days. Only Rice re mains after tomorrow between A&M and the SWC’s first post-season tourney. “They’ll (Arkansas) be tough, ” said Aggie assistant Bob Gobin. “They’re the most improved team in the con ference in the second half (of league play). “They match up with us real well and we both have the same type of defensive philosophy,” Gobin. Texas A&M ticket manager Euleta Miller said that 1,000 general- admission tickets for the game will go on sale today and tomorrow. The tic kets go for $2 apiece. This will probably be the last chance of the year for Aggie fans to see the basketball team play at home. Crowd size has been low in most home games due to the fear of not getting a seat. The Coliseum doors will open at 11 a.m., and those purchasing general-admission tic kets must be in their seats by 12:30 p.m. This will also be the last opportu nity for A&M fans to select players for the Pizza Hut All-Star game. The Aggies’ Sonny Parker is currently number one in the balloting. The Aggies' starting lineup will consist of Parker, Barry Davis, Steve Jones, Ray Roberts and Wally Swan son. Texas A&M was in I after the halfway point of tin Lamar University Invita tournament in Beaumonll The Houston Cougan| Robert Hoyt, fired a i par 425 to take a nine-st tage over second-placet State. Lindy Miller of 0k shot a four-under-par] day’s 27 holes and hasaa lead over Cougar playersB Kilby, and Ed Fiori. INTRAMURAL BASI Military: L-l vs. Sq-7,Sl vs. Sq-5, 19-18; E-l vs. Li W-Band vs. Sq-2, 29-53;tj 1, 36-51; Sq-3 vs. D-2, Fish: Sq-1 vs. Sq-8,2i^ vs. Sq-5, 28-57; K-lvs.Wl Band forfeit; 1-1 vs. B-2,! 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