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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,!
Independent: Geology".!
ling Dolts, 38-32; Colonel!
roy’s Boys, 42-44; Parkml
College, forfeit Old Cofej
vs. Pet. Eng. II, 46-36; DL
1 vs. Country Place f, 32
lers vs. Laker’s, 60-39: Bt;|
All-Saints, 43-41; GRABvsI
53-54; BAG No. 2 vs. Nig
43; Petroleum vs. BSUNfti|
Rec & Parks vs. E-l Zips,!
& Parks; Nerds vs. J. T.,l
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34-26; Bullets vs. SigmaRk
Rho forfeit; Ag. Eco vs.
48-27; Gator Hawks vs. Bud
Old College Main vs. Vetlil
AEG II vs. Sociology', 28-51
zuela vs. TTI, 22-34; Bayo
eers vs. Bufu’s, 49-29.
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