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Page rz I ME DM I I MLIUIN WEDNESDAY, MAR. 3, 1976 KALfH C3? lTaz^'z. &AAit> MakcH ^ U ^ > K ^ IT y Ai T 'JT Aa LL Tft SS. Kr,, . , , Seeks NCAA playoffs Roberts shoots for higher goal By PAUL McGRATH Battalion Sports Editor Champion is the title given to those who achieve the ultimate in sport. Last week against Rice, the Texas A&M basketball team became the undisputed champion of the South west Conference (SWC) for the sec ond year. For Ray Roberts, that is not the ultimate goal. He said he wants the team to go as far in the National Col legiate Athletic Association (NCAA) playoffs as possible. Last year, the Aggies lost to Cincinnati in the pre- regional, 87-79. Roberts is one of four seniors on coach Shelby Metcalfs fourth cham pionship team. He, along with Sonny Parker, Barry Davis and Gates Erwin, provided the leader ship and maturity for the team of five freshmen and five upperclassmen. “We all want to do well in the playoffs,” Roberts said. “That’s our big goal. Of course, you have to get there first.” Roberts had one of the best games of his career against the Owls, hitting 11 of 13 shots for 22 points, his sec ond highest point production this Aggie Cinema International Film Series SIDD presents BATTALION CLASSIFIED III \ A Novel by Hermann Hesse A Film by Conrad Rooks Wednesday, March 3 Rudder Theater, 8 p.m. $1 and TAMU ID After the game, Roberts was one the first to pop the cork on a bottle of champagne. Being in the winners’ circle once again was quite satisfy ing, he said. Stripping off his sweat-soaked Ma roon uniform, Roberts said there are differences between the present team and last year’s version. “We’ve had to go through a lot more adversity,” the weary senior said. “There was always something happening at the wrong time. It has been a controversey-filled season for the A&M cagers. Several members of the team were linked with a local marijuana arrest involv ing Texas A&M athletes. Davis and Parker have been censured for scuffl ing with a University of Houston fan. Two members of the team, Karl Godine and Jarvis Williams, have been suspended by the SWC for re cruiting violations. In spite of this, the Aggies posted their best record ever, I SWC’s first post-seasontouni where the Aggies do not[ the final, is all that liesbetes team and the NCAA p “We’re what, 16th, ini (United Press International)| Roberts inquired. “I thinU to prove we deserve tobenati)| ranked.” The Aggies weren removed from the UPI i possibly due to the Godine liij case. Texas A&M is If sociated Press poll this weel “Last year, a lot of the gin: | § ( just happy in winning then L ence. This year, we wantto* far we can go.” Hoosiers still number one Texas A&M moves to 19tl: By The Associated Press Indiana, Marquette, Rutgers, North Carolina and Nevada-Las Vegas remained entrenched in the Top Five spots in The Associated Press major college basketball poll this week. After that it was a whole new ball game. The unbeaten Hoosiers, who, whipped Northwestern 76-63 last Monday night for their 26th victory, received 57 of 60 first-place votes and 1,194 points out of a possible 1,200 in the balloting by a nation wide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. THRU SAT. r/S&ti c/Zf/wyS OPEN DAILY 9:30-9:30 PATIO OPEN Sun. 12 to 5 DOORBUSTERS Marquette's Warriors, 23-1 fol lowing last Saturday’s 81-75 triumph at Notre Dame, got two first-place votes and 1,060 points while the Scarlet Knights from Rutgers, com pleting the first unbeaten regular season in their history by nipping St. Bonaventure 85-80 for their 26th vic tory, received the remaining first- place vote and 876 points. North Carolina’s Tar Heels, 24-2, received 864 points by virtue of vic tories over rival North Carolina State and Duke last week. The Rebels from Nevada-Las Vegas had the week off, remained 26-1 and stayed fifth with 725 points. Alabama, seventh a week ago, edged up one position with 561 points following its exciting double overtime victory over Tennessee last Saturday. UCLA routed California and Stanford and moved up two spots to seventh with 517. Notre Dame, meanwhile, fell two places to eighth with 459 points, Maryland climbed up one position to ninth with 416 Washington, eighth a week ago, dropped to 10th with 292 points tifter its 73-64 loss to Oregon State. In the Second Ten, Michigan moved up one spot to 11th with 282 points, Tennessee was 12th with 232 and Cincinnati made the biggest move of the week, shooting down West Virginia and San Francisco and shooting up from No. 18 to 13th with 180 points. Western Michigan remained 14th and Missouri fell three rungs to 15th, followed by St. John’s. N.Y., North Carolina State, newcomer! State, Texas A&M andCtnli Florida State replaced Oregt top Twenty. The Ducks wen| last week but lost Washington. 1. Indiana (57) 2. Marquette (2) 3. Rutgers (1) 4. N. 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Competition will be tougjii defense will be strong as Consolidated High Schoolk team starts its 1976 season, “If we get some breaks, wel the thick of things, Coacli Pullen said. Last year’s state ions, Brenham High School, with New Caney who finisheMialk ond in the 11 AAA North ZonB hi he the Tigers’ toughest compttBie Last year the Tigers finishfc pell in district with a season red hare 13-12. Cai The Tigers played their(lrit| Ireh Monday defeating Rockdalt ®8vi District competition begins» I road April 2 against Navasolt r™ a Junior Walter Boone, sopk |"| Colin Ward and freshmanli I 011 Merchant form the pitchingr^ n j Boone struck out 12 batters in) day’s contest. Senior Jay W L ar | ( provide relief for the starters [y] Pullen feels his best hitters* L jj Boone, Ward and Merchant*! [ a grand slam homer a» pth Rockdale. Sharing the catching duties* [ter 34m Lyda and Gary Mood; ' joyli will also play right field. 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