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THE BATTALION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1980
Page 9
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By JON HEIDTKE
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pe 15th-ranked Texas A&M University basketball
1 used a combined 35-point effort from Rynn Wright
Vernon Smith to subdue an emotionally high Uni-
fty of Maine and claim a 66-57 season opening win
pe Black Bears played a tight and aggressive zone
nse forcing the Aggies to shoot from the outside.
J Wright responded with 19 points and Smith
|bed for 16.
,laine was more patient than we were and they
led back on us a lot and forced the outside shot,”
IHead Coach Shelby Metcalf. “And you have got to
[what the defense gives you.”
Jaine, not known as a basketball powerhouse, had
|promoting the game all last week up to the contest,
langor press had a lot of publicity on “the Wall” and
Nationally ranked Aggies. And the Black Bears, in an
npt to put themselves on the basketball map, have
[scheduled Kentucky and DePaul this season,
going into the game, the Bears were sky high and
:d close throughout the first half and only trailed by
[n at the intermission, 31-24. Another amazing fac-
it the half was that the rebounding margin was
despite the fact the Bears’ tallest player was 6-6.
In the second half, the Bears could only get as close as
fepoints and when they did, with five minutes left, the
Aggies went to the four-corner offense and iced the
game.
The Black Bears were led by Rick Carlisle with 17
points and sixth man Champ Godbolt added 12. The
Black Bears outshot the Aggies by a 45 to 43 percent
margin. Despite the Aggies consicferable height advan
tage, they only out-rebounded Maine by a 29-26
margin.
The rest of the Aggie scoring went like this: Claude
Riley had eight points, Rudy Woods and Tyrone Ladson
each had seven, Reggie Roberts had six and Roy Jones
had three.
Smith’s 16 points now gives him a career total of 1,395
and moves him into second place on the all-time A&M
scoring list. During the Maine game, the 6-8 Smith
passed Carroll Broussard and now needs only 200 points
to overtake John Beasley and become the career scoring
leader.
Wright is also moving up the record book list. He is
now tied for fifth in scoring with 1,162 career points,
along with Jeff Overhouse.
Smith is also now second on the all-time rebounding
list with 745 and needs only 39 more to over take Over
house. Wright is currently sixth on the list with 676
carroms and needs only five more to pass Steve Niles
and move into fifth place.
The Aggies take to the court again Tuesday against
Texas Southern. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. in G. Rollie
White Coliseum.
itoll named Texas Player of Year
United Press International
HOUSTON — John Mohming s
fumble recovery and Ron Bolton’s
interception allowed the Cleveland
Browns to score two early touch
downs, and they helped the Browns’
defense repell the Houston Oilers
repeatedly in the late going Sunday
to take a 17-14 win and an undis
puted lead in the AFC Central divi
sion.
Fullback Cleo Miller, usually a
blocking back, scored the Browns’
touchdowns on runs of six yards and
one yard in the first 18 minutes, and
Don Cockroft kicked a 25-yard field
goal early in the third quarter.
Earl Campbell bulled one yard for
a touchdown after the Oilers had fal
len behind 14-0 and quarterback
Kenny Stabler connected with tight
end Dave Casper on a 30-yard scor
ing pass after Houston trailed 17-7.
The Oilers never recovered from a
first quarter in which they turned the
ball over three times on two fumbles
and a Stabler interception, despite
several furious last-minute efforts.
Place kicker Tony Fritsch was
short on a 38-yard field goal attempt
with 4:57 to play, and in the closing
moments Browns’ free safety Thom
Darden recovered a Casper fumble
at his own 37-yard line and strong
safety Clarence Scott intercepted a
Stabler pass at his 25-yard line.
Cleveland, 9-4, now leads the di
vision by one game over Houston
and the Pittsburgh Steelers with
three games to play. The Browns
seek their first playoff berth since
1972.
The Browns’ offense capitalized on
its early good fortune, pushing 18
yards for a touchdown after
Mohring’s recovery and 26 yards for
another score after Bolton’s inter
ception.
The Oilers’ defense scrambled to
keep the game from getting out of
hand in the first quarter after the
Browns found themselves with pos
session of the ball in the first quarter
at Houston’s 18, 47, 33 and 26 yard
lines.
Cockroft was wide left on a 50-yard
field goal attempt after defensive end
Marshal Harris recovered a fumble
caused when Stabler and Campbell
missed connections on a handoff.
Miller, who had only eight carries
in 12 games this season, bolted 50
yards on the Browns’ third play of the
second quarter, leading to Cockroft’s
field goal. He led his team with 69
yards on eight carries.
Campbell gained 109 yards on 27
carries but only 19 of those were in
the second half as he carried the ball
nine times. He fueled the Oilers’
first touchdown drive in the second
quarter by carrying the ball eight
times for 53 yards.
Interceptions of Stabler had been
instrumental in four of the five Oil
ers’ losses. In defeats to Pittsburgh,
Seattle and the New York Jets, oppo
nents intercepted Stabler five, five
and four times respectively.
“We had a feeling earlier this year
like we were going to be unstopp
able, just go all the way,” all-pro
offensive tackle Leon Gray said after
the game. “Now there’s a damper on
the old ego.
“You get two teams who you think
you’re better than and they beat
you,” Gray said. “It puts everything
down in the dumps.”
The Oilers, 8-5, had little time for
reflection, however, because they
face a game Thursday night against
the Pittsburgh Steelers, who also
have an 8-5 record and share second
place in the AFC central division
with them.
“If we come back against Pitt
sburgh, it will be good test,” he said.
“I’m kind of interested to see what
happens myself. ”
He added the Oilers “took them
(the Browns) for granted. ”
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a sophomore pitcher from
licothe, Mo., set a state and
iool mark by going undefeated
ining 15 games while pacing the
to 26-1 record and the state
| this fall. During the season’s
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The A&M team used an excellent
defense and the always present
pitching tandem of Stoll and Shan
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Oct. 19.
The team finished its fall campaign
with a 26-1 record, the lone loss com
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Arlington, 2-0.
The .963 winning percentage of
the Aggies was their best ever, and
16 of the 26 wins were shutouts
(McDonald contributed five while
racking up an 11-1 record).
The team set a school record 52
stolen bases.
Now, the Aggies look forward to
the national tournament, which will
be held in May. Texas A&M took
third place last spring at that tourna
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games in the double-elimination
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