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any schoolboy finals remain efferson, Permian win i! ions United Press International Port Arthur Jefferson has rolled merrily through jhe playoffs until it now has the opportunity to win its econd state football championship, A 20-7 winner over Highland Park in 1944 and a |l-9 loser to it in 1957, Jefferson missed out on a smatch with the Dallas school in Saturday’s Class 5A |nal through the efforts of a feisty Odessa Permian jam. Permian waltzed past Highland Park in the semi- Inals Saturday, 21-3. Jefferson’s other trips to the championship ended i a tie in 1929 and a loss in 1928. Permian has played |n state championships five times since 1965, collect ing two titles. Though Jefferson enters the game at No. 2, four Jiotches higher in state rankings than its Odessa opponent, Permian coach John Wilkins thinks it’s pine his team got a little recognition, too. “I want to say this,” he said. “We play some good Bbohall in West Texas. Highland Park had talked |bout the teams they’ve played. Well, we’ve played oine good ones, too — people like Midland Lee and Abilene Cooper. There’s some good football out tiler e. ” Permian and Jefferson will meet Saturday in Texas Stadium with the winner capturing the most coveted Sigh school championship in the state. Jefferson applied its normal offensive crusher in its lemifinal date with San Antonio Holmes, running pay with a 34-7 decision The victory was spiced by i controversial call that erased a 56-yard run to the Jefferson one-yard line by Holmes quarterback Re nee Maldonado. An inadvertent whistle caused the play to be brought back, with Holmes trailing by a only a 13-0 |core at the time. “It could have been a different game without that fcall,” said Jefferson coach Ronnie Thompson. “I Jon’t think they ever recovered from that. ’ iilers defeat Packers 5 I EM CM; / (Si)- Sifij Viiliams scorq Saturday nijf; pull away tot r Pan America an ran ir player! SO! | United Press International e. Pan Amen (.GREEN BAY, Wis. — Earl Jampbell rushed for 181 yards and oung, mala: (to,touchdowns Sunday and set a rt, hit ISpote isonal single-season rushing mark e Clyde Dtefc 11,731 yards in leading the Houston 6 rebounds e ilers to a 22-3 victory over the points. »ecii Bay Packers. can was padBampbell scored on runs of one h 16 and Ile«k||24 yards and carried 36 times to Bass his total of 1,697 rushing rad 15Wizards last season, half, but HoEpl^ 1 win left Houston with a 10-5 41-34 hai*lJ|rff Green Bay slipped to 5-9-1. ouldnolmakifii c k ers Chester Marcol of the Oil- besecondlDiiftndJan Stenerud of the Packers Hr kicked 27-yard field goals late in COLLEGl '§« first half and Houston added Craig CoppJp er touchdown on the final play free throws it ttPie game when John Corker pick- iturday nidilbiR U P a Lynn Dickey fumble and ran 'to the end zone. Stenerud’s field goal ended the ngs could FPiWSton defense’s streak of seven Jefferson quarterback Todd Dodge threw for 198 yards to run his season total to 2,935. He needs only 47 more to break the career passing standard held by Tommy Kramer. Two champions were crowned last weekend — Huntsville grabbing the Class 4A crown with a 19-0 victory over Paris and Valley View nipping Rankin, 7-6 for the Class 1A title. The Class 3A championship will be decided Friday night between Pittsburg and Van Vleck at Kyle Field in College Station and on the same evening Pilot Point will play Tidehaven for the Class 2A crown in Temple. Huntsville won its first state title since 1953. Cur rent coach Joe Clements quarterbacked that team. The Hornets captured this year’s crown on the running of Nick Fontana and the kicking of Mark Shupak, who hit on two 35-yard field goal tries. The first of them came with eight seconds left in the first half to put Huntsville in front, 3-0. Fontana scored early in the third quarter on a 1-yard plunge and then sprinted 24 yards for a score with 4:38 to play in the game and wrap up the victory. Valley View won its first state championship on a fourth quarter 26-yard pass from Allan Kaffen to Danny Windle. The winning drive was set up by an intercepted pass with 7:29 to go in the game. Ranldn had owned a 6-0 lead Since early in the second quarter, that touchdown coming on a 14-yard run by fullback Dennis Black, who gained 113 yards on 31 carries. But the point after was missed. Pittsburg reached the 3A finals with a 35-0 deci sion over Stamford and Van Fleck routed West, 31-0. In Class 2A the semifinal games had Pilot Point shutting out Rotan, 14-0, and Tidehaven defeating Forney, 10-0. Of the four teams in the Class 3A and 2A finals, only Tidehaven has made it to a state title game before. Tidehaven won the Class 1A crown in 1967. Cards, Brewers head trade action United Press International Here’s a list of player transactions made at the 1980 baseball winter meetings. The San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, California Angels and Houston Astros im proved their clubs in the most active trading session since 1975. In all, 17 deals were made and 58 players on the major league level changed uni forms. There also were six minor league players involved in deals: Dec. 8 — San Francisco traded pitcher Bob Knepper and outfielder Chris Bourjos to Houston for third baseman Enos Cabell and a player to be named later. St. Louis traded catchers Terry Kennedy and Steve Swisher, infiel-i der Mike Phillips and pitchers Al Olmsted, Kim Seaman, John Little field and John Urrea to San Diego for relief pitcher Rollie Fingers, catcher Gene Tenace, pitcher Bob Shirley and catcher Bob Geren. Minnesota traded outfielder Dave Edwards to San Diego for infielder Chuck Baker. Dec. 9 — St. Louis traded third baseman Ken Reitz, outfielder-first baseman Leon Durham and a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for relief pitcher Bruce Sutter. Cleveland traded pitchers Victor Cruz, Bob Owchinko and Rafael Vas- quez and catcher Gary Alexander to Pittsburgh for pitcher Bert Blyleven and catcher Manny Sanguillen. Dec. 10 — Detroit traded short stop Mark Wagner to Texas for pitch er Kevin Saucier. California traded third baseman Carney Lansford, outfielder Rick Miller and relief pitcher Mark Clear to Boston for shortstop Rick Burle son and third baseman Butch Hobson. Dec. 11 — The Chicago Cubs traded catcher-infielder Cliff John son and minor league in-fielder Keith Drumright to Oakland for pitcher Mike King. Dec. 12 — Seattle traded pitcher Byron McLaughlin to Minnesota for outfielder Willie Norwood. San Francisco traded pitcher John Montefusco and outfielder Craig Landis to Atlanta for Doyle Alex ander. The Chicago Cubs traded outfiel ders Jerry Martin and Jesus Figueroa and a player to be named later to San Francisco for pitcher Phil Nastu and infielder Joe Strain. Cincinnati traded outfielder Hec tor Cruz to the Chicago Cubs for outfielder Mike Vail. Milwaukee traded outfielder Sixto Lezcano, pitcher Lary Sorenson, minor league outfielder David Green and minor league pitcher David LaPointe to St. Louis for catcher Ted Simmons and pitchers Rollie Fingers and Pete Vuckovich. Oakland traded shortstop Mario Guerrero to Seattle for a player to be named later. Montreal traded utility infielder Tony Bernazard to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Rich Wortham. r'Jhr. * i "Your New/) ‘Your NewjYork Connection’ SeoMWA Gteefaiga 4340 Carter Creek Parkway Off 29th Street ' 846-6769 Morv-Saj., 10 to 0 THE BATTALION Page 9 MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1980 Cowboy Christmas.. Western mugs Taco kits Western recipe cards Notepaper and more! 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