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jge £ Page 12/The Battalion/Monday, November 14, 1983 ] Ui jsTEV 5 SCt irie dr a a ] irs h O’E dmc O’E High school playoffs Highland Park romps, 27-14 W3W 90C9i Mar United Press International The first round of the Texas high school football playoffs is history and so is the bedlam that matches Hamlin and Hale Cen ter in Class 2A hair-raisers. Hamlin, No. 3 in the final Un ited Press International high school football poll, squeaked by Hale Center Friday night, 15- 14, to advance to a second- round game against Panhandle. It was sweet revenge for the Pied Pipers, who were beaten in the quarterfinals by the Owls two years ago and tied Hale Cen ter 15-15 last year, only to see the Owls advance on penetrations. Friday’s game also was a near mirror image of previous play off encounters. “It seemed like it was just another replay,” said Hamlin coach Bill Grissom. “We had it won 10 times and they had it won 10 times, that’s how it seemed,” said Hamlin assistant coach Jerry Gooch. In fact, with two minutes left, Hale Center could have tied the game 15-15 with a simple point after kick and nutured a lead in first downs, but Hale Center coach Don Mullins eschewed the kick and unsuccessfully went for two points and the outright win. That was one of only several twists in a playoff game which was the sole contest in the state matching teams consistently ranked in the top 10 this year. Hamlin scored on the first play of the second quarter on a 1-yard plunge by all-state candi date Eddie Bolden. The kick made it 7-0. Hale Center countered with a touchdown on a halfback pass just before the half ended and completed a two-point conver sion to take an 8-7 lead at inter- After an uneventful third quarter, the Pied Pipers held the Owls on a fourth-and-inches and took over on the Hale Cen ter 26. Two plays later Bolden scooted in. A two-point conver sion pass made it 15-8, Hamlin. Hale Center responded with a touchdown which came with two minutes left in the game, and despite the lead in first downs, opted for a two-point conver sion attempt. The pass sailed long, and Hamlin appeared sure jyu "nr K C WILL. TO CHOICES AIMD 11 BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVOR DR. WILLIAM SAMUELSON PRESENTS HIS VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS. FREE MONDAY, NOV. 14 RUDDER THEATRE S : 0 0 pm. of advancing — almost. Hale Center recovered an onside kick and drove to the Hamlin 15-yard line. But there, Hamlin’s Jeff Lawless inter cepted to apparently ice the game. The Pied Pipers ran the clock down and punted with 8 seconds remaining. Hamlin defenders then recovered a fumble on an aborted guard around play by Hale Center to clench the win. Elsewhere in weekend playoff activity, Highland Park, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, advanced into an area playoff against upstart Richardson with a 27-14 win over Dallas Samuell. Richardson upset perennial playoff conten der Dallas Carter, 10-0. For Highland Park, offense was the key with the Scots rolling up 28 first downs and 368 yards. “I don’t know if it’s our best game,” said Highland Park coach Frank Bevers. ‘‘The offense moved the ball when they had to.” In another Dallas-area upset, Carrollton Newman Smith defe ated Hurst Bell, 41-7. Odessa Permian cruised by Hereford 40-13 while the other power house from District 4-5A, Mid land Lee, crushed Amarillo, 30- 3. Defending Class 5A state champ Beaumont West Brook had a rough time with Aldine MacArthur before prevailing, 21-14. In Class 3A, Littlefield over whelmed Dalhart49-0, Dainger- field buried Clarksville 43-0 and I Navasota raced by Cameron 30- 9. Brookshire-Royal beat Pflugerville in an upset, 14-7. ther ini] iwboys 2 Lulhcr |sses for Diego of the ( four-gar loss dropp and into a atop the Dallas am he confe e will ha card play Dec. 11. Texas, wil team it wil Washin r over t nday. Luther’s to tig t San D SWC roundup third rge by 1 short. Longhorns avoid ‘mine field’ agaii SMU looking for interested bowl (contint United Press International For the past month the Texas defense has led the Longhorns through a mine field. The slightest misstep would have brought about an explo sion. And the collective sigh com ing from Austin last Saturday — not to mention from the people who run the Cotton Bowl — meant an explosion had been averted for one more week. I NO' cm- Dl 16 PI A Picture Worth a Thousand Words That Costs But a Few Dollars MSC Camera Bonfire Print Sale Pre-sale: 1st floor tables MSC 10am-2pm Nov. 14-18,21,22 8x10 - $3.50 11x14 - $8.00 16x20 - $15.00 Official TAMU Bonfire photo Prints ready Nov. 26th Prices increase after Bonfire l vr< th< came from the folks at SMU since the seventh-ranked Mus tangs appear to have been shut out as far as getting a major bowl bid is concerned. At issue in the bowl picture is where the winner of next Satur day’s Ohio State-Michigan game would like to play. SMU TB Reggie Dupard passed 1,000 yard mark And those schools were re ported Sunday to have struck a deal with the Sugar and Fiesta bowls in which the winner will go to New Orleans and the loser will go to Tempe, Ariz. That leaves the Georgia Bull dogs going to the Cotton Bowl and SMU having to settle for some other game. The Mustangs could be rank ed higher than half the teams playing on Jan. 2, and that is going to generate nothing but animosity toward the various bowl people from SMU officials. If Michigan or Ohio State were looking for a highly ranked team that was vulnerable, then Texas might have been a gooa target. Texas was within one play of losing to SMU back in October, the Longhorns were within one play of losing to Houston a week ago and last Saturday the TCU Horned Frogs — with one more stroke of good fortune — would have pulled off the largest upset of the collegiate season. But with the game on the line in the late stages, the unbeaten and second-ranked Longhorns twice stopped TCU inside the 20-yard line, fought off the Frogs, 20-14, and thus moved to within one victory of wrapping up a share of the Southwest Con ference title and a spot in the Cotton Bowl Jan. 2. TCU scored two defensive touchdowns — on an 80-yard fumble return and a 66-yard in terception return — to take a 14- 3 halftime lead. But when it counted, the TCU offense could not get the ball in the end zone. talents of sophomore Dupard and freshmanl Atkins. Dupard becamet SWC running back to i 1,000 yards this year. But when Miamiescap a 17-16 win over Florida! Saturday night, thusputtii Hurricane in the Orange! the Mustangs were leftwoa ing about their bowl fate. “If we beat Arkansas(fhe Ag| week) and don’t getamajoi eiUe d ar bid, I will use whatever' have to fight for playoffs,' e,e ^ U P SMU coach Bobby Colins |h' n g; Mustangs will probably™ |We jusi in the Liberty Bowl. r n ' n & In the other two leaguep p^ rous > last weekend, the Baylor 11*" e , rl enhanced their bowl reput with a 48-14 clobberingof (Baylor hopes to be going! Bluebonnet Bowl) andfl A&M added to Arkansasj cries with a 36-23 thumpi Rice’s game was its lasttj season and was the lastasl coach for Ray Alborn. ‘‘It’s pretty tough,"! Alborn. “I’ve given RicelfiJ of my life and suddenlyit's But life’s got to go on.” Alborn, whose Owlswot| one game during his lastM sons, announced his decisl resign last month whenl came clear he no longenj Rice’s plans. Texas A&M, meanwhilt tinued to make noise, wli the future might grod tumult. “This game meantalotul said freshman quartet Kevin Murray. “We beaten Arkansas in sixt We’re going up and up. like we’re going to be a#e | r in a matter of time." only oi ’’he de ablems, Kevin trkanst fids saic of cred “Murray elds said FUN “Our defense played a shut out, only no one will know it,” said defensive tackle Tony De grate. “You can’t play defense any better than that,” said Lon ghorns’ coach Fred Akers, whose defensive unit leads the nation. “They are rugged.” SMU stayed within a game of Texas in the league race, rolling past Texas Tech, 33-7, on the continually improving rushing Intram ur Urn-out e Run on Sc Texas (9-0) will try town )ver 160 its Cotton Bowl spot: tamscor weekend at home againstB: Un , (7-2-1) and the Longhorn fte runn( probably have to get ,agegroup offense in gear if they J «j s hed b again fend off an upset. iQ om j n g j| 18-24 ag SMU (8-1) will meet Ark jcDoug (5-4) in Little Rock while SeorgeG A&M (4-4-1) visits TCU(1 19^ 17 and Texas Tech (3-5-1) f vonbyTc Houston (3-6). 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