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Monday, December 7,1987/The Battalion/Page 9 Sports Ag teams both take meet crowns over weekend Aggies win Jamboree for Metcalfs 400th win From Staff and Wire Reports SAN MARCOS — Head Coach Shelby Metcalf recorded his 400th win as Texas A&M’s men’s basket ball coach as the Aggies beat Texas Southern University 85-64 Saturday night in Strahan Coliseum to win the first Jowers Jamboree tournament. Point guard Darryl McDonald lead the Aggies in scoring with 29 oints and was named the tourney’s dost Valuable Player. A&M guard Keron Graves scored 17 points in the championship game and was named to the All-Tournament team. Metcalf, who was given the game ball in an awards ceremony, said he was pleased with the team’s perfor mance against TSU. “We came out and set the tempo, and our defense played very well,” Metcalf said. “We are happy to be the champions of the first Jowers Jamboree. We enjoved the tourna ment— it was first-class.” McDonald agreed that the Aggies’ good defense triggered the win. “We played good defense and I think that was the key,” McDonald said. “We mixed up our defenses us ing both man-to-man and zone. I’m proud of Coach Metcalf and proud to be part of his 400th win.” A&M gained control of the game four minutes into the first half and never trailed after that. A&M defeated Stephen F. Austin University 72-67 Friday night in the first game of the tournament. Mc Donald again led A&M, scoring 30 points and dishing off seven assists. McDonald hit all three of his three- point shot attempts, including one from midcourt as the buzzer sounded to end the first half. SFA’s Scott Dimak hit a three- pointer with six minutes remaining in the second half to give the lum- beijacks a 61-60 lead. McDonald countered with his own three- pointer and A&M scored seven more unanswered points to pull ahead for good, 70-61 with 1:15 re maining in the game. The Aggies, 3-2, return home to night to play Northwestern State, 3- 1, at 7:30 at G. Rollie White Col- Lady Aggies capture 1st place in tourney Photo by Robert W. Rimwo Lisa Herner leads the A&M fastbreak. The win gave the Lady Aggies their first Converse-Hampton Inn Lady Aggie Classic championship. By Cray Pixley Sports Writer and Tammy Hedgpeth Reporter The Texas A&M women’s basket ball team beat the Oregon State Bea vers 87-70 to win the Converse- Hampton Inn Lady Aggie Classic for the first time Saturday in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Oregon State finished second while Southwestern Louisiana and University of Texas at San Antonio captured third and fourth respec tively. A&M triumphed over UTS A 69- 58 Friday, propelling the Lady Ag gies into the championship game. “To win this tournament and be able to play Oregon State again is a big, big thrill,” A&M Head Coach Lynn Hickey said. “This shows what progress our program has taken.” The first half was a litde shaky for the Ladv Aggies but the referees g rovided them with an adrenaline oost after a questionable call in the second half. Oregon State received two points for a shot that went off, the side of the rim. “Usually when the referees take over, we lose,” A&M’s Donna Roper! said. “This time we came out on, top.” “Perhaps the call was a blessing in disguise,” Hickey said. “There were! questionable calls that got the girls’ angry. “I thought it would be a real close! game. The key to this season is the! physical effort that we didn’t have* last year. We are playing intense! now. The Lady Aggies, 3-1, were; guided by junior guard Donna Rop- er’s 18 points and 11 assists. This showing, combined with her 23-; point effort against UTS A, led to; her selection as the tournament’s most valuable player. “Roper is an All-American,”. Hickey said. “I don’t think anyone can deny that.” A&M junior center Lisa Jordon led the scoring in the championship game with 24 points, joining Ropier on the all-tournament team. Paper: Sooners official provided players high-paying jobs DALLAS (AP) — Some former Okla homa University football players say a school official frequendy provided summer employment to athletes, often paying them large amounts for litde or no work, the Dal las Morning News repiorted in a copyright story Sunday. The newspapier identified the official as Howard Thomas Johnson, 66, and said the business card he shows influential alumni says he is director of special projects and lists his office in the Oklahoma administra- don building, sharing the same space with a vice president OU personnel records list Johnson as a $40,000 technical consultant to the univer sity’s golf course, the News said. The News said it obtained copies of Johnson’s payroll records that list a varsity trainer ana eight people who were then OU athletes as employees on landscape projects awarded by OU. Those contracts, accord ing to OU records, totaled about $100,000 in a three-year period. Acquaintances and former business part ners know Johnson simply as “Moose,” the man to see for tickets to always-sold-out Sooner football games, the newspaper said. Johnson was a private landscaping con tractor before he was named to his post at OU three years ago, the newspapier said. Johnson says there is no mystery about the job he has performed for the state-sup- piorted university in Norman, Okla. He told the newspapier he solicits donations from alumni and boosters for an irrigation sys tem for the university’s golf course. The newspaper said it learned of John son’s activities during research into players’ allegations that they received extra benefits in apparent violation of NCAA rules. The NCAA is evaluating information gathered during a preliminary investigation of Okla homa — tne undefeated, No. 1 college foot ball team in the nation. Calls made by the Associated Press Sun day to OU Athletic Director Donnie Dun can and Head Football Coach Barry Switzer were not returned. Some former OU football players told the newspapier in September that they rou tinely had received cash after submitting their complimentary tickets to an OU ath letic department official for sale to boosters and alumni. 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