European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. December 24, 1989 the stars and stripes Paga 21 sports hoopla tide bother army coach by Wendy e. Lanka sports writer Elpaso Texas army coach Jim Young already has led the cadets to the Only three bowl appearances inthe service Academy s history bul his biggest Challenge is in preparing for a learn much tougher than any his recent squads Haw Taccad. Young is looking to solidify the tradition he has slab Lishco at army three Bow games in five years with victories Over Michigan state in the 1984.cherry bowl Anil Illinoisan the i9s5 peach bowl. A Victory saturday Over favored Alabama , Wou d give army , i is first 10-win season Ever and the sign if i canc of a Victory in t lost on Young. It would be a great Victory for us because we know we Are playing the finest football team we be played this year maybe in several years he Saij thursday. It s a great Challenge and one we look Forward but with bowl sponsors dangling exotic distractions before his players. Young is worried about preparation. On wednesday night the teams got a Laste of South of the Border culture with a trip across 1he Rio Grande for a mexican bullfight. In True military fashion. Young said he d just As soon skip the hoopla and get Down to business "1 think there s a Fine line Balw Cecii getting ready for a Sun bowl game and enjoying yourself he said. We be just asked our players to Zero in on football and then there will be Lime to enjoy meanwhile the favored Crimson tide has played Indore bowl games than any other school. The Sun Bow will be Alabama s 41st postseason appearance. Distractions also concern coach Dill cum1, whose team has t played Sicca 3q-10victory Over Texas am dec. 1. With finals just last week 1 was very concerned Aboul concentration a said shortly after donning one of the ceremonial Indian headdresses presented to Sun bowl coaches. First of All we had t played since december first so we Felt like we had to get the Chance to do some real hitting this week. We be had very Good since arriving in Elpaso Curry has sent his backup quarterback Cit Dunn Home after learning he was arrested earlier in Alabama on an alcohol related charge. The Alabama athletic department tried to quell rumours Aboul Sophomore linebacker Keith Mccants possible Transfer by issuing a statement from Mccants saying he was satisfied at Alabama. We be picked up our concentration he said. Thai s an absolute requirement for this team Bill Curry. A temporary headdress unbeaten Zillini top leu for 9th consecutive win by the associated press Baton Rouge la. Illinois coach Lou Hanson is still a hard Man to please despite the Lollini s Best Start in five years and a no. 5 ranking. Once in a while they try to please me Hanson said after the Zillini Defeated Louisiana stale 127-100 thursday night in the first meeting Ever Between the two teams. Illinois improved its record to , its Best Start since 1983, and posted its third win of the year Over Southeastern con Ference teams. Leu fell to . Kendall Gill scored 27 Points and Lowell Hamilton added 24 for Illinois the Holni scored the most Points every an leu opponent in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. It was a super first half for leu said Hanson. They ripped us when wearied to press them. We played belter defense in the second leading 42-40 with 22 left in the first half the Zillini built the margin to 61-51 at halftime and put the game away with a 33-16 run to open the second period -. Leu coach Dale Brown called the Hli in the finest group of athletes i be Ever. Seen in this gym it might have been expecting too much to think we could beat a team like this.-. ,.leu s Ricky Blanton led All scorers with 29 Points. Chris Jackson who became the first freshman to score s3 Points in an Mcaa division i game on dec. 10 against Flor Ida scored 27 Points for the tigers be fore fouling out Wilh 8 52. Left in the game. " Kenny Baltic scored 17 and Nick an Derson added 16 for the Zillini. Vernet Singleton scored 16 for the tigers. In other games involving team ranked in the a s top 20 thursday no. 7 Oklahoma 115, Rock 96 Norman okla. Tyrone Jones made 7 of 9 3-Poinl shots and Stacey King added 31 Points thursday night As Oklahoma Defeated a Kansas Little Rock Oklahoma broke open a close game Midway through the second half with a 25-7 spun thai was highlighted by four 3 College basketball pointers from Jones who finished with28 Points. Oklahoma stretched its Lead to 17points at 12 19 on a Field goal from Jones. .-.-. The trojans , were paced by James Scott Wilh 25 paints. Johnnie Bel added 19 Points and Cit Cummings had 17. Cookie Blaylock had 20 for the soon cars. No. S North Carolina 102, Towson St. 74 her5hey, a. Cit Lobo playing near his Hometown started North Caro Lina s decisive first half run with two 3 pointers and finished with 19 Points Ashe tar heels beat Towson slate. Lobo from Carlisle a scored 14 first half Points for the tar heels 10-1,who broke out of a 21-21 tic with a 17-3 run that the senior guard started Wilh the two Long jumpers. North Carolina went on to a 48-30 half inc Lead and inc easy Victory. Acc led Towson slate Wilh 22, 16 in inc first half. No. 12 Ohlig is. 93, Kent St. 67 Columbus Ohio Crady Matecun scored All 11 of his Points in Thi second half and four other Ohio stale players scored in double figures As the buckeyes Defeated Kent state. Ohio stale playing its second game within 48 hours improved to , while Kent state fell 10 . Jay Burson led the buckeyes with 18points, while Jerry Francis scored 15, Jamaal Brown 13 and Treg acc 10. Reggie Adams scored 16 for the Golden flashes with Harold Walton adding 12, and Ric Blevins and David Barnwell 10 apiece. /.-. No. Is Selon Hall 64, Princeton 46 South Orange . Ramon Ramos scared six of his nine Points in a ,133 run which spanned the first and Sec Ond halves As undefeated scion Hall rolled to its. 10th straight Victory. The Victory was a sect one for the pirates who were coasting along Wilh an Mark last season when the tigers sur prised them just before Christmas an threw them into a tailspin that lasted until february John Morton led scion Hall with 16 North Carolina s , Reid drives against Tow Sun slate defenders thursday. Point Sand Walker had 15. Mueller had 14 Points and Bob Sera Bis added 13 for Princeton. Scrabis now has 1,080 in his career to move into i Lih place or the All time Princeton scoring list ahead of Barnes Hauptfuhrer an All Ivy league selection in 1976, who scored1,079. .-., v v no. 17 n. Carolina St. 100, Coppon St. 67 Raleigh , Rodney Monroe scored 34 Points and Chris Corchiani added 16 Points to Lead North Carolina state in a rout. The Wolf pack jumped out to a Lead behind Corchiani and Chuck Brown who each scored four Points in the and Brian Howard fuelled a 17-2 run Midway through inc first half As the Wolf pack blended its Lead to 35-13,Monroe scored eight Points including two 3-Poinicrs, and Howard added five Points in inc run. . State led 54-25 at half list an was never threatened in the second half. The Wolf pack s biggest Lead was 40.Points at s2-42 on iwo free throws by Monroe Brown scored 12 Points and Avie Les Ter 11 for the Wolf Paek now . Phi Booth had-19 Points and Larr Stewart is for the eagles now . Der Roccko Rhad 12 Points
