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: EASTERN CONFERENCE
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Toronto
Cleveland
Atlanta
Chicago
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Houston
Memphis
Denver
Utah
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Seattle
I Portland
N^w York
? Boston
I Miami
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Washington
Orlando
Central
.431
.321 221/2
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.745
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.481 131/2
.462 141/2
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.308
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QB
— New Orleans 120, Washington 98
L.A. Clippers at Portland, late
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, late
Thursday** Qamos
Sacramento at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Seattle, 9 p.m.
11
16
20 Boston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Friday** Games
Indiana at Washington, 6 p.m.
Denver at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Utah at New York, 6:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
No. 11 Texas 77,
Texas A&M 57
Slocum 1-3 2-2 4, Law 5-7 0-0 10,
Turner 2-9 2-2 8, Anderson 2-3 OO 4,
Garcia-Morales 0-3 00 0, Clemente
2-2 0-1 4, Blanks 0-1 1-2 1, Leach 0-
4 OO 0, Watkins 1-2 00 2, Pompey 0-
0000. Totals 18-49 17-23 57.
TEXAS (18-4)
Tucker 7-9 O014, Thomas 3-5 3-6 9,
Mouton 8-13 3-4 20, Paulino 1-5 OO
2 Ivey 4-5 1-3 9, Moreno 0-1 0-2 0,
Taylor 5-11 4-4 18, Harris OO 1-2 1,
Buckman 0-1 3-5 3, Boddicker 0-21-
2 1. Totals 28-52 16-28 77.
Halftime—Texas 29-24. 3-Point
goals—Texas A&M 4-17 (Turner 2-6,
King 1-3, Wright 1-4, Leach 0-1,
Blanks 0-1, Garcia-Morales 0-1, Law
0-1), Texas 5-17 (Taylor 4-9, Mouton
1-3, Boddicker 0-1, Moreno 0-1, Ivey
Tuesday's Game*
< NeJ«Orleans 89, Indiana 75
:• Miami 97, Utah 85
' Ne|iv York 92, Detract 88
Memphis 109, Dallas 92
MiUaukee 127, Orlando 104
, Minnesota 110, Phoenix 95
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Minnesota 38 15 .717
Sari Antonto36 18 .667 21/2
“ 34 20 .630 41/2
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32 23
26 29
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Sacramento 38 13
32 19
25 27
24 28
Golden State 23 28 .451
L-4 Clippers 22 29
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
W L
38 15
NBA Glance
• By The Associated Press
■ CACTCDU
Atlantic Division
W L
- New Jersey 32 20
' 26 29 .473 71/2
23 32 .418 101/2
23 32
iladelphia 22 32
16 36
14 42
Division
W L
In&ana 39 15
Detroit 34 22
New Orleans 30 24
28 25 .528 10-1/2
25 28 .472 131/2
20 34 .370
18 36
16 38
Chicago 75, Toronto 73
Houston 107, Washington 81
Denver 106, Philadelphia 85
Sacramento 127, Boston 111
L.A. Lakers 89, Portland 86
Wednesday’s Games
Orlando 90, Utah 77
Dallas 114, Cleveland 98
San Antonio 86, Toronto 82
Detroit 102, Milwaukee 98
New Jersey 98, Atlanta 92
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L.A. Clippers at Portland, late
0-1, Paulino 0-2). Fouled out—None.
Rebounds—Texas A&M 30 (King 9),
Texas 34 (Tucker 9). Assists—Texas
A&M 5 (Turner 2), Texas 11 (Ivey,
Moreno 4). Total fouls—Texas A&M
25, Texas 19. A—10,273.
Major College Scores
By The Associated Press
EABT
Boston U. 64, Maine 53
Connecticut 76, Miami 63
Drexel 82, Old Dominion 66
• • George Washington 66, Dayton 64
Hofstra 67, George Mason 57
Manhattan 76, Marist 52
New Hampshire 62, UMBC 60
Northeastern 69, Binghamton 57
Rhode Island 73, Massachusetts 66
Richmond 75, St. Bonaventure 55
Saint Joseph's 72, Fordham 54
St. John’s 65, Georgetown 58
Stony Brook 81, Albany, N.Y. 74,2OT
Temple 83, Duquesne 65
Vermont 47, Hartford 45
Villanova 80, Virginia Tech 68
Xavier 78, La Salle 68
SOUTH
Auburn 80, LSU 68
Austin Peay 68, Samford 46
Charlotte 84, South Florida 72
Clemson 60, N.C. State 55
Davidson 73, Wofford 63
East Carolina 76, Tulane 66
Georgia Southern 82, Coll, of
Charleston 76
Kentucky 73, Arkansas 56
Liberty 7,4, Winthrop 62
McNeese St 71, Stephen F.Austin 68
SE Louisiana 85, Northwestern St. 78
Savannah St. 57, Bethune-Cookman
56
Southern Miss. 70, Houston 48
Tennessee 83, Mississippi 66
UAB 80, Cincinnati 68
Va. Commonwealth 92, James
Madison 61
Vanderbilt 70, Alabama 67
Wake Forest 90, Duke 84
William & Mary 74, Towson 68
MIDWEST
Akron 87, Cent Michigan 66
Bowling Green 69, N. Illinois 52
Bradley 65, Illinois St. 46
Buffalo 83, E. Michigan 64
Barbers Hill senior Matt Monk eclipsed the
2,000-point mark for his career during the
Eagles’ 100-40 victory over Tarkington on
Tuesday in Mont Belvieu.
Monk’s 20 points lifted his four-year career
total to 2,005 points, and the victory
clinched an outright District 22-3A champi-
onship for the Eagles and a first-round bye
in the playoffs.
Superior Athlete Of The Week
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Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 to 8 ’ Sat. 9 to 6
Texas-San
Butler 75, Wis.-Milwaukee 59
Creighton 69, Indiana St. 65
Detroit 69, Loyola of Chicago 62
Ill.-Chicago 63, Wis.-Green Bay 55
Illinois 65, Wisconsin 57
Iowa 78, Ohio St. 67
Kansas 74, Baylor 54
Kansas St. 63, Nebraska 58
Kent St. 86, Marshall 65
Miami (Ohio) 64, Ohio 63, OT
Michigan 76, Penn St. 53
Minnesota 73, Indiana 71
Missouri 82, Iowa St. 70
N. Iowa 85, Wichita St. 80
S. Illinois 84, Evansville 69
Saint Louis 58, Marquette 54
W. Michigan 89, Toledo 62
SOUTHWEST
Fresno St. 61, Tulsa 41
Rice 87, Nevada 75
Texas 77, Texas A&M 57
Texas-Arlington 79,
Antonio 73
FAR WEST
Boise St. 74, Hawaii 57
Colorado 85, Texas Tech 75
Louisiana-Lafayette 76, New Mexico
St. 58
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Thursday, February 19,2004
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Sports calendar
Sports briefs
TODAY
FRIDAY
The Ravens’ first lead came at
“I think we can,” he said, “if we
• Sports on TV
I
Clearly this is a young man with
plans for the future.
“It is a great accomplishment to
and three blocked shots.
The Rebels (9-17, 5-14) put
Girls 16 and under are invited to register
for the 2004 Royal Purples Texas Fastpitch
select softball team. The Purples offer an
affordable program that challenges serious
players to the highest levels of sportsman-
ship, scholarship and competition. Over 90
percent of the Purpies have received col-
lege softball scholarships. Contact royalpur-
ples@aol.com or call 409-5990587.
Rebels:
Continued from Page IB
to launch so many 3-pointers but
rather to simply play ball
“We got some confidence the
last two days in practicehe said,
“and Coach told us to play our
game, to stop being robots out
there. We stepped up and did.”
San Jacinto guard Jihad
Muhammad played big in the sec-
ond half, coming up most of the
clutch baskets when his squad
needed them. He was 9-of-17
from the floor for a team-high 27
points. Darnell Hopkins added 24
points and 10 rebounds for the
with the Klein and Conroe
schools.
“We’re requesting that Spring
be switched with Lufkin,” he said.
“It’s a better fit for both of our
(districts). For us to get to
SoMmI leagues fonning
The Baytown Parks and Recreation
Department Is now forming leagues for
the softball season. For more informa-
tion, contact Shontele Fontenot at 281-
4206597.
Chambers Co. GC sets rate
Chambers County Golf Course is offer-
ing a special alkday rate through Feb. 29.
Fbr $20, which includes golf cart and
greens fee, a golfer is entitled to unlimit-
ed play throughout the day.
Also, “Hello Dolly Day’ is held every
Monday, excluding holidays. Ladies play
all day for $16.95, which includes cart
and greens fee.
Dayton golf tourney set
The Dayton Bronco Band Booster Golf
Tournament Is set for March 6 with regis-
tration at 7:30 a.m. and a shotgun start
at 8:30 a.m. at Eagle Pointe Golf Club &
Recreation Complex in Mont Belvieu.
Cost is $75 for a four-person scramble.
Deadline to enter is Feb. 21. Contact
Mike Bryant, 713-920-7280 or
bryantmt@APCI.com.
Hinijosa said he hopes the The drive from Lufkin to
Spring schools can join a district Sterling is about 142.7 miles and
to Port Arthur is about 125.0
miles. From Huntsville, the drive
is 95.0 miles to Baytown and
158.3 miles to Port Arthur.
The Assignment Appeals
Committee will convene at 9 a.m.
at the UIL building in Austin.
the Governors outscore their very excited that I will be playing
opponents by 227 points in nine football at the next level,” he said,
games, leading the team to win the “I have grown up being taught to
New England Prep School do everything as hard as I can
Championship.
“Robert was a fearsome defend-
er as free safety,” Gerry said, “pro- it certainly paid off for me when I
Baytown Sun photo/Albert Magdaleno
LEE COLLEGES RICKEY HUCKABY remaining.
Ravens (22-3, 16-3 in Region goes up for two of his game-high 32
XIV), and Mike Fraser had 12 points Wednesday.
points and 11 rebounds.
Lee surged to a 17-4 lead to
Select softball seeks players
The Texas Panthers softball team is
seeking a couple of players to fill out the
Summer 2004 rosters. For more informa-
tion, call John at 713-582-3766 or 936-
258-9408 or Roddy at 7138988050, or
visit the Web site at www.txpanthers.com.
Staff reports
Softball umpires needed
The Chambers County Softball Umpires
Association needs umpires for the 2004
high school season.
Anyone Interested, please call Wilburn
Williams at 281427-7291.
As for Francois’ feelings about
his future, the young Texan is be able to play college ball,” he
looking forward to spending four said, “but it will be even greater if
Accounts created for Boyd
Memorial accounts for Bruce Boyd
have been established at Southwest
Bank of Texas, Lee College Athletic
Program and the Cedar Bayou United
Methodist Church Youth Program.
Boyd, who died in December, was the
son of Gene and Carole Boyd, longtime
members of the SALT Club. Gene Boyd is
the current SALT president.
TODAY
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
• Georgia Tech at Maryland,
6 p.m., ESPN2
• Vanderbilt women at LSU,
7 p.m., FSN
• Arizona at Oregon, 9:30 p.m., FSN
MOTORSPORTS
• THQ World Supercross Grand
Prix, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
PRO BASKETBALL
• Sacramento at Minnesota,
6:30 p.m., TNT
Philadelphia at Seattle, 9 p.m.,
TNT
PRO GOLF
!• Jacob’s Creek Open
Championship, 10 a.m., Golf
• Nissan Open, 2 p.m., USA
• Carlsberg Malaysian Open,
1:30 a.m., Golf
PRO HOCKEY
• Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.,
ESPN
Klein’s assistant superintendent
for financial services, said the cost
increase had not been calculated lot easier for Lufkin. We felt there
but “could be $100,000 more.”
SATURDAY
BASKETBALL
• Lee College at Trinity Valley
Community College, Athens, 4 p.m.
TRACK
• Sterling, Lee at Clear Brook
Relays, 8 a.m.
SOFTBALL
• Lee at La Porte tourney, 8 a.m.
• Sterling at Katy tourney, 8 a.m.
TENNIS
• Lee, Sterling at Deer Park tour-
■ ney, 8 a.m.
MOTORSPORTS
• Test and Tune, Raceway Park,
; gates open 9 a.m., time trials 10
; • a.m., juniors 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.
TENNIS
• Lee, Sterling at Deer Park tourney
■ BASFR4LI
• Sterling at Clear Brook scrim-
: mage, 4 p.m.
• Pasadena at Lee scrimmage,
: 4p,m.
• JV/sophomores: Clear Brook at
Sterling scrimmage, 4 and 6:30 p.m.
• JV/sophomores: Lee at Pasadena
: scrimmage, 4 and 6:30 p.m.
< SOFTBALL
• Lee at La Porte tourney, 4 p.m.
SOCCER
• Boys: Lee at Humble, 5 and 7 p.m.
• Boys: Port Arthur Memorial at
• Sterling, 5 and 7 p.m.
• Giris: Humble at Lee, 5 and 7 p.m.
• Giris: Sterling at Port Arthur
Memorial, 5 and 7 p.m.
MOTOR SPORTS
• Safe Street Night, 5 p.m.,
Raceway Park
BHUtUe League seeking sponsors
The Barbera Hill Little League is In
need of sponsors and outfield sign adver-
tisers to help pay the expenses for the
•upcoming season.
Those interested can call Cindy Blaylock
at 281-3030315 or visit the Web site at
www.eteamz.com/bhllbaseball.
TRACK
• JV Girls: Lee, Sterling at La Porte
meet, 3:30 p.m.
-• JV Boys: Lee, Sterling at Deer
Park meet, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
•.Lee at La Porte tourney, 4 p.m.
• Sterling at Katy tourney, 4 p.m.
The Ravens matched the seven- 28 against Navarro—to make the
point margin at 93-86, but four Region XIV postseason touma-
In the second half, San Jacinto straight Rebel free throws and a ment. Thibodeaux said he thinks
ASA umpires and scorekeepers associ-
ation is seeking anyone Interested in
becoming an umpire or scorekeeper.
For details, call Ms. Edwards at 281-
422-0022, Mr. Gore at 281-5734445 or
Mr. Ybarra at 281428-1338.
call play*that gave the Ravens the
edge they needed.
The Rebels intentionally fouled
Fraser with 30 seconds left, and he
hit one of two to give the Ravens a
101-98 lead. The Rebels respond-
ed with a Dwight Taylor 3-point
shot from the right side, but it
stuck between the rim and the
backboard, giving San Jacinto
possession. Two free throws by
Hopkins put the Ravens up 103-
98 before Huckaby hit a basket for
103-100.
Muhammad missed the first of
two free throws but hit the second
to seal the win with seven seconds
Realignment:
Continued from Page IB
long road trips to Lufkin.
Klein athletic director Robert
Young told the Chronicle his
schools would be in favor of trad-
ing the Spring schools for Lufkin Baytown or Port Arthur, we fust
and Huntsville. Thomas Petrek, have to get across Houston before
we even start heading in that When aU appeals have been made,
direction. It’s a long way out. It’s a
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were more reasonable options.”
Rashad Adams finished with
eight points and seven rebounds
for Lee, and Mike Powell, who
om.6vm ----- — was a surprise starter and played
start the game. The Ravens 70-69 on a Hopkins putback. The well, had six points, four rebounds
first team and All-New England
first team, nominated for All-
Regional by Prep Star Magazine, ___
rated one of Greater Boston’s top coaches right away about Robert always wanted to go far in the
football players by School Sports was that he took every practice sport. Since I was a little boy
Magazine, and selected to play in very seriously, whether it was the being taught the game by my older
drills or the actual running. As a brother, I have had dreams of
the Assignment Appeals
Committee will approve final
assignments.
the’04 Shriners game. CZt „ ‘ ~ - '
GDA football coach Mark result, he won the 100-meter dash playing in the NFL. College foot-
Gerry said Francois is a consum- at the New England meet and ball is one step away from that.”
mate team player who switched ’ helped the boys to the champi-
from wide receiver to tight end onship.”
and safety this year in order to
play where the team needed him
the most „ ,
He was instrumental in helping more years in New England. “I am I make it to the NFL.’
chipped away, pulling within one game was tied again at 72,74,76
at 39-38. Back-to-back 3-pointers and 82 before San Jacinto’s key . .
by Ashley Thibodeaux helped the surge. The Ravens scored on five themselves in the position of like-
Rebels take a 48-44 lead into half- straight possessions — three of ly needing to win all three of their
time. those baskets by J’Quincy Jones remaining games — on the road
The Rebels were 1 (Lof-19 from — to turn an 82-all tie into a 91- Feb. 21 at Trinity Valley and Feb.
the 3-point arc in the first half, 84 lead, their biggest of the game. 25 at Angelina and at home Feb.
against San Jacinto’s 4-of-17 Th? Ravens matched the seven- 28 against Navarro—to make the
shooting. point margin at 93-86, but four Region XIV postseason touma-
In the second half, San Jacinto straight Rebel free throws and a ment. Thibodeaux said he thinks
pulled even for the first time in the Chaney putback cut the lead to the team learned something about
game at 56-all with 16 minutes 93-92. After a Muhammad basket, itself Wednesday and can accom-
remaining. Chris Chaney put the Huckaby drove the left side and plish that goal.
Rebels back in the lead with a left- converted a three-point play to tie
handed hook shot. the game at 95. That set up the no- play like we did tonight.”
Francois:
Continued from Page IB
junior, he was named to the All- championship. until the finish. I have carried this
League ISL first team; and, as a «Robert a fearsome defend- mentality throughout my life and
senior, he was team captain, co- CT safety” Gerry said, “pro- it certainly paid off for me when I
MVP, named Jo* AIL League ISL viding tremendous tenacity and received the full scholarship to
x. j * ii xt™. leadership to the team.” play Boston College football.
Track coach Tim Weir said “the “Playing college football is
one thing that jumped out at the important to me because I have
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