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-Griffin Daily News Tuesday, January 11,1977 Page 6 Vol pair tough; Georgia loses By TOM SALADINO AP Sports Writer Tennessee’s one-two punch of Bernard King and Ernie Grun feld did it again Monday night. King, the Southeastern Con ference’s leading basketball scorer, popped in 31 points and Grunfeld added 25 to lead the Vols to a 92-82 victory over Florida. In other SEC contests, fourth ranked Alabama remained un beaten with a 101-88 triumph over Mississippi and Auburn snapped a three-game losing streak with a 95-71 rout of Georgia. “Bernard King is the best one-on-one player in America,” said Florida Coach John Lotz after the 6-foot-8 junior hit 11 field goals and went nine for 13 77 FORD TRUCKS CHEAP! Call Griffin's Don Hair INTERSTATE 957-2631 or 228-7609 Roger’s Original 908 E. Solomon St. 228-6500 BREAKFAST SPECIAL THROUGH SATURDAY Two Eggs, Cooked to order Ham, Sausage, or Bacon Potatoes or Grits 88* m I!!. YOU NEED HOME . 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Reginald King scored 31 points and freshman Robert Scott added 18, including a pair of layups in the final minute to seal Alabama’s 13th con secutive victory. “I’m proud of our team for winning four games in eight days,” said Alabama Coach C. M. Newton. “As tight as the conference race is, there is a lot of mental as well as physical tiredness. Our December schedule is behind us. Instead of 13-0, we’re 4-0 in the conference. That’s what matters.” Ole Miss, on the other hand, is 0-3 in the SEC and 6-6 overall. The Rebels were led by John Billips with 26 points. Mike Mitchell scored 40 points to lead Auburn, 7-4, and 1-3, to its first SEC triumph. Mitchell hit on 15 of 27 field goals and 10 of 12 from the free throw line. Tony Flanagan led Georgia with 22 points as the Bulldogs fell to 0-4 in the SEC and 5-7 overall. Wednesday’s conference schedule has Tennessee at No. 2-ranked Kentucky and Loui siana State at Mississippi State. Saturday, Alabama is at Mis sissippi State, Kentucky at Au burn, Vanderbilt at Florida, Georgia at Mississippi, and Tennessee at LSU. | Ratings | By The Associated Press The Top Twenty teams in The Associated Press college baskeball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, season records and total points. Points based on 20-18-16-14-12-10-9-8-7-6- 5-4-3-2-1: l.San Fran (39) 17-0 1084 2. (8) 9-1 847 3. (5) 10-0 838 4. Alabama (1) 12-0 738 5. (3) 10-1 688 6. (1) 9-1 546 7. Forest 11-1 484 8. 13-1 385 9. Minnesota 10-0 334 10. Arizona 11-1 288 11. Marquette 9-2 254 12. UCLA 11-2 247 13.1x)uisville 9-2 163 14. 10-2 98 15. Providence 10-2 92 16. 10-1 65 17. 10-2 63 18. St. 13-1 50 19. Dame 7-3 45 20. Oregon 11-2 44 NCAA Small schools watch decision on revamp By ED SHEARER AP Sports Writer MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Smaller schools which carry the voting clout in the National Collegiate Athletic Association only get to watch today when the major colleges vote on a proposal for restructuring Divi sion I. They will do so with intense interest. “I’ve never felt until now the point that the big schools might leave the NCAA,” said Stanley J. Marshall, athletic director at South Dakota State University. “We stand a very good chance of losing several fine in stitutions if reorganization is not approved. We will suffer. They will not suffer. We will suffer financially and in pres tige.” Marshall pleaded with his fel low members of Division II to vocally support the reorganiza ton plan, a package of proposals that sets criteria for mem bership in Division I. The pro posed criteria include one to re quire the top classification in both football and basketball, ■ Mk JI I J 1 Winning BERCHESGADEN, West Germany—Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark swings around slalom pole on his way to win the World Cup Special Slalom Monday on a treacherous, Icy course. (AP) Expo picker questions draft NEW YORK (AP) - The man who will make the No. 1 pick in today’s free agent draft thinks baseball should put the winter selections in cold storage. “I, for one, question the wis dom of having a winter draft," said Danny Menendez, the di rector of scouting for the Mon treal Expos. “The talent in the winter draft just doesn’t com pare with the June draft. “I think we would save a lot of time and effort if we just combined the two drafts into one June draft.” The Expos will get the first pick in the winter draft because plus six other sports. Division I basketball schools that presently have no football program expressed concern Monday over the loss of voting rights in Division I. Such a school could declare its intent to comply with the criteria and have three years to meet the requirements, but during that period they would be forced to vote in Division 11. There was the possibility an amendment would be offered to allow schools to vote in Division I matters involving the sport in which the school carries Division I status. “This is basically an attempt to placate the football powers,” said the Rev. Phillip Callaghan, NCAA faculty representative from San Francisco. “I’ve heard a lot of rhetoric about how much we owe them, but we all pay the same dues, don’t we?” San Francisco does not meet the eight-sport criteria and would drop to Division 11. The school is ranked No. 1 nationally in The Associated Press college basketball poll. 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For the Expos, the loss really doesn’t turn into much of a gain. “It will not be a strong draft,” said Menendez. “Historically and talent-wise, the January draft is never as strong as the June draft.” Menendez’ fellow talent hunt ers agree with his assessment. “This is the worst January draft we’ve ever had,” said one scouting chief.” "It’s a real low-quality draft,” said another scout. “There’s no outstanding boy in the whole bunch.” In the past, teams have come up with some January plums, like Tom Seaver, Carlton Fisk, Chris Chambliss and Garry | Griffin Is The I I Shopping Center I F° r I Fayetteville Hampton I \ I H Senoia ■ I Griffin - Jackson I I \ I / ° \ / Barnesville I I I I I "Give Griffin | The I I A Try—And I Griffin | I You'll Buy" I Maddox. But the consensus of the scouts is that the best pros pects won't be available until June, when their classes gradu ate high school or they are be tween school years in college. “There are usually one or two prime kids who drop out of school,” sighed one scout. “But the best kids now seem to be staying in school — at least until June.” Menendez wouldn’t reveal the Expos’ first pick. “It would not be a prudent approach,” he said. “Revealing our choices would alert every agent in America. The kids would be flooded with every le gitimate and illegitimate agent around.” Atlanta Hawks make comeback in 2nd ATLANTA (AP) - “In Mon tana, they don’t know anything about comebacks,” said Atlanta Coach Hubie Brown after his Hawks erased a 20-point third period deficit before losing 93-92 to the Phoenix Suns Monday night. “All they know is who won or lost the game,” said Brown, whose Hawks dropped their ninth National Basketball Asso ciation contest in 10 games. “You have to shake your head over the number of heart breaking losses we have had. “It was a great second half. The fans who did come out got something to cheer about. But even when you keep them close, it’s still an ‘L’ ”, said Brown of the only NBA contest played Monday night. Only 2,408 fans braved the chilly, windy weather which DRESS UP YOUR BATHROOM! MARBLE r~ —, BATHROOM VANITIES irjlrjl With Cabinet See Our Attractive Selection —-F Now In Our New Warehouse From *•▼ Up A Variety of beautiful styles & colors. 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