Bowl Games Big Part of the New Year

Northwestern ends bowl drought...Cowboys romp in Dallas

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The Granddaddy of postseason games gets under way later today in Pasadena, where 11-2 Stanford goes against 8-5 Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. Stanford is trying to cap its Pac-12 championship season with its first victory in the Rose Bowl since 1972.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Behind huge interceptions early and late, No. 21 Northwestern beat Mississippi State 34-20 in the Gator Bowl and snap college football's longest postseason losing streak. The 10-3 Wildcats won their first bowl game since the 1949 Rose Bowl.

DALLAS (AP) - Clint Chelf threw three of Oklahoma State's five touchdown passes and the Cowboys shook off a disappointing Big 12 finish by dominating Purdue 58-14 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. It was the biggest bowl win for Oklahoma State since coach Mike Gundy was the Cowboys' quarterback in a 62-14 rout of Wyoming in the 1988 Holiday Bowl.

COLLEGE  FOOTBALL  BOWL  GAMES

Final    (  6)  Georgia                  45    (23)  Nebraska                      31
Final    (11)  South  Carolina    33    (19)  Michigan                      28
Final    (21)  Northwestern        34              Mississippi  State    20

(16)  Northern  Illinois    vs    (13)  Florida  State      8:30  p.m.,  Sun  Life  Stadium

Boys High School Basketball

Clopton Tournament

HANNIBAL                       66  BARAT ACADEMY          43

SILEX                               65 MONROE CITY              45

CLOPTON                      62  LOUISIANA                     49

Girls

MONROE CITY                         53   WRIGHT CITY               6

CLOPTON                                   53   LOUISIANA                 39

The action at the Highland Tourney continues Wednesday, when the Girls resume play.  Join Bill Shuler on KHMO and khmo.com just before 5:30 when Clark Co. and Highland play, followed by Palmyra and S. Shelby and Hannibal Lady Pirates and Macon.