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Alba, Duenweg Advan ce . ..McAuley Upsets Diamond in Little Eight TourneyJASPER, Mo, — Second-ranked { Alba and fourth-seeded Duenweg ‘ won as expected here Thursday j night, but third-rated Diamond I was decked by Joplin McAuley in the Little Eight Conference varsity basketball tournament in Tabler gymnasium.McAuley, which rose from the underdog ranks to win the conference B tournament title Wednesday night, overcame a ' slim half-time deficit to edge Diamond, 64-61, in the final game on Thursday's first-round program.Alba, led by Lennie Boyer’s 22-point performance, raced past Jasper, 69-45, and Duenweg pulied away in the second half to deck Liberal, 64-53.Jim Wyatt’s McAuley Warriors received strong scoring efforts from sophomore Bob Todd and freshman Mike Canton in turning back the Wildcats of Jack Armstrong. Todd led the scorers with 18 tallies and Canton chipped inCarthage Clips East Five, 52-49CARTHAGE, Mo.-Robhie Knell and Gary Wofford led Carthage on a 21-point scoring spree in the third quarter here Thursday night as Bill Carr’s Hornets trimmed Joplin East. 52-49. in a junior high basketball game.Knell meshed seven points in I the period and Wofford added six as the Hornets overcame a seven-point half-time deficit to hand j East its third defeat against , seven victories. The win was 1 Carthage’s ninth in 12 starts.1 East, with Keith Stinnett scoring 10 points and Paul Potter ' adding five, raced to a 19-11 lead at the quarter. Harold Thompson’s Bulldogs boosted their margin to seven points, 31-24, at the ' intermission.Carthage's third-period uprising sent the Hornets in front, i 45-43. at the start of the final stanza.i Wofford led the scorers with 19 I points on five fielders and nine f of 12 charity attempts. Stinnett 3 T“\ _ 11 L_______1 Y~1__i.t_ ..LL with 17. Jerry Runiberg and Gary Cook each scored 12 for Dia | mond, !McAuley was red-hot at the out set, moving away to a 21-14 lead at the quarter. Diamond came charging back to claim a 39-35 edge at the intermission.The Warriors rallied to out-seore Diamond in the third stanza and tie the contest at 50-50 going into the final period. McAuley then outscored the Wildcats, 14-11, for the victory.Alba romped to a 21-9 lead at the quarter and never trailed in ousting Jasper. Eldon Mailes’ Wildcats held a 36-18 bulge at the half and were in command, 59-26, at the end of three periods.Boyer rimmed 22 points to lead the scorers. Phil Cook added 16 tallies to the Alba cause and Danny Edwards chipped in with 12. Osterdyke scored 12 to lead Jasper. _ jChris Stewart, Dennis Robbins, Archie Cash and Harry Waters scored in double figures in pacing Duenweg past Liberal. Stewart had 18, Robbins 17, Cash 15 and Waters 12. Richard Long topped Duenweg’s attack with 17 tallies. Dave Giertz added 14.Liberal broke away to a 15-14 lead at the quarter and still held a one-point edge at intermission, 33-32. Duenweg pulled on top in the third period and took a 49-43 margin into the final stanza.Semifinal games are scheduled tonight with Goodman playing Duenweg at 7 o’clock and Alba meeting McAuley at 8:30 o’clock. Goodman, the pre-tournament favorite, received a first-round bye.Duenweg (64' — Cash 15. Robbins 17, Stewart 18, Smith 2. Waters 12.liberal lt;53) — Long 17. Whitson 7, Porter, Giertz 14. Seivey 7, Lalhim 8.Alba c691 — Cook 16. Bctc-benner 2, Roy 9, Boyer 22, Williams 3, Buck 1, Edwards 12, Harpole 2.Jasper (45) — McCorkel 1, J. Lambeth 2, Boyer 10, Osterdyke 12, Wise 4, Phipps 2, D. Lambeth 3, Wyatt 11.Diamond (61' — Rentfro 5, Rumberg 12, Hover 10, Cook 12, Hirshey 11, Childers 4, Brunner 7.McAuley (64 — Canton 17, Roderique 10, Laster 6, Todd 18, Scheurich 9, Williams 4.
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Joplin Globe
Joplin, Missouri, US
Fri, Feb 07, 1964
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