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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1964

Page

8

Massillon Upset Of McKinley Drops Athens To 4th

Ohio high school basketball poll ranks Massillon 13-3 and McKinley 15-1, with Athens slipping to fourth after Massillon’s upset of McKinley. The AP list features Class AA leaders Dayton Belmt Canton McKinley Massillon Athens Newark and Cleveland East among top teams with strong records.

Massillon McKinley Athens Columbus Ohio Associated Press Dayton Belmt Canton McKin Newark Cleveland East Fostoria Columbus East

Bulldogs Host Middleport In Midweek Showdown

Athens enters with 12 0 in league play and 15 0 overall as the Bulldogs host Middleport at 3 45 p m reserves and 5 p m varsity. Middleport sits 4 8 in league and 5 10 overall as top scorers Dave Rice and Mick Morris lead the Yellow Jackets in a bid to upset the undefeated Athens squad.

Tom Metters Athens Bulldogs Middleport Yellow Jackets Athens Middleport York High School Southeastern Ohio Athletic Morris Rice Carl Wolfe Ron Hanning Bruce Wallace Joey Stephenson

SWAC North Gallia Hosts Southwestern Eastern Busy Tuesday

SWAC action includes North Gallia at Southwestern Eastern and Union Furnace at New Lexington. Other games feature St Aloysius vs McArthur, Racine vs Stockport, Chesterhill vs Crooksville, Miller Parkersburg vs Pt Pleasant, and Middleport at Athens with a 5 p.m. start.

SWAC North Gallia Southwestern Eastern Coalton Union Furnace New Lexing St. Aloysius McArthur Racine Stockport Chesterhill Crooksville Miller

Dayton Names Charles Bensman Baseball Coach

Dayton selects Charles J. Bensman, longtime Univ. of Dayton staffer since 1962, to replace Herb Dintaman as baseball coach. Bensman, Celina native, returns from a break in coaching after earlier roles as head baseball coach and assistant basketball coach at Immaculate Conception High School Celina during 1960 and 1961.

Dayton Charles J. Bensman University of Dayton Herb Dintaman Celina Bensman Immaculate Conception High School

UCLA Still Leads Poll as 1963 Champs Drop Out of Top Ten

UCLA remains unbeaten at 19 0 atop the Associated Press college basketball poll with 347 points. Chicago Loyola falls from the Top Ten after losses to Wichita and St John s New York, while Oregon State rises to No 9 after two wins over Portland. Davidson and Duke move to fourth and fifth as Wichita and Villanova drop, with Vanderbilt up to seventh and DePaul finishing tenth.

Associated Press Ucla Bruins Bruins Michigan Kentucky Chicago Loyola Oregon State Loyola Wichita St. John’s New York Portland UCLA California Ohio State Davidson Georgia Southern William and Mary Duke North Carolina State Maryland Villanova Bradley LaSalle Vanderbilt Alabama Tulane Louisiana State DePaul

College Scores From Treen to Waynesburg

A compilation of college basketball results shows Treen Pa beating Kentucky Wesleyan 96 65 and Duke routing Virginia 80 59. Ohio State defeated Illinois 110 92 while Texas Western edged Denver 62 48. Other notable outcomes include Tulsa 86 Oklahoma 65 and Nebraska 54 Oklahoma State 53.

Treen. Pa Kentucky Weseyan Miss. State Duke Virginia Tennessee Mississippi Creighton Miami Fla Memphis St Florida Alabama Georgia Auburn Va. Tech William & Mary Deakin Wichita Town Indiana Nebraska Okla

Drake edges Wichita in last‑second rally to top MVC

Billy Foster hit a 20‑foot jumper at the buzzer as Drake rallied past Wichita 64–63 to seize first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wichita contested Foster’s foul and the official scorer’s call, while newsmen tracked a fifth foul. Drake improves to 5–1 in league, 15–4 overall. Wichita drops to 6–2, 17–5. Kentucky and Duke won to stay ranked.

Associated Press Drake Wichita Ralph Miller Billy Foster Wheatshockers Bulldogs Foster Miller

Finals Set in Athens County Junior High Tournament at Shade High

The Athens County junior high finals will be at Shade High School with St. Paul facing Shade at 5 30 p m after a 4 p m third place game between The Plains and Troy The Plains lost 42 41 to St Paul to reach the final and Shade beat Troy 41 38 in a tight semifinal matchup Also noted is a non title boxing bout in Sydney where Emile Griffith knocked out Ralph Dupas in New York order unclear.

Athens County Shade High School Athens St. Paul Shade Plains Troy St. Paul Sydney Australia Emile Griffith New York Ralph Dupas New Orleans

Massillon Tigers snap McKinley streak in 63 62 shocker

Canton McKinley saw its 15 game win streak halted as Massillon defeated the Bulldogs 63-62 in a key Ohio high school basketball showdown. Massillon climbed to third in the Class AA ratings, while McKinley dropped to second behind Dayton Belmont.

Fritz Howell Columbus Canton McKinley Massillon Tigers McKinley Associated Press Ade Poliva Utlilil Bulldogs Dayton Belmont Hamilton Big Blue Stark County Paul Brown New Philadelphia East Liverpool Bowling Green Brown Nick Vrotros Celina Immaculate Conception Zanesville Rosecrans

Bradds Matches Buckeye Scoring Record With 49 Points

Ohio State star Sean Gary scored 49 points to break the Buckeye single game record formerly held by Gary Bradds and tied Lucas’s mark. The 110-92 win over Illinois kept OSU a game behind Michigan in the Big Ten race as Bradds’ scoring streak neared legendary status. Other games across Ohio saw Cincinnati edge Houston in OT and Steubenville fall to Pan American. A local officials and coaches meeting is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Gas Company building on Route 50.

Walt Owens Steubenville Newark Nets Fostoria Fred Wilch Whitmer Scrubs Florida Portsmouth Trojans Huntington West Virginia Larry Hisle Columbus Central Dave Larimer Frankfort Boys Associated Press Jerry Lucas Ohio State Gary Bradds Lucas Sean Gary Buckeyes Michigan Fred Taylor Illini Ohio Cincinnati Houston Pan American Marietta Waynesburg Ron Bonham Bonham George Wilson Gas Company

Athens Junior High hoops prep for four games this weekend

Athens three junior high basketball teams host Callipolis Saturday with the first game at 1 p m. Ninth graders also play Wellston Friday at 5 30 p m. Last Saturday at Marietta the seventh graders rallied from a 13 3 deficit to win 33 24 as Mike Goodwin scored 19 and Craig Dean grabbed 19 rebounds. The eighth grade fell 32 31 with Denny Rapp scoring 16 and Greg Hull contributing most of the rebounds. Ninth graders lost 31 32 with Curt Heady scoring seven points.

Athens Callipolis Wellston Marietta Mike Goodwin Bob Handley Craig Dean Denny Rapp Greg Hull Curt Heady

Ohio University hosts two wrestling home meets at Grover Center

The undefeated Ohio University wrestling team runs two home meets this week at Grover Center. On Wednesday at 8 p m they face Marshall and on Friday at 8 p m West Virginia visits, with West Virginia holding a 9 2 record.

Ohio University Grover Center Marshall West Virginia

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