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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1964

Page

8

McAfee Named Coach Of The Year In Athens Area

Charles McAfee of Athens earns Coach Of The Year honors while Scott Fitzgerald of Athens is the League MVP. Honorary first team selections include Steve Walburn Jackson Jim Rohr Athens David Ousley Wellston Mike Nixon Logan Phil Swindell Pomeroy Pete Anderson Gallipolis Larry Coburn Jackson and Rich Elliott Nelsonville.

McAfee Fitzgerald Charles McAfee Athens Scott Fitzgerald Steve Walburn Jackson Jim Rohr David Ousley Wellston Mike Nixon Logan Phil Swindell Pomeroy Pete Anderson Gallipolis Larry Coburn Rich Elliott Nelsonville Eric Gustavson

Bulldogs Sweep Six All-Star Honors In Southeast Ohio League

Athens earns six first team picks in the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League honors led by MVP Scott Fitzgerald and coach Charles McAfee. Eric Gustavson joins Fitzgerald on the first team with several others receiving second team or honorable mention. The league banquet will be held March 26 at Athens High School with Bill Rohr as speaker.

Gue Charles McAfee Bulldogs McAfee Scott Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Eric Gustavson Freddie Gibson Larry Coon Dick Duncan Jim Rohr Gibson Athens Phil Rose Gallipolis Jackson Logan Nelsonville Pomeroy Athens High School Bill Rohr Ohio University

Ohio Bobcats Clinch Tie With 65 44 Win Over Kent State

Ohio University improved to 16-4 and moved closer to the MAC title with a 65-44 victory over Kent State. Coach Jim Snyder reached his 202nd career win as OU dominated rebounds 57 to 42 despite a slow start and poor shooting early. The team now eyes a stretch of non league games and a possible NCAA bid.

Kent State Ohio University Bobcats Morehead Louisville Chicago Loyola Toledo Miami Oxford Bobcats Evanston Ill Snyder Kent Jim Snyder Ohio Norris Sims Albrecht Graham Say Schick Curry Ovo Santos Cipriano Oo Kelley Snl Eigh Tearm Eee Wocvese Haley Storey Jackson Weirich Davis Rown Buck Lashiey Hoon OS Ois Baba Shie' Os

Fresh Beat Frosh top Intramural All-Stars in overtime

Ohio University freshmen defeated the Intramural All-Stars 78-73 in Grover Center after a 71-71 tie at regulation. Key players included Russ Hamilton with 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Dave Sekeres delivering the equalizer. The Frosh, playing without two starters, pulled away in overtime as Berke Reichenbach and Tom Murphy helped secure the win.

Harold Davis Ohio University Grover Center Ken Fowlkes Dave Brown Bobbittens Dave Sekeres Sekeres Berke Reichenbach Frosh Russ Hamilton John Schroeder Tom Murphy Bobcat Dave Thie Hamilton Schroeder Chuck Marcelli

Ohio University Track Finishes Second at Michigan Relays

Ohio University placed second in the Michigan Indoor Relays at Ann Arbor behind Michigan which led with 104 points. Ohio compiled 26 points while Chicago Loyola and Harvard followed with 25 and 11. Mel Orr won two events the 60 yard dash in 6.4 seconds and the 300 yard dash in 31.6 seconds. Barry Sugden won the 600 yard run in 1 11.8.

Ohio University Michigan Ann Arbor Ohio Chicago Loyola Harvard Taylor Univ Mel Orr Barry Sugden

Area Box Scores From Regular Season and Tournaments

Box score snippets show Waverly and Jackson scoring totals 73 and 87 respectively in a regular season game. New Lexington St. Aloysius and Nelsonville split in a championship with 61 54 final. Meigs County, Racine and Astern compete in county tournaments with various totals.

Sautter Miller Owens Everhart Mangus Bevens Arnett Osborne Evans Jackson Coburn Shelton Thomas Crothers Walburn Adair Rhea Waverly Teays Valley Williamsport Darby Ashville Logan Elm Madison South Berne Steubenville Brilliant Springfield Adena Yorkville

Nelsonville Falls To St Aloysius In Non-County Final

St Aloysius rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Nelsonville 61 to 54 in the Class A Non-County Tournament title game at York High School. New Lexington St Aloysius improves to 19 1, while Nelsonville drops to 14 5 and advances to sectional play at Wellston.

Tom Metters Buchtel New Lexington St. Aloysius Nelsonville York High School Wellston Miller Hemlock Blue Knights Middleport Bob Ritz Greyhounds Jamie James New Lexington St. Aloysius Zanesville Rosecrans Charg.e

College Results Show Varied NCAA Scores Across Regions

College basketball results list numerous games with high scores. Notable upsets and wide margins include SOUTH Kentucky defeating Auburn by 20, Michigan 1038 over Wisconsin, and Oklahoma City 125 to 88 against N. Texas. Conference leaders and Saturday results appear alongside regional matchups.

Midwest Michigan Wisconsin Wichita St. Louis Illinois Minnesota Chicago Loyola Marquette Bradley Notre Dame Oklahoma City Rice Baylor Texas Texas Christian FAR West UCLA Stanford Oregon State Idaho Seattle Idaho State California Washington Brigham Young Utah Calif Washa Cole St. U Air Force Oregon Montana Pacific Santa Clara San Francisco St. Mary

Prep Scoreboard of CLASS A TOURNAMENTS Across Ohio

Summary of CLASS A and AA tournament results from Washington County to Akron listing pairwise scores and victors. Highlights include McArthur championing in district action and multiple regional matchups with scores and advancing teams across Columbus Granview Struthers Berea Euclid Canton and Akron venues.

Ross County

Tournament Pairings For Area Basketball Sectionals

Oak Hill hosts Class AA games with Pomeroy and Wellston at 8 00 p m while Buchtel York High School stages two games at 7 00 and 8 30 p m Athens Miller Belpre Sheridan and Marietta New Lexington with Warren Local Logan also scheduled York Albany and McArthur Southwestern meet at Hemlock Miller High Wellston Wellston High School hosts multiple matchups leading to Friday finals Racine McArthur Southwestern also in action with Nelsonville Coalton completing the card

Oak Hill Pomeroy Wellston Buchtel, York High School Athens Miller Belpre Sheridan Marietta New Lexington Warren Logan Hemlock Miller High School York Albany Warren Local Wellston High School Racine McArthur Southwestern Nelsonville Coalton

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