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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1967

Page

8

Area Class A teams resume play in Chillicothe tourney

Three area Class A teams resume Tuesday night playoff action at Chillicothe High School gym leading to regional bids. Ames Bern meets Middleport while Alexander faces Lynchburg, with winners advancing Friday. In the lower bracket Ironton St Joseph faces Southeastern and Portsmouth Clay plays Chillicothe Flaget, winners advancing to Saturday's game for the other Athens participant.

Chillicothe High School Ment Chillicothe Ames Bern Associated Press Middleport Greenies Alexander Lynchburg Highland County Athens Ironton St. Joseph Southeastern Ross County Portsmouth Clay Charley Gill Carl Wolfe Yellow Jackets Bill Davis

High School Basketball Schedule Fragment

A fragmentary schedule lists upcoming games including Alexander versus Lynchburg on Thursday at 7 pm, Ironton St Joseph against Southeastern, Portsmouth Clay versus Chillicothe Finger, and regional progression notes for Athens. It mixes dates, times, and team records with unclear Friday and Saturday entries and winner progressions.

High School Tournaments Scoreboard Roundup Saturday

A sprawling list of Class AA and A tournament results from Ohio high schools. Parme Valley Forge beat Brecksville 56 to 36, Cuyahoga Falls defeated Hoban 45 to 42, East Tech outscored Cathedral Latin, and many further boys basketball scores across Cleveland Akron Toledo Canton and more are recorded with numerous close finishes and high scorers.

Parme Parma Valley Forge Brecksville Cuyege Falls Cuyahoga Falls Ees Hoban Lakewood St Edward Cleveland John Marshall

College Scores Collide Across the Nation in Varied Results

A sweeping batch of college basketball scores shows Ohio State and Northwestern high-scoring in a light schedule, with Kent State and Baldwin Wallace posting wins. Across the nation, teams including Princeton, Cornell, Harvard, and Yale posted notable margins, while Wisconsin, Michigan State, and DePaul posted solid conference results amid a crowded early-season slate.

Vikings Defuse Rockets In Sectional Title Thriller

Vinton County edged Wellston 71 to 70 at the Class AA sectional final after Frank Patton buried a one and one with three seconds left. Patton led Vinton County with 24 points as the Vikings improved to 18-3 and advance to district play in Athens. Wellston, finishing 8-12, saw Jay Jeffers lead with 18 and Steve Jeffers 16.

Oak Hill Vinton County Wellston Albany Belpre Marietta Martins Ferry Belioire Frank Patton Patton Vikings Ray Schroeder Keith Prater Rick Calvin Jay Lavender Mark Hayburn Steve Jeffers Robbie Buescher Vinton Athens

Alexander Dominates Plains For Class A Title at York

Alexander Spartans defeated The Plains 71 to 56 to claim the Class A Sectional championship at York High School. Alexander used a late second quarter run and a 16 point outburst by Dave Hamill helped build a 31-24 halftime lead, extending it to 24 points in the third. Hamill led Alexander with 16, followed by Baumgarter 14 and McDaniel 13, while The Plains got 19 from Bill McCallister and 17 from Larry Hunter. Alexander shot 45 percent to The Plains 42 percent, and held a 49-26 rebounding edge.

Buchtel Alexander The Plains York High School Spartans Bill McCallister Larry Hunter the Plains Hamill

District tournament brackets set for Vinton County and rivals

Four teams vie in Grover Center Athens for the right to reach the Columbus Regional. Drawings by Kermit Blosser paired Belpre with Portsmouth and Miami Trace with Vinton County, with winners meeting Saturday for a spot in the March 8 Columbus Regional. Portsmouth is a District power. Vinton County debuts as a Class AA consolidation of five schools.

Grover Center Athens Columbus Kermit Blosser Belpre Portsmouth Miami Trace Vinton County George Heller Larry Kruger Blosser Del Red’ Mowery Jim Smith George Lovell

Dispute Over Ryun Half-Mile Record Authenticity

In Los Altos AP reports a feud between AAU and NCAA US TFF over recognizing Jim Ryun s 1 44 9 half mile top mark set at Terre Haute. USTFF chief Crowley accuses AAU of power grab while IAAF already recognizes Ryun s mile record.

Jim Ryun Los Altos Calif Amateur Athletic Union National Collegiate Athletic Association U.S Track and Field Federation USTFF Ryan AAU Terre Haute Ind Wilfred H. Crowley Crowley International Amateur Athletic Federation IAAF Chicago Sullivan Lawrence Kan Kansas Berkeley

Losses Crush Hope of Two Ohio High School Champs

Ohio state basketball playoff action narrows titles in Class AA and A as last year’s champions Chaminade and Dixie fall. Fairview defeats Chaminade 62-58. Arcanum upsets Dixie 65-63. Roosevelt Linden East Tech and Worthington win in large schools. Ames Bern Strasburg Fort Recovery East Canton Carey and Sandusky St Mary win in small schools. Regional field set after next Saturday’s results.

Columbus Ohio St. John Arena Dayton Chaminade New Lebanon Dixie Dayton Fairview Chaminade Arcanum Dixie Associated Press Waverly Portsmouth North Lima United Local Dayton Roosevelt Columbus Linden Cleveland East Tech Worthington Canton Carey Sandusky St. Mary Roosevelt Dayton Roth Linden Columbus South East Tech Cleveland Cathedral Latin Upper Arlington Ames-Bern Nelsonville Strasburg Hiland Fort Recovery Minster East Canton Mogadore van Buren Republic Lorain Admiral King Canton Lincoln Lima Shawnee Northwestern Wayne County Franklin-Monroe Bloomville Toledo Libbey Toledo Central Columbus Fast Columbus Central

Middleport Triumphs Oak Hill For sectional title

Middleport defeats Oak Hill 68 50 to win the Class A sectional championship and improve to 15 6, earning a spot in district play. Oak Hill ends at 10 10. Tannehill led with 22 points, Davis 16, Bradbury and Nelson 11 each. Other sectional results included Bishop Flaget over Paint Valley 54 39 and St Joseph over Chesapeake 55 52.

Wellston Mark Tannehill Middleport Oak Hill Bill Davis Asa Bradbury Don Nelson Chillicothe Bishop Flaget Paint Valley Ironton St. Joseph Cheasapeake Lynchburg West Union Southeastern Western Pike Portsmouth Clay Portsmouth Notre Dame

Greenies Upset Nelsonville In Narrow Sectional Win

Ames Bern, 22 0, edged Nelsonville 49-48 to reach the District tournament at Chillicothe. Key late plays by Darr ell Ball Chuck McPherson and Tim Smith swung the game as Nelsonville capitalized on turnovers and free throws, with Hubbard leading the Greyhounds and McPherson scoring 21 for Ames Bern.

Ames Bern Tim Smith Mike Jago Darrell Ball Chuck McPherson Mike Hines Hemlock Nelsonville Bob Sheskey Greenies Charley Gill Chillicothe Sheskey New Lexington Ames-Bern Sandy Harold Greyhounds Harold Steve Hubbard McPherson Out Smith Jago Ball Gill Tim Pancake Hounds Larry Corrigan Ames Hubbard Bell AcPherson Hines Holocomb Tote Panenke Corrigan Honing Tota Deen Ewene Torr

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