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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1970

Page

12

Eastern Eagles chase two league titles and a perfect run

Eastern coach Dan Wright steered the Eagles to 6-0 MOVC and 10-0 SVAC records, aiming for undefeated league play and title wins. The 17-2 team faces Southern in a regional semi after an Ohio ruling altered tournament progress, with balanced scoring and standout contributors like Dennis Eichinger, Karr, Caldwell, and Ritchie fueling the drive.

Dan Wright Eagles Eastern Eagles Southern Ohio High School Athletic Association Alexander Eastern Rio Grande College Wright Mid Ohio Valley Conference Southern Valley Athletic Conference MOVC SVAC Bob Ritchie Howie Caldwell Tom Karr Dave Smith Dennis Fichinger Eichinger Dennis Karr Caldwell Ritchie Smith Rick Williams Eagle Mike Boring Bob Ord Lancers Federal Jefferson Local

High School Scores From Thursday Sectionals Across Ohio

Sectional tournament results list scores for teams including Columbus DeSalles Columbus Brook Grandview London Wotterton Buckeye Valley and more across multiple districts. Notable games feature Cincinnati Roger Bator Amelia Withrow Purcell Dayton Roosevelt Belmont Trotwood Madison Lorain Loren Senior Warren Canfield Austintown Oxford and others with varied margins and standings.

Columbus Columbus DeSalles Columbus Brook Hovers Grandview London Columbus Wotterton Buckeye Valley & Ff Otslolumbus Wherstore Upper Artington

Waverly Advances to Sectional Final Over Ironton Tigers

Top seed Waverly 84 Ironton 71 as Denny Thompson nets 27 for Waverly and Charlie Kitchen leads Ironton with 29. Ironton ends 13-7 after SE Ohio League finish. championship game set for Saturday at 7 30 p m with Northwest awaiting the winner.

Lucasville Waverly Northwest Ironton Tigers Charlie Kitchen Bill Washburn Denny Thompson Phil Miller Rick Eblin Ohio University

Tourney Pairings At Albany Saturday

Athens 191 vs New Lexington 11: winner to Athens district. South Pointe 19 3 vs Jackson ia 8:15 pm. Gallipolis 11-9 vs Wellston 12-7 Saturday 7:2 pm. Championship game. Lancaster 12 vs Chillicothe 11-4 winner Athens district Saturday 8 am. Waverly 17-2 vs Northern 16S winner Athens district. Lauretville 17-31 vs M ler 7-12 Friday 7 am. Eastern 17-2 vs Southern 14 6:15 pm. Honnan-Trace 8-11 vs Southeastern Rose 9-12 Saturday 7:13 pm. Championship game winner to Chillicothe District. Zone Trace Roas 200 vs Chillicothe Floger 147 winner to Chillicothe District. Chesapake vs Wheelersburg 164 winner to Kilcothe District.

Aim Athens New Lesington Patriot Southwestern South Pointe Jackson Ia Gallipolis Wellston Gore Lancaster Lucasville Waverly Va Northen Ane Buchrel Lauretville M Ler Haan Es Chillicothe Eastern Southern Honnan-Trace Geome Chillicothe Floger Fronten

Huntington East Routs Point Pleasant 81 to 61 in Thursday game

Huntington East topped Point Pleasant 81 61 after leading 40 39 at halftime. Key performers included Darren Woody 21 and Steve Morri son 19 for Huntington East while Rick Handley led Point Pleasant with 17 points. Rebounds and field goal accuracy favored Huntington East.

Huntington Point Pleasant Huntington East Rick Handley Steve Wilson Dwaine Greer Darren Woody Steve Morrison Terry Holley Memorial Field House Ravenswood Spencer Hmondiey M Willer Ane Tota

New Lexington Stages Final Showdown With Athens

The Pan thers of New Lexington upset Meigs and Marietta to reach the Class AA sectional final against top-ranked Athens. Jenkins led scoring with 20 points in the win over Marietta, as New Lexington built a 10–0 lead and held off a late rally. Athens and New Lexington meet Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Alexander.

Joe Fisher Linton Lewis Panthers Crooksville New Lexington MVS Jenkins Fisher Lewis Nace Marietta Tigers Sheridan Athens Belpre Mike Beardmore Kirk Hardman Bob Pishko Denny Householder Hardman Pishko Smith Beardmore Terry

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