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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1977

Page

12

High school basketball Thursday results across classes

In Canton Ohio St Ignatius beat Warren Western Reserve 91 to 74 in Class AAA. In Dayton Jefferson defeated Springfield Shawnee 55 to 50 and Bexley beat North College Hill 86 to 78 in Class AA. Archbold outlasted Continental 73 to 68 in OT, while Shadyside topped Richmond Dale Southeastern 87 to 71. Ohio Girls action includes Massillon Perry 52 over Canton McKinley and Chagrin Falls 37 over Coventry Akron.

Canton Civic Center Cleveland St Ignatius Warren Western Reserve Dayton Arena Dayton Jefferson Springfield Shawnee Columbus Bexley North College Hill Bowling Green University Continental Archbold Ohio University Strasburg Shadyside Richmond Dale Southeastern Lucasville Valley Ohio Canton Massillon Perry Canton McKinley

Wahama Drops Regional Tilt to Doddridge in Tourney

Wahama built an early lead but Doddridge surged ahead to win 70 to 63 in the regional basketball clash at Glenville. Doddridge used 16 of 21 free throws while Wahama made 9 of 15. Bob Nicewander scored 22 for Wahama, Tim Sayre 16, Tim Smith 12. Ford Lloyd led Doddridge with 20.

Glenville W. Va Doddridge Falcons Wahama Bob Nicewander Tim Sayre Tim Smith Ford Lloyd Stansbury Myer Fogg Lloyd Ash Hudson Stutler Wahame Nicewander Smith Davis Sayre Goldsberry Blessing

Nelsonville youth Wade Nelson falls in finals at Golden Gloves

Wade Nelson, representing the 116 pound 16 to 17 year old division, reached the finals at the Golden Gloves event held at Trimble High School but lost to Gary Noel of Chauncey. The competition featured strong showings from local fighters and highlighted Wade Nelson's advancement to the final round.

Trimble High School Wade Nelson Ae Dawson Nelsonville Gary Noel Chauncey

Ironton to meet South in Class AA regional opener at Convocation Center

In a twin bill Ironton and South face off at 7 p m with Coshocton vs Mifflin at 9 p m both advancing toward a Saturday title game Buckeye South as Ohio Valley Athletic Conference champion joins Ironton SECAL winner in the quarterfinals Mifflin and Coshocton return for the weekend action Doors open 6 p m tonight 6 30 p m Saturday Tickets 2 50 Starters listed for Ironton and Buckeye South include multiple seniors Head coaches Gary McElfresh at Coshocton and nationwide rankings cited Also note a separate racing update from Aqueduct highlighting Pat Day’s three consecutive wins earlier in the day.

Ironton South Convocation Center Coshocton Mifflin Kevin Fairchild David Lesher Rick Howard Mike Brown Buckeye South Dave Dittmer Rebels Mark Valenti Jeff Smith Chris Milhoan Derek Gaudio Ridgewood Ohio University Gary McElfresh Redskins Associated Press United Press International

Ross Southeastern to meet Strasburg in title game

Ross Southeastern improves to 22-1 as it defeats Shadyside 87-72 in the opener and Lucasville Valley 71-64 in the nightcap at the Convocation Center. The title game is set for Saturday at 2 30 p m with doors at 1 30 p m and tickets $2 50.

Ross Southeastern Convocation Center Jeff Shadyside Southeastern Lucasville Valley Tom Preston Lucasville Oeip Later Southestern Preston

Strasburg tops Shadyside after strong third quarter surge

Strasburg built a 12 point lead by halftime, then pulled away in the third and held off Valley in a 71 64 win. Mark Zeltman led Strasburg with 14 points, Ed Andes and Heidelbach added 13 and 14 respectively. Valley’s Mark Merritt had 28 for scoring honors as Southeastern outscored Valley 43 31 from the floor and 15 23 on free throws.

Strasburg Shadyside Creed Numbers Mark Zeltman Ed Andes Southeastern Preston Panthers Prater Valley Mark Merritt Barry Boggs Jeff Schyler Lucasville Valley Merritt Coac Sewart Lautenschlager Willis Quarterseed Carroll Shuler Estep Schrader Lacasville M. Merritt Keaton Yates Gahm

Finley to Appeal Ruling Over A's Ownership Powers

Chicago AP Finley vows to appeal after U.S. District Judge Frank J. McGarr rules Bowie Kuhn had authority to void last year’s sales by the Oakland A's owner. Finley says the fight continues, insisting the team will rebound and win more championships. Kuhn welcomes the ruling, stressing it upholds baseball commissioner powers.

Chicago Charlie Finley Oakland A Finley U.S. District Court Frank J. McGarr Kuhn New Look A's McGarr Transac Joe Rudi Rollie Fingers Boston Vida Blue New York Yankees Bowie Kuhn

NBA scores and upcoming games across the league

The card lists final scores for Houston over Cleveland 88 87 Kansas City 125 over Buffalo 104 Milwaukee 100 over Boston 91 and New York Knicks 115 over Denver 107 with Portland 115 over Golden State 106. Schedule shows Atlanta at Boston Cleveland at New York Nets Houston at Philadelphia Seattle at Detroit.

Houston Cleveland Kansas City Buffalo Milwaukee Boston New York Knicks Denver Portland Golden State Atlanta New York Nets Philadelphia Seattle Detroit

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