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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1961

Page

6

Sabers Edge St Michael's 48 41 In Comeback Victory

BCHS Sabers overcome St Michael's Saints 48 41 on their home court to claim a second win this season. Galipeau 19 and Allard 12 lead the scoring, with Saint captain Brian Deneault matching 19 for St Michael's. The win improves BCHS to 3 2 and sets up next Friday's clash with Bennington Catamounts.

BCHS Frank Bizzarro Sabers St. Michael’s Saints Brattleboro Saints Galipeau Gaels Benhi Allard Snyder Lemieux Bushee Deery Keith Totals St. Michael’s Sprague Guthrie Dunleavy Deneault Blake Benjamin Bchs St. Michael’s Keefe, Mears

Wallingford Foxes Crush Burr and Burton Five 64 41

Wallingford tops Burr and Burton 64 to 41 to seize first in the Marbelle Valley League as Leslie Fish scores 23 and Jerry Cassell adds 17. The Foxes finish strong with a 42 point second half while Borg or Davenport grab 25 rebounds. Burr and Burton struggles with no double figure scorers.

Wallingford Foxes Burr and Burton Poultney Blue Devils Ludlow Presidents Charlie Nelson Foxes Bulldogs Burr Burton Wallingford Leslie Fish Jerry Cassell Bobby Davenport Mike Zambolis Dan Ouellette Mike Gaiotti Fish Davenport Macjeski Ewing Aaa Merquis Barr & Burton Eat Hostey D. Hostey T. Gaiotti

High School Grid Deaths At New High

The 1961 prep football season set 15 direct deaths, the highest on record, prompting the National Federation of State High School Associations to push stricter enforcement of piling on tackling rules and reducing forearm use on defense. The federation represents 20,000 high schools. nine direct fatalities occurred in games, six in practices, with 720000 participants yielding a 2.08 per 100000 death rate.

Chicago National Federation of State Clifford B. Fagan Associated Press Texas

Boston College Star Lou Kirouac Signs with Giants

Lou Kirouac of Manchester star end and placekicker for Boston College signs with the New York Giants after becoming a free agent when undrafted. Howell expects him to try at tight end or defense with a July report to Fairfield University in Connecticut.

Manchester N.H Lou Kirouac Boston College New York Giants Kirouac Jim Lee Howell Giants Grid NFL Howell Kivouac Fairfield University Connecticut

Iron Dukes Bid For Cage Glory As Duquesne Ties Upset St Bonaventure

The undefeated seventh ranked Duquesne Dukes beat ninth ranked St Bonaventure 74 57 at home to extend their win streak to six. Clyde Arnold 18 and Mike Rice 17 led Duquesne while Miles Aiken scored 20 for St Bonaventure. Purdue 8th routed Nevada 91 59 with Terry Dischinger's 30 points. Mississippi State defeated Memphis State 83 71 as the Bulldogs surged in the second half.

Associated Press Dukes Duquesne St. Bonaventure Pittsburgh Bonnies Purdue The Boilermakers All America Terry Dischinger Nevada Clyde Arnold Mike Rice Miles Aiken St. Benny Chico Feilbach Mississippi State Memphis State Tigers Bulldogs

Lakers end Celtics win streak in LA thriller

The Lakers defeated the Celtics 104-101 in Los Angeles ending Boston nine-game run. Wilt Chamberlain scored 57 as Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 117-110. New York Knicks beat the Hawks 128-111 while Syracuse topped Detroit 124-111. Cornell beat Rochester 72-41 and Santa Clara improved to 7-0 with a 67-53 win over Hawaii.

Associated Press Boston Celtics New York Knicks National Basketball Association NBA Celtics Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Knicks St. Louis Hawks New York Madison Square Garden Syracuse Nats Detroit Pistons Philadelphia Warriors Wilt Chamberlain Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati Boston Lakers Frank Selvy Johnny Green Hawks Syracuse Detroit Larry Costello Hal Greer Nats Chamberlain

Pro Basketball Results From Tuesday Night Scores

The Associated Press reports Tuesday results: Syracuse 124 over Detroit 111. New York 128 over St Louis 117. Philadelphia 117 over Cincinnati 110. Los Angeles 110 over Boston 101. Cleveland 99 over Chicago 90. Los Angeles 108 over Washington 90. Kansas City 96 over Pittsburgh 0. San Francisco 104 over Hawaii 101.

Associated Press Syracuse Detroit New York St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Los Angeles Boston Cleveland Chicago Washington Kansas City Pittsburgh San Francisco Hawaii

High School and College Cage Results Amid Mixed Scores

Cage results across high school matchups list BCHS 48 over St Michael 41 and 64 over Burr and Burton 4. Ludlow 63 over Poultney 46. West Rutland 4 over Pair Haven 47. MSJ 41 over Rice 46. Keene 62 over Brattleboro 22. Windsor Hartford 45. Chester 64 over Proctor 56. Rutland 57 over Burlington 56. Bellows Falls 72 over Spaulding 78. Montpelier 62. In college action Duquesne 74 over St Bonaventure 67. Columbia 59 over Penn Perdham 67. Cornell 72 over Rochester 61. Georgia 7 over Petal 72 in OT. Midwest Purdue 91 over Nevada 8. Detroit 71 over San Francisco 53. Northwestern 65 over Colorado 64. Tulsa 68 over Santa Barbara 64. DePauw 85 over Buster. Creighton 85 over South Dakota 59. Rice 71 over Vanderbilt 64. Texas Tech 70 over New Mexico State 72 at New Met. Washington State 64 over Fresno State. Santa Clara 67 over Hawaii 53. Portland 53 over Chico State 48.

BCHS St. Michael’s Burr and Burton Ludlow Poultney Pair Haven West Rutland Rice MSJ Keene Brattleboro Windsor Hartford Chester Proctor Rutland Burlington Bellows Falls Es Spaulding Montpelier Eerie Purdue Nevada Detroit San Francisco Northwestern Colorado Tulsa Santa Barbara Depauw Buster Creighton South Dakota

Bowdoin Faces Colgate in Christmas Invitational Final

Bowdoin edged Brown earlier to reach the final while Colgate routed Williams 6-1 last night. Ken Bacon powered Bowdoin with a three-goal hat trick in the first two periods, and Fred Avis added two Brown goals in the final period.

Providence Bowdoin Colgate Brown University Brown Williams Ken Bacon Fred Avis

Patriots Sign Notre Dame Linebacker Buoniconti

Nick Buoniconti a 215 pound Notre Dame co captain with an 18 inch collar size was signed by the Patriots after scouts questioned his size He led Notre Dame with 75 tackles this season and will try at linebacker for the AFL club He plans to marry Terry Salamano next April 28 and will play in the Shrine Bowl on December 30 in San Francisco

Boston Nick Buoniconti Notre Dame Springfield Mass Patriots Buoniconti Nick American Football League Joe Kuharich Skip Irish Michigan State Buonicodill Holovak San Francisco Terry Salamano Miss Salamano

Packers and Giants Dominate AP All Star Pro Grid Squad

Green Bay with six players leads the 22 man All Star team chosen by 42 writers from 14 league cities. New York places four players on offense and defense with Packers stars at center guard tackle and backfield roles. Jim Ringo Fred Thurston Paul Hornung and others receive top honors alongside notable names from Philadelphia Cleveland Baltimore and more.

Green Bay Packers NEW York Green Bay Associated Press Packers Fred Thurston Jim Ringo Paul Hornung Henry Jordan Bill Forester Jesse Whittenton del Shofner Roosevelt Brown Jim Barnes Jimmy Patton Sonny Jurgensen Philadelphia Eagles Jimmy Brown Cleveland Lenny Moore Baltimor Hornung Jim Taylor Brown Taylor Tommy McDonald Philadelphia Moore

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