Thornton Tops Heat Index Lead With Consecutive Wins
Thornton Academy remains atop the unofficial Heat Rating, posting back to back victories to extend its lead. Maroon club claims best start in program history, sweeping five Portland-area teams while Westbrook holds second. Lewiston and Cheverus trade spots as others trail with mixed results across the region. Heat Index listings also note boxing results from New York and New Orleans.
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Top Priority Game Set For Tonight
A Twin City week features a marquee clash between St Louis Regional High School and the undefeated Louis Alumni councilmen team at St Josephs Parish gym. Coach Harry Huot guards game plans while Alumni push a tough defense. Proceeds benefit the girls basketball squad. Notre Dame sparks with a 40 percent shooting to pull away late, as Kennebunk fights back with Hilton scoring 11 to stay in the hunt. final tallies list Casavant, Langen, Hilton, and Cloutier among top contributors.
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Notre Dame Cougars Post First Victory
Notre Dame School of Saco defeated Kennebunk 48 to 24 to claim its first win of the season. Paquin led with 23 points while Casavant chipped in 10 as the Cougars used a brisk press and fast breaks to pull away in the final periods.
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College Scores From The AP By East to West
East coast results include Seton Hall over Hofstra 72 66 Army over St. Francis 64 33 Columbia 82 over Fordham 73 Yale 91 over Brown 62 St Johns New York 73 over Providence 53 Long Island University 70 over Wagner 59 Syracuse 71 over Penn State 51 Bucknell 100 over Delaware 82 Princeton 88 over New York University 76 La Salle 68 over Canisius 56 South region sees Louisville 67 over Memphis State 66 Tampa 87 over Florida A&M 81 Louisiana State 93 over Florida 89 in OT Midwest action Butler 67 over eeeee 65 Missouri 79 over Tulane Southwest Texas Christian 89 over Hawaii 59 Pan American 66 over Oklahoma State 2 Far West Cincinnati 71 over California 70 New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath voted AFL Player of the Year by New York Chapter of the Football Writers Association.
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Red Knights top UMP for third win at Old Orchard Beach
St Francis College defeated the University of Maine in Portland 96 to 82 at Old Orchard Beach High School gym. Bilarene led scoring with 24 points as SFC built a 10 point lead early and stretched it to 18 at times. final record 3-4.
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Junior Tigers Rally Past Soranger School Quintet
Old Orchard Beach’s Steve Tirrell scored 22 points to lead the Junior Tigers in a 140-30 rout over Loranger Jr. High. Daigle added 13 and Anton 11 as the Tigers pulled away early with a 10 point run, while Cantara Crowe and J Cantara contributed as seniors and juniors for the local matchup with Biddeford and Loranger officials Guignard and Berry noting the 4-6 time.
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Bowdoin College adds Johnson as assistant manager
Bowdoin College varsity basketball lists Steven G. Johnson of Kennebunk as assistant manager amid a 19 game winter slate. In other sports, Angelo Cordero Jr. leads Alvaro Pineda 329 to 320 with 13 days remaining to decide the 1968 National Jockey Championship. Pineda also blanked in nine races at Bay Meadows, California, Wednesday at Tropical Park Miami.
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Cheverus Nips Eagles 59-54 In Expo Game
Cheverus High of Portland edged St Louis Eagles 59 to 54 at the Expo Building. Key runs in the second period broke a 16-all tie as Tom Ferrante Phil Sloan and Marty Norton led the Portland attack. Sloan 14 points Norton 13 Cadorette 16 Dutremble 13 for St Louis. Cheverus JV beat St Louis JV 54-48. Officials Redmond Libby. Time 48 seconds.
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Forcier Leads O'Brien In Title Bowling
York County bowler Jerry Forcier led challenger Dick O'Brien by 84 pins at the 20th Century Lanes Biddeford last night after two games. Forcier finished with 1,218 pins to O'Brien 1,134 as the two split the first half of the championship match with O'Brien rallying late before the holiday break.
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Christmas Vacation Tourney Opens in Portland
In the Class LL Tournament at Portland Exposition Thornton Academy is top seed facing Deering at 5 p.m. on December 26 with 11 games over three days. Severus High meets Cape Elizabeth at 6:30 p.m. Westbrook plays South Portland at 8 p.m. and Portland faces Biddeford. South Portland won last year in a final with Biddeford runner-up.
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Kentucky Wesleyan Leads Small College Polling Ahead
Kentucky Wesleyan holds a strong lead in the Associated Press small college basketball poll after two more wins, drawing 12 first place votes and 268 points. Central State Ohio trails, Trinity Texas rises to third, with Ashland Ohio and Fairmont West Virginia also ranking in the top ten as Stephen F. Austin makes a big jump.
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Maravich Leads LSU To OT Upset Of Florida Tigers
Pete Maravich scored 45 points including six in overtime to lift LSU over Florida 93-89 in Baton Rouge. Neal Walk had 34 points and 14 rebounds for Florida, while Walk fouled out late and Maravich added five assists. The upset aided LSU's push in the national race as Cincinnati, La Salle and Louisville also won on similar nights.
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Bruins Shuffle Lines Amid Injury Plague For Kings Game
The Boston Bruins, missing Tom Williams to knee surgery and Eddie Aae with a torn shoulder, will juggle lines against the Los Angeles Kings. Glen Sather shifts to a Sanderson West line, Ron Murphy joins Esposito and edge, while Wayne Cashman is promoted as spare. Barry Gibbs remains in for the injured, and Gerry Cheevers starts as Eddie Johnston sits out.
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Missing Scores From Tonight's NBA Schedule
Incomplete recap shows results with teams like Kentucky New Orleans Dallas New York Miami Indiana Minnesota Houston and Denver. Notable entries include OT games and daily schedule notes for New Orleans versus Dallas and Kentucky versus Denver.
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Commissioners race shapes MLB leadership shake up
Major league owners meet to name a successor to William D. Eckert after his resignation. Nominees include Mike Burke, Judge Robert Cannon, Chub Feeney, Joe Cronin, Lee MacPhail, and Bing Devine, with potential National American League split as they vet candidates. The action aims to install a new commissioner swiftly amid looming spring player talks.
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