Thornton and Biddeford in Christmas Tourney Preview
Thornton Academy and Biddeford face Cheverus and South Portland in the Big Eight Christmas Basketball Tournament at the Portland Exposition Building. Thornton relies on Leon Paquin and Mike Verrier while Biddeford aims for consistency as both teams chase a tourney title.
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Thornton and
Biddeford
Thornton
Portland Exposition Building
Orange and Black
South Portland
Thornton Academy
Cheverus
Tigers
Rumford Leads Class A Amid Shifts In State Standings
Rumford moves ahead of Cheverus in the Heat Point Index as Biddeford defeats Stags, dropping Portland from the top ranks. Morse, Westbrook, and Thornton Academy also rise while Kennebunk leads Class B with Medomak Valley and Lisbon closing in. Yarmouth edges Hall-Dale in Class C as York High moves to fourth and Upper Kennebec Valley gains on Class D lead.
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Rumford
Kennebunk
Yarmouth
Wiscasset
Cheverus
Tigers
Biddeford
Stags
Thornton Academy
Portland School
Morse
Westbrook
Por- Kennebunk
Medomak Valley
Lisbon
Camden-Rockport
Windham
Rams
Hall-Dale
York High School
Pistons Prevail Over Bucks as Cavaliers Top Hawks
The Pistons, 112-105 over Milwaukee, with Stu Lantz 37 points, end Bucks’ streaks while the Cavaliers topple the Hawks 115-96. Celtics beat Knicks 131-120. Baltimore over Buffalo 121-104. Chicago 117-103 over KC OMA. Houston 113-110 Phoenix. L A 116-92 Portland. Seattle 97-95 over Golden State. Cleveland, 65-41 vs Hawks, and Carr 26, Wilkens 24. Lantz key Pistons finish.
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Pistons
Milwaukee
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Cavaliers
Atlanta
Hawks
Baltimore
Boston
New York
Baltiimore
Buffalo
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Houston
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Portland
Seattle
Golden State
American Basketball Association
Dallas
Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Utah
Memphis
Denver
San Diego
Cleveland
Austin Carr
Lenny Wilkens
Carr
Lou Hudson
Detroit
Lantz
Abdul-Jabbar
Dave Cowens
John Havlicek
Celtics
Knicks
Walt Frazier
Mike Riordan
Bullets
Elmore Smith
Biddeford St Andre Faces Lincoln Academy Newcastle
Friday results show Biddeford St Andre and Lincoln Academy Newcastle set for a high school hockey clash after a week of mixed results. Last week Biddeford St Andre lost 3 5 to Cape Elizabeth and beat St Joseph while St Louis defeated Yarmouth 8 2.
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St. Andre
Pee Wee's
St. Louis
Falmouth
Rochambeau
S. Westbrook
Ae Biddeford
Lincoln Academy of Newcastle
Villans
Lewiston
Cape Elizabeth
Bantam Portland
St Joseph
Riverside Hockey Cardiac
LTP
Lewist
Westlr
Portland
Scarborough
Harris Oil
South Portland
Gu Portland
Y.orm
St. Joseph
Westbrook
Rota
Ee’s Ague Biddeford
Wolverines Stand Alone In Holiday Festival Field
Michigan Wolverines dominate through 88-70 over Boston College in the Holiday Festival quarterfinals advancing to the semifinals against the winner of St John’s versus Tennessee. South Carolina also reaches the semis after an 80-64 win over Villanova, with key performances by Alexander English and Gordon.
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Michigan Wolverines
Boston College
Bob Zuffelato
Wolverines
Madison Square Garden
Big Ten
South Carolina
Villanova
Gamecocks
Niagara
Manhat
St. John,s
Grambling
Manhattan
North Carolina
Celtics rally past Knicks in 115 106 win
Dave Cowens and John Havlicek combined for 69 points as the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 115 106. Cowens 38 and Havlicek 31 led Boston, with Silas 20 rebounds and strong defense in a game where both teams were short handed. The victory tightens Boston’s Atlantic Division lead to 2 games over New York.
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Kc-Omaha
Garfield Heard
Bob Love
Love
Heard
Los Angeles
Trail Blazers
Gail Goodrich
Rudy Tomjanovich
Houston
Mike Newlin
Rockets
Otto Moore
Phoenix
Charlie Scott
Suns
Spencer Haywood
Seattle
Golden State
Sonics
Nate Thurmond
Warriors
Mogyi
Rutgers
Florida
Tony Miller
Butch Taylor
Jacksonville
Phil Lumpkin
Miami
Ohio
Larry Finch
Memphis State
Finch
Harold Lee
Mark Ewing
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
LSU
Fred Gibson
Boston
Dave Cowens
John Havlicek
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
New York Knickerbockers
Tommy Heinsohn
Silas
Havlicek
Cowens
Cheney
Jo Jo White
Knicks
New York
Celtics
Paul Silas
Celts
Walt Frazier
Earl Monroe
Dave DeBusschere
Reed
Jerry Lucas
Don Nelson
Petit And Guay Win Five String Roll Off At Roll-A-Way
Ralph Petit and Andy Guay combined for 1120 pins with a 45 handicap to win the weekly five string handicap team rolloff at Roll-A-Way Lanes with a 1165 total. They also took team singles with 244 as Petit rolled 137 and Guay 107. Ray Lessard and Don Lauzier were second with 1088. Other scores included Agreste Montembeau 1077 and Foran Grenier 1057. The 17-10 jackpot rose to 290 for Saturday's 2 pm rolloff. In Honolulu the Hula Bowl North Squad named Wisconsin coach John Jardine as assistant replacing Alex Agase who will lead Purdue.
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Ralph Petit
Andy Guay
Ralph
Andy
Ray Lessard
Don Lauzier
J. Agreste
R. Montembeau
Honolulu
University of Wisconsin
John Jardine
Northwestern
Alex Agase
Agase
Purdue
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Art Descoteaux
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Alexander English
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Tom Inglesby
Bill Schaeffer
St. John’s
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Forest St
Edward Campbell
Jim Leach
Alewire
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Elm St
Normand Gosselin
Mountain Rd
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