Tigers and Trojans Fall In Holiday Classic Action
In Portland Biddeford and Thornton Academy lost final rounds of the Big Eight Christmas tournament. Sanford defeated Westbrook 63-47, Portland beat Deering 63-58, while South Portland and Biddeford traded leads before South Portland fell 66-61 to Biddeford. Ken Rowe led Cheverus with 30 points in their win over Thornton.
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Dick Charles
Portland
Biddeford and
Thornton Academy
Art Descoteaux
South Portland
Thornton
Cheverus Stags
Ken Rowe
Sanford
Westbrook
Deering
Biddeford
Red
Colin Beckwith
Brian Heyworth
Tigers
Roger Ouellette
Shawn Anton
Harry Clark
Heyworth
Steve Belyea
Cheverus
Stags
Golden Trojans
Exposition Building
Bob Brewer
Rowe
Jeff Jordan
Tom Brunelle
Harry Hadiaks
Tom Collette
Collette
Paul Belanger
Redskins
Bob Oliver
Rams
Kevin Doyon
Joel Rogers
Im Dean
Beckwith
King
Tournament totals spark fast start and late rally
In the tournament play, players Harnden Moen Manalus Belgea Clark Brown Simpson lead with multiple goals and assists. Biddeford and South Portland compete with Ouellette Fontaine Anton Lee and others contributing. Cheverus and Thornton show balanced scoring with Ridge and Hadiars leading. Officials listed for both games.
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Harnden
Moen
Manalus
Belgea
Clark
Brown
Simpson
Biddeford
Ouellette
Fontaine
Anton
Lee
Fortin
Descoteaux
Perreault
Cosgrove
Lemieux
Labonte
Potvin
Bruins Rally Trip Flyers in NHL Clash at Philadelphia
Bobby Clarke failed to score as Boston’s Gregg Sheppard stunned the Spectrum with a late faceoff win and a shot inside the right post to seal a 4-2 Flyers defeat. Bobby Schmantz added an empty net goal to break Philadelphia’s seven game unbeaten run. Other NHL results: Black Hawks 2 Sabres 2, Canucks 3 Red Wings 2. Exhibition: Soviet Army 7 Rangers 3.
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Boston
Gregg Sheppard
Flyers
Sheppard
Spectrum
Philadelphia
Wayne Stephenson
Bobby Schmantz
Chicago Black Hawks
Buffalo Sabres
Vancouver Canucks
Detroit Red Wings
Kansas City Scouts
California Seals
New York Rangers
Tom Bladen
Gary Dornhoefer
Brad Park
Bruins
Schmantz
Texas Rallies Past Colorado In Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Texas, trailing 21-7 at halftime, roared back with 31 points in the second half to defeat Colorado 38-21. Coach Royal credited heart and effort over speech while players noted the turnaround stemmed from refusing to quit. Russell Erxleben hit a 55 yard field goal for a bowl record as Tim Campbell blocked a punt that shifted momentum.
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Colorado
Rockne
Notre Dame
Royal
Texas
Jimmy Walker
Johnny Jones
Ioey Uber
Tim Campbell
Russell Erxleben
Bill Mallory
Campbell
Akins
Earl Campbell
Erxleben
Mustangs and Warriors win at Wells Christmas Classic
Massabesic upset Kennebunk 74 72 in a comeback win led by Dan Ghidoni 16 and Larry LePage 14 while Kennebunk countered with Wentworth 20 and Lush 16. Wells beat Old Orchard Beach 81 60 as Gove 20 and Merrill 16 paced the winners with McGary 12 and MacDonald 10. Massabesic meets Wells and Kennebunk faces Old Orchard Beach in Tuesday's consolation and title games.
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Massabesic
Kennebunk
Old Orchard Beach
Mustangs
Rams
Massabesh
Danny Ghidoni
Angoing
Dan Ghidoni
Dan Harrison
Larry LePage
Alan Harrison
Chuck Taylor
Going
Chuck Riley
Mike Lux
Mike Lush
Seagulls
Marty
Shock
Schmidt
Roberts
Bissell and
Gagne
S Wells
Gove
Merrill
MacDonald
McGary
Bland
Grinnell
Gough
Leech
Thyng
Coleman
Brown
Boston
Ross
King
Coreau
Tarbox
Simpson
Kimball
Presley
McLeod
Shalatter
Hogan
Celtics Edge Lakers in Tight Los Angeles Showdown
Celtics pull away in the fourth quarter to beat the Lakers 123-113 at home, outrebounding 57-43 as Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White lead with double digit scores. Kareem Abdul Jabbar pads boards but LA falters on offense.
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Lakers
Boston Celtics
Celtics
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jabbar
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Connie Warner
Sharman
Boston
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Charlie Scott
Scott
Tom Heinsohn
Heinsohn
Don Nelson
John Havlicek
Paul Silas
Cowens
Nelson
Silas
Jo Jo White
Gail Goodrich
Cleveland
Bill Fitch
Dick Snyder
Cavs
Snyder
Buffalo Braves
Fitch
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors
Detroit Pistons
Kansas City Kings
Milwaukee Bucks
Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles Lakers
Feene SuperSonics
Houston Rockets
Thornton Girls Lose Two Tilts at Livermore Falls
Thornton Academy girls basketball dropped two games at the Livermore Falls Christmas tournament. Mt Blue defeated Thornton 60 37 while Lake Region edged Livermore Falls 41 40. Thornton then fell 48 43 to Livermore Falls in the consolation. Thornton drops to 5 2 with next home game against South Portland.
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Thornton Academy
Mt. Blue
The
Academy
Lake Region
Thornton
Cindy Farrington
Sue Rollins
Pat Pingree
Farrington
Pingree
Joann Trask
Jane Adams
Oberton
Pulsifer
Giradin
Mari Warner
South Portland
Rollins
Tolan
Fairbanks
Bean
Reardon
Adams
Warner
P. Roberts
K. Roberts
McGinnis
Mailman
Jamieson
Barden
Ridley
Horvat
Tripp
Bryant
Carey
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