Raiders claim first Super Bowl title in dominant win
Oakland routs the Vikings 32 to 14 in Pasadena as key veterans Baniszak Brown and Biletnikoff star. Stabler and the line pace a record offense while Upshaw and Villapiano shut down Minnesota, delivering Madden his perfect season. MVP Biletnikoff discusses the moment as four veterans cap a long wait.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Green Bay Packers
Oakland Raiders
Raiders
Hare
Pete Baniszak
Willie Brown
Fred Biletnikoff
Gene Upshaw
Alan Page
Biletnikoff
Minnesota
Raider
Oakland
John Madden
Ken Stabler
Thornton Academy tops South Portland in late shootout
Harry Hadiaks scored 31 and grabbed 18 rebounds as Thornton Academy beat South Portland 63-61 at Linnell Gym. Sophomore standouts Jim Brunelle and Brian Gionest fueled the final-quarter surge, while Charlie Brown scored 21 for South Portland. Thornton improves to 1-4, aims to reach the tournament. Biddeford awaits tomorrow.
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Thornton Academy
Harry Hadiaks
South Portland
Linnell Gym
Wilbur Bernier
Hornton Academy
Trojans
Hadiaks
Thornton
Brian Gionest
Charlie Brown
Dave Guay
Hadiaris
Joe Belyea
Brown
Tom Brunelle
Rojan
Ra Manalus
Paul Kierstead
Brunelle
Sete Harper
Belyea
Kierstead
Jeddy Newman
Biddeford
Tiger Gym
Guay
Harper
Petrin
Gioneste
Berube
Boulet
Biddeford Edges Edward Little 66 58 in Tigers Gym
Biddeford High School defeated Edward Little 66 to 58 in a low scoring basketball game at the Tiger Gym. Perreault led Biddeford with 20 points as Cote’s squad overcame early foul trouble and a late Edward Little push to secure a fifth win in six starts.
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Dick Charles
Biddeford High School
Edward Little
Tiger Gym
Tiger
Ronnie Cote
Auburn
Tigers
Mike Cosgrove
Ronnie Perreault
Bideford
Biddeford
Mike Lemieux
Mike Descoteaux
Danny Labonte
Naround
Perreault
Cosgrove
Orange and Black
Cote
Thornton Academy
Labonte
Potvin
Mike Coats
Pete Gonga
Prine
Descoteaus
Lemieux
Casteau
Genest
Tim Potvin
John Ewing
Wells tops Wiscasset as Massabesh falls in road tilt
Two Southern York County League basketball teams traveled Saturday night with Wells defeating Wiscasset while Massabesh lost on the road.
South Portland 38 Thornton Academy 34 girls hoops thriller
South Portland overcame Thornton Academy 38 to 34 as two late steals by Jeanne White and Terry Flynn sealed the win for the undefeated visitors. Mari Warner led TA with 16 points while White scored 12 for South Portland.
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South Portland
Thornton Academy
Golden Trojans
Jeanne White
Terry Flynn
Mari Warner
Thornton Academ
White
Thornton
Linnell Gym
Edward Little
Tupper
M. Plummer
Schwarz
Morse girls slam Tigers in Bath 46-24
Morse High girls defeated Biddeford 46 to 24 in Bath as Denise Bennett led with 21 points. Morse leveraged height for fast breaks and second shots while Biddeford struggled from the line and to capitalize on first-half chances. JVs beat Biddeford 74-32. Biddeford visits Portland next.
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Morse High
Biddeford
Denise Bennett
Morse
Tiger Girls
Morse Jvs
Portland
Hoffman
Keane
Bengsson
Grondin
Mulligan
Higgins
Bennett
Drapeau
Patrice
Levesque-Stover
St Francis Wins New Brunswick Holiday Classic Title
St Francis College defeated the University of New Brunswick 81 to 65 to capture the eighth New Brunswick Holiday Basketball Classic in Frederickton. Senior co captain Tom Lynch earned tournament MVP honors after key second half scoring, with teammate Russ Opie and Laval’s Charley Ryan, Dock Carleton, and Luigi Florean named to the All Star team. The Red Knights, who improved to 7-3 overall, return to action Saturday at St Joseph's College.
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Frederickton
New Brunswick
St. Francis College
University of New Brunswick
Red Knights
Serge Smalin
St. Francis
Jim Beaudry
University of Western Ontario
Tom Lynch
Bernie O'Hara
Lynch
O'Hara
Tiger Gym
St. Joseph's College
Russ Opie
Charley Ryan
Laval University
Dock Carleton
Luigi Florean
Stensland
Opie
Gadbois
Leary
P. Lundberg
Nelson
Smalia
B. Lundberg
Ouellette
Western Ontario
Berry
Barker
Moccio
Eddy
McLeod
Olivia
MacRobert
Hughes
Carleton
Galbraith
Monckton
Mackel
B. Lundber
Borsi
Padavano
McMullen
Nixon
Dempsey
Athens
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Willie Hall
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Hadiars
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Red Riot
Dick Danforth
Stun South Portland
Jim Brunelle
Brother Tom
Jerry Casteau
Bowen
Coats
Ricker
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Simard
van Loon
Masse
Peterson
Hersom
Leach
Hogan
Wells Tips
Wiscasset
Massabesh
Wells
Sacopee Valley
Hiram
Warriors
Kennebunk
Lee Gove
Bob Grinnell
Gary Bland
Peter Ross
al Harrison
Massabesic
Churchill
Cross
Davis
Hoyt
Huber
Humphrey
Stacey
Gendron
Harrison
T. Libby
Boogie
R. Libby
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Woodsome
Gove
Grinnell
Bland
Griffin
Jepson
Thyng
Leech
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Shelley
Ross
Merry
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Latter
Spear
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Cost
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Schmall
Kleine Brockhoff
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