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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1980
Page
16
Tuesday results list numerous high school games with scores across multiple districts including Arlington Notre Dame 59 over Cardinal Stritch 44 and Center Point 67 over Urbana 54. Individual top scorers are listed by school for Center Point and Urbana.
Summary of Tuesday results shows Britt edging Northwood-Kensett 58 56 and C R Prairie 81 Linn-Mor 65. Creston 78 Corning 45 and Monticello 74 Ono Valley 50 highlight a night of high school girls basketball with several close scores and notable upsets.
Boston beat Denver 136 to 128 while Atlanta defeated Washington 100 to 83. Kansas City topped Cleveland 102 to 100 and Indiana downed New Jersey 125 to 109. Utah won over Dallas 101 to 96. Chicago defeated New York 117 to 114. Golden State beat Houston 114 to 99. Phoenix won against Detroit 113 to 104. Portland edged Los Angeles 108 to 102.
The schedule lists New York Knicks versus Boston Celtics at 11:30 a.m. on CBS and North versus South football at 2 p.m. on CBS. Other events include odd play events and a Fiesta Bowl featuring Penn State versus Ohio State at 2 p.m. on NBC.
National Hockey League results include Minnesota defeating Detroit 6 to 2 and Hartford beating Toronto 7 to 2. St Louis routed Pittsburgh 6 to 3, Winnipeg edged Colorado 5 to 4, and Los Angeles toppled Edmonton 7 to 4. Montreal tied Quebec 2 all and Calgary also won 2 to 1. no games scheduled Wednesday.
American Legion bowler Dan Clement led with 259 and 677 series at Legion Lanes. Jubilee Ladies featured Betty Robertson with 620 series and Nancy Welsh 222. Other top marks included Mark Stephenson 674 and Vern Mrstik 657 across multiple leagues at Castle, Jubilee, and related venues.
Eastern Iowa official Don Farnsworth wrapped up his officiating career at the Five Seasons Center on Tuesday night, saying this would be his final game. He and partner Bob Oldis have worked together for 10 to 12 years, with Farnsworth noting he also retires from the post office. Farnsworth has officiated basketball, football, and baseball, including state tournaments, though he kept no records.
Indiana defeated Kansas State 51 44 as Bobby Knight praised the team's 40 minute effort and defense. Randy Wittman scored 14 points and Isiah Thomas closed the game with clutch free throws. Kansas State guard Rolando Blackman was held to 15 points.
Senior center Herb Williams led Ohio State with 19 points in a 72-46 victory over Princeton. The Buckeyes opened a 21-15 run, then held the Tigers scoreless for over six minutes in the first half as Clark Kellogg and Carter Scott added 13 points each. Princeton’s Craig Robinson scored 15 points and Steve Mills 10 as the Tigers fell to 3-4 on the year.
Kennedy led 63 54 over Regis as Weaver 21 points Fry 13 for the Cougars while Hesselmann 14 and Breitbach Gradeville 11 paced Regis. Washington sophs beat Cedar Rapids with Puk 17 in a 51 44 win. Prairie edged Linn Mar 45 44 with Welty 19 Schoner 16 and Dennis 10.
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