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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1973

Page

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Kohawks Hold Off Cornell 79 71 for 18th Straight Win

Coe Kohawks outlast Cornell 79 to 71 to extend their unbeaten streak to 18 as Randy Kuhlman delivers a 25 point, 14 rebound performance. Randy Johnson scores 22 with 20 for Caruthers and 12 for Ed Mc Falls guiding Coe. Cornell led 22-19 late in the first half but trailed most of the night as Coe moved to 10-0 in the conference and set up a showdown with Grinnell.

Dee Kohawks Cornell Coe Kohawks Grinnell Paul Maaske Rams Randy Johnson Bill Carruthers Garland Smith Randy Kuhlman Ram Mark Weston Marcus Jackson Jackson Tom Ellsworth Skein

LaSalle Sophs Defeat Starmont Behind Hassey’s 14 Points

LaSalle high school sophomores cruised to a 64-31 victory over Starmont Friday night led by Tom Hassey with 14 points. Zipperer, Schenkelber, Loeffler, Plotz, Slater, Satler, Sippy, Kollsmith, Vial, and Glynn contributed while Bettman led Starmont with 12 points and Happel added 4.

Strawberry Point Tom Hassey Cedar Rapids

Gibney and Kelly Spark Loras Past MacMurray 100 84

Greg Gibney and Jim Kelly teamed to score 21 straight points in the second half lifting Loras from a two point halftime edge to a 100 84 win over MacMurray in Dubuque. Evans led MacMurray with 19 points.

Dubuque Cedar Rapids Prairie Greg Gibney Jim Kelly Loras MacMurray Evans

Wash Edges Jeff in City Battle at Home

Washington narrowly defeated Jefferson 69 to 64 in a Valley battle as clutch late free throws by Donnie Franklin and a decisive 3 point play with 10 seconds left sealed the win. Steve Kennedy scored the rebound putback after Mark Thompson fouled out, finishing a tense comeback.

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Jeff’s edge Wash in hard fought city rivalry

Jeff’s senior Dave Jones scored 28 as the Jefs beat Wash 68 61 in a back and forth game tied or lead changed 21 times. Craig Wilford added 16, Franklin led Wash with 16, and Jeff Dawson fouled out as the teams ready for a district playoff in Kennedy gym. Coach Lockett praised Jones and Wilford as Jeff earned a city sweep despite Jones’s missed first five shots.

Lwe Wash Jeff Dave Jones Washington Franklin Jeff Dawson J-Hawks Kennedy

Hawks Clinch First outright ECS Title In 86 72 Win

Prairie High captured its first outright East Central Iowa conference crown after beating Iowa City Regina 86 72. Coach LaVerne Bruns praised team unity and hard work as Gary Pegump led with 29 points while Darrell Bentley, returning from injury, added 13 points and 17 rebounds. Prairie moved to 15 4 overall and 8 2 in conference play, Regina at 3 6.

LaVerne Bruns Prairie High Hawks Iowa City Regina Prairie Iowa Bruns Gary Pegump Darrell Bentley Pegump Gary

Kennedy-Ousts Dubuque Senior 78-66 for MVC Title

Kennedy avoided a slow start to beat Dubuque Senior 78-66, improving to 12-1 in the Mississippi Valley Conference and 15-3 overall. Center Mark Enright scored 19 in the second half to lead Kennedy, with Bill Malone adding 21 and Rod Blum 19 as Kennedy clinched the league crown. Dubuque fell to 6-7 in league play as Dave Etienne praised his team’s balance and defense.

Dubuque Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars Rams Bill Malone Rick Danly Dave Etienne Enright Malone Dave Greene Danly Rod Wilson Rod Blum Dennis Herrig Etienne Mark Dubuque Coger Hiatt C. Enright Tressel Herrig Blum Greene Meyer Id Heath Oo Linneman Manning Ormiston Att van Joeck Dubuqve Gort Am A Kenne Linneman

Kohawks Claim No 1 Rank With 18-0 Run

The Kohawks entered Moray Eby fieldhouse amid fanfare as the ball-boy paraded proclaiming Coe as the top team. Their 18-0 record drew little contest from supporters or rivals, reinforcing the No 1 status.

Kohawks Moray Eby Coe Kohawk

Warrior Sophs Hold Off Jefferson in Home Victory

Washington high school sophomore team used balanced scoring and a controlled finish to defeat Jefferson 63 to 55 in the home gym. The win featured steady contributions from multiple players and a late-sequence stall to seal the victory.

Washington High School Jefferson

Indians Win Mantle over West Delaware in Wamac clash

Marion begins solo lead in the Wamac with an 81-70 win over West Delaware. Five Marion players reach double figures led by Gregg Anderson 23, Barry Hopkins 20, and Mark Hess 15 as Manchester's Tim Foster nets 24 for West Delaware. Marion improves to 12-1 in league and 16-3 on the season. West Delaware drops to 4-9.

Wamac West Delaware Marion Maquoketa Monticello Indians Independence Gregg Anderson Barry Hopkins Mark Hess Manchester Anderson Tyrrell Hopkins Essire Foster Ib Morris Leethenberg Ois Jensen Rasmussen Arion Pals DuBois

Top 20 Iowa boys basketball results Friday night

AP Top 20 teams fared varied Friday with Cedar Falls, Decorah, and Spencer winning while West Des Moines and Des Moines Lincoln fell. Vernon, Central, and Rock Island also noted, with close scores in several matches.

DES Moines Associated Press

Senior Sophs Trip Kennedy

Dubuque Senior sophs defeated Kennedy 61 to 47 on Friday night led by Dennis Selderman with 18 points and Tom Selle with 16. Kennedy was paced by Mark Greve with 11.

Dubuque Dennis Selderman Tom Selle Sophs Kennedy Selderman Selle Mark Greve Senior Wisco Hiatt Krate Doodrum Allebach Smith Deetz Novak Dales Greve Lenor Schipp Reinhold

Sport Slate Saturday at Corigien Lat Srveree

Mercy girls host Central ingots at C.R. Bowl Jubilee Day note al Venneey at 9:30. Boys district at Kennedy at 2:00 with district action and local schedule updates.

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Luther Beats Penn 63 62 On Late Free Throws

Luther defeats William Penn 63 to 62 in an Iowa conference game as Al Wicks makes two free throws with one second left after a disputed call. Greg Veith scores 14 for Luther, Joe Gebhardt tops Penn with 23 in a game where Penn led by nine in the second half.

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