Clinton River Kings top Jefferson in final seconds 60 57
Clinton beats Jefferson 60 57 as Adkins scores 10 final points and Wade leads with 22. Kuenzi fouls out late hurting Jeff as Clinton seizes late momentum and seals the win.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1968
Page
2
Clinton beats Jefferson 60 57 as Adkins scores 10 final points and Wade leads with 22. Kuenzi fouls out late hurting Jeff as Clinton seizes late momentum and seals the win.
In a high school Iowa City Regina escaped Linn-Mar 59 57 in the Lions gym on a last second sequence. Don Anciaux hit the decisive free throw with one second left after Bob Erickson missed a five foot shot. Regina outscr complemented Linn-Mar at the free throw line 23 of 31 to 7 of 15.
Jon West sank four straight free throws in the final 20 seconds as Dubuque high stays unbeaten at 6 0 with a 61 58 victory over Cedar Rapids Washington. Washington falls to 5 3 in valley play.
LaSalle defeats Prairie 76 50 in East Central Iowa conference action. Jim Brusha led with 20 points while Yanecek scored 24 for Prairie, as LaSalle improves to 7 1 and stays in the ECSC title race behind Iowa City Regina.
River Kings sophomores slip past Jefferson 53 52 with eight seconds to go as Clinton hits the decisive field goal. Steve Ullrich leads J-Hawks with 16 points while Eberle tops the game with 18 for Jefferson.
Dan Ciha scored two late free throws to lift Marion to a 47 46 victory over Maquoketa. Hebert left with an ankle injury after a late foul, and Skip Smith led Marion with 20 points while Jim Simpson added 12. Marion improves to 3 1 in the Wamac. Maquoketa drops to 0 5.
Regina sophomores defeated Linn-Mar 63 55 as Paul Brainard led Linn-Mar with 20 points in a tight game. Regina totaled 63 with Berger 28 Kennedy 8 Neuzil 18 McDonald 4 Bowman 3 Rios 2 while Linn-Mar’s Gill 6 Bishop 5 West ott 5 Brainard 20 Jones 12 McCloskey Elwood 4 contributed.
Washington sophomores secured their seventh win in ten games by defeating Dubuque 46 to 35. Kurt Maas led with 14 points, followed by Tom Redford with 10 and Don Steggail with 9 as Dubuque’s Burrows led with 10.
Norwalk report states Arnold Palmer and Sandra Haynie were named the best professional golfers of 1967 by Golf Digest in a prominent ranking.
The Little Hawks of Iowa City defeated Cedar Rapids Kennedy 70 to 54 as Kennedy remains winless in 10 games. Gary Smothers led Iowa City with 24 points and Tim Koch added 21, while Dirk Dunbar scored 15 for Kennedy. Kennedy outrebounded 45 to 40 but edged by in shooting percentage 38 to 35. Kennedy faces LaSalle next.
Iowa City defeats Kennedy sophomores 51 to 42 behind Hogan with 20 points. Kennedy’s Bill Skripsky tops team with 14 points, Steve Filer adds 12 as Kennedy trio Filer Jamison Skripsky contribute. Iowa City players Hogan 20 leads scoring. Stephens 9 and Kroger 7 also factor.
LaSalle sophs edge Prairie 54 52 as 22 points from Tom Mraz and 17 from Mike Loeffler pace LaSalle while Curt Wiley leads Prairie with 16 and Voight Brase score 10 each in a tight finish.
Regional prep results feature Clinton over Jefferson 60 57 and Dubuque over Washington 61 58 in standouts. Iowa City 70 Kennedy 54 while Linn Mar edged Regina 59 57 and Solon beat J C high 67 - wrap of local boys hoops across multiple schools and opponents.
Lew Alcindor scored 44 points leading UCLA to a 94-64 win over California as UCLA extended its win streak to 45. Elvin Hayes paced Houston to 15 straight wins as a crowd beyond 50,000 anticipated the big Houston showdown next week in the Astrodome. California’s Russ Critchfield scored 24 in defeat.
Iowa conference results include Wartburg over Central 80 to 59 and Buena Vista dominating Simpson 107 to 9. Midwest and Iowa junior college show mixed results with multiple OT and close finishes across Grinnell Carleton Monmouth and St Ambrose games.
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