Jets Rip Thayer Take BJL Lead
Altoona Midway Jets beat Thayer Flyers 74 58 to move sole first in the Blackjack League. Ray Blair scored 24 for Altoona Midway while Ed Holtzman paced Thayer with 18 and Brant 11 before fouls hampered the Flyers. Jets held a 90 27 rebounding edge.
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Jets
Rip Thayer
Thayer
Altoona Midway Jets
Thayer Flyers
Flyers
Altoona Midway
Jerry Brant
Altoona-Midway
Ray Blair
Ed Holtzman
Lynn Ging
Brant
Fair and Carlson
Stan Wiles
Willie Thorsell
David Bean
Howard
Cedar Vale
J. Blair
R. Blair
Fail
McMillen
Wiles
Carlson
Gin
Red Devils edge CH 44 42 in CNC League battle
Erie improves to 3-0 in CNC League with a 44-42 win over College High. Stan Walker scored 16 in the first half, Doug Reed added 11 for Erie, while Barry Williamson led College High with 15. The Red Devils never trailed and hold a 5-1 overall mark before a Jan. 6 game at Baxter Springs.
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ERIE
Red Devils
College High Comets
Comets
College
Barry Williamson
Stan Walker
Doug Reed
College High
Walker
Williamson
Baxter Springs
Percy
Johnson
Vena
Kimco
Baker
Ewen
Kensinger
King
Reed
Welch
Ruble
Rockets Sweep Parsons Liners In Junior High Games
The Royster Junior High eighth and ninth grade teams each defeated Parsons Lancers, moving to 2-0 in league play. Eighth grader Craig Harris led with 22 points, while Rod Thummell and Steve Marts added 8 and 7 points. The Rockets built a 6-5 early edge into a 20-15 halftime lead and held 31-23 after three quarters.
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Royster
Parsons Lancers
Rocket
Kansas
Craig Harris
Rod Thummell
Rockets
Post and Alworth Lead AFL Rushing and Receiving Titles
San Diego’s Dick Post topped the AFL rushing list with 873 yards on the season after 109 yards against Buffalo, while Lance Alworth repeated as top receiver with seven catches in the finale to edge Fred Biletnikoff. Jim Turner of the Jets led scorers with 129 points after 32 field goals and 33 extra points, and Cincinnati rookie Greg Cook became the league’s No 1 passer by average gain, completion rate, TDs and INTs.
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NEW York
San Diego
Dick Post
Lance Alworth
Jim Turner
Greg Cook
Cincinnati
Post
Buffalo
Jim Nance
Boston
Alworth
Bills
Oakland
Fred Biletnikoff
San Diego Flash
Turner
Jan Stenerud
Kansas City
Cook
Joe Namath
Rockets edge Lancers in tight invitational opener
Royster High School overcame a late Fort Scott rally as Steve Edwards and Jerry Ward led scoring with 11 points each. Ken Williams added 9 and Richard Ray 6 for the Rockets in a 39 46 win while preparing for a four team tournament at Fort Scott including Pittsburg Lakeside and Pittsburg Roosevelt.
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Lancers
Steve Edwards
Jerry Ward
Ken Williams
Richard Ray
Rockets
Fort Scott
Royster
Pittsburg Lakeside
Pittsburg
Roosevelt
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