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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1968

Page

7

Decatur Beaten by Walker County in Region Eight Semifinal

Decatur Raiders fall 63 53 to Walker County Jasper in the Region Eight Class 4 A semifinal. Murray Argo scores 18 for Jasper while David Robertson leads Decatur with 15, as the Vikings avenge slow first half and reach the regional final for a shot at the state tournament.

Decatur Walker County Jasper Vikings Bradshaw Sheffield Tuscaloosa Red Raiders Raiders Bees Murray Argo Viking Steve Buars Paul Barkery David Robertson Cullman Nate Holmes Tony Julian Claude Stevenson Tim Hennessey Sam Bechtel Dewayne Wells Steve McKee Argo Vickings Jasper Decatur Aeight Gwin Holmes Argos Stevenson Barkery Julian Sherey Hennessey Keys Robertson Buars Wells Bechtel Jas

Cotaco Indians rout Eva in Area 13 final

Cotaco High School dominated Eva 75 to 49 to win the Class AA Region 7 Area 13 tournament in Priceville. The victory advances Cotaco to face Elkmont for the regional title, with Falkville beating Danville 63 to 60 in the consolation game.

Cotaco High School Eva Blue Eagles Indians Elkmont Tanner Falkville Danville Cotaco Cotace Charles Maples Blue Eagles Tuscaloosa Eva Charlie Hill Roger McClure Priceville Gary Couey Charles Holmes Couey Bob Bates

Pistons roll by St Louis in high scoring win

Joe Strander returned from a five game suspension to spark Detroit as the Pistons defeated the St. Louis Hawks 131-121. Strander contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds while Dave Bing led all scorers with 32 points in the victory ending a five game skid.

Detroit Joe Strander Detroit Pistons St. Louis Hawks Pistons Strander Dave Bing Tom Sanders Don Nelson Piston

Celtics Rally Past Bulls In Sloppy NBA Thriller

Boston overcame an 18 point deficit to defeat the Chicago Bulls 94 to 87 in a rough night at home. The Celtics staged a late rally led by key plays from their lineup to snap a skid and grab the win for their standings.

Boston Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls

Prep Scores Class AAAA Region 1 results

Region 1 Murphy 84 over Vigor 83 B C Rain 69 over McGill 65 Region 2 Tuscaloosa 77 over Hueytown 44 Tuscaloosa Co 44 over Selma OT Region 3 Ozark 69 over Dothan 52 Lanier 62 over Lee 57 Region 4 John Carroll 83 over Berry 63 Ramsay 59 over Shades Valley 57 Region 5 Banks 55 over Woodlawn 53 Mt Brook 78 over Hewitt Trussville 59 Region 6 Jacksonville 66 over Oxford 64 Emma Sansom 76 over Gadsden 48 Region 7 Lee 51 over Scottsboro 49 Butler 83 over Guntersville 72 Region 8 Walker Co 63 over Decatur 53 Bradshaw 74 over Sheffield 73

Murphy Vigor B. C. Rain McGill Tuscaloosa Hueytown Tuscaloosa Co Selma Ozark Dothan Lanier Lee John Carroll Berry Ramsay Shades Valley Banks Woodlawn Mt. Brook Hewitt Trussville Jacksonville Oxford Emma Sansom Gadsden Scottsboro Butler Guntersville Walker Co Decatur Bradshaw Sheffield

State Meet Upsets Highlight 1-A Semifinals

New Brockton defeated Dallas County 94 52 in a semifinal to earn a shot at Millport for the 1 A title, with Comer scoring late to break a 52 52 deadlock. Millport had earlier beaten Daviston 85 73, while 3 A action saw B B Comer of Sylacauga beat Sparkman 78 71.

Tuscaloosa Bill Eagerton Comer New Brockton Dallas County Gamecocks Millport Daviston B. B. Comer Sylacauga Sparkman Carbon Hill

Elkmont Red Devils Clinch Region Seven Area 14 Title

Elkmont defeated Tanner 66 47 to win the Class 2 A Region Seven Area 14 championship. Mic key Bates and Glenn Ussery sparked a second half surge, with Ussery grabbing 31 rebounds and scoring 20 points. The Devils outrebounded Tanner 62 25 and advance to face Cotaco for the region crown.

Elkmont Red Devils Lover Tanner Rattlers Devils Cotaco Tuscaloosa Mickey Bates Glenn Ussery Ussery Bates Charles Garner Tanner Larry Jolly Garner

Fifth East End claim victories in church basketball tourney

Fifth Ave Baptist beat Antioch 64 62 while East End defeated Oak Ridge Methodist 70 62 in the Debatur Church Basketball Tourney at Gordon Bibb Gym. Ted Holland led East End with 27 points and Billy Johnson had 23 for Fifth.

Fifth Ave. Baptist End Debatur Gordon Bibb Gym Antioch Fifth Ave East End Oak Ridge Methodist Caddo Tst West Hartselle Billy Johnson Hal Miller Henry Lowery Ted Holland Oak Ridge Waylon McClosky

Bears advance to NAIA district final with win over NW Louisiana

Athens College Bears defeated Northwestern Louisiana State 84 to 79 in Cullman to reach the NAIA District 27 title game. Charlie Barnett led with 29 points, joined by Travis Butler 24 and Gilmer Ellis 20 as three Athens players scored 20 plus. John Wyatt paced NW Louisiana State with 26 points. The Bears outshot 44.4 percent to 35.6 and will face St. Bernard or William Carey for the district crown.

Bob Brown Daily Sports Cullman Athens College Bears Kansas City Northwestern Louisiana State Cullman High School St. Bernard William Carey Hattiesburg Miss Athens Bears Charlie Barnett Travis Butler Gilmer Ellis Gary Lambert Errell Maples Joe Thompson John Wyatt Peffer Gray The Louisiana Fo Ft Watts Ellis Barnett Wyatt Maples Butler Faust Lambert Masters Thompson Macrusak

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