Second-Half Flipflop Is Fatal to Buffaloes
Garden City High edged Larned High 70-59 in a non conference clash as Garden led, then faltered, with Larned rallying in the second half to seize the momentum and pull away. Randy Morgan led Garden with 23 points in the first three periods. Morgan scored none in the fourth as fouls and turnovers doomed the Buffaloes.
Dodge City Domination Beats Scott City In Nonleague Showdown
In Dodge City, the Red Demons rolled to a 79-54 win over Scott City led by Brad Cummins with 14 points and Eugene Payne 12. Scott City trailed early and finished 0-2 after an earlier 52-51 loss to Dighton, while Dodge City improved to 2-0 after a 64-47 season opener victory over Newton. Scott City’s Fred Kuntz scored 22 from 6 of 9 at the line. Scott Jayvees' Hick Cotton and Broe Swedenborg added 11 each. Dodge City also won the B-team 66-42. Next games: Dodge City hosts Thomas More Prep. Scott City plays at Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City
Balancea
Dodge City High
Scott City
Red Demons
Sammand
Dodge
Scott
Beavers
Dighton
Demons
Newton
Brad Cummins
Eugene Payne
Kelly Henrichs
Dennis Hamilton
Fred Kuntzsch
Jerry Thomas
Scott Jayvees
Hick Cotton
Broe Swedenborg
Thomas More Prep School of
Hays
Thomas
Presta
Gies
Kuntzseh
Seat City DodgeCity Mystery Item
A fragment from Dodge City newspaper text shows unclear place names and stray numerals, offering little readable context. The readable portion hints at a local item or note but lacks sufficient details to determine date, people, or event.
Holcomb, Vikes Split Four Junior High Games
Holcomb and St. Mary School of Garden City split four junior high basketball games at St Mary’s Center. Highlights included a 22-20 seventh grade boys win for Holcomb on a buzzer beater by Bryan Roth, and St Mary’s eighth grade boys win 34-10 led by Steve Roth. St Mary’s seventh grade girls won 18-11 with Lisa Austin scoring 12. Eighth grade girls eased to 18-1 for St Mary’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcomb
St. Mary School
Garden City
St. Mary's Center
Halcomb
Bryan Roth
Jeff Wilson
Dan Rojas
Rod Quint
St. Mary Boys
St. Mary
Steve Roth
Vikings
Ted Ortiz
Stacey Herman
Craig Barlow
Lisa Austin
Isabel Servantez
Wanda Braun
Teresa Rome
Betty Becker
Chris Roth
Nancy Maestas
Knoff Named to All American Team by Sporting News
Annual Sporting News All American list tops Archie Griffin of Ohio State and Steve Niehaus of Notre Dame. Griffin repeats as collegiate player of the year. Penrose, Muncie join in backfield. Bellard named coach of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Archie Griffin
Ohio State
Steve Niehaus
Notre Dame
Griffin
Sporting News
Niehaus
San Diego State
Craig Penrose
California
Chuck Muncie
Texas A&m
Emory Bellard
Larry Dorsey
Tennessee State
Dave Logan
Colorado
Bennie Cunningham
Clemson
Dennis Lick
Wisconsin
Rod Walters
Iowa
Joe Devlin
Ken Jones
Arkansas State
Pete
Defense Major Reason for Defeat: Williams Says Buffs Struggle
Garden City High fell to Larned to final score despite strong early play as Buffs fail to adjust to a third quarter zone. Williams cited defense and late-period adjustments as key factors in the loss. Don Dechant and Scott Loomis led Larned with double figure scoring and rebounding, while Garden City’s Brad Fansher and Randy Morgan paced the Buffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffs
Larned
Mitch Webster
Don Deckert
Scott Loomis
Garden
Indians
Mike S Tanner
Morgan
Williams
Garden City B team tops Larned in season opener thriller
Garden City B team defeated Larned 795 in a boys basketball game serving as a prelude to the varsity clash. Garden led 16-11 28-18 and 40-25, with Brad Taylor posting 18 points and 13 rebounds. Larned’s Doug Von Feldt scored 11 points as Jeff Bland added eight. The two teams meet again February 3 in Larned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asl
Garden City
Larned
Garden
Bob Krug
Buffalo Jayvees
Brad Taylor
Reynaldo Mesa
Brad Thompson
Mesa
Doug von Feldt
Jeff Bland
Larned High
Garden City High
Wichita North
St Johns Beats No 7 Tennessee In Redmen Upset
St John’s Redmen defeated seventh ranked Tennessee 79 to 70 as Frank Alagia scored 15 and Beaver Smith 22 in a strong second half. Alagia flawless in control with seven assists and three steals while Grunfeld held to 18 points. Louisville crushed Cal Poly 84-70 in another major game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. John’s Redmen
Tennessee
Frank Alagia
Redmen
Volunteers
Beaver Smith
Alagia
Vols
Louisville
Cal Poly
St. John's
Lou Carnesecca
Ray Mears
Mears
SEC
Smith
Ernie Grunfeld
Grunfeld
Ricky Gallon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Greer
Buffaloes
Guymon
Okla
Wichita West High
Buffalo
Randy Morgan
David Wade
Brad Fansher
Ernie Livingston
Garden City Telegram
Deckert
Tanner
Livingston
Sara Re Deckert Gilch
Gordon City
Taylor Weha
Wager
Conway
Stephenson
Kite
Aeaf
Dodge Cyty
Herries
Haman Akede
Payne
Cummins
McGee
Iiray Wilesbie
Barette
Or Babel
DodgeCity
Kansas
Knoff
Novak
Purdue
Kevin McLain
Colorado State
Ed Simonini
Greg Buttle
Penn State
Mike Haynes
Arizona State
James Hunter
Grambling
Tim Fox
Kurt Knoff
Chris Bahr
Perin State
Rick Engies
Tulsa
Ivan Williams
Wichita North High
North
Don Dechant
Fansher
Tim Crossland
Kirk Burrows
Burrows
Webster
Loomis
Mike Tanner
Martin Webster
Brent Letourneau
Guarding Letourneau
Vic Ornelas
The
Vic Ornels
Bulls
Garden Reserves
Breeze
St. John’s
Cardinals
Rick Wilson
Wesley Cox
Larry Williams
Joe Sills
Rutgers
Boston Col
Villanova
Princeton
Centenary
SW Louisiana
DePaul
Drake
Texas Christian