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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1968
Page
4
Deerfield High’s Spartans stunned two time Class BB titlists Dwight 47 to 46 in the Dodge City state tournament opener. Led by Jim Johnson and Miller, Deerfield built and protected a late lead as Dwight rallied, but a final miss preserved the upset and sparked a large Deerfield turnout.
Daryle Lamonica of the Oakland Raiders led the AFL in passing after the season, amassing 3 228 yards and 29 touchdowns on 322 completions of 425 attempts. Len Dawson ranked second in yards and Lamonica also led in TD passes while Namath posted 4007 yards and 8.16 average per play.
Tribune’s Greeley County Jackrabbits crushed Hesston 77 to 62 to reach the state Class B semifinals. Tribune led by as many as 22, used bench depth in the final period, and improved to 21-4 while College High of Pittsburg sought its 25th win in the nightcap. Hesston ended 18-7.
Houston coach Guy Lewis predicts a 40 minute hard fought regional test with Louisville star Wes Unseld and outside shooters Butch Beard Jerry King and Fred Holden. He worries about 6 9 transfer Mike Grosso and his knee and expects a zone defense. Louisville coach John Dromo jokes about Hayes and Unseld.
In Dodge City Deerfield High, the Spartans of Kearny County upset two time state champions Dwight by winning at the free throw line. Dwight led 21 19 on field goals but committed 16 fouls to Deerfield’s eight and Deerfield converted 9 of 11 free throws to Dwight’s 4 of 9. Johnson led Deerfield with 18 rebounds and 22 points in a 47 37 win as Dwight finished 23 2.
Great Bend leads Class A with 41 in a 41 39 win over Wichita Southeast East 58 Leavenworth 5 and 70 63 results feature Pittsburg Topeka Garnett Shawnee Saint Joseph Colby Larned Valley Center Wamego and Waba nes Garden Plain Ness City win in Class B and BB action Tonight's pairings include Great Bend Topeka Wichita East Wyandotte Garnett Wamego Colby Larned Pittsburg College Tribunt Garden Plain Ness City Argonia Brewster Lucas Deerfield and Dwight UCLA averaged 103.4 points in first 10 games of the season.
Great Bend knocks off unbeaten Wichita Southeast 41-39 in Lawrence in Class AA semifinals. Deerfield upset defending champion Dwight 47-46 in Class BB at Dodge City. Great Bend meets Topeka after Topeka 70 to 3 over McPherson. Other Class AA results include Wyandotte over Pittsburg 98-58 and Wichita East over Leavenworth 58-55.
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