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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1970

Page

11

Moberly Captures Fresh Tourney Title

Moberly Spartans won the Mexico Freshman Tournament with a 37-24 victory over Paris. Top scorers were Mike Winter 12 and Steve Lucas 14 for Moberly, while Mark Rowe 6 and Wayne Hewett 5 led Paris. Bowling Green beat North Callaway 41-25 for third. Montgomery City edged Mexico A 37-36 in the consolation.

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Van-Far Edges Warrenton In 58-41 Victory

Van-Far Indians led by Dean Arnett 16 points beat Warrenton Warriors 58 to 41 in a BMO Conference game. Freddie Holman left with an ankle injury. Bob Gaw added 18 for Van-Far while Gary Butcher led Warrenton with 16. Van-Far improves to 5-4 overall and 21- in conference. Warrenton drops to 4-4 in league.

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Colts Take Step To Super Bowl

The Baltimore Colts clinched the American Conference East with a Sunday win over the Buffalo Bills, earning one of eight NFL playoff berths as division champions. Other results left several division titles and playoff races still unsettled across the league.

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Giants Edge Cardinals to Tie NFC East Lead

The Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 34 17 at Busch Stadium. Fran Tarkenton passed for 242 yards and Darin Tucker scored on a kickoff return setup, while safety Larry Wilson’s pregame taunt and a costly second quarter penalty helped swing momentum in New York’s favor. Wilson later admitted the decision backfired as the Giants tied Dallas for first with one game left.

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Jayhawks Dominate Early Season Big Eight Standouts

Kansas remains undefeated in the Big Eight after routing Loyola of Chicago 94-62 at Lawrence for a 17th straight home win and a 4-0 start. Bud Stallworth 26 and Dave Robisch 20 fueled the blowout as Loyola went cold in the second half. Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Iowa State, and Colorado posted mixed results in nonconference play, with several games decided in overtime.

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MSD Scores Win at Olathe in Deaf School Contest

Missouri School for the Deaf beat Kansas School for the Deaf 40 to 39 in Olathe Kansas on Saturday night. MSD led in team action with a 46 point margin at times and prevailed in a close finish.

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Salisbury Dominates Paris to Win Centralia Salisbury Invite

Salisbury defeats Paris 61-37 to capture the Centralia Salisbury Invitational title as 1400 to 1600 fans pack the gym. Centralia takes third with 72-62 over North Callaway and Madison 64-59 over Hallsville in the consolation round. Hallsville earns sportsmanship trophy, first time awarded by the Central High School student council.

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MMA Loses 73-62 To South Callaway

Missouri Military Academy fell 73-62 at home to South Callaway. Coach David Steinmetz blamed second and fourth quarter defensive lapses as MMA trailed 13-6 early, narrowed to 48-43 by halftime, then}}

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Roothogs and Jaycees Win In Cage Play

The Roothogs beat Greens 43 to 4 in a high scoring Western league game while the Jaycees defeated the Runt-Hogs 56 to 49. Top Roothogs scorer Bob Ligon had 22 points with Pleas Smith and Tim Clancy each at 10 for Greens. Jim Stubblefield and Walter Hinton led the Runt-Hogs with 14 apiece, and Fred Hemlin scored 18 for the Jaycees.

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Raiders Dominate Game With Chiefs

Oakland clinched an NFL playoff spot with a 20-6 win over Kansas City as Marcus Hubbard led a powerful rushing attack behind Hewrit Dixson. George Blanda scored 8 points and the Raiders, now 8-3-2, secured the Western Division title while the Chiefs lingered at 7-4-2 and faced possible playoff miss.

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Irish Score 3rd Win as St Brendan's beats R-6

St Brendan's Fighting Irish earned their third straight win. In seventh grade they defeated Community R-6 36-14 with Mark Fine leading at 12 points and Chris Jones and Dan Sells adding six. The eighth grade edged R-6 by one point. Clyde Oligschlager topped Irish with 11 and Terry Sells 10, while coach Ray Uriarte credited defensive rebounding and Steve Mueller's lockdown defense in the second quarter. St Brendan's season record moved to 3-1.

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