Chances Brighter Tigers Hope To Break Jinx
Missouri faces Oklahoma at Norman after two road wins that improve Big Eight title hopes yet keep coach Norm Stewart wary. Adams headlines Oklahoma’s defense with 21.9 ppg and 13.7 rpg while Missouri relies on Eberhard and Link to balance scoring as they seek a rebound edge and consistency on the road.
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Celtics Rally To Beat Cavaliers In Narrow Win
Celtics escape cold start to edge Cleveland 94 89 and move a game ahead of the Knicks in the Atlantic Division. Don Chaney scores 26 points, Jo Jo White adds 18, Casey Johnson leads Cleveland with 22. Knicks fall to Detroit as Lanier dominates with 30 points and 18 rebounds. Golden State defeats Philadelphia 131 115 as Barry posts 31.
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T-Birds Seek 8th In Row
KINGDOM CITY The North Gallaway Rel Thunderbirds return home Friday night for a game against Mark Twain. After three straight wins to take the South Callaway Invitational title, they host a junior varsity at 7 p.m. and a varsity around 8:15 p.m. Coached by Dennis Kruse the Thunderbirds stand 17 0 this season and have claimed the Little Dixie Conference Centralia Invitational and South Callaway titles. JV coach Kenny Nivens reports an 8 3 mark and third in the Ashland tournament. NorCal travels to Wellsville Saturday for junior varsity and varsity at 6 30 p.m.
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Bankers Succumb To Old Nemesis In Loss To Macon
In the Moberly Prison League contest Macon dominated Commerce Bankers 102 to 79. The Bankers could field only a five man lineup as Macon used nine players, with the tallest shorter than Macon’s shortest. Macon pulled away late in the first half, building a 31 point lead. E G Raney led Commerce with 29 points, Bob Ligon added 26, Barry Hacker 12, Bucky Green 9, Steve Berger 3.
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Scattered college scores from Midwest and East games
A compact scoreboard roundup lists numerous college basketball results across the Midwest and East. Notable outcomes include Syracuse over Providence, Cincinnati over Dayton, Ohio University over Kent State, St Bonaventure over St Francis N.Y., La Salle over Western Kentucky, Niagara over Buffalo, New Hampshire over Vermont, and several others featuring Colgate Northeastern Georgia Tech South Georgia and Maryland among others.
Hot Shooting Coyotes Win Play For Consolation Title
In Palmyra Paris Coyotes exploded for 35 field goals to topple PE 76 37 in a consolation game of the Palmyra Tournament. Paris improves to 9 11 and advances to face St Thomas Seminary Hannibal for the consolation championship at 5 30 Friday. Doug DeLaney led with 19 points while Dane Kendrick Jeff Boyer Mike Sears and Jimmy McGee each added 10.
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Mexico Lanes and Mid-City Rollers Scores Report
Bowlers across multiple leagues posted scores and team results. Anita Flick and Dick Bowen led high games and series, with KX-99s and Mid-City Rollers posting strong totals. multiple matches concluded with Win/Loss tallies and high individual scores.
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Maple Leafs Spoil Ingarfield Debut In NHL Action
The New York Islanders led 2-0 but Toronto countered with five goals in the second and third periods to spoil coach Earl Ingarfield's NHL debut 5-3. Garry Monahan scored twice for the Maple Leafs and Norm Ullman, Errol Thompson, and Paul Henderson added goals. Also, Pittsburgh beat Los Angeles 4-1 and New York Rangers beat California 3-1 as Steve Vickers contributed a goal and two assists. The night featured 58 shots by the Rangers on Gilles Meloche.
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Sophomore Mexico Narrowly Beats Bowling Green in Tourney
In William Nicely Basketball Tournament consolation action at Hannibal Mexico sophomore team edged Bowling Green 46 to 41. Don Dempski led scorers with 16, while Mike Long added nine by halftime as Mexico maintained the lead and prepared to play for the consolation title Saturday at 6 p.m.
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Draft ends after 442 choices in NFL picks
Miami selects Charlie Wade as the final 442nd player in the long draft. Wade, a Tennessee State wide receiver, joins the Dolphins after a 17-round 442-player marathon that left few top stars unsigned and highlighted late-round hope for many hopefuls.
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Surgery Today For Plunkett
FOXBORO Mass AP Jim Plunkett the Patriots 1971 rookie star underwent knee surgery at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto Calif Dr Frederick L Behling to repair knee cartilage He had previously had surgery on his other knee at Stanford while earning All American honors Plunkett finished 3 11 with 8 TD passes 25 interceptions after a pounding season He left the car Monday night for treatment and later flew to Oklahoma City for further assessment
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Big Red Picks Deaf Tackle in NFL Draft
The St Louis Cardinals pick Bonnie Sloan, a deaf defensive tackle from Austin Peay, in the 10th round. Kansas City Chiefs land running back Monroe Eley who will debut in the 1974 season after a year in the Canadian league. Eley, 6-3 205, led BC Lions in kickoff returns and had 517 rushing yards on 72 carries.
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