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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1975

Page

9

Furman Faces Two Top Twenty Opponents In Back-To-Back

Furman travels to Charlotte to meet No. 12 North Carolina after a 86-31 loss and then hosts No. 20 NC State. Duke and Oregon results noted. Furman led by Craig Lynch and Clyde Mayes with 24 points each in the UNC game.

Ken Rappoport Furman Paladins Charlotte N.C North Carolina North Carolina State Norm Sloan Fesser Leonard Tar Heels Craig Lynch Lynch Mayes Ronnie Smith David Thompson Georgia Tech Thompson Wolfpack

Six Mexico Matmen Left in Regional Wrestling Fight

Six Mexico Bulldogs remained alive as the district wrestling tournament neared completion at Hickman High School. Charlie Barnett 98 pounds Dennis Pollard 105 Kevin Shopher 112 Tim Wyatt 119 Doug Thomas 138 and Wayne Terpstra 155 would wrestle in consolation rounds starting at 11 a.m. Wins would reach the third-place matches at 7 p.m. with losses eliminating them. The top four finishers in each weight class advance to next weekend's regional tourney at Rolls.

Columbia Mexico Charlie Barnett Dennis Pollard Kevin Shopher Tim Wyatt Doug Thomas Wayne Terpstra Hickman High School Rolls

Arbitration Next For Sadecki, Cards

ST. LOUIS AP The St Louis Cardinals will be in arbitration with veteran pitcher Ray Sadecki next week. Sadecki said the approach is fair and avoids a direct confrontation, noting progress had stalled and arbitration is the fairest path.

Sadecki ST. Louis St. Louis Cardinals Ray Sadecki

T-Bird Starters Pull A Quick Job

NorCal's 17th straight win improves to 17-1 with a 68-47 victory at Salisbury. Senior Mike Love leads with 22 points as North Callaway dominates the first half while using bench players more in the second.

Salisbury North Callaway Clifford Weith Thunderbirds NorCal Lewis & Clark Fayette T-Birds Falcons Weith Mike Love Duncan Barks Will Butler Rusty Wilson John Cravens

Leake Sparks Mark Twain Past Louisiana Tigers

Cletus Leake, a junior forward, came off the bench to score 15 points and fuel a fourth quarter rally as Mark Twain defeated Louisiana 74 to 60. The Tigers trailed by six entering the final period before outscoring the Bulldogs 28 8. Leake also contributed steals and blocks while coach Joe Pettit praised his energy. Mark Twain improves to 14-6 overall and 7-3 in the Clarence Cannon Conference, with a trip to South Shelby next.

Louisiana Mark Twain Tigers Cletus Leake Leake Tigers Mark Twain Bulldogs Cletus Tiger Joe Pettit Tiger Arnold Meyer Jeff Graham Joe Riefesel Dave Cunningham Clarence Cannon South Shelby

Community R-6 Trojans Clinch Unbeatens Lead in LCC

Community R-6 Trojans beat Ashland 61 to 52 to move to 5-0 in league play and 12-7 overall, led by Kelly Young with 18 points and Ronnie Harris 17. Coach Mindlin credited balanced scoring and clutch free throws as the Trojans strengthened their top spot while Ashland fell to 5-1 in the Little Dixie Conference.

Ashland Little Dixie Community Trojans Bob Mindlin Roger Gaston Rod Willingham Mindlin Ronnie Harris Mark Robison Kelly Young Hallsville Madison

Without Trojans Too Much Once Again For Wellsville

Troy defeated Wellsville-Middletown 62-52 in East Missouri Conference action. Robin Wilhoit led Troy with 27 points, while Gerald Harrington scored 16 and Joe Houston 12 for Wellsville. The Tigers shot poorly in the third period and this snapped Wellsville’s hopes, as Troy extended its win streak to ten. Wellsville hosts Bowling Green next Tuesday.

Troy Wellsville-Middletown Tigers East Missouri Trojans Bowling Green Wellsville Richard Shaffer Trojan Robin Wilhoit Shaffer Gerald Harrington Joe Houston

Paris Coyotes Rally Past Westran for 70 53 Victory

Paris struggled with 2 of 11 field goals in the first quarter but cooled past Westran in the remaining three periods. David Hollingsworth led with 17 points, aided by Kessie Long 10 and Glennon Buckman 13 as the Coyotes improved to 6-10 in league play.

Coyotes Don Williams Lewis and Clark Westran Paris David Hollingsworth Coyote Kessie Long Glennon Buckman Paris Hollingsworth K. Buchman J. Mitchell Rives Buckman Mitchell Carter Kendrick Warren T. Mitchell

Unbeaten Hatton McCredie Wins Auxvasse Tourney Title

Hatton McCredie overcame a 31 31 regulation score to win the Auxvasse Junior High Tournament in two overtimes, 39 34. Jef Galbreath led Hatton with 11 points while John Barnett had 17 for Missouri School for the Deaf. Auxvasse A defeated St Brendan 43 39 in the third place game as Joe Divers scored 18. Williamsburg beat Auxvasse B 26 22 for consolation. Ottawa beat Central Methodist William Jewell 94 71. Tarkio 70.

Auxvasse Hatton-McCredie Hatton Missouri School For the Deaf Jef Galbreath John Barnett Auxvasse A-team St. Brendan of Mexico Mike Gonzalez Williamsburg

Mexico Bulldogs Fall to Helias Crusaders in Low-Scoring Loss

Mexico suffers a 57-42 setback as the Bulldogs hit just 13 percent from the field in the second half. Denny Hughes leads Helias with 17 points while Mexico’s Don Dempski scores 14 and Dennis DeBondt adds 12 and 15 rebounds. Helias extends a six-game win streak. Mexico drops to 9-9 overall and 2-5 in league play.

Jefferson City Mexico Waynesville Crusaders Helias Bob Ligon Ligon Hejias Denny Hughes Crusader John Schwartze Dana Lueckenhoff Don Dempski Dennis DeBondt Hughes Lueckenhoeff Dempski Frank Sidney Bulldogs DeBondt Schwartze

Panthers Triumph in Festive Courtwarmin Night

Centralia Panthers celebrate a courtwarming with a double win. The boys beat Monroe City 79 58 to snap a two game skid while the girls downed the visitors 47 37. Greg Sewell scored 20 points and Jeff Sims added 20 for the boys, as Keith Crowe led Monroe City with 18. The Centralia teams next play Palmyra and Rock Bridge in regional action.

Centralia Centralia Panthers Panther Monroe City Clarence Cannon Panthers Greg Sewell Lee Edwards Jeff Sims Jim Enlew Sewell Gregg Kaiser Jeff Armentrout Keith Crowe Enlow Palmyra Columbia Rock Bridge Salisbury

Montgomery Wildcats Rally Past Clopton for 79-64 Victory

Montgomery Co. R-2 Wildcats snapped a two game skid with a 79-64 win over Clopton. They jumped to a 17-0 start and built a 37-17 halftime lead, led by Pittman Miller with 23 points and Charlie Penn with 19 despite early foul trouble. Marvin Marteen added 13 as Callicott led the winners with 16, while Eric Salomon paced the losers with 24. The win lifts Montgomery to 17-3 overall and 1-1 in the East Missouri Conference as they prepare for Monday’s Troy Tournament game versus Winfield.

Montgomery CO Miller O'Koate Lagan Beaboul Penn Bethel Boehmlyr Niedergerke Clarksville Wildcats Clopton Bill Ballew A-2 Charlie Penn Donnie Bethel Bob Murdock Eric Salomon Hawks Troy Clapton Marvin Marteen Callicott Montgomery Winfield

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