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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1971

Page

11

Indians Win 76-55 as St. Clair Falls In Louisiana Tourney

Top-seeded Van-Far advanced to the finals with a 76-55 win over fourth seed St. Clair. Mark Twain lost 63-37 to Elsberry in consolation play, ending their tournament. Indiana? No, Van-Far led 25 points by Holm an and Gaw plus Sutton in double figures.

Louisiana Van-Far St. Clair Mark Twain Elsberry Tigers Winfield Troy Luke Wilson Indians Tiger Larry Hawkins Kent Evans Holman Gaw Sutton Clitherd Marchbank Weber Troy Warrenton FG Ftm-A PF TP Evans 4 2 4 0 10 Hawkins 6 0 0 1 12 Allison 03 3 3 3 Leake Miller Ooo Tallman Totals Elsberry FG Ftm-A PF Briscoe Brown Fakes Horton White Howard Hagemeier Holman U Clithero Arnett Reading Edwards Banderman Maupin Marchbank Weber Hoffman Lackey

McClendon Named Coach of the Year in AFCA Honors

LSU coach Charlie McClendon shared the American Football Coaches Association coach of the year award with Darrell Royal of Texas. Bennie Ellender of Arkansas State earned the college division honor after guiding Tulane. The AFCA banquet capped its 49th convention as LSU finished 9-2 after a season marked by tragedy with the death of quarterback Butch Duke and a late bowl bid fate.

Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Houston Louisiana State Charlie McClendon Cholly Mac American Football Coaches Association Darrell Royal Texas Bennie Ellender Arkansas State Ellender Tulane AFCA McClendon LSU Nebraska Butch Duke Texas A&m Auburn Notre Dame Tigers Bengals Mississippi Archie Manning Manning Royal Texas Longhorns Central Missouri

Hickman overwhelms MMA in dual meet 80 to 14

Hickman High swept Missouri Military Academy 80 to 14 as Kemper Military School did not attend. MMA finished with two seconds and the rest in third place, while Hickman posted wins across multiple events including the 50 and 100 freestyles and medley relay in a reduced lineup.

Hickman High Missouri Military Academy Kemper Military School MMA Greg Cox Hickman Charles Wilkerson Terry Logue Chris Crowley Kemper Boonville Hickman-Mma Shaw Racey Crowley Bond Shively

Dan Devine Appointed Packers Coach From Missouri

Dan Devine 46, longtime Missouri coach and athletic director, was named lead coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers on a five year contract. He aims to restore Green Bay’s fortunes after succeeding Phil Bengtson. Devine, a Proctor Minnesota native, says the offer was accepted after careful consideration and plans to contact quarterback Bart Starr. He will relocate to Green Bay Monday with plans to decide on assistants later. Devine has a 93-37-7 Missouri record and 27-3 at Arizona State, with a bowl success that includes a 4-2 mark. He praises Green Bay’s nucleus but stresses total player dedication.

Robert Moore Associated Press Columbia, Mo Dan Devine Missouri Minnesota Green Bay Packers Devine Green Bay Phil Bengtson al Onofrio Arizona State University Wilbur Stalcup Bart Starr Packers Arizona State Fune Columbia Larron Jackson Miss Uri Joe Moore Joanne Brookhart Duluth Minn University of Minnesota-Duluth

St Brendan's Falls to Mark Twain in Boys Games

The Fighting Irish of St Brendan's School were defeated by Mark Twain Tigers 13-10 in the 7th grade and 42-16 in the 8th grade. Tigers Burton led with 17 in the 8th, while St Brendan's tallied Sells and Jones among others. They next play Saturday vs Lady of the Lourdes and enter an 8th grade tournament at St George of Hermann.

Fighting Irish St. Brendan's School Mark Twain Tigers Danny Sells Mark Fine Chris Jones Mike Rankin Mark Twain Tallman Clyde Oligschlaeger Ben Pettebaum Terry Sells Carl Fuemmeler Denny Schnetzler Tigers Burton Lady of the Lourdes Columbia St. George of Hermann

Panthers Fall In Semifinal Of South Shelby Tourney

Centralia Panthers lost 85 to 61 to Knox County High School in the South Shelby semifinal. Coach Jim Enlow cited too many fouls and poor board control. Centralia meets Scotland County for third place at 8 30 pm. Cairo defeated Scotland 76 43 in another game. Girls: Clark County beat South Shelby 34 23. Knox County led 16 14 after one quarter and outscored Centralia 21 7 in the second.

Shelbina Centralia Panthers South Shelby Knox County High School Jim Enlow Centralia Panther Knox County Scotland County High School Memphis Cairo Scotland Clark County Enlow Panthers Steve Wieschhaus

Mexico Battles Kewpies In Capital City Tournament Semis

Mexico Bulldogs meet Columbia Hickman Kewpies in Jefferson City for a 7 30 p m semifinal showdown. Mexico seeks a 13 2 mark boost behind rebounding toughness and inside defense to neutralize Hickman’s inside game led by Parker Hedrick West and Stewart. Coach Cundiff emphasizes playing their game and stopping Hickman’s inside attack as key to advancing.

Mexico Kewpie Hickman Bulldogs Kewpies George Parker Parer

Mexico Rated 10th In Statewide Poll

The Mexico Bulldogs are ranked No 10 in the statewide basketball poll by the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Other area teams with honorable mention include Jefferson City Moberly Montgomery City Hermann and Sedalia. The top 15 features Vashon Sumner Springfield Parkview Rockhurst Manual Webster Groves Benton Bayless Vianney Mexico U High Raytown South Soldan Hermann Cape Notre Dame and others with multiple area programs cited for recognition.

Mexico Springfield Parkview Cairo Sedalia Post-Dispatch Missouri Vashon Sumner K.C. Rockhurst Kansas City Manual Webster Groves St. Joseph Benton Bayless Vianney St. Louis U High Raytown South Soldan Hermann Cape Notre Dame Branson Dixon Duchesne Jefferson City Joplin Memorial Kansas City Bishop Hogan Paseo Moberly Montgomery City New Haven Strafford St. Charles St. Joseph LeBlond

Mexico 8th Graders Fall To Paris 41 38 In Close Battle

Mexico 8th graders lost a tight 41 38 game to Paris as Dennis DeBondt scored heavily from the free throw line to spark a 13 8 first quarter lead. Paris surged to a halftime tie at 19 19 and edged ahead 29 28 after three. Mike Long led Mexico with 13 points while DeBondt added nine and several players chipped in. In the 7th grade game Mexico dominated Paris 71 21, led 15 6 after one, 33 9 at halftime, and 43 19 after three. Austin Miller led with 17 points, Johnny Fry 16, and coaches praised substitutions and effort. The teams meet again 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 against Fulton.

Mexico Dennis DeBondt Oltre Ahdotes Huhe Thety Jim Kropf Ray Heaton Paris Mike Long DeBondt Russ Williams Gary McFarland Jeff White Austin Miller Johnny Fry Randy Jones Marty Hunt William Fry Robbie McDonald Randy Davis Roger Geary Jerry Rippeto Robert Johnson Runnells Fulton

Goyette leads Sabres past Blues 2-1 in memorial stadium match

Buffalo's Phil Goyette, signed from St Louis in the expansion draft, scored both goals to edge the Blues 2-1 before 8,359. Chris Bordeleau tallied for St Louis 5:35 into the game. Goyette converted a second-period power-play and then struck at 8:08 of the third period, with Glenn Hall in goal for St Louis.

Buffalo Phil Goyette Buffalo Sabres St. Louis National Hockey League Blues NHL Sabres Memorial Stadium Goette Chris Bordeleau St. Luis Goyette Doug Barrie Paul Andrea Glenn Hall

Junior Indians Sweep Bowling Green In Twinbill

Van-Fars Junior Highs defeated Bowling Green Bobcats in a two game set. Seventh graders led by Kris Hahn and Russell Branstetter with 11 apiece, Charles Jennings added 10. Eighth graders paced by Kevin Cockrell with 18 points, Larry Butler and Rick Hurshman with 10 each. Ogden scored 12 for Bowling Green.

Bowling Green van- Fars Bobcats George Briscoe Kris Hahn Russell Branstetter Charles Jennings Ellison Jack Parson Kevin Cockrell Larry Butler Rick Hurshman Ogden

Super Bowl Countdown Accelerates for Cowboys and Colts

MIAMI AP The countdown to Super Bowl V quickened as the Baltimore Cubs and Dallas Cowboys intensified final prep for Sundays title clash. Attention focused on Walt Garison’s health, while Johnny Unitas leads the Colts aiming to atone for a prior upset and the Cowboys seek their first Big Game win. Both teams vie for $15,000 per player.

Miami Baltimore Cubs Dallas Cowboys Colts Cowboys Walt Garrison Dallas Johnny Unitas New York Jets

Wrestlers Set To Clash With Quincy In Evening Meet

Mexico wave wrestling squad faces illness woes as half the team missed days due to stomach flu. Coach Eb Gooch reports most should be back for the 5 p.m. Quincy High School event with JV first and varsity follow. Lineups include Buresh, Sewell, Ardell, Boyd, Rogers, Worstell, Miller, O Blennis, Hodges, Denham, and Ezell or Snook.

Quincy Quincy High School J. V Reggie Buresh Greg Boyd Pat Sewell Brad Smallwood Dennis Ardell Mike Miller Ed Boyd Greg Barbour Mark Rogers Ken Bailey Bud Buresh Dennis Terpstra Randy Smith Larry Worstall Ericc Miller Drew Diederich James O'Blennis Ken Hake Chuck Worstell Ben Given Bruce Hodges Bill Wilkerson Steve Creed Robert Denham Randy Ezell Alan Snook

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