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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1977

Page

7

Mexico Girls Romp Over Fulton In Rampant Victory

Mexico Bulldogs coasted to a 77-27 win over Fulton in a fast paced league game led by Ellen Enslen with 22 points and strong post play from Rankin and Thoenen. The victory extended Mexico's league win streak to 20 and kept them undefeated in conference play while junior varsity also dominated with a 34-2 romp.

Mexico McFarland Bulldogs Ellen Enslen Agalni High Pentota Alo Aldo Agal Dave Thomas Angela Brokken Liz Hill Marylus Nunnelly Kathy Belcher Cathy Shutter Vernitta Barnes Montgomery Co R-2 Varsity Rankin Cockrall Ensen Thoenen Lynn Johnson Lori Johnson Davis Grokken Belcher Maupin Hill

Free Throws Key For North Callaway

North Callaway Thunderbirds beat Westran 65 52 behind 11 of 13 from the line and strong defense. Rick Wilson 26 and Kevin Zuroweste 19 pace NC, while Paul Johnson 18 leads Westran in a hard fought division clash.

North Kingdom City North Callaway Thunderbirds Westran T-Birds North Callaway Thunderbirds Raine Lewis Weith Rick Wilson Kevin Zuroweste Wilson Zuroweste Paul Johnson John Honey Bennett Hughes Hornets Thunderbird Frosh Craig Overfelt Cecil Brown Sai Humphreys NorCal Vaisity South Callaway Mokane North Callaway Wilson Christian Vaughn Gibbony Gunn McBermit Galbreath Moore Mayer

Foul Trouble No Blessing For Scrappy Mark Twain

Mark Twain center Joe Blessing fouled out as Mark Twain pushed tempo but failed to overcome Highland 61 to 43. Blessing led with 21 points before fouling out, while Darrell Britt added nine. Highland benefited from 18 points by Greg Walker and 11 by Randy Dent. The Tigers drop to 1-12 overall and 0-3 in Clarence Cannon Conference, with next games in the Pleasant Hill tournament and a home date January 24 against Silex.

Mark Twain Tigers Highland Tigers Joe Blessing Mark Twain Cougars Clarence Cannon Blessing CCC Joe Pettit Darrell Britt Mark Twain Blessing Britt Caldwail Duncan Main Leake Morawitz Sturtevant Williams Aighland Broskmiller Karn Bringer Plymire Dannenraver Dent Wi Bickerson Walker

Forde Sets Indoor 440 World Mark at National Meet

Lorna Forde of Barbados clocked 53.8 seconds to establish a women’s world indoor record in the 440-yard run at the 10th National Invitational Indoor Track Meet in College Park Maryland. Bruce Lietzke shot 66 to lead by one stroke over Gil Morgan at the halfway point of the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open in Tucson Arizona.

Track and College Park Lorna Forde Barbados GOLF Tucson

Bulldogs Top Linn In Tight Capital City Semifinal

Mexico’s Bulldogs upset high-ranked Linn 72 66 in a thriller as Ronnie Miller led with 19 points, Sidney and Sandbothe added double digits, and Linn’s 17 0 record faced a rare challenge in Jefferson City. Harrison and Paschel contributed key late baskets as Mexico pressed Linn throughout.

Mexico Ronnie Miller

Mexico Summary loses to a team with scattered scoring lines

The stats show multiple players with points across field goals and free throws. Notable scorers include Smith and Sandbothe contributing for their teams, while Perkins and Turner add a mix of field goals and free throws. The totals indicate a balanced scoring effort with a total points tally around mid‑fifties.

Community A Trojans outlast Missouri School for the Deaf 61 54

Community A Trojans win their fifth straight and rise to 7 6, beating Missouri School for the Deaf 61 54 Friday. Center Brad Cox and Albus each pulled 13 rebounds as Community used a second half defense shift to pull away after a tight 30 29 halftime.

Fulton Community A& Trojans Missouri School For the Deaf Bob Mindlin Rich Mahaney Trojans Gerry Albun Calvin Webber Webber Randy Hoyt Jim Whalen Brad Cox Albus Eagles R-4

Montgomery Co R-2 Cruises to Consolation Final

Montgomery Co R-2 boys routed Winfield 82 to 40 in Troy Tournament semifinals to earn a 6 p.m. consolation final against Wright City. Andrew McQuip led R-2 with 28 points while Elmer Ridder added 16 and Tom O Keefe 14. Winfield was led by Bill Rest with 22 points as Montgomery built a double‑digit lead early and maintained it. Tigers and Warriors also played out results in the other games with Hannibal and St Francis Borgia and Clapton meeting for honors.

TROY Montgomery Co Winfield Widdats Wright City St. Francis Borgia Andrew McQuie Hia Elmer Ridder Tom O'Keefe Richard Craven Bill Rest Brian Franke Montgomery R-2 Warriors Hannibal Clapton Elsberry

Mexico eighth graders roll to 38 22 win over Fulton

Mexico eighth graders used a 16-1 third quarter burst to overcome a 12-9 halftime deficit and defeat Fulton 38-22. Rod Henderson led with 10 points and eight rebounds, while Wade Newbrough added nine points and 10 boards as the Matadors tightened defense.

Fulton Fulton Mesxico Mexico Roger Hill Fulton Tony Jonson Oakland Columbia Matador Barry Hacker Rod Henderson Matadors Wade Newbrough Joe Monk Todd Weber Shaun White David Schlager Lawrence Johnson

Mounting Scores In Missouri Prep Night In Troy Tourney

In a busy prep basketball scoreboard AP reports Moberly beat Fulton 41 35 Linn defeated Mexico 51 46 and Rolla triumphed over Columbia Hickman 44 51 60. Tournament action includes victories for Wright City over Francis Howell 85 60 and Union over Principia 69 54 with Hermann 52 42 over New Haven and Harrisonville 53 45 edging Warrensburg 44 41. Numerous other Missouri high school games feature high scoring showings across Liberty Blue Springs Lee's Summit and St. Pius with notable wins by Joplin Memorial Parkview Springfield Glendale and Joplin Parkwood among many others.

Associated Press Moberly Fulton Linn Mexico Columbia Hickman Rolla Troy Wright City Francis Howell Montgomery Co Winfield Clapton Hannibal al St. Francis Morote Annington Fr. Zumwalt DeSoto St. Clair Washington Union Principia Hermann New Haven K.C Lincoln Westport Paseo East Liberty Blue Springs Wm. . Chrisman Lee's Summit Ruskin Park Hill Sedalia Smith-Cotton Fort Osage Plattsburg St. Mery's Pam-Day Raymore-Pacu- Jiar Mogan St. Pius O'Hara Rockhurst Platte City St. Joseph LeBiond Knot Noster Butler Windsor Sweet Springs Springfield Central Lebanon

Centralia Squads Split Paths in Loss and Win

Centralia Panthers drop boys game 65 53 to Monroe City as coach Enlow notes slim chances in CCC race while girls team, led by Vickie Crigler with 19 points, defeats Monroe City 42 37 to stay in CCC title contention.

Centralia Boys Atpy Sims Northcutt Angell Wright England Kaiser Bay Dickey Monroe City Gomey Kendrick Holland White Minter Spalding Yager Haun Centralia Monroe City Wood

Sturgeon Drops LCC Battle as Ashland Wins 58-44

Ashland used a late third quarter surge to defeat Sturgeon 58-44 in Little Dixie Conference action. Sturgeon trailed 32-25 at half and struggled against Ashland's zone, committing turnovers and fouling to give the Eagles 20 free throws. Only Jeff Dawson reached double figures for Sturgeon with 10 points, while Terry Sapp led Ashland with 15 points as the Eagles improved to 7-6 overall and 3-0 in the conference. Sturgeon splits the night with a 27-26 girls win, led by Teresa Robinson with 12 points.

Cliff Weith North Callaway Hornets Thunderbirds Weith Tim Holt Moberly Fulton Jefferson City Hickman Linn Jefferson City Senior High Wildcats Bulldogs Linnemeyer Mexico Ashland Sturgeon Bulldogs Eagles S&c Sturgeon Bulldog Dan Page Dick Smith Allison Gilpin Teresa Robinson Higbee

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