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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1971
Page
6
Mexico High School grapplers with a 62 record meet Hannibal after routing Quincy 32-12. JV starts at 2 p.m. then varsity, following Christmas break action, plus notes on Moberly tourney results and previous Sedalia Fulton wins.
The Mexico Bulldogs edged Sedalia Smith-Cotton 68 64 in OT to seize control of the Central Missouri Conference race. Warren Williams was ejected after a scuffle with Kim Anderson, but Larry Cooper drilled key free throws as Mexico pulled ahead. High scorers included Mark Thoenen 16, Keith Campbell 14, Dennis White 14, Cooper 10. Mexico hosts Sedalia on Feb 12 in a rematch. A separate Jan 2 win over Hannibal 54-52 featured strong free-throw finishing.
The Mexico Bullpups traveled to Sedalia for a split action with a 44-41 overtime win by the Bulldog sophomore team and a 55-42 defeat for the JV squad. The JV team opened year with a 53-37 victory over Hannibal on January 2 and will play Jeff City Friday against the JV Jays after a two week layoff.
The ninth graders dropped to 3-6 after three consecutive losses since Christmas. A Tuesday game against Fulton was canceled due to icy roads, with a forthcoming matchup against Jeff City Jays.
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