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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1974

Page

4

Last Second Shot Lifts Mexico Over Fulton Bulldog Thriller

Mexico Bulldogs spike Fulton Hornets 68-67 on Ernie Moore last second jumper. Randy Jones sparked the rally, feeding Moore for the game winner as Mexico improves in a tight Mid-State Conference race. Cheatum led scoring with 21 while DeBondt returned strong prior to fouling out.

Mexico Fulton Hollywood Mexico Bulldogs Ernie Moore Bulldogs Fulton Hornets Moore Bob Cheatum Bob Ligon Columbia Hickman Kewpies Ligon Randy Jones Jones Dennis DeBondt DeBondt Hornets Hornet Cheatum Lewis Moore Lewis Ernie Piper Pittman Bulldog Hall

Wildcats Dominate Indians as Penn Leads With 24

Montgomery County Wildcats crush Van-Far Indians 61-49 behind 24 points from 6-7 sophomore Charlie Penn and 16 from Brad Gregory. Indians' coach Lowell Keltner praised Penn's inside game while Montgomery's defense slowed their outside scoring. Spradling shined for Van-Far. Keltner urged tougher ball movement for next games. Next up, Van-Far meets Wellsville in the Bowling Green Tournament, while Montgomery hosts Bowling Green in a makeup game. Foreman Norton title bout set for March 25 with site TBA.

Montgomery County Wildcats Indians Montgomery Lowell Keltner Wildcats Van Charlie Penn Penn Brad Gregory Keltner Tommy Spradling Wellsville Bowling Green Mont- Homery

Community Keeps Up High Scoring Pace

Community Trojans raced past Missouri School for the Deaf at Fulton 83 64 for a second straight 80 plus point game. Rodney Willingham Tony Albus led fast tempo guards with Mark Robison scoring 26 and Kelly Young 28. MSD’s Ricky Bridges 32 fueled a tough loss as R-6 prepares for a Monday rematch in Mokane. Jayvees beat MSC 52 50 in OT with Brad Cox 15 and Paul Fennewald buzzer winner, next game January 20 vs Sturgeon.

Fulton Bob Mindlin Trojans Missouri School For the Deaf Mindlin MSD Mokane Rodney Willingham Tony Albus Trojan Mark Robison R-6 Kelly Young Robison Young Ronnie Harris Syst Hugh Te Daceithies Maples Ricky Bridges Brad Cox MSC Paul Fennewald Gary Garnett Virgil Stuart Jayvees

Bobcats Edge Tigers In Narrow Bowling Green Win

Wellsville Tigers suffer defensive lapses in a 74-73 loss to Bowling Green in EM Conference play. Darry Kemp nets 26 for Wellsville, Harold Koester 24 lead Bobcats, time expires with Bobcats holding final lead. Wellsville (6-6) heads to Troy tonight after a tough non league clash.

Wellsville Tigers Bowling Green Tiger Richard Shaffer Darry Kemp Bobcats Harold Koester Bobcat Troy Van-Far JiAdiny Grein Cleu

Prep Basketball Scores From Missouri District Matches

Missouri prep basketball results show Lingeln-KC 52 over Southwest-Ke, Columbia Hickman 74 over Hannibal Se. Mark Twain 49, Osceola 65 over Audrain 47, Glasgow 49 over Northwestern Pole 67, Dekalb 73 over Lathrop 42, Sedalia 46 over Jefferson City 4, Osborne 107 over Fillmore 37, Stet 56 over Malta Bend 54, Trenton 5 over Marshall, Boonville 47 over Odessa, Rock Bridge 65 over Kirkville, Laddonia 83 over Deal 44, Deepwater 60 over Ballard 77, Wigginsville 446 over Loadwood.

Mark Twain Macon Montgomery Van-Far Osceola Audrain Aurora Monett Glasgow Northwestern -Pole Lone Jack Dekalb Lathrop Sedalia Jefferson City Monroe City Palmyra Osborne Fillmore Stet Malta Bend Trenton Marshall St. Paul's Grain Yeya Boonville Odessa Rock Bridge Kirkavilla Laddonia School For Deal Deepway Ballard Ulton Alloy Loadwood

South Callaway Tops Missouri Military Academy 62 46

South Callaway pulled away from a 24-22 halftime lead to defeat Missouri Military Academy 62-46 on MMA court. Bud Thomas led visiting South Callaway with 22 points, while Fred Riggenbach scored 15 for MMA. South Callaway led 14-8 after one quarter, MMA stayed close through most of the third, then the visitors outscored MMA 18-9 in the final period. MMA is 3-6. Junior varsity: South Callaway 57-51.

South Callaway Missouri Military Academy Bud Thomas Fred Riggenbach MMA Colonels

Colonels Triumph Over Principia In 54-15 Wrestling Meet

Missouri Military Academy wrestlers toppled Principia 54-15 near St. Louis. MMA won four pins, four forfeits, and one decision. Rich Lynch stayed undefeated despite a leg injury as Tim Champlin and Agulo Tozlaff posted pins, Bob Wyatt and Bill Welch also won by forfeit or pin, and Greg Rollman pinned John Tanton. MMA faces Hannibal next Wednesday.

Missouri Military Academy Principia St. Louis MMA Rich Lynch Tim Champlin Agulo Tozlaff Bob Wyatt Colonels Paul Wood Mark Dunn Bill Welch Steve Cathcart Mark Creith Lynch Greg Rollman John Tanton Hannibal

Wellsville Dominates in 62-32 Victory

Randy Harrington led Wellsville with 21 points in a 62 to 32 win as the team surged ahead early. Irregular wording suggests incomplete line missing additional details about the opponent and context.

Randy Harrington Wellsville

Solid Effort Gives T-Birds Share of Conference Lead

North Callaway Thunderbirds beat Westran 45-43 in Huntsville to stay near Lewis and Clark Conference summit. Mike Love led NorCal with 16 points and 11 rebounds as coach Clifford Weith’s squad, healthy for the first time this season, held off a late Westran surge. NorCal hosts Cairo in a make-up game tonight at Kingdom City.

Huntsville North Callaway Thunderbirds Lewis and Clark T-Birds Westran NorCal Clifford Weith T-Bird Herb Sandker Rob Gordon Mike Love Gordon Cairo Kingdom City Love Sanduero Butler Rainer Wesiran

Mark Twain Tigers Top Macon 49 31 in CCC Showdown

Mark Twain used a strong second half zone to defeat Macon 49 31 in Clarence Cannon Conference action. Roger Cowden led the Tigers with 17 points on eight field goals and one free throw, supported by Mike Riefesel with 14 and Arnold Meyer with 10 as MT improved to 2-0 against Macon this year. The team faces Bowling Green Monday in a tournament and travels to Centralia Tuesday for a league game.

MT Downs Macon Mark Twain Tigers Centralia Clarence Cannon Tiger Joe Battles Roger Cowden Mike Riefesel Arnold Meyer Cowden Phe Wil Hth

Coyotes Win Slimly Over Salisbury 61 57 In Conference Play

Paris Coyotes snapped a 13 game skid with a 61 57 victory over Salisbury in Lewis and Clark Conference action. Dane Kendrick scored 21 points after recovering from flu and sent Paris to a late lead with five seconds left while David Hollingsworth added perfect 10 for 10 free throws. Paris also won the junior varsity 48 32 led by Kessie Long with 13 points and Mike Herron with 10. Next up Palmyra in the Palmyra Invitational Monday night.

Mexico Fulton Hornets Richard Pittman Pittman Ligon Bulldogs Gilbert Berry Berry Andy Piper Andy Paris Paris Coyotes Coyotes Salisbury Lewis and Clark Dane Kendrick Kendrick David Hollingsworth Hollingsworth Kessie Long Mike Herron Palmyra

Centralia Defense Keeps King In Check

Centralia defeated South Shelby 63-55 in Clarence Cannon Conference action as Greg Sewell led with 21 points and center John Romine added 16 while Romine pulled 13 rebounds. Coach Jim Enlow credited lockdown defense on Greg King and strong rebounding for the win, which improves Centralia to 5-3 in league play. South Shelby falls to 2-6. The Centralia girls lost 58-24, Cheryl Burnett scoring 10 for Centralia. Next up, Centralia hosts Mark Twain Tuesday and then Macon in the Palmyra Tournament.

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Mexico Ledger News: Local Briefs January 19 1974

A compact entry from the Mexico Ledger highlights Saturday briefs dated January 19 1974. The item notes community events and upcoming municipal notices, with no single long feature or headline.

Mexico

Opportunity presentation by Mr Hallowell in Bowling Green

Interested parties may attend a brief presentation by Mr. Hallowell at R's Restaurant Missouri Room in Bowling Green Missouri on January 22 1974 at 7 00 p m After the presentation applications will be taken and interviews arranged.

Hallowell R's Missouri Bowling Green

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