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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1973

Page

11

Four Area Teams Open Tonight In Basketball Action

Four area high school teams begin play in the first full week of the season. North Callaway debuts coach Clifford Weith against Community A-6 Trojans while Wellsville under Richard Shafter hosts Hermann. Montgomery County travels to Elsberry in an Eastern Missouri Conference opener. Sturgeon hosts Harrisburg as Chris Spene meets Greg Sublett, and Paris hosts Monroe City with Don Williams planning aggressive changes. Four girls games follow: Macon Centralia Monroe City Paris Mark Twain Harrisburg Sturgeon. Vancouver hires Andy Bathgate as head coach. Prefontaine wins NCAA cross country title for Oregon. Goolagong dominates in South African Open.

North Callaway Clifford Weith Trojans Weith Hermann Don Gosen Montgomery County Wildcats Elsberry Wildcats Indians Montgomery Brad Gregory Sturgeon Bulldogs Harrisburg Bulldogs Chris Spene Greg Sublett Don Williams Coyotes Monroe City Williams Paris Macon Centralia Mark Twain Palmyra Sturgeon Suzie Rowland Chevy Darling

Costly turnovers sink Mexico jayvee opener at Hickman

Mexico jv fell 43 33 to Columbia Hickman as early turnovers set the tone. Randy Stewart and Don Dempski led Hickman with 16 points apiece, while E G Raney praised the turnout and noted nerves and first quarter mistakes as the main issue.

Mexico Columbia Hickman Hickman E.G. Raney Randy Stewart Don Dempski Bulldogs Raney Dempski Randy Jones

Kewpies Lead Basketball Poll In Central Missouri

The Columbia Hickman Kewpies emerge as the top team in central Missouri with 18 first place votes and 231 points in The Ledger weekly poll. Mexico and others follow, ranking includes Centralia North Callaway and Community A-6 with points and placement. Ballots go to area coaches and independents. teams must reach at least 10 points to be ranked.

Columbia Hickman Kewpies Missouri Ledger Kewpies Mexico Bulldogs Montgomery County Wildcats Centralia North Callaway Community A-6 Mid- Missouri

Lee's Wild Cashing Pays Big Dividends

Atlanta beat Minnesota 17 7 as Eddie Ray caught a 39 yard TD pass with 1 10 left in the half. Fran Tarkenton led a late Vikings surge but fell short as Atlanta extended its win streak to six and stayed within a game of the Rams in the NFC West. Tarkenton threw for 209 yards and connected on a 39 yard TD to John Gilliam while Nick Mike Mayer added two field goals for the Falcons.

Atlanta Norm van Brocklin Atlanta Falcons National Football League Minnesota Vikings Falcon Bob Lee Eddie Ray Fran Tarkenton Los Angeles Rams Minnesota Lee Dave Hampton Nick Mike-Mayer Falcons Tarkenton Vikings Bill Brown John Gilliam Tommy Nobis Rams Gams Dallas Washington

Falcons close in as playoff hopes stay alive

In a Big Eight preview, Kansas State coach Vince Gibson boldly forecast Oklahoma beat Nebraska in Norman. Other coaches offered cautious takes as chatter swirled around the looming rivalry clash and its impact on the conference title race.

Kansas City Vince Gibson Kansas State Gibson Oklahoma Nebraska Normana Ian Onofrio Jim Stanley Oklahoma State Big Eight

Indians Post Tourney Surprise

The Van-Far Indians stunned defending champion Unity of Mendon IL 58 44 in the Hannibal Holiday Tournament opener. Junior Kevin Cockrell led with 24 points and 19 rebounds as Van-Far capitalized on Unity’s inexperience and adjusted to pressure, while teammates Hale Straube Spradling Hurshman Teague contributed key plays and the team shot 63 percent. They face Clapton next, then potential follow games as the tournament continues.

Hannibal Van-Far Lowell Keltner Indians Unity Mendon Keltner van- Far Kevin Cockrell Mark Hale Dewey Straube Tommy Spradling Rick Hurshman Stan Teague Hale Straube Spradling Hurshman Clapton Kirksville Brookfield Mexico

No Change In Top Grid Teams In AP Poll

Ohio State remains first in the AP college football ratings with no changes in the top 13. Ohio State beat Iowa 45-13 to boost to 1,142 points with 3 first-place votes as Alabama thrashed Miami 43-13 to hold 1,082 points and 16 first-place votes. Oklahoma is third after 48-20 over Kansas, with nine first-place votes.

Buckeyes Michigan Iowa Alabama Louisiana State Miami Florida Crimson Tide Oklahoma Kansas Sooners Nebraska Notre Dame Penn State Purdue Sesson Ohio State California Texas Texas Tech Arizona State Houston Ohio Carolina Oklahoma State Missouri Pittsburgh Arizona East Carolina Georgia Harvard Maryland Temple Tennessee

Bowling results and high scores from Mexico ladies league

In a bowling report from Mexico City lanes Commerce Bank defeated Merb's Apto 4 0 while Central Loan topped Great Central Lumber 2 2 House of Flowers 2 Stephenton Mate 1 First National Bank 4 and Busch 0. High scores featured E Devault 207 in a high series Pauley 539 and Commerce Bank with 1029 high team game and 7983 high team series. Other entries include Therese Berger 212 and Therese Serger 558 with Fashions 993 and Wiebert Implement 2774 as top teams.

Mexico Happy-Go-Lucky Alexicoo Crewh Laundry Nu-Tone Wieberg Tu Macy Adkissen Plynina Therese Berger Therese Serger Wiebert Ww - Plaza Wut Crown Res oDaig Ng Wu-Tons Cleaners Fashionatts Logon Pharmacy

Community Girls Overcome Shooting Woes

The Community A-6 basketball girls beat Ashland 40 26 at home in their opener despite a rough shooting night. Karen Tiller and Becky Strode led scoring with 10 each as foul trouble moved Tiller to center. Next game is Nov 26 at New Bloomfield after a date change.

Scott's Corner Ashland Debby Lane Trojans Karen Tiller Becky Strode Joyce Bertels Miss Tiller Faye Bertels Natalie Fennewald Carol Bertels Paula Hudzon Trojan Girls

Local Church Courts See Lopsided Wins

Monday night church league action produced decisive wins as Love St. Christian Church and St. Brendan Catholic posted large scoring margins.

Love St. Christian Church St. Brendan Catholic

Missouri deer hunt season totals show strong start

By Moore More Than 3 000 Missouri hunters killed 2 171 deer on Monday boosting the three day total to 14 418, up 3 66 from last year. Texas County leads with 007, Gasconade 452, Ozark 307 as season extends to Sunday. In Columbia Missouri, Yugoslavian national basketball team defeats Missouri 78 72, Eberhard 20 for Missouri.

Jefferson City Missouri Texas County Ozark Columbia, Mo University of Missouri

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