Middletown Middies Rally Past Fairfield In GC Thriller
The Middletown Middies edged Fairfield 82 61 in a Greater Miami Conference game. The Indians erased a 12 point cushion and forced a late scare before the Middies held on as defense faltered.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1973
Page
6
The Middletown Middies edged Fairfield 82 61 in a Greater Miami Conference game. The Indians erased a 12 point cushion and forced a late scare before the Middies held on as defense faltered.
Madison Mohawks upset Franklin 50 48 in a GMC clash as Tom Gates and Archie Aldridge led a late rally. Gates scored 18 and Aldridge 29 for Fairfield while Kirk Born topped Franklin with 25, despite a low 47 percent shooting by the Indians.
Madison defeated Franklin 61 to something as Simpkins scored eight and Turnbow seven in the second half driving a strong rebound effort. Madison improves to 12-2 overall and 5-1 in the MML while Franklin sits 7-7 and 24 in league play.
Middletown edged Fairfield 82 81 while Lebanon topped Fenwick 47 40 and Madison beat Franklin 50 48. Monroe won 74 67 over Talawanda. Lakota 66 55 over Ross. Edgewood 62 61 over New Miami. Other scores include Waynesville 59 over Mason 58 and Springfield 87 50 over Clinton Massie.
Ernest B. Morris of Saratoga New York was elected president of Harness Tracks of America at the convention closing session. Morris heads Saratoga Harness Racing Inc and has pushed for legalized off track betting in New York.
Detroit built on Friday night 114 104 win over Philadelphia, who extended their losing streak to 11 games. The Pistons used a broad rotation as coach Ray Scott praised players stepping up. Other NBA results included Baltimore over New York 106 93 and Milwaukee 114 104 over Buffalo.
Lebanon beat Fenwick 47 to 40 on Fenwick’s home court to stay in contention for the Mid Miami League title. Lebanon controlled the boards, out-rebounded Fenwick 63 to 33, and used a slow, physical style to slow the Falcons’ offense. Fenwick shot 15 of 63 for 24 percent and star Denny McConnell went 0 for 12.
No. 20 Southern California hosts top-ranked UCLA in a clash on home court as UCLA seeks a 61 game winning streak. The pairings highlight a slate of top twenty matchups across major conferences including Virginia at NC State, Maryland at Duke, Long Beach State vs. Los Angeles State, Indiana hosting Northwestern, Alabama vs Mississippi State, Minnesota vs Purdue, Marquette at DePaul, Houston at Cincinnati, and Saint John’s at Army.
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