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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1972

Page

14

Madison Mohawks top seed in Dayton Class AA tourney

Madison enters the Dayton Class AA Tournament as the top seed after a 15-0 season and seven straight wins. The Mohawks, 14-0 going into tonight, face Oxford Talawanda as a likely favorite with seedings determined by a coaches meeting in Dayton tomorrow. Other area teams include Springboro, Edgewood, Carlisle, Preble, Shawnee, Valley View, Kings, Mason, and Little Miami in two venues at UD Arena and UC Field House. The tourney runs Feb 28 to Mar 11 with strong squads like Fenwick, Jefferson, and National Trail in the 15‑team field.

Madison Madison Mohawks Dayton Arena Oxford Talawanda Journal Springboro Edgewood Carlisle Preble Shawnee Valley View Kings Mason Little Miami Brookville Dixie Eaton Jefferson Kiser National Trail Oakwood Twin Valley South University of Dayton Arena Fenwick Falcons Nationals John “Butch” Ross Spartans Fenwick New Miami Cincinnati Batavia Bethel Tate Cincinnati Country Day Lockland St. Bernard Williamsburg Fayetteville Felicity Georgetown Macon Eastern Ripley Anderson High

Taft Tigers extend winning streak in tight schedule

In a do or die GMC title push, Taft Tigers rise to 14-1 after a 13 game win streak. The Hamilton Taft cheerleaders report a recent 84-83 road win at Fairfield and praise coach McCollum for timely player performance.

Paul Walker Hamilton Taft Middletown Middies Taft Fairfield McCollum

Cats Panthers On Vital Trips For Key Conference Games

Middletown aims to extend a five game win streak and stay in the GMC race with a Taft High visit. Springboro seeks the FAVC crown at Clinton Massie as Mason visits Waynesville and Little Miami goes to Kings. National Trail hosts Valley View while Xenia Wilson closes DSL era at Carlisle.

Seyi Pias Wildcats Springboro Panthers Middletown Taft High Hamilton Middies Paul Walker Greater Miami Springboro Clinton Massie Fort Ancient Panthers Massie Falcons Waynesville Mason Little Miami Kings

Taft High pulls big win and record breaking night

Taft High shocked Withrow 110 to 69 at home on Friday, setting school records for most points in a game and in a half with 64. The team then beat Wilmington 80 to 64 Saturday after a tight start, finishing strong in the fourth quarter.

Cincinnati Withrow Taft Wilmington

State Aspirations Reveal Strong Offense and Defense

The opponents praise OUR OFFENSIVE AVERAGE at 88.2 points per game and a 65.1 point allowed, with a 45.9 percent field goal rate unmatched since the 1962 state champions. They note GMC leadership in fewest disqualifications as well. The letter closes with a call to local high schools to share ideas, hoping for state tournament notes.

GMC

Carlisle Indians Game Moved to Eaton for Feb 19

Carlisle High fans are reminded the basketball game against Eaton will be played Feb 19 at Eaton. Athletic Director Charles Laughlin notes billfold schedules showed Feb 12 by error, while window schedules are correct.

Carlisle Carlisle High Indians Eaton Charles Laughlin

Germantown Scores Park n Save and Others in League Play

Germantown defeated Park n Save 76 while Don and Ann's Franklin Woods posted 71 and Riverside Grill's Tavern won 82 to Buckeye Ins 73. Tom's Boys Germantown Merchants recorded a double forfeit.

Don & Ann Grill’s Tavern Buckeye Tom’s Boys Germantown

Warriors Edge East Liverpool to Meet Chillicothe Next

The Miami Branch Warriors beat East Liverpool 94 to 87 behind JON WEAVER's 17 second half points and 26 from Rich Hinkle. The win pits 17-6 Miami Branch against top-seeded Chillicothe in a Badin High gym second round showdown for a shot at the state title.

Ine Warriors Kent State East Liverpool Wilson Ohio University Chillicothe Warriors Chillicothe Newark Wade E. Miller Darkhorse Badin High Jon Weaver Madison High Rich Hinkle Ron Haven Middletown Grant Edwards Lynn Darbyshire Darbyshire Miami Branch Grr Hinkle Haven Edwards Silcox Spivey Weaver Banks Clarke E. Liverpool

No Home For Lima Game Off

Lima High School cancels the basketball game with Springfield High due to a riot that shut Lima Senior High and left seven students injured and a policeman hospitalized. Officials cited trouble locating a venue as the reason for the postponement and the lack of audience.

Lima Ohio Lima High School Springfield

Contest Has Ups And Downs

Columbus Ohio OSU and Antioch College meet Saturday in the first intercollegiate sports contest since 189 football. This time it is yo yos with OSU challenging six schools. Six players must perform ten tricks chosen from a hat and scored by attempts.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State University Antioch College OSU Antioch Karl Allen

Cage Scores From Various College Matches

Dayton edged Loyola Chicago 91 to 90 while Cincinnati beat John Carroll 84 to 78. Kenyon defeated Ashland 90 to 87. St Francis Pa topped Steubenville 96 to 88. Temple beat Walsh 74 to 71. Princeton routed Cornell 96 to 69. Virginia Tech downed William and Mary 90 to 69. Tulsa beat North Texas State 75 to 69.

Dayton Chicago Loyola Cincinnati Rutgers John Carroll Kenyon Ashland Thomas More St. Francis Steubenville Rio Grande Walsh Temple Seton Hall Penn Columbia Princeton Cornell Va. Tech Wm. & Mary SW la McNeese St Bradley Drake St. Louis Memphis St East. Mich Hillsdale Tulsa

Madison Hosts Cage Clash With Talawanda Tonight

Tickets remain for the Madison versus Talawanda game at Madison High School. Doors open at 6 15 p m and tickets are sold on a first come first served basis.

Madison

Dayton Holds Off Loyola in Late Rally for 91 87 Win

Dayton Flyers survive a Looming finish as Loyola’s LaRue Martin dominates before a zone slows him. Jack Kill seals the 91 87 victory with a late three point play as Dayton fades a 14 point lead. Cincinnati beats Rutgers 84 74 behind Derreck Dickey career high 40 points.

Associated Press Dayton Flyers Loyola LaRue Martin Don Donoher Jack Kill Martin Ramblers Cincinnati Rutgers Madison Square Garden Derreck Dickey Bearcats Dickey

Miami University Hall of Fame to add five members

Oxford MU will induct five new members at halftime of the Miami versus Ohio University game in Millett Hall. The class includes Bob Brown Ernie Kellermann Marvin Pierce Bo Schembechler and Charles Shugert. A banquet will honor them tonight at the University Center.

Oxford Miami University Athletic Hall of Fame Miami-Ohio University Millett Hall Bob Brown Ernie Kellermann Marvin Pierce Bo Schembechler Charles Shugert Brown Shugert Miami Kellermann Schembechler Pierce University Center Athletic Hall of Fame

Record Falls At Latonia Thoroughbred Meet Opening

A frozen Latonia track and high winds produced fast times at the opening of a 40 day meeting in Florence Kentucky. English News clocked a 1 033 5 track record for 5 1 2 furlongs as 6 926 fans watched from the heated grandstand. The previous mark belonged to Nimble Sprite set last September.

Florence Latonia Raceway English News Nimble Sprite

Franklin Wildcats set for Fenwick test in tough league clash

Franklin travels to Fenwick as 8-7 Falcons seek a win to spoil the Wildcats title bid in the Mid Miami League. Madison eyes a share of the MML by beating Talawanda on the Madison court, already 14-0 and state ranked sixth in Class AA.

Franklin Fenwick Fair Wildcats Falcons Fenwick Madison Talawanda Madison Court

Nussbaumer Named Browns Personnel Director

Cleveland Browns announce Bob Nussbaumer will become personnel director replacing Paul Bixler. Owner Art Modell says Bixler requested reduced workload mid last season and stepped down just before the draft.

Cleveland Bob Nussbaumer Cleveland Browns National Football League Paul Bixler Art Modell Bixler

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