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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1972
Page
6
Middletown Middies defeated Portsmouth 80 to 76 in a tight clash coached by Paul Walker. The game followed recent losses to Hamilton as Middies respond with a decisive late run.
Bob Doll's Middies defended home court against an 8th rated Portsmouth squad, erasing a 10 point fourth quarter lead. Archie Aldridge and McMonigle led with 30 points each as Rick Martin and Deve Rogers added key layups to seal a 65 63 finish with strong defense and a deep bench.
Monroe High sophomore Jack Woodward scored 7 points in the final minutes to rally the Hornets to a 74 71 Mid Miami League victory over Edgewood. Edgewood led 50 50 in the third quarter before Jeff Ferguson and Jim Schenck fought off Durham’s absence for Edgewood. Sword grabbed 14 rebounds as Rick Reckart added 21 points for Monroe despite flu symptoms.
A rundown of recent high school basketball results features Middletown edging Portsmouth 80 to 76, Fairview over Belmont 55 to 53, Meadowdale 52 over Roosevelt, and Oak Hills 83 defeating Colerain 46. Notable details include Monroe beating Oak Hills 74-66 and Lakota 53 to Franklin 68 with varied quarter scores and team totals throughout the night.
John Butch Rossi earned his 150th career victory in Fenwick Falcons 71 57 win over Talawanda at Oxford The Falcons held the Braves to nine points in the first half Tim Fening led Fenwick with 25 points while Jeff Hughes had 18 for Talawanda Fenwick improves to 65 record on the season and stays above .500.
Lakota High faced unbeaten Madison High in a Mid Miami League game at Westchester. The Mohawks used a 2-1-2 trap to rally from behind and defeat Lakota 69 to 53, led by Roger Ford with 26 points and balanced support from Carpenter, Doliboa, and Marts.
Mason Comets jumped to an early lead and defeated Blanchester 69 to 50 in a Fort Ancient Valley Conference game. Greg Meibers led Mason with 21 points as they improved to 6-5 overall and 5-2 in the league. Blanchester fell to 2-9 overall, 2-5 in FAWC.
Dayton Jefferson surged after halftime to defeat Carlisle High 80 52 in a Dayton Suburban League game. Jefferson built a 48 point run in the final two periods led by Harold Johnson with 31 points as Carlisle trailed 32 30 at the break.
Valley View edged the Dixie Greyhounds 65 to 64 as a final second basket decided the game in Dayton Suburban League play. The victory improves Valley View to 5-6 in the DSL and 8-11 overall, while Dixie drops to 3-3 in the league and 4-7 in conference play.
Local basketball schedule lists Sidney at Monroe West Carrollton at Franklin Patterson at Lebanon Lakota at Mt Healthy Lite Miami at Springboro Blanchester at Kings Mason at Clinton Massie Preble Shawnee at New.
Jim Hough scores a career high 34 points to lead Springboro past Kings 92 58 in a Fort Ancient Valley Conference game. Kings led 27 16 after the first period but Springboro pulled away with 32 15 in the second half and improved to six straight FAWC wins.
Flint goalie Bob Perani stopped 23 shots to secure a home town shutout as the Flint Generals defeated the Dayton Gems 3-0. Dayton fell to 13-14-0 in the season while Flint improved to 21-21-3.
Louisville assistant coach Joe Perella will join the University of Cincinnati football staff. Cardinal offensive backfield coach Perella cited a strong financial offer and said he could not turn it down. Louisville coach Lee Corso confirmed the move.
Trainer Frank Pancho Martin saddled five winners on the final Aqueduct program as New York’s 243 day thoroughbred season closed. His total rose to 106 for the year, with 81 of those wins for builder Sigmund Sommer.
Adelphi University quartet Keith Davis Connie Walker Larry Ross and Clyde McPherson powered to a 3 12.2 mile relay at the Philadelphia Track Classic. The team, aided by the Philadelphia Pioneer Club, had previously run 3 13.3 to erase their prior 3 13.7 mark set at College Park Maryland.
Waynesville suffers a 66 64 defeat at Little Miami as Spartans slip to 3 4 in league play and 3 7 overall. Scoring details list Harmen Compton Graham Goode Jones for Waynesville and Kilburn Thomas Justison Blanton Lewis Kingery Mobley Scherele for Little Miami. Final: Little Miami 66 Waynesville 64.
Lebanon High moved ahead in team points as Middletown Middies sent 12 into the semifinals of the Middletown Invitational. Middies led with 15 points, followed by Lakota and Talawanda at 10, Mt. Healthy at 10, Monroe at 6, Franklin at 2, and Hamilton Taft at 1. Jim Courey upset Hamilton Taft’s Mark McCormick in an early major, while Dale Hiteman of Lebanon scored the fastest pin in 22 seconds.
Lewis J. Purdy offers termite service in Middletown marking 28th year with thousands of satisfied users. For contact call 919 Beech or Down's Hardware at 473-4682.
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