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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1974
Page
12
Springfield strategy centers on frontline play as Middies count on size and interior defense to drive success. Coach Paul Walker and staff focus on rebounding balance and post moves to exploit opponents' weaknesses.
Middletown High coach Paul Walker prepares for a pivotal battle with Springfield North at the University of Dayton Arena. North features 6-6 Randy Ayres and a strong front line, while Middletown relies on balanced scoring from Damon Graham, Vic Merchant, Butch Carter, and Doug Jemison. The night also includes Cincinnati Elder versus Dayton Alter in the open, with the winner advancing to Columbus for the Southwestern District Class AAA tournament.
Vic Merchant and Bryan Grevey of Hamilton Taft lead the GMC first team with Ed Kennedy and Kirk Born. Doug Jemison and Dan Graham of Middletown earn second team honors along with others. Paul Walker named GMC Coach of the Year. District 15 honors include Preble Shawnee standouts Tom Johnson and Ritchie Longworth with Mike Akers as Class AA Coach of the Year.
UCLA rises to second behind North Carolina State in the weekly AP college basketball poll after clinching the Pac 8 title with an 82 52 victory over Southern California. UCLA faces Dayton in the West regional semifinals.
Rice University basketball coach Don Knodel resigns from the Owls after two decades. A Hamilton Ohio native and Miami University alumnus, he led the team to the 1970 Southwest Conference title. He states coaching no longer fulfills him and says the decision was not made overnight. He has no new job lined up.
Boston Bruins center Derek Sanderson is suspended for the remainder of the current NHL season and the Stanley Cup playoffs for conduct detrimental to the team. Buffalo Sabres trade Doug Rombough to the New York Islanders for Brian Spencer. Tom Leonard and Tom Edlefsen default in World Championship Tennis doubles. Gannon College basketball coach Dave Markey is fired after a 15-11 season.
Michigan defeats Indiana 75 67 in a special playoff at Illinois Assembly Hall to clinch the Big Ten title and move to the NCAA Mideast Regional in Tuscaloosa. C J Kupec led with 22 points Campy Russell 17 Wayman Britt 16 as Indiana falls short in the final minutes.
Southern Cal coach Bob Boyd urged a return to winning ways after an 82 to 52 defeat at UCLA cost them the Pacific Eight title. The Trojans, riding an eight game streak earlier, fall to 15th and drop into the eight team CCA for runners up.
Morgan State center Marvin Webster nicknamed the Human Eraser headlines the AP Little All-America squad with West Georgia guard Clarence Walker lauded as the premier small college guard. The group also includes Leonard Robinson, Eugene Short, and Jerry Davenport, highlighting standout performers from division II and NAIA schools.
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