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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1955
Page
4
Sacred Heart of Monticello defeated Morley 82 to 62 Tuesday night to win the Jones county girls basketball conference championship. The win leaves Sacred Heart with six conference wins and no defeats. Susan Staner and Fran Ferring scored a combined 71 points.
Morley tied for sixth with Onslow at 1-5 in Jones County Conference play after defeating Sacred Heart 57-46. Tom George led Sacred Heart with 22 points, Vernon paced Morley with 19, as Morley surged from a 28-23 halftime deficit to take control late and end Oxford Junction’s season by clinching the league title with six wins.
The Monticello girls trailed at 8-8 early but surged ahead to a 46-36 halftime lead and built the margin as Sacred Heart players Linda Ferring and Rosalie Holmes scored four and six points respectively.
Sacred Heart's girls lose 56-53 in overtime to St. Mary's of Cascade after a 49-49 deadlock. Peggy Moran leads St. Mary's with 23 points. Sacred Heart totals include Susan Staner 21 and Rosaie Holmes 16 as eight Sacred Heart players score but fall short.
In WaMac action at Vinton Monticello struggled after leading 21-12 late in the first as the Panthers were defeated 68-53. Monticello had upset Vinton 59-54 in their earlier meeting this season.
Tuesday scores show Vinton 68 over Monticello 53. Independence 86 over Tipton 58. Marion 75 over Anamosa 57. Maquoketa 68 over Manchester 66. Standings include Vinton 37, Monticello 37, Anamosa 37, and Maquoketa 39.
Vinton used 46 percent shooting to pull away from Monticello as the freshmen sophomores coached by Harold Shugart posted their 12th win. Monticello connected on 30.3 percent from the floor and Tom Rhatigan left the game on fouls after scoring 18.
Olin's 72-40 victory over Martelle clinched the Jones county boys basketball championship final. Bernard Hay led with 42 points including 17 field goals and eight free throws, as Olin built a 36-16 halftime lead with a relentless fast break.
Sacred Heart's boys and girls hoops host non tournament games Saturday January 29 in the public high school gym. Maynard girls face Sacred Heart opener at 7 15 pm followed by Sacred Heart vs Worthington. Maynard coached by Mel Kuperschmidt boasts 18 1 with Maynard and 20 5 for Sacred Heart girls. Carolyn Nicholson leads Maynard with 33 ppg. Rev William Wilkie's Eagles stand 3 9 after Morley game.
Colesburg defeated Delhi 65 to 60 Saturday night to capture the Delaware county boys basketball tournament title. Earlville beat Dundee 65 to 60 in the consolation race.
The ad touts a 50-ton crop bale with a low-cost Allis-Chalmers ROTO-BALER. It stresses beating weather and baleing quickly when hay is bursting with early blossom and urges readers to call for their own unit.
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