Morris Defeats Coal City 76-53 in season opener
Morris Redskins defeat Coal City Coalers 76 to 53 led by Darlington 20 points, Thorson 18, Struck 11. Morris defense held Coal City to 14 of 50 shooting and 25 free throws made. 43-24 halftime lead and a 64-38 after three quarters before final 15-12 fourth. Team heads to Spring Valley for IV C opener vs Hall Red Devils.
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Morris Redskins
Coal City Coalers
Bob Ciota
Ciota
Coal City
Redskins
Denny Thorson
Rich Larsen
Morris
Skins
Coalers
Darlington
Thorson
Charity Lane
Togliatti
Ferrari
Burns
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Weessas
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Keeneth Phillips
Larry Verdun
Hogan
McKinney Seeee
Chuck Verdun
Cau
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Braidwood
Euncer
B. J. Fitzpatrick
Yorkville
Jackson Oweee
Eeeeeemean
Kratochvil Werner Banden
Auick
Terry Pemberton
Salems
Jay Haynes
Newark Suffers Second Straight Loss at Yorkville 63-60
Yorkville topped Newark 62-40 as Newark shot 28 percent to Yorkville 40. Tolefson led Yorkville with 22 points while Sheldon Thompson scored 13 for Newark. In the fresh-soph game Morris beat Newark 49-25.
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Newark
Yorkville
Norsemen
Tolefson
Grindle
Kobliska
Sheldon Thompson
Johnson
Salems Nets 35 In 63-60 Win For Frosh-Sophs
Morris sophomore basketball edged Coal City 63-60 to open the season as Keith Salems scored 35 points. Coal City led early, Morris pulled away to build a 6 point halftime margin, then with 1:10 left the gap narrowed to two before a late Morris turnover and free throws sealed the victory.
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Morris
Coal City
Keith Salems
Salems Nets
Frosh-Sophs
Odell Beats Mazon 65-60 in Little Five clash
Odell spoiled Mazon home opener 65-60 in a tight two hour Little Five Conference game. Rick Beeler led Odell with 18 points and perfect 10 of 10 from the line, while Phillips scored 14 as Odell outscored Mazon in the third and fourth quarters. Odell also won the frosh soph game 50-48.
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Mazon
Odell
Red Devils
Rick Beeler
Phillips
Braidwood Tops Gardner In Little Five Clash
Gardner lost 66-54 to Reed Custer of Braidwood in a tough Little Five Conference game. Gene Baum praised Gardner for strong defense and effort, holding B J Fitzpatrick to two field goals while Braidwood pulled away on free throws and rebounding. Tom Perkins and John Trelle led Gardner with 13 points each. Kalec paced the Comets with 16 points.
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Gene Baum
Panthers
Reed Custer
Braidwood
B. J. Fitzpatrick
Baum
Fitzpatrick
Comets
B. J
Tom Perkins
Panther
Reddick
John Trelle
Scott Henzie
John Kalec
Morris Matmen Open Home Stand Versus Ottawa
Morris matmen host Ottawa Tuesday after a strong start with a 40-8 win over Batavia. Ralph Calhoun Curt Mitchell Herb Shaw and Bill Wilson all earned pins, Mitchell 1 57 at 20 pounds, while John Vigna won his heavyweight decision on riding time.
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Morris
Ottawa
Redskins
Batavia
Ralph Calhoun
Curt Mitchell
Herb Shaw
Bill Wilson
Mitchell
Tom Hunterlong
John Vigna
Gardner
Rick James
Mike Tucker
Bruce Egeland
Ray Springer
Jim Smith
Wrestling Scores Highlight Mixed Results Meet
Keech won by forfeit and Calhoun pinned Anderson in a fast card of matches. Heiser defeated Johnson 4-0 while Mitchell pinned Hinterlong at 1 57. Nelson and Hubbard each earned decisions 4-0 and 9-5 respectively. Bruder defeated Witschenke 6-2. Shaw pinned Anderson and Hayes won 4-0 over Rosenberger. Gribble pinned Kopczick and Wilson pinned Berries Hoy. Vigna won 3-2 over James.
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Steve Keech
Ralph Calhoun
Jim Anderson
Mark Heiser
Art Johnson
Curt Mitchell
Tom Hinterlong
Howie Nelson
Ron Hubbard
Ron Bartek
Bob Mitchell
John Bruder
Ross Witschenke
Herb Shaw
Larry Anderson
Brad Hayes
Tom Rosenberger
Alan Gribble
Ray Kopczick
Bill Wilson
Don Berries Hoy
John Vigna
Rick James
Trainer Jack Gainer Dies not. Edgehill and Pleasant Hill Farms
Jack Gainer, who succeeded the late Jimmy Pitt as trainer of thoroughbreds for Edgehill Farm and Pleasant Hill Farm, played high school football as a fullback at Panama City Florida.
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Jack Gainer
Jimmy Pitt
Edgehill Farm
Pleasant Hill Farm
Panama City
Fla
Seneca Drops At Marseilles
Seneca Fighting Irish fall 57 to 36 to Marseilles as both teams struggle from the field. Marseilles leads 21 11 at halftime and expands in the third quarter before Seneca’s late rally falls short. Jerry Goode scores 17 for Marseilles and Phil Trager 15 while R Clark tops Seneca with 11. The junior varsity also defeats Marseilles 53 43.
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Seneca Fighting Irish
Marseilles
Jerry Goode
Marseilles Panthers
Phil Trager
R. Clark
Seneca _ fresh - sophs
Prep Basketball Scoring Highlights From AP Matchups
Dunbar 84 Marshall 76 Du Sable 78 Hales Franciscan 64 Foreman 79 St. George 69 Bogan 73 Gage Park 24 Farragut 82 Lane 50 Austin 72 Sullivan 69 Ot Calumet 76 Bowen 70 Hyde Park 77 Parker 57 Tuley 103 Steinmetz 51 Schurz 81 Prosser 51 Phillips 65 Hirsch 47 Nine of the last 11 Kentucky Derby winners were stabled at Hialeah before Louisville.
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Phillips
Hirsch
Holiday Tourney Pairings Set At Sunday Dinner
Pairings for the 19th Morris Holiday Tournament will be decided at a 6:30 p.m. Sunday dinner meeting for principals and coaches at Morris High School. Competing schools include La Salle Joliet West Ottawa Streator Coal City Newark Morris and more.
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LaSalle
Don Stanton
Ottawa
Dean Riley
Joliet West
Leroy Leslie
Newark
Harold Bennett
Streator
Bill Davies
Coal City
Jerry Grandone
Lockfort West
Rich Maack
Morris
Bob Ciota
W. R
Bob) Ferguson
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