Morris Redskins cruise past Plainfield 70-49 in LSC clash
Morris outscored Plainfield 40-28 after halftime, led by Brian Helgeson with 22 points and Wayne Itradley 18. The Redskins used a 1-3-1 defense and shot 54 percent to seize control, while Plainfield battled on the boards but could not overcome Morris’s efficiency and timely turnovers.
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Coal City beats Wilmington to even record at 1 1
Coal City Coalers win 63 58 over Wilmington in nonconference play after a 40 40 tie through three quarters Tony Marietta scores a game high 18 points with nine rebounds and 7 of 10 shooting Center coach Ken Miller credits fourth quarter pressure defense and Marietta's late scoring Unger adds 16 points for Coal City while Mills 16 and Foley 12 lead Wilmington Wilmington wins the sophomore game 42 39 and Coal City hosts Minooka Tuesday
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Wilmington tops Seneca 49 41 in NEC clash
Barry Springer leads Wilmington with 12 points and John forth adds 10 as Wilmington defeats Seneca 49 to 41 in Northeast Conference play. Seneca's John Mann scores 19 with 16 in the first half and Seneca outrebounds 39 23 but struggles from the field in the fourth quarter.
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Mann
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Tri-Point tops MVK 73 51 in nonconference game
Tri-Point beat Mazon-Verona-Kinsman 73 51 Friday to move to 9 1 while MVK drops to 1 3. Dan Paulsen led MVK with 14 points as coach Ken Beaty noted poor shooting at 31 percent and rebounding struggles. MVK hosts Seneca Tuesday after a 56 51 sophomore win.
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Minooka dominates Yorkville to open NEC defense
Minooka outrebounded and outshot Yorkville 74-58 as Larry Simotes led with 22 points and Dan Mason 13. Coach Wayne Greenbeck praised interior pressure and Scott Carnahan’s 11 boards and six blocks. The Indians improved to 1-3 and travel to Coal City next.
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Comets top Odell to open Coal Valley Conference play
Reed-Custer defeats Odell 70 to 59 to start the CVC season. Chuck Kolotka 17 points, Ty Klover 15, Joe Lestina 13 led the Comets who improved to 2-1. Odell drops to 0-3 as Noonan scores 12. Reed-Custer led 33-23 at half and pulled away in the third.
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Reed-Custer Girls Win Coal Valley Conference Tournament
Reed-Custer defeated Odell 20 17 and 20 14 to capture the Coal Valley Conference tournament title. Debbie Wren led with 10 points in the final, Darlene Stroud and Diane Petersen added eight each, as the Comets earned their sixth straight win and improved to 8-2. Gardner-South Wilmington claimed consolation honors, edging MVK after losing to Odell in the first round.
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Missy Pfeifer
Irma Hughes
Fruland Quotes Ref On Half Court Rule Glitch
In a Morris basketball game the West end lights failed. Redskin forward Mike Fruland asked the official to play half court, make it take it. The ref smiled and said he did not know those rules.
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Payton's 183 Yard Burst Sparks Bears to Victory
Chicago over Seattle 34 7 as Walter Payton racks up 183 yards to push his season total to 1341, four ahead of O J Simpson in the NFL rushing race with one game left. He also breaks Gale Sayers Bears single season rushing record.
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Plainfield Sophomores Defeat Morris 64 53 On Friday Night
Sophi Jose Plainfield topped Morris 64 53 as Dan Muren led the Wildcats with 15 points. Plainfield held a 28 25 halftime lead and stretched to 47 36 after the third period. Morris scorers included Brendan O Neill 12 Mike Warner 11 Steve Lutz 10 Kevin Gordon 9 Jim Allen 5 with Rob Turk 4 and Mark Vaksdal 2 adding rebounds.
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Kevin Gordon
Jim Allen
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Mark Vaksdal
Marseilles Triumphs Over Serena In Volleyball Showdown
Marseilles handed Serena its first volleyball loss with set scores of 20 13 and 20 11. Gaylene Gandolfi led with 10 points while Melissa Ball added 20 points. Marseilles improves to 5 3 and hosts Wilmington next. The JV team remains undefeated with 15 3 14 16 16 14 wins.
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Wilmington
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