Dwight Joliet Central win opening Morris Tournament game
Whitey Anderson scored a tournament record 17 free throws on 21 attempts, finishing with 35 points as Dwight Trojans defeated Yorkville 81 73 in the Morris Holiday Tournament opener. Tom Halloran added 19 points, while Ralph Goins led Yorkville with 22 before fouling out. Dwight advances to face Joliet Central in the semifinals.
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Whitey Anderson
Dwight Trojans
Yorkville
Dwight
Joliet Central
Marseilles
Marquette
Newark
Morris
Coal City
Anderson
Walter
Thornton
Tom Halloran
Dennis Drinan
Trojans
Foxes
Dwight Zone
Ralph Goins
Steve Halbesma
Rick Dalton
Goins
Halloran
Halbesma
Minooka tops Seneca in Coal Valley Conference clash
Minooka put three players in double figures and dominated the boards to defeat Seneca 62-50. Jerry Banks had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Randy Frye 11, Jerry Nelson 10, while Minooka outrebounded Seneca 41-21. Matt Myre led Seneca with 18 points.
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Seneca
Minooka
Jerry Banks
Randy Frye
Jerry Nelson
Don Williams
Matt Myre
Denny Pitts
F Banks Read
Bogart
Frye Knutson
Nelson Denny Thompson
Doug Thompson
Underhill White
D. Williams
M. Williams
Williamson
Steep Newman Reardon Larson
Myre Hauskin
Pitts
Ugolini Johnson Stangland
Central sweeps Shabbona in two basketball games at Ottawa
Ottawa Central defeated Shabbona 33-19 in the B Team contest with Grady scoring 11 and Meyers 10. In the A Team game Central won 43-36 as Johnson led with 15 points and Hicks added 14 while Steve Montanus top scored for Shabbona with 10.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Central
Shabbona
Central
Grady
Meyers
Steve Montanus
Johnson
Hicks
Gardner Grade School lightweights stay undefeated with Reddick win
Gardner lightweights improved to 11-0 with a 21-14 victory over Reddick and a 6-0 Big Seven record. In the heavyweight game Gardner won 44-24 as Jim Parrish led with 12 points, Randy Powell added nine and 14 rebounds, and Doug Brown pulled 13 boards. Gardner improves to 8-1 overall, 5-1 in conference, next at Goodfarm on Jan 3.
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Gardner
Reddick
Mark Sorensen
Oelschlager
Jim Parrish
Randy Powell
Doug Brown
Goodfarm
Minooka Falls to Lincoln-Way 41 17 in Dual Meet
Lincoln-Way defeats Minooka 41 17 with key pins and decisions. Scarcelli and Alberico earn Minooka wins. Hovi Tyler and Chanello contribute for LW as 167 185 pins and forfeit seal the meet. Lincoln-Way also wins the frosh soph 54 9.
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Minooka
Lincoln-Way
Mike Scarcelli
Jim Skinotes
Steve Alberico
Jerry Gorman
John Wagner
Don Hutchingson
Tim Lee
Lincoln- Way
Bachman
Chip Tyler
George Coley
Don Chanello
Scott Wheclaw
Scarcelli
Skinotes
Alberico
Gorman
Wagner
Hutchinson
Olson
Hakishima
Sorensen
Bogart
Lee
Tyler
Coley
Chanelle
Kinsella
Hal
Sheek
Thatcher
Dailey
Wiceclaw
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Fisher
Orman
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R. Merkel
Dalton
Goss Penn Eisnhauge Johnson
Walker Hughes
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Earlville
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Panther
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Hausken
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Harris
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Hagg
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FGA
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Torano Long
McCaskill
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Baver Moore
Decker
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B. Chapman
Clifford Spicer
Teele
Blue Galloway
Rters Joliet
Shabbona Falls
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Ron Sorensen
Brian Bogart
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Chicago
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Swanee) Hexdall
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Zenith
Zenith Battery Club
Liberty Walgreens
Swanee’s Bike Shop
Elvie Ferris
W. Washington
Devcon Corporation
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