Redskins Rally to Win in Fox Valley Tourney Title Route
The Morris Redskins overcome a 27-15 halftime deficit to rally past the McHenry Warriors 54-49 and advance to the Fox Valley Holiday Tournament final against Forestville, led by Ken Enger 15, Ed Prombo 14, and Jim Heard 23 points.
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Mick Peterson
Morris Redskins
McHenry Warriors
Fox Valley
Morris
Forestville
Yorkville
Redskins
Warriors
Ken Enger
Ed Prombo
Jim
McHenry
Warrior
Heard
Mike Weingart
Prombo
Enger
Hodgson
Weingart
Skins
Nets
Ed Harseim
Prep Basketball Illinois High School Tournaments Roundup
The Associated Press reports on high school boys playoffs across Illinois with results from Danville Wheeling to Elgin and Downers Grove. Notable scores include DeLaSalle 66 Normal 64, Joliet Central 63 Ottawa 42, Belvidere 68 Lindblom 50, and Proviso West 69 Willowbrook 53.
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Associated Press
Danville
Wheeling
Lewistown
Crete-Monee
Rich Central
Hersey
Schlarman
Lockport West
Morton
Joliet Catholic
Marina Cath
Clifton Cen
Centralia
Sparta
Champaign
Jacksonville
Flossmoor-Homewood
Peoria
Spalding
East Moline
Decatur
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Belleville West
Salem
Thornton Harvey
DeKalb Rochelle
Hinsdale
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Belvidere
Lindblom
DeKalb
Crystal Lake
Evanston
Maine East
Edwardsville
Johnston City
Quincy Cbc
E. St. Louis
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Triad
St. Jacob
West Frankfort
Roxana
Springfield
Duquoin
Mattoon Mattoon
Rantoul
Lawrenceville
St Anthony
Arcola
Griffin
Pontiac DeLaSalle
Normal
Lockport
Cen
Streator
Richwoods
Sterling
LaSalle Peru
Glenbard W
Pontiac
Alleman
Waukegan
Champaign Cent
Granite City
Deerfield
West Lyons
Willowbrook
College Basketball Holiday Semifinals Results and Notable Wins
ECAC Holiday semifinals featured St Bonaventure 96 over St Josephs 61 and Purdue 88 to Penn 85. Consolation results included Cincinnati 91 NYU 67 and Boston College 91 Manhattan 64. Various tournaments posted wide-bright outcomes across conferences with Arizona State 93 Idaho 81 and Stanford 114 Rochester 78 among the top scores.
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St. Bonaventure
St. Joseph’s
Purdue
Penn
Cincinnati
NYU
Boston
Manhattan
Niagara
Tennessee
Okla. Civ
Memphis
Arizona
Idaho
Rice
St. Francis
Mazon Falls In Consolation At Plano Tournament
Mazon Red Devils lose 70 69 to Hinckley Big Rock in the Plano Tournament consolation bracket to drop to 6 4. Walsh 27 points leads Mazon with strong shooting 27 of 54 from the field and 15 of 20 from the line but 27 turnovers hindered the rally. Big Rock’s Loring tallies 27 to pace the winners as Mazon exits the eight team event.
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Mazon
Red Devils
Hinckley-Big Rock
Minooka
Big Rock
Red Devil
Nick Walsh
O’connell
Walsh
Dan Arnold
O'Connell
Loring
Willett
Jacobson
Mazon Arnold
Edwards
Phelan
Mellen
Big Eight Eyes Third Bowl Win With Missouri in Orange Bowl
The Big Eight would improve its national standing with Missouri upsetting Penn State in the Orange Bowl. Missouri is a three point favorite and a win would give the conference three bowl triumphs this season, including victories over SEC teams.
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MIAMI
Missouri
Penn State
Tiger
College Scores Gathered From Holiday Classic Roundups
Oregon defeated Washington State 66 to 57 and California beat Temple 68 to 53. Illinois topped Michigan State 86 to 77 while Santa Clara routed Houston 85 to 68 in Las Vegas. Nevada Las Vegas posted 100 while Cal Santa Barbara won 90. Louisville beat SMU 105 to 79 and Kentucky edged Miami Ohio 58 to 80. Michigan 105 over Butler 65 and Pepperdine 75 over Indiana State 74. Oral Roberts outscored MacMurray 117 to 74 and No Dakota State downed South Dakota 65 to 63.
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Washington St
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Temple
Illinois
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Santa Clara
Houston
Nevada
Las Vegas
Cal
Santa Barbara
South
Maryland
Delaware
Louisville
SMU
Kentucky
Miami
Ohio
Midwest
Michigan
Butler
Pepperdine
Indiana
Oral Roberts
MacMurray, Ill
So. Dak
No. Dak
Key Players In Cotton Classic
In the Cotton Bowl clash Texas quarterback James Street and Notre Dame’s Joe Theismann lead a clash of top teams. Street and Theismann, praised for poise and clutch play, face weather and field conditions as Notre Dame counters Texas with strength up front and a potent Wishbone T offense.
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Denne H. Freeman
Associated Press
Dallas, Tex
Texas
Street
Notre Dame
Ara Parseghian
Theisman
South River
N.J
Theismann
Gatewood
Darrell Royal
Parseghian
Arkansas
Randy Peschel
Royal
Montreal Junior Canadiens rout world champions 9 3 in exhibition
Montreal Junior Canadiens beat seven time world champions 9 to 3 before 18 507 fans in Montreal as part of an eight game Russia tour wrap up. Steve Smear wins Swede Nelson award for sportsmanship in Boston. Sugar Bowl blackout prompts Gov McKeithen to call discrimination and seek reversal in Baton Rouge.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Montreal Junior Canadiens
Russia
Boston
Steve Smear
Penn State
Gridiron Club of
Harvard
Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Fred J. Wolfe Jr
Association
Wolfe
New Orleans
Michigan Faces USC In 56th Rose Bowl By Bo Schembechler
Michigan built momentum late, finishing 6-0 after a slow start as Bo Schembechler worries five weeks off may dull the surge. USC, 9-0-1, emphasizes conditioning over momentum. Rose Bowl prep continues as both teams attend luncheon and return to practice.
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Larry Pasadino
Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
Michigan
Bo Schembechler
Pasadena Sun
Wolverines
Southern Cal
Minnesota
Gophers
Wolves
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
OSU
USC
John McKay
McKay
Trojans
Larry Smith
Bulls Welcome New Year With January Home Dates
Bulls plan seven January home games with special nights including Ladies Night vs Suns on Jan 8 and Bill Veeck Night vs Lakers on Jan 10. Other events feature Bill Bailey, Welcome Back Brian Piccolo Night, Chicago Chamber of Commerce Night honoring Mikan and Russell, free Bulls T-shirts for kids, and star appearances by Alcindor and the Bucks.
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Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
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Windy City
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Bailey
WLS
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Chicago Chamber of Commerce
George Mikan
Cazzie Russell
Lew Alcindor
Milwaukee Bucks
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Shaler Haliman
Sloan
Halimon
Knicks
New York
Dick Motta
Kentucky Holds Top AP Ranking As UCLA Proches
Kentucky remains No. 1 in the AP poll with UCLA No. 2 after Kentucky’s 102-100 win over Notre Dame. The Wildcats led the voting with 15 first place votes to UCLA’s 10 as South Carolina and North Carolina round out the top four.
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Associated Press
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Louisiana State
Georgia Tech
Southern California
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Jacksonville
St. Bonaventure
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Purdue
Marquette
Villanova
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North Carolina
Ohio University
Tennessee
New Mexico State
Houston
Washington
Notre
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