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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1966
Page
8
Des Moines reports the boys state tournament semi finals saw Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids Washington advance to the title game. Heelan upset and Ames outplayed featured strong performances from Seyfer Agard and Kelly for Washington, while Whit pace and Buchan late shots pushed Marshalltown past Heelan in a tight finish.
In Des Moines Marshalltown, 24-1, meets Cedar Rapids Washington, 18-7, for the IA state title after a semifinal thriller where Frank Buchan hit a clutch jumper with 12 seconds left to lift the Bobcats over Sioux City Heelan 68-67. Washington advanced by defeating Ames 71-55 despite Ames taking an early lead.
Granville New York AP Lt General Lewis B Hershey head of the Selective Service praised Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali as a future soldier after honoring him on General Hershey Day He noted Ali was classified 1 A and scored well on the armed forces qualification test while stressing that high test scores do not guarantee being a good soldier He rejected sending Ali to frighten or bore the Viet Cong.
Washington won 71 to 53 over Ames as Rich Agard led the Little Cyclones with 25 points before fouling out. Tom Kelly and Mile Soyer each scored 25 for Washington, which moved to 18 7 on the season and into the championship round. Ames, paced by Agard’s long-range shooting, trailed most of the game but cut the gap late.
Des Moines AP reports scoring leaders after the semifinals of the boys high school basketball tournament. Rich Agard of Ames 85, Mike Seyfer of Grinnell Wash 49, John Moore of Marshalltown 48, Mike White of Heelan 47, Tom Kelly of CR Wash 49, Frank Buchan of Marshall 29, Dale Teeter of Algona 29, Tom Heck of CR Wash 44, Ron Schultz of BC Heelan 22.
The Associated Press reports Friday results with Baltimore 125 defeating Cincinnati 105 and Los Angeles 132 over St. Louis 120. Upcoming games include Boston at New York and Cincinnati at Philadelphia today. Sunday matchups feature Cincinnati at Boston and Philadelphia at Baltimore among others.
Hayes Amateur Basketballtrust opens Sunday with Hamm's Beer of Clinton facing Colonial Inn of Iowa City at 1 p.m. Ribstone Silos of Muscatine meets Colonial in the 4 game Sunday slate. Evening action features Williams Ford of Cedar Rapids versus Moe Whitebrook of Iowa City at 6 45 and Sumption Ford of Rock Island against Muscatine Fruit Co. at 8. Admission 50 cents per session, season ticket $2 50, proceeds go to Hayes Men's Club.
In Champaign four teams vie for the Illinois state title. Belleville battles Galesburg while Thornton faces Decatur. Belleville relies on height to pace the game against an aggressive Galesburg, and Thornton seeks to rebound from a strong season as Decatur shocks with a 26-5 record.
Kentucky the top ranked Wildcats are favored to win the national title as semifinal action pairs Kentucky with Duke and Texas Western faces the Wildcats. The finalists both carry 27-1 records, with Kentucky seeking a fifth crown and other schools pursuing historic firsts.
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