Spettle Named To All Tournament Team Flyers Win First On Wiedemann's Basket
In the Sandusky St. Mary Panther Classic consolation, St. Paul defeated Danbury Lakeside 64-63 as Jeff Wiedemann hit the deciding basket with 3 seconds left. Spettle earned All Tournament honors after scoring 18 points. Tom Ruffing added 18. Davis 9 in the fourth. Danbury was led by Malfara with 22.
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Tvarek
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Old Fort
Joe Hiestand
Dave Smith
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Hiestand
Bob Malfara
Thurmond Sparks Cavaliers Past Sonics In Tight Win
Nate Thurmond, 35, came off the bench for 27 minutes, scoring 11 points with nine rebounds and three blocks as Cleveland beat Seattle 105-100. Campy Russell and Bobby Smith contributed double figures, while Foots Walker suffered a sprained ankle likely sidelining him for 3–6 weeks. Slick Watts led Seattle with 20 points as Fred Brown poured in 19 of 25 shots for 42 points.
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Fred Brown
Seattle Guard
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Sonics
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Golden State
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Bowl Games Kick Off New Year
Preludes to the 1976 national race include the Peach Bowl Kentucky vs North Carolina and Astro-Bluebonnet Texas Tech vs Nebraska. Top matchups follow with Pittsburgh, Michigan, USC, Maryland, Houston and Ohio State in major bowls. Controversy swirls over the national title as bowls begin.
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Crestview Downs New London 62-46 In non conference action
Crestview center Tim Brafford dominated with 18 points and 15 rebounds guiding the Cougars to a 62-46 win over New London. Brafford pulled 11 rebounds in the second period as Crestview built a 26-22 halftime lead.
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Tim Nickols
Flyers
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NEW London
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New London Wildcats
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Brafford
Cougar
Wildcats
Cougars
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Gary Eberts
Bernie Yoder
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McCohn
Wildcat
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St Marys Triumphs in Triple OT Classic Over Old Fort
In Sandusky, St Marys edged Old Fort 62 46 after three overtimes in the Panther Classic final. Jeff Claar scored 26 for St Marys, with Denny Link 15 and Dave Miller 12 while Joe Hiestand led Old Fort with 30 points and Dave Smith 25. A junior varsity final saw New London defeat Crestview 80-74. In Washington, Bill Riley joined the Capitals, marking the NHL's first two black players.
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Denny Link
Dave Miller
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Washington
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