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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1956
Page
3
Fontana jumped to a quick lead and defeated Rantoul 72 to 57 last night. Fontana opened 21 15 after the first quarter and led 39 20 at halftime as the Fontana squad stretched the margin in a home court victory.
Ottawa University Braves host Phillips University in Wil son Field House at 8 30 tonight. The Oklahomans lost 85 to 77 to College of Emporia in Emporia in a high scoring tilt. A preliminary game at 6 00 features a PR team versus K U Medical Center Kansas City.
Fontana surged in the second half to finish 72 to 57 against Rantoul. Roecher led Rantoul with 16 points while Andrews and Slater scored 19 and 15 for Fontana. In the B game Fontana won 65 to 30 with Moore at 21 and Roecher 12 for Rantoul.
Princeton trailed Welda 18 to 3 but rallied to lead 21 to 17 after one quarter and secured a 68 to 60 win. Demoret 20 and Kinnison 18 led Princeton. Welda’s Carr 18 and Tush 15 paced the visitors. In the undercard, Williamsburg built a big lead to beat Westphalia 59 to 25 as Heckman led Williamsburg with 16.
Terry Paul, top rebounder last season, will be out indefinitely for Ottawa High School Cyclones with a torn knee cartilage suffered after reoccurring knee injuries. Bob Allen is expected to fill in, while teammates Gordon Wilson Pat Beller Gerald Firestone Duane Cecil Miggins Morris Forsythe Gollier and Garcia compete for spots. Floyd Patterson is named heavyweight champion after a victory that ends Moore’s bid.
Appanoose High School opened the season with a 65 to 54 victory over Lyndon on its home court led by Jim Detwiler with 22 points on 9 of 15 from the floor and 4 of 5 from the line. Nichols added 18 for Lyndon as his third period burst pulled the visitors within three before Detwiler restored the lead. In the B game Lyndon defeated Appanoose 55 to 53 behind a 30 point spree by Coons. Barnhart led Appanoose with 13.
Williamsburg defeated Westphalia 59 to 25 in the season opener. Williamsburg jumped to a 12 8 lead in the first period and led comfortably throughout the game. The Williamsburg quintette controlled both ends while holding Anderson County visitors to limited scoring.
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