Speedy Emporia tops Ottawa 54 42 in high school clash
Emporia Spartans beat Ottawa High 54 42 as speed and fast breaks overwhelmed Ottawa. Ottawa without 6-5 center Ronnie Lloyd played tough rebounding led by Dave Payne with 23 boards and 14 points while Bocquin paced Emporia with 13 points. Both teams shot poorly but Emporia pulled away late, extending a 3 point third quarter margin into a solid finish.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Emporia
Ottawa
Cescold
Spartans
OHL
Cyclones
OHS
Steve Bocquin
Ronnie Lloyd
Lloyd
Dave Payne
Payne
Bocquin
Bruce Daniel
Leroy Horn
Dale Dieterich
H. K. Steevens
Harold Rains
Scott Killough
Dieterich
Age
John Wilson
Doug Underwood
Daniel
Horn
Mata
J. Collier
Bocequin
True
K. Collier
Buchanan
Ball
Taylor
Rineker
DeSoto Edges Wellsville 54 53 on Late Shot
Kent Polfer scored 26 points and sank the deciding field goal with nine seconds left as DeSoto defeated Wellsville 54 to 53 in a Little Seven League game. Wellsville’s Jay Barnett led with 15 points as fouls hampered the Eagles.
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Wellsville
DeSoto
Kent Polfer
Polfer
Jay Barnett
Barnett
Eagles
Wellseville
Eagle
Gary Davenport
Jim Weers
Wildcats rally to beat Garnett 59 57 in Tri-Valley league
Yates Center erased a second half deficit then edged Garnett 59 to 57. Don Old led Yates Center with 15 points while Bill Feuerborn scored 17 for Garnett. Hollinger Whitney and Glades contributed for the winners as the Tri-Valley race watch continues.
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YATES
Garnett
Yates Center
Wildcats
Bulldogs
Don Old
Whitney
Glades
Bill Feuerborn
Dean Barr
Tri-Valley
Feuerborn
Hiles
Wolken
Barr
Raymond
Hollinger
Old
Chatterton
Shoemaker
Baldwin 47 Louisburg 42 season opener in Little Seven
Baldwin opened its Little Seven season with a 47 to 42 victory over Louisburg. Beedles and Moody each scored 15 for their teams as Baldwin rallied in the final period, with Baldwin taking the lead late and sinking 10 free throws in the fourth.
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Louisburg
Baldwin
Bulldogs
Bill Beedles
Moody
Dave Nutt
Beedles
Tom Swan
Hardy Celed
Biddle
Swan
Nutt
Gilges
Purvis
Taw
Waverly blitzes Williamsburg 95 to 52 in non league win
Waverly improved as the game wore on to rout Williamsburg 95 52 led by Dennis Robbins with 39 points and Terry Lewis 22. Clyde Gentry topped Williamsburg with 12 as Waverly hit 59 percent shooting after halftime and closed with 31 points in the final period.
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Waverly
Williamsburg
Bulldogs
Dennis Robbins
Terry Lewis
Clyde Gentry
Panthers
Central Heights tops Spring Hill in season opener 76 66
Central Heights opened the basketball season with a 76 to 66 non league win over Spring Hill. Dean Kueser and Jim Chambers led Central Heights with 20 and 17 points as the Vikings rallied from foul trouble and built a 33 29 halftime edge. Tom King added 12 and Lloyd Wiley 8 for CH, while Spring Hill’s Dave House had 20 and Bill Meek 14.
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Princeton
Central Heights
Spring Hill
Vikings
Dean Kueser
Jim Chambers
Central
Tom King
Lloyd Willey
Dave House
Bill Meek
King
Kueser
Chrisjohn
Chambers
Turley
Wood
Willey
Hickman
House
Melvern opens season with 68 53 win over Carbondale
Melvern defeats Carbondale 68 to 53 in the Osage County League opener. Leon Lindstrom scores 22 for Melvern, with Jack White and Leland Shafter adding 12 and 10. Bob Tregamba scores 22 for Carbondale, Lonnie Remington adds 11, Romine 10. Melvern's depth boosts the victory as they seize early lead in the OCL.
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Melvern
Carbondale
Panthers
Leon Lindstrom
Jack White
Leland Shafter
Bob Tregamba
Larry Romine
Lonnie Remington
Bob Thompson
Jack Lacey
John Fellerg
OCL
Scores From Kansas High School Basketball Night
Turner 60 Washburn Rural 55 Wichita Southwest 57 Salina 43 Winfield 48 Derby 42 Bishop Miege 78 Argentine 61 Hays St Josephs 59 Plaineville 41 Hayden 54 Lawrence 48 Manhattan 61 Highland Park 56 Kansas City Rockhurst 82 Ola the 56 Wichita North 54 Newton 50 Rosedale 53 Ward 52 Liberal 41 Pratt 33 Wyandotte 51 Washington Bethel 39 Chanute 61 Columbus 37 Hutchinson 45 Wichita Heights 40 Augusta 63 El Dorado 50 Wichita Kapaun 66 Arkansas City 52 Emporia 54 Ottawa 42 Coffeyville 71 Fort Scott 52 Parsons 62 Independence 57 Pittsburg 62 Iola 56 Pittsburg College High 68 Baxter Springs 57 Riverton 52 Galena 31
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Rockhurst
Ola
The
Wichita North
Newton
Rosedale
Ward
Liberal
Pratt
Wyandotte
Washington
Bethel
Chanute
Columbus
Hutchinson
Wichita Heights
Augusta
el Dorado
Wichita
Kapaun
Arkansas City
Emporia
Ottawa
Coffeyville
Fort Scott
Parsons
Independence
Pittsburg
Iola
Pittsburg College High
Baxter Springs
Riverton
Galena
Pomona Defeats Quenemo 65 61 in Osage League clash
Pomona Buffaloes toppled Quenemo 65 to 61 as defense and rebounding shaped the outcome. Raymon Schroeder led Pomona with 24 points while Steve King posted 13 rebounds, and Leroy Graham led Quenemo with 17 points aided by freshmen Cade and Weiss each in double digits. Quenemo shot 29.5 percent to Pomona’s 40 percent. Quenemo held a 31-30 halftime edge.
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Pomona
Queneemo
Osage
Craig Collins
Leroy Graham
Quenemo
Jackie Cade
Dennis Weiss
Indians
Caroms
Steve King
Poemona
Jeff Casten
Schroeder
Collins
Ile
King
Baxter
Beesley
Wittman
Bowman
Graham
Cade
Weiss
Stultz
Casten
Mooney
Lewis
Gophers Nip Lyndon In Overtime 69-67
Overbrook erases 13 point halftime gap to edge Lyndon 69-67 in overtime in Osage County League clash. John Moeller scores 24 in second half including 18 in final period and OT as Lyndon’s Yockey Culbertson foul out. Lyndon’s Toulouse shelves 19 points, Tiffany hits 30 footer to force OT.
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Lyndon
Overbrook
Tigers
Ken Culbertson
Dennis Yockey
Yockey
Culbertson
John Moeller
Moeller
OCL
Lynedon
Tutcher
Wells
Atchison
Coffman
Settles
Jones
Land
K. Culbertson
L. Culbertson
Gurss
Toulouse
Tiffany
Wischropp
Shawnee Mission East Beats Topeka In League Clash
Shawnee Mission East won 68 to 58 over Topeka as Shawnee Mission West toppled North Kansas City 61 to 41. McPherson defeated Russell 71 to 61 while Topeka West finished 50 to 43 against Shawnee Mission North.
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Topeka
Shawnee Mission West
North Kansas City
McPherson
Russell
Topeka West
Shawnee Mission
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Hess
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Roney
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OcOel
Burgess
Howard
Gentry
Heck
Smith
Stock Saffron Glass Co
Gophers
Dean Berlin
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