Frigid Cyclones Fall in season opener to Lawrence Lions
Ottawa High, outmanned, trailed 46-12 at halftime and 50-17 late in the fourth quarter before a late surge by seniors Van Jameson and Greg Bulmer saved some pride. Lawrence dominated the boards 45-30 and shot poorly but still beat Ottawa 64-41 in the opener. Jameson led Ottawa with 17 points, Waymire added 9, and Lawrence’s John Walker contributed 11 points and 9 rebounds.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Lawrence
Ottawa High
Cyclones
OHS
Ottawa
Lions
LHS
Scott Scales
Bob Floyd
John Walker
Larry Waymire
Waymire
van Jameson
Greg Bulmer
Jameson
Bulmer
Jay Schoonover
Ottawa Sophs
Steve Stingley
Emporia
van Fossan
Kornhaus
Whitacre
Olmsted
Brockus
Totals
T. Williams
Floyd
Scales
Black
Walker
Chambliss
Maxwell
Rife
Nauman
Wellman
Chris van Fossan
Tenacious Lyndon Tigers trounce Melvern 66 35 on defense
Lyndon Tigers overwhelm Melvern 66 to 35 as lockdown defense disrupts the Panthers. Alan Hurt scores 25 points, Bob Emery 16, while Melvern shoots 21 percent and struggles from the field. The win sets up a trip to Waverly next Tuesday for Lyndon.
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Edward McGrath
Lyndon
Tigers
Melvern
Panthers
Sister Sara
Raggedy Ann
Dawson
Alan Hurt
Bob Emery
Mark Heilmann
Central Heights
Waverly
Knoernschild
Walquist
Emery
Hurt
Allen
Abel
Masenthin
Silver
Mickelson
Totals
Rice
Heilmann
Sedgwick
G. White
Keim
Arb
Duncan
OJHS Drops Two To Royster Of Chanute
Ottawa Junior High School suffered two losses to Royster of Chanute as eighth and ninth graders fell 35 24 and 57 48. Honus led the Royster eighth graders with 17 points while Keith Whitacre scored 8 for Ottawa. Alan McMillen had 16 and Bob Thompson 10 for Ottawa in the ninth grade setback. Bright added 20 for Royster. Ottawa heads to Lawrence to face West next Tuesday.
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Royster
Chanute
Ottawa
Lawrence Central
OJHS
Honus
Keith Whitacre
Alan McMillen
Bob Thompson
Bright
Lawrence
West
Panthers overwhelm Waverly 76 54 to open Tri-Lakes league
Williamsburg dominates rebounding 57 to 29 and shoots nearly 30 more times than Waverly in a 76 to 54 win. Gary Collins scores 19 with 18 rebounds as five Panthers reach double figures. Perry Chapman scores 21 for Waverly, while Harold Hughes and Roger Huggard add 13 each.
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Williamsburg
Waverly
Panthers
Gary Collins
Tri-Lakes
Perry Chapman
Bulldogs
Harold Hughes
Roger Huggard
Collins
Roger Davis
Roger Dehn
Jim Cox
Doug Smith
Mike Hermreck
Big Gun
Davison
Davis
Dehn
Hermreck
Cox
Smith
Hughes
Chapman
Huggard
Reed
Combes
Totals
Eagles 57 Blue Valley 45 in season opener
Wellsville Eagles upset Blue Valley 57 to 45 as Stanely foul shooting in last minutes and Bob Pennington’s 16 points and 17 rebounds sparked the win. Oshel 16, Dwyer 14 for Wellsville. Staudenmeyer 20 for Blue Valley. Wellsville hosts Central Heights next.
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Stanley
Wellsville
Blue Valley
Jayhawk
Eagles
Bob Pennington
J. R. Oshel
Denny Dwyer
Pennington
Staudenmeyer
Central Heights
Warren
Oshel
Dwyer
Meyer
Nimmo
Beard
Sonderholm
Lehman
Nickerson
Emry
Pomona Dominates Gridley In Tri-Lakes League Opener
Pomona lurches to a 66 34 victory over Gridley as strong defense holds opponents to 39 shots and a 39 22 rebounding edge. Mike Miller leads Pomona with 17 points while Don Langley and Ty Hogue add 13 and 12. Kraft tops Gridley with 15 points amid a 30 shot night for the Indians.
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Pomona
Lidian
Gridley
Mike Miller
Don Langley
Ty Hogue
Kraft
Hague
Langley
Moses
Greg Schultz
Miller
Stankard
Reed
McFarland
Gene Schultz
Totals
Whitsitt
Blanek
Guisinger
Williams
Darnes
Neely
Birk
Beyer
Young
Bahr
Eureka Bulldogs Rally Past Garnett In Tri-Valley Opener
Eureka defeats Garnett 56 to 50 to open Tri-Valley League play as K Nichols scores 17 and Schooler 14 for Eureka while Garnett’s Singer tops all with 19 points and Frank adds 13 in a tight game that stayed tied at 44 entering the final period.
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Garnett
Eureka
Bulldogs
Phil Singer
Steve Frank
Ken Nichols
Ploos
Schooler
R. Williams
K. Nichols
Scates
Harding
Hawthorne
Totals
Frank
Mullens
Singer
Poire
Boots
Harrington
Hermteck
Basketball scores from Kansas high schools
Summary of multiple games with final tallies: Maur Hill 50 over Immaculata 44. McCracken 79 over Healy 29. Reading 77 over Hamilton 53. Shawnee Mission West 45 over Shawnee Mission North 44. Sumner 65 over Wyandotte 46.
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Maur Hill
Immaculata
McCracken
Healy
Reading
Hamilton
Shawnee Mission West
Shawnee Mission North
Sumner
Wyandotte
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