Cyclones Rally Falls Short in OT Thriller at Ottawa
Ottawa High edges Emporia 36 34 in a tense opener as Chris Kornhaus and Terry Van Fossan lead a late Cyclones rally. Van Fossan nails the game winner with two seconds left after a costly EHS turnover, while Emporia struggles with 17 turnovers and foul trouble. Ottawa dominates boards 25 20 but shoots 33 percent. Emporia finishes 0 2.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Chris van Fossan
Saven Emporia
Ottawa
Spartans
OHS
van Fossan
Cyclones
Emporia
Chris Kornhaus
Kornhaus
Bruce Whitacre
Gary Brockus
Matt VanderVelde
OHL
Mark
Pat Tubach
EHS
van der Velde
Brockus
Mack Long
VanderVelde
Tubach
VanFossan
Keith Kramer
Randy Olmsted
Quenemo Defeats Burlingame 63 53 In Late Free Throws
Quenemo Buffaloes beat Burlingame 63 to 53 with five late free throws securing their second win. Watts 21 led Quenemo, Wayman 30 for Burlingame, with rebounds led by Jack Fine for Quenemo and 32-31 edge overall. Next up, Quenemo visits Melvern in Tri Lakes League action.
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Burlingame
Buffs
Melvern
Quenemo Court
Quenemo
Bearcats
Jack Fine
Watts
Sims
L. Rose
Fine
Pegram
Walters
Lewis
Totals
Masters
Britshge
Park
Wayman
McFarland
Thornburgh
Sherter
Arnold
Ottawa University Falls To Washburn 99 68 At Home
Ottawa University Braves were unable to defend Whiting Field House, losing to Washburn 99 68 as the Ichabods surged in the second half. Ottawa shot 30 percent while Washburn hit 53 percent and dominated the boards 54 26. Al Johnson led Ottawa with 20 points, followed by Bo Lusk with 18 in a game marked by Washburns balanced scoring led by Harold Brown 23 and Leonard Conkleton 20.
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Ottawa University Braves
Whiting
Washburn University
Ichabods
Braves
Washburn
Ottawa
John Palmer
Len Moore
Palmer
al Johnson
Bo Lusk
Harold Brown
Leonard Conkleton
Gene Dodd
Greg Ryder
Mit Winter
Techabods
Jim Wempe
Ottawa University JV
Capitol City
Rob Moore
Paul Morris
Washburn IV
Emporia State College
Wilson Field House
Waverly Edges Melvern In Tight Nonleague clash
Waverly Bulldogs rally to a 61-59 victory over Melvern in a physical non league game. Harold Hughes scores 24 for Waverly, Randy Wise leads Melvern with 20, free throws in the second half fuel the win as Waverly improves to 3-0 and heads to Lyndon for a Tri Lakes league bout Friday.
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Melvern
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Lyndon
Gary Giffin
Tim Wyrick
Roger Huggard
Reed
Randy Wise
Harold Hughes
Giffin
Wyrick
Wise
Butch Jones
Hughes
Gillin
Huggard
Green
Burkdoll
Rice
Haworth
White
Rodgers Wins Heisman Amid Past Controversy
Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska captured the Heisman Trophy with 301 first place votes and 1,310 points, beating Greg Pruitt of Oklahoma who trailed in second. Rodgers acknowledged a bumpy path including a 1970 gas station holdup, while noting his growth and pride in the award.
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New York
Johnny Rodgers
Lincoln
Nebraska
Rodgers
Oklahoma
Greg Pruitt
Johnny
Richard Glover
Pruitt
West sweeps Ottawa juniors in basketball clash
Lawrence West boys beat Ottawa eighth graders 28 22 and freshmen 60 42 at the Ottawa gym. Pearson led West with 23 points and Polk scored 29 to pace the two wins as Ottawa faltered from early foul trouble and wide inside scoring gaps. Thursday’s schedule shows OJHS at Olathe for a doubleheader with Santa Fe Trail.
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Ottawa
Lawrence West
OJHS
West
Lawrence Central
Robert Pearson
Pearson
Jeff Buick
Jon Schoonover
Darren Beets
Y. Polk
Ken Miller
Olathe
Santa Fe Trail
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