Salukis Edge State College of Iowa in New Arena
The SIU Salukis defeated State College of Iowa 67 to 48 at the new SIU Arena in Carbondale. Scott McNeill and Joe Ramsey led SIU with 14 points each, while Walt Frazier grabbed 14 rebounds for STU. The win marked SIU coach Jack Hariman’s fourth straight at their home court as the Panthers struggled from the field in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Eubanks
Southern
Iowa State
Stu
Panthers
George McNeill
Joe Ramsey
Salukis
Soph Ralph Johnson
Dave Lee
Walt Frazier
Craig Kneppe
Liu
McNeill
Iowans
Frazier
Ramsey
Lee
Iowa
Siu
Lacy
Johnson
Bechtold
Brooks
Tre Kneppe
Justmano
Jessen
Leitch
Schwar
Daniels
Mur
Southern ID
Fresh faced guards lead Egypt prep cage teams this season
Du Quoin launches 64 freshman center Alan Crews and sophomore Tom as starting guards under coach Ray. Pat Doughty earns first freshman varsity berth at Herrin since 1952, with coach Dave McCann praising his ball handling. Marion introduces sophomore starter Greg Starrick, son of Wen dell Starrick, after strong scoring in sophomore and freshman play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Ray
Launches
Tom
Alan Crews
Tor
Crews
Pat Doughty
Herrin
Richard
Itchy” Jones
Dave McCann
Doughty
Tigers
Pat
McCann
Marion
Ted Osman
Greg Starrick
Wildcat
Wendell Starrick
Dick Jones
Starrick
Greg
Nebraska Downs Michigan 74 73 on Hare Last-Second Tip
In Lincoln Fred Hare tipped in a rebound with 11 seconds left to lift Nebraska past Michigan 74 73. Michigan had led 71 59 with 7 29 remaining as Cazzie Russell sparked a 16 point burst. Russell finished with 29. Hare led Nebraska with 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Fred Hare
Nebraska
Toniebr
Michigan
Hare
Cazzie Russell
Wolverines
Russell
Huskers
Bill Buntin
Michan
Browns Clinch Eastern Title With 52 20 Win Over Giants
Cleveland defeats New York 52 to 20 to secure the NFL Eastern Conference title. Frank Ryan throws five touchdown passes and runs 12 yards for a score, Jim Brown gains 99 yards and ties the all time NFL touchdown record with 103. Y A Tittle's farewell efforts for the Giants fail as Detroit and Chicago tie, setting up postseason scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
New York Giants
Frank Ryan
Ryan
Jim Brown
Don Hutson
Lou Groza
Browns
Giants
Y. A. Tittle
Tittle
Dick James
Jim Ninowski
Groza
Baltimore Colts
St. Lois
Green Bay
Miami
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Art McNally
Yankee Stadium
Paul Warfield
Gary Collins
Ernie Green
Collins
Bergie Parrish
Vince Costello
Warfield
Ohio State
Green
Brown
Ny—James
Chandler
Thomas
Wood
Robert
Ninowski
Northwestern Tops Colorado in season opener
Northwestern Wildcats beat Colorado 87 80 at home as Jim Burns scored 21 points. Jim Pitts was out with a knee injury. Don Jackson added 17 and John Martz 18 for Northwestern while Lynn Baker 23 and Pat Frink 17 led Colorado. Northwestern led most of the game and sealed the win with Burns free throws late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Northwestern Wildcats
Colorado
Jim Burns
Cats
Jim Pitts
Northwestern
Don Jackson
Wildcats
Burns
John Martz
Lynn Baker
Pat Frink
College Basketball Scores From Multiple Conferences
A dense recap lists numerous college games with final scores including Washington 102 over Indiana 107 and Wisconsin 87 over Bowling Green 56. Drake 91 over Michigan State. Marquette 64 over IUPUI. Baylor 139 over Trinity Te. Princeton 77 over Navy 67. Rutgers 79 over Colgate 52. Lehigh 60 over Bucknell 55. Vanderbilt 68 over VPI. Kentucky 110 over Syracuse St. Bonaventure 93. Temple 73 over Boston U. 6. NC State 78 over USC 69. Morehead 9%. Nebraska 74. Michigan 87 over Northwestern 87. Creighton 83 over Purdue 60. Butler 64 over Miami 0. Penn State 60 over Kansas State 52. Cincinnati 67 over Louisville 37. Missouri 62 over St. Louis 56. Duke 11 over South Carolina 72. Ohio U 106 over Marshall 81. Bradley 100 over South Dakota 72. Oklahoma 86 over Texas 73. Wichita 3 over Brigham Young 65. Prep results include Sparta and West Frankfort victories with detailed box scores from Sparta, Shawnee, Centralia, and Salem games.
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Baylor
Trinity
Princeton
Navy
Rutgers
Colgate
Lehigh
Bucknell
VPI
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Syracuse
St. Bonaventure
St Cis
Temple
Boston
N.C. State
USC
Morehead
Gen Ky
Nebraska
Michigan
Northwestern
Colo Town
Creighton
Purdue
Butler
Miami
W. Mich
Penn
Penn St. 60, Kansas St
Cincinnati
Louisville
Citadel
Geo. Wash
Missouri
St. Louis
Duke
S. Carolina
Ohio U
Marshall
Bradley
S. Dakota
W. Virginia
Matulan
Oklahoma
Texas
Wichita
Brig. Young
Herrin Tops Carbondale To Break Streak In Narrow Win
Herrin rallies from 44 39 deficit at halftime to beat Carbondale 59 52, snapping the Terriers four game win streak. Rich Brandon scores 13 of his 28 in the final period as Herrin improves to 3 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Carbondale
Terriers
Rich Brandon
Brandon
The
Marlow
Hunter
P. Doughty
M. Doughty
Wharton
Howerton
Pankey
Perkins
Grace
Jordan
Greer
Marion dominates Johnston City as Thomas tallies 44
Marion Mounted a decisive 97 82 victory behind 23 points each from Gene Watson Ray Fosse and Gregg Starrick plus 14 from Bob Shadowens and 11 from Dick Baggett. Johnston City star Tommy Thomas scored 44 on 17 baskets and 10 straight free throws but his team trailed 48 30 at halftime and could not recover. Thomas previously scored 45 in regional play last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Thomas
Johnston City
Marion
Thomas
Jerry Boner
Gene Watson
Ray Fosse
Gregg Starrick
Bob Shadowens
Dick Baggett
Thoms
J. City
Watson
Starrick
Fosse
Shadowers
Baggett Li
Travelstead
Bower
Schafer
Reed
Beers
McBride
Leigh
Holiday prep tourney pairings target area teams
Pairings for the big holiday prep basketball tournaments will be released early next week with Carbondale and Centralia events drawing major local interest. Carbondale will host a 10,300 seat SIU arena tourney on Tuesday, with top teams including Jacksonville, Decatur, Eisenhower, Wood River, Carbondale and West Frankfort. Centralia pairings are due Monday featuring Decatur, Belleville, Quincy, Thornton of Harvey, New Trier and five South Seven clubs including Centralia and Mt Vernon. A separate Danville 1-team meet Dec 20-30 will likely favor the host, while Breese Mater Dei hosts another 1-team event Dec 22-30 with several cross-bracket pairings listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Centralia
SIU
Jacksonville
Decatur
Eisenhower
Wood River
West Frankfort
Belleville
Quincy
Thornton
Harvey
New Trier
Mt Vernon
Léteam
Danville
Anna Jonesharp
Glenbard East
Breese Mater Dei
Assumption-Vandalia
Nashville - Nokomis
Bethalto-Carlyle
Highland Albhotf
Triad-St. Theresa
Carlinville-Mascoutah
Mater Deisverseyville
Pana-Staunton
Reid Martin
Beaton
Carbbondale
Carbendale
Carabondle
Upstate
Sports scoreboard highlights from NAIA and college bowls
Scores from Concordia Minnesota and Sam Houston State in the NAIA Championship Playoff and Grantland Rice Bowl. Pecan Bowl results include State College of Iowa over Lamar Tech, Long Beach City over Cameron, and Montana State defeating Sacramento. Regional high school results feature Carmi, McLainshboro, Galatia, Eldorado, Decatur Eisenhower, Jacksonville, Danville, Champaign, Lincoln Way, and Joliet Lawty with various margins.
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Concordia
Minn
Sam Houston State
Middle Tenn. State
Mussingum
State College of Iowa
Lamar Tech
Long Beach City
Cameron
Carmi
McLainshboro
Galatia
Eldorado
Decatur Eisenhower
Jackinville
Danville
Champaign
Lincoln Way
Joliet
Lawty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Loo Eubanks
Finais Prep
Egypt
Billy Perkins
Attucks
Cage
Jones
Billy Parkins
Tom Pollock
Marissa
TRICO
Steeleville Prep
Steeleville
Coulterville
Trico U
Marissa Harriman
Leeman
Rhein
D. Hewitt
A. Harris
Lehman
Steele
Deppe
Miller
Walters
Rednour
Pollock
Redbirds
Francis Florian
Gene Ernest
Benton
Jerry Minton
Zeigler-Rayalton
Christopher
Illinois
Cardinals
Browns Clubber Giants
National Hockey League
Chicago
Detroit
Montreal
Toronto
St. Louis Cardinals
Basketbal
Indiana
N. Carali
Wisconsin
Bowling
Drake
Michigan St. Marquette
N. Meg
Sparta Sparta
Chester
Sparta
Laws
Lesley
Rothlfind
Margenthaler
Gleghorn
Sherrill
Cowell
Welge
Schwendt
Eggemeyer
Keeble
W. Frankfort
Frankfort
Gorham
Rendleman
T. Davis
Charles
Lovell
Goodson
Shields
Koehn
van Meter
Geiger
Mueller
Shawnee
Centrala
Salem
Southern Illinoisan Sport Talk
Merle Jones
Redbird
Karl Martin
Curtis Bryant
Harrisburg
Metropolis
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
Mt. Vernon
Middle Tennessee
DePaul
Loyola
Clingis
Tom Whittington
Jack Sutter
Ed Cannon
Phil Meadows
Cairo
Tennessee
Don Gulley
Berrsburg
Russ Coleman
Ares
Ridgway
Bridgeport
Lawrenceville
Benny Louis
Trucano
Wilson
C. Hartmann
Roenceman
Rushing
D. Hartman
Fieneil
Robb
M. Shaw
Meyer
McCauley
Rowney
Montana
Sacramento
Carolina
Massachusetts
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