Trico halts Carterville Lions in 64-52 setback
Trico defeated Carterville 64-52 as the Lions suffered their first loss after four wins. Murry Smith led Trico with 24 points, while Brad Skelcher and Terry Hanley each had 18 for Carterville.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1969
Page
13
Trico defeated Carterville 64-52 as the Lions suffered their first loss after four wins. Murry Smith led Trico with 24 points, while Brad Skelcher and Terry Hanley each had 18 for Carterville.
Athletic leaders including Reid Martin plan to arrange the Dec 31 prep tournament at SIU Arena with teams such as Decatur Hisenhower Collinsville Peoria Mania Whornridge York Elmhurst Chicago St Patrick Pinckneyville Carbondale Mt Vernon Herrin Marion Harrisburg Meridian Trico Allan and Belleville East.
In a dense meet report from regional basketball play, Metropolis defeated McLeansboro 17-13 and 19-? with key scorers Moser 14 Owen 1 Lee 8 and Richison 19, while Metropolis-Steele & Stein kamp posted 22s and 17s for Edwards and Brown. Carrier Mills tops Cave-In-Rock in later prelims, Gorham and Goreville show wins, Ridgway and Egyptian-Davis contest, Shawneetown-Collins results noted.
Shawnee Century and Carterville headline the Shawnee invitational set to open Monday at Wolf Lake school with two games nightly through Thursday. The Centurions face Goreville in the opener, then Gorham and Cobden, then a Dec. 5 rematch. Semi finals are Wednesday and finals Thursday.
Friday prep games featured Bowen 68 Parker o Shurz 40 and many more close results. Highlights include Marist 42 St Patrick 80, Sandburg 57 Reavis 4, Downers Grove N 70 Glenbard W 43, LaSalle Peru 23, Pekin 55, and Carbondale Park District scores with Melby 92 Jaycees 42.
Du Quoin defeats West Frankfort 57 to 45 in a tight non delay game. Tim Ricci scores 29 for West Frankfort while Louis Baxter leads Du Quoin with 22 as the Indians endure 23 turnovers to secure third straight win.
Roland 6-1 senior return from eligibility led Harrisburg with 38 points and 17 rebounds as the Bulldogs beat Herrin 64-63 at home. Herrin guard Chiaventone added 33 in a tight contest, while Harrisburg pulled away late in the second and held on despite foul trouble for key players.
Cobden, led by Goins and Dammerman, posted a 67-59 victory over Goreville and tied a season mark with four wins in six starts. Meridian loomed on Feb 7 rematch as Century's Goins noted the team’s improved form.
Christopher defeats Zeigler-Royalton 85 to 53 in the Wayne City Tournament quarterfinals as Ren naie Clark leads with 26 points and teammates Kretz, Fourez, Cavender, and Todd add double digits. Thompsonville beats Woodlawn 66 to 47, with Carl Sullivan 22 and Jim Head 17, setting up Christopher vs Thompsonville in the upcoming semifinal. Woodlawn and Zeigler-Royalton meet in the consolation bracket.
Nashville led by Bob Habbe with 18 points and Andy Maxwell 16 as they beat Chester 80 50. Chester struggled offensively while Vienna battled Anna Jonesboro with Goins 24 and Beasley 28 in a separate SEC game.
Centralia rebounds from last week’s loss to Mt Vernon with a decisive 87 to 69 win over Marion on Friday night. Doug Taylor led Centralia with 20 points aided by Meeks 18 and Murray 20. Marion’s Steve Waterbury poured in 36 points, while Keith Wall added 10. The game featured a 27 to 1? second period buoying Centralia past Marion.
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