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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1975
Page
15
Eldorado overcame a slow start with a 14 point third quarter to rally past Benton 69-62 Friday night in a near capacity Benton gym. Larry Odell notes Eldorado erased a 39-26 halftime deficit and pulled within 43-42 before pulling away in the second half.
Herrin defeats Harrisburg 70 to 52 in the South Seven opener. Joe Culbreth is suspended for the year after striking a teammate, leaving Harrisburg without its leading scorer. Darrell Walker led Herrin with 28 points and Keith Clark added 10. Kevin Hodge had 18 for Harrisburg as Ingram added 11. Herrin’s next game was Carbondale.
Carlyle tops Pinckneyville 50 to 46 in a hard fought Southwest Egyptian Conference contest on Pinckneyville’s home court. Dan Weihe led Carlyle with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Bill Putman paced Pinckneyville with 13 points and 14 boards.
Christopher defeats Zeigler-Royalton-Colson 63-49 in preliminary rounds with Avery Crust and Fletcher leading scoring. Metropolis tops West Frankfort 68-67 as J. Bremer and Romaine contribute double digits. Steeleville wins over Gibault in a tight matchup. Cave-In-Rock defeats Vienna 114-68 in another showcase. Other tourney results include Carrier Mills, Norris City, and Ridgway advancing with strong team showings.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale never trailed in a 79 67 first round victory over St Marys of California at the Creighton Classic in Omaha. Mack Turner sparked the start while Gary Wilson and Al Williams paced a strong opening run. Mike Glenn added 19 points as he climbed to 893 career points, tied for 15th in Saluki history. The Salukis outshot 507 from the field and built a 53 36 rebounding edge.
Centralia honors the 1941 Orphans after Trout Gym return. Downey 18 Duensing 17 Gardner 15 Goodale 12 lead Centralia past Marion 71 63. Pickens 14 Gardner 14 Orr 12 Parks 11 for Marion. Centralia improves to 2 1 overall 1 1 in league. Marion slips to 3 1 1 3.
Anna Jonesboro improved to 2 0 in the Southwest Egyptian Conference with a 58 40 win over Nashville. Lonnie Rion led Sparta with 23 points in a 68 61 victory over Chester while Steve Gerlach of Sparta posted 36 points and 15 rebounds.
Two St. Louis area entrants in the Punt Pass and Kick competition, Chris Guetersloh from Murphysboro and Mark Peters from Anna, advance to the NFC finals in Detroit facing rivals from 12 cities. The top two in each division meet at halftime of the Lions versus Vikings game to decide finalists for January 18 in Miami at Super Bowl X.
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