Saluki defense downs Texas 58 to 37 in Knoxville
Southern Illinois defeated Texas 58 37 as SIU held a 38 35 rebounding edge and forced 25 Texas turnovers. Rex Barker and Roger Westbrook contributed 10 points apiece while Chuck Benson and Dick Garrett led SIU with 14 points each.
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Liu
Black
SIU
Texas
Texas A & M
Southern
Texans
Chuck Benson
Dick Garrett
Rex Barker
Westbrook
Saluki
Garrett
Barker
Georg
George Subelt
Iubelt
Tubert
Benson
Bruce Butchko
Butchko
Griffin
Trickey
Buhs
Papp
Smith
Motley
Doyal
SIU Wrestlers Set for Monday Duel With Bloomsburg
After a strong showing at the Illinois Invitational SIU grapplers, led by Holloway Gitcho Magoon Casey Cooper, prepare for a Dec 16 8 p.m. home showdown with Bloomsburg in the SIU Arena. Coach Lim Long targets better poise offense and controlled aggression as the Salukis seek their first dual meet of 1968-69.
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Southern Illinois University
Bloomsburg
State College
Salukis
SIU
Pennsylvanians
Champaign
University of Illinois
Northwestern
Illinois State
Eastern Illinois
Lim Long
Wrestl
Ers
Aaron Holloway
Decatur
Jan Gitcho
Granite City
Holloway
Gitcho
Terry Magoon
Erie
Rich Casey
West Chicago
Ben Cooper
Long
Bucks Rally Past Rockets 101 96 In NBA Fightback
Milwaukee Bucks star Dick Cunningham looms for a jam as Don Kojis drives for a layup. The Bucks erase a late deficit to beat the San Diego Rockets 101 96 in NBA action. AP Wirephoto.
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Milwaukee Bucks
Dick Cunningham
San Diego
Rockets
Don Kojis
Kojis
Milwaukee
Bucks
Clos
N.B.A
Centralia Stuns Marion In 94 57 South Seven Clash
Centralia, led by Nate Moore and teammates Gardner Meeks and Malone, upset Marion 94 57 to move to 1 1 in the South Seven. Marion managed just six baskets in the middle of the third as Centralia produced two 30 point quarters.
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Centralia
Bob Jones
Marion
Orphans
Nate Moore
Jerry Wilson
Fresh-Soph
Mt. Vernon
Marion Sophs
Moore
Gardner
Meeks
Malone
Ryan
Byran
Miller
Hassem
Waterbury
King
Marshall
High
McCabe
Brooking
Jones
Chase
Wall
Weekly high school schedule across southern Illinois
This week features boys basketball matches: Tuesday Chester at Steeleville Murphysboro at Cairo Nashville at Okanville Metropolis at Brookport Herrin at Centralia Harrisburg at West Frankfort Du Quoin at Anna Jonesboro Pinckneyville at McLeansboro Cahokia at Sparta Zeigler Royalton at Christoph Ashley at Bluford Meridian at Brookport Eldorado at Johnston City Red Bud at Coulterville Saturday Benton at Herrin Carbondale at Marion Centralia at Harrisburg West Frankfort at Mount Vernon Anna Jonesboro at Nashville Johnston City at Murphysboro Du Quoin at Pinckneyville Carrier Mills at McLeansboro.
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Chester
Steeleville
Murphysboro
Cairo
Nashville
Okanville
Metropolis
Brookport
Ashley
Bluford
Meridian
Eldorado
Johnston City
Coulterville
Benton
Herrin
Carbondale
Marion
Centralia
Harrisburg
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Anna-Jonesboro
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Carrier Mills
McLeansboro
Rangers overwhelm Du Quoin in non-conference win
Benton Rangers dominate Du Quoin 94 to 61 in a Benton non-conference basketball game. Doug Collins leads with 24 points, Bob Smith adds 23, and four Rangers reach double figures while Don Stanhouse tops Du Quoin with 26.
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Benton Rangers
du Quoin
Benton
Rangers
Indians
Don Stanhouse
Doug Collins
Rich Herrin
Bob Smith
Collins
B. Smith
Wisely
Casper
Adkins
Frailey
Semanski
D. Smith
Stanhouse
DeMarie
Pullis
Downs
Westerhouse
Beggs
Porter
Olsen
Galesburg Upset by Pekin as Favorites Win in Springfield
Galesburg Silver Streaks, state runners up, fell 54-52 to Pekin in Friday action. Champaign Central, Rockford West, Granite City and others won to remain undefeated. notable wins included Champaign over Lincoln 68-49, Rockford West over Belvidere 97-44, and Granite City over Belleville West 57-52. Other 3-0 teams included DeKalb, Normal Community, East Peoria, and Decatur Eisenhower. Rock Falls and Guilford dropped their early leads.
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Springfield
Galesburg
Pekin
Champaign Central
Rockford West
Granite City
Champaign
Lincoln
Belvidere
Belleville West
Collinsville
East St. Louis
Edwardsville
Alton
Rock Falls
Marion
Rockford Guilford
Peoria Spalding
Spalding
Peoria Manual
Ottawa
Freeport
Carmi
Fairfield
Lawrenceville
North Egypt
Flora
Bridgeport
DeKalb
St. Charles
Normal Community
Bloomington Central Catholic
East Peoria
Peoria Woodruff
Decatur Eisenhower
Olney invitational announces eight team pairings for December
Eight team Olney invitational debuts this year with Dec 26 to 28 action. Opening matchups include Arcola vs Wood River and Fairfield vs St Joseph with regional teams Herrin Harrisburg Shawneetown Galatia and others in preliminary rounds and a full three day schedule at multiple sites.
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Arcola
Wood River
Fairfield
St. Joseph
Sparta
Lincoln
Olney
Staunton
Chester Yellowjackets Rally Past Nashville 59 56
Chester Yellowjackets overcome Nashville Hornets 59 to 56 as second half shoots to .857 pace. Roger Cowan leads with 23 points, Jeff Paetzheld adds 20, while Nashville’s Maxwell 16 and Hale 10 pace the Hornets.
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Jewell Germain
Chester Yellowjackets
Nashville
Chester
Hornets
Roger Cowan
Jeff Paetzheld
Paetzheld
Cowan
Hopkins
Johnson
Melzer
Jolly
Boehne
Hale
Haake
Ichendahl
Kemper
Wetzel
Maxwell
Schmale
Herrin Tigers Top Harrisburg In Conference Clash
Herrin improves to 3-0 at home with a 61-52 win over Harrisburg as coach Harry Stewart leans on senior leadership. Frank Jeters scores 18, Frank Jeters fouls out late while Vergil Fletcher’s defense limits Drew Blair to 7 of 22 shooting. Herrin led from 4-2 and never trailed, staying between 4 and 13 points ahead.
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Herrin
Harry Stewart
St. Louis
Santa Clauses
Tigers
Harrisburg
Stewart
Carbondale
Geary Bauman
Ray Harris
Larry Calafetti
Bob Zeigler
Jeters
Tiger
Pinckneyville Tops Murphysboro 67-52 in TVC Game
Pinckneyville used a strong second quarter and a full court press to defeat Murphysboro 67-52 in Southwest Egyptian Conference action. Rex Brown scored 22 for Pinckneyville while Rick Attig led Murphysboro with 25 points.
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Pinckneyville
Murphysboro
Pincks
Panthers
Red Devils
Rex Brown
Rick Attig
Brown
Goldman
Hawkins
Decker
Wilbanks
Plumlee
Attig
Cole
Ray
Graeff
Clemens
Shawnee Meet Pairings Announced for Annual Tourney
Pairings for the ninth Shawnee basketball tournament were announced by Coach Joe Aden. Games run Tuesday to Friday at 7 p.m. and 8 30 p.m. Tuesday matchups include Gorham versus Egyptian and Century against Vienna. Wednesday features Carterville against Dongola and Shawnee versus Cobden. Past champions listed include Hurst Bush U School Shawnee Cairo Vienna Meridian and Meridian.
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Shawnee
Joe Aden
Gorham
Century
Vienna
Carterville
Dongola
Cobden
Hurst-Bush
U. School
Cairo
Meridian
Carbondale
Anna
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