Box Saves Herrin With Last-Second Shot At Wood River
Herrin defeats Wood River 63 to 61 as Richard Box nails a jump shot with 23 seconds left. Box scores 21 of his 27 in the second half while Wood River’s Messick and Hendricks push the Oilers, who stumble in the final quarter.
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Centralia
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Alton
Edwardsville
Shawnee Rally Beats Murphysboro For 66 53 Victory
Shawnee cagers wore out Murphysboro with a strong second half and a 66 to 53 win at Shawnee. Clendenin led the surge with five goals in eight shots and 28 points, supported by Davis and Hale as Shawnee pulled away after intermission.
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Johnson
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Hale
Benton Topples Carbondale In Comeback Shootout
Benton beat Carbondale 78 to 74 in a see-saw game to hand Carbondale its first loss in three. Jay Lovelace scored 37 for Carbondale before fouling out late, while Benton’s Dave Walker led with 22 and Jeff Ferguson added 14 as Benton used late free throws to seal the win.
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Deiro
McMahon
West
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Davison
Harry Livesay
Terry Deiro
Jeff Ferguson
Ken Hungate
Dave Walker
Marion
Herrin
Salukis top Rolla 68 to 59 behind Whitlock's 22
Southern Illinois defeats Rolla 68 to 59 in its first home game as Whitlock leads with 22 points and five straight early in the second half. Bryson Jones and Marvin Jones combine for 37 of 55 rebounds, while Rolla struggles to contain SIU's big trio.
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Southern
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Liu
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Saluki
Lynn Holder
Sammy Duane
Jones
Ron Jurenka
John Sturm
John Sweeney
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Sweeney
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Harrisburg Meet Pairings Released for Holiday Tournament
Directors of the Egyptian holiday basketball tournament in Harrisburg released first round pairings for December 26 to 28. West Frankfort tops the field followed by Mount Vernon, with West Frankfort facing Murphysboro, Harrisburg meeting Du Quoin, Mount Vernon taking on McLeansboro, and Carbondale meeting Eldorado.
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Murphysboro
du Quoin
McLeansboro
Carbondale
Eldorado
Prep Scores At Joppa
Joppa defeated Grand Chain 56 to 40 with Joppa players Stevenson 21 and Fick 9 leading the scoring. Grand Chain’s Clark 20 and Dobbs 7 paced their team, as Joppa-Miller and other players contributed in a close four quarter contest.
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Gooden
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Reichert
Clark
Carterville Beats Cairo In Stiff League Tilt
Carterville defeats Cairo 78 to 59 in a high school basketball game. Mc Cluskey and Cowan each score 2 points while Moore leads Carterville with 23 points. Cairo’s Huffman and Lantz combine for 28 points.
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Lowry
McCluskey
Cowan
Bleyer
Hampton
Moore
Gentry
Lions and 49ers Ready to Clash for West Title
Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers, each 8-4, wrap regular season with wins over Bears and Packers as they prepare for a Sunday playoff-deciding showdown in San Francisco. Cleveland leads the East with a 9-2-1 mark after a 34-28 win over the Giants.
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Associated Press
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Attucks Tops Carmi 58 49 For ninth win in 10
Attucks High School defeated Carmi 58 to 49 at Carbondale to run its record to nine wins in ten games. The Bluebirds staged a late surge with a press then zone defense and outscored Carmi in the final two periods. Attucks reserves also won 55 to 50, with Fletcher and Thomas leading scoring.
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Carbondale
Bluebirds
Percy Oliver
Carterville
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Smith
Blythe
Jones
Graham
McCombs
Lasater
Loewenhenze
Sexton
Lincoln Gorham game set tonight in Carbondale gym
Carbondale Lincoln Grade School hosts Gorham in a preliminary basketball game at 6 30 p m The game was moved from November 1 due to Gorham players illness.
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Lincoln Grade School
Gorham
Herrin Tigers Rally To Top Wood River 63 61 In Close Brawl
Herrin overcame a 12 point deficit to defeat Wood River 63 to 61 as Coach Bob Hutchison noted the tough night a defeat would bring. Herrin shot poorly in the first half 0.275 while Wood River led 32 24 before Herrin surged late.
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Wood River
Bob Hutchison
Tigers
Wood
Hutchison
Hutch
Benton Buckles in South Seven Title Race Tale
Benton may deny the South Seven crown again as Coach Ralph Davison’s Rangers threaten to decide the winner. They toppled West Frankfort last December to aid Herrin’s title chances, but have since dropped 13 straight league games. Senior guards Burton Wills and Ron McLain remain sidelined with injuries while junior forward Joe West is in uniform.
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Ralph Davison
Rangers
West Frankfort
Herrin
Burton Wills
Ron McLain
Joe West
Prep Results Steady Wins for Herrin and Benton
Herrin defeated Wood River 63 to 61 while Benton outscored Carbondale 78 to 74 in girls or boys prep action. Shawnee posted a 43 to 41 win over Murphysboro with Harrisburg listed as a Keen City result in the report.
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Wood River
Benton
Carbondale
Shawnee
Murphysboro
Harrisburg
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