Bruins prevail as UCLA topples Southern Illinois 90 75
UCLA defeats Southern Illinois 90 to 75 behind strong shooting. Greenwood 19 points and Sims 12 lead UCLA while Wilson and Grant lead SIU in scoring. Rebounds and turnovers noted, with UCLA finishing 37-70 from field and 18-9 from the line.
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Fti Wilson
Grant
W Smith
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Moore
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Orr
Russ Oo
Frazier
Kieszkowski
O Totals
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Vandeweghe
Sims Eg
Hamilton
Townsend
Aliums
Wilkes Sé
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Anderson
Siu
Wilson
Smith
Ablams
Clint
Sims
Vandewegne
Wilkes
Allums
Metropolis and Trico clash in lopsided prep scores
Metropolis outscores Trico 71 to 38 led by Rhymes 23 Owens 13 Leek 8 Mark us 6 Trail 6 Moss 6 Brown 4 Talley 3 Welch 2. Across the night, Gorham and Nashville posted big wins as Crabs Orchard and Shawneetown also delivered sizable margins in a busy prep scoreboard update.
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Leek
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Welch
Elbrecht
O'Bannon
Baker
Ratert
Bartow
Crowder
Bockhorn
Vogt
Aetropolis
Jayvee
Nashville Edges Aviston Central In Close Jayvee Battle
Nashville remains undefeated at 6-0 after a 60-64 loss to Aviston Central in a Jayvee clash. Standouts include Jankowski 25 and Stieg 21 for Nashville while Raber 20 and Astroth 12 led Aviston Central. Carbondale topped Marion 71-67 with Fayne 27 and Jones 19.
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Becker
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Jackson
Raney
Jones
Pickens
Miller
Huddson
Herrin Edges Mt. Vernon In Close Prep Wrestling Meet
Herrin led Mt. Vernon 33 30 in a boys prep wrestling clash with multiple pins and decisions across weight classes. Key results include 98 Stitt over Morton 145 105 Vanek pinning O Bryant 145 112 Eddie King pinned by Gad ay 4 32 119 Umdenstock pinned by Ballard 137 126 Leadd pinned by Swinner 1 38 Relap over Germain 30 138 Jarrell over McKayn 107 145 Frank King top over Candy 162 Morrisson pinned Waters 16 167 B Amdenstock pinned by Verhines 1 27 165 Sanders pinned by R Robinson 4 51 and a Mailter decision over S Robinson 30 in the heavyweight. Herrin next matches Tuesday at Carbondale.
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Jarrell
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Candy
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Mailter
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Waltonville edges Bluford in consolation quarterfinals
Waltonville defeated Bluford 70 to 32 as Tepovich led with 12 points and Neibel 9. Sesser beat Noble 50 to 56 with Martin 17 and Eubanks 14. Herrin topped Benton 60 to 57 as LeQuatte scored 18 for Herrin and Brookins 25 for Benton.
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Salukis to replace Aces in Evansville tourney
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will replace the Evansville Aces in a four team college basketball tournament set for Evansville December 29 and 30. SIUC officials announced the decision while in California and noted Murray State Mercer and the University of New Orleans will stay in.
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Evansville
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Evansville Aces
SIUC
George Mace
Gale Sayers
Paul Lambert
California
Murray State
Mercer
University of New Orleans
Salukis
Fred Huff
Huff
Salukis place seven at Ball State Invitational led by Gross and Eggert
Southern Illinois University wrestlers took seven medals at Ball State with John Gross and Dale Eggert earning second place in 118 and 150 pounds. Gross, in a rematch with Tom Reed, lost 15-7 after reaching the final, while Eggert fell 6-2 to Barry Hintze. Three others finished third as SIU-C dominated in several weight classes. The Salukis go idle until Purdue visits January 3 at SIU Arena.
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Dale Eggert
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Gross
SIU Edwardsville
Tom Reed
Reed
Eggert
Eastern Illinois
Barry Hintze
Blast Siu-E
Tom Meshes
Meshes
Vikings clinch NFC Central with 30 21 win over Lions
Chuck Foreman ran 156 yards and two touchdowns and Bob Lee threw two scoring passes to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-21 victory in Pontiac. The win guarantees at least a tie for the division title and NFL playoff berth as the Vikings claim the NFC Central crown. Detroit's Eddie Payton added two long kick returns for touchdowns in a strong late effort by the Lions.
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Bob Lee
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
Minnesota
Vikings
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
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Giants
Detroit
Eddie Payton
Chicago
Walter Payton
Silverdome
Carbondale High Hires Gerlach as Assistant Coach
CCHS District 165 hires Sparta native Roger Gerlach to replace George McNeil as assistant basketball coach at Carbondale Community High School. Gerlach, brother of Gib Gerlach, will teach health and physical education after completing his student teaching at Marion High School. McNeil resigned December 10 to join the Illinois Department of Corrections.
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Roger Gerlach
George McNeil
Carbondale Community High School
Roger
du Quoin
Gib Gerlach
Marion High
CCHS
Board of Education
Gerlach
McNeil
Illinois Department of Corrections
SIU Drops 90 75 At UCLA Bruins Edge Salukis On Road
UCLA powered past the Salukis 90 75 at Pauley Pavilion. Bruins led 42 32 at half and pulled away to 70 45 before SIU rallied briefly. Wilson led IU with 22 points while Grant Smith and Huggins reached double figures. Salukis next play William Jewell then travel to Indiana State.
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Paul Lambert
Charles Moore
Wilson
Grant
Smith
Milton Huggins
Greenwood
Hamilton
Evansville
William Jewell
Indiana State
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