Bearcats rout Carterville in Black Diamond clash
Christopher opened with an 8-1 run and pulled away behind Charles Followell 20 points and balanced scoring from Mondoni Towers Bower and Bennett as Carterville pressed late but could not close. Lions shot 41 percent and sank 7 of 14 free throws while Christopher hit 23 of 41 and led 65-95 final margin.
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Charles Followell
Christopher
Carterville
Fallowell
Chris Mondoni
John Towers
Bruce Bower
Gene Bennett
Followell
Tom Wheeler
Wheeler
Lions
Jim Geisler
Mondoni
Bearcat
Geisler
Bearcats
Cats
Bearcat on the prowl leads to high school hoops clash
In a varsity debacle Carterville freshman Jerry Halstead scored 18 as he subbed in for Halstead at 14 years old. Christopher led 65 59 with Fallowell scoring 20. Johnston City faltered at West Frankfort 73 61 as Vosbein poured in 27 and Peebles added 22 in a flu affected game.
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Jerry Halstead
Geisler
Halstead
Carterville
Stead
Fallowell
Christopher
Johnston City
Mondoni
Towers
Bower
Bennett
T. Bleyer
Fisher
Caldwell
B. Bleyer
Hadfield
Finney
West Frankfort
Redbirds
Mike Vosbein
Birds
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Sloan Brown
Tom Sharp
Hood
Frankfort
Rick Babington
Peebles
Collins
Benjie Hansford
Hansford
Brown
Sharp
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J. Pyle
Litton
B. Pyle
Mize
Griffith
Mitchell
Weston
Wayne City tournament pairings set after Tuesday wins
Waltonville crushed Tamaroa 93 76 to reach the semifinals while Wayne City eliminated Elverado 87 67. Consolation action saw S Ford win 65 62 over Allendale as Cisne meets Enfield and Waltonville faces Wayne City at 9 p.m. Thompsonville opens the night against Galatia at 6 p.m.
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Waltonville
Wayne City
Tameroa
Elverado
Bruford
Allendale
Cisne
Enfield
Thompsonville
Galatia
Preliminary Scores Across Area Hoops Action
Vienna tops Shawnee 80 60 in a preliminary by 4 1 point in a crowded week of prep basketball with player stats listed. Egyptian leads Dongola 85 66 as Meridian hosts a Rend Lake tourney final preview and multiple district scores from Metropolis to Okawville fill tonight’s scores.
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Wolf Lake
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Shawnee
Traver
Bean
Jones
Merchant
Martin
George
Deere
Dodd
Wright
Wills
Clover
Foster
Hileman
Blue Tops Gray In 36th Blue Gray Classic
North wins 20-14 at Montgomery as John Phillips of Xavier kicks first two field goals of his career and Jesse Freitas of San Diego State throws for 168 yards to seal the victory. Gerald Tinker and Pete Tagmales contribute scores while coach Jack Christiansen leaves early after a fourth down stop.
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Montgomery
Ala
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Christiansen
Stanford
Blue
Gray
Cramton Bowl
John Phillips
Xavier
North
Jesse Freitas
San Diego State
Freitas
Gerald Tinker
Kent State
Phillips
Barry Smith
Richmond
Charles Dancer
Baylor
Blues
Pete Tagmares
Washington
Xavier Star
Edwardsville SIU split could mean new name to avoid confusion
An Edwardsville legislator proposes fully separate SIU Carbondale and Edwardsville units, and the writer urges Edwardsville adopt a distinct name to prevent mixups in sports and media. The piece notes coverage issues around SIU Edwardsville basketball versus UCLA and NC State, with misnaming as a recurring problem.
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Salukis
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St. Louis Arena
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Bob Barnes
Bob
Hockey Blues
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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
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Sunday Post-Dispatch
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Cougars
Kansas City
Barnes
Marquette Viewed as Illinois Team in NCAAB
Marquette coach Al McGuire builds a seventh ranked team with four of its top six players from Illinois, highlighting a long standing recruitment pattern by Kansas and Sammy Miranda.
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Kansas
Sammy Miranda Long
Illinois
al McGuire
Marquette
Breese tourney pairings announced ahead of Dec event
Breese Mater Dei Knights earned the No 1 seed in the Breese Holiday Tournament with Belleville Althoff O Fallon Okawville also among the top entrants. First round features East St Louis Assumption Greenville O Fallon Trico Highland St Paul Springfield Griffin Belleville Althoff Nashville Mascoutah Taylorville Okawville Charleston Breese Mater Dei Waterloo Flora Sparta and more.
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Finley challenges Cronin in fight over Williams contract
Oakland owner Charlie Finley files suit to bar Dick Williams from joining another club until his contract through 1975 is fulfilled. Cronin, presiding AL president, defers Detroit and meets with Tigers and Yankees leaders amid manager searches.
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Oakland Athletics
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Finley
San Francisco
Dick Williams
Williams
Cronin
Detroit
Ralph Houk
Tigers
New York Yankees
Yanks
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Chicago
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Horace Clarke
Cornin
Lee MacPhail
Jim Campbell
Gale Paul
McPhail
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