Salem Coach Ranks Among Best In Area Basketball
Salem coach Woody Burnett, new to the Wildcats, discusses the North Egypt Conference's top teams. He rates Centralia as the strongest opponent faced, notes Fairfield and Lawrenceville pose major challenges, and cites Mt. Vernon and Mt. Carmel for potential strength, while Salem has 3-4 against this slate and 348 points for versus 404 against.
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Merle Jones
Southern Illinois
Woody Burnett
Salem
Burnett
Wildcats
Jim “Dateh
Mitchell
Ray Page
Greenville
Fairfield
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Lawrenceville
Champaign
Mt. Carmel
Gibbs
Rogers
Centralie
Bob Jones
Westbrook
Martin
Herrin
Shew
Greenvile
Bud Sornman
Carmil
Egypt
Louisville
Southern ‘Winds
Christopher
Black Diamond
Ben‘ton
South
Bill Davies
Storm
SIU swimmers defeat Mankato State in Carbondale meet
Southern Illinois University swimming team posted a 62 to 32 victory over Mankato State Saturday night in Carbondale. Event results include 400 medley relay 3:48.5 with Shaffer Petras Green Sickler, 200 free 1:59.7, 50 free 23.2, 200 IM 2:08.4, diving 165.6, 400 free relay 3:18.7, and other races led by Miles Seiver Anderson McCullough and Roberts.
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Ralph Casey
Southern Illinois University
Mankato State
Carbondale
Stu
Schaffer
Petras
Green
Sickler
Eyerets S. Og
Lupgakko
Roberts
Mahoney
Harris
Anderson
Otterness
Sundberg
Miles
Seiver
McCullough
Everett S
Shutt
Clmberg
Pearson
Horne
Siu
McAnneney
Hutton
Shaffer
I.vey
Kentucky Invitational Game Upset Stuns Wildcats
Illinois defeats Kentucky 91 to 86 in a close three set game at the Kentucky Invitational. Dayton edges West Virginia 71 to 67 in an round during the same event.
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Kentucky
Illinois
Dayton
Virginia
College Basketball Scores From Friday’s Games
Purdue upset Wake Forest 86 83 Providence beat Iowa 71 70 Davidson 87 over Ohio State 64 Butler 90 over Michigan State 69 Colgate 87 over DePauw 81 Colo State U 86 over St Bonaventure 61 Villanova 70 over Niagara 45 Army 1 defeated Manhattan 62 Georgia 79 over Georgia Tech 66 St John s New York 76 beat Notre Dame 72 Tennessee 79 over Buffalo 54 Arizona State 96 over Greenville 73 Louisville 70 over DePaul 69 Miami Florida 67 over Florida 58 Seton Hall 64 over Boston University 63 Pitt 65 over Bucknell 58 Duke 104 over Virginia 91 Duquesne 80 over Seattle 74 Kent State 80 over Xavier 76 Western Michigan 93 over Ball State 83 Indiana 108 over Detroit 89 Minnesota 55 Utah State 68 Creighton 82 over Northwestern Chicago Loyola 73 over North Dakota State 87 Cincinnati 4 over Centenary 74 NYU 75 over Fairleigh Dickinson Wichita 71 over Drake 60 Northern Illinois 62 over Central Michigan 59 New Orleans Loyola 87 over St Mary s California 76 Toledo 82 over The Citadel 78 Kansas 63 over Maryland 61 OT Vanderbilt Invitational Florida State 82 over Baylor 64
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Purdue
Wake Forest
Providence
Iowa
Davidson
Ohio State
Butler
Michigan
Florida
Seton Hall
Boston
Pitt
Bucknell
Duke
Virginia
Duquesne
Seattle
Kent St
Xavier
W. Michigan
Ball St
Indiana
Detroit
Minnesota
Utah
Creighton
Northwestern
Wichita
Drake
Northern Ill
Central Michigan
New Orleans
Loyola
St. Mary’s
Calif
Toledo
the Citadel
Kansas
Maryland
Vanderbilt
Florida St
Baylor
South Seven Play Orphs Hold Lead
Centralia remained unbeaten in the South Seven Conference prep basketball race with a 63-53 win over Harrisburg. The win gave Coach Bob Jones' Orphans a 4-0 league record, while Harrisburg fell to 2-2. Karl Martin led Centralia with 17 points and a strong first quarter. Harrisburg's Kurt Feazel topped scorers for the losers with 22 points.
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Centralia
Harrisburg
Bob Jones
Orphans
West Frankforts
Karl Centralia
Martin
Herrin
Dick Garrett
Mt. Vernon
Gene Haile
Mt. Vernon Rams
West Frankfort
Redbirds
Gary Jones
Terry Gamber
Rams
Jones
Gambber
Buddy Walton
W. Frankfort
Gamber
Large
Shaw
Kirk
Hester
Gunnell
Wielt
Centralia blends zone and man defense for tourney edge
Centralia coach Bob Jones explains a mixed defense as faster guard duo Dick Garrett and Mel Stalls pressure Herrin near center line, then switch to man or zone as needed. The strategy echoes historic setups from Mt Vernon and past state champs, aiming for depth and adaptability. Herrin, Marion, Benton tourney bids adjust as schools weigh future schedules and travel. Chester scoring legend Steve Sherrill’s 37 points highlight last week’s 55-52 win over Pinckneyville.
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Bill Trees
Harrisburg
Aisha Gis
Herrin
Centralia
Bob Jones
Dick Garrett
Mel Stalls
Stan Changnon
Mt. Vernon Rams
Stan
Harold Hutchings
Hutch
Rams
King City
Steve Sherrill
Chester
Pinckneyville
Don McGee
The
Jackets
Butler Beats Michigan State 90 89 on Jones Spark
Butler trailed late but substitute Tom Jones in the final 414 minutes spurred a 14 point comeback as Butler edged Michigan State 90 89. Stan Washington scored 29 for MSU while Dave Sanders and Mike Chapman contributed for Butler in a tight battle from the field.
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Indianapolis
Butler
Tom Jones
Michigan State
Bulldogs
Stan Washington
Spartans
Jones
Mike Chapman
Washington
Dave Sanders
Illini Win Kentucky Invitational Title In Tight Final
Illinois jumped to a large early lead and held on for a 91-86 victory over Kentucky in the Kentucky Invitational final. Ta' Brady and Bill McKeown sealed it with late free throws as Skip Thoren led Illinois with 27 points and Brody added 25. Louie Dampier paced Kentucky with 15 in the losing effort.
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Benton
Herrin
Marion
South
Tigers
Rich Adkins
Ken Payne
Tom Smothers
Tom Gulley
Dietz
Ranger
Adkins
Mike Doughty
Brandon
Hunter
M. Doughty
P. Doughty
Marlow
Wharton
Appleton
Payne
Gulley
Woodland
Heard
Lexington
Tlinois
Kentucky
Ilinois
Ta’ Brady
Bill McKeown
Skip Thoren
Bogie Redman
Don Freeman
Thoren
Illinois
Ilns
Terry Mobley
Randy Embry
Brody
McKeown
Louie Dampier
Indiana Tops Detroit 108-89 in basketball clash
Indiana extended its unbeaten tag to six games with a 108-89 road win over the University of Detroit. Tom VanArsdale scored 22 and grabbed 14 rebounds while his twin Dick added 21. Detroit committed 22 turnovers as Indiana built a late decisive run.
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Detroit
Nec
Indiana
University of Detroit
Hoosiers
Titans
Tom VanArsdale
Dorie Murrey
Won Hyatt
Wurrey
Hyatt
SIU Frosh Cagers Drop Two Games at Paducah
Southern Illinois University freshman basketball teamlost twice in Paducah Kentucky Junior College tournament Saturday. Vincennes Indiana junior college defeated SIU 97 to 71 while Paducah scored 74 to 48 over SIU. Key players included Pritchett and Jackson for SIU and Shields Sparks Snyder for Vincennes.
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Southern Illinois University
Paducah. Ky
Paducah
SIU
Vincennes
Ind
Salukis
Southern
Olson
Snyder
Shields
Sparks
Cobb
Weber
Pritchett
Wescott
Dial
Smith
Blanchard
Andering
Cravens
Jackson
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Ofhort
Dick Carter
Tommy Davis
Larry Odum
Mules
Chicago
N. Dakota
Cincinnati
Centenary
NYU
Fairleigh-Dickinson
South Seven
Orphs
Kurt Feazel
Bill Hollada
Centralia High
Jack Whitaker
Jack Drees
Cardinal-Eagle
St. Louis
Cbs-Tv
Cliff Stormer
Virgil Wilson
Storme
MSU
Stalls
Garrett
Bryant
Starr
Haywood
Cannon
Feazel
Kladiva
Davis
Hindman
Pollock
Boyett
Walton
Lamont
Cogdill
Vaughn
Russell
Illini
Peck
Howard
Moore
Holland
Vannerson
Duncan
Underwood
Anna Jonesboro
Wayne City
Lesser
Enfield
Wayne City Av
Brookport
Cairo Sumner
Shawneetown
Joppa
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