Marion Stuns Benton 67 64 in South Seven Opener
Marion defeated Benton 67 to 64 at home in the South Seven Conference opener as James Orr led with 20 points and Benton’s Keith Tabor added 20. The win lifts Marion to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in league play ahead of a Saturday visit to Carbondale while Benton drops to 1-3.
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Spanky
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Benton
Carbondale
South
James Orr
Keith Tabor
Ben
Tabor
B. Durham
Forby
Craddock
Golliher
Herrin
Boehnlien
Orr
Pickens
Gardner
Parks
Montgomery
Boatright
Jackson
Rams Dominate Terriers In 112-85 Onslaught
Mt Vernon routs Carbondale behind Chris Michel and Doug Creel as the Rams surge to a 112-85 win. Gordon Welch leads Carbondale with 28 points but foul trouble hampers the Terriers. Willie Jones contributes 20 points and Bill King adds 25 for Mt Vernon.
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Terriers
Gordon Welch
Mt. Vernon
Welch
Larry Davis
Sonny Ellis
Ellis
Rams
Manning
Davis
Kent Strothmann
Doug Creel
Chris Michel
Michel
Creel
Carbondale
Woolard
Willie Jones
Bill King
Nets
Phil Waters
Doug Cherry
Sherman Farmer
Jim Sinnott
Waters
Farmer
Cherry
D. Morgan
Laster
J. Morgan
Coatney
Hertz
Sinnott
King
Jones
Willis
Wilson
Strothmann
Jenkins
Pipes
Basketball Scores From Multiple Illinois Cities
Scores from games in Vienna Cairo Carlyle Christopher Campbell Hill Steeleville Mounds Eldorado McLeansboro and surrounding teams. Vienna beat Carrier Mills 87 47 after a preliminary 75 70. Cairo defeated Century 95 60 with Century leading 12 1 12 0. Du Quoin beat Carlyle 73 44 in another matchup. Johnston City beat Christopher 66 54. Mascoutah beat Trico 64 58. Steeleville won 117 60 over Marissa. Meridian beat Cobden 70 53. Eldorado won 78 63 over Ridgway. Norris City led McLeansboro 63 58.
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Vienna
Carrier Mills
Carrier Mills Taborn
Sumner
Duncan
Jones
Mann
Martin
Carrien
Guthrie
Stewart
M. Faulkner
Harper
High School Basketball Scores From Night of Play Across Districts
Sterling 118 Genesee 75 and Oswego 114 Morris 92 led a night of varied results. Carbondale 85 LaSalle-Peru 107 and Rock Falls 88 Decatur Eisenhower 101 marked decisive wins. Others included Jacksonville Nashville 67 Chester 63 and Shawnee 78 Zeigler Royalton 48. Muddy finishes also appeared with Cairo Camelot 56 Egyptian 84 Gorham 70 Okawville 69 Aviston Central 55 Collinsville 74 Breese Mater Dei 47 Belleville West 87 Edwardsville 80 and Belleville East 68. Granite City South Alton 80 Quincy 57 Granite City North 76 Triad 58 Champaign Centennial 72 Springfield Griffin 61 Champaign 42 Stephen Decatur 36 Olney 66 Flora 59 Salem 62 Fairfield 45 Waterloo 60 Waterloo Gibault 54 Westlin 56 New Athens 55 Freeburg 87 Columbia 36 Maine East 76 Niles North 62 Thornridge 62 Thornwood 46 Richards 79 Bloom 75 overtime Chicago St. Patrick 67 Carmel 63 Rich East 50 Bradley Bourbaisn Marist 55 Notre Dame 47.
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Shawnee
Zeigler-Royalton
Brookport
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Camelot
Egyptian
Gorham
Okawville
Aviston Central
Collinsville
Breese Mater Dei
Belleville West
Edwardsville
Belleville
Granite City
Waltonville Wins Wayne City Holiday Tourney Title
Waltonville Spartans defeated Enfield 53 to 46 to capture the Wayne City Holiday Tournament crown. Dan Reed led Waltonville with 15 points, joined by L. Cockrum and Rick Shurtz with 12 each, while Bruce Weiss topped Enfield with 20. Louisville beat Thompsonville 60-52 in the consolation final. Enfield stands 11-2 and Thompsonville 5-9.
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Waltonville Spartans
Wayne City
Enfield
Dan Reed
Spartans
Ed Belva
Larry Cockrum
Rick Shurtz
Bruce Weiss
Louisville
Thompsonville
West Frankfort beats Harrisburg to go 3-0 in league play
West Frankfort Redbirds extended their unbeaten streak to three with a 71 to 61 win over winless Harrisburg. Mike Vosbein led with 24 points while Greg Smith and Steve Mize added 14 each and Mickey Garrett 11. Harrisburg was led by Kevin Hodge with 16 points.
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Harrisburg
Mike Vosbein
Redbird
Greg Smith
Steve Mize
Mickey Garrett
Hugh Bill Moore
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Kevin Hodge
Steve Johnson
Steve Crabb
Centralia
Vostein
Smith
Mize
Garrett
Moore
Hodge
S. Johnson
Crabb
Ingram
Alexander
Williams
St Marys Chester clinch share of valley title in grade hoops
St Marys Chester edged Steeleville 29 27 to secure at least a share of the Mississippi Valley Conference grade school basketball title. Steeleville led 10 6 at intermission while St Marys contributed Assel Meier 16 Reid 5 Schaefer 4 Gibbs 4. Steeleville Barlow 10 Gu bert 8 Poenitske 6 Bockhorn 7th grade Steeleville 29 St Pauls 9 5 13 5 32 Imm Lutheran 21 22 16 16 75 Johnston City St Pauls Thompson 10 Tomlinson 8 Hampton 6 Pulsford 4 Gu al doni 4 Murphysboro Immanuel Lutheran Strothmann 40 Weber 10 Groh 10 Gilbert 4 Presutti 4 James 4 Rothe 2 Streuter 1 7th grade Immanuel Lutheran 31 21
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Steeleville
St. Mary’s
L’ville
Chester St. Mary’s
Asselmeier
Reid
Schaefer
Gibbs
Barlow
Guebert
Poenitske
Bockhorn
Johnston City
St. Paul
Wolverines rout Salukis as Orr logs 114th win
Michigan opened the second half with a 55-34 surge and crushed Southern Illinois 74 49 in Ann Arbor. Wayman Britt and John Robinson combined for 39 points while Williams led the Salukis with 10. Glenn and Turner were sidelined with injuries. Orr’s 114th win as Michigan coach came as the Wolverines rose to No 14 nationally and Strack held 11389.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Ann Arbor
Mich
Miami
Ohio
Princeton
Wolverine
Wayman Britt
John Robinson
Salukis
Mike Glenn
Mack Turner
al Williams
John Orr
Taylorville
Dave Strack
Orr
Tigers Dominate Centralia In 95 78 South Seven Showdown
Herrin rockets to a 95 78 win over Centralia as Darrell Maller 26 points and Mike Maller 26 lead a potent trio with Keith Clark 16. Walker 25 and Clark 16 pace Herrin while Centralia bets 14 from Downey and Thomas. The Tigers improve to 3 0 in South Seven ahead of Benton visit.
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Southern Illinoisan
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Williamson
Jeff Ferguson
Tigers
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Tiger
Darrell Walker
Mike Maller
Keith Clark
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Maller
Walker
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Ferguson
Jeff Carling
Carling
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Rod Thomas
Byron Crossland
Bob Worlds
Pele surprisingly considers place kicking in American football
Pele, the Brazilian soccer icon, says he would consider place kicking in American football if possible. He emphasizes the sport’s size and physicality as deterrents, admits interest in acting like O J Simpson, and recalls meeting Jets players while promoting Pele's New World film and his Cosmos contract.
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Edson Arantes Nascimento
Sao Paulo
Brazil
New World
New York Cosmos
Warner Communications, Inc
Cosmos
White House
Gerald Ford
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