Mt Vernon Rams crush Carbondale in lopsided win
Mt Vernon ramblers led by 6 7 Steve Strickland 6 4 Jim Smith and 6 3 Nate Hawthorne overwhelmed Carbondale 72 47. Coach Bob Arnold’s squad built a 41 16 halftime lead as Hawthorne nailed from the outside and the Rams’ defense stifled the Terriers.
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Tuscola
Associated Press
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Arnold
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Jim Smith
Nate Hawthorne
Strickland
Hawthorne
Rams too strong as Mt. Vernon downs Terriers 72 47
Mt. Vernon, ranked fourth in the state, overwhelmed Walter Moore’s Carbondale Terriers 72 to 47 at Vernon Gym. Led by 18 points from Hawthorne and 14 from Strickland, the Rams shot 31 of 62 and held Carbondale to 19 of 70. Les Taylor had 22 and 16 rebounds for Carbondale. Sanders added 11 for Mt. Vernon.
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Southern
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Bob Arnold
Moore
Rams
Vernon Gymnasium
Terriers
Carbondale
Les Taylor
Ivnior
Frank Sanders
Hawthorne
Steve Strickland
L. Taylor
C. Taylor
Stewart
Martin
Westberg
Pankey
Baggett
Woolard
Thompson
Smith
Strickland
Payne
Williams
Sanders
Sledge
Donoho
Orphans Stop Herrin Streak In South Seven Thriller
Centralia Orphans upset Herrin 75 to 70 in South Seven Conference play to halt Herrin’s and Centralia’s opposite win streaks. Moore led Orphans with 25 points, Doughty left early for Herrin, Willis and Malone sparked late surge, both teams roughly equal in scoring and free throws.
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Herrin
Centralia
Tim Walker
David Dye
Pat Doughty
Doughty
Tigers
Nate Moore
Orphans
Moore
Walker
Norman Meeks
Orphan
Frank Jeters
Livvy Coe
Larry Willis
Murphysboro
Mike Malone
Meeks
Malone
Tiger
Doe
Engel
Harris
Jeters
Garavalia
Dye
Willis
Rams rebound past Herrin to stay unbeaten in South Seven
Mount Vernon Rams defeated Herrin 75 to 70 in a South Seven showdown to maintain their perfect league record. Centralia rallied to beat Herrin 75-70, while Benton edged Marion 81-74 in overtime. West Frankfort crushed Harrisburg 77-62 as Zeigler-Royalton beat Lesser 75-60. Pinckneyville Panth ers remained unbeaten with a 63-56 win over McLeansboro.
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Terriers
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Dick Corn
Rangers
Marion
Wildcats
Mike Brooking
Red Devils
Wayne City
Pinckneyville
Panthers
McLeansboro
Johnston City
Murphysboro
Sparta
Cahokia
Houston UCLA Basketball Sellout Sets Dome Milestone
Houston athletics official Ned Thompson announces 38 000 to 40 000 tickets sold for the January 20 UCLA Houston game in the Astrodome the first basketball event there. UCLA ranked No 1 and Houston No 2 in the AP poll both teams undefeated. historial meetings show Houston won 91 65 in 1961 62 and UCLA won 73 58 in last NCAA tournament semis.
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Houston
Ned Thompson
Athletics At
Houston University
Astrodome
Domes
Thompson
UCLA
Associated Press
Lincoln Service ad offers free booklet on government jobs
An advertisement promotes Lincoln Service providing free booklet on U S Government positions and salaries. It targets men and women 18 and over and promises high starting salaries and job security with prep guidance for civil service tests. Respondents mail coupons to Pekin Illinois.
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Lincoln Service
Dept
Pekin
Illinois
U. S
U.S
Sixth Red Devil defeat Johnston City downs Murphysboro 83-93
Johnston City Indians trounced Murphysboro 83-53 as Jim Dawe led with 22 points and 9 rebounds, building a 46-21 halftime lead. The Red Devils, without a field goal for 12 minutes, were led by Gary Wills with 13 points while Dan Parmley and John Glade added 12 and 10 respectively.
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Larry Harris
Indians
Harris
Jim Dawe
Dawe
Red Devil
Larry Tutt
Red Devils
Paul Smith
Steve Collins
Gary Wills
Dan Parmley
John Glade
Murphysboro
Johnston City
Wills
Parmley
Glade
McCormack
Best
Lipe
Ray
Higgs
Collins
Tutt
Gabby
Smith
Zanotti
Ramsey
Prep basketball results from various Illinois teams show wide margins
A string of final scores lists multiple matchups across Champaign Cen Decatur Monticello Urbana Springfield Galesburg Peoria Lincoln Mattoon St Louis Belleville Edwardsville Cahokia Sparta Dupo E St Louis Assumption O Fallon Mascoutah St Viator Marist Reavis Glenbrook N Maine West Fenton Lake Park Hillcrest Stagg Grant Carmel St Ignatius De Lasalle Bremen Oak Lawn Grayslake Marian Catholic Mendelein Crown Loyola Academy Barrington Fremd Bradley Rich Cen Walter Lutheran Lake Zurich Eisenhower Thornridge West Aurora St Charles Waukegan New Trier East Homewood Carl Sandburg Jacksonville Eisenhower Franklin Route 44 Camp Point Winchester DeKalb Elgin Larkin.
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