Johnston City Rally Tops Edwardsville in OT 62 59
Johnston City Indians erased a 15 point deficit to beat Edwardsville Tigers 62 59 in overtime at East St Louis during a holiday tournament. Newell Crowe Hoffard and Francescon starred as Edwardsville led 49 40 late in regulation before Johnston City surged to the win.
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Indians
E. St. Louis
Johnston City
Edwardsville
Tigers
Newell
Crowe
Hoffard
Butler
Davis
Barton
Hofford
Francescon
Hubbard
Edwn Ville
Hoffard Scholl
Daugherty
Gregor Crowe
Wilhold Davis Barton
Franceson Butler
Weber Smith Hubbard Newell Smoltz Harris
Belle
Ray Kaegelville
Ellis Veech
East St. Louis
J City
Edsville
Danville
Wood River
Rigoni Rock
Kay Scoggins
Michaelson Smith
Wade Perrin
Stuebe Quinn
Clem McCormick
Henery Fisher Worrell
Ted Search
Chester
Johnny Fraser
Alton
Prep Basketball Tournament Scores Across Illinois
In DeKalb Arlington Heights Belvidere Waterman Glenbard Thornton Fractional and others. East St Louis Danville Johnston City Edwardsville. Illinois Tech Tourney and Moosheart Tourney results noted with multiple school matchups and a close St. Anthony Effingham event.
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DeKalb
Arlington Heights
Belvidere
Waterman
W. Aurora
Glenbard
Thornton
East ST. Louis
Johnston City
Edwardsville
O.T
Danville
Wood River
Illinois Tech
Vocational
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Kelly
Austin
Marshall
Farragut
Lindblom
Steinmetz
von Steuben
Englewood
Washburn
Taft
Hyde Park
Harrison
Amundsen
Dunbar
Mooseheart
Maple Park
Watseka
Zion-Benton
Beecher
Geneva
Elmhurst
College basketball results and note on Michigan State
The Associated Press notes multiple campus games with Western Kentucky over La Salle and St John’s over Temple among others, plus Canisius over Arizona and Duquesne over Westminster. It also mentions Michigan State football under coach Clarence Biggie Munn, noting only four home losses in four seasons with 18 wins.
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Michigan State
Clarence
Biggie) Munn
Carrier Mills and Norris City win in Norris City tourney
In Norris City Tuesday night Carrier Mills beat Grayville 64 to 59 while Norris City edged Equality 50 to 49 in the first two games of the invitational. Winyard sparked Norris City with 15 points in the final half as Doerner and Piland led rebounding and scoring in the first half.
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Carrier Mills
Grayville
Norris City
Equality
Winyard
Doerner
Piland
Vinyard
Kaylor
R. Johnson
Brinkley
Starnes
Cole
Proffitt
Ridgway
Shawneetown
Galatia
Allendale
Grayville Car
ER Mills
Steele
Carpenter
Hanisch
J. Culbreth
Walker
Blackman
Fry
Jackson
Gorham and Hurst Open Tourney Play In Carbondale
Gorham led by Gorham Giants overcame Mounds 59 41 in the Carbondale Attacks tourney opener at Carbondale Community High School. Douglas surged with 18 points in the second period to lead at halftime 22 21 before Gorham pulled away. Hurst Bush beat Carterville 42 37 in the second game setting up a semi final clash with Gorham.
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Gorham
Douglas
Mounds
Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School
Gorham Giants
Morgan
Heins
Gorham Boys
Ward
Morris
Carless Dribblers
Hurst-Bush
Carterville
Bill Bleyer
Strachan
Hurst
Norville
Bob Smith
Bleyer
Bradley and Indiana Clash in Holiday Showdown
Bradley, 10 straight wins at 84.4 ppg, meets Indiana in Peoria as top Big Ten contenders. Hoosiers rely on Bill Garrett at 6 feet 2½ inches while Bradley counters with Elmer Behnke 6-7 and Jim Kelly 6-6. The fast Bradleys push meets Indiana’s counter pace in a potential season highlight. Minnesota also opens holiday play against Colorado in the Big Seven event.
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Chicago
Bradley
Indiana
Peoria
Hoosiers
Bill Garrett
Elmer Behnke
Jim Kelly
Minnesota
Colorado
East St Louis Faces Basketball Challenges and Local Pride
East St Louis, the third largest downstate city, has no public high school gym and plays in the Ainad Temple auditorium. Coach Dehner points to splits with Central Catholic and Lincoln High as hurdles, noting the town’s limited basketball culture and small fan turnout, yet his team has won six straight as they chase a strong season.
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East St. Louis
Ainad Temple
Lewis
Dehner
Doss
Decatur
Writer Compares Eddleman and Hooper in Matchup
John Rockaway Mt. Vernon sports editor compares Dike Eddleman with Max Hooper in a note on the Kansas City Michigan (2-4) tussle against tourney host Pennsylvania.
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Eddleman
Hooper
John Rockaway
Mt. Vernon
Dike Eddleman
Max
Kansas City
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Southern Bowl Upsets Millikin 65-60 in Flora Benefit Fight
In Flora Flor a Dec 27 Millikin rallied to beat Southern Illinois 65-60 in the third annual Flora Fire Department benefit. Steagall scored 27 for Millikin and Luttrell 22 as Millikin pulled away late. Southern trailed but sunk 20 of 25 free throws.
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Millikin
Big Blue
Luttrell
Southern
Maroons
Kowa
F Lewis
F Sarran
Althoff
Murray
Davis
F Johnson
F Miller
Thate
Hallopeter
Wickman
Bozarth
G Eckert
Garrett
Henley
Theriot
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