Marion defeats unbeaten Glenbard East in Carbondale tourney
Marion upset Glenbard East 62-57 in the Carbondale holiday tournament as nearby power schools Carbon dale, Mt. Vernon, Decatur Eisenhower, Collinsville, Peoria Manual, Alton and Meridian advanced with wins. Other results include Decatur Eisenhower 75-49 over Herrin and Collinsville 50-47 over St. Patrick.
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Larry Cuell
Carbondale
Mt. Vernon
Decatur Eisenhower
Collinsville
Peoria Manual
Alton
Marion
Meridian
Feats and Foes Highlight Holiday Hoops Weekend
In a string of Illinois high school games, Alton outlasted Frankfort 72 60 with Hardiman 25 and Jeffries 22 leading the winners while Ricci and Gossett paced Frankfort. Mt Vernon beat Cahokia 63 54 as Hawthorne poured in 22 for Mt Vernon. Collinsville rallied to edge St Patrick 50 47 behind Tervydis 20. Meridian defeated Harrisburg 65 49 led by Roberson 22 and Dumas 16. Manual triumphed 77 62 over Pinckneyville as Howard Cole hit 13 field goals and went 9 for 9 at the line.
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Alten
West Frankfort
Frankfort
Redbirds
Alton
Tim Ricci
Redbird
Ricci
Dale Hutchins
Kenny Griffin
Gary Warren
Terry Gossett
Gossett
Griffin
Larry Hardiman
Mike Jeffries
Mt. Vernon
Cahokia
Terry Sledge
Steve Strickland
Rams
Siedge
Strickland
Nate Hawthorne
Mike Darnell
Hawthorne
Sledge
Gray
James
Henderson
Darmel
Latchem
Robinson
Miller
Cozart
Latta
Walker
Collinsville
St. Pat
Algis Teryvdis
Chicago St. Patrick
Tervydis
Mike Mottram
David Deets
Tergvdis
Kahoks
Meridian
Harrisburg
Benton
Bobcat
Dwayne Roberson
Herman Dumas
Jim Dumeas
Drew Blair
Roberson
Biggerstaff
H. Dumas
Spaulding
Kirby
J. Dumas
Fleming
Williams
Roland
Blair
Zeigler
Calafetti
Whitehead
Winkelman
Cartwright
Champaign Central dominates in Centralia tournament opener
Champaign Central High School's No. 1 ranked Maroons crushed Nashville 82 57 to move to 10 0 this season and remain the favorite heading into the Centralia holiday tournament as Cham paign versu s Jacksonville and New Trier loom in the upper bracket. Jim Milkert of York Elmhurst totaled 37 in a losing effort as Centralia, Belleville West and Peoria Spalding posted decisive wins in the lower bracket.
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Champaign Central
Centralia
Lee Cabutti
Maroons
Nashville
Jacksonville
Homewood-Flossmoor
New Trier
Freeport
Benton
Orphans
Homewood
Rich Hatcher
Benton Rangers
Rangers
Belleville West
Champaign
Peoria Spalding
Pittsfield
Princeton
Salem
Decatur
Thornton
York
Evers may have to retire as Centralia coach
The Centralia and associated figures recount Jimmy Evers facing serious heart attacks and a stroke in 1950 era context. Evers, once athletic director and successor to Arthur Trout, endured multiple health crises including a summer heart attack and a third attack, with local associates urging retirement from teaching.
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Centralia
Arthur Trout
Jimmy Evers
Trout
Evers
Jimmy
Glasses on display in Champaign-Nashville game
In a Thursday game the Champaign Maroons defeated Nashville 82 to 57. Clyde Turner led Nashville with 32 points on 14 of 18 shooting while several players from both teams wore glasses. Champaign coach Lee Cabutti recalled a Batavia matchup from four years ago featuring Dan Issel.
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Nashville
Curt Boehne
Andy Maxwell
Jim Hale
Terry Tanner
Dave White
Champaign
Dick Ruggles
Lee Cabutti
Maroons
Clyde Turner
Ruggles
Cabutti
Batavia
Dan Issel
Issel
Kentucky
New Trier Faces Testing In Centralia Tourney Opener
New Trier big man Bill Kosick anchors a 6-10 center for a strong front line as the team opens against Princeton led by 7-foot Rick Larson. Coach John Schneiter notes Kosick outshines past Centralia centers and mentions sophomore coach Bill Fly stays behind for a tournament. Jim Bolen joins as one of three TV announcers for the state tournament coverage.
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Princeton
Rich Larson
Rich Herrin
Rangers
Roger Adkins
Doug Collins
Bob Smith
Adkins
Larson
Champaign
Clyde Turner
Maroons
Nashville Hornets
New Trier
Centralia
Ted Rosenzweig
Bill Kossick
Thornton
Lou Boudreau
Little Salem
Vic- Thornton
Benton
Rick Larson
New Trier East
John Schneiter
Bill Kosick
Bill Fly
Carbondale
Bill
Jim Bolen
St. Louis
Bolen
Belleville
Sparta Reaches Olney Meet Semi finals
Sparta defeated East St. Louis Lincoln 59 to 49 on Thursday to advance to the Olney meet semifinals against the host team. Olney edged Staunton 60 to 57 while Cairo fell 63 to 61 to Effingham St. Anthony at Mattoon.
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Sparta
Olney
East St. Louis
Lincoln
Staunton
Cairo
Effingham St
Area teams suffer first round losses in Breese tourney
In Breese Mater Dei action Murphysboro falls 67 to 53 to host Breese. Anna Jonesboro loses 72 to 71 to Vandalia and Trico loses 73 to 56 to Belleville Althoff. Consolation bracket games set for 10:30 a.m., 4 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. today with Greenville vs Trico, Tinley Park vs Anna Jonesboro, and Murphysboro vs Argenta.
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Murphysboro
Anna Jonesboro
Trico
Breese Mater Dei
Breese
Vandalia
Anna
Belleville Althoff
Greenville
Tinley Park
Chicago
Argenta
Salukis face Montana in Las Vegas tourney opener
Southern Illinois Salukis meet Montana in Las Vegas as part of a holiday college tournament. Game time is 8 p.m. CST with Nevada Southern awaiting the winner in the late program, broadcast on WSIU. The Salukis seek momentum after a December loss to Tennessee.
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Southern Illinois University
Salukis
Montana
Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada Southern
San Diego State
WSIU
Southern
Tennessee
Grizzlie
Seattle Pacific
St. Cloud State
North Arizona
Northern Michigan
Washington State
Bruce Chapman
Chapman
NSU
Tom Watkins
Carbondale
Abilene Christian
Maravich Extends Lead In Major College Scoring
Pistol Pete Maravich of LSU widens the lead in the major college scoring race with an average of 47.4 points over five games through last Saturday. Calvin Murphy of Niagara remains second at 37.7, followed by Rick Mount of Purdue at 32.0 and Spencer Haywood of Detroit at 30.8.
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New York
Pete Maravich
Louisiana State
Calvin Murphy
Niagara
National Collegiate Sports Services Today
Maravich
Murphy
Rick Mount
Purdue
Spencer Haywood
Detroit
Rick Travis
Oklahoma City
Terriers roll past Du Quoin in Carbondale tourney opener
Carbondale defeated Du Quoin 72 to 50 at SIU Arena in first round action. Martin led with 16 points and Westberg 14, while Lester Taylor scored 17 in the first half despite flu symptoms. Du Quoin's Don Stanhouse was held to 12 as Carbondale built a 37-19 halftime lead.
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Mike Schwebel
Bob Westberg
Jim Martin
Carbondale Terriers
du Quoin
Carbondale
SIU
Bob Pankey
Lester Taylor
Martin
Westberg
Terriers
Taylor
Don Stanhouse
Pankey
Jay Wilkinson
Chuck Westerhouse
David Beggs
Walt Moore
Charles Hughleyt
Indians
Meridian
Harrisburg
Westburg
Thompson
Wilkinson
Given
T. Pankey
Johnson
Stanhouse
Downs
Westerhouse
de- Marie
Beggs
Halstead
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N. Market Marion, Ill
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