Centralia Holiday Tournament sparks South Seven semis
Benton, Herrin, Marion, and Centralia reached the semifinal round of the Centralia holiday cage tournament as South Seven teams seized four title-bracket berths. Benton toppled Rockford Auburn 52 41, while Herrin edged Belleville 47 46 to advance, and Marion routed Shelbyville 74 61.
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Bouthern
Alinoisan
Centralia
Benton
Herrin
Marion
Rockford Auburn
Belleville
Bobby Crawford
Wiley’ Hall
Auburn
Crawford
Tom Whittington
Herrin tops Belleville in tense final seconds drill
In a Centralia holiday tournament first round thriller Herrin edged Belleville 47 to 46. Jerry Smith drove through the lane and banked in the winning shot with 28 seconds left after Herrin guards fouled out. Officials voiced doubt over a noncall as Smith sealed the controversial finish.
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Belleville
Garry Hearne
Herrin
Derry Smith
Steinmelz
Tigers
Fisher
Barry Jackson
Jerry Tidwell
Marion
South
Shelbyville
Wildcats
Marion Gang
Wildcat
Bull Johnson
Johnson
Centralia
Mervin
Virgil
Martin
Steve Fisher
Jerry Smith
Smith
Jint
Dutch" Mitchell
Benton
Ifyomn
Phil Steinmetz
Jim Robinson
Jerry. Tidswell
Jackson
Mitchell
Dwight Davie
Steinmetz
Salukis Dominant In Final Set At Lesser Meet
SIU led by Vaughn with 26 points and Hood 17 as five Salukis hit double figures in a 84 to 66 win over Central Missouri in the Lesser Meet finals. Spila sparked with 10 points in the first half, while Gualdoni and Vaughn paced a strong defensive effort and steady half for a comfortable lead into the second.
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Shelby
Marion
Shelbyville
Steve Frick
Johnson
Ralph
Thaxton
Frick
Larry Hinton
Centralia
New Trier
Indians
Orphans
Herb Williams
Pinckneyville
Champaign
Cam
Thell
Sam Ulrich
Tourney
Edwardsville
Carbondale
Terriers
John Moore
Paul Sisney
Monroe
Benton
Auburn
Crawford
Hall
Joe Lucco
Stanton
George Tubelt
SIU
Ulrich
Murphysboro
Ben
Louis
Gary Sprenger
Piicks
Sprenger
Lee. Cahcutti
Cabutti
Duster
Thomas
Herrin
Nei Stanton
Harry Gallatin
Salukis
Warstensburg
Harold Hood
Charlie
Vaught
Plibis
di Lastic
Southern
Central
Gallatin
Vaughn
Metropolis Faces McLeansboro In Holiday Tourney Final
Metropolis and McLeansboro won easy semifinals as Metropolis edged Carrier Mills led by Stafford 26 while Haddock and Quint contributed. McLeansboro defeated Eldorado 54 45 with Jerry Burns scoring 29 points as Burns and John Burns led the winners in a high scoring night.
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McLeansboro
Metropolis
Eldorado
Jerry Burns
Carrier Mills
Mike
Stafford
iMetropolis
Haddock
Woodward
Montalla
Korte
Sleeter
Quint
John Burns
Brockett
Ingram
Wheeler
Sturm
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Orchid
Rockford
Lewis
Jjohnson
Alberts
Stelter
Robinson
Halston
Steinmers
Tidwell
Renn
Hearne
Bechfold
Jowett
Tanner
Rheinecker
Schweizer
Roethe
Golis
Osman
Wilson
Hinton
Beube
Horseman
Blythe
Hubner
Anderson
Duncan
Williams
Meeks
Blackwell
Fox
Euryre
Lordahl
Magnuson
Gowdy
Lynch
Guseweile
Paproth
Schumacher
Hoskins
Rinkel
Nuernberger & Carbondale
Corbit
Acks
Moore
Algee
Sisney
David Henn
Denham’s
Illinois
Motors, Inc
Clinnis
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Cadillac
GMC
Southern Illinoisan Sports
Merle Jones
Spirit High
Pinckneyville Panthers
Nel
Don Stanton
Teader
Siu — Vaughn
Henson
Spila
Lentier
Gualdoni
Hood
Central Missouri
Vallino
Zeigler
Royalton
Dennis
McFarland
Caine
Marshall
Stevens
Les
Christopher
Barhs
Fitch
Ondo
Westermier
Dial
Morgan A
Christopher — Shipp
M. Gilbert
Agosti
Jones
Unsworth
T. Gilbert
Lesser
Schablowsky
Batno
Knox
Bennett
Basso
Sample
Hampleman
Dame
Southern Illinois University
Central Missouri State
Cape Girardeau
Arkansas Tech
Foxes
Metropolis Post
Fairfield
Norris City
Deen
Everett
Staley
Pratt
Bell
Merritt
Bowman
Walters
Monge
Hawkins
Colbert
Roy
Peryant
Austin
Downen
RED Top Liquor Store
East Cherry
Standard
Standard-Oil- Dealer
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