Eisenhower Upsets Mt Vernon In Carbondale Tourney
Eisenhower Panthers stun top seed Mt Vernon 73 66 to open the Carbondale holiday tournament. Decatur’s Harp er led with 23 points as Mt Vernon’s Hawthorne and Payne each scored 18. Glenbard East beat Harrisburg 76 72 in a late session thriller.
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Eisenhower
Mt. Vernon
Panthers
Rams
Decatur
Perry Johnson
Johnson
Bill Madlock
Madlock
Nate Hawthorne
Mike Payne
D-Eisenhower
Harper
Garrett
Beals
Reitzel
Hathorne
Smith
Strickland
Williams
Payne
Sanders
General's handyman Perry Johnson leads upset win
Perry Johnson, 45, of Decatur Eisenhower, grabbed 12 rebounds and scored 23 points to lift his team to a 73 to 66 upset victory over No 1. The performance highlighted his decisive inside play and rebounding in a key clash.
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Perry Johnson
Decatur Eisenhower
History repeats for 10 teams in Southern Illinois tournament
Ten of the 13 teams in last year's tournament posted the same first round rate as a year ago. Six teams won and four lost, including Alton, Collinsville, Marion, Carbondale, and Du Quoin earning wins while Harrisburg, Herrin, Pinckneyville, and Cahokia fell. Panth ers upset Mt Vernon 73-66. West Frankfort and Mt Vernon each failed to repeat first round wins. Alton led shooting with .546, Collinsville’s Tom Parker grabbed 16 rebounds. Alton’s Larry Hardiman led scorers with 29.
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Decatur
Eisenhower
Mt. Vernon
Carbondale
Chicago St. Patrick
Aston
du Quoin
Glenbard East
Harrisburg
Collinsville
Herrin
Marion
Canton
Cahokia
Alton
Frankfort
Redbirds
Rams
Gene Ernst
Alton Crew
Larry Hardiman
Sonny Willis
Kenny Griffin
West Frankfort
Alton — Hardiman
Jeffries
Huff
Willis
Middleton
Brown
Crivello
Breachand
Dean
Davey
Dziadus
Gossett
Hutchins
Griffin
Mitchell
Jordan
Vergil Fletcher
Kahoks
Scrappy Herrin
Tigers
Algis Tervydis
Kanok
Tom Parker
Tim Walker
Pat Doughty
Doughty
Caselli
Tervydis
Parker
Blumberg
Fletcher
la Frank
Panthers
Pinckneyville
Joel Tolliver
Gary Atchison
Mike Brooking
Atchison
High
Thompson
Marshall
Brooking
Evanlee
Tolliver
Goldman
Shelle
Knapp
Wilks
Plumlee
Terriers
Little Giants
Les Taylor
Bob Westburg
Bob Pankey
Kurt Mackey
Westburg
Martin
L. Taylor
Pankey
C. Taylor
Woolard
Harrison
Stewart
Decatur Eisenhower
Alabama Football Faces Illness Ahead of Cotton Bowl
Alabama coach Paul Bryant contends with a sick squad as eight players miss practice for the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M. Among the ill are starting fullback Tom Somerville and tailback Ed Morgan, with others tied to viruses or respiratory infections. Texas A&M reports no illnesses.
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Tex
Paul Bryant
Alabama
Texas A&m
Bryant
Ken Martin
Tom Somerville
Ed Morgan
Steve Davis
Eddie Rogers
David Beddingfield
Ned Hayden
Mike Dean
Steve Bowman
South Seven notes after first round ballgames
Harrisburg and Glenbard East combined for 84 second half points to top Aston West Frankfort, while Chicago St. Patrick tied the field goal record. Walt Moore of Carbondale and Dick Jones of Marion praised their teams after rough first rounds and stressed needing better shooting to advance. Moore started five juniors as he continues to search for the best combination. Jones noted his squad shot 23 of 63 from the field.
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Harrisburg
Glenbard East
Aston West Frankfort
Chicago St. Patrick
Walt Moore
Carbondale
Dick Jones
Marion
South
Centralia
du Quoin
Moore
Jones
Pinckneyville
Canadiens rout Stars with Tremblays netting five
Montreal overcame Minnesota after trailing 2-1 as Jean Claude Tremblay tied the game early in the second and Gilles Tremblay scored three goals in the period. The Canadiens won 6-2 while Detroit beat Philadelphia 5-3. Also noted: Los Angeles Classic first round results Wyoming 79 S California 78 and Town 64 Tennessee 59 in overtime.
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Associated Press
Gilles Tremblay
Jean- Claude Tremblay
Montreal Canadiens
North Stars
Canadiens
Minnesota
Tremblays
Jean- Claude
Gilles
Montreal
Detroit Red Wings
Philadelphia Flyers
Wyoming
S. California
Town
Tenn
Russell Has Rams Number In Decatur Tourney Upset
Joe D. Russell long time Attucks coach at Carbon dale schedules tough prep tests and breaks Mt. Vernon’s win streak by guiding his Decatur Eisenhower squad to a 73-66 upset over the top seed. Russell cites scouts and prepared officials as factors while recalling past near misses and a 49-44 1956-57 win over Mt. Vernon.
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Illinois
Mt. Vernon Rams
Joe D. Russell
Carbondale Attucks
Decatur Eisenhower
Russell
Generals
Collinsville
Carbondale Holiday
Mt. Vernon
Attucks
Mounds Douglass
Marion
Ram
Pekin Club
Rams
Pekin
Carbondale
Decatur
Ford Peebles
Reid Martin
Peebles
Bob Blondi
Martin
Joe
Non
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Triumphs In Overtime At Carbondale
In a closely watched game in Carbondale Eisenhower edged Mt Vernon in overtime as Russell praised the officials and planned for next year. Stanley Changnon noted the Rams' defensive adjustments after a 60 60 tie while Murphysboro fell to Peoria Richwoods 82 51 in Pontiac holiday action.
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Martin
Eisenhower
Stanley Changnon
Rams
Chang
Murphysboro
Pontiac
Red Devils
Peoria Richwoods
Mike McCormack
Devil
Parmley
Bray
Glabe
Lipe
Bencini
Prep basketball scores from today across several Illinois cities
West Frankfort defeated Johnston City 65 to 50 while Mt. Vernon topped Harrisburg 59 to 55. CentrAlia beat Jacksonville 43 to 40 and Gillespie won 75 to 69 over Nashville. Nashville plays Mascoutah tonight at 9 30.
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Carbondale
Frankfort
Johnston City
Mt. Vernon
Harrisburg
Gillespie
Nashville
Beek
Hale
Kemper
Hake
Idendale
Wetzel
Maxwell
Bray
Cavandohl
Katish
Molinar
Stewart
Morgando
Madison Trojans rout Tri Co 86 60 in Breese opener
Gary Lusk led Madison with 31 points and 19 free throws as Tri Co fell 86 to 60 in Breese Mater Dei. Lusk remained scoreless until late third quarter and finished with six baskets, while Rosendahl paced Tri Co with 19 points.
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Madison
Gary Lusk
Trico
Trojans
Breese Mater Dei
Lusk
St. Louis
Lusko
Gary Rosendahl
Rosendahl
Gordon
Fulton
Rabert
Deppe
Levan
W. Smith
Smith
McClelland
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