East Moline Panthers Open Carbondale Tourney With Early Start
East Moline Panthers opened the Carbondale holiday tournament at 9 a.m. against Alton after arriving for a weekend banquet with 15 other teams. Coach Cliff Talley noted the early start and his 3-3 squad’s tough schedule as factors shaping the Panthers’ approach.
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East Moline Panthers
Carbondale
Alton
Quad-Cities
Carbondale East High
Ium
East Moline
Cliff Talley
Cowboys Survive Controversial Finish To Reach NFC Title
Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson connected on a 50-yard TD with 24 seconds left to lift the Dallas Cowboys 17-14 over Minnesota for a spot in the NFC championship in Los Angeles against the Rams. Bud Grant disputed a push off on Pearson's earlier 25-yard catch as fans debated the late drama.
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Roger Staubach
Drew Pearson
Dallas Cowboys
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Pearson
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Los Angeles
Rams
Dallas
Tom Landry
Landry
Bud Grant
Grant
Vikings
Nate Wright
Cowboys Lose Narrow NF L Tilt In Vikings Upset
Staubach led a late surge but Pearson could not secure a crucial touchdown as Minnesota held a 14-10 lead after Foreman and McClanahan drives. Cowboys defender Harris disputed a controversial ball contact call, while officials reviewed the play at halftime.
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National Football. League
Jack Reader
Neil Clabo
Dallas
Vikings
Fred McNeill
Vikes
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Fred Cox
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Raiders Seek Super Bowl Bid After Narrow Win
Oakland edges Cincinnati 31 28 as Marv Hubbard calls playoff games a crap shoot. The Raiders face the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC championship, aiming to overcome an away game and a strong defending champion in a showdown grounded by past losses and a desire to reach the Super Bowl. Ken Stabler threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns while Cincinnati limited rushing to spark the upset bid.
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Stabler
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Bengals Fall to Raiders as Anderson Struggles on Road
Ken Anderson endured a rough day for the Cincinnati Bengals as Oakland built a 31 14 lead and coasted to a late win. The Bengals nearly rallied with less than a minute to play after Chris Devlin blocked Ray Guy’s punt and collided with the punter.
Tournament timetable streams across southern Illinois
A dense schedule lists morning to late evening matchups across Carbondale Centralia Eldorado and Breese Mater Dei venues. Schools including Alton East Moline Herring Murphysboro Marion Champaign Prospect Benton Marist Mt Vernon and St Patrick appear with times from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. local.
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Moline
du Quoin
Thornridge
Frankfort
Maine
Champaign
Prospect
Belleville West
Dundee
Benton
Arlington
Marist
Elgin
Larkin
Centralia
Hillcrest
Mt. Vernon
Lane Tech
Vienna-Fairfield
Breese Mater DE Trico
Nashville
Okanville
East St. Louis
Assumption
Taylorville-Waterloo
Mascoutah
Springfield
Griffin
Sparta-O’fallon
Greenville-Joliet Catholic
Breese Mater Dei Chatham Glenwood
Highland-St. Paul of Highland
Saluki Technical Spurs Late Foul Change
SIUC led Roosevelt 79 50 with 1 58 left when Rich Ford drew a technical foul for reaching across the restraining line during a throw in. Coach Lambert noted the play as a teachable moment about restraint and late game discipline.
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Chicago Roosevelt
Carbondale
Saluki
Richard Ford
Salukis
Ford
Paul Lambert
Salukis Face Busy January February Home Slate
The Salukis host five home games in Jan and Feb as they play a largely Missouri Valley schedule with two games each against Louisville and Evansville and one with Culver Stockton. Alumni receive two free tickets for the Jan 10 Wichita game, highlighting strong support as the team plots a continued home success after an 18 game streak.
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Salukis
Missouri Valley
Louisville
Evansville
Culver Stockton
Doug Weaver
Wichita
Weaver
Alumni Association
Faner Hall
Roosevelt
Florida and Maryland clash in Gator Bowl showdown
Florida 9 2 faces Maryland 8 2 1 in the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville as both seek a bowl win to shed long reputations for underachieving in big games. Results from recent bowls and regular season losses color the matchup with national title implications looming for the Sugar, Peach, and Liberty Bowls as the season progresses.
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Fla
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N.C. State
Terrapins
Tennessee
Kentucky
Penn State
Alabama
New Orleans
West Virginia
Atlanta
East Moline Leads Western Six in Holiday Tournament
East Moline Panthers enter Carbondale tournament with 3-3 mark but sit atop the Western Big Six after beating Rock Island 72-59 and edging Mo line 56-54 in league play. The conference also includes Galesburg Quincy and Rock Island Allmean as challengers.
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Alton
East Moline
Panthers
Rock Island
Crosstown
Moline
Galesburg
Quincy
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