Pinckneyville Centralia Shine In Opening Victories
Pinckneyville defeated Litchfield 65 33 while Centralia beat Champaign 83 38 in the Centralia tournament openers. Marion topped Lindon 82 67 and Herrin beat Granite City 69 55 as 10 southern Illinois teams drew strong crowds.
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Pinckneyville
Centralia
Shine
Herrin
Granite City
Ronald Maris
Larry Hopkins
Champaign
Ron Gierten
Creal Springs Tourney Opens Ed Georgett Stars With 25
Ed Georgett scored 25 points for the Creal Springs team leading 25 points on 10 baskets and five free throws. Herrin’s scoring was led by Mitchell 19 Lawrence 14 Restivo 13 Smith 12 and Burke 11 as Patoka beat Johnston City 59 35 to remain undefeated. In the Creal Springs Holiday tournament Creal Springs hosts Cypress Energy Carrier Mills Crainville Shelto n and Sunnyside compete next in a double elimination format after first day wins.
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Bob Horton
Litchfield
Pinckneyville
Panthers
Panther
Duster
Thomas
Marion
Lindon
Larry Odum
Lincoln
Gordon Lambert
Odum
Dale Harris
Herrin Tigers
Granite City
Warriors
Tigers
Herrin
Carl Smith
Restivo
Burke
Leedie Cabutti
Byron Bozarth
Ed Georgett
Georgett
Mitchell
Lawrence
Smith
Cecil Fletcher
Patoka Warriors
Johnston City
Indians
Wendell Starrick
Creal Springs
Carrier Mills
Sunnyside
Crab Orchard
Strong Crainville
Shelton
Cypress
Crainville
Energy
Mason Butts
MT. Carmel
Vandalia
Locke Meeks
Gierten Schrader
Dees
Bob M
Campbell Hopkins
Perry
Mill M’i Maris
Y Pan Dixon
Woods Osborne Johnson
Hapman
Croiser
Marcum Cisne
Cox
Hartwick Kirkland
Steckler
Ward
Brown
Jones Handley
Anger
McBride
Sprinkle
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Quincy Flora
Tilden Pana
Thompson
Avers
Herkel
Holler Coley
Zenke Slak
Kopetas Shipley
Glaza Klein
Payne Ruds
B'stone Petty
Alba Flora
Tilden Teck
Pana
Quincy
Mt. Vernon
Harrisburg
Sparta
Salem
Patoka
Carbondale Rally Clinches 61-43 Win in Tourney Opener
Carbondale Terriers erased a one point deficit after three, finishing with 25 points in the final quarter to defeat Wood River 61-43 at East St. Louis tourney. Wayman Holder led with 12 fourth quarter points and 20 total as Gillespie fell to Mt. Pulaski in the lower bracket.
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Wood River
East St. Louis
Terriers
Wayman Holder
Oilers
Holder
Gillespie
Carbondale
Pulaski
Lewistown
Alton
Lawrenceville
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Milwaukee bout Saxton outpoints Wember in ten
Johnny Saxton of New York blocks out Danny Wember of Chicago over ten rounds in Milwaukee. George Johnson of Trenton outpoints Sam Walker of Springfield over eight in Trenton. Nate Huskey of Detroit draws with Enos Solomon of Chicago over eight in Chicago.
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Milwaukee
Johnny Saxton
New York
Danny Wember
Chicago
Trenton
N. J
George Johnson
Sam Walker
Springfield
Mass
Nate Huskey
Detroit
Enos Solomon
Drew
Sumner and Douglass Vie For Attucks Cage Crown
Sumner of Cairo and Douglass of Mounds reach the Attucks Invitational final after hard semi finals. Sumner rallied to beat Trico 73 62 while Douglass led early and withstood Attucks rallies in a 62 57 victory. Attucks and Trico play for third. Cairo’s Robinson started the night with a basket as Sumner pulled away to halftime lead.
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Sumner
Cairo
Douglass
Mounds
Trico
Pioneers
Attucks
Robinson
Cairo Sumner
Gene Herberger
Roy Gerlach
Larnell Wells
George Miller
Open Forum Votes 9-7 On Experimental Five Fouls Rule
Coaches vote 9-7 to continue the experimental foul rule in Cen tralia tournament after first round play. The rule lets a player stay in after five personals with the fifth foul treated as a technical. Technicals do not yield free throws, but the shooting team gains possession. Archie Dees mentioned as a valuable 6-8 junior center for the Aces.
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Centralia
Ed Georgeff
Granite City
Herrin
John Stahulak
Pana
Herb Barentanger
Vandalia
Mt. Carmel
Mt. Olive
Aces
Archie Dees
Norris City Hands Galatia First Loss in Ridgway Tourney
Norris City defeats Galatia 60 to 51 to hand Galatia its first loss in eight games at the Ridgway tournament. Equality beat Allendale 54 to 37 in the other first round game as Allendale faltered late. Norris City led 13-9 after one, stayed ahead, and closed with 20 points in the final period. Tonight Shawneetown faces Grayville and Ridgway meets Ross.
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Ollie Shoaf
Norris City
Bob Farris
Galatia Bearcats
Galatia
Shawneetown
Grayville
Ridgway
Rossclare
Norris City Galatia
Lacef
Webber
Pil
Jones
Jones A ‘Williams
Fowler
Edwards
Upch
O Johnson
Otto
Doerner
O Collins
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