Pincks Last Egypt Hope In Centralia Meet
Pinckneyville contends for Centralia tourney title facing Quincy in a semifinal to reach the final against Alleman Collins ville winner. Friday results include Consolation Belleville 68 McLeansboro 64 and several first rounds with Pinckneyville 71 over Marion 55 and Quincy 72 over Centralia 60.
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Egypt
Centralia
Pinckneyville
Quincy
Rock Island Alleman-Collinsville
Consolation
Belleville
McLeansboro
Litchfield
Benton
Salem
Olney
Robinson
Bradley
Alleman
Carmi
Collinsville
Herrin
Marion
Wilhoit wins it for Collinsville in thriller over Herrin
Ernie Wilhoit scores on a rebound with two seconds left to lift Collinsville Kahoks 65-64 over Herrin. Herrin led 64-63 after Gualdoni’s basket, but Bethel’s miss and Wilhoit’s rebound clinched the win. Herrin had led 58-51 with 4:30 remaining as both teams shot well and traded leads in a late torrid contest.
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Ernie Wilhoit
Collinsville
Herrin
Kahoks
Kahok
Vergil Fletcher
Willie Williams
Tracy Wilhoit
Jim Gualdoni
Tighers
Jim Soehlke
John Tidwell
Terry Bethel
Tracy
Tidwell
Ivan Jefferson
Bethel
Richard Box
Gualdoni
Tiger
Tom Jackson
Little Box
Rock Island Alleman
Rock Island
Alleman
Carmi
Mike McCombs
Fre
Dave Sullivan
Carrier Mills Wins Invitational to Run 11 Straight
Carrier Mills posted an 11th straight win by defeating Rossville 66 45 in the title game of its own invitational. Eldorado took third place with a 62 54 win over Metropolis. Mt Carmel suffered its first loss, 47 45 to Norris City in the Bridgeport tourney finale.
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Egypt
Wildcats
Rossclare
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Mt. Carmel
Norris City
Bridgeport
Chester
Pontiac
Lexington
Johnston City
East St. Louis
Vandalia
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Clayton
White
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Schwarm
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Truitt
Croiser
Garland
Michel
Augestein
Quincy advances to Cen tralia semifinals over Centralia
Quincy beat Centralia 58 to 48 to reach the Cen tralia semifinals. Gary Phillips led the Blue Devils with 43 points on the fast break as Quincy pulled away in the fourth quarter after a 9-2 early edge.
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Quincy
Centralia
Pinckneyville
Orphans
Gary Phillips
Blue Devils
Brooklyn Board Approves $25,000 for Ebbets Field Center Study
New York City board approves a $25,000 study for a proposed downtown Brooklyn icenter near Ebbets Field location. the Sports Authority had requested $280,000. The action occurred Friday and pertains to a major redevelopment plan for the ballpark site.
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New of Estimate
Ork City
Brooklyn Coicenter
Ebbets Field
Sports Authority
Edwardsville and West Frankfort Advance To Tourney Finals
Coach Joe Lucco's Edwardsville Tigers edged Mt. Vernon 57 to 50 while West Frankfort downed Carbondale to reach the finals in the seventh Egyptian tourney at West Frankfort. Consolation bracket saw Mar defeat Harrisburg and Quoin win over Sterling.
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Edwardsville Tigers
Mt. Vernon Rams
West Frankfort
Herrin Wins Grade Honors in East St. Louis Tourney
Herrin St Mary's grade basketball team won the East St Louis parochial school tournament beating 15 teams. They captured the traveling trophy with semifinal and final wins coached by Howard Fisher and Marion Bruzetti. Final score Holy Angels 14 to 37 and St Anthony 18 to 23. Players Takacs and J Fisher earned all star honors.
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East St. Louis
Herrin
Crusaders
Howard Fisher
Marion Bruzetti
East St. Louis Holy Angels
Lively Grove St. Anthony
Stanley Takacs
John Fisher
Mt. Vernon Edges Edwardsville In Close Basketball Clash
Mt. Vernon defeats Edwardsville 57 55 after a tight four quarter battle. Key players include Williams Neal and Changnon for Mt. Vernon and Edwardsville’s Kotter before fouling limited him. Final sequence saw May ice a free throw to seal the win.
West Frankfort defeats Carbondale in 76 66 game
West Frankfort led from start to finish shooting over 50 percent. Jay Love lace scored 32 points on 14 of 20 shots for West Frankfort while Richard Britton tallied 27. Carbondale received 32 from Lovelace and 27 from Britton.
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Redbirds
Jay Lovelace
Terriers
Vlado Zavish
Richard Britton
Britton
Florian
Neibel
Zavich
Avery
Link
Lovelace
Samford
Langan
Dykehouse
Frankfort
Murphysboro tops Harrisburg 82 to 61 in rally finish
Murphysboro Red Devils trailed by nine at halftime 38 29 then outscored Harrisburg Bulldogs 22 16 in each of the final two periods to pull away 82 61. Led by Lavender 28 Gilmore 21 Muhlenbrock 13 Maloney 9 Turk 4 Collins 2 and Harrisburg lines, the scoring spread reflects a strong second half culminating in a decisive fourth quarter.
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Red Devils
Bulldogs
Red Devil
Murphy Crew
Bulldog
Du Quoin Tops Sterling 66 54 After Late Rally
Du Quoin Indians defeated Sterling Warriors 66 to 54. Sterling trailed 54 36 after three quarters and made an 18 12 fourth quarter push but could not overcome an 18 point deficit. McMillian led Du Quoin with 24 points while Wise totaled 21 for Sterling.
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Sterling
Sterling Warriors
du Quoin Indians
Bob McMillian
Indians
Gerald Wise
Miami Bears Salukis 77-72 In Harrisburg OT Thriller
Miami of Ohio erased a four point deficit in the final 12 seconds to force overtime against Southern Illinois University at Harrisburg and dominated the extra period 10-0 for a 77-72 win. Key late plays included Gordon Lambert’s free throws and Ron Albers’ late jumper efforts amid a back-and-forth finish.
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Ohio
Southern Illinois University
Harrisburg
Southern
Gordon Lambert
Ron Albers
Ken Babbs
Bryson
Talley
Whitlock
M. Jones
R. Jones
Gonzales
Lambert
Welch
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Ellis
Wingard
Brown
Embry
Albers
Powell Ae i. Ee Ey
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Babbs Ss
Crist
Prep Tournaments Brackets Tip Off With Narrow Wins
In Paris and surrounding towns teams opened prep basketball play. Paris beat Nokomis 70 42 Fairbury defeated Wilmington 58 56 St Teresa downed St Anne 66 57 Georgetown beat Pontiac 48 and several other close results shaped the early rounds.
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Nokomis
Fairbury
Wilmington
St. Teresa Decatur
St. Anne
Round robin meet finals highlight Turbulent Illinois high school scores
Maroa wins the round robin meet 3 0 with victories over Lakeview and Mount Zion. Monticello takes third place with a 48 45 win over Deland Weldon. Other results include Kankakee Lincoln beating Kankakee and St Patrick’s edging East St Louis.
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Tri City
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Maroa
Monticello
Deland-Weldon
Duster recalls Centralia loss and water timeout incident
The article recalls a dramatic Centralia game where Duster Thomas reflects on an overtime defeat to Marion and a timeout lapse when three players left for water. It notes Centralia’s season pace, Marion’s proximity, and three all state footballers in the Centralia tournament, including Len Pecaut and Joe Gulley. Pecaut hit four straight free throws late to beat Carmi, with Carmi’s Leon Myers tackling him on a foul.
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Centralia
Tom Jackson
Collinsville
Fulback
Len Pecaut
Rock Island
NAIA Aluminum Bowl draws big support in Arkansas
Ross Merrick of SIU reports strong enthusiasm for the NAIA Aluminum Bowl at Little Rock despite rain. About 9,000 attended. advance tickets neared 25,000. Gov Faubus and Arkansas notables attended. profits fund NAIA programs and non sport activities.
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Ross Merrick
SIU
Carbondale
Little Rock
Merrick
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Indiana
Montana State
Arkansas
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Orval Faubus
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Omaha
New Orleans
Kahoks extend win streak with late lead over Collinsville
Herrin led 41-37 at halftime and 50-47 after three quarters against Collinsville on Friday. The Kahoks remained ahead throughout and won their eighth straight game, marking their first time this year to trail at any point.
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Collinsville
Kahoks
Fresh-Sophs
Centralia
Rock Island Coach Seeks Return To Centralia Tourney
Rock Island Alleman coach Don Morris aims for a comeback in the Centralia holiday tournament his team enters for the first time to gain needed experience.
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Rock Island
Centralia
Rock Island Alleman
Don Morris
Egypt Holiday meet players weigh schedule and standings
The article notes that next year’s tournament may face calendar conflicts with Christmas and outlines potential returning teams including Carmi, Herrin, Benton, Collinsville, Olney, Marion, Pinckneyville, Salem, Centralia, Quincy and possibly Robinson. It highlights top scorers James Wells, Joe Aden, and Charles Vaughn and mentions Herrin’s fresh-sophs’ loss to Centralia and Mt. Vernon’s two-hand free throw style.
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Pinckneyville
Salem
Quincy
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Stilt Returns to Form 36 Points for Jayhawks
Wilt Chamberlain scored 36 points to lead Kansas to a 74 to 56 victory over Oklahoma. The Jayhawks, after a slow start held to 12 points in an opening round, advance to the Big Seven tournament finals in Kansas City.
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Wilt
Berlain
Tower State
Wes
Fabulous Chamberlain
Jayhawks
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