Rockford and Quincy Win Trophies At Centralia Tourney
In the Centralia holiday basketball tournament finals Belleville Maroons upset Centralia 83 52 as Dallis Germann 6 foot junior forward makes two free throws with four seconds left. Quincy Blue Devils beat Herrin 58 53 for third place led by Knapheide 22 points. Rockford Auburn takes consolation 72 52 over Marion.
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Dallis Germann
Jerry Turner
Belleville Maroons
Centralia
Orphans
Don Duncan
Duncan
Belleville
Les Lund
Germann
Ron Johnson
Rockford
Auburn
Marion
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Jerry Jowett
Belleville Center
Dave Benn
Renn
Harold
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Bob Groves
Herrin Tigers
Sherrill Hanks
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Phil Steinmetz
Bryan Kuchner
Tervin
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Larry Grass
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Reed
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Barni
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Scherer
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Dolph Stanley
Knights
Bob Fisher
Rick Venturi
Rockford Bulge
Wendell Starrick
Tec Osman
Burgener
Shotton
Osman
Grant
Wilson
Clark
Baggett
Steller
Jolson
Croft
Venturi
Hicks
Fisher
Merritt Pulley
Pulley
Dave Renn
Nish
Glenn Reed
Roger Mueller
Maroons
Ivan Cravens
Denlis Germann
Byron Kuehner
Rockford Auburn
Little Salem
Pekin
Ted Osman
Centralia and Belleville reach holiday tourney finals
Centralia and Belleville advanced to the Centralia holiday basketball tournament finals after decisive wins. Merritt Pulley scored the deciding free throw for Centralia in a 48 47 finish over Quincy, as Herrin rallied late but fell to Belleville 63 61 behind Dave Renn 27 points.
Marion Sets Tourney Scoring and Appearance Records
Marion extends its holiday tournament presence to 20th year, matching host Centralia as the only schools to attend every event. The Wildcats have played 72 of 80 possible games, with a high 178 points in a single tourney game and total tourney points 333 set in 1954.
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Marion
Centralia
Wendell — Starrick
Wildcats
Olney
Lanphier Edges Sparta In Double Overtime Semifinal
Lanphier nips Sparta 70 69 in double overtime at the Breese Mater Dei holiday tournament semifinal. Dwayne Laws scored 32 for Sparta, giving a late 69 68 lead, but Lanphier guard Les Coats nailed a 25 foot jumper with two seconds left to send the Bulldogs to the consolation game.
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Springfield
Lanphier
Sparta
Mater Dei
Dwayne Laws
Bulldogs
Les Coats
Ito Urbana
Laws
Keene
Frazier
Hodge
Cairns
Rodgerson
Petit
Coats
Powell
Lambert
Vose
Kent Joseph
Southern Illinois
Leaf River
Joseph
Egypt
Breese
Evansville Powers Past SIU to Win Holiday Tourney
Evansville defeated Southern Illinois University 79-60 to capture its holiday tournament title as Jerry Sloan led the Aces with 19 points and Buster Briley added 14. SIU had trailed 15-3 early and never recovered, finishing the season at 6-3 while Evansville also stood 6-3.
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Southern Illinois University
Fordam
Harvard
Jerry Sloan
McLeansboro Prep
Sloan
Buster Briley
Aces
Jack Hartman
Harold Hood
Eldon Bigham
Salukis
Southern
LIU
Rvansville
Siu
Bigham
Williams
Henson
Henry
Lentier
Blythe
Spila
Hood
Paris coach scouts Centralia at basketball tourney
Gordon Herron former Lessers coach now coaching football at Paris attends Centralia basketball tournament to scout their squad as both teams head for next March's sectional. He notes Paris rivals Centralia with a strong club despite Centralia's 48 18 halftime lead over Pekin and recalls historic state championship matchups between the two programs. Herron has resigned as Paris football coach and is seeking a next year position.
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Gordon Herron
Paris
Centralia
Herron
Pekin
Orphans
Oryphans
Champaign
Morton
Cicero
Dike Eddleman
Eddleman
Bill Fly
Carbondale
Oblong High School
John Schneiter
Decatur Reds
Fly
Oblong
John
Lincoln
Larry Kristoff
Ken Hous
Krist Metropolis
Joff
Ted Ridgway
Corsair
Pat Metropolis
Haldock
Quint
Lovell
San Francisco
San Francisco Olym 20, Sleeter'7, Woodward 19, Klue Jim Wilkinson
Stillwater
Treader
Okla
Bill Hartzell
Houston
Eldorado
K. Jones
Huston
Jones
Fowler
Study
Gill
Kristoff
Ken Baughman
Norris City
Johnson
Aus
Unsettled eligibility case shadows Rockford star
The Rockford Auburn Holiday Festival features Jasper Robinson facing unresolved eligibility as the Illinois High School Association has ruled against him and he sits out. Other notes cover Illinois, West Virginia, Penn, and Boston College games, plus coaches and players from Centralia and beyond.
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Jasper Robinson
Rockford
Auburn
N. Y
Ilinois
West Virginia
NYU
St. Bonaventure
Penn
Boston College
Ilinois High School Assn
Robinson
Redbirds win overtime at Egyptian Holiday tourney
West Frankfort tops Harrisburg 43-42 in overtime to claim the championship. Rick Bedakis secured the title with a late rebound and basket as Harrisburg led 42-39 late in the fourth. Carmi defeated Carbondale 38-35 to take third place in a slow contest.
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Harrisburg
Car+ mi
Carbondale
Rick Bedakis
Redbirds
Don Gulley
Bulldogs
John Kinney
Bedakis
Gene Ernest
Ed Cannon
Ted Seddon
Lee Turner
W. Frankfort
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Patton
Hatchcraft
Kinney
Turner
Cannion
Gulley
Pavelonis
Wunderlich
Carmi
Lee McRoy
Ken Winter
McRoy
Delmar Angee
John Moore
Jim Anderson
Moore
J. C. Wallings
Berst
Algee
Peterson
Monroe
Carmi & Winter
Cutchin
Ackerman
Hawkins
Rowe
Anderson
Wallings
College basketball scores and wrestling notes from varied events
A roundup of college basketball results across teams including Richmond, William & Mary, Lehigh, Michigan, Yale, Ohio State, Princeton, Notre Dame, Drake, Tulsa, and others with scattered wrestling notes from SIU and Pan American context. Notable games feature high scores and close margins, plus regional meet results and notices on Pan American Games eligibility.
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Richmond
McLeanboro Wins Title In Holiday Tournament
Jimmy Burns scored 30 points as McLeansboro defeated Carrier Mills 69-64 to win the Foxes holiday tournament. McLeansboro improves to 8-0, while Carrier Mills drops as the meet concludes amid late rounds and postmatch comments from coach Lovell about the team’s effort against tougher foes.
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Jimmy Burns
McLeansboro
Carrier Mills
Foxes
Stewart
Beal Kristoff
Collins
Bryant
Barger
James
al Walker
Tremmell
Jim Burns
John Burns
Sturm
Ingram
Kristoff
Ajg
Upton
Farlow
Aintoamy
Shrine East tops West in high scoring game
In college football, the Shrine Game East beat the West 25 to 19 at the Gator Bowl with Florida 17 defeating Penn State 7 and Blue Gray Blue 10 losing 6 to Gray 6. In hockey, Montreal defeated Toronto 5 to 1 while Detroit beat Chicago 1 to 0.
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Florida
Penn State
National Hockey League
Toronto
Chicago
Montreal
Detroit
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