Rich East takes Centralia tourney title in tight win
Rich East, led by Todd Dickerson and coach Steve Fisher of Herrin area, edged Belleville West 77-75 to claim the 31st Centralia holiday cage tourney. Dickerson scored late free throws sealing the victory as West endured a third straight runners up finish.
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Belleville West
Rich East
Centralia
West
Benton
Champaign Central
Todd Dickerson
Wheeling
Steve Fisher
Herrin
Rich East High School
Park Forest
Ilinois State
Fisher
Rich Fast
George H. Fisher
John Fisher
Williamson County
Rich Rockets
Dickerson
Belleville
Arlington
Rich
Wheelling
Mark Hargis
Eldorado Eagles win 74 54 over Ridgway for tourney title
Eldorado Eagles remain undefeated at 41 0 with a 74 54 victory over Ridgway to claim the Eldorado tournament title. Dennis Smith scored 26 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Eldorado led from start to finish, while Ridgway shot 19 of 69. Johnston City beat Metropolis 64 63 for third place as Peebles scored 37.
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Bob Brown
Eldorado Eagles
Walloping
Eldorado
Ridgway
Dennis Smit
Kiel Peebles
Johnston City
Metropolis
Peebles
Bob Tierney
B. Pyle
J. Pyle
Collins
Litton
C. Denson
N. Goodman
Wall
Gentry
Jeff Crone
Crone
Sarter
Kenl Peebles
Eagle
Dennis Smith
Alton Redbirds Triumph In Carbondale Holiday Tourney
Winning coach Glenn McPherson's first year at Alton keeps spotless as the Redbirds crush Collinsville 72 to 21 to claim the 10th annual Carbondale holiday basketball tournament. McPherson remains undefeated in his maiden season in charge.
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Glenn McPherson
Alton
Redbirds
Collinsville
Carbondale
McPherson
Sanson
Ann
Fletcher MVPs and all tourney team named at Carbondale
Marc Fletcher of Collinsville and high scorer Rick Leighty of Lawrenceville led the Carbondale holiday tournament all tourney team chosen by media covering the three day event. Also named to the first team were Doug Nalley of Alton Dan Haeys of Collinsville and Bob Humphles of Peoria Manual.
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Marc Fletcher
Collinsville
Rick Leighty
Lawrenceville
Carbondale
Doug Nalley
Alton
Dan] Haeys
Bob Humphles
Peoria Manual
Ilini Bow To Duke In Holiday Festival Thriller
Duquesne Dukes rally past Miners 85 83 to secure fifth place behind a late surge led by Lignel Billingy.
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New York
Duquesne Dukes
Minois
Lignel Billingy
Leighty stars in Carbondale nontitle thriller loss
Lawrenceville 65 St Patrick 67 in double overtime as Rick Leighty scores 47 for the 11-3 Indians. Leighty falls just short of several records with 142 tournament points in four games, while Larry Macko leads St Patrick with 21. Shidler hits four overtimes? no.
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Chicago St. Patrick
Lawrenceville
Rick Leighty
Carbondale
Leighty
Collinsville
Tom Parker
Parker
Jay Shidler
Larry Macko
Chicago
St. Patrick
Macko
McGovern
Smith
du Bray
Giovannetti
Willert
McIntire
Shidler
Dickerson
Kull
Wolfe
Alton and Collinsville win Metro East tourney finals
Alton defeats Lawrenceville 74 to 70 at Carbondale using late free throws and strong clutch play by Mike Stumpf. Collinsville cruises past St Patrick 79 to 71 as Marc Fletcher fuels Kahoks with 28 points and key late free throws.
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Larry Odell
Hlindsan
Alton
Collinsville
Carbondale
Lawrenceville
Chicago St. Patrick
Shamrock
Mike Stumper
Aston
Rick Leighty
Leighty
Jay Shidler
Ron Felling
Shidler
SIUC
Dennis Shidler
Tim Wolfe
Dough Nalley
Willie Huff
Maurice Williams
Ken Ramsey
Shamrocks
St. Pat
Kahoks
Marc Fletcher
Dan Hayes
Fletcher
Chicago
Daddy Vargil Fletcher
St. Patrick
North
Southlands
Murphysboro
Max Kurland
Alton—Nalley
Hugff
Williams
Ramsey
Seicester
Copley
Stumpe
Green
Lawrencevile
Wolfe
Kull
Dickerson
Joiner
Collegiate basketball scores and festival results
A roundup of college men and women basketball results across multiple venues. Notable scores include Ohio State 84 over Northwestern 68, Notre Dame 94 defeating Kentucky 79, Duke 105 over Yale 30, Maryland 102 over Holy Cross, and St. Louis 99 over Missouri Baptist 70. Several tournaments mentioned include the Holiday Festival, Motor City Classic, Kodak Classic, and the Quincy classic with various teams such as Kansas State, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and Detroit participating.
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Northwestern
St. Joseph's
Ind
Ohio
Ohio State
Iowa
Wis-Green Bay
Crelahton
Drake
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Florida
Valparaise
Toledo
Akron
Dayton
Marshall
E. Carolina
Vanderbilt
Vermont
Duke
Yale
fMlbeissinoist
Memphis
Christian
Moe
St. Louis
Manhattan
St. Joan’s
N.Y
LaSalle
Princeton
Duquesne
Stanford
Maryland
Holy Cross
Alcora
Manover
San Houston
Delta
Kansas State
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
SIUC schedules New Year Eve basketball for late start
SIUC coach Paul Lambert explains a New Year’s Eve 3:30 p.m. game with Missouri Western to bridge a long holiday layoff after Dec. 20. Assistant Bill Brown notes schedule shifts to allow fans to watch Sugar Bowl football. Murray’s Cal Luther and Collinsville’s Terry Smith discuss plans and potential baseball star Ken Oberkfell drawing scouts.
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SIUC
Paul Lambert
Missouri Western
Northern Ilinois
Lambert
Tennessee Tech
Illinois State
Cal Luther
Murray
Memphis State
Collinsville
Terry Smith
Ken Oberkfell
Lawrenceville Indians Saga of Small School Basketball
Lawrenceville faced limited help after St. Francisville consolidated with the district this year. Coach Ron Felling notes enrollment just over 747 keeping them in the small school class. The Indians aim to defend their Class A state title with 6-3 senior Rick Leighty joining from St. Francisville years ago as a freshman.
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Lawrenceville
Little St. Francisville
Ron Felling
Indians
Rick Leighty
St. Francisville
Pinckneyville Upsets Centralia In Holiday Meet Consolation
Pinckneyville, winless in seven starts, edged Centralia 67 to 66 in the consolation bracket of the Centralia holiday meet. Centralia, previously champion in 1944 1951 1953 1960 1961 1964 and runner up seven times, drops to 2-6 while Pinckneyville, with past titles in 1953 1964 1955 1959 and runner up twice, records the upset. Benton, a four time champion and one runner up, led as favorite until Wheeling knocked them out 62-60 in the quarterfinals.
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Wheeling
Arlington
Benton
Rich East
Pinckneyville
Centralia
Fletcher plans to stay coaching amid political nomination talk
Fletcher estimated near sixty and has coached Collinsville for nearly half his life. He discussed a possible Democratic bid for Madison County school superintendent but said the party's strength and the incumbent's departure closed chances. He plans to continue coaching unless new opportunities arise, with son Marc nearing graduation.
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Vergil Fletcher
Collinsville
Madison County
Fletcher
Kahoks
Marc
Saluki Press Sparks Win Streak In New Year's Eve Test
SIU C cagers host Missouri Western at SIUC Arena on New Year’s Eve with a 3:35 p.m. tipoff. The Salukis boast a 5 game win streak and a top-10 scoring pace, relying on a pressure defense that has forced 129 turnovers in five games. Missouri Western counters with a tall frontline led by Mark Browne and Geoff Roberts as they visit the arena after a Texas at El Paso matchup.
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Southern
Ilinois
Saluki
Michigan
Salukis
Missouri Western
Mark Browne
Geoff Roberts
Jeff Browne
Wil
Southern Press
SIUC
Griffons
Texas
el Paso
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Mt. Vernon
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Maroons
Harold Hood
West Frankfort Redbirds
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Tim Mitchell
Mike Samples
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Kevin Grifitt
Steve Mize
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Ray Winter
Eldorado Smith
Sutton
Billingsley
Kingston
Camp
Azzle
Morris
Goolsby 'S Parks
McLeansboro
Harrisburg
Fairfield
Norris City
Phote
Tom Porter
Coltondale Tourney
Finsville
Vable
St. Patrick Takes
Danville
Hayley
Pace
Pegues
Barket
Mackie
Willett
Detroit
Montana St
Kodak Classic
Txgs
Cneistian
Ugas BI
Caroling Oe
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Villanova
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Merle Jones
Bill Brown
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Brent Pace
Felling
SIU
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