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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1967

Page

9

New Year Bowls Highlight 1987 Football Slate

The Rose Sugar Cotton and Orange Bowls close the 1987 college football season. Southern California faces Indiana in the Rose Bowl, Wyoming meets LSU in the Sugar, Texas A&M battles Alabama in the Cotton, and Oklahoma clashes with Tennessee in the Orange. Notre Dame season leaders Texas A&M, Alabama, Tennessee and Oklahoma feature strong offenses and national title hopes with broadcast plans on NBC and CBS.

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Collinsville Kahoks Win Carbondale Tourney Title

Collinsville defeats Alton 78 to 73 to claim the Carbondale Holiday Tournament crown at SIU Arena. Tor Parker scores a tournament record 50 points, adding 144 in the event to earn MVP honors, while Sonny Willis leads Alton with 32 in a hard fought final before 5,000 fans. Parker’s 50 points set a new arena record for a single game.

Larry Odell Collinsville Tor Parker SIU Kahoks Allen Carbondale Parker Alton Sonny Willis Willis Kahok Fred Blumberg

College basketball roundups and multiple tournament results

A long list of college basketball scores from various tournaments and venues. Notable items include Breese Mater Dei defeating Belleville Althoff 57 47 and 73 53, Toledo beating Marshall 101 87, Duke over Wake Forest 102 76, and Kentucky defeating Notre Dame 81 73. Other results feature Illinois players and coach’s sons, holiday tournaments, and classic invitationals across the nation with teams such as Louisville, Michigan State, UCLA, and Texas Tech appearing among many others.

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Parker Leads All Star Cast In Carbondale Tourney

Tom Parker a senior center scored 50 points guiding Collinsville to a 78 78 tie for the championship game against Alton He was the lone unanimous pick for the Carbondale tournament first all star team Others named were Leon Huff Alton Joel Tolliver Pinckneyville Carlos Martinez Chicago St Patrick and Alan Crews Du Quoin Parker heads all star cast.

Tom Parker Collinsville Alton Carbondale Leon Huff Joel Tolliver Pinckneyville Carlos Martinez Chicago St. Patrick Alan Crews DuQuoin

Kahoks rely on Parker as inside anchor amid guard-heavy lineup

The Collinsville Kahoks shift to a guards oriented attack led by Tom Parker at center with 6 4 major Algis Vervydis as the other big man. Guards Mike Fletcher Don Caselli and Fred Blumberg feed Parker and the wings while Dennis Arnoldt Bob Burton provide frontcourt depth. Parker’s rebounding and inside scoring anchor a team facing concerns over press defense and early foul trouble.

Collinsville Carbondale Terriers Champaign Vergill Fletcher Tom Parker Dennis Arnoldt Bob Burton Parker Fletcher Algis ‘Vervydis Mike Fletcher Don Caselli Fred Blumberg Reb Shapiro Tervydis Kahok Kahoks

Carbondale tourney notes and crowd expectations

Reporters and officials discuss the Carbondale basketball tournament, including coach quotes about effort, cheerleader judging mixups, and a record crowd forecast. Attendance figures show 22,700 fans through eight sessions, with nine of sixteen teams already signing to return, including Carbondale, Collinsville, Alton, and Pinckneyville.

Carbondale Reid Martin Collinsville Alon Pinckney

Riverside area hoops season contract bids, meet dates set

Coaches from Cahokia Glenbard East Chicago St Patrick and Decatur Eisenhower faced transfer talks as teams offered contracts in flux. Carbondale Centralia meets shift to December 26 28 due to Christmas. Analysts note Mount Vernon Rams hopes and Illini prep links as district action unfolds amid tournament results and coaching decisions.

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Kahoks and Redbirds Set for Rematch in Alton Finals

Collinsville coach Vergil Fletcher hoped for a final showdown with Alton and his team delivered a 78-73 championship win. The Kahoks travel to Aston next Friday for a Southwestern Conference clash, with potential regional rematch against Edwardsville, Wood River, Madison, and Granite City in March.

Alton Collinsville Vergil Fletcher Redbirds Aston Edwardsville Wood River Madison Granite City

Parker tops Carbondale tourney with 50 points

Collinsville star Tom Parker earned the holiday tournament MVP as his team defeated Aston 78-73 to win the Carbondale event. Parker set single game and four game records with 50 points and 21 field goals, also amassing 148 points and 61 field goals in four games. Kahok cheerleaders won best cheerleading and Alton received best sportsmanship.

Tom Parker Collinsville Carbondale Southern Illinoisan Parker Aston Marian du Quoin Mark Kahok Alton

Du Quoin Clinches Third in Carbondale Tourney

Du Quoin Indians beat Glenbard Hast 62 to 45 to finish third for the second straight year. Alan Crews scored 23 points, reaching 93 in four games, while Randy Mateling led Glenbard with 15. Du Quoin built a 31-26 halftime edge and withstood a late push by the Rams.

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SIU Joins Tennessee Tourney After Sun Carnival Exit

The Salukis will not return to the Sun Carnival basketball tournament in El Paso Texas next December. They will instead play in a December tournament at the University of Tennessee with Texas and the University of Oklahoma as the other two entries.

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