Murphy High Narrowly Tops Pinckneyville in Hard Fought Friday Night
Tim Brown of Murphy High soars over Gary Woodside of Pinckneyville for two of his 15 points. Murphy wins 54 to 45 as Brown fouls out with 6:20 left. Photo credit Butch Nevisus.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1973
Page
11
Tim Brown of Murphy High soars over Gary Woodside of Pinckneyville for two of his 15 points. Murphy wins 54 to 45 as Brown fouls out with 6:20 left. Photo credit Butch Nevisus.
The Salukis faced a 32 5 Toss to unbeaten Iowa as Northern Illinois and Southern Illinois wrestlers posted results. Kalb and Holm led Salisbury tied wrestle with midseason scores while Murphy's Calandro sparked a 54 45 comeback win over Pinckneyville. Brown led Murphy with 15 points while Koerner and Epplin paced Pinckneyville.
Big men Dan Calandro of Murphysboro and Kim Koerner of Pinckneyville sparked Friday night action as Murphy built a 54 45 lead. Calandro opened the fourth quarter with eight straight points to seal the win while Koerner scored 13 for Pinckneyville.
In a tense Vienna Meridian prep basketball clash Friday night the score stood 78 78 with seconds left. Sophomore Mark Bean calmly converted the first of a one and one and, after a timeout, missed the second to give Vienna a 79 78 edge as Meridian fouled and Vienna stayed unbeaten.
Vienna Eagle sophomore Mark Bean secures a 79 78 win over Meridian with 0 3 seconds left at Mounds. Vienna boasts five in double figures led by rover 22 and George 18 as they remain unbeaten in the conference standings.
Mt. Vernon Rams remain undefeated in the South Seven after a 70-64 win at Marion. Ed Sanders and Mike Bevis each scored five in a strong 28-point second quarter, lifting Mt. Vernon to 4-0 in league play and 10-2 overall while Marion drops to 3-2 in conference and 6-6 overall. Marc Hudgens led Marion with 27 points as the Wildcats fought back from an early 8-1 deficit, but cold shooting and foul trouble hampered their chances.
The Black Diamond Conference plans to admit Eldorado Carterville Christopher and Me tropolis while Eldorado Johnston City MacLeansboro Edwards County join in 1974 track title race. Conference may dissolve as Trico left last spring and March 19 meeting could decide independent scheduling.
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