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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1985
Page
11
Seve Ballesteros clinched the USF&G Golf Classic in New Orleans by 11 under par with a final round 68. John Mahaffey faltered on the last hole after a roots-related miscue, forcing no playoff as Ballesteros earned $72,000.
In Chicago, the Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 119-117 in overtime. Wes Matthews was ejected for an attempted punch, while Quintin Dailey scored four of his 26 in the extra period as Chicago withstood a late Bucks rally led by Sidney Moncrief.
St Mel High School in Chicago wins the Class A championship 95 63 over Chrisman in Champaign. Senior Lowell Hamilton and guard Fernando Bunch share praise as coach Tom Shields contemplates his move to Clarke College. The win ends years of fundraising after Archdiocese funding was cut in 1978 and marks the program’s first state title after a history of playoff appearances and near misses.
Oakland Invaders overcome early 55 point pace to beat Jacksonville 42 36. Bobby Hebert threw for 328 yards, Albert Bentley ran 97, Novo Bojovic kicked a 37 yard field goal to break a 29 29 tie. Tom Newton sealed with a 1 yard TD plunge as David Greenwood intercepted late.
St Mel’s Lowell Hamilton and Fernando Bunch named to AP all tournament first team by 82 voters. Steve Redman of Chrisman led with the most votes. Also on the first team are Thad Matta of Hoopeston East Lynn and Jamie Martin of Harvard.
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