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Hardin at C-9441 in Terre Haute. itocnesieiilUI.PREP CAGERS OFFERTOP NOTCH CONTESTSinofSircSIfiBy Kurt Freudenthal,United Press SDorts Writer.INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31.Indiana high school basketball.rlt;t : Bprolific Bob Wilkinson scoreless j ^ from the field until John Flowers : v took a rest. Kokomo, rated eighth j state wide, won at Peru. 57-44.Fort Wayne Central, the No. 3moving into the final three weeks team, downed ninth-rated Northm /» A 1 _ A * • fof regular-season play, offers the Side earlier in the season, 65-82best balanced schedule of the sea- but the Redsktns have won 9 m arow since.son during the next few days.Bombshell specials include New Albany at Jasper and Indianapolis Crispus Attucks at Hammond NollTuesdav, Muncie Central at Kokomo and Fort Wayne Central atFort Wayne North Friday.If you’re looking for other “hot contests, there are Gary Roose-velt-Garv Tolleston Tuesday. Gary Froebel-Gary Roosevelt Fridayand Fort Wayne North at MichiganCity and Attucks at Connersville Saturday.The Jasper-New Albany Southern Conference headliner brings together the state s 4th and 5th-rankmg outfits. Both risk 13-2 records and Jasper holds a 68-67 decision over the Bulldogs in the final game of the Lafayet e holiday tourney. New Albany, however, is unbeaten in S.I.A.C. warfare. and bowled over Indianapolis Manual Saturday, 89-61.Coach Johnny Givens bovs also have week-end dates with S.I.A.C. foe Evansville Bosse and Indianapolis Howe.Attucks, the state s No. 2 crew owning a 14-game winning streak, also faces three tests. Noll, itsfirst oDDonent. has been downedRoosevelt of the steel city is 14-2 for the season and has an 8-game winning streak. Tolleston. 13-3, wrecked previously once-beaten ^EbSouth Bend Washington's 10-game string Saturday in overtime. 70-69. on AI Brush ’s lay-up. And Froebel.Roosevelts’ Friday opponent.nurses a 7-game winning streak.In other major loop warfare. North Side shoots for its seventh1I1istraight East N.I.H.S.C. victory at Michigan City Saturday. sLincoln Faces Two.Hammond, the West N.I.H.S.C. J leader carrying the No. 7 rating. | has as easy assignment Friday-city foe Tech.Warsaw, which vaulted from,lt;1Ifourth place to the top when Central Conference pace-setter Monti-cello, and Muncie Burris and Hart- 1ford City were beaten, can wrap it all up Friday bv winning from Plvmouth. The Tigers also captured the C.I.C. football crown in their first vear in the league last^11- _ , ^ Evansville Lincoln, the third and last major quintet still untouched, can stretch its skein to 16 at the(]iiiiChandler Saturday.Also in major leaguenly by Gary Roosevelt in 14 Also in major league games tarts. The locals go against city Fridav \ew Castje invades Lafa-„ Washington Friday before i vette‘Aurora is at Scottsburg, and •aveling to Connersville, winner of Vincennes at Jasper.s last five.ijlI \RollingTop-ranking and unbeaten Mun takes itsAurora, beaten only by Fort Wavne Central in Elkhart’s holiday ... _____ , show, was cut down to sire by17-game winning Milan’s defending state ci^arnPj°J)isreak to twice-beaten Kokomo in North Central Conference gem.Muncie win would virtually inch Jay McCreary’s boys anotheri.C.C. title.Muncie toyed with La Porte Sat-rriav. 73-55. holdinc the Slicers’in a startling upset Saturday, 48-38. Milan's famous control game, which wrecked Muncie's bid for an unprecedented fifth state title last March, did the tfick when the Indians worked for openings latein th* damP.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Mon, Jan 31, 1955
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