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Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus, and this wonderful, Chris Krlngle brought aChrlst-mas present to the confines of the Tri County Conference last Friday night, March 10.Old Santa dropped off the huge goody In the form of a Sectional Tournament Basketball Championship at theStrea-tor High School gym.Before a packed howlinghouseof basketball fanatics the Little Davids of the Trl County Conference, Toluca, won a fantastic three overtime struggle over the Lockport Central Goliaths in the Championship game.Tolucas 68-67 victory over Lockport climaxed a Tournament where the Tri County re-presentive was a “fourth for Bridge so to speak as the pre meet “experts picked the Lockport Club, LaSalle-Peru and Ottawa In that order for thetitle possibility.Last Wednesday night the Porters opened the Tournament . by winning a 54-50 defensive struggle with the Ottawa Pirates.Our Tri County representive saw action Thursday night when the big, LaSaJle-Peru quintet furnished the opposition,The Cavaliers with a 22-4 record entering the Sectional were heavily favored to subdue the forces of Coach Chuck Ro-■« • « i i i i n ii. ...«%First Tri-County Reach State FiLockport Central• V , # %Falls In Threei *•Overtime PeriodsJ ' J. vThe big victor/over LaSalle-Beru sent the',fighting, Toluca squad into last: Friday nights Sectional Final at Streator against a big and talented. Lockport Central ball club mat was supposed to eat up the likes of Toluca in easy fashion.The Porters found out that they hkd a Wildcat by the tail when five different Tolucaplay-ers scored points in the initial quarter. Coach Chuck Rolin-skis Club emerged with a 14-13 lead after the first eight minutes of play.By then it was no secret tothe standing room onlvcrovdip, attendance, that the Northerners had to do more then show up for the game in order to reach the State Finals. __In the second period of playthe Porters twice came on strong to fashion five point leads, once at 20-15 and then again at 25-20. But on each oc'-asioa the Tri County Club fought back in their typical scrapping fashion to go ahead at 26-25, 30-28, and 33-30.Two last minute field goals by Chester Green gave Lock-irt a 34-33 halftlme lead, le first half firing showed the Porters with 15 for 32 from the field and Toluca at 13 for 27.Toluca blazed away in the third quarter and appeared on the verge of making a runaISway of it by assuming a 48-38 lead at the two minute mark/miff oirA f 1
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Henry News Republican
Henry, Illinois, US
Wed, Mar 15, 1967
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