Elyria Catholic finishes second in final AP basketball poll
Elyria Catholic Panthers led by coach Bob Guinta place second to Warsaw River View in the final AP poll, 176 points, 15 behind the champion. Elyria High ties for 10th, Elyria West ranks 12th, and Firelands and Western Reserve also place in regional ratings as Elyria hosts three rated high schools.
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Associated Press
Elyria Catholic Panthers
Bob Guinta
Panthers
Warsaw River View
Lorain County
Dale Reichenbach
Elyria Pioneers
Cleveland East Tech
Elyria
UPI
Elyrians
Elyria High
Alliance
Elyria West
Firelands
Western Reserve
Fitch urges three-official NBA games with sideline ref
Cleveland coach Bill Fitch calls for a radical change in officiating, proposing three referees per game with one on the sidelines and allow teams to substitute refs up to five times. He made the suggestion after Cleveland's 106-95 loss to Chicago as Artis Gilmore led the Bulls with 21 points and Walt Frazier left with a leg injury.
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Chicago
UPI
Cleveland Cavaliers
Bill Fitch
National Basketball Association
Eac
Fitch
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland
Elmore Smith
Foots Walker
Elmore
Artis Gilmore
Lloyd’s of London
Gilmore
Bulls
Wilbur Holland
Norm van Lier
Walt Frazier
Charlie Strasser
Thompson exit could trigger bidding war for Thompson
Denver AP reports that if David Thompson opts for free agency after this season a historic bidding war could ensue with NBA teams, notably the New York Knicks, eyeing his services. His five year 2.5 million deal includes a third season opt out, likely urged by his advisers.
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Denver
David Thompson
New York
Thompson
National Basketball Association
New York Knicks
North Carolina State
Sonny Werblin
Madison Square Garden Corp
Knicks
Werblin
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Marquette takes top spot after Xavier rout
Marquette rises to No 1 after beating Xavier 75 53 as Butch Lee extends his career scoring to 1,648 with 12 points while Jerome Whitehead nets 20. Kentucky, Illinois State and Syracuse won big as AP Top Twenty action rolled on. Louisville?
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Herschel Nissenson
Marquette Warriors
Hank Raymonds
Raymonds
Warriors
Xavier
Ohio
Marquette
Arkansas
Houston
Kentucky
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Associated Press
Illinois State
McNeese State
Syracuse
Fordham
Butch Lee
Lee
Jerome Whitehead
Notre Dame
South Amherst Cavaliers Upset Firelands In Inland Conference
South Amherst rallied from a halftime deficit to beat Firelands 49 to 43 in a makeup Inland Conference game. Firelands missed Frank Nagyrathy Fred Dodd Tim Thole and Bill Szabo while South Amherst were without Mark Chicotel and Gary Rehm. Razdrh sparked a late fourth quarter surge as the Cavs overcame an early Firelands run.
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Frank Mittler
C-T
South Amherst
Firelands
Cavaliers
Frank Nagyrathy
Fred Dodd
Tim Thole
Bill Szabo
Cavs
Mark Chicotel
Gary Rehm
Razdrh
Westlake dominates all SWC cage selections
Westlake's basketball program swept the Southwestern Conference awards with Jack Laraway named Player of the Year and Norm Irwin as Coach of the Year. Laraway, Gray, and Wolfe made the first team, with several Westlake teammates and players from Fairview and Olmsted Falls earning honorable mention.
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Jack Laraway
Demons
Norm Irwin
Laraway
Scott Gray
Phil Wolfe
Ron Laraway
Neal Swift
Rob Parris
Fairview
Chris Maurer
Andy Kregers
Jeff Simpson
Olmsted Falls
Jeff Yerback
North Olmsted
Dave Hook
Bay
Leon Brown
Medina
Bruce Berlin
Rocky River
David Mills
Steve Cantrell
John McKinney
Avon Lake
Bill Zimmerman
Tom Munson
Matt Oakley
Bob Rainbow
Mike Jordan
Terry Inman
Mark Schirmer
Scott Chips
Alan Badar
Byron Spooner
Southwestern
Sr. Westlake
Chris Mauer
Sr. Olmsted Falls
Deff Yerhack
Medina Scott Grau
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Julius Erving
Xavier Reut
Bama
Jack Givens
Rick Robey
Reggie King
Robert Scott
Givens
Joe B. Hall
Ilinois State
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Billy Lewis
Ron Jones
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Szabo
Mike Razdih
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