Bay Avon Lake clash sparks wild high school crowd scene
A packed Bay High gym for the Southwestern Conference boys basketball showdown with Avon Lake drew adult fans back to prep sports, reminiscent of the 1950s. Coach Rich Waters and Bay’s staff embraced the electric atmosphere while Roy Garland and Ron Rush noted the surprising turnout. Also covered are coaching moves for Jim Uszynski and Red Stubblefield’s passing, plus a Friday night prep basketball slate with picks across divisions and nearby Lorain area schools.
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Bay High
Bay
Dick Scott
Rich Waters
Southwest Conference
Roy Garland
Ron Rush
Ron
Chiff
Red) Stubblefield
Lorain County
Good Samaritan
Avon
Stubblefield
Toledo
Clearview
Doyg Perry
Upper Arlington High
Columbus
Elyria
Ely Junior High
Crestwood
Ed Dinniger
Lorain City
Red
Memphis State 78 63 over Southern Miss clinches Metro title
Memphis State defeated Southern Mississippi 78 to 63 to wrap up the Metro Conference regular season title. Dana Kirk praised his team's tempo while Baskerville Holmes led with 17 points and 6 rebounds, and William Bedford added 15 points and 10 boards.
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Associated Press
Memphis State
Southern Mississippi
M K Turk
Turk
Tigers
Metro Conference
Baskerville Holmes
William Bedford
Virgina Commonwealth
Calvin Duncan
Old Dominion
Rams
Alfrederick Hughes
Andre Battle
Loyola of Chicago
Oral Roberts
Tiger
Dana Kirk
Kirk
Looie Leads City Team Toward College Prom Night
Looie faces a rare moment as New York’s street and city schools fuse into a strong college basketball run. He recalls St. John’s glory years with Malin Wennington Goodwin Rus sell and Williams, and notes the 59th Street bridge to college fame looms ahead. The coach tells his players to savor the sun while it shines, since this route may not come again.
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Penn
Salt Lake City
Malin
Bill Wennington
Bully Goodwin
David Russell
Kevin Williams
Losie
Georgia
Syracuse
New York
CYO
PSAL
Knicks
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Ron Stewart
Love
Ken Howard
Loote
Georgetown
Leon
Snoopy
St Johns
Leo Carnesecca
St John’s
Madison Square Garden
Jose
CSU Moves Into First Place Tied In Mid Continent
Cleveland State defeats Eastern Illinois 78 70 to improve to 19 7 overall and 10 3 in the Mid Continent Conference tying Western Illinois for first. Jon Collins led Eastern Illinois with 21 points, while Doug Crook added 16 and Dirk Androff 15.
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Charleston
Clinton Ransey
Cleveland State
Eastern Illinois
Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Vikings
Western Illinois
Illinois-Chicago
Jon Collins
Eastern
Doug Crook
Dirk Androff
Panthers
Southwest Missouri State
Ed Bryant
GN Hee
Bryant
Corbin
Smith
Kemes
Wormek
Easter
Crome
Evan Oo
Odin
Hicahardwon
Rawlord Werthy
Teveland
Lorain selecting new coach aims to restore competitiveness
Uszynski outlines priorities for Lorain, targeting a competitive 1985 season with a new coaching staff, a power offense, and focus on fundamentals. He cites a tougher league, a revived Lorain Elyria rivalry, and reliance on quarterback play and Dennis Hughes to spark the Steelmen.
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Uszynski
Steelmen
Dennis Hughes
Clearview High School
Clippers
Muskingum College
Muskies
Wtrea
Mansfield Madison
Bob Mosketti
Elyria Catholic Freshmen Clinch Admiral King Tournament Title
Elyria Catholic Panthers freshman hoops capped a 14 3 season with the program’s first Admiral King Freshman Basketball Tournament championship. Coached by Lou Rotunda the team posted 338 156 career mark and beat Evercom Admiral King in the finals after early losses to Southview and Lorain. Standouts included Kiingshirn averaging 109, Cory Hodge 104, Matt Carandang 84, Chris Yeager 75 and Mike Freeman 68 with bench contributions from Pronesti Downie and Rodnes.
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Lou Rotunda
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Cory Hodge
Matt Carandang
Chris Yeager
Mike Freeman
Joe Pronesti
Pat Downie
Rodnes
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Kevin Mahaffey
Rodney Ott
Brian Caputo
David Paulist
Mike Gunselman
Mark Baumbick
Rich Raynak
Chris van Cayk
Jim Klingshirn
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