Lorain Catholic Faces Luther West in Key Class A Showdown
Lorain Catholic and Columbia loom as top local Class A title contenders with state ranked foes. Ashley Hagen fueling Lorain Catholic. Columbia counters with Dan Hagen and Clark Ashley. Luther West could spoil the party, while Oberlin and Elyria Catholic clash for a AA crown. Ottawa Glandorf coach Tom Weber resigns due to health. Cliff Hite inks with Kentucky.
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Lutheran West
Spartans
Columbia
Clearview
North Ridgeville
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Dan Hagen
Raiders
Lorain
Bruce Hurley
Avon
Eagles
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Berea
Oberlin
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Panthers
Lorain Catholic-Columbia
UCLA Remains Unbeaten After Marquette Loss
UCLA survives a quiet week in the college basketball AP poll, remaining 23-0 after a 70-49 defeat of Marquette ends the Golden Eagles’ 22-game win streak. Detroit’s upset loss changed the top ranks as Marquette drops to No. 5 and Long Beach State and Brigham Young hold steady in the top seven.
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Associated Press
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Rassine Hee State
Oregon
Oregon State
Long Beach State
Brigham Young
South Carolina
Marshall
Gamecocks
Florida State
Southwestern Louisiana
Virginia
Houston
Ohio State
Hawaii
Michigan
Oral Roberts
Missouri
Memphis State
Louisville
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Penn
Long Beach St
Florida St
Louisiana
S.W. Louisiana
Ohio St
Maryland
Memphis St
Duquesne
AP Poll Top Twenty Recap From February 26 Games
The Top Twenty teams are ranked by first place votes in parentheses and total points earned through games played Saturday February 26. The list shows wins and losses and records reflecting each team's season performance and standings.
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Satuday
Top 20 College Hoops Poll As of February 26 1972
UPI lists the top 20 major college basketball teams with first place votes and won loss records as of Feb 26. Chronicle Telegram notes Elyria Ohio dated Feb 29 1972, providing the poll context and standings.
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New York
UPI
United Press International
Elyria
Yues
Chronicle-Telegram
Southview names Bryant grid coach
Chuck Bryant, 31, chosen as head football coach of Southview High School by the Lorain Board of Education. Former Lorain Senior assistant, he replaces Harvey Herrmann who posted a 4-26 record in three seasons. Bryant has coached at West Muskingum and St Wendelin and played at Zanesville and Ohio State.
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Chuck Bryant
Southview High School
Lorain Board of Education
Bryant
Lorain
Harvey Herrmann
Herrmann
Southview
Doug Thompson
Zanesville High School
Ohio State
St. Louis Cardinals
West Muskingum High
Fostoria St. Wendelin
Massillon
Tarain
Hawkins Still Exciting In New NBA Role
Connie Hawkins, former ABA star and NBA veteran, discusses his transition with the Phoenix Suns. He emphasizes his pivot from flashy scoring to creating action through rebounds, assists, and defense, noting Moe Layton’s ballhandling helps ease press duty. The piece contrasts his Pittsburgh Pipers era with today’s Suns.
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Hawkins
Suns
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Moe Layton
Southern California
Connie Hawkins
Monroeville dominates Firelands Conference honors
Monroeville swept the Firelands Conference basketball awards this season. Eagles coach Jerry Everhart earned Coach of the Year while Bob Krull was named league Most Valuable Player. Krull and 6-7 Tom Kramb of South Central were the only newcomers to the All Firelands team, with several veterans returning and multiple players earning second and honorable mentions.
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Firelands
Jim Kusmik
Black River
Ken Rose
Edison
Tom Kramb
South Central
Bob Krull
Monroeville
Eagles
Jerry Everhart
Warriors defeat Xavier to clinch NCAA invite
Marquette with Bob Lackey scoring 25 and 11 rebounds beat Xavier 63-55, extending its 23-1 season mark and bolstering NCAA tourney chances. Ohio results included Cincinnati over St. Louis 68-65, Northern Illinois 102-81 over Bowling Green, Akron 85-62 over Otterbein, Ohio Northern 96-95 over Findlay, Case Western 97-72 over John Carroll, and Bellarmine 111-77 over Ohio Dominican.
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Bowling Green
Akron
Otterbein
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Findlay
Falcons
Northern
Jim Bradley
Huskies
Ohio University
Levenson
Zips
Hagen Nears Area Scoring Crown Lead Faces Challenge
Columbia 6-6 junior center Dan Hagen stands atop the area scoring race with 490 points in 19 games, a 25.8 average. Only teammate Clark Ashley remains a contender, though distant, as most rivals have finished their seasons. Art Daniels, now second, tallied 32 against Norwayne for a 23.5 pace, while Western Reserve’s Dave Mesenberg ended at 22.2 and Avon’s Jim Hrivnak finished at 22.1. Remaining challengers include Ashley’s 23.3, Southview’s Mike Molnar at 21.2, Lorain’s Brad Frank at 20.9, Black River’s Jim Kusmik at 20.7, and Edison’s Ken Rose at 19.6.
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Clark Ashley
Hagen
Columbia
Ashley
Art Daniels
Norwayne
Firelands
Elimi
Western Reserve
Dave Mesenberg
Avon
Jim Hrivnak
Southview
Mike Molnar
Lorain
Brad Frank
Black River
Jim Kusmik
Edison
Ken Rose
Western Res
College coaches test clock and higher hoop on court
The NCAA rules committee will trial a 30-second shot clock and an 11-foot basket in a March 22 game at Los Angeles State College with Jerry Tarkanian and John Wooden among attendees. Wooden supports the clock, urges separate tests for clock and basket to gauge effects.
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Los Angeles
National Association of Basketball Coaches
Los Angeles State College
Rules Committee
Jerry Tarkanian
Long Beach State
John Wooden
UCLA
Wooden
McDonald resigns as Ashland head basketball coach
Doug McDonald, four year Ashland coach, resigns and will remain in town as a junior high principal and guidance counselor. He posted a 68-1 record at Ashland, 44-4 in Cardinal Conference, with four straight conference titles and two sectional titles in three years, and his current team remains in tournament play. He coached Elyria High for four years, winning twice at Ashland and losing twice in Elyria, including a 48-46 victory by Ashland this past year.
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Elyria Catholic
Bob Guinta
Ottawa-Glandorf
Tom Weber
Weber
Glandorf High School
Ottawa Glandorf
Titans
Guinta
Panthers
Celina Ichs
Glandorf
Doug McDonald
Ashland
McDonald
Elyria
Arrows
Pioneers
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