Area gridders make it a memorable year
The 1971 Lorain County high school football season blended new stars with traditional powerhouses. Ike Maxwell of Elyria set scoring records, Keystone and Vermilion earned undefeated league titles, Edison, Lorain Catholic, and the Buckeye and Inland conferences showcased strong campaigns, and Midview rose to finish second in the Lakeland standings.
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Lorain County
Ike Maxwell
Elyria
Elyria Catholic
Chuck McHugh
Dynamite Ike
Keystone
Vermilion
Edison
Lorain Catholic
Denny Plas
Wildcats
Ohio
Bob Hyatt
Tony Monday
Jeff Kidder
Lakeland
Edison surprises Firelands by going undefeated in league play
Edison ran through the Firelands Conference schedule undefeated, with a lone non conference loss. LorainCatholic captured the North Central title, beating ElyriaCatholic in a closeshot. Avon Lake edged North Olmsted for the Southwestern title in a tight final week, 18 to 13.
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Edison
Firelands
Chargers
Avon Lake
North Olmsted
Westlake
Portland Blazers hold off Cavaliers rally for 118 105 win
Portland broke open a 19 point lead after three quarters and with Stan McKenzie scoring a career high 31 points sealed a 118 105 victory over Cleveland. Rookie Bill Smith added 17 as all Portland starters reached double figures and Rick Adelman had 17 assists setting a team and career mark.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Portland Trail Blazers
Cleveland
National Basketball Association
Blazers
Cavaliers
Bill Smith
Bill Fitch
Stan McKenzie
McKenzie
Sidney Wicks
Smith
Rick Adelman
Nets Rally Behind Rick Barry to Edge Cougars 129 127
Rick Barry scores 51 points to lift the New York Nets past the Carolina Cougars 129 127. Barry's clutch plays from 113 112 on sparked a late rally as Ollie Taylor tipped NY into the lead and the Nets improve to 9 9 while Kentucky Colonels pace the East. Kareem Abdul Jabbar leads Bucks past the SuperSonics 108 107 with 36 points.
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Rick Barry
Barry
Miami
New York Nets
Carolina Cougars
Carolina
Nets
Ollie Taylor
New York
Jim MacDaniels
Larry Miller
Kentucky Colonels
Kentucky
Pittsburgh Condors
Indiana Pacers
Denver Rockets
Virginia Squires
Milwaukee Bucks
Kareem Jabbar
Seattle Supersonics
Jabbar
Baltimore Bullets
Buffalo Braves
Chicago Bulls
Philadelphia 76Ers
Cincinnati Royals
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Houston Rockets
Gail Goodrich
Brookside Drops Opener 66 54 to Avon Lake
Brookside failed to recover after a rough second quarter and fell 66-54 to Avon Lake. Bruce Leonard led the Shoremen with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Brookside turnovers 29 to 14 hurt the Cardinals. Dan Carmos scored 17 for Brookside. Also Parma Byzantine lost 64-47 to Brooklyn with Pat Focareto leading the losers with 12 points.
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Brookside
Avon Lake
Cardinals
Bruce Leonard
Shoremen
Dan Carmos
Parma Byzantine
Brooklyn
Bucs
Pat Focareto
Kelly Eyes Punt Returns to Lift Browns Past Patriots
Cleveland Browns halfback Leroy Kelly seeks to boost yardage in a Sunday game with New England by returning punts. He has 23 returns for 238 yards this season, ranking high in the league, and needs four more to tie the team season record.
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Cleveland
UPI
Leroy Kelly
New England Patriots
Cleveland Browns
Kelly
Chet Hanulak
Hawks trade rebounder Bridges to 76ers for Washington
Atlanta announces the deal sending Bill Bridges, the Hawks' long time leading rebounder, to Philadelphia for Jim Washington in a straight player exchange. Washington, a 6 foot 7 forward, averaged 13 points per game and was Philadelphia's second leading rebounder last season. Bridges spent his entire NBA career with the Hawks.
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Atlanta
Bill Bridges
Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia
Jim Washing
Chicago
Hawks
Washington
Bridges
NBA
Orioles dominate Tokyo in fifth straight win over Giants
Right handed Tom Dukes and a two run homer by Dave Johnson powered the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-0 win over Tokyo's Yomouri Giants. The Orioles finished an 18 game Japanese tour with 12 victories, 2 defeats and 4 ties. Dukes held the Giants to four hits before Dick Hall relieved in the seventh. Hendricks added a solo shot in the ninth off Sekimoto, his fourth homer in Japan. The Orioles, the 10th U.S. major league club to visit postwar Japan, head home Sunday.
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Tokyo
Tom Dukes
Dave Johnson
Baltimore Orioles
Yomouri Giants
Orioles
Japan
Dukes
Dick Hall
Hendricks
Shitoshi Sekimoto
Tsuneo Horiuchi
Horiuchi
Johnson
Baltimore
U.S
Barons edge Swords in wild back-and-forth win
The Cleveland Barons defeated the Cincinnati Swords 7-4 at the Cleveland Arena after a high scoring duel. Key moments featured Buster Harvey and Gordon Labossiere goals, a hat trick by Labossiere, and late Cincinnati pressure before Labossiere and Beaudin sealed the win with an empty-net tally. The victory comes as Cleveland prepares to host the Richmond Robins and Springfield Indians.
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Cleveland Arena
Barons
John Muckler
Cincinnati Swords
Cleveland
Randy Wyrozub
Fern Rivard
Buster Harvey
Sword
Rocky Farr
Harvey
Butch Deadmarsh
Rick Dudley
Swords
Gordon Labassiere
Terry Ball
Muckler
Cincinnati
Gary Gambucci
Norm Beaudin
Farr
Mike Chernoti
Craig Ramsay
Gordon Labossiere
Labossiere
Richmond Robins
Arena
Springfield Indians
Dennis Patterson
Deadmarsh
Keke Mortson
Beaudin
Cincinnat
Ball
Paul Andrea
Hap Myers
Mike Chernoff
Terry Holbrook
Wyrorub
Andrea
Wayne Mulpin
Hall of Fame Hosts Visitor Appreciation Day in Canton
Pro igviban's Hall of Fame invites guests as it marks 200000 admissions in a year. The 1971 total is expected to reach at least 215000, a 75 percent rise from the previous year.
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Canton, Ohio
UPI
Proigviban
Hall of Fame
Highlights of 1971 Football Season reveal few upsets
The column catalogs biggest upset Monroeville over Norwalk St Paul 18 0 and eyebrow raising scores such as Elyria Catholic 56 6 over Tuscarawas Central Catholic. It notes most close games in the Southwestern Conference and mentions Vermilion as a surprise undefeated team.
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Amherst
Oberlin
Vermilion
Margaretta
Norwalk
Clearview
Brookside
Midview
Lakeland
Middies
Phil Sheffield
Fairview
Elyria Catholic
Monroeville
Norwalk St. Paul
Black River
New London
Edison
Lutheran West
Buckeye
Avon Lake
Westlake
North Olmsted
Tuscara
Central Catholic
Lorain
Southview
Fremont
Sandusky
Lorain Catholic
Vermibion
Bay
Medina
DAZ
Avon
Columbia
Highland
South Central
South Amherst
Southwestern
Elyria
Admiral King
Keystone
Firelands
Lorain Cathodie
Avon Qoimsted Falls
Elyria Il
Colum
Wildcats
St Paul
Wellington
Sailor
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