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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1970
Page
13
Rensselaer Poly's Engineers travel to Princeton for a Division I hockey game at the Hobart Baker Memorial rink at 2 p.m. They sit 1-0-1 vs DI foes and 3-0-1 overall while Princeton stands 0-3 after a loss to Army. The Engineers fear road jitters despite recent home wins.
Canty scores 21 points to lift Troy High to a 53 45 victory over Amsterdam after leading 28 23 at halftime. Dickson adds 10 for Troy while Frye paces Amsterdam with 19. Jayvee won 62 55. Both teams drop in RPI ranking. Troy improves to 3 2 overall and 1 1 in league.
Catholic Central pivotal third period surge led by Gary Holle who scored eight and finished with 27 as the Crusaders beat Christian Brothers Academy 71–61. John Noonan 13, Mark Wilson 8 and 17 assists propelled CCHS while Bob McCarthy led CBA with 23 points.
Ravena improved to 3-0 in the Colonial Council with a 56-49 victory over Watervliet. Wildy Popunds led Ravena with 14 points while Jack Chapman added 13. Watervliet’s John DiBiase scored 14 and Matt Capitula 12 as Ravena built a 29-17 halftime edge and a 43-28 advantage entering the fourth.
Bob Dowling scored 12 as Hoosick Falls rallied in the second period to beat Schuylerville 62 46 in the Washington County League. Dowling finished with 27 points while Mark Harrison added 18 and Craig Reppel 11. Duane and Bruce Brown led Schuylerville with 13 and 11. Hoosick Falls improves to 3-0 in league play and 3-1 overall, Schuylerville moves to 2-1 league and 3-1 overall.
The Bridgeport Savoys visit the Albany Pros for an 8 p.m. pro basketball game at Cardinal McCloskey High School gym. Connecticut’s NEBA champion Kvancz leads Bridgeport with 33 points in their last meeting. Bill Telasky coaches the Pros with Aston Pridgen Geiger and Simon in the lineup.
Toronto Maple Leafs center Mike Walton has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL after missing the last five games. The club announced the action on Friday, with Walton absent from lineup updates and team activities in the interim.
Tamarac upended Greenwich 63-53 as Gary Dornandy and Jim Wagner each scored 17. Duff Dougherty added 11 and Pete Deegan 10, lifting Tamarac to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in league play while Greenwich drops to 0-3 in the league.
Salem rallied to beat host Cambridge 75 70 as Rick Langlais scored six points in the final minute. Bob Berger led Salem with 26 points, while Cambridge was minus four starters late. Langlais had 17 for Salem. Par rish added 13. Luke led Cambridge with 26 and McLenithan 11. Salem improves to 2-0 in league, 4-0 overall. Cambridge drops to 0-4 in league and 0-4 overall.
Hoosie Valley rallied in the third period to beat host Stillwater 58 51 in a Washington County League game. Jim Rose led Hoosie with 17 points, John Denio added 11, while Stillwater’s John Herrick had 16 and Glen Brewster 13.
Kuniaki Shibata of Tokyo scored a sensational 13th round technical knockout over Vicente Saldivar of Mexico City to win a portion of the world featherweight title in Tijuana. Saldivar failed to answer the bell for the 14th round amid a battered visage. The upset follows Jose Napoles’s KO loss to Billy Backus a week earlier in Syracuse.
Bonnie a Scottish terrier trained by Lois M. Vincent of Berlin earned high scores in several obedience trials. She scored 196 out of 200 in Bennington, 191 in Troy, 193 in Kingston, 195 in Syracuse, and 191 in Holyoke Mass as she progresses to the second obedience degree.
Ballston Spa beat Lansingburgh 63-62 in overtime as Thomas and Briam hit late foul shots. Murphy led Ballston with 23 points while Sullivan scored 27 for Burgh. Gallo led Lansingburgh with 14. Ballston Spa improves to 1-2 in the Colonial Council, Burgh to 0-3.
Cal Murphy scored 27 points to lead Erie Community College to a 96 89 win over Hudson Valley Community College. Jim McDaniels added 20, Roan Hanley and Ken Pops 16 each, while Rich MacDonough led HVCC with 25 points as the Vikings dropped to 1 3.
Attorney Ellis Rubin moves to lift the 2.5 million South Florida blackout on the Super Bowl and guarantees a 10 year ticket sellout. A federal suit contends the ban violates the Sherman Act as Rubin plans a boycott if the court refuses. The issue follows earlier actions to lift a local Orange Bowl blackout.
LaSalle Institute defeats Vincentian Institute 63 46 to stay in the Diocesan League race. Don Buckley sparked the Cadets with early leads and Dan Cahill scored 17 points while Scott Eustace added 11. Andy Altieri led VI with 15 points as George Yund added 10. LaSalle improves to 1-1 in league and overall, VI drops to 0-2 in league and 2-2 overall. VI won the jayvee game 71 59.
Colonie defeated Columbia 93 to 73 in a Suburban Council basketball game. Paul Mason scored 24 points, matched by Mark Shea, as Colonie built a big early lead and cruised to the win. Bob Ehrcke led Columbia with 21 points in the setback.
UCLA, ranked No 1, defeated the University of the Pacific 100-88 for a third straight victory. Curtis Rowe scored 28 points, Sidney Wicks 21, Henry Bibby 16 as John Gianelli led UOP with 22. Pacific led 20-19 early before UCLA’s defense forced turnovers and built a 57-42 halftime edge.
Kansas City Chiefs clash with the Oakland Raiders in a pivotal winner-take-all game as 13 NFL clubs chase seven remaining playoff berths this weekend. The contest shapes the fate of the title contenders amid Blanda’s Raiders magic.
LaSalle Institute of Troy defeated Cranwell Prep School 6-5 at the RPI Field House in the opening hockey game. Rich Horn scored three for Cranwell. Kevin Sullivan and Dick Birkmayer starred for LaSalle with two goals and standout goaltending.
The German Nationals crushed the formerly unbeaten Junior College of Albany 94 to 65 on Friday. Jocher Pollex led with 22 points, Georg Jekely 18, Gesch Wonder 13, and Georg Kruger 10 for the winners. Kevin Mulcahy paced JCA with 17 points, Mike Carroll added 11.
Berlin Central Mountaineers under new coach Ivan Purdy defeated Cairo 79 to 71 at home Friday night to earn their first Columbia County League win. Dave Wescott led with 20 points, followed by McVeigh 16 VanDerHof 15 Palmer 14 and Goodermore 12. Cairo's Sundstrom scored 25. Cairo won the junior varsity contest.
Andy Kimball drilled a 30 foot one handed shot to lift Averill Park over Van Rensselaer 51 50 in a Patroon League clash. Kimball led both teams with 21 points as Averill Park improves to 3 0 while Van Rensselaer drops to 3 2 with Oscar Herring and Roger Ruckers scoring 15 and 16.
St. Peter's opened 25-13 and held the lead to defeat host St. John's 52-37. Lee Roohan scored 20, Steve O'Farrell 15, and Steve Waite 12 for St. Peter's while Tom Ryder and Chuck Bauer each had 12 for St. John's. St. Peter's improves to 2-1 in league. St. John's stands 1-1. Jayvee also won 86-58.
Niskayuna Silver Warriors beat Shaker High 69 to 56 in a Suburban Council basketball game. Niskayuna led 21 14 after the first quarter and 34 27 at halftime, then pulled away 50 33 by the third period. Mark Badger scored 25 points, with Doug Fischer 17 and Rob McKensie 16. John Carrill led Shaker with 25.
In Class A Troy defeated Amsterdam 53 45 and Linton topped Albany 77 61 while Schuyler beat Mont Pleasant 93 77. Diocesan League saw Catholic Central 71 CBA 61 and LaSalle 63 Vincentian 46. Gibbons 71 McCloskey 62 led Colonial Council Ravena 56 Watervliet 49. Ballston Spa 63 over Lansingburgh 62. Draper 78 Shalmont 57. Suburban Council Burnt Hills 83 Bethlehem 48 and Niskayuna 69 Shaker 56. Mohonasen 63 Shenendehowa 58 Scotia 79 Guilderland 50 Colonie 93 Columbia 73. Parochial League St Josephs 66 Bishop Scully 57. St Patricks at Keveny postponed. St Marys at Bishop Burke postponed. St Peters 52 St Johns 37. Patroon Conference Averill Park 51 Van Rensselaer 50, Washington County Salem 75 Cambridge 70. Hoosick Falls 62 Schuylerville 46 Hoosick Valley 58 Stillwater 51. Tamarac 63 Greenwich 53. Central Hudson Valley Maple Hill at Waterford postponed. Coxsackie at Heatly postponed. Cableskill 56 Voorheesville 52.
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