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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1973

Page

7

Demons Triumph 60-51 Over Ft. Madison in Hard-Fought Duel

Washington Demons overpower Ft. Madison 60 to 51 for their fifth straight win in Southeast Seven Conference play. Spurgeon paced Washington with 12 first-half points as Goff and Witthoft each added double digits and the Demons finished with a 39-24 rebounding edge. Denning led Ft. Madison with 10, but a late surge fell short as Washington clinched the victory and stays in the hunt for the league title.

Washington Demons Ft. Madison Demons Bloodhounds Madison Washington Terry Spurgeon Steve Goff Denny Witthoff Mike Davis Randy Denning Jerry Jerome Denning Hounds Goff Witthoff Skip Speece Spurgeon Craig Paul Witthoft Jerry Stykhuis Dave Gerdes Oskaloosa Mt. Pleasant Speece Davis County Mustangs Golf Davis Bordwell Gott Hough Jerome Paul Stykhuis Gerdes Ft Madison Terry Roth

Ft Madison defeats Demonsophs to seize second place

Ft Madison edged Washington 66-60 as the Bloodhounds improve to 8-0 in league play and drop the Demons to 6-3. Doug Windsor led Ft Madison with 25 points, Joe Giardino sparked 15 off the bench, while Washington’s Doug Ruppert and Phil Long led 20 and 11 rebounds respectively in a tight, late-win contest that decided in the final minutes.

Washington Ft Madison Bloodhounds Demons Madison Demon Dale Harter Doug Windsor Joe Giardino Doug Farrier Mark Bendlage Ft. Madison Phil Long Idino Dan Stewart Doug Ruppert Washington Giardino Farrier Mike Young Ruppert Dale Sayre Bendlage Stewart Hounds Davis County Harter Mitchell Carrier Young Kelly Nice Bendlage Mattason

Conference roundup Indians Reds win in Southeast Seven

Oskaloosa crushed Davis County 94 to 01 as Mt. Pleasant beat Ft. Madison and Aquinas fell to Centerville in a tight Southeast Seven slate. Indians' Bill Barnhouse led with 26 points, while Centerville’s Rick Sharp and Doug Ramos paced the Trojans in a 63-62 comeback over Fairfield.

Oskaloosa Davis County Centerville Fairfield Washington Ft. Madison Mt. Pleasant Aquinas Bill Barnhouse Greg Spain Alex Brandtner Indians Jeff Warning Dave Tripp Mustangs Fairfield Trojans Reds Tom LaPlaca Rick Sharp Doug Ramos Phil Bartruff Kyle Gilpin Trojans Jeff Holtgrove Panther

Harmony tops Waco teams in league clash

Harmony swept past Waco with a 55-50 win by the boys and a 69-62 loss by the Warriorettes. Waco shot 21 of 70 and struggled at the line while Phil Rich led with 13 points and Freyenberger added 11. Anders led Harmony with 21 as Harmony shot 57 percent. Warriorettes Hertig and Roth had 25 each. Waco hosts Central Argyle next Friday.

Waco Dale Waligorski Phil Rich Jim Freyenberger Bob Hauenstein Freyenberger Jon Anders Harmony Warriors Vicki Hertig Jacque Roth Warriorettes Charlene Eichelberger Harmony Six Central of Argyle

Demon Girls Play Here Monday Night at Local Court

The Washington Demons girls basketball team hosts the Fairfield Trojans in a Monday night game. The preliminary tilt starts at 6 30 p m with the A teams tipping off around 8 p m.

Demon Girls Washington Demons Fairfield Trojans

Three new teams join Iowa girls basketball top 20

Elk Horn-Kimballton and Durant enter the Iowa high school girls rankings while Glenwood falls out after Elk Horn-Kimballton rout. Mediapolis remains No. 1, with Mediapolis at 16-0 and Durant ranked 19th. Other top teams include Lake View-Auburn, West Central Maynard, Rockford, Manilla, Winfield-Moutn Union, Colfax, and Adel.

DES Moines UPI Elk Horn - Kimballton Durant Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Glenwood Mediapolis Lake View Auburn West Central Maynard Rockford Manilla Winfield-Mount Union Colfax Adel Elk Horn Kimballton Farragut Mel Andrew Perry Hinton

Bank Robbery Sparks Rush to Minas Gerais Bank

A masked heist at the National Credit bank next to the Minas Gerais Mercantil yielded about 6 dollars as police, alerted by an anonymous tip, posted extra guards after the anonymous report of a holdup.

Rio DE Janeiro Minas Gerais

Mid-Prairie crushes West Liberty 68 45 in league win

Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks overwhelmed West Liberty 68 to 45 for their seventh conference victory. ary Hochstedler led with 17 points and 11 rebounds, Bill Redlinger added 16 points, Del Bender nine, with Hartzler and Troyer contributing six each. Kevin Chown paced West Liberty with 19 points as the Hawks prepare to face Pella tonight.

Mid - Prairie Golden Hawks Loop West Liberty Ary Hochstedler Hawks Bill Redlinger del Bender Jerry Hartzler Clayton Hershberger Dale Troyer Hochstetner Caroms Redlinger Mid Prairie Kevin Chown Golden Hawks Pella

Washington eighth graders fall to Panthers in wrestling meet

Pleasant defeated Washington 24-18 in eighth grade wrestling Friday. Coach Pat Hennigan praised Gary Goodwin Jeff Vargason and Tom Scheeler for outstanding efforts. Rick Hagas won his second straight pin Randy Hahn remains undefeated in five matches. Washington hosts Ft. Madison Monday at 4 30 p m.

Pleasant Washington Pat Hennigan Gary Goodwin Jeff Vargason Tom Scheeler Rick Hagas Randy Hahn Ft. Madison Kevin Myers Lampe John Elliott Watson Waters

Columbus Wildcats Defeat Huskies in SEI Action

Columbus Community Wildcats dominate Highland Huskies 73-59 in Highland. Craig Carey leads with 22 points followed by Chris Van Auken 15 and Jeff Carey 11 for Columbus. Highland’s Mike Krantz tops Huskies with 14 while Bob Putney adds 12 and Randy Arthur 10.

Columbus Community Wildcats Highland Huskies Highland Iowa Columbus Huskies Craig Carey Chris van Auken Jeff Carey Mike

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