The Collins boys downed Rhodes 57-46. Collins held a 35-14 halftime lead. Lineup: Laird (f) 14 pts.; Vasey (f) 13 pts.; Kilgore (c) 4 pts.; G. Fitzgerald (f) 8 pts.; Long (g) 6 pts.; Thornton (f) 2 pts.; Morrison (g) 2 pts.; Ballard (f) 0 pts.; Dodd (g) 6 pts.; Partridge (c) 2 pts.
Nov. 19: Collins girls defeated Colo 65-42 on the Collins home court. Collins had 35-15 halftime margin. All girls on the Collins squad played. Lineup: Betty Spooner (56) (f) 20 pts.; Janet Evans (55) (f) 7 pts.; Mary McGrane (55) (f) 7 pts.; Georgiann Briles (58) (f) 13 pts.; Jill Kilgore (57) (f) 11 pts.; Marjorie Hickle (56) (f) 2 pts.; Donna Frerichs (57) (f) 4 pts; Verlie Etnier (58) (f) 1 pt.; Sandra Carley (g); Janice Heintz (57) (g); Mary Jo Shultz (g); Saundra Smith (58) (g); Susie Battles (g).
Collins boys defeated Colo in a conference game 56-32. The reserves played the last one and one-half quarters. Collins held a 34-15 halftime lead. Lineup: Larry Laird (56) (f) 7 pts.; John Vasey (56) (f) 19 pts.; Jack Kilgore (55) (c) 17 pts.; Gene Fitzgerald (55) (f) 4 pts.; Ronnie Long (55) (g) 2 pts.; Jerry Thornton (55) (f) 0 pts.; Rex Morrison (56) (g) 0 pts.; Bill Ballard (56) (f) 3 pts.; Jim Dodd (56) (g) 4 pts.; Jerry Nichol (56) (g) 0 pts.; Elliott Partridge (57) (c) 0 pts.; Ben Clark (57) (g); Darwin Luing (57) (g) 0 pts.
Nov. 23: The girls won their 5th game of the season, defeating Baxter 71-64 on the home court. Lineup: Spooner (f) 25 pts.; Evans (f) 20 pts.; McGrane (f) 10 pts.; Briles (f) 16 pts.; Kilgore (f) 0 pts.; Hickle (f) 0 pts.; Frerichs (f) 0 pts.; Etnier (f) 0 pts.; Carley (g); Heintz (g); Shultz (g); Smith (g); Battles (g).
The boys hit 46 % in the first half to take a commanding 41-21 lead and went on to win 75-35 over Baxter. The reserves played a bit part in the game. Lineup: Laird (f) 11 pts.; Vasey (f) 17 pts.; Kilgore (c) 6 pts.; G. Fitzgerald (f) 5 pts.; Long (g) 7 pts.; Thornton (f) 4 pts.; Morrison (g) 3 pts.; Ballard (f) 8 pts.; Dodd (g) 3 pts.; Partridge (c) 6 pts; Nichol (g) 0 pts.; Clark (g) 5 pts.
Nov. 30: The girls won their 3rd conference game, defeating Maxwell 62-51 on their court. Collins led only 18-14 at the first quarter, and stretched the lead 35-20 at halftime and went on to win 62-51. The whole team played a hard game and congratulations are deserved. Lineup: Spooner (f) 18 pts.; Evans (f) 10 pts.; McGrane (f) 0 pts.; Briles (f) 34 pts.; Kilgore (f) 0 pts.; Hickle (f) 0 pts.; Frerichs (f) 0 pts.; Etnier (f) 0 pts.; Carley (g); Heintz (g); Shultz (g); Smith (g).
The boys won their 8th straight and 3rd conference game by defeating Maxwell 50-40. Collins held a 17-5 first quarter lead that shrank to 24-19 lead at halftime. The boys regained control of the game in the second half for the 50-40 victory. Lineup: Laird (f) 4 pts.; Vasey (f) 20 pts.; Kilgore (c) 18 pts.; G. Fitzgerald (f) 1 pt.; Long (g) 6 pts.; Dodd (g) 3 pts.