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O'HARE EXPO CENTER Opposite Hyatt Regency Hotel--Rosemont. II. • A one stop showroom for boats • Over 300 boats/50 dealers/products from 65 manufacturers • Boats for fishing, fun, water sports • Look, compare, shop, price and deal for the boat you want to put in the water this spring • Runabouts, cruisers, sails, ski boats, bass boats, inflatables. pontoons * SHOW HOURS: Wed , Thurs., Fri. Saturday Sunday 3:00pm-10:30 pm 10 30am-10 30 pm 12 noon-7:00 pm Admission: 2.75. Children 12 and under free if with parent. Skyhawks Rolling Again McHenry Stuns Jacobs Second Quarter Splurge Leads To Upset Victory N By Dick Rabbitt Using a full court pressing defense that forced Jacobs into eight miscues, the Warriors scored 18 points in the second period on their way to a easy 63 to 53 victory over the lead leading Eagles. As a result of the loss, the Eagles dropped into a second place tie with Crystal Lake South in the Fox Valley Conference. It was quite evident in the opening period that both teams had suffered from lack of practice, due to the weather conditions of the past week. Neither team could generate^ any type of a consistent attack. In the opening period the Warriors using a zone press, managed to outscore the hosts 11 to 10. It was in the second period, when Coach Ken Ludwig made the big change that resulted in the Warriors playing one of the best quarters of basketball seen on the local front in several years. Full Court Press Going into a full court man to man pressing defense, the Warriors forced the "Golden Eagles" into miscue after miscue, resulting in Warrior baskets. Jim Johnson, junior center, got the Warriors rolling with a lay up and minutes later Brett Thomas, and Lenny Jensen did likewise to give the Warriors a 17 to 12 lead. After the Eagles fought back with two quick baskets, the Warriors went to work and put the clamps on the Eagles, running up a quick 11 point margin, due to the shooting of Lenny Jen­ sen, and the hawking defense of the entire team. The Eagles were held scoreless the last three minutes of the period, and when Dan Conway tipped one in the Warriors led 29 to 18 at the intermission. The area around the con­ cession stand was buzzing with excitement at halftime, on the second quarter play of the Warriors. The third period belonged to Thomas, who scored four of his six field goals in this period, and Lenny Jensen, and again the Warrior defense which continued to hawk the poor ball handling Eagles. The Warriors led 44 to 31 going into the final eight minutes of play. Early in the final period Bobby Zejler brought the Warrior fans to their feet with a supreme effort in blocking John Bradshaw's shot at the basket. Bradshaw, the fine Eagle forward was on a breakaway for the basket, when out of nowhere the young sophomore Warrior leaped and literally pinned the ball against the backboard for an amazing display of defensive ability. That play took the heart out of the Eagle team, and their supporters, the Warriors in­ creased their lead to 14, but the Eagles came back for a short period, but then they made the mistake of fouling Tony Sroka. The junior guard of the Warriors converted 7 of 8 charity tosses in the final minutes to give the Warriors a big win 63 to 53. A Happy Coach It was a happy Coach Ludwig and his team in the locker room following the game. Knocking off the league leaders has to instill some confidence in the Warriors for the fiihire. With the second half of the conference season ahead of them, the Warriors can make some waves. First place is probably out of the question, but a berth in the first division would be an accomplishment for the inexperienced crew of Ken Ludwig. If they play like they did last Friday night, they will make it to the first division. Friday the Warriors travel to take on the new leaders of the conference, the Crown Vikings, the pre-season favorite and loser of only one game all season. Let's hope the Warriors can make it two losses for the Vikes Friday night. VARSITY" McHENRY fg ft tP T. Zeller 3 1 7 Thomas 6 3 15 Johnson 2 2 6 Jensen 8 0 16 Sroka 4 7 15 B. Zeller 1 0 2 Conway 1 0 2 Bitterman 0 0 0 Totals: 25 13 63 JACOBS fg ft tP Bradshaw 2 2 6 Mike Hudson 5 2 12 Mark Hudson 4 0 8 Rhode 2 1 5 Choklad 3 2 8 Bell 2 2 6 Krich 4 0 8 Totals: 22 9 53 SCORE BY QUARTERS; McHenry 11 18 15 19 63 Jacobs 10 8 13 22 53 Double Win Ups Record To 13-4 By Randy Swikle The Johnsburg machine is rolling again! The spark plugs are working well; the battery has been recharged; the wheels are moving. But the engine almost died in Woodstock Saturday night, and chief mechanic Bob Kies is planning a "tune-up" before taking it out on the road again. Skyhawk captain Scott Dixon was the "spark plug" that ignited the 52-50 road victory over the Woodstock Blue Streaks in Saturday's game. The senior guard was the i only Johnsburg player to score in the double figures (18 points), and it was his last second, 18-foot jump shot from the top of the key that prevented an overtime. Dixon also scored Johnsburg's only three field goals during the first quarter. If the Johnsburg engine seemed cold during the first half, jt was primarily because the team couldn't seem to get its offense in gear. Only Dixon and his brother Chris scored more than two points for Johnsburg during the first half. In the fourth quarter, Johnsburg lost an eight-point lead as the Skyhawk machine started to sputter and stall. Dixon's game winning shot came with the final buzzer sounding. In Johnsburg's 71-60 victory over Hononegah Friday night in the Skyhawk gym, it was Don Bentz who "sparked" his team scoring 20 points with nine field goals and two free throws. Johnsburg's reserve guard Brett Zimbrick scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter, He hit three field goals and went four for four from the free throw li.ie. It was Jan. 20 when the Johnsburg machine broke down on a trip to Marengo. The 62-59 loss ended a nine-game winning streak for the Skyhawks. The two recent victories bring the Johnsburg team to a 13-4 season and 4-2 conference record. The Skyhawks are tied for second place in the Shark Conference with North Boone. Marengo still leads the con­ ference with a 6-1 record, having lost to Harvard 49-43 on Saturday. The Johnsburg machine travels to Beloit Catholic this Friday. Earlier in the season the Skyhawks defeated the Crusaders 72-54, but the Beloit team has shown considerable improvement since then. Last Friday the Crusaders almost upset Marengo in the Indian gym 57-55. The Crusader team was coached by Kies last year, and he is not underestimating his former squad. "It will be a tough game," he says. "The gym will be filled with Beloit fans, and the Johnsburg people will have to arrive early to get a seat." VARSITY JOHNSBURG fg ft pf tP S. Dixon 9 0 2 18 C. Dixon 4 1 1 9 Bentz 3 3 2 9 Pecucci 3 2 4 8 Christy 0 0 2 0 Schoenig "T O 2 2 Zimbrick 3 0 2 6 Totals: 23 6 15 52 WOODSTOCK " fg ft pf tP Schroeder 7 1 4 15 Kinney 6 2 4 14 Peart 1 0 3 2 Bellairs 2 2 1 6 Peters 0 0 1 - 0 Hutter 1 1 1 3 Nelson 4 2 0 10 Johnsburg vs. Hononegah JOHNSBURG fg ft pf tP S. Dixon 5 3 3 13 C. Dixon 3 0 0 6 Bentz 9 2 1 20 Pecucci 3 2 3 8 Christy 3 0 2 6 Schoenig 4 0 1 8 Zimbrick 3 4 3 10 Totals: 30 11 13 71 HONONEGAH fg ft PF tP Mathieu 3 2 4 8 McDonald 6 5 5 17 Fairchild 4 0 4 8 Sharp 5 0 1 10 Sunstedt 3 0 1 6 Koplos 3 1 0 7 Hardy 1 0 1 2 Wallace 1 0 0 2 Hamilton 0, 0 1 0 Totals: 26 8 17 60 Totals: 21 8 14 50 SCORE BY QUARTERS: SCORE BY QUARTERS: Johnsburg: 7 20 35 52 Johnsburg 18 36 52 71 Woodstock 13 21 31 50 Hononegah 18 34 45 60 EARL WALSH' So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR t know that voice. Or. do I? All he would say over the phone to identify himself was, "A friend of yours". Our caller wanted to tell us about his experience while watching the Steeler-Cowboy game. He pulled out a retired 23" TV set that is about the same age as the width of the screen. All went well until the last four minutes when the game got so hot his old faithful TV just melted away. That's what the man said. Clyde Blackwell had a letter from a friend in Florida asking that I mail him a box of snow from our back forty--"if you have any to spare". Any to spare? That we have. Might consider mailing some of the white stuff if the friend would trade for a bottle of sunshine. Dave Parker. Pittsburgh Pirate slugger, wants to be the Come... Sample Our Fine Cuisine DINNER SPECIALS M0N. 1012 0Z. LOBSTER TAIL J850 TUES. BAR-B-Q OR FRIED CHICKEN (All You Can Eat) *395 •WED. CRAB LEGS SfiM THURS. BAR-B-Q RIBS AND FRENCH FRIED SHRIMP COMBINATION $750 FRI. FISH FRY $395 SAT. (All You Can Eat) SAT. 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It's a great dinner and you meet a lot of friends to chin with while there. Our tickets are ordered. Feb. 11 is the date McHenry's Kiwanis Club again challenged the McHenry Rotary Club to a basketball game and won the battle ofc_a_ few bulges by a score of something like 47 to 34. (They wouldn't allow me to keep score after one Rotary victory). Rotary furnished the cheerleaders -- a couple of Dolly Partons recognized through their disguises as Don Howard and Chuck Peterson. Part of their makeup was false. The Kiwanians had several all-star players, too young and too good. Rotary fans hollered for Denny Conway to shoot more after he sank some shots like he used to do in his high school days. It was a fun game, but the boys were playing for keeps. Bob Shulda was the over­ weight wrestling champion. Someb^fly yelled "Hold 'em" .scf-BOb held 'em. When Dick Rabbitt leaves his copy in the box for me to pick up on Sunday nights, he often adds a few words of wisdom on the envelope. This time Dick wrote: "Weather has to improve or we will be playing basketball in June." The Warriors certainly played basketball Friday night when they downed the league- leading Jacobs team 63-53. Not many teams can handle a full court press. Read all about it in Dick's report. In case you missed it, the Lawrence Welk show Sunday night was great. Marie Yegge (our Irish friend) and I don't phone each other, but we have a direct line open when Joe Feeney sings. Come St. Patrick's Day and we will both be listening to hear Joe sing Galway Bay. « -PI AINDEALER -WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1979 McHenry guard Len Jensen leaps into the air, trying to prevent Mike Hudson of Jacobs from passing down the court, during early action in Friday's Warrior win over the Golden Eagles. This type of pressing defense forced Jacobs into eight miscues and the locals reeled off an 18-point second quarter and lead the rest of the way to upset the former conference leaders. Jensen paced the winners with 8 baskets and 16 points. This Friday, McHenry travels to Crown to battle the new first place team in the Fox Valley conference. ^ STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Gagetown (West McHenry to some of you) will never be the same. The ranks are thinking. Clara Stoffel has been taken from this earth at the lofty age of 90 years. She was my teacher in fourth grade and later my guiding light in business. I was sometimes known as "Clara's man Friday". *» Clara Stoffel was a real lady, one whom I often called "The Queen". Clearing 1 Off The | Sports Desk | Opening of the Camping and Travel Show at Arlington Park scheduled for Friday, Jan. 26, has been postponed for one week until Friday, Feb. 2. The show will run through Sunday, Feb. 11. As has been reported, the delay was caused by damage to a section of the overhang roof above the grandstand at Arlington Park. Skyhawk guard Scott Dixon goes in uncontested for this break­ away left-handed layup following a Hononegah turnover during the first quarter of Johnsburg's 71-60 win. Dixon had 13 points Friday and came back with 18 Saturday to lead the Skyhawks to a victory over Woodstock. It was Dixon's 15-foot jump shot at the buzzer Saturday night, that gave Johnsburg the 52-50 win. The double win this weekend gives Johnsburg a 13-4 record for the season. STAFF PHOTO-JOE DEHN J /