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PAGE 6 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 197# Sky hawks Beat Marengo In Overtime Tuesday Win Clinches Share Of Shark Crown By Randy Swikle „ NUMBER ONE! • They shouted it with rasping I throats. They signaled it with ;• the index finger raised high to > the sky. They demonstrated it • with hearty handshakes, 1 sparkling smiles, and the •* playful animation of victors. * The Johnsburg Skyhawks * defeated the Marengo Indians 2 61-58 in overtime Tuesday night •- for the championship of the • Shark Conference. They were * now number one, and the I Johnsburg fans among the 1,000 I spectators packed into the Skyhawk gymnasium were feeling the need to •* celebrate...to unwind after •; what was. without doubt, the most exciting game of the *• season to date. v Everyone knew it would be a ! classic confrontation. Both * teams entered the game with *' identical records: 17-5 overall •! and 8-2 in the Shark Con- t ference. It was a game that was ' to be played on Dec. 1, but was postponed because of -a major < snow storm. t' The victorv assures John- < sburg of first place in the Shark < Conference; and unless the ' Skyhawks are upset as they Z-m host North Boone this Friday, the championship will belong to • them exclusively. I For the first three quarters *• the lead was exchanged < several times by both tr teams. Marengo held the first *- quarter edge 15-13, and a basket by Johnsburg forward Tom «£ Schoenig gave the Skyhawks a two-point margin at half time, 27-25. Midway through the second quarter, junior standout Chris Dixon sparked the Skyhawks to the widest lead in the first half - -four points| The 6'2" guard- forward applied effective defensive pressure to force a Marengo turnover. The ball was brought downcourt where his brother, senior guard Scott Dixon, was set up for a two point shot from the corner. A minute later Chris Dixon sank a fantastic left-handed hook shot to bring the score to 25-21 in fkyor of the home team. Dixon, who has been playing superb defense all season, scored 13 points for the evening and was Johnsburg's second high point man. The third quarter ended on a last second field goal by Marengo's guard Chip Ack- man. His 15-foot buzzer bucket put the Indians ahead 37-35. Marengo built its lead to a seven point margin with 4:50 remaining in the ball game. That lead was narrowed by a drive to the basket by Kurt Valentin, a junior transfer student from Grayslake. On the next Johnsburg possession, Valentin again drove to the basket but this time fed the ball with a spectatular pass to teammate Chris Dixon for another score. With 2:23 remaining a basket by Tom Schoenig put the Skyhawks in the lead 48-47. When the Johnsburg club regained the basketball, Skyhawk coach Bob Kies called timeout and put his team into a stalling tactic. The strategy seemed to be working when Brad Piper fouled out in an attempt to get the ball before time ran out. Chris Dixon went to the line and sank both free throws. With 1:25 Don Bentz added two more points to the Johnsburg side of the scoreboard after being fouled by Ray Bauman, Marengo's leading scorer. Two fouls by Johnsburg players resulted in three points from the Marengo free throw line. The fouls also stopped tme clock, giving Marengo a greater opportunity to catch up. With :03 on the clock, Doug Bean hit a 15-foot jump shot to tie the score at 52-52 and bring the game into overtime. A free throw by Bentz put the i Skyhawks in the lead with two minutes remaining in over­ time. Johnsburg used the same stall as employed in the recent overtime victory against Harvard. An opening in the Marengo defense allowed Chris Dixon to pump in a 10-footer to widen the margin, but two free throws by Bean narrowed the Johnsburg lead to 55-54. Schoenig scored from un­ derneath and Scott Dixon netted two on a fast break to give Johnsburg a comfortable 59-54 lead with 16 seconds remaining. Marengo's Bean scored from under and Johnsburg's Valentin was fouled to stop the clock at : 10. Both of his free throw attempts were suc­ cessful. The final score was 61-58. Don bentz led the Skyhawks with 15 points. Both teams did not fare very well from the field. Johnsburg had 15 turnovers and sank only 24 of 63 field goal attempts for 37 percent. Marengo hit 23 of their 62 shots from the field. "We did a good job on defense," said Coach Kies, "and that's what kept us in the game. I thought we had an awful lot of scoring op­ portunities that we didn't take advantage of. We missed a lot of shots inside." Kies attributed the emotional quality of the game as being the reason for several Johnsburg mistakes. "I don't think the boys were uptight," he said, "but emotionally we may have been too high. It is possible to have the adrenalin so pumped up that you don't realize the extra strength you get. Two or three of our passes had so much zip on them we couldn't handle them. Scott (Dixon) had an air ball over the basket, and that is very rare for him". Kies acknowledged the pressure his team has been under the last couple of weeks. "It has been a pressure pot for us," he said. "Thanks to North Boone and Harvard for helping us out by defeating Marengo. It put us in a positon where we could win the con­ ference." The Friday contest against North Boone has been designated as parent's night at Johnsburg. Parents of senior b a s k e t b a l l p l a y e r s , cheerleaders, and pom-pon girls will be introduced. "I think the North Boone game will be another hair raiser," said Kies, but at this point we have everything going for us. I think we may come out and play one of the most relaxed games we've had in a while. We have already won the conference championship. They can't take that away from us. The worst we can do is share the title with Marengo, and we have no plans to do that.", Marengo plays Harvard on Friday. Both Kies and athletic director Jim Meyers noted the enthusiastic support the Johnsburg cagers got from McHenry High School students and parents who attended Tuesday's ball game. "It really jgives you a good feeling to see' all those, Mc­ Henry fans at the game," said Meyers. "It really says a lot about the people over there to come and to give us their support." JOHNSBURG fg ft pf tP K. Valentin 2 3 1 7 S. Dixon 3 0 1 6 C. Dixon 5 3 3 13 Bentz 5 5 4 15 Pecucci 2 0 2 4 Christy 2 0 1 4 Schoenig 5 2 3 12 Zimbrick 0 0 2 0 Totals: 24 13 17 61 MARENGO ; pf ft pf tp R. Bauman 9 1 5 19 Marks 1 0 4 2 Bean 2 2 1 6 Piper 1 2 5 4 Meyer 4 2 2 10 Ackman 5 3 3 13 Hansen 1 2 0 4 Totals: 23 12 20 58 SCORE BY QUARTERS: Johnsburg i:t 14 8 17 o.T.9 Marengo 15 10 12 15 O.T. 6 EARL WALSH' So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR *. Have been wanting to get up rto Johnsburg for a basketball game all season. We made it .Tuesday night and saw a real wing-ding as the Skyhawks >beat Marengo in overtime. J *' This was the game of the year as the teams were tied for first t place in the Shark Conference. Fans must have come from miles around. We had to park out near the main road. Seemed ^like we were just north of 'Johnsburg. * * Talk about March Madness. It jcame in February to the 'Johnsburg school fans. They 'brought down the thunder from ;the sky and maybe some of the »sky with it. 0 * The game started out like a run and shoot affair, then topk •on patterns as rival coaches ipulled out all the stops. • • • Didn't get a close look at the "Marengo coach, but the ^Skyhawk s Bob Kies (a veteran •of basketball wars) looked like •he had been put through the 'wringer after the game. He ran 'players in and out and made it work. * Nobody in .happier than the gym was Don Bentz, a tower of strength on Coach Cliff Fulton's conference champions just 20 years ago. He now has a husky son who is also a tower of strength on the Johnsburg team. > Coach Ken Ludwig sat with his son Roger, who is Fresh­ man coach at the new school. Ken must have been wondering how far his '79 Warriors might go if he had those fine players who transferred to the school in their district. Marengo had a 6'6" center named Scott Marks who was tough to handle under the boards. Harry May was the an­ nouncer, but was drowned out most of the night by the noisiest crowd we have heard in many a moon. The program lists the cheerleaders and pom-pon girls as Spirit Leaders, a well chosen name. They were crowd pleasers. Make no mistake about it. This Marengo team is a good one. The Hawks were better. Now read all about the game in Randy SwikleJs report. "March Madness Half Marathon" Set For Sunday, March 11 At Cary More than several hundred runners and joggers from around a four state region are expected to try to complete the half marathon (13.1 miles) in Cary Illinois on Sunday, March" 11 at 1 p.m. The race titled, and justly so, "March Madness Half Marathon" is not so unique due to distance as most serious runners and joggers can easily complete that ...it's the toughness of the terrain. The course is on asphalt and concrete back country roads which are everrolling and hilly, with several astounding heart- pumping portions. The scenery promises to be beautiful while running where the air is clear and crisp, the magnificent mighty oak and elm trees imposing and the over-all course anything but boring. Due to the type of course, it is recommended that only the stoutest of heart even attempt this run, although everyone is invited to join in. The course is unrivaled in the Chicago-land area due to the challenge of the hills of the Cary area. Cary is located between Barrington and Crystal Lake on U.S. 14. T-shirts reading "I SUR­ VIVED THE MARCH MAD­ NESS HALF- MARATHON" will be given to all finishers who have registered by March 1 - to be given on race day. Those finishers who register after March 1 will receive their shirts by mail. Trophies will also be given to winners of each age group and a large trophy to both men's and women's overall champions. Age groups are broken down as such for both men and women's divisions: Grade school, High School, Open, 30- 39, 40-49, 50 & over. Under 18 years will need parent's signature. Send for your application now or call Cary Grove Hill Striders President Milt Cully at f3l2 ) 639-3020. Jakubicek Nets 26 In Johnsburg Soph Loss To All My Friends and Patrons . . . A Personal Note of Thanks Frank Jakubicek scored 26 points, but the Johnsburg sophomores could not over­ come a powerful Mprengo defense and lost Tuesday night's contest 48-42. Jakubicek was the only Skyhawk player to score in the double figures. Randy Wakitsch was the second Johnsburg forward Chris Dixon scores two points on this drive to the basket in Tuesday night's thrilling 61-58 Skyhawk overtime win over Marengo. Dixon played a superb defensive game and scored 13 points as Johnsburg clinched a share of the Shark conference crown. The Skyhawks and Indians had been tied for the conference lead going into Tuesday's game at Johnsburg. A win Friday night against visiting North Boone would give Johnsburg the undisputed conference championship in its first year in existence. The win raised the Skyhawk's conference record to 9-2 and their overall mark stands at 18-5. This week, the Associated Press listed Johnsburg as honorable mention in their Class A state rankings. BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD SHARK FOX VALLEY W. SUB. CAIH. JOHNSBURG 9 2 C.L. South 9 3 Benet 13 o Marengo 8 3 Jacobs 9 3 Driscoll 10 3 North Boone 7 4 Crown 9 3 Marmion 8 5 Hononegah 5 5 Woodstock 6 6 S^t. Francis 7 6 Beloit Cath. 5 7 C.L. Central 5 7 ^kQ^Conception 6 7 Harvard 4 7 Dundee 4 8 MARTA^ 4 9 So. Beloit 0 10 McHENRY 4 8 Montini 3 10 Cary-Grove 2 10 St. Edwards 1 12 TUESDAY SCORE JOHNSBURG 61-Marengo 58(OT) TUESDAY SCORE Crown 75-CL Central TUESDAY SCORE Non-Conference 71 Woodstock 63-MARIAN 6 2 ( 2 O T ) leading scorer for Johnsburg with five points. JOHNSBURG fg ft pf tp Neiss 12 4 4 Waktisch 2 115 Pieper 2 0 0 4 Guetzloff 113 3 Jakubicek 10 6 3 26 Novy 0 0 1 0 Totals: 16 10 12 42 MARENGO 42 Stock fg ft pf lP Stock 7 0 4 14 Mahon 2 2 4 6 Klosing 2 3 1 7 Durek 5 0 1 10 Reddensdorf 4 1 3 9 Dodds 0 0 1 0 Pol now 0 0 1 0 Garman 10 2 ?. Wilson 0 0 1 0 Totals: 26 6 18 48 SCORE BY QUARTERS: Johnsburg 7 l!» 27 42 Marengo lit 24 :u> 48 Parents Night In Final Home Game i Un\/p served you os 9®^ For the past three years, ^ caref0t pro of Chapel Hill ^oun ry ursue a new career. In 900ds *°" " S S K o i m . . i * . « , h r k r f S K S o." u. ©specially ^1'ob Wook Word Hill, tor making •»» 4811 W. Elm. ,0 serving you ot JOH* S srv Street. ^ Sincerely, <5/-^rw JOHN BOLTON BMi NEW IN TOWN!!! OPENING MONDAY-FEB. 26th OFFERING YOU A FULL LINE OF ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS WHOLESALE & RETAIL 3906 W ELM ST (Rea of Old Adm ral Id ng) Bu McHENRY, ILL. 815-344-3990 Tonight is the Warriors home final against Cary Grove. It will be Parents Night. The parents of the varsity players along with the cheerleaders will be honored in pre-game ceremonies. The Cary Grove Trojans under Coach Jim Con- dill are on a fourteen game losing steak, and are settled in last place in the Fox Valley. According to Condill, the Trojans have really not played that bad in their losing streak, but mental breakdowns have played havoc with the team. The Warriors defeated the Trojans back in January 70 to 55, and playing before the home folks for the last time this season, we look for them to break out of the gate, and put another win in the plus column. AT ZION TOMORROW NIGHT In a make up game, the Warriors will travel to Zion tomorrow night to take on an old foe the ZeeBees. At present the ZeeBees are tied with Libertyville for second place in the North Suburban. North Chicago clinched a share of the crown last week. In the past it has been a battle royal between these two clubs, and although the Warriors will be the un­ derdogs it still should be quite a game. • • • • Most adults forget that boys and girls look at things with juvenile minds. •FIRE DAMAGE •WATER DAMAGE •DISASTERS •BOARD UP SERVICE 'A INSURANCE REPAIRS Call Our Professional Appraiser First... 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