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r , K « - P L A I N D E A L E R - F R I D A Y , D E C E M B E R 2 4 , 1 9 6 2 The McHenry Plaindealer 6ports Fieldhouse linx To Slow Down Fails Warriors « ' DICK RABBITt ' ; CRYSTAL LAKE -- The McHenry • Warriors won another big game last - Tuesday, defeating Crystal Lake I Central 61-57. The Win enables the Warriors to still share the Fox Valley ^ Conference lead with Jacobs, each with a 4-0 record. The victory took place in the ; fieldhouse, which in the past has been ft very difficult for the Warriors to come out alive, not to mention the task of • winning a game. That huge structure i has been a jinx for many a Warrior 'i team and to win there is quite an accomplishment. j Ken Ludwig, the Warrior .coach, \ Was more than pleased with the ; victory. "Victories in the fieldhouse don't occur very often and you take ; them when you can. We were not I artistic, but we won the game." < The Warriors jumped out to a quick lead and it looked as if they were going to blow the Tigers right out of the place, grabbing a 9-0 lfead at the 5:40 mark in the period. At the five minute mark, Steve Babb made a layup for a 11-2 lead and then the Warriors could do nothing for the remainder of the period, as the Tigers clawed their way to a 12-11 lead at the . buzzer. In the third period, Bill Herrmann and Mike Bauml kept the Warrior attack going, but the Tigers with Todd Howell and Tom Ormsby, along with . Jim Lerum finding the range for the Tigers, grabbed a one point lead at 39- 38 going into the final eight minutes of play. The last period was a fan's delight as the teams traded baskets and raced up and down the floor. Herrmann's basket put the Warriors back in the lead then Corey Scott traded a pair of baskets with Howell for another 44-43 Warrior lead. Bingo, another dry spell , as Ormsby and Lerum countered and - the Warriors trailed 47-44 at 4:30 Peterson's layup and Herrmann's eight footer put the Warriors back on top 48-47. The Tigers grabbed the lead once again, but Peterson tied it up at 51 all. ** Then the turning point of the game came about. On a breakaway, Howell the fine Tiger guard raced alone towards the basket and tried to slam dunk the shot, which missed. The Warriors rebounded the ball and Steve Babb's solo shot downcourt put the Warriors ahead to stay 53-51. . That missed dunk shot by Howell took all the fire out of the Tigers. It was a very poor selection of a shot, as he was all alone and only had to lay the ball up on the board to insure two points and at that time, maybe the ballgame. Anyway, the Warriors with Herr­ mann, Bauml and Livley all making their charity tosses, they came off the floor a winner Tuesday night. The Warriors* didn't set the basketball world on fire, yet they managed to win. Each team had 13 miscues and hit on 25 field goals, but the Warriors made 11 of 18 from the free throw line. The Tigers managed only seven of 15. Skyhawks Romp Over Streamwoods JV Tean MIKE LAMB HAMPSHIRE -- It wasn't against a basketball powerhouse, nor was it against a varsity team, but the Johnsburg Skyhawks won a ballgame at a time they needed one. 1(A The Skyhawks defeated Stream- woods junior varsity 97-68 first round of the Northern Classis at Hampshire Tuesday. Stream wood entered into the tournament, to fill out the the 16-team lineup. The Skyhawks will play Hampshire Monday at 9:45 p.m. The Skyhawks win came after four straight Northwestern Conference losses and evened their overall record at 4-4. "It's nice to be on the win column," said Skyhawk coach, Ben Beck. Although happy with the win, Beck was a little displeased with his team's performance in the first quarter. The Skyhawks only owned a 20-18 lead going into the second quarter. "We gave up 18 points in the first quarter. We didn't look very good in the very first quarter, but then settled down." Once the Skyhawks settled down, the close game turned into a rout. The Skyhawks scored seven straight points in the beginning of the first quarter, before Streamwood scored. But, Johnsburg's John Wharton countered the Streamwood score with two straight three point plays and Jump shot, all in a matter of seconds. Wharton finished the night with 12 points, all in the first half. Tom Meehan was the leading Johnsburg scorer with 18 points and Jeff Preston scored 17. "We are going to have to see more intensity in our next game against Hampshire," said Beck. "Offensively I like to see more intensity on the backboards on Monday night". Tonight marked the return of guard Jim Leon, who was out with an injury. Beck was happy to see Leon in thi lineup. "Him (Leon), Jeff (Preston) and John (Wharton), all three did a nice job. We got more penetration in the lane. Our team movement was fine for the most part." The second quarter ended wfth the Skyhawks outscoring Streamwood Si­ ll and leading 51-29. Eight Skyhawks scored in that quarter! Johnsburg came out in the third quarter a little too confident and didn't score in the first two minutes, while Streamwood scored three points. Beck quickly called a timeout, showing how upset he was in his team's play in the huddle. The timeout seemed to do some good, because after Streamwood scored another basket to make it 51- 34, the Skyhawks scored a free throw by Preston with 5:40 left in the quarter. Meehan and Jeff Fowler followed with baskets and the Skyhawks outscored Streamwood 6-2. When the quarter was over, the Skyhawks had their largest lead of the night 73-43. The Skyhawks held their 30 point lead throughout the fourth quarter. Their bid to hit the century mark fell short as they scored 24 points in the last quarter, compared to 25 points by Streamwood. Every player on the Skyhawk squad scored as they shot 53 percent from the field and Streamwood only shot 39 percent. The Skyhawks also shot percent from the free throw line, while Streamwood shot 71 percent. Those Amazing Warriors 4-0 In FVC The Warriors of Ken amazing to their loyal fans. Last Ludwig zing to their loyal fans. Last Fi they defeated the Woodstock Blue Streaks 65-59 are Friday me that could be called a good high etball game. The first half resembled a tennis match with both teams racing up and down the court. Plenty of errors were made, but the Warriors were on the long end of a 37-30 margin. The second half was a slowdown compared to the initial two quarters, but in the end, the Warriors wound up on top. The Warriors won another big game Tuesday at the Fieldhouse in Crystal Lake. The Warriors are now tied with Jacobs for the top spot in the Fox Valley Conference with 4-0 records. Winning in the fieldhouse is not an easy task for any team. And to top off the evening, former McHenry resident Bill Hecht had to dig in his wallet for some green stuff, betting against those Warriors. I just don't understand that fellow. The Warriors are an interesting team to watch play the game of basketball. They commit a lot of errors, passing, rebounding, traveling etc., but nevertheless they have wound up on the winning side four straight times in the conference. The outside shooting is a great pleasure to Coach Ludwig and I believe their free throw shooting is the best for a Warrior team in several years. If they can J invite all Warrior fans to come out and see them play in the very near future. I'm sure you won't be disappointed, win or lose. The Lady Warriors won their first game last week over Graht. Pat Wirtz, the Warrior coach, is looking forward to the North Chicago Tourney over the holidays. There is going to be a lot changes in the District number 300, which includes Dundee, On The Sidelines *y Dick Rabbitt up this pace, they will be a team to reckon wi in the future. 1 They are a pleasure to watch and I would Crown, Jacobs and Hampshire in the coming year. From all reports, Paul Judson the Dundee Coach, will be at Hampshire next season. Del Johnson, the Dundee Athletic Director will be reassigned and Gene Mitz the former Dundee football coach, will take over the job at Crown. Bob Carlson, the Crown football coach, will take over the Jacobs program. The former coach of Jacobs, Bob Bejcek, will be on the outside looking in. Jim Hinkle will still be the basketball coach at Crown, along with good friend Ken Slimko still remaining at Jacobs. Administrators will be reassigned at a lot of the schools -- too many to mention here. Of course this is a result of the decision to close Dundee High School at the end of the this school year. If you are in the Dundee area, especially Spring Hill Mall, look for the various "bumper stickers" protesting this move. At this time, the FVC is going to maintain a seven team conference next year, but look for changes in the following year or two. Several teams in the vincinity have expressed interest in joining the conference, but only time will tell. A request for a game from the 1962-63 season as we go down memory lane this week. The Warriors in a thriller defeated Libertyville 49- 48 as Rich Smith scored 18 and Ted Freund scored 14 to lead the Warriors. r ~ McHenry 49 Libertyville 48 McHenry: Freund 5-2-1 12, Rourke 1-3-1 5, Kusch 2-1-3 5, Farr 0-0-0 0, Smith 8-2-218, Fino 3- 1-3 7, Schmidt 0-2-0 2, totals 19-11-10 49. Libertyville: Denzel 5-4-3 14, Mellon 0-1-2 1, Ray 4-2-110, Kroll 5-5-2 15, King 3-2-4 8, Towne 0-0-0 0, Perotka 0-0-1 0, totals 17-1^13 28. McHenry 11 8 18 12 -- 49 Libertyville 17 13 8 10 -- 48 On behalf of all the Warrior coaching staff, players and cheerleaders we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Harvard Escapes Hurricanes Shooting Attack SHAW MiOIA NEWS SERVICE Harvard held off a tenacious Marian Central attack and rebounded from a six-point deficit to escape the Hurricanes 70-63 Tuesday in first- round action of the Northern Illinois Classic at Hampshire. The Hurricanes were deadly from the perimeter in the first half with Ed Kennedy and Chuck and Andy Har- tlieb hitting consistently from the outside. "I think we got flustered on defense because they shot so well from the perimeter," Firchau said. The Hurricanes led 19-17 after one quarter and rattled off three straight baskets early in the second to claim an eight-point lead, 27-19. But Har­ vard outscored Marian 8-4 in the closing minutes to narrow the 'Cane lead to a basket at halftime, 35-33. The Hurricanes went up 40-36 early in the third quarter on a three-point play by Andy Hartlieb, but the Hor­ nets began to turn things around. Tim Anderson, who turned in his best*, scoring performance of the sea&on with 32 points, came up with a steal on the in bounds pass and scored. Then guard Bill Jenkins, who later nicked up his fourth foul, stole the ball mice and scored on both Steals'to return the lead to the Hornets, 42-40. Anderson added another basket to increase the lead to six. The Hornets held on for a (Hie-point lead at the end of the quarter, 48-47. Harvard outscored the Hurricances 22-16 in the final period. Andy Hartlieb paced the Hurricanes with 21 points, Chuck Hartlieb added 16 and Kennedy had 11. For the Hornets, Pete Dawson scored 13 Doints while Jenkins had 10. McHenry Warrior guard. Mike Bauml attempts a short jump shot ill heavy Crystal Lake Central traffic. Bauml scored nine points for a winning cause. The Warriors defeated the Tigers 61-57 to remain in first place in the Fox Valley Conference. STAFF PHOTO -- WAYNE GAYLORD «9 Wheeling Tournament R-B Tourney Warriors Play Downers Grove North American Legion Post 491 RINGWOOD ROAD, McHENRY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC O U R K I T C H E N I S U N D E R N E W M A N A G E M E N T ! •in- NEW FRIDAY FISH FRY BEER BATTER , Perch or Haddock/^. $3.00 Baked Haddock .( $3.00 Stuffed Flounder $3.50 Shrimp (6) $4.25 Shrimp in a Basket (21) $4.00 Seafood Platter.. $4.95 Ch icken . . . . . . $3.50 Hamburger $2.50* Butt Steak $4.95 All above orders served with home-cut fries or baked potato, cole slaw, bread and butter. •Cheese Additional $.10 Childs portion available. OUR NEW CHEF IS TONY HALL FOR RENT Perfect for Banquets Weddings, Parties & More The Third annual Richmond-Burton Central High School men's basketball alumni tournament is scheduled to be held on Sunday, Jan. 2 at the RBCHS gymnasium. The event is sponsored by the Richmond- Burton Athletic Booster Club. Loren Miller is the Chairman. The number of teams has been ex­ panded from the previous four, to eight. Coach Ken Ludwig will take his Warriors to Wheeling Monday night for their opening game against the Downers Grove North Trojans in the Wildcat Tourney held in Wheeling. This is the fifth tourney, held by the host school. This is a most unusual tourney, as only fifteen teams are entered. Defending champion North Chicago will draw the bye. Some late can­ cellations .by some teams in the Chicago area caused the odd number. The Warriors play the Trojans on Monday at 6 p.m. The Trojans are in WHALE S TAIL % Green and Pearl McHenry 385-4050 BKXAKXAKSM&g OPFK ' CHRISTMAS EVE FOR & - FISH FRY | JU 'VCMUI CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST OPEN AT 6:30 A.M. *3 Eggs * Potatoes •Toast*Choice off Meat $2^5 MERRY CHRISTMAS "WATCH FOR OUR SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S AD the West Suburban Conference with such teams as York, Elmhurst, Proviso East, Oak Creek etc. The conference is considered one of the best in the state of Illinois. The Downers Grove North school has an enrollment of 2450, fourth highest in the tourney. Morton East is the largest with just over 2700. The Woodstock Blue Streaks are also in the same bracket as the Warriors. Both teams could meet in the semi-finals. The Steaks are paired against Morton East. If the Warriors win, they will play again on Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. If they lose, game time is 12:30 p.m. The championship game will be played on Thursday at 9 p.m. Farm Bureau Bowling McHenry County Farm Bureau members are invited to take part in any one, or all three, county bowling meets. The best score will be used to ascertain district contestants. The district tourney will be Feb. 19 at Rockford. Ski Doo Snowmobiles NEW AND SALE-SERVICE-PARTS AND CLOTHINC DAILY 9-5 CLOSED MONDAY TRI MARINE 4019 E. Lake Shore Dr. Wender Lake, IL (•15)453-3000 Marian Girls Comeback Falls Short Marian Central's girls rallied from a 13-7 halftime deficit to tie Lake Zurich at 25-25 in the fourth quarter Tuesday. But Lake Zurich ultimately prevailed in the Cary-Grove tournament opener, 32-30. Lake Zurich led 6-5 after one period and 13-12 at halftime. Late in the third quarter, the Hurricanes pulled to within (me at 19-18, but Lake Zurich restored a three-point, 21-18 advantage seconds later. Lake Zurich led 23- 21 entering the final quarter. After watching their opponents go up 25-21, the Hurricanes bounced back to tie the score in the next minute, but Lake Zurich went back up and held on for the win. In tonight's matches, the 'Canes meet the host Trojans at 6 p.m. while Mundelein, 51-31 winners over Cary-Grove on Tuesday, take on Lake Zurich at 7:45 p.m. The tourney concludes Thursday with Mundelein vs. Marian at 6 p.m. and Cary-Grove against Lake Zurich at 7:45 p.m. LUMBER CO 'BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR THE BUH.D8T FEATURING COMPLETE LINES Of: •OLYMPIC STAIN •KEMPER-MILLCREEK CABINETS •ANDERSEN WINDOWS •PRE-HUNG DOORS •NORD SPINDLES •ARMSTRONG CEILING SYSTEMS •LINCOLN WINDOWS •GAF &HINGLES •BUILDERS HARDWARE •PREFINISHED PANELING •STANLEY GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS Phone 385-1424 909 N. Front St., McHenry