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LAKE ZURICH -- Lake Zurich took advantage of its opportunities and Johnsburg didn't. That resulted in a 63-57 victory for the Bears Friday night. Lake Zurich recovered from a two point deficit after the third quarter and outscored the Skyhawks 19-11 in the final quarter. The loss for John­ sburg was their sixth in seven starts in the Northwest Suburban Conference. The Bears raised its NWSC mark to 4- 2. "At the end we had a few op- portunties to take the lead and didn'- t," said Johnsburg Coach Ben Beck. "The inability to cash in on op- portunties was the key. "I thought are play was pretty good." The Bears were also helped with 16 free throw opportunties in the final period, making 11. The Skyhawks were led in scoring by Jeff Preston with 15 and Jeff Fowler scored 12. Preston was also the Skyhawks leading rebounder with nine. Gordie Green led the Bears with 14 points. Lake Zurich took the first quarter lead in the game, 15-14 and went into halftime with a two point lead. The Skyhawks came back in the third quarter to outscore the Bears 16-12 and took the lead going into the final period, 46-44. The Skyhawks were hurt by tur­ novers also, committing 24 to Lake Zurich's 16. The Bears also out-shot Johnsburg 45 percent to 43 percent and out-rebounded them 29-22. The Skyhawks did have a better free throw shooting percentage, shooting 79 percent to the Bears 57 percent. Darryl May Honored North Park College senior Darryl May was elected by his teammates for the fourth year in a row as the men's cross country team's most valuable runner. May set a new school record with 15 invitational victories. He was 1981 CCIW medalist and NCAA Division III all-american. A graduate of Marian Central High School and he lives in McHenry. The new tax laws. This year's No. 1 reason to go to H&R Block. This year you're faced with over 100 changes in the tax laws and forms. Did you know that working married couples may deduct up to $1,500 for the first time? There's even a new entry for charitable deductions on the 1040A short form. And that's just the beginning! We know every change on every form. CINDI KINSALA The McHenry Warrior girls' basketball team was able to split two Fox Valley Conference games. Thursday, the Warriors defeated Cary-Grove 55-48, but lost to Wood­ stock on Saturday 46-43 in overtime. The Lady Warriors are now 2-3 in the FVC and 3-7 overall. No one scored in the Cary-Grove game until one-and-half minutes into the game, when Lynn Podpora scored for McHenry. A minute later, Podpora struck again giving McHenry a 4-0 lead. Terri Blume then followed with two baskets and Deb Koerber hit a 15- footer from the side to increase the McHenry lead to 10-0. After three-and-half minutes, Cary finally scored and were down 10-4. Koerber followed with a free throw, But the Trojans came back with two more baskets, coming within three points of McHenry's lead. Blume made two free throws and Andee Norton had two defensive blocks which helped increase the Warrior lead until Cary hit again. The first quarter ended with a 13-10 Warrior lead. "Our free throws were dropping in and we finally gained the consistency H&R BLOCK g The new tax laws. This year's number one reason to go to H&R Block. McHenry 5101 W. Elm (Route 120) OPEN WEEKDAYS 9-8; Saturday 9-5 PHONE 385-8630 OPEN TONIGHT-APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE accepted ot most areo locations l-K KEROSENE the recommended fuel for all the new portable heaters. Now available for pickup in small quantities or delivery in large at... rpsj Mchenry fs Marengo McHenry Huntley f Woodstock Elkhorn Chemung £enda we needed," Warrior Coach, Pat Wirtz, said. The second quarter began as Blume hit a free throw and the Trojans added a basket. Larsen made another free throw, but again Cary came back and brought the score within one, 15-14. The Warriors rallied again as Norton and Larsen each added two points to take a 20-14 lead, before Cary scored on two free throws. Norton made two free throws and Cissy Pinkstaff added one to increase the Warrior lead to 23-16. But Cary made a comeback in the last two minutes of the first half and went into halftime with a 24-24 tie. The lead changed hands numerous times in the second half. Cary took the lead to start out the half, but the Warriors came back to tie the game again. The Trojans then scored six straight points to take a 32-26 lead. Again the Warriors came back, behind the Blume and Larsen and tied the game at 34-34. After Cary again took the lead on a basket, Koerber tied the game again at the end of the third quarter, 36-36. The game was tied again, at 38-38, before Blume hit on a free throw and Kris Keevil scored a basket to give the Warriors a 41-38 lead. And Again Cary it, 41-41. Cissy Pinkstaff gave the Warriors a four point lead with two baskets. The Warriors hanged on for a 55-48 win. On Saturday, the Warriors started out where they left off against Cary. They played Woodstock point for point through the entire first half and the first half ended in a 19-19 tie. Larsen scored seven and Blume six in the in the half. The second half went scoreless for three-and-half minutes until Wood­ stock scored to take a 21-19 lead. Larsen finally broke the ice for the Warriors to tie the score at 21-21. A basket by Blume gave the Warriors a 23-21 lead with 5:15 left. The Warriors kept the lead until 1:23 was left in the game. The Warriors began to tire in the fourth quarter, as Wodstock picked up the pace using full and half court passes and man-to-man coverage. With three minutes left in the game, Wirtz told his players to "pass the ball around," but the Warriors took four or five poor shots which gave the ball back to Woodstock. With 31 seconds left, Norton made a basket on the rebound to give McHenry a 37-36 lead. But Woodstock went ahead after a basket and free throw. Norton followed with a basket at the buzzer to tie the score at 39-39 and send the game into overtime. Woodstock took the early lead into the overtime. Keevil was able to bring McHenry within one on a basket, but the closest the Warriors would get to Woodstock. "TAX TIME" CALCULATOR SAL* We carry a full line of calculators for business and home use. Some models on sale now. WE CARRY: * Royal it Sharp * Toshiba * Canon it and more TYPEWRITER SALE Now In Progress. Save! • ALL SALES BACKED BY* OUR SERVICE DEPT. knuth's P.O. Knuth Co., Inc. OFFICE MACHINE DEPARTMENT 228 MAIN STREET WOODSTOCK 338-3535 Wirtz was pleased with the early overall effort, but was visibly upset at the loss. "No way we should have lost this game. The girls are going to have to learn to listen and pay attention. We practice and practice. I call time outs and we go over these things in the huddle. Then we go out and do things their own way. This is how games are tort" % North Chicago Edge Warriors The McHenry Warrior girls' basketball team traveled to Nprth Chicago Monday for a non-conference tilt and lost 56-48. The game marked the return of all- Fox Valley Conference standout Karen Karpavicius. The Warrior center suffered a ankle injury earlier in the season. She played for three minutes. Debbie Koeber was high scorer for the team, making three baskets and made six free throw in six attempts for 12 total points. Donna Sanders and Jenny Munda combined for 35 points to lead North Chicago over McHenry. "All in all we played pretty good. The one thing that took us out of the game was free throws," said Warrior coach, Pat Wirtz. The Warriors only made 14 free throws on 32 attempts. PAINTING SPECIAL ANY AVERAGE SIZE ROOM (15'x 12'OR SMALLER) PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED USING QUALITY MATERIALS: 00 FULLY INSURED FREE ESTIMATES DAN RYAN DECORATING 'TOR ANY PAINTING NEED" (815)344-2525 SINCE 1970 Centers Come To Life In 4th Quarter: Peterson And Schafer Score 10 Fourth Quarter Surge Lady Warriors Stop Trojans, But Lose To Blue Streaks Schafer Sinks Warriors 59-58 MIKE LAMB ALGONQUIN -- The McHenry Warriors did what no other team could do in the Fox Valley Conference -- they prevented the FVC scoring leader from scoring a lot of points. The only problem is, The Warriors could only stop Tom Schafer for three quarters The 6-foot-7 center was held to 14 points after three quarters by the Warriors Friday, but the giant from Jacobs woke from his sleep and scored 10 crucial points in the fourth quarter. The deadliest shot was a turnaround jump shot while heavily guarded with 14 seconds left that gave the Jacobs Golden Eagles a 59-58 victory at the Jacobs gymnasium. The win for Jacobs keeps them in the FVC, while the The play of the centers proved to be a vital part of Friday Fox Valley Conference battle between Jacobs and McHenry. Mark Peterson of the Warriors got this shot off against his opponent, Tom Schafer. Peterson finished the night scoring 14 points and Schafer scored 24. STAFF PHOTO -- MIKE LAMB The MeHenry Plaindealer 6ports Bears Edge 'Hawks In Warriors dropped into third place with a 5-2 record. A win for the Warriors could have moved them into first place with Jacobs. The Warriors did have their chances to win the ballgame. The biggest opportunity came with one second left in the clock, ^ike Bauml of the Warriors managed to get fouled in the act of shooting and was given two free shots at the basket. One free throw would have tied the game, but he missed them both. Although missing both free throws was a big point in the ballgame, Warrior coach, Ken Ludwig, down­ played the miss free throws and said the key of the game was the first quarter. "I thought we lost the ballgame in the first quarter," said Ludwig. "We jumped off to the eight point lead and then let them get back into the ballgame. We had one little lull in which we took a few bad shots." The Warriors jumped off to 6-0 lead, before Jacobs finally hit on a basket. The Warriors continued on their early hot streak behind the outside shooting of Gary Freund. The Warriors took a 12-4 lead and Freund scored eight of those 12 points. In fact, every one of those four baskets made by Freund were jump shots from the exact same spot. The Golden Eagles took a timeout with 4:29 left, to talke things over and came back to tie the game at 12-12, behind the scoring of Schafer who had been silent up to that point. The score was tied at 14 and 16 when Schafer hit Warrior guard, Randy Lively, drives up to the basket in heavy Golden Eagle traffic during their game Friday night. Chris Baine of the Eagles tries to block Lively's shot and Darren Stanek, also of Jacobs, looks on. STAFF PHOTO -- MIKE LAMB on one free throw to give Jacobs the first quarter lead, 17-16. Freund finished the quarter with 12 points, but Jacobs caught on to the 5- foot-11 guard becuase he didn't score a point the rest of the way. Also, Freund played in foul trouble most of the game. "Freund was scoring against their zone," explained Ludwig. "Against a zone, he can hit the eye out of the basket." v.. Although Schafer was scoring, every point was a struggle against the Warriors. He also got in early foul trouble, which hindered him. Playing behind Schafer was the Warrior secret defense, according to Ludwig. He said most teams played in front of him. It seemed every where Shafer went, two or three Warriors were right there defending him. Even on his winning shot, Schafer was heavily guarded, but still managed to shoot over the outstretched Warrior arms. Ludwig called the shot "one heck of a shot." Schafer's opponent, Warrior center Mark Peterson, was having one of his best games of the season against him. Peterson was the high scorer for the Warriors with 14 points, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter to lead the Warrior charge in that quarter. Despite the loss, Ludwig spoke of the game in awe. "The fans got their money's worth. It was hard fought ballgame. "If we play with that same intensity the rest of the season, we won't lose another game. We had a legitimate crack at them and our kids proved it." When asked if Schafer was the difference of the game, Ludwig responded, "no doubt about it." After trading baskets early in the second quarter, Jacobs managed to take a small seven point lead, 27-20. But, the Warriors came right back, behind the shooting of Peterson and Bauml, and tied the game at 28-28. Corey Scott hit a shot with 13 seconds left in the first half to tie the score at 30-30. The third quarter was the Warriors turn to take the lead. The Warriors took a 38-34 lead when Jacobs took a timeout at 3:47. The Warriors held a 40-36 lead, when the Golden Eagles came back at 42-40 behind the shooting of Brian Mekush. Jacobs coach, Ken Slimco, said earlier in the week the team's second leading scorer would not play because of a back injury. Mekush entered the game in the third quarter for the first time and scored six points for the game. Jacobs took the lead with 33 second left at 43-42, but Steve Bahb scored after rebounding his own snot with three seconds left and the Warriors went into the final quarter with a 44-43 lead. The two teams continued to play it close for most of fourth quarter until late when Jacobs took a 57-52 lead. But Peterson pulled the Warriors back into the lead, 58-57, on a field goal and four free throws. Then came Schafer's winning shot. "It hurt," said Ludwig on the loss. "But I have been in coaching long enough and I lost a few of these and won a few. It all evens out in the long run." Late Shot By PAGE 6 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26,1983