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M • PLAINDE ALER - WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, IMS let's talk Gators discover urricane running Sam CRYSTAL LAKE-It might be time to change "the " on Marian Central. Oh, sure, they have a who can throw the La mile-and-a-half, and sure, Jbcgr have guys who can catch •But...look, they have quite a imping flame, too. i Witness junior fullback Andy and senior tailback Fortin. The Hurricane backfield duo '-- J fOr lis yards rushing : dnuck HartlieS 74 more as the 'Canes dominated all aspects of game in a 2<M> whitewashing of 8outh at Metcalf Field Friday ^Pleasantly surprised" is how Marian coach Don Penza reacted to his team's showing. "Pleased, and maybe even •fated," he said. And so he should be. His scored on its opening drive of the night and his defense kept the Gators from the Marian 20 as the ines posted a 348-169 edge in total yards. "We worked real hard for 2% weeks against their offense and defense, - Penza said. In reference to the play of his backs, Penza said "with Andy and Danny running the way they did...we had two running backs out there who just didn't want to go down. They wanted to make yards and they did." 4 l Andy Hartlieb, a 6-foot, 195- pound hard-running bulldozer, ripped off yardage in chunks of seven and eight yards during the Hurricanes first drive. He carried the ball five times for 38 yards in the opening series while Fortin carried three times for 16 yards. Marian took the ball 65 yards in 6:26 when Chuck Hartlieb found his brother alone in the end zone for a four-yard scoring pass. Tom Will's extra point made it a 7-0 game. Harker's Interception clinches Johnsburg Win - When Mike Lamb RICHMOND Johnsburg's Jerry Harker intercepted a Richmond with 48 seconds left in regulation Friday night, a large sigh could be heard on the Johnsburg side. . A 7-6 Johnsburg Skyhawk victory was clinched. The reason for the sigh? Skyhawk victories haven't come too often. It was only the second one for coach Randy Oberemebt in his year at Johnsburg. It number 10 in the brieffive- * history of Johnsburg High „ For Oberembt and his players, the win was like a of two years of iu f ,u their shoulders. When sakefl if he thinks the football program at Johnsburg has finally turned around, he responded, "the athletes turned it around." Tbe Sky hawks defeated a team that went undefeated last year in regular season play. The Rockets lost in the semi-finals of file 2A playoffs. Hie Rockets end zone with 3:38 left in the first half. Mike Majercik kicked the extra point and Johnsburg owned a 7-0 lead. The Rockets spent too much time in the lockerroom during halftime and came out late. The officials, consequently, hit Richmond with a 10-yard delay Johnsburg Lichmond idn't seem is they put ive. A 15- Tt was a good game. But we made some mistakes," said Hofman. "Johnsburg just played a little better." Une of Richmond's biggest mistakes was the failure to stop the Johnsburg running attack. Fullback Jim Bentz and halfback Jim Hopp combined for 229 of Johnsburg's 273 total yards. Bentz ran for 127 yards on 18 attempts and Hopp 102 yards on 18 attempts. ' Returning experience on the Johnsburg offensive line seemed to be a factor. "Jim Bentz had an excellent game. Jim Hopp played real well," said Oberembt. The first ' quarter went Scoreless. Johnsburg finally broke the ice late in the second Frter. A Richmond punt ed Johnsburg's offense on own 39-yara line. Bentz started the drive with 13 and 25 yard runs. Hopp capped it off with a 23-yard gallop into the of game penalty. kicked-off from the 45-yard line The early penalty < to phase the Rockets, together a scoring yard unsportsman like penalty was called against Johnsburg on the very -first play from scrimage. A 12-yard run by quarterback Craig Komar followed. - Three plays later, however, the Rockets found themselves facing a fourth and four situation on the Sky hawks 43 yard line. Instead of punting, Komar threw a strike to Dave Brantley. The Skyhawk defender went for the ball and missed, leaving Brantley all alone and he ran into the end zone untouched for a 43-yard TD pass. The big play of the game happened next. John Grenman of the Sky hawks was able to get a hand on the Rocket PAT kick for the block. "I'm very pleased with the win," said Oberembt. "Richmond is an excellent football team and are well coached. We are very fortunate to hold them off." Although the fourth quarter went scoreless, Johnsburg ood offense and defense Id" out for the win. The Johnsburg offense ended up hogging the ball for most of the quarter, while the defense stiffen the little time spent on the field. Johnsburg held had the ball for 19 offensive plays, while Richmond ran off only six plays, when the Rockets where on the field, disaster struck. The Johnsburg defense forced -two fumbles, stalling potential Richmond scoring drives. Mike / (Continued on pago 22) £~KNOCK~j nmrr AND IFURNIIURE STORE yWOOOi;: Snfnffi -flVCE DISPLAYS- •Rocking Horses •Bedroom Furniture •Desks •Chairs •Dining Room Tables •Kitchen Tables - •Rockers •Children's Furniture •Dividers & Shelving •Wicker Room . •Dollhouses • •Many Small Gift Items Dolt Yourself AND SAVE Stt YSS 3 AT REtWLAR NKI 40 STYLES ON DISPUA Y PIUS MANY MORE TO CHOOSE FROM (fKa CHAIR MUST oe OF EQUAL VAIU* on LESS) KTHMII, nil TMUM t HM SLil irdson •$ -nl •Hams ^ CONVENIENT LOCATION UVAVAV ON RT. 120,'/« MAKE WEST OF RT. 12 AVAftMU V010.II X IFW McHenry Warrior ruhrting back Mike AAilinac follows his 41 yards on 13 rushes. He also scored the only Warrior blockers for a big gain during the 14-7 loss to Morton touchdown an a two-yard run. East. Millhac was the leading fusher for McHenry with Mustangs charge past Warriors in 4th Mike Lamb BERWYN - Last season the McHenry Warriors emphasized fourth quarter play and consequently, Coach Joe Schlender admits, dug themselves a hole «arly sometimes. Saturday, the Warriors did it just the opposite - they forgot about the fourth quarter. The Morton East Mustangs scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and defeated the Warriors. 14-7 in the opening football game for both teams. It was only the second win in five years for the Mustangs. The quarterback-receiver combination of Bob Kairis and Mike Clark proved to be big factor in the Mustang win. Kairis completed 11 passes on 18 attempts for loo yards, Clark caught nine of the 11 passes. "Well, we went down there on a long trip with inexperienced bunch of kids," said Schlender, "It was quite apparent we could have won, and we didn't We don't want to get too excited about a loss, nor do we want to get too excited about a win. , "I'm disappointed in the outcome, but still the year in With the temperature in the 90's, the weather seemed to have played a big part as the game went on. rrae first half went scoreless, with McHenry scoring its only touchdown in the third quarter. Schlender thought his team had things unaer control. we plan to get experienced in a hurry. Alt® "When you play in ttfet kind of weather, it's bound to effect both teams," Schlender said. But, I don't feel that determined the game. We had control of the game and lost it. "When you play a team that has seven of 11 returning on offense and six of 11 returning on defense, its going to make a difference. We have a with not much expeni jr a scoreless first half, McHenry came back early with a scoring strike. Craig Hill" intercepted. a Mustang ball thrown by quarterback Bob Kairis on the Warrior 42-yard line. T%at seemed to spark the Warrior offense, as Mike Lobinsky romped on a nine-yard gain on first down. The big play on the scoring drive was a 15-' yard penalty for" pass interference that placed the Warriors on the Mustang 20- yard line. A 12-yard pass completed by starting quarterback Dave Suchomski had the Warriors sitting ̂ inside the 10-yard line. Mike Milinac took the hand-off three straight times, and on the third time scored on a two-yard plunge at 6:03. Warriors kicked the point- uprrghU,Cĥ ŷ ftpfeaseS Schlender. "It's no secret it Jim been a concern for us. It's good to get off to • good start." Schlender was also plei with the scoring drive. drove 58 yards for the scoi really pleased with that. We some of the things we neec do to win. We also made mistakes. One of those mistakes took {dace right at the end of the third quarter. A Suchomski pass fell into the wrong hands, which seemed to spark the Mustangs. The interception was made on the McHenry 41-yard line. The re the ball dowfc to Mustangs drove the McHenry one-yard line, virtually on the power running of Les Harp. He put the finishing touches on the drive when drove into the end zone. Harp again drove into the end torn ior the two point conversion and a Ic7 Mustang lead. The Mustang defense held the Warrior offense, now (Continued on dm* 29) IT AW PHOTO/WAYfM OAVMMD A lineman clears the way for Jim Hopp, as he runs only Johnsburg touchdown on a 23-yard run. Hopp toward the goal line in the second quarter. He scored the finished with 102 yards In 18 carries. 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