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PAGE 22 - PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER T. 1M1 let's talk Panthers fall prey to Skyhawks in NWSC Hawks 2nd, Marian 4th at Richmond classic There is only one way to forget a 52-6 beating - come back the next day with your best ever effort. That's what the Johnsburg Skyhawk wrestling team did after being pushed all over the mat by Round Lake Friday. The Skyhawks came back with a second place in the Richmond- Burton classic on Saturday. Johnsburg coach Mike Roberts called the second place the "greatest team effort." A total of 10 Johnsburg wrestlers placed, scoring 141 points. Valley Lutheran won the tourney title with 175% points, while Hampshire was third with 121. Marian Central was fourth, Big Foot 66 V4, Timothy Christian 61, Richmond-Burton 38% and Marengo 25. "This is the first time ever we had 12 wrestlers score points in a tournament," said Roberts. "Undoubtely," he answered after being asked if this was a lift after the Round Lake loss. "We really didn't wrestle that bad against Round Lake. We lost quite a few close matches. Their wrestlers are just a little bit better than our best wrestlers." The second place was the best finish for the Skyhawks at the Richmond Classic since 1981. That year, Johnsburg also finished second. But Roberts said there is a big difference between last year and this year. • "In 1981 we did it with a group of seniors. This year we did it With freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Two years ago we were second with primarily with five people. This year we did it with 12 people." ' Johnsburg earned the second without a first place. The Skyhawks recorded four seconds, six thirds and two fourths. Marian Central had one champion. Mark Wohnrad pinned Lee Cochran of Marengo in the 105 title match. Shawn Kee (119), John Shiman (132), Mark Dumelle (155) and Ed Klein (98) gar­ nered seconds for Johnsburg. Klein, after receiving a bye in the first round, defeated Jeff Ellis of Hampshire 2-1, but was pinned by Paul Ortiz of Valley Lutheran in the finals. Kee pinned Brian Chouls of Valley Lutheran in the first round and pinned Chris Noe of Marian Central. Kee was pinned by Paul Vogel of Richmond in the finals. John Shiman opened up with pins against Joe Perez of Richmond and Joe Mussetz of Marengo. He was pinned himself by Jim Clapper of Valley Lutheran in the finals. Mark Dumelle opened up with a 7-3 win over Matt Vortman of Timothy Christain and pinned Matt Carzoli of Marian Central in 39 seconds. He was defeated by Tom O'Shea of Hampshire 9-7 in the finals. Marian Central recorded one second place. Steve Stilling lost the 138-pound title match 11-0 to John Heicht of Valley Lutheran. Johnsburg third places were recorded by Mark O'Brien (105), Bentley Treat (167), John Grenman (HWT), Scott Lehman (112), Brian Hauck (138) and Jim Bentz (185). The only Johnsburg winner against Round Lake was heavyweight John Grenman. He pinned Ken Herring at 1:20. Skyhawk JV's lose, frosh win STAFF FHOTO-MMI LAM* The Johnsburg sophomore wrestling team lost 45-14 to Round Lake, but the fresh­ men squad came back with * la**-* * ' Dante Garcia (98), Dave Thoren (126) and Brian Hauck (138) were the only sophomore winners. Dave Shedbalker (105), Mark O'Brien (112), Mike Fortin (119), Jim Walker (126) ,. Schultz (132), JdhH Shimlfi (138) and Emil Marunde were freshmen winners. Sophomore Johnsburg center, Tim Shine, uses his 6-foot- 4,170 pound body to make a power move towards the basket during the Skyhawks 56-52 wfn over Round Lake. Shine pulled down seven rebounds and scored 13 points. / v V -a • f | Ckv VVi V V tX.-r.-r.n* By Mike Lamb JOHNSBURG - Before every high school basketball game, coaches go through a little ritual of having a little friendly chat. Before last Friday's contest between • Johnsburg and Round Lake, the Skyhawks coach and the Panthers coach talked and agreed on one important issue. Ben Beck of Johnsburg and Jim Prorok of Round Lake both agreed, "you better be prepared to play every night in this conference (Northwest Suburban)." The two teams proved out that proclamation Friday night, as Johnsburg held off Round Lake 56-52 in a NWSC opener. It was the third straight time the Skyhawks have beaten Round Lake in the past two seasons and the - win raised their record to 3-1 overall. Beck, mentioning the fact his team only won three NWSC games last season, was more than happy with the win. "This is a real positive sign for us." The win wasn't all that easy for the Skyahawks. They had to battle back from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter, 48-40. The Skyhawks managed to turn the tables mainly on free throws. A jump shot by Jeff Jayko, and free throws by Tim Shine and Preston * and a basket by Shine closed the gap to 48-47. Mike Mazrin's 18-footer at the 2:50 mark gave Johnsburg the lead for good. "Joe Majercik and Jeff Jayko put pressure on their backcourt," said Beck on how his team rallied back. "They forced them into late game mistakes. Joe and Jayko really clamped down on their wings. We made that adjustment between quarters." Jeff Preston expanded the Johnsburg lead to 51-48 with two free throws, but Round Lake came back with a Let. .With a 51*60 lead, #ent mtb a stall until Greg Sobiesk hit the big basket of the night with 59 seconds left in the gams. Sobiesk grabbed the rebound after Preston missed a jumper and put it right back up, into the basket. He was fouled in the process by the Panthers Jeff Adkins. Sobiesk sank the free throw for the 54-50 lead. Jeff Preston hit two free throws for a 56-50 lead. Jeff Ramlow hit two free throws with three seconds left in the contest for Round Lake, but it was too late for the Panthers. Beck said Majercik and Sobiesk were two key people in the win. They were on the bench for four minutes in the third quarter because each had four fouls. "Sobiesk came in and got the big rebound. A real key rebound and a big bucket." Sobiesk finished with nine rebounds and five points on the game. Preston was high scorer and rebounder for Johnsburg, scoring 15 points and hauling down 13 rebounds. Tim Shine scored 13 and rebounded seven miss shots, while Majercik scored 10. The game started as it ended. Johnsburg took the early lead, 7-4, but Round Lake came back to take the lead, 10-9. The first period ended with Johnsburg ahead 13-12. The game was knotted at 18, 22, 24 and 26 with Johnsburg going into halftime with a 30-28 lead. Beck was disappointed in the fact his team missed the front end of six one-and- one's in the second quarter. The third quarter was Round Lake's. After Joe Lambert hit a jumper to give Round Lake a 35-34 lead, the Panthers outscoced Johnsburg 9-4 the rest K)f the quarter. Brian Stanely was the Skyhawks biggest nemesis, hitting on three straight baskets during the Round Lake surge. He scored eight in the quater and with 13.' iii Hurricanes starting lineup cut /in half by nightmare injuries By Sam Natrop WOODSTOCK-If there are two things basketball coaches have nightmares about, num­ bers one and two on the list would probably be turnovers and injuries. And Marian Central Coach Hans Rokus would just as soon not talk about number two. Even before the official beginning of basketball prac­ tice, which was delayed until this past Monday because a majority of his team played on the Class 2A state championship football team, Rokus lost the services of two players -- one for several weeks and the other for at least three-quarters of the season. The injuries took Rokus' starting lineup of four returnees and cut it in half. Gone in­ definitely is Jeff Kruse, the Hurricanes' starting point guard, with ligament damage in his right ankle. The extent of the injury was not immediately known, but Rokus said Kruse IQIIOR MART 2914 W. ROUT! 120, EAST OF McHENRY 385-4730 BEER Andres Champagne I Carlo Rossi & Cold Duck I « 4 LITERS 750 ML 'J" I iJI 3 , 4 3 » B 3/s5 l/'*- J YOUR Lett Moil Rebate 1.00 00 Cost Stroh's 12 « NO RETURN BOTTLES $*69 Molson Canadian 6-12 OZ. CANS $099 PRICES EFFECTIVE DEC. 7 THRU DEC. 13 LIQUOR Chivas Regal $ 1 C 9 8 750 ML I ̂0 SALE BEER NOT ICED Antique Bourbon isss 1.75 LITER POP R.C., Diet Rite, R.C. 100 Decaf. R.C. i "will be out several weeks." Even more devastating to Marian was the loss of Gary Tonyan, a scrappy 6-2 forward- center who was Marian's on-the- court leader last season, with ligament and cartilage damage to his right knee. "Gary will be extremely hard to replace," a disappointed Rokus said. "He's one of the hardest working kids I've ever coached. He was our top rebounder, our best free throw shooter, our outstanding defensive award winner. . . he did it all. "We will miss him most defensively. He always guarded the other team's best offensive big man," he added. "It's really unfortunate not only for the team, but especially for Gary." Rokus said he would have to look at several juniors to at­ tempt to fill the vacancy. The two healthy returning starters are familiar faces in Hurricane Land. The one-two punch of Andy and Chuck Hartlieb will menace the op­ position on the court. The duo sparked the Hurricanes' football team to a state championship in Normal two weeks ago. So, Rokus begins the unen­ viable task of building a basketball team in four days to be ready for Northwest Suburban Conference action. The Hurricanes, for lack of a team, were forced to withdraw from their own Thanskgiving tournament last weekend. Genoa-Kingston, on last-minute notice, replaced Marian in the four-team tourney. "We had to wait until football was over before we could look at things," Rokus said. "I think the winning attitude will definitely carry over for us because most of the kids that play basketball played football." included in that list are A1 VanLanduyt, Chris Brown, Tim Lalor, Curt Wozny and Brian Truckenbrod It will take two or three weeks before the Hurricane gridders can make the physical adjustment to basketball. "If they (the football team) had lost on any of those given Saturdays in the playoffs, we would have gone out and practiced two or three times just so we could have put a team out there," Rokus said. "One positive thing is that Chuck and Andy know the offense from last year and it's not like we have to start from block one." wozny, Lalor and Brown will be the likely candidates to try and fill Tonyan's place in the front court. "You just don't replace double-digit scoring and rebounding," Rokus added. Once Kruse returns to the lineup, the Hurricanes will have three veterans on the court. "They are all very intelligent ballplayers. They'll be able to make the mental transition," the Marian coach said. "But it will take a while before they will get their basketball legs." Even though his team will be at a disadvantage, Rokus said he is sure his team will be ready for tonight's game. "The other teams will definitely have the advantage over us," he said. "They'll have three or four weeks of practice and probably that many games under their belts." Another one of the few early positive signs Rokus can see is the success of the football program carrying over into his basketball team. "We're obviously ecstatic over * the success of the football team. What it has brought to the school is im­ measurable," Rokus said. "It was great for the school and for the community. Basketball just had to sit back a little and sacrifice for all that football attained." Chuck Hartlieb was the team's second-leading scorer a year ago and will take on added responsibilty in the areas of scoring and rebounding with the loss of Tonyan. "In football, he was the quarterback and that position warrants more pressure than any other. I don't se^basketball pressure affecting him any differently," Rokus said. "We've always had a good supporting cast and I think the same will be the case this year." Rokus said he sees the team's strength as having the offensive able to score quite a few points last year. "We'll really have to work to improve in all of our areas, especially defense," he added. Other players battling for spots in the Marian lineup will be Brown, a 6-2 junior, Lalor at 6-4, Wozny 6-3, Van LanDuyt a 6- 3 senior, Truckenbrod a 6-1 junior, Tom Franklin at 6-5 and Tom Will at 5-10. Marian, which played in the tough West Suburban Catholic Conference last year, has since moved and will play in the Northwest Suburban Con­ ference. eOTUES$ 1 19 Gordon's Gin $398 1.75 LITER r T. & E & J Brandy \ Pe.p si, Pepsi Free, ^If^irtvDiet Pepsi, Sugar Free Pepsi Free $498 750 ML 12 PACK CANS Gordon's Vodka $T49] PEP*1 1.75 LITER Marengo dominates Hurricanes 82-57 By Brian Spears Shaw--Free Press Service WOODSTOCK - Marian Central Coach Hans Rokus knew his team would be hard-pressed to open its season with a victory against a quality team like Marengo with only four days of practice under its belt. And the lack of preparation was evident, as the Hurricanes fell to the Marengo Indians, 82- 57. Marian came into the game with basic offensive and defensive plans of attack along with a press-breaking offense, but nothing fancy. "We didn't have any press and we knew they were going to pressure us, so we worked on our press-breaker as much as we could, but four days isn't verv much," Rokus said. "We're going to have to be patient - it's going to take a couple weeks to get going." The Hurricanes were also hurt by injuries. Would-be starters Gary Tonyan and point guard Jeff Kruse are both out with ligament injuries. Things got worse in the second quarter of the game when Chuck Hartlieb was hit with his fourth foul, leaving just one regular starter on the floor in Andy Hartlieb. "I don't think this game was a very good barometer. I think they (the Hurricanes) are going to be a lot tougher than they were in that game," Marengo Coach Bill Berry said. Despite these compound problems, Marian played fairly well in the first two quarters. After Marengo jumped out to a 13-4 lead, the Hurricanes slowly fought their way back. After being behind by seven at the end of the opening quarter, Marian got back in the game via the fast break, scoring on three layups. A free throw tied the game at 17-17, but that was the last time the 'Canes were close. The Indians went ahead to stay with a string of 10 unan­ swered points" In the second quarter. "The first couple of quarters I thought we played pretty well, but in the second half, we ran out of gas," Rokus said. "That (The Hurricane's first half play) is an indication that they are a much better team. They've has only four days of practice, and their legs aren't in basketball shape yet," Berry said. "In three or four weeks them Mr. Rokus will have playing basketball." TTi€ Indians scored 19 points from the charity line, but missed on 18 other free throw chances, including the front end of a bonus six times. Marengo guard Brian Schaefer led all scorers with 17 points. Center Tony Wolf dropped in 14 points and Cole Samuelson added 13 to round out the Indians' scoring. Andy Hartlieb paced Marian with 14. The Indians shot well, hitting 48 percent from the field in the first three quarters. j "You have to give then/ credit, they shot well," Rok«s said. "It's too bad we had to start the season against a team that could win the conference." Marengo is now 4-2 while Marian is 0-1. :[YOU COULD WIN '2,500,000 , :L Tills WEEK IN LOTTO 4