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N. Sports Ink by Randy Swiklc There's eial chemistry at work when the _ meet the Marengo Indians on the basketball court. It's the kind of chemistry that characterizes the most healthy of rivalries. Simply because ofjits proximity to Johnsburg, Marengo is a natural rival for th6 second-year school. But there are also some other factors that make Johnsburg-Marengo meetings the kind of sporting events that generate good feelings and exemplary competition. The three dominant aspects of a basketball game are the coaches, the teams, and the fans. The level of quality regarding each aspect varies greatly among schools, but Johnsburg and Marengo are fortunate to be among those institutions which excel in each category. It would be difficult to find a friendlier pair of fellows than Johnsburg's Bob Kies or Marengo's Bill Barry. The two head coaches seem to be at ease with practically everybody, and theyboth posses that special charisma that sets them apart from most coaches. They have been rivals for a half dozen years-all the way back to when Kies took over the Beloit Catholic coaching job. Each has a great deal of respect for the other. "BUI is an excellent coach," says Kies. "He is a fierce competitor, and he gets the most out of his players". "Our relationship is certainly good," notes Barry, "yet we both come to win". In the minutes preceding Friday's Johnsburg-Marengo game at the Indian gym, Barry and Kies were in good humor, exchanging quips about each other's team. But the moment the buzzer sounded for the jumpball, the smiles turned to serious expressions. One could sense the intensity of both coaches as they began their job of implementing strategy to win a ball game. Barry and Kies are "top notch" coaches, and their talent is reflected to a degree by the performance of their teams. The Indians and the Skyhawks have faced each other four times on the basketball court. Each squad has won two and lost two, and only one game was decided by more than a three- point margin. Last season the Skyhawks made their debut by winning the Shark Conference. Marengo took second place, a game behind Johnsburg. Marengo narrowly won Friday's contest, 46-45. The Marengo athletes, as well as the Johnsburg cagers, were excellent sportsmen. It was a joy to see two teams of near- equal ability compete so rigorously and yet exchange sincere handshakes at the end of the game. Skyhawk star Tom Schoenig was a fine example of the Johnsburg mood. His team down by one at the final buzzer, he expressed his tremendous disappointment with gritted teeth and tightly clenched fists. But whenever he met aniopponent during the post-game moments, his fists opened up to a congratulatory handshake, and his face shined a momentary smile. Gracious in both victory and defeat, yet never accepting defeat as a final station. That's what it's all about. And the Marengo fans? They must have made the Skyhawk followers feel welcomed, because after the contest there were quite a few complimentary remarks originating from the losing section. "Wasn't that halftime show by the school's color guard impressive? It'd be nice if we had something like that at Johnsburg." "We always get a good game when we face Marengo." "They really have a fine gym, don't they". "Super band." Marengo does not employ any cheap theatrical gimmicks that seem to pull away the welcome mat and cause visitors to feel uncomfortable. Some schools do rely on "theatrics", mostly intended to psych-out the other team. Mostly, the theatrics are pure "bush league." Naturally, there are always a couple of fans who get carried away in the excitment of the game and forget some of the basic principles of good sportsmanship. Judging by the general climate of both cheering sections, however, the two Marengo Indians Edge Johnsburg Hawks 46-45 ^^ îB îBiB^AGE^PLAINDEALEI^WEDNE8DAY4DECEMBER£JUm> j MCHS Honor Rolls Announced | by Randy Swikle The Marengo Indians narrowly defeated the Johnsburg Skyhawks 46-45 in the first Shark Conference game of the season. It was an exciting game for specatators crowded into the Marengo gymnasium, despite the fact that neither team played particularly well. "Both teams played rather sloppily," said Marengo Coach Bill Barry. "I think it was a case of the early season jitters. We only shot 40 percent from the field and 39 percent from the free throw line. Johnsburg has a much better club than they showed us Friday." Johnsburg Coach Bob Kies seemed in agreement. He said his club had far too many turnovers and failed to excute the offense as designed. "We are doing real well on defense," said Kies, "but we have to run the offense right." In the first five minutes of the game, Marengo built an 8-0 lead. A basket by senior Skyhawk guard-forward Chris Dixon added John­ sburg to the scoring column with 2:20 in the first quarter. A pair of free throws by Skyhawk center Tom Schoenig and another basket by Dixon turned the momentum in favor of the Johnsburg squad, and the Skyhawks managed to tie the score at 12 each at the end of the first quarter. The score shifted back and forth throughout the second quarter, and both teams went into the locker room during halftime intermission tied at 24. "I was really impressed with Schoenig," said Barry, "he got about 17 points against us the first half; and I knew if we wanted to win the ball game, we had to shut him off. We readjusted our defense for the second half . 'V _ The Indians held a slim lead through most of the second half. They had a two- point edge going into the fourth quarter, and managed to keep the lead until Skyhawk guard Brett! Zimbrick pumped in a 20- foot jump shot with :43 remaining to tie the score at 43 each. With 34 seconds remaining, Marengo's Jim Klasing was fouled on the shot and sank the second of his two free throws. Another Marengo basket set the score at 46-43 with 11 seconds remaining. Schoenig scored from under and Johnsburg called timeout with five seconds left in the game. It was three minutes before action resumed, because Marengo called two additional timeouts. To stop the clock Schoenig fouled John Hansen. He missed his free throw, and with three seconds remaining Johnsburg gained possession of the ball under the Marengo basket. A long % court shot by Kurt Valentin was futile, and the Indians posted the 46-45 victory. * J o h n s b u r g h o s t s Hononegah on Friday and travels to Wauconda on Saturday. Johnsburg vs. Marengo fg ft pf tP Zumlas 1 0 1 2 Zimbrick 5 0 3 10 Schoenig 8 8 2 24 Dixon 2 0 2 4 Jakeubicek 0 0 0 0 K. Valentin 2 0 2 ~ 4 S. 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