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event PAGE 22 - PLAINDEAI.FR - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1983 let's' talk ^ Sports Bird, Prust combine for point in tennis final MT. PROSPECT - A total of 107 teams participated in the IHSA state girls' tennis championships at Prospect High School, and only half of them scored any points. McHenry was one of the teams that scored, as the Warrior qualifyers scored one point to place 52. The doubles pair of Sarah Prust and Sara Bird combined to win of three matches. The other qualifyers, the doubles team of Melanie Smith and Chris Wolff were knocked out in the first round. "We did very well," said McHenry coach Gary Gray. "One-hundred-and-seven ' schools sent somebody down there and half of them didn't score. It's been a pretty good year." . Prust and Bird led off the tournament with a three set win over Tonya Emerick and Krista Buhr of South Holland (Thorn- wood) Thursday. The Warrior pair won 6-3, 4-e, 6-1. Then Prust and Bird ran into the seated team of Penny Fick and Melissa Nelson of Oak Park River Forest, also on Thursday. They lost 6-0, 6-2. Gators knock Warriors out on final play sy lost er and Carolyn Lobe 6-0,6-1. layed some pretty The Warrior number one doubles team returned on Friday for the consolation round. Elgin Larkin's Jenny Emmert and Traci Auble defeated them in three sets, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. That loss knocked Prust and Bird out of the tournament. Smith and Wolff lost their first round contest to a team from Highland Park. They lost to Jina Miller and Cf "They pla good tennis," Gray said on his two doubles teams. "I'm really proud of the girls. The brand of tennis was verv. verv good." Woodstock's Kalhy Meyer lost to the eventual singles champion in the first round. She lost to Katrina Adams 6-3, 6-4. Meyer was the Fox Valley Conference champion in singles. Kelley Dodge of Crystal Lake Central scored 1% points in singles. Hinsdale Central won the team title with 19 points. New Trier was second with 18% and Libertyville third with 16. Leslie Shoemaker and Julie Torrence of Arlington won the doubles championship. By Mike Lamb For a few seconds, Crystal Lake South coach Bill Hight thought he was watching another nightmare. Like so many times before at Mc- Cracken Field, he has watched the McHenry Warriors come up with the big plays to win a baUgame This time it was McHenry quarterback Craig Hill throwing a downfield strike to Corey Scott with no time left on the clock. But with sudden scare, came sudden relief as the South defender knocked Scott out of bounds on the three-yard line. That defensive play preserved a Gator 20-14 win over McHenry in an important game for both teams. The win keeps South in the Fox Valley conference title Sicture with a 3-2 record, while IcHenry falls out of the race at 2-3. The McHenry loss spoiled the Warriors seniors night. One particular senior had a very rough night. Mike Milinac, McHenry's leading rusher, went down with a hip injury during the first quarter. He was sent to McHenry (Hospital. He finished with only' 29 yards on three carries. - "I expected him (Scott) to go into the end zone," said Hight, on the last second pass play by the Warriors. "The ball was well played by our defender. He played for the tackle." •fne McHenry last second touchdown attempt was set up by a fumble. With less than a minute left on the clock and a 20- 14 lead, all South had to do was hang onto the ball and grind out the last few seconds. But South didn't hang onto the ball. On a third-and-nine play, quarterback Doug Meyer lost cohtrol of the ball, and McHenry's Mike Podpora fell on the ball at the Crystal Lake 38-yard line with five seconds left on the clock. With only one play to work with, Hill threw towards Scott who was running down the was right on lefend sidelines. The the dime, but the South defender played it perfectly, going for the tackle. "We have a kid who can throw the ball. We are never afraid to said McHenry coach Joe lender, who indicated before the game he wanted to pass against South. "We're never afraid to play strength on strength." Hill completed eight passes on 19 attempts for 155 yards. But he also threw two interceptions. One of those interceptions came at a crucial point. After South broke a 14-14 tie with a touchdown with 5:19 left in the game, McHenry put together, what appeared to be a last chance scoring drive. A seven-yard run by Ken Radic and a 23-yard pass from Hill to Radic set up the Warriors on the South 32-yard line. South's Garrett Wika, however, picked off a Hill pass on the 10-yard line and returned it back to the 34. South had the ball with 2:30 left in the contest. Turnovers and penalties, as well as the big plays, plagued both teams. Soutn's Meyer also threw two interceptions. South lost three fumbles and was penalized 11 times for 95 yards. McHenry lost two fumbles, while penalized five times for 55 yards. Hight just couldn't understand it. "I don't know what happen. Everything goes wrong here." Although McHenry was penalized fewer times, one particular penalty proved to be crucial. The score was tied early in the fourth quarter at 14-14. McHenry gained control of the ball on its won 32-yard line after a South punt. After a Hill pass fell incomplete, a double reverse by Radic and Jim Shaver gained six yards. Shaver followed with a four-yard run to set up a third- and-one situation. On the play, Hill suddenly moved back from the center before the snap. The South McHenry golfers settle with 8th at state PEORIA - For the second straight year,-the McHenry Warrior golf team has traveled to Peoria's Kellogg Golf Course with title dreams. And for the second straight year, McHenry came home disappointed. This time the Warriors came home with an eighth place in the untypical two- week affair. Tne tour- CHUCKCUDA nament was rained out the first weekend and replayed last weekend. Rockford-Guilford, the number one golf team going into the state meet, won the title with a score of 634. Moline was second with 638. Tom Prince of Wheaton North won the medalist title with a 153. "They are very disap- ointed," said Cuda, who taken a team down to Peoria four times. Last year, his squad was run- nerup to New Trier for the title. Six years ago, his squad took third. "The boys felt they could have done better. They all went bad. You can't put the blame on anybody or anything " Thewarriors were sitting in pretty good shape for a high finish after Friday's first round. McHenry was in fourth place, 14 strokes from second, but only four strokes out of second. was leading the >at 316, Rockford- Guilford and St. Viators in 663, Springfield 670, Mar i Military A< 678, second with 326. McHenry was next with 330. Chris Vehring, the only Warrior able to comoete for ... top medalist, shot a 77. Tom Neumann shot a 80, while Bob Gende shooting 84 and Ken Lange 87. McHenry, however, suffered a complete collapse during the second round. McHenry finished with a total score of 675, well behind the leaders. St. Viator took third with 648, Deerfidd 675, Edwardsville mion L, » _ . . then McHenry, Lockport 682, Danville 688, Wheaton North 686 and Joliet Catholic 688. " We had figured we had a shot at second," said Cuda, after playing the first round. "It would have been difficult to come back from 18 strokes." None of the Warriors were able to break 80 Saturday. Neumann turned in the best Warrior score at 85. He finished with a total score of 165. Vehring was next with a 86 and finished with 163. Gende also turned in a 85 and finished with a 169 total. Kevin Lange shot a 90 on Saturday to finish with a 177, while Brian Smith shot a 89 for 180. Ross Vehring closed out the Warrior scoring with a 103 and a 196 trial. Both Neumann and _ had played on last fear's second place state to Cuda, the team was hindered by seven . (Continued on pag* 20) McHenry's Ken Radic sweeps around the Crystal Lake South defenders Friday night. South's EnXTSofr" Franz, reacts to the play. defenders jumped off-sides and the officials threw their flags. It looked like McHenry would get a first down on the penalty. But the officials called the play illegal and assessed the penalty against McHenry. Before the play, Schlender had indicated to the official nearest to the Warrior bench his team would be running a particular play and Hill would be moving back. Hight, however, also informed an of­ ficial about the play before it happen; The officials called the play an illegal simulated snap, ac­ cording to Hight. "They have done this to us the last five years in a row. We never could get a set of officials to call it," Hight said. The five-yard penalty forced the Warriors to punt to South. Six plays later, the Gators scored the winning touchdown. "No doubt we are disap­ pointed," said Schlender on the loss. "It was a good football game and I wish South all the Hick. _ "Craig is going to be tough," said Schlender on his junior quarterback who will be back next year. "We started 15 juniors. We're going to be okay next year." South took the early lead in the contest, on its first possession. An 18-yard pass by Meyer to Mike Frothingham on a third- and-six situation,, set up the score on the 27-yard line of McHenry. Jim Foley broke loose for a 27-yard touchdown run with 7:02 left. John Broadhead kicked the point-after. Foley led South in rushing with 150 yards on 16 carries. McHenry came right back with a scoring drive of its own. This time, a 29-vard pass Hill to Mike Podpora set score on the South Hill dropped back lit Podpora wi" ith a 13-vard Shaver finished off the drive and hit Podpora with a 18-yarder and Radic with a 13-yarder. with a one-yard touchdown run. Again Hill went back to pass and found Podpora for the two-point conversion. McHenry ownea a 8- 7 lead. (Continued on pago 20) Tigers catch Warriors for regional title The Crystal Lake Central Tiger boys' cross country team has been chasing McHenry all season. Each time the Warriors have finished ahead. Last Saturday the Tigers finally did it. They caught up with the Running Warriors and passed them to grab the McHenry boys regional crown at the West Campus course. McHenry, slowed by illness, finished behind Central 32-62. Dundee-Crown with 104 and Woodstock with 147 will join Central and and McHenry in the Hoffman Estates sectional in Conant next Saturday. Barrington was fifth with 148, Grant 186, Crystal Lake South 19u, Antioch 212, Johnsburg 235, Cary-Grove 247, Jacobs 263, Lake Zurich 291 and Round Lake 321. "They are disappouited," said McHenry coach Bill Hutchinson on his team. "But the kids are tough competitors and will be back next week." Steve Carby was edged out by Central's Pat McDamel for the regional title. McDaniel was timed at 15:16.0 and Carby at 15:21.9. Carby had the lead for part of the race. Dexter Dade of Round Lake sprinted out to the lead, with Carby taking over and then McDaniel took over on the final stretch. "Just on the sprint," said Carby, where he lost to Mc- Daniels. "I was with him the total way. I was pretty sur­ prised. My time was good. It was five seconds faster than I ever had." Chris Creutz, who is normally right there with Carby was slowed down by a bad cold. He finished 22. "Creutz was sick all week," said Hutchinson. Brian Wright, however, helped to make up for Creutz' slower than usual time. He came in fourth, right behind Central's Jim Lane in 15:38.9. Lane was timed at 15:31.0. "I really came on this race," said Wright. "I was ninth in the conference last week. I'm really on this week. "There was a bunch of guys up there. Anybody could have won. I ran my by best on this course by over 20 seconds. I don't usuallv run well on this course. Dade, the Northwest Suburban Conference cham­ pion, finished in fifth in a time of 15:48.0. He was one of five top individual finishers that ad­ vanced into the sectional. Johnsburg's Mike Lawrence just missed advancing into the sectionals by seven seconds. Sean Harrington of Barrington just edged Lawrence for the fifth spot 16:12.8 to 16:19.4. Lawrence was 19th overall. Terry Harth was McHenry's third finisher in 13th place in a time of 16:03.1. Hutchinson said Harth ran well and has been consistent for McHenry. Koleno took the Warriors fourth spot, right ahead of Creutz, in 21st. Hutchinson said Koleno was also slowed by illness. "I'm happy with it," said Johnsburg coach Bob Texidor on the ninth place finish. "We beat Lake Zurich, we beat Cary- Grove. We beat two teams that beat:. us last week. I'm ex­ tremely happy with Pete Bjerning ana Mike Lawrence. I'm happy with the team overall. It s a fine way to finish the season." McHenry's Steve Carby and Crystal Lake Central's Pat McDaniel battle for the lead during the McHenry Regionals last Saturday. McDaniel eventually w>n the regional, with Carby settling for second.