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PAGE • - PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER It. 19M Weekend For Warriors Romp In FVC Opener The McHenry Warriors opened their FVC season with a 75 to 61 win over the Cary Grove Trojans. The victory was not as easy as the score indicates, as the Warriors had to shrug off a first period slump to gain this win. After a Bob Zeller basket tied the game at 2 all with 7:00 ; in the initial period, the Warriors hit a drought, and the Trojans ran off 12 unanswered points for a whooping 14 to 2 i with 2:30 left in the period. The remaining time saw both ims play even basketball, and the Trojans led 22 to 10. In the second period, the dymanic duo of Bob Greve and Bpb Zeller began to find the range, with Greve's 13 and Zeller's 10 points. The Warriors crept ahead and led at the intermission 39 to 36 In the third period Greve and Zeller along with help from Mik» Burgdorf enabled the Warriors to increase their margin to a 56 to 46 margin. The final period saw Zeller and John Costigan hit the net and the Warriors walked off with their first conference win 75 to 61. Trailing 14 to 2 in the early going, the Warriors could have laid down and died, but they fought bade and in a period of four minutes overcame the huge Trojan lead. The Warriors have to fight and scrap for every ball. Impressive in the win over the Trojans was the fine play of forward John Costigan. The senior forward is all over the floor, hustling and scrapping every minute, and is a thorn in the side of the opposition. Bob Greve with 30 points and Bob Zeller with 27 led all scorers, and put them in the top two places in conference scoring for the season. DickRabbitt Greve Bauml Costigan Freund Zeller Bryniarski Burgdorf Totals: McHenry vs. Cary Grove fg ft pf tp 14 2 3 30 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 1 13 1 2 0 1 1 35 5 16 75 Butts Dhaens Etters Haubold Boos Grinzew Barry Totals: McH Cary Grove fg ft pf tp 6 2 2 14 5 2 3 4 1 1 13 The Warriors, trailing 63 to 62, with 21 seconds remaining, put the ball inbounds and Costigan on a jumper hit the bottom of the net. On the inbound play Bauml was fouled, and sunk the first of a one and one to insure the Warrior victory. The Warriors led all the way until the final minute, when Grant took a 61 to 60 margin to set the stage for the Warrior comeback. It was a double pleasure for Ken Ludwig and Ins Warriors because his high scoring duo of Zeller and Greve wore both on the bench, having been expelled with five fouls. With Greve, Zeller and Costigan hitting the hoop the Warriors had a narrow 18 to 17 margin at the end of the first period. With Zeller hitting two quick baskets, and Costigan, and Mike Burgdorf splitting the net the Warriors jumped out 28 to 22, and Bill Boeka's two baskets gave the Warriors the biggest lead of the night 32 to 22, before Grant rallied to narrow the gap 34 to 28 at the intermission. Two Zeller baskets put the Warriors up by eight, 38 to 30, and Costigan's bucket at 1:15 gave the Warriors a 46 to 40 margin, before Grant once again rallied to narrow the gap to two, 46 to 44, at the period. The final period saw the Warriors maintain their lead until Hopkins made two baskets from underneath at l: 15 to put the Bulldogs ahead for the first time in the game. With both Bob Zeller and Bob Greve on the bench, John Costigan took over the leadership of the Warriors, and after Grant went ahead 63 to 60, the young redheaded senior hit a 10- footer, and came bade with 12 seconds remaining for a heroic 20-foot jumper to give the Warriors the lead once again. Bauml's free throw insured the victory. Again it was a fired up scrappy Warrior crew that edged out a win. They make a lot of mistakes and fouled a lot, but indeed they hustle and scrap. Costigan's 19 points led the Warriors, Zeller had 16 and Greve 14. Friday night, the Warriors travel to Jacobs who were beaten by Crystal Lake Central in overtime last Friday night 52 to 49. Dick Rabbitt WITH THE BOUND-is John Costigan as he looks for an open teammate during late minute action in Saturday's last-minute victory over the Grant Bulldogs. Costigan led all McHenry scorers with 19, and he also scored the winning bucket with two seconds on the clock as the Warriors edged Grant, 65-63. th Bob Greve and Bob Zeller fouled out of the game as Costigan took the leadership role and kept the Warriors In the game in the later minutes. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Bauml Leads Sophs In Two Wins 1 12 1 2 3 12 7 24 13 10 61 10 29 16 20 75 Cary Grove 22 14 10 15 61 Costigan Late Hetoics John Costigan's 20-footer with 12 seconds remaining and Joe Bauml's free throw with just 2 seconds on the clock gave the Warriors a thrilling 65 to 63 win over Grant Saturday night. McHenry vs. Grant fg ft pf tP Costigan 9 1 4 19 Haley 0 0 1 0 Zeller 8 0 5 16 Bauml 0 2 1 2 Greve 7 0 5 14 Freund 0 0 1 0 Boeka 3 0 1 6 Burgdorf 4 0 1 8 Totals: 31 3 19 65 Grant fg ft pf tP Rosing 6 5 4 17 Moats 2 2 0 6 Newton 2 1 2 5 Smejikil 7 8 3 22 Hopkins 4 1 1 9 Hartnet 2 0 1 4 Totals: 23 17 11 63 McH 18 16 12 19 65 Grant 17 11 16 19 63 Bill Blankenhorn's McHenry's sophomores won two games over the weekend, defeating Cary Grove 62 to 42 and Grant 55 to 50. In the Cary game the young Warriors jumped out to an early 19 to 0 lead and coasted in for the win. Mike Bauml had 16 points to lead the Warriors. In the Grant game it was a nip-and-tuck game most of the way, but the Warriors held on in the closing minutes for the victory. Bauml again led the scoring with 18 points. McHenry vs. Cary Grove McHenry fg ft pf tp Bauml 8 0 1 16 Wynveen Babb Hermann Buenzli Freund Lomax Gies Wegener Reid Grady Totals: 0 1 1 1 6 10 10 5 4 2 0 5 0 4 Tap Totals: 1 0 0 2 20 2 16 42 Grant 28 6 15 62 McH 19 18 10 15 62 Cary Grove 2 12 10 18 42 4 McHenry vs. Grant fg ft pf tp Buenzli 4 6 2 14 Hermann 4 2 4 10 Bauml 8 2 0 18 Wynveen 4 12 9 Babb 2 0 3 4 Cary Grove fg ft pf tp McClellan 5 0 3 10 Murphy 2 0 3 4 Mudra 3 0 1 6 Young 2 0 1 4 Black 0 0 3 0 Kott 1 0 2 2 Mass 4 0 3 8 Stutts 2 2 0 6 Totals: 22 11 11 55 fg' ft pf tp Gier 6 0 5 12 Wisniewski 1 0 4 2 Wolozsyn 9 3 4 21 McGuire 2 1 3 5 Bien 2 0 1 4 Boyce 2 0 1 4 Kathrein 0 2 0 2 Smethca 0 0 1 0 Totals: 22 6 19 50 McH 12 18 10 15 55 Grant 15 12 8 45 50 Neiss Nets 28 In Shark Victory, 84-54 Plaindealer 3 J* Sparked by 22 second-half points by Rick Neiss, the Johnsburg Skyhawks moved its season record to 4-1 and recorded its first conference win in a 84-54 whitewash of North Boone Friday night. Neiss, who led all scorers with 28, tallied 12 of his points on free throws in the second half as the North Boone squad turned the game into a wrestling match. The game wasn't always as lop-sided as the final score dictated as North Boone used its size to its advantage in the first half and trailed at the in­ termission, 28-22. The first half found only one Skyhawk with the hot hand as Tom Pieper made some long ones and a few breakaway layups in collecting 11 points. For the most part, however, Johnsburg was limited to only one shot at the basket while the 6' 1" plus North Boone five continually grabbed the defensive rebounds. Johnsburg started the game out with the up- perhand, leading 10-5 at the three minute mark of the first period and climbed to 14-6 at the end of the quarter. The second quarter was a different story. A number of missed layups and mental mistakes negated the fine passing of Russ Beck. The Johnsburg strategy included Rick Neiss working the cleared-out weak side against North Boone's Brian Crull. The one-on-one had limited effectiveness, as Crull held his ground on the driving Neiss, allowing Neiss to force bad shots and collect two offensive fouls in tallying only 6 first-half points. The last minutetof the first half set the pace for the second half as turnover after turnover by both clubs led to flying bodies and no points scored. Football type passes and sloppy play was halted by the timely buzzer and the regrouping session did the Skyhawks plenty of good. Both Neiss and Pieper took turns dominating play thereafter, as the two scored 10 points in a row upping the lead to 38-26. Neiss worked his one-on-one play rather well the second half, at one point scoring 8 straight points on one bucket and 6 free throws. The score gradually got out of reach as North Boone began to use its brawn instead its height. Tempers flared and a technical was called on Crull, before Johnsburg took a commanding 74-42 lead with 4:51 left in the game. The subs came in and the game calmed down in the final minutes as John Armon put in two buckets and Scott CROSS COUNTRY SKI PACKAGE KAHRU TOURING WAX SKIS KAHRU KICK WAXLESSSKIS OFFICIAL SKISOF THE WINTER OLYMPICS -- • SKIS *90 • BOOTS *36 • BINDINGS *8*° Rentals • DAILY • WEEKLY •GROUP, • POLES *14 • MOUNTING *7" Reg. Price $156.00 ACKAGEJI 1Q BICE 119 PRICE 00 Call for more -^ Information & prices , ALPING SKIS ALSO AVAILABALE GOOD SELECTION OF USED EQUIPMENT 30% OFF ASPEH SKI WEAR McHENRY'S FAVORITE SPORT CENTER 1210 N. GREEN ST., McHENRY, IL ooe 4 Ann CHRISTMAS HOURS: 385-1000 MON.-FRI. 9:00 am. 8:30 pm SAT. 9:00am.-5:00 pm. SUN. 10:00om. -3.00 pm. Valentin, Randy Wakitsch and Tom Popovich each tallied 2 to move the score to its final 84-54 score. Pieper pumped in 14 second-half points to total 25 for the day as he continually made the fast break drive for the basket. Russ Beck scored 10 total points and gathered assist after assist, while Chuck Novy scored nine (five free throws) and Jeff Bartmann got his two points on a short, first- quarter jumper. After Tuesday's home bout with Grant, who lost to McHenry on Friday, Johnsburg will host Marengo on Friday at 8 pm. Joel Wakitsch Grapplers Gain Ties In Recent Matches In separate out of town matches last weekend, the varsity Wrestling Warriors drew two ties, both with 28-28 scores. Friday, the McHenry wrestlers tied their first conference opponent, Cary Grove, while non-conference Stevenson of Prairie Grove met them with an identical final score on Saturday. Two local wrestlers have perfect 6-0 records so far this season. Eric Karpinski, 98 Swimmers Win, Lose The McHenry boys swim team split a pair of meets last week, losing to Maine North 106-74 and defeating Elgin, 74-70. Kieth Gregg was the only Warrior winner as he swiped the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:04.3. His finish was almost seven seconds ahead of second-place teammate Rob Grome, who finished at 1:11.2. In the 200-yard medlev relay, McHenry's team of Keith Gregg, Scott Budaj, Joe Weyland and Rob Grome finished second behind Main North's relay team. The margin of loss was by less than two seconds in that race. Kieth Gregg also finished second in the 50-yard freestyle event behind Ulrich of Maine North. The Warrior J.V. swimmers beat both Elgin and Maine North, beating Maine North 107-68 and Elgin 107-42. McHenry had first place finishers in seven of the 11 categoriesl v The Warriors will iSWlm next Tuesday against Rockford Jefferson. johnsburg Pleased With Sixth Place WEAK-SIDE LAYUPS-were part of Rick Neiss's arsenal against Brian Crull of North Boone last Friday. Neiss led all scorers with 28 points. __ STAFF PHOTO-JOEL WAKITSCH DONT FORGET THE GOLFER ON YOUR LIST I STOREWIDE Larry Kenon of the San Antonio Spurs set an NBA record in 1976 for most steals in a regular season game when he stole the bail 11 times from Kansas City. SALE I O OFF OUR ENTIRE STOCK I IZO0- Sweaters & Shirts JATMARINAKAR-Slacks UP TO 73 OFF ON GOLF CLUBS PGA, WILSON, TAYLOR MADE GOLF CLUBS 20% OFF ° ° « -- OPEN AFTERNOONS Til CHRISTMAS AFTER 6 PM UCAUU THE PRO SHOP at McHenry Country Club 820 John St.-McHenry-3B5-3435 In the Illinois-Wisconsin Wrestling Classic at Rich­ mond last Saturday, the first-year wrestlers of Johnsburg High School finished sixth out of 10 teams competing. Assistant Coach Mike Roberts was excited about the sixth-place finish. "We were only three points from finishing in the upper bracket," Roberts said. "We beat out some teams that have had wrestling programs for a long time." Grant. Bigfoot. Marian DR. ROBERT GLICK Central, Richmond-Burton and Northwest Military Academy finished in the top five places, but Johnsburg had some impressive in­ dividual finishes. Sopomore Mike Hurckes finished second in the 119 pound category, while Lars Swanson, a freshman ended up third at 105 pounds and junior Mike Dalan finished third at 185 and pinned his opponent from Marian Central in 17 seconds for the second-fastest pin of the day. Johnsburg also boasted two consolation champions in juniors Joe Kalisek (126 lbs.) and Pat Rorig (167 lbs.). Joel Wakitsch Podiatrist -- Foot Specialist 'Orthopedics 'General Car* •Feol Svrftry •Sport Medicine •Children's Feet Problems McHenry Office 4305 W. Elm Street (Rte. 120-Across the Street from Hornsby's) (815) 344-3900 pound junior and Bryan Wrona, 126 pound senfor are both striving to maintain their undefeated records. Karpinski decisioned his Stevenson opponent 8-6 and his Cary Grove man by a whopping 22-0. Wrona's two major decisions were by 9-0 and 9-1 scores. Another double winner over the weekend was Scott Schmidt (138) who posted a 4-0 decision and a 14-4 major decision. Picking up additional points for McHenry against Cary Grove were Pat Haderly (132), 7-5 decision, Dan Clark (155), a 9-9 tie, and Tom Ketchum (185), by a forfeit. Additional points were gained against Stevenson by Haderly, 5-5 tie, jMike Connors.(145), 6-4 decision, Ketchum by a forfeit and Bob Sarabia (112), a fresh­ man who won his first varsity match with a pin. The junior varsity wrestlers beat their Cary Grove opponents 36-24 and lost score-wise to Stevenson 24-32, although the depleated team won 5 out of the 6 matches actually wrestled. Double winners were Mike Love (126), 17-1 superior decision and a forfeit, Butch Sanchez (132) two pins, Steve Woo (155) two pins, and Tom Kucek (167), a pin and a 10-5 decision. Pat Ziebel (119) added a quick 38 second pin to his record. Two wins were scored by the aggressive freshmen wrestlers for McHenry, 52-18 and 50-20. Quick pins of 15 seconds and 22 seconds by Roland Hunt and Bob Hawley respectively against Stevenson helped lead their team to victory. This Friday the three levels will wrestle Jacobs at home at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday the varsity travels to Jacobs for a 10 a.m. tournament and the Fros- Soph team wrestles in a tourney at Wauconda. The next home match will be January 15 against Dundee. LynneSobczak Dennis Conway 3319 W. Elm St. McHenry 385-7111 "See me for a State Farm Homeowners Policy with Inflation Coverage." Like a good neighbor. State-Farm is there. State farm ft re and Casualty Company Home Office Btoommgton iMt