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PAGE C • PLALNDEALER - FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1*77 MCHS Concludes Grid Season 977 Two teams whose seasons have paralleled one another will meet Friday night when McHenry and Crystal Lake close out die 1977 football season at Crystal Lake. The varsity game starts at 8 p.m., with the sophomore contest beginning at 6 p. m The season has been a disappointment far both the Warriors and Tigers, with both teams following similar paths to their demise. Crystal Lake, the favorite to win the North Suburban conference championship, (hopped its first two conference games by narrow margins, 19-13 to Zi on-Ben ton and 9-3 to Libertyville in double overtime. The two losses knocked the Tigers from title contention almost before the season was underway. The Warriors were also knocked from the title hunt early. They lost the NSC opener to Libertyville 18-13, squandering a 13-0halftime lead. Then, they lost to Mundelein 14-12 when a fourth quarter rally fell a two-point conversion short Since both teams opened 0-2, they have improved steadily the rest of the year. McHenry has won its last two games, toppling Crown 27-22 and North Chicago 9-6. Crystal Lake won four straight, before bkng blanked by Lake Forest 21-0 last Saturday. The Tigers are led by quarterback Mike Pence, who is die top passer in die North Suburban conference Unbelievably, Pence missed on his first sixteen passes against the Scouts. The contest may turn into an aerial circus, with McHenry being paced by the passing of Peter Prust and the receiving of Marty Nuss. Prust and Nuss have hooked thirty-eight times this season, with five of them going for touchdowns. Besides catching passes, Nun is also the Warrior kicker, and his 22-yard field goal in the closing minutes Friday provided the margin of victory over North Chicago. McHenry also boasts a suddenly potent ground attack, led by senior halfback Tim Oakley. Oakley has gained more than 100 yards in each of his last two games, both MCHS victories, and effectively complements the passing of Prust. Crystal Lake was ranked among the top ten Class 4A teams in the Chicago area until last week's loss to Lake Forest Hie Tigers are 5-3 overall, while McHenry is 3-5. A victory by the Warriors would lift them into the first division of the NSC, a spectacular rise after bring 04 earlier in the season. Fans attending the game can get there by following these directions. Take Rt 31 to Rt 178. Take Rt J., west until you reach die sign which says, "Crystal Lake business district". Turn left and follow that street into the center of town, where you cross the railroad tracks. Turn right, go one block, and turn left You will then reach a five way stop. Go straight at the five-way stop, and the school will be on your right about three blocks down. EARL WALSH I Hear SPORTS EDITOR Riding through the rain in the gas buggy made us think back to the days when we hitched old dobbin to the shay, with top up. and slushed through the muddy, dirt roads. Of course, we braided old dobbin's tail and tied it up to keep the mud off The squoosh of hooves in the mud had a certain musical rhythm. It gets me to use a bar of soap worn down to a point too small to use and too big to throw •away. : Seems like old timers tossed those small pieces in a crock . then melted them as part of the , homemade soap ritual. Where was all this rain when . we needed it? The weatherman says we won't see sunshine until Friday afternoon Maybe. That will be in time for the football game at Crystal Lake. Everybody knows it will be a ! big task to beat the Tigers. But. \ noboby knows what will happen on any given date in an athletic contest. The Warriors will have to avoid those costly mistakes that come just as a series of downs are taking shape Fans saw those mistakes in the North Chicago game. Then they saw the Warriors show a lot of heart in winning the game If you Cub fans want our opinion -- and I'm sure you do! Let's bear no moaning about Bill Bonham going to Cin­ cinnati. He was going someplace in the free agent mess anyhow. This way the Cubs gained an old left bander and a young right bander, plus cash, for a player who never measured up to his potential. One writer said Bonham was the second best pitcher on the Cub staff. He didn't mention the big gap between first and second. How wide is the Grand Canyon? ALL FIRESTONE & DELTA SUMRSAU GRANT BATTERIES UP TO SNOW TIRES 20%»« PRICES INCLUDES RB MOUNTING & BALANCING McHENRY TIRE MART 3931W. MAIN ST. McHENRY, ILL 815/385-0294 Burmann Captures NSC Cross Country Crown! The 1977 cross country season has been a season of glory for Mike Burmann. The McHenry 'high school senior has accomplished just about everything a cross country runner could. Tuesday afternoon, in the rain at Libertyville, Burmann culminated his brilliant season by literally running away from the rest of the field, easUy winning the North Suburban conference cross country tide. Burmam's effort marked die first time in nine years that a McHenry runner had won the conference meet It came in the wake of his first (dace finish Saturday in die state district meet at Zion-Benton. This Saturday, Burmann goes for the near- impossible "triple", when he leads the Warrior team in the state sectional cross country meet in Crystal Lake. Should McHenry qualify as a team, or should Burmann be one of the first five individuals to finish who are not on one of the qualifying teams, he would then travel to Peoria to run for the cross country state title Saturday, Nov. 12. The Crystal Lake sectional, contested at Veteran's Acres at II a.m., is the toughest sectional in the state, and Burmann will be competing against some of the top runners, not just in the area and state, but against some of the top runners in the country. " . Regardless of what happens Saturday, however, Tuesday's NSC meet belonged to Burmann. The senior won easily over his nearest foe, Tim Shannon of Libertyville, covering the three miles in 18:13. Times were much higher than normal due to a daylong rain which turned the course into a sea of mud. The rain obviously didn't affect Bwmann, nor teammate Kevin Weisenberger. Overshadowed by Burmam's sparkling performances throughout the year, Weisenberger responded Tuesday with a fine seventh-place finish, just thirty seconds behind his victorious teammate. Alas, McHenry finished just fourth as a team, as additional runners could do no better than thirty- second in the fifty-six man field. Crystal Lake was the surprise winner of the conference meet and swept league honors despite having lost to Libertyville in the dud meet season. Crystal Lake had 40 points to 44 for Libertyville and 87 for Lake Forest. McHenry was next with 122 followed by Zion- Benton, Crown, Mundelein, and North Chicago. CONFERENCE MEET STANDINGS Crystal Lake 40 Libertyville 44 Lake Forest 67 McHENRY 122 Zion-Benton 156 Crown 158 Mundelein 165 North Chicago 193 Marian Battles Unbeaten Benet Bonham seems like a nice young fellow who will probably do just dandy with those run producing Reds. With the Cubs, he was ever a bridegroom, but never a groom On Chicago's south side Bill Veeck isn't about to turn the franchise over to Richie Zisk and Oscar ̂ Gamble. Both players were a big help to the Sox in '77. Many followers think Gamble was more valuable than Richie. You can argue the point through the long winter. A1 Lopez guided the Sox to a pennant with pitching and defense. However, he had Nellie Fox at second base to team with shortstop "Leetle Louie" Aparicio as one of the best combinations ever to grace a baseball diamond. Well go along with Bill Veeck. You can't give it all to a couple of players and keep the rest of the team happy. Turn your radio dial to 850 early Friday and Saturday mornings. Maybe about 7:30 o'clock. Bob O'Neill's in­ terviews with Bear players should be better than ever this week. And - thinking of radio. Tom Parsley and Vern Peterson will no doubt broadcast the Crystal Lake-McHenry game. They call 'em better than some big time announcers you might have heard Lest we forget That now famous annual roast beef dinner served at the Ringwood Methodist church is all set for Saturday night of this week. Of coarse, the men play a big part in the preparation Marian Central's varsity football team will dose out its 1977 season Saturday af­ ternoon, hosting Benet. The varsity game will begin at 2 p.m., with the sophomore contest starting at noon. Benet is highly rated in the state of Illinois, and brings a perfect 8-0 record into Satur­ day's contest. The West Suburban Catholic conference champions have yet to be severely tested as they prepare for the upcoming state Class 3A playoffs. For Marian, Saturday's game affords them the chance to show that they really belong higher in the standings than they are. The Hurricanes were ex­ pected to contend for the WSCC title, but got off to a slow start and are just 3-3 in thfe league going into Saturday's game. Still, an upset win would prove once and for all that preseason predictions that Marian would be strong were accurate. Marian got off to a slow start this year, dropping a pair of non-conference games to Harvard and Marengo, both of the SHARK conference. The Hurricanes then won the WSCC opener over St. Francis, but began to slide with a 21-6 loss to Immaculate Conception. A depressing loss to Montini was then followed by a disaster at Driscoll, before Marian recovered and defeated both Marmion and St. Edward. Benet has had little trouble with anyone this season, defeating Driscoll 26-0 in a showdown two weeks ago between undefeated teams. Since then. Driscoll has been jolted by Marmion, leaving Immaculate Conception alone in second place in the con­ ference A victory by Marian Saturday would assure the Hurricanes of a first division finish in the conference. But it would do much more. It would prove that whore Benet is going (the state playoffs), is where Mariyo, should be. FOOTKAU • • • By Pete Frttchie WASHINGTON, D. C. -- Oakland's Raiders have looked like repeaters this season. In turning back die Pittsburgh challenge with superior of­ fense and solid defense, Oak­ land looked good offensively and defensively. That meeting, the last week in September, gave Ken Stabler a chance to outshine Terry Bradshaw. There was a critical moment in that contest, in die 3rd quarter, when Bradshaw needlessly gave away field position and the Steelers' best chance. The Steelers had come out in the second half fired up, were on about the Oakland 45. They elected, somewhat recklessly, to go for needed yardage on 4th down. That was iffy enough but then Bradshaw goes back to pass and eats the ball fifteen yards behind the line of scrimmage. He should have thrown it anywhere, even to an Oakland player, down about the ten or fifteen yard line, h would have been the same as a punt. But not throw it, on fourth down, in the circumstances, was one of the blunders of die 1977 pro football season. That seemed to ice the game for the Raiders. Various herbs and plants act as repeOants to a number of insects. Garlic repels aphids. Basil deters flies and mosqaitos. Marigolds dis­ courage bean beetles. Study these and other natural repel- lants-try them next year in your yard or vegetable garden instead of chemicals. Notice Sports Picture Sisce prawns strtkw (star- ting last MQ Have sot bees noted, this wiii be ran from time to tisi Being suable to sse the sm) group pictsres seat is, a base aR IsgK groups except tbeipieaibip tew Pictsres takes by osr staff photographers of al̂ i lotos 00 it. tut rj-jumi u î m;M L. ™ nign jvhvm Krw win vc t to their nomosat pictsres of sports wiH be It was a tares last 1 of s that the as to ttees SOFT • WATER RENTAL No installation chargo NEW fully automatic softeners TWO year option to buy with FULL rental fee deducted ONE phone call can answer any questions per montn PHONE 312-259-3393 Rent-o-Soft, o division of (he Arlington Soft Wafer Company. The "Huemann" Side Of Football •Ob­ serving McHenry Area Marian Centrales fosthall teaaM have been b«tetered this setw hy the plsy of the Huenman brothers. Tony, at left is a senior defensive and offensive end. Jay. in the center, Is s janior who plsys defensive end slso. Finally, Todd, at right is s defensive and offensive end for the Hurricane sophomore team. The brothers are the sons of Bill and Jady Huemaan of Jobnshsrg. STAFF PHOTO-JEFF BONATO I've never talked to Judy Huemann--never met her in fact-but I'd be willing to wager she knows more about football than any woman this side of Phyllis George. She's had to. If Judy wasn't a football fanatic before, she certainly became one when she married Bill Huemann-wbo in his high school days was a standout quarterback far the McHenry Warriors. Judy and Bill have five children, and through good fortune or bad hick (depending on bow you look at it), four of diem were boys. The oldest Bill Jr., has since graduated high school, but every Saturday this fall, Judy and Bill have spent their afternoons watching, not one, not two, but three of their sons play football for Marian Central. Tony and Jay play for the Hurricane varsity, while Todd is a starter on the Marian sophomore team. Fortunately for Judy, her three sons all ey the same position, defensive end, so st st its easy to spot them on the field. All she has to do is look for the ball, thai look for the defensive players in the line farthest away from the bafl. Those are ber boys! When Marian has the ball, Judy does the same thing. Since Tony and Todd both play offensive end, she jurt looks down the line of scrimmage for the Hurricane players farthest away from the balL There are her boys again! While no one would want her laundry bill, you have to admire a mother who, not only survives having three boys playixg football, but is extremely proud that they all play. Indeed. Judy has a lot to be proud of. football occurred this season against Marmion when the two of them sacked the opposing quarterback two plays in succession. One can sense the pride swelling in Judy and Bill when the announcer said: "Huemann and Huemann on the tackle." Marian coach Tom Parker praised both Tony and Jay for their hard work and the leadership shown this season. In fact, although Parker has the team elect captains for each game, Tony has been chosen by his teammates as for seven of the nine games. Tony enjoys all sports, and the Minnesota Vikings are his favorite professional football team. He hopes to attend college when be graduates next spring, and plans to study Tony, the senior, has been a defensive stalwart all season. He has mowed two fumbles and caused three others in addition to being in on 117 tackles. That is an «muring number when you realise that a defensive enl is not even involved in half the plays-the plays thst are run to the opposite side of the field. Those plays that are run away from Tony, are run at Jay. Jay is the right defemive esxi, while Tony plays left defensive end. The brothers ssy that their biggest thrill playiig Jay, a junior, and Todd are leas definite about future plans. They, of course, have time. That all three play defensive end is not by by design. The Marian coaches have found that defensive end is the best place to take advantage of the three boys' ipririm-- and desire. All three agree that playing defense is enjoyable because "you feel more a part of the game". "I love to play football, " Tony said. "I don't want to miss a play." He doesn't Parkier has hun m on offense, defense, and special teams. The boys also commented on the thne- honored belief that mother's don't want their sons playing football "Mom loves it She hasn't missed a game. Mom is very much into sports.** Marian opponents who have been tired of naming into Huemanns in football, won't be done with them, when the season Saturday. All three of them will be out for the Hwricane baseball team. As for Judy. Well, I understand Phyllis George used to be quite a baseball player, so if you want, give her a call, she can ex­ plain some of the finer pomts.... 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