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( PAGE «> - PLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1979 SPORTS Johnsburg Moves Closer To First "EARL WALSH So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR Win Leaves Skyhawks Half Game From Lead They wouldn't do that! Or. would they? Reports following the farm tractor invasion of Washington D.C. have it that some people want to !'get even" for the • inconvenience caused them. They don't question the farmers' rights in using the highways and streets. What pulled their corks was stopping and blocking all traffic. People who missed planes, trains or appointments are unhappy people. It won't happen, but some have the idea of driving into the farm areas of those tractor owners next summer and blocking driveways and roads. There is too much of a spread between what the farmers get for their products and what we pay the retail stores. Too many costs before the products get to the retailer and the consumer. What to do? Leave the tractors home and set up a strong lobby. At least that's what I have been told. Haven't been able to take in all the basketball games this season. The spirit is willing, but -- 0 Some are local, but most outside so-called news releases include such things as raffles, price of tickets and advertising. No way can we handle those things. !»• Another headache is a request to'Tun a notice in one, two or three issues. For deserving local programs, we sometimes can change things around and get two notices in print. Running the same items in two issues is like expecting our sports section readers to read yesterday's newspaper over again. Just read Twice Told Tales and learn we had a rash of grass fires in Feb., 1954. That's one worry we don't have in '79. We attend the McHenry Hospital annual dinner meeting each year and never fail to be impressed with Treasurer Dan Schmitt's reports. Dan does a masterful job. Sometimes I wonder why so many Americans are in those stormy countries in the East. Those countries do not want us there. What they want is aid when trouble comes their way. As if Coach Ludwig doesn't have enough troubles in rebuilding McHenry High basketball, now comes an in­ jury to center Jim Johnson that will keep him out the rest of the season. Jim is listed as 6'4" and that's big for a McHenry team. He will be missed. If our weatherman does not do a better job soon, it is back to the Old Farmers' Almanac for us. By Randy Swikle With three games remaining, the Johnsburg Skyhawks enter the home stretch in a close race with Marengo for the cham­ pionship of the Shark Con­ ference. The Skyhawks defeated North Boone 59-57 in a road game Tuesday to boost their conference record to 7-2, only a half game away from the Marengo Indians. . Tonight the Johnsburg cagers travel to Harvard, aware of the school's 4-6 con­ ference record but cautious of the fact that the Hornets upset Marengo two weeks ago. The Skyhawks defeated Harvard 73- 55 earlier in the season, but the Hornets have reportedly lost only one game on their own court. On Tuesday the Skyhawks host Marengo in the contest that may decide the undisputed champion of the conference. If the Skyhawks are successful against Harvard tonight, Marengo on Tuesday, and North Boone next Friday, the first-year school will win sole possession of the first place conference trophy. If the Skyhawks .defeat Marengo but lose one of the other conference games, the worst they can do is share the conference championship with Marengo. So Tuesday's game will be, 'perhaps, the most important one of the season for the two schools. In this week's victory over North Boone, it was junior Tom Schoenig who paced the Skyhawks with 17 points. The aggressive 6'3" forward teamed under the boards with Don Bentz, who scored 15 points, to cause havoc for the Viking defense. But although the Jdhnsburg club held the lead for most of the game, the Vikings did not give up. They narrowed a 12- point Johnsburg lead in the fourth quarter down to 2 points. The Vikings hit eight for nine on free throw line in the final period, and with the clock stopped for the extra points, it gave the Vikings the op­ portunity to catch up. The Johnsburg cause was helped by Chris Dixon, who ended the evening with 13 points, and Bentz when each player sank three for fonr free throws in the fourth quarter. Johnsburg's leading scorer, senior guard Scott Dixon, was held to only four points in the game. Lenny Pecucci hit two field goals for four points, and junior Brett Zimbrick scored six before fouling out in the final quarter. JOHNSBUG fg ft pf tp S. Dixon 2 0 1 .4 C.Dixon 5 3 l" 13 Bentz 6 3 3 15 Pecucci 2 0 4 4 Christy 0 0 2 0 Schoenig ' 8 1 3 17 Zimbrick 3 0 5 6 Totals: 26 7 19 59 NORTH BOONE fg ft pf tp Stimes 5 11 5 21 Kemp 2 4 4 8 Bullard 2 0 1 4 Straw 3 0 2 6 Johnson 5 0 2 10 Huffman 1 2 2 4 Dowell 2 0 2 4 Totals: 20 17 18 57 SCORE BY QUARTERS: * Johnsburg 14 28 44 59 North Boone 14 23 35 57 Montini Second In Tourney VVamOfS LOSC TO Dlllltlee By Dick Rabbitt Coach Paul Judson's Dundee Cardunals defeated the Warriors last Tuesday night by the score of 66 to 54. Even though the Cards hit on 9 of 10 shots the first period, the Warriors hung in the game and trailed only by two 18 to 16. In the second period the Warriors narrowed the margin to a mere point and trailed 32 to 31 at the intermission. Again in the third period play was almost even as the Cards outscored the Warriors 14 to 13 to lead 46 to 44. After the Warriors had tied the game at 44 all the Cards went on a scoring streak racking up 10 unanswered points to jump out to a com­ fortable 54 to 46 lead, before Tony Sroka found the range and, with Jensen and Sroka again scoring, narrowed the gap to 54-50. From that point on it was all Dundee and the Warriors lost their seventh game against 4 wins in the Fox Valley. The Warriors did not plav good basketball. Their shooting was off, and their defense, especially along the baseline left something to be desired. Let's hope the Warriors regroup for the game at Woodstock tonight, because if they play the way they did Tuesday night, they will add another loss to their season's record. VARSITY McHENRY B. Zeller 3 0 1 6 Sroka 6 2 2 14 Jensen 7 0 1 >4 Glosson 1 1 ^ ( 3 Bitterman 0 0 0® 0 Conway 1 0 2 2 Totals; 24 6 12 54 DUNDEE fg ft pf tP Killough 5 2 1 12 Peabody 3 0 4 6 Matthews 9 2 3 20 Judson 6 2 3 14 Carroll 6 0 0 12 Everett 0 0 0 0 Lamp 1 0 2 2 Totals: 30 6 15 66 T Zeller Thomas fg ft pf 4 1 3 2 2 3 tP 9 6 SCORE BY QUARTERS: McHenry >6 15 13 10 54 Dundee 18 14 14 20 66 Free Throws Beat Johnsburg Sophs The Montini Mustangs 8th grade basketball team currently boasts a 26-3 record. Team members include (front row, left to right) Tom Wember, Mark Thompson, Bill Hermann, Tim Truckenbrod, Jeff Gies, Kevin Plautz, and manager Chris Aim; (back row) Jeff Smith, Gary Freund, John Zabielski, Ed Kennedy, Jim Leon, Steve Aim, John Wegener and Coach Tom Les. The Mustangs won the Fox Valley conference this year and finished first in the conference tournament. Other season highlights include winning the McHenry American Legion tournament and second place finishes in the Libertyville Thanksgiving tournament and the recently concluded Lake Zurich Winter Classic. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD FOX VALLEY SHARK A young man from North Bkrane by the name of Crull sank 12 of 13 free throws in Tuesday's game against the johnsburg sophomores, and that made the difference. . The young Skyhawks lost 45- |4 after holding the lead through much of the second half. I Frank Jakubicek was high |»int man for Johnsburg with 15. Sopomore guard Rick Neiss scored 14 points for the Skyhawk cause. Johnson Crull Krammer Ainsworth Totals: 3 0 16 2 12 4 16 4 0 5 8 0 2 0 2 13 19 13 45 SCORE BY QUARTERS: Johnsburg --• 6 22 36 44 North Boone 10 24 30 45 BASKETBALL ? SOPHOMORES i JOHNSBURG 1 SCOREBOARD ft 9 fg ft Pf tP Neiss 7 0 4 14 Wa kitsch Kalsch puetzloff 3 1 5 7 FOX VALLEY Wa kitsch Kalsch puetzloff 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 4 CONFERENCE dakubicek 5 5 3 15 Mays 0 0 0 0 3 GIRLS BASKETBALL Bingman 2 0 0 4 Jtaremba Novy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 jjjj C.L. South 5 2 Hartwick 0 0 0 0 ijij Crown 5 3 Lusk Wills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ijij C.L. Cent. 5 4 Lusk Wills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 jjjj Dundee 4 3 Totals: 19 6 16 44 £ Woodstock 4 4 NORTH BOONE jiji Cory-Grove 4 5 » fg ft Pf tp jjjj McHENRY 3 4 Wheeler 1 3 2 5 ijij Jacobs 2 7 Kalk iacobson 2 0 1 2 1 0 4 4 ijij Jacobs The Montini Mustangs 8th Grade Basketball Team finished second in a field of sixteen schools in the 8th An­ nual Lake Zurich Winter Classic. The tournament field consisted of Catholic Schools throughout the Chicagoland area. In the opening round Montini defeated St. Gilberts of Grayslake by a score of 48 to 36. The Mustangs used a quick, hustling defense to open an early lead which it never relinquished John Wegener, Jeff Smith and John Zabielski applied the defensive pressure. Mark Thompson and Jim Leon provided the offensive power with 14 points apiece In the second round of the Winter Classic, Montini faced an undefeated Holy Family Team from North Chicago. Holy Family, the tournament favorite, came into the game with a 21-0 record. Montini, playing its best game of the season, upset Holy Family by a score of 52 to 40. The lead continusly changed hands in the first half. Montini forged ahead in the 3rd quarter to preserve the victory. Bill Hermann scored 18 points and Jim Leon con­ tributed 17 points. Tim Truckenbrod dominated the board g£me and chipped in 11 points. Gary Freund and Ed Ken­ nedy provided the defensive efforts to stall the powerful Holy Familv offensive attack. Montini breezed past Santa Maria of Mundelein in the semi­ final round by a score of 56 to 21. The offensive punch was provided by Steve Aim and Kevin Plantz. Jeff Gies and Tom Wember supplied the rebounding and defenisve play in the Mustangs one-sided victory. The Championship Game was a "big-league matchup" between Montini and the host school, St. Francis de Sales of Lake Zurich. St. Francis slipped by Montini in a very exciting, well-played basket­ ball game. . The lead switched hands often during the game, with St. v Francis starving off a late rally by the Mustangs. Hermann <22 points) and Leon (14 points) led the scoring attack for Montini. Thompson <7 points), Ken­ nedy (8 points) and Trucken- Sophs Lose Contest To The McHenry High sophomores dropped a 53 to 44 contest to Dundee Tuesday night at West Campus. Playing without the services of leading scorer Bob Greve, the young Warriors could not overcome a 20 to 7 first period advantage of the Cards. Keith Schaeffer led the scoring with 11 pts.. and Rob Kalk played an outstanding defensive game for the young Warriors. brod (5 points) also turned in fine performances for the 2nd- place finishers. The tournament committee selected an 8-man all-star team. Bill Hermann and Jim Leon were both selected to this team for their outstanding display of talent ahd sport­ smanship during the tour­ nament Hermann averaged 18 points per game during the tour­ nament while Leon contributed 13 points per game. Montini has now extended its season record to 26 victories against 3 defeats. The Mustangs next will enter the Rockford Diocese, Tournament of Champions. 53 To 44 Dundee Dowell 3 10 7 Bauml 0 0 2 0 Schiller 3 0 4 6 Thomas 0 2 1 2 Totals: 16 12 17 44 C.L. South Jacobs Crown Woodstock C.L. Central Dundee McHENRY Cary-Grove Marengo 8 2 JOHNSBURG 7 2 North Boone 6 4 Beloit Cath. 5 6 Hononegah 4 5 Harvard 4 6 South Beloit 0 9 W. SUB. CATHL Benet n 0 Driscoll 10 2 Marmion 7 5 St. Francis 7 5 Im. Conception 5 7 MARIAN j * 4 8 Montini 3 9 St. Edward 0 11 TUESDAYSCORES Dundee 66-McHENRY 54 CL South. 54-Crown 53 Woodstock 60-CL Central 56 Jacobs 74-Cary-Grove 61 TUESDAY SCORE JOHNSBURG 59- No. B o o n e 5 7 WEDNESDAY SCORE St. Francis 70-MARIAN 58 Our Warriors Travel To Woodstock Tonight it'll be your turn next week. Team Standings DUNDEE Freund Kalck Haley Schaeffer SOPHOMORES McHENRY fg ft pf tP 10 2 11 6 Schuring Russell Meyer Sullivan Stiles Caubre Morrency Killough Totals: SCORE BY QUARTERS: McHenry 7 13 17 7 44 Dundee 20 II fi 13 53 fg ft pf tP 7 1 4 15 1 0 3 2 5 2 4 12 5 3 5 13 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 23 7 20 53 By Dick Rabbitt Coach Ken Ludwig will take his Warriors to face an old foe tonight,when the Warriors travel to Woodstock to take on the Blue Streaks. In an earlier meeting in January, the Streaks won at the buzzer 49 to 47. and the Warriors would like to avenge that defeat. Both teams are currently as of this writing 4 and 6 in the Fox Valley. Tuesday night games are not included. The Warriors are at a handicap tonight, because Jimmy Johnson a 6'4" junior center is out for the season with a leg fracture. It was a crushing blow to the Warriors as the young lad was just coming into his own on the basketball court. Johnson's injury leaves the Warriors with a squad of only ten players. However, as in days gone by, these two teams will put on quite a battle when they meet tonight. This could be two of the three meetings between these teams this season, as they are in opposite brackets in the regional in Belvidere. w 1 Peter M. Justen 54 38 Weiser Amore 524 394 S. Gate Salon 51'^ 404 Ex. 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