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r~ Warriors Put Away PAGE7-PLA' By Dick Habbitt For fourteen minutes Friday night the McHenry Warriors and Crystal Lake Tigers ha{U q<iite a ball game, btu then the figers became careless and all hopes for a win went down the wayside as the Warriors responded to the occasion and won Neither t LOOKING FOR A SCORE-Brett Zimbrick of the Skyhawks seeks a path to the net. Zimbrick found plenty, as he lead Johnsburg to victory with 22 points over North Boone Friday night. He also netted team high on Saturday night ai he hit for 16 to pace a 58-56 win over Marengo. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Dixon Sinks Layup To Beat Marengo Schoenig Dixon Jakubicek K. Valentin Neiss By Randy Swikle It was the kind of finish that makes for intense basketball excitement. The Johnsburg Skyhawks down 55-56 against Marengo with :27 remaining. A pass to Skyhawk star Chris Dixon in the corner. Dixon executes a perfectly faked jump shot, drives to the basket, and twirls to an underhand layup from behind and under the backboard for the gamer winning points. ) Moments laterT^super-) guard Brett Zimbrick sinks one of two free throws from an intentional foul as extra i n s u r a n c e a g a i n s t Marengo's last scoring chance with :06 remaining. The Indians bring the ball down the court with time enough for a last-second, desperation shot--a 20 footc from the corner that fail The scoreboard shines 58- 56, Johnsburg; the buzzer sounds; the home fans ex­ plode onto the court to congratulate a buoyant Skyhawk team. It was Marengo's first Shark Conference loss of the season. The Indians still hold the conference lead with a 6- 1 record, followed by Har­ vard's 5-2 and Johnsburg's 4- 3. Saturday's victory over Marengo was preceded by a 78-61 win over North Boone in the Skyhawk gym Friday. "The whole team played extremely well both nights", said Skyhawk coach Bob Kies after the Saturday game. "We did things we hadn't been doing all year. We played good team ball, and we got some balanced scoring. We had three players in the double figures Friday night and four on Saturday." Kies had plenty of praise for 6'3" senior Chris Dixon, who was recently moved to the point guard position. "Chris really did an ex­ cellent job of controlling game tempo both nights. He let us run when we had to run, and he did an excellent job of slowing things up when it wasn't there. He made us run our offensive patterns, and that's one reason why our turnovers were down on both nights. _ _ ThaLwas a super-m6ve < the layup) by Chris at the end." Senior Kurt Valentin was also in top form both nights. "Valentin got key points for us," Kies noted. "He also had a number of key rebounds, and I thought he played extremely fine defense both nights." Valentin, who was slowed earlier in the season by an ankle injury suffered during football, has been showing improved agility and quickness on the court. He has begun to provide some of the consistency that the Skyhawks have so badly needed. Another player whose performance has brought greater consistency and scoring balance to the team is junior Rick Neiss. He pumped in 20 points for the Skyhawks over the weekend with a spectacular display of outside shooting, and his field goal percentage was better than 50 percent. "I guess you can't really say enough about Ricky," Ki^g praised. "He has really ;n a key player, and he is loing eveything well. He passes the ball very well." Brett Zimbrick led the Skyhawk scoring effort in ..both games, netting 22 against North Boone and 16 against Marengo. "Brett took better shot selections this week", noted Kies. "He didn't rush things, he handled the fast break really well, and he kept this cool on the floor." Tom Schoenig scored 19 against the Vikings and 12 against Marengo. "We got some good board games out of Schoenig and Jakub^ek," Kies continued. "Against~-Hasvard Schoenig only got one rebound, so this has been a big turn-around for him." The Skyhawks didn't have much trouble in the North Boone contest. They im­ proved a 35-31 halftime lead to 58-46 margin in the third quarter when the Skyhawks netted eight consecutive baskets before missing a single field goal. Zimbrick, Schoenig and Dixon were the three Skyhawks who scored in the double figures in the 78-61 victory. Johnsburg also controlled the momentum during most of the contest with Marengo. The Skyhawks led by two and four points during most "of" the first half, and managed a scoring spree late in the second quarter that gave them a 35-28 ad­ vantage. Marengo tied the game at 40 with three minutes left in the third period, but the Skyhawks quickly jumped back into the lead. A t . 5 : 5 2 i n t h e f o u r t h quarter, Marengo took the lead for the first time in the game as 6'8" Scott Marks sank a basket and was fouled under the boards. He missed the free throw, but his field goal gave his team a 50-48 edge. Johnsburg earned a 54-50 lead, but Marengo's Dave Mahon hit back-to-back field goals to tie it up again, this time at 54. A free throw by Schoenig, and a bakset by Marks preceded Dixon's game-winning layup. The Skyhawks could have bettered their 58-56 winning margin if they would have had more success from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. The Johnsburg players only sank four of twelve free throw attempts. The home opurt victory over Marengo marks the 14th consecutive win for the Skyhawks in their own gym. In the two-year existence of the school, Johnsburg has only lost one game (their first home game, 64-51 against Wauconda) in its own gymnasium. The Skyhawks are hoping to keep lhat winning streak alive as they face Woodstock on the Skyhawk court this Saturday. This Friday, the Johnsburgers travel to Hononegah for another c o n f e r e n c e g a m e . Hononegah occupies the basement of the Shark Conference with a 1-6 record. Johnsburg vs. North Boone Johnsburg fg ft Hansen Dunek Gallager Darlington Marks Klasing Mahon Totals: Johnsburg Marengo Marengo fg ft 13 0 1 0 2 0 Pf 3 2 2 5 3 2 4 12 11 0 6 13 tp 4 6 2 12 26 2 4 27 2 21 56 14 35 48 12 28 44 58 56 to score in the opening half of the initial periods and at the midway mark the. Warriors held a slim one point margin 6 to 5. With Johnson, Zeller and Jensen getting into the act the temp picked up a bit, and the Warriors forged ahead 17 to 13 at the end of the period. In the early stages of the second period each „ team exchanged baskets until the clock stood at 2:15. Tigers Become Careless Until this time the Run­ ning Warriors were held in harness by the slow down methods of the Tigers. Then for some unforseen reason, the pesky crew from down the pike thought they could unleash a running attack. WHAM, BANG, in a period of twenty seconds, Sroka, Greve and Anderson struck with speed and the Warriors found themselves up by 10 which they held to the in­ termission leading 37 to 27. In the third period in between turnovers, fouls and the men in striped shirts constantly blowing their whistles, the Tigers let the Warriors run and shoot, and with Bobby Zeller, Len Jensen and Bob Greve all getting into the act increased their margin to 16, 55 to 39 at the buzzer. The final period was more of the same, once the Tigers let the Warriors set the tempo, it was a case of just how bad the outcome was going to be at the game end. Jimmy Johnson got into the scoring act, along with away 76 to 61. Barry Anderson, to aid couRTTseenr---Jensen, Zetier^nd Greve; Crysi McLauri Graves Oelkers Heinkel and the Warriors atoTrrtnfie led by 21, only to see the Tigers in the closing minutes bring it back to a more respectable margin of ^16. The Warriors found selves all alone in seconc place with a 5 and 2 record in the Fox Valley. The game was a typical game in the fieldhouse for the Warriors. In my 18 years of following the Warriors, I still haven't seen them play what I would call a good game in the big fieldhouse. Turnovers were plenty on Friday night. According to Warrior statistics, each club had 30 turnovers, and I would say that was con­ servative. Many in at­ tendance were amazed when the Tigers began a running game against the Warriors. Their scouting reports must report something we know nothing about. One would think after the romp last week over Cary Grove that teams would learn their lesson. Oh well, it was a nice win, and again there was a large delegation of local fans in attendance. The two "J" boys Johnson and Jensen led the scoring with 16 pts. apiece. McHenry vs. Crystal Lake Central )Johns 54-47 ALER-WE Lake Central DAY. JANUARY 23,1980 Pilgard Ladd Deffort Huxtable Br. Pilgard Totals: McH C.L.C. 22 17 61 17 20 18 21 76 13 14 12 22 61 J o h n s b u r g g i r l s ' basketball squad now hosts a 6-2 record and are un­ defeated in two Shark ^.conference contests. The cyhawsk defeated Harvard 54-47 at the Hornets home nest Tuesday. Lora Jacobs, last year's MVP, put six points up on the board for the Skyhawks in the first quarter, but Har­ vard took a first quarter lead, 14-12. The Skyhawks defense came right back and shut down the Harvard scorers by allowing only eight points to the Hornets. Lora Jacobs contributed seven points to the Skyhawks' second quarter effort and Sue Dehn added six as Johnsburg took a 30-22 halftime lead. The Skyhawks expanded their lead to 12 points in the third quarter on baskets by Inge Dschida and Sue Dehn. Johnsburg went on to win the game 54-47 and to become 2-0 in their Shark conference standings. Lora Jacobs was the games top scorer by collecting 17 points. Sue Dehn added 16 points while iris Win Harvard their captain Inge Dschida contributed 11. (Note: Story too late for last issue.) Johnsburg vs. Harvard Jacobs O'Malley Freeland Oeffling Dschida Freeland, S. Bingman Dehn Johnsburg fg ft Pf 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 tp 17 3 2 4 11 0 1 16 Totals: 23 8 18 54 Harvard fg ft pf tp Brewer 5 2 2 12 Koch 2 1 5 5 Jones, S. 13 5 5 McFarland 7 0 2 14 Sheperd 2 1 3 5 Berry 0 0 0 0 Gingras 1 1 1 3 Stevens 1 1 0 3 Totals: 19 9 18 47 Johnsburg 12 30 45 54 Harvard 14 22 34 48 McHenry Sophs Lose Two Weekend Games McHenry Szumlas Zimbrick Schoenig Dixon Jakubicek K. Valentin S. Valentin Neiss Waktisch Fowler Ansell Totals: 1 10 7 6 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 Pf 2 4 1 2 0 3 0 5 1 0 1 Pat Wirtz's McHenry High sophomores dropped a pair of games the past weekend, when they were defeated by Crystal Lake and Zion Benton. On Friday night after a slim 8 to 6 first period lead, the young Warriors fell to the shooting of Teuber of the Tigers, and his teammates, and went down to a 52 to 40 defeat. Wes Kopsell led the local scoring with 12 pts. Zio)i Wins Thriller On SamFday night a last quarter rally fell short and the young Warriors dropped a 38 to 36 decision to Zion. The Warriors had the last shot, but the ball fell off the iron giving the Zee Bees a hard earned victory. Dave Williams led the scoring for the local team with 11 pts. ! McHenry vs. Crystal Lake Central Williams Akins Smith Kopsell Burgdorf 11 3 7 5 4 Zeller Sroka Johnson Greve Jensen Anderson Freund Totals: fg 5 4 7 6 6 3 0 tp 10 10 16 12 16 11 1 Sports Calendar 31 14 76 Totals: 12 12 36 T. Boothe Cain Ruckebeli J. Boothe Scott Totals: McH Zion Zion Benton fg tp 4 6 6 12 10 THE MARKET BASKET McHENRY HIGH SCHOOL Date Sport Squad Opponent Thurs., Wr V-JV-F Zion Jan. 24 Sw V-F-S Crown GBB V-F-S Cary Fri.,Jan. 25 BBB V-S Jacobs b Wr V-JV-F Jacobs Sat., Jan. 26 BBB V-S BBB F Wr V Wr S Wr F Mon.,Jan.28 BBB F 17 4 38 8 10 5 8 8 14 36 38 McHenry 33 12 19 78 Huff Williams Deja Kopsell Smith Burgdorf Long Akins fg 2 2 2 5 1 3 2 2 Instead of taking out French doors, create the illusion of more space in a room by covering glass panes with mirror foil. Check The Labels Next time you buy hotdogs (franks, weiners, or whatever you call them) take a close look at the label. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently approved use of common names for ni­ trate-free frankfurters, bacon, corned beef, ham and other processed meat products. The word "uncured" on the label indicates the product does not contain nitrate and has a refrigerator life of four to seven days compared with two to three weeks for nitrate- cured products. Egg Keeping Fresh eggs in the shell keep one to two weeks. But eggs de­ teriorate in quality over a per­ iod of time. Use older eggs for baking and scrambling. Hard- cooked eggs in shells can be successfully stored for about a week. Tues., Jan. 29 GBB V-F-S Sw V-F-S Hoffman Est. Jacobs Double Dual Double Dual Double Dual Dundee Crystal Lake C. There Maine North Home Place There There Home There Home Home There Lk. Zurich Carmel Cary Home Time 6:30 4:30 6:00 6:30 6:30 6:30 9:00 1:00- 1:00 1:00 4:30 6:00 4:30 JOHNSBURG HIGH SCHOOL Soph-Varsity Basketball V Date Fit, Jan. 25 Sat., Jan. 26 Date Mon., Jan. 28 Mon., Feb. 4 Date Tues., Jan. 29 Thurs., Jan. 31 Opponent Hononegah Woodstock Place Away Home Freshman-JV Basketball Opponent Place Woodstock Away Round Lake Away Girls Basketball Opponent Place HonOftegah Home Marengo Away MARIAN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Boys Basketball Date Opponent Place Fri., Feb. 1 Driscoll Marian Sat., Feb. 2 Mon tin i Lombard Time 6:00 6:30 Time 4:30 4:30 Time 6:00 6:00 Time 6:15 6:15 North Boone Totals: 19 2 40 fg ft pf tp 19 2 40 Kemp 5 10 3 20 Crystal Lake South Huffman 4 1 5 9 fg ft tp Kniep 2 1 1 5 Graves 2 2 6 Cleland 0 1 0 1 Beck 3 8 14 Johnson 3 2 2 8 Teuber 12 4 28 Kalk 3 0 5 6 Strimberg 1 0 2 Crull 5 0 5 10 Ladd 1 0 2 Kramer 1 0 2 2 Totals-* 1Q 14--52 Totals: 23 15 23 61 McH 8 7 12 13 40 Johnsburg 12 35 58 78 C.L.C. 6 12 18 16 52 North Boone 10 31 46 61 Johnsburg vs. Marengo Johnsburg fg ft Zimbrick 7 2 McHenry vs. Zion McHenry tp 16 Huff fg tp 6 THANK YOU The McCullom Lake Conservation Club would like to thank all the people who supported the 6th an­ nual Fishing Derby, support our Thursday night Bingo at the moose and all other activities of the club. 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