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PAGE C - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11.1981 Terry Boyer (32) of Johnsburg has his shot rejected by Dan Sunde (10) of Grant Tuesday night as a host of Bulldog players converge on the basket. Boyer was fouled on the play and The Bullpen Carl Moesche Sports Editor Predicting football games this fall has not been easy. What appeared to have been a sound, well calculated choice on Friday, turned out to be just another frustrating "I had a feeling" come late Sunday. For thousands of bookies, odds makers, and petty gamblers, the National Football League has shown no mercy. Such rarity exists among the 28 teams in the league that with only two games remaining in the regular season, 20 teams are mathematically still in the race for a playoff spot. Incredible. The 1981 season has reflected the old adage that "On any given Sunday, any team can beatanother." Tner " few eye brow raisers and a few i ire have been a Who would've believed that the hapless New Orleans Saints (better known as the Aints) would ve socked it to the Los Angeles Rams twice in a single season. The Saints will upset no one with their last place finish in the NFC West, but for the first time since 1965 the Rams will watch the playoffs rather than choke in the big game. The NFC Central is most amusing. With Tampa Bay on top at 8-6 and Detroit, Green Bay, and Minnesota all knocking on the door at 7-7 it appears that none of the four are really good enough to win the division, but all are more than capable of losing it. Seattle has lost star auarterback Jim Zorn for the remainder of the season with a broken leg. Going nowhere in the AFC West at 5-9, the Seahawks still mustered up enough pride to beat the playoff hopeful New York Jets for the second time this season. The jinx continues for the Jets as for the sixth straight time since the Seahawks came into the league, the Bronx Bombers have bombed out. But the Jets continue their mastery over the Miami Dolphins, leaders of the AFC East. Miami hasn't beaten New Yorlc since 1974, although the two teams did manage to tie this year. The two Super Bowl teams from a year ago have struggled beyond belief. Oakland sits at 7-7 while Philadelphia, having lost three in a row, now hopes for a wildcard birth as Dallas leads the NFC East by two games. With only San Francisco and Dallas assured of playoff spots thus far, the final two weeks of predictions should be predictably chaotic. Here at the Plaindealer, we're not unlike others who pick the games. We read the Tribune, we listen to Jimmy "The Greek" Snvder (although he never reveals his season record), we faithfully pick our favorite team each week, and we play our hunches. There are no right or wrong ways to pick these games. But if there was one certainty from this year that we would remember it would read, "Any team on any given Sunday can beat the Baltimore Colts." The rest is up for grabs. Carl Moesche TOP DECK 1232N. ATTENTION! LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENING AT TOP DECK OPEN ONCE AGAIN FOR DINNERS AND LUNCHES New Hours: Mon. thru Sat. 11:30-2:30 - DAILY LUNCHEON SPECIALS 5:00 - 10:00 DINNERS COMPLETE DINNERS ft SANDWICHES Featuring Italian Specials FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY $495 Best Catfish In Town A*ND DOUBLE BUBBLE 2 DRINKS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE MON. THRU FRI. 4:30 - 6:30 HANGOVER BREAKFAST CLUB EVERY SATURDAY 11AM • 1PM THE TOP DECK PLEASE COME AND JOIN US converted both of the ensueing free throws, but the Skyhawlu failed in their sixth attempt for a win this season. STAFF PHOTO - CARL MOESCHE On The Court: McHenry Hosts Jacobs After four defeats on the road, the Warriors of Ken Ludwig will try and get on the winning rack tonight when they play Jacobs at Buckner gym tonight in the home opener The Golden Eagles of Ken Slimko are riding high this week, after their defeat of Crystal Lake Central last Friday 61 to 55. The veteran coach of the Eagles has his team playing pretty good ball at this time. The Eagles are led by 6'2" Mike Lange and 6'6" Tom Schaefer. Craig Eberly, Joel Boland, and Jeff Brock round out the starting five for Jacobs. On the other hand there is some good news in the Warrior camp this week. Senior guard Mike Burgdorf, recovering from an injury is expected to see some action. This should be a big help to the Ludwig crew. Losses last weekend to Cary Grove and Grant didn't set too well with the Warrior coach, and I think we can expect some better basketball. tonight from ^he Warriors. The sophomores begitf a il getting under way at 8 p.m. Marian Hosts Harvard Marian Central, 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the SHARK, will attempt to bounce back from its only loss last Saturday at Wisconsin Rapids, when it hosts SHARK opponent Harvard Friday night. The Hornets are 1-4 overall with their lone victory coming over winless Johnsburg After winning all three contests in its Thanksgiving T o u r n a m e n t , M a r i a n Central opened its con­ ference season with a win at Hononegah 63-60, before bowing to Rapids. The Hurricanes, led by fourth year coach Hans Rokus, are averaging 63.0 points offensively, while giving up an average of 56 8. Scott Truckenbrod, a 6-2 swingman, has topped Marian in scoring in all five games, and has a high game of 31 points. Johnsburg At Woodstock Johnsburg high school's basketball team continues to search for its first win under new coach Ben Beck, and Saturday night at Woodstock the task won't be any easier. The Blue Streaks, a preseason favorite to win the Fox Valley conference, are undefeated after four con­ tests and are coming off a 89- 44 drubbing of Crown Friday. The Skyhawks are 0-6 after a 81-52 loss at Grant Tuesday. They are averaging 52.3 points per game offensively, while giving up an average of 65.8. Senior Tom Pieper, a second team All-SHARK selection last season, has led Johnsburg in scoring in three of the six losses in­ cluding the last two games where he had 21 and 18 points, respectively. Not Everyone Is Dreaming Of AWhitse Christmas. A lot of #uys with aching backs are dreaming of a bright red Christ­ mas. As in a bright red Toro Power Shovel™ Christmas. It weighs a mere 12 lbs., yet it's powerful enough to clear a four inches of snow off a fifty- foot, one-car driveway in just twenty-five minutes. So you'll not only save him a lot of time. You might just save him from turning blue. Get Him A Bright RedTbro. Haven't you done without a Toro long enough?" Geo P. Freund, Inc. , 4102 W. Crystal Lak* Rd. McHenry 385-0420 / • •* ' x v*' V' m 1 Grant Rips Johnsburg At the end of the first q u a r t e r , J o h n s b u r g ' s basketball team had played the host Grant Bulldogs fairly even, only to trail by four points 12-8. But as the game wore on, the taller, stronger Bulldogs took command of the back­ boards and used a strong inside game to hand the Skyhawks their sixth straight loss 81-52 Tuesday night. "Defensively we did as well as we could," said Johnsburg coach Ben Beck. "But they (Grant) had such a height advantage that all they had to do was lob the ball underneath to one of their big men and we really were unable to stop than." Grant's frontline consists of 6-3 forwards Mark Moats and Gary Bein, and 6-5 center Steve Hopkins. Johnsburg started the game matching up with 5-10 Tom Pieper, 6-1 Joe Meyers, and 6-2 Jeff Bartmann. This height disadvantage is what the Skyhawks wUl again face Saturday night Plaindealer when they travel to Wood­ stock to play the Fox Valley powerhouse Blue Streaks. Unbeaten after its first four games, Woodstock is led by 6-6 center Jerry DeWayne and 6-5 forward Todd Burns. "We'll have to play a zone against them because of their big men," said Beck. "We'll also have to keep the turnovers down and get a few more shots than we did tonight." After a close first eight minutes of play, Grant began to pull away in the second quarter as Johnsburg repeatedly lost the ball on turnovers and steals. With 3:58 remaining in the first half, Meyers sank a pair of free throws to put the Skyhawks within five points at 19-14, but that was to be as close as they would ever get. Breakaway layups by guards Dan Sunde and Mike Gier pushed Grant's lead to 10 points. Minutes later, Bartmann picked up his third personal foul and was aken out of the game living the 6-1 Meyers as the tallest Johnsburg played on the floor. The Bulldogs outscored the Skyhawks 25-12 in the second quarter and took A commanding 37-20 lead at half time. Pieper brought Johnsburg back in the beginning of the third quarter -tith some torrid outside shooting, but the Skyhawks ttili couldn't contain the Bulldogs'fast break. J Gier's layup at the third period buzzer gave Grant at 25-point cushion at 60-35.^ In the fourth quarter, (he game turned into a rout as the lead was built up jo 30 points whereafter* both coaches cleared • tbeir benches. Grant outscored Johnsburg in the final eight minutes as well, 21-17 tewio easily. * * * ,» Pieper finished as the game's leading scorer with 18 points. Six-foot*iive reserve center Pete Fteund topped Grant with 16 points and Bein followed with 15. Carl Moesche 'Cane GrapplersTop Richmond After finishing fifth in the Illinois-Wisconsin Classic Wrestling Tournament held at Richmond-Burton high school Saturday, Marian Central's wrestling team returned to the scene Tuesday night and defeated the host Rockets 35-25. First-yer Hurricane coach Mike Garvey will now take his 1-0 record to the W h e a t o n - S t . F r a n c i s Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 12. By weight class, here are the individual- results against Richmond: 98 lbs. S o p h o m o r e M a r k Wohnrade wresled the Rockets' Paul Vogel to a 4-4 tie. Grant Wrestlers Handle Johnsburg Johnsburg high school's junior varsity and freshmen- sophomore wrestling teams found out Tuesday night just how strong class AA power Grant high school really is. The Bulldogs, one of the top teams in the state, easily won both the j.v. match 49-10 and the frosh-soph match 56- 12. In junior varsity action, Grant recorded five pins and two superior decisions en route to victory. Johnsburg scored its points on a pin by Mike Dalan in the heavyweight class and a 10-2 decision by Lars Swanson at 119. Joe Kalisek at 138 and Mark Hiller at 185 wrestled well although losing one point decisions to their Grant opponents. In frosh-soph action, the Bulldogs recorded six pins to win easily. The Skyhawks only win­ ners were Rich Thayer C167) and John Grenman (HW) who each won by a pin in the first period of. their respective matches. Coach Don March will take his varsity team to the W h e a t o n - S t . F r a n c i s Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 12. Scoreboard FOX VALLEY CONFERENCE Conf All W L Pto Opp w L 1 0 89 44 4 0 1 0 61 55 5 1 1 0 68 64 4 1 1 0 61 51 3 2 0 1 55 61 4 2 0 1 44 89 4 2 0 1 51 61 0 4 0 1 64 68 0 5 LEADING SCORERS School Woodstock Jacobs C.L. South Cary Grove C.L. Central Crown McHenry Dundee Name Hill Mitby Erickson Killough DeWayne DeHanes cast Week's Results: Woodstock 89 Crown 44 Cary Grove 61 McHenry 51 C.L. South 68 Dundee 64 Jacobs 61 C.L. Central 55 Games for Friday, Dec. 11: Jacobs at McHenry Cary Grove at Dundee Woodstock at C.L. Central C.L. South at Crown Games for Tuesday, Dec. 15: McHenry at Woodstock C.L. South at Cary Grove Crown at C.L. Central Jacobs at Dundee School 'g ft tp C.L. Central 12 0 24 C.L. South 8 7 23 Woodstock 11 1 23 Dundee 11 0 22 Wood 9 2 20 Cary Grove 6 7 19 'Greaf Christmas Gift Ideas From John!" Nike T-Shirt $*99 Nike Jerseys $fl99 Nike Hooded Sweatshirts *23" n IOPEN SUNDAYS 10 TO4I sm (Across From ASP Noxt To Eby Brown) 1 McHenry Daily 9:30-8 Sot 9-5 Sun 10-4 tnCXMlMSHCfiXBKI 105 lbs. Freshman Kevin Mc- Conville decisioned Glenn Hendrickson 7-0. 112 lbs. Freshman Tony Dello won by forfeit. 119 lbs. Junior Jeff Nuhsbaum lost a 9-3 decision to Derrin Hendrickson. 126 lbs. Sophomore Steve Stilling won by forfeit. 132 lbs. Senior Tom Schermerhorn pinned Bob Hanus at 1:37 in the first period. 138 lbs. Sophomore Jim Mass was leading John Parr 9-0 when Richmond elected to forfeit the match. 145 lbs. Junior Andy Orlos was pinned by Steve MUtmore. 155 lbs. Junior John Nebel lost 14-2 decision to Cesaroni. a Phjl 167 lbs. ' '; i Junior Kevin Niedospial lost a 4-0 decision to John Rabine. 185 lbs. S o p h o m o r e T o n y Piwowarczyk was pinned by Joe Steadman. Heavyweight Junior Rich Kelly won by forfeit. Grant's center Steve Hopkins towers over Paul Metsger (left) and an unidentified Johnsburg player in Tuesday's game. The Bulldogs used their height advantage to overwhelm the Skyhawks 81-52. SATFF PHOTO - CARL MOESCHE Ski Doo Snowmobiles AND USED SmSttVICEPAtTS MB ACCESSORIES m MARINE «<».. ! • ! • . . . C L O S E D M O N D A Y 4019 E. lake Shore Dr. ~ Wonder Lake, HI. (•15)453-3000 '11 \sk/doo iwkmam or tommtm me.