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"V <:0 -PLAINDEALER-HERALD. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20,1985 Snorts Dundee-Crowned FVC co-leaders throttle McHenry By Chris Juzwlk Plaindealer-Herald sports editor Blitzed. That's the best way to describe what Dundee-Crown's boys' basketball team did to McHenry Friday night. The Chargers ran, shot, re­ bounded and played defense with reckless abandon, thrashing the Warriors 70-50 at West Campus' BuCknerGym. Blitzed. That's what it was, an out-and-out blitz. McHenry coach Ken Ludwig would be the first to agree. "We got blitzed all right,rt the Warrior head man said. "When you get beat that bad, that's the best way to describe it. We got blitzed." Dundee-Crown raised its record to 8-2 in the Fox Valley Con­ ference, while McHenry dipped to 4-6. The win avenged an earlier defeat in Carpentersville Dec. 21, when the Warriors shocked D-C 66-59. "I COULD be happy with this win," smiled D-C coach Jim Hinkle. "We've beaten the two teams that knocked us off earlier (the other CL Central). We're not a half-court team. We have to run and use the whole court, or else we're not effective. When McHenry beat us last time, they were able to get us into a half- court game, and we don't play well when that happens." The Warriors were able to do no such thing this time around. The Chargers began the game with a vengeance, racing from baseline to baseline. Guard M*ke Harris led the way, scoring on lay-ups, tip-ins and assorted jumpers, and 6-foot-7 center Dan Schultz cleared the "We're so darn inconsistent, and I don't know why. Missing lay-ups, getting killed on the boards. I just don 't know." -- McHenry basketball coach Ken Ludwig defensive rebounds, as the visitors ran out to a 17-3 lead with 2:23 left in the first quarter, before the Warriors knew what had hit them. The spree prompted Ludwig to call timeout, but Harris, Schultz and guard Mike Buhrow all scored in the final two minutes, as D-C held a commanding 24-7 lead after one. The Warriors kept up the rest of the way, but to no avail. MCHENRY BEGAN to find out what it felt like to put the ball in the hoop in the second quarter, but the locals couldn't close the gap, as D-C led 38-21 at the break. The 17-point lead remained through three quarters, as Buhrow got the hot hand, scoring eight points in the third. McHenry guard Joe Tonyan had eight of his own, six via the charity stripe. D-C took its biggest lead of the game at 50-30, but the Warriors made a mini-comeback, closing to within 15 at 53-38 with 1:44 left in the third period on a basket by Craig Hill. After two free throws by Jeff Saeger, Tonyan scored from the right wing to make it 55- 40, but Buhrow nailed a shot from the left corner to make it 57-40 after three. The fourth quarter was more of the same, with Dundee-Crown opening up a 23-point lead, before Hinkle cleared his bench at 2:43. "WE'RE GETTING better," said Hinkle, a statement which should put fear into the Chargers' next two opponents, Jacobs and "We're getting better. Is this the best we can play? I sure hope not." -- Dundee-Crown basketball coach Jim Hinkle FVC co-leader Woodstock. "I hope things continue to go this well for us. Tonight, we were able to get in­ to the press regularly, and that gave them some trouble, especial­ ly in the first quarter." D-C was so able to get into its pressure situation, that the Chargers were pressing the War­ riors after a missed shot. Tur­ novers helped the guests to thier opening quarter advantage. "We weren't aggressive at all," lamented Ludwig. "We just stood around. We didn't have anybody coming to the ball. The plan was to keep them from fast-breaking, but we didn't do it. We really didn't do a very good job on the boards.. Last time we did, and that's why we won. "WE'RE so darn inconsistent," Ludwig continued. "I don't know why. We just didn't play well at all. Missing lay-ups, getting killed on the boards. I don't know." "Each game's a big one for us now," Hinkle said. "We had to play well against McHenry, and we did. The kids are really into the spirit, the team concept. They want to win this conference. It's a good thing to see." Balanced scoring helped the Chargers roll to their eighth straight win. Buhrow had 18, Schultz and Harris 15 apiece, and Joe Daugherty eight. Hill paced the Warriors with 14 points, while Chris Anderson came off the bench to score 10, his second straight game in double figures. Is Hinkle's team playing the best basketball it can play? "I sure hope not," the veteran coach said. McHenry's Warriors have to believe he's kidding. MC eagers win pair PUlndealer-Herald News Service WOODSTOCK - It all boiled down to home cooking, rallies and free throws. Marian Central's boys' basketball team earned a home weekend sweep thanks to clutch ' free-throw shooting and 32 points by Andy Hartlieb in a 60- 57 win over Cary-Grove Saturday night. Friday night, led by Tom Will's 32 points, the Hurricanes won a 74-67 overtime decision against Wauconda. Against Cary-Grove, a rescheduled game that was postponed due to poor weather last Tuesday, three Marian free throws in the final 22 seconds spelled, the 19th straight defeat for the feojans. All three - two from Bin Hartmann and another by Mike Wozny - came from players who had not yet scored a point in the game. The sweep improved Marian's record to 8-12 overall and 5-7 in the Northwest Suburban Con­ ference. Using deadly shooting - 66 percent for the half, 77 for the first quarter - Cary raced to a 38-27 half time lead. But Marian Coach Hans Rokus was not about to let his team become the one that broke Gary's streak. » Rokus called for a man-to- man defense in the second half, and it could not have worked better. The Hurricanes out- scored Cary, 16-6, in the third period, holding the once hot- shooting Trojans to just 2-for-ll from the field. Friday night, it was Will's turn to take over the scoring duties as the Hurricanes came through with the big baskets when they were most needed. Will, Andy Hartlieb and Stevens headed the list of clutch players that led the Hurricanes to a 74-67 overtime win against the Wauconda Bulldogs. Marian trailed by 15 at the intermission, but staged a second-half comeback that resulted in the 'Canes eighth win of the season. The three-minute overtime period looked like a completely different game. The Hurricanes dominated from the beginning when Steve Lalor scored a fast break layup off the jump. Hartlieb hit two turn-around jumpers and Lalor added a free throw while the Bulldogs missed three straight shots. The rally gave Marian a 68-61 lead which the Hurricanes held by making freethrows in the final minute. 'Unguarded' Warriors jolted by Raiders RANKIN •(Continued from page 22) In the regional, Bentz, Dumelle, David Thoren and Brian Hauck all advanced to sectional competition, while three other JHS wrestlers lost in third-place matches, where a win would have meant qualify­ ing for the sectional. Roberts discussed the shape of the Skyhawk squad in 85-86, and noted he hopes he isn't misunderstanding the nature of his group. "I'd pe surprised if we weren't better -- a whole lot better -- next season. But it's up to the kids. An athlete is made in the off-season. Do they want to take it easy and have a good time, or spend time in the weight room, go to clinics, stay in shape? That's something that's up to them," he said. "I'VE GOT the feeling these kids aren't the type that will be satisfied with the success we had this year. If I've misinter­ preted them, that's my fault. But I'd be surprised if we didn't jump up to another plateau." Roberts said he too must work in between seasons. "I can't expect the kids to do what I won't do. I understand they did all they could. But I'm determined to do more. I can't expect them to do more if I don't do more." "It's days like this that you do some searching as a coach. We came so close, yet we're still so far away. There are some things we have to do dif­ ferently. Hindsight is 20-20 of course, but maybe we should run more intense practices. We work hard, we run a lot, lift a lot, do a lot of conditioning. But we don't really go after one another when we drill. We practice 2>4-3 hours a night. Maybe that's too much. I don't know, maybe I'm fishing now." ROBERTS SAID he has already filled out a lineup card for next season. "We have an excellent team coming back, excellent. Our sophomores were 8-4, our JV was 6-4, and we had a lot of underclassmen wrestling on the varsity. Those guys coming back -- that's what motivates us. I'm very excited. We're hungry. I'd like to start already. "We've got things to work on. The day I stop looking for ways to improve as a coach, that's the day I get out." McHenry's Pat Dunne and Dundee-Crown's day's Fox Valley Conference game at Wes Dave Watson jockey for position during Fri- Campus. ROBERTS A Continued from page 22) McHenry forward Craig Hill tries to shoot over the arms of Dundee-Crown's Mike Harris dur- WAUKEGAN - McHenry's boys' basketball team got caught with its guards down against Waukegan West in a non- conference battle Saturday night, and the end result was not a pretty sight. Starting guards Joe Tonyan and Scott Freund were absent from the lineup. Tonyan injured his foot Saturday afternoon, while a fami­ ly wedding kept Freund away. The upshot? A 53-37 loss. "We knew Scotty wasn't going to be there," said McHenry coach Ken Ludwig, "but when we heard Joey was gone too, that was tough." Sixth man Chris Anderson assumed a starting role in the backcourt, and forward Craig Hill moved back to team with Ander­ son. Mark Etheridge started at center, and starting center J.R. Wright moved to a forward slot opposite Pat Dunne. THE NEW faces in the starting crew had to have some affect on McHenry, as the Warriors could muster a meager four points in the first quarter, letting West grab a 12-4 lead. It was 30-19 at halftime, and McHenry never made a move thereafter. "We got off to a slow start again," said Ludwig. "And Waukegan's a good ballclub. They've been playing some tough teams, and playing them well. "Chris did another good job for us," Ludwig said of Anderson, a senior. "He's been solid coming off the bench, and he did a good job as a starter too. He and Craig headed the <lr?-l;l press, and they didaaoodjobonit." HAD THE Warriors' shooting been even mediocre in the first and last quarters, it might have been a ballgame. McHenry was 1- for-7 from the floor in both periods, and 34 percent for the game. Eric Boddie had 26 points for the Raiders. "He's 6-4, a nice big kid, and he can play. He's tough," complimented Ludwig. The Warriors were again led by senior Hill, who pumped in 15. Wright tossed in nine. McHenry will be at Woodstock Friday night for a rematch with the Fox Valley co-leaders. The Blue Streaks won the first meeting, 59-52. pound Mann. "I believe, if any thing j this^ team has resolved to work harder. Some of the kids were disappointed they didn't make it to the sectional. But there are some great wrestlers around, and there's a lot of work to be done. There's nothing they can do about it now. We have to put this season behind us. It doesn't do any good to make excuses, or lament the past. We have to move on," Rankin said. Rankin was the Warriors' freshman coach before taking over the head coaching reins from Marty Sobczak, so Rankin was no stranger to the „ McHenry program. Still, there was -- and still is -- a lot to learn. "THERE ARE a lot of things I'd differently next year. I ex­ pected things to change, to get better, much too quickly. A lot of the things are intangibles. One is to enforce weight train­ ing more heavily. We haven't emphasized that enough. That has to be one of our top priorities -- strength and condi­ tioning. "Strength is becoming more and more important in wrestl­ ing. Five years ago, it wasn't. You can't get by totally on finesse anymore," he added. The Warriors' will lose heavyweight Terry Knoll from this year's team, but the rest of the young squad will return. In addition, Chris Brown and Jim Shaver, both who were lost to Rankin due to injuries, should be healthy and competitive. • ' T H E ( F o x V a l l e y ) conference looks to be wide- open next year," Rankin said. "Most of Dundee-Crown's kids will graduate, but they'll be a good team again because their program is so strong. The team that progresses the furthest from now until next season will win the conference and the regional. "We've got a lot of kids com­ ing back. We had quite a few sophomores wrestling varsity this year, and that can only help them." In an up-and-down year, McHenry's wrestlers may have finished on the wrong end. But don't count them -- nor their coach -- out. "I've learned a lot," Rankin said. "The program has made great strides this year. I'm looking forward to next season already." Plaindealer-Herald photo by Chris Juzwlk ing the Chargers' 70-50 blowout Friday night. Hm had 14 points to lead McHenry. Plaindealer-Herald photo by Chris Juzwik