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A SECTION 2 - PAGE 14 - PLAIN DEALER-HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 15,1985 Sports Blue Streaks last hope forFVC With Class AA sectional tournament play this week, the Woodstock Blue Streaks carry the last hope for the Fox Valley Conference, as they participate in the Rockford Boylan Sectional Tournament. The Streaks of Gordie Tebo won the Crystal Lake Central regional last week, defeating the host Tigers in the final minutes, sending Woodstock ahead to the sectional. The FVC's second-place team then edged Gray slake, the champion of the Nor­ thwest Suburban Con­ ference, on Tuesday night, to advance to the title game against Boylan. The Woodstock crew has its work cut out. Boylan is an impressive 26-2 on the season, but this is the so- called 'second season' when anything can happen, and usually does. Maybe the The IHSA is bitterly op­ posed to it. There are many pros and cons to the issue, and it will be interesting to see the results that will come of it. I can foresee a lot of problems that could arise should the bill pass. Foot­ ball, basketball, baseball, track and other sports could also become involved. When I will forego a trip to the concession stand or hospitality room to watch them, you know they must be good. Programs: Crystal Lake South, which had all the conference records in its game programs, along with pictures of coaches, teams and cheerleaders. Blue Streaks can take ad­ vantage of that intangible and advance to the "Sweet 16." Another hopeful for county fans is the Hornets of Harvard. They swamped Ohio in the super-sectional at DeKalb Tuesday night, and will play Friday in the Class A finals in Cham­ paign. I have looked over the Class AA road to' Cham­ paign and am going to stick my neck out and pick the final four for the tourney. I know somewhere along the line an upset will take place, but here goes. Simeon of Chicago and Boylan of Rockford, along with Proviso East - provided it can get by Chicago Mt. Carmel - and Peoria Richwoods, are my picks to make the final four. These two semifinal games on Saturday afternoon would really be a fan's delight. A bill is pending before the state legislature to allow high school students to participate in other ac­ tivities while still belonging to a high school team. It seems that some so-called 'clubs' in the suburbs, housing gymnasts, swim­ mers and wrestlers, are pushing for this bill. On the Sideline Dick Rabbitt and then vou would have a big can of worms opened, along with an awful lot of problems. Dave Mihevc and I, in our travels to Warrior basketball games this past season, have again come up with some interesting items, most of which make for some interesting discussion for the ride home. The best hospitality room goes to McHenry by a wide margin. You alums who missed out,\really missed out. Popcorn: McHenry and Jacobs, both very good. •Seating: Our own Buckner Gym and Crystal Lake Central. The worst is Jacobs, try the top row. Parking: Wheeling the hast, Crystal Lake South, tie worst. The one exit on to Randall Road is murder. Concessions: The best concession stand again goes to Dundee-Crown. Iiiere is a lot of seating for halftime chit-chat. The worst is Woodstock, down at the end of the hall. You have to make your way through a mob to get the goodies. Pep bands and cheerleaders: A thumbs-up to all. No one stood out any more than another, and all did a good job. Pom-pans . The pom-pon squad that was head and shoulders above the rest was our own Warrior group, which did an excellent job every night they performed. Public address system: This one to Cary-Grove, very loud, very clear. Lighting: McHenry and Central the tops, with Woodstock - although much improved - still the worst in the conference. Best team: Dundee- Crown, walloping McHenry by 2 20 in the second game of the year between the two. Bill Day and 1 have added another award this year. The best chocolate chip cookies award goes to Joan Althoff. They really hit the spot with coffee in the mid- mornings at West Campus. Down memory lane this week, we go to the gym at Elgin Larkin back in 1967, when the Warriors lost a heartbreaker to the hosts, in overtime, 70-69. Tom Evans led the Warrior assault with 24 big points, but it wasn't quite enough. It was the first game of the regional, and Larkin the following game, 61- Woodstock. to McHENRY (69) Camasta5111; Kilday 3 2 8; Sossong 15 7; Evans 8 8 24; Martin 3 2 8; Mauch 0 0 0; Schimke 3 5 11. Totals: 23 23 - 69. LAfcKIN (70), • .... » Lettow 4 4 12; Stanford 7 9 23; Hulke3410; Bohlin 1 3 5; Jensen 2 0 4; Doerge 3 2 8; Jacob 3 0 6; Liberman 10 2. Totals: 24 22 - 70. Model 111 $2,279 Wheel covers optional. Our 11-hp Lawn Tractor has a double-blade 38-inch swath that lets you cover an acre of lawn in about an hour. The 111 has a 5-speed transmission and a completely enclosed transaxle for longer life. For John Deere quality at an economical price, stop by today. Nothing Runs Like a Deere® Harvard trounces Ohio behind Martin's 25 points consecutive win By Dick Peterson DeKALB - It was as if the Harvard Hornets were destined to be among Illinois' Elite Eight. And they have shaped their own destiny, quarter by quarter, game by game. Rebounding with awesome tenacity and shooting with sparkling accuracy, Harvard's 28-1 Hornets took apart Ohio in front 4,950 screaming fans Tuesday to gain a berth in the Class A state quarterfinals. The Hornets put their 26th in their bonnet, > 75-63 in the Association DeKalb Super-Sectional at Chick Evans Fieldhouse. Move over Harmilda, Har­ vard is going down state. Better yet, pack up that fiberglass black-and-white bovine and take her along. Harvard meets Anna- Jonesboro at 8:30 p.m. Friday in Assembly Hall on the University of Illinois campus for a Class A state quarterfinal game. When the final buzzer soun­ ded, the Harvard players poured on to center court. Head coach Bruce Firchau remained in his seat for a moment and put his head in his hands. "I just gave a little thanks," he said. "The good Lord has been awful good to us. My life has been richly blessed by these kids." Harvard trailed the Buldogs only once. That was when hot- shooting junior guards Brad Bickett and Lance Harris connected on a pair of 18-foot jumpers to answer Jamie Martin's layup off the tip. Hie Hornets, playing with the cool of seasoned tournament veterans, reeled off the next eight points to establish a 12-4 lead with 3:26 to play. Their lead would dip to six when Bickett broke a three-minute scoring drought, but it wouldn't drop under eight for the rest of the game. "Their size and their shooting took us out of it in the first quarter/' said Ohio coach Lloyd Johnson, whose Bulldogs ended the season at 26-3. "They shot so extremely well and they hit the boards so well." Ohio is a tiny school in Bureau County with only 65 students. And they suit a small, junior- oriented team. Bickett and Tom Farraher are their tallest players at 6-foot-l. Tne Hornets towered over the Bulldogs with Martin at a lanky 6-6. Low-post forward Erik Schimke is a bulky 6-6. Point guard Tom King is 6-3. "I would nave liked to have one of those ldds for his size," Johnson said. The Hornets dominated the boards at both ends, outrebounding Ohio 43-34. The rarely got off the second And Harvard connected on 49 percent of its floor shots, while Ohio hit 44 percent. "If they play Friday night like they did tonight, they re going to win," Johnson said. The Hornets won it like they have so many other games this season - balanced scoring with four in double figures. Martin shot for his 69 percent average for a team high 25 points. King rifled in 18, Schimke powered in a dozen, and Mike Fisher for 11. team nine. Firchau said there were two keys to the game: "Not to let them get points off our press and the other was to rebound well." The Hornets hoped to contain Harris' penetration, possibly keep Harris or Bickett under their 20- and 27-point game averages. "If we can keep them below that, we've done our job," Firchau said. "We were very concerned about Ohio's quickness.' While Bickett got away with a was -3 zone, the Hornets took away Harris' penetration from the top of the key and kept him under his average. Hie Hornets moved their 18-10 first-quarter lead to 12 in the second quarter, with Schimke scoring off a rebound, Martin hitting a 17-footer and King a 20- footer for a 26-14 advantage halfway through the period. ^ Hie Dogs and Hornets went back and forth thfcTsalance of the While Bickett got away with a game-high 30 points, Harris was limited to 14. With a modified 2-3 period, trading buckets for a 34- 24 halftime lead. Bickett and Harris scored all 14 of Ohio's points. Fisher's 11-footer and Schimke's rebound bank bucket moved the lead to the 14-point • range early in the third quarter. 'Bickett nit a pair to cut the ; lead to 40-30 two minutes into the • period, but Harvard moved it * back to 14 when Jones came up t with a steal and layup and •- Fisher hit from 18 feet out for a 46-32 edge with 4:18 left. Again, Harvard and Ohio traded blows for the balance of the period, with the Hornets • holding a 56-42 lead going into the final frame. "We had a mild amount of success, but they still outscored : us by four points," Johnson noted. "They just played very well." "We just could not put them away," Firchau said. "Ohios is a real gutty team." The Bulldogs finally were put . away when Martin completed a . rare five-point play with a . couple minutes left. Martin was fouled intentionally Schultz after the After the foul was called Farraher slammed the ball . down and was charged with a technical. Martin cooly sank all three free throw attempts, and Fisher . in a revese layup off a from Jones to run the possession to seven points and a 75-56 lead. Firchau wasn't without his good luck charms. His mother, who has never seen her son lose, has been in the crowd since Harvard's regional cham­ pionship win over Marengo.' Firchau makes sure of that. And he was wearing his yellow jacket - a blazer he's worn throughout the state tour-• * nament. He won't admit he . wears out of personal super- • stition, however. It's the players who need it, he says. "If I would come with another jacket, they would've hung me,"- • he said. i- ' This' weekend, the jacket will be worn in Champaign. . < ally by Darren Hornet scored. Pre*Season SPECIALS from your suburban John Deere Dealer NEW 2-year limited warranty on John Deere lawn and garden equipment Some exceptions do apply. Ask us for complete details. Use your John Deere credit card... 90 days same as cash! xo:c>odo:oo0od: . jOHN D CUSTOMER V2= Stop by one of these John Deere dealers soon. 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