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Kneeling-Manager Tim Atkins, trainer Vince Vanek, managers Craig Combs and Randy Richardson, left to right - Doug Johnson, Jim Barrett, Mark Hedges, Brian Walker, Steve Smith, Dale French, assistant coach Joe

Late season surge finds North Montgomery in regional

The North Montgomery Chargers enter the 1975 Frankfort Regional with the poorest record of the four teams in competition for the title, 10-12. However they managed that with a late season surge that saw them turn a good deal of success out of a 1-8 beginning. The first notable success was a co-championship for the Wabash River Conference title with Attica after the Chargers dumped the Red Ramblers in the midst of their late season comeback, 62-58. Nortli Montgomery capped its WRC drive with a 74-87 season finale victory over early front-running Turkey Run. The second attentiondeserving accomplishment of the Chargers was their sectional reversal of a pair of season defeats by Southwestern

Player Yr. Ht. Wt. No. Mark Vail 12 5’9 145 5 Mark Millbern 12 6’3 168 20 Randy Denhart 12 6'l 168 21 Ken Bullerdick 12 6’2 190 44 Jim Anderson 11 5’9 146 4 Curt Thompson U s’ll 153 12 Dave Pruett 11 61 177 14 Larry Verhey 11 6’ 185 22 Mick Martin H 6’l 182 33 Terry Bair 11 6’4 183 55 Mike Hamm 11 , 6'4 170 24

With 4-1 dual record

Cuh girls to swim sectional

Greencastie’s Tiger Cub girls swim team will enter Thursday night’s sectional meet preliminary heats at Terre Haute South with a 4-1 dual meet record and two thirds and a second in triangular meet competition. First year coach Paula Simpson’s forces have defeated West Vigo, Schulte, South

Greene astle’s Tiger Cub girls swim team consists of (left to right) front: Ellen Rattray, Lisa Kissinger and Sara Harbison; middle: coach Paula Simpson, Stephanie Walton julie

Lebanon (20-2)

This article written by Banner-Graphic Sports Editor Mike Van Rensselaer, and Crawfordsville to cop the North Montgomery tourney title. Southwestern had beaten North Montgomery 59-53 in the fifth game of the year, but prove fa. be no match for the in the sectional renla jJP:ling 73-48. Cravprdsville, after having had taxen the regular season encounter 76-73, offered stiffer competition to the Chargers in the sectional final, going down kicking at a 75-73 deficit. The Athenians had led at the half and three quarter mark of the title contest, but the Chargers rallied behind 6’2 senior center Ken Bullerdick (who finished the game with 25 points) to take a seven point

Charger Roster

Putnam and Southmont head on while losing to Terre Haute North. In trianguiars the Cubs took second between Carmel and North Putnam and third behind Plainfield and North Montgomery and Lebanon and Frankfort. A good portion of the season was swum without or while' adapting to the girls who played

Cub girl swimmers

Newsom, assistant coach Kenny Recher, head coach Jim Rosenstihl, Steve Walker, Phil Stump, Kurt Green, Ken Acton, Jim Curney, and Kevin Smith.

lead in the last minute, and then held off a dying Crawfordsville attempt. Bullerdick, who starred in the sectional final despite getting five stitches in his chin the night before when he hit the deck, averaged 16.0 points per game during the regular season, only a tad behind leading scorer 6’3 senior forward Mark Millbern, who hit at a 16.3 clip. A third frontliner in double figures during the season was 6’l senior forward Randy Denhart, who kept up an 11.8 rate. This trio put in 66 of the Chargers’ 75 points during the sectional title game, undoubtedly causing coach Chuck Kriston a certain amount of imbalance preoccupations. The rebound statistics for the three read at a nine per game rate for Bullerdick and seven apiece for Millbern and Denhart. In the backcourt 5’9 senior Mark Vail and s’ll junior Curt Thompson compensate for their lack of offensive punch (respective 3.6 and 4.9 averages) by directing the attack to the inside while providing strong defense. The team’s sixth man is 6’ junior Larry Verhey, who can go at forward or guard, seeing occasional starting duty during

on the Greencastle basketball team, so that switching assignments became fairly common throughout the campaign. Consequently many girls have had a chance to contribute to the success of the team, a factor which could provide Col 1, back page, this section

Knauer, Pam Walton and Sherri Zeiner; back: Julie Walton, Kathy Wieckert, Jenni Walton, Robin Hunt and Judy Cook. (Banner-Graphic photo by Mike Van Rensselaer).

the season in the backcourt. Verhey hit for 7.6 points per game and pulled in rebounds at a rate of three per game, but broke his toe three weeks ago, missing two games. The Chargers came out pretty even on their team offensive and defensive averages for the season, making points at a 67.6 rate while yielding them a 67.8 clip. Judging from their individual statistics their chances of maintaining the offensive average in the regional will depend on how successful they are at getting the ball inside. Defensively the guards must more than compensate for their offensive scoring inactivity by carrying a big load to keep the giving up points rate below average. Last year the Chargers visited the Frankfort Regional for the first time in the school’s history, but despite a valiant comeback engineered by senior center Hal Shelton fell to Frankfort in the first round, 8277. Such a game molded around their big man may well be in order for the Chargers again when they square off against Rossville to open the regional. North Montgomery 10-12 Lebanon L 73-107 North Putnam L 59-71 Wainwright L 72-80 Rockville W 63-41 Southwestern L 53-59 Crawfordsville L 73-76 West Lafayette (Tmy) L 57-60 Brazil (Tmy) L 63-69 Southmont L 65-73 Brownsburg W 92-74 Seeger W 74-66 Harrison L 73-78 Western Boone W 71-56 Covington L 68-69 Benton Central L 72-80 North Vermillion W 62-58 Attica W 62-58 West Lafayette L 48-71 Fountain Central W 63-27 Turkey Run W 74-67 Sectional Southwestern W 73-48 Crawfordsville W 75-73

Falcons Rady: ‘y° u have to play the fiddle’

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP)-Be-cause they are intelligent coaches who have been around for several seasons, Muncie North’s Myron Dickerson and Winchester’s Pat Rady agree

Nine former champs running

By The Associated Press Three-time state champions Lafayette Jefferson, Lebanon, Martinsville and Evansville Bosse he dline the 64 teams competing in the Indiana high school basketball regionals Saturday. There are nine other former state titlists still in the running for the 65th crown. Eleven teams that will compete at 16 sites are defending regional winners. Kokomo, a former state champion, has a chance to tie Logansport for the most regional tittes. The

Lebanon brings impressive credentials to Frankfort tourney

The tenth-ranked Lebanon Tigers will be prowling in search of their third straight Frankfort Regional championship, Saturday, bringing with them impressive enough credentials to rate the likelihood of their success pretty high up in the realm of possibility. Take for instance their 20-2 record, their only losses coming at the hands of East Chicago Washington back in midDecember and Rossville in the Hornets’ own nest at the end of January. The Tigers surely remember the sting of that 6448 defeat, and will be wanting to avenge it in the finals of the Frankfort Regional. But first they must get past North Putnam in the first round, a team they beat 76-45 early in December. Tiger coach Jim Rosenstihl asserts that his forces have improved more than by simply gaining experience this season since that Cougar clubbing. “We have to be better,” begins Rosenstihl,” for a couple of reasons. Steve (leading

Tiger Roster Player Yr. Ht. Wt. No. Kevin Smith 12 5’9 145 H JimGamey 10 5’9 145 12 Brian Walker 11 6T 165 14 Mark Hedges 12 s’ll 160 21 Steve Walker 12 6’5 185 22 Dale French 12 6’7 170 25 Jim Barrett 12 s’lo 160 34 Steve Smith 12 6’2 185 40 Kurt Green 11 6’l 170 44 Doug Johnson 12 6’ 165 45 Phil Stump 12 6’3 180 52 Ken Acton 10 6’2 165 33

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From left: manager Mike Miller, Mark Vail, Dave Pruett, Larry Verhey, Randy Denhart, Mark Millbern, Terry Bair, coach Chuck

on a lot of things. They are in absolute agreement that Winchester isn’t going to sit back and hold the ball when the Falcons square off against Muncie North in the

Berries are out of it for this year. Kokomo has won 26 times at the regional level. Lafayette is right behind with 25. Richmond, Clay City and Bedford also are defending regional winners. Richmond has the longest steak at three. Bedford, which has absorbed seven schools to become BedfordNorth Lawrence, won its 20th regional last year while Martinsvillle collected No. 15. The other former state winners still in the race include East Chicago Washington,

This article written by Banner-Graphic Sports Editor Mike Van Rensselaer, scorer and rebounder Walker) was hurting then. He’s playing strong now.” The 6’5 senior forward twisted his back in the preseason and spent different parts of the campaign in and out of traction, completely missing three contests. Nevertheless he managed to average 21.9 points per game while hauling down rebounds at a rate of 10.5 per contest. He returned to full-time duty three weeks before the sectional tournament, where he was a dominating influence in the two Tiger romps over Pike and Zionsville. While Walker was in and out of the lineup another reason for more Lebanon strength emerged in the slack their team (forwards in particular) was forced to pick up. “Smith (Steve) and Johnson (Doug) played a lot,” related Rosenstihl. “That lets us play both forwards now.” Smith, a 6’2 senior who has

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North Montgomery (10-12)

first game of the New Castle regional Satirday. North’s Titans are ranked fourth and Winchester 12th in the final Associated Press prep cage rankings. And their meet-

Michigan City Elstonn Marionn Vincennesn New Albany, Fort Wayne sSouth, Indianapolis Washington and Jasper, c The regional scoring mark remains in the possession of Ron Bonham of Muncie Central for a 53-point performance in 1960. The Bearcats clawed Middletown that year 112-65. Swayzee and Liberty Central, both assigned to oblivion by consolidation, played the longest regional battle on recordnine overtimes in 1964 before Swayzee won 65-61.

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lately taken over the starting role from his 6’ classmate at one corner, averaged 6.4 points pec game during the regular season with a 4.5 rebound rate. His shooting average from the floor was an impressive .462, a good bit better than Johnson’s .352 which netted him a 5.1 scoring average when he wasn’t busy rebounding for 2.8 caroms per game. Believe it or not, Smith’s .462 field goal percentage is the lowest of the Tiger starters. Walker’s .535 rate doesn’t even rate the runner-up position. That spot belongs to his junior brother Brian, who has been hitting the bucket at a .536 rate to average 16.3 points per game during the regular season. Brian quarterbacks the Tigers, handing out assists at a better than five per game rate while still finding time to get his 6’l frame inside to pick off 5.1 rebounds per contest. Running with the younger Walker in the Lebanon backcourt has been 5’9 senior Kevin Smith, the team’s deadliest shooter with a .545 field goal percentage that earned him a 16.0 scoring average for the campaign. In the pivot is 6’7 senior Dale French, a .503 shooter who averaged 9.9 points per game while hitting the boards for 6.9 rebounds per game. First off the bench in the backcourt is 511 senior Mark Hedges, who played in all the Tiger regular season tests. Hedges lends quickness and depth to one of the most feared

Kriston, Mike Hamm, Ken Bullerdick, Mick Martin, Curt Thompson, Jim Anderson, manager David Williams.

ing is one of only two clashes between ranked clubs scheduled in the regional semifinals. “Pat wouldn’t have any reason to hold (the ball),” Dickerson said. “From now on we’ll be meeting teams that can match up pretty well with us in physical strength and height. They’ll play their game against us.” Rady says it in even fewer words: “You have to play the fiddle that got you there!” Neither coach mentioned it, but pride has a lot to do with the way a team plays and both Dickerson and Rady know that Winchester is a proud team that is confident it will become the first Randolph County crew ever to win a regional. “We didn’t hold the ball against Hammond,” Rady pointed out. “We didn’t take any silly shots and maybe we didn’t fast break quite as much. “We made sure we had de-

of Lebanon’s weapons, the press. It is the press that makes way for such a high field goal percentage, for it frequently has turned stray opponents’ passes into layups. Perhaps the biggest -assignment for any Tiger opponent is to break the press with consistency. It is by no means, however, the only assignment. One rating perhaps on a par with it would have to be the nearly overwhelming offensive to defensive ratio for the Tigers, who have averaged 80.0 points per game while allowing opponents only 55.7. One key factor in that margin of victory which brings it back to the press is the shots attempted statistic, which reveals that Lebanon took 217 more shots at the bucket than its foes this year, or an average of 11 more shots per game. If the Tigers maintain this advantage at the regional and the score stays in the 60-80 point range, it would take a 60 percent shooting effort from a team to match the total they would achieve with an “average” firing rate of 50 percent. Lebanon 20-2 Brebeuf W 84-32 North Montgomery W 107-73 Lafayette W 66-56 North Putnam W 76-45 Crawfordsville W 88-63 Cathedral W 74-62 E. Chicago Wash. L 62-68 Lafayette Catholic W 86-78 Elwood (Tmy) W 97-52 New Albany (Trny) W 73-53 Franklin W’ 55-41 Frankfort W 74-59 Carmel W 81-45 Danville W 103-44 Rossville L 48-64 Ben Davis W 86-66 Brownsburg W 84-49 Gary West W 71-58 Noblesville W 97-58 Benton Central W 87-48 Sectional Pike W 97-48 Zionsville W 91-54

cent rebound position before we let loose, but we didn't stall. We just played percentage basketball,” he added. “That has been successful for us and we aren’t going to change. We’ll play our game and try to make it as smart a game as possible.” Winchester, which has won 20 and lost only to North and Shenandoah, beat Dick Barr’s topranked Wildcats in the Huntington Holiday Tourney. That has been Hammond’s only loss in 22 games. The Titans, 20-2, beat Wincheeter 86-57. But neither coach feels that game means much in terms of the regional meeting. “Our players won’t let that score make them careless,” said Dickerson, coach of the 1972 state championship team at Connersville. “They will look at things from a different perCol. 3, back page, this section

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