Banner Graphic, Volume 12, Number 83, Greencastle, Putnam County, 14 December 1981 — Page 8
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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, December 14,1981
Awards prove 9-1 year team effort By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor The 9-1 DePauw University football season was a team effort. The greatest season in the school's gridiron history came about because the defense allowed only 9.5 points per game and shutout the opponent in the final quarter in each of the last six games. It came about because the offense put 25 points a game On the scoreboard. And it came about after three years of building because David Finzer averaged 40.6 yards per punt, r BECAUSE OF ALL of those things it was only fitting Saturday cnight at the second annual DePauw University Football Awards Banquet that Rob Doyle, Alan Hill and Kevin Perkins shared the !» Most Valuable Player Award for the most successful Tiger football team ever. £ Statistically, no one would have argued if any one of them had been voted the award by his teammates. Doyle leaves jersey No. 10 behind with every possible passing record a DePauw quarterback can get. The 5-10 righthander, who wasn’t even the No. 3 -quarterback as a freshman, completed 128 of 249 passes (51 per *■- cent ). He also holds the career offense by a single player and the single game touchdown pass record. But Doyle's records wouldn’t have been possible without good ‘-receivers. As an underclassman he threw to three-time MVP • and all-time DePauw receiver Jay True. £ There were questions and even some fears that DePauw '1 couldn’t equal last year’s 7-2-1 record or passing attack without "True. Perkins put those fears aside and even took the record for ?most touchdown receptions in a single season (eight) away from -his mentor. The 6-5 Franklin High School product snared 51 ’ passes this season to earn the Thomas A. Mont Award for the offensive player of the year. ‘ SEVEN OF PERKINS’ catches and 90 of his 783 season total yards came in the 21-14 Monon Bell game victory over Wabash. Two of those catches were for touchdowns, tying the game in both instances. Hill could have walked away this year, but didn’t. After ■ receiving his degree last spring, the Terre Haute North High : School graduate came back. He won the NCAA Division 111 national pole vaulting time last spring and earned himself AllAmerica honors for the third straight year. He had nothing to prove, but he reached for the bell, the Monon Bell and grabbed vy “This is what I came back for,” Hill said after the Monon Bell was safely in DePauw’s locker room. * r The 6-1,175 pound defensive back moved from cornerback to safety, a new position. His eight pass interceptions with 218 returned yards earned him the Raymond “Gaumey” Neal Award as Defensive Player of the Year. On top of that, Hill joined a very elite group to receive Union Board Award, recognizing his athletic achievements in both track as a national champion and football,-one of the greatest ever to wear the Tiger black and gold. THE RECORDS SET by Doyle and Perkins wouldn’t have been possible without a good offensive line. A quarterback can’t throw to his receivers if the opponent is all over him and led by senior Rich Friedlen it became rare for Doyle to be touched. Friedlen, who played the Monon Bell game with a couple of cracked vertebra, received the James C. Loveless Battle of the Trenches Award. As football coaches say, defense and the kicking game are the two most important aspects of a successful season. DePauw’s defense was stubborn. The way the Tigers played, if I didn’t know better I would have said they were all from Missouri and half mule. HOW MANY TIMES HAS emcee and former DePauw football coach Ted “Katman” Katula said it, “those are the two best linebackers ever to play together at DePauw.” Bob Torkelson received the Chester C. Elson Tiger of the year Award. Tiger of the Year? It seems hardly enough for Tork. “Bob was our Butkus type linebacker,” coach Nick Mourouzis said. The former Chicago Bear great would agree, I’m sure. As a freshman, according to the Katman, he played in the Monon Bell game when he should have been on crutches, making 24 unassisted. At Washington University the officials said he couldn’t play with the cast on his broken hand, so Tork ripped it off, according to legend. Defensive coordinator Ed Meyer kept him sidelined though. And Bob Cathcart, Mr. Cool. Nothing gets this guy excited. When Torkelson was out for three games this year Cathcart took control of the defense, decoding coach Meyer’s signals. THERE WERE 17 SENIORS, 15 juniors, 24 sophomores and 42 freshmen on this team. “We had a senior at every position,” coach Mourouzis proudly said. The seniors had three coaches at DePauw -- Bob Bergman, Jerry Berndt and Mourouzis. The juniors are the late recruiting efforts of coach Berndt. There is quality, if not quantity in the junior class. But when coach Mourouzis came in he knew DePauw needed running backs and linemen. The Edwin C. Boswell Award for the Freshman of the Year reflects Mourouzis’ efforts. Fullback Rich Bonaccorsi ran for 270 yards and scored five touchdowns to share that award with offensive guard Lee Banks. Team work again. Watching this senior class struggle through 0-10 and 2-7 seasons before blooming into a playoff contender was like watching children grow. First they learned to stand up and on shakey legs finished 2-7. Then they learned to run, short, straight distances. This year they showed they could run in broken field, make sharp cuts and react to daylight. They grabbed the Monon Bell. DePAL'W UNIVERSITY president Dr. Richard Rosser, who has taken great pride in Tiger victories over his former employer Albion, said Saturday night he didn’t know if he would ever call off classes again for a Monon Bell victory. “Now, I don’t know. If we ever went say five years or longer without winning the game I might,” Rosser said, “but I assume from now on we’re going to win every year. I don’t see any reason to lose.” Under the direction of coach Mont from 1959 through the 1976 season DePauw compiled a 13-4-1 record against Wabash. Coach Mourouzis is 1-0, so he has a reason to remain in Greencastle. According to Katula the coach’s contract was extended until Nov. 14,1982, the day after the next Monon Bell game. From Doyle and Torkelson the reigns of team leadership have been passed on already. Brian Hartman of Rockville High School and Tracy Clifford of North Knox will lead DePauw next season. Dr Rosser has set the goal, 10-0.
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The Most Valuable Player Award for DePauw University's most successful team ever was split three ways between (from left) quarterback Rob Doyle, safety Alan Hill and flanker Kevin Perkins. The trio of record setters
Tiger Cubs lose to Tigers
LEBANON- Greencastle was beat all right Saturday afternoon at Lebanon. Not ojjly was the score 40-31, in favor of the host, but the Tiger Cubs came away with a lot of bruises. Greencastle enters Tuesday night’s home game at McAnally Center against Eminence with a 2-4 record. Greencastle will play Cloverdale Wednesday night at Cloverdale in the opening game of the Putnam County tournament. The contest will begain at 6:30 p.m.
South Putnam beaten on two boards
By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor “Who ever controls the boards and shoots the better percentage is going to win the ball game,” South Putnam coach Bill Merkel said after his Eagles dropped a 70-53 nonconference high school basketball game to Van Buren Saturday night. The loss that ended the Eagles’ three-game winning streak and left their overall record at 4-3 was the result of 42-28 Van Buren’s rebounding advantage, which led to a fastbreak offense and contributed greatly to the Blue Devils’ 52 per cent (28-54) shooting from the floor. THE FINAL three quarters were in complete reverse of the first. South led 13-10 at the end of the first eight minutes, getting its running game going as Sean Pack and Chris Stitzle each pulled off three rebounds. Pack tied the game 2-2 on a fastbreak basket and Brett Meek followed with another pair and Gary Nichols bombed in an 18footer from the wing giving the Eagles a 6-2 lead. But according to Merkel, once the Eagles gained the advantage by beating Van Buren’s defense down court, they did not show good judgment. “We didn’t know when to go on the break and when not to. A couple of times we came down and we forced things and took shots we should not have taken when we
Cloversdef eat Monrovia
MONROVIA- Jill Swearingen scored 16 points and pulled down seven rebounds Thursday night as the Cloverdale High School girls basketball team defeated WCC host Monrovia 47-34. The victory upped Cloverdale’s record to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the West Central Conference. Following Monday night’s game at highly reguarded Terre Haute South, the Clovers will host the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday night in the first round of the Putnam County Tournament.
“DEFENSIVELY WE did a good job. Offensively we let them intimidate us too much and we forced our shots too quickly,” Greencastle coach Kathy Kissinger said. Greencastle. trailed all the way, as Lebanon led 14-3 at the first stop and 21-13 at halftime. Greencastle rallied in the third period and trailed by only four, 25-21, when the final quarter opened, but never got over the hump. “It was a very physical game
were in command of the ball game. I thought we were over that, but I guess we’re not,” Merkel said. South prevented the Devils from breaking in the first quarter by rebounding with them. Though Van Buren owned an 119 board edge it didn’t put the running game in gear until the second period. BY DOMINATING the boards 13-3 in the second period Van Buren got its running game going and the two-on-one fastbreaks not only left three Devils in defensive position, but also made it tougher for South to play fullcourt after a basket. Smith’s offense had a good deal of trouble with the Van Buren zone, going over three minutes into the second quarter before Pack hit a 10-foot jumper at 4:52. “We just weren’t sharp,” Merkel said of trouble against the zone. “We would move, then stand. We would pass then stand. We were never sharp. We were never moving as a unit.” After trailing by as many as 11 points in the quarter, the Eagles cut the margin to eight, 32-24, at halftime. THE EAGLES improved their rebounding in the second half, but Van Buren’s shooting got better also. The Blue Devils hit nine of 16 third period shots and led 50-39 when the final quarter opened. That 11-point deficit entering the last eight minutes was an example of the
SADDLED WITH first half foul trouble and a sagging Monrovia defense, 5-10 center Laura Roach was limited to only seven points, but Swearingen came through with her biggest night of the year to pick up the slack. “We really couldn’t do anything wrong in that first quarter,” coach Greg Hammond said of the Clovers jumping to a 23-5 lead in the opening eight minutes. Things slowed up in the second period and the Clovers led by only eight, 31-23, at halftime. The margin was 15 points to Cloverdale’s favor. 40-
received their honors along with the rest of the 9-1 squad Saturday night at the second annual Football Awards Banquet. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).
and we had trouble holding our ground under the boards,” Kissinger said. Lebanon’s starting lineup featured a 5-10 forward and a six-foot center. “Lebanon got too many "offensive a fid was able to score off of them,” Kissinger explained. SANDY FOX PACED the Cubs with eight points, as no Greencastle player reached double figures. Greencastle did manage a 35-33 rebounding edge, despite the absence of 5-9
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Eagle’s never say die play. They trailed by 17 with a minute and a half left in the period. After baskets by Danny Cash, Pack and Nichols cut the margin to 11 though the quarter ended and the break appeared to take momentum away from the Eagles. Van Buren upped the margin to 16 in the first two minutes of the last quarter and it grew to 18 points. Just when some fans were heading for the door though Terry Van Horn and Tom
25, when the last period opened. THE CLOVERS shot 39 per cent (20-51) for the game, compared to Monrovia’s 19 per cent (12-63). Cloverdale won the junior varsity game 27-17. CLOVERDALE (47) Roach 3 1-3 5 7, Swearingen 6 4-5 3 18, R. Hughes 2 0-1 4 4, Riley 4 1-2 29, Reeeveur 3 1-3 I 7, Price 0 0-1 4 0, Simpson 0 0-0 0 0, Sublett 10-0 12, V. Hughes 1 0-0 1 2- Totals FG 20 FT 7-15 PF 21. MONROVIA (34) Prior 4 0-0 4 8, Oxford 3 1-5 2 7, Lahrman 1 0-2 I 2, Youngblood 2 2-5 2 6, Ridenour I) 0-2 5 0, Ringer I 5-7 4 7, Tutewiler 1 2-3 1 4~ Totals FG 12 FT 10-24 PF 19. Cloverdale 23 8 9 7-17 Monrovia 5 18 2 9-34
forward Shelley Hunter, who was sidelined with the flu. Fox pulled down 14 boards for the Cubs. Greencastle’s junior varsity is 3-3 after the 29-24 loss Saturday. GREENCASTLE (31) Fox 3 2-4 0 8, Evers 0 4-6 14, Durham 1 1-4 3 3, Paullus 2 0-1 5 4, MacPhall 2 0-2 2 4, Stouder 2 1-3 25, Mains 1 1-2 13. Braden 0 0-0 0 0, Henderson 0 0-0 0 0- Totals FG 11 FT 9-22 PF 15. LEBANON (40) Anderson 6 2-2 1 14, Gant 1 0-0 5 2, Lamer 3 1-2 37, Lee 4 3-3 011, Erskine 10-012, Vansickle I 0-1 3 2, Berry 0 0-2 10, Smith 1 0-0 0 2, Obrenskey 0 0-2 1 0, Saalwaechter 0 0-0 3 0, Newman 0 0-0 10- Totals FG 17 FT 6-12 PF 19.
Cooper came off the bench to make a couple of steals and score two quick baskets and with 3:17 to go Blue Devil coach John Memmer didn’t take any chances calling a timeout to regroup. The Eagles never got inside the 14-point barrier. MERKEL FELT Friday’s victory haunted the Eagles Saturday night. “I think it was an emotional thing last night with us, because we keyed on Cascade. We didn’t really spend that much time with Van Buren
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Cougars 2-4 after loss on Saturday
BAINBRIDGE- North Putnam closed what might be the toughest weekend of its high school basketball season Saturday night with a 76-62 loss to visiting Crawfordsville, dropping the Cougar record 2-4 for the season. “I think we probably played two of the better teams we’re going to play all year,” coach Phil Myers said of Friday’s conference opponent Tri-West and the Athenians. “I wasn’t totally dissatisfied with all of the things we did over the weekend.” NORTH PUTNAM was the victim of Crawfordsville’s shooting. The Cougars opened in a zone and Athenian guards Mike Reath and Sam Horner started on their 23 and seven, respectively, point nights. Crawfordsville led 16-11 at the end of the first quarter, thanks to outside shooting. By halftime Crawfordsville’s lead was 37-24 and the margin was at 18 points, 56-38, when the last quarter opened. North Putnam switched from zone to man-to-man defense after the opening period and in the last period it took hold. The Cougars got the margin down to 10 points with three minutes left before Athenian coach Paul Curtis sent his starters back into the ball game. Craig O’Hair paced the Cougars with 22 points and Hank Lawson followed with 19, as the only two in double figures. Although John Copner didn’t reach double figures, his nine points had coach Myers smiling. “That’s what I’ve been looking for out of that forward positional! year,” Myers said.
and maybe we took them too lightly,” Merkel said. “They played so much better than what I thought they were capable of playing.” Pack led the Eagles with 12 points and nine rebounds and was the only South player in double figures. Rob King, said to be one of the best players in the Terre Haute regional area, paced all scorers. The 6-5 Blue Devil senior scored 24 points and hauled down 20 rebounds.
12 of top 20 tea ms are still undefeated
By The Associated Press Here's how the Top Twenty teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll fared this week: 1. North Carolina (4-0) beat South Florida 75-39. 2. Kentucky (4-0) beat Indiana 85-69; beat Kansas 77-74, OT, 3. Louisville (4-0) beat Purdue 73-71; beat Tennessee State 83-58. 4 Wichita State (5-0) beat Long Beach State 94-71; beat Alabama-Birmingham 75-60. s.Virginia (6-0) beat Duke 92-83 6,10wa (5-0) beat lowa State 79-68: beat Northern lowa 84-53 7.DePaul (4-0) beat Gonzaga 69-56; beat Santa Clara 80-58 8 Minnesota (4-0) beat Drake 80-55 9 Alabama-Birmingham (3-1) lost to Wichita State 75-60. lO.lndiana (4-1) lost to Kentucky 85-69;
NORTH PUTNAM’S shooting contributed to the third straight loss as much as anything else. The Cougars shot 38 per cent (18-47) from the floor, compared to 78 per cent (26-33) from the free throw line. “I like our shooting percentage to be around 50 per cent,” Myers said, “anytime it’s under that it’s low.” North Putnam won the rebounding battle 25-22, which was also encouraging to Myers. “This weekend we saw about as much size as we’ll see all year,” the coach said of Tri-West and Crawfordsville. With Owen Valley coming in this Firday night, Myers feels the Cougars will be better off, despite the road trip to Cascade Saturday, than during the past weekend. HOWEVER, THE COACH also says the Cougars have got to learn something from the TriWest and Crawfordsville games. “What we have to learn to do is to be precise enough and learn to be patient and play defense to beat teams like this,” Myers said. The North Putnam junior varsity enters the Putnam County tournament Wednesday night at South Putnam with a 2-2 record after losses to Tri-West and Crawfordsville. The young Cougars lost in the final seconds Friday and dropped a 43--39 decision Saturday. NORTH PUTNAM (62) Brvan 1 6-8, Strader 10-15 2, Copner 3 345 9, Lawson 5 9-115 19, Kays 0 0-010, McFarland 1 0-0 4 2, O'Hair 7 8-94 22- Totals FG 18 FT 26-33 PF 26. CRAWFORDSVILLE (76) Brock 6 6-11 3 18, Whipple 1 0-0 2 2, Jon Mills 4 6-7 1 14, Jay Mills 0 4-4 3 4, Hutson 2 0-0 4 4, Reeves 0 2-3 3 2, Horner 2 3-4 2 7, Corbin 1 0-0 3 2, Reath 10 3-4 2 23- Totals FG 26 FT 24-35 PF 23. Crawfordsville 16 21 19 20-76 North Putnam 11 13 14 24-62
“King is an excellent ball player, but we made him a lot better than what he actually was,” Merkel said. Van Buren won the junior varsity game 40-39. SOUTH PUTNAM (53) Pack 6 0-12 12, Cash 3 3-3 3 9, Stitzle 11-11 3. Meek 4 0-0 3 8, Nichols 3 1-2 4 7, Strahl 1 02 1 2, Anderson 0 0-0 10, Cooper 3 0-116, Van Horn 2 0-2 5 4, Thompson 1 0-0 0 2. Totals-FG 24 FT 5-12 PF 21. VAN BUREN (70) Floyd 1 4-5 3 6, King 10 4-7 2 24, Smith 3 0-0 1 6. Lucas I 2-5 1 4. Rodgers 1 0-00 2, Albright 5 0-0 3 10, Brown 0 0-1 0 0, Reinoehl 6 3-4 4 15, Burger 1 1-3 1 3. Totals-FC. 28 FT 14-25 PF 15. Van Buren 10 22 18 20-70 South Putnam 13 II 15 14-53
beat Colorado State 8241; beat Penn State 80-51. 11 Arkansas (5-0) beat Wisconsin-Park-sideß4-59; beat Centenary 87-60 12. San Francisco (5-0) beat Southern Utah7B-66; beat Chico State 105-69 13. Missouri (5-0) beat Illinois 78-68, OT; beat Baylor 70-51. 14 Tulsa (5-1) beat Oklahoma State 9382; beat Texas Christian 72-62; beat Oral Roberts 80-63. 15 Nevada-Las Vegas (4-2) lost to Nevada Reno 86-76; lost toCal-lrvine 82-70. 16. Alabama (5-0) beat Southern Methodist 69-62; beat Vanderbilt 79-68 17. (3-2) beat Boston U 77-43. 18SW Louisiana (8-0) beat Louisiana College 91-59; beat Pacific 67-61, beat Fresno State 57-51 19 Oregon State (3-1) lost to Portland OSes ; beat Pepperdine 84-69 20 Georgetown, D C. (5-2) beat St Leoß337; beat American C. 75-63.