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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, January 28,1983

1982 champions are everywhere in sectional

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor The West Central Conference and Putnam County wrestling titles will mean little Saturday when the IHSAA state tournament begins on the sectional level at . Greencastle High School’s McAnally Center. North Putnam, South Putnam, Rockville and Greencastle will try to dethrone defending champion Cloverdale when wrestling begins at 9:30 a m. on the two mats. Doors open at 8:45 a.m. THE SECTIONAL is a twosession event, the second session starting at 2:30 p.m. and the championship round at 3:30 p.m. Admission is $2 per session, or $3 for a season ticket. Seven entries are defending champions. Cloverdale’s Keith Johnson and Wes Young, South Putnam’s Pat Havey, Tim Phillips and Tony Hodges. Greencastle’s Pete Meyer and Rockville’s Bill Padan all won championship berths into the Crawfordsville regional a year ago. First and second places advance to the Feb. 5 regional competition. Not all of the defending champions are in the same weight class as last year, and some of them are not favored to win this year, according to the seeding. 'Greencastle’s Meyer won the 119 pound championship last year, but has been competing at 132 this year where he is seeded second behind South’s Tom Franklin. THAT SECOND PLACE seeding could be based upon Franklin’s overtime victory over Meyer in the WCC meet. The 9-5 Franklin, who was not competing when the county meet was held, won the conference title in overtime also. Rockville’s Padan is the top seed at 105 pounds after having won the 98 pound class last year. The sophomore has a clossy 8-1 record, but should be pressed by county and WCC champion Brent Cash of South Putnam who has an 11-7 mark. Johnson, the most successful wrestler to come out of the Greencastle sectional in recent years, won the 98 pound title as

Clovers close 8-10 season with victory

CLOVERDALE-When a girls basketball team loses five starters, then turns around and has an 8-10 rebuilding year there is a lot to be said of the future of that program. Cloverdale did just that, capping the regular season with a 49-39 non-conference victory over Van Buren Thursday night. The final score does not indicate how easy the win came, as the Clovers led by 15 during most of the final quarter. VAN BUREN LED 11-7 at the end of the opening quarter but the host got hot in the second period, taking a 19-17 halftime lead. The Clovers were up only two, 32-30, when the last eight minutes started, but two minutes into the stanza led by 15. Cloverdale hit Van Buren with a balanced offense. Jessie Schwomeyer led the Clovers

Doherty

By The Associated Press Matt Doherty is still trying to live down the haunting image of last year’s NCAA Final Four, when North Carolina won college basketball’s national championship despite his missed free throws. He thinks he might have taken a step in that direction Thursday night. Doherty sank two free throws with three seconds left to give the third-ranked Tar Heels an 80-78 victory over I9th-ranked Wake Forest in an Atlantic Coast Conference game. The pressure shots came in stark contrast to the troubles he had last March in New Orleans

a sophomore en route to the state finals. He took the 105 pound crown last year and is now trying to win the 112 pound class. THE SENIOR HAS a 18-1 record, the lone loss coming last week in the WCC championship match. However, coach Dave Kiley believes a wrestler needs to get beat at some point during the season to improve and would rather Johnson lose a conference crown than a shot at the state finals. Young is the top seed at 185 pounds despite the fact North Putnam’s Dale Lawler has a better record and won the county championship. Young stands 13-7 and Lawler is 16-4. Lawler pinned Young in the second period of the county title meet in December, but Young won a 12-3 major decision in the WCC meet. South’s Havey is the only undefeated entry in the sectional. The top seed and defending 126 pound champion has a glossy 17-0-1 record. He has already won the Putnam County and WCC titles and was third in last year’s Crawfordsville regional. PHILLIPS ENTERS with only one loss in 9 matches. The top seed and defending 138 pound champion has already won the county and conference titles and his primary competition appears to be from North Putnam's David Winings. Like Phillips, a senior, Winings has a 10-6 record and is the second seed. Hodges may have the toughest competition in defending his 177-pound championship. The South Putnam senior has a 14-3-1 record and second Seeded Ray Harrell has a respectable 13-5 record. Hodges finished second in the conference meet last week for the third straight year. Other top seeded wrestlers are: North Putnam’s Tim Rose (10-5) at 98 pounds; Rockville’s George Padan (16-3-1) at 119, Cloverdale’s Tod Shedron (16-4) at 145, Greencastle’s Mike Allen (13-4) at 155 pounds, Cloverdale’s Jarrad Hughes (12-8) at 167 pounds and North Putnam’s Tim Blocher (14-4) at heavyweight.

with a varsity career high 13 points. Senior Julie Sublett netted 10 points in her final homecourt appearance and junior Suzanna Reid scored 10. Sublett also led Cloverdale with 14 rebounds and passed out three assists. Sophomore Sharon Garrett scored only two points, but passed out a teamhigh five assists and came up with three steals, sharing team honors with Reid. VAN BUREN WON the junior varsity game 19-17 in double overtime. Cloverdale fir ished the JV schedule with an 8-6 record. VAN BUREN (39) Halfhill 2 6-10 2 10. Wells 51-2111, Warrum 3 2-6 3 8, Price 1 0-0 3 2, J. Sneddon 2 0-0 3 4, Girton 2 0-1 4 4. TOTALS-FG 15 FT 9-10 PF 16. CLOVERDALE (49) Sublett 3 4-7 2 10, Reid 3 4-4 3 10, Hughes 2 00 2 4, Garrett 1 0-0 2 2, Mann 3 2-2 4 8, Schwomever 5 3-4 2 13, Sharp 0 2-2 1 2, Kumpf 0 0-0 00. TOTALS-FG 17 FT 15-19 PF 16. Score by quarters Van Buren 11 17 30 39 Cloverdale 7 19 32 49

sinks reputation. Wake Forest

when the Tar Heels escaped with a 63-62 victory over Georgetown in the championship final despite Doherty’s missed chance on the front end of a one-and-one late in the game. “I hit some big foul shots my first two years, but people probably remember me more for my miss against Georgetown,” Doherty said. “It I hit some more like these, maybe people will forget it. ” With a minute remaining and the score tied 78-78, Wake Forest held the ball for a final shot. Guard Danny Young drove the lane and was rejected by North Carolina center Brad

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Senior members of the South Putnam High School girls basketball season went out in grand style Thursday night, beating Danville in the final regular season game. Seniors on this year's 16-2 Eagle squad are:

'We were fortunate to win/ Keady says

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP> In a thrilling triple-overtime basketball game, with noteworthy last-second heroics on three separate occasions, it was a simple rebound by Jim Bullock that gave Purdue an 80-77 Big Ten victory over Michigan Just over a minute remained in the third overtime and Purdue led 76-74, when the Boilermakers’ Mack Gadis went to the free-throw line for a one-and-one. Gadis missed the shot, but Bullock grabbed the rebound and scored, to give Purdue a 78-74 lead “Bullock’s rebound and

The Greencastle seventh grade boys basketball team will play host Cloverdale in the opening round of the Putnam County Junior High Tournament Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. Members of the Greencastle team are: front row, from left, Kent Flint, Chad Remsburg, Tyrone Scott, Mike Hudkins and Troy Peters. Second row, from left,

Daugherty with eight seconds left. Doherty wound up with the ball, drove the length of the court and was fouled by Alvis Rogers to set up the winning free throws. A three-pointer by Young at the buzzer bounced off the rim. Two other ranked teams were upset. Ohio State defeated No 14 lowa 89-83 in double overtime, and Oklahoma edged 20thranked Oklahoma State 81-80. No. 17 Illinois State defeated Southern Illinois 69-63. Sam Perkins paced the Tar Heels to their 13th straight victory and a 16-3 record with 24 points. Michael Jordan added 17 and Daugherty had 14. John

kneeling from left, Lori Landes and Debbie Gould. Standing from left, Michelle McConahay, Kim Zerdnik and manager Tami Long. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields)

basket after the missed free throw was the thing that put them away,” said Purdue Coach Gene Ready. Despite the disappointing loss, Michigan Coach Bill Frieder praised his team for its play. “Our guys played their butts off,” said Frieder “They played with a lot of enthusiasm and determination We gave a great performance. ” In regulation play, the Boilermakers’ Russell Cross put his team ahead with 31 seconds remaining 53-51. But Michigan’s Eric Turner an-

manager Ray Rice, Mike Blye, Mike Watts, Kyle Finchum, Brett Hecko and Tony Meyer. Back row, from left, coach Matt Huber, Stacey Irwin, David Pettit, Chris Miller, Jim Noll, David Bottoms and manager Larry Kenyon. (Greencastle Middle School Photo).

Toms had 17 for the Deamon Deacons, 13-3, who led 74-69 late in the game. North Carolina is 5-0 in the ACC, while Wake dropped to 4-1. Second Ten Troy Taylor sank six free throws in the final minute of the second overtime to help Ohio State overcome an 83-80 lowa lead and hand the Hawkeyes their third Big Ten Conference loss in six games. lowa, 12-4 overall, committed three turnovers in that final minute. Granville Waiters scored 21 points for Ohio State, 12-4 and 42 in the conference, while Greg Stokes led the Hawkeyes with 24. Regulation ended in a 68-68

swered with seven seconds left on a 15-foot jump shot which sent the contest into its first overtime The Wolverines held a 60-59 lead in the initial overtime when Butch Wade scored on a dunk to give Michigan a threepoint advantage with nine seconds left. But Purdue’s Curt Clawson connected on a shot from well beyond three-point range at the buzzer to force a second extra session. “We had worked on that shot a little in practice, but there's no way to prepare for that type of situation,” said Keady.

tie, and the first overtime ended with a 76-76 tie. Freshman Wayman Tisdale and senior David Little scored 22 points apiece, and Oklahoma short-circuited an Oklahoma State rally to win the 157th renewal of the cross-state “Bedlam Series” in the Big Eight Confernce. Oklahoma led 81-76 with 15 seconds left before Bill Self hit two baskets. Oklahoma now is 15-4 and 2-1 in the conference. Rick Lamb scored 19 points for Illinois State, which led 59-43 with 9:42 left before surviving a 14-3 spurt by Southern Illinois in a Missouri Valley Conference game.

Eagles share WCC crown to top off record 16-2 year

Getting a little help from their friends, the South Putnam High School girls basketball team closed its most successful season ever Thursday night with the school’s first West Central Conference title ever. The Eagles, who defeated Danville 57-47 Thursday night in the regular-season finale, are co-WCC champions with Cascade High School thanks to Tri-West. The Bruins, 1982 champions, defeated Cascade 36-33 Wednesday night, leaving the Cadets and Eagles tied with 7-1 records. THE FINAL GAME of the regular season was an emotional situation. One of the season’s largest crowds turned out to watch the Eagles close a 16-2 schedule and honor seniors Kim Zeronik. Lori Landes, Debbie Gould and Tamara McConahay. Zeronik, Landes and Gould have played on three varsity teams that have compiled a 47-11 record, including the first

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In the second overtime, the two teams’ situations were reversed. This time Purdue led by three points, 72-69, in the waning seconds when Turner hit a jump shot from three-point range at the buzzer to force still another overtime. “When we hit that one, that was great,” said Frieder. “When that happened, I thought we would win.” The final overtime period saw the Wolverines take a quick 7472 lead. Purdue responded with seven straight points, including four by Bullock, to build a 79-74 advantage. The Wolverines’

Ohio State catches lowa on an off shooting night

By The Associated Press “All of the elements were there,” said lowa Coach Lute Olson, “except we couldn’t put the ball in the hole.” When a second overtime had ended Thursday night, Olson’s 14th-ranked Hawkeyes had fallen 89-83 to Ohio State in what OSU Coach Eldon Miller called “our best game overall this season.” In other Big Ten games, Illinois defeated Michigan State 78-71 and Purdue edged Michigan 80-77 in triple overtime. The results left Purdue and Ohio State with 4-2 records, tied with Minnesota for second place in the Big Ten; lowa and Illinois with 3-3, tied for third; and Michigan and Michigan State with 2-5, tied for last. Indiana, 51 and idle Thursday night, is on top. “We did a good job of taking care of the ball,” Olson said. “We had our share of decent shots, but the ball’s got to go in the hole.” It did for Ohio State as the Buckeyes hit nearly 53 percent of their field-goal attempts and 26 of 30 free-throw tries. Six free throws by Troy Taylor in the last minute of the second overtime gave Ohio State the game. Granville Waiters’ hot shooting and Taylor’s perfect night at the free-throw line sinking 10 of 10 sparked Ohio State to its fourth win at lowa City in four years. “Granville Waiters came to life with 21 points,” Miller said. “It’s a career high for him and it couldn’t come at a better time for us.” Taylor finished with 18 points.

sectional crown and now a piece of the conference title. The 10-point victory was accomplished in grand fashion. All five of the South Putnam starters reached double figures. Junior Lea Ann Toney led the way with 15 points, followed by Kim Zeronik with 12 and Gould, Jami Flora and Lori Landes each netted 10, thus accounting for every Eagle point on the board. “THAT HAS BEEN one of our goals all year, to get everybody in double figures and that’s the first time we’ve done it,” a proud coach David Flora said. South led all the way. The Eagles took a 14-10 lead into the second quarter and a 28-20 lead in at halftime. The margin remained at eight going into the final period. Zeronik led South’s 29-25 rebound advantage with 10 boards. Gould pulled down nine and Toney finished with six. SOUTH’S FINAL 16-2 regular-season record breaks

Robert Henderson made a three-point shot with 21 seconds remaining in the game, but that was as close as Michigan could get. “We were very fortunate to win," said Keady. “We’ve got very gutsy kids on our team, and it was a shame that someone had to lose.” Frieder agreed. “It’s just awful to lose a game like that. There’s no justice. We played well but didn't get the key break we needed.” . Purdue, which is now 4-2 and 13-3 overall, was led in scoring by Cross' 20 points.

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OLSON: Watches Hawkeyes miss

lowa kept up with the Buckeyes in first-half shooting, but hit only 15 of 41 attempts from the field in the last half. Greg Stokes tallied 24 points to lead lowa. Both teams are 124 overall Illinois, traditionally poor at free-throw shooting, sank 10 of 13 when it beat Michigan State in East Lansing. “I think we proved we are winners,” said Illinois Coach Lou Henson. “We had plenty of chances to wilt, but we didn’t. Michigan State Coach Judd Heathcote said his team has

the previous school standard of 15-3 set last year when the Eagles went on to capture the Eminence sectional crown and finished with an 18-4 mark. The loss of coach Audrey Satterblom and leading scorer Darla Ellis didn’t appear to slow the Eagles down this year. Coach Flora pointed out that he has coached this group of seniors, with the exception of two years, since they were in fifth grade. “It was a new situation (varsity coaching), but we have been together for a while,” Flora said. The South Putnam junior varsity lost its final game 34-33 to end a 4-10 year. DANVILLE (47) Visker 4 0-0 5 8, Soltis 2 0-2 0 4, Schoening 7 1-1 3 15, Neal 3 0-0 0 6, Scott 5 0-0 3 10, Hadlee 0 0-0 2 0, Jones 2 0-0 0 4. TOTALSFG 23 FT 1-3 PFI3. SOUTH PUTNAM (57) Zeronik 4 44 3 12, Tones 7 1-3 3 15. Landes 2 6-9 0 10, Gould 5 04 2 10, Flora 5 04 1 10. Williams 0 04 1 0, Staley 0 04 0 0, Porter 0 04 0 0, Crosby 0 04 0 0, Mctonahay 0 04 0 0. TOTALS-FG 23 FT 11-18 PF 10 Score by quarters Danville 10 20 35 47 South Putnam 14 28 42 57

JIM BULLOCK Pulls down win

been in an irritating rut for the last three games. “This was a game we just had to win,” he said. “You can’t lose games at home and expect to be a factor in the conference race.” Illinois shot 74 percent from the line while the Spartans’ free throws dropped at a 44 percent rate. Derek Harper led Illinois with 25 points. Scott Skiles led Michigan State with 18. Illinois is now 13-6 overall, while the Spartans are 9-8.