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Freshman David Gaiie (32) was more than a little surprised when teammate David Hathaway was willing to pass up an open shot after faking Capital's Shane Vaia (34) into the air during Friday night's NCAA Division 111 Great Lakes Regional. Hathaway scored 27 points, hitting 10 of

Hope's unbeaten hopes ended

By JOHN DEMPSEY Banner-Graphic Sports Writer Heidelberg College rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half to upset No. 1ranked Hope College 73-69 in the opening game of the NCAA Division 111 Great Lakes Regional basketball tournament Friday night. Heidelberg, located in Tiffin, Ohio, will face host DePauw University in the championship game at 9 p.m. Saturday at DPU’s Gaumey Neal Fieldhouse. THE STUDENT PRINCES outscored Hope 18-4 in the first seven minutes of the second half to pull to within one at 5251. Claudie Johnson and Jerry Bucilla led the drive with six points apiece. Lee Harris woke the crowd and Hope up as he slammed a shot home. Hope pushed the lead back up to six on two jumpers by David Beckman and a Dan Gustad basket. But six-points leads were all Hope could manage,

Cubs, Eagles winners on sectional's opening night

Greencastle puts Rockville to rest

By CHRIS KNAUER Banner-Graphic Sports Writer “This has to be one of the top two ball games we’ve played this year,” Greencastle High School coach Doug Miller said after his team’s 73-52 victory over the Rockville Rox in the second game of the Green-castle-IHSAA sectional Friday night. The Greencastle Tiger Cubs will now play the South Putnam Eagles at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at McAnally Center. “THEY PLAYED good ball tonight,” Rockville coach Roger Bridge remarked. “They deserved to win.” Disappointment, however, was in the air as this game was Bridge’s last after 23 years of coaching, seven of those years at Rockville High School. Aggressive defense throughout the first quarter by the Greencastle squad gave the offense plenty of chances to move up quickly on the scoreboard. After the opening tip-off Miller had his starters go into a full-court pressure defense against the Rox. “I thought our defensive pressure was the key,’ Miller commented. “It took them out of some things they (Rockville) like to run.” THE ROCKVILLE offense was held to only two points in the first four minutes, while Greencastle went up nine, five of those points courtesy of David Rushing. The next eight Cub points were put in by Mike Cooper. When the first period

with the last coming at the sixminute mark of the game, 65-59. Heidelberg pulled to within three when Harris made a three-point play after being fouled on a layup. Beckman kept the Dutchmen in the game late hitting two long jumpers to keep the lead. Gregg Mossing dropped in a 16-footer and then pulled the Princes to within one with two free throws at 69-68. Johnson hit a 15-footer with 45 seconds left to give Heidelberg the lead. Four shots by Hope all fell short, and each time the rebound went to a Prince player. Harris responded with three free throws after receiving a bear hug pulling down two of the boards. HOPE, WHICH had led by as many as 17 early in the second half, shot 63 per cent from the field in the first half on 21-33 shooting. However, the second half, the Dutchmen hit only 1039 for 34 per cent. Heidelberg, responded from 36 per cent

was over Greencastle had gained control, 17-6. Despite controlling the opening tip-off in the second quarter Rockville just couldn’t convert it into a bucket. Rushing quickly turned an error by the Rox into a field goal for the Tiger Cubs. Another basket by David Smith changed Greencastle lead over Rockville into 13. Miller called timeout at 4:42 after Hunter had picked up the team’s fifth foul. Rockville’s Tucker came to the line to hit both ends of the one-and-one. However, the Tiger Cubs soon gained a 15-point lead that would last for most of the quarter. By halftime the Rox trailed 33-20. “WE HAD GOOD starts at the beginning of both halves,” Miller said. “We were in control in the second half. Cooper came out firing in the second half, scoring eight more points in the third quarter after resting late, in the second quarter because of foul woes. Defensive pressure again held the Rockville offense to only nine points while the Tiger Cubs moved to take 49-29 lead by the end of the quarter. Rockville’s offense came alive from the floor in the last period, hitting 10 field goals on 19 attempts. However, free throws by the Tiger Cubs demolished any attempt by Rockville to cut its deficit to any lesser extent. For the quarter the Tiger Cubs hit 13 of 18 from

17 shots from the floor, while grabbing four rebounds and passing out two assists in 39 minutes of play in DePauw's 21st home court victory. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).

shooting in the first half to hit 16 of 27 shots in the second. Hope coach Gleen Van Wieren felt the second-half shooting was the key to the game. “We didn’t shoot well. The shots we hit all year, even in the first half, didn’t fall. Part of it was our concentration. We just weren’t determined enough to get the ball inside when we should have. When you’re ahead, the offense has to keep you ahead.” MEANWHILE, Heidelberg coach John Hill felt the defense was the key to the second-half comeback. “We went with the big lineup tonight, and in doing so, we were able to shut down their inside play. When we got behind, we went to the 2-3 zone to force them outside. They didn’t beat us down court. “When we went in behind at halftime, I gave them about the same talk as during the season. There were a few times this

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Rockville's John Tucker (20) manages to run down a loose basketball Friday night, but he has Greencastle’s David Rushing right on top of him all the way. Rushing scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds for the Cubs in the second game of the sectional Friday night. Tucker tossed in 12 for the Rox. (Banner-Graphic photo by Tracy Proctor).

the line. THREE STARTERS for the Greencastle squad were able to hit double figures. Cooper, one of the state’s leading scorers led with 29 points, followed by Rushing with 14 and Smith with 12. What will be one of the keys that Greencastle will use to unlock South Putnam? According to Miller: “We must play good defense. When we do that, it will open up our offense.”

season when we were behind at the half. I just told them we were in the NCAA tournament, and to go out and have fun. Play hard and have fun ” HARRIS LED Heidelberg with 18 points and grabbed eight boards. Bucilla, an all-America candidate, added 17 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and picked off four Hope passes. Johnson and Mossing contributed 16 and 12 points. HOPE (99) Henry 5-13 3-6 3 13. Klunder 6-12 2-2 1 14. Heerdt 5-8 2-3 4 12. Beckman 9-14 94) 2 18. Schilling 2-5 04) 3 4. I)lls 1-2 04) I 2, Gustad 1- 04) 1 2. Gelander 2-2 0-0 2 4. TOTAI.S----FG 31-62, FT 7-11 PFI7. HEIDELBERG (73) Harris 7-16 4-5 3 18. Johnson 7-14 2-2 0 16. ('horba 1-3 Ol 3 2. Bucilla 7-19 3-3 3 17, Mossing 5-10 2-2 1 12. C onti 1-1 04) 0 2. Elfert 2- 0-1 1 4, Slagle 1-2 0-0 3 2. TOTALS-FG 31-69 FT 11-14 PF 14. REBOUNDING Hope (39)~Henry 8. Beckman 8. Heerdt 4. Klunder 4. Schuling 4. Gelander 2, Diis 1, Team 8. Heidelberg (35>-Bueilla 8. Harris 8. Eifert 3. Johnson 3. Mossing 3. Slagle 3. ( horba 1, Conti 1, Team 5. Halftime score: Hope 48, Heidelberg 33. Technical foul: Beckman. Turnovers: Hope 15, Heidelberg 10. Assists: Hope 18 (Schuling 10), Heidelberg 17 (Bucilla 8). Steals: Hope 4 (Henry 2), Heidelberg 6 (Bucilla 4).

GREENCASTLE (73) Smith 5 2-3 1 12, Cooper 10 9-9 3 28, Hunter 3 1-2 2 7. Flint I 2-2 2 4. Rushing 6 2-3 1 14. Hopkins 0 (M) 0 0. Job 0 0-0 I 0, Durham 0 5-6 I 5. Murphy 0 0-0 I 0, Taylor 0 0-2 2 0, Nelson 10-012. TOTALS-FG 26, FT 21-27, PF 16. ROCKVILLE (52) Eslinger 4 0-2 3 8, Stillwell 3 OO 3 6, Barrett I 1-2 4 3. Tucker 4 44 3 12, Payne 0 <H> 2 0. Buck I OO 0 2, Gilmore 10-0 0 2, Bartlett 3 36 4 9. Monts 5 0-0 1 10. Snapp 0 0-0 10. White 0 0-0 0 0. Brown 0 0-1 2 0. TOTALS-FG 22, FT 8-18. PF 23. REBOUNDING Greencastle (23)-Cooper 4, Hunter 6, Flint 0, Rushing 4. Hopkins 0. Job 1, Durham 2, Murphy 0, Taylor 0, Nelson 1. Rockville (18)-Eslinger 2. Stillwell 4, Barrett 2, Tucker 3, Payne 1, Buck 1, Gilmore 1. Bartlett 4. Monts 1, Snapp 0. White 0, Brown 0. SCORE BY QUARTERS Greencastle 17 16 16 24-73 Rockville 6 14 9 23-52

DPU rallies to earn regional finals berth

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor David Hathaway scored 27 points as DePauw University rallied from a five-point deficit in the second half Friday night to upset ninth-ranked Capital University 62-80 in the opening round of the Great Lakes Regional of the NCAA Division 111 basketball tournament at Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center. The llth-ranked and 22-4 Tigers go for their 22nd consecutive home-court victory at 9 p.m. Saturday in the regional championship game against 246 Heidelberg College. Capital, now 22-6, plays Hope College, 22-1, in the 7 p.m. consolation game. Doors at Lilly Center open at 6 o’clock. THE LARGEST crowd ever to watch a basketball game at Neal Fieldhouse saw DePauw limit Capital to just one shot on the offensive end of the court and get the ball inside on their end, to build as much as a ninepoint lead. The Tigers were ahead 34-27 at halftime, but trailed 48-43 with 10 minutes remaining in their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1978. “I thought we played well enough in the second half to win,” Capital coach Dave Grube said after losing in the opening game of the NCAA tourney for the second straight year. “But when you get to this level you have to play close to 40 minutes. The first 20 minutes I thought DePauw dominated." The Tigers were also able to dominate the last 5:47 of the game by executing their delay offense to near perfection. “We went into our delay game a little earlier than we usually do, but we capitalized everytime,” DePauw coach Mike Steele praised. ONLY AFTER digging out of the five-point hole could the Tigers spread the court and use their superior quickness again-

South tops North to gain its revenge

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor Freshmen are supposed to be followers, not leaders. They’re supposed to be watching the varsity play in the sectional, not starting in it. But nobody told Troy Greenlee that Friday night, as the freshman guard scored 20 points to lead South Putnam past North Putnam 63-46 in the opening game of the Green-castle-IHSAA basketball sectional at McAnally Center. SOUTH, NOW 7-14, plays Greencastle for the third time this year in the 8:30 p.m. Saturday semifinal game. Cloverdale meets Van Buren in the 7 p.m. first game. The McAnally Center doors open and the shuttle bus service from the IBM parking lot begin at 6 o’clock. Greenlee hit seven of nine shots from the floor and grabbed four rebounds to help South avenge a three-point loss to North from the regular season. Greenlee did not play in that contest, yet North coach Bill Brothers was not surprised. “But after he started we couldn’t stop him,” Brothers said after ending a 1-20 rookie coaching season. “Greenlee killed us.” ACCORDING TO coach Bill Merkel, the only thing that made the freshman nervous was the coach worrying about how he was going to play starting in the sectional. “You can’t say enough about Troy Greenlee, a freshman playing in his first sectional,” Merkel praised. Greenlee scored 15 points in the first half to help South build a 33-20 halftime lead. The Eagles hit nine of 13 shots in the first period to take a 19-10 ad-

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st the taller and more physical Crusaders. Down 48-43, DePauw’s rally started when Craig McAtee hit a free throw and Hathaway tipped the missed second attempt back to the waiting guards. Hathaway scored just seconds later, cutting the margin to 48-46. But Phil Wendel made the key play, stealing the ball when Capital tried to go inside, scoring a breakaway layup and hitting the ensuing free throw. The three-point play put DePauw up 49-48 and the advantage changed hands four times before Hathaway put the igers ahead for good 53-52. The Crusaders committed an unforced turnover right after DePauw took the lead and the delay game started. Hathaway tipped the only shot the Tigers missed while in the delay back out to the guards again and turned a Wendel pass into a threepoint play and 56-52 lead with 2:46 remaining. ONE OF THE FEW turnovers DePauw made against Capital’s full-court pressure gave the Crusaders an opportunity to tie the game with 43 seconds left. But the 18-foot attempt bounced off the rim and Wendel yanked in his lone rebound. Hathaway hit two free throws to give DePauw a fourpoint edge that was narrowed to the final two when Capital scored at the buzzer. Hathaway led DePauw’s 67

vantage into the second quarter. North’s only lead of the game was 2-0 off Todd Bock’s 17-foot shot from the wing. Bock and Bill Horton scored the first four points of the second quarter of North as South had trouble with the Cougars’ 2-3 zone. Just under three minutes passed in the period before Greenlee scored the first of 10 points, driving the seam in North’s zone for a layup and scoring another basket off an offensive rebound. GREENLEE canned a pair of free throws before Adam Hull drove the zone and scored. South’s lead was 33-20 at halftime. North never got inside the 11point barrier in the second half, but South built more than a 19point lead either. Seven different players scored for South during the third quarter as the Eagles led 51-32 when the final period opened. “We just didn’t shoot well,” coach Brother said. “They were struck on 51 and 55 a long time. We come down here and threw the ball away.” OVER THREE minutes passed in the final quarter before Hull hit a free throw for South’s first point. But at the same time the Eagles were never in trouble. “We were up 15 on them the last time we played,” a disappointed coach Brothers said. For just that reason coach Merkel was glad to get the game over. “The kids feel like a 100-pound weight has been lifted off their shoulders,” Merkel said in refence to being the only team the Cougars beat this year. BACKING GREENLEE S 20point night were Hull with 11

per cent (24-36) shooting night, hitting 10 of 17 shots from the floor. “He was not going to be denied tonight,” Steele said of the team’s leading scorer. “I wanted it,” Hathaway said. “I hit a couple I thought I missed, but I got a good roll. ” THE TIGERS ALSO got 10 points from forward Juan Aponte, six during the first half. This game actually had three different periods, only one of which Capital controlled. DePauw won the first 20-minute period, leading 34-27 at halftime, but the Crusaders won the second. And the Tigers’ delay game decided the last five-plus minutes. By getting the ball inside repeatedly and outrebounding Capital 12-8, thus limiting them to just one shot, DePauw built a 30-21 lead. But getting inside the second half was tough. “THEY MADE A nice adjustment to that in the second half,” Steele said. “The first half we were pinning them and taking them inside. The second half they really fought around.” At the same time 6-5 forward Darrin Blackford and 6-6 center John Thompson became offensive factors. Blackford, limited to just two points in the first half, scored 12 in the second, finishing with a teamhigh 14. Thompson, also limited to a pair in the first half, scored 10. And after getting just two of-

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South Putnam's Troy Greenlee (right) takes a look inside when confronted by North Putnam's Todd Bock and Ryan Wehrman during the opening game of the Green castle sectional. Only a freshman, Greenlee scored 20 points Friday night in his first sectional start as South moved into the semifinal with a victory over North. (Ban-ner-Graphic photo by Tracy Proctor).

and Brian Christy and Todd Branson with eight points each. Bock led North with 11 points and Ryan Wehrman finished with 10. The Cougars played without second-leading scorer Chris Colvin for disciplinary reasons. South shot a warm 56 per cent (27-48) from the floor, compared to North’s 38 per cent (1847). For North seniors Bock, Gene Ensor and Bill Horton it was their final game.

fensive rebounds during the first half, Capital pulled down three on one possession, Eric Morrison netting the hoop that cut DePauw’s lead to one, 40-39. Blackford used the second straight Tiger turnover to put the Crusaders ahead 41-40 with 14 minutes left. “ONCE THEY GOT ahead four, then I thought they got a little tentative,” Steele said of Capital. Also Steele made an adjustment to Capital’s defensive efforts. “One of the things that helped us, we put better passers in the game,” the coach said of getting Neal Ogle, Scott Lewis and Wendel on the floor at the same time. As uaual, DePauw used nine players while winning its .first game in the NCAA tournament and the depth could play a major role in Saturday night’s championship game. CAPITAL (60) Blackford 7-13 04) 4 14, Morris 4-11 04) 5 8, Thompson 6-110-0 4 12. Arbogast 1-1 3-4 2 5. Vaia 2-4 04) 2 4, Bastln 2-4 2-2 2 6, Justice 3-4 1-1 3 7, Dietz 1-2 2-2 1 4. TOTALS-FG 26-50, FT 8-9, PF 23. DePAUW >62) Hathaway 10-17 7-11 0 27, Aponte 5-5 04) 2 10. Vanderkoik 2-2 2-2 36, Wendel 3-4 1-1 2 7, Lewis 0-10-11 0, McAtee 2-2 1-2 3 5, Vleke 13 1-2 2 3, Ogle 04) 04) 0 0, Galle 1-2 2-2 2 4. TOTALS-FG 24-36, FT 14-21. PF 15. REBOUNDING Capital (18)-Thompson 5. Morrison 3, Blackford 2. Bastln 2. Vaia 1. Tram 5. DePauw (21)-Apotnte 5, Hathaway 4. Wendel 3. Lewis 2, McAtee 1, Vleke 1, Ogle 1, Galle 1, Team 3. Halftime score : DPU 34. CU 27. Turnovers: CU 16, DPU 16. Assists: CU 13 (Morrison, Arbogast 4), DPU 18 (Wendel 5, Lewis 4). Stea Is: CU 6 (Blackford 3), DPI! 4 (Wendel 1).

NORTH PUTNAM (46) Wehrman 5 0-0 0 10, Ensor 3 0-1 4 6, Horton 2 4-6 2 8, Haler 0 2-2 3 2, Bock 5 1-2 4 11, Lasley 0 0-0 10, McAfee 0 0-2 10, Gray 1 2-4 1 4, Lyons 10-0 0 2, Klger 1 1-2 0 3. Greeson 0 0-1 00. TOTALS-FG 18, FT 10-20 PF 16 SOUTH PUTNAM (63) McHugh 3 0-1 2 6, Christy 3 2-2 5 8, Meek 2 00 5 4, Greenlee 7 6-8 I 20. Hull 5 1-4 3 11, Schrock 1 0-0 0 2. Branson 4 0-0 0 8. Varvel 2 0-1 I 14. Hutcheson 0 OO 1 0, Pittman 0 0-0 2 0 TOTALS-FG 27, FT9-16, PF 20 REBOUNDING North Putnam 124)-Wehrman 7, Ensor 7, Horton 3. McAlee 3, Bock 2. Haler 1, Gray I. South Putnam (24>-McHugh 6. Christy 4, Greenlee 4. Meek 3. Branson 2, Hutcheson 2, Hull 1, Varvel 1, Pittman l SCORE BY QUARTERS North Putnam 10 10 12 14-46 South Putnam 19 14 18 1203