Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 119, Greencastle, Putnam County, 19 January 1985 — Page 4

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic. January 19,1985

Cubs win; Cooper joins 1,000 club

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor CLA\ TON - Mike Cooper joined a very exclusive club Friday night and Greencastle joined a four-way tie for first place in the West Central Conference high school basketball race. Cooper and backcourt mate David Rushing combined for 55 points while leading Greencastle to a startling 85-66 victory over host Cascade. That leaves the Cubs tied with C ascade, Owen Valley and Danville for the conference lead, each school having one loss. NEEDING ONLY FIVE points to go over the 1,000-point mark in his varsity career, Cooper scored a season-high 31 points, grabbed four rebounds and passed out five assists The 6-1 guard hit 12 or 16 shots from the floor and seven of eight free throws to lead all scorers. His third field goal of the night sent him over the 1,000-point mark and gave Greencastle a 16-8 lead with 7:45 remaining in the first half. “There are not many better guards in the state and his performance tonight ranks right up there with one of the best performances I’ve ever seen out of a guard,” Greencastle coach Doug Miller said. Cooper’s career- and season-high accomplishment overshadowed an outstanding performance by Rushing. The 6-1 junior scored 24 points by hitting 11 of 18 shots from the floor and both of his free throw attempts. THE TWO MADE what started out as a rough night for Cascade even rougher Assistant coach David Branneman opened

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Eminence's Barry Simpson found himself up in the air and out of position on this play Friday night at South Putnam. Simpson thought Eagle Wes Evans was going to put up a shot, but guessed wrong. Evans was fouled on

Four-year deal worth $4.65 million

Hernandez, Tigers sign pact

DETROIT (AP) Willie Hernandez said the negotiations were “weird, hard, tough, whatever you want to call it. ” But on Friday, they ended, and they made the left-handed reliever the highestpaid member in the history of the Detroit Tigers. Months of negotiations that had become, : at some times, quite bitter, ended when j Hernandez and the Tigers agreed on a ;■ four-year deal worth an estimated s4.fis million. | xhe contract extension for the 30-year--old Hernandez, who won the American •'League Cy Young and Most Valuable \ player awards last year, was accompanied by a hefty signing bonus and

the game leading the flu-riddled Cadets, as head coach Rick Ford had a civic responsibility to fulfill. Ford arrived with 3:20 to play in the third quarter. “There wasn’t anything Dave could have done differently, or I would have done differently preparing for the game,” Ford said of Branneman. Greencastle jumped out to a 10-0 lead with Jay Hopkins, Rushing and Cooper netting points off a fullcourt offense. The Cubs forced six Cadet turnovers in the opening period, while building a 14-8 lead that was never really in jeopardy. “WE CAME OUT awful tight and couldn’t shoot the ball in the basket and never did really get our shooting touch unwound,” Branneman said after his varsity coaching debut. David Smyth finally got the Cadets on the board with the first of his team’s 32 free throws at the 2:42 mark of the opening quarter. That seemed to thaw out the Cadets some, or at least Smyth, who hit two field goals to narrow the game to six points, 12-6. Free throws were the only reason the game was close at halftime, or that it didn’t become a 30-point rout. “The first half they outscored us 15-4 at the foul line and we were up 13 (points) at halftime,” Miller said. “They were staying in the ball game at the foul line and they stayed in the ball game at the foul line.” Yes, Greencastle had 34 points from the floor to Cascade’s 10 at halftime, leading 38-25. CASCADE APPEARED TO get some of its offensive problems worked out at half-

the play and hit both free throws. The Eagles came up a point short, however, losing to the visiting Eels, 76-75. (Banner-Graphic photo by Tracy Proctor).

will keep him in a Tiger uniform until 1989. “I’m just mainly happy to be staying with the Tigers. I didn’t want to leave the Tigers and they didn’t want me to leave so I knew we were going to make a deal,” Hernandez said. “I looked at all the offers and l finally said, ‘This is fair. ” Hernandez was under contract through 1985. but he had exercised his right under the Basic Agreement with owners to demand a trade. The Tigers had until March 15 to either trade him or negotiate a new contract. If they had not done either of those two things, he could have become a free agent after March 15 After the demand, talks hit snags when Hernandez demanded, at different times,

time, as both teams scored on their first three possessions of the third quarter. The Cadets narrowed the game briefly to 11 points, 40-29, and appeared to be at a rallying point with the Cubs developing some foul trouble. With 5:17 left in the third period David Smith went to the Cub bench with four fouls. Greencastle picked up three fouls in three minutes to open the second half and, with 3:05 showing on the third-period clock, Hopkins earned his fourth personal. But by the time Hopkins got his danger sign and a break on the bench, Greencastle has rebuilt a 55-38 lead with Rushing scoring eight points and Cooper seven. “WE WERE ABLE to get the lead, and what was pleasing about it, we never let that lead vanish,” Miller said. No, Greencastle took a solid 59-40 lead into the fourth quarter, Doug Hedrick coming off the bench to grab a couple of key rebounds on the final possession and Rushing hitting the bucket at the buzzer. Cascade used six Greencastle turnovers and managed to control the boards 17-9 during the final quarter, but never got closer than 14 points. “IN THE FIRST HALF I thought our defensive blocking out was exceptional. In the second half I didn’t think we maintained that same consistency on the defensiveend or the boards,” Miller noted. Along with Cooper's 31 and Rushing’s 24, Greencastle got 10 points from Hopkins, his fourth straight double-figure game since the Christmas break. Forward Joe Poteet led Cascade in scoring and rebounding, netting 25 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. Doug

a guarantee that no Tiger make more money than him, a no-trade clause and a deferred payment program. “All of those demands were later dropped,” said Brian David, the Chicago-based agent who helped put the deal together after Hernandez tired of representing himself with Tigers General Manger Bill Lajoie. “I think this is a fair contract I don’t know if I deserve more, but I’m happy with it. It took a long time, but I guess it was worth it,” Hernandez said. He said he had no bitterness toward the organization. “No hard feelings,” Hernandez said. “With more than $4 million, I don’t think I’m going to be mad.”

Collier, who entered the game as Cascade’s leading scorer, managed 13 points despite playing with the flu, but got only three rebounds. “THIS WAS A good basketball team we played and our kids had to play well with a 19-point final margin,” Miller said of the 11-turnover performance. The running game and good ball movement led to a 56 per cent (36-64) shooting night from the floor for Greencastle coupled with a 76 per cent (13-17) night at the free throw line. Cascade never did warm up, shooting 35 per cent (22-63) from the floor and 69 per cent (22-32) from the free throw line. GREENCASTLE ALSO WON the junior varsity game 40-26. The 10-2 Tiger Cubs host West Central Conference and county rival South Putnam Tuesday night at McAnally Center. There will be a special program to honor Cooper’s 1,000-point accomplishment. GREENCASTLE (85) Smith 2 1-2 4 5, Hopkins 4 2-2 4 10. Murphey 2 0-1 4 4, Rushing 11 2-2 2 24. Cooper 12 7-8 2 31, Nelson 3 0-0 4 6, Hedrick 1 1-2 1 3, Durham 1 0-0 0 2, Hanson 0 0-0 0 0 - Totals FG 36. FT 13-17. FF 21 CASCADE (66) Poteet 10 5-6 I 25, Hugill 1 4-9 3 6. Collier 5 3-6 1 13. Smyth 3 2-2 4 8, Cox 12-214. Perry 1 4-5 2 6. Trump 1 0-0 0 2. Earls 0 2-2 I 2. Worrall 0 0-0 10 -- Totals FG 22. FT 22-32. PF 14 REBOUNDING GREENCASTLE (39) Murphey 13. Rushing 5. Cooper 4, Smith 4. Hopkins 4, Hedricks. Nelson 2, Hanson I. Team 3. CASCADE (41) Poteet 14. Hugill 6, Cox 4, Collier 3. Perry 2, Trump 2, Earls 2, Smyth I. Worrall 1, Team 6. QUARTER SCORING Greencastle 14 24 21 26-85 Cascade 8 17 15 26-66 Turnovers: GHS 11. CHS 13 Junior varsity: GHS4O. CHS 26

Eminence nips Eagles on last-second bucket

By DAVID RAWNSLEY Banner-Graphic Sports Writer In what could very well have been the best, if not the most exciting, area high school basketball game of the year, visiting Eminence nipped hard-luck South Putnam 76-75 Friday night on a 25-foot shot by Mike Buis as time expired South Putnam’s second consecutive onepoint loss dropped the Eagles’ season record to 5-9. Eminence is now 3-10 ON A NIGHT WHEN both teams were deadly accurate from the floor, it was ironic that Buis, good on only two of eight shots before hitting his last effort from beyond the top of the key, should connect on the game winner. The host Eagles made 29 of 52 shots (55 per cent), only to be outgunned by the Eels’ 32-55 ( 58 per cent) marksmanship. “This is by far the best we’ve played all year,” said Eminence coach Kelly Simpson. "We were fortunate to get a super shot from Mike Buis at the end of the game, but then it was a super effort all around It’s a shame that someone had to lose.” Although Eminence’s only lead from the middle of the first quarter on was the final score, South Putnam’s margin rarely was more than three points and never more than seven. THE EAGLES OVERCAME an early 108 Eminence lead with 10 straight points late in the opening period, including four each by Mark Sutherlin and David Varvel. The hosts tried to stretch a 22-15 firstquarter advantage behind the shooting of a red-hot Brian Meek, but a balanced Eminence attack held South Putnam to an identical seven-point margin, 42-35, at the half.

Tri-West tops visiting Clovers

By CHRIS KNAUER Banner-Graphic Sports Writer LIZTON - What is mushy and melts away when heat is applied. Snow is one answer; the Cloverdale defense is another. The latter proved to be the case Friday night as the visiting Clovers were defeated 71-50 by Tri-West in high school basketball action. THE CLOVERS, whose overall record dropped to 4-7, will entertain 1-11 county rival North Putnam Saturday night. Cloverdale started off on the right foot, building an 8-2 lead over a sluggish TriWest squad. “After that, we never put ourselves in a position to play,” said coach Mark Barnhizer, although the early spurt was enough to give the Clovers a 13-11 lead at the close of the first quarter. For the opening four minutes of the second period, the Clovers were fighting off the Ice Age, not scoring until Mark McClean sank a pair of free throws at 3:30. “IT TOOK FOREVER to score,” Barnhizer said. “After they switched from a 23 (zone) to man-to-man defense, we just didn’t execute the offense, take shots or block out. It was one thing after another.” Meanwhile, the Bruin offense applied the heat with a 10-point effort from junior forward P.K. Williams doing the igniting. Unable to stop Tri-West’s base-line drives, the Clovers saw their lead melt away to a 31-19 halftime deficit.

Mike Cooper hit 12 of 16 shots from the floor Friday night in a 31point performance that led Greencastle by Cascade 85-66 and put him over the 1,000-point mark for his

Meek collected 14 points during the second quarter, giving him 20 for the first 16 minutes. But all five Eel starters netted four points in the stanza to keep the game even. After a fast-paced and high-scoring first half, both teams might have been expected to cool off coming out of the locker after the intermission The opposite was true, though, as Eminence sank eight of their first 10 shots in the third quarter and South Putnam’s Troy Greenlee came back from a quiet first half with seven points. SOME EXCELLENT OFFENSIVE rebounding by the Eels’ Scott Alexander gave Eminence the last four points in the third quarter and narrowed the South Putnam lead to 55-53. When Alexander picked up his fourth and fifth fouls in quick succession with more than five minutes left and South Putnam holding a six-point lead, it looked like the Eagles might finally take charge. But an effective half-court trap defense by Eminence forced South Putnam into numerous turnovers, including a steal and layup by Chad Shuler that evened the score at 67-67 with 2:13 remaining. Two Greenlee free throws and a driving basket by Buis kept the score tied at 69. Clutch free throw shooting put South in front as Meek and Sutherlin each hit two free throws around a basket by Greenlee, while Eminence could sink only two of their four charity tosses. The last two free throws by Sutherlin gave the Eagles a 7571 lead with only 28 seconds on the clock. EMINENCE’S TROY PAYNE narrowed the margin to 75-72 on a free throw with 17 seconds left, and when the second attempt went out of bounds off an Eagle, Eminence

Cloverdale’s leading scorer for the night, Rob Mann, picked up eight of his 13 points in the third quarter to boost the offensive effort. But Tri-West scored on 11 of 15 shots from the field for 73 per cent accuracy in the priod to extend the lead to 5333. THE BRUINS ADDED 18 more points in the final period. The Clovers added 17. 10 of those points courtesy of Clover substitutes Larry Williams, Mike Cooper and Chris Mann. “After we shook out the cobwebs in the first quarter, we were able to penetrate on offense and start putting some through the hoop," Tri-West coach Gary Hudson said For the game, the Bruias hit 31 of 52 field goal attempts for 60 per cent, while the

Roachdale Baptist wins

ROACHDALE -- Taking full advantage of its superior quickness, Roachdale Baptist Academy broke open a tight ball game in the second quarter Friday night enroute to an 82-48 victory over Eagle Creek Christian School from Indianapolis. The win sends the Royal Crusaders into a two-week break with a 5-1 record. Their next game is Feb. 1 when Noblesville Christian School comes to Roachdale. ROACHDALE LED 13-8 after one quarter, but in the second period they went into full-court, zone pressure defense, creating

varsity basketball career. The victory also boosted Greencastle into a four-way tie for first place in the West Central Conference. (BannerGraphic photo by Steve Fields).

got the ball back. A sharp pick and roll on the in-bounds play under the Eminence basket gave Payne a layup and put the score at 75-74. Sutherlin’s missed free throw with eight seconds remaining set the stage for Buis’s game-winning shot. Payne rebounded the miss, and passed to Shuler, who fed the 6-2, lefthanded Buis between the top of the key and the midcourt circle. Meek finished with 27 points and a gamehigh 10 rebounds for South Putnam, and was joined in double figures by Greenlee with 24 points. Center Ed Webb led a balanced Eminence attack with 18 points, while Shuler contributed 16, and Alexander and Payne had 14 apiece. Alexander led the Eels with nine rebounds as South Putnam won the rebounding battle 32-25. THE SOUTH PUTNAM junior varsity needed two overtimes to edge Eminence 66-64. Bryce Arnold led South Putnam with 15 points. South Putnam returns to action Tuesday night when they travel to McAnally Center in Greencastle to take on the rival Tiger Cubs. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. EMINENCE (76) M. Buis 3 0-6 2 6, Payne 5 4-7 3 14, Webb 7 4-6 3 18. Shuler 7 2-2 3 16. Alexander 6 2-2 5 14. Pierce 3 0-0 3 6, Simpson I 0-0 1 2, Winters 0 0-0 I 0. Total 32-55 FG. 12-17 FT. 21 PF SOUTH PUTNAM (75) Meek 10 7-8 1 27. Varvel 3 0-1 2 6. Phillips 3 0-0 3 6, Greenlee 10 4-7 2 24, Sutherlin 3 2-3 0 8, Evans 0 2-2 1 2, Hutcheson 0 2-5 4 2. Total 29-52 FG, 17-26 FT. 13 PF REBOUNDS EMINENCE (25) Alexander 9. Webb 7. Pavne 3, M. Buis 3, Simpson 1, Shuler 1. Team 1 SOUTH PUTNAM (32) Meek 10. Varvel 7. Greenlee 5, Phillips 5, Hutcheson 3, Team 2 QUARTER SCORING Eminence 15 20 18 23 -76 South Putnam 22 20 13 20 -75

Clovers were good on 18 of 44 for 41 per cent. Cloverdale’s junior varsity earned a 4741 victory. CLOVERDALE (50) R Mann 5 3-5 4 13, Scott 4 (MM 8. McLean 1 2-2 04, Stoltz 5 1-2 4 11, Whitakeroo-1 30, Williams 14-60 6, McCormick o 0-0 0 0, Novak 0 0-0 0 0, Cooper 0 1-211, Archer 0 0-0 0 0. C. Mann 2 3-3 3 7. Totals-KG 18. FT 14-21, PF 16 TRI-WEST (71) Dickerson 2 0-1 3 4, Gillin 4 3-4 1 11. Williams 7 3-1 2 17, Clark 7 0-0 114. Coll 3 0-0 4 6, Hiland 2 0-03 4. Marsh 0 1-2 2 1, Jobe 10-0 12, Szewc 1 2-3 1 4, Kennedy 4 0-0 18 Totals - FG3I.FT9-14.PF18. REBOUNDING CLOVERDALE (17) R Mann I, Scott 3, McLean 2. Stoltz I, Whitaker 4, Williams 3, McCormick 0. Novak 0, Cooper 3, Archer 0. MannO. TRI-WEST (27) Dickerson 1. Gillin 0. Williams 7. Clark 7, Coll 4. Hiland 1, Marsh 2, Jobe 1. Szewc 2, Kennedy 2. QU ARTER SCORING Cloverdale , 3 B ~ ,7.5^ Tri-West n 2 o 22 18-71

several Eagle Creek turnovers. “We’ve got a lot of quickness,” coach Tom Strader said. The tactic enabled the Crusaders to build a 39-16 halftime lead. Letting up on the full-court defense in the second half, Roachdale led 53-31 when the fourth quarter opened MARK STOKES LED Roachdale with 22 points and 11 rebounds, followed by Chuck Irish with 14 points and 12 rebounds and Butch Miller with 14 points. Joe Fischer added 12 points.