Banner Graphic, Volume 21, Number 126, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 January 1991 — Page 8

THE BANNERGRAPHIC January 31,1991

State high school scoring leaders Indiana High School Basketball State Scoring Leaders By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) State scoring leaders in basketball, as compiled by the Indiana High School Athletic Association through games of Jan. 26: BOYS G Pts Avg High Brady Adkins, Morristown 14 502 35.8 56 Darnell Wilcher, Morton Memorial 10 332 33.2 49 Brandon Fites, North Miami 12 378 31.5 48 Alan Henderson, Indpls Brebeuf 16 479 29.9 41 Steve Nicodemus, Whitko 13 376 28.9 39 Eric Sherman, South Dearborn 13 375 28.8 43 Cole Casbon, Boone Grove 15 430 28.6 40 Andy Elkins, Ev. Bosse 11 309 28.1 36 Lamar Morton, Muncie South 14 391 27.9 35 Chad Gilbert, Charlestown 15 415 27.6 36 Josh Rang, Blackhawk Christian 13 357 27.4 35 Aaron Finnegan, S’western (Hanover) 13 355 27.3 41 Cory DeGroote, West Vigo 14 372 26.5 41 Ryan Wolf, Martinsville 16 419 26.1 40 Tom Gohmann, Clarks.Providence 14 364 26.0 41 Marie Lueking, Austin 13 338 26.0 45 Dave Pugh, Winamac 14 363 25.9 38 Scott Shepherd, Carmel 14 363 25.9 38 Matt Fine, Winchester 14 363 25.9 43 Lance Barker, Columbus East 13 336 25.8 33 Richie Hammel, Lafayette Jeff 16 407 25.4 43 GIRLS G Pts Avg High Cindy Lamping, Batesville 17 580 34.1 50 Jennifer Jacoby, Rossville 20 647 32.3 49 Leslie Wade, Loogootee 18 511 28.4 47 Laura Ledbetter, Greencastle 17 483 28.4 41 Antoinette Towler, Ev. Harrison 16 448 28.0 36 Misty Norris, Bloomfield 14 375 26.8 46 Molly Herman, Vincennes Rivet 18 477 26.5 40 Livia Hester, TH North 18 472 26.2 40 Charmonique Stallworth, SB Wash 17 442 26.0 39 Kristal Kelly, Switzerland Co. 18 466 25.9 38 Anissa Lewis, Jeffersonville 16 414 25.9 43 Amy Brauman, Brownsburg 19 475 25.0 41 Ann Hensley, Lafayette Catholic 18 449 24.9 36 Tiffany Gooden, FW Snider 17 410 24.1 37 Sarah Armington, Anderson 17 407 23.9 52 Jenny Holmes, Eastern (Greene) 19 453 23.8 40 Robin Downs, TH North 18 429 23.8 37 Michelle Freyberger, Barr-Reeve 18 421 23.4 34 Jennifer Kleine, Westville 17 393 23.1 39

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North vs. South

Eagles’ and Cougars’ win streaks over, but it’s still big game

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor A week ago the North PutnamSouth Putnam high school basketball appeared to be the highlight game of the season. Both teams had 10 victories, five-game winning streaks and were still in the hunt for the West Central Conference championship. But now North’s Cougars have lost two in a row. South’s Eagles were bumped off by West Vigo last weekend. So much for winning streaks AND WITH TUESDAY’S 6967 loss to Monrovia, North has gone from being a West Central Conference contender to a spoiler’s role. “We’re in a tough situation where we’ve lost two in a row. We have to come out and do something to change it,” North coach Jim Brothers said. “And South Putnam is a tough team to do that against.” South coach Kieth Puckett watched the Cougars against Monrovia, against Greencastle and against Cloverdale. “It doesn’t matter how they play against other people, they won’t play that way against us,” Puckett said of the Cougars. Regardless of their recent losses, North Putnam still takes a 10-5 record into Friday’s West Central Conference game and South Putnam stands 12-3. ALSO ON FRIDAY night, The Northview Knights (7-7) are the guest for Greencastle’s “Basketball Homecoming” and Owen Valley Patriots call on the Cloverdale Clovers in WCC contest North vs. South appears to be a

Long losing streak still haunts Medora

By STEVE HERMAN AP Sports Writer The record book says Medora is 1-14 with an 11-game losing streak. Coach Brad McCammon, however, considers the Hornets’ slide to be much, much longer. In fact, it’s been 47 games and two coaching changes since Medora won a game on the court. The tiny southern Indiana school in Jackson County started the season with a 32-game losing streak. The Hornets lost their first three games and then were beaten 97-42 by Henryville, a defeat that later was overturned by forfeit because of Henryville’s use of an ineligible player. OFFICIALLY, THE STREAK ended at 35 games. As far as McCammon is concerned, it’s still painfully intact. “I don’t consider that a win. I consider that charity. I don’t Lhink the boys accept that as a win cither,” said McCammon, who also is Medora’s athletic director and is in his second stint as basketball coach. “Obviously, part of it is we don’t have a lot of kids to draw from,” McCammon said. “Whoever comes out for the team plays. We don’t have a lot of talent to draw from like the

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KIETH PUCKETT Praises Cougars

battle of an offensive-minded team against a defensive-minded team. North averages 73.2 points per game and allows 68.8 points per game. South averages 65.3 points per game, but gives up just 55.1 points. ‘They’re going to try to outscore you and we’d like defense to control the game. It’s going to be a battle of wills,” Puckett predicted. “Our defense has been pretty sound, but we haven’t plaved anybody with the firepower of North Putnam.” PUCKETT SEES NORTH as a lineup with four players capable of scoring 20 points any night. Daniel Johnson is averaging 21.4 points

larger schools.” Medora has 60 boys among the total fourgrade student population of 119. The girls’ basketball team finished the regular season 0-13, and the boys’ junior varsity has won only one game. McCammon’s varsity squad plays Henryville again on Friday night. ‘THE KIDS WE HAVE work hard and have a good attitude. That’s all we can ask from them,” he said. “They go out and play hard. Early on, they stay with teams, then depth takes over. As time goes on, you get worn down and taken out of the game physically.” In two losses last week, Medora was beaten 130-53 by Southwestern of Shelby County and 108-37 by White River Valley, a new consolidation of L&M, Switz City and Worthington. McCammon’s 10-player team is led by 6-foot sophomore Mark Booker, who plays guard or small forward and is averaging atx)ut 15 points a game. His biggest players are 6-5 Jason Sovem and 6-5 Jason Clampitt. What does he tell them before a game? “I tell them they have to believe they can accomplish their goals ... to play hard for four

Pacers, Dreiling starting to come around in new roles

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Starting is a novelty to Greg Dreiling, who had only four in his first four seasons. But, that may not be true if he continues playing like he has recently. With Rik Smits recovering from elbow surgery, Dreiling has started three consecutive games while helping the Indiana Pacers post three straight victories for the first time this season. The 7-foot-1 Dreiling had a career-high 11 rebounds while playing a career-high 34 minutes as Indiana beat Charlotte 123-105 Wednesday night. He also contributed 11 points, just one off his careerhigh. “GREG’S ADDING SO much to our team, especially defensively and on the boards,” Indiana coach Bob Hill said. “He made strong moves and I’m hopeful his offense will continue to improve.” Dreiling, a second-round draft pick from Kansas in 1986, has been the Pacers’ top rebounder in three of the past five games, pulling in 40 while scoring 39 points. Prior to the spun, he had only 29 rebounds and 73 points in 28 appearances this season. “He’s adjustments. He’s physical. He takes us up a level in terms of being physical,” Hill said. INDIANA LED FROM the start, outscoring the Hornets 9-2 en route to building their biggest lead at 32-13 on a slam dunk by Reggie Miller with 2:44 left in the first period. The Pacers made 12 of their first 17 shots and shot 73 percent in the quarter (16 of 22) to lead 40-24. Charlotte made several bids to get

WCC Standings West Central Conference Boys Basketball at a Glance School WCC Pet Total Pet Cascade 7-1 .875 11-2 .846 South Putnam 4-1 .800 12-3 .800 Edgewood 4-1 .800 8-6 .571 Monrovia 5-2 .714 12-3 .800 North Putnam 3-3 .500 10-5 .667 Owen Valley 2-3 .400 7-6 .538 Danville 2-4 .333 4-10 .286 Tri-West 2-5 .286 3-11 .214 Cloverdale 1-4 .200 4-9 .308 Greencastle 0-6 .000 4-9 .308 Tuesday’s Results Cloverdale 50, Greencastle 43 Monrovia 69, North Putnam 67 Tri-West 72, Zionsville 58 Friday’s Games North Putnam at South Putnam* Northview at Greencastle Owen Valley at Qoverdtle* Zionsville at Danville Edgewood at Monrovia* Moaresville at Cascade Avan at Tri-West Saturday’s Games No games because of girls sectionals Tuesday, Feb. 5, Games Cloverdale at South Putnam* Tri-West at Greencastle* White River Valley at Owen Valley (* West Central Conference games) per game, Chad Wchrman 12.9, Brock Barnhart 11.7 and Michael Johnson 9.4, and they can score them from inside or out. “When it comes to somebody as talented as North Putnam,” Puckett praised, “I don’t think it makes any difference what their record is, what offense they run or what defense they play because they’re so talented.” The Eagles have some firepower of their own. Damon Slaton is averaging 18.2 points per game, Jay Mutterspaugh 12.1 and Jim Burdge has joined Cory Robinson at a deceivingly low 9.5 points per night. IF NORTH PLAYS a zone,

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back into the game, but never drew closer than nine as it lost for the fifth time in six starts despite a season-best 26 points by rookie Kendall Gill and 26 more from Del Curry. Curry had 12 of points in the second quarter when Charlotte pulled to within 11 points three times. The Hornets pulled to within nine twice after trailing 67-50 at halftime. The last time was 110-101 with 3:31 to play and Indiana responded with a jumper by Chuck Person and two free throws by Micheal Williams, and the Hornets never drew closer than 11 again. Miller led a balanced Indiana scoring attack that had six players in double figures with 22 and Per-

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JIM BROTHERS Wary of Eagles

Mutterspaugh, Slaton and Robinson are capable of big games from the perimeter. And recently Burdge has emerged as an inside force against man-to-man defenses. “I’m not so sure he’s just emerged in the last two games,” North coach Jim Brothers said of Burdge. “All year long he has been improving. “Whichever way you look at it you’re going to run into trouble,” Brothers explained. “The thing about them offensively, they don’t make mistakes. Most of the time they get a good shot.” South is a tough place for any team to win. The Eagles are 20-2 at home over the last 2 X A seasons.

quarters. Hopefully, we can come out on top. If not, at least they can be proud of their effort.” THE STATE RECORD losing streak is 65 in a row by Jackson Township, which is now part of the Chesterton school system, from February 1954 to December 1957. Lowell lost 62 in a row from 1951-54, and Wheeler dropped 52 straight from 1977-79. Other long losing streaks include 43 by Cowan and 37 by Worthington, both from 198486, and a current streak of 26 by Hammond Clark. North Newton ended a 29-game losing streak with a 56-43 victory over South Newton Tuesday night. “Sometimes you want to hide your head in the sand,” says Hammond Clark coach Ron Sieman. “The kids are doing all they can. As a coach, you’re doing all you can. It’s to a point now where you wonder when it’s going to end. When is that door going to open? “We are this year’s Wheeler,” he said. THE STATE’S OTHER winless teams this season are Central Noble, DeKalb, Frontier, Milan and Union of Randolph County.

son scored 20. Johnny Newman had 20 points for Charlotte. THE WIN MOVED Indiana to 9-8 since Hill replaced Dick Versace, who was fired after a 9-16 start. “They’re doing the things I’m asking them to do,” Hill said. “We won the boards and had only nine turnovers (a season low) and nine steals ... You can’t overlook that we won the game.” Indiana will go for its fourth in a row at Miami on Friday before returning home to play Seattle on Saturday. “We’ve got to get Miami and another one and get the momentum going strong ,” Miller said. “Three in a row has been eluding us all season. Now that we’ve finally got it, we’ve got to maintain the chemistry.” MEANWHILE, Charlotte returns home to host Boston on Friday with Rex Chapman, Randolph Keys and Kenny Gattison all on the injured list. Pacers CHARLOTTE (105) Newman 5-20 9-10 20, Reid 3-6 1-6 7, Gminski 4-11 0-0 8, Bogues 6-11 1-2 13, Curry 12-17 1-1 26, Gill 11-17 4-6 26, Scheffler 0-0 4-4 4, Cureton 0-6 0-0 0, Haffner 0-1 0-0 0, J.Sanders 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 41-83 21-31 105. INDIANA (123) _ , Person 9-16 1-2 20, Thompson 4-8 0-0 8, Drciling 4-5 3-4 11, Miller 8-13 6-7 22, M. Williams 4-7 6-6 14, Schrempf 4-8 7-10 15, M.Sanders 4-7 2-2 10, Fleming 4-11 1-1 9, McCloud 2-6 1-2 6, Oldham 3-4 0-0 6, K.Williams 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 47-86 27-34 123. Charlotte 24 26 30 25—105 Indiana 40 27 26 30—123 3-Point goals—Charlotte 2-4 (Newman 1-1, Curry 1-2, Gill 0-1), Indiana 2-8 (McCloud 1-2, Person 1-3, Miller 0-3). Fouled out —None. Rebounds —Charlotte 48 (Gminski 11), Indiana 50 (Dreiling 11). Assists—Charlotte 22 (Bogues 13), Indiana 34 (Miller 11). Total fouls—Charlotte 25, Indiana 25. Technicals—Thompson, Reid. Flagrant soul —Thompson. A—-11,002.