Banner Graphic, Volume 22, Number 127, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 January 1992 — Page 7

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Wrestling sectional at GHS

Will the Greencastle-IHSAA Wrestling Sectional be as close as last year? Cloverdale won the championship by two points, 166164, over Greencastle in the closest finish ever. Will it happen again? The sectional unfolds at 9:30 a.m. at McAnally Center. The championship record is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

Game time changed

CLOVERDALE There has been a change in the Cloverdale High School girls basketball schedule. The Clovers play their final regular-season game at South Vermillion on Saturday as scheduled, but the game will begin at 9 a.m., according to Ken Williams, Cloverdale Athletic Director. Fans wishing to see the varsity contest should arrive for the 9 a.m. start, because that game

OV secures WCC crown

SPENCER The Owen Valley Patriots left no doubt about the West Central Conference girls basketball championship Thursday night. The Patriots rolled over the North Putnam Cougars 103-44. Owen Valley won the WCC title with a 9-0 record and Greencastle finished second at 8-1. North posted a 1-8 record in the WCC. Complete conference standings will be announced with the All-WCC team after all WCC girls teams have completed their tournament run. Owen Valley jumped out to a 25-6 lead and never looked back. The Patriots led 58-13 at halftime and pushed the margin to 75-27 in the third quarter. Cary Parker led North’s scoring with 17 points. North closed the regular season with a 3-14 record. The Cougars play the Monrovia

Sectional next for Eagles

ROCKVILLE The South Putnam Eagles closed their regular season schedule Thursday with a 52-32 loss to the host Rockville Rox in girls basketball action. South finished with a 1-16 record overall and a 0-9 conference mark. The Eagles drew the bye in the Cloverdale-IH-SAA Sectional and play the Eminence Eels, the team they defeated in the record season 4815, at 6 p.m. Feb. 6. Season tickets for the three-session sectional are $7 and can be purchased at the door Wednesday, the opening night. Single-ses-sion tickets are $3, as set by the IHSAA. Rockville jumped out to a 155 lead in the opening quarter and continued to stretch the margin throughout the game. The Rox were up 29-15 at halftime and

South eighth grade 10-2

Brice Hill scored 24 points and the South Putnam eighth grade basketball team raised its record to 10-2 with a 56-44 victory over visiting Southmont Thursday night. Backing Hill’s 24 was Jason Burdge with 12 points, TJ. Smith with 10, Cory Hutcheson with six and Shane Gregory with tt>ur. Southmont won the B-Game 38-30. South Putnam’s B-Team finished its season with a 2-4 record.

Putnam County Sports Friday West Central Conference Boys High School Basketball (JV 6:30 p.m., varsity 8 p.m.): Danville at North Putnam West Vigo at South Putnam Eminence at Cascade Bloomfield at Edgewood Indian Creek at Monrovia Tri-West at Owen Valley Saturday Greencastle-IHSAA Wrestling Sectional (Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam, Rockville, South Putnam), 9:30 a.m., McAnally Center.

Tickets are $3 per session or $4 for a season ticket. Teams assigned by the IHSAA to the sectional are Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam, Rockville and South Putnam. First and second place wrestlers in each weight class advance to the CrawfordsvilleIHS AA Wrestling Regional.

may be played first, according to Williams. Cloverdale will play Greencastle at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 in the opening game of the CloverdaleIHSAA Sectional. Season tickets for the three-session tournament are $7 and can be purchased at Cloverdale High School or on the opening night. All singlesession tickets are $3, as set by the IHSAA.

Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Cloverdale-IHSAA Girls Basketball Sectional. Sectional season ticket can be purchased for $7 the opening night. All single-session tickets are $3. Owen Valley won the junior varsity game 38-30 in overtime. Vanessa Scobee led North with 13 points. Thursday at Owen Valley NORTH PUTNAM 6 13 27 44 OWEN VALLEY 25 58 75 103 North Putnam Long 2 3-6 3 7, Phipps 2 0-1 3 4, Elliott 0 fl--02 0, Oliver 3 0-0 2 7, Parker 6 5-7 0 18, Jackson 1 1-3 2 3, Boiler 0 1-2 2 1, Carmichael 0 0-1 1 0, DeVylder 2 0-0 4 4. Totals FG 16, FT 10-20, PF 19, TP 44 Owen Valley Mullis 11 5-9 I 27, Redenbaugh 9 2-2 4 21, Pierce 2 4-4 3 8, Roy 3 0-0 2 8, Noel 7 4-4 2 20, Schopmeyer 3 1-1 2 7, Anderson 0 0-0 2 0, Bowen 3 0-0 4 0, Hack worthy 3 0-0 3 6. Totals FG 41, FT 16-20, PF 23. TP 103. 3-PL Field Goals: North Putnam 2 (Oliver, Parker), Owen Valley 5 (Roy 2, Noel 2, Redenbaugh 1). Junior Varsity Game: Owen Valley 38, North Putnam 30, OT (Vanessa Scobee 13).

led 43-24 going into the final eight minutes of play. Emily Hunteman led South’s scoring with nine points and Becky Chadd had eight. The South Putnam junior varsity finished with a 5-11 record, falling 31-28 to Rockville in the season finale. Sandy Nelon led South with seven points. Thursday at Rockville SOUTH PUTNAM 5 15 24 32 ROCKVILLE 15 29 43 52 South Putnam H. Duhamel! 2 0-2 3 4, Leonard 1 0-0 4 2, Chadd 4 0-2 1 8, Goodpaster 2 1-115, Roush 0 0-0 0 0, Hunteman 3 3-6 0 9. Blaydes 1 0-0 0 2, A. Duhamel! 1 0-0 5 2. Totals FG 14, FT 4-11, PF 14, TP 32. Rockville Akers 4 2-2 1 10, Meyer 5 0-14 10, Peterson 2 0-0 2 4. Schelsky 3 0-0 16, Goff 5 0-0 1 10, Noel 1 1-3 5 3, Russell 4 1-2 1 5, Jones 0 0-0 1 0. Totals FG 24, FT 4-8, PF 16, TP 52. 3-Pt. Field Goals: None. Rebounding: South Putnam 19 (Chadd 6). Turnovers: South Putnam 26. Junior Varsity Score: Rockville 31, South Putnam 28 (Sandy Nelson 7).

Ryan Scobee led South Putnam with eight points, Josh Anderson scored seven, Richie Byrnes and C.R. Lowe netted three each and Allan Buis, Shawn Query, Chris Samsel and Shannon McCullough scored two each. Earlier in the week, South Putnam defeated North 47-26 in the A-Game and 36-14 in the BGame. South’s next eighth grade contest is Monday at the Greencastle Middle School.

Resner,

By STEVE HELDS

Banner-Graphic Sports Editor Brad Resner, who quarterbacked Greencastle to two football sectional championships, will play in the North-South Indiana High School Football Game this summer. And John Fallis, who coached Greencastle to its first football regional championship, has been named to the south coaching staff for the North-South Indiana High School All-Star Game. AND MORE PUTNAM County high school football players could be selected to play in annual beneifit game at the Butler Bowl. Resner was voted MVP of Region Six of the Indiana High School Football Coaches Association, which automatically puts him in the all-star game. Region Six includes West Central Indiana, going as far south as North Knox High School (Bicknell), as far north as North Montgomery High School (Linden), west to the state line and east to include Martinsville and Brownsburg. Also voted to the All-Region Six Team from Putnam County were: Greencastle inside linebacker John Amis and offensive guard Jamie

Ohio St. survives mini rally CHAMPAIGN, 111. (AP) Ohio State came out the winner, but nearly blowing a 14-point lead made the victory just barely satisfying. It was as though coach Randy Ayers could see it coming. “WE NEED TO concentrate on defense and rebounding,” he said before Thursday night’s 74-72 victory over Illinois. “We’ve really broken down in those two areas, particularly when we’ve been on the road.” The No. 10 Buckeyes outrebounded the Illini 33-28, but their inability to control Illinois after charging to a 49-31 halftime lead had Ayers on edge. He said he saw the same problem in Ohio Stale’s loss Sunday to Seton Hall. “In the past when we needed a big defensive stop, it seemed like we were able to get one,” he said. “But this year, even in the Minnesota and lowa games that we won, I didn’t feel we were able to do that.” IN THE FIRST half, the Buckeyes’ fullcourt press harried Illinois into 12 turnovers. Ohio Slate had seven steals in the period. But things changed in the second half and if the Illini hadn’t put on a feeble performance from the free throw line, they easily could have won. Illinois hit only 16 of 31 free throws, but Illini coach Lou Henson was encouraged by the team’s gutsy comeback. “You’re not going to beat many teams when you shoot 51 percent from the free throw line,” Henson said. But, he said, “I’m really proud of the players because they played hard and came back. OHIO ST. 74, ILLINOIS 72 OHIO ST. (13-3) Jickibn 6-17 4-5 16, lent 4-7 4-6 13, Robinson 2-3 0-0 4, Brown 2-2 6-8 12, Baker 6-10 2-5 15, Shelton 0-1 0-2 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Funderbuike 610 0 0 12, Dudley 1-10-0 2, Hall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-51 16-26 74. ILLINOIS (8-9) Michael 7-13 0-0 20, Pierce 3-3 3-4 9, Thomas 9-128-13 26, Clemons 4-9 3-6 11, Taylor 0-6 2-4 2, Bennett 2-5 0-4 4, Davidson 0-0 0-0 0, Tuttle 02 0-0 0. Totals 25-50 16-31 72. Halftime —Ohio St 49, Illinois 31. 3-pointers—Ohio St 4-7 (Brown 2-2, Baker 11, lent 1-2, Jackson 0-2), Illinois 6-12 (Michael 68, Tuttle 0-1, Taylor 0-3). Fouled out—Robinson, Pierce. Rebounds—Ohio St 33 (Jackson 8), Illinois 28 (Taylor 7).

Hawkins, Lanier voted to Hall of Fame

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Connie Hawkins and Bob Lanier have been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame along with seven others, including the first two women players to be honored. Hawkins is the New York playground legend whose pro career was delayed by allegations that he had been involved with gamblers. Delta State great Lusia Harris and AAU star Nera White became the first women players elected. THREE WOMEN coaches and contributors were inducted previously, including Margaret Wade, Harris’ coach at Delta State. Elected as coaches this time were Lou Camesecca of St. John’s; former Marquette Coach Al McGuire; Jack Ramsay, whose 864 career victories with four NBA teams ranks second in league his-

Fallis in all-star game

BRAD RESNER Region Six MVP

Cox, North Putnam outside linebacker Kevin Mendenhall and defensive lineman Dale Lucas and South Putnam running back Mark McKay. RESNER, NOW A starting guard on the GHS basketball team, completed his three-year varsity football career as Greencastle’s alltime leading scorer and passer.

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The South Putnam High School wrestling will compete in the Greencastle-IHSAA Sectional on Saturday. Wrestling begins at 9:30 a.m. and the finals are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at McAnally Center. The Eagles are (front): senior Sam Wil-

Bulls lose second straight

HOUSTON (AP) Five days wasn’t long enough for Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets to forget the humiliation of a loss to the Chicago Bulls. After a 114-100 setback at Chicago on Saturday, the Rockets returned the favor Thursday night with a 105-102 victory. Olajuwon had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocked shots, including a last-second rejection of Michael Jordan that preserved the victory. “I’M GLAD THEY didn’t beat us twice,” Olajuwon said. “This was an exciting game, but the difference is they play like this all the time. You have to be up for this game, playing the world champions and Michael Jordan.” The Rockets proved to themselves in the first half that they could beat Chicago, surging to a 14-point lead. “When we play smart against a great team, it’s a good sign,” Houston coach Don Chaney said. “When we get this kind of effort and intelligent play, it’s a sign we’re making strides.” THE LOSS WAS the second

tory, and the late Phil Woolpert, who led San Francisco to the NCAA championship in 1955 and 1956. Also elected as a player was Sergei Belov, who sank the controversial basket that gave the Soviet Union the gold medal, in the 1972 Munich Olympics. THE NINE WILL be installed May 11 in this city where the game began a century ago to join 179 individuals and four teams already in the Hall. Nominees needed 18 votes from the 24-member Honors Committee for election. The two women and Belov were nominated by special committee’s set up to recognize the women’s and the international game. Hawkins was tossed out of college during his freshman year at lowa and banned by the NBA for

JOHN FALLIS South all-star coach

Resner scored 286 career points out of Greencastle’s option offense and is fifth on the all-time rushing list with 1,865 career years. The 5-foot--10 senior alsos threw for a school record 3,347 yards, completing 49 percent (211-427) of his passes for 35 touchdowns. There are 10 regions in Indiana, five in the north and five in the

liams and (standing, from left) Robert Miller, Scott Gorham, John Schilling, coach Pat Kirby, Rex Clark, James Williams and Beau Battin. Not pictured is Kris Starks. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields)

straight in Texas for the Bulls after a 37-5 start, and also was their fourth consecutive defeat at the Summit. The explosive beginning had prompted talk that Chicago could become the first team to win 70 games. “We haven’t accomplished anything yet this year,” Michael Jordan said. “We realized we’ve played good basketball, but we need more maturity to pick up the momentum again.” In the only other NBA games, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated Denver 106-96 and Cleveland routed Orlando 115-98. Chaney also was pleased with the mature play of guard Vemon Maxwell, who scored 23 points after being suspended by the NBA for one game following an incident in Saturday’s emotionally charged game at Chicago. “VERNON NEEDS TO go to the basket and play with the poise he showed tonight,” Chaney said. “Vemon and our guys were looking forward to this because they got kicked around in Chicago.” Maxwell also did a credible job

seven years after being accused of introducing players to a man convicted of fixing games. Hawkins said the accusations were untrue, and the NBA lifted the ban in 1969 after settling his damage suit for more than $1 million. MEANTIME, HAWKINS toured with the Harlem Globetrotters and grabbed most valuable player honors in the rival American Basketball Association’s inaugural season after leading Pittsburgh to the ABA title. He joined the Phoenix Suns as a 25-year-old rookie in a coin toss that sent Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Milwaukee. During his seven years in the league, Hawkins played in four NBA All-Star games. Lanier, the big man with the soft touch from outside, spent 14 years in the NBA with Detroit and Milwaukee, after being the Pistons top

January 31,1992 THE BANNERGRAPHIC

south. Each region choses an MVP and a 33-player team. The MVP is * an automatic member of either the North or South all-star team. Each of the all-star teams is ,* selected by a committee comprised J of the coaching staff, directors from ’ each of the five regions and an all- ; star chairman from each of the five ; region. EACH ALL-STAR team must • have at least four players from a • Class A school. No school is al- • lowed more than two players in the • all-star game and only four are al- • lowed to have two players. Dick Dullaghan of Ben Davis • High School will be head coach of < the South All-Star Team. In addition to Fallis, other members of the • south staff will be: Russ Radtke ’ from Connersville, Joe Goodman of Seymour and Paul Osborne of • Tecumseh. This will be Fallis’ second appearance as assistant coach in the all-star game. He was a member of the south staff in 1984. Over the last 12 seasons, he has coached Greencastle to 79 victories, 46 losses, three West Central Conference championships, two sectional titles and a regional championship.

of defending Jordan, limiting the league’s leading scorer to 9-for-26 shooting and 22 points, eight below his average. “Vernon did an excellent job on! Jordan,” Chaney said. “Hakeem did a great job of backing up on defense and we kept them outside, limiting them to one shot.” “ANY TEAM IS going to have a letdown,” Jordan said. “And it’s more likely to happen because the other teams are always up for us. They had great defensive pressure and that had something to do with my shooting being out of rhythm. Their defense just compounded our mistakes and we didn’t react to the situation properly.” Chicago coach Phil Jackson was disgusted with his team’s first twogame slide since the first week of the season. “Our defense was embarrassing, giving them 65 points at halftime,” Jackson said. “I guess they were embarrassed in our backyard on Saturday and played much better. Their defense forced us to take hurried shots.”

draft choice in 1970. He had 19,248 career points and 9,698 rebounds and named to eight All-Star teams, capturing Most Valuable Player honors in 1974. He played college ball at Sl Bonaventure. Camesecca holds the distinction of taking his team to postseason play in each of the 23 seasons he has coached at St. John’s, including 17 NCAA and six NIT tournaments. McGUIRE COMPILED A 295-80 record during his 13 seasons at Marquette. He retired in 1977 after winning the NCAA championship. Ramsay, who compiled 1,164 victories in high school, college and the pros, led St. Joseph’s into the NCAA semifinals in 1961 and Portland to the NBA crown in 1977.