The Independent-News, Volume 112, Number 38, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 February 1987 — Page 7

Friday night it was an element that had nothing to do with the playing of the game that proved to be a very deciding factor in the Glenn victory. Win or lose, it is too bad when an outside element has a definite effect on a sporting event of kids, but Friday such an element was crucial to the Lancers and very possibly could cost them a Northern State Conference championship. Five technical fouls were called on LaVille before the game started for having the improper numbers listed in the scorebook, and the Falcons’ Wes Pavey calmly stood at the foul line and made five straight points before action ever started. I^aVille is one of the very few schools that have different sets of numbers for home and away uniforms and it simply was a fact that in writing down the players' names the wrong sheet was used to copy from in the scorebook and hence the home numbers were put behind the players dressed in their road uniforms. The seriousness of such a dastardly act to the boys . . . five technical fouls! When the playing got around to happening, the Falcons got the ball out of bounds as well for the T’s and with the Lancers seemingly still in a little bit of shock, the Falcons got three fast baskets in a minute and 40 seconds by Roger Spier, Brian Groves and Bob Porter and had a quick 11-0 lead. However. LaVille regained their composure and went into their passing offense that is not designed for come-from-behind basketball, but they managed to score the next eight points, thanks to a cold streak of over four minutes for Glenn without a point. After trimming the lead to 11 -8, Pavey got his first points during the playing time on a medium baseline jumper and after Steve Balka answered with a lay-in. Spier connected on a short rebound shot and Glenn had a 15-10 lead after one. Does that five point margin ring a bell? In a game which really didn't have the croud on the edge of the seats until the final quarter, the second period started out very slowly. Porter and Spier got two free throws each in the first minute to open a 19-10 lead, but it took almost half the quarter for either team to get a basket, with Dave Sauer finally breaking a streak of more than five minutes, counting back into the first quarter, without

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a basket by either team. He hit a rebound lay-in. This did. however, finally start a little offense by both teams for the final four minutes of the first half and after basket swapping for two minutes, the Lancers managed to get the last three baskets of the quarter to cut the halftime lead to 25-24. The third quarter was more of the low-scoring style of play due both to a deliberate pace by LaVille and both team’s inefficiency on several occasions to make positive things happen. Both teams managed four baskets in this period, but Glenn added one free throw to outscored their opponents 9-8 in a quarter that found the Falcons increasing their lead to a 34-32 margin with eight minutes left to play. Then things did start to happen even if more than half the points were made from the foul line in this final quarter. Again each team made only four baskets in this nip and tuck final stanza, but the Falcons outscored the Lancers 10-8 from the foul line to finally ice the victory. The period started with LaVille knotting the score at 34 all, the first tie of the game. However, Spier knocked home two free throws but the Lancers then took the lead in a still relatively slowpaced tempo as Bob Kowatch hit a 14 footer from the side and their lead was gained from the foul line with two free shots by Ted Nine. Only 5:03 remained at this point of the game. The Falcons moved down court rapidly and Pavey connected on short base-line shot to tie it again at 38. However, a foul on a shot by Balka put the slender junior at the line and he hit both shots for another Lancer lead. Nine then swiped the ball cleanly and drove for a lay-in making it 42-38 as LaVille moved ahead by four. Pavey countered with a short bank shot from in the lane with just over half the quarter left and low and behold, the Lancers then proved to be their own worst enemy as this normally patient team pulled a couple of uncharacteristic plays for the normal Larry Radecki style of offense. First it was a quick outside shot, just seconds after Pavey’s basket, and even though Kowatch was open from 16, this is not a normal LaVille shot. Then after another Falcon turnover, Kowatch was driving for a possible lay-in and as he cut around a lone Glenn de-

fender on a 2 on 1, contact was made and the foul was called a charge instead of a block. This big call let Glenn tie the game as they had the ball instead of LaVille being at the free throw line. Brian Groves was fouled and knotted the score with two freebees at the 3:10 mark. LaVille did regain the lead one more time as Nine was fouled and he hit both of the charity tosses to make it 44-42 LaVille. However, Chris Savoie countered for the Falcons with a 10 footer at the 2:23 mark to tie the score and after the Lancers missed the first of a one-and-one at the 1:29 mark for the lead, Pavey was fouled and hit both attempts for a two point lead. LaVille came back once again to tie the score, Sauer getting a basket on a move right down the lane in the middle of the defense with 49 seconds left. The clock was used at this point and with :19 showing, Savoie knocked home a 13 footer from the right side of the circle to push the Falcons ahead for the final time, 48-46. LaVille missed a quick shot, and Pavey was fouled on the rebound effort and made both ends of the one-and-one with seven seconds left. The Lancers had just one chance, to score quick and get the ball back for a second attempt. In trying this, a long pass the full length of the court hit the backboard and was awarded to Glenn under their own basket, basically wrapping up the win. However, that wasn't the case as the Falcons were called for a blocking foul before the ball was inbounded and Balka went to the line and hit both ends of the one-and-one with the clock still showing that same :07. Glenn did get the ball down court quickly and Porter was fouled with three seconds left and he hit both ends, this time wrapping up the victory, 52-48. For the game, Pavey led all scorers with 17 points, nine of which came from the foul line, five before play started and four in the final 1:1 7 of the game. In between he had four baskets. Spier hit the double figures with 12 points with four baskets and as many free throws. Glenn only had 16 field goals in this game, hardly enough for winning basketball, but the 20-12 advantage at the line offset that. LaVille was led by Nine, with 12 points, with Balka the only other Lancer in double digits with 10. Three Game* Coming Up The Falcons will have a busy five days over the weekend as they travel to Argos to battle the Dragons on Friday night, return home to host the tough Riley WildCALL INDIANA LEGISLATORS TOLL FREE SENATORS 1-800-382-9467 REPRESENTATIVES 1-800-382-9841 OR 1-800-382-9842

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cats on Saturday, and on Tuesday, February 24, host the North Judson Bluejays in a game that was postponed back in January. All games will have B Team action starting at 6:30 p.m. Box Score Glenn fg ft fta p Spier 4 4 4 2 B. Groves 3 2 3 2 Porter 15 6 3 Pavey 4 911 3 Nickles 0 0 0 1 Runyan 1003 Savoie 10 0 3 TOTALS 16 20 25 15 LaVille Balka 2 6 7 4 Nine 3 6 7 4

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