The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 1 November 1968 — Page 4

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The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana

Friday, November 1, 1968

‘Hoosier Hysteria/ hits Hoosierland hardwood

By KURT FREUDENTHAL INDIANAPOLIS ( U P I ) — Aubbeenaubbee is no more and gone also are 24 other quintets from last year, but Indiana’s spanking-new 1968-69 high school basketball campaign starts right on schedule tonight. While the major schools were still busy winding up the football season—it won’t end official, ly until Veterans Day Nov. 11— dozens of smaller outfits will

usher in the hardwood hysteria this weekend. The IHSAA figured 463 teams, the smallest field, since 1921, will start in the 59th annual four-week chase for the state title next February. That’s a loss of 25 teams from the 488 that participated last time when Roosevelt became Gary’s first state champion. Several schools were discontinued since the end of the 1967-68

academic year while others merged in the continuing drive for consolidations. It was in 1921 that the tourney field totaled 394, the last year it was below 400. The largest field, 787, participated in the four-week grind in 1938. Mergers Cited Playing basketball for the first time are two new city schools, Kokomo Haworth and Gary

West. Four schools were discontinued to join Rushville and Patriot folded without joining another school unit. New Salem, Milroy, Manilla and Arlington are now part of Rushville. Other mergers included: Jackson, Burney and Sand Creek into South Decatur. Milford, North Webster and Syracuse into Wawasee. Lewis, Straughn and Spice-

land into Tri. Fowler, Oxford, Ambia and Boswell into Benton Central. Aubbeenaubbee, Monterey and Culver into Culver Community. Hoagland and Monroeville into Heritage. Huntertown and Areola into Carroll (Huntertown). Another Carroll is located at Flora. Odon, Plainville and Elnora into North Daviess. Francisco is part of Wood

Memorial at Oakland City. Star City has joined Winamac. Deputy has joined Madison. Albion and Wolf Lake became Central Noble. New Carlisle and Rolling Prairie became New Prairie. City Teams Finalists Four city teams made it to the state tourney finals here last March and none of them open before the third full week in November. Besides Roosevelt,

they were runnerup Indianapolis Shortridge and Marion and Vincennes. Roosevelt will be piloted by a new coach, Jim Dowdell, who took over for the veteran Bo Mallard, who called it quits after his 11th year at the helm of the Panthers. Top-ranked East Chicago Roosevelt and two “little ones”— Holland and Oolitic — went through the lest regular season

untouched, but none made it as far as the “Sweet Sixteen." That’s in keeping with the ancient saying that the “Hoosier Madness” is as unpredictable as next week’s weather. At least three 1968 sectional tourney winners will be in action this weekend — Silver Treek, L & M and Cloverdale. But it will be late November before the season explodes on all fronts.

HOACHDALE HAWKS--The Roachdale Hawks will do battle tonight with the FillmoreCardinals in the first intra-county basketball game of the season. Members of the Hawk cage team are (left to right) Allan Tarrh assistant coach. Bob Hedge, Ron Love, Jack Rogers, Jerry Miethe, Harold Risk,

Don Watson, Joe Hutchins, Steve McGaughey, Mike Roe, Keith Keck, Cid Witt, Randy Rogers and coach Jim Sharp. Student managers are (left to right), John Hinkle, Nelson Ford and Mike Reed.

FILLMORE CARDINALS--Travel to Roachdale for their 196869 cage opener. Members of the team (left to right) are, Coach Darrell Durham, Rick Pickett, Dan Puckett, Dan

Clark, Jerry Custis, Rick Humphries, Bill Simmons, John Tharp, David- Sears, Steve Cash and assistant coach Charles Dobson. Not pictured Kenny Cox. -The BANNER Photos Wilbur Kendall

Valpo shares ICC Crown

Valparaiso, picked by pigskin pundits to finish next to last in the Indiana Collegiate Conference football chase, has wrapped up a piece of the crown. Now the waiting comes. If Evansville can crack St. Joseph’s Saturday and do in the Crusaders at Valparaiso November 9 a cochampionship is assured, featuring Evansville and Valpo, both ending 3-1. But that’s not the whole story. To further complicate matters this twosome, given the results outlined above, could be joined by a third co-titlist. And in this case the waiting need only extend to this Saturday when 1-2 Butler visits 2-1 DePauw. A Tiger win would elevate the winners to 3-1. A Butler victory would rest the case on Evansville’s two games. Though Evansville is a game and one-half out of first, the PREP GRID SCHEDULE Garfield At Brazil Dugger At Honey Creek Linton At Washington West Vigo At Wi ley Schulte At Sullivan SATURDAY Bloomington At Gerstmeyer

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Aces are making off with many of the team and individual statistical honors. The Aces lead in total offense with an average of 370.0 yards per game, total rushing defense, limiting its foes to 67 yards on the ground, total passing offense (260.) per game, and team punting (45.4). Craig Blackford, outstanding Evansville quarterback who was injured Saturday at Indiana State, is making a runaway with two individual honors. Blackford is ahead of Valpo’s John Mayes 507 to 302 in total offense and has a 505-377 advantage over the same man in forward passing yardage. Yet two more Evansville men have sassy leads in punting and scoring. Greg Hofmann leads St. Joe’s Milt Payton in punting 45.4 to 40.0, and Ace Mike Woodard has already made a shambles in the scoring department. The both-ways all-conference performer has four TDs, five extra points and a field goal for 33 points. Butler’s Larry Gilbert is a distant second with 18 points. The winner of the ICC individual rushing laurels probably will be decided this weekend. Current front runner Karl Maio of St. Joseph’s is ahead of Butler’s Larry Gilbert by 253 to 214. Their healthy averages are practically identical. Maio has a 4.8 average per carry; Gilbert has 4.9. Maio will try to fatten his average against the„ league’s stingiest rushing defense at Evansville, while Gilbert will try his elusiveness against the second best group of rush stoppers at DePauw. Butler’s Jim Wallace has a narrow leac over five other pass,f catchers in the ICC. He has 14 catches in three games for 138 yards. Valpo’s Kurt Krueger has 13 for 240 , and Woodard has 12 for 175. The advantage is with Woodard and his fourth place teammate Don Crane since they have two games remaining. Most of those major team statistical leads that escaped Evans-

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ville belong to Valparaiso. The Crusaders are on top in total pass defense and total defense. No one is close to Valpo’s meagre 74.0 yard allowance through the air. The stix are somewha': closer in total defense where Valpo has given up 246.3 per game to Evansville’s 265.5. Butler has the dubious distinction of being the league’s most fumble inclined team. St. Joe has the distinction in the penalty department. While St. Joe is battling in Evansville’s homecoming and DePauw is having Butler for Dads’ Day, Valparaiso will be at Wittenberg University. The league’s last game, and the one which may decide how many winners there are, comes November 9 when Evansville is at Valparaiso

Tiger Cub tickets on sale now Elementary students through the sixth grade can purchase a season ticket to the 10 Tiger Cub home games for only $3.50. This is a big saving! If they purchased single admission at 75 cents each the totalcost would be $7.50. Junior High and High School season tickets are priced at $5.00. Adult season tickets are $7.50 for ten home games. Reserved seats will not be sold this season. The new gymnasium bleachers will not be numbered in time to sell reserved seats. Season tickets can be purchased for any age group at the various principal’s offices and at Donelson’s Drug Store starting Monday November 4.

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