The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 March 1982 — Page 9
Sports
Fans proud of team —
Warriors fall, Plymouth wins regional championship
Although they were defeated 85-76 by Elkhart Memorial in the second game of the regional. Wawasee played well against the Chargers. The title was captured by Plymouth, who defeated Elkhart Memorial in the championship game 77-74 after trailing for the better part of the first three quarters. Plymouth 74Man chester 55 In the first game Plymouth defeated Manchester 74-55. The, Pilgrims got an early lead, with the Squires trailing 24-11 at the end of the first quarter Plymouth maintained an 11-point, or better, lead throughout most of the contest Memorial 85Wawasee 76 The Warriors, after coming back from a slump at the end of the regular season, played an excellent game against the highly regarded Memorial Chargers. A big factor was Elkhart's out standing shooting percentage W'awasee hit a very respectable 29 of 60 shots from the field for 48 per cent, but the Chargers hit 33 of 55 from the field Jor 60 percent. Memorial sophomore Ernie Jones, who scored 14 points during the game, hit 100 per cent of his shots, six of six from the field and two of two free throws The Warriors had the rebound edge, led by Todd Davis who had 12. Davis was also one of the four Warriors in double figures
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CONSOLATION — Wawasee cheerleaders Annette Keim and Theresa Reichard console one another after the Warriors lost an MS-76 battle to Elkhart Memorial Saturday afternoon.
■ \*9Bv4b i bJB b* w\JE JI •w i 4bbf - CONCENTRATION — Ike look on Kent Stickler's face shows he had total concentration as he wvked the bad down court daring Saturday's regional game. Sticking dose is Memorial's 2d Lenny Kent, a senior, scored 13 points for Wawasee during the game. I
Brian Geiger, who was named to the all tourney team, scored 20 points. Jeff Long added 15 and Davis and Kent Stichter each had 13. Warrior Coach John Wysong said he was very pleased with the performance of the team and the boys’ ability to really work and come back to end the season in such a dignified manner Memorial's Ernie Jones hit the first basket of the second game, but Kent Stichter tied the game and Davis put Wawasee ahead 42. Coleman scored for Elkhart but Geiger put the Warriors back in the lead, hitting two free throws. Elkhart then took the lead on a three-point play by Coleman and Granitz made it 9-6 Geiger scored again, but then Elkhart hit four unanswered baskets Davis scored two for the Warriors but Jones and Lewis each got a bucket for the Chargers, and the first period ended with Memoiral leading 21-12. That first period lead was the deciding factor for the Chargers, because in the following quarters they outscored Wawasee by onlytwo in the second period, each team scored 21 in the third quarter and the Warriors scored 25 in the final period to 23 byElkhart At halftime Wawasee trailed 41-30. but midway through the third period, due to combined efforts of Davis, Long. Geiger and Kirk Stichter. who all scored, the lead was cut to seven Walter Lewis scored eight consecutive points for Memorial
in the third period and was ' assisted well by Ernie Jones. The Chargers ended the third quarter with a 62-51 lead. With just under six minutes left in the game Wawasee again cut the lead to seven on baskets by Davis and Long, but the Warriors lost the chance to cut it to five when Kirk Stichter was called for a foul and Lewis hit two free throws. With 4:06 left in the game Brian Geiger fouled out and shortly afterwards Kirk Stichter’s fifth foul took him to the bench. Sophomore Jon Vitaniemi contributed to the efforts of the Warriors by scoring four points in the final minutes and Ron Spunar scored three. Jay Auer hit a field goal and Kevin Smith hit two free throws. It was a well played contest and the Warriors ended their season well They will lose six players to graduation: Auer. Long, Geiger, Davis and the Stichter twins Plymouth 77Memorial 74 In the championship game Scott Skiles scored 33 points for Plymouth, but even so the Pilgrims trailed for the first three periods. Memorial’s Ernie Jones hit 85 per cent of his shots from the field and five of six at the line, for 27 points against Plymouth. The Chargers led 23-17 at the end of the first period, 41-33 at halftime and 55-49 at the end of the third, but then Plymouth scored 13 unanswered points, to take the lead with just over six minutes left The remainder of the game was a back-and-forth contest, until with 51 seconds left Plymouth took the lead for the last time and went on to win by three. On Saturday Plymouth will face Marion in the Fort Wayne semi-state. STATISTICS WAWASEE FG FT PF K. Smith 0-0 2-2 0 J. Vitaniemi 1-1 2-2 2 Ki Sitchter 1-2 2-3 5 J Auer 1-4 0-0 3 Ke. Stichter 6-14 1-2 3 J Long 5-13 5-5 1 B Geiger 9-13 2-2 5 T. Davis 5-9 3-5 3 R Spunar 1-1 1-3 1 ELK. MEMORIAL FG FT PF C Powers 3-8 5-7 2 E. Jones 6-6 2-2 3 T. Coleman 8-12 3-4 4 W. Lewis 12-17 2-2 2 T Granitz 4-9 5-7 3 L Duff 0-1 2-2 2
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THE ANGLISH OF DEFEAT — The Wawasee Warriors starting five players showed the anguish of defeat as the final minutes of the clock ticked off Saturday afternoon. The Warriors put up a fight but were defeated bv the Elkhart Memorial Chargers 85-76. Memorial s fast break proved fatal to Wawasee and whenever the Warriors
The following is a list of the remaining 16 teams in the high school basketball tournament. These teams will be meeting on Saturday. March 20. in semi-state action: Conhersville vs Indianapolis Cathedral and Bloomington North vs Muncie Central at Indianapolis: South Bend LaSalle
f ; . wß* IBHD 1 stay LBL’ ■ y V 4 Ml _&. -■ ’'-1K ■xihbbbbbi bi ■ » jS ■■ B B du THEY DIDN'T GIVE UP — The score of the basketball game was d reflected in Coach John Wysong's expression Saturday afternoon as his team went down to defeat in the regional 85-76. His Warriors. H however, did not give up and were in there battling until the final I seconds. I To Wysong's left is Assistant Coach Gary Baker. Aspo-E fir OH NO! IT'S MINE—Jay Aner. Wawasee's 23, seems to be telling Jeff Kling of Memorial that the ball belongs to Mm as he works the way toward the basket Jay came off the bench to assist the Warriors and scored a basket for his team.
Sweet 16
vs Fort Wayne Harding and Marion vs Plymouth at Fort Wayne; Lafayette Jefferson vs .Anderson Madison Heights and Western Boone vs Gary Roosevelt at Lafayette; and Terre Haute South vs Jeffersonville and Evansville Bosse vs Bedford-North Lawrence at ! Evansville.
scored so dH Mem<rl.l. l»e Warriors, however, battled fiercely and made Wawasee fans proud of then* team. The Warriors end their season with a 13-10 record. Shown from left are seniors Kent Stichter, Todd Davis. Kirk Stichter, Jeff Long and Brian Geiger.
x ljkbi e Jr aii j I xvfl EXPRESSIONS TELL THE STORY — While they are still cheering for their team the expressions on the faces of these Wawasee High School teachers tells the story. The photo was taken in the final minutes of the game as it became obvious the Warriors could not overcome the lead. From left are Myron Dickerson. Athletic Director Hal TravioUa and son Brett. George Vitaniemi and Assistant Superintendent George Gilbert. Bi *fa I ■ II " v "lSr W kHMK. w g , y B . a». |k ... - ' ll—. .. ALL EYES SKYWARD — Wamor Todd Davis, 43, is ready to receive the basYHbaH from a fellow player as Memorial's 25 Ernie Jones and 14 Chris Powers watch. D® v * s - • senior, scored 13 points during the game and pulled down 11 rebounds as he led both teams in rebounding. •
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