The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 February 1983 — Page 32

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Managers, left to right: Ryan Williamson, Bill Duff. First row: Robbe Stouder, Ryan Williamson, Curt Anders, Eric Metheny, Tracy Klingerman, Kurt Shively.

Shooting Averages Up 17 Pants Per Game — Trojans Show Steady Improvement After A Slow Season Start

By DIANA STREEVEY Though the Triton Trojans got off to an inauspicious start for the ’B2-’B3 season, the 12-man team has shown steady signs of improvement as the year has progressed. They averaged only 43.6 points per game for the first seven games of the season, while giving up an average of 70.9 points to their opponents. But during their last ten games, the Trojans have averaged 60 points par game, while holding their losses to 66.5 points. Coach Ned Wicker was full of praise for the improvement his team has shown since the Christmas break. “We’re pulling the team together. The boys came back after their break and played John Glenn (who had an undefeated season until Feb. 4) and only lost by seven points. John Glenn has a good team, but we played

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a good game and the guys felt good about the way they played. The week after that, we played Jimtown, which went into overtime, and won 86 to 84. They’ve pull their game together. ” Much of the Trojans’ hopes for future success lie with forward Curt Anders. The 6’3” junior averages 16 points a game and leads in rebounding, with an average of 8.8 rebounds per game. He’s assisted by 6’9” senior Eric Metheny, in the center positon, who scores an average of 7.3 points per game and 4.5 rebounds. Top assist man is 5’9“ senior guard Jay Montalbano, with an average 2.6 assists per game. Other starters for Triton are sophomore Ryan Meister, 5’11” forward, and sophomore John Smith, 5’9“ guard. Coach Wicker pointed out that with the fast-paced

game the Trojans play, five men can’t carry the ball alone. “We have to play at least nine players because of the pace we keep. Try to keep going back and forth, up and down that court at a fast pace all evening. It can’t be done. No human can do it, so I use nine men.” Rounding out Triton’s top subs are: junior Gary Flenar, 5’11”, who plays either guard or forward; junior Gary Neff, 6’, who plays either guard or forward; junior Matt Zahm, 5’10“ guard, and sophomore Tracy Klingerman, 6’l” forward. The Trojans play fastpaced ball, looking for the fast-break, though Wicker £7 J

Second row: Head coach Ned Wicker, John Smith, Matt Zahm, Gary Neff, Gary Flenar, Jeff Wanemacher, Jay Montalbano, Assistant coach Doug Snyder.

feels his team will be able to handle whatever comes their way during the sectional. “We’re playing up-tempo basketball,” he explained. “We move upcourt quickly and look for the fast-break, although we’re trying to develop into a team that can play both types of ball. If the other team wants to be patient, 1 hope we can be patient, or, if they want to play fast, we’U play fast, too. “We’ll continue to play hard and find out what it takes to play a whole game together instead of losing one quarter and playing three quarters well,” he concluded. “We’re going to pull it all together . ”

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Triton 1982-83 Team Stats: 1 Bi FG% FT% Rbs. Ave. “> B * 37 59 25.5 . f k VW* Pte- Ave. Assists Ave. "r* ■ j Ll* *fß Bl Season Record IB Bl* (2-15 As Os Feb. 12) *fF Bl Opponent Triton f W kV Caston 78 57 ffd BB Bremen 79 37 M North Wood 81 41 FB B Tippecanoe Valley 58 45 La ViDe 33 30 ■B Plymouth 88 41 HB Wawasee 81 54 Culver 68 67 Bf Argos 71 50 Bf John Glenn 59 52 IB ff * Jimtown 84 86 *IB J North Miami 68 61 New Prairie 70 65 *B Rochester 44 47 B Argos 53 52 B La Whitko 78 57 W B

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