The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 December 1989 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., December 6,1989

Sports

Warriors defeat DeKalb after lopsided loss to Concord

I By SCOTT I>AVIDSON Sports Writer .After running into a buzzsaw ian 88-59 setback) in the form of the 10 th -ranked Concord Minutemen Friday, the Wawasee boys' basketball squad bounced back on Saturday with a 74-60 win at Dekalb The weekend split left the Warriors with a 2-3 mark on the season. After being manhandled by the Minutemen's pressure defense and effective ball movement on offense. Wawasee coach Gary Goshert said that the Warriors needed to get back on to the court as soon as possible in a game

f.w raKFvy BMHHMBKbiaHNHifIHr i LOOKING TO SCORE — Wawasee senior Tim Lilly pulls up for a jump shot during the Warriors’ 88-59 loss to Concord last Friday. Trying to stop Lilly are Minutemen defenders Jeff Massey (No. 30). Bill Mutch (50) and Jamar Johnson, right. Lilly popped in six points Friday and scored 11 Saturday as the Warriors rebounded to beat Dekalb. 74-60. The cagers'T* ill face a tough test Friday when they travel to face 20th-ranked Warsaw before returning home Saturday to challenge Triton. Junior varsity action begins at 6:15 p.m. both nights. (Photo by Scott Davidson >

1 5F v Take some of the Pain out of your Injury for only SI.OO Area orthopedic specialist Dr. Thomas Krizmanich. physical therapists Tom Johnson and Amy Richards, and athletic trainers Anita Bowman and Susan Eckhardt have joined together to provide their services at Kosciusko Community Hospital every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. All athletes are invited to have their injuries evaluated for SI.OO. whether you're first-string varsity or a week-end warrior. (Price does not include x-rays, casts, physical therapy, or surgery.) Necessary physical therapy will be arranged. Any person under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or must have phone permission to be examined and/or treated. If you can t make it to the clinic between 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.. our toll-free 24-Hour Sports Injury Hotline number is 1-800-537-9590 or call the office at 269-4144. We can solve some problems or give some suggestions over the phone: but more importantly, we can follow-up with additional care if your injury is determined more serious. If you or a friend have suffered from any recent sports-related accident, call 1-800-537-9590 or 269-4144. Center KCH I* located 2 mitei oast of St. Rd. 15off of US 30 at 2101 E Dußois Drive .Warsaw, IN. Dr. Krtzmanlch's office Is located 3 miles east of St. Rd. 15 on US 30. m Warsaw, IN.

situation. "I was glad that we got the opportunity to play again on Saturday and we focused in on the little things on the defensive end of the floor, while trying to move the ball and take good shots on offense." the coach noted. The Warriors raced to an 18-10 advantage after the first quarter of play before the host Barons responded in the second quarter to grab a 29-28 lead. “I thought that we moved the ball well and were efficient on offense, except for about a two to three minute span in the second quarter when we lost the lead.” remarked Goshert. Wawasee came out strong in

the second half behind the play of junior guard Matt Haab who led the team with a game-high 22 points, including 14 in the second half. Junior center Dennis Garland also asserted himself in Saturday's victory, tallying a career-high 21 points, including 13 in the second half. "Matt had a very good weekend for us and Dennis came off the bench and gave us a lift on offense." commented Goshert. The Warriors grabbed a 48-41 lead after three quarters of action and salted away the 74-60 victory from the free throw strip, converting 14-of-16 in the final quarter Wawasee outscored the Barons 28-13 from the charity stripe,with Haab leading the way with a perfect 14-14 effort. Lose To Concord, 88-59 “You saw one pretty good basketball team out there tonight." commented Goshert after the host Warriors fell to Concord. 88-59. last Friday. Concord hardly resembled a squad playing in its first game of the season, as the experienced squad of coach Jim Hahn used a

Junior High Update

The Milford eighth grade boys’ basketball team improved to 2-1 after a 44-24 win at Nappanee last week. Craig Whetten led the win with 18 points while Dan Duncan added nine points and 12 rebounds. Kurt Beer added seven points in the win while Eric Speicher netted six and had five assists. Nate Haugh and Ryan Kaiser completed the scoring for the Trojans with two points each. The Milford seventh grade boys’ eagers went to 3-0 on the year with a 43-40 overtime victory over Nappanee last week. Rob Smith led the Trojans with 17 points while P.J. Weisser had 13 and Scott Eisenhour scored six. Chris Henson (four), Trent Beer (two). Jay Haab (two) and Matt Mast (one) completed the scoring for the winners. Smith led the squad with 17 rebounds while Weisser collected 11 and Eisenhour had nine. The sixth grade boys’ team from Milford defeated Nappanee in "B” game action. 14-10. while dropping a 29-19 decision in the •’A" team contest. Syracuse Sixth Grade Wins The Syracuse boys’ sixth grade "A" team raised its season mark to 3-0 with a 35-26 win over the Nappanee Blue team last week Clint Beasley led the winners with 12 points while teammate JimScarbeary added 11. The Syracuse boys’ sixth grade "B’’ squad improved to 2-1 after posting a 17-5 victory over the Nappanee Blue team last week. Terry Tyler led the Trojans with eight points while Don Drake added six. WawaseeWarsaw tickets Tickets for Friday’s game at Warsaw will be on sale at the. Wawasee High School athletic office Thursday and Friday Students can buy tickets from 8 a m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, while adult tickets will be sold from 8-3 p.m. Friday. Wawasee Athletic Director Hal Traviolia reports that the school has 250 tickets, at a cost of $3 each. No tickets will be sold at the door. X" fIRM "Z HEALTH CLUB Syracuse, IN 46567 219 457 5858 OPEN 7 DAYS

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full court press to set the tempo of the game. After a Wawasee turnover to start the contest, senior Micah Sharp converted a three-point play and the Minutemen never looked back as their game seemed to hit on all cylinders. "I was pleased with our performance for an opening game. The kids were chomping at the bit waiting to play and this was a very good start," said Hahn, who watched his team build a 32-16 lead at the first stop. 52-34 at halftime and as much as a 33 point lead in the final quarter before the buzzer ended the onslaught. "We were hurt on the defensive end of the floor and I thought that at times on offense we made passes against them without knowing where the defense was. We need to get back out on the floor and learn from this defeat and just work to show progress." Goshert said after the game. Hahn saw his team place four players in double figures and rioted that that will be a key for

The Milford boys' basketball sixth grade “B" team improved to 3-0 on the seasofT'' after defeating Oxßow. 21-10. Monday. Ryan Gingerich led the winners by scoring eight points. The sixth grade "A” team fell to 1-3 on the season with a 28-27 loss Monday. Brandon Bucher led the squad with nine points while Troy Wuthrich had eight, Zach Stookey scored six and Greg Replogle added four. Milford Girls’ Hoops The Milford seventh grade girls' basketball team defeated Coesse 19-8 Monday as Shelly Kidd led the winners with 16 points and three steals.

Lady hoopsters drop a pair

I By MITCHELL STINSON Staff Writer The Wawasee Lady Warriors dropped to 1-3 on the young basketball season with two losses on the road in the past week The rough road trip began with an 82-26 thrashing by the Concord Minutewomen last Thursday. Nov. 30. It ended on Monday with a 44-25 defeat at the hands of the Elkhart Central Lady Blue Blazers. There weren’t many positives for Wawasee’s squad to take away trom the Concord game, but coach Jim Hite did see some things he liked in Monday’s game at Elkhart. "We played a real good defensive game.’’ he said “We just didn't have any offensive punch on the other end. " Hite said that the Lady Blazers have a potent offense and that it was "quite a feat" to hold them to just 44 points. The Lady Warriors were solid on the boards, outrebounding their opponents. 30-27 "We held our own on the boards,” Hite said "We had iKriss) Eisenhour and ( Paige> Price with nine rebounds apiece." The difference in the game was shooting. The Lady Blue Blazers d 10l f?I

success. “We got good scoring balance. These kids are all good passers and are-unselfish, which is a key for us. It doesn't matter who scores the points, " the coach concluded. > WAWASEE (59) FG FT RB PF TP Conkling, f 713 2 2 5 0 16 Lilly, f 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 Garland, c 511 0 0 4 4 10 Haab. g 2 9 811 4 3 12 Mickley. g 2 9 2 4 0 5 7 Cesco 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 Tran 0 2 0-1 2 1 0 Hoffert 0 3 2 3 .0 1 2 Newcomer 23- 0 0 3 0 4 Flees 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 215? 16 23 19 16 59 3 point shooting. (Team: 12) Mickley, 11, Lilly. 0 1 Turnovers 23 CONCORD (88) FG FT RB PF TP Sharp, f 3 4 11 4 2 7 Massey, f 610 0 0 5 0 12 Mutch, c 3 5 77 6 0 13 Johnson, g 6 9 0 0 0 3 13 Swanson, g 6 9 3 3 12 17 Hackworth 2 3 1 2 5 1 5 Asoera 14 0 0 1 2 12 Stender 1 3 2 2 2 3 4 Eddy 2 4 0 11 3 4 Denman 2 6 2 4 11 6 Totals 33 61 19 24 27 18 88 3 point shooting (Team 39) Johnson, 14, Swanson. 2 4. Asoera. 0 1 iurnovers 18 Quarter Scoring Wawasee 16 18 11 14 59 Concord 32 20 24 12 88 Otficials Don Resler and Dave Gentile both of Fort Wayne Junior varsity score Concord. 46 39 The Warriors, 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the NLC. will face another tough test this Friday when they travel to Warsaw to face the 20thranked and undefeated Tigers of Coach Al Rhodes Warsaw. 4-0. will provide the Warriors with a big challenge as it features a veteran line-up and talented bench “Warsaw will be a great test tor us and we know that we re going to have to be efficient on offense and improved on defense when we face them." said Goshert. The action gets under-

were putting their offensive rebounds back in the basket, while Wawasee’s girls just couldn't seem to get the ball to drop Central jumped out to a 15-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. Wawasee’s offense couldn't seem to get untracked as the lead went to 34-11 after three quarters of play. The Lady Warriors finally discovered some offense in the fourth quarter, but the 14-point outburst came too late to make a difference. Kristine Gibson led the Lady Warriors with a six-point effort. She was complemented by Eisenhour and Lori Gargett. who scored four points each. Central’s team was led by Angie Andrews,

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HONORED WARRIORS — (top) and Tim Lilly (bottom) were recently named to the Associated Press (AP) All-State football team. Lilly, who smashed Wawasee High School receiving records last season, earned the highest honor of all by being named to the first team. The 17-year-old senior had an impressive 19X9 season, accumulating 731 yards on 67 receptions. Quarterback Conkling and receiver Chad Cotton were honorable mention selections on the athletic squad while Conkling was also a first team selection for the AP All-State Academic squad. Teammates; David Schmahl and Mike Tuttle were honorable mention All-State Academic selections. Conkling helped put the Wawasee passing attack in the school record books, as well. He completed 147-of-2X3 passes (51.9 percent) for 1,5X4 yards. The team total of 1.61 X passing yards set a season record. Cotton made a big impact on the Warriors' team, despite being injured for part of the season He totaled 444 yards on 39 catches. The Warriors went 5-5 on the 19X9 season, including a big win over Port Wayne South Side in first-round sectional action. Conkling, Lilly and Cotton helped reshape a Warrior offense which had traditionally relied on the running attack.

IN TRAFFIC — Junior guard Matt Haab of Wawasee finds his path io the basket blocked by Concord’s Jeff Massey, left. Bill Mutch (No. 54) and Mike Swanson (34) during action from the Warriors’ 88-59 loss to the Minutemen last Friday. Haab scored 12 points, handed out three assists and grabbed three steals as the Warriors fell to 1-3 on the season. Wawasee bounced back on Saturday with a 74-60 win at Dekalb as Haab led the squad with a game-high effort of 22 points. (Photo by Scott Davidson)

way in the Tiger Den with the tipoff of the JV contest at 6:15 p.m. and Wawasee fans should purchase their tickets at the athletic office at Wawasee this week since no tickets for the contest will be sold at the door on Friday After facing Warsaw. Goshert will send his troops back to the hardwood Saturday night to host Triton. Action also begins at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, with the JV Warriors opening action. “This weekend will be another important one. with two games.

who scored 16 points from the center position Hite says his players need to get some confidence back in their shooting He says they were rushing their shots instead of using the form they had been taught ’ They just need to do the form shooting and put the ball in the hole," he said Runaway At Concord The Concord Minutewomen never let Wawasee into the game on Thursday, as their big. powerful players dominated play in the middle. "They have an overpowering team, ” Hite said "They've beat a lot of people They're big on the inside."

We re going to have to work hard this week and get after it both both nights,’’ emphasized Goshert. JV Falls. 47-45 The Wawasee junior varsity squad slipped to 2-3 on the season after suffering a 47-45 loss in overtime to the Dekalb JV team. No individual statistics were available for the game. JV Loses 46-39 The JV Warriors made a valiant effort in the fourth quarter, cutting what was once a

The dye was cast by the end of the first quarter, as the Minutewomen exploded to a 23-3 lead. Forward April Hackworth scored 20points to lead Concord Sara Wilkinson scored six points to lead the Wawasee attack. Team mates Kriss Eisenhour and Lori Gargett added four points apiece to complement her effort. The Lady Warriors return to action Thursday against the Manchester Lady Squires. It will mark the first of a three-game home stand, with Wawasee facing Mishawaka on Saturday and North Wood on Tuesday. "It's nice to have some home games coming up. " Hite said.

21-point deficit to six (43-37) before bowing in the final seconds, 46-39, to the Minutemen. Concord, coached by former Wawasee star Jeff Long, led 41-20 at the end of the third quarter before the Warriors strong effort in the last six minutes made the game respectable. Freshman Jake Lambert paced Wawasee with 11 points while classmate Kyle Newcomer chipped in eight. Aaron Sincroft and Geoff Coburn each tossed in six for the Warriors.

In junior varsity action, the Lady Warriors lost to Concord, 29-18. and were beaten by Central 28-16. Alyssa Johnson led Wawasee in the Concord game with eight points, while Tameche Shock scored six points in the loss to Central. With the losses, the Lady Warriors dropped to 0-5 on the season. Wawasee’s freshman team won a 36-29 decision over Whitko in a home game last night (Tuesday). Debbie Black scored 13 points to lead the 2-1 Lady Warriors. Wawasee’s squad notched a 32-20 win over Plymouth last Thursday, Nov. 30. Brandi Bray led Wawasee with an 11-point, 13-rebound effort.