PAW PAW 63, SHABBONA 53
Paw Paw’s Bill Bittner poured in 25 points and controlled the boards to help
the Bulldogs to a 63-53 win over Shabbona. The teams played a tight first haf
as Shabbona led 36-33 at the break, but Bittner netted 13 of the Bulldogs 19 points in the third quarter as they took a 52-42
lead to the fourth stanza.
Besides
Bittner’s game-high 25 points, Paw Paw, who was playing without starter Dean Eich, got support from Gerald Coss who
had 19. Shabbona was led by Dave Hartman’s 15 points and Jack Munson’s
11.
Paw Paw
fg ft tp Shabbona fg
ft tp
Coss
7 5 19 D. Krantz 3
1 7
Miller
1 3 5 LeMar 0 0 0
Florscheutz
1 0 2 Hartman 6 4 16
Bittner
9 7 25 E. Krantz 2
0 4
E. Johnson
3 1 7 Munson 3 5 11
Rodgers
2 1 5 Hickey 3 0 6
Herrmann 1
1 3
L. Johnson 3 0 6
Totals
23 17 63 Totals 21 11 53
Paw Paw
19 14 19 11 - 63
Shabbona
18 18
6 11 - 53
Total
fouls - Paw Paw 17, Shabbona 21. Fouled out - Miller, D. Krantz, Munson.
SECOND ROUND :
HINCKLEY 64, SANDWICH 59
The
Sandwich Indians gave top-seeded Hinckley all they wanted and more, but the Hawks were able to escape with a 64-59
victory.
Hinckley took an 11-9 first quarter lead and started to pull away in the second period as they were hitting at a 42
percent clip from the field compared to Sandwich who had converted on only four of their first 22 shots. Hinckley had a 34-26 at intermission, but was in some major foul trouble as starter
Wally Wilson had already fouled out and Dick Strever and Jim Dellenback had four fouls each.
At
the start of the second half coach Bob Wood’s club seemed to come out very cautious and the Indians took advantage. Ken Augustine and Mort Carr led Sandwich on a charge that put
them into a 41-38 advantage late in the third quarter, but Hinckley regrouped to take a 47-44 lead
heading into the fourth frame. The Indians tried hard to close the gap, but with
some timely baskets by Dellenback and Jim Barr the Hawks were able to hang on.
Harold
Skinner and Dellenback paced a balanced scoring attack for the Hawks with 17 points each, while Strever added 13 and Barr
12. The Indians were led by Carr’s game-high 19 points with Augustine scoring
17 and Jerry Faber 11.
Sandwich
fg ft tp Hinckley fg ft tp
Wilhelm
0 1 1 Barr 5 2 12
Carr
8 3 19 Dellenback 7
3 17
Faber
5 1 11 Woodrich 2 0 4
Augustine
5 7 17 Skinner 5 7 17
Martin
4 2 10 Wilson
0 1 1
Strode
0 1 1 Furbush 0 0 0
Strever 5
3 13
Totals
22 15 59 Totals 24 16 64
Sandwich
9 17 18 15 - 59
Hinckley
11 23 13 17 - 64
Total
fouls - Sandwich 23, Hinckley 21. Fouled out - Faber, Augustine,
Strode, Wilson, Strever.
EARLVILLE 71, SERENA 68
Earlville
pulled off the first upset of the tournament as they eliminated the third-seeded Serena Huskers with a 71-68 quarterfinal
victory.
The
teams matched shots through the first half before the Huskers pushed out to a 10 point lead.
The Red Raiders rallied back to cut the Serena lead to just 34-32 at halftime.
In the third period, Earlville out-pointed the defending tournament champs 20-9 to what looked like a safe 52-43 advantage. Serena however employed their full-court press in the fourth quarter, a move that
helped them slice the margin to 68-66 with 45 seconds left. Free throws by Don
Landers and Bud Swayze in the closing moments helped Earlville hold on for the upset.
Swayze
was the high man for the Red Raiders scoring 17 points, followed by Bob Malley with 16, Landers 14 and George Kaleel 11. Kaleel was cited for some outstanding ball handling against Serena’s press. Huskers’ 5-foot-10 forward Wes Hougstad led all scorers in the game with 25
points.
The
two teams hit a high percentage from the free throw line, Earlville made 25-of-34, including 17-of-21 in the second half. Serena swished 14-of-22, 6-of-10 in the final half.
Earlville
fg ft tp Serena fg ft tp
Swayze
5 7 17 Hougsted 11
3 25
T. Anderson
3 2 8 Donahue 0 0 0
Malley
6 4 16 Bo. Roth 1 7 9
Pritchert
2 0 4 Warren
1 0 2
Kaleel
4 3 11 Bi. Roth 4 1 9
Landers
3 8 14 Mundroff 0 0 0
Cook
0 1 1 Jardine 6 3 15
Nelson 3 0 6
Frisch 1 0 2
Totals
23 25 71 Totals 27 14 68
Earlville
17 15 20 19 - 71
Serena
20 14
9 25 - 68
Total
fouls - Earlville 18, Serena 26. Fouled out - Bi. Roth, Jardine.
WATERMAN 77, LELAND 49
Waterman
put together an impressive performance to reach the semi-finals as they ran passed the Leland Panthers 77-49. The 77 point total had Little Ten Conference officals checking for what was believed to be the highest
score compiled in a tournament game.
According
to the tournament seeding voted on earlier in the season this game was an upset as Leland was ranked the fourth seed by the
coaches. The victory gave Waterman their ninth win in their last 11 games.
The
Wolverines led 12-10 after one period and ran out to a 33-22 cushion at halftime. The
foul filled contest was all but over early in the third quarter as Waterman had pushed their advantage to 26 points.
Sophomore
center Chuck Johnson and senior Ron North led the Wolverine charge as each scored 24 points. Johnson cleared everything off
the boards while North hit one left-handed jump shot after another. Waterman’s
defense held Leland’s top two scorers down as Keith Gunderson was held to just nine points, Don Loux to only six. Center Frank Gunderson took the Panthers scoring honors with 17 points.
Leland
fg ft tp Waterman fg
ft tp
K. Gunderson
3 3 9 Ray 3 3 9
Jacobson
0 1 1 Hipple 0 1 1
S. Thompson
1 3 5 Withey 1 1 3
Abbott 3 1 7 Kolves 0 1 1
F. Gunderson
7 3 17 C. Johnson 9
6 24
Cox
1 0 2 L. Peterson 2
0 4
Spengler
0 1 1 North 11 2 24
Morel
0 0 0 Roberts 3 2 8
Loux
2 2 6 Smiley 0
3 3
J. Johnson
0 1 1 K. Peterson 0
0 0
Totals
17 15 49 Totals 29 19 77
Leland
10 12 11 16 - 49
Waterman
12 21 26 18 - 77
Total
fouls - Leland 28, Waterman 30. Fouled out - K.Gunderson, S. Thompson, F. Gunderson,
Loux, Withey, C. Johnson, L. Peterson.
SOMONAUK 67, PAW PAW 42
The
Somonauk Bobcats had everything well in hand after the first eight minutes in their quarter-final tilt with Paw Paw, as they
moved to the semifinals with a 67-42 win.
The
Bulldogs led throughout much of the first quarter before the Bobcats inched in front 10-9 at the horn. Somonauk started clicking in the second frame as they took a 34-19 lead into intermission. The Bobcats out-scored Paw Paw 33-23 in the second half to earn the win.
The
key to the game was the fact Somonauk took 31 more shots than the Bulldogs. The
Bobcats hit 27-of-96 (28 percent), while Paw Paw hit on just 12-of-65 (18 percent) in the game.
Dave
Westbrook led Somonauk with 19 markers, with Ron Anderson pouring in 17 more. Paw
Paw’s Bill Bittner scored a team-high 17 before fouling out of the game.
Paw Paw fg ft tp
Somonauk fg ft tp
Coss
1 4 6 D. Anderson 1 0 2
Larson
0 0 0 Flynn 0 0 0
Miller
1 0 2 Grandgeorge 5
2 12
Florscheutz
0 2 2 Kendrick 1 0 2
Bittner
5 7 17 Westbrook 8
3 19
Wells
0 0 0 Fox
1 1 3
E. Johnson
5 3 13 R. Anderson 7 3 17
Rogers
0 2 2 Schou 0 0 0
Sims 2 4 8
Hash 2 0 4
Totals
12 18 42 Totals 27 13 67
Paw Paw
9 10 12 11 - 42
Somonauk
10 24 22 11 - 67
Total
fouls - Paw Paw 21, Somonauk 26. Fouled out - Miller, Bittner.
SEMI-FINALS :
HINCKLEY 56, EARLVILLE 51
Hinckley’s Bob “Woody” Woodrich scored five points in the final four seconds to send the Hawks into
the championship game as they defeated Earlville in a wild contest 56-51.
The
teams were tied a 51-all with five ticks left on the clock after a jump ball had been called.
Woodrich controlled the tip, broke for the basket, scored and was fouled. After
nailing the free throw, Woodrich stole the Red Raiders inbounds pass and was fouled deliberately as the final whistle sounded. He was awarded two free throws after the game had already been won and dropped them
in as well to end the contest at a five point margin.
The
Hawks looked early as if they would have an easy time with the scrappy Earlville bunch as the tournament top seed led 26-16
at halftime. Hinckley’s top scorer and rebounder
Harold Skinner fouled out early in the third quarter allowing Earlville to climb back into the game as the Red Raiders led
37-35 after three periods.
The
clubs traded baskets for most of the fourth frame as Earlville still led 51-50 in the last minute. Hawk’s Jim Barr hit a free throw to knot the score and set the stage for Woodrich’s heroics.
Jim
Dellenback paced Hinckley with 15 points and Barr added 14.
Tom Anderson’s 11 points was tops for Earlville.
Hinckley for the game hit 32 percent from the floor compared to Earlville’s 17 percent. The Hawks hit 20-of-30 free throws, while the Red Raiders made just 15-of-24.
Earlville
fg ft tp Hinckley fg ft tp
Swayze
4 1 9 Barr 5 4 14
T. Anderson
2 7 11 Dellenback 4
7 15
Malley
2 0 4 Woodrich 2 4 8
Pritchert
5 0 10 Skinner 4 2 10
Kaleel
3 3 9 Wilson
0 0 0
Landers
2 4 8 Strever 3 3 9
Totals
18 15 51 Totals 18 20 56
Earlville
9 7
21 14 - 51
Hinckley
11 15
9 21 - 56
Total
fouls - Earlville 22, Hinckley 20. Fouled out - Malley,
Landers, Skinner.
SOMONAUK 68, WATERMAN 61
Somonauk
used a second quarter spurt which proved to be the the key in their 68-61 victory over a red-hot Waterman team.
The
teams played an even first period before the Bobcats put together a run that had them ahead at halftime 32-23. The Wolverines were unable to put a dent in the disadvantage during the second half as they also missed
six straight free throws in the closing minutes.
Bobcat
center Dave Westbrook led all scorers with 21 points, while teammate Ron Anderson added 17 for the winners. Somonauk’s defense limited Ron North, Waterman’s high scoring speedy guard, to just eight points
by not letting him get open for shots from the corners. Chuck Johnson poured
in 14 points for the Wolverines, Wes Ray chipped in with 13, and Junior Roberts added 10.
Both
teams shot 30 percent from the field, Somonauk made just 14-of-31 free throws, while Waterman sank 21-of-32.
Waterman
fg ft tp Somonauk fg
ft tp
Ray
5 3 13 D. Anderson 4 2 10
Withey
1 1 3 Grandgeorge 4
3 11
Kolves
1 2 4 Kendrick 0 0 0
C. Johnson
2 10 14 Westbrook 9
3 21
L. Peterson
0 0 0 Fox 1 1 3
North
3 2 8 R. Anderson 7 3 17
Roberts
5 0 10 Schou 0 0 0
Smiley
3 3 9 Sims 0 1 1
Hash 2 1 5
Totals
20 21 61 Totals 27 14 68
Waterman
13 10 21
17 - 61
Somonauk
13 19 19 17 - 68
Total
fouls - Waterman 26, Somonauk 28. Fouled out - C. Johnson, North, D. Anderson,
Grandgeorge, Sims, Hash.
THIRD PLACE GAME :
WATERMAN 74, EARLVILLE 63
Waterman
captured third place of the Little Ten Conference Tournament with a high-scoring 74-63 win over Earlville.
The
Red Raiders held a two point (14-12) lead after the first eight minutes, however the Wolverines used a 18-9 second period
advantage to help push them to victory.
Ron North and Chuck Johnson again led the charge for Waterman as North led all scorers
with 25 points, while Johnson from his center position added 19. Earlville freshman
Bud Swayze led his club in a losing effort with 19 points on six baskets and seven free throws.
Earlville
fg ft tp Waterman fg
ft tp
T. Anderson
2 5 9 Ray 3 3 9
Swayze
6 7 19 Withey 0 2 2
A. Smith
0 0 0 C. Johnson 7
5 19
Malley
4 1 9 L. Peterson 3
0 6
Pritchert
1 2 4 North 10 5 25
Kaleel
3 6 12 Roberts 3 4 10
Landers
2 4 8 Smiley 0 3 3
Cook
0 0 0
Totals
18 27 63 Totals 26 22 74
Earlville 14 9 20 20 - 63
Waterman
12 18 21 23 - 74
Total
fouls - Earlville 26, Waterman 25. Fouled out - T. Anderson, Malley, Landers,
Ray, C. Johnson.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME :
HINCKLEY 47, SOMONAUK 43
The Hinckley Hawks captured
the Little Ten Conference Tournament for the first time in 25 years as they defeated Somonauk on their home floor.
The runner-up is the 1951 tournament, the Hawks claimed a 47-43 win, marking
the third time they had defeated Somonauk that season. It was also the second
time in a championship game, with all being come-from-behind, four-point wins.
Hinckley broke Somonauk’s undefeated string in their first meeting of the
year with a 52-48 victory. A couple of weeks later the Hawks beat the Bobcats
46-42 in the title game of the Mooseheart Holiday Tournament.
This title game had all the ear marks of the previous two battles as the champs
pushed out to a 20-10 advantage midway through the second quarter. Over the next
12 minutes, head coach Kent Robinson’s Bobcats turned the tide, cutting the lead to 23-22 at halftime and then grabbing
29-23 advantage with two minutes left in the third. Hinckley battled back to
take the lead 34-32 early in the fourth, from there the game was tight as the score was tied numerous times before the Hawks
pulled ahead by six in the last minutes with the Bobcats unable to get any closer than four points.
Somonauk’s tight zone defense put the clamps on Hawks’ high-scoring
center Harold Skinner (nine points), but forward Jim Dellenback took over, scoring 17 game-high points. Ron Anderson led Somonauk with 15 tallies.
Somonauk fg ft tp Hinckley
fg ft tp
D. Anderson, f
1 4 6 Barr, f 5 1 11
R. Anderson, f 6 3 15 Dellenback, f 5 7
17
Westbrook, c 5 1 11 Skinner, c
4 1 9
Fox, c
0 0 0 Wilson, g
0 2 2
Grandgeorge, g 2 1
5 Woodrich, g
0 1 1
Sims, g
1 0 2 Strever, g 3 1 7
Hash, g
2 0 4
Totals
17 9 43 Totals 17 13 47
Somonauk 5 17
9 12 - 43
Hinckley
8 15
5 19 - 47
Total
fouls - Somonauk 22, Hinckley 11. Fouled
out - D. Anderson, Westbrook, Skinner.
