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Lakers Beat Metro on Boards, not FloorBy JEFF SOU DEL News-Heruld Sports WriterAfter the Ian* finally •xllrd the 1-airland Field-house last night, there were probably more than just a few who could not remember that the Lakers had beaten Turnpike Athletic Conference foe Tri-C Metro 77-71.Instead they were talking •bout the fight that started between Jeff LaCa'a of Lakelaad and Metro s Terrance Sbelbv and erupted Into a foil scale brawl Involving both beaches and both sides of the steads.When the Tight was finally over, two Lakers lay injured on the floor Jeff La-Cava was doubled over and Danny Allen could not turn his neck Both were taken to t h e hospital and were treated and released.Fights like this shouldn't happen I don't know how this started but I’m going to find out. said Don Delaney, head coach of the Lakers.Lakeland Jumped onl toan hi lead In the first four minutes of the game beiore Metro could Ml Its first field goal of the nlghl. However. Metro was never out of the game until the final 12 seconds.It's a good thing we scored those early points.” said Delaney. ' After that we almost‘exchanged baskets.The Lakers were ahead by a single point until John Dorko went to the line with 1:30 left to play and sank both ends of a one and one Metro had a chance to pull within one again when Cash-mere Moss went to the line for the one and one. but failed to connect.The Lakers got the rebound and Jeff LaCava hit a jumper to put them ahead by five.Those foul shots are the key to the game. If you make them you win and if you miss you lose.” said Delaney in a somber Lakeland lockcrroom.— » VMIty (SMB. MO SIWMM ISOWI.owe i'MO. «*• om (**111. Ovm »«••. .tow. no isMO IMtti I MOW. tm IMnli IS CM »!•**• If.MlMl. On *•— (Ml II) •• outfit*Ml 1*0 - n OMIMC.iA-.f. Mmi HOW. Ttraawt M.O*kiilland May Play ESC Spoilers’ RoleBy JIM McCLKLlAN Newa-Herald Sports WriterThe East Suburban Conference basketball season is half over and Rutland coach Denny Stern givea his team Uttlu chance to win the championship. But Stern Is quick to pomt out that his team still wants to win more than ever.Lutheran East went through the first rouud without a league loss and Stern gives his Hornets little chance of catching Ihe powerful Falcons.We have three losses in the league and I don't think we have much of a chance of catching Lutheran East. Stern said. “I said beiore the season that Lutheran East is the team to beat but I didn't think that they would be able lo go through the season undefeated, and I still don't think they can,” he added.
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Willoughby News Herald
Willoughby, Ohio, US
Thu, Jan 11, 1973
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