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Despite Sluggish Start, North Defeats PatriotsBy LARRY YANOS Daily Mai! Sporls Editor North Hagerstown basketball couch Joe Proksa, who stresses defense uml overall team balance more than anything else, couldn't have been happier Friday night.His Hubs, looking a bit sluggish in the early going, combined their basketball savvy and hustle to whip Thomas Johnson, Si-52, and claim the District One, Class A championship and a trip to the state tournament at College Park next weekend.Our consistent play shows the desire of these boys to win;1 an elated Proksa said in the North locker room. “That long layoff was bound to effect us and it did in the first quarter; we bounced back very well, however, and played our ball game,”The Patriots held the upper hand on the boards for much of the game and could have put the game away early with some decent shooting. Rut North forced T.l into longer shots and the Hubs got back into the game in the second period.Dave (Harris) didn't have his finest night of the season but he contributed on the boards, had some fine assists and did a great job defensively, Proksa continued. 1 can't say enough about the efforts at Sfevc Cline and John Smothers but I'm proud of fhe entire ball cfub, Smothers and Cline riddledI he Thuiuas Johnson defense with 20 and 16 points respectively while Tlird' Harris fchalked up 15 markers and was his usual self around the boards.Dahlgrcn boxed Harris in a lot on I he boards and he was forcing his shots,” coach Proksa added. ‘‘He still did a fine job overall and our club looked fairly well after the early going.”Thomas Johnson went to a press in the third quarter and tied the game quickly but North then made somr adjustments and the press was no bother after that.We expected the press earlier than that, Proksa said of the defensive manueuver. We drilled on that quite a bit and we were rc-ady. We just didn't set upPro HockeyToday's Games Detroit at Montreal Minnesota at Toronto Rostan. at Philadelphia, afternoonSI. Louis at Pittsburgh Oakland at Los Angeles Sunday's Games Montreal at Boston, afternoon Pittsburgh at New York Minnesota at Detroit Chicago at Philadelphia Los Angelos at Oakland, afternoonMonday's GamesNo gar.ics scheduledright against it a couple of times.Thom as Johnson coach Jay Jacobs praised the North ball club after the game but also lauded his Patriots and Sant Harper in particular.“Harper will be so sorely missed and I don’t know even where to start, in finding a re pi a content,” coach Jacobs said. lie has carried us ail year, especially in the early going, and he is a great, groat ball player and a fine team player.”Harper dominated both boards Friday night but the. inability of Thomas Johnson to hit free throws, R for 23, and the outside shots made the difference,I think that 36-point effort put n lot of undue pressure on Ernie Bowens, Jacobs continued. He was hesitant fa fake the good shots and he forced a little. Ha wan’t real smooth tonight.Thomas Johnson, drained physically from its big upset of Allegany, didn’t press until the second half and then had to switch from zone to man-lo-man midway in the fourth period when North was controlling the game,“I didn’t want lo switch lo man licc.-uise we have really no one to match the quickness and the speed of the North ciub,” Jacobs concluded. “They have a fine ball club and I wish them the best at College Park,DRIVING THE BASELINE -- Steve Cline i off to a teammate who scored the basket and (21) of North Hagerstown drives the baseline ( Hubs went on to post the victory, Defending on in this second quarter action against Thomas the play js Jiw Snoots. (Photo by Dave Harpl Johnson High School Friday night. Cline passed |
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Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Sat, Mar 07, 1970
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