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Thornton tops Cheverus 15-Thornton s Harry Hadiaris slides into home with one of 15 Thornton Academy runs against Cheverus Thursday afternoon at Saco. Stag pitcher TonySliding toward homeCimino covers the plate on a late throw, but couldn’t hang on to the ball. Catcher Mark Franco watchesthe action. Thornton won its second straight game with a 15-11 triumph. (Photo by John Ewing)By DICK CHARLESSports KditorThe Thornton Academy baseball team likes to live dangerously.For the second game in a row, the undefeated Golden Trojans charged out to a big lead, then almost whittered it away as they downed Cheverus 15-11 at Thornton Academy baseball field Thursday afternoonThe victory put the Golden Trojans onefame ahead in the National Division of the elegram LeagueIn two games, Thornton pitchers have1 nE“olreezing along with a 15-3 lead,Siven up 24 runs and the team is still un efeated That’s because Thornton has scored 31 runs in two games At one point in Thursday s game. Thornone run shv of the 16-3 lead they had against BiJdeford Tuesday before they had to hang on to win 16-13 You knew things were going to go TA's way in the bottom of the first inning when two (.olden Trojan base running mistakes led to them scoring three runs After Bob Plummer walked and stole se cond base. Craig Gardner reached on an error with Plummer going to thirdGardner was picked off first base On a double steal but tne first baseman of Cheverus booted the ball, allowing Plummer to score and Gardner to go to third Harry Hadiaris, who was to reach base six straight times, then lined a single, his first of three consecutive hits, to load the basesScott l^eelair nulled away from an inside pitch and looped a curling double near the field foul line for two runs . that base running had led to three runs, the Golden Trojans switched to the short ball for six runs in the second inning Scott Gardner led the inning with a line single and was picked off first base, Dan MacLeod walked Jeff Harper pushed a bunt past pitcher Tony Cimino. Bob Plummer s nunt single loaded the bases,Craig Gardner faked a bunt and Cimino wild pitched in a run Back to back doubles by Gardner and Hadiaris and a single by Doug Nunan accounted for the six runs Starter Dan MacLeod was lifted by coach Norm Trottier in the fifth inning as Cheverus closed to 9-3, Steve Corey came on after Macljeod walked a run home with one out and got the next two batters on a force at the plate and a pop up to first.Thornton extended its lead to 15-3 in the seventh again going to an unusual weapon catcher’ interference and walks Corey singled to left to open the inning^ Harper reached on an error and Bon Plummer walked. With one out, Hadiaris bounced the ball to the third baseman, but it was ruled that the catcher had touched his bat as he swung and the first run of a four run inning came home A wild pitch, two walks and a sacrifice fly got the otherthree runs homeCorey began to falter in the top of the eighth With two out, John Bailey reached on an error, Greg Palmacci and KdRogers walked and Dwayne Welch pound-edjhe hall over the center field fence for a grand slam home run that cut the lead to[rey was on the ropesh mninu as Hp walkedand home.Finally with two on and two out, Trottier called on Hadiaris to come in from firstbase to pitchwL,in by _ _________out of a three hour. 25 minute exhibition ofJeff White’s long fly to right field was gathered in by Tom Gallant for the finalnon-artistic, but winning baseball Thornton, now leading the National Division of the Telegram League by one game, travels to South Portland Saturday in their next outing The Bed Riot, at 1-1, clouted Biddeford Thursday 14 3. so fans going to the game might be advised to bring to a box lunch The game could go on foreverThorntonab r hHarper, ss 5 2 1Plummer, cf 3 3 1Lumb, cf 0 0(\ Gardner, 3b 4 2a. Fogg, ph 1 0Hadiaris, lb. p 3 4Watson. If 4 1Lemelin. If 1 0Leclair. rf 3 1(allant. rf . 0 0Nunan. c 3 0b, Guay, ph 0 0S Gardner. 2b 2 0Moody. 2b 0 0MacLeod, p I 1Corey, p 3 l1 Olci IN .V) II IUa, Grounded out for C Gardner in 8th b Walked for Nunan in 6th InningsCheverus 1 10 0 1 0 0 4 4-11Thornton I 6 0 2 0 0 4 0 x—15E Harper 2, s Gardner 2, Bailey 2, Hums,Palmacci 2. Rogers 2, Franco; PO-ACheverus 24 10. Thornton 27-6; RBI C Gardner 2 Hadiaris. Leclair 2. Gallant Nunan 3, Hailey, Welch 4. Scvermo 3,Moberg, 2 HI) Hadiaris 2, Leclair,Moberg, Welch. Cimino; HR Welch. SBPlummer, Nunan. Burns 2, Bailey, Redmond; SF s Gardner. DP C. Gardner tcHarper to Hadiaris. U*ft Thrornton 11Cheverus 15.Thorntonin h bb siMacl^eod I 1/3 4 7 ICorey 4 1/3 6 61Hadiaris 1/300Cheverusin h bb sCimino 6 1/3 10 11Redmond 1 2/3 0 3WP Cimino 2. MacLeod; PB Franco Winner Corey; Loser Cimino. C Flagg an Go wen; T 3:25Bruins win quarter-final series33 15 10abrh421421431511412000501411100401301010Boston outshot tne Kings 38 18. but even that statistic was deception After two periods, the Bruins had fired 30 shots at Vachon while the Kings had managed only seven at Gerrv Cheeversit s a victory and I’m happy.” remarked Cheevers. but I don’t think I’ve played that well vet in the playoofs. I thought Rogie outplayed the heck out of me in tnis whole series. We just happened to get lucky when that stick broke Hiik Middleton tallied twice and Stan Jonathan once for the Bruins first three goals Just 11 seconds separated two of the scores.The Kings retaliated on power play goals by defenseman Gary Sargent, who was used sparingly because of a sprained knee, and Butch Goring and a score by Tommy WilliamsIt s very important that we foughtright to the end, said obviously dejected Kings Coach Bob Pulford if in any endeavor, if you try your best and you’re beaten, then that's the way it is We definitely tried our bestThe series produced 54 goals, just two short of the NHL record for two clubs for a six game series.TotalsCheverusBurns, cfBailey, ss Palmacc i, 2b Rogers, lbWelch, rf Curran, rf Severmo, 3b Franco, cWhite, c MobergCimino, pRedmoncf, pRed Sox take it on chinBy Cnited Press InternationalINGLEWOOD, Calif lt;UP1) — The Us Angeles Kings ran out of comebacks and the Boston Bruins finally earned a rematch with the Philadelphia Flyers ‘i’ve got to admire those guys,” said Boston Coach Don Cherry, nodding his head in the direction of the kings’ dressing room. They just kept coming back and coming back in this series ”There is no doubt in my mind,” Kings superstar Marcel Dionne added, that Boston was the better team They won because they had better talent.”After allowing a 3-0 lead to slip away before a boisterous Forum sell-out throng of 16.005, the Bruins used Gregg Sheppard’s power play goal with 7:02 remaining to beat the Kings 4-3 Thursday night and clinched their Stanley Cup quarterfinal series four games to two.Boston advanced to the NHL playoffsemifinals against Philadelphia, a team that took the Bruins in five games in the semifinals a year ago. The Bruins are at Philadelphia in the series opener Sunday.It will be sweet in Philadelphia;” promised Cherry “I'm looking forward to it I think our team can control this series this time.”The Kings gave the Bruins all they wanted — and moreThey lost the first three games but fought back desperately to win the next two In game No 6, they immediately fell behind 3-0 in the first 7:46 but exploded for three goals in the opening 8 :51 of the third period to tie the scoreAt that point, momentum appeared to be all in Los Angeles favor. But Boston then pulled itself together. The Bruins obviously didn't want their quarterfinal series with the Kings to go seven games for the second vear in a rowAt the 12:12 mark of the third period. King defenseman Ab DeMarco received a penalty for tripping Wayne Cashman With 1:14 left in the penalty. Sheppard the puck after Dave Hutchison broke stick trying to clear the puck out of the Kings zone Sneppard skated in on Kings goalie Rogie Vacnon and drove it past for what proved to be the game winner No one was in front of Rogie when I shot. Sheppard said. 1 think (Jean) Ratalle blocked him out We got a lucky break when that stick broke The game could have gone either way.When a team is on the brink of elimination like the Kings were, they are very desperate They definitely had all the momentum until 1 scored ’Added Cashman. When we got them 3-0 we let down When they tied it, we came alive again If we re going to beat the Fivers, we can’t do those kind of things.BOSTON (CPI) — There was no special celebration but the rookie pitcher bubbledmnrp than anv rhamnaonp hp rnnlH havpI was just hoping to get my first win; I never thought it would be a shutoutaoainst Rnstnn I inct pan'f hnlinvn it ”He joined the Tigers this season directly from Double A ball but. unlike Markh’lHrvph last vpar Hn7pma was pxnerted
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