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Streaks Cinch BC Title Share With Record 13th Straight WinBy CHARLESWAGNER Register Sports EditorMove over boys, it’s my turn to acceptthe accolades.It was senior night at Sandusky High School.. .but not for long.By BUD B1LLETT Register Sports WriterAny hopes the Perkins Pirates may have entertained about being seeded in the post-season tournament went out the window, Friday night, as they absorbed their sixth defeat of the year at the hands of the Clyde Fliers 71-69.Following disastrous second and third periods, the Pirates stormed back to make a close game in the final canto. Paced by the blistering shooting of RichGrimm, the Pirates fought back from a 10 point third period deficit to tie the game with just 1:09 left on the clock.The score remained tied, until with a mere 11 seconds to go, Bill Rader, a player who scored just two points in the game, went to the charity line. The second stringer calmly sank both ends of a one-and-one chance to put Clyde ahead 71-67.THE PIRATES CLOSED to within two, 71-69 on Grimm’s sixth field goal — the 6-2 guard hit on an incredible 6 of 7 attempts in the final stanza — but time ran out before they could do anything else. It was during the Pirates’ last-ditch drive, that both Brian Van Meter and Williams fouled out (Van Meter at 6:05; Williamsat4:20).The Fliers jumped off to an early lead, and ran their margin up to 10-4 before thePiraioc cfnt fhoir nffoneo nnrlor \xrzx\rJohn Farris slouched in the chair as the seven senior members of the Blue Streaks basketball squad were introduced before playing their final home game.The gangling 6-0 junior didn't take aback seat for long. In fact, he was in the center ring from the opening whistle in smashing the SHS single game scoring standard with 42 points. . .despite being blanked in the second period which made his scintillating performance even thatand made altogether too many turnovers.*«THEY OUT-REBOUNDED US 39-37. but they weren’t able to convert their rebounds to points and we were. The biggest surprise, in my estimation, was the fact that they opened up with a zone defense, whereas they had been primarily a man-to-man club. Thanks to the outside shooting of Larry (Jennings = we were able to loosen up the zone, and open the inside.We are glad to be the winners. ”On the other side of the court. Perkinsmastermind Lerov Silvani had this to♦say:“I never saw such a hard fought-hardplayed game. I think that anxiety got the best of my boys at the times when the game was tightest.WE HAD A DRY SPELL. Evervtime we would build up a lead, we would blow up, and begin to commit disastrousturnovers. We just continually gave them the ball.I was pleased with the control of theboards that we displayed most of the—Continued on Page 12much more remarkable.With Farris consistently connecting on fall-away jump shots or easy layups on the swift fastbreak, the Big Blue handcuffed Lorain Admiral King. 93-64.to nail down a share of the Buckeye*Conference title.While Farris was eclipsing the record of 38 held bv Don Rather since 1962-63. the Streaks also wiped out a team mark with their 13th consecutive victory.THE SURGING BIG BLUE erased the old record for consecutive regular season decisions posted a year ago. They now have chalked up tl straight conference verdicts after losing their first two encounters to hold a one-game lead over Marion Harding with one Buckeye outing left.Sandusky can claim its secondundisputed championship at Mansfieldnext Friday, but the Tygers proved they can be tough to handle by smacking Findlay, 80-77. Marion still has to get by Findlay next Friday — and hope SHS loses — in order to gain a tie for the crown.Pandemonium exploded after Farris’ record-shattering performance with the soft-spoken junior sharing the spotlight with Coach Bob Beachy.Beachy, who now has guided Sandusky to four Buckeye titles in his 10-year reign, was honored — along with his wife, Elizabeth — by the Blue Streaks Booster Club moments after the history-making event. Booster Club board member, Pete Lococo, presented Mrs. Beachy with a dozen roses and covered the excitable tutor’s head with a makeshift crown.FARRIS GAVE THE STREAKS theimpetus with sensational shooting in the opening stanza. He rammed home his first five action shots and finished theIn Farris’ sparkling effort, it was a defferent kind of team plav. . everyone on the squad and in the almost jam-packed stands realized he had a shot at the mark and all of the teammates did their best to get the ball to him. Ho didn’t blow theonce-in-a-lifctimo chance.ALL FIVE SHS STARTERS were in ‘double figures’. Hosfeld pumped in 20 points, while Vcnerucci tossed in 16 and Rather chipped in with 10 in addition to turning in an exceptional job in rebounding with It.in retrieves with Vcnerucci lending Rather an assist with 11. . and Farris hauled in eight caroms.Harold Taylor collected 25 points for the Admirals who dipped to 3-10 in the Buckeye and 4-12 overall. Admiral King was simply no match for the Streaks and its zone defense was Farris’ cup of tea.Dick Sampson didn’t reach the double digits in scoring, but his 12 assists played a vital part in Farris' performance.The Streaks finished with 34 of 70 from the field for 47.5 per cent with Karris personally clicking on 17 of 32 attempts. The Big Blue also held a wide 45-33 bulgeFred Leffler s reserve squad also registered its 13th win in 15 outings with a 52-46 triumph over the young Admiralswith a late spurt.Trailing 42-41. the Streaks ripped off seven straight points to sew up the victory and finish the year uhbeaten on the home court Tim Kelley hit three fouls in the string, while Scott May tallied two free throws and Mark Doming a bucket. May corraled 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Mark Doming tossed in 11 markers.l __... ^‘ • '- . V.; v ■ t:■ v ■ % f
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Sandusky Register
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Sat, Feb 08, 1969
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