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Explosion Rocks Comstock's GymSOUTH. ilAVEhLXMlKJE^GR IMES Hies to get this shot over a Comstock defender's head during last night's South Haven win over Comstock. Grimes scored 16 points in the contest while grabbing eight rebounds.(Tribune Photo—Bert Wepfer)By BERT WXPFI* Tribun* Sport* EditorCOMSTOCK — An explosion rocked the Comstock gym during the third quarter of la s t night’s South Haven-Comstock basketball game.Though no one was injured, the person most responsible for igniting the explosion was South Haven’s guard, Nathan Goodwin. Though Goodwin was the most responsible, the rest of South Haven’s team, William Gamble, Roger Getman, Mike Grimes and Rick Bus all were accomplices.Wolverinewith their only loss being to non league foe Dowagiac.South Haven will have a chance next Friday night to up the conference record another notch when they entert a i n Vicksburg in their last game of the season. It also happens to be Mom’s Night at the L.C. gym.“If we can win the last one we’d set a record that nobody could do any better than tie,” South Haven coach, M.H. White said of next week’s attempt to up the record.South Haven got off to a slow start in the contest as the Colts jumped out to a 10-5 lead. Butsecond left on the clock for the Rams to keep their five point margin.Comstock started off hot in the third quarter as they put in two buckets before ten seconds had gone by to cut the Rams margin down to one point, 38-37.while Comstock had trouble finding the range as they sank just 25 of 69 for 36 per cent.But then, once again, South Haven slapped on the press and Comstock was blasted out of the gym.The third quarter was eight minutes of glory for Goodwin, as far as s c o r ing was concerned. He scored just two other points in the game which tied him with teammate Gamble for game scoring honors with 18 points.South Haven had a balanced scoring attack with two other players besides Gamble and Goodwin scoring in double figures. The other two were Grimes with 16 and Bus w i th ten.South Haven’s fifth starte r, Getman, just missed hitt i n gdouble figures as he scoredni n e points, all of which came in the first quarter.Gamble didn’t have to share the rebounding honors with anyone as he pulled down 16 car-10ms which placed him well ahead of Grimes and Bus who both pulled down eight. South Haven outrebounded the Colts, 50-38.“I don’t think it was any bet ter than usual,’’ White said of the press that shattered Comstock. “It’s just the fact thatSOUTH HAVENS Allegan Three Rivers Vicksburg Gull Lake Otsego Plainwell Comstock Paw PawResultsSOUTH HAVEN 86 Comstock 72 Vicksburg 64 Three Riyers 56 Plainwell 81 Gull Lake 76 Allegan 60 Otsego 58 Paw Paw did not play.Area Results Saugatuck 67 Fennville 65 Covert 97 Hopkins 68 ♦Clinched league title.The explosion re suited in South Haven scoring 30 points, 16 of which came from the hot-shooting Goodwin, as South Haven powered their way past Comsotck, 86-72.The win, South Haven’s 15th league win in as many tries, gives the Rams a new Wolverine Conference record for the most league victories in a season. The previous record was 14, which was held by the 1966 and 1973 South Haven squads, The overall record of the third rated Rams now stands at 18-1then the weapon that has proved we have a pretty good press.’ so successful for the Rams this Whether the press was any season, their press, took center better than usual or not really stage. doesn’t make any difference.The press helped South Ha- The only thing that does make ven to r e e 1 off 11 straight a difference is that it worked, points, seven of which were After Comstock scored those scored by Getman, to put the two quick buckets South Haven Rams into the lead for good, went on to outscore the Colts, 16-10. 30-10, during the rest of the per.Comstock made up one of the iod. six points before the end of the The ring leader of the whole quarter as South Haven owned thing was Goodwin. Goodwin a five point lead, 22-17, after connected on eight of 11 shots in the first eight minutes of ac- the third frame to lead the tion. Rams to a quarter which sawWith the press off both teams* them sink 15 of 22 shots from played on even ground through- the field for a sizzling 68 per out the second quarter, though cent.it took a tip-in by Gamble of a For the game South Haven missed free throw with just a connected on 40 of 79 shotsHow They ScoredJV's Upset Comstock, 63-61COMSTOCK — The South Haven JV basketball team pulled off a major upset as they beat Comstock, 63-61.The loss was the first time that any Wolverine Conference school has beaten this group of Comstock players since they banded together as a team in •eventb grade.For South Haven the win upstheir rernrri tn 12-7i During that lapse Comstock scored 11 straight points and took the lead, 30-25.But South Haven didn’t let that spurt bother them that much as they came back by the half to own a 40-36 lead.In the third quarter South Haven started to use a pattern offense that didn’t let either team get off many shots, but inframe as South Haven came out of their pattern offense and started to put pomta on the board.Early in the quarter Sotth Haven built up a seven point lead, 51-44, but then Comstock started to wake op.Comstock finally knotted the score 53-8B with S:0B left in the contest.SOUTH HAVEN*9ftftpMike Grimes72-4516William Gamble90-1418Rick Bus42-4110Roger Getman41-339Nathan Goodwin90-0218Ken CuHum11-233Bill Wood10-012Dave Braschler20-104Dave Dubas10-022Andy Olson0oo-.......-3—0Kevin Bierhalter10-002Darryl Mosley00-020Michael Williams1fcO42Totals406-153086ComstockBrad Demcrest53-4413Erie Pratt45-6113Kirby Turnage30-246Brian Craig34-5210Paul Hamlin33-409Virgil Banks12-404Jerry Kamerman22-526Randy Brow*11412Dave Walker00-100John Uemtan32-418Totals2522-371672Scare By QuartersSOUTH HAVEN2216 3018— 86Comstock1716 1425— 72' THERE'S NOTHING COMSTOCK CAN DO as South Haven's Rick Bus drives to the basket. One Comstock defender justwatches while the other throws hi* arm* up in the air and lets Bus go by.(Tribune Photo—Bert Wepfer)ucii u:___*/____ aj-li.j.- iv____
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South Haven Daily Tribune
South Haven, Michigan, US
Fri, Feb 20, 1976
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