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kj L^auurmiiuo, rsmai unity, ra.f rnuay, rcui Udi y cv, i aouBrentwood GirlsEndrdSeasnWith55 WinBy JERRY ROBERTSL-T Sports EditorJEANNETTE - Many times this year the Ford City girls basketball team stood tall The Sabers went undefeated in the WPlAL’s Section 19AA They beat Mars in overtime in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs last Saturday.But last night Brentwood stood a little taller — physically In the quarterfinals of Class AA competition, the larger Spartans defeated Ford City, 60-55.Brentwood now advances to the semi-finals of the WPIALcan put their feet up and rest, however mucn against its wishes.“We don t have anything to be ashamed of,” said FC head coach Virgil Flick ‘‘We have evrvthing to be proud of We re a good ball club I'll tell you what, we had a better team than people expected us to have As long as the attitude stays the way it’s been, we’ll have a good team next year.”Despite Brentwood's height advantage, Ford City stayedon its heels the whole game Ata couple points in the second half, Brentwood moved out in front by 10, but most of the way it was a two-point four-point ball game.At 3:16 in the second quarter, Ford City tied the score at 23-23 with three unanswered buckets, two of them on breakaways by Sandy Szymanski and Joannie Minarcin Teresa Jurbala canned a pair of free throws with11 seconds left on the clock tosend the Sabers into the locker room down bv only two points, 27-15.Midway through the third period, FC’s Cynthia Wilson fayed one up and in to cut Brentwood’s lead to 46-43. Butthen Wilson was called for atechnical foul and Brentwood canned two of three on a compound charity stripe situation From there Brentwood pulled away. Led by 6-0 center Miller Schwartz, Brentwood took the ball inside time and again Schwartz took the baseline back door four times at will in the second half Foul trouble was also hur ting Ford City as Wilson piledup three in the first half She had to be shuttled in and out after her fourth Her absence underneath against such a tall team hurts.“The thing we were trying to do was not necessarily watching her (Schwartz) that closely, but trying to prevent their guards from getting the ball to her,” said FlickThe score was 56-46 with about three minutes left to play But Pam Hobaugh pulled down an offensive reboundand put it in. and two quick zip passes that saw the ball go around the horn and underneath via the hands of Minarcin, Szymanski, and Kim Opalka added another bucket.Two consecutive steals by Szymanski and Minarcin wrought a free throw point. Then Teresa Jurbala pilfered a pass and hit Minarcin, who broke for the bucket and canned one With 41 seconds left in the game, Brentwood was up by three, 56-53, and the frenzied momentum looked to be in Ford City’s favorBut Brentwood then tried to stall the game out Ford Cityhad to foul when the turnovers wouldn’t flow anymore in the critical moments. Brentwoodcanned four free throws in three trips to the line within the last 30 seconds Hobaugh hit a field goal at the buzzer and the final showed Brentwood 60, Ford City 55.The big girl, Schwartz, and teammate Kim Gannis each hit for 16 points. KathyPuchtler added 13.For Ford City Sandy Szymanski turned in an excellent offensive and defen sive performance. Her 18Eoints including four slick aseline moves around the taller trees - led the game’s scorers and her tenacious 1) got her steals or caused Brentwood to turn the ball overseveral times. “Sandy played a heckuva game, especially in the second half,' said Flic Joannie Minarcin put in 15 points, had six rebounds, five steals, and six assists. Her point play has been one of the major factors in FC’s successthis year.Cynthia Wilson had 10pointsand nine rebounds and Kim Opalka had eight points and 13rebounds Teresa Jurbala had four steals and five assists.Flick will lose seven seniors to graduation this year, including team leaders Opalka and Minarcin. With Opalka and Cynthia Wilson board play could year for FC. Also going w ill be Karen Anthony, Mary Ann Madzy, Ruth Gemperlien, and Cindy Morhac.Flick said that his club “did exceptionally well” in scoring 55 points on the taller club. “Given a different situation, we could’ve beaten that team,” he said That situation is gone now, though It's next year once more.BRFNTWOOD lt;«0iKathy Puchtler 4 5 10 13, Miller Schwartz 8 0 2 16, Beth Berk 2 3 4 7, KimGannis 6 4 6 16. Bev Gillot 0 2 3 2, Sandy Sokac 1 4 5 6 Totals 21 18 30 60FORD cm *:»:»Joannie Minarcin 7 13 15, Kim Opalka3 2 4 8, Ruth Gemperlien 0 00 0, MaryAnn Madzy 00 10, Karen Anthony 00 1 0, Cynthia Wilson 5 0 1 10, Cindy Morhac 0 0 0 0, Teresa Jurbala 0 2 2 2, SandyS/ymanski 7 4 10 18. Pam Hobaugh 1 0 02, Totals 23? 20 55IS If l#i IT — MKurd lt;it\ II 14 II l» - 55Fouled out Cynthia Wilson, Beth Berk
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Kittanning Leader Times
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Feb 29, 1980
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