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Edgewood's Alan Whitney lt;42) tries to hfocfc shot by B-£’s Frank Smith who later became star ofthe game by firing winning basket with only three seconds leftThe CoachesSpeak OutSTEVE TELLECK B-E—“Itshouldn't have been that close. . We were careless and threw, the bah away, too many times. We. also missed too many fouls. What was it we missed, about 10? (Editor's Note: Actually, it was nine.)“But the kids hung in there, especially (Frank) Smith. He's only a sophomore and there was a lot of pressure on him.But he came through when be needed him.- “No, the press didn’t bother us before. It did this time, but . only because were were lazy ' with our passing and lobbed the ball when we should've been bounce - passing it But we had it in the dutch and that’s whatr counts^’ART BETTS, Edgewood —^“That’s a tough way to go down the drain but that’s the way it goes sometimes. I think the., last jump ball (with nine seconds to go and B-E controlling the ball) was a bad calL I thought our boy (Larry Roof-ner) had possession but a quick whistle kifled it. ,“I’m not taking anything away from BentleyviHe - Ellsworth. They’re a strong club ■physically and they deserved to win. But I thought our kids played weH enough to win, even after we lost (Ed) Biedenbaeh ‘on fouls, and I’m proud ofSmith’s FG With 349-48/ . *Btorcats Rock Up 19th Straight Win; Face Crcsson-Btrlin Survivor FridayBy RON PAGUA ,Bentleyville • Ellsworth High’s jubilant basketball* ers today Were looking for. new worlds; to conquer alter winning the school’s first Class. B WPIAL championship.At the same time, the BearcatsB-E’s Ed Petri (43) flies through the air as hew overshoots hoop oalayup try in 3rd periodthem.*».POTt ATIQuips vs* Norwin. / * fCan Janosik Endwere breathing • sigh of reliefafter edging defending champion Edgewood 49-48 lint night in a Frank Merriwell finish that saw Sophomore Frank Smith fire the winning basket with: only threeseconds to go before a pop-eyed crowd .of 3508 at the Pitt F i 11 dHouse. '% ! - *. By Winning, the Bearcats averted the dubious honor of blowing the championship and finishing as an also-ran for the second straightyear, particularly since theywere in command for the better part of three periods and led by as' much as 10 points at one stage.''Furious FMsb ■Most of the action in the spine-tingling finale was jammed into the last eight minutes as Edge-wood refused to quit-and finally caught Bent-Ell-At 36-36 on three successive baskets by Bandy Hughes, Ed Biedenbaeh and Dave Bausman as the teams headed in-to'the stretch.A pair of free throws by John Adams and a layup by Dewey Wilkens ran Bent-Ell’s spread to 40-36 with 5:30 left. Hughes sank two charity tosses for the Vikings, Wilkens tipped in a rebound for Bent-Ell, and then Hughes swished two straight fielders through the nets to knot the- count again at 42-all. ;■ .With 2:57 remaining, Ed Perri missed a free throw for B-E. Two seconds later, Adams ' fouled Hughes, who was the spark behind Edgewood’s second half surge, and the bespectacled redheaded junior calmly dropped in both ends of the 1-and-l toss to put EBS ahead, 4M2,Smith and Biedenbaeh traded field goals as Edgewood .retained the lead at 46-441 Then with 1:36 left, Biedenbaeh, the Vikings’ top performer all reason, picked up his fifth personal foul and left the game. As far as the Vikings were concerned, that was the. turning point.Hiackbum Motts dance• 4Jerry Blackburn made his first try but muffed the second and a chance to tie toe score as Edge-wood cludg to a 4645 edge. 'It was Edgewood’s turn to fluff off at the'charity line as Bausman missed the first attempt after being fouled by Pent A jump ball between Adams and Alan Whitney followed, BdS gaining possession and Wilkens was touted by Hughes.The slender three-year veteran dropped in both ends of the double foul and Bent • ESI . appeared “home” at 47-46 with 37 seconds left. But Bill Nichols, a 54, 120-pound' sophomore who entered theHail Chomps!Adftttf, tSmith. 4 WUJcafis, e Blackburn, P«Ti ftBENT-ftLL—itro r1*5_ 4-12 4-91- 5 342MM2414blFT M-31 .12410151437Total!IMS 12*22 13 49EDGEWOOD—41ro r*r fu.Blcflvnbaufth, t ^ 1044 * 2*3 I , 22Hu*hes,iSilv# retain, c Roofner, ftBatumain ftWhitney Nichols6-13 0* 0 0* 5 2- 4 0*2 0* 044M2404042*2tt1001802402Totals Store br periods; Bent-Ell1849 12*20 H «a a a a—«« 11. S.10—«Sdfewood ......OfflcUU: Bob Guy, Bd ttUK.drove for the bucket and was fouled by‘ Smith.Only 26 seconds were left as Nichols nervously pushed foe ball through twice to make it 48-47, Edgewood. ' •Bent-131 quickly moved the. ball down court and tried to get it to Wilkens who was boxed in by three Vikings. The ■ Bearcats’ chances seemed even slimmer when a jump ball was called between Adams and Larry Roofner, following a scramble under the boards, with just nfoe seconds togo. . , ...fimitts Connect*. Roofner tipped the ball toward mid-court, toft the alert Blackburn saved it for B-E at the base line. He looked for Wilke n-s, couldn’t find him and flipped it to Smith. The 6-3 blond youngster, who’s only 15, drove to the key, jumped and let go.with a one-hander that ripped the nets, for one of the roost exciting finishes in the history of foe meet. .Coach Steve Teleck’s Bearcats led 6-O at the beginning and held a 12-6 bulge at the end oLthe first’ period. They were in front 23-19 at halftone and built a 34-24 lead with 1:25 to go in the third stanza. Edgewood whittled the edge to six points before the three straight buckets which tied thedenbaugh (22) and Hughes (18). Wilkens added 14 and Adams tossed in 10 for Bent-Ell.: Significantly, both sides made18 fiekfgoals.Bent-Ell trying 43shots for 42 percent and Edgewood attempting 4? for 37 percent. The Bearcats, now 22-1 on foe season and riding a 19-game winningstreak, sank. 13 of 22 free throws as against .12 of 20 for the Vikings, who finished at 21-4,Bent-Ell held a 40-29 advantage in the rebound department, Wilkens and Hughes collecting 11 each for their respective teams.The Bearcats will begin their bid for PIAA Class B state honors when they meet tonight's Cresson Berlin winner Friday night atHempfieM High. Cresson and Berlin dash at Wii»:rrr.-?TO UNBEUIYAltlSAVINGS!ICOMINO FRIDAY, MARCH 151game and stirred op all the ex.citementSmith wound up as fie Bearcats’ top sewer with 15 points, but yielded game honors and run-nerup laurels to Edgewood’s Bie-1960 FORDCOUPE V-8Radio —heater —standardOne owner # # • ■1959 DODGESEDAN A nice carShould oWATERSOFTENERCost.***Not dMark 29AutomaticPhis InstaiisttoiSC. 50Per MonthNationally Advertised Nationally Recognised Locally OwnedSoft Watofii Sorvire
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Monessen Valley Independent
Monessen, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Mar 12, 1963
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