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By DAVE RAMSAYThe provincial B highschool basketball cham-could not haven any closer.The Dauphin Clipper narrowly defeated theSelkirk, said he told hisrs to thegood tot they could get while Larry McDougall said he was concerned that none of his players draw a foul a list second apoints, throws towas matched against 6’1” Laurie Sahulka. •Although Dauphin had Selkirk t a height advantagea Dasxei Dy Larry with two minutesAfter theSlHdefending provinci champion Selkirk tempt. .Royals 50-48 to take the Brian Smith, who was boys’ title while the named most valuableplayer in the touma-Westgate Knights edged Boissevain 56-53 in over-against Selkirk, t game was closethroughout. Dauphin Royals tried toheld an early six-point stall but were calead over the Royals in travelling. Dathe first quarter but, in brought tne ballH|the second, Selkirk down the court and, wicame up with four quick 48 seconds left*, in tithelead. game. Smithment and scored 28 baskets to take the lead, game, time for the girls’ cham- points in the final game, Their largest margin of what proved to , begirnRoblin in the consolationBoth games were close throughout with neither team building up a substantial lead. Boissevain and Selkirk both held leads in the final minutes of play and had chances to win before time expired.The Selkirk/Dauphin game went down to the last five seconds before it was finally decided. With nine seconds leftbasketpionship. said his first concern the game came about winningtiKPlfiiflin Clippers was getting the rebound midway through the se- jump shot to—-1-’ team lost 55-39 to if Fedierchuk missed cond quarter when they 49-48 Dauphin whithe rebound. If Selkirk were up by nine points, the stage for the_, ■ tl . few seconds,he said he was to play MdDougall^ says heN tight defense but try not made some adjustmentsto foul a Selkirk player. on defense when SelkirkIt was a verythroughout.In the girls’ Boissevain had most of thesicaland Dauphin trying to run out the clock holding a 49-48 lead,!. Duane Fedierchuk, a Clipper guard, was fouled. He missed the first of two foul shots but made thesecond to give the Clippers a two-point advantage. Selkirk managed to iget the ball back down the court with six seconds left. However, instead of trying: to drive for • tligameS e 1 k i rkTsays^^^H brandt, plays a very aJFl gressive style of basket-ball. Gerbrandt, although not' too talkative after the closeloss, said his team lost ||e game on the foul lineIwhere they made only eight of 18 attempts.McDougall said he expected a good game from Selkirk but had thought the Clippers may have played their toughest game oftournament in a 74-71 semifinal win against Winkler. He said Selkirk were the most aggressive, enthusiastic team in the tournament.took the lead. He had his team play much tighter under their basketball. Qer- That combined withran into foul trthe second half, led 17-9 at the end ofstime poor outside narr0wed shooting by the Royalsdfirst quarter, West^24-21 at half —Clippers to Boissevain built it score 15 straight points n:—between late in the second quarter and early in the third to go ahead 34-29.Westgate tied the score at 48-48 on a tire-Dauphin managed to hold the lead throughoutmost of the second half but------- from Selkirk.neverawayMcDougall said hisA • i 1 J A Ateam just could not get the extra few points toopen the game up. ■ Part of the reasonbound by Heidi sNeufeld I with 12 seconds ’ left. Boissevain did not get a final shot sending the game into overtime.five-minuteIn the overtime period teams traded early baskets and the scorehave been the remained tied with onlymaof the team. Thetottfket they attempted one lastpass to Van open man Selkirk guarMcDougall complimented the play ofd RiRickwhich was intercepted Myall for providingone starter, Cam Mc-Callum who was outwithiml\ i mione and a half minutesClippers were missing le?henpl££u Voth, whoWestgate, was fouled.bv Gerald Chernicki. much of the drive.Cnernicki grabbed the Smith,and was able. to McDougall, felt thegamepossession of it ungame ended. would be the toughest Prior to Fedierchuk’s for the Clippers. Smith’s two foul shots, both concern in that game teams called time out to • was 6’7” centre Rick discuss strategy. Coach Peter Gerbrandt. ofwho was out scored 21 P°ints -foranotter plajrer’ Bob Shemade both attempts Ma.K«4 but “ a* J, SRohleder, of Boissevain,.............. was then fouled and shein the game the Clippers had a chance to tie it went ahead 46-40 on two again but made only oneof two attempt!.like was not weN*With six minutes leftfree throws by Smith.However, Selkirk Westgate brought the gradually decreased the ball back,up the courtfA aDirksen. Against lead to a ,point when and Voth scored again~ ^ fi'S” Mva 'Selkirk, Smith, at 6’5”, Mvall. who hit for 17 to give the Knights athree-point advantageseconds to go. Lana Chambers, with 17in the game, a chance to pull vain within onegame, slowly chippedat the Boisse-lead as Barbawayvains .Rohleder, their 6’ centre spent most of the second half on the benchtied the score on two occasions. Two players dominated most of the final few minutes.because of foul troublejumps shot (Marie Rohleder, a grade nine student, kept Boissevain in the con-crucial shots, including the winning basket, to bring the Knights back.Westgate, the number-two seed in theseconds to go Westgate, who only led briefly in the entiretournament, got into the final by defeating Flin As the final minutes test picking up 11 of her FI on 53-19 inwere played Westgate was never able to take the lead although theythe Nuefeld had15 points in the final Igymr. For Westgate Troth kept making the contest. Boissevain
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Dauphin Herald
Dauphin, Manitoba, CA
Wed, Mar 19, 1980
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