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Stawicki StandoutICRETE-MONEEUrbonBakerStawickiFickePetersMoerdyktKinseyStambergWatsonGlasowSA33 18S4 0 2 0 1 4B0080302003FT FM PF TP 0 0 0 022S0020212423021030423 0 1 0 24211540402742 14 14 17 14 44SA210171042332B024321111FT FM PF TPBy CHUCK LOEBBAKAA scrappy Crete-Monee five lowered the boom on the Rich Rockets 46 to 41 in the basketball season opener atPark Forest Friday night.The Warriors displayed a smooth, inspired brand ot bailto spoil Chuck Sedgwick’s debutas head varsity coach at Rich.The Warrior offensive barragewas led by center Rich Stawicki.Stawicki, a 6-4 senior, pumped in eight baskets and two freethrows to tally 18 points, highfor the night.* * *STAWICK1S MOBILITY, rebounding and ball handling were not matched by any player onthe court.On the other hand, Rich’s 6-6center Phil Wagner had unexpected difficulties from the floor. Wagner, who had been counted on as Rich’s top scoring threat, only connected onfour of 17 attempts.The big center, who led Richwith 10 counters, made good ononly two of 11 charity tosses.One of his free throws lodged on the rim and had to be knock- Both squads started slowly in ed loose. It just wasn’t Wagner’s »he initial period, testing eachother nervously. The Warriors Wagner wasn’t the only j were the first to overcome the Rocket to encounter shooting 1 shakes and eventually forced the troubles. Nine Rich hoopsters play throughout the contest, combined to notch an unimpres-l ' * * *sive .283 percentage from the floor.RICHStromquistStontWagnerHughesSammonsSfoanKarpHowardWilliamson0421202001090101103524 2 1 2 1 20810742422159711141313131022 41444153CRETE-MONEE 10 RICH 11Shooting percentages: Crete-Monee field goals .380, free throws .451. Rich —field goals .283, fret throws .458.night.But*RICH FORWARDwas the only Rocket outside ofRICH MANAGED to pullj ahead by one point at the firstquarter, but dropped behind by Ron Stone one at the half.That Rich remained so closePhil Wagner, with ball in photo at left, is in fighting mood, a cagers Bob Watson, No. 51, and Ken Glasow, No. 53. Big Rich 46-41 win. Glasow and Watson are pictured again, at right, in bat- at hasKet jn the first half.Wagner who dared take a shot was due l0 the 5 h 0 0, j n g 0freflection, no doubt, of close guarding applied by Crete-Monee center was held to 10 points by determined Warriors, who posted tie for rebound with Rockets Larry Karp and Tom Sloan.And he dunked only one of eight.But Stone was giving the Rockets what they needed most movement and shooting. Most of the other Rich courtmen remained rigid during the game, j Stone, although he fouled out in the final stanza, was second highest scorer for Rich with 1 eight points.Corky Hughes and Rick Sammons. Both guards meshed two baskets each during the firsthalf.Neither team raced far ahead in the second half, but Crete-Monee held the upper hand all▲AFTER watching a team play one game of basketball (first of the season at that) one hesitates, no matter how impressed, at writing down all the superlatives which come to mind.This hesitation stems not from fear of later being proved wrong(one grows accustomed to that) but for the effect it might have onVetBards Big,TopBy BILL SPELBRINGA Bloom team short on experience but long on desire and apparently quick to learn willopen its 1959-60 basketball season tomorrow night against atall, experienced Glenbard team in Glen Ellvn.The Trojans, a junior-studdedbeen given too!the youngsters involved.I cannot help myself and must report that sclua(h haven tCrete-Monee looked great Friday night and rnuc , con^! eial!0nJ son dopesters.Hev, in his second season at thetain their poise when confronted with the BIoom hejm ]S nonetheless op-printed word as they did against a press de-I only hope Jim Bonney’s young men can re-given by pre-sea-But Coach Philtimistic.“I think we’ll have a prettygood ball club. We don’t have much experience but the boysfense.The Warriors don’t have it made, but thevwill have providing they continue to progressoff the brightest, most glorious season open- have shown an ability to learning victory ever achieved by a Crete-Monee ^ast- 1116 s a £°°d sign.—' Ix. Wbasketball team.JOHN E. MEYER!Crete-Monee did more than just win, it conquered a negative tendency which was onON THE other hand. Glenbard, a West Suburban league en-, trant, is highlv regarded. Thoughthe way to becoming traditional. Crete-Monee tjie Bards experienced a ruggedteams in the past have shown up at Park Forest beaten before they 7.j4 season last vear and woundtook the court, frightened to the point that playing the game was b waste of time, offering only exercise not exactly needed by players on either side.up sixth in the league with only four victories in 14 contests, the Glen Ellyn youngsters are picked as one of the teams to beat i this year. Nine of the first 12THESE WERE POISED, UNAWED young men Bonney placed squad members are seniors, all!on the Rich gymnasium’s hardwood Friday night. Almost cocky,! of whom have had considerablethey threw off a press defense, even turned it to their advantage, experience.Besides being loaded withveterans, the Bards have an exceptionally tall squad. Guard Dick Chandler is the only starter under 6 feet. As a matterThey wiped out the stigma of repeated failures of the past severalyears.There are many games 46 points won’t win and there willbe nights when others besides Rich Stawicki must be in double figures if the Warriors are to remain successful.Yet some 2.500 fans left the gym Friday impressed by the quality of the Warrior defense, more impressed by Stawicki’s all-aroundskill. This 6-foot. 4-inch Park Forester who lives on the Crete-Monee side of the line, led both teams in scoring and rebounding, besides occasionally taking charge of the task of moving the ball through the press.CRETE-MONEE IS MORE than just a good five. There is depth of the kind which oermits substituting height for height, so that little or no rebounding strength is lost when adjustments need tobe made.When Stawicki drew' his fourth foul, he was replaced by Bob Watson, also 6 4. The Warriors held a 33-30 lead when Stawicki took a recess and a 40-35 margin when he returned, which sort of gets the bench strength idea across.Crete did alter its defense during Stawicki’s absence. “We wentinto a zone,” Bonney said, “Although I don’t think Rich noticedthat for a while.” On his reserves, Bonney said, “I wouldn’t hesitate to substitute for the entire first team,” which on one occasion is exactly what he did.Tom Sloan makes pass at rebound and crowns teammate Philof fact, Glenbard has only three Wagner, who has partial possession of ball. Crete-Monee’s Kenplayers among the first 12 who fail to reach the six foot mark.Glenbard’s tall front line includes a pair of 6-3y2 forwards,Bob Early and Bob Finch. Bothare considered excellent rebounders, w i t h Early the better j shooter. In the pivot is 6-6 Denny Hansen, considered the fastest on the squad. Coach Bob Metcalf considers Hansen a tough, all-around player and rates him one of the best dribblers on the team.Working outside with Chandler is 6-2 Sy Nelson, regarded by most Glenbard followers as the top shooter on the team.GLENBARD ALSO has goodbench strength. Waiting for achance to crack the starting five are 6-6 Jim Miles, a senior center who wears a size 16 shoe; Bill Peterson, a 6-4 junior for-the way.Rich never was able to use itsspeed to advantage, and showednothing in the way of fast break.* * * *THE ROCKETS looked strongest on defense Friday night, not counting futile efforts to stop Stawicki. Sammons, Hughes and Jim Howard constantlv harried Crete-Monee players in a full-court press.Twice the Rockets forced tht Warriors into a backcourt infraction. In general, however, the Warriors reacted pretty much like calm, cool veterans against the press.One innovation was displayed by the Rockets Friday night. Atthe opening tipoffs at the quarters, the Rich forwards lined up under the Crete-Monee basket, j Whether this had some pur-| pose or wras just a ruse to confuse the W'arriors could not be determined. But the Rockets did not appear to benefit from the formation, nor did Crete-Moneej get shook, as evidenced by the final score.I Village CageLeagues DrawRecord EntryA record of over 300 boys and girls registered for the annual basketball program sponsored bythe Homewood Park District, Frank Lee, board president announced.The program is the 11th annual operated by the park district and is under the supervision of John Sullivan, commissioner j in charge of recreation. CliffGlasow, No. 53 at right, watches in open-mouthed amazement, talker is director and Marv(Photos by Russ Johnson) AuDstln hfea? coach-* Biggest turnout was boys 81 through 13 with over 200 regis-j tered. As a result of this big turnout, three divisions have been formed this year. The youngest will see boys 8 and 9 playing in one bracket; 10 to 11in the middle bracket, and 12 and 13 in the older division. All these players participate in the Saturday sessions. Older boys, 14 through 18, play on Monday evenings.* * *BIGGEST TURNOUT of girlswere those under 14 with over 50 in that division. Girls up to and including 18 years of age are welcome to participate.Further registration of all age groups will be made Saturday at the Village hall gym, Walker pointed out.THIS WAS A GOOD, tight game for a halfward; Bill M i 11 i c h a p, anoth-yer junior forward who stands 6-the quarter and Crete 19-18 at the half. The Warrior man-to-man 1U, and a 5-9 senior guard Ran-dcfense collapsed on Phil Wagner, still managing to protect the outside. Their defense was superb throughout the game.With broad-bottomed Larry Karp on hand to help Wagner, the Rockets appeared somewhat dangerous, particularly in rebounding. However, a double pivot, with Karp on the line andWagner underneath the basket failed. The Warriors showed noterror for Karp’s shooting and continued to triple-team Wagner.dy Becker.The Bards opened their regular season last Friday by romping over Dundee 62-42. ,Team balance seems to hold! the key to Bloom’s campaign. The way Hey sees it the biggest obstacles to overcome will be inexperience and a ruggedschedule.The third quarter saw the Warriors steam to a six-point lead, “i*m encouraged by what I’vecut to three, 33-30, by Karp and Wagner in the period’s final min- seen so far,” Hey said. “In practice we’ve shown balanced scor-utes. The Crete lead was up to seven points, then down to fourand the Rockets were booming. In face of a rally and in the ear-splitting din raised by a houseful of spectators, the Warriors actedas though they were alone in the gym.They ran the game as they wanted it run, deliberate and decisive they broke the Rocket surge. This is a good basketball team,real good. “It’s the best I’ve had at Crete,” Bonney said.ing and rebounding andLastthat’simportant. Last year we were dominated by one or two players. If they weren’t clicking wecouldn’t do a thing. But thisteam balance we’ve shown so (Continued on page 30)Looks like a long gain. Rich high’s Jim Howard appears to be Is Chuck Kinsey, while Crete-Monee pivot man Rich Stawickij sprinting through Crete-Monee defenders. Flying Warrior at left raises hands to stop Howard,Fathers to Honor Champion SophsRich high’s Frosh-Soph Southwest Suburban conference championship football team will be honored Saturday night at a dinner at the Lincoln Heights restaurant.Fathers of the players are thesponsors of this celebration honoring the first Rich frosh-soph football team to win the conference championship by goingthrough the schedule undefeatedI and untied.Greg Sloan, director of athletics at Rich, will be toastmaster and will introduce Coach Ray Bess and his assistants, Jim Mar-zucki and Ken Nordquist. Movies of a Big Ten football game willbe shown.ij
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