Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 11

Wednesday, January 1983 -Mattooo(U.) Journal Broncos edge Sullivan nrnnn finnnn whan kii fuuioii iuu a rfont jtmin svii CERRO GORDO When Sulli ball enough times. Amenta -Oreana Douglas toughing out tough times LOREN Friday. up TATE The Redskins were 28 of SO (26 percent) from the field while Cerro Gordo was 31 of 68 46 percent "We Just didn't take enough shots," Price said mulling the shooting percentages. The Broncos were 85 percent at the line (11 of 13) against the 70 percent free throw shooting percentage of Sullivan 16 of 23). Jim Dycus led the Sullivan scoring with 18 points.

Paul Highland added 15 points. The loss drops Sullivan to 5-13 on the season. The Redskins travel to Redskins have not played at home since Dec. 21. Sullivan (68) LeCrone 6-1-13, Dycus 7-4-18, Highland 4-7-15, Johnson 4-0-4, Bolln 3-2-8, Stain 2-2-6, Totals 26-16 Cerro Gordo (73) Sawyer 5-0-10, Glslnger 7-2-16, McRae 4-5-13, DUbeck 1-0-2.

Jenkins McNamara 10-2-22, Totals 31-11 Score by Quarters Cerro Gordo 18 21 16 18-73 Sullivan 12 23 11 22-68' van coach Mike Price looked at the game statistics Tuesday, he didn't see the same game he had Just watched. The Redskins shot better from the field than Cerro Gordo, made more free throws', had fewer fouls and were even In turnovers. Yet Cerro Gordo came away a 73-68 winner. "They Just outhustled us," Price said. Price also pinpointed the Broncos' 32-22 rebounding edge.

He added Sullivan Just didn't put the Paris downs Charleston PARIS Ormlston 0-0-0; Holycross 6-3-15; Cash 5-5-15; Buske 3-3-9; Pratt 3-6-12; Reed 0-0-0; Haase 2-0-4; Foley 0-0-0; Rooney 1-0-2; Baker 0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-17-57. Score by Quarters Charleston 12-14-10-13 49 Paris 13-9-16-19-57 players continually ended up on the, floor after loose balls and the Tigers crashed the boards hard all evening. Sophomore Todd Edgar knocked in four straight Jumpers in the early going and it appeared that all was well with the CHS offense. The Trojans trailed 13-12 after one period but bounced back to grab a four-point lead at halftime, 26-22.

Stan Royer led CHS with 12 points, and Edgar had 11. CHARLESTON SCORING: Royer 5-2-12; Edgar 5-1-11; Petersen 1-2-4; 3-2-8; DeLong 2-2-6; Alexander 2-2-6; White 1-0-2. TOTALS: play and 8-8 overall. The loss drops CHS to 6-10 overall, and 0-5 in the league. "We played like we were tired.

We didn't play with any fire or intensity," Bussard bemoaned. "We just didn't do the things that we are capable of doing." The Trojans were coming off an impressive performance In the Salem Invitational tournament, where CHS played two outstanding games. But on Tuesday night, the things that the Trojans had been doing so well of late turned sour. The Trojans jumped into an early lead, but it was obvious from the opening tipoff that the Tigers were more ready to play. Paris By BRAD PATTERSON 8 taff Writer PARIS Charleston High School basketball coach Rick Bussard could only shake his head.

"1 didn't think we played very well at all," Bussard said. "I think we've played our two worst games of the season against Paris." On Dec. 7, the Trojans stumbled to a 63-58 loss to Paris In a sloppily-played game at Baker Gym. On Tuesday night, the Trojans agalna played uninspired basketball and again fell to Paris, 57-49 In an Apollo Conference clash at Eveland Gym. Paris, which is atop the Apollo Conference standings, is now 5-1 in league Former Quincy all-stater Bruce Douglas guard Derek Harper for leadership.

Harper's play throughout a 2-3 Big Ten getaway has been out-, standing on both ends of the court. "He's playing smart and It's starting to rub off," said Douglas. "People may not realize how much we depend on him. He's under control and very confident. He's the first player I look to every time.

At the same time, I'm trying to be more than Just the guy who starts the offense. I need to set up Anthony (Welch) when he has a hot hand, and to do what It takes to bring Efrem (Winters) alive with a dunk." If point guard Is a new experience, so Is the type of man-to-man defense that coach Lou Henson requires. "Some teams run you through four or five picks," he said. "You really have to concentrate and anticipate what's happening. Then, against teams like Minnesota and Purdue (with centers Randy Breuer and Russell Cross), we need to sag back and help In the middle, and It just kills you against some of these guards who are automatic from 20 feet.

It's tough any way you go." Douglas excels In a running, pressing game. But, like Henson, he doesn't believe the Illlni are quite readv for that vet. "I really believe the coach Is right in bringing us along slowly," he said. "I love to run, but we're not quite ready for all that. The fast break isn't Just throwing the ball out and running.

The big men have to become involved, they have to fill lanes and come on as trailers. "Pressing involves a certain amount of gambling. We'll be good at it eventually, but we aren't experienced enough yet. We don't pick the right CHAMPAIGN, 111. -During the list two months at Illinois, Bruce.

Douglas has participated In more losing basketball games than In (our previous years at Qulncy High School. Leader of Qulncy's record M-game win streak, Douglas looks back on a 123-ft prep record. The current UI audit Is 12-6. Since leaving Qulncy, the 6-foot-J, ISO-pound athlete has sprained both ankles, fractured his nose, pulled a hamstring and trained a knee he was erratic In the opening loss to Vanderbilt and came back the next night with 12 assists and 19 points against Texas he has eight turnovers against Illinois State and none the next game at Oklahoma erupted with 18 points to bury Wisconsin and was blanked in the very next outing against Indiana. Inconsistent? Yes.

But, remember, he's playing the point against Ugbtning-quick rival guards after being primarily a forward at Qulncy, The turnovers are disconcerting, but Magic Johnson made so many turnovers the first half of his freshman yuear at Michigan State that a noted Chicago scribe worte he was too erratic to ever live up to his All-America press clippings. The writer lived to regret that article. Rjriaxlnff with an iiniuttial weekend, off, Douglas, always the heady analyst, reflected on his situation. "I'm learning to deal with It," he said. "I was down for awhile not real far down but I lost some confidence and it preyed on my mind.

We lost some games and I questioned myself. "I've taken my lumps but that's all part of being a freshman. Sometimes I tried to do too much, to force things, and that's why I had so many turn Humboldt ousted cotRtry's MifM Gradi 2 Milk (aHMkf $1.49 Only At MY STORE Thursday at home against Paris St. Mary's. Score by quarters: Humboldt 2-6-3-14-25 Crestwood 9-16-10-6-41 HUMBOLDT SCORING: Bill Boyd 13; Scott Dow Ken Helm Darren Poorman 8.

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