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BOGUS NEWS
FRI., FEB. 12, 1965
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Jay Sherard fights to get on top of his man in a recent wrestl
ing match with Eagle Point. Ashland lost the match 29-26.
Bruin Five Halt
Losing Streak,
Claw Comet .Quint
Cavemen
Nip Bears
Comets Defeat
Grizzly Matmen
Despite the upset-minded AHS
grapplers, the Crater Comets dis
played their wrestling talents in
downing the Grizzlies 45-8.
Steve Rost gained the only Ash
land victory when he decisioned
Jack Lees 4-0. Ashland also re
ceived five points when Crater
failed to enter a wrestler in the
103 weight division.
Comet wrestlers pinned their
men in the last five of 13
matches. Jay Sherard lost by de
fault when the 80-pound wrestler
broke his left arm early in his
match.
Preceding the varsity bout, the
JV wrestlers were beaten by
Crater 31-12. Stewart Howton,
Jesse Bohnenkamp, Tade Farmer,
and Joe Whitsett decisioned their
men. Crater took five matches by
pins and two via decision.
Breaking a 12 game losing
streak this season and a 24-game
over-all loss record, the AHS
Grizzlies beat the Crater Comets
56-40 recently.
The Grizzly attack, led by
Wayne Calvary who was sick most
of the previous week, and Randy
Nelson, was highlighted by sharp
shooting and brilliant rebounding
and defense. Calvary hit the mark
on eight of ten shots for 16
Bruin points while Randy Nelson
hit for seven of nine for 15
points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Jack Gruber also figured in on
the points, scoring 12.
Ashland scored their highest
number of points this season and
shot a hot .571 percentage from
the floor 'and only .316 from the
charity stripe. They made 25 of
45 shots and six of 19 free throws.
Crater shot a .259 from the
floor, connectnig on 14 of 54
shots while hitting 12 of 21 at
tempts for a hot .571 from char
ity lane. Don Patterson was the
only Comet to score in he double
figures as he made 14 points.
Tight First Half
The game was tied 13 to 13 at
the end of the first quarter as
the two teams fought evenly
throughout the opening quarter.
The score was knotted on five
occasions, 5-5, 7-7, 9-9, 11-11, and
13-13.
Tornado Rallies,
Upsets Bruin Drive
Scoring 13 points in the lastt Dwight Morrill started the
half, the Big Wind stormed back Bruin scoring as he hit for the
from a nine point half-time defi
cit to nip the Grizzlies and win
their thirteenth game in a row,
62 50.
The Bruins, who led for over
three quarters, failed to hold their
23-19 lead at the intermission and
scored only six point? in the final
period to Medford's 20.
It was the twelfth loss in a
.w for the faltering Bruins, but
they played it like it was their
first. Although Medford is rated
number one in the state accord
ing to the Oregonian poll, they
didn't look like it during the first
half as the Grizzlies saw their
lead increase to 13 points at one
point
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The Grizzlies went ahead brief
ly in the second quarter but two
quick buckets put the Bruins be
hind 26-23 at halftime.
The lead changed hands early
in the opening minutes of the
third quarter, but the Comets
soon saw their lead go down the
drain and the Grizzlies took over
to stay, 31-30. The Bears made
19 points in the third stanza and
led 42-33 at the end of the period.
Ball Controll Good
For once the Bruin five kept
hold of the ball for good control
in the fourth quarter. Usually the
last period means disaster for
Ashland, and the Crater fans
were hoping AHS would again
panic, but good rebounding and
defense spelled the difference.
Ashland picked up 14 points in
the final stanza, seven of them by
Nelson.
Cavemen Stop Bears
Giving the Grizzlies their four
teenth loss against one win, the
Grants Pass Cavemen downed
Ashland 56-37 Saturday night.
After the Bears led 2-0 by open
ing the game with a basket, the
Cave dwellers took the lead and
the Grizzlies were never again to
see it in reach.
Randy Nelson dunked eight
points for Ashland while Kerry
Lindley hit for six, Jack Gruber
five, Terry Clark and Dave Bar-
ger each had four, Wayne Calvary
five, Tim Voth three, and Dwight
Morrill two.
Steve Newman scored 12 points
for Grants Pass while Tom Blan-
chard scored 11.
Although the Bruins had a .314
percentage from the floor they
only got off 35 shots compared
with their average of 60. The
Bears got a .600 mark from the
foul line, hitting 15 of 25 shots.
Meeting two closely matched
teams the AHS JV team lost
pair of 'games over the weekend
to Crater 50-40 and Grants Pass
50-34.
Crater led the first two inter
missions at 10-8 and 20-17. But
Ashland came back to tie the
score 31-31, ending three quarters.
Ron Leblanc had 18 points for
Ashland and Tex Willis had 10.
At Grants Pass, Tex Willis had
eight points for the Grizzlies.
The Sophomores lost to the Cave
kids 53-43.
"Well, we lost another one."
This is a common phrase from
an AHS student after a basket
ball game. Every problem has an
answer, and in the Grizzlies',
string of losses there lies an
answer, too.
There may not be one certain
answer for solving this problem
that has been upsetting the AHS
student body for a number of
years. The answer may, however,
be found when many smaller
problems are solved. For instance,
some people say that one or two
wins will spark the Bruins. "I
think the reason why we are los
ing is because we think that we'll
lose the game before it starts,"
commented John Wood. 'There is
no self-pride or team pride,"
tated Tim Voth. "If they weren't
afraid of making mistakes, I
Barger Receives
Hoopster Award
Senior Dave Barger was named
hoopster of the month for Jan
uary, commending his outstand-
g work in basketball recently.
Dave is a six-foot, 170-pound
guard and is among the Grizzly
high scorers and top rebounders.
He also participates in football,
baseball, and track. Dave has
played two years of varsity bas
ketball and was on the junior
varsity team as a sophomore.
Dave is president of the Let-
termen's Club, vice president of
the Honor Society, and attends
the Saturday classes at SOC.
Conklin Named To
Stafe Grid Squad !
Jim Conklin, center and line
backer for the Grizzly football
eleven, was picked for a varsity
center position in the annual
Shiners All-Star football clash,
recently.
Jack Gruber was named as an
alternate for the game which will
see Metro State for the 18th time
next August.
Three Grants Pass teammates
were selected for the team while
Medford placed two members and
Crater one.
think they would have a better
team," was Bill Jury's comment
Others say that a lack of en
thusiasm in our student body has
caused the Bruin downfall. "1
think the entire student body
should develop more pride," said
Mr. Keith Mobley. "At pep as
semblies I am always very proud
of the enthusiasm of our stu
dents, but then at the games I
see few students and very little
spirit among those few," com
mented Mrs. Zwick. In the years
past the school spirit has been
great, and the Grizzlies came
close on a few occasions, but the
Bruins lost 18 of 20 enthusiastic
games last year.
Or maybe the fact that we have
one of the smallest A-l schools
in the state has hindered our
progress. The Bruins have some
of the best basketball players in
the conference and the finest
coaching staff. "To be beaten by
a better team is no disgrace, but
to be beaten by a team of less
caliber should be a disgrace,"
said Mr. Mobley.
If one of the previous prob
lems is solved, it will not put the
Grizzlies on the winning path. An
increase in team confidence,
school spirit, and a few wins all
at once, however, could throw the
Grizzlies into the win column.
J. K.
first score of the game.'Medford
then pulled ahead with two quick
baskets, 4-2. A bucket by Ekwall
tied the contest 4-4, but a free
toss by Doug Olson put Medford
ahead 54. Randy Nelson sunk
two baskets to give AHS an 8 5
lead that was to stay until the
fourth quarter. Ashland led at
the end of the first quarter, 16-8.
Lead Increases
In the second stanza, the Bears
widened their lead up to 13
points, 28-15. Two buckets by
Medford made the score 28-19 and
ended the first half.
In the first half Medford hit
only 7 of 28 shots, but in the next
two periods the Tornado hit 13
of 28 attempts, to wind up with
a .392 percentage.
Ashland hit 13 baskets in the
first half and only six swishers
in the second for a .297 average.
In the third quarter the lead
changed hands twice and was
knotted on various occasions
when the Bears pulled ahead
44-40. A basket by Enyart with
one second remaining made the
score 44-42.
Fouls Hurt
The last period saw Dennis
Ekwall and Jack Gruber foul out
after Gruber put two foul shots
in the bucket Randy Nelson and
Ross Coldwell hit one each, scor
ing Ashland's other four points.
The last stanza saw the Bruins
hit only two of 17 shots as Med
ford capitalized on Ashland
errors. Medford out-rebounded
Ashland 28-22.
Scoring by Quarters
Ashland 16 12 16 6 50
Medford 8 11 23 2062
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