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Section D I
1 Sports, Classified
LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER,
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1963
South Falls From Among A-l Tourney Contenders
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By PAUL HARVEY III
01 the Begteler-Guud
Medford and North Eugene were still
alive.
So was defending champion Grants
Pass.
But one of the pre-tournament picks
South Eugene was off in consola
tion play Thursday as the state A-l
basketball tournament entered the cham
pionship quarterfinals. '
. South Eugene, No. 2-ranked team in
the state, was dumped by defensive
minded Milwaukie 47-41 Wednesday
night in the lone first-round upset of
McArthur Court classic.
Before the tournament, the state's
sportswriters picked South Eugene,
North Eugene and Medford as the most
likely to succeed.
South Eugene is out of the picture
and either Medford or- North Eugene
was to be after Thursday afternoon.
The two powers met in the opening
game of the quarterfinal round at 3 p.m.,
Pendleton met Astoria at 4:15 p.m..
Grants Pass tangles with Sandy at 7:30
p.m. and Tigard goes against Milwaukie
at 9:45 p.m.
Never before have two Portland clubs
lost both opening round games.
Two circuits, the Southern Oregon
Conference with Medford and Grants
Pass and the Metro with Astoria and
Milwaukie, both sent a pair of teams
into the quarterfinals.
It's no strange place for Astoria.
The Fishermen have made the second
round 27 times.
Tournament attendance records con
tinued to fall as 9,618 watched the Wed
nesday night action and a total of 22,018
saw the three sessions Wednesday.
Both were records and the five-day
mark of 83,417 set a year ago is in
jeopardy. The attendance after one round
is 6.167 greater than the record pace
of 1962 when 83,417 attended.
High-powered offense was the rule in
the opening round. Grants Pass, as it
did a year ago has tremendous bal
ance, turned in the top performance.
Defensively, Milwaukie the team
with the best defensive record among
the state's A-l schools showed the
most.
Deliberate on offense and allowing
South Eugene nothing on defense, the
Mustangs pulled away in the second half
when South Eugene hit a long scoring
drought.
The Mustangs held their opposition
to an average of 37.1 points a game dur
ing the regular season. South Eugene
averaged 63.6 a game.
South Eugene coach Hank Kuchera
called his club's performance probably
the worst he's ever had in a tournament.
He's coached 13 Axemen teams into
the tourney in 20 years.
The Axemen were out-rebounded, out
shot and the only thing they had the
edge on was ball handling mistakes.
They made them when they hurt the
most when Milwaukie was rallying.
On top of that. South Eugene made
only two field goals in 19 attempts dur
ing a span in the second half. The Axe
men went more than nine minutes with
out a field goal.
Grants Pass, which got 32 points
from Al Hutchins, rolled past South
Salem 76-47 in what was expected to be
a close game but became a surprising
rout in the second half.
Astoria, led by all-state candidate
Dave Romppanen, had its problems be
fore clipping Tillamook 58-53 and Pen
dleton moved away in the final period
for a 61-46 win over Molalla.
Sandy, eliminated early a year ago,
had no trouble in bouncing Hermiston
72-56 and Tigard downed Franklin 61
51 in the other first round games Wed
nesday. None matched the opening night's
thrills that saw a pair of overtime battles
Medford over Lebanon 67-63 and No.
1-rankcd North Eugene over Marshall
68-66.
Two highly-touted stars had their
problems Wednesday, South Eugene's
6-6 John Pinkstaff getting but four points
and South Salem's Gary Allen only eight.
Hutchins was the individual surprise
of the tournament's opening action.
A member of the junior varsity last
year when Grants Pass surprised every
one but itself by winning the tourna
ment, Hutchins was out in the early .
season with an injury.
Grants Pass coach Gordon. Prehm
said Hutchins has been coming along.
Prehm was right. Hutchins' 32
points equalled the opening-round high
of Mcdford's Jack Fordo in the 67-63
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triumph over Lebanon Tuesday night
Pendleton, the highest scoring team
in the state with a 70-point average,
didn't show it for three quarters, then
broke loose for a 35-point fourth quarter
to win going away.
Romppanen, a second team all-tournament
choice last year, pulled Astoria
from the brink of defeat after Tillamook
had fought within a point in the final
period.
Romppanen, who finished with 26
points, scored three crucial baskets to
provido a lead the losing Cheesemakers
never could overcome.
Grants Pass dropped behind in the
early going, then went ahead by nine
points at halftime and, shooting 50 per
cent in the second half, went ahead by
29 in the late stages.
Sandy had no trouble, pulling far
ahead in the second half, and Tigard .
rallied in the second half to whip Frank-,
lin with free throws turning tha tide.
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Milwaukie Defense Surprises
Axemen for 47-41 Triumph
Milwaukie, which came into to Upset favored South Eugene
ih A-l tournament with the 47-41 in opening round action
best defensive record of the 18 of the A-l tournament. out-snot,
teams, proved it Wednesday "When you don't penetrate a At one point In the second
night. defense," said South Eugene half when Milwaukie was
The Mustangs, who held their coach Hank Kuchera, you don't building up the edge that pro-
minnnonta to an average of win-." vided the triumph the Axemen
ooum cjUgene, a ciuo' .inai nau mi umy iwu ui ia ouuio
likes to run . but never did since the intermission.
Wednesday night, got few shots Not even North Eugene
inside, were out-rebounded and with four players 6-5 or better-
had out-rebounded the Axemen
when South was at full strength.
37.1 point- a game, used a zone
defense and a delloorate ottense
Let's Go Axemen!'
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'Uh, Oh, We Lost'
Ti
igard Trips Franklin, 61-51
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Tigard broke a 51-all deadlocK coming oacn lor acauiotus i rrnkiii (Ji) f rb pf ip
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Thursday night and trimmed The winning Tigers finally got PJ.'1 Wl
Franklin 61-51 to become the the lead again when Bill Bas- Mlr,h,n .Y..ii
final firct-rnund A-l tourney trnn hit a field coal for a 49-48 Carr
winner. edge, then didn't lead again
Tigard, fighting back in the until Bastron broke the 51-all
.11a h.if .fi.r Hronninu be- tie with two free throws.
hind by nine points, hit eight The game was a big one for
free throws, while Franklin was both clubs on the backboards,
' going scoreless. Tigard getting 84 rebounds and
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in the second half.
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Three minutes laic-r 15 Fr,nvii could convert only 11
f& a one-point lead ana .
The Tigers also had the edge R...
in free throws. The streak at the sireieh
end gave them 19 of 28 while
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forced a
turned the contest into a see-saw
battle.
Tigard led 41-40 with a period
left, then dropped behind early
ia the fourth quarter before
of 18.
Attendance: 41 Ntw Wednea
day ntlht rerm-d. Old mark 9411 act
In IMI.I Wedneadar toul 21.01.
New record. Old Wednesday mark
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OlficUli: Jack Lull and John De
treaux.
Rooting
For South
One of South Eugene's
most ardent rooters in
its state A-l basketball
tournament game
against Milwaukie at
McArthur Court Wed
nesday night was
three-year-old Debbie
Eklund, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ek
lund, 275 East 39th
Ave., Eugene. As
South's mascot she
joined the rest of the
almost 10,000 fans in
expressing her sym
pathies as South led
early In the game,
faded and finally fell,
47-41.
Grants Pass
Turns Back
South Salem
Hutchins Gets 32
In -76-47 Victory
Grants Pass has added a big
scorer to the balance that car
ried the Cavemen to the state
title a year ago.
Al Hutchins tossed in 32
points Wednesday afternoon as
Grants Pass rolled past South
Salem 76-47 with surprising
ease.
The Cavemen hit 50 per cent
of their shots from the field
in the second half as a nine
point halftime bulge scored to
29 in the fourth quarter. 1
A second-quarter scoring
surge by the defending cham
pions turned what looked like
a tight game into a rout.
In the process. Grants Pass
sat on highly-touted Gary Allen
who fouled out in the fourth
quarter with Just eight points.
The Cavemen gave Saxon cen
ter Marv Dolezal all he could
handle on the backboards.
: South Salem, fourth in the
tournament a year ago, moved
into a quick 7-1 lead as Grants
Pass went nearly five minutes
without a field goal. ,
South Salem, ahead 17-10 at
the quarter, hit a scoring
drought in the second quarter
while Grants Pass was taking a
lead it never lost.
Eight straight Caveman points
wiped out a 19-14 Saxon lead
and Grants Pass was ahead 23
20 before a free throw by Dole
zal ended the streak.
Grants Pass pulled gradually
ahead the rest of the half, then
after the margin got no less
than eight points went ahead
by 16 in the third quarter and
even further in the fourth pe
riod. Grants Pass shot .412 for the
game to South Salem's .351. The
Cavemen also had a 55-43 edge
in rebounds.
Wayne Metzer led the Saxons
with 15 points.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND
GRANTS PASS U
f FO FT FB
Pippin ...
Shepard .
Hutchlna
Sparlln
Keiiecker
Bauer .
Scolt ...
Llndqulft
Reddlck -O'Leary
2-12
04
.13-22
1-14
15
. 21
0-0
. 11
. 14
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1- 2
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0-2
0-0
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1 32
1
11
4 S
1 1
0 1
1
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I Totala 2S4 M-ll M 11
technical foul
Includes I team reboundi.
SOUTH SA1.FM (41)
FO FT
Melner . 714
Kelllcut . 4-7
Joleiel 2-20
Allen 4-U
Johnion . 1-4
Ollnier .. O-I
Thompson 0-0
R'worth . M
Sbeldon . O-i
Glenn 11
RB
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The Mustangs did by a 37-33
margin.
John Pinkstaff, SoJth Eu
gene's all-state candidate, got
but four points on a single field
goal and a pair of free throws.
"We never got inside with
that ball," said Kuchera. "We
just didn't play our game. We
were inept at handling that
ball."
1 Kuchera, with hia 13th tourna
ment team, said It probably was
the worst performance he'a ever
. had in the annual classic.
The Axemen, the pick of the
state'a aportswrlters by a slim
margin to capture the title, led
much of the first half when
they were getting reasonable
shooting.
After dropping behind in the
early moments, the Axemen
came back for a half dozen
five-point leads, then slowly
lost the edge late in the first
half. :
Dave Green, who turned in
what Milwaukie coach John
Rhodo called his best offense
game ever, led a rally that aw
Milwaukie trail only 22-21 at
halftime, then move In front for
good at the start of the second
half.
Green's 15-foot jump shot
provided the lead but South
Eugene stayed within point
until three minutes remained in
the third quarter.
Then the cold spell really
set in.
' When Dick Shearer hit from
the side with 1:30 left In the
period, it was to be the last
Axeman field goal until 1:24
was left in the game.
In the meantime, Milwaukie
grabbed a lead that reached 10
points. -
a. buoink 141) It
Wlllla 4-S
Lockard . 4-U
Plnkitaff 1-7
Officer 2-11
Gjeivold . 11
Muth 00
Shearer 1-2
Roche 0-1
Callentlno 0-1
Myera 0-1
ft
3-3
35
2-3
1-1
21
00
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
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Totala 14-47 1S-IS S3 M 41
Includes 4 team rebounda.
MII,WAUKIE(47) It
Beall
Grenler .
Green
Armatrong
3-1
. 1-1
9-19
1-t
F.lchelberger .. 310
Joy
Bohtman ......
04
0-1
1M4 U-IS 37 11 47
Totala
Includes I team rebounda.
South Emene ' II 10 1041
Mllwaukl U 11
shoollnl . fr-'ie
South fc'ijene .- 1447
Milwaukie 1M4
Pet,
.2S
.409
OfMcllli:
Ford.
Bob Stewart and Pat
Totala 20-57 7-17 4J 17
Includes I team reboundi.
Grants Pane ..10
South Salem .17
5474
1147
thMmmmvm.jmMjMi.. "uekiewict.
Sheotlac . ro-FOA PCT
Granla Pa . 2M .411
Mouth Kalem ... .. 2047 .211
Officiate: Fred Wlleon and Walt
f Reflater-Cluard pholoa by Phil Grenon)
J This could be called the hidden-head
t til trick. Caught for these two instants
HlfinPn behind basketballs are Bob Officer (50)
Ul OUULIl JVUgCIIU dllU JWU UMU v.
Milwaukie during their first-round
state A-l championship game at Mc
Arthur Court Wednesday night. Mil
waukie defenses pretty well kept the
basket hidden from South as well in
posting 47-41 victor'.
Head
Trick
A-l
Tourney .
WEDNKSDAV S RESULTS '
Champlonihlp Flrit ROM.
Pendleton SI, Molalla 44
Aitorla S8, Tillamook 51 '
Granta Paaa 78, South Salem 57 -Sandy
72, Hermlaton M
Mllwaukla 47, south Euiene 41
Tlsard 81, Franklin 61 ,
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Coniolatloa Quarterflnila '
Marahall . Ibanon 58
Molalla 39, Tillamook 11
South Salem (2, Hermlaton SI
THURSDAY'S SCHEDUIB '
centolaUon Quarterflnala
South Euiene-Franklln, 1:4) p.m. '
Champlonihlp QuarterflruUa
Medford North Eusene, I p.m.
Pendleton-Aatorla, 4:15 p.m. ,
Granta Paaa-Sandy, 7:30 p.m. . v
Mllwaukia-Tliard, 1:45 p.m., '
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULR i
Consolation semifinals
Manhall-Molalla, 9:30 a.m.
South Salem va. South Eu(an
Franklin winner, 11:48 a.m. ,
Feurlh Place Semltlnala
Medlord-North Eugene loaera va,
Pendleton-Aatorla loaer, 1 p.m.
r.ranli Paaa-Sandy loaer ve. Mil- I
araukia-Tlgard loaer. 1:11 p.m.
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