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EUGENE REGISTERGTJARD. Thur, Mir. 21. 190S ' Pag 3D Tourney Highlights - Milwaukie Coach Listens to Victory on Radio By JERRY UHRHAMMER Register-Guard Sports News Editor . While the Milwaukie Mustangs were beating South Eugene's Axemen Wednesday evening, their head coach wasn't on the bench. He wasn't even in McArthur Court. Instead, 38-year-old George Crandall was sitting in a motel room on W. Sixth Avenue, listeing to a radio play-by-play account of his team's fortunes. He was following doctor's orders. But, he said later, "I think it would be easier to watch the games from the stands." It was five weeks ago that Crandall became ill. Two and a half weeks ago, his ailment was diagnosed as infectious hepa titis. He didn't get out of the hospital until last week. He's still supposed to take it easy and stay in bed. Tuesday, however, tests were performed to check his condition and his doctor allowed him to come to Eugene for Milwaukie's opening round game but with the stipulation he only listen, and not '. attend. He arrived Wednesday afternoon, in time for a last-minute aession with assistant coach John Rhode, who has handled on-the-spot coaching duties since Crandall became ill. Later, ecstatic at the game's outcome, he praised Rhode's handling of the team. "He got the kids to do it just the way we wanted," Crandall said. . "It's a real lifesaver to have a man like that," referring to the fact that Rhode was a head basketball coach in North Dakota for 11 years before signing on as Milwaukie assistant - coach last year. 'The Way . George Would Have Pldyed . . .' In the Milwaukie dressing room after the game, Rhode too was happy. vWe tried to play the way I think George would have played it and do what he would have done." What Milwaukie did was to hamstring the usually high scoring Axemen with a slow-motion offense and a sticky tone defense. The final score illustrated the strategy's effectiveness: 47-41, with the Axemen losing. V Rhode called it a "walking offense." And Crandall explained why he plays the game that way. "We're not a fast team. . . We bring the ball up, look at the other team's defense, see what they've got and try to capitalise on their weaknesses. We don't intend to be slow ... we just try to play at the speed at which we can handle the ball without losing it. . . We try to get the shots we want." And then there's the tone defense, which stymied the Axe men. "We take more pride in our defense than anything else," Rhode explained. "This team thinks defense." Naturally, this particular mixture of offense-defense doesn't contribute to spectacular displays of scoring. "We've got to really go to get 50 points," said Rhode. Milwaukie's defense in Wednesday night's game, he went on, was geaed to stopping (1) Jim Lockard, South Eugene's "Mr. Outside" and (2) John Pinkstaff, South's "Mr. Inside." It worked. Lockard was held to 11 points, Pinkstaff to four. Rhode added that Milwaukie had never seen South Eugene play. The offensive-defensive plans were based on two scouting reports. . . . , 'Outhustled, Outplayed, Outboarded . . Hank Kuchera is known for the ability to smile in victory or defeat. And the South Eugene coach smiled after the game as he summarized why his team was beaten by Milwaukie: "They outhustled, outplayed and outboarded us. "You've got to give them (Milwaukie) a lot of credit," said the coach whose team was rated as a tournament favorite. "When you don't penetrate a defense, you aren't going to win . , '. and we seemed to be glued to the floor. We never got inside with that ball. We wouldn't penetrate. . , "We were off on our shooting and ball handling. . , We wouldn't move the ball . . . just lob it instead of passing it. We wouldn't fast break. I don't know why but they just wouldn't do it." i The Longest Shot W MJ.(l it'TJ--VMC-la Mfyyn-gyMiff-jM iiMMnaaMiMaMlll.. JW ' h v 5w -vs -s i u ! ' I y vts , ., &UMlilttMditiM m-l T I r iKtostetimW .JaaaeaeaeaesseaesaaaJi U Asaaossasaasesoseaesaaassssjs sssssssoasassBssssaisssssaBBBSssBBasasssssssssBssassBi (Register-Guard photos by PhilWolcott) South Eugene Coach Hank Kuchera: Near Defeat, He Still Can Smile It's pretty much common practice, as the last few seconds of a game tick off on the scoreboard clock, for any player who has the basketball to throw it in the general direction of the basket. Rarely are such desperation shots successful. But during the last second of the Hermiston-Sandy game Wednesday afternoon, 5-foot-7 Hermiston guard Bob Kivle fired the ball toward the basket from the far side of the cen ter line and it swished through. The distance was measured later and found to be 56 feet. A man who has seen virtually every state tournament game for some 16 years says it was the longest field goal he'd ever seen. It didn't: help Hermiston much, however, except lo cut Ihe losing margin from 18 to 16 points. Final score was 72-56 for ' Sandy. ' That Big Point Margin Coach Gordon Prehm of defending state champion Grants Pass had been worried about his bench strength. "They (the reserves) didn't have a chance to play much this year," said Prehm, explaining that Grants Pass never won a game by more than five or six points throughout the regular season. But he's not so worried any more. "I was real pleased," he said Wednesday after the Cave men walloped South Salem 7647. When Prehm began sending in most of the reserves with only a few minutes left to play, Grants Pass had a margin of 20 or 22 points. But the time the game ended, the reserves had run up the margin to 29. "A guy should get his subs in early," Prehm said. "But 18 points in three minutes," he indicated, is not an impossible feat for an opposing basketball team. "I've lost a game before by substituting too early." ' , Amid victory whoops from his players, Prehm singled out forward Jim Pippin for a good defensive job on South Salem's Marv Dolezal and 5-foot-9 guard Lyman Keiseckcr for his guarding of ace marksman Gary Allen. "You challenge him . , . tell him that Allen is all-state, and he'll go out and get 'cm." Allen was held to eight points. As for the Cavemen's Alan Hutchins, his 32 points was a personal all-time high. "We knew Hutchins was good," said South Salem coach Dick Ballantyne. "We knew he would get 15 points, but we never thought he would get 30 ..." Ballantyne said his team Inst the game on the boards. Grants Pass led in rebounds, 55-43. Short Takes The players take their bumps and bruises on the court, but the tournament also can be rough on the- spectators. The American Red Cross First Air station in Mac Court reports that the biggest share of ailments brought lo its attention consists of headaches (probably from all the noise), fainting (during the two overtime games Tuesday night), and blisters on the feet (from partisan fans who stamp too often and too hard). ' . Heard over the Mac Court public address system Wednes day afternoon: "Will the Sandy principal please report to the . main gate. There are three busloads of students outside with out any tickets." The clean-up crew which sweeps up the empty popcorn boxes, crushed paper cups and other trash in Mac Court start- iM UMgaiajass) rfffrf ,:'; . , w k 111 ITT'T'll """ Milwaukie's Dave Green: Checks the Score ing at 5;30 a.m. includes a number of University of Oregon athletes who are married and want to pick up a little extra something for the household budget. One is All-America half back Mel Renfro. Assistant football coach Jerry Frei, who heads the crew, says they find many items, including lots' ' of dimes and pennies. Most unusual find, however, was a padlock Wednesday morning. "I haven't the ilighteit idea) -where it came from," Frei said. ' Sandy Whips Hermiston Sandy, which absorbed two Sandy trailed only in the time. Then they surged into a itraight losses a year ago, start- early moments, then grabbed lead that reached 23 points in ed off on the right foot Wedncs- a lead that mounted steadily. the second half, day afternoon with a 72-56 vie- The winners, who took the Forwards Dale Carpenter tory over Hermiston in the A-l lead for good at 6-4, led 19-11 and Dan Nichols provided the tournament. at the quarter and 31-21 at half- offensive punch for Sandy as South Salem Winsby82-61 South Salem broke loose in the fourth quarter and handed : Hermiston an 82-61 setback in consolation play Thursday morn ing of the A-l tournament. Hermiston, eliminated from tourney, stayed with the heavily ! favored Saxons for a half. But a five-point halftime mar- gin for the Saxons reached nine in the third period and then i the game became a rout in the i final eight minutes. ' Marv Dolezal poured in 32 t points equalling the individ ! ual high thus far in the tourna- ment and teammate Gary : Allen 24 to lead the Saxons. Hermiston led much of the ! first half. rolMntarlnn Quirtr.Flnal I1I.KM iH2t ft Merger .T-II n'ewl 11-H 10-ll Allen M Southworih 0-Z Thompson 1-1 milliter -l Rector 1-1 Sheldon 0-z 0-0 0-0 fi-fl 0-0 o-o 0-0 ToUU W-' 1M " 11 Includes T team reboundi. , T!el word most fre throw! at tempted one fm held by Flmen moedel, Mllukle. 1954, and Bruce ' Hhlne, SL Helens, 13. HKBMISTON (SI) f ' P' f . .... M t Pheip. Koivisto ; Horton . ' JJ Thorn. f" Klvlo "Z. i a s ii 1 is j Includes tera reboundi. Hermiston " 11 iauf '' r;i South . -' HermUton 17 OrflrtslK r tri ,oh Attendsncet 441. 0 M' Vh each contributed 18 points. Bud Stratton carried Hermiston with 23. A big height advantage helped Sandy easily control the backboards. rHAMPioNsnip rmsT round HERMISTON (56) rrs ,rr 7-0 Stretton a-21 Horton .. 0-4 Phelps .- 1-3 Kelvlst . 4-11 Stocker .. 2-9 Knerr 1-1 Howton . 3-S Klvlo 11 Thorno 0-1 Spike 04 (1-0 2-2 9-4 12 0- 0 2-4 n-0 fM) 1- 2 RB' a rr ' l 5 2 3 4 1 4 0 0 1 Totals 20-57 1S-2 38- 23 H Includes 5 team rebounds. ANDY (72) ro C'penler MO Nichols . S-14 S'strom . 5-9 Creston 4-7 Hale l- Hartley .. M S'strom ..1-0 F'chman . 2-3 Hoffman 0-4 Motejl 0-0 8-10 2- 3 1-2 4-0 3- 7 0- 0 1- 8 (M) 1-2 04 RR 12 1 0 ia is ii 12 5 0 3 4 1 0 Totals 1M1 20-38 87 IS 71 Includes team rebounds. Hermiston ....11 10 12 23-M Sandy 1 12 1 2372 hootlnr FG-F04 TCT Hermiston . 20-S7 .351 Sandy !M1 ' (RegiHter-Guard photol Chuck ' Croston (11) of Sandy seems r 1 either aware of or unaffected by the XAfllPn presence of Hermiston' Jim Howton " -fcVll r v-u:j u jru,a. Purina their state A-l tournament basketball game st McArthur Court Wprtnesday afternoon. Sandy won 7J-58. Gut! Officials: Red Downey and Hal Kilmers. Attendance: e,4L Two Share Scoring Lead A player who couldn't even make the varsity ai a junior la tied for the individual scoring lead at the end of the first round at the itata A-l basketball tour nament. Alan Hutchins of Grant Pass poured in 32 point against South Salem Wednesday to match the total tallied by Med ford 'a Jack Ford e Tuesday night. John Christianson of Tilla mook tops the list of rebound era Villi 21 recoveries, while Korde is second with 17. ro FT TP Hutchins. Grants Pass .13-21 t 32 Forde, Medforrt 11-14 10 IS 32 Jones. Marshall 12-17 9 30 Romppanen. Astoria ... 9-lt S-S 24 Stratton, Hermiston - 8-21 7-9 23 Thomas, North F.uaene. 9-17 1-4 21 Chrtatlanson, Tillamook 9-19 2-7 20 r.reen, Milwaukie 91 1-2 19 Cunningham, Molalla .. ft-1 3-3 19 Nichols, ftsndy 14 2-3 la Bunker, Pendlaton 711 4 S 1 ftturgia. Ibanon -1t 4-0 14 rarpenter. frandy . .. 8-18 1 Crsven, North Fugena 8-17 1-1 1 uusdul, Ukaawa l-li 1-4 If fA TV Molalla Five1 39-31 Winner Molalla, taking advantage of Its own height and cold-shooting by Tillamook, scored a 39-31 consolation round victory over the Cheesemakeri Thursday morning. Molalla, keeping Us hopes alive for fifth place and elimi nating Tillamook, led almost all the way. A second half scoring drought when Tillamook went 10 min ute without a field goal iced the victory as the Indians surged into an 11-point lead. CONSOLATION QUARTERFINAL. pi IP Molalla (II) I Shaver 1-1 Dunton .... 3-8 Rohlander.. 3-8 Judd 0-2 Cunningham 4.7 Hhrader ... 4-17 Reed . .. 04 Hlcka 0-0 Heckard ... 0-0 CordiU . 04 0-0 B-S 04 2-4 0-1 2-4 04 04 0-0 04 rb 0 7 12 1 a 10 : o o o o Totals 15-41 t-13 401 5 3 equala tournament record for fewest personal foula In ono gam. Includes team reboundi. Tlllamook(ll) fg Olson 34 Knutson 3-5 Chrlatlanson 3-12 Baty 0-3 Steele . 0.1 Mulder 3-10 Haaga 04 Pollln 0-3 Rlchter 04 Spencer ... 2-3 ft J-3 04 , 1-2 04 04 04 04 04 0.1 04 Vl P i . a T A A a o o o 4 11 In Pain (Register-Guard photo by Phil Grenon) Both Paul Trimble of Franklin (left) and Larry Ryan of Tigard seem to be in pain as they grapple for the basketball in their Wednesday, night stale A-l tournament basketball came at McArthur Court. Tigard doaed with a flurry and defeated the Portland team 61-51. Totals 14-18 1-8 11 11 Includes I team rebounds. Molalla ill 11 39 Tillamook 10 9 431 Rhooting FG-FGA Pel. Molalla - 1M3 .349 Tillamook 148 . .304 Officials: rnd Wilson and Hal Kilmers. Top Ten Teams In Tournament ': By ASSOCIATED PRESS ' No. 1 North Eugen eked Out a S U overtime win over No. 1 Marahall of Portland. No. 1 South tugeno waa upset by unranked Milwaukie. 47-41. No. 3 Marshall waa defeated In overtime by No. t North Eugene. sa-M. No. 4 Medford waa forced Inln overtime before beating unranked Lebanon, 87-A3. No. 5 Pendleton defeated un ranked Molalla, (1-48. No. I Grant! Pasa defeated Ns. t South Salem, 7S-47. No. 7 South Salem waa dumped Into the consoletton bracket by No. Granta Pass. 78-47. No. S Astoria elbowed unranked Tillamook Into the consolation bracket, M. No. Crater of Central Point did not reach th tournament. No. 10 Tigard out-lasted un ranked franklin of Portland, It-tl.
