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
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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-
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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
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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.
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Thompson 1-1
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Rector 1-1
Sheldon 0-z
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HermUton 17
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Attendsncet 441.
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each contributed 18 points. Bud
Stratton carried Hermiston with
23.
A big height advantage
helped Sandy easily control the
backboards.
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Stretton a-21
Horton .. 0-4
Phelps .- 1-3
Kelvlst . 4-11
Stocker .. 2-9
Knerr 1-1
Howton . 3-S
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Includes 5 team rebounds.
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Nichols . S-14
S'strom . 5-9
Creston 4-7
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Hartley .. M
S'strom ..1-0
F'chman . 2-3
Hoffman 0-4
Motejl 0-0
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Totals 1M1 20-38 87 IS 71
Includes team rebounds.
Hermiston ....11 10 12 23-M
Sandy 1 12 1 2372
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Chuck ' Croston (11) of Sandy seems
r 1 either aware of or unaffected by the
XAfllPn presence of Hermiston' Jim Howton
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their state A-l tournament basketball
game st McArthur Court Wprtnesday
afternoon. Sandy won 7J-58.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.