Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 11

CATUR OBITUARIES CLASSIFIED DECATUR, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1 976 Pages II to 20 DE ERALD isenhowerGalesburg; Aurora Among Favorites Felling's Magic Act Keeps Lawrenceville High and Mighty Once Over Lightly II fell fl'l -1 t-t! vf 4 JPntt ly-JiVL i'A 5 4 X. I Finet Gives Wesfville Edge Over Mt. Pulaski By Bob Fallstrom Herald Sports Editor Ron Felling shouts apprehensively! Ron Felling waves his arms frantically. Ron Felling is on his feet, off the bench. Pacing.

Coaxing. Ron Felling is guiding another Lawrenceville High School basketball victory. Like a symphony orchestra conductor, Coach Felling directs his players' every move. A' symphony orchestra conductor produces beautiful music. Felling produces championship teams.

I am a Felling Fanatic. Meaning I consider his coaching talents beyond compare. He says this is his last season at Lawrenceville. Perhaps he'll change his mind. This much is for sure: This is Felling's crowning achievement as a coach.

Sure, I know he won the small school state championship in 1972 and in 1974. This team has a better record. With less This team is an optical illusion, bordering on magic. It has one tremendous player. Jay Shidler.

And it has an extraordinary coach. In between, there's nothing special. Shidler's prolific scoring 856 points for a 31.7 average has spearheaded Lawrence-ville's26-l record. Lawrenceville opposes Lebanon tonight in the Charleston super-sectional. The winner goes on to the Elite Eight Friday and Saturday in the University of Illinois Assembly Hall.

DAVE WAGNER Among anonymous group 'A '1 1 i 'hi' -4 i 4' 1 it? Mount Pulaski and Westville square off tonight at 7:30 in the small school super sectional basketball game in Millikin's Griswold Center. All seats have been sold. The winner advances to the state finals in the University of Illinois Assembly Hall at Champaign and a Friday 8:30 p.m. date with the Carbondale super sectional winner. Mount Pulaski has a 25-2 record, Westville 27-2.

Mount Pulaski won the Shelby ville sectional tournament by downing Stonington 66-53 and Stewardson Strasburg 81-63. Mount Pulaski's only previous "Sweet 16" entry was in 1936 when it finished fourth. Westville qualified by winning the Tuscola sectional. After whipping previously undefeated Bethany 67-59, Westville outscored Monticello 54-40. Westville has a height advantage over Mount.

Pulaski with 6 foot 10 Scott Finet. Finet got 25 points against Bethany and 14 against Monticello. He is averaging 19 points. He was the difference in the Bethany game. Because of Finet, Westville rates a slight edge over Mount Pulaski.

Along with Finet, Westville features Jeff Slavic, 6-1. He is averaging 17 points. Ron Ligocki, 6-2, is also on the front line. The ball handlers are Eli Williams, 5-8, and Larry Jag-gers, 6-1. In the game with Monticello, TAYLORVILLE HIGH School's basketball team: In front, from left, Assistant Coach Jim Banko, Manager Kirk Siegrist, Coach Don In back, Ron McKavetz, Bob Williams, Bruce Barry, Maurice Hodge, Kevin Ganey, Ralph Bough, Bill Radzimanowski, Kent Richardson, Steve Schmedeke, Bob Miller, Pat Perry, Gary McNeely.

Taylorville plays Eisenhower Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Springfield sectional tournament. Two Qualify For National Judo Tourney Two members of the Decatur Dojo club qualified for the U.S. Judo Association national tournament in Baltimore, April 23-24. In a pre national meet in Chicago, Tammy Hostetler won in the 110 pounds and under division.

Leisa Alstadt was second in the 130-140 pounds division. In a two-day meet at Mat-teson, eight Dojo players placed, as 1. Chris Beard, heavyweight 14 year old division. 2. Jerry Davis, 10 year old girls division; Bobby Davis, 11-year old heavyweight division; Robby Seidl, 11 year old lightweight division; Leisa Alstadt, 15 year old division.

3. Rick Burbes, 14 year old division; Jean Daniels, 15 -year old girls division; Delmar Stevens, senior men's division Eisenhower" is a solid choice to win the Springfield large school sectional basketball tournament. In an Associated Press poll of writers and broadcasters, Eisenhower received 15 votes. Springfield got two votes, Paris none, Taylorville none. Galesburg, upset winner over previously undefeated Peoria Richwoods, and Aurora West are unanimous selections Galesburg is in the Peoria Woodruff sectional.

Aurora West is in the Aurora East sectional. Oak Park, Chicago Marist and Niles West are also heavily favored. The most unpredictable sectional looms at Rockford. McHenry and Rockford Guilford each received seven votes and Rockford Auburn three. Also rated as a tossup is the Collinsville sectional.

Belleville West received nine votes, Alton seven, Edwardsville one. Eisenhower plays Taylorville Wednesday night. Springfield and Paris are paired tonight in the sectional opener in the Armory. The championship game is Friday night. Here's how the voting went: At Crete Thornridge 12, St.

Laurence 3, Chicago Heights Bloom 2, Mt. Carmel At Romeoville Chicago Marist 13, Homewood Flossmoor 4, Lockport 0, Downers Grove South 0 AT AURORA EAST. Aurora West 17, Wheoton Central 0, Glenbard East 0, Botavia 0 AT ROCKFORD JEFFERSON- McHenry 7, Guilford 7. Auburn 3. Grant 0 AT BENTON Centralia 9, Mount Vernon 4, Marion 4, Effingham AT COLLINSVILLE EeMeville West 9, Alton 7, Edwordsnville 1, East St.

Louis AT NORMAL Normal 11, Joliet Central 6, Champaign Central 0, Bradley AT SPRINGFIELD Decatur Eisenhower 15, Springield 2, Paris 0, TayiorvilleO AT. EAST MOLINE Sterling. 11, La-Sol le- Peru 6, Moline 0, Divon 0 AT PEORIA WOODRUFF Galesburg 17, Morton 0, Woodruff 0, Manual 0 AT BARRINGTON North Chicago 13, Buffalo Grove 3, Loyola 1, Crystal Lake 0 AT MOUNT PROSPECT Niles West 13, Hersey 2, Maine South 1, Arlington Heiahts 1 AT ELGIN Elgin 12, Chicago Weber 5, Conont 0, DeKolb 0. AT HINSDALE CENTRAL Oak Park 15, Fenton 1, Hinsdale Central 1, Chicago De LoSalle 0 Prep Scoring CITY LEADERS 25 539 24 504 22 445 24 445 23 378 25 404 26 413 18 210 Ave. 21.6 21.0 20.2 18.5 16.4 16.2 15.9 11.7 11.0 10.9 10.6 Carter, Eisenhower xLeonard, St.

Teresa xKupish, Lakeview C. Songster, Eisenhower xTuschhoff, S. Decatur J. Roth, Eisenhower xMinton, MacArthur xTurner, St. Teresa xHunt, MacArthur xNewlin, Lakeview xHannapel, St.

Teresa 26 286 24 261 20 211 season completed AREA LEADERS Ave. 31.7 28.1 25.7 25.1 23.7 23.5 23.3 23.2 23.1 22.4 22.4 22.2 21.8 21.6 21.5 21.0 20.9 20.9 Shidler, Lawrenceville xR. Herdes, Noble xCurran, Cerro Gordo xPearce, Clay City xMcAdow, Bridgeport xVerderber, Lincoln xG. Jackson, Blue Mound xKreke, Teutopolis xDowd, Moweaqua' xHoene, St. Anthony xWolf, Newton xMcKnight, Clay City xA.

Beyers, Pona xBrodley, Cumberland xForsyth, Olney xHolmes, Palestine xAlexonder, Nokomis xWilliams, Monticello season completed 27 856 24 674 25 642 26 653 27 639 27 634 26 606 29 673 22 503 23 515 25 559 24 533 26 567 22 476 26 558 24 503 27 564 28 584 Bowling Team Leads Laridholt Auto Repairing took the lead with 3,063 the Decatur Women's Bowling Association best three of -four tournament Sunday at The Bowl. Go Getters is second at 2,992, followed by Brinkoetter Plumbing 2,977, L. E. DeVore Construction 2,972 and Alley Cats 2,971. The tournament ends this weekend.

Entries close at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Decatur Bowlers Lead In Tourney Phil Ellinger and; Lucile Amick of Decatur are leaders after the first weekend of the Six-Game Individual Classic bowling tournament at Schaefer's Lanes. Ellinger leads the men's handicap division with 1,293 and leads the scratch side with 1,202. Second in the men's handicap division is Gary Brooks of Springfield with 1,274 followed by Ron Grizzle of Bloomington 1,263 and John Seggerman of Bloomington 1,248.

In the women's division, handicap only, Amick leads with 1,172. The tournament continues through May 8. Landholt If Lawrenceville pulls another state championship it will put Felling in the record books as the equal of three-time champion coaches Guy Kintner of Decatur and Arthur L. Trout of Centralia. He's already the equal of Kintner and Trout in my view.

In fact, Felling has surpassed them. In terms of extracting every bit of ability from his players. The magician act obviously must have props or go smash. The props are Rick Pickering, Nathan Schnautz, Dave Wagner, Dave Hesher and Brent Pace. Shidler and Felling get the publicity.

Pickering, Schnautz, Wagner, Hesher and Pace have accepted the anonymous role completely, thereby; assuring Lawrenceville's success. "We're not long on talent, except for Shidler," agrees Felling. "We win because the other players are excellent learners and achievers. "This is a game of skill, not bravery. There is no substitute for brains.

We have the brains." It takes a special kind of obedience and unselfishness to win with one standout player hogging the headlines. "They do what I tell them to do," Felling praises. Felling will tell them to win tonight. He will tell them to play the same sticky defense which complements Shidler's scoring. Defense is Lawrence ville 's strong suit.

Still, Lawrenceville is as un-balanced as any team you're likely to see. None of the other "Sweet 16" teams relies so much on one player. The 1972 state champion Lawrenceville team did not have one completely dominant player. In 1974, Rick Leighty was dominant. Not as dominant as Shidler.

So it is an unorthodox Lawrenceville team. With an unorthodox- coach. Just about unparalleled, too. straight "Sweet 16" appearance, equalling the Venice string in 1973, 1974, 1975. From a geographical standpoint, three teams have a shot at the championship Eldorado and Lawrenceville from the southeast, Lebanon the southwest.

Since the small school jamboree began in 1972, there have been three champions from the southeast (Lawrenceville twice, Ridgway), one from the southwest (Venice). Eleven of the top 16 teams in the final Associated Press rankings survived regional and sectional sniping: 1. Eldorado; 2. Lawrenceville; 3. Buda Western; 6.

Port Byron Riverdale; 8. Cairo; 9. Mount Pulaski; 10. Winnebago; 11. Oneida ROVA; 12.

Bloomington Central Catholic; 13. Watseka; 15. Havana. The Decatur Herald area small school rankings also held up: 1. Lawrenceville; 2.

Mount Pulaski Super-Sectional Games Tonight At Reck Island ROVA 26-2 vs. Port Byron Riverdale 26- 1 At Normal Watseko 27-3 vs. Bloomlngtin Central Catholic 23-6 At DeKolb Winnebago 26-2 vs. Marmion AA.A. 22-5 At Charleston Lawrenceville 26-1 vs.

Lebanon 26-3 At Macomb Pleasant Plains 27-2 vs. Havana 25-2 At Pontine Chicago Christian 21-8 vs. Budo Western C9-0 At Carbondale Eldorado 30-0 vs. Cairo 24-3 At Decatur Mount Pulaski 25-2 vs. Westville 27-2 Eldorado vs.

Cairo Seven Schools Reach 'Sweet 1 6f First Time Herald and1 Revtew Photo Mt. Pulaski's Jeff Anderson, left, reaches for ball Scott Alexander came off the bench and popped in four baskets to spark a fourth quarter rally. Alexander, 6-3, was called on when Finet was benched because of foul trouble. This is Westville's first "Sweet 16" team. Jack Hardy is the coach.

Westville won the Wauseca Conference championship. It's a battle of champs. Mount Pulaski won the Tomahawk Conference championship. Coach Ed Butkovich stresses teamwork at Mount Pulaski. Sophomore Jeff Clements, 6-2 sophomore, is the top scorer, averaging 18.9 points.

David Welch, 6-1 junior, and Jeff Anderson, 6-3 senior, average in double figures with David Thompson, 6-3 junior, close to double figures. Brad Gibbs, rounds out the lineup. Welch scored 24 points in the Stewardson Strasburg game, Anderson 19 points, Thompson 18. Although Gibbs is the only full-time holdover starter, Mount Pulaski has matched last season's 25-2 record. Because of balance, shooting excellence and quickness.

Stopping Finet is the problem. Last March Mount Pulaski bowed out in the sectional tournament to Mor-risonville and 6 foot 8 Jim Allen. Finet is rated as handier than Allen. Juice" McNeal, 5-10 sharpshooter. In the February game, Eldorado limited McNeal to 5 baskets in 25 shots.

Eldorado, fourth in the state tournament 'last March, advanced to the super-sectional by edging McLeansboro 64-62 in the Eldorado sectional final. Cairo eliminated Breese Mater Dei 75-65 in the final at Sparta. It's a replay of the 1975 super-sectional game won by Eldorado 58-53. McNeal scored 27 points in that game. MIKE DUFF Eldorado all-stater ALL-SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE BASKETBALL SELECTIONS Earl Alexander, Nokomis Trent Dever, Mount Olive Duane Loy, Piasas Southwestern John Molen, Virden Steve Gonet, Nokomis i i Lack of Size Hurts Effingham Undefeated Eldorado aims for a third victory over Cairo tonight in the small school basketball super-sectional in the Southern Illinois University Arena in Carbondale.

Eldorado, the state championship favorite; beat Cairo 69-63 in the Eldorado Holiday rnament championship game, then won again 74-64 at Eldorado last month. Eldorado has" a 30-0 record, Cairo 24-3. Eldorado counts on all-staters Mike Duff, 6 foot 7, and Barry Smith, 6-6. The Cairo standout is Harvey "The Hayes Field Overhaul Promised A major overhaul of Hayes Field is promised by Buzz Thompson, commander of American Legion Post 105. The Legion operates the softball According to Thompson, new third base bleacher seats will be constructed.

Toilet facilities will be upgraded, lighting will be improved. Better weed control and mosquito control is promised. Parking improvements were completed last year. A seven-man group, headed by Dean L. Wooldridge, will be in charge of the field.

An eight-team girls slow pitch league has been signed. The Decatur Maroons" will return to Hayes Field as a Class A fast pitch team. By Bob Fallstrom Herald Sports Editor It's the first time in the "Sweet 16" for seven small school basketball teams. The group includes Aurora Marmion Military Academy, Lebanon, Pleasant Plains, Havana, Cairo and Westville. Lawrenceville is the, "old timer" of the "Sweet 16." This is Lawrenceville's 12th state tournament team.

Holdovers from last season include Eldorado, Port Byron Riverdale and Buda Western. Watseka finished third last season, Eldorado fourth. Riverdale was eliminated in the quarter -finals at Champaign. So was Buda, bowing to Westville. Oneida ROVA, a consolidated school located between Galesburg and Galva on U.S.

34, was in the "Sweet 16" in 1949. Bloomington Central Catholic previously qualified for the "Sweet 16" in 1973. This is Chicago Christian's third "Sweet 16" team. The 1974 Chicago Christian entry finished third. Mount Pulaski's only previous "Sweet 16" contender was in 1936 when it finished fourth.

Lawrenceville won the- state championship in its last two "Sweet 16" appearances 1972 and 1974. In 1974, Lawrenceville won the Bridgeport sectional by edging Teutopolis, then kept going. The other night Lawrenceville also beat Teutopolis in the. Bridgeport sectional final. Watseka is making a third second quarter.

Kemper pitched in 13 points in the period and finished with 20 over-all. His two free throws in the final minute were decisive. Effingham's other regulars are Jeff Webb and Bob Ring. Webb, 6-0, averages 12.9 points. Ring averages 13.8 points and is the top rebounder, averaging 10.

"We're just too short to rebound with most teams," said Maxedon. "We get into foul trouble because of it. Our kids start reaching and before you know it we're hacking everyone on the arm." Lack of size may prevent Effingham from surviving the sectional. Still, Maxedon feels Effingham has done a good job just to get there. Sectional Games Tonight At Crete Thornridge 23-3 vs.

Bloom 21-6 At Romeoville Homewood-Flossmoor 20-5 vs. Lockport 120-7 At Aurora East Wheaton Central 19-7 vs. Botavia 19-8 At Rockford Jefferson McHenry 23-4 vs. Rockford Auburn 19- At Benton Effingham 14-12 vs. Centralia 16-9 At Collinsville Belleville West 20-7 vs.

East Si. Louis 13-10 At Springfield Springfield 21-5 vs. Paris 11-14 At East Moline Moline 14-11 vs. Dixon 14-11 At Peoria Woodruff Morton 21-4 vs. Woodruff 15-11 At Barrlngton Crystal Lake 15-11 vs.

Loyola 19-8 At Mount Prospect Maine South 18-7 vs. Niles West 21-4 At 'Elgin Elgin 21-4 vs. Chicago Weber 21-6 At Hinsdale Central HlnsdaJXentroJ 16-U vs. Ogk Pork 23-4 off the bench to rally Effingham past Olney. Although Brad Maxedon leads Effingham with a 15.3 points average, passing is his speciality.

He had nine assists in the regional opener, against Mount Carmel. He needs one assist to surpass the school record 414 assists by Steve Klosterman in the 1967-68 season. Maxedon is a 6 footer, one inch taller than Brasel. "Brasel has started the last 12 games and helps us on the boards," Maxdeon said. Brasel also helps out offensively, pitching in 22 points against Mount Carmel and 19 against Olney in the regional.

Brasel averages 9.5 points. Kemper alsov averages about 9.5 points. A reserve most of the season, Maxedon says Kemper has earned a starting berth in the sectional. Partly due to his play in the regional final. He entered the game with Effingham down 22-18 in the Scoreboard COLLEGE BASKETBALL Kentucky 94, Mississippi St.

93 (OT) Florida 94, Louisiana State 81 Alabama 84, Vonderbllt 77 (OT) Auburn 103, Mississippi 88 National Association Of Intercollegiate Athletics Tournament at Kansas City Texas Southern 81 W. Florida 59 Doane 30, Norfolk State 79 Coppin Stdte 78, Dowling 55 California Baptist 95, Husson 81 Foirmont, W. Va. State 58, Howard Payne, Tex. 52 Illinois Wesleyoo 100, Southwest Baptist, Mo.

84 By MarkTupper A bunch of shorties has risen to the occasion. That's the way Coach Jim Maxedon views his Effingham basketball team as it begins play in the Benton large school sectional tournament tonight against Centralia. This is the shortest Effingham team Maxedon can remember coaching no starter over 6 feet. It's one of the reasons Effingham has a 14-12 record and failed to live up to advance billing as "favorite" in the Mid State Conference race. Effingham finished fifth in the conference at 6-8.

Though lack of size slowed the quest for a conference championship, it didn't get in the way of a regional championship. That happened when Effingham upset top seeded Olney 78-74 in the final at Olney. "The kids have risen to the occasion now that it's tournament time," said Maxedon. "We've played .500 ball all year long win one, lose one. Win a few, lose a few." "Lose a few" is what happened to Effingham in February, preceding the success in the regional.

In fact, Effingham lost five of the last seven regular games. Recovery in the regional was sparked by three players Brad Maxedonv the coach's son, Jeff Brasel, who scored 41 points in two regional games; and Mark who came.