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A i i Si iVtaU SECTION Clinton outdistances High, 72-50, in Corn Belt action JIM BARN HART scoring. Sturgeon (forward Doug) usually shoots better that he did tonight PANTAGRAPH SPORTS EDITOR (Sturgeon was 3-for-7)." Clinton University High tg ft to ft Lamkin 9 0 Wolter 0 Sturgeon 3 0 Shepard 3 0 Hamblen 5 2 Cashen 3 1 Hickman 3 3 Szabados 7 3 Billingsley 6 1 Schwarting 1 2 Krueser 1 1 Fred 0 0 DiMartino 0 0 Schrantz 1 0 Davis 1 1 Eaton 0 0 McKinley 0 2 Watkins 0 0 Mandrel I 0 0 Ritt I I Robinson 0 0 Kotarba 0 1 Cisco 1 0 Houska 0 0 31 10 21 Clinton 21 39 53 72 University High 16 26 37 50 to build a 2-0 conference record and a 5-1 overall mark. "We don't win by this many points very often," admitted Gramkow. "Bob (Morris) is working with a young team we've been there before." A layup by Lamkin following a jump ball gave Clinton a 9-4 lead two minutes and 40 seconds into the game. High finally scored on Kurt Wolter's jumper with 5:05 left in the first quarter.

The Pioneers found enough offense to climb to within 17-14, and trailed by only 21-16 after one quarter. But guard Fred Szabados was the only consistent scorer from then on, finishing with 17 points on 7-for-18 shooting. High failed to score a field goal through the final four and a half minutes of the second quarter and fell behind 39-26 at the half. Then the Pioneers went almost three minutes into the second half without scoring. Sophomore Mike Schwarting, a 6-2 guard, and 5-10 junior forward Ken Shepard made their High debuts, each scoring a basket in the first quarter.

But the duo finished with only 10 combined points. "Mike was like a typical sophomore in his first varsity game," said Morris. "He was getting the shot, but it just wasn't going in," he said of Schwarting's l-for-8 shooting night." Schwarting took 10 rebounds, however, to lead the Pioneers to a 37-34 advantage under the boards. Shepard took only five shots, making three. "We gave up too much on defense we let their shots beat us," said Morris, whose team fell to 0-4.

"Clinton came in ready to go, and I congratulate Tom (Gramkow.) Lamkin had been shooting 67 percent prior to Thursday's game, and the Maroons were shooting 52 percent as a team. "I'm sure we're going to have an off-night in shooting sometime," said Gramkow. "We had good, balanced Scouting reports on Dunson attracting attention DANA DUNSON is a man playing a boy's game. When Dunson competed at Bloomington High School, everyone knew he could run, jump, and score. But Dana was reluctant to take over and tell his teammates what to do.

The situation has changed. Heavier at 190 pounds, the 6-foot 4-inch Dunson has been little short of sensational at Parkland College where he's drawing the attention of schools such as Drake, Michigan, Texas Christian, Florida State, Mississippi State, and several from the West Coast. Tom Cooper, the former Normal Community High School coach, who handles the 0 By Mark Wellwood University High School basketball coach Bob Morris called them "growing pains." The first-year coach was describing the kinds of mistakes that led to Thursday night's 33 percent shooting and a 72-50 loss to Clinton in the Pioneers' Corn Belt Conference opener at their own gym. And, considering the fact the Pioneers had two starters on the floor who had never seen a second of organized high school basketball at any level, Morris' description seemed apt. "This was probably one of the worst shooting games we'll ever have," said Morris.

"And I could point to every kind of defense we played and find mistakes. But this is a unique group of kids when they came into the lockerroom, they knew they'd played a poor defensive game. And they know they won't play that bad again." Clinton forward Tom Lamkin was left alone on the baseline enough to sink nine of 12 field goal tries, mostly on 10-foot jumpers. Lamkin led all scorers with 18 points. Guard Don Billingsley and center Dar-rel Hamblen added 17 and 12 points for the Maroons, who made 31 of 61 shots Yess' effort erases record In addition to the two Jack Sikma records that fell by the wayside when Greg Yess scored 47 points in Illinois Wesleyan University's 90-83 victory over Indiana Central Wednesday night, Illinois Wesleyan's oldest individual mark was broken.

Yess' 20 field goals beat the old record of 19 set by Fran Conlee against North Central Feb. 24, 1954. Yess also beat the one-game school record of 44 points and the Fred Young Fieldhouse record of 38, both set by Sikma in 1976-77. Wesleyan also learned recently that it has gained an additional victory. Notification was received that California-Santa Barbara has forfeited an 81-66 victory over the Titans in 1978-79, apparently due to the use of an ineligible player.

That results in IWU's record for that season being improved to 15-10 and improved Coach Dennis Bridges' career record to 261-144 going into Saturday's game at Bradley. At Horton Field House ISU to battle No. 20 Syracuse Fouled out None. Team louls Clinton 16, High 16. High's sophomores had no trouble with Clinton, outscoring the Maroons 32-6 in the second quarter en route to a 79-41 victory.

Clinton Sophomores University High I 14 27 41 12 44 59 79 CLINTON SOPHS Daugherty 8, Rhodes 6, A. Billingsley 10, Perring 2, Bandy 5, Ritchie 7, Spencer 1, Cunningham 2. HIGH SOPHS Ellis 9, Sterling 13, Eaton 12, Barbos 6, Corso 8, Bonds 2, Martin 0, Gaither 23, Schultz Karnats 3. Corn Belt Conference basketball game at High. An additional photo is on Page B-2.

(Pantagraph photo by Nancy Holding) Otolski adds two coaches to grid statt Illinois State University football coach Bob Otolski announced the addition of two assistant coaches to the Redbird staff Thursday. Added to the staff were Dan Mortier, head coach at Maine West High School, and Greg Mcintosh, a former defensive end at Indiana University who later served as junior varsity coach for the Hoosiers. Mortier, 30, will work with the offense. He's a 1972 graduate of Illinois State and served as an assistant coach for three years on the Streator High School staff. In four years at Maine West, Mortier compiled a 16-21 record.

Last year's team was 5-4. The 1979 Maine West team advanced to the state Class 5A playoffs with an 8-2 record and won the Central Suburban South League. Mortier's brother, Larry, is an assistant coach at Western Illinois in charge of offensive tackles and tight ends. Mcintosh, a 1979 graduate at Indiana, was a four-year letterman for the Hoosiers. His junior varsity team last season was unbeaten in three games.

Mcintosh, 24, is a native of Mid-dletown, Ohio. He'll work with the defensive unit. The two join Gene Eggleston, who was named last week, as assistant coaches. Freshman basketball AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC Olymp.a 13 31 45 51 Central Catholic 22 34 50 65 OLYMPIA Nichols 8. Peterson 8.

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Dono Dunson I asked him when practice began if he'd be willing to do it. He said he'd try." Dana's statistics aren't astronomical. He's scoring 18 points a game and that won't get you most valuable honors in any tournament. However, Dana has been most valuable in two road tourneys and Cooper said the word is out that the BHS graduate has a solid all-around game. "He's a close second in rebounds and is the team leader in assists and steals," said Cooper.

"On defense, I use him as a wild card. He covers the best guy inside or outside. I'VE BEEN playing him at the point a great deal although I think he'd be better as an off guard," said Cooper. "I sort of play him all around town. But he's been at the point 50 to 60 percent of the time.

When practice began, I had three point guards. But two got hurt and were out for a month. "I asked Dana if he would be willing to try the point since he is our second best ball handler. I like to play two point men when we're going five on five.1 So, he's still there and dominating." Cooper said it is difficult for other teams to match up with Dana at the point. "If they put a little guard on him, I slide him to the wing," said Cooper.

"If they put a big guard on him, I move him outside. He's been playing with a lot of poise and he has a grasp of the game." Lance Jones, the former Normal Community and Eastern Illinois player, drove from Springfield to Lincoln Wednesday night to watch Cooper's team. "LANCE DID NOT realize it was Dana playing until the second half when he looked up at the scoreboard and saw the name," said Cooper. "Dana has really filled out. He was smooth and quick and now he's smooth and strong.

He glides and leaves people. He can play inside or outside. "When we played Kaskaskia, they had a kid who had scored 36 points in his last game. We put Dana on him and he had one basket in the first 14 minutes. "But a forward of theirs scored 18 points in those 14 minutes.

So we put Dana on him and Dana Jield him to three points the rest of the way. "They try to throw the lob over him and he just goes up and gets it. People don't realize just how strong he is." Cooper said Dana is making it in the classroom too. "He's really buckled down and I think it's just that he's maturing," said Cooper. "He also played two games on a bad leg and that gained him a lot of respect.

"He may be 6-4 but he plays bigger than that." Parkland basketball team said it's been a pleasure to watch Dana develop into a leader. "He just gets better as a leader game after game," said Cooper. And Dana continues to show Cooper new things. "I've watched him play so long, back to his high school days, that I think I've seen everything," said Cooper. "But then he shows me something I've i never seen Deiore.

"Dana would always score or, rebound when he needed to but he never took its lead to 17, 61-44, in the first 3:17 of the second half. The Boilermakers hit 24 of 39 for 64 percent in the second half, and wound up the game hitting 66 percent. Purdue now stands 16-9 against Big Eight conference teams and 1-1 against Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA (M) Balima 9 4-4 14, Barnett9 0-I 18, Pace I I II, Goldwlre 2 1-2 5, Oberton 2 3-3 7. HendrlK 12 6 1 30, Smith 0 1-2 1, Totals 35 It 23 86 PURDUE (101) Morris 9 1-2 19.

Scearce 5 0-2 10, Cross 12 2-4 24, Edmonson 12 4-5 21, Walker 3 0-0 6, Ellert 0 t-2 Benson 0 0-0 0, Stalling) 1 0-0 2, Barnes 3 1-2 7, Kitchen 0 0-0 0, Hall 0 0-2 0, Lawson 0 0-0 0, RowlnsklOO-fl 0, Rhem 1 0-0 2, Totals 46 9-19 101 Halftime Score Purdue 49, Oklahoma 31. Total fouls Oklahoma 16, Purdue 22. Technical Edmonson, grabbing the rim. A 13,965. University High School's Ken Shepard, right, and Clinton's Tom Lamkin (31) raced after a loose ball during the second quarter of Thursday night's game and plays very good defense." ISU has limited its opponents to 64 points per outing while scoring 88.

The Redbirds are shooting 54 percent from the field compared to the opponents' 44. Boeheim said his team played well offensively against Detroit but lacked in other areas. "We can score and we're a good shooting team, but we need to work the ball inside better," he continued. "We didn't rebound or play defense very well against Detroit. We really haven't played well with the exception of 30 minutes in the Maryland game.

Maryland deserves to be rated in the top two or three. They're playing very well." Schayes paces the balanced Orangeman attack with a 16.5 average. He's followed by Santifer (13.3); Headd and Rautins (12.3) and Eddie Moss (8.5). The top reserve has been sophomore Tony Bruin with a 12.3 average. Schayes is the top rebounder with a 7.3 average.

Taller "They're taller than us and that always creates problems," said Donewald. "The fact they came so close to Maryland indicates how strong they are. They have a great basketball tradition." The Orangemen have had eight consecutive NCAA tournament berths. ISU continues to be paced in scoring by White with a 198 average. He's followed by Hank Cornley with 14.3; Rick Lamb 13.0 and Anthony Jones' 11.0.

Dave Nussbaumer rounds out the starting lineup with a 6.5 average. Lamb is the top rebounder with 10 per game while Jones averages 8. "You're always happy when you win," said Donewald, referring to Monday's 84-72 victory at Pepperdine. "We were pleased to beat a good Pepperdine team but we didn't play extremely well. We didn't play smart basketball and turned the ball over too many times in situations we should not have." About 2,000 general admission tickets remain for the game.

Horton Field House will accomodate 7,000 fans. Chasing it down Probable lineups Syracuse Pos. Illinois State Leo Rautins (6-8) Hank Cornley (6-7) Erich Santifer (6-4) Anthony Jones (6-6) Dan Schayes (6-11) Rick Lamb (6-7) Eddie Moss (6-2) D. Nussbaumer (6-0) Marty Headd (6-2) Dale White (6-5) Time of Game 8pm. Place Horton Field House Radio Coverage WJBC (1230), Bloomington; WRBA (1440), Normal.

Television Coverage WRAU (Channel 19), Peoria on the floor. (Dan) Schayes is one example of how they can score." Schayes Schayes. the son of former NBA great Dolph Schayes, scored a career-high 33 points while hitting on 11 of 13 from the field against Detroit. "(Leo) Rautins can score from the outside and (Erich) Santifer compe-ments Schayes and Rautins very well," Donewald continued. "And Boeheim has said (Marty) Headd is one of the best perimeter shooters he's had.

They're a very well put together basketball team that can pose a number of problems." The Orangemen are averaging 88.8 points per game while giving up 77. Syracuse is hitting 57.3 of its field goal attempts to the opponents 50.6. Boeheim, whose staff scouted ISU against Bradley, said the Redbirds looked as good as last year's team. "They have good shooters and play a very intense, competitive game," said Boeheim. "Last year's ISU team played us as tough as anyone has in the past four or five years "Bob gefs everything out of his players.

Thty were one of the most prepared teams we faced last year. "Last year's team was the best we've had at Syracuse and we were very fortunate to beat them." Boeheim remembers all too well what ISU junior guard Dale White did to the Orangemen a year ago. White came off the bench to lead a Redbird second-half rally with a then career-high 14 points. White "White shot very well against us and came up with a couple of steals," said Boeheim. "ISU has a real solid inside It's been one tough test after another for Illinois State University's basketball team during the past week and the youthful Redbirds have passed with flying colors.

But, perhaps, ISU's toughest test to date could come tonight when it meets nationally-ranked Syracuse at 8 o'clock at Horton Field House. Both teams enter with 3-1 records. Syracuse's latest victim was Detroit, 93-78, Wednesday night in the Motor City. Other Orangeman victories have been over Columbia (108-81) and Kent State (81-65). Syracuse, rated 20th in the Associated Press poll, suffered its lone loss to No.

4 Maryland, 83-73, in the finals of the Carrier Classic. It was that same Carrier Classic a year ago that ISU lost to the Orangemen, 72-70. But both teams have a different look this time around. Syracuse lost its "Louie and Bouie Show" to graduation while ISU is minus Joe Galvin it Co. Different look "We're a different looking team this year," admitted Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.

"We're more a finesse team and a better perimeter shooting team. Before we looked to our inside game more. "We're a young team. We play three seniors, three sophomores and a freshman. We're not as strong defensively as last year.

We're not able to apply pressure like we have in the past. "We're still trying to regroup and get things going, but we have a ways to go. I think the potential is there for us to be good, though." Illinois State coach Bob Donewald rates Syracuse a better out-shooting team than Bradley, who handed the Redbirds their only loss, 72-70. "They shoot the ball better a little farther out on the floor than Bradley," said Donewald. "That's about the only comparision you can make to the other teams we've played.

"Syracuse is a very good team. They have excellent shooters who have the ability to score from a variety of places Edmonson, Cross lead Purdue surge WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) Guard Keith Edmonson scored a career high 28 points and center Russell Cross added 26 as the Purdue Boilermakers notched their fourth victory in five outings by beating Oklahoma 101-86 in college basketball Thursday night. The Boilermakers, trailing 20-17 with 12:55 remaining in the first half, scored 14 straight points in the next 4:11 to take a 31-22 lead. Cross scored six of those. The Boilermakers never fell behind after that, and took an 11 point lead, 49-38, at the half.

Purdue made 21 of 31 from the field in the first half, and continued to build.