SPORTSPORTS ‘Gotcha Covered!’ KU Advances; Illinois Is Next Test DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Illinois Focating Defense, Taking Away What Were in Synch
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FREEPRESS Page 8 Colby Free Press Monday, March 19, 2001 SSSPORTSPORTS ‘Gotcha covered!’ KU advances; Illinois is next test DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Illinois focating defense, taking away what were in synch. and Kansas hardly broke a sweat. Next made Charlotte the champion of the Drew Gooden had 17 points and a comes the hard part. Conference USA tournament. career-best 15 rebounds. Jeff Boschee The two teams with the best seedings The 49ers’ Rodney White, the top- added 16 points, Kenny Gregory 15, coasted to big victories in the Midwest scoring freshman in the country, mus- backup center Eric Chenowith 12 second round at the University of Day- tered just 4-of-13 shooting. The Illini points on 8-of-8 foul shooting and Kirk ton on Sunday, with No. 1 seed Illinois also put the clamps on Charlotte’s ar- Hinrich had 10 points and six assists. beating Charlotte 79-61 and fourth- ray of 3-point shooters, who made just Nick Collison matched his season best seeded Kansas rolling over Syracuse 6-of-30 from behind the arc. with 13 rebounds to go with nine 87-58. “We played great defensively early points. They will meet each other in San in the game,” said coach Bill Self, in There was no secret to Kansas’ Antonio, Texas this coming weekend, his first year with the Illini after taking domination. The Jayhawks man- with the winner advancing to the Elite Tulsa to a regional final last year. handled the Orangemen on the boards Eight of the 2001 NCAA Tournament. “They may have missed on some open 56-23 — the fewest rebounds this sea- “We were relaxed for the most part shots, but most of them were rushed.” son for Syracuse, which came in aver- and tried to enjoy our two games as The Illini’s Brian Cook scored 16 aging 36.1 a game. much as possible,” said Illinois’ points, with three teammates adding It also was the fifth-biggest rebound- Marcus Griffin. double-figure scoring. ing difference ever in an NCAA tour- The Illini and Jayhawks had reason Demon Brown had 19 points to lead nament game. to enjoy themselves. Where upsets and Charlotte (22-11). “We’ve struggled with size all year. close games were the rule in the other Kansas (26-6) had lost in the second There’s no denying that,” Syracuse three regionals, form easily held in round the last three years, but went to coach Jim Boeheim said. “But you Dayton. After Tuesday’s play-in game its inside muscle to manhandle Syra- can’t get outrebounded by 30.” came down to the final seconds, the six cuse. The result was a relief for the first- and second-round games were “We’re ecstatic with the way we Jayhawks, who have heard frequent decided by an average of 22 points. played,” Williams said. “We had that grumbling about their March short- “This time of year, you never know stretch in the last five minutes of the comings. what’s going to happen, how the kids first half where we didn’t play so well. Now San Antonio will have to are going to feel,” Kansas coach Roy Other than that, we played maybe our double as a respite from classwork. Williams said. “So some of those best basketball of the year. I challenged “Just to finally get past the second things that people call upsets probably our guys at halftime to play their best round to the Sweet 16 is something,” in the whole scheme of things aren’t 20 minutes of the year, and I think they said Gregory, a senior. that big of upsets anyway. But it has did that.” “It seems like every year in college held to form here.” Kansas had only seven scholarship I’ve gotten a spring break. This is the Illinois (26-7) played its usual suf- players because of injuries, but they all first year I won’t.” Seventh grade girls finish perfect 13-0 season The Colby Middle School seventh Jessica Stephens and Zanea Baird period and 24-4 at the half. The third grade girls finished at 13-0 by winning had eight points each. Jessica had four quarter found Colby up 35-12. the winter tournament in St. Francis on steals and Baird one. Jessica Stephens had 13 points, in- March 5. They downed Goodland 37- Morgan Stephens had four points cluding a 3-pointer. Baird had nine 20 and Atwood 35-14 to win the tour- and three steals. Andrea Barker had points, two rebounds and two steals. nament. three points and one rebound. Cooper had six points, as teal and a Colby 35, Atwood 14 Shea McKee and Nikole Schroeder rebound. McKee put up a 3-pointer and Colby shut Atwood down, leading at had two steals each. Jamie Fry, Allison a free throw. Barker added three points the end of one period 16-2. They led at Leavitt, Jacquie Fry, Elaine Lamm, and three rebounds. the half 24-3 and at end of three they Shannon Oard, Emily Dougherty, Morgan Stephens had two points PATTY DECKER/Colby Free Press were ahead 29-9. Amanda McIlnay, Christy Gerstner and Jacquie Fry and Leavitt had a steal Colby’s Andrea Stephens had her eyes on the basket, but an opposing player had her eyes on the ball Lacee Cooper was the high shooter and Kayla Foltz also saw court time. each. and readied to block the shot in Sunday’s 8th Annual Northwest Kansas All-Star Classic in Colby. with 13 points, five rebounds and four Colby 37, Goodland 20 McIlnay, Schroeder, Oard, Lamm steals. Colby led 13-0 at the end of the first and Dougherty also saw court time. College’s Lou Chapman earns conference honors The Business Directory To place your ad in the Business Directory, call Colby Community College sopho- First team TUPPERWARE MANAGER more Lou Chapman earned third-team Ebi Ere, sophomore, Barton County Jeff or Crystal today, 462-3963 What A All-Jayhawk West Conference honors Kasib Powell, sophomore, Butler IS NOW IN COLBY!!! for this season. County NowSchedulingSpringCleaning! Team! 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