Evening star., 1961-03-03
By DICK SLAY
Star Staff Writer


final game, it could be worse.
6,4OO See Game
A crowd estimated at 6,400,
perhaps the largest ever to
watch a regular season high
school game here, witnessed a
whale Of a show last night.
Although the game was ragged
in spots, the lead changed
hands IL times, six in the last
quarter.
Wootten hated to use the
tired phrase, but had to call it
a team victory" John Austin
was the stickout for the Stays,
scoring seven of their last II
points for a total Of 20 and
holding Bobo Berger to one
field goal after the first quar-
ter.
But there also was Gary
Ward, a 6-foot-3 junior who
came off the bench in the first
quarter to score Is points and
grab eight rebounds.
Wootten, who didn't mention
Ward as a probable participant
until two days before the game,
calls him his best jump-shooter
since Ernie Cage, who grad
uated three years ago.
He was a poor defensive
player at the start Of the sea-
son and he knew he had to
improve to play" the coach
related. THE other kids got on
him so much about it that he
simply made himself a good
man on defense.
1T takes a lot Of CUTS to
come off the bench and play
that well In the big game"
Hetzel Held to 18
There also was Barry Smith,
De Matthias back-court general
who made four of seven shots,
and the 6-foot-5 pair who bat
tied Landon's terrific height,
John Jones and Bill McDer-
mott.
Jones tied with Landon's g.
foot-8 Fred Hetzel for leader
ship in rebounds with II, while
McDermotr guarded All-Metro-
politan Hetzel in q tremendous
effort.
Big Fred, who led Landon
with 18 points, acknowledged
that McDermott did a good Job
on him, but added, Lets face
it. They've got a tremendous
ball club"
McDermott, who got help
from Smith and Ward in guard
ing Hetzel, fouled out with 90
seconds to play and Hetzel made
the first foul shot but missed
the second to leave Landon
trailing. 1882. Two seconds
later Fred fouled out by run
ming into Austin, who caShed
both free throws.
Landon then lost the ball for
travelling and two long passes
got the ball downcourt to Jones,
who scored just before the
buzzer. It was not really a five
point game.
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Coach Ed Barton Of Landon
said it was the first time Hetzel
had fouled out since the Bla-
denSburg game early last sea-
son. 1t also was the Bears first
defeat since then, ending a
string Of 20 victories, II this
year.
DeMatha led at the start,
20 and Az, but Landon put in
eight straight points for its first
OF three six-point leads. It was
1873 near the end Of the first
quarter. but DeMatha went in
front, 21-19, with 1924 left in
the half on a jump shot by
Ward. Landon got the last six
points of the half to regain the
lead, 1921.
DeMatha went ahead again,
1927, and also led at 1854,
44-4l and 48-45, only to lose
the lead each time as Hetzel
and 6-foot-7 George Manger
contributed six points each in
the last period.
Jones then made a Jump
shot to give DeMatha a 5O-49
advantage and while WoottenI
was yelling for a time out,
Austin brought the house down
with a blind, over-the-head
shot from in front of the foul
circle.
Berger closed it to 53-51 with
% seconds left, setting the
stage for the windup, which
resulted in DeMatha's 22d VIC
tory without defeat this season.
In the preliminary game be-
tween freshman teams of the
two schools, DeMatha pre-
vailed, 1892, after breaking a
29-all tie with five straight
points.
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