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December 25, 1975     Shelton Mason County Journal
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? 7!i~ DALE CAMPAGNA reflects the tension of a 20-point Climber lead while he soaks the sprained ankle for which he left the Centralia game midway through the second period Monday. The senior floor leader came back briefly in the second half but had to favor the heavily bandaged joint. GOING TO THE HOOP in a recent jayvee game is junior Dale "Red" Johnson, who also sees action with the Climber varsity. Against Centralia Friday, Red scored 11 for the junior varsity and then put in 10 in the varsity tilt. Climbers romp to fifth straight Shelton High School's varsity basketball team ran away from its fifth straight opponent last week, and did so largely on a strength that was supposed to have been a weakness. "Board strength was really one of our early-season worries," said Climber Coach Terry Gregg after his team had dominated the rebounding statistics Friday en route to a 79-59 homecourt victory over Centraha. "But now I have to think in the overall picture this may be a strength for us." With its starting front line combining for 34 rebounds, Shelton enjoyed a 42-28 board advantage over the visiting Tigers. "Our rebounding had to be the thing that impressed me most," repeated Gregg. "Centralia has a really big team - not just tall, but big. When you talk about potential, that's a team that could really dominate on the boards." The Climbers were led in that category by Dave Sutton's 14. Stan Kaszycki and Chris McGee pulled down lO each. Shelton's running game also was quite effective, as evidenced by the numerous lay-ins scored. All but four of McGee's game-high 15 points were scored as a direct or indirect result of fast breaks, for instance, and Gregg credited his players with doing an excellent job of filling the lanes and hitting the open mall. The coach had special praise for the continued fine play of junior Sutton. "lie's just a heckuva team player," said Gregg. "He is extremely unselfish and is always in control of himself out there. He's shown himself to be one of the most consistent players on the team." In addition to his team-leading 14 rebounds, Sutton also scored 12 points - tied for second most with senior Randy Bostrom - and passed off for seven assists. Dale Campagna came back from his only non-start of the year - last week against Timberline - to contribute eight points, six assists and his usual swarming presence on the press. And all in the first half, no less. The senior guard came down sideways on an ankle after sinking a 25-foot jumper in the second half, and he had to spend some time soaking it before returning just briefly - heavily taped- in the second half. "It was iust a sprain and it's healing fine," said Gregg. The coach added that his floor leader's absence from the starting lineup the week before was merely a reflection of Campagna's own self-initiative and high standards. "Dale's the kind of guy who isn't pleased with anything but the best out of himself," he said, "and he just got kind of down on himself- really somewhat depressed. But he's come out of it real well." Gregg is pleased to point out that his club doesn't give up a whole lot, however, when Dale's not on the floor. Junior guard Roger Ayers, he said, "is coming along really well, and deserves to be in there playing, too." Ayers scored six points against the Tigers and again played a key role in the fast break, according to the coach. Other Climbers on the scoreboard Friday were Kaszycki with nine, Dan Fitchitt with three, John Vernon and Pete Francis with two apiece, and Dale Johnson with 10 - all in the fourth quarter. Johnson cavorted in that stanza to the joyous accompaniment of a chorus of "Go, Red!" from his teammates on the sideline. The redheaded junior hit four of five from the field and canned both charity tosses. Only an hour or so earlier, he had scored 11 points in a losing effort for the ttighclimber jayvees. If Gregg were to find fault with anything Friday, it would be the fact that Centralia's 59 points represented the highest total given up this season by the stingiest team in the league. "We were actually pretty lackadaisical on defense in the second half," he said, pointing to the 42 points scored against them after halftime. "We were letting them penetrate much too easily, and you just can't do that - especially against a team like Centralia which has so much strength inside. Once they got in close there wasn't much we could do to stop them." Still, Gregg admits his Climbers are getting stronger and stronger, and the idea of winning the league championship is not a new one to him. "Each time we go out we seem to get a little stronger in every phase of the game," he said. "If we win the championship, though, it's going to be a result of our playing our best every time we take the court. "But, sure. If we play the way we can, we can win it." The Climbers enjoy a rest over the holidays but resume play at Aberdeen January "6. Results of the December 23 contest in Elma will appear in next week's Journal. The Climber jayvees met and succumbed to a fine Centralia junior varsity in the first game, losing 74-52. Marty Rae led the losers with 14 points and Dale Johnson chipped in 11. Stan Bourgault had eight points and nine rebounds. "We looked bad," said Coach Jack Marquett, "but they really made us look that way. They rebounded very well and shot excellently. Centralia is just a very fine team." The sophomores, meanwhile, chalked up their fourth straight win without defeat, beating their Centralia counterparts 60-46. Bill White and Benny Ward keyed the press and pumped in ten and nine points, respectively, while Glenn Jacobsen and Matt Petty contributed seven apiece. Jacobsen led all rebounders with 11, while Tim Avey had ten and Fred Johnson six. Coach Brian Brickert again played his first and second strings about equally, and at one point in the third quarter the Climbers held a 30-point bulge. "We just played super team ball," said Brickert. "And our press really gave them trouble." Brickert credited Jacobsen with an outstanding all-around game and Bill White and Benny Ward, starting guards, with their continued excellent floor play. He said Tim Avey responded well to a cold shooting night by passing off for four assists and coming up with four steals. ¸ ........... i,i ............................. SHELTON SOPHOMORE Tracy Ridout grapples with an opponent during the Climbers' Second Annual Invitational Christmas Tournament Saturday in the Minidome. Eight schools were represented at the tourney. For details, see story on page 13. NICKI SCHOUVILLER of Shelton's girls' gymnastics team extends on the balance beam during the team's triangular meet with Olympia and Tenino December 10 in the Minidome. Nicki, whose specialty is floor exercise, earned a sixth on the beam. PIVOTMAN STAN KASZYCKI curls ip a shot on the end of a reverse move during Friday's varsity game with Centralia. The Climbers posted their fifth win without defeat. JUNIOR DAN FITCHITT eyes the hoop Friday as a Centralia defender gives him the o1' double whammy. Coming into the lane at left is senior John Vernon (42). 'Hoop $ A freethrow-shooting practice session for winners of the Elks Lodge "Hoop Shoot" Contest will be held this Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Shelton High School Minidome. The session will serve as a tune-up for the January 3 county championship, also at 2 p.m. in the high school gym. Those I I ,s°s ,ok°.z.,. 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