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QUEENS DAItta-NEWS SPORTS v-c, a WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1976 lofile She lwst as learns PS By BILL TRAVERS can also depend on him for his 16 to 18 points a' A Talented Combination Rounding out the starting quintet are Jerry Fershtman and Brian Bogart, center James Brown and forward Karl Butigan. Fershtman (6-0) has an excellent outside shot 14 points a game and is a crafty ballhandler with good moves to the hoop. Bogart (5-9) is a leech. He hangs on to the opponent's top scorer. In this case it should te Parker.

He is a hard-nosed defensive player with a medium range shot. Brown is the big man at 6-3. He is strong and the Dolphins depend on him for rebounds. Butigan, a 6-2 cornerman, is the only junior and at his best when aggressive. He is one of the county's better juniors.

Chibbaro has a secret weapon in Orlando Mitjans, a soph substitute. Mitjans is the Dolphins' football hero and a talented eager. He is the first player off I the bench and has the scoring eye to break a game open. Prediction: Beach Channel in a real squeaker, 57- 53. "My kids are sky high," said Steve Ridloff, Van Buren's coach.

"I haven't decided what type of defense I will use as yet. Against fine shooting teams like Ilillcrest and Bayside, I went man-to-man. I might be inclined to do it again against Joe's (Chibbaro) team because of outside shooters like Kessler (Joe) and Fershtman (Jerry)." Capt. Ike Parker heads the V-Bee attack. Just a junior, the quick backcourtman Is the Van Buren quarterback, the top scorer (14.5 a game) and the backbone of the squad.

As Ike goes, the V-Bees go. Rounding out the starting lineup is 6-4 junior Terrence Jones (12.6 a game) who takes care of the rebounds and inside scoring; Curtis Pflug, a whippet of a guard who scurries all over the court; junior Tony Lanes, a 6-1 strong side forward who was recently moved into the starting unit because of solid defense and 6-1 Bob Batten, who plays a forward spot on the weak side. Cornerman Joe Kessler, a 6-2 senior, is the Dolphins main man. "He is our most consistent player," declared coach Joe Chibbaro. "He is a solid player with an outside shot and can also go to the hoop.

You It's playoff time in the PSAL which means survival of the fittest, more hoop action for the winners and uniforms in moth balls for the losers. It's on towards the Queens championship and citywide crown for the winners. Jn essence, it's pressure cooker time. That will be the case at It a.m. tomorrow at John Howne High School in Flushing when the V-Ilees of Van Buren, Co-winner in Division II and Beach Channel, runnerup to Jackson in Division III, meet for the right to move into the aecond round and a match with Long Island City on Monday at (jueensborough Community College at 1 p.m.

Dunning Strategy It will be Van Buren with its tough defense having yielded just 57 points a game in league contests and run and hustle offense against the Dolphins who run if it's there but depend basically on a patterned offense, Molloy mdMoly Cross Soasi By BILL TRAVERS In a battle of Catholic divisional leaders with identical records (7-2), Archbishop Molloy led from the opening tap and picked up a 71-59 victory yesterday at- home agains defending city champion Uishop Lougniin. St. Francis Prep, which rep. wnicn was tied with the Stanners, traveled to Bishop Ford last night for a late game. Meanwhile Holy Cross (a-a), a game behind the leaders, crushed Nazareth 87-53.

For Molloy, it was John Cog awell who made the difference. irs jm rf Vfi The husky 6-3 senior from Ozone Park plays a complete game. He managed 16 points and was the steadying influence with key rebounds and steals, but his true worth was on defense. He 14 and Latham 10 to the victory. Lefty Chris Sellitri, a St.

Francis Prep transfer, paced the losers with 22 points, Dowdye and Tony Roye each had 13, Big Game Friday The Knights played their best game, of the season against Nazareth and should be ready for the big battle with St. Francis Friday night. Frank Gilroy (24 points) and Barry Gunderson (21) were the high scorers, as usual, but it was Joe Regan, Tom O'Reilly, Pat Kilkenny and Jim Hickey who beat the Kingsmen's press and set up some easy baskets. REBOUNDS: If St. Francis and Molloy win Friday night, there will be a playoff for the first-place playoff spot It is important because the divisional leader automatically makes it to the citywide playoffs at St.

John's The Li'l Terriers entertain Holy Cross while the Stanners plav Mater Christi Title Shoot For Flushing Flushing High School Queens champion hopes to keep up the pace set by the school's grid squad by winning a PSAL hoop title. It gets its first opportunity tomorrow in the opening round of citywide playoffs in a tangle with the High School of Printing at 11 a.m. at Brandeis High. High-scoring Ellonya (Tiny) Green and junior Brian Spencer led the Red Devils, who were 11-1 in the league. They play a surprising Printing team that was 11-3 in league (14-6 over all) with newcomer Henry Edwards, a 6-0 swingman, the top scorer.

It will be Flushing's deliberate offense against the running Manhattanites. 13, j' held the Lions ace, Jeff Dowyde, to 13 points, just three in the first half when the Stanners built a 38-29 edge. Loughiin was never within five thereafter. Praise From Loser "Cogswell had a lot to do with Jeff's poor game," admitted Loughiin coach Pat Quigley. "He played him without the ball and denied It to him continuously." "Isn't he something?" said the softspoken Jack Curran, Molloy coach.

"He Is just so steady." But Cogswell didn't do It lone. Curran tried using two big men at the same time for the first time, Kelly Latham (6-5) and junior Steve Hardy (6-7), In the second period and it paid off. Molloy opened up a 13-point lead and coasted to a fairly easy victory although Loughiin Molloy's five copped the Athletic Ass'n of Private Schools (AAPS) title with a 7-2 record after a triumph over Holy Cross, 59-41 in previous meetings, the Cross won in quadruple overtime and the Stanners in overtime. fought back a few times. Guard John Nolan played his usual fine floor game and matched Cogswell's 16 points.

rews photo by Nick Sorrentlno Molloy's John Cogswell scores two of his 16 points in leading the Stanners to a win over defending city champ Bishop Loughiin. Super-sub John Corrigan added TOP TEN (9-2 A Safltle Koyal on die Court 1. St. Francis Prep 2. Molloy 3.

Long island City 4. Jacluon 5. Cleveland 6. Van Buren 7. Bayside 8.

August Martin 9. Holy Cross 10. Beach Channel (8-3) (8-3) (10-2) (8-3) (7-4) 9-2 10-1 V-3I It's pressure defense against deliberate offense, it's David versus Goliath, it's' Cleveland versus Bayside in the PSAL playoffs. And tomorrow's 11 a.m. game at PSAL STANDINGS iauiia icvi3 xugii win ue uie last minu ies 01 me season ior me losing ft'- An I QUEENS 1 QUEENS 2 QUEENS 3 coach Jeff Abel Jackson Bayside "It nj tomorrow," said Ln 111 and city Cleveland Bryant Forest HIHt Newlown (i-J -3) (a i) 13-7) 11 I) (19-1) (74) (e-5 (4 1) (2-) (0-11) (8 3) (6-5) (4-7) (1-10) Beach Channel Par Rockaway Lent Adams Richmond Hill Vert Buren Springfield Garden Hillcresf Sown Jamaica Cleveland coach Sam Giambalvo.

It's pressure. It's Cleveland (7-3), winner of 11 its last 13 and five-game win streakera QUEENS CHSAA 1 CHSAA 2 for finding the open'-man -and getting him the ball in heavy traffic. "He's the best I've ever-coached running a club," said -Abel. Running a ballclub means differ- ent things to Cleveland and Bay-side. Cleveland compensates its lack of height with a fastbreak-ing, quick-shooting format which 6-0 Wayne Smith has taken to Ptushlne versus b'g, bad Bayside (8-3) DIV.

I This time the matchups and strategies will not come as a surprise. Giambalvo knows Bay-side has a decided height advantage and the key is to stop 6-5 center Turk Williams inside. Abel knows Cleveland is a good-running, strong-shooting team that can beat you outside. It has to, Cleveland tallest man is just 6-2. And that 6-2 player, captain Louohlln which fields it3 mo.it talented Div.

1 Molloy St. Francis Holy Cross Mater Christi Christ the Kins playoff team bo far this decade. (111) (10 3) (7 5) It ii 16-6) (ill) (III) -) 9 2) (8 3) (1-10) Auqutr Martin Qtjtimit Vac, CardKH 1 Aviatort EiJirort Freiu.ii Law's Nazareth VcClancy Ford Xeverlan (5-3) (34) (0-IW And, like most playoffs, pnysicai matcnups and psyches TOP SCORERS av. 'araatnralt. I lr 17.

in leaps and bounds. The senior forward has been pouring in nearly 22 nointn a came. Whpn 14.7 Mitchell, Hlllerest CHSAA MAI Williams, nrinlild AMIen, Jackson Vvortnen, Lane Green, plttshmf Humane, Bowne Matthews, Cardors Martin, Queana A. Mercado, Aviation -skin, Cleveland J3.4 Wriahf, Martin 72.3 Consor, Bayside Jl 5 Soencer, Flushing 20.7 Underwood, Martin M.I Stevens, cardoio IV, 5 Tuthnert. Millrrast Av.

15.1 15.1 l.l 19. 18 17.5 17.5 Bria'n Gerdts, is a guard. Cleveland employs a three-guard system with 6-1 Mike Falitico and 5-10 Moses Lakln supplying firepower from the outside. Lakin, a 16.7 scorer, does most 14 3 Lombardl. McClancy 15.

Gunderson, Holy Cross 14. Meigh, Molloy 157 Jones, St. Francis 15.5 Gilroy, Holy Cross 15.5 McMahon. St. Francis are part or the jrame.

Both coacheg have vigorously prepared their squads, keying the workouts around increasing or cutting the 9-point edge Bayside found in an earlier season match. Bayside Coach Abel said: "We beat them (Cleveland) by nine points at home, we had them by double-figures most of the way, and it wasn't nine points until the buzzer." Says Cleveland coach Giam- 1 1 ur ii Kearney, Queens 1 1 Parker, Van Buren Kessler, Beach Channel 17. flair, Bryant 15.4 Williams, Mater Christi 15.3 Vilelll, St. Francis 15.2 Williams, Bayside 17.S Ford, Jackson 15.1 GAMES THIS WEEK he gets the ball, he scores. When he doesn't, the offense isn't, working well.

He is the key player to defense for dores. Bayside runs a whole differ- ent style of offense. The Commodores like to set Tip a four-corners offense with Consor in the quarterback slot. Consor likes to drop off passes in the lane to good shooting 6-1 Al Fields or 5-11 Kareem Lynch. of the ballhandling too and Giambalvo called him "the best I ever coached to get the offense going." TONIOHT Mater erlsl vs.

McClancy at Madison Oarden TOMORROW Cleveland vs, at Francis Lewis MS St II a m. Van Buren vs. Beach Channel at John owns HI at 11 am. FRIDAY Loughiin at McClancy (n) Christ the King at Xaveritn (n) Holy Cross it St. Francis (n) Molloy at Maler Christi (n) Abel lavishes just as much uuivu; i minu ii was a nine-point game, but we were In It most of the way.

I think we will be ready this time." praise on Bayside's floor-general, 6-2 Glenn Consor. Consor is a 16.5 scorer who possesses a flair.