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Decatur, Illinois Sunday, January 16, 2000 SPORTS C3 Boys' Prep Basketball Prep Girls Basketball unmn Reds Eisenhower baffles back but falls to Normal Community i 7 All 1 rocked by ock Island ROCK ISLAND Rock Island showed Stephen Decatur why it's ranked as one of the top 10 teams in the state. Four players hit double-digits for Rock Island while only one Marquise Richardson managed to break that plane. Richardson finished with 13 points for the Runnin Reds while Shalin Bond, Tommy Slaughter and Jeremie Bond each had nine points. Rock Island upped its record to 14-2 while Stephen Decatur fell to 8-7 and are swirling on a two-game losing streak heading into a city showdown at MacArthur on Tuesday. The Runnin Reds won the first showdown by 40 points in the consolation bracket of the Decatur Thanksgiving Classic earlier this season.

Rock Island 81, Stephen Decatur 49 Stephen Decatur (49) Slaughter 9, Oberhein 2, Lee 3, Joiner 0, R.Bond 0, Richardson 13, Sutton 0, Depreist 2, S.Bond 9, Thomas 2, J.Bond 9. Totals 19-7 Rock Island (81) Brosovich 3, Walker 0, Pullian 2, Madison 17, Bryson 1, Jones 2, Slach 13, Ford 6, Novak 9, Barnes 10, Muskey-valley 3, Banks 13, Trice 0, Davis 2. Totals 34-8 Stephen Decatur 13 7 12 1749 Rock Island 16 25 17 2381 3-pointers Stephen Decatur, Slaughter, Lee, M. Richardson 2. Rock Island, Brosovich, Slach 3, Muskey-valiey.

Preliminary Rock Island over Stephen Decatur Stephen Decatur 8-7, 4-3 Big 12; next: Tuesday at Macarthur. Rock Island 14-2) Paris 68, Casey-Westfield 58 Thanks to a 20-12 third quarter advantage the Tigers were able to blow open a seven-point halftime lead and pull away from the Warriors. Jon Williams broke off 21 points thanks to five 3-pointers for Casey and Dustin Chapman added 14, but it wasn't enough. Paris turned up the defensive pressure for most of the evening and failed to turn the ball over which kept the Warriors in check. Paris (9-8) heads to West Vigo, Ind.

on Tuesday. Casey-Westfield (58) Williams 21, Roberts 3, Throneburg 13, Lovell 5, Gebben 2, Chapman 14. Totals 12-9-7. Paris (68) Lindsey 15, Voelz 20, Eidredge 5, Jones 5, Punzelt 19, Kachmar 4. Totals 15-8-13.

Casey-Westfield 10 16 12 2058 Paris 16 17 20 1768 3-pointers Casey-Westfield, Williams 5, Roberts, Throneburg, Lovell, Chapman. Paris, Lindsey 2, Voelz 4, Punzelt 2. HIGHLIGHTS For Paris, Andy Voelz had 6 assists. Scott Lindsey had 5 assists and 2 steals. There were only 4 Paris turnovers.

(Paris 9-8; next: Tuesday at West Vigo (IND). Csaey 10-4) St. Marys, Ky. 59, MacArthur 50 CENTRALIA After falling behind 22-4 in the first half the Generals showed some heart and made it's Centralia Shootout contest respectable. MacArthur even had the deficit within six before missing a 3-point attempt.

Matt Thompson led the Generals with 17 points while Damian Brown added 14 and John Fluker notched 11. "The kids dug themselves in a hole early and they had to fight back hard," said MacArthur coach Clark Barnes. "It's hard enough to come back when you go so deep in the hole. But the defense played very well which is what brought us back." MacArthur (5-11) will venture to Stephen Decatur on Tuesday to try and avenge an earlier loss. St.

Mary (59) Hosea 12, Cochran 20, Crider 6, Ross 13, Paxton 5, Gragg 3. Totals 20-11 MacArthur (50) Young 2, Ridgeway 6, Brown 14, Fluker 11, Thompson 17. Totals 21-7 St. Marys High School 19 12 14 1459 MacArthur 4 12 19 1559 NORMAL Eisenhower battled back from an early disadvantage and only trailed the Normal Community 20-19 at halftima But a third quarter burst helped Normal overcome Eisenhower 53-43 for the Big 12 Conference victory on Saturday. Tai Taylor led the Panthers with 13 points while Kyler Griffin chipped in 10 points and six boards and Gianina Taylor notched eight points.

"We let one slip through our fingers," said Eisenhower coach Kim Shafer. "We failed to execute on the weak side rebounds." Emily Price had a strong afternoon for the Panthers with 10 rebounds, five assists, three points and three steals. Normal Community 53, Eisenhower 43 Elsenhower (43) T. Taylor 13, S. Taylor 4, Marquis 3, G.

Taylor 8, Price 3, Miller 2, Griffin 10. Otlas 16-9 Normal Community (53) Crowley 9, Enlund 12, Simpson 5, Parti 8, Martin 10, Bradley 6, Specketer 3. Totals 20-12. Eisenhower 8 11 12 1243 Normal Community14 6 18 15 53 3-pointers Eisenhower, T. Taylor, Price.

Normal Community, Patti. HIGHLIGHTS Eisenhower, Price had 10 boards, 3 steals, and 5 assists. Griffin had 6 rebounds. Marquis had 5 rebounds. (Eisenhower 7-10, 4-5 Big 12; next; Thursday vs.

Stephen Decatur) Maroa-Forsyth 87, Meridian 73 MACON In a busy first half the Trojans built themselves a 51-41 lead to work with and didn't look back in their Okaw Valley Conference matchup. Lindsey McCool cut loose for 29 points and four steals for Maroa while Lisa Sinkosky dumped in 13 points and snared eight boards to help the Trojans capture the 32-19 rebounding edge. "Overall it was a physical game," said Meridian coach Michelle Shumate. "Both teams played hard the entire game." Getting physical for the Hawks was Laura Kirby. The senior had 23 points while Rachelle Renfro had 15 points and a pair of assists.

Maroa stayed solid in the third quarter with the 10-point advantage to put away the Hawks. Meridian (4-15, 1-4) will head to Argenta-Oreana on Monday while the Trojans (11-8) welcome Central Maroa-Forsyth (87) Wilkey 4, Doolin 1, Jacobson 2, T. Sebok 6, L. Sebok 4, McCool 29, Blundy 7, Downey 4, Sinkosky 13, Whicker 0, Whalen 4, Butler 13. Totals 24-35.

Meridian (73) Otta 6, Bobbit 8, Thiele 0, Blome 3, Renfro 15, Shroyer 3, Damery 0, Kirby 23, Robbins 0, Pistorius 5, Phelps 10, Marshall 0. Totals 28-13. Maroa Forsyth 22 29 20 1 6 7 Meridian 21 20 10 2273 3-pointers Maroa-Forsyth, Butler 2. Meridian, Pistorius, Renfro 3. HIGHLIGHTS For Maroa-Forsyth, 32 totals rebounds.

Sinkoski had 8 rebounds. Butler had 6 assists. McCool had 4 steals. For Meridian, 19 total rebounds. Phelps had 5 rebounds.

Bobbit had 5 rebounds. 2 total steals. 5 assists. Blome had 2 assists, Renfro had 2 assists. Preliminary Maroa-Forsyth 49, Meridian 41 (Meridian 4-15, 1-4 OKAW; next: Monday at Argenta-Oreana.

Maroa-Forsyth 11-8.) Normal West 69, Stephen Decatur 32 Normal West (69) Haig 17, Bauer 4, Garner 18, Thomas 2, Witt 13, Meyers 3, Stanley 8, Etchison 4. Totals 28-13 Stephen Decatur (32) Coleman 8, C. Brown 5, Fitzpatrick 4, Alien 7, Gray 6. Totals 15-2 Normal West 19 17 14 1869 Stephen Decatur 8 12 9 2 32 3-pointers none Preliminary Normal West 60, Stephen Decatur 35 (Stephen Decatur 0-14; next: Thursday at Eisenhower) Bloomington 60, MacArthur 56 MacArthur (56) Miller 10, Johnson 8, Mershon 20, Berry 9, Fiala 0, Brazier 0, Crowner 0, Poore 7, McCoy 0. Totals 24-1.

Bloomington (60) Walz 9, Bausley 2, Eash 16, Gunn 20, Sutton 9, K. Eash 0, Vaught 0, Hutchcraft 0. Totals 24-8. MacArthur 13 5 16 2056 Bloomington 17 4 19 18 60 3-pointers MacArthur, Johnson 2, Mershon 2, Berry. Bloomington, Walz, Sutton.

HIGHLIGHTS For MacArthur, Miller had 10 rebounds, Mershon had 4 steals, Poore had 5 rebounds, McCoy had 5 rebounds. Preliminary Bloomington 30, MacArthur 27. (MacArthur 1-14, 1-7 in Big 12; next: Thursday vs. Normal West at MacArthur. Bloomington 9-2 in Big 12; next: Thursday vs.

Normal.) Champaign Centennial 58, Mattoon 48 Matton (48) Key 6, Abell 6, Bradley 4, Bond 7, Hudson 8, Cunico 2, Donnell 15. 19-13 Champaign Centennial (58) Parrett 13, Meacham 14, White 8, Harrington 12, Rellinghoff 2, Keryan 2, Reoneke 2, Elsaff 6. Totals 22-14 Mattoon 15 10 16 748 Champaign 20 11 16 1 58 3-pointers Mattoon, Bond 2. Chapaign, Meacham 4, White, Harrigton 2. HIGHLIGHTS For Mattoon, Donnell had 12 rebounds.

Hudson had 4 steals. Preliminary Champaign 47, Mattoon 44 (Mattoon 13-4, 5-4 Big 12; next: Thursday vs. Rantoul. Champaign Centennial 8-1 Big 12) Taylorville 67, Jacksonville 51 Taylorvllle (67) Brown 16, Dively 13, Robinson 10, Grigsby 10, Weber 7, Miller 7, Mazzotti 2, Torricelli 2, Podeschi 0. Totsl 29-1.

Jacksonville (51) Hamby 6, Long 19, Strubbe 8, Heaton 5, Biggers 13, Duvendack 0. Totals 20-8. Taylorville 10 18 20 1967 Jacksonville 17 9 15 1051 3-pointers Taylorville, Brown 4, Dively 2, Weber, Miller. Jacksonville, Strubbe 2, Heaton. HIGHLIGHTS Taylorville, Brown had 10 points in the second quater.

Preliminary Jacksonville 36, Taylorville 34 (Taylorville 12-6, 7-2 Central State next: Tuesday at Jerseyville. Jacksonville 9-8, 5-4 Central State 8) Newton 63, Red Hill 41 Newton (63) Calvert 0, Reich 15, Huddelston 0, Semple 0, Kocher 11, Jansen 0, Ochs 0, Volk 0, Hartrich 18, Heckenbach 0, B. Probst 0, Koebele 2, E. Probst 17. Totals 25-10.

Red Hill (41) Aten 2, Susan Clark 8, Sarah Clark 1, Brian 14, Scherer 7, Longnecker 2, Wilson 7. Totals 17-7. Newton 15 14 16 1863 Red Hill 11 13 10 741 3-pointers Newton, Reich 2, Kocher. HIGHLIGHTS For Newton, E. Probst had 10 rebounds, Katie Hartrich had 12 rebounds, Reich had assists, Kocher had 5 assists.

Preliminary Red Hill 26, Newton 20. (Newton 9-8; next: Monday at Marshall.) NORTH GREENE CLASSIC Barry 81, Ramsey 37 Barry (81) Stolte 4, Kenady 8, Forshey 0, Fesler 18, Ducey 8, Nation 16, Baker 15, Sally 6, Foulton 0, Lister 4, Booth 2. Totals 29-14. Ramsey (37) Lorton 4, Otto 16, Berg 0, Dressen 10, Halford 0, J. Kircher I Reiss 3, Miller 2, Kircher 0, Davis 0.

Totals 13-11. Barry 26 19 25 1181 Ramsey 6 6 4 21 37 3-pointers Barry, Kenady, Fesler 3. (Barry 5-10. Ramsey 2-18) Litchfield 55, Franklin 49 Litchfield (55) Lawrence 12, Meyers 22, Stratmeyer 5, Pastrovich 2, Adams 4, Ernst 3, Griffin 1, Jatcks 6, Wasmuth 0. Totals 17-19.

Franklin (49) Fromme 2, Brehm 9, L. Raabe 0, J. Raabe 10, Turpin 8, Smith 1, DeVas 3, Kindred 14, Conoll 2. Totals 19-8. Litchfield 14 16 15 1055 Franklin 13 9 11 1649 3 pointers Litchfield, Meyers, Adams.

Franklin, Brehm, Kindred 2. ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Ryan Lawrence, Litchfield' Melissa Tepen, Brussels; Roz Bishop, North Greene; Becky Young, Pleasant Hill; Melissa Kindred, Franklin; Lydia Templin, Winchester; Carrie McDade, Bluffs; Sara Fesler, Barry; Lindsey Meyers, Litchfield; Dawn Lockhart, North Greene; Karen Brehm, Franklin. LOVC TOURNAMENT at BROADLANDS-HERITAGE Broadlands-Heritage 41, Arthur 32 Arthur (32) Foster 7, Watkins 2, Ray 3, Hafer 13, Coller 0, Randall 4, Conlin 3. Totals 14-3. Broadlands-Heritage (41) McComas 2, Kingston 2, Thode 6, McComas 13, Hen son 2, Hodge 2, McCoskey 12, Luth 2.

Totals 18 5. Arthur 4 15 1 1232 Broadlands-Heritage 4 12 11 1441 3 pointers Arthur, Ray. Broadlands-Heritage, McComas, McCoskey. Niantic-Harristown 50, Villa Grove 42 Nlantic-Harrlstown (50) Woodard 9, Endrizzi 0, Hartman 0, Flam 7, Darlings 11, McDonald 0, Mudd 0, Collier 3, Westlake 6, Morgan 14. Totals 19-9.

Villa Grove (42) Bushell 11, Hovis 1, Thode 2, Lauderback 0, Baker 0, Darr 0, Watson 14, Xanders 0, Shunk 2, Hausman 12. Totals 14-13. Niantic-Harristown 18 10 5 1750 Villa Grove 7 16 13 642 3-pointers Niantic-Harristown, Collier, Morgan 1 Villa Grove, Bushell. Bement 52, Atwood-Hammond 29 Bement (52) Comerford 0, Briggs 9, Boes 0, Cr. Dallas 4, Taylor 12, B.

Walsh 0, Price 0, L. Walsh 12, Ch. Dallas 0, Clark 14, Strock 1. Totals 17-16. Atwood-Hammond (29) Ewing 0, Collins 0, Williams 1, Appleby 0, Cowell 0, Fombelle 4, Thompson 0, Ellis 8, Logsdon 4, Brinkley 4, Kolinowski 8.

Totals 12-6. Bement 17 17 8 1052 Atwood-Hammond 11 4 5 929 3-pointers Bement, Briggs, L. Walsh. Oakland 71, Hume-Shiloh 23 Oakland (71) Skinner 4, T. Taylor 9, Strader 2, Stewart 0, Miller 6, E.

Taylor 8, C. Taylor 4, Hudson 4, Maxedon 21, Wright 12, Hord 1, McQueen 0. Totals 30-10. Hume-Shiloh (23) Hawkins 6, Cooper 0, Wakefield 0, Joines 0, Barrett 2, Haynes 0, Carnes 4, Wallace 8, Newhart 3, Cunningham 0, Harbaugh 0. Totals 11-0.

Oakland 22 15 22 1271 Hume-Shiloh 6 8 2 723 3 pointers Oakland, T. Taylor. Hume-Shiloh, Newhart. HIGHLIGHTS For Oakland, E. Taylor had 7 rebounds, Wright had 7 assists, Maxedon had 7 steals.

(Oakland 13-5; next: Monday vs. Areola at LOVC Tournament.) HIGHLAND TOURNAMENT Carlyle 66, Greenville 64 OT Carlyle (66) Robert 39, Macon 8, Wilkens 0, Jansen 4, Meyer 9, Taylor 6, Wilkens 0, Bolk 0. Totals 26-9. Greenville (64) Cochrane 8, Sugg 16, Woods 14, Young 7, McKay 19, Schmidt 0, Bolen 0. Totals 23-16.

Carlyle 9 8 17 24 866 Greenville 18 15 9 16 664 3-pointers Carlyle, Robert 5. Greenville, Cochrane, Sugg. Teutopolis 66, Highland 17 Teutopolis (66) Ordner 10, Esker 0, Runde 9, Dasenbrock 6, Hoene 0, Kemper 0, Bloemer 4, Wendt 16, Blievernicht 0, Tipton 0, Probst 0, Gobczynski 17, Carlberg 0. Totals 27-6. Highland (17) Genteman 0, Frey 0, Hochuli 2, Je.

Koerkenmeier 1, Ja. Koerkenmeier 4, Ulrich 0, Herzberg 0, Wildhaber 0, Rohberger 0, Mettler 2, Henschen 2, Marks 6. Totals 7-2. Teutopolis 16 14 18 1462 Highland 0 9 6 217 3 pointers Teutopolis, Bloemer 2. Highland, Marks.

Paris 61, Belleville East 56 Paris (61) Brinkerhoff 17, Clark 21, Houck 0, Allen 5, Taylor 1, Hutchings 3, Brinkley 6, Tyler 8. Totals 23-11. Belleville East (56) Doro 16, Holliburton 5, Murphy 7, Sanlin 14, A. Jackson 5, May 1, Howonchak 0, Higgins 5, Sanders 3. Totals 22-7.

Paris 19 12 15 1561 Belleville East 13 12 22 956 3-pointers Paris, Brinkerhoff, Clark 2, Hutchings. Belleville East, Doro 2, Holliburton, Murphy, Higgins. HIGHLIGHTS Paris, Brinkerhoff had 9 rebounds. Clark had 5 steals. (Paris 12-6; next: Tuesday vs.

Okawville in Highland Tournament.) Nokomis 72, Trenton-Wesclin 27 Nokomis (72) Ruppert 9, Keller 9, Waterman 35, Heck 6, Stauder 11, Johnson 1, Aherin 1, Englehart 0, Marquess 0, King 0. Totals 25-20. Trenton-Wesclin (27) Enzwiler 7, Arnold 3, Hafelhorst 4, Marsh 10, Adding-ton 1, Jacober 2, Tyra 0, Cassita 0. Totals 8-11. Nokomis 29 15 15 1372 Trenton-Wesclin 3 12 4 827 3-pointers Nokomis, Waterman.

HIGHLIGHTS For Nokomis, Waterman had 18 of her 35 points in the first quarter. Waterman had 7 rebounds. (Nokomis 22-2; next: Wednesday vs. Altamont at Highland Tournament, 7 p.m.) Herald ReviewPhil Jacobs ON THE DRIVE: St. Teresa's Nick Grace(44) drives the lane during a game with the Stewardson-Stras-burg Comets at the Shelbyville Shootout on Saturday.

Robinson 0, Siddens 6. Totals 10-9. Patoka 14 5 15 2155 Altamont 8 9 9 632 3 pointers Patoka, Wilkerson 2, Podergois 2, Garrett, C. Hyde. Altamont, Corder 3.

(Altamont next: Tuesday at Beecher City) Springfield Southeast 62, Lincoln 53 Southeast (62) Smith 17, Doss 1, Lott 4, Gurnsey 4, Lopez 4, Barnes 2, Iguodala 2. Totals 18-19. Lincoln (53) Bunch 2, Alexander 34, Gallagher 2, Tungate 7, Williams 1, Ashley 5, Schrader 0, Lee 2. Totals 14-19. Southeast 14 8 11 2962 Lincoln 8 22 7 1653 3-pointers Southeast, Smith 3, Gurnsey 4.

Lincoln, Alexander 5, Tungate. HIGHLIGHTS For Southeast, Iguodala had 13 rebounds. Lopez had 9 rebounds. Smith and Lott each had 5 assists. For Lincoln, Williams had 4 assists.

Ashley had 5 rebounds. (Lincoln next: Saturday at Bloomington) At Litchfield Tournament Nokomis 60, Alton Marquette 34 Alton Marquette (34) Beiser 4, Gardner 7, Woodard 12, Hopkins 7, Sugnolt 1. Totals 13-5. Nokomis (60) Beeler 16, Schneider 11, Adam Bertolini 10, Weller 7, Havera 12, Glenn 1, Umberger 3. Totals 19-18.

Marquette 10 6 14 434 Nokomis 16 10 20 1460 3-pointers Marquette, Gardner, Woodard 2. Nokomis, A. Bertolini 2, Weller, Havera. (Nokomis next: Monday vs. Jerseyville at Litchfield Tournament, 8:30 p.m) Friday Result Louisville-North Clay 60, Dieterich 39 Louisville-North Clay (60) Smith 14, Frost 2, Haines 7, Williams 4, J.

Lewis 4, Stortzum 16, Lewis 13. Totals 27-4. Dieterich (39) Niemerg 13, Stortzum 5, Bohnoff 11, Storm 8, Nelson 2, Bonhoff 0. Totals 15-4. Louisville-North Clay9 10 25 1660 Dieterich 7 15 6 1139 3-pointers Louisville-North Clay, Frost, Stortzum.

Dieterich, Niemerg 3, Bonhoff 2. 3-pointers St. Marys High School, Hosea, Cochran 2, Crider 2, Ross 2, Paxton. MacArthur Thompson. HIGHLIGHTS For MacArthur, Fluker, Thompson, and Brown all had 3 rebounds.

(MacArthur 5-11, next: Tuesday at Stephen Decatur. St. Mary's, Ken. 11-4) Hume-Shiloh 88, Hutsonville 29 Hutsonvllle (29) Newlin 1, Hetzler 3, Gurley 2, Ma. Anderson 4, Winters 4, Mi.

Anderson 8, Brooks 4, Martin 3. Totals 13-2. Hume-Shiloh (88) Smith 13, Joel Drake 2, Barrett 12, Sumption 11, Pollock 4, Carroll 7, White 19, Farris 7, Williams 7, Joines 2, Josh Drake 2, Jenness 0, Lange 2, Vaught 0. Totals 33-15. Hutsonville 6 3 14 629 Hume-Shiloh 23 19 31 1588 3-pointers Hutsonville, Martin.

Hume-Shiloh, White 5, Barrett, Ferris. HIGHLIGHTS For Hume-Shiloh, Williams had 10 rebounds. (Hume-Shiloh 12-4; next: Tuesday at Tuscola.) Ramsey 73, Tower Hill 41 Tower Hill (41) T. Crouch 1, k. Crouch 8, Wensman 4, Jake Koons 4, Kucinski 0, Pinkston 18, Jason Koons 4, Davis 2.

Totals 14-10. Ramsey (41) Kennett 4, Merriman 4, Smith 0, Stevens 0, Goodman 3, Roberts 8, Casey 17, Nuzback 6, Hortenstine 4, Martin 0, Hayes 8, Logsdon 2, Eddy 17. Totals 33-5. Tower Hill 8 9 10 1441 Ramsey 17 21 18 1773 3-pointers Tower Hill, Pinkston 2, Jake Koons. Ramsey, Goodman, Casey.

HIGHLIGHTS For Ramsey, Eddy had 11 rebounds. Hayes anbd Casey had 8 rebouns. Roberts and Casey had 4 assists. Merriman had 5 assists. Preliminary Ramsey 65, Pana 52 (Ramsey 14-6; next: Tuesday at Edinburg) Findlay 73, Springfield Lutheran 67 Springfield Lutheran (67) Frye 5, Esper 16, Reinhart 12, Reeser 14, Bowie 7, Van-debur 11, Toat 2.

Totals 21-21. Findlay (73) Lynch 24, Roney 3, R. Yantis 2, Toler 18, C. Yantis 2, Howell 24, B. Yantis 0.

Totals 23-22. Spr. Lutheran 15 20 14 1867 Findlay 20 17 14 2273 3-pointers Springfield Lutheran, Frye, Esper, Reeser, Vandebur. Findlay, Roney, Toller 2, Howell 2. HIGHLIGHTS Springfield Lutheran was 21-for-25 shooting from the line.

For Findlay, Lynch made ll-for-12 shooting from the line in the fourth quarter. Preliminary Lutheran 45, Findlay 27. (Findlay 8-9; next: Friday at llliopolis) Petersburg-Porta 79, Mount Pulaski 68 Mount Pulaski (68) Kite 6, Moore 19, Hudson 6, DaVault 6, Schlitt 0, Davis 2, Bobell 0, Gieske 6, Justin Jason 2, Brown 25, Smith 2, Ja. Jason 0. Totals 26-15.

Porta (79) Hraby 0, Hurley 0, Espuschied 19, French 2, Brooks 0, Golembeck 6, Reichart 12, Hitchcock 2, Jones 22. Totals 27-21. Mount Pulaski 14 18 12 2468 Petersburg-Porta 16 22 15 2679 3 pointers Mount Pulaski, Moore. Porta, Espuschied, Reichart 3. Hartsburg-Emden 52, Lovington 46 Hartsburg-Emden (52) Boema 27, Apee 2, Semple 4, K.Leesman 4, M.Leesman 1, Behrends 0, Gleason 14.

Totals 15-14 Lovington (46) Wood 0, Hill 0, Reedy 3, Massey 10, Casteel 0, Riley 2, Hilton 15, Seelow 2, Watkins 14. Totals 14-14 Hartsburg-Emden 17 9 4 1652 Lovington 14 9 11 1846 3-pointers Hartsburg, Boema 2, Gleason 4. Lovington, Reedy, Massey 2, Watkins. (Lovington 4-12; next: Tuesday at Oakland) Vandalia 71, Staunton 54 Staunton (54) Hainut 7, Rigoni 25, M. Sievers 12, Feldman 4, Dugger 1, Hopopivoch 4, Carlson 1.

Totals 20-11. Vandalia (71) Joe Brinkmann 14, Carroll 12, Whitten 1, T. Brinkmann 7, Willenborg 11, Roberts 2, Smith 12, Hartman 8, Conrad 4. Totals 31-8. Staunton 10 15 12 1754 Vandalia 16 18 18 1971 3-pointers Staunton, Rigoni, M.

Sievers 2. Vandalia, T. Brinkmann. Preliminary Staunton 68, Vandalia 65 (Vandalia 8-11; next: Saturday at St. Elmo) Patoka 55, Altamont 32 Patoka (55) Wilkerson 10, Belcher 0, Podergois 16, Kuhn 0, Cain 0, Atchison 0, Dehn 8, Garrett 17, C.

Hyde 4. Totals 20-9. Altamont (32) Klitzing 2, Hankins 3, Corder 10, Smith 0. Miller 11, Soccer United States and Iran renew rivalry today Football sf wins Shrine Same Ea Knight Ridder Newspapers PASADENA, Calif. Jalal Talebi could walk down University Avenue in his Palo Alto neighborhood without anyone noticing.

But he wouldn't be quite so anonymous on the streets of Tehran. "He is a big hero," said his wife, Sira. "Everyone, from kids to women 90 years old, come and say thanks to him. In the village. In the streets.

The cab drivers say thanks. He is a hero." Talebi became a national hero June 21, 1998. The day lives on in infamy for American soccer, but when Iran then coached by Talebi beat the United States 2-1 in the World Cup, it was a day of Iranian celebration. The rematch of that emotional game is Sunday, at the Rose Bowl (2 p.m. on ESPN).

Only a few players on the current U.S. roster were around for the disaster in Lyon, France. And in the 19 months since the World Cup, Iranian soccer has dramatically changed. Talebi is now the technical director for the Iranian team, overseeing the development of youth teams and helping the federation prepare for the 2002 World Cup. "We have a lot of talent," Talebi said.

"But we have to put in a system that doesn't depend on one person." Right now, that person is Iran's first appearance in the World Cup in 20 years ignited dormant interest. "Everyone talks about football now," Talebi said. "You hear soccer in every household, from men, women and children. People loved soccer before, but the government did not look on it as a serious matter." Now soccer in Iran is a very serious matter. Many Iranians view it as a tool to help ease diplomatic tension and outsiders believe it can be a force to spur internal social change.

Two decades ago, 52 American hostages were in the midst of their 444-day ordeal, after the American embassy in Tehran was seized by terrorists. Since that time, the United States and Iran have been sworn enemies, but in recent years the relationship has slowly improved. Moderate President Mohammed Khatami, who was elected in 1997, has made overtures. Last year, President Clinton spoke of "abuse" Iran had suffered. That Iran is here, playing three games (it lost to Mexico and defeated Ecuador last week), is a further sign of progress.

Visa restrictions on Iranians were eased for the team, U.S. Soccer is paying many of the expenses for the trip and the FBI is providing security. "I hope to see the U.S. soccer team playing a game in Iran someday very soon," Talebi said. The World Cup game in 1998 was surrounded by an air of tension and heightened security.

Controversy erupted when French television aired "Not Without My Daughter," a movie unflattering to Iran, days before the game. But the only demonstrations came inside the stadium from supporters of the Mojahedin Khalq, which opposes the current Iranian regime. On the field, the game was intense but full of respect and good sportmanship. "I know how much I wanted to have victory on that day, because of what was going on around our team," Talebi said. "We were called a terrorist team.

People said we're not educated, that we didn't treat women well. They showed that movie. It was not just about sport but about the culture of my country. But, in the game, we told everybody we're not terrorists. We are not fighting.

I was very, very happy everything went weU." After the victory, the streets of Tehran were filled with a rare celebration, which was dubbed "the football revolution." Young men and women openly socialized and cheered Iran's victory. "It was very big," Talebi said. "First, because it was our first victory in the World Cup and, secondly, because we beat the U.S. Not because we hate the U.S. The Iranian people love the U.S." Talebi, a former star Iranian national team player who represented his country in the 1964 Olympics.

Though his family still lives in Palo Alto, where Sira owns an upscale skin care business, Talebi has spent much of the past year in Iran. "We try to see each other often," said Sira, who has grown accustomed to the nomadic life of a soccer coach after 35 years of marriage. "That's the life." The victory not only changed Talebi's celebrity status, but the course of soccer in his native land. Soccer languished in Iran during the tumultuous 1980s, when war with Iraq sapped young men and resources. In 1981, Talebi left to coach in the United Arab Emirates and moved Sira and their three sons to the United States for access to education.

But in 1998, Iran became the last team to qualify for the World Cup. It finished the tournament with much better than predicted results, as the best team from Asia and with a hard-won victory over the United States. The impact of that success has been enormous. "Now people are more interested and the government is more interested," Talebi said last week. "The government is willing to spend more money to develop facilities and start soccer schools.

Financially, we need more, but I believe we are moving in the right way." STANFORD, Calif. (AP) Marcus Knight was not even the leading receiver on his team Saturday. Yet he made the most of his five catches in leading the East to victory over the West in the nation's oldest college all-star game Knight had scoring receptions of 10, 8, 8 and 6 yards as the East won 35-21 in the 75th edition of the East-West Shrine Bowl. Three of those TD passes came from Florida's Doug Johnson, the fourth from Michigan teammate Tom Brady. "No, I've never, never, never had a game like that," Knight said.

"I was in the right place at the right time and thank God I took advantage of it." Knight caught six TD passes for Michigan this season to earn a place in the Shrine game, and then nearly matched that number in one game. For the Wolverines, Knight didn't get called upon that often near an opponent's goal line. "My number was called a few times at Michigan, but mostly I was a deep threat," Knight said. "It's a new experience for me to be called in the red zone." West Virginia's Jerry Porter added a 55-yard touchdown on a pass from Brady, who went to high school a few miles away in San Mateo and was playing before his neighbors for the first time while wearing a Michigan helmet. Fresno State's Jeff Hanna tied a Shrine Bowl record with a 52-yard field goal and also kicked a 44-yarder for the West.

Chad Morton added a 1-yard scoring run and Trevor Insley caught a 9-yard scoring pass from Keith Smith for the West. Neither team succeeded on the ground the West had 28 rushes for 31 yards, while the East had 28 rushes for 24 yards and there were five turnovers in the gama.