The Michigan Daily-Sunday, March 22-Page 9 Prep championships decided at Crisler : CLASS B: CLASS C: Flint Central takes A;Okemos edges Oilers ; Eagles top Mustangs By LARRY FREED It had all the ingredients of a track meet-except for one thing - the two baskets at the opposite ends of the St And when the cinders settled, t 'Gentral had capped off its perfect 28-gamie season with a 108-90 victory aver - the surprising Murray-Wright Pilots (17-8) to capture its first-ever lass A championship. Although most of the sellout crowd of 13,609 came to see Flint's Eric Turner, it was his teammate, Mark Harris, who provided the fireworks in the second half. Harris tallied the first four baskets of the third quarter and went on to set a state tournament record with 44 ts (32 of those in the second half). UT THE CROWD at Crisler was not lisappointed by Turner either,. as the Wolverhie recruit put on a dazzling lisplay of passing that had everyone cheering, including Michigan coach Bill Lrieder. "We felt once we got into our running. game and started breaking effectively with Eric in the middle, we would take control of the game," Indian coach Stan Gooch explained afterward. Murray-Wright, which finished the regular season at .500, got out of the blocks quickly in the opening half on the outside shooting-of William Love, who tallied 20 of his 29 points. BUT THE PILOTS began to show the effects of Friday's draining triple- overtime victory over Lansing Eastern early in the second half, as Turner, Harris, and Keith Gray helped put the game away with a 20-8 third quarter spurt. The Pilots made one last run at the Indians, but that effort was thwarted when Turner and Gray connected on an alley oop play, which left Michigan fans thinking back to the days of Earvin Johnson and Greg Kelser. The two teams broke three cham- pionship records in the final: most poin- ts, both teams (198); most points, win- ning team; and most points in a losing effort. i THE SPORTING VIEWS i NCAA-Canham alliance .. . women 's athletics shunted By SARAH SHERBER W1T'S A CRIME! At least that's how Title IX defines the unequal treatment of women in state-supported schools. The Michigan athletic department should feel lucky. If U.S. District Court Judge Charles Joiner had not ruled that Title IX is applicable only to those educational institutions that directly receive money from the federal government, a few Michigan officials might have found themselves in a bit of hot water. Don Canham, Michigan's athletic director, has now developed a plan to change the Wolverine women's sports affiliation from the AIAW to the NCAA. At first glance, one.may think that the switch would be an advan- ageous one for the women athlete, but upon closer examination it turns out o be just another blow to her cause. It is true that the NCAA is larger than the AIAW. It is also richer, older, and more established. It would be willing to subsidize women atheltes for travel expenses to national competitions, as well, something the AIAW can't afford to do. Indeed, there are many reasons why the switch would be a good one for Michigan. There is, however, one catch to the new plan: like Canham, the NCAA does not live by the credo that women should have the same oppor- tunities that the former's athletic department so handily disperses to men. The NCAA is presently engaged in a court battle against Title IX. How, then, can the same organization be sympathetic to the wants and needs of ,romen's sports programs? It is simply not interested in the improvement of *onditions for women. On the other hand, the AIAW's sole purpose for existence is to work for the betterment of women's sports. 'Football groupies' are short-sighted Many people cry that added support for women's athletics, as well as other non-revenue sports, would cripple Michigan's esteemed football team. And, according to this logic, if the football team suffers, so does the entire Univer- sity. These "football groupies" should examine the Ivy League schools. All six 1f the prestigous universities enjoy academic reputations at least on a par with that of Michigan. None of these schools, however, have a nationall- anked football team. And none have found that alumni donations depend on a winning season. True, Michigan could conceivably devote-the resources of its entire athletic department to improve, even perfect, its football program. But why stop there? The entire University should get involved; right? Classes should lie canceled the Monday after Michigan beats Ohio State, and babysitters should be supplied free of charge to those married students who wish to at- tend the Saturday afternoon festival. Michigan can model its program after that of Oklahoma, which in the past has been known to do those very things inhonor of its grid warriors. Yes, we could all be just like Oklahoma. It is important to remember, though, that Michigan is not an athletic fac- tory. It is a university, a place for education. For the participants of varsity eams and even those of the numerous club sports, training and discipline 'which is a natural part of the athlete's life is a vital part of their education, And this experience should not be limited to football or basketball players. Football has been in the limelight too long. Agreed, it does draw 100,000- plus spectators to every home game, and it is the most lucrative sport at the University. But there are dozens of athletes in minor sports who work just as hard for much less reward. The average trckstertrainsfor 11 months of each year. But what for? long bus rides to the .same schools that the football team flies to, a dpcreasing budget and,.worst of all, the elimination of one of its allotted scholarships. STo the football teanm one scholarship might not signify much-after all, there is a large number of players who don't see five minutes of playing time i a season. At the same time, for every athlete that the track, swimming, or gmnastics squads lose, they also relinquish potential points for each meet. vpnd has anyone bothered to consider the fate of the women who perform ai the synchronized swim team should the switch from the AIAW to the 1NCAA be completed? Their sport is not sponsored by the NCAA, and it seems ' iery unlikely that the University would remain affiliated with both the NiCAA and the AIAW. I ow often has it been said that basketball can provide the means for a boy tp escape the proverbial ghetto, or that baseball gives the farmer'sson the opportunity to receive an education that he otherwise couldn't? Should this ivilege be limited to just men competing in major sports? Why is it that ese athletic opportunities seem to be limited solely to men competing in Iiajor sports? By JOHN KERR The Okemos Chiefs combined a balanced scoring attack with a quick scrambling defense to capture their fir- st Class B high school basketball title yesterday with a 49-6 victory over the Mount Pleasant Oilers. Okemos' Dave Valkanoff led the C3hiefs with 12 pints, whila Greg Vanek and Mark Abraham each dded 10k THE CHIEFS BROKE the ballgame open midway through the final period when, with the score tied at 36-36, they outscored Mt. Pleasant 10-2. Okemos' Mike Mertz started the onslaught when he hit alay-up to give his club a 38-36 advantage with 5:51 remaining in the CLASSD: E. Catholic wins 3rd straight By JIM DWORMAN Was there ever any doubt? From Day One of the 1980-81 high school basket- ball season the Detroit East Catholic Chargers were the favorites to win the state Class D championship, and they did just that last night before a crowd of 13,310 in Crisler Arena, as they waltzed to 'a 93-57 victory over Crystal Falls Forest Park. It was the third consecutive state title for coach Dave Soules' Chargers, who had advanced into the final with a vic- tory Friday night over Kinde-North Huron. LED BY JAMES Ross and Anthony Grier, East Catholic pulled away from the smaller Forest Park squad, scoring 15 unanswered points and turning a close ball game into a 33-16 second quarter rout. Grier and Ross repeatedly pulled up from their respec- tive dribbles and canned jump shots from the 15-18 foot range. At the half, the Chargers held a 45-24 lead over the Trojans. Forest Park attempted a comeback in the third quarter, but the closest the 'Upper Peninsula school could get to the Chargers was within 16 points, 56-40. The Trojans had several opportunities to tighten the score even further, as East Catholic committed 20 turnovers, but they were unable to convert Charger mistakes into buckets. Grier, a six-foot senior guard who is considering scholarship offers from several Mid-American Conference schools, scored a game-high 26 points. His teammate Ross, a 6-6 forward who, according to Soules, "people in Wiscon- sin are looking at," added 22. FOR SOULES, whose Chargers finished their season with a record of 25-2, the victory was academic. "What happened should have happened," said Soules. "If anyone else had Ross and Grier, they'd be winning, too." Forest Park coach Stu Smith echoed Soules' sentiments. "Grier and Ross are terrific players. . . the best players I've seen. We can run with our own level. This was three or four steps up from our level." The Trojans, who finished their season at 19-8; were led by Jerry Shoup's 16 points. game. After an Oiler turnover and a foul, Abraham hit both ends of a one- and-one to increase the lead to four. Mt. Pleasant's Charles Pisoni then temporarily slowed the Chiefs down when he netted two of his game-high 18 points, but Okemos came back with six straight points on a lay-up by Eric Old and jumpers by Abraham and Valkanoff to move out to a 46-38 lead 'with only 2:42 remaining. Mt. Pleasant managed to cut the lead to four points with only a minute left, but Okemos' Brice Arensmeier, much to the chagrin of the loud and loyal Oiler fans, iced the contest when he hit a foul shot to give the Chiefs a 49-44 lead just 13 seconds from the final buzzer. Both teams committed numerous turnovers, and Mt. Pleasant coach Denny Kuiper saw that as his team's downfall. "I THOUGHT THAT the first three minutes of the fourth quarter would be the crucial ones," Kuiper said, "but we kept throwing the ball away. Okemos is very well-coached and aggressive on defense, and they earned the title." Okemos coach Stan Stolz agreed that his team's success was keyed by its play on the defensive end of the floor. "We played good defense," a happy Stolz said. "This team has really come through when it's had to. Defense is something that's played from the heart, and that's how we played it." The Chiefs held Mt. Pleasant's star center, Mark Anderson, to only six points in the second half and 16 points overall. Anderson had been averaging 22 points per game. RACKHAM STUDENT GOVERNMENT SPRING ELECTIONS-MARCH 23-25 V C0'-T I Graduate students may cast their votes in the Fishbowl 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Rackham Building'lobby 6 p.m.-8 p.m. through graduate departments By LARRY FREED It was a long trip for the Stephenson fans to make from the Upper Peninsula, but their team made it worth the effort as the Eagles rolled to a 64-48 victory over Three Oaks River.Valley for the Class C championship. "It's a dream come true," Stephenson coach Paul Miller enthused. "We worked very hard for this, and the kids gave me something I couldn't give myself." THE MUSTANGS, on the sharp shooting of David Schaffer, kept the game close for 16 minutes, as Stephenson went into the locker room at the half with a 28-24 lead. However, the Eagles broke the game open in the third quarter with a 9-0 spurt. Stephenson, which shot 64 percent from the field, were paced by their all-state candidate Mark Simon (19 points), Mike Tyrrell (14),r Dave Machalk (14) and Steve Frederiksen (13 points). "In the second half, we were running better and matching better, which cut down their outside shooting game and allowed us to take control of the game," ex- plained Miller. STEPHENSON, WHICH captured its first state championship-in 25 years, ran its winning streak to 25 games after its season-opening loss to Menominee. The loss dropped the Mustangs to 21-6 for the season. "Since we are from the Upper Peninsula, we aren't usually scouted by the lower peninsula teams, which of course is advantageous to our ballclub," commented Miller. "If I were a coach playing against our team, I wouldn't know howto defense us because of our balanced scoring attack from our four front-liners and our unselfish play from our point guard, Tom Graves," Miller said. NAME IADDRESS PHONE - SUMMER ISUBLET SUPPLEME - (Print or type as copy is to appear) (Actual ad size) I I I I I I I I I SuMi~k SUPPLEMENT ', ;s Only $14 until March 23 Absolutely no ads accepted after March 23 No f unds-r Supplement will Appear March 29, 1981 Please mail the above clipping with payment or bring in person to:- 420 Maynard Street. Make checks payable to: The Michigan Daily. Hurry to reserve your space in the Supplement. J- t~to - Quit complaining Take a AgqOue Cax F~q rL. n y zY M a ' y _ r Ft. YENS , Daily break * .5 h. : , f U, '