Page 12 University Daily Kansan, February 19, 1981
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'Hawks add to Big 8 bedlam; down 'Cats 58-50
BY TRACEE HAMILTON
Associate Sports Editor
John Crawford sailed across the lane and slammed the ball through the hoop. The rim bent almost straight down under force of impact, and the ball twisted, trouble and so did the out-scall crowd in Allen Field House.
The dunk typified the Jayhawks' forceful play in night as they downed the Kansas State Warriors.
It was possibly one of the most awesome games ever made in Allen Field House, and last night's game was possibly one of the best ever played there.
The 'Hawks, after a slow start, jumped ahead of K-RState and led for the remainder of the game. Poppy had 10 points.
"I thought we played with good poise." Hea Coach Ted Owens said. "There were very few times we forced things. At Manhattan we forced things."
The cross-state rivalry match in Manhattan is one of the bleaker memories for Jayhawk fans this season. KU was soundly beaten 54-43 by the Wildcats. That victory, incidentally, started the 'Cats on a six-game winning streak that KU broke last night.
"We did three things differently tonight,"
Owens said. "We controlled their outside shooters. We rebounded better. And we played with poise on offense."
It sounds much simpler than it was. K-State pumped out to an early lead, and KU struggled with the ball.
With the Wildcats ahead 14-6, their biggest lead of the game, KU scored 10 unanswered points, including two stickbacks, to take a 20-14 lead.
The comeback came after Victor Mitchell, 6-foot-4 center, entered the game. Owens opted for Crawford as a starter, and Mitchell responded with a three-point. Owens called his second-best game of the season.
"We were going to press early, so I put John Crawford in," Owens said. "I wanted to get four to six point lead early then get back to the zone.
"Victor had a fine game at OSU, though, and that was probably his best." At Oklahoma State, Mitchell had 26 points and 13 rebounds. Last night he scored 8 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Mitchell was helped by KU's slower, but effective zone defense.
KU played Owens' favorite defense—the 2-3 zone—the entire game. Owens owslmd switches to the man-to-man, unless KU is behind considerably.
"I came close to a man-to-man when we were
trailing at the beginning." Owens confessed,
"But I thought we played with good poise."
The Hawks were pleased with that game plan. "Most of the time we played that zone," Art Hamilton said. "If he allows you to get good position, if you allow under the basket, you're able to get good position."
The 'Hawks were pleased with that game plan
"When you play a team like that you have to get the ball inside. And when you start getting the ball inside they sag on the outside and it's open."
Housey's theory apparently worked. KU's inside players scored 18 points; the outside scored the rest. And the big men combined for 19 rebounds, which Mitchell attributed to the zone.
"We started in the 2-3 zone," he said. "I feel that I can rebound with anybody, and that zone helps because you're already inside. If I had to jump from the outside to the inside it would be harder."
The Jayhawks zone must give Rolando Blackman nightmares.
The 6-foot-6 guard scored only one point KU in Manhattan, although he added 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Last night, Blackman brought his total to 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
"It helps to control him in the zone," Owens said. "They've got three fine outside shooters. We take a risk in the zone. Adams Jankovich, Nealy . . . it's a calculated risk."
But it was a risk that paid off. K-State had several chances to chaundy. One came when Mitchell was called for a foul with less than nine minutes to play. Mitchell slapped the frustration, and referee Ron Spitzer called a technical foul. K-State completed all three technical shots and got possession of the ball, 17-43.
But the technical surprisingly seemed to help the "Hawks more than it hurt them. David Mickens, of foot- forwards hit two shots and a jump shot to put the game back out of K-State's grasp.
"I don't mind the officials calling technicals," Owens said. "As long as they're consistent it's ok. They've been very liberal this year. Of course I was very disappointed when they gave it."
Mitchell said he felt the technical was justified.
"The ref was justified in making that call." Mitchell said. "I thought I stripped the ball, but they got out, got no excited I slapped the ball. I didn't get out. He was definitely justified in making the call."
But no one expected the Jayhaws to complain after the much-needed Bight victory. The race is more confuse than ever after last night's record, but the record KU, K-State and Missouri are knotted in
second place with 6-4 marks. And Oklahoma State, which may have sung its swan song, is in third with a 8-5 record.
JAYHAWK NOTES: In the Big Eight last night Missouri beat Oklahoma State 82-65. Nebraska whipped Iowa State 81-61 and Oklahoma beat Colorado 77-71.
| | MAYEN | AUGUST | JULY | AUGUST | JULY | AUGUST |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Magley | MIN | 35 | PG-11 | 2T | REB A | P 0F | TP 14 |
| Miley | 35 | 16 | 6T | 2T | REB A | P 2F | TP 14 |
| Crawford | 30 | 1-4 | 4T | 2T | REB A | 0 1 | 2 |
| Crowder | 32 | 1-4 | 4T | 2T | REB A | 0 1 | 1 |
| Guy | 35 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 5T | REB A | 0 2 | 18 |
| Gayle | 39 | 4-10 | 0-7 | 6T | REB A | 0 2 | 18 |
| Mitchell | 38 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 14 | T | 0 2 | 8 |
| Neal | 9 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 14 | T | 0 2 | 8 |
| Summers | 1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | T | 0 0 | 0 |
| Summers | 1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | T | 0 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 100 | 25-39 | 8-15 | 62 | A | 0 13 | 88 |
| | Mint | 60 | 80 | 100 | REB A | A | PF T | 10 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Adams | 49 | 60 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Nealy | 49 | 60 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Nealy | 49 | 60 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Blackman | 37 | 39 | 4-27 | 7-11 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Jankowich | 37 | 39 | 4-27 | 7-11 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Jankowich | 37 | 39 | 4-27 | 7-11 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Reid | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reid | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dawle | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Dawle | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
Mint 20-90 REB A PF T 10
60 5-14 0-2 4 2 19 8
Nealy 49 60 5-14 0-2 4 2 19 8
Blackman 37 39 4-27 7-11 7 0 14 5
Jankowich 37 39 4-27 7-11 7 0 14 5
Reid 2 2 0-1 0-1 0 0 2 0
Dawle 2 2 0-1 0-1 0 0 14 5
Mitchell leaves bench to spark 'Hawk surge
By KEVIN BERTELS Sports Editor
KANSAS STATE 27 23 30
KANSAR 99 98 98
Officials: Spittier and Weems
Technical Fouls: Mitchell
Attendance: 15,000
Ted Owens said all along that he didn't really care how much Victor Mitchell weighed.
Before the basketball season began, overwens KU's head coach, spent much of his time donging questions about the weight of his new 6-foot-3 center from Amarillo, Texas. Junior College
"I really don't care how much Victor weighs as long as he can do the job," Owens said then. "I don't know how much it is and he is too big for me to ask."
After three-fourths of a season Owens is probably a good enough friend of Mitchell to ask without fear of injury, but by now he cares less. That weight has proven to be an advantage when Mitchell came off the bench to fetch 14 rebounds in KU's 88-65 victory over Kansas State.
The 14 rebounds is the highest mark by a Jayhawk this season. Mitchell also has the second-best game with 13 against Oklahoma State.
"I use my size and my weight," he said. "I use everything I can. Guys can't get around me very easily." The K-(State's) Rolando ran into me and shook his face and said 'God, you are a big, hard person.'"
Mitchell has been a big person all his life and as a result he has rarely found himself on the bench at the beginning of the game. Last night was the first game he didn't start since his junior year in high school, the first season he played basketball.
Owens chose to start senior forward John Crawford with the hope that the Hawks could
get an early lead by pressing full court. Mitchell, or course, would rather start.
"It was hard but I had to do it," he said. "Everybody wants to start. Any player, any good player, wants to start especially in a big game like this."
Owens informed Mitchell in a roundabout way on day that he would not be in the starting lineup.
"We got to practice and he said 'John, go into the lineup.'" Mitchell said. "After practice I asked him why he took me out of the lineup. He told me his reasons about getting an early lead and, of course, John has been playing good lately."
playing in the game, matched him.
"It hurt both times but especially when they introduced the starting lineup and everybody got all excited," he said.
The news hurt some on Monday but it hurt more at the beginning of the game. Mitchell said
Mitchell entered the game with 15:24 left in the first half and quickly tipped in an offensive rebound. He said that the bench time gave him a chance to see K-State's weak spots.
"When I was sitting on the bench I was thinking about what I was going to do," he said. "That's the advantage of being on the bench. You learn."
"Victor is very team oriented," he said. "It had to hurt but you saw how he accented it."
Owens was impressed with the way his role, but not necessarily surprising, the new bencice role, but not necessarily surprising.
"He had nine rebounds in the first half. That was the single biggest factor. We were getting whipped on the backboards. I felt we had to get him in."
Tyrone Adams in the game last night in Allen Field House. Magley was the KU's junior forward David Magley drives past K-State's Ed Nelly (left), and leading scorer for the Jayhawks in their 58-80 victory with 14 points.
MARK EARLING
Jayhawks, Big Eight opponents snare top recruiting prizes
KU head football coach Don Farnbrough must be a bit surprised by the number of recruits—20 that signed national letters-of-intent to play football at Kansas.
Fambridge had said earlier this week that he wasn't expecting the numbers he had last year. He said the staff would zero in on linemen, and they did. Big linemen, in fact.
Those big linemen are Cedrick Alexander, 6-foot-9, 235 pounds, from Sullivan High School in Chicago; Paul Fairchild, 6-4, 200 pounds, Ellsworth, Iowa, Junior College; John Learn, 6-2, 225 pounds, M. Carmel, Chicago; Ira Murphy, 6-3, 220 pounds, Harper High School, Chicago;
Bob Marshall, 6-2, 260 pounds, Mt. San Antonio, Calif., Junior College; Kurt Muelter, 6-4, 235 pounds McClure North High School, St. Louis, Mo.; Anthony Penny, 6-3, 250 pounds, Hutchinson, Kan., Junior College and Quint Schonewite, 6-5, 230 pounds, Beatrice, Neb.
Frank. Dino is a running back and Troy a defensive back.
Other backs signed include Jeffrey Brown, 6-1,
170 pounds, Miami; Jeff Colter, 5-11, 185 pounds,
Eastern Arizona Junior College; Daryl Davis, 5-
11, 185 pounds, Eastern Arizona Junior College;
Andy Fenlon, 6-1, 190 pounds, Leavenworth,
Kan.; Brian Harry Johnson, 6-3, 210 pounds, Olate,
Kan. and Bob Johnson, 6-1, 175 pounds, Independence,
Kan., Junior College.
KU k grabbed some talented backs in a well, including Harvey Fields, 6-1, 195p prep All-America back from Arkansas City. Kan. The Jayhawks also will have two brother duos. Daniel Bentley and another join brother Kerrin, and Troy Seurer, also of Huntington Beach, will be reunited with brother
Kansas State grabbed a recruiter's dream and an announcer's nightmare yesterday when they signed Iosefait Faraimo, a prep All-America running back from Vista High School, Calif. The
62. 210 pound back was also recruited by Southern Cal, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Brigham Young, Washington State and Kansas.
Farima gained 2,857 yards in 19 games during his final two years at Vista with a single-game high of 242 yards. It didn't hurt the Wildcats any that a crazed of faruma, Killisimmi Tolau, an Miracao Junior College in 1900 from Miracao Junior College and could also be a starting runner back this fall.
The name Sims will be back to haunt Big Eight Schools again, and again the Sims will be wearing Sooner red and white. Oklahoma signed 5-10, 20-pound running back Fred Sims of
Tucson, Ariiz, but he's no relation to Sooner Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims.
Two Big Eight schools signed outstanding quarterbacks. Iowa State picked up Jon English of Alleghean, Pa., Junior College, which does not have a football team. But at Brother Rice High School in Detroit, English directed his team to 24 straight victories in 1977-1978.
Missouri landed a quarterback of its own, Warren Seitze of Topeka, Kan.
Oklahoma State's top recruit is 5-10, 294-pound running back Eddie Goodlow of Ovalt, Okla.
Nebraska and Colorado chose not to release the names of players they had signed.