Today (1/25) in 1980
Today (1/25) in 1980: Shaker traveled to Shen, hoping for a rerun of the second game of the season, when the Bison buried the Plainsmen 93-65. They got what they wanted.
Shaker started the game slow, and only held an 11-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. But they started to pull away in the second, outscoring Shen 17-8 to take a 28-16 halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter, Shaker put them away, winning the quarter 24-6. Perkins scored 14 in the 3rd to spark the run. With the score 52-21, Girmindl emptied the bench and the Bison coasted to a 71-47 victory.
Sam finished with 27 points, exactly equal to his season average thus far. He also held Shen’s best player – Dave McClure – to just one field goal and four points. Jeff Tuecke added 8, as did Brundidge and Howard.
Partial Boxscore:
Shaker (71) – Perkins 13 1 27; Cain 1 5 7; Tuecke 4 0 8; Brundige 3 2 8; Mitchell 1 0 2; LaLiberte 2 0 4; Barker 1 2 4; Roche 2 0 4; Brennan 0 1 1; Howard 3 2 8. Total 29 13 71.
Shaker: 11 17 24 19 - 71
Shen: 8 8 6 25 – 47
Record: 13-0 (11-0 Suburban Council)
Next 1979-80 game: 1/29/1980, home against Bethlehem.
Shaker started the game slow, and only held an 11-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. But they started to pull away in the second, outscoring Shen 17-8 to take a 28-16 halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter, Shaker put them away, winning the quarter 24-6. Perkins scored 14 in the 3rd to spark the run. With the score 52-21, Girmindl emptied the bench and the Bison coasted to a 71-47 victory.
Sam finished with 27 points, exactly equal to his season average thus far. He also held Shen’s best player – Dave McClure – to just one field goal and four points. Jeff Tuecke added 8, as did Brundidge and Howard.
Partial Boxscore:
Shaker (71) – Perkins 13 1 27; Cain 1 5 7; Tuecke 4 0 8; Brundige 3 2 8; Mitchell 1 0 2; LaLiberte 2 0 4; Barker 1 2 4; Roche 2 0 4; Brennan 0 1 1; Howard 3 2 8. Total 29 13 71.
Shaker: 11 17 24 19 - 71
Shen: 8 8 6 25 – 47
Record: 13-0 (11-0 Suburban Council)
Next 1979-80 game: 1/29/1980, home against Bethlehem.