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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 9 Mar 1983, p. 23

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Days) of twine and roses Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Statt When it comes to the "Coronary Cagers® and their usual way of winning basketball games, it seems afterwards that there was no cause for alarm. Bob Urosevic holds the Wilson Cup for a happy bunch of celebrating Warriors. But when you‘re there week after week watching them pull off lateâ€"game dramatâ€" ics, you begin to think you‘re in Cardiac Arrest City. Such was the case again on Saturday afternoon as the University of Waterloo Warriors, who a week earlier had won a berth in the national championships which they also host, edged York Yeomen 66â€"65 in the last minute to win the Wilson Cup as Ontario Universities Athletic Association basketball champions. And while what they do seidom changes, lately they‘ve had a different leader every week. This time it was Dave Burns‘ turn to shine. The 6‘5" forward led Warriors with Burn‘s basket was the successful execuâ€" tion of a straighforward plan to move the ball to an open man and score the last points. "I had (Mark) Jones at my side and he was too small," said Burns. "I just went up and there was no one in my way."‘ "I was glad to see someone else being considered the key player," said McCrae. ‘"Peter Savich‘s day was last week, the week before it was Paul Van Oorschot and the week before that it was Steve Atkin." _Coach Don McCrae was happy to see yet another player take MVP honors. _____ Burns also gathered nine rebounds to lead Warriors in that category. Atkin scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds while sevenâ€"footer Randy Norris, who repeatedly showed proficiency in picking shots out of the air, added 12 points and eight rebounds. 19 points, including the winning basket on a jump shot with 16 seconds left. TsA CV k x.v Grant Parobec of York Yeomen appears to be looking for the bail, but you can bet Warriors Paul Van Oorschot (44) and Randy Norris won‘t tell him where it is. Warriors‘ Peter Saâ€" vich (21) jumps to defend against shot by Enzo Spagnuolo of York. Richard O‘Brien photos Yeomen still had time for a shot after the basket by Burns, but Warriors‘ defence held tough after York returned from a timeâ€"out and Enzo Spagnuolo finally put up an errant shot from an extreme angle in the dying seconds. "I can‘t believe we keep doing this kind of stuff,"" said McCrae, who described the late oneâ€"point lead as the ‘"worst‘‘ position to be in. The lead continued to seesaw in the second half, during which Savich fouled out at 14: 54 and Rider at 16: 10. Yeomen led 40â€"37 after a half in which the lead changed many times. Warriors, however were in worse shape due to fouls than Ygeomen, finishing the Grant Parobec led Yeomen with 19. Tim Rider added 16 and John Christensen had 12. "I like it when the score is even," said McCrae. "I don‘t like it when the score is MP \' w E B f * s bilg: e . A 6 s ym | B ha . 4 * Ai Ra_ o WAmmmmanas * i x e 3 l ' e e M y" | f y i ; h’,! fls e hi w e f % likk ) 3 t WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9. 1983 â€" PAGE 23 RXy game with four fouls to Atkins, Norris and Van Oorschot. Warriors gave up just 10 turnovers, campared with 33 for York. Warriors were 28â€"forâ€"69 from the floor and 10â€"forâ€"15 on free throws while York‘s numbers were 24â€"forâ€"60 and 17â€"forâ€"24. Regional finals this weekend will help determine the three teams to join Warâ€" riors in the national champlonships March 17â€"19. The win served as a measure of revenge for Warriors, who this season had lost twice to Yeomen in tournament play. ‘"‘We can‘t surprise each other with strategy, we can‘t surprise each other with individuals," McCrae said of this third meeting. In the meantime, Warriors host Toronto Estonia, an excellentâ€" senior basketball team, Saturday at the physical activities complex at approximately 9 p.m. following regional high school playdowns. 5q .

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