The Nittany cub. (Erie, Pa.) 1948-1971, March 06, 1967, Image 1
?. 4 . G r •fra c ! . T l 4W . : 14 ) Ci imtli NITTANy COB 1.. $P' 3 ) . 1 8815 tc, Cti • %% • 45, Vol. XVITI No. 1 BC GAGERS WIN TOURNEY There's only three sure things in this world -- death, taxes, and Behrend's basketball team. They just keep winning and winning and winning and winning. The Cubs started off 'the J.C. finals Friday night routing Pierce Junior College of Philadelphia 76-48. Taking a 38-26 half time lead, the Cubs ran out of sight in t - rie final twenty minutes. They shoot 1 42% from the floor, grabbed 67 rebounds and hit ten for eighteen at the charity stripe. Joe Williams was high with 21 points and 19 rebounds. Taylor also tough under the boards, grabbed 14 rebounds. Hornyak canned 16 and Bar arey Etzel added 13. York pulling out a close 56-52 win over Johnstown grabbed the other 4nners berth and a chance at Behrend Saturday night. The Behrend Campus by PAUL WILSON It was a familiar note Saturday night as the Cubs went all the way in the tourney. An explosion late in the second half brought home the big 97-82 victory. A closely fought battle through the first half, the Cubs went into the locker room with a slim one point lead. After the break, they fell behind by three at one point chiefly due to some hot shooting by the Dutchmen. But this didn't last long when Bar ney Etzel with a jumper and moments later a layup put Behrend ahead by one. York retaliated and lead by one again, but they Behrend went on its tear. Williams hit from the key. Taylor got free inside for two and then turned in a three point play. Now with a six point buldge, but not content to run out the clock, Etzel twice spotted openings and added two buckets and a foul. Hornyak added a brace from the line and as the clock ran out WE WERE NUMBER [ = M E•