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* m 11 *w i*i i rt?* ~ 1 u^m nranv if \5s& i vrv-.-y t ( i yBmI Bates Hou: upsets Max By Brett Friedlander Sports Editor H; After scoring the first eight points of the game, unrari ; survived a furious second half rally to upset fourth-rat in intramural basketball action Monday at the P.E. Cer. Trailing by as many as nine points in the secon pressing defense caused numerous Bates House turn< the hot shooting and strong rebounding of A.D. Und* Williams brought the fourth ranked team back, as thej 31-30 with 9:01 remaining in the game. reiusiiig io give up, Males House, led by Lenny M< lead back up to six points with 4:40 to play. But after i baskets, Underwood hit three buckets in a row to lead hi tie with 45 seconds left in the contest. WHEN McINTOSH hit a jump-shot from the free-th seconds to go, Maxcy called timeout with Bates Hon basket. Trying to send the game into overtime, Maxcy r from close in. Mcintosh came away with the next rebot the ball the length of the court before being fouled by Wi With six seconds remaining on the clock, Mcintosh, v in the game for Bates House, converted both free-throv final margin. Harvey Sanders paced the winners with 11 INTERESTINGLY, Maxcy played the whole first hal second without three of its best players. Underwood Anthony Counts did not get into the game until the 3:391 half. Williams ended the game as Maxcy's leading scorc Underwood added eight and counts contributed four ] "This is unreal; a great win," Mark Speck, one ol coaches commented. "They were playing their second I half, and that was an insult to us." "But when they put their best guys in there, we staye beat them," Bates' other coach, Willie Smith added. However, the reason for the trio's absence in the first! game was not a result of overconfidence. Internal probh players and Maxcy coach Mike Button over a missed pi benching of Underwood, Williams and Counts. i ' WITH 16:21 remaining in the game, the players an< argument on the bench during the timeout, which rest ched players entering the game. After the incident, t! quit the team and lctft the gym. See I NTH A Ml Zam d arnli By John Swift Oamccock Staff Writcr Zam Fredrick has been one o the main keys to the Gamecocks recent success as he ha: established himself as point guar and long range bomber. The personable sophomore firs displayed these talents at St Matthew's High School, where h led the varsity team to stat championships in his sophomor and junior years. As a senior h was able to average 31 points < game, but the team did not go t postseason play. "We were favored to win th state championship my last yeai but we had some controversy wit] some school policies," Fredricl said. "It eventually led to th season ending after 14 games aw that made us ineligible for th tournament." The shortened season, however did not keep recruiters fronr recognizing Fredrick's potential "I was heavily recruited bj Clemson, Maryland, Applachiai State and some Florida schools,' he said. nark of the final ^ t with 10points. p^8 Mike Barck of Bates Ho 1 Button had an behind by Maxcy's Mike G; jlted in the ben- Maxcy, 46-42, In a thrill le Maxcy coach tramural game of the wei dropped to eighth in this JflALS, Page 21 the quiet m na's newes "I chose USC for several th< reasons. I have some close ties at th< f home so I did not want to go far from St. Matthews. Furthermore I s wanted to play for a man like coach m< d McGuire and for a school like m< Carolina that played a national fid schedule," he added. soi t m< WHEN HE GOT TO USC, be e Fredrick found things to be quite e different from his high school days, e As a freshman, he appeared in only < e 20 of 28 games, compiling a mere po a 1.9 average in 80 minutes of play. Fr 0 This was quite a change for a av player used to playing 30 minutes ga and scoring 30 points a game. all e In , This season did not look very ga h promising either for the 19-year- 25 k old business administration major, pe e as he found himself in the all too all d familiar position of sitting on the po e bench. an re A 20-point performance against sh ? Delaware over Christmas solved \ 1 this problem, as Fredrick was st given a starting berth which he has Fi r never relinquished. w< i play is a direct result of starting th no ^MKBHSlK^^x^ ^. ;^fll!B^BI on HKo^s m coi ?SHSfittM'^ ?0M. bu ^ 11 fev P ^ re !J^Xs^;!v;;!';v^>.v. .;.;.;.v.W^; ^R'V -'""i^r","/"''1:"""" J Ill Mniii ? OAMICOCK wa use has his shot blocked from' we age. Bates upset fourth-ranked tag finish in this week's in- ha{ ek. With the loss, week's standings. tan; t star ? game rather than coming off i bench. 'I play better if I start, it gives s an extra incentive and it helps e warm up and get my conlence," he said. "I had trouble metimes getting into the game sntally when I came off the nch." SINCE WINNING THE ROLE of mi guuru nine games ago edrick has been superb. His erage has risen to 12 points a me as he has connected on most 55 percent of his shots, eluded in this period was a three me stretch in which he averaged points while hitting over 70 rcent of his attempts. Fredrick so amassed a career high of 31 ~ 4 rn ! -1 ? n 1.1 in to against norma aoumem id just missed tying a team cord when he hit ten straight ots agctinst East Tennessee. Vhile shooting is definitely the rongest part of his game, redrick sees some areas which he xild like to improve. "Though my passing is not really at poor I feel I need to work on it w that I'm playing the point," he id. Like any college player, the idea pro ball is appealing to Fredrick. 'I'd love to play pro ball if I'm ^ ~ e ii? *?- * - - - - e 01 uie ioriunate tew; it would a dream come true," he said, ut if that is not to be, I'd like to ich or go with a hometown siness I've worked with the past v summers." FOR NOW THOUGH, Fredrick s his mind on the future of this ar's team. 'We had some early losses that ZIlltoH fmm * .. u>u uic guys iiul coming jjether and from the innsistency of our backcourt," he mmented. Fredrick believes that the team s changed these factors and is idy to play. 'We can play with anybody if we ve the right attitude and lacity. The growing up of our ckcourt has helped lately and 11 be important if we are to be icessful," he said. Vith road games against such ^ m " a a? lyjieiusun, Syracuse, and irquette still remaining, the mecocks will have to be at their jt. The low-key Fredrick, for s, is not worried about the advantages of playing away m home. '1 love to go on the road and play ere there is a nasty crowd; the stier the crowd the more rched up I get and the harder I . That's why I'm looking forrd to the Clemson game this ekend," he commented. t is this kind of confidence that i helped Zam Fredrick prove he erves to be a starter.