Win A Copy Of Steve Perry's Latest Cd 
The Times Leader Will Give Away Copies Of Steve Perry's Latest Cd ``for The 
Love Of Strange Medicine'' To Five Lucky Readers. We'll Select The Winners In 
A Random Drawing From All Entries Received. Only One Entry Per Person, Please.

Alice Harcarik 
Feb. 5, 1995 
Alice R. Harcarik, 70, Of Bowman Street, Wilkes-barre, Died Sunday Morning At 
Her Home.

By PAUL SOKOLOSKI; Times Leader Sports Writer
 Tuesday, February 07, 1995 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 1B 





WILKES-BARRE -- With an unfinished mission burning in their eyes and an
inferno of revenge burning in their hearts, the Wilkes University Colonels set
out to accomplish a record Monday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 They got two. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And the only Freedom League team to beat them this season was destroyed by
the end of the first half. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Chris Parker went wild with 27 points, Jason Turner poured in 19 and Wilkes
crushed Drew, 107-74, at the Marts Center. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 That gave the Colonels a new school record of 10 consecutive victories,
breaking the old mark of nine straight set in 1984-85. And by scoring 100
points in a game for the sixth time this season, they broke the old Wilkes
record of five 100-point games set in 1968-69. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It was nice to set two records at home," Wilkes Coach Jerry Rickrode said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 But it was really Drew, which beat Wilkes 81-69 in their first meeting Dec.
3, that the Colonels were after. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Payback," Turner called it. "We waited a long time for this game. That's
the only team in the conference that we had lost to. We just wanted to prove a
point to them. We're number one for a reason." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Indeed, Wilkes improved to 16-2 overall and stay at the top of the Middle
Atlantic Conference Freedom League with an 8-1 record. The Colonels were
ranked second in the most recent NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional poll
behind Franklin &amp; Marshall. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "When we went up to Drew, it really hurt me," Parker said, "affected me as
a player. I couldn't wait to play Drew because they upset us earlier in the
year. I was really fired up about this game." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It was noticeable. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Barely two minutes and 29 seconds into the game, Parker had already buried
three 3-point goals. With 13:32 remaining in the first half, he had 15 points.
And before the game was finished, the 6-foot guard had a game-high 27 points
and set a new school record with eight steals in the game. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I really felt good," said Parker, a former Scranton Tech star. "I felt
good when I was releasing the ball. As a player, I feel if I have the
defensive man at my mercy, I'm a lot more confident. If it's going in, keep
shooting it." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Smoking!" Turner marveled of his red-hot teammate. "I saw it in his eyes.
Give him the ball, let him shoot. He was hitting the bottom of the net clean." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 When he Parker wasn't, Matt LaBuda was. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A 6-foot-4 forward out of Bishop Hafey High School, LaBuda buried three
3-pointers himself and found 13 of his 15 points in the first half. And when
they missed, Turner cleaned up the paint. The unstoppable 6-7, 220-pound
center muscled for 14 points in the first half, using a thundering two-fisted
slam to score two of them. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We came out on fire," Parker said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Just taking care of business," Turner smiled. "Basically, I just went for
my shots, used my moves inside." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 By halftime, the Colonels had 6-15 Drew beaten, 58-36, all without a second
of help from star 6-4 forward Eric Davis. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "A team rule was broken and he served his penalty," Rickrode said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Davis started the second half, and used it to dazzle Drew with defense
while pumping home a one-hand jam as part of his five points. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "That's the kind of kid he is," Rickrode said. "I can scream at him and
punish him but he bounces back." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 With the victory long-since decided, the Colonels went after a couple more
records. They reached the century mark when reserves Scott Schonewolf and Dan
Moretski drilled back-to-back 3-pointers with just over two minutes left to
the game. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We knew at halftime we were going to go over 100 points," Parker said,
"and so, I guess we knew we had the game won. We just wanted to do it in a
complete way." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 What the Colonels didn't realize was that Parker was nearing the school's
single-game steals record of seven, set earlier this year. When they did,
Rickrode gave him a shot at it. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I put him back in and told him he had a minute to get it," Rickrode said.
"And he did." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Defensively, steals are becoming a part of my game," said Parker, who now
has 56 through 18 games this season. "It's really becoming a fun thing for
me." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 And a season of thrills for Wilkes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "When we played them the first semester, we weren't in sync," Rickrode
said. "We wanted to prove a point on how far we've come as a team." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 DREW (74) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Rivetti 2-11 0-0 4, Zuppe 0-0 0-0 0, Shaw 7-12 2-2 17, Pierce 9-18 0-2 22,
Longo 4-9 0-0 8, Wallach 1-4 1-2 3, Fannon 0-2 0-0 0, Clinton 2-5 2-2 6,
DiConstanzo 0-1 1-2 1, DeFilippi 1-3 0-0 2, Grande 2-3 3-4 7, Laskowski 0-0
0-0 0, Hooks 2-2 0-1 4, Brennan 0-0 0-0 0, Bogardus 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-71
9-15 74. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WILKES (107) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Williams 1-2 3-3 5, Parker 12-23 0-1 27, LaBuda 6-12 0-0 15, Clancy 3-4 2-2
8, Turner 6-7 7-10 19, Macedo 5-6 0-0 10, Burlew 1-7 2-4 4, Conway 3-9 0-0 7,
Davis 2-6 1-2 5, Schonewolf 1-3 0-0 3, Moretski 1-3 1-2 4, Shiner 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 41-83 16-24 107. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Halftime: Wilkes 58, Drew 36 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Three-point goals: Parker 3, LaBuda 3, Pierce 4, Shaw, Conway, Schonewolf,
Moretski. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Wilkes Shatters Records With Win Colonels Rout Drew, Get Revenge