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(inconsistent play cashiers Knights] sue that badgered Blue- vale senior boy basket- ball Knights most of the season, returned to haunt them into their grave last weekend in Waterloo County preli- minary playoff action. Competing in the B pool against St. Jerome's. Forest Heights and Preston. Knights were optimistic of winning at least two of the games in order to advance to semifinal play, but breakdown in Inconsistency, the, pla- various departments led to their downfall as they suffered losses to all three division op- ponents, thus eliminat- ing them from further play. In Friday's opening game against St, Jerome's. who had taken Knights' measure by 13 in regular season play, the visiting BCI club suffered on offense in “Ilium 5845. "We “really had the feeling we could beat St. Jerome's," said Blue- vale co-coach Torn Raj- novich. "but our shoot- ing was off. with better shooting we might have taken that game" In the hole already with one defeat, Knights came up dreadfully flat in their second contest against Forest Heights and were drilled 7547. “No one (for Blue- vale) showed up to play, no one except for Craig Kermer was in it emo- tionally for that one." said Rajnovich. "We simply came on; flat and when their (Trojans) lead became 15 points and it was apparent we weren't going to Win. tco-coach) Peter (Tel- ford) and ldecided to play everyone." Ironically. in their Sa- turday evening contest against Preston, a game that meant little to Knights other than in the pride department since they had already been eliminated. BCI came up with its best showing of the weekend dropping "We decided to play everyone equally. much the same way Preston did," said Rajnovich. "It was funny. when we had our first-string in, we'd take the lead. then tPreston coach) Bill lHadleyl would put his first string back in and they would take the lead again. It seemed that every time Preston took lace veteran) Peter Sa- vich off the floor. we'd be beating them. and they'd haveto put him a 69-62 decision WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ur. I”) T PAGE " back on again “It became very clear to us that we can play against any team as a whole. but that we're not quite ready to deal yet with the superstars like Savich and cWCl‘sn Mike Bielak, “The Preston game was a good one for our kids though. It was a very positive game, pro bably one of the best five we've played all year " Against St. Jemme's. Kermer with 13 and Andy Lawrence with 11 were high men for Knights. Ed Fowler had 14 in a losing effort against Forest Heights. and against Preston Kermer had a fine out- mg with 30 points. all on field goals. while Keith Lazenby aided with 16. Although eliminated from the playoff picture. Knights are entered In a tournament next wee- kend in Stayner to close out their 1980-81 cam- paWl