Pete Sweeney and Mike Howard canned clutch foul shots in the final 12 seconds of the game to give Andrew Warde High School's varsity boys' basketball team an exciting 57-55 victory over cross-town rival Roger Ludlowe in an FCIAC contest at the winners' gym on this date, Friday evening, January 5, 1968.Warde trailed by just one point with 12 seconds remaining before Sweeney dropped in the equalizer from the charity stripe. The Tigers brought the ball upcourt but lost possession before they were able to get off a shot. Howard took possession of the ball and was fouled with four seconds left. He connected on both ends of the one-and-one to give the hosts their two-point margin of victory.
The game was a see-saw affair throughout with neither team able to gain firm control. Warde held a slim one-point advantage, 13-12, after the first quarter, before Ludlowe managed to take a 31-29 cushion into the halftime break. The guests held a precarious 45-44 edge after three quarters.
Rich Sadowski topped the winners with 18 points, including 12 in the first half, while Sweeney had 15 markers for the Crimson Eagles.Pat Tatom canned 21 points to pace the Flying Tigers, including 11 in the second quarter. Tom Jackson also finished in double figures with 11 points for Ludlowe.
The Tigers captured the jayvee tilt, 75-43. Pete Jackson led the winners with 16 points, while Chico Rodrigues tallied 14 for Warde.
Paul
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