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Sophomore forward Ken Plutnicki is ordinarily a rising star on coach Frank McLaughlin's Crimson basketball team. By the end of this season, don't be surprised to see the lanky sophomore coming into contests as the regular sixth man. The coaches--McLaughlin and assistant coach Rick Duckett--are high on his skills on the hardcourt...
Yesterday, Plutnicki lost his identity as the man who would save the Harvard defense, and became--presto-changeo--Navy's star guard, Bob Romaine. Basing his moves on Duckett's scouting report of Thursday's Navy-Holy Cross game, Plutnicki flashed from the high to low right post, and then followed the baseline back across the lane, usually receiving a pass somewhere in that routine...
...only freshmen on a squad picked by some experts to sneak away with this year's Ivy title. Ferry and Standley were struggling against a full-court press drill, while Duckett cajoled from the sideline, "You can be a hero, if you only use your head...
Sunday night, Duckett's needling eventually had its effect. Weaving his way up court, Ferry broke free for an instant, faked right and nailed Donald Fleming in the left corner for an easy jumper. Seconds later, Standley launched a perfect inbounds bomb toward Monroe Trout, who cleanly sank...
...hero," Duckett noted with a broad smile...