Sperka

Ed Sperka, 71, a retired beer sales manager from Merrillville who was waiting for his wife to cast an early ballot in Crown Point recently, expects Visclosky to stick around.

Rep. Pete Visclosky: In Gary, A Safe Democratic Incumbent, Scandals And All AP 2010

Ed Sperka, 71, a retired beer sales manager from Merrillville who was waiting for his wife to cast an early ballot in Crown Point recently, expects Visclosky to stick around.

Rep. Pete Visclosky: In Gary, A Safe Democratic Incumbent, Scandals And All AP 2010

Ed Sperka, 71, a retired beer sales manager from Merrillville who was waiting for his wife to cast an early ballot in Crown Point recently, expects Visclosky to stick around.

Rep. Pete Visclosky: In Gary, A Safe Democratic Incumbent, Scandals And All AP 2010

Sperka, a 6-foot-3 senior, had a game-high 20 points and 15 rebounds, and his fourth-quarter heroics helped Eisenhower rally for a 50-47 win over visiting Wauwatosa West and remain unbeaten.

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But Tuesday night, Sperka looked like Sports Illustrated cover model Brooklyn Decker to his Lions teammates.

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But so did Sperka, who started a 7-0 run with a traditional three-point play.

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The second half was far easier on the eyes, especially for Sperka and the Lions.

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"He plays his guts out and played his heart out," Lions coach Dave Scheidegger said of Sperka.

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Sperka followed that with a nifty feed to Alex McRae for a backdoor layup and then converted a free throw to make it 45-39 with 3: 05 left.

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After Sperka made one free throw with 32.1 seconds left, he missed the next.

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