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the Salina Journal Sports Sunday, November 11,1990 23 Swedes steal 28-21 victory over Coyotes Bethany wins KCAC crown ByTROYPALENSKE Sports Writer Sometimes there is no substitute for experience. That axiom applied to Bethany afternoon after the 16th- Swedes sealed a share of the Conference championship all but secured an NA1A Division 11 playoff berth following a 28-21 over Kansas Wesleyan in a 'classic confrontation between the schools at Martin Stadium. "The one thing was advan- (tageous for us was, over the past four years, our seniors have had play well every because they have been -contending for the championship," Bethany coach Ted Kessinger said. "So when you get to a game, that experience pays dividends." The win enabled Bethany, which concluded the regular season 8-1 overall and 8-1 in the KCAC, to capture a share or outright possession of the conference championship for the fourth time in the past five seasons. St.

Mary of the Plains, 9-1 on the year and 8-1 in the conference, emerged as co-champions after defeating Southwestern 17-14 Saturday. Providing Bethany finishes in the 20 when today's final poll is released, the Swedes will automat- qualify for the 16-team playoff "field as one of the 12 certified con- terence champions. In the event two teams share the conference championship, such as the case in the KCAC, the tie is broken by their head-to-head meeting. On Sept. 15, Bethany defeated St.

Mary 15-14 at bodge City. In a game matching two of the Division ITs top defenses, Bethany Wesleyan stole the first-half with their offenses. The two combined for 31 points and 409 total yards as the Coyotes built an 18- CAME IN STATS BC KW First downs 17 16 Rushes-yards 41-175 59-229 Passing yards 211 76 Comp-Att-Int 9-21-4 5-19-1 Total plays-yards 62-386 78-305 Punts-Avg Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties-yards 9-106 11-60 Individual Statistics RUSHING Bethany: Winter 12-73, Kozura 12-59, Newsom 10-25, McLean 4-11, Lee 2-10, Heersink 1-(-3). Kansas Wesleyan: Bridges 2699, Palomo 11-51, Dvorak 14-40, Gunnerson 839. PASSING Bethany: Kozura 9-21-4 211 yards.

Kansas Wesleyan: Dvorak 5-18-1-76 yards, Hooper0-1-0-0. RECEIVING Bethany: Heersink 3-78, Thompson 3-45, Lambert 1-77, Lee 1-10, Radtke 1 -6. Kansas Wesleyan: Coumpy 3-27, Hooper 249. PUNTING Bethany: Boring Kansas Wesleyan: Tolbert Scoring Summary Bethany 7 6 15 0 28 Kansas Wesleyan 15 3 3 0 21 First Quarter KW Bridges 4 yd. run (Zgabay kick), 9:01.

Kozura 16yd. run (Davis kick), 4:48. KW Palomo 19 yd. run (Coumpy pass from Hooper), 0:54. Second Quarter Lambert 72 yd.

pass from Kozura (run failed), 14:50. KW Zgabay 22 yd. field goal, 5:44. Third Quarter 2 yd. run (Davis kick), 10:18.

KW Zgabay 26 yd. field goal, 6:57. Heersink 42 yd. pass from Kozura (Winter pass from Kozura), 5:10. 13 advantage at the break.

"I knew both teams would move the ball some and I knew both teams would be stopped some," Kansas Wesleyan coach Brad Jenkins said. "But I didn't expect that much offense in the game. We both threw well and we both ran well." Kessinger also was somewhat surprised by the offensive production generated by both teams. "I thought it would be more of a defensive battle, initially," Kessinger said. "But some things opened up for us." Namely the passing of sophomore quarterback Keith Kozura.

After I-back Danny Palomo's 19- yard touchdown romp and Lynn Coumpy's conversion pass from split (See Bethany, Page 24) Scott Williams Bethany wide receiver Kevin Heersink is mobbed by teammates after scoring the Swedes' winning touchdown in the third quarter Saturday's 28-21 victory over Kansas Wesleyan at Martin Stadium. Swedes convert near interception into winning TD ByLARRYMORITZ Sports Writer Bethany quarterback Keith Kozura threw four interceptions into the hands of the Kansas Wesleyan defense on Saturday afternoon. It could have been, and probably should have been, five. But the potential fifth interception, a pass Bethany offensive coordinator Mark Eggers agreed was an ill- advised toss into double coverage, slipped through the fingers of Wesleyan free safety Drew Gilliam. Once by Gilliam, Bethany receiver Kevin Heersink was able to handle Kozura 's 42-yard pass for what would turn out to be the game winning touchdown with 5:10 remaining in the third quarter, giving the Swedes a 2821 lead after the two-point conversion.

"The idea was to try to draw the free safety up with the play action," Eggers said, "but he didn't come up, he stayed with Heersink. The pass wasn't one we've coached him to throw." "The ball just went through (Gilliam's) hands," Heersink said, "but it was a well thrown ball. Keith was really on all day today. "We knew we could exploit their middle. Their safety plays hard and likes to come up and stick people and we knew that would make them vulnerable up the middle." Kozura did have one of his better passing days, completing 9 of 21 attempts for 211 yards and two touchdowns.

That effort came against a Kansas Wesleyan defense that was ranked second in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (85.2). The four interceptions doubled Kozura's season total, and were an indication of how difficult it can be to try and beat Wesleyan with only a (See Kozura, Page 24) SUNDAY SPECIAL The $18,450 seat Pro hoop, hockey ticket prices soar By HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer Hey, dude, the surf's down and so's the sun. Grab your shades and let's split for the Forum. Magic and the Lakers are playing at home. We can pick up the wine coolers on the way.

Don't forget your checkbook, though. We'll need it. Now let's see, where to sit. Well, we could go up to the top of the building with the common folks. It's just $8.50 a seat up there.

The only thing is, they're so far away, you can't even tell that Vlade Divac has shaved his beard. Who would want to sit up there? Not us. If we're going to the Forum, we want to go first cabin, down on the floor with the beautiful people. No problem, as Divac likes to say. Here's a nice spot down the row from Dyan Cannon and Jack Nicholson, a couple of seats from Walter Matthau.

Only That's four hundred fifty dollars. For one seat to one game. And then, only if you can find somebody not using theirs and willing to let you have it. The price went up $100 a seat this season but when Jerry Buss, who merely owns the team and the building, tried to buy back a half dozen of the courtside seats at a premium, nobody was selling. There is no bulk discount, either.

If you're really a high roller and want to spend the whole NBA season rubbing shoulders with Nicholson and Matthau, why that will be $450 times 41 dates or $18,450 for the season's ticket. Not counting preseason and playoffs, of course. And nobody buys just one. A little rich for your blood? Hey, the NBA understands budgetary constraints in these tough times. Across town, courtside seats for Los Angeles Clipper games at the Sports Arena cost just $200 a pop.

You might even run into Arsenio Hall. There's no Magic over there, though. Or, if you simply insist on the Forum as your sports venue, why then how about a hockey game? The NHL Kings charge $200 to watch (See Special, Page 28) Big ticket items By The Associated Press Ticket prices in NHL and NBA arenas for the 1990-91 season: NHL Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres $1 2.50-$35 Calgary Flames Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Hartford Whalers Los Angeles Kings $1 Minnesota N. Stars Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders New Jersey Devils New York Rangers $1 Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Quebec Nordiques St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leaf Vancouver Canucks Washington Capitals $1 1 Winnipeg Jets Note: Prices in Canadian arenas are expected to rise after Jan.

1 when a 7 percent goods and services tax is imposed by the government. Highs and Lows NHL highest price: $200 Los Angeles Kings NHL lowest price: $8 Calgary Flames. NBA Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics $11 Charlotte Hornets $7 Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Detroit Pistons Golden St. Warriors 00 Houston Rockets Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Clippers $10-200 Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks Minnesota T-Wolves New Jersey Nets New York Knicks Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Seattle SuperSonics Utah Jazz Washington Bullets Highs and Lows NBA highest price: $450 Los Angeles Lakers NBA lowest price: $3.50 Minnesota Timberwolves Kansas rolls up stats, but NU rolls to win Sooners trample improved Wildcats Injuries riddle KSU during 34-7 defeat BYJDVIMLSUNAS Harris Newsservice NORMAN, Okla. Yes, the Kansas State Wildcats are improved.

No, they haven't come far enough to beat the talented Oklahoma Sooners, who swept past the injury- plagued Wildcats 34-7 Saturday in a Big Eight football game at Owen Field. It was Oklahoma's 20th- straight victory dating back to 1970 over the Wildcats, 5-5 overall and 2-4 in league. Oklahoma, 7-3 and 4-2, tuned up for a nationally televised Nov. 23 finale with rival Nebraska at Norman in fine fashion. Sooner quarterback Cale Gundy balanced Oklahoma's 195-yard ground game with 138 passing yards Oklahoma 34, K-State 7 GAME IN STATS KSU OU First downs 7 34 Rushes-yards 32-31 52-195 Passingyards 291 138 Comp-Att-Int 15-38-1 9-21-0 Total plays-yards 80-323 73-333 Punts-Avg.

Fumbles-lost 2-0 3-1 Penalties-yards 7-60 4-25 Possession 26:43 33:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING KSU: Jackson 12-29, Sanft 3-14, Klllan 1-6, Boyd 2-5. Schiller 1-2, Watson 2-(-3), Smarglasso 6-(-3), Straw 5-(-19). OU: Brewer 18-91, McKinley 11-63, Rasheed 7-33, Williams 9-22, Gundy 7-(-14). PASSING KSU: Straw 13-27-1, 267, Watson 2-3-0, 24, Smargiasso 0-4-0, Garber 0-3-0, Smith 0-1-0. OU: Gundy 9-20-0, 138, Collins 0-1- 0.

RECEIVING KSU: Coleman4-109, Campbell 2-87, Hernandez 3-39, Smith 2-31, Schiller 2-10, Jones 1-10, Sanft 1-5. OU: Warren 3-48, Cooper 2-39, Ervln 1-29, Brewer 1-12, Taylor2-10. PUNTING KSU: Cobb OU: Reddell SCORING SUMMARY Kansas Stale Oklahoma First Quarter 1 yd. run (Lasharklck, 10:01 Second Quarter 41 FG, 14:56 1 yd. run (Lashar kick), 10:11 27 FG, 6:18 4 yd.

pass from Straw (Wright kick), 4:29 14 yd. run (Lashar kick), 1:58 Fourth Quarter run (Lasharkick), 4:08 Gibbs that led to a 27-7 halftime lead and 291 total yards. Jewell Brewer rushed for 91 yards and Mike McKinley gained 63 yards. "In the first half, we did a lot of good things offensively," said Gary Gibbs, Oklahoma coach. "They are probably playing as well right now as they did in their first five games," said Kansas State coach Bill Snyder.

"We ran into a pretty good football team." Kansas State passed for 291 yards, but was unable to score after reaching the Oklahoma 21, 28 and the 32 yard line three times. "We had a couple of opportunities to score and missed two field goals and didn't score," Snyder said. "When you come up empty too many times, that has to have an impact on your team." Amazingly, the Wildcats regrouped to hold Oklahoma without a first down for 23 minutes of the second half. Other than the second-half defense, it wasn't a pretty sight for the out- manned Wildcats. "I was proud of the way our defense played the second half," Snyder said.

"Outside of that, we were not a good football team today by any stretch of the imagination. We made so many mistakes and hurt ourselves with penalties. You name it, we had it." To add insult, the Wildcats were decimated by injuries as quarterbacks Carl Straw and Paul Watson joined guards Doug Warren and Eric Wolford, tackles Toby Lawrence and Doug Gleue and linebacker Brooks Barta on the sidelines. "We had a ton of them carried off," said Snyder. "Right now, it doesn't look very good.

When I looked around, we had all kinds of guys in dress clothes the second half. We lost Jayhawks go sour when time comes to score points By HAROLD BECHARD Sports Editor LAWRENCE No team has pushed around the vaunted Nebraska defense like the Kansas Jayhawks did Saturday afternoon. The Jayhawks gained more first downs, kept the ball longer and piled up more yardage than any team, including Colorado, that Nebraska has played this season. But, alas, the object in any football game is to score points and when it came time for the Jayhawks to do just that, something usually went awry. Nebraska, meanwhile, escaped a lackluster first half with a 17-3 lead and went on to whip the Jayhawks, 41-9, in front of 36,000 fans on a gorgeous day in Memorial Stadium.

Head coach Tom Osborne of the 13th-ranked Cornhuskers was the first to admit this was no 32-point game. "Kansas' offensive line controlled the entire game," Osborne said after his team improved to 5-1 in the Big Eight and 9-1 overall. "We were ahead 17-3 (at half time), but I kind of felt like it was done with mirrors." The Jayhawks were inside the Nebraska 30-yard line four times in the first half but could only manage a 36- yard field goal by Dan Eichloff at the 3:16 mark of the first quarter for a 3-0 lead. Everything else the Jayhawks tried in the first half, didn't work. The unfortunate events included: Eichloff, the Big Eight's most accurate kicker, missing field goals of 36 and 39 yards.

KU quarterback Chip Hilleary missing a wide-open tight end Pete Vang at the Nebraska 1-yard line midway through the first quarter. A possible touchdown pass hobbled on a near spectacular catch by Jayhawk wide receiver Rob Licursi late in the first quarter. An onside-kick play, after Eich- loff field goal, failing to work, setting up Nebraska at the Kansas 44 for its first touchdown, "Dan just mishit it," KU head coach Glen Mason said. "I knew it was a difficult kick for him. If it works, great; if it doesn't, it's a dumb call." KU outside linebacker Guy Howard dropping an interception at the Nebraska 35 with his team down Nebraska 41, Kansas 9 GAME IN STATS NU KU First downs 25 21 Rushes-yards 52-359 47-225 Passingyards 177 IBS Com-Att-Int 8-17-0 12-27-1 Total offense 69-536 74-410 Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties-yards 6-40 5-50 Punts-average Possession time 27:39 32-31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Nebraska: Baldwin 21-170, Joseph 10-58, Lewis 4-26, Soto 4-21, Turner 2-1, Haase 1-5, Achola 4-39, Grant 4-36, Johnk 1-2, Glantz 1-1.

Kansas: Johnson 16-120, Robben 1570, Sands 8-37, Hilleary 3-(-10), Cozzens 2-1 White 3-7. PASSING Nebraska: Joseph 7-16-0-164, Grant 1-1-0-13. Kansas: Hilleary 12-26-1-185, FlorellO-1-0-0. RECEIVING Nebraska: Mitchell 3-108, Bostick 3-27, Turner 1-29, Duln 1-13. Kansas: Licursi 3-70, Drayton 5-58, Vang 2-35, Chandler 1-23, Robben 1-(-I).

PUNTING Nebraska: Sllgge Kansas: Eichloff FIELD GOALS Nebraska: Barrios 2-2 MO- 41). Kansas: Eichloff 1-3(36). TACKLES (TOP 5) Nebraska: Tyrance 11, Petko 7, Cooper 6, Anderson 5, Byrd 5, Hill 5, Engelbert 5. 10, Hill 7, Moore 7 Friday 6, Stubblefield6. PASS SACKS Nebraska: none.

Kansas: none. SCORING SUMMARY Nebraska 7 10 10 14 41 Kansas 3 0 6 9 First Quarter KU Eichloff 36 yd. field goal, 3:16. NU Mitchell 35 yd. pass from Joseph (Barrios kick), 2:28.

Second Quarter NU Barrios 40 yd. field goal, 6:10. NU Mitchell 28 yd. pass from Joseph (Barrios kick), 0:11. Third Quarter NU Baldwin 67 yd.

run (Barrios kick) 11:37. NU Barrios 41 yd. field goal, 0:58. Fourth Quarter KU Vang 16 yd. pass from Hilleary (run failed), 13:29.

NU 2 yd. run (Barrios kick), 10:11. NU Achola 22 yd. run (Barrios kick), 4:48. 10-3 and less than a minute left in the first half.

"Kansas could have easily been ahead, but we were lucky," Osborne said of the first 30 minutes. Nebraska was ahead because of the play of freshman tight end Johnny Mitchell who caught touchdown passes of 35 and 28 yards. Mitchell's first TD catch came on a fourth-and-four play and his second came with 11 seconds remaining in the first half, three plays after Howard's near interception. "Men, football is an emotional game and we were down after what happened there," Mason said. "If we catch the ball (Howard's near interception) we have a chance to get some points on the board, but we didn't." Instead of a 10-10 or 1(W game at' halftime, KU trailed by 14 points at intermission.

Nebraska then came (See Kansas, Page 29) i.