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Page 4 THE DAILY HERALD, Tyrone, Tuesday, September 11, 1990 Scholastic Gridders Move To 3rd-week Tests BASEBALL By LEN SLOTHER Herald Sports Editor The scholastic football season picks up the tempo this week as area grid teams move to the third week, with two big intra-county matchups Friday night headlining the card. Tyrone High (0-2), still looking for its first win, and neighboring Bellwood-Antis (2-0), eyeing its third straight win, both are at home for the 3rd-week assignments. B-A, with wins over Tyrone, 26-20, and Mt. Union, 27-6, out of the gate, gears for one of the weekend's top attractions in one of the two big intra- county clashes on tap. The Blue Devils will be lining up Friday night against Bishop Guilfoylc's Marauders at Memorial Field in Bellwood in the Blue Devils' second scrap in three weeks wilh a Blair Co.

rival. BG blanked Pcnn Cambria 22-0 in its opener before falling last week to Mussclman, West Va. 28-7. Tyrone High, hoping to regroup from a 37-7 road shelling at Huntingdon last week in their Big 8 and Central Counties opener, returns to Gray Field to host another Big 8 Central Counties foe in Lcwistown. The Panthers, likewise, have dropped their first two games, losing to Philipsburg-Osceola 28-13 and Central 18-6 in a couple early Big 8 and CC tests.

Both kickoffs arc at 7:30 p.m. The Tyronc-Lewislown matchup marks the 48th in their scries. The Golden Eagles nurse a slim 25-21-1 overall edge in the scries, including wins the last three years 14-0 in in '88 and 21-20 last year (a win that enabled them to avert an all-losing season). Bellwood-Antis and BG will meet for the 16th time in a scries that originated in 1941 when Guilfoyle was called Altoona Catholic. The Altoonans lead the overall scries 8-6-1, but the Blue Devils have beaten them in each of the last two meetings 19-6 last year and 27-0 in 1988 and three (adding a 29-20 win in 1983) of the last four (counting a 21-6 District 6 Playoff loss in 1985).

Central and Hollidaysburg, meanwhile, match perfect 2-0 records at Hollidaysburg in another featured 3rd- wcck clash matching Blair County teams, while Williamsburg and Altoona, both also 2-0, try to stay in the unbeaten ranks against Southern Huntingdon (0-1) and Chambcrsburg, respectively. The lone Saturday game involving a Blair Co. school has Claysburg (1-1) trying to rebound from a 20-13 loss to cross-county rival Williamsburg when it hosts Glendale (0-2). Other scholastic action on Friday night's docket this week finds Huntingdon (1-1) visiting Bellefonte (1-1), B.E. A.

(0-2) at Clearfield (2-0), B.E.N. (1-1) at Perms Valley (2-0), Bedford (0-2) at Chestnut Ridge (2-0), Philipsburg-Osceola (1-1) at Curwensville (0-2), Shade (1-1) at Bcrlin- Brothersvalley (1-1), Juniata Valley (1-1) at Everett (0-2); United (1-1) at Bishop Carroll (0-2), Blacklick (1-1) at Conemaugh Twp. (0-2), Blairsville (2-0) at Purchase Line (1-1), Ligonier Valley (0-2) at Cambria Heights (1-1), Erie McDowell at DuBois (0-2), Westmont-Hilltop (1-1) at Forest Hills (1-1), Portage (0-2) at Homer Center (2-0), Mount Union (1-1) at Indian Valley (1-1), Laurel Valley (2-0) at Saltsburg (1-1), Lock Haven (2-0) at Montoursville, North Star (0-2) at Meyersdale (2-0), West Branch (2-0) at Mo Valley (2-0), Richland (1-1) at Windber (1-1), Perai Cambria (1-1) at Somerset (2-0) and Erie Prep at State College (0-2). Other games Saturday have Tussey (1 -1) at Northern Bedford (1 -1), Bishop McCort (1-1) at Kiski Prep, Central Cambria (2-0) at Jlwn. Vo-Tech (1-1), Cone.

Valley (1-0-1) at Penns Manor (0-2) and Femdale (1-0-1) at Marion Center (0-1). Bucs Scratch Out 3-2 Win Over Phils In 9th By JOE CIALINI UPI Sports Wrilcr PHILADELPHIA (UPI) A leadoff walk, a two-strike sacrifice bunt, an infield single and a sacrifice fly allowed the Pittsburgh Pirates to hold on to their -game lead over the New York McLs in the National League East. Bobby Bonilla's ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Wally Backman Monday night and gave the Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. "We've played well all year and done all the little things it takes to win," said Jay Bell, whose sacrifice bunt advanced Backman to second in the critical inning. "It was a tough game for us," Pittsburgh Manager Jim Lcyland said.

"It was nice to pull one out in the ninth inning the way we did." Joe Bocvcr, 3-6, walked Backman to open the inning and was replaced by Roger McDowell. Backman was bunted to second by Bell, who has 34 sacrifices this season, 23 of which have led to a run. Bell fell behind in the count 1-2 before getting the bunt down successfully. "Thai's the first time all year I've bunted with two strikes," he said. "But we needed a guy at second base in scoring position late in the game and I had failed to execute the bunt on the first two pitches.

He (Lcyland) has confi- BEA Downs Tyrone Jay Vee Gridders Visiting Bald Eagle Area withstood two long touchdown interception returns by Tyrone's Mark Mitchell to upend the Baby Eagles' Jay Vec football team in its season opener here last night, 20-12. Mitchell broke TD runs of 60 and 72 yards wilh pass interccpiions in ihe firsi and second quarters to keep the hosts close, 14-12, at halftime, but B.E.A. kept them off the board in the final two quarters while punching in a ihird six- poinicr themselves to cement the victory. Tyrone's ncxi ouiing is Sept. 17, 7 p.m., against Philipsburg-Osceola at Gray Field.

dcncc in me to get the bunt down." Jeff King followed with a high chopper that McDowell fielded and threw to first. King was called safe on a close play and Phillies manager Nick Leyva was ejected by Doug Harvey while arguing the call. Boru'lla followed with his sacrifice fly, with Backman easily beating the throw to the plate, to give the Pirates their eighth win in 10 games. Stan Belinda, 3-4, went the last 1 Vi -innings for the Pirates and held off a Phillies' threat to preserve a 2-2 tic in the eighth. Von Hayes singled wilh one out off Bill Landrum and Dale Murphy walked.

Jerry Reuss replaced Landrum and, after throwing a wild pitch that moved up both runners, he walked pinch-hitter John Kruk to load the bases. After Belinda replaced Reuss, pinch- hitter Rod Booker bunted back to the mound, but Hayes was not running on the pitch and Belinda threw him out easily at the plate. Darren Daulton flicd out to end the inning and leave the bases loaded. "I made two mistakes," Booker said. "I missed the sign and then I laid down a bad bunt.

If I had gotten it a little more towards second, it mighl have worked out." Manager Nick Leyva said the mistake was Booker's. "Booker must have thought the squeeze was on," he said. "Von did not break because the squeeze was not on." Booker surprised everyone on the field, including Belinda. "The only thing you can do in that situation is hope they swing (and miss) or don't swing and get called out on strikes," Belinda said. "Booker surprised everybody with his bunt, then I just had to get the next guy out anyway I could." Quotable "You know BUI.

He's got an awful high opinion of what he Is and what he does. It looks like the 49ers really missed him a lot, so what can you say?" Bears' defensive tackle Dan Hampton responding to remarks by Bill Walsh that he should retire because of 10 knee operations. Barry Bonds hit a solo home run, his 27th homer of the season, off Phillies starter Terry Mulholland to tie the score at 2-2 in the sixth. Philadelphia went ahead 2-1 in the fourth when Charlie Hayes singled with two outs and scored on a double by Daulton. Dickie Thon hit his eighth home run of the season to give the Phillies a 1-1 tie in the second inning.

Pittsburgh went ahead 1-0 on a leadoff home run by Gary Redus, his fifth homer of the year. Zane Smith, who had won four of his first five starts since being acquired by the Pirates from Montreal, gave up six hits and two runs in seven innings. He had an 18-inning scoreless streak snapped by Thon's home run. Mulholland surrendered eight hits and two runs in seven innings. PITTSBURGH PHILADELPHIA ab bl ab bl Rcdus Ib 4131 Dykstr cf 5000 Dackmn ph 0100 Rudy 2b 3010 LVIIIre 0000 Meadows ph 1 0 0 0 JBdl ss 4000 Mrndnl 2b 0000 King 3b 5010 VHayes If 3010 Bonllla rf 3011 Murphy rf 3020 Bonds IF 5111 Jordan Ib 3000 RJRynlds cf 2 0 0 0 Kruk Ib 0000 Slaught 3020 CHayes 3b 3110 VnSlykc ph 1000 RBoker 3b 1000 Bllrdllo 0000 RMcDwII 0 0 0 0 Bream Ib 0000 Daullon 4011 Llnd 2b 3010 Thon as 3111 ZSmllh 3010 Mlhllnd 2000 SCarler ph 1000 Chmbrln ph 1 0 0 0 Landrum 0000 Bocvcr 0000 Reuss 0000 Holllns 3b 1000 Bllnda 0000 Tolab 343 10 3 Totall 33 2 7 2 Pittsburgh 100 001 3 Philadelphia 010 100 000 2 King.

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2:54. 18,970. National League East Team PcL GB Pittsburgh 83 58 .589 New York 79 3V4 Montreal 74 .529 8V4 Chicago (5 75 .464 17V4 Philadelphia (5 75 St. Louis (4 77 .454 19 West Cincinnati 79 60 .568 Los Angeles 74 67 .525 6 San Fran 73 68 .518 7 San Diego 65 75 .464 14V4 Houston 63 77 .450 16Vi Atlanta 58 83 .411 22 Monday Results New York 10, Si. Louis 1 Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2 Montreal 7, Chicago 4 San Diego 5, Lot Angeles 2 San Francisco 7, Atlanta 6, 10 Inn Tuesday Games Pittsburgh (Tomlln 2-2) at Philadelphia (Grlms- ley 1-1), 12:35 p.m.

Montreal (Groat 8-10) at Chicago (Nunez 2- 6), 2:20 p.m. St Louis (Hill 4-3) at New York (Valera M), 7:35 p.m. Houston (Scott 9-13) at Cincinnati (Charllon 11-7), 7:35 p.m. Lot Angeles (Hartley 6-2) at San Diego (Hurst 8-9), 10:05 p.m. Atlanta (Marak 0-1) at San Francisco (Garrells 11-10), 10:05 p.m.

American League East Team PcL CB Boston 79 62 .560 Toronto 75 66 .532 4 Detroit 68 74 .479 11VS Milwaukee 67 74 .475 12 Baltimore 63 76 .453 IS Cleveland 63 79 .444 U'A New York 57 83 .407 21V4 West Oakland 89 51 .636 Chicago 80 60 .571 9 Texas 74 67 .525 15V4 California 70 71 .496 Seattle 70 71 .496 Kansas City 66 75 .468 23V4 Minnesota 65 77 .458 25 Monday Results Cleveland 3, Chicago 2, 1st Chicago 6, Cleveland 2, 2nd Boston 5, Milwaukee 4, 1st Milwaukee 6, Boston 1 2nd Texas 1, New York 0, 11 Inn Detroit 8, Baltimore 0 Toronto 6, Kansas City 1 Seattle 5, Oakland 2 California 3, Minnesota 1 Tuesday Games Texas (B. Will 15-8) al New York (Gary 5-9), 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee (Robinson 9-3) at Boston (Lamp 3-4), 7:35 p.m. Detroit (Searcy 1-5) al Baltimore (Johnson 11-8), 7:35 p.m. Chicago (Edwards 4-3) al Cleveland (Candlolli 14-10), 7:35 p.m.

Toronlo (Wills 5-3) al Kansas City (M. Slollle- myre 0-0), 8:35 p.m. Oakland (Young 8-5) at Seattle (Johnson 13-8), 10:05 p.m. Minnesota (Tapani 11-6) al California (Langston 8-16), 10:35 p.m. UPI Ratings NEW YORK (UPI) The United Pros International Board of Coaches Top 25 college football ratings, with record and first-place votes In parentheses, total points (based on 15 points for first place, 14 for second, and last week's ranking.

1. Notre Dame (30) (0-0) 666 2 2. Florida St. (10) (14) 647 3 3. Auburn (4) (1-0) 619 4 4.

Southern Cal (1) (1-0) 479 5 5. Michigan (0-0) 462 6 6. Tennessee (2-0-1) 441 8 7. Brlgham Young (2) (24) 430 18 8. Nebraska (1) (2-0) 421 9 9.

Colorado (14-1) 305 7 10. Miami (0-1) 290 1 11. Virginia (2-0) 272 13 12. Texas (1-0) 1M 11 13. Pittsburgh (2-0) 140 19 14.

Ohio Slate (1-0) 114 14 15. Arkansas (0-0) 15 16. Arizona (1-0) 41 17. (Ue) Texas (1-0) 25 23 (lie) Illinois (0-1) 25 12 19. Clemson (M) 21 10 20.

Washington (1-0) 20 16 21. Florida (1-0) 18 23 22. Michigan SL (04) 15 23 23. Fresno SL (2-0) 12 22 24. Arizona SL (1-0) 8 i 25.

Georgia Tech (1-0) 7 z-unranked Others receiving votes: Maryland, Oregon, South Carolina, Southern Mississippi. By agreement with Ihe American Football Coaches Association, teams barred from television appearances and post-season play or having lost more than 20 percent of their football scholarships are Ineligible for the Top 25 and national championship consideration by the UPI Board of Coaches. Those schools are Houston, Memphis State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma Stale. Meeting Notice The Tyrone Area Basketball Boosters will meet Sept. 12, at 7 p.m.

in the faculty room lounge at Tyrone Area High School. Baseball A group trying to bring major-league baseball to Orlando, has retained the services of Bobby Richardson. The former Yankee second baseman will advise Pat Williams, president and general manager of Orlando Pro Baseball. NFL Tight end Eric Green, the Pittsburgh Steelers' first-round draft choice out of Liberty, has signed a contract believed to be worth $2.36 million over four years. Green was the last first-round choice of the 1990 draft to sign.

Tri-Co. Slo-Pitch Softball Results MONDAY'S GAMES (Playoff Semifinals) Best-of-3 Gamas Bull Pen 100 101 Ox United Video 032 105 3 11 PULLING OFF A TWIN-KILLING Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Jose Lind turns the doubleplay as Phillie Dale Murphy tries to break it up during the fourth inning of last night's game in Philadelphia. Won End Lanes 070 140 0 12 Miller's Auto 212 111 0 REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS: United Video, 26-4; West End Lanes, 25-5; Bull Pen, 22-8; Miller's Auto, 22-8; United Vets. 20-10; Coaches Comer, 16-14; Amer. Legion.

1-22; Eaken's, 8-22; Romano's, 6-24; Keller's, 6-24; Hammond's, 6-24. Post-Seuon Playoff Records: Miller's. 3-1; 'Bull Pen. 3-2; West End Lanes, 3-1; United Video. 4-1; 1-1; 'American Legion, 1-2; 0-1; -United Vets.

0-2; Coiner. 0-2; 0-2. Teams eliminated from post-season play. GAMES TONIGHT: (semifinal round game, 3rd of Miller's vs West End Lanes, 7:30 49ers Edge Saints On Field Goal With 12-Seconds To Play NEW ORLEANS (UPI) Mike Cofer saved his best kick for the best moment, one that probably should never have happened. Cofer hit on a 38-yard field goal with 12 seconds remaining Monday night to propel the San Francisco 49crs to a 13-12 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

That kick came after Cofer had missed three others from 47,51 and 55 in the game, and after the Saints had blown three opportunities with less than five minutes remaining in the game to run out the clock while leading 12-10. On each possession, the Saints could not muster a first down, giving the ball back to the Nincrs and giving Joe Montana another chance to pull out the win. "I think if we had gotten a couple of first downs toward the end, we would have won the football game," said a dejected Saints Coach Jim Mora. The bottom line, said Nincrs' Coach George Scifert was that his team got the job done when it counted. "The thing at the end of the ball game, our wide receivers and Joe came through as they've done so many times and somehow they got it done," said Scifert.

After stopping the Saints with 1:30 left, Montana, who had been sacked six times in the game, led San Francisco downfield with a patented hcartstop- ping drive. ''We came from behind at the end," Montana said, "and showed a little bit of character and pulled it. But I'm not happy with the way I played. I know that." On first down from the 49er 19, Montana connected with John Taylor for 25 yards to the 44. Three plays later, with 35 seconds remaining and facing a third-and-6 at his 48, Montana hit Roger Craig for 11 yards to the Saints' 41.

On the next play, the quarterback found a streaking Jerry Rice on a post pattern for a 20-yard gain that carried to the New Orleans 21. "They had the intention of just taking me out of the ballgame," said Rice, who had only one other catch all night. "But I just kept working all night long." Two plays after Rice's key catch, Cofer booted the game-winner. Cofer said the game-winner was similar to one he had missed earlier. "I felt it was going to get to the pole.

before it had a chance to get outside of it," Cofer said. The Saints had held a 9-3 halflime lead, but that was quickly erased after the two teams traded turnovers at the beginning of the third quarter. Montana led the Nincrs 80 yards in nine plays, capping the drive with a missed-direction toss on third down from the New Orleans 4 to Brent Jones, who was wide open in the end zone. The extra point gave San Francisco the 10-9 lead in the third quarter. Morten Andersen had put the Saints up 12-10 midway through the fourth quarter when he hit on a 32-yard field goal.

San Francisco got its only points of the first half after Keith DeLong recovered a fumbled punt return by Bobby Morse at the New Orleans 32. Three plays later, Cofer connected on a Noll To Brister: 'Shut Up And Play' 52-yard field goal, trying his personal best, to give the Nincrs the early 3-0 lead. John Fourcadc connected with Brett Pcrriman on a 24-yard completion and Eric Martin for 18 yards, to help move New Orleans to the San Francisco 26. The drive bogged down from there, and Andersen connected on a 41-yard field goal. Early in the second quarter, San Francisco faced a third and two at their 18 when a Montana pass was tipped by New Orleans' linebacker Vaughan Johnson into the hands of defensive back Toi Cook.

The 49crs stiffened, and Andersen hit on a 39-yard field goal for the 6-3 New Orleans lead. The Saints got a field late in the first hal when Fourcade went 4- for-4 for 49 yards on a drive that consumed just 1:25. Andersen hit his third field goal of the half, this one from 28 yards out with 3 seconds remaining, to give the Saints the 9-3 lead. Montana finished the game 26-of-43 for 184 yards while Fourcade was 12-of-34 for 180 yards. Andersen's 4-for-4 field goal performance moved him back into first place on the all-time kicking accuracy list, with a 77.43 percentage, compared to 77.40 for Nick Lowery of Kansas City.

NFL Scoreboard American Conference East Team Pet. PF PA Buffalo 100 1.000 26 10 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 27 24 New England 010 .000 24 27 NY Jets 010 .000 20 25 Indianapolis 010 .000 10 26 Central Cincinnati 100 1.000 25 20 Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 13 3 Pittsburgh 010 .000 3 13 Houston 010 .000 27 47 West Kansas City 100 1.000 24 21 LA Raiders 100 1.000 14 9 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 14 17 Denver 0 1 0 .000 9 14 Seattle 010 .000 0 17 National Conference East Team PcL PF PA Washington 100 1.000 31 0 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 17 14 NY Giants 100 1.000 27 20 Philadelphia 010 .000 20 27 Phoenix 010 .000 0 31 Central Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 17 0 Tampa Bay 100 1.000 38 21 Green Bay 100 1.000 36 24 Minnesota 010 .000 21 24 Detroit 010 .000 21 38 West Atlanta 100 1.000 47 27 San Franclrco 100 .000 13 12 LA Rams 010 .000 24 36 New Orleans 010 .000 12 13 Monday Result San Francisco 13, New Orleans 12 Sunday, Sept. 16 Atlanta at Detroit, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at NY Jets, 1 p.m. New England at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. LA Rams at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Phoenix at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

NY Giants at Dallas, 4 p.m. LA Raiders at Seattle, 4 p.m. Cincinnati at San Diego, 4 p.m. Washington at San Francisco, 4 p.m. Houston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 17 Kansas City at Denver, 9 p.m. PITTSBURGH (UPI) Pittsburgh Steelers' Coach Chuck Noll Monday said he had enough of quarterback Bubby Blister's complaints about the coaching. Following the Steelers' 13-3 loss to Cleveland in the season opener Sunday, a frustrated Blister questioned the play calling and the personnel decisions by the coaches. Blister was especially upset about the personnel in the game on the series after the Steelers' defense recovered a rumble at the Cleveland 1.

Two runs lost a yard, Blister threw an incomplete pass on third down and the Steelers settled for a Gary Anderson field goal. "Sometimes we're taking out players who are supposedly our starters and bringing in somebody else," Blister said. Noll disagreed. "We had the people in there to get the job done," Noll said. "We can't make the mistakes is what it comes down to.

If we get the proper execution, then we'll get things done." Blister had a tough day against the Browns. He completed 17 of 32 passes for 193 yards. He was sacked three times and threw two interceptions, one of which led to a Cleveland field goal. Blister took some hard hits from the Browns Cleveland defensive linemen Michael Dean Perry and Al Baker each were penalized for roughing the Noll said there were times when his quarterback failed to stand in the pocket. Noll said backup Rick Strom has a better understanding of the Steelers offense, and the coach did not rule out the possibility of changing quarterbacks.

But Noll quickly added that it's important Blister works himself out of this slump. "Our quarterback has to get himself straightened out, too, as well as everybody else," Noll said. "This is a team game. Our quarterback is not going to look good if we don't have the contributing people working to do that, and the contributing people are going to lose interest if the quarterback doesn't get it done. It's a two-way street" Pittsburgh safety Thomas Everett was released after spending the night in Divine Providence Hospital for observation after suffering a concussion and a lacerated forehead in Sunday's game.

Everett received a gash when Browns' running back Kevin Mack tried to jump over him arid hit the front of Everett's helmet with his knee. Twenty-one stitches were needed to close the wound. Also, cornerback Delton Hall will be sidelined several weeks after suffering a knee injury breaking up a pass in the end zone. Olympics East German Christa Luding- Rotheburger was honored by the IOC for becoming the first athlete to win a medal at the Summer and Winter Olympics. Luding-RoUieburger won medals in 1988 in speed skating in Calgary and cycling in Seoul.

Athens was installed the 7-4 favorite to stage the 1996 Summer Olympics, according to Britain's biggest bookmakers, William Hill. Atlanta is the second at 11 -8 followed by Melbourne at 10-1, Manchester, England, 20-1. Toronto 25-1 and Belgrade 33-1. The selection will be made by the IOC next week in Tokyo. Basketball Union reps to the NBA Players Association approved amendments to the pre-pension benefit plan that will end legal wrangling over the agreement.

With the 26-1 vote, the lawsuit brought by such players such as Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing will be dropped. Players had challenged the agreement because it would limit salaries. The New York Knicks will play Scavolini Pesaro, the Italian League champion, and F.C. Barcelona will face POP 84, the European Cup champion, in the opening round of the McDonald's Open in Barcelona Oct. 11....

The fifth and final game of the World Basketball League Championship will be played Tuesday between the Youngstown Pride and the Calgary 88's at Youngstown, Ohio..