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Tyrone Daily Herald. Tuesday, November 4,1986 Page Five Rams Cage Bears, 20-17 By RANDY MINKOFF UP1 Sports Writer CHICAGO (UPD While Steve Oils' passing was erratic, his timing was perfect. The Los Angeles Rams quarterback completed Just 6 of 25 passes Monday night but connected three times on the Rams' final drive to set up a 50-yard game-winning field goal by Mike Lansford with four seconds left in a 20-17 victory over the Chicago Bears. Oils, subbing for the injured Steve Bartkowskl for the second straight week, missed 13 straight passes after completing his first toss of the game. He broke the drought with a 65-yard bomb to Ron Brown with Dlst.6 Football Ratings CLASS AAAA 65 Vo-Tech 63 HollWaysburg 54 State College 52 Altoona 51 CLASS AAA 65 61 58 Bald Eagle Area 58 Huntingdon 56 Cambria Heights 52 Penn Cambria 41 Mount union 40 Central Cambria 39 Marion Center 39 Central 38 Lewistown 38 Chief Logan 37 Somerset 36 Lock Haven 35 CLASS AA 51 McCort 51 Bishop Guilfoyle 47 45 Township 44 Northern Cambria 43 Bellwood-Antis 41 Southern Huntingdon 41 Kishacoquilas 41 Portage 41 Penns Valley 40 West Branch 38 Moshannon Valley 37 Hoemr Center 36 ForestHllls 35 BaldEagle-Nittany 31 Ligonier Valley 29 Conemaugh Valley 20 CLASS A Valley 48 Valley 48 43 38 Glendale 36 Williamsburg 34 Penns Manor 27 Purchase Line 20 Saltsburg 19 Bucktall 19 Claysburg 16 have already clinched playoff berths CLASSIFICATION is based on enrollment following the guidelines prescribed for basketball.

Semifinals will be played the weekend of Nov. 14-15; Championship Games the following weekend. FOUR POINTS are awarded for each win, two points for each tie. No points are given for losses. In addition, four points are awarded for playing an AAAA team, three for playing an AAA team, two for playing a AA team and one for playing an A team.

ONLY THE best nine games, including all lossses and ties, count in the ratings. Games played against District 6 opponents have priority over games against teams from outside the District. The ratings listed are current, with point totals to be adjusted after this weekend's final games by District 6 statistician Jules Dill of Central Cambria High School. remaining in the third quarter to cap a 17-polnt period and tie the game. On the final drive, which LA began on its own 35 with 49 seconds remaining, Dils hit three passes good for 33 yards to get into Lansford's range.

"I didn't lose confidence. I actually thought that I threw the ball pretty well," Dhe could get a SOyarder. It worked." Both teams are now 7-2. Los Angeles beat the Bears at their own game in snapping Chicago's 14- game Soldier Field winning streak dating back to a December 1984 loss to Green Bay. The Rams held the Bears' rushing attack in check, frustrated backup quarterbacks Steve Fuller and Mike Tomczak and got key plays from their special teams.

In addition, LA received its usual final game out of Eric Dickerson, who rushed for 111 yards in 29 carries, and just enough out of its passing game. "We wanted to be in a position to control the game from the line of scrimmage, and that's what we did, right down to the last drive," said Dickerson, who was held to 46 yards in the Bears' 24-0 victory over LA in last season's NFC championship game. "They were doing a lot of barking against us in that game. They weren't doing it tonight. We knew we could run on them, on anyone." Lansford, whose field goal was the second longest of his career, thought he could have hit the game-winner from 60 yards away.

Earlier, he tied the game with a 26-yarder. "I knew I hit it well. 1 told them to get me to within 50 yards," said the barefoot kicker. "Was this my biggest thrill? Well, I made a kick that kept the Saints out of the playoffs and us in them a couple of years ago that was just as big." Bears Coach Mike Ditka refused to blame the loss on injuries to quarterback 1 Jim McMahon and running back Walter Payton, who left the game in the second half with a dislocated big toe on his right foot. "We had every chance to win the football game," Ditka said.

"Give the Rams credit. They played with poise underpressure." NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE American Conference East NY Jets New Miami Buffalo Indianapolis Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh Houston Denver Kansas Seattle LA San Diego Central 630 630 3 6 1 8 West 8 1 6 3 54 54 1 8 0 Pet .889 .667 .444 .222 .000 .667 .667 .333 .111 .889 .667 .556 .556 .111 NY Giants Washington Dallas Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Minnesota Detroit Tampa Bay Green Bay LA Rams San Fran. Atlanta New Orleans National Conference East Pet. 7 2 Central 720 540 360 270 1 8 0 West 720 5 3 1 5 3 1 4 0 .778 .778 .667 .333 .222 .778 .556 .333 .222 .111 .778 .611 .611 .444 PF 244 244 226 173 90 209 199 142 152 230 205 185 174 189 PF 186 212 240 131 116 203 214 140 161 111 164 211 184 175 PA 173 132 240 205 230 239 189 195 2,06 146 195 158 168 248 PA 124 183 151 179 204 117 158 167 246 249 144 147 157 160 Hagler, Leonard Will Clash Apr.

6 ByDAVERAFFO DPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPD Marvin Hagler has suspended diplomatic relations with Ray Leonard until after Aprils. Hagler made that clear Monday at a news conference to announce his middleweight title defense against Leonard, scheduled for 12 rounds at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev. The champion acted like the fight was sooner than five months away. "There's no friends in the ring," Hagler said. "This is war, and 1 come to fight.

I've been looking forward to this fight for a long time. I've been saving my body and saving my mind just for this occasion. "The only reason this fight is taking place is because I'm giving him the opportunity." Leonard tried to thank Hagler for the opportunity. When he was introduced at the press conference, he proclaimed the bout "a promoter's dream." "Before we start, I want to thank Marvin," Leonard said. Leonard walked to where Hagler was sitting and extended his hand.

Hagler stared straight ahead, ignoring the former welterweight and junior middleweight champ. Leonard shuffled back to the microphone, a bit embarrassed. "Apparently he has his fight face on," Leonard said. Promoter Bob Arum said Hagler is guaranteed $12 million and Leonard $11 million, making it the richest bout in history Hagler was listed a 4-1 favorite the opening odds posted Monday at the Caesars Palace Sports Book The lopsided odds are due to Leonard's inactivity and concern over his surgery to repair a torn retina his left eye Since he publicly challenged Hagler on May 1, Leonard has been asked to defend his decision to reenter the ring. He retired in 1982, and again after a one-bout comeback against Kevin Howard in 1984.

Leonard was examined by a battery of doctors, including three eye specialists, in Las Vegas Oct. 24-25, and was given a clean bill of health. The examination was required before the World Boxing Council and Nevada Athletic Commission would sanction the fight Surprising Arizona State Cracks Top five: Lions Vault Past Michigan Into UPl's No. 2 Rating Slot ByJIMl.t TTRELL UP1 Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPD Arizona State, projected to finish fourth in the Paciflc-10, emerged as the No. 5 team In the nation in voting today by the United Press international Board of Coaches.

Arizona Stale cracked a top five that again featured Miami. Penn State, Michigan and Oklahoma, but In a slightly different order. Miami was No. 1 for the fifth straight week, receiving 48 of 50 first- place votes and 747 out of a possible 750 points. Penn State finished second with one top vote and 679 points.

Michigan, despite a 69-13 rout of DONNIE WAGNER Tyrone's Wagner Will Accept 4-Year Scholarship To SF By Len Slather Herald Sporti Editor Tyrone Area High School basketball standout Donnie Wagner hag agreed to accept a four-year athletic scholarship from St. Francis College of Loretto. Young Wagner, a 6-0 senior co- captain who will be one of the key performers for the Golden Eagles in their first season under head coach Paul Hasson this winter, has made a verbal commitment with the Red Flash and will do the formal signing of a letter-of-intent on Nov. 12 with SF head coach Kevin Porter. Wagner's scholarship acceptance means be will follow two other prominent TAHS alumni to the St.

Francis College basketball court. Former Lady Golden Eagle star Barb Miller is a senior co- captain on the Lady Red Flash Varsity and is zeroing in on a point career there after establishing a TAHS high of 1,488 career points, and All-State performer Nick Leasure, who set the TAHS boys basketball career scoring record of 1,757 points in 78 games and went on to become one of SF's career scoring leaders as well. Last year he led Tyrone High in scoring (316 points, 18.6 ppg average), assists (609) and steals (40) despite missing seven Donnie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wagner, 1512 Perry Tyrone.

Pitt's Congemi Lost For Remainder of Season PITTSBURGH (UPD Senior quarterback John Congemi apparently has played his last game for the Pitt Panthers. Coach Mike Gottfried announced Monday that Congemi was out because of a back injury and said he didn't know who would start when Pitt takes on No. 1 Miami Saturday in Pittsburgh Congemi. who was having his best season for Pitt, suffered a hairline fracture in his back during the Panthers' 24-20 weekend loss to Syracuse. At first it was thought he might have a severe sprain, but the fracture was revealed when he checked into Presbyterian- University Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Gottfried told a news conference: "Apparently. John Congemi is lost for the season "It's a tough loss for us and I really have feelings for John. He's a high- caliber representative of our university in every manner. I'm proud of him and what he has accomplished here." "His injury is completely stable, but his spine has been weakened by the injury and we have advised him to participate in no sporting activity for six weeks," said Dr. Freddie Fu, Pitt's team physician.

Congemi was injured when he collided with a Syracuse player near the visiting team's bench as he tried to scramble for a first down. Pitt's loss to the Orangemen dropped the Panthers' record to 4-3-1 and apparently eliminated from the post-season bowl picture. This had been Congemi's best season. He completed 550 of 994 passes (55.3 percent) for 6,467 yards in his Pitt career. He threw for 42 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.

This season, he had completed 163 of 293 passes for 2,048 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions. A highlight of his season came In a win over Navy. He passed for 446 yards to set a Pitt single-game record. From his hospital room, Congemi said: "I'm very disappointed. I've obviously been waiting a long time to play this game (against Miami).

This comes as a great shock to me. If I knew I wouldn't risk any further injury, I would pldy Saturday." Gottfried was not sure of his quarterback plans for the team's last three games. He said any of his three remaining quarterbacks Joe Felitsky, Sal Genilla or Larry Wanke could end up starting. "We're going to look at all the options and see who gives us the best chance to be successful," the coach said. "We're leaving every door open.

We could play anybody at this point." Football Almanac Levy Will Leave Broadcast Booth To Coach NFL Bills ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (UPD New Buffalo Bills Coach Marv Levy will have the chance to lead the team he has watched from the broadcast booth for four seasons. Levy, who served as color commentator for Bills' road exhibition games the last four years, was named to succeed the fired Hank Bullough Monday. Levy becomes the third Bills coach in 13 months. "I'm very excited and thrilled to be coming to the Buffalo Bills organization," said Levy, who left a job as director of operations for the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes to become the 13th head coach in Bills' history.

Levy had a 31-42 record from 1978 to 1981 with the Kansas City Chiefs, his only previous experience as an NFL head coach. Levy also worked as an assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins. He now has the task of turning around the 2-7 Bills, who have won just six games over the last three seasons. Levy said he signed a multiyear contract, but financial terms were not disclosed. "Offensively, I see some good things," Levy said.

"We have to cut down on the mistakes. don't want to see 12 men on the field, and I don't want nine or 10 out there either." SPORTS CARD -WEDNESDAY- 7th-8th Grade Girls Basketball Tyrone at Spring Cove Tournament THURSDAY- 7th-8th Grade Girls Basketball Tyrone at Spring Cove Tournament Today is Tuesday, Nov. 4,1986. The Jan. 1 college bowl games are 58 days away, and the day for final decisions to which teams go where is 18 days away.

The Super Bowl is 82 days away. Two NFL coaches have been let go since the beginning of the year, Don Coryeil in San Diego and Hank Bullough in Buffalo. Quiz The Bills fired head coach Hank Bullough after he had served just 13 months. Who had the shortest tenure as an NFL head coach? (answer below). Hot Seat Rookie kicker Max Zendejas, signed to a three-year contract three weeks ago to replace released veteran Mark Moseley, missed three of five extra points against the Vikings.

Quotes of the Day "Jay just continues to show that he's a big-play guy. What I like is that he comes to me during a game and tells me, 'Let me throw or, 'Let me throw He has a confident approach and he's poised. He still misses some easy shots, but then he'll come back and hit something super special." Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs on his quarterback Jay Schroeder. Trainer's Room University of Pittsburgh quarterback John Congemi has a hairline fracture of the eighth vertebrae and is likely to be out for the rest of the season. Stats The Cowboys have allowed six first- quarter points in their first nine games.

Really The 4-5 Dolphins have registered their four victories against opponents whose combined record is 3-24. Miami has beaten 0-9 Indianapolis twice, 27 Buffalo and 1-8 Houston. Tracking Great Seasons Nov. 4, 1973 O.J. Simpson, en route to setting a then-NFL record 2,003 yards rushing, gained 79 yards on 20 carries in Buffalo's 13-0 loss to the Saints in New Orleans, bringing his yardage total to 1,104.

Nov. 4, 1984 Eric Dickerson, en route to his NFL singleseason rushing record of 2,105 yards, gained 208 B-A's DEVON 1341 BUSTS THROUGH a crack in Tyrone's defence for a big gam on a Belluood Amis ad i.uuul nit'--. rommui.it> Youth Football all-star game al Bellwood Hie host B-A YFL slurs mum side's l) Jk id scores on a 65-yard pass play from Jamie holluiger in the first quarter ami on phed 14 OjbNuilhb an 8 luii in Hie turn Hi quu.lti while Joiialhon GoerU was credited with 4lh -period lely yards on 21 carries in the Rams' 16-13 victory over the Cardinals at St. Louis. Nov.

4,1984 Dan Marino, en route to NFL records for yards (5,084) and TDs (48), passed for 422 yards and two TDs as the Dolphins improved to 10-0 with a 31-17 victory over the Jets. Mark Duper caught seven passes for 155 yards, and scoring passes went to Mark Clayton and Nat Moore. Bowling For Dollars In fervent pursuit of a Miami-Penn State matchup, the Gator Bowl is negotiating with a potential sponsor to provide the millions necessary to land an anticipated battle for the national championship. Double Vision In his last two games, Joe Morris of the Giants has rushed for 181 yards and 2 touchdowns. Quiz Answer Dick Modzelewski coached the Browns for one game in 1977.

LHU Season Wrestling Tickets Now Available LOCK HAVEN Season tickets for Lock Haven University's 1986-87 home wrestling meets, including the Mat-Town USA Tournament Nov. 29, are now available by mail or at Thomas Field House. Wednesday, Nov. 19, Morgan State; Saturday, Nov. 29, Mat-Town USA Tournament; Dec.

4, Millersville; Friday, Dec. 12, Bloomsburg; Saturday, Jan. 17, Rider; Saturday, Jan. 24, Pitt; Saturday, Feb. 7, Cleveland State and Thursday, Feb.

26, Clarion. In addition, the Pennsyivanai Conference Championships will be held at Thomas Field House Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31, but this tournament is not included in the season ticket package. Season ticket holders may order conference tournament tickets through the LHU Athletic Department. The season tickets for the duals and Mat-Town give a guaranteed reserved seat, and holders are likewise guaranteed renewal for the following season.

Cost of each ticket is $26, and there is a 50-cent charge for postage and handling. Checks should be made payable to the Student Cooperative Council and mailed to: Wrestling Tickets, Athletic Department, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA, 17745. For further information, phone 717893-2102. Last year the Bald Eagles were 10-8 in dual meets, third in the Pennsylvania Conference and fourth In the Eastern Wrestling League. The Pitt, Cleveland State and Clarion duals are Eastern Wrestling League matches.

The meet against Bloomsburg in December is the annual Susquehanna Donnybrook Teams in the Mat-Town Tournament are: Iowa State, Penns State, Lehigh, Pitt, Rider, Ohio State, Slippery Rock. Bucknell, Ohio University and the Bald Eagles. GRID MENU Varsity Games Bellelunte at A BEN alHugl.esville Lew.slown at Logan Curweiibville al Clearfield Hh.l.psburg-Usceola at Lock Haven K.sh al Penns Valley Juriialaal Mou.il Union Will.amspurtal Stale College SATURDAY Va.sity Games a' Allouna (7:301 Bishup Mel oil al Johnstown al 11 301 Illinois, slid one notch behind the Nlttany Lions, dropping to No. 3 with one first-place vote. Oklahoma maintained Its No.

4 ranking. The Sun Devils moved Into the No. 5 slot as Auburn and Washington, last week's flfthand sixth-ranked teams, respectively, lost Saturday. Alabama was ranked sixth, followed by No. 7 Nebraska, No.

8 Texas No. 9 Arkansas and No. 10 Auburn, which dropped five spots after losing to Florida, 18-17. Ohio State made the biggest jump, soaring six positions to No. 11.

UCLA was No. 12, followed by No. 13 Washington, No. 14 North Carolina State, No 15 Southern Cal, No. 18 Iowa, No.

17 Arizona, No. 18 Louisiana State, and Baylor and Stanford tied at No. 19. Arizona State, which last finished a season in the Top 20 in 1982 when It was sixth, is the favorite to reach its first-ever Rose Bowl. The Sun Devils, 7-01 overall and 4-0-1 in the PaclO, are the first team in 15 years to defeat UCLA, Southern Cal and Washington in the same season.

"That's great, that's good news. We've got four more notches to go," Arizona State Coach John Cooper said of the No. 5 ranking. "I've been lucky all my life. I feel like I was born with a horseshoe in my back pocket.

Why not set your goals at the highest? 1 thought we'd have a good football team." The Pac-lO coaches were not as sure. In the preseason, Arizona State was picked by the league coaches to finish fourth and UCLA was selected to capture the title. "The conference race is not over," UCLA Coach Terry Donahue said. "Not yet. Not in my mind.

No way. But if we lose Saturday, it's over." The Sun Devils can clinch a trip to the Rose Bowl Saturday if they defeat California and UCLA loses to Stanford. "The mark of our football team has been that we've gotten better each week," said Cooper, in his ninth year at Arizona State. "We haven't mentioned anything about the Rose Bowl to our football players. Our players are intelligent enough to know about it.

But we've got to worry about California this week, Wichita State next week and the of A (Arizona) the following week." The National Champion, to be crowned following the Jan. 1 Bowl Games, will receive a $32,000 non- athletic scholarship from the Gerrits Foundation and UPI. Grid Ratings NEW YORK (UPI) The UnHed Press International Board of Coaches Top 20 college football ratings, with first- place votes and record In parentheses, total points (based on IS points for first place, 14 for second, and last week's ranking: I. Miami (48) (8-0) 747 1 2 Penn State (1) (8-0) 679 3 3. Michigan (1) (8-0) 649 24.

Oklahoma (7-1) 593 4 5. Arizona State (7-0-1) 532 7 6. Alabama (8-1) 465 8 7. Nebraska (7-1) 429 9 8. Texas (7-1) 390 10 9.

Arkansas (7-1) 32513 10. Auburn (7-1) 227 5 II. Ohio State (7-2) 215 17 12. UCLA (6-2) 183 15 13. Washington (6-2) 132 6 14.

N.C. State (6-1-1) 11816 15. Southern Cal (6-2) 105 19 16. Iowa (6-2) 33 12 17. Arizona (6-2) 32 14 18.

Louisiana State (5-2) 15 11 19. (tie) Baylor (5-3) 817 19. (tie) Stanford (6-2) 8 Others receiving votes: Air Force, Brigham Young, Clemson, Colorado, Florida State, Fresno State, Georgia, Mississippi, Rutgers, San Jose State and Virginia Tech. The National Champion, to be crowned following the Jan. 1 Bowl Games, will receive a $32,000 non-athletic scholarship from the Gerrits Foundation and United Press International.

Note: By agreement with the American Football Coaches Association, teams on NCAA or conference probation and forbidden to compete In a bowl are ineligible for the Top 20 and national championship consideration by the UPI Board of Coaches. Tbote are Florida, Southern Methodist and Texas Christian. Warriors Sink Knicks, 104-95 OAKLAND, Calif. (UPD Golden State center Joe Barry Carroll, who last year feuded with former Warriors coach John Bach, is praising Bach's replacement. Carroll said It was a defense devised by new coach George Karl that sparked the Warriors, 2-1, to a 104-95 defeat of the winless New York Knicks Monday night.

"Our defense tonight was good," Carroll said. "We had a lot of rotation and we doubled up on certain plays. George has certain calls on defense in key situations and tonight they all worked." Golden State blew open a close game by scoring the first 12 points of the third quarter. "That run in the third quarter shows that you have to use the home- court advantage," said Carroll, who scored 14 points. "You can't wait until too late.

If you wait until the late stages, you trade baskets and it becomes anybody's game." New York's starting backcourt of Rory Sparrow and Trent Tucker hit only one of their first 20 shots from the floor. "We missed enough shots tonight for 82 games," Knicks Coach Hubie Brown said. "Our shots were there tonight. They were between 18 and 20 feet and you have got to make those Golden State trailed 50-49 at the half but grabbed the lead for good with the 12 point spurt The Knicks, 03. countered with 5 straight points before the Warriors went on an 8-0 tear.