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Sunday. December 3, 1989 The Pittsburgh Press Westminster shows em, 34-0 Youngstown sunk by sub GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Quarterback Patrick Baynes, celebrating his 23rd birthday with his first start in nearly two years, rushed for a career-high 131 yards and two touchdowns as Furman beat Youngstown State, 42-23, yesterday in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Baynes, replacing injured starter Frankie DeBusk, scored on runs of 53 and 15 yards in the first half as the defending champions took a 21-16 halftime lead. The Paladins sealed the victory with 14 third-period points en route to their 12th consecutive victory.

Furman (12-1) advances to the semifinals next Saturday, when it will play host to Stephen F. Austin, which defeated Southwest Missouri State, 55-25. Youngstown finishes 9-4. Richie Whitt For The Pittsburgh Press STEPHENVILLE, Texas Upstart Tarteton State publicly questioned Westminster's dynasty before last night's NAIA Division II quarterfinal playoff game. Not anymore.

The Titans, 11-0 and defending champions, delivered a 34-0 dose of belief to the Texans before 3,650 at Memorial Stadium, approximately 100 miles south of Fort Worth. Westminster, which will enter next week's semifinal game at Central Washington with a No. 1 ranking and the nation's longest winning streak at 25 games, left no doubt in dominating the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association co-champions on both sides of the ball. The Titans scored on three consecutive possessions early in the game for a 21-0 halftime lead and then cruised to the victory. Tarleton finished its season at 9-3.

"That was a pretty solid performance on our part," Westminster Coach Joe Fusco said. "We played consistently on offense and defense. After, we got the lead, we didn't make the mistakes to let them back in the game. That's what pleased me." Westminster scored with 3:30 remaining in the first quarter when running back Brad Tokar stole quarterback Joe Micchia's 45-yard pass in the end zone from Texan corner-back Mario DeSantiago. "I don't really know what happened," Tokar said.

"We fell and I IUP's title By David Rainer For The Pittsburgh Press CLINTON, IUP Coach Frank Cignetti's worst nightmares were realized yesterday in an NCAA Division II semifinal. His Indians lived by Murphy's law in a 26-14 loss to Mississippi College, which advances to the championship game against fellow Gulf South Conference member Jacksonville State at Florence, next Saturday. IUP had four turnovers, eight penalties for 96 yards and terrible field position all afternoon. "It was very simple," Cignetti said. "We knew coming in we'd have to have a great kicking game and we got whipped in the kicking game.

We had terrible field position and when we got something going offensively, just grabbed the ball. It was a big play but whether or not it turned the game around we'll never know. We would've been tough to beat tonight anyway." On the last play of the quarter, Tokar put the Titans in scoring position again at Tarleton's 1 1 with a hopes go sour, 26-14 JJOAS-MATIC 3STRUTSr is 3 wisSsSi! 3 was we turned the ball over." Mississippi nose guard Terry Fleming opened the game by sacking IUP quarterback Tony Aliucci for a 7-yard loss. The Choctaws finished with six sacks. That first sack allowed MC to start its first drive at the IUP 46.

Fred McAfee ran 30 yards on a fake reverse for the score after IUP was penalized for roughing the punter. IUP's only sustained scoring drive came early in the second quarter. The combination of Aliucci to wide receiver Andrew Hill, who had six catches for 131 yards, caused MC problems all day. On the 72-yard drive, Hill caught passes of 34 and 23 yards, the latter to the MC 3. Fullback Ken Rock broke two tackles en route to the 3-yard touchdown, but he taunted an MC player in the end zone and IUP was penalized All-District team 28-yard burst up the middle.

Two plays later, he put Westminster up, 14-0, after running over Tarleton defensive end Opie Scott at the goal line on a 2-yard sweep. The lead grew to three touchdowns when the Titans drove 51 yards on nine plays midway through the second quarter. Micchia's 15-yard keeper on the option was followed by fullback Matt Cruny's 3-yard scoring dive over left tackle. Tokar, an Ail-American junior, rambled for 183 yards, including 119 in the decisive first half. Micchia raised his season touchdown total to 27 with three scoring tosses on 10-of-17 passing for 186 yards.

It could have been worse had not wide open receiver Dave Foley dropped a pass at Tarleton's 20 on the game's third play. DeSantiago, the Texans' only defensive stopped two Titan drives with a blocked field goal and an interception on another co-possession pass at Tarleton's 3. While Westminster's offense moved almost at will, Tarleton barely moved at all. The Texans had only one first down and 39 yards in the first half and finished with 149 total yards. Tokar's 54-yard run set up Micchia's 16-yard touchdown lob pass to Mike Beggy on the Titans' second possession of the third quarter.

After Andre Borowicz' interception at Tarleton's 47, Micchia then hit Foley with a 19-yard scoring strike for a 34-point lead after three quarters. 15 yards on the kickoff. MC's Jimmy Herzog took the kickoff from the Choctaws' 35 to the IUP 4. Fullback Mitch Thames barreled into the end zone on the next play for a 17-7 lead. "We felt good at the half," Cignetti said.

"But on our first three possessions of the second half we started at the 4, 4 and 11. That's a tough situation." The Choctaws made it 26-7 on their first drive of the final quarter; On first down at the IUP 12, Wally Henry lofted a perfect strike to Tommy Cicco in the corner of the end zone. After the Indians' Joe Novitski recovered a Henry fumble at the MC 30, Aliucci hit Hill for a 22-yard gain and found tight end Paul Kovell alone for an 8-yard TD. Sixstep up to District first team By Ed Kracz For The Pittsburgh Press' Most of the players selected to The Pittsburgh Press all-district football team this year are making their first appearance. But perhaps not their last.

Of the 30 players selected by the coaches to the first team offense and defense, 17 are underclassmen, including a freshman and a sophomore. The lone repeating first-teamer is Grove City cornerback Tony Colangelo, who led the Presidents Athletic Conference in interceptions for the second consecutive year with five. He also forced four fumbles, recovered one, made 25 solo tackles and 40 assists. Six players, including the entire offensive backfield, made the jump from last year's second team to this year's first team; quarterback Joe Micchia and running back Brad Tokar of Westminster, fullback Tim Miller of Waynesburg, defensive linemen Jeff Ingros of Geneva and Stephan Swentkowski of Washington Jefferson and linebacker Robert O'Toole of Carnegie Mellon. Micchia and Ingros are the only two who will graduate this year.

Micchia, a transfer from Youngstown State University, will leave Westminster as the school's all-time passing leader. In just 27 games, he has 266 completions in 526 attempts for 4,042 yards and 60 touchdowns. He is one of seven players from Westminster voted onto either the first or second team. Tokar easily outdistanced second-team finisher Elbert Cole of Edinboro at the running back spot, collecting 10 votes to Cole's five. The Westminster back already holds the school's all-time rushing record with 3,513 yards and 31 touchdowns on 631 attempts.

had eight players named to the team, four on the first team defense. All four of those first- team defen sive selections are juniors. The Presidents finished their season ranked third in total defense in NCAA Division HI. Swentkowski had 32 sacks for two short of the school record. Gary Galuska, the Presidents' leading tackier, Dave Conn, an Academic AU-American and the team's interception leader, and Jim Sevcik are also expected back next year.

Thiel's Gary Klaric, a punter, was the only freshman chosen for the first team. He had a 38.3-yard average on 43 punts. His longest was 61 Thiel had two other players on the first team defensive lineman Jim Rice, a sophomore, and offensive guard Todd Vennis, a junior. Rice recorded four quarterback sacks, made 27 solo tackles and 14 assists. Tint tosun offense Pea.

Name School Ht. Wt. Tr. High school TE Dan Krebbs Duquetne 6-2 220 Sr. Sparta, N.J.

SE Tom Karenbauer Grove City 5-11 185 Sr. Knoch Bill Luffey Westminster 6-2 245 Jr. Moon Matt Humphrey! Slippery Rock 6-2 270 Jr. Antioch Larry Wiesenbach Clarion 6-0 240 Sr. Plum 'Todd Green West Liberty 6-3 245 Sr.

Groveport, Ohio 'Russell Hann CMU 6-3 240 Sr. Fox Chapel 'Todd Vennii Thiel 6-0 220 Jr. Howland, Ohio Gale King Jr. CMU 6-2 235 Sr. Latrobe QB Joe Micchia Westminster 6-1 195 Sr.

Sharon RB Brad Tokar Westminster 6-0 165 Jr. Fort Cherry FL Tom Hemer Mercyhurst 6-1 185 Jr. Center FB 'Tim Miller Waynesburg 5-11 200 Jr. Ferndale Area FB 'Rick France Wash, Jeff. 5-11 232 Sr.

Seton-La Salle PK Chris Dworek Clarion 6-1 180 Sr. Southmoreland Fint team defenee Poo. Nam School Ht. Wt. Tr.

High school DL Stephan SwentkowikiWaih. Jeff. 6-4 240 Jr. South Fayette DL Kevin Blaier Westminster 6-0 260 Jr. Central Catholic DL Jim Rice Thiei 6-4 270 So.

Akron, Ohio DL Jim Sevcik Wash. At Jeff. 6-2 280 Jr. Perry DL 'Jeff In Geneva 6-0 230 Sr. Beaver LB Robert O'Toole CMU 6-2 220 Jr.

Worthington, O. LB 'Terry Jordan Slippery Rock 5-11 205 Jr. Clearfield LB 'Stan Celich IUP 6-1 218 Sr. Montour LB 'Gary Galuska Wash. Jeff.

6-4 212 Jr. Hampton CB Dave Conn Wash. Jeff. 6-2 185 Jr. Bentworth CB Paul Orox Duquetne 6-0 190 Jr.

Blackhawk 'Tony Colangelo Grove City 6-2 190 Jr. Belvidere, NJ. 'Michael Willis Edinboro 6-0 185 Sr. Orlando, Fla. 'Nick Valentino Slippery Rock 6-0 180 Sr.

Kings Park, N.Y. 'Gary Klaric Thiel 6-2 205 Fr. Sharon Second to offsa TE Ron Urbansky, Clarion; SE Dan Reilly, Bethany; Jim Uncapher, IUP; Mike Koffler, Wash. Ron Hainsey, Edinboro; Jeff Lang, Slippery Rock; Tom Sonsini, Geneva; Joe Brooks, Edinboro; Marty Dietx Grove City; Shawn Kunes, IUP; Brian Suter, California; QB Jamie Hamm, Bethany; RB Elbert Cole, Edinboro; FL Andrew Hill, IUP; Larry Pitts Wash. Jeff; FB Doug Adamrovich, IUP; PK Rob Dancu, Westminster; Scott Lautner, Wash.

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