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D3 Sunday. October 23, 198S The Pittsburgh Press COLLEGE FOOTBALL Rockets bail down 34-29 upset MILLERSVILLE Greg Paterra turned in his 17th 100-yard game and junior Quarterback Pat Strine had his best game -s a collegian as Slippery Rock upset previously unbeaten Millersville, 34-29, yesterday. Millersville (6-1) was ranked fifth in NCAA Division II. The Rockets are 4-2-1. Paterra, a senior from Elizabeth Forward, carried 30 times for 171 yards, scoring on runs of 2, 38 and 63 yards.

Strine completed 13 of 20 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns. One scoring pass was a 60-yarder to Keith Wagner, who caught five for 116 yards, and the other a 27-yarder to Oliver Gauthier. 2 iliJ. DISTRICT Randy OlsonTh Ptttiburgh PrM Brad Tokar (21) dashes through Waynesburg's defense on way to 166-yard game that brought his season total to 1,024 i RTo. I Westminster wins, 30-0 By Chris Bates JV 'J xK Tw J) 1 in the first half and quarterback Joe Micchia hooked up with freshman split end Chris Osborne for touchdown passes of 37 and 12 yards.

Waynesburg, known as a predominantly running team, came out in the shotgun formation for the first time in years. Its quarterbacks combined for 182 yards passing, but the ground game was held to 55 yards. "We are so beat up at running back, we were forced into the shotgun," Yellow Jackets Coach Ty Clarke said. "We're a Wing team and we want to remain a. running team.

But, with all the injuries, we had to. pass the ball." With the 30-point victory, Westminster certainly will stay atop the national rankings. That's a nice place to be, but added pressure comes with the territory. "I'd almost prefer to be off the pace a bit at this time and sneak up on some people," Fusco said. "When you're ranked No.

1, you're not going to sneak up on anyone. At the same time, we have enjoyed success over the years and that makes it a little easier to deal with now." The Titans won the NAIA national championship in, 1970, '76 and '79. Now they are shooting for another title. "With 16 teams in the playoffs, a lot of teams can get in with one loss," Fusco said. "A lot has to do with when you lose and we can't afford a loss this late in the season." For The Pittsburgh Press NEW WILMINGTON Thousand-yard rushers aren't common at Westminster College.

The Titans have had one of the top small college football programs in the nation the past 20 years, but not since 1971 have they had a back run for more than 1,000 yards. That changed yesterday as the Titans, ranked No. 1 in NAIA Division II, rolled to an impressive 30-0 victory against Waynesburg. Westminster is 7-0 and Waynesburg 1-7. Sophomore tailback Brad Tokar led the way against Waynesburg, gaining 166 yards on 17 carries, including a 59-yard touchdown run on the third play from scrimmage.

Tokar, a graduate of Fort Cherry High School, has 1,024 yards in seven games this season. The last Titans player to reach 1,000 yards was Paul Veres, 17 years ago. "Brad is right on schedule as far as I am concerned," Westminster Coach Joe Fusco said. "Some of our coaches thought he could have run for more than 1,000 yards last year, but I am fearful of freshmen having a bad experience and losing confidence. Brad was our leading rusher last season, but we didn't want to put any extra pressure on him." Tokar didn't carry the entire load yesterday.

Senior fullback Joe DeGruttola had a 70-yard touchdown run a vV mum niwliil AmftuMniii Westminster's Matthew Cruny also runs hard Mill UNIROYAl Penn State from page Dl STIUITTOS All SEASON SPORTS PLlUSriO ot WHITE S24.95 $27.95 $28.95 S28.99 S29.95 $30.95 $31.95 $35.95 $33.95 $35.95 $37.95 $38.95 rfEHMML P165-80R-13 P17S-80R-13 P165-75R-14 fl95-75R-14 P215-75R-14 P205-75R-15 P215-75R-15 P225-75R-1S P235-75R-15 Edinboro 10, Ship'burg 10 EDINBORO Elbert Cole scored on of 15 and 32 yards as Edinboro (4-4, 1) handed Shippensburg (4-3, 3-1) its first -(Pennsylvania Conference defeat, moving into a tie with Shippensburg for second place behind IUP in the Western Division. Cole gained 118 yards on 19 carries, his scores and a 24-yard field goal by Darren Weber giving Edinboro a 16-0 lead -in the second quarter. Weber kicked a clinching 22-yard field goal with 23 seconds left after Shippensburg had pulled to within 16-10 on a 75-yard pass from Steve Mu- chowski to Jeff Lucas and a 33-yard field goal by Coward Guarini. Edinboro ran off 89 plays to 45 for Shippensburg and had a net total yardage of 462 to Shippensburg's 194. JUP 34.

California INDIANA Steve Girting gained 108 yards and scored on runs of 8 and 5 yards on 19 carries as IUP (5-2, 4-1) took a half-game lead in the Western Division of the Pennsylvania Conference. tZ Andrew Hill, a freshman from New (Brighton, caught four passes from Jim Pehanick for 55 yards, scoring on catches of 10 and 16 yards. California fell to 2-5, 1-3. Carnegie Mellon 44, Thlel 0 Carnegie Mellon (5-2, 2-2) used a power- ful running game to wear down Thiel (0-7, 0-5) in the Presidents Conference game at Mt. Lebanon Stadium.

Tartans rushed for 408 yards, led by Scott Bamyak with 14 carries for 115 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Hansen with 81 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. "Kevin Jones led Thiel with 75 yards on 21 carries, but the Tomcats finished with a of 136 yards to 517 for CMU. Wash-Jeff 34, Duqueene 7 WASHINGTON, Pa. Washington 'Jefferson quarterback Pat Aigner threw scoring passes of 15 yards to Mark Craig I and 14 and 8 yards to Andy Pacak, giving him 15 touchdown passes in his past four I games. "7, Duquesne (0-7) got its score on a second- quarter 66-yard screen pass from Marc Verner to Sean McDonough, which began with McDonough taking the pass behind the 'line of scrimmage.

McDonough caught four passes for 96 yards and ran eight times for 8 yards. Aigner completed 11 of 22 passes for 132 'yards, Pacak catching four for 73 yards, i for (5-0-1). 'be than 32, Grove City 21 T' BETHANY, W.Va. Quarterback Jamie Hamm connected with Troy Costain on a 66-yard pass for Bethany's first touchdown, then scored on a halfback pass play from I Nick Depersis that went for 70 yards. Depersis ran 16 times for 149 yards, half o( his yardage coming on a 75-yard scoring 'fun in the first quarter.

Bethany is 3-4 overall, 1-3 in the Presidents Conference. Grove City also is 3-4, 1-3. 'Clarion 17, Lock Haven 10 CLARION Tailback Sean Morrissey, a senior from North Hills, gained 155 yards on 20 carries and fullback Keith Powell picked up 107 yards on 23 carries as Clarion (2-6, 1-3) broke a three-game losing streak in the Pennsylvania Conference game. One of Morrissey 's runs was for 81 yards the longest run from scrimmage in Clarion history and a touchdown. ei Passing sparingly, Clarion gained 344 yards on the ground and held Lock Haven O-6-1, 0-4-1) to 197 yards, 29 rushing.

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He was sacked five times, all in the second half. The Lions rushed for 71 yards on 32 attempts. There was that one brilliant moment near the start of the second quarter when Sacca found flanker Michael Timpson for a 68-yard touchdown pass. The elation lasted only a moment, though. The Lions had been caught holding.

Alabama's offensive numbers were far superior to Penn State's, but its offense wasn't. Quarterback David Smith tried 39 passes, completing only 18 for 186 yards and two interceptions. Though tiny Murry Hill rushed for 137 yards on 25 carries, the Tide netted just 123 rushing yards. The Penn State defense, which has given up three touchdowns in the past four weeks, held the Tide to a pair of field goals. Yet the defensive players were losers, same as the offense.

"It's really frustrating when you're out there, but at the same time, it's not something you get upset about," defensive tackle Rich Schonewolf said. "Those guys are giving it everything they can. If they were out there going through the motions, it would be different." Alabama had a decided edge in field position in the second half. The Lions started one drive outside their 30, and the average possession began at their 15. Alabama started one of 10 drives inside its 30.

This translated into all of the second-half points Alabama scored in breaking a 3-3 halftime tie that came about when Philip Doyle and the Lions' Ray Tarasi both kicked second-quarter field goals. Midway through the third quarter, Penn State's Doug Helkowski punted from his 16, and Hill returned it 10 yards to the Penn State 44. It took the Crimson Tide 10 plays to get the 28 yards necessary to set up Doyle's winning 35-yard field goal. Early in the fourth quarter, Penn State started at its 13 after a Tide punt, then was penalized 5 yards for illegal motion. On first down, Sacca dropped into the end zone, slipped, and was tackled by Derrick Thomas for a safety, one of his three sacks.

"This probably was the game of my life as far as taking control and helping my team win," Thomas said. "I didn't realize it was a safety until the crowd was yelling and I looked down on the ground and didn't see any hash marks. Then I knew." The Lions could find no tactic to counter the Crimson Tide's blitz in the second half. Paterno said he considered pulling Sacca Lance Lonergan warmed up throughout the second half but didn't because "the more he's in there, the more he's learning." Paterno said he tried two tight ends to help with blocking but it was imperative to play two wide receivers and throw them the ball. "The key to their blitz is everybody comes.

They play you man to man and you've got to throw the ball, Paterno said. "He's got to get rid of the football. He didn't want to let go unless the guy was wide open." Sacca's version of the story remained private. Paterno couldn't help Sacca find the end zone but made certain Sacca didn't find his way to the interview area. Apparently Sacca was better prepared for the Alabama blitz than the media blitz, if only slightly.

"We made some changes at halftime to free Derrick Thomas," Alabama Coach Bill Curry said. "And once Derrick Thomas is flying around, all kinds of things happen." It was an important victory for Alabama, and especially for Curry, who has been harshly criticized through the first two months of the season. "The players had their minds on business this week. We told them not to be concerned. We're not concerned." It has been five years since Penn State had a 4-3 record, 22 years since the Lions had a 4-4 record and 50 years since they last had a losing record.

It will take an upset of undefeated West Virginia Saturday to avoid 4-4. With games still to be played against Notre Dame and Pitt, the demise of their NCAA record for consecutive non-losing seasons looms. "I just think our offense has to get some confidence," Schonewolf said. "I'm not sure what's going through their minds." NOTES Defensive tackle Bob Mrosko (ankle) missed the game Gary Brown, Penn State's leading rusher, did not play until the second quarter and finished with 29 yards 4n six carries. 15X1 $63.95 P235-75R- t536'f '70 WHITE 721 OR SUPREME All SEASON, WHITE PREMIUM RADIAL J2 size $49.90 $52.90 $55.90 P205-70R-13 P205-70R-14 P215-70R-14 fj 1 "-own-' VT STRATTON RADIAL SNOW XTC METRIC: BLACK 'Available in raised white letters $39 $44 $45 $48 $50 $53 $55 $57 $58 $61 P165-80R-13 P185-80R-13 P185-75R-14 P195.75R-14 P205-75R-14 P205-75R-15 P215-75R-15 P225-75R-15 P23S-75R-15 Limited Time Only rTlfIL TEOWCMNS CERTIFIED tY PROFESSIONAL AUTO SERVICE "The Cor Cort Sptctoliift" 155-SR-13 I65SR-13 185-70SR-13 1B5-70SR-14 195-70SR14 $38.50 $39.50 $45.50 $47.50 $52.50 $58.50 CARE ut him in the lineup against Kenyon and Hlin7 i responded with 152 yards on 32 carries.

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'Geneva 27, St. Francis 7 LORETTO Jeff Czartoryski gained 62 yards and scored on a 7-yard run on 14 carries and caught six passes for 125 yards, one a 51-yarder for a score, as Geneva (6-t l) handed St. Francis (0-7) its 10th consec- utive loss over two seasons. St. Francis drove 63 yards on 19 plays, four times making first downs on fourth- down plays, for its first-quarter touchdown, a 3-yard run by Rody Knapp.

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