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Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, Tuesday, August 19, 1986 Sports Page Logan 8th In Football Poll 8 area teams also ranked in pre-season poll United Press International Four defending state champions and a last-second loser in the 1985 state finals lead the UPI Board of Coaches pre-season Indiana high school football rankings. Top spots went to 1985 state winners Warren Central in 5A, Indianapolis Roncalli in 3A, Fort Wayne Luers in 2A and Eastern Hancock in Class A. Hobart edged Brownsburg in the 4A poll despite losing to the Bulldogs in the state final last year on a 48-yard touchdown pass with no time remaining. Warren Central was listed atop the 5A rankings despite the loss of Jeff George, the quarterback who led the Warriors to two straight undefeated state titles and was named the nation's prep player of the year. A close second in the large- schools balloting was Carmel, which returns a large and experienced group that lost only to Warren Central 17-15 in the playoffs last fall.

Valparaiso, the 5A state runner-up last year, was third, followed by Fort Wayne Snider, Penn, Richmond, Kokomo, Martinsville, Bloomington South and Terre Haute North. In Class 4A, Brownsburg seeks a third straight undefeated state championship season. Hobart and Brownsburg had the same number of first- place votes, but the Brickies High School Football came out on top on the strength of more second-place votes. Hobart has been a traditional state power, but the heartbreaking team has been state runner-up five of the last seven years. Indianapolis Chatard was third in 4A, followed by Indianapolis Washington, Jasper, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Hammond Noll, Logansport, Noblesville and East Central.

Roncalli rolled to a 3A state crown a year ago, and the Rebels were the only unanimous choice by the coaches to repeat. City rival Cathedral was second, followed by Wawasee, the senior-filled group that surprisingly reached the state finals a year ago. Zionsville was fourth, followed by Evansville Memorial, Providence, Western, Tipton, North Wood and Mississinewa. In 2A, defending champion Luers and runner-up Lawrenceburg finished that way in the poll, with Mishawaka Marian third, followed by Tri-West, Indianapolis Ritter, Hagerstown, Tell City, Evansville Mater Dei, Tippecanoe Valley and North Miami. In Class Jimtown got a first-place vote and finished a close second to the defending champion Royals.

The small-school balloting was' notable for a single "in memorium" vote for Hamilton, which dropped its football program last week after only 15 people wanted to play. The northeast Indiana school of 209 students was the second- smallest in the state to offer the sport. INDIANAPOLIS The UPI Board of Coaches pre- season top 10 poll for Indiana high school football teams, with first-place votes and total points: ClMS 5A 1. Warren Central (5) 73 2. Carmel (2) 65 3.

Valparaiso 57 4. Fort Wayne Snider (1) 56 5. Per.n 46 6. Richmond 29 7. Kokomo 25 8.

Martfnsville 22 9. Bloominglon South 16 10. Terre Haute North 12 Also receiving votes: Ben Davis, Elkhart Central, Indianapolis North Central, Jeffersonville, LaPorte, Lake Central, Merrillville, Michigan City Elston, New Albany, Perry Meridian. Claaa 4A 1. Hobart (4) 76 2.

Brownsburg (4) 65 3. Indianapolis Chatard 53 4. Indianapolis Wasdinglon 50 5. Jasper 42 6. Fort Wayne Dwenger26 7.

Hammond Noll 17 8. Logansport 16 9. Noblesville 13 10. East Central 12 Also receiving votes: Franklin Central, South Bend Adams, Munster, Vincennes, Seymour, Griffith, DeKalb, South Bend St. Joseph's, Fort Wayne Harding, Evansville' Harrison, Shelbyville, Plalnfield.

Class 3A 1. Indianapolis Roncalli (8) 80 2. Indianapolis Cathedral 62 3. Wawasee 59 4. Zionsville 37 5 Evansville i a I 3 1 6.

Providence 26 7. Western 24 8. Tipton 19 9. NorthWood 17 10. Mississinewa 14 Also receiving votes: Crawfordsville, Elwood, Gibson Southern, Hamilton Southeastern, Kankakee Valley, Peru, Plymouth, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, West Vigo, Yorktown.

Class 2A 1. Fort Wayne Luers (7)79 2. Lawrenceburg (1) 72 3. Mishawaka Marian 55 4. Tri-West 49 5.

Indianapolis Ritter 32 6. Hagerstown 28 7. Tell City 24 8. Evansville Mater Del 21 9. Tippecanoe Valley 16 10.

North Miami 13 Also receiving votes: Beech Grove, Greencastle, Hamilton Heights, Indian Creek, Indianapolis Scecina, Lakeland, North Posey, Oak Hill, Rochester, Southridge, Whitko, Woodlan. Class A 1. Eastern Hancock (6) 76 2. Jimtown (1) 70 3. North Judson 62 4.

Sheridan (1) 56 5. Adams Central 45 6. Eastern 29 7. Clarksville 22 8. South Putnam 17 B.

Wlnamac 14 10. Attica 10 Also receiving votes: Bremen, Carroll, Clinton Prairie, Fountain Central, Frontier, Hamilton, Lafayette Central Catholic, Rockville, Tecumseh, West Noble, Westfield. LHS Girls Golf Team Opens Season Today BYMIKEPURDY Asst. Sports Editor The Logansport girls golf team, ranked 17th in the preseason state poll, begins its schedule today relying heavily on its top four players. Returning lettermen seniors Liz Laing and Tammy Dalton and sophomore Dawn Wagner will be joined by sophomore Angie Baldini to form the nucleus of this year's squad.

Logansport head coach Mark Muehlhausen said that Laing will start off as the number one player, with Dalton playing in the second position. He expects Dalton to play in the number one spot some of the time this season with both shooting between 40 and 44 over nine holes every time out. He hopes Wagner can be counted on to shoot between 43 and 47 and Baldini to score in the mid to high 40's. Muehlhausen said right now the fifth spot is wide open. "No one has shown they can consistently in the high 40's," Muehlhausen said.

"With the competition we play (if) you start shooting around 50, you're going to get blasted." Muehlhausen said he will wait two to three weeks to see if any of the remaining five Berries on the squad will come to the forefront. If none of them stands out he plans to go with his younger players in order to give some varsity experience for future seasons. Battling for the fifth spot on the squad are senior Karyn Ogsbury, juniors Maria Titus, Bridgette Shipley and Missy Carmin and sophomore Gina Dingo. Muehlhausen feels his top four players have a lot of promise. "We have the potential to be a strong team," Muehlhausen said.

"We might be green enough that we will be up and down, hopefully for only a little while," Muehlhausen thinks Marion is the early favorite to win the North Central Conference title with Logansport, New Castle and Anderson offering the strongest challenges along with traditional powers Lafayette Jeff and Kokomo. 1986 Logan Girls Golf Schedule Aug. Northwestern Aug. Kokomo Aug. Twin Lakes Sept.

JEFF Sept. Warsaw Sept. West Lafayette Sept. 11-TAYLOR Sept. 13-at Lafayette Jeff Inv.

Sept. Sept. 20-NCC at Richmond Sept. Sept. 27-SECTIONAL Oct.

Oct. Kelly Signs With Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) Quarterback Jim Kelly hopes his Buffalo Bills career, which began with encouragement from the governor of New York, ends with a congratulatory phone call from the president of the United States after a Super Bowl. "All I can say is I'm finally here," Kelly told a news conference after signing a five-year contract worth a reported $8 million Monday with the Buffalo Bills, making him the highest paid player in NFL history. Kelly, the huge smile creasing his 26-year-old face, made all the right moves in his first hour as a Buffalo Bill.

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Michigan, which closed last season ranked second to Oklahoma, began this campaign in the same spot. The Wolverines earned one first-place vote and 605 points. Texas UCLA and Penn State rounded out the top five. Alabama was No. 6 followed by Miami Nebraska, Ohio State and Tennessee.

The second 10 was: Florida State at No. 11 before Baylor, Auburn, Arkansas and Georgia. Brigham Young and Washington tied for 16th, and Iowa, Louisiana State and Maryland followed. Texas was the last team to capture conseuctive national championships in 1969 and 1970. Oklahoma moved into position to match that feat after winning its last eight straight games last season, including a 25-10 Orange Bowl victory over Penn State.

The Sooners also were last year's preseason top choice. "I think it was something that was anticpated by us," Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer said of being named No. 1. "We've been ranked No. 1 in the preseason several times in the past.

It's a part of Oklahoma football and really at this stage of the year, we don't think much about it." Besides Texas, only Oklahoma has won won back-to-back national titles since UPI began its rating system in 1950. The Sooners won consecutive titles under Bud Wilkinson in 1955 and 1956. In winning its fifth national title last season, Oklahoma averaged 37 points per game in the eight games red-shirt freshman Jamelle Holieway quarterbacked down the stretch. The No. 1 defense in the country has lost nose tackle Tony Casillas, but linebacker Brian Bosworth leads a talented group that will be tested right away.

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