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SPORTS Volleyball Page 30 The Salina Journal Sunday, November 10, 1991 29 Wildcats end their road misery COMMENT "Offense sizzles in 37-7 whipping By CHUCK SCHOFFNER The Associated Press AMES, Iowa For once, the ride home wasn't so long for the Kansas $tate football team. 'The Wildcats 'won a road game for the first time in six years Satur- 'day, beating Iowa "State 37-7 behind ttie passing com- blnation of Paul Watson and Michael Smith. threw three touchdown to Smith and ran for another as Kansas State broke a 30-game road losing streak that included 22 losses in Big Eight Conference play. It was only the second time in 20 years that a Kansas State team won at Iowa State. "The win was very important, not necessarily because it was Iowa State, but because it was on the road," said Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, a former assistant at Iowa.

"We were tremendously disappointed with our losses in October against Nebraska and Colorado because, despite the loss, the opponent was not in control of the game." Nebraska had to hold on in the final minute to beat Kansas State 38-31 and Colorado beat the Wildcats 10-0. "Overall, I felt we played relatively well to win by that margin," Snyder said. "We did some very good start doesn't topNU i 'Husker freshman leads 59-23 rally Kansas By HAROLD BECHARD 1 Journal Sports Editor j- -LAWRENCE For one quarter, it i was as good as it gets for the Kansas Jayhawks. L. Jayhawks broke from their locker room on a dead run and didn't stop until they held a 17-0 lead after the first 15 minutes over the shell; shocked Nebraska Cornhuskers and equally stunned 8,000 red-clad fans in Memorial Stadium.

But, then along came Jones. Jones, that is. If you're unfamiliar with this iftot-11, 205-pound redshirt freshman Omaha, join the club. Although -he had gained 367 yards on the this season, Jones has been Overshadowed by the Big Eight tjyence's leading rusher, Derek Brown. didn't know who he was," KU junior defensive end Kyle Moore said.

Moore and his teammates and so does the rest of the Big Eight. The Jayhawks were simply run over by the Nebraska offensive machine in the second half as Jones rushed for a school-record 294 yards and six touchdowns as the ninth- ranked Cornhuskers rolled to a 59-23 victory to keep their Orange Bowl hopes alive. Jones, who got his yardage on 27 carries and he surpassed the previous record of 285 set in 1983 by Mike Rozier. His six touchdowns on runs of 3, 47, 9,1, 68 and 12 yards were also school and Big Eight records as he rushed for the sixth-highest total in Big Eight history. tomorrow or Monday it will really sink in," said Jones, who replaced an injured Brown in the sepond quarter.

"I have to give credit to my offensive line. They did a lot of work." 1 The 36-point loss was an embarrassment for Kansas coach Glen Mason, whose team led by three points (20-17) at halftime and trailed by just eight (31-23) heading into the final quarter. Nebraska piled up 28 points, 11 first downs and 223 yards in the fourth quarter. "I'm very disappointed with our performance," Mason said. "It's by far the worst effort of the season for our team.

Embarrassed? Yes, I'm embarrassed." "The Kansas defense, which entered the game ranked second in the Big -Eight and 14th nationally, was fenseless against the Nebraska op! tion play. Cornhusker quarterback TKeithen McCant continually waited until the last moment to pitch to and most of the time, Jones was all by his lonesome. "We didn't have anyone in position "to stop it," Mason said. "That wasn't I our defense out there today. I didn't recognize it and I hope I don't see it again." Nebraska finished with 32 first downs and 595 yards of total offense.

didn't see this coming at 'KU defensive tackle Dana Stubb' lefield said. "I don't know what happened." Nebraska coach Tom Osborne sure, either. surprised we ran the ball so well," Osborne said. "KU played well enough to win. People will look at this game and think it was a ho- See KANSAS, Page 35 things defensively, but offensively, we seemed to continue to take shots at our toes with penalties." K-State was penalized eight times for 70 yards, including a holding call that nullified a pass completion to the Iowa State 1.

But the Wildcats (54 overall, 2-3 in the Big Eight) still dominated the game in getting their first road victory since beating Missouri 20-17 on Oct. 26,1985. With one victory in the final two games, Kansas State would secure its first winning season since 1982. The Wildcats play host to Missouri next Saturday and finish the season at winless Oklahoma State. Watson completed 20 of 27 passes for 209 yards, including scoring plays of 3, 11 and 8 yards to Smith.

Eric See K-STATE. Page 35 K-State 37, Iowa State 7 CAME IN STATS KSU ISU FirSt downs 23 12 Rushes-yards 44-231 47-124 Passing yards 209 152 Comp-Att-Int 20-27-0 8-14-1 Total offense 71-440 61-276 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1 Punts-average 5-43 B-37 Penalties-yards 8-70 4-38 Possession time 32:43 27:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING KSU: Gallon 24-128, Watson 750, J.Smith 8-31, Rowlings 1-12, Smargiasso 39, Madden 1-1. ISU: Caldwell 18-69, Patterson 11-23, Knott 7-15, Williams 7-13, Holmes 1-5, Seller 3-(minusl). PASSING KSU: Watson 20-27-0-209. ISU: Caldwell 6-9-1 -134, Seller 2-5-0-18.

RECEIVING KSU: M.Smith 5-38, Campbell 4-53, Hernandez 4-39, Gallon 3-27, Coleman 227, Benton 1-14, Garner 1-11. ISU: Spencer 481, Hill 3-67, Knott 1-4. PUNTING KSU: Snyder ISU: Schnoor FIELD GOALS KSU: Wright 1-1, 27. ISU: Stewart 0-1 (37 miss). LEADING TACKLERS KSU: Boone 7, Mas- ters 7, Price 6, Alexander 5, C.

Patterson 4, Venoble 4, Barta 4. ISU: Mllner 13, Goodwin 9, DouBrava6, Harding 6, Armstrong 6. TACKLES FOR LOSSES Masters 1 -5, Price 1 1, Hocutt 1-1. ISU: Watkins 1-4, Mllner 1-1, Block 1-1. QUARTERBACK SACKS KSU: Byers 1-7, Kilian 1-2.

ISU: Scott 2-10, Watkins 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS KSU: Green 1. ISU: None. FUMBLE RECOVERIES KSU: Hocutt 1. ISU: None.

SCORING SUMMARY Kansas State 7 14 7 Iowa State 700 7 First Quarter 1 run (Wright kick), 7:56. 41 pass from Caldwell (Stewart kick), 5:24. Second Quarter 3 pass from Watson (Wright kick), 8:29. 11 pass from Watson (Wright kick), 1:46. Third Quarter 15 run (Wright kick), 4:26.

Fourth Quarter Wright 27,13:12. 8 pass from Watson (kick failed), 12:33. STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Photos by Scott Williams The Southeast of Saline girls won their first state cross country title Saturday at Tuttle Creek State Park outside of Manhattan. Trojans sweep Class 3A state titles Good things keep happening to Southeast's coach By LARRY MORITZ Journal Sports Writer MANHATTAN Wayne Sager is starting to believe that good things do come in multiples of three. The Southeast of Saline cross country coach and his wife, Peggy were blessed with the arrival of a son, Garrett less than four weeks ago.

On Saturday afternoon, Sager reaped the rewards of being blessed with a pair of talented cross country squads, as the Southeast boys and girls completed a rare sweep of Class 3A state titles. "Some of the kids were saying good things happen in threes," Sager said. "We got the girls title, then the boys title, and they said Garrett was the third good thing that happened to me." Both Southeast squads were ranked No. 1 heading into Saturday's Kansas High School State Class 5A Danen Seirer leads Salina South to fourth- place finish, Page 36 The Southeast of Saline boys had plenty to celebrate after dominating the Class 3A race. Championships at Tuttle Creek State Park north of Manhattan, and both teams demolished what was expected to be their toughest competition.

Both teams were able to end a streak of hard-luck, also-ran finishes the past two seasons. The Southeast boys finished second at state in 1989 and 1990; the Trojan girls had back-to-back third place finishes to their credit. "We've had a label the past couple of years where maybe we haven't run well at the end of the year," Sager said. "But we got rid of that label today. I think they were just tired of taking second and third." Neither team was even close to finishing second or third this year.

The Trojan boys placed five runners among the top 11 individuals for a team total of 30 points, well ahead of Central Heights in second with 116. That 30 points represented the best team total of the 10 races run on Saturday. "We knew we had the power to win this and win it big," said Southeast junior Matt Duran, "so we changed our goal from winning to winning with a great score. But we tried to stay within ourselves at the same time and not get The Southeast girls also made it look easy, running well together in See SOUTHEAST, Page 36 Rested Chiefs aim to push around Rams KCin middle of AFC West chase By KEN PETERS The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. Marty Schot- tenheimer's Kansas City Chiefs are fighting for the AFC West lead.

John Robinson and the Los Angeles Rams, on the other hand, would seem to have nothing concrete left to play for in 1991. The Chiefs, 6-3 and a game back Robinson of Denver in the AFC West, also have a chance to beat the Rams for the first time ever in their 3 p.m. CST match today at Anaheim Stadium. The Rams, who have beaten Kansas City in all three of their previous meetings, are 3-6 this season and mired in a three-game losing slump. CHIEFS: Game 10 KANSAS CITY AT l.A.

RAMS WHERE: Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, Calif. WHEN: Today, 3p.m. TELEVISION: NBC, cable 3, 7. RADIO: KINA, 910-AM. LAST WEEK: Kansas City was idle: Los Angeles lost to New Orleans, 24-17.

RECORDS: Kansas City Chiefs, 6-3; Los Angeles Rams, 3-6. The Chiefs also have had an extra week to practice and heal up, with a bye giving them a break last weekend. "We spent it in a quality control self-analysis," Schottenheimer said. "We worked one day on the running game, another day on the passing. "The bye was perfectly timed.

We've been at it for 15,16 weeks. It's not only the guys who have major injuries, it's the accumulation of minor injuries." The Kansas City coach said he has been relatively pleased with his team's play in 1991. "Defensively, we've played pretty solid football. We've turned in some pretty strong performances," he said. "By and large, we're pretty satisfied.

"Offensively, we just haven't connected on the big plays. Hopefully we can find a way to make one every now and then." Rookie Harvey Williams has been a significant addition for the Chiefs, who feature a bruising ground game and a conservative passing attack. Williams has gained 296 yards rushing, 76 yards on seven catches, and averaged 23.9 yards per kickoff return. "The big plus is that he's a complement to Christian Okoye," Schot- tenheimer said, referring to the Chiefs' power runner. "You're playing against Christian and he has such great strength.

"Defensively, you're on your haunches to take that big hit. Then in conies Harvey and he plays the game at a different speed than these other guys. He's got tremendous acceleration and burst." Robinson said Kansas City is a very physical team. 'They run the ball at you very well, they keep coming," he said. "The big guy wears you down and the little guy takes the ball outside a little more." Robinson also praised Steve DeBerg, the Chiefs' often-overlooked quarterback.

"Steve DeBerg does for his team as much as any quarterback does in this league," the Rams coach said. "His excellence in certain areas ball handling and play-action passes makes him among the most significant contributors." The Rams regained some of their offensive punch last week when Flipper Anderson, their deep threat, came back from an injury. Jim Everett could use the help; although throwing the ball better than he was earlier in the year, Everett still has just a 68.4 passing rating. George Vecsey fJEW YORK TIMES AIDS plague finally hits home on sports pages During the first decade of the plague, we learned that the obituary page had a lingo just like the sports page. There were facts, and there were euphemisms, and there were hints.

Men were dying young. Sometimes it was stated they had died of AIDS, and other times one had to guess from the wording, the sadness that hung like a telltale cloud: "Age 34, his companion was, no survivors, in lieu of flowers, research, etc. etc." We mourned people without knowing them, and then the circle began getting personal: A friend of a friend, a weak voice on the telephone, a proud chef in a restaurant we patronized, an artist my wife had worked with. A gruff man in uniform who wept as he described how he and his wife had nursed their dying son, a talented designer. A friend of ours, a performer, sighed about her late dancing partner: "What a hunk.

What a nice guy. What a Close friends changed their lives because of the plague. They switched careers, moved across the country, became celibate, started watching sitcoms at home rather than going out, nursed friends, nursed strangers. For them, life in the 80s became considerably less joyous. For those of us with homosexual friends, there was the moment of truth when we made up our minds that a hug was not going to be lethal, that you could accept half a cookie from across the table and not worry for the next five years.

More recently, we have learned that acquired immune deficiency syndrome strikes women, strikes blood-transfusion patients, strikes drug users who share dirty needles, strikes heterosexuals. But always the plague carried the image of the firstgeneration. Now there is a celebrated personality who will capture the attention and sympathy of a huge segment of the world. When Magic Johnson bravely announced Thursday that he has been infected by the virus that causes AIDS, sports fan George Bush called him' 'a hero to me." Much of the sadness, the terror, the empathy, reflects the feeling for a lovely individual named Magic, but it also demonstrates the visibility, the status, of athletes in our society. Even for people who care not the slightest for sports, athletes are al- ways there, frisking around on TV, smiling from billboards 50 feet high, a reminder of eternal youth, far more reassuring than a mirror.

Conversely, athletes remind us of our fragility because their skills erode at an early age. They remind us of our mortality, too. One day, Lou Gehrig stumbled on first base, and two years later he was dead of a degenerative disease. Flo Hyman, the most charismatic female athlete I ever watched, died coining off a volleyball court in faraway Japan, died of a heart defect, Marfan syndrome. Finally, athletes represent us as flawed human beings, like the slow- witted, hard-drinking third-string catcher, Bruce Pearson, who dies at the end of the novel "Bang the Drum Slowly." Mark Harris wrote one of the most memorable last lines in fiction, as the raw but sensitive "southpaw" pitcher, Henry Wiggen, feels guilty for the times he teased his fallen 'From here on in I rag nobody." Johnson should have enjoyed decades as entrepreneur, activist, icon, and perhaps with medical progress he will.

We shall be watching to see which companies withdraw their endorsement contracts. Now he is the most prominent per- son ever to go public about AIDS. He is telling us that if Magic Johnson, a heterosexual man, can contract the human immunodeficiency virus, then so can a lot of other people. His message should be particularly profound to every athlete who goes on the road, and every athlete's wife or companion. Because athletes are young, famous, vibrant and rich, they have opportunities no other males have.

The message of Earvin Johnson is neither religious nor moral but practical: He wants to preach "safe sex" to young people. As the world rallies behind one stricken celebrity, let us never forget other men and women who were noted a few pages away from the box scores. From here on in we take nobody for granted..