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Wave Rallies to Down Stubborn Riverdale 14-3 By LEN HARSH News-Prtss sporti Editor After knocking at the door several times and being denied entry by the upset minded Riverdale Raiders, the Fort Myers Green Wave broke through for two fourth quarter touchdowns and a 14-3 South Florida Confer FORT MYERS NEWS-PRESS SLC. I) SU.NDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1972 FACE ONE ence victory Saturday night. Bonner led the Wave defense. Stevenson, Tom Rewers, Brian Schmidt, Scott Davis and Ward were standouts on defense for the Raiders, with Dan Bailie the No. 1 man, making tackles all over the field.

Flanders was again the workhorse for the Wave offense as he carried 15 times for 91 yards, scored once and Continued on Page 2-D ciuwu ji wen over watched the hard-hitting game at Edison Stadium in ideal weather. Fort Myers, which had its worst season in school history in 1971, won its second straight in as many starts. The Raiders dropped their second straight. Lightning struck the Green Wave twice in the form of Riverdale's big Andy Harris. It was Harris who booted a field goal to give Riverdale a 3-0 "win" over the Wave in a pre-season jamboree.

This time Harris boomed a 34-yarder through the uprights with plenty of room to spare in the second period to put the Raiders in front 3-0. Riverdale moved from its own 29 to the Wave 17 to set up the 6-5, 200-pound Harris' field goal, Herbie Ward taking passes of 11 and 13 yards and running for 11 to spark the drive. Then the Riverdale defense showed its mettle late in the second quarter. The Wave drove to a first down at the Raider five-yard line but lost the ball on downs when Richard Ibach's pass to Greg Jeffcott was too high. Alfonso Williams returned a Harris punt 28 yards to the Raider 20 and a roughness penalty moved the ball to the 10 with time running out in the half.

Ibach hit sophomore split end Nicky Powell with a pass for an apparent TD but Powell was just out of the end zone and a fourth down 27-yard field goat attempt by Lee Durrance was short and wide. Early in the third quarter Otis Jiles pounced on a Wave fumble at the Fort Myers 40 and the Raiders drove to the Wave 25 but then Nate Bonner intercepted Ward's pass at the one and returned to the 17. After failing to move the ball, Ibach boomed a 58-yard punt to set the Raiders back at their 12. Late in the period the Greenies marched from their 47 to the Raider 18. Vernon Drawdy made a strong run but fumbled at the eight and Keith Stevenson recovered for Riverdale.

But Ward fumbled on the first play and Richard Silcox pounced on the ball for the Wave at the nine. Two plays moved the ball to the four and Ibach then threw an incomplete pass. On fourth down Ibach hit the diminutive Powell all alone in the end zone for the touchdown with 11:49 to play in the game. Durrance booted the first of his two extra points. Late in the game Fort Myers took possession at the Raider 43 after a punt.

Drawdy ripped off runs of nine and four yards, Ibach ran for 20 to the Riverdale 20 with just over three minutes to play. Halfback Mike Flanders took a handoff from Ibach and started around right end. Fullback Greg Bauer took two Raider defenders out of the play with a crushing block and Flanders shot through 20 yards for the TD. Both teams hit with bruising authority. Richard Shafer, who sacked Raider quarterback Tommy Leacock three times for a minus 3(5 yards, Steve Strickland, Silcox, Williams, Geoff Bailey, rf The Statistics Ft.

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i Sluggish Gators Bow21-14 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Alvin Maxson's flashing runs spurred the Southern Methodist Mustangs to their second straight victory of the collegiate football season Saturday night, whipping a sluggish Florida team 21-14. Even with the Florida defense keying on him, the brilliant Maxson zigged and zagged through the inexperienced Gators for a total of 134 yards and a pair of second half touchdowns on bursts of 48 and 2 yards. Although Maxson gained 50 yards In the first half, a pair of pass Interceptions blunted Southern Methodist's offense and It took a 68-yard punt return by Kris Silverthorn to put seven points on the board before intermission. Midway in the third quarter, Maxson broke to the outside and ran 25 yards.

Two plays later he burst through the line and outsped the Florida secondary on a 48-yard scoring jaunt. He climaxed an 85-yard march early in the final period with a 2-yard smash into the end zone, but most of that drive came on Casey Ortez' passes. Florida's inexperienced offensive line was unable to open up the SMU defense for any kind of a running attack, it wasn't until sophomore David Bowden came in at auarterback late in the fourth quarter and moved the Gators 66 yards through the air to their touchdown. Bowden Ignited two more threats that were stopped by SMU interceptions but he W. I TALLAHASSEE III -Florida State scored early in each half Saturday on the passing magic of quarterback Gary Huff and the running prowess of halfback Hodges Mitchell to defeat a tenacious Virginia Tech football team 27-15.

Mitchell ran for 28 yards on Seminoles' first offensive play and scored the opening touchdown five plays later on a 3-yard run. He rushed for a total of 143 yards. Opening the second half, Huff completed six straight passes in a 13-play drive that gave the Seminoles a 27-9 lead. The touchdown came on a 6-yard pass from Huff to Mike Davison. However, the Gobblers kept coming back with Don Strock's throwing and J.D.

Barber's running. Down 14-0, Virginia Tech's Dave Strock kicked a 48-yard field goal after Barber had run for 15 yards and his brother Don Strock passed for nine to put him in position. Barber ran three yards for a touchdown after a fumble recovery to make the score 14-9. Statistics Associated Press Wirephoto DETROIT'S MICKEY LOLICH COOLS OFF AFTER TIGERS' WIN ace southpaw recorded 21st victory Saturday at Boston Lolich, Tigers Beat Boston; fsu kg rSLx rf-4 Virginia Tech 17 42-121 lh 22-J9 1 5-36 ') 2 20 First downs Rushes-yords Passing yards Return yard Passes Punts Fumbievlost Penolties-yardj Virginia Tech Florida Start Move Within .001 of First X4. 0 i 0 IS 14 i 7 027 If 4.

DETROIT ob bl MAuliffe 2b 5 2 3 0 5 2 11 BOSTON ob bl Harper ct 3 0 0 0 Aparlclo ss 3 0 11 Ystrmski lb 4 0 10 RSmlth rf 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0 Fkk A I ft Kaline rf Brown If 0 10 0 FSU Mitchell 4 run (Askln kick) FSU Goldsmith 40 pass from Cadwell (Askln kick) VPI FG Dave Strock VPI-Barber 3 run (kick foiled) FSU Huff I run (run foiled! FSU Davison 6 pass from Huff (Askln kick) VPI Vurnot 2 pass from Don Strock (pass fallfd) A 36,400. clicked on a 43-yard toss to Willis Jackson with three seconds left to play to narrow the margin. AAStanley cf 3 1 1 1 DEvans If 4 0 10 Cash lb 3 0 10 Sims 4 0 2 2 Northrua ct 3 01 1 ARodrgez 3b 3 1 2 1 EBrnkmn ss 4 0 2 0 Lolich 3 0 0 0 4 0 10 Griffin 2b Siebert Lee 0 0 0 0 The Statistics Gagliano ph Newhasr Kosco ph Peters 1110 iooo fMHr sv rrr First downs 33 7 13 6 Total Total beating the Cleveland Indians 5-2 in a rain-shortened, six-inning game. Siebert, 12-12, making his first start in nearly two weeks because of a twisted right ankle, attempted to protect Boston's one-game lead over Detroit but was routed in a three-run Tiger first inning. Leadoff batter Dick McAu-liffe was credited with a double when Boston left fielder Dwight Evans lost his fly ball in the sun.

McAuIiffe later came around on an error with Detroit's first run and Sims and Jim Northrup eventually knocked in runs with singles to give Lolich, 21-13, a 3-0 lead. BOSTON Mickey Lolich notched his 21st victory with a six-hitter and Duke Sims drove home two runs as the Detroit Tigers beat Boston 7-1 Saturday and moved within one percentage point of the first place Red Sox in the American League East. Detroit's victory further tightened the four-team East baseball race, the closest in the American League in five years. The Baltimore Orioles, who lost 2-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers, remained in third place 2'4 games behind and the New York Yankees moved within 3y2 games in fourth after Sou. Methodist Florida 16 17 43-216 34 0 134 295 133 54 9-22-2 23-40-2 4-40 9-38 4- 2 1-1 5- 65 0-0 2 Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yordJ Southern Methodist Florida 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17 001 000 0001 Detroit Boston 7 0 7 7-21 0 0 0 14- 7 Harper, Fisk.

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Rodriguez (11), Koline (7). Lolich. SF Aparicio, M. Stanley. IP 9 ER BB SO 1 2 6 2 3 0 SMU Silverthorn 68 punt return (Hackney kick) SMU Maxson 48 run (Hockney kick) SMU Maxson 2 run (Hockey kick) Fla Moor 5 pass from Bowden (Aust kick) Fla Jackson 43 pass from Bowden (Aust kick) A 42,849 13 4 2-3 2 2 Lolich Siebert (L, 12-12) Lee Newhauser Pe'ers 2:48.

Against Bill Peterson's Oilers Associated Press Wirephota FSU'S JOE GOLDSMITH TAKES IN FINGER TOUCHDOWN PASS Virginia Tech defender attempts to stop 40-yard play Texas Calms 'Canes 23-70 Dolphins 13-Point Favorites Today 49 yards for a touchdown In the first quarter. Miami tied it 10-10 in the second period behind sophomore Ed Carney. TODAY 10:30 a.m. Notre Dame Football Highlights (Notre Dame vs. Northwestern), Channel 20.

12 p.m. High School Football (Riverdale vs. Fort Myers), Cable Channels 5. 9. 12 p.m.

Florida Football Highlights (SMU vs. Florida), Channel 11. 1 p.m. Pro Football (Houston Oilers vs. Miami Dolphins), Channel 20.

1 p.m. Pro Football (St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins), Channel 11. 2 p.m.

College Football Highlights, Channel 40. 4 p.m. Pro Football (Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions), Channel 11. MONDAY 6:30 p.m.

FSU Football Highlights (Virginia Tech vs. FSU), Channel 10. 9 p.m. Pro Football (Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints), Channel 20.

terback after two years as a defensive back, fired a 41-yard pass to Jim Moore on the play preceding his fumble. Lowry muffed the snap, but picked the ball up and slithered through the dazed Miami players to the Hurricane one-yard line. Two plays-later, Roosevelt Leaks plunged over for the touch The Statistics Miami Texas AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) -Texas quarterback Alan Lowry plucked his own fum-b 1 off the ground and dashed 34 yards to set up the game-clinching touchdown Saturday night as the 14th-ranked Longhorns beat Miami, 23-10. The Longhorns, defending Southwest Conference football champions, held a shaky 13-10 half-time lead in their season opener before Lowry worked his magic in the third quarter of a game played in a steady rain.

Lowry, a senior playing his first varsity game at quar MIAMI (AP) The Miami Dolphins open their 1972 home season Sunday against the Houston Oilers in a National Football League game marking a homecoming of sorts for Houston's first-year coach Bill Peterson. Peterson, who led Florida State's football team to national prominence, had a tough time of it in his debut last week against the Denver Broncos. Denver bombed the Oilers, 30-17. The Dolphins could make it a bit tougher on Peterson and the Oilers Sunday. Miami is a 13-point favorite in the contest which pits Miami's veteran signal caller Bob Griese against Houston's second-year quarterback, Dan Pastorini.

Miami coach Don Shula hopes his team doesn't lose the touch following the 20-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday. "It's important that we continue on from the Kansas City win. We're aware of Pastorini and his abilities," Shula said. He said the starting lineup would be the same as that at Kansas City, through he hedged a bit about the Larry Csonka Mercury Morris-Jim Kiick situation. "I could go with any of the three, but it depends on which play we're going to use first," Shula added.

Pastorini fired two touchdown passes against Denver and should keep the Dolphins secondary on its toes. Houston centers its offense around Pastorini and receivers Ken Bur-rough, Jim Bierne and Alvin Reed. The Oilers' running game, worst in the NF1 last year, is still for dubious quality. Griese, perfecting his scrambling techniques, directs a well turned Miami offense. His receivers range from Marlin Briscoe, obtained from the Buffalo Bills, to Paul Warfield, Marv Fleming and Morris.

The rushing trio of Csonka, Morris, and Kiick and Garo Yepremian for field goals and extra points adds up to a powerful test for the Oilers. A sellout crowd of more than 80,000 is expected for the 1 p.m. EDT kickoff. 14 43-159 in 22 f-22-3 5-33 5-2 4-60 16 51-232 192 30 H3-0 2-34 5-2 4-35 First downs Rushes-yords Passing yards Re'urn yards Posses Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Miami Texas 0 10 010 10 7 1-23 down. Bill Schott kicked field goals of 37, 24 and 33 yards as Miami stiffled the Longhorns running game.

Lonnie Bennett was the only Texas back to break loose, racing Tex FG Schott 37 Tex Bennett 49 run (Schott kick) Mio Tnompson 1 run (Burke kick) Mia FG Burke 20 Tex FG Schott 24 Tex Leaks 11 run (Schott Hetc) Tex FG Schott 33 A 42,000.