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Page 4 The Daily Herald Wednesday, November 8, 2( Sports Patriot-News Pennsylvania high school football rankings from the of Harrlsbnrg for (he week of Tuesday, November 7. with school's district in parentheses, followed by the school'' record and last week's ranking. NR means not ranked. Honorable mention teams listed alpha helically. CLASS AAAA 1.

Erie Cathedral Prep (10) 9-0 1 2. Central Bucks West (I) 10-0 2 3. Woodland Hills (7) 4. Downingtown (1)9-04 5. Pennridge (I) 9-1 6.

Central Bucks East (1) 9-1 6 7. Parkland (II) 9-1 7 8. Bethlehem Catholic (II) 7-3 8 9. Cumberland Valley (3) 10-0 9 10. McKeesport (7) 9-1 10 Honorable mention Bishop McDevilt (3) 9-1, Coatesville (I) 7-2, Interhoro (1) Ifl-0, Mount Lebanon (7) 8-2, Norristown (1)9-1, North Hills (7) 8-2.

Pitts Central Catholic (7) 8-2, Reading (3) 9 1. Upper Darby (1) 8-2. South Western (3) 100, Wilson (3) 8-1. Wyoming Valley Wesl (2) 9-1. CLASSAAA 1.

Berwick (2) 10-0 1 2. Strath Haven (I) 10-02 3. Belle Vernon (7) 10-0 3 4. Manheim Central (3) 10-0 4 5. Middletown (3) 10-05 6.

Greenville (10) 9-0 6 7. Wilmington (10) 9-1 NR 8. Selinsgrove (4) 9-1 8 9. Wesl Allegheny (7) 9-1 9 10. Perry (8) 10-6 10 Honorable mention Academy Park (I) 7-3.

Blue Mountain (11)9, Bradford (9) 7-2. Conesloga Valley (3) 8-2, Harbor Creek (10) 8-2, Lehighton (11) 8-2, Mil on (4) 9-1. Montoursville (4) 9-1, Pitlston (2) 8 2, Pottsgrove (1) 9-0, Pottstown (1) 7-2, Thomas IcfTerson (7) 8-2, Valley (7) 9-1, Wesl Mifflin 7)9-1. CLASS AA I.Sharon (10) 9-1 2 2. Mount Carmel (4) 9-1 1 3.

Aliquippa (7) 10-0 3 4. Wayncsburg (7) 10-0 4 5. Washington (7) 9-1 5 6. Lakeland (2) 10-0 6 7. Bellwood-Antis (6) 10-0 7 8.

Tyrone (6) 9-1 8 9. Pen Argyl (11) 10-09 10. Bedford (5) 10-010 Honorable mention Boiling Springs (3) 9-1, Center (7) 9-1, Delone Catholic (3) 9-1, Dunmore (2) 8-2, East Allegheny (7) 9-1, Elco (3) 9-1, Glrard (10) 9-1, Hanover Area (2) 9-1, Karns Cily (9) 8-2, Mar an Catholic (II) 9-1, Shady Side Academy (7) 1, Springfield Twp. (1) 9-0, Towanda (4) 9-1, Valley View (2) 8-2, Wcslmonl Hilltop (6) 10-0, Vyalusing Valley (4) g-2, Wyomissing (3) 9-1. CLASS A 1.

Southern Columbia (4) 8-2 1 2. Clarion (9) 10-0 2 3. Pius (II) 8-2 3 4. Slecllon-Highspire (3) 9-1 4 5. Minersville (11) 10-05 6.

Rochester (7) 8-2 6 7. Monaca (7) 9-1 7 8. Halifax (3) 10-08 9. Laurel Valley (6) 9-1 9 10. Curwensville (9) 10-0 10 Honorable mention Bishop Carroll (6) 8-2, Bishop Gullfoyle (6) Cancvin Catholic (7) 9-1, Chartiers-Houson (7) 9-1, Kennedy Christian (10) 9-1, Lack wanna Trail (2) 9-1, South Fayette (7) 8-2, (11) 8-2, Williams Valley (11) 8-2, Wind ier (S) 10-0.

Golden Eagles count on their "12th Man" Osborne romps again in Nebraska By The Associated Press Tom Osborne put up another huge number in Nebraska. The former Cornhuskers football coach romped in his first bid for Congress, making him one of several sports celebrities to win political elections Tuesday. Osborne got 81 percent of the vote in the state's 3rd Congressional District. "He always liked to win big. There's no question about that," said Nebraska coach Frank Solich, a longtime Osborne assistant.

Elsewhere, Milwaukee Bucks owner Herb Kohl kept his U.S. ate -seat in Wisconsin, ex-NFL star Steve Largent and one-time Sooners J.C. Watts held their U.S. House seats in Oklahoma and former Olympian Jim Ryun won reelection to his U.S. House seat in Kansas.

Also, voters in the Phoenix area approved a measure that would provide most of the money for a $331 million stadium for the NFL's Cardinals. The result ended speculation team owner Bill Bidwill might move the franchise to another city. Osborne, 62, retired in January 1998 after leading the Cornhuskers i to three national championships in 25 years. The Republican said he was ready for Congress. "It's a large team that often goes in different directions," he said.

"There is a lot of partisanship and I am somewhat prepared for the frustration. Walls, the fourth-ranking House member, easily won re-election in Oklahoma. So did Largent, a fellow Republican who played at Tulsa before starring for the Seattle Sea: hawks. Ryun, who once held the world record in the mile, won his race in Kansas. In Illinois, former Chicago Bears punter Bob Thomas won a spot on the stale Supreme Court.

Kohl kept his seat with an easy win in Wisconsin. The Democrat defeated John Gillespie, who had the early endorsement of his longtime friend, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr. Lamhcau Field, was involved in i a referendum vote. The sale of the stadium's naming rights to ease taxpayer costs for renovations won approval of Brown County residents in a referendum vole. "We arc confident lhal community leaders will carefully weigh the voters' sentiment in making decisions on naming rights in the months ahead," Packers president Bob Harlan said in a statement.

By JOHN HARLOW Daily Herald Sports Editor It has become magical, the way the fans of the Tyrone Golden Eagle football team has responded over the past few years. In the PIAA Class AA State Championship game last December, the Tyrone and Mount Carmel fans set a record for attendance. Saturday, the Golden Eagles travel to Westmont-Hilllop to face the undefeated and second seeded Hilltoppcrs. This week, coach John Franco is asking his players and the Tyrone fans to get up for the game. "Saturday games have a lousy atmosphere," said Franco.

"We want it rowdy and loud on Saturday for all four quarters like it normally is at Gray Field." Having been to my fair share of college football games at Beaver Stadium, the Swamp at the University of Florida and at Nehlen Stadium at Tennessee, I have seen my fair share of electric crowds, but none were like they were at Hershey last year, and the Golden Eagles draw off the fans. "Without the fans, we wouldn't have the energy to play all four quarters," said Tyrone senior Brad Tuskovich. "You can't help but get excited when you see 5,000 fans wearing orange and black." "Our fans give us extra energy at critical times," said Tyrone senior Jon Medina. "They give us the extra boost going for it on fourth and short, and they help us come up with the big stop with our backs on the goallinc." There have been many games this season when Tyrone has worn visiting white, but the crowd made it seem like they were at Gray Memorial Field. "We're very fortunate that we have a great group of fans follow us," said senior lineman Joe Lehner.

It gets you really pumped up. We're playing for us, but we also know we are playing for them." Gorden Blain, the editor of PASPORTSfever Magazine attended Saturday night's Tyrone-Bishop McCort game at Gray Field, and was impressed with the atmos- phere Tyrone fans bring to the game. "The first half, they (the fans) seemed a liitlc shocked that Tyrone was behind, but once Jesse Jones scored his touchdown, it was deafening at times on the sidelines." The Golden Eagles and their fans arc no stranger to big games, and it seems the bigger the game the bigger the response. "I was telling Scotty (Gutnmo) when we were on the goallinc how you could hear the fans gel louder and louder," said Lchncr. "The bigger the situation, the louder our fans get." Sometimes even coach Franco might get caught up in the way the fans pump up the kids.

"I'm not sure, but they might help coach (Franco) make the decision to go on fourth and short," said senior Doug Roscberry. "It's extra adrenaline for us," said senior Byron Conrad. "It always seems when we need a boost, our fans arc there to pick us up. They arc our 12th man on the field." "You can't believe how much it gets us ready when we run out on the field and sec thousands of fans there to support us," said senior Jerry Wilson. "When a big play is needed, our fans give us the adrenaline to take over and make the big play that is needed." When the Golden Eagles left for Hershey, around 100 fans were there to send them off, and it would be great for the kids see how much Tyrone is behind them Saturday morning.

"We know Westmont is tough," said Lehner. "We know we are in for a game, and hopefully our 12th man will make the difference and send us to Mansion Park. What matters is how we play on the field." The Golden Eagles will leave the High School at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Kickoff between the Golden Eagles and Westmont- Hilltop is at 1 p.m.

Tyrone cross country coach Doug Hoover heads to St. Francis By JOHN HARLOW Daily Herald Sports Editor Creating a winning program comes with a price. Everyone looks to find a winner to be a part of their program. Tyrone cross country coach Doug Hoover created a solid tradition in the past five seasons, and now hopes his magic continues as an assistant track and field and cross country coach at St. Francis College.

"We are very pleased that Doug will be joining our staff here at St. Francis," said Red Flash head coach Kevin Donner. "He has shown tremendous loyalty and enthusiasm for the sports of cross country and track and field and I look forward to him bringing that passion with him to St. Francis." "It's an exciting opportunity to work with a great coach and a great program," said Hoover. "It's a chance to work with athletes at the next level and further my education." Hoover will be working toward his masters degree at St.

Francis. This past Saturday, Hoover took senior Jim Wiggin and freshman Sarah Pentland to Bucknell University for the PIAA Class AA State Championships. Wiggin captured for the second consecutive year with a 7th place finish, while Pentland finished 141st. Hoover's boys team won the Mountain League Class AA title the past four years and placed sixth as a team in the 1999 State Championships when Jeff White finished eighth and Jim Wiggin finished 25th. "Doug did an awesome job," said Wiggin.

"I don't think I would have accomplished'near what I've done without Coach Hoover. Most of my success was because of his coaching." The girls program at Tyrone -has flourished under Hoover in the past five years. The Eagles won the Mountain League Class AA championship in 1996 and advanced to the State Championships in 1997 and 1998. The Lady Eagles have placed in the top three Class AA schools in the District Championships in Hoover's five- year tenure. ''Coach Hoover put in a lot of time was dedicated to us," said Tyrone senior Liz Deihl.

"He taught us to push ourselves to get the best performance possible and also taught us to be better people." Hoover is a 1990 graduate of Tyrone High School and a 1994 graduate of Penn State University with bachelor's degree in finance. Tyrone Athletic Director Tony Yaniello said Hoover will be missed. "I coached Doug in track, followed his career in the biathlon and watched the success as our cross country coach as a fan and now as the athletic director. He's an athletic director's dream organizational-wise. The parents and kids respect him and he gets the most out of his kids.

We're going to miss Doug, and wish him well at DOUG HOOVER St. Francis." Hoover's five years as the Tyrone cross country coach were the most successful five years in Tyrone cross country history. Over the last five years, the girls' team has posted a dual meet record of 50-12, while the boys' team was 46-11. Thirteen (13) girls and twelve (12) boys have represented Tyrone in the PIAA State Championship during that time. Eight athletes have earned Mountain League All-Star status and four athletes have been named to the Blair County All-Stars First Team.

In addition to earning all-state honors, Jeff White and Jim Wiggin also captured Mountain Conference and District VI individual championships. "I would like to thank all of the athletes who have made coaching at Tyrone such a thrill," said Hoover. "The experience of coaching such a tremendous group of people has been an incredible blessing to me. I have loved every hour of every day that I have been the coach of these teams and I leave the program with many great memories. Coaching these teams is the greatest thing I have ever done.

I am really proud of how far this program has come and all that these athletes have accomplished. "I also feel really good about the future of the program. We've established a tradition here that the returning runners understand. I am now looking forward to returning to my role as a fan and an alumnus of Tyrone cross country. I look forward to watching how the young runners on this team mature.

There are some very talented guys and girls coming up through the ranks now, who are in a position to lead these teams to even more success in the coming years." Rankings Penguins wary of shorthanded Flyers PITTSBURGH (AP) Talk to the Pittsburgh Penguins and it doesn't matter who is missing from the Philadelphia Flyers lineup: a tough game is still expected. "Any time you see a Flyers-Penguins game, you know you're going to see a lot of batlles no matter who's in their lineup," Penguins defenseman Darius Kasparaitis said. The Penguins will face a shorthanded Flyers' squad when the teams meet Wednesday night at Mellon Arena for the first time since Game 6 of last season's Eastern Conference semifinals. Philadelphia will be without forwards John LcClair, Mark Recchi and Keith Jones. LeClair is trying to comeback from back surgery while Jones and Recchi arc recovering from concussions.

Also missing is Eric Lindros an unsigned, restricted free agent whose career has been plagued by concussions. Lindros, the former captain, rejected the team's $8.5 million qualifying offer in July after a long and bitter feud, saying health and peace of mind were more important. LeClair and Lindros have been particularly hard on the Penguins, combining for 59 points in 54 games. "No way of getting around it, they are different team without those guys," said Penguins defense- man Bob Boughncr. "But no matter what, there's a good rivalry between the Penguins and Flyers.

The injuries caused the Flyers to get off to a slow start, but they have rebounded to go 3-1-2 in their last six games. Defenseman Jiri Slegr says the Penguins, more than anybody, should know not to underestimate teams that are missing superstars. "If you look at New Jersey, they're going without (Jason) Arnott and (Scott) Nicdermayer, and they beat us 9-0," Slegr said about the worst home loss in franchise history on Oct. 28. "You don't really (consider) any team as not very good when they don't have their superstars." Notes: Penguins coach Ivan Hlinku said he would make his decision on a goallcnder Garth Snow or Jcan-Sebastien Aubin on Wednesday.

Snow has started the past two games, allowing a total of two goals to Vancouver and Calgary. The Penguins are 3-3-0 at Mellon Arena. The Penguins are slated to wear their alteranle jerseys for the game against Philadelphia. The return of the "skating Penguin" logo made its debut in the 9-0 loss to the Devils. Penguins rookie center Roman Simicek (strained hamstring) will miss his third consecutive game.

Penguins captain Jaromir Jagr left practice after 20 minutes. A team official said Jagr left to ride the exercise bike. Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE RHP Gary Glover from the Toronto Blue Jays for LHP Scott Eyre. Released INF Craig Wilson. SEATTLE Dan Rohn manager of Tacoma of the PCL.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL Wade Boggs hitting coach, Hal McRac bench coach and Terry Collins infield and bullpen coach. Announced Darren Daulton will join the stuff as catching instructor. TEXAS Larry Hardy pitching coach. National League PHILADELPHIA Greg Gross bench coach, Richie Hebncr hilling coach and John Vukovich third base coach. PITTSBURGH MikcSan- doval assistant athletic trainer.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND LB Ryan Taylor on injured reserve. Placed LB Doug Colman on the practice squad. Signed WR Drew O'Connor to the practice squad. DETROIT defensive assistant Don demons to linebackers coach. PITTSBURGH TE Cory Geasun on injured reserve.

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7. 8. 9. 10. Class AAAA Eric Cathedral Prep, (10), (9-0), Did Not Play, (1) Central Bucks West, (I), (10-0), Defeated North Penn, 13-7, (2) Downinglown, (I), (9-0), Defeated West Chester Henderson, 31-0, Woodland Hills, (7), (10-0), Defeated Trinity, 50-0, (4) Interboro, (I), (10-0), Defeated Sun Valley, 40-7, (5) Wyoming Valley West, (2), (9-1), Defeated Williamsport, 38-10, (6) Cumberland Valley, (3), (10-0), Defeated Gettysburg, 42-0, (7) Bethlehem Catholic, (II), (7-3), Defeated Allentown C.C., 42-18, (8) Pennridge, (I), (9-1), Defeated Plymouth-Whitemarsh, 14-6, (9) Parkland, (II), (9-1), Defeated East Stroudsburg South, 21-12, (10) Others to Watch Bishop McDevitt (9-1), Central Bucks East (9-1), Coatesville (7-2), McKcesporl (9-1), Mount Lebanon (8-2) Norristown (9-1), Reading (9-1), South Western (10-0), Upper Darby (8-2), Wilson (9-1).

Class AAA Strath Haven, (I), (10-0), Defeated Pcnncrest, 42-14, (1) Berwick, (2), (10-0), Defeated Dallas, 41-0, (2) Manheim Central, (3), (10-0), Defeated Solanco, 49-8, (3) Belle Vernon, (7), (10-0), Defeated Pine-Richland, 23-0, (4) Greenville, (10), (9-0), Defeated Harbor Creek, 26-17, (5) Middletown, (3), (10-0), Defeated James Buchanan, 60-0, (6) Selinsgrove, (4), (9-1), Defeated Mount Carmel, 42-28, (8) Blue Mountain, (II), (9-1), Defeated Schuylkill Haven, 44-6, (9) Perry Academy, (8), (10-0), Defeated Oliver, 35-0, (10) Milton, (4), (9-1), Defeated Montoursville, 21-16, (NR) Others to Watch Garnet Valley (8-2), Greensburg-Salem (8-2), Montoursville (9-1), Pottsgrove (9-0), Susquehannock (9-1), Thomas Jefferson (8-2), Valley (9-1), West Allegheny (9-1), West York (9-1), Wilmington, (10), (9-1). Class AA Aliquippa, (7), (10-0), Defeated Northgate, 41-12, (2) Sharon, (10), (9-1), Defeated Mercyhurst Prep, 54-0, (4) Mount Carmel, (4), (9-1), Lost to Selinsgrove, 42-28, (1) Wayncsburg Central, (7), (10-0), Defeated Burrell, 49-6, (3) Pen Argyl, (11), (10-0), Defeated Bangor, 38-0, (5) Bellwood-Antis, (6), (10-0), Defeated Marion Center, 47-0, (6) Lakeland, (2), (10-0), Defeated Dunmore, 42-25, (7) Tyrone, (6), (9-1), Defeated Bishop McCort, 34-20, (8) Washington, (7), (9-1), Defeated New Brighton, 26-6, (9) Westmont-Hilltop, (6), (10-0), Defeated United, 12-7, (NR) Others to Watch Bedford (10-0) Boiling Springs (9-1), Center (9-1), Delone Catholic 9-1), Dunmore (8-2), East Allegheny (9-1), Elco (9-1), Hanover (9-1), Marian Catholic (9-1), Wyomissing (9-1). Class A Clarion Area, (9), (10-0), Defeated Kane, 34-6, (1) Southern Columbia (4), (8-2), Defeated Danville, 55-12, (2) Minersville (11), (10-0), Defeated Panther Valley, 63-31, (4) Halifax, (3), (10-0), Defeated Newport, 48-7, (5) Pius (11), (8-2), Defeated Belvedere, NJ, 35-28, (6) Steelton-Highspire, (3), (9-1), Defeated Boiling Springs, 28-6 (7) Windber, (5), (10-0), Defeated Conemaugh 54-0, (8) Monaca, (7), (9-1), Defeated Fort Cherry, 34-20, (9) Curwensville, (9), (10-0), Defeated Clarion-Limestone, 40-7, (9) Bishop Carroll, (6), (7-3), Defeated West Branch, 26-21, (NR) Others to Watch: Carmichaels (9-1), Chartiers Houston (9-1), Columbia (8-2), Farrell (73), Greensburg Central Catholic (7-2), Kennedy Christian (9-1), Lack- iwanna Trail (9-1), Laurel Valley (9-1), Sharpsville (7-2), South Fayette 8-2). 10 PA SPORTSfcvei Top 25 'Erie Cathedra! Pi-ep 1 9-0 2. Central Bucks West Class AAAA 10-0 3.

Berwick Class AAA 10-0 4. Woodland Hills Class AAAA 10-0 5. Downingtown Class AAAA 9-0 6. McKeesport Class AAAA 9-1 7. Belle Vernon Class AAA 10-0 8.

Strath Haven Class AAA 10-0 9. Wyoming Valley West Class AAAA 9-1 10. Central Bucks East Class AAAA 9-1 11. Pennridge. Class AAAA 9-1 12.

St. Josephs Prep Class AAA 10-0 13. Sharon Class AA 9-1 14. Norristown Class AAAA 9-1 15. Mount Lebanon Class AAAA 8-2 16.

Interboro Class AAAA 10-0 17. Manheim Central Class AAA 10-0 18. Pittsburgh Central Catholic Class AAAA 8-2 19. Bethlehem Class AAAA 7-3 20. Cumberland Valley Class AAAA 10-0 21.

Selinsgrove Class AAA 9-1 22. Parkland Class AAAA 9-1 23. Greenville Class AAA 9-0 24. Mount Carmel Class A A 9-1 25. Carroll Class AAAA 10-0 Teams to Watch (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (H) (12) (13) (15) (19) (16) (17) (18) (20) (24) (TW) (22) (23) (14) (25) Aliquippa 10-0, Waynesburg 10-0, West Allegheny 9-1, Blue Mountain 9-1, Southern Columbia 8-2, North Hills 8-2, Coatesville 7-2, South Western Hills 6-3-1, Shaler 7-3, Thomas Jefferson 8-2, West Mifflin 9- I.Reading 9-1, Wilson 9-1, Bishop McDevitt 9-1.

DanMer Computer Rankings Class AAA A Erie Cathedral Prep 9-0 2. Central Bucks West 10-0 3. Woodland Hills 10-0 4. Downingtown 9-0 5. Cumberland Valley 10-0 6.

McKeesport 9-1 7. Reading 9-1 8. Interboro 10-0 9. Southwestern 10-0 10. Wyoming West 9-1 11.

Parkland 9-1 12. Wilson 9-1 13. Central Bucks East 9-1 14. Mount Lebanon 8-2 15. Bishop McDevitt 9-1 Class AAA 1.

Berwick 10-0 2. Strath Haven 10-0 3. Perry 10-0 4. Manheim Central 10-0 5. St.

Joseph's Prep 10-0 6. Belle Vernon 10-0 7. Greenville 9-0 8. Middletown 10-0 9. West Allegheny 910.

Selinsgrove 9. WcstMifflin 912. Pollsgrove 9-0 13. Blue Mountain 914. Valley 915.

Susquchannock 9- Class AA 1. Aliquippa 2. Sharon 3. Lakeland 4. Mount Carmel 5.

Waynesburg 6. Pen Argyl 7. Bellwood-Antis 8. Tyrone 9. Bedford 10.

Westmont-Hilltop 11. Apollo Ridge 12. Elco 13. Delone Catholic 14. Dunmore 15.

Girard Class A 1. Clarion 2. Southern Columbia 3. Windber 4. Minersville 5.

Halifax 6. Curwensville 7. Steelton-Highspire 8. Kennedy Christian 9. PiusX 10.

Monaca 11. Canevin Catholic 12. Bishop Carroll 13. Lackawanna Trail 14. Chartiers Houston 15.

Tri- Valley 10-0 9-1 10-0 9-1 10-0 10-0 10-0 9-1 10-0 10-0 9-1 9-1 9-1 8-2 9-1 10-0 8-2 10-0 10-0 10-0 10-0 9-1 9-1 8-2 9-1 9-1 8-3 9-1 9-1 8-2.