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f- m. Dally Record, Northwest N.J. Sunday, November 18, 1984 3 SCHOLASTIC REPORT By CREQ QARSER Daily Record Stiff Writer liiiMl prop V- w4 rl5rr 16ft end Steve Verderino handled With the Montville defense keying on Saranlta's junior partner, Bill Young, they allowed Morrli Hllli to run up: i 294 yards (95 of them belonging Young). "They beat ui where we were the strongest," admitted Montville coach John Galluccl. "We played our but give the credit to their offensive line.

They played well. We've allowed 38 points all season long and they'u come out and score 33. That should tell you something." And never was that more telling than In the third quar-i i ter. Morris Hills was leading 13-0 it a result of two brave first-half driver! Saranita had opened the scoring ear-, ly in the second quarter with a 5-yard touchdown run. That capped a 613; yard drive that featured two fourth-down plays and a thlrd-and-11.

Later, Saranita followed pulling right guard Ron Weiss on a belly play leftot course for a S-yard touchdown 0T fourth down with :35 left In the half. Montville, 6-3, held to 20 yards Mi zero first downs in the first half, $ot back in it when Bryan Winter recovered a Saranita fumble (the Scarlet Knights lost two of six in the game) on the Morris Hills 32-yard line. After quarterback Jim Wolak hit Ben Drumm for a 30-yard pass play, Jim Price scored from 2 yards out. -Price's kick made It an arresting 13-7, but Morris Hills, now 8-2, doesn't'! scare easily. S.v The play of the game was thatsjm; pie belly play, one designed to gain or 5 yards.

From the Montville 37,..,. Saranita started up the middle and. ROCKAWAY-WhenMontvllle threw up a 6-foot-S, 230-pound wall named Lei Archambeau on the right side of the field, Morrli Hills barely flinched. Running, particularly to the right, Is the essence of thli football team, but the Scarlet Knights shifted gears with championship aplomb. Morris Hills ran left again and again, and ultimately away with the game yesterday at chilly Gilford Field, defeating Montville 33-7 in a North Jersey, Section 2, Group III contest, the only matchup featuring two Daily Record-area teams.

Top-seeded Morris Hills will play No. 2 Rahway, a 22-18 winner over Randolph, in the final. The numbers will show that senior Steve Saranlta had the game of his life when it mattered most, scoring Morris Hills' first four touchdowns and carrying the ball 26 times for 194 yards. But, as Saranita pointed out, that was only half of the story. "I just did my normal stuff," said Saranita, who, at 5-7, 185 pounds, looks more like a miniature nose tackle.

"The line owned this game. We just blew them off the line of scrimmage." Coach Howard Fyock, a playoff winner for the first time In seven years, had to agree. "We feel nobody can stop our running game," Fyock said. "They put Archambeau on the right side and forced us to go left-handed. We handled it." Or rather, left guard Dave Wickkiser, left tackle Steve Mills and Dally RecordSTAN GODLEWSKI Steve Saranlta (33) of Morris Hills Is off and away on a 37-yard gallop for a touchdown.

It was one of four TDs scored by the fullback. Wow! Two rushers on one team. cut back, once across the line ol -scrimmage. Thirty-seven yards later, with four Mustangs strewn In his wake, Saranita finally slowed down. And though Todd Sharp's kick missed, the score stood at 20-7 and; the game was effectively over, t-! By GREG GARBER Dally Record Staff Writer O-l 7 1-f33 Montvlll 0 0 7 MwrltHIIII 13 13 MH Saranlta run (kick faMd) MH Saranita 3 run (Sharp kick) way, (hen cut back against the grain, bouncing off three, then four would-be tacklers.

Young wrapped up the scoring when he caught a 7-yard pass from quarterback Scott Anderson early in the fourth quarter. "There was nothing our offensive line wanted more than to get both these guys 1,000 yards," Fyock said, beaming. "And now they've done it." Wow. the bench in the game's final moments. "We just want to win.

Yeah, I really wanted to hit 1,000, and when that happened, everything else was just great," For the record, Saranita's four touchdown runs came, in order, on a first-and-goal from the 5-yard line, a fourth-and-goal from the 3 and then from 37 and 32 yards away. The two longer runs were works of beauty. Both times, Saranita started one most of the season following in Young's shadow, finally broke loose yesterday and almost set a single-game school record. With nearly seven minutes left in the game, Saranita needed just 18 yards to break the 212-yard standard set by Tom Benjamin In 1977. He was stopped, however, on consecutive plays and coach Howard Fyock wisely chose to play the second stringers.

"The record was no big deal, really," Saranita explained as he sat on ing four-touchdown, 194-yard day gave him 1,118 yards for the season. Bill Young, the rugged junior, gained 95 yards to push his all-time total to 1,332, "Coming into the game, we knew they were the two best running backs we'd see all year," said Montville coach John Galluccl. "If you don't hit these kids and wrap them up, they're going to hurt you. That's just what they did." Well, yes. Saranita, who has spent pnca i run (met kick) MH Saranlta 37 run (kick tailed) MH Saranita 32 run (Sharp kick) MH Voung 7 pau from Anderton (Sharp kick) Mont.

M.N. First downa Ruahea-yardt U-IB 84-294 Pasatnffvarda 99 85 ROCKAWAY In the 30 years of Its existence, Morris Hills High School has never had a running back reach the barrier until this season. Today, after a 33-7 North Jersey, Section 2, Group III victory over Montville, the Scarlet Knights have not one, but two such ground-breakers. Senior Steve Saranlta's scintillat Pasaea" 6191 B-8 I 1-32 e-27 Punta II 2-30 .16 2 4-5Q Fumblaa-kt Panaltiei-yardi Borough; log-play Chatham Cirillo. "Everybody on defense was give him an inch and he'll get 10 yards." "In the second half, the line was really firing out," said Sheppard.

"Russ Kurlak, our tackle, had some big '-blocks for us." The fact that yesterday's win was Chatham's first ever playoff win -wasn't a major topic of conversation, but it wasn't overlooked, either. "The seniors went in psyched," said Jones, "and we wanted to go out winners and champions. Getting to the playoffs is great, but it doesn't mean anything unless you win." narrowed Chatham's lead to 24-22. Feola takes a three-step drop, but never reaches the pocket, because the Eskies' Bob Jones and Scott Di-Lemme get there first to greet him. Four minutes left in the game, with Chatham ahead 30-22.

Roselle Park, after taking over at its own 43 and marching to the Eskie 5, appears ready to make a bid to tie the game. Shriner gets the call, is hit at the 4 and fumbles. Cirillo comes up big again, leaping on the ball to bail Chatham out. A minute and 27 seconds to play, with the Panthers on the move again after a Chatham punt. Roselle Park gets to the Eskie 24 as Feola throws long down the right sideline, but Chatham's Joe Cataldo is there to haul it in and ice the game.

"We knew we had to hit 'em," said was hardly impregnable Roselle Park's James Shriner carried 37 times for 186 yards and three touchdowns the Eskies toughened up under pressure that was, at times, relentless. "As crazy as it sounds," said Chatham coach Mike Daher, "we did a super job defensively. The big thing was that while we did give up yardage, we held them when we had to." Cases in point: Second quarter, 26 seconds left, score tied 10-10. From the Eskies' 14, Roselle Park quarterback Paul Feola fires a bullet to the end zone, but the pass is picked off by Chatham's Mike Cirillo at the 3. End of threat.

Early fourth quarter. The Panthers are going for two points moments after Shriner's third score of the day getting their noses tne piay, ana Niro (senior defensive tackle Robert) got everyone going. It wasn't the best defensive game we've had, but we came up really big." "It was a hard-hitting game," said Sheppard. 4'0nce we gave up that long run (a 41-yard gallop by Shriner that tied the game at 10 apiece) we knew we had to put the clamps on em." While the Chatham defense was securing those clamps on the way to improving the Eskies record to 8-1, Sheppard got his chance to run wild as he racked up 208 yards on 19 carries, including touchdown jaunts of 74, 44 and 39 yards. The first score came on a pitch around left end, the second on a dive off right guard and By BARRY RUBINSTEIN Daily Record Staff Writer CHATHAM On the surface, the events that unfolded yesterday at Chatham Borough High School could have been another weekly installment of the Chris Sheppard Show -his three long touchdown runs sparked the Eskies' offense on the way to running up 30 points against Roselle Park In a North Jersey Section 2, Group I semifinal playoff game.

But if you're looking for reasons why Chatham Borough upended Roselle Park 30-22 to gain a berth In the sectional finals against New Providence then you need look no further than the Eskies' defense. While the Chatham defensive unit the third on a power trap off right tackle. "Those long runs beat us," said Roselle Park coach John Wagner, whose team fell to 6-3. "We'd contain and contain and then they'd break a long one. He's a good back and they're a nice club, but we didn't think they'd be able to run like that." "This could havt been Chris' best game," said Daher.

"Immaculate stopped him last week and we were hoping it wouldn't carry over to this week. We didn't come in thinking we were gonna run him to death, but he was super." Time and again, Sheppard sprang for big yardage leaving would-be tacklers in his wake. The best view the Roselle Park defense got of him was the backs of his heels as he scampered away from them. "Chris gets most of his yards after he gets hit," said Eskie end Bob Jones. "He's such a strong runner, he'll get hit and pop right oft You 6-2 6-30 HoMlfcPark 3 7 Chatham Borough 3 7 CB FG Almgren 33 t)P fQ Shriner 23 CB lOrunfAlmgwnktck) RP Srmiw4 run (Shriner kick) CB Sheppard 74 run (Almgren kick) RP Shriner 6 run (pass railed) CB Sheppard 44 run (Almgren kick) RP Shriner 4 run (pass failed) CB Sheppard 39 run (kick failed) 21 9 51 247 101 '33 t-14 3 3-H2 1-20 1-42 S-2 -0 3-25 50 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost PenaKiesyardt 0- Randolph stiinrt by light nlh BECAUSE SO MUCH IS RIDING ON YOUR TIRES 4 the game with an ankle injury, so it was up to Gabel.

Willie Gramby also seemed to come from nowhere, gaining 33 yards on sis carries in the drive, before Gabel found McQueen down the middle. McQueen appeared to be surrounded, but he broke a couple of tackles onhis 27-yard journey to the end zone. The Rams, trailing 22-10, had two minutes and four seconds to try and steal the game with a miracle. Nardolillo had another drive in him and hit Sandler with a 5-yard TD pass, but there were only two seconds remaining. The Rams prayed for a lucky bounce on the onside kick, but that was asking for too much.

n4m i almf 0 8 v22 Han Carter 9 1 pas from Denson (Oattas past from Demoni Rand NardoMio 1 run Iprns failed) roweii faG mtrcpiion return (Daneon rwn) Rand Sandier 2 iwi ipese fawn Dah Mr guen 27 past om tone! (past failed) Rand Sancw 5 past from NaraoKao (past waedt "Greg (Sandler) was open down the sideline on the play," Nardolillo said. "I should have gotten him the ball." The momentum swung back toward Randolph at the end of the third quarter when Sandler went over from the during the quick 64-yard drive, Sandler caught a 30-yard pass and hit Bierals for 27 yards on a halfback option. And in the fourth quarter, the Rams were driving once more. They got to the Rahway 18 and tried another halfback option, but this time it backfired as Sandler was tackled for a 12-yard loss by Isaac Scott Tyrone McQueen intercepted Nardolillo's next pass, which was a desperate third-and-22 bomb, and the Indians drove the other way, carried along on a wave of emotion fueled by their coach. Yergalonis, in his first year, has gained a reputation for his sideline antics, and he seems to get caught up in the same adrenalin rush as his kids.

"That's why we win," he said. Denson bad been knocked out of Yergalonis. "He's a great one; one of the best in the state." Indeed, Nardolillo's statistics would've been better had his receivers been able to hold onto the balL Yet, Nardolillo didn't throw his first pass until the second quarter, in part because Rahway held the baU much of the first quarter in an aborted drive, In part because Bauer would rather not abuse his quarterback, who has a delicate knee. "If he goes down," Bauer said, "the ship goes down." The Indians, meanwhile, seemed content to keep the ball on the ground, and perhaps that's why the Rams were caught flat-footed when Denson threw his second pass of the game. The ball wobbled and seemed to hang forever before dropping into the hands of Bill Carter, who raced down the sidelines to complete the 91-yard TD.

It was that kind of day. "We outplayed them," said Nardolillo, and be had a point The Rams outgained Rahway, 322-217, and yet they were never able to get the lead." Nardolillo (who also had 58 yards on seven carries) brought the Rams back on a 66-yard drive, scoring on a 1-yard sneak, but the conversion pass failed and Rahway held an 8-6 half-time lead. Then, in the third quarter, lightning struck again. Powell stepped in front of Dan Bierals, and 60 yards later (after a conversion run by Denson) it was 16-6. By ABBOTT KOLOFF Daily Record Staff Writer RAHWAY They spent one half of the afternoon digging a hole for themselves, and the other half trying to climb out It was tiring work.

Still, for all their huffing and puffing, the Randolph High School Rams were unable to catch Rahway yesterday. The Indians cornered the market on big plays, which is why they won, 22-18, advancing to the next round of the Section 2, Group III playoffs against Morris Hills in two weeks. They had all the lightning strikes," said Randolph coach John Bauer. Don't blink. The Rams did, and here's what happened Rahway quarterback Marty Denson unloaded a 91-yard touchdown pass, Donnell Powell returned an interception 60 yards for a TD, and A J.

Gabel threw a 27-yard TD. When the Indians scored, they scored quickly. Rahway also added a defensive twist, designed to put the lid on Randolph quarterback Greg Nardolillo. The Indians switched to man coverage to stop the short passing game, and let two safeties roam in a deep lone. They didn't shut down Nardolillo (not unless you call 200 yards on 14-of-27 passing a washout), but the Rams weren't going at full throttle.

"We had to do something to stop Nardolillo," siid Rahway coach Ed ACHED DYOVER OF TESTING! 16 7 34 95 29 711 137 14 27-J 3 51 233 5 2 34 5 20 10 2-20 225 dua Ruthe- yards Ratsmgyaros Masses Rums i iulfts4oet Renames yards Indian Hills wins girls soccer title DAVE STERN TIRES 112 Ridgcdaie Morristown 267-2424 ship, were Maryann Bernard (two NEW BRUNSWICK Indian Hills captured its third Division A girls soccer state championship yesterday with a 4-0 victory over Ewing. Scoring for Indian Hills, which reached the finals by defeating Randolph for the northern chammpion- goals). Vicki Hoekstra ana iveuy Balaius. Indian Hills completes its season with a 23-2 record. In the Division finals Glen Rock and Delran were crowned co-champions as they played to a 3-3 tie.

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