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Sports Department -274-9214 PORTS 3B The Ithaca Journal Monday, November 1, 1999 Raiders fall to Walton in shootout NFL Week 8 5 By BOB DONAHUE Journal Staff BINGHAMTON Talk about a numbers game. Trumansburg and Walton combined for nearly 1,000 yards of offense Saturday night in a Section IV Class semifinal shootout that ended with the Warriors corner of the end zone from 19 yards out to cut the deficit to 30-20. That's as close as they got. They swapped scores again to make it 36-26 before Walton sealed the win late in the third quarter. Jason Budine scored from three yards out up the middle with 3:51 left and Gerry Stanton hit Josh Faulkner with a 51-yard toss with 58 seconds left for a 52-26 lead.

Finch had one more big throw in him, a 50-yard TD to Lansing 51 seconds into the fourth quarter. But after Stanton scored from a yard out on Walton's ensuing drive, Finch was intercepted on Trumansburg's next series, hitting a wide-open Ryan See RAIDERS, 5B an average margin of 38-11 entering the game. "We were not overwhelmed," Trumansburg coach Jack Reed said. "We were looking forward to this." Sure enough, the Raiders shook off a botched Crosier-to-Lansing handoff on the ensuing kickoff after Conway's last TD to march 87 yards on their final drive of the half. Finch threw on seven of the drive's eight plays, including a 45-yarder to Crosier that set up first-and-goal at the 5.

Finch connected with Lansing two plays later and the Blue Raiders cut Walton's halftime lead to 30-14. And they weren't finished. Finch threw on all nine plays of the second halfs opening drive, finally finding Crosier in the right middle with a variety of backs, Finch hitting a host of receivers on that quick slant. He finished the night with 366 yards through the air on 23-of-43 throws and if there's a Section IV quarterback with a quicker release, let's see him. When Walton scored three unanswered TDs in the opening half, this one looked over.

Jerrod Stanton punched in from the 1 with 5:10 left in the first quarter as the Warriors retook the lead. Conway zipped 20 yards through the right side with 8:15 left in the half and added an 11-yard TD carry four minutes later. But apparently, someone forgot to tell the Blue Raiders they were playing the state's top-ranked Class team, an outfit that had outscored opponents by on top, 58-38. Groton, Watkins Glen win IAC titles, 5B grasp to race 63 yards for the score. Before they were through, the Warriors piled up 487 yards rushing with three different call carriers topping the 100-yard mark.

Walton added 51 passing yards, for a total of 538. Trumansburg amassed 414 yards. The Blue Raiders (7-2) chose another route to the end zone. Jon Finch threw on seven of Tru-mansburg's first eight plays, connecting on all but one. The last was a 29-yard scoring strike to Brian Crosier that helped tie the score at 8 with little more than three minutes off the clock.

And on it went Walton running that counter through the Walton (9-0) advances to Fri day's 8 p.m. sectional final Weekend Scores Football Class semifinals Walton 58, Trumansburg 38 Class semifinals Hancock 35, Candor 1 9 Soccer Boys' Class A Semifinals Horseheads 2, Ithaca 1 Boys' Class Quarterfinals. Sidney 1, So. Cayuga 0 Greene 2, Candor 1 Seton CC 2, Lansing 1 Trumansburg 2, Oxford 2, OT (T-burg advances on PKs) 1 against Delhi (5-4) at the Stadium. The Bulldogs beat Waverly 42-35, Saturday.

From the start, this one was about contrast. On the game's opening play from scrimmage, Walton's Chad Conway sliced through the right side of the line and slipped from Chad Lansing's Cleveland rookie quarterback Tim Couch celebrates his team 's first victory, 21-16 over New Orleans on Sunday. Sunday's Scores Bills 13, Ravens 10 Falcons 27, Panthers 20 Redskins 48, Bears 22 Brown 21, Saints 16 Jaguars 41, Bengals 10 Giants 23, Eagles 17, OT Titans 24, Rams 21 Chiefs 34, Chargers 0 Patriots 27, Cardinals 3 Dolphins 16, Raiders 9 Colts 34, Cowboys 24 Vikings 23, Broncos 20 Lions 20, Buccaneers 3 Big Red wtaras Wapeir Cornell. skates by Roundup, 4B Musttanss mm i jib if Auto Racing CART'S Moore killed at Fontana FONTANA, Calif. Greg Moore was killed Sunday in the season-ending CART race when he lost control of his car at 220 mph and crashed into a wall, spinning wildly and slamming into the ground several times.

The 24-year-old Canadian, a budding star in the open-wheel circuit; was airlifted to a hospital Red wins final tuneup Cornell Hockey Saturday's Game: Cornell 8, W. Ontario 1 (exhib.) and declared dead of massive head injuries about an hour after the wreck at California Speedway. By TOM FLEISCHMAN Journal Staff ITHACA In Saturday's exhibition game against Western Ontario, Cornell men's hockey coach Mike Schafer wanted to see his club work hard and be strong with the puck. As you might guess by the sound of an 8-1 Big Red victory, Schafer saw what he was looking for. "I thought we did that throughout the course of the game," he said following the game, in which eight different Next game: Season-opener at Rensselaer, 7 p.m.

Friday; Saturday at Union, 7 p.m. Moore was the second driver in the CART FedEx Series to die this year. Rookie Gonzalo Rodriguez of Uruguay, prepar- ing for only his second race, was killed instantly a crash Sept. 11 during practice at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey. The 27-year-old Rodriguez was the first driver fatality in the CART series since Jeff Krosnoff i i was killed in a crash during a -ft: 'svh N'v-.

3, I Lr i v'v "-Xv yf race in Toronto in July 1996. The Associated Press. Cornell players had goals while the defense limited the previously undefeated Mustangs to just 13 shots on goal. Shane Palahicky also scored goals, while 6-foot-5 right wing Stephen Baby dished out two assists. All three goaltenders played 20 minutes for Cornell.

Ian Burt was busiest, making seven first-period saves, while Chris Gart-man in the second and Matt Underhill in the third combined for just five saves. Schafer and Co. weren't popping the corks off champagne bottles, by any means. It was an exhibition game, and Schafer knows he and his team have a lot of work yet to do before the season starts. "We've got a long ways to go in a lot of different areas of the game," he said.

"We didn't get to see our penalty kill that much, and I really didn't feel like they tested us in our defensive zone. So there's still some question marks. "But one of the things I did See HOCKEY, 10B MILLENNIUM The Big Red pelted Western goalies Denver England and CJ. Denomme with a total of 57 shots, including 21 in the first period. Ryan Moynihan got the offense started less than two minutes into the game, and his mates soon followed.

Krzysztof Wieckowski, freshman Mark McRae, Frank Kovac, captain Doug Stienstra, Mike Rutter, Denis Ladouceur and freshman Tiger makes it three in a row SUZIE O'ROURKEJoumal Staff Century's Best Fourth greatest college football team 1966 Notre Dame (9-0-1): OFFENSE SE Jim Seymour LT Paul Seiler LG Tom Regner George Goeddeke RG DickSwatland RT Bob Kuechenberg TE Don Gmitter QB Terry Hanratty RB Nick Eddy RB Rocky Bleier FB Larry Conjar DEFENSE LE Tom Rhoads LT Pete Duranko RT Kevin Hardy RE Alan Page OLB Mike McGill I LB Jim Lynch ILB JohnPergine OLB Dave Martin DB Tom O'Leary DB Jim Smithberger Tom Schoen COMMENTS: Sophomores Hanratty and Seymour prepared for their varsity debuts by working together to develop their timing. It paid off as they hooked up 1 3 times for 276 yards, a school record for receptions and yards, and three IDs in a 26-14 win in the opener against Purdue, which would go on to the Rose Bowl. In the season finale, the Irish journeyed to play Rose-Bowl bound Southern California and annihilated the Trojans 51-0, clinching their consensus No. 1 rating. Gannett News Service Come defensive back Jimmy Vattes, 16, takes down day's 31-14 Big Red victory over the Seahawks.

Cornell Wagner's Mike Cerminaro during the first half of Satur- hosts Yale Saturday on Homecoming Weekend Four-team race for Ivy League title begins Saturday By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press HOUSTON Years from now, this Tour Championship will be easily distinguished by the highlights of so many players wearing knickers to honor the memory of Payne Stewart. As for that clip of Tiger Cornell Football Woods holding the trophy? That could be Ricky Rahne threw three touchdown passes as Cornell races to a 24-7 halftime lead and remained undefeated at home this year (3-0). Rahne's scoring passes gave him 16 for the season which Saturday's Game: Cornell 31, Wagner 14 just about any tournament. Woods closed with a 2-under 69 at Champions Golf Club, giv Record: 5-2, 3-1 Ivy League Next game: Saturday vs. Yale, 1 p.m., Schoellkopf Held (Homecoming) day.

"If she can have that type of resolve after what's transpired, why can't Players have worn black Tib-bons all week. After Friday's service, some wore the WWJD bracelet What Would Jesus Do that Stewart wore when he won the U.S. Open in June. On Sunday, most of them paid yet another tribute by wearing knickers, the knee-length pants that made Stewart one of most recognizable figures in golf. "I think he'd be laughing because he had it put on him all these years," said Stuart Appleby, who wore an outfit chosen from Stewart's closet.

As for Woods? That's no laughing matter. The 23-year-old already has put a canyon between himself and the rest of the golf, and the best may be yet to come. Woods, who finished at 15-under 269, won for the seventh time in his last 10 tournaments including a a victory in Europe, and the $900,000 pushed Woods over $5.6 million for the year nearly as much as Jack Nicklaus won in his entire career. He also wrapped up the money title, even though $1 million is at stake next week in the World Golf Championship event in Spain. breaks the old standard of 15 set by current Cornell assistant coach Bill Lazor in 1992.

The Big Red signal caller completed 20-of-28 ing him a four-stroke victory over Davis Love III and another title in what has become the best season on the PGA Tour in 25 years. While any turnovers but were flagged nine times for 71 yards. Cornell rushed for 186 markers and co-captain Deon Harris led the effort with 120 yards in 26 carries. "It felt good to be back in action after two weeks of not being productive," Harris said. Wagner (44) came into the contest led by tailback Rick Sarille, who had rushed for 159.6 yards per game and was ranked second nationally in Division I-AA.

Cornell's defense had seven quarterback sacks and held Sarille to only 49 yards in 16 carries. The Big Red also turned a pass interception and a fumble into 10 second quarter points. "It was an opportunity for our kids to play Cornell, but turnovers were costly and Cornell capitalized," said Wagner veteran coach Walt Hameline. After Wagner went three See RED, 10B By WILLIAM MOORE Special to The Journal ITHACA Now, Ivy League football gets down to serious business. "The tournament begins next week," Cornell head coach Mangurian said Saturday, after watching his team cruise to an efficient, 31-14 victory over Wagner in the Big Red's final non-conference game of the season.

"No one thought we would be here at the beginning of the season," Mangurian said. Where exactly is the 5-2 Big Red? At 3-1 in the league, it is among four teams tied for first place. Brown played its final non-league game of the year as well Saturday, laying a 37-18 defeat on Cornell's Week 2 victim, Fordham. The other two league co-leaders scored Ivy victories to move into the fray. Harvard exploded on offense for a 63-21 defeat of Dartmouth, while Yale Woods Rahne Bombers dump Hobart, 10B was edging Pennsylvania, 23-19.

Last year, in Mangurian's first season, the Big Red finished 4-6, 1-6 and tied for last in the league. This weekend could go a long way toward settling the dust in the league among the conference games are Cornell hosting Yale on its homecoming, and Harvard traveling to Brown. Sophomore quarterback passes for 206 yards, including 16-of-19 for 157 yards and two scores in the first half. He gave way to freshman Mickey Raz-zano early in the last quarter. "Our goal was to be 5-2," Mangurisn said.

"Our priority was to get back to basics. Major penalties were a negative." The Big Red did not have Woods continued his staggering streak, his victory brought an end to a long and sorrowful week in golf as players tried to cope with the Stewart's death in a plane crash on Monday. "Tracey gave me a lot of strength," Woods said, referring to the powerful eulogy Stewart's widow gave during a memorial service in Orlando, on Fri- On The Air Football Seahawks at Packers, 9 p.m ABC Talk 'Pete Mangurian with Barry Leonard, 8 p.m., WHCU-AM (870).