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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Sunday, November 22,1998 Press Sun-Bulletin 5F Son's SU success enhances a dad's view from end zone Zereoue loses rushing battle, but West Virginia swamps BC sruwumHwl'ipw-ULW''-'Wi if EAST Bears draft choice, set it in 1992; Roland Williams had five last year and became the St. Louis Rams' fourth choice. Of much more value than a line in the record book, Brominski's fifth TD kept alive Syracuse's chances of a major bowl berth. In the perfect Brominski script, it would be the Rose Bowl in certain circumstances open to other than Pac-10 and Big 10 teams for the first time in a half-century. The only New York team to spend New Year's Day in Pasadena was the 1933 Columbia team, which stunned Stanford.

Columbia's right halfback, one of four Lions playing all 60 was Ed Brominski, a 175-pound junior from the Wilkes-Barre suburb of Swoy-ersville. Pa. Stephen Brominski's grandfather didn't figure in Columbia's seven points, but newspaper accounts confirm that he had a definite hand in Stanford's zero. Brominski recovered two-time All-American Bobby Grayson's fumble at the Columbia 1-yard line just before halftime. Late in the game, he intercepted a Grayson pass.

Three decades later, John Brominski got only as far as the Columbia freshman squad, he says, a hefty lineman from another Wilkes-Barre suburb where his father was his Dallas High coach. Doesn't genetic research find dominant characteristics sometimes skipping from grandparent to grandchild? Fox is sports editor emeritus of the Press Sun-Bulletin. for Stephen, yes, but I leave that other stuff for others," he said. "My father was both emotional and undemonstrative; I'm the same way." Stephen didn't play his high school sports at Whitney Point or at Chenango Forks, the school district in which John Brominski formerly resided. After his parents' divorce, Stephen remained in Wilkes-Barre, with his mother, Judith, and three siblings.

Wilkes-Barre's Meyers High has a hefty football tradition. The swift Ismail brothers, Raghib and Qadry, are 1980s graduates of Meyers. When Brominski took over tight end as a 1992 sophomore, teammates included Phil Ostrowski, today a San Francisco 49ers offensive guard and former Penn State captain. Brominski became a two-time all-state defensive end, and ranked at the top of Blue Chip recruiting magazine's tight-end chart. Not until a fourth year in college has he risen as high on the Syracuse tight-end ladder as the magazine forecast.

was third-string in '96 and '97, without a reception in his 16 games, some as a center. This season, he got going in a hurry. His first SU reception was for the Orange's first 1998 touchdown, on opening day against Tennessee with John Brominski standing behind the same end zone. He caught another at N.C. State, another against Cincinnati.

With two against Virginia Tech, he tied the SU record of five touchdowns in a season by a tight end. Chris Gedney, a unanimous All-American and third-round Chicago John Brominski is a Whitney Point merchant who does his football watching from behind the end zones. He says he always has. As a boy, he had tagged along wi th his father, a high school coach, on scouting missions. His dad wanted no part of seats on the 50.

"He had to be behind the end zone to tell what the lines spacings are," Brominski explains. It's remained his own choice of vantage point ever since. As midnight neared a week ago Saturday at the Carrier Dome, there Brominski stood on the lower concourse at the east end of the Dome, his complimentary seat deserted hours earlier. Four seconds remained, Virginia Tech's 26-22 lead all but final. In the Tech time out that had just ended, the Hokies' defenders were reminded to watch for one play Donovan McNabb's throw-back to his tight end at the opposite side.

"We'd worked on it time after time in practice because we know that it's their favorite play," Tech coach Frank Beamer was quoted afterward. Now the ball was in the air and in the air, and in the air, almost from right sideline to left sideline, the clock 0:00 throughout. And now the ball was in the hands of the big junior Syracuse tight end in the end zone, No. 87, Stephen Brominski. "It's normally a 3- to 5-yard route, (but in the time out) I told Don if he came to me, I'd be in the end zone (13 yards ahead)," No.

87 told reporters. "He just threw it up. I don't know if he got hit or not; I ASSOCIATED PRESS Big East rushing leader Mike Cloud won his personal showdown with Amos Zereoue, but West Virginia still ran away from visiting Boston College. Zereoue rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns, and Marc Bulger threw for two more scores as West Virginia beat Boston College 35- 10 Saturday. Cloud, a senior, had 179 yards on 28 carries.

He rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns against West Virginia last year in a comeback victory. Zereoue had 137 yards rushing before halftime, including a season-high 101 yards in the first quarter. Zereoue went 30 yards up the middle for his second score just over two minutes before halftime for a 19-7 lead. Cloud, who broke Zereoue's year-old Big East season rushing record last week at Pittsburgh, finished the season with 1,726 yards. His 3,597 career yards surpassed Troy Stradford (3,504 yards from 1982-86) as Boston College's career rushing leader.

Cloud took over the Big East career rushing lead from Zereoue, a junior, who has 3,569 yards with one game left Friday at Pittsburgh. Elsewhere: Rodnick Phillips ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns as SMU (5-7) posted a 24- 11 victory at Navy (3-7). Kelsey DgjIg of iho i fr? Vena-to-Hill passing leads Colgate, as defense shuts down Holy Cross 11 1 XI 1 I 1 mmm'H i top name brand tires to DieHard Batteries, tom wheels, and Now is the time to buy! ASSOCIATED PRESS Corey Hill caught nine passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns to lead Colgate to a 28-14 victory over visiting Holy Cross on Saturday. Hill caught touchdown passes of 6 and 65 yards as Colgate scored 28 consecutive points after falling behind early. The Colgate defense allowed just 35 yards rushing, and sacked Holy Cross quarterback Matt Kives three times.

Colgate took the lead in the third quarter on a 2-yard run by quarterback Ryan Vena. Hill's 65-yard touchdown reception from Vena extended the Colgate lead to 21-7 in the third. Colgate 'sfinal score came whenDave Beitler capped a 96-yard drive with an 8-yard score in the fourth quarter. "nan Smasesmne WeatherHandler 65,000 Mile Warranty PASSENGER As low as P14580SR12bw HP 50,000 Mile Warranty HIGH PERFORMANCE As low as P18560HR14 P15S780R13 P17S70I13 P1BS7MU P19S7M14 51 99 65.99 P20565SI5 89.99 74.99 W057M1S 84.89 74.99 PH56W15 83.99 24.99 P20570M5 60.99 51.99 P20565R15 65.99 65.99 P22560M6 77.99 PH560HH4 58.99 P2I560HM5 PI9560HHIS 62.99 PU56SH814 P20S60HP.15 64.99 P70S6SH)5 48.99 Wintarhandlar Adams had 137 yards on 18 carries for the Mustangs. Adams had a 76-yard run in SMU's six-play, 99-yard fourth-quarter drive, which ended with Phillips scoring on a 12-yard run at 5:03.

Phillips, who carried 34 times, also had a 1-yard scoring run in the final minute of the first quarter. SMU dominated the opening quarter, running 29 plays to Navy's five, and opening a 14-0 lead. Buff State wins Shawn Starks scored on a 2-yard run with 52 seconds remaining to lead Buffalo State to a 38-35 victory at Springfield College in a first-round game of the NCAA Division III playoffs. Quarterback Chris Henry was 1 8-for-22 for 335 yards. He threw for two touchdown passes and ran for another for Buffalo St.

(9-2). Springfield (9-2), which trailed 17-14 at the half, went ahead 35-31 on a 40-yard scoring pass from Kevin Cahill to Richie Tassello with 2:51 left. Henry moved Buffalo St. 76 yards on nine plays before connecting with Craig Dana on a 33-yard pass play. That gave the Bengals a first down on the Springfield 11, and three plays later Starks scored.

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87's father react? Most obviously, John Brominski didn't react by joining the tidal wave that immediately sprinted toward and, if successful, onto No. 87 something approaching 16 tons of teammates plus a few thousand trespassing non-combatants. The Dome never has witnessed the equal: Such a frenzied pileup that the 6-foot-5, 258-pound touchdown-maker said later, "I thought that I was dead." As for John Brominski's display of proud-papa triumph? John isn't an outwardly excitable man. "I think I said, Yesssss! and went like this," he recalled a few days ago at his little Country Wine and Spirits shop on Route 11, displaying a closed right fist punched forward a few inches. "Inside, I was thoroughly thrilled PATRIOT LEAGUE Vena finished with 198 yards on 11 of 18 passing.

It was his 27th straight game with a touchdown pass. Vena also led all rushers with 70 yards on 17 carries. Holy Cross (2-9) took a 7-0 lead on a32-yard touchdown pass fromKives to Daniel Visalli in the first quarter. Colgate (8-3) tied it with 48 seconds left in the first half when Vena connected withHill on a 6-yard score. Lehigh 31, Lafayette 7: Ron Jean ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns, including a 92-yarder down the sideline, as Lehigh capped an 11-0 regular season by winning at Lafayette (3-8).

Jean ran for two short scores in the first half, then went for the long IVY LEAGUE touchdown. On special teams, Joe Piela returned a second-quarter punt 83 yards for a touchdown and 15-0 lead. Jason Feinberg field goals of 22 and 32 yards, and a 13-yard scoring pass from Rader to David O'Neill gave Penn a 28-point lead in the third quarter. Cornell (4-6, 1-6) was led by receiver Joe Splendorio, who had four catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Cornell quarterback Mike Hood threw touchdown passes of 37 and 61 yards to Splendorio, sandwiched around a 2-yard touchdown run by Deon Harris.

Yale 9, Harvard 7: Mike Murawczyk kicked a 27-yard field goal with 3:04 left to give Yale (6-4) the win at Harvard (4-6). The winning kick was set up when Harvard quarterback Rich Linden fum "(The players) felt it was something that they have worked very hard for, to go through a schedule like ours and to have the success that we've had. Right up until the final decision we thought we were in." The Bombers regrouped and Hartwick (9-2), making its first postseason appearance, was the victim. The Bombers' defense limited Hartwick's offense which had averaged 422.8 yards per game prior to Saturday to just 23 yards in the first half in building a 24-0 advantage. The Hawks gained 160 yards for the game.

Ithaca opened the scoring on Eric Amorese's 2-yard touchdown run, which capped a 10-play, 69-yard drive. Scott Hutz's PAT kick gave the Bombers a 7-0 lead with 4:35 to play in the first quarter. After Hutz nailed a 27-yard field goal, Ithaca senior quarterback Mike O'Donovan found Keith Bonser for a 19-yard TD reception with 8:37 left in the first half en route to a 17-0 lead. Ithaca added another touchdown on its next pos Penn bolts past Cornell PASSEVGER TIRES IMPORT TRES PERfORMAIKE TOES HIGH rWORMANCE LIGHT TRUCK TIRES Starting at. P14WOT12 Starting Starting P18560R14 Starting af P18560B14 $15 $45 e5G $49 Clastic LX Sport Formula rated VIPER Super PH 35,000 mile warranty' 35,000 mile warranty 36,000 mile warranty 35,000 mile warranty 40,000 mile warranty Triathlon II 80,000 Mile Warranty' TOURING As km as Quakers show scoring versatility ASSOCIATED PRESS Jim Finn had 36 carries for 188 yards and a touchdown to lead the University of Pennsylvania to a 35-21 Ivy League victory at Cornell on Saturday.

The Quakers won their third Ivy League title this decade, finishing 6-1 and 8-2 overall. Cornell, which finished 4-6 and 1 -6 under first-year head coach Pete Mangurian, scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns after trailing 28-0. The Quakers scored on offense, defense and special teams. The defense caused four sacks and four turnovers, including an 83-yard interception return by Anthony DeSalle. Penn quarterback Matt Rader was 14-for-27 for 143 yards and a A540 40,000 Mile Warranty HIGH PERFORMANCE As km as $(o)Co) one at the end of the third as the Engineers finished 6-0 in the league.

13: Jason Marrow and LaMario Bradwell spearheaded a 481-yard ground assault, and combined for four touchdowns to lead Bucknell (6-5) over visiting Towson (5-6). Marrow scored three touchdowns in the first half en route to a 28-0 half time lead. Elsewhere: Steve O'Hare threw three touchdown passes, including a school-record 97-yarder to Chris Auferio, as Fordham (4-7) of the Patriot League outlasted Georgetown (9-2) in a non-league game, 49-40. Mike Maltimore's third TD catch narrowed Ford-ham's lead to 42-40 but O'Hare responded with a 9-yard TD pass to Jim Walls with 4:43 to play. to title bled the ball at the Crimson 15.

Jeff Hockenbrock recovered for Yale. Brown 10, Columbia 3: Alex Pittz intercepted Paris Childress' pass in the end zone with 1:15 remaining as Brown (7-3) won at Columbia (4-6). Brown (5-2) tied Yale for second in the Ivy League, finishing with six straight victories. Brown scored on James Perry's 26-yard pass to Zachary Burns in the third quarter and Sean Jensen's 25-yard field goal in the fourth. Princeton 35, Dartmouth 13: Tailback Derek Theisen rushed for a career-high 171 yards and two touchdowns in leading Princeton (5-5) past visiting Dartmouth (2-8).

Theisen's long run put Princeton ahead, 21-13. John Burnham also threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Danny Brian, and Damien Taylor and Nate McGlothlin each scored on 1-yard runs in the final 2:48 to ice the game. session, when Nick Dibble scored on a 1-yard run with 2:04 left. The Bombers continued the assault in the second half as Matt Buddenhagen returned the opening kickoff 75 yards for the first of his two touchdowns. He scored on a 14-yard TD reception with 1:57 to play in the game.

Hartwick QB Kyle Tipson connected with freshman Ryan Johnson on a 38-yard pass, making it 33-6. Hartwick's Kirk Aikens, a Walton grad who set or tied four NCAA Division III receiving records last week, caught four passes for 82 yards. Ithaca cornerback Jeff Tremlett earned MVP honors for his two second-half interceptions, three pass deflections and six tackles. John Sheridan had 20 tackles at linebacker for Hartwick. Bonser led Ithaca receivers with nine catches for 90 yards.

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The Bombers pounced on Hartwick early, scoring 24 points in the first half of their 40-6 triumph in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Northwest Championship at Butterfield Stadium in Ithaca. Despite their record and a tough schedule that included two victories over Division II teams, the Bombers (9-2) were not among the four teams selected to represent the East Region in the Division III tournament. The College of New Jersey (8-2), which fell to Ithaca 18-16 earlier in the season, earned a bid even after a 21-18 loss two weeks ago to Brockport State, 1-7 at the time. "You want to play for a national championship and this doesn't give you that opportunity," Ithaca coach Mike Welch said earlier in the week. We're everything you want, nothing like you'd expect.

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