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Sunday the press sun-bulletin 551 r3 aw3 5 sJt-'-W binghamton, n.y. oct. 23, 1977 0 29-21 4 Hard lets hats a am PHOTO IY UN Beginning of an upset, Minnesota's Marion Barber holds the ball aloft, style, after scoring the only touchdown of 16-0 upset of top-ranked Michigan. Defense keys title-decider olverines i 1 1 Pitt 28 Colgate 18 Owepo 10 Whitney Point 8 Syracuse 21 Columbia North 6 Newark Valley 6 Story on 211 Story on 2H Story on 3U Story on oil Dartmouth 17 Seton CC 20 Notre Dame 49 Nebraska 33 Cornell. 13 Chenango Val.

6 Southern Cal. 19 Colorado v. 10 Slorv on oil Slorv on Slorv on 211 Story on 7B I 1 1 I Wttfl BY FRANK ROKSSNER A superb second-half showing by the defense enabled the Triple Cities Jets to claim the first-ever Mid Atlantic Football League championship last night with a 29-21 conquest of the rugged Youngstown, Ohio, Hardhats. The Jets blew leads of 7-0 and 14-7 and trailed 21-14 at the intermission by virtue of a Youngstown touchdown with eight seconds left in the serond period, but reversed the momentum in the second half behind a sparkling defense. The Jet defenders limited the Hardhats to 21 yards rushing and 19 passing in the final two quarters a far cry from the first half when Hardhat quarterback Vern Wireman burned the secondary eight times for 192 yards.

An interception and 30-yard runback to the Youngstown one-yard line by Joe Kendrick on the final play of the third quarter turned the game around for good That play set up a one-yard sneak by Jets quarterback Ray Stanton which, accompanied by Tony Roach's conversion, knotted the score at 21. 1 The defense then bottled up the Hardhats inside their own 30 and the Jets took over after the punt at their own 42. Butch Rozboril picked up four yards on first down, then broke free on a 23-yard scamper. Stanton then passed to wide-open Earl Rogers his defender slipped and fell to advance the ball to the one. Another Stanton sneak made it 27-21 but Roach's conversion failed.

The Jet defense wasn't about to let down, however, and closed the scoring in the final minutes when tackle John Schaffer stormed through to nail Wireman for a safety. The Jets, champs of the MAFL's Northern Division, are now 8-2 with the possibility of another game against the Interstate League kingpin for a mythical "Eastern Championship" although such a meeting is probably at least three weeks away Youngstown, which went unbeaten in Southern Division play, winds up its season 9-3 liV VM 1 1 111 1 1 16-0 prey for Gophers MINNEAPOLIS (API Minnesota's stunning 16-0 upset of unbeaten and No. 1 -ranked Michigan yesterday was for Gopher Coach Cat Stoll the biggest victory of his career. "I had a gut feeling on Wednesday that we could beat Michigan," said Stoll. "But what happened was that we had a bunch of kids who just went out there and threw their hearts on the field." The Gophers' shocker was a treat for an audience that included many former Minnesota greats, among them the legendary Bronko Nagurski.

Minnesota, which had not beaten Michigan since 1967. used a stifling and opportunistic defense to return the famed Little Brown Jug trophy to Minnesota for the first time in 10 years. "The game was won with the Minnesota defense," said Bo Schembechler. Michigan coach. "We needed a big play and never got it.

We kept handing them the football and their offense did a good job of moving it after we gave them 10 points." Sophomore placekicker Paul Kogind booted field goals of 41 and 37 yards in the first half, and freshman Marion Barber scored on a 3-yard run to put Minnesota ahead 13-0 at the half. Rogind added a 31 -yard field goal with just over four minutes remaining in the game. Stoll said that you don't beat Michigan unless you play with "great intensity and that's what we did. They didn't get the breaks and things fell into place for us." he said, referring to three fumble recoveries and two interceptions by the Gophers. "You have to have those kind of breaks," Stol! said.

"It's the mnly way to beat Michigan." Michigan fumbled four times, losing possession three times, while the un ranked Gophers played mistake-free football and harassed Wolverine quarterback Rick Leach all afternoon, intercepting two passes in the final quarter. Leach did set an all-time Michigan total offense record while gaining 122 yards. It gave him 3.727 career yards to break Don Moorhead's 1968-1970 record by 86 yards. Michigan had not been held scoreless in 13 games. The last time the Wolverines were blanked was 1967.

when they lost 34-0 to Michigan State. It was Schembechler' first shutout at Michigan. Minnesota is now 5-2 overall. Minnesota took a quick 3-0 lead at 4 28 lead of the first quarter. After holding Michigan on its first series of plays, the Gophers went 34 yards in five plays to the Wolverine 24, where Rogind booted his 41-yard field goal.

An errant pitchout by Michigan's leach on the Wolverines' next play from scrimmage was recovered by Minnesota safety Keith Brown at the Michigan 12 and led to Minnesota's next score. Carlson ran six yards to the four and one play later. -'mS SV.V- -A i 1 TD tale Andrews ck St'irjer Cass 'rom Airenan Andrews kick SCORING PLAY Fir it Ouarttr Koii 6 pass trom Stanton Ceco pa rom JoCormck Kelicn 1 2 fjBSk from Wf eirian Andrews kick SkmhI Quarter Koift 13 run Roach ktck Uorn Wireman Fourtfi Quarter Stanton 1 sneak Roacn kick Stanton sneak Roacn kirk wtde safety. SCatfer tackled rtireman end zone -mO TO tT FIAMK WOO MUFF JC defensive tackle Tony Caprari sacks M-E quarterback Jim Swagler, the ball popping loose. Ref Larry Mucci whistles the play dead.

O-State 'B-Boys' burv UB hooters 9-0 makes M-E believe 6-0 JC TD tale JC M- 6 0 0 Rushing yards Passes Passing yrd Punts Pumbies lost Penatiies-vards 50-234 13 1 2-31 1J-W 39 4-6-1 74 324 3 2-30 ONEONTA Oneonta State shut out its third straight soccer foe and seventh of the season in a 9-0 rout of the University of Buffalo yesterday. Oscar Barriga and Tom Brennan each scored twice for the 9-0-1 Red Dragons. O-State is ranked No. 4 in the state and bent on earning an NCAA Division I tournament bid. which it missed out on last year.

Barriga. freshman midfielder from Hempstead. L.I has seven goals, four in his last two games. It was the first two tallies for soph striker Tom Brennan lEast Northport. I I in his O-State career Team leader Keith Tozer notched his ninth as seven different 0-Staters scored.

One who didn't was prize freshman Mike Allina. Allina. who has scored six goals, suffered a severe 'concussion in Wednesday's victory at Syracuse. He was hospitalized there until Friday and is now home at Ottawa. Canada.

O-State Athletic Director Dave Bailey said Allina is expected to return to school sometime this week, but there is no idea yet when he'll be able to return to action. Buffalo fell to 6-4-1. BuHK 0 0-0 Oiwanta Slatt 4- Gals: Oscar Barriga 2, Tom 6'ennan 7. Ale Brannan, Rich eernn. Ronan Downs.

Keith Tozer. Chris Collins Ipenaifv kuk. Assists: Downs 2, Barriga 1. Torer. Garv Daw Riqo Wammo.

Savts: Mark Celeste IB) 3. Goldman i B) 3, P.iul Bvrne 5 Kr Bednan 10) 7 Shors-ctriwrktcks: Buttalo 7-4. Oneonta 17 2 5 20 SCORING PLAY Ftnt Quarter Junko. 1 run un ko ktck Second Quarter SeaTian, I run McOonaid. pass from Brown Safety, bad punt snap Seaman.

I run Junko kick Fluke. 54 pass from Swagier Swager run 'ailed Third Ouarttr Junko. 30 field 90 ai Faurtti Quarter Seaman, 1 run Junko kick Milter. 17 interception Junko kick to take any chances," said Gottfried. "The kids played so great today it's just a shame Bozek couldn't have had moreol a part." (Bezek was not taken to a hospital and had showed no symptons of a concussion as of last night, i I don't think I've ever carried that nuny times at- any level of football)." said the 6-foot-3.

185-pound Seaman, whose three one-yard touchdowns doubled his season TD total. He did gain more yards in JC's opener against Gloversville 1 131 1. but that came on eight carries "I've been more tired than I was today." said Seaman. "Our line was pushing them back five yards every play." True enough. JC's offensive line of center Larry Barkman, guards Gregg Kleinsmith and Dave Kreczko.

tackles Tony Caprari and Jim Massar and ends Bob McDonald and Pete D'Amigo quickly established and maintained control of the line of scrimmage. JC's defense established itself just as quickly, holding M-E's Mr. Inside (Gary Breckner) and Mr. Outside iMark Sarri-ca) to a punv 54 yards, only 24 of that in the first half The second-worst setback in Coach Joe Bramante's 3-plus seasons at M-E was See GOTTFRIED. 4B By RON GROTKE Rick Bezek doesn't remember much of esterday's football game.

But Mark Seaman, with whom he usually alternates at tailback, and the rest of Johnson City's cast gave themselves plenty to remember and host Maine-Ertdwel! plenty to forget. JC's 41-6 romp firmly established the unbeaten Wildcats as the top team in ihe Southern Tier Athletic Conference. "I've been saying all season if I ran Seaman or Bezek 25 tunes they'd get their 100 yards and Seaman proved it todav (with 127 vards on 24 totes)." said JC Coach Chuck "Gottfried. "But I been afraid to do it because they re both so tired playing defense." Gottfried, whose team ranked No. 7 in the state is 6-0 overall and 2-0 for a share of the STAC Suburban Division lead with Owego.

didn't have a choice yesterday. "Bezek got banged up on defense in the first quarter." said Gottfried. "The kids lold me he wasn't remembering things, so I called time and asked for a doctor. Gottfried, who'd planned as usual to insert Bezek for Seaman in the second quarter, was told to sit Bezek down the rest of the half and advised not to play him after intermission unless necessary "Heck, with a 24-6 lead. I wasn going INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS JC rushing: Seaman 24-127, Junko 13-49.

Koruti 3-34. Smey 3 15, Kvas-sav 4-7. Brown 3-4 M-E rushing: Breckner 4-30, Rogers 4-2a. Sarrica 15-24. Swagier 11-17, Rounds 2 2.

HesSrick 2-minus 2, Fluke 3 JC Baiting: Brown 8 tor 13. 98 yards, I interception M-E passing: Swagler 4-for -6, 74 yards, TO, i interception JC receding: D'Amigo 7-46, Seaman 3-34, McDonald 1-9, Conte 15. Koruti 14 M-E receiving: Ftuke. 1 54. 1 TD; Cornell 2-12, Kartman Officiate: Larry Muco, referee.

Joe Cawley, umpire, Jim Russeit. field iudge. Jack Bemo, head lines man on fourth down and a yard to go. Barber went into the end zone standing up from the three. Rogind's conversion made it 10-0.

The Gophers moved 54 yards near the end of the first half and took a 13-4 lead on a 37-yard field goal by Rogind. Garry White rushed for 24 yards and Kent Kitzmann gained 21 yards in the U-play drive The Gophers continued to move the ball in the third quarter, but a blocked Held goal attempt by Rogind prevented Minnesota from adding to the Michigan embarrassment. Minnesota's Ken Foxworth intercepted a pass by-Leach and returned the ball to the Gopher 49 with 10 minutes to play, effectively sealing Michigan's fate. Minnesota and Michigan have been battling for the Little Brown Jug since 1909. Michigan has won 43 and Minnesota 22 with three ties.

MEANWHILE, IN EVANSTON, Michigan arch-rival Ohio State's fourth-ranked Buckeyes needed big plays from Ron Springs, Rod Gerald and Jeff tagan to overcome six turnovers and defeat win less Northwestern, 35-15, to take sole possession of first place the Big Ten. Springs ripped off a 72-yard run from scrimmage to set up Ohio State's first touchdown after Northwestern had taken a surprising 3-0 lead. Gerald went 24 yards for a touchdown on a keeper and Logan's 63-yard run from scrimmage set up Ohio State's final touchdown in the fourth quarter. See GOPHERS, 4B 33 STATISTICS JC First downs 16 orwich handles UFA STATISTICS irst downs Rushing yards Passes Passing yards Pun is Fumbles lost UFA .5 22 38 8 5 110 It 0 2 11-120 Oneonta drops heartbreaker 15 37-143 4-11-2 90 231 3 12 155 Penalties yards INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS TP tale UFA SCORING PLAY TIM6 First Quarter 0 6 Fouids. I run 6 4g 0 1 Wood, pass Irom Whitney Sacand Quarter 0 10 UFA snap through end tone 59 0 1 Suoensky, 51 punt return 5 19 Whitney pass in-complete 4 It Gilberti.

10 pass trom Capstraw 12 00 Capstraw pass incomplete Thrd Quarter 6 22 Foulds. 1 run 7 Hansen kick failed Faurttt Quarter 21 Markham, 58 interception 11 09 6 79 Hansen kick Special la SUNDAY ONEONTA- Oneonta High footballers needed only 51 seconds to put a first-quarter touchdown on the board, but got nothing thereafter in dropping a 7-6 more handily The visitors drove to Oneonta's six first time they touched the ball in the third quarter, but were sej back by a 15-yard penalty. They eventually got back to the six. but a field-goal try from the 21 was blocked by Oneonta's Jeff Scheer. Oneonta drew first blood in the Damaschke Field game.

Parisian's recovery of a fumble 'setting the Jackets up at the Ilion 23. After an incompletion. quarterback Rick Anderson hit ace-receiver Greg Broe on a squareout. and Broe ran the remaining seven yards to the end zone. UFA rustlinq: Brown 26.

BovV.n 516. Patterson 1 3 Ligoen 2 1 Cao Straw 1 minus 8 Nerwich- rushing: Fouids 17-73. 28. Whitney 5-27. Whit nev7-'0 Fmnraan I 5.

Brockman I 0 UFA passing: Capifaw 8-fpr 14 110 yards. I TD 5' interceptions Norwich passing: Whitney 4 for II. 90 vards, 1 interception Suit-van 0-tor I interception UFA racaiving: Gilbert 2 24 Garmo 17 Bovk 2 16. Brown 1-35. Webb 16 Narwich racaiving: Christian 2-58 Wooo 2 32 SCOHlMft PLAY First Quarter Broe, 23 pass from Anderson Hartley run, tailed Sacantf Ouarttr I Burtftck, 2 run i Bruce, kick STATISTICS NORWICH The officials outstepped both teams, in total yardage yesterday in total OFF-ENS E.

to hear either coach tell but Norwich High managed enough unwhistled plays to beat Utica Free Academy. 29-6. Norwich, now 4-2. missed a shutout only when UFA threw a touchdown pass on the final play of the first half after blocking a Norwich punt on the next-to-last. Stan Foulds scored twice from short range, giving the big halfback six in the last three games-all Purple victories, while the other two came from long distance.

Lee Supensky ran back a punt 51 yards, down the sideline in front of his team's bench, midway in the second period, besides having a 65-yarder voided by a clipping call in the second half. And Scott Markham added an insurance touchdown in Ihe final minute on an interception, fifth suffered for the day by Utica quarterback Jack Capstraw. The referee paced off 275 yards in penalties, on 23 infractions, and nearly another dozen were declined which would have taken the slowdown yardage past the 400 mark. The interruptions, plus 12 turnovers on interceptions and fumbles made it a literally long i 12 IJ 144 4-13-1 57 1-J10 W) 3-15 First downs ffulning ra'ds Passes Passing yards Punts Fumbles, tost Penalties ards- 12 t-12-l J-32 0 22 J-JS Rockets deal Johnson nonleague heartbreaker to once-beaten Uion here yesterday. Ilion, winning for the fifth time in six starts compared to Oneonta's 2-4 record, marched 80 yards to score the decisive points before halftime.

Key plays were 13 and 16-yard passes from Dan Smith to wide receiver Mitch Soules, setting up Doug Burdick's2-yard dive. Brad Bruce's PAT-kick gave Ilion its winning margin, and Oneonta spent the rest of the afternoon knocking at the door in frustration Coach Roby Boryk's Yellowjackets recreated an earlier drive when they moved to the Ilion 23 yardline in the second quarter, only to lose nine yards on their next three plays and so turn the ball over on downs. Then, with left in the game. 165-pound defensive lineman Tony Mariotti pounced on a fumble at the Ilion 35. Oneonta.

given new life, quickly drove to the 20 But Parisian lost his footing on a 4th-and-5 field-goal try from 37 yards, and the kick fell short. Dion suffered a sun ilia fate, or might have won The first interception, by Jeff Seigle on the opening ITA series from kickoff. was minimized by a clipping penalty, but gave Norwich the ball for an 84-yard scoring drive. The only big-gainer of the 15 plays required was a soph Tim Whitney's first-down pass of 28 yards to crack-quartermiler Randy Christian which put the ball on the ITA 13. Foulds barged over five plays later.

See NORWICH. 2B INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS law rvsHmfj: Su'dick 25-121. Ti-linghast 4-1 1. Vendue 14, Smith 5-mirms 3 Omaaial rsndtm: Parisian 24 4. Martier ia-51.

Parn 7-4. Andersen minus 12 IKM pauavj: Sm.tr 12. rardl tntarccotion OlMMta paltMf Anderson 4-13. 57 a'di one mtrcepon Ham rnnr Saukrs 3-4', COH 2 33 Burdic, 115 Oinla racattass): rea B'oe 4 57 HOUSTON i API- The Houston Rockets traded veteran forward John Johnson to the Seattle Superson-ics yesterday in exchange for Seattle's second round pick in both the 1979 and 1980 college draft. Johnson.

30, had been traded to Boston last June 9 but National Basketball Association Commissioner Lawrence O'Brien nullified the trade "due to a failure of both teams and the league office In carrying out the trade procedures.".