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NFL preview Page 38 The Salina Journal Sunday, October 20, 1991 33 NU wriggles off K-State's hook Nebraska quarterback Kelthen McCant is pulled down by Kansas State's William Price during the lirst half of Saturday's game in Lincoln. Comhuskers strike late to survive 38-31 scare from Wildcats From Staff and Wire Reports LINCOLN, Neb. It was an upset that slipped away from Kansas State. Coming off a 16-12 come-from-behind win over rival Kansas a week ago, the K- State Wildcats gave the No. 9 Nebraska Comhuskers a run for their lives Saturday at Memorial Stadium in a Big Eight Conference game.

Nebraska needed Derek Brown's three touchdowns and a goal line stand in the final minute to escape with a 38-31 victory after trailing 31-24 in the fourth quarter. "They're legitimate," said NU coach Tom Osborne of K-State, a team his 'Buskers were favored to beat by 35 points. "I think they're capable of winning against most anybody in the league. "They played well when they beat "It was a game that got away. I'm hot real happy with the loss, but I'm never happy after a loss." quarterback Paul Watson Kansas last week.

That should have told you that they're a good football team." It was the most points ever scored by a Kansas State team against Nebraska. Both teams entered the game with 4-1 overall records, 1-0 in the Big Eight and only losses coming to No. 3 Washington. The Wildcats played near-perfect football as quarterback Paul Watson hit 26 of 46 passes for 340 yards without an interception. But his final three pass attempts from the 7-yard line in the last minute of the game went incomplete.

"I'm tremendously disappointed with the loss," K-State coach Bill Snyder said. "I think our kids played well, played with great effort and a lot of heart. We made enough mistakes not to win against a great team like Nebraska." Let this be clear: K-State isn't treating this as a moral victory. The Wildcats came to Lincoln to win a football game. "Our football team believed that we could take this game into the fourth quarter and we thought we could take it down to the end," Snyder said.

"We thought we would have a chance to win it." "It was a game that got away," Watson said. "I'm not real -happy with the loss, but I'm never happy after a loss." Brown carried 28 times for 145 yards, his sixth straight game over 100 yards. 'Husker quarterback Keithen McCant had 100 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and completed eight of 13 passes for 107 yards and a 4-yard touchdown to tight end Johnny Mitchell. 'Great players rise to the top when the chips are on the line," Snyder said, "and Derek's a great player. I thought McCant did an excellent job of getting the ball out on the option.

"They are just an excellent football team." By the time the first half had ended in a 17-17 tie, the Wildcats already had more points than any Kansas State team had scored in Lincoln since 1958, when K- State won 23-6. Watson teamed with wide receiver Michael Smith, who caught 10 passes for 172 yards, for touchdown passes of 7 and 11 yards. The first TD toss gave Kansas State its first lead over a Nebraska team since 1983, and the second capped a 24- yard drive set up by C. J. Masters' Inter- See WILDCATS, Page 37 Kansas thrashes Iowa State, 41-0 Jayhawks sideline ISU quarterback ByHAROLDBECHARD Journal Editor LAWRENCE This one was over Nearly.

The Kansas Jayhawks scored 10 points and sent Iowa State starting quarterback Chris Pedersen to the -bench with a shoulder injury in the -first four minutes on the way to a 41-0 pounding of the on Sat- afternoon. A Homecoming of 37,000 at Memorial -Stadium watched the Kansas de- Pedersen fense chewed up and spit out four different ISU quarterbacks as KU posted its first shutout in 10 years. The Jayhawk defense, ranked i second in the Big Eight, shut down both the passing and running games for the Cyclones as the visitors man; aged just 154 yards of total offense. "It was the best I've seen in some time," KU head coach Glen Mason said of his team's 'You have to give them a lot of credit." Iowa State, now 0-2 in the Big Eight and 2-4 overall, may have lost Pede' rsen for the season with a dislocated shoulder. The ISU quarterback left the game with 11 minutes remaining in the first quarter after being sacked by KU freshman Don Davis.

When Pedersen went out, so did Iowa State's chances for victory, according to head coach Jim Walden. "It's hard to play when your heart's not in it," Walden said. "Football players are not dumb. They know when they are in it and when they're not. "I believe their hearts were not in it when they saw number five (Pedersen) was through for the season." Pedersen was the backup for starter Bob Utter who didn't make the trip to Lawrence because of injuries.

Third-stringer Marv Seller was shelved with a leg injury in the second half and was followed into the game by fourth-string quarterback Kansas 41, Iowa State 0 GAME IN STATS ISU KU First downs 14 13 Rushes-yards 46-73 50-194 Pasting yards 81 105 Com-Att-Int 8-23-2 6-18-1 Total offense 69-154 68-299 Fumbles-lost 5-2 2-1 Punts-average Penalties-yards 5-35 9-84 Possession time 33:24 26:36 INDIVIDUAL RUSHING IOWA STATE: Patterson 9-35, Holmes 7-22, Seller 8-20, Williams 10-9, Knott 1-5, Yohe 1-(-5), Caldwell 8-(-5), Pedersen 2-(8). KANSAS: Sands 23-106, Florell 12-30, Johnson 2-6, White 3-(-2), Hilleary 2-38, Cozzens 11, Robben 4-12, Thomas 1 Powell 2-4. PASSING IOWA STATE: Pedersen 0-3-0-0, Seller 6-15-1-66, Schnoor 1-1-0-7, Caldwell 1-41-8. KANSAS: Florell 5-17-1-65, Drayton 1-1-040, Hilleary 0-0-0-0. RECEIVING IOWA STATE: Schulte 3-38, English 1-8, Seller 1-7, Spencer 1-8, Hill 2-20.

KANSAS: Gay 1 -40, R.Harris 1-22, Drayton 3-35, Cozzens 1-8. PUNTING IOWA STATE: Schnoor Team KANSAS: Elchloff FIELD GOALS IOWA STATE: Stewart 0-1 (missed 51). KANSAS: Elchloff 2-3 (38, 25, missed 41). LEADING TACKLERS IOWA STATE: Goodwin 7, DouBrava 6, Mllner 6, Nltchie 6, Grubb 4, Peterson 4, Ratigan 4. KANSAS: Brown 7, Flachsbarth 5, Harvey 5, Bailey 4, Davis 4, Friday 4, Maumalanga 4, Stubblefield 4, Swln- ford 4, Terry 4.

TACKLES FOR LOSSES IOWA STATE: Goodwin 2-6. Petersen 2-2, Fulton 1-4, Grubb 1-4, Ratigan 1-1. KANSAS: Mitchell 3-21, Moore 2-14, Davis 2-8, Brown 2-4, Flachsbarth 2-3, Maumalanga 1-5, Christian 1-4, Stubblefield 13. PASS SACKS IOWA STATE: none. KANSAS: Mitchell 2-15, Davis 1-5, Maumalanga 1-5.

FUMBLE RECOVERIES IOWA STATE: Fulton 1. KANSAS: H.Harris 1, Terry 1. INTERCEPTIONS IOWA STATE: Nitchle 1. KANSAS: Harvey), HUM. SCORING SUMMARY Iowa State Kansas 10 7 10 14 41 First Quarter KU Eichlolf, 25 field goal, 13:27.

KU Davis recovers blocked punt In end zone (Elchloff.kick), 12:31. Second Quarter KU Sands, 16 run (Eichloff kick), 9:34. Third Quarter KU Cozzens, 1 run (Elchloff kick), 12:56. KU Eichloff, 38 field goal, 2:22. Fourth Quarter KU Hilleary, 9 run (Elchloff kick), 11:24.

KU Johnson, 7 run (Eichlolf kick), 8:46. A Kevin Caldwell and fifth-stringer Ty Yohe who wasn't even listed in the game program. The Seiler-Caldwell-Yohe connection could do little against the Kansas defense, which registered its first shutout since a 27-0 whitewashing of Colorado in 1981. It was also the largest win by KU over Iowa State in 39 years and the most lopsided vic- McPherson College's Gary Brown tries to escape the reach of Bethany linebacker Jim Hendren during Saturday's college Scott Journal football game in Lindsborg. Bethany won the game in a blowout, 53-0.

For a story on the game, see Page 34. St. Mary dodges Wesleyan upset bid See KANSAS, Page 40 No. 14 Cavaliers hang on to claim victory ByTROYPALENSKE Journal Sports Writer DODGE Wesleyan put together the type of game it needed Saturday against nationally- ranked St. Mary of the Plains.

The Coyotes controlled the line of scrimmage, dominated statisically and flat outplayed the Cavaliers, who entered the game tied for No. 14 in NAIA Division II. In fact, Wesleyan coming in in position to force overtime in the game's waning seconds. But St. Mary's vaunted defense, riddled most of the afternoon by Wesleyan's deceptive option, responded when it counted the most.

Lewis freshman Lance Bell blocked Gerald Zgabay's 50-yard field goal attempt with 19 seconds left as the Cavs escaped with a 10-7 victory at Memorial Stadium. The win pushed St. Mary to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the KCAC. Wesleyan stands 1-5 and 1-4. "To play that hard and that well against a nationally ranked team and have an opportunity to win gives you a good feeling," Kansas Wesleyan coach Brad Jenkins said.

"But as I told the kids, we don't play for moral victories. We don't play to be close and be respectable. We play to win." And for the second straight week, in fashion similar to last Saturday when it rallied past McPherson 30-23, Wesleyan appeared on the verge of doing just that. After its defense forced St. Mary, to a three-downs-and-out series, the over at their own 37 with 1:21 left.

Quarterback Dale Dvorak scrambled for 13 on the first play, then hooked up with Randy Williams for a 10-yard completion to the St. Mary 40 two plays later. But the drive stalled at the 38 and the Coyotes, facing fourth-and-eight and out of timeouts, placed their overtime hopes on Zgabay. The soccer-style kicker just missed from 55 yards out, but St. Mary provided Zgabay a reprieve when it was flagged for offsides.

Once again, St. Mary dodged the bullet. Bell, capitalizing on an apparent missed blocking assignment, burst 'through and deflected the potential game-tying kick into the Wesleyan sideline. "They were keying on (Brett) See DEFENSES, Page 34 Twins overpower Braves '-Minnesota wins -Series'first game By BEN WALKER The Associated Preit MINNEAPOLIS Old-fashioned baseball, not the new-fangled stadium, won Game 1 of the World Series for the Minnesota Twins. There were no lost balls in the Met- rbdome roof, just balls lost in the stadium seats.

The power of Greg Gagne and Kent Hrbek and the pitching of Jack Morris carried the Twins to a 5-2 victory over an Atlanta team still searching for a way to score runs. Gagne's three-run homer in the fifth inning broke open a 1-0 game, and a solo home run by Hrbek in the sixth backed seven strong innings by Morris, one of the game's best big- game pitchers who is now 6-1 In postseason play. "I wanted to hit it into the hole, but I hit it out of the park," Gagne said of his homer. "He made me look sick the first time when I struck out." The Braves' big gamble of starting Charlie Leibrandt, rather than 20- game winner Tom Glavine, did not work. Leibrandt used his World experience and his off-speed pitches to keep the Twins off balance for a while, but Gagne and Hrbek eventually caught up to him.

Now, it's up to Glavine to get Atlanta even when he starts Game 2 tonight against Kevin Tapani. "It's probably harder to play here, but I didn't think it had a bearing on the game," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. The excitement level in Minnesota seemed a little down from the 1987 World Series, and so were the decibels from 125 inside the Met- rodome then to 118 this time. The result, though, was the same as four years ago. The Twins are now 5-0 in the World Series at their place.

"We're home. We're supposed to A win," rookie Chuck Knoblauch said after going 3-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases. Morris, born across the Mississippi River in the twin city of St. Paul, got the fans cheering by limiting the Braves to two runs on five hits in seven-plus innings. "I was kind of paying attention to all those people," Morris said.

"It was getting me But it was Gagne, the quiet Twin, and Hrbek who really got the homer hankies swirling. Leibrandt pitched around trouble all evening, but still only Chuck Knoblauch had hurt him, with an RBI single, through four innings. Then Hrbek opened the fifth with a line double, only the second batter to pull Leibrandt. The Braves sensed danger, and while Jim Clancy hurried to warm up, Scott Leius followed by pulling another solid single. That brought up Gagne, the ninth- place hitter who had scored on Knoblauch's hit in the third.

An 0-1 fastball See TWINS, Page 34 Chiefs aiming to put end to Mile High jinx By JOHN MOSSMAN The Associated DeBerg remembers the last time the' Kansas City Chiefs won a football game at Mile High Stadium. DeBerg was there for that 1982 game but in a Denver Broncos' uniform, DeBerg, who subsequently played four seasons in Tampa Bay before being CHIEFS: Game 8 KANSAS CITY AT DENVER WHERE: Denver Mile High Stodium Denver, Colo. WHIN: Today, 3 p.m. TELEVISION: NBC, Salina cable 3, 7. RADIO) KINA, 910-AM.

LAST WEEK: Kansas City defeated Miami, 42-7: Denver was Idle. RECORDS: Kansas City Chiefs, 5-2; Denver Broncos, 4-2. File photo Denver quarterback John Elway usually gives the Kansas City Chiefs' defense fits. traded to the Chiefs in 1988, has witnessed the Mile High experience from both sidelines, and he knows how tough it' is for a visitor to win in Denver. He attributes Denver's homefield advantage to three See CHIEFS, Page 38.