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i. 1D Wednesday, February 17, 1988 Hattiesburg AMERICAN fflXffifycfWt SPQRTS SCOREBOARD, pgge 2D frOi bbwte HIGH SCHQ0L BASKETBALL PaQe 30 rlvJCw CQMICS' paQe 70 prJijpBjBia ices Cajyos Columbia to honor Paytons iff White as US wins in OT SW Louisiana 86 mm to-a ft-a rab pf fp Randall Smith It 710 4-S II 4 i II Kavin Brookt 44 10-17 1-1 II I 11 Andrt Knight II 11 0-0 10 14 EarlWathint II it I I Oil II Aaron Mitchil 34 HI 0-0 114 II DalaTurnar 10 1-4 0-0 4 1 4 4 Staph. Baana II 41 I 111 II KalvlnOanitl II 0-1 0-0 10 10 EricMouton 0-0 0-1 I I I 0 Oraoo Falcon 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Taam rebt. I TOTAL JI5 M-74 lit 41 II 17 II USM 100 mm Ig-a It a rab pi tp JohnWhita 41 111 1-4 I 1 II Drrk Hamilton II 1010 1-4 114 11 Randol. Ktyl II It 1 10 14 I 1 11 Randy Paflul 11 1-0 0-0 14 14 Caiay FUr.tr 44 ill 11 I II III RogarBoyd 4 1-1 0-04111 Willi Brown 17 4-1 5-7 4 0 4 II D.Chancallor 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Jurado Hinton 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Taam rabt.

1 TOTAL 111 II 10 SO IS IN Halltlma tcora: 41-11, USM. Flald goal parcontagat: USM 41.7, USL 41.1. Thrat point (laid goall: USL i ll (Brookt 1-1, Walklnt I t. Mltchtll 1-4, Baana M)j USM 4-11 IWhitt 0-1 Ktyt l-l Ptttut 01. Flthtr 1-t).

Fraa throw parcantagat: USL S0.0; USM M.O. Turnovart: USL 14 (Mitchell 7)i USM 11 (Whit Flthar I). Blocktd thotl: USL I (Brookt); USM 1 (Ktyt). Steals: USL 4 (4 Had with III USM I (Hamilton 4). wing.

Brooks hit a 3-pointer to tie the game and send it into overtime. The Golden Eagles played sluggishly in regulation, due in part to a rugged conditioning regimine Sunday, but in overtime demonstrated the form which helped them improve to 11-0 at home this season. USM ran off 16 straight points, keeping USL scoreless on its first 11 possessions in overtime, to improve to 16-6 overall and end a four-game losing streak. "I thought we had to be patient and take good shots," USL head coach Marty Fletcher said. "The first three shots were excellent; they just didn't go in." Turk said, "I'd like to be able to say we didn't play well the first 40 minutes in order to work on our overtime, but certainly that is not the case.

It looked like we might have been a little tired. "If we had lost this game I would have felt bad about the amount of conditioning we put in." Conditioning was on the agenda Sunday, but when seniors White, Fisher, Randolph Keys and Derrek Hamilton and junior Jurado Hinton missed curfew Saturday night, the conditioning got more strenuous. A one-mile run preceeded some 880-yard and 440-yard runs and another one-mile run. In the final seven minutes of play two in regulation and five in overtime the Golden Eagles gave USL numerous chances. USM hit just 9-of-19 free throws during that stretch and missed two front ends of one-and-ones.

USL, 11-13, led 14-9 early, but a 9-minute stretch, which saw USL score just four points and turn the SEE EAGLES, page5D By ANDY CLAY AMERICAN Spoilt Wrilar The Ice on John White's knees postgame did not come from his veins. That he has ice in his veins is merely a figure of speech. With the game on the line Tuesday night, White took over. The 6-7 senior swingman scored four points and grabbed three rebounds early in overtime to lift USM to a 100-86 victory over Southwestern Louisiana before 6,514 in Reed Green Coliseum. "I don't try to take over," White said.

"I ust do what's asked of me. I didn't do much of that in regulation. It was my opportunity to show the other team I was out there." Whatever the motivation, Golden Eagle head coach M.K. Turk was certainly appreciative. "John did things in overtime that he's done so many times in crunch time," Turk said.

"He did a yeoman's job in overtime." White might have been the hero in regulation except that USM, which led by as many as IS points in the first half and 10 in the second half, was the victim of circumstances. With seven seconds left White was on the free throw line shooting a one-and-one with USM leading 81-79. He connected on the first one, and teammate Casey Fisher moved to congratulate him. As Fisher circled back to his place beside the lane, one official handed White the ball. Fisher was standing off to the side and a violation was called.

White never got the chance to shoot his second free throw. Stephen Beene pushed the ball upcourt and passed it to 6-8 freshman Kevin Brooks on the left KTl or' I jm i a a. I L-4 -VI Remaining games Monday, Feb. 22, at Northeast Louisiana, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.

24, at Louisville, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Southeastern Louisiana, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, host Cincinnati, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5, host Florida State, 5 p.m.

JT -ja rzrt-v" By KEVIN BOONE AMERICAN Sports Wilier For Mrs. Alyne Payton, it promises to be a sweet stroll down memory lane. Perhaps America's most famous football mom doesn't know if she will cry or burst with joy when her sons' high school football jersey numbers are retired at Columbia High School Friday morning at 10 a.m. during a ceremony honoring retired National Football League great Walter Payton. Walter may not be able to attend, but number-two son Eddie who also donned number 22 for Columbia, and played in the NFL will be on hand.

The jersey number didn't matter to Mrs. Payton, though. Walter and Eddie were always No. 1 in her heart. "I think it's great," said Mrs.

Payton by telephone from her Jackson home, where she has resided the past eight years. "That's where it all started, so I have the fondest of memories of them playing at Columbia High. They were smaller and I was closer to them. There was pride when they were small, listening to them and cheering for them." Walter Payton, who retired from the Chicago Bears at the end of the playoffs this past season, following an illustrious 13-year career is trying to work out a commitment with an automobile dealership, and it isn't certain whether he'll be able to attend the ceremony. He is scheduled to be in Hattiesburg Saturday night to attend the Ray Guy Roast for Cystic Fibrosis at the Coca-Cola plant.

"He's doing an auto show and I don't know if they're going to let him off for that or not," said Mrs. Payton. The world has tugged at her son for all of those 13 years, leaving little time for her or endearing communities to share a piece of him. But no one can steal away the memories of one of Mississippi's favorite sons. An 8- by 24-foot high trophy case has been given to the school in hopes of displaying some of the Payton boys trophies, and it will be renamed the Walter Payton Family Trophy Case.

"It's three sections to the case and we're going to reserve the center section for the Payton family," said the Payton brothers' high school coach, Charles Boston, now the Columbia school district's athletic director. Boston is on a committee of local citizens that is spearheading the ceremony that will honor Payton. "For about three years we've been trying to work something out to celebrate Walter, but due to his commitments as a pro football player we were never able to plan anything. So we decided on doing something to honor Walter whether he could be here or not," said Jim Cagle, another of the organizers. Boston said Payton's mystique prevails today, even among elemen- SEE PAYTONS, page 5D AMERICAN Photo by Sieve Coleman USM'S RANDOLPH Keys drives for the basket as Southwestern Louisiana's Andre Knight defends.

The Eagles stopped the Cajuns, 100-86, in overtime. my Skaters break ice for U.S.A. Medals Country USSR 3 3 17 Finland 10 12 Czech 0 112 E. Ger 2 0 0 2 Switz 110 2 Neth 0 10 1 Japan 0 0 11 W. Ger 0 10 1 Norway 0 0 11 France 0 0 11 U.S.A 0 0 11 Q-gold, S-silver, B-bronze, T-toial On TV today ABC-TV (WLOX, Channel 13): 7-10 p.m.

USA vs. USSR hockey; men's speed skating; 90-meter ski jumping; men's figure skating; men's combined slalom. Oppegard and Watson survived a fall early in their four-minute program to maintain their third-place position. "We're so excited to win the first American gold medal in the games," he said. The Soviet Union's dazzling Sergei Grinkov and 16-year-old Ekaterina Gordeeva led a 1-2 finish in pairs, which gives the Soviets seven total medals five more than any other country.

Watson, 24, of Bloomington, fell during a side-by-side double axel. "I was really proud of the way we came back after her fall," said Oppegard, 28, of Knoxville, Tenn. "We really had to pull together." Defending champions Oleg SEE OLYMPICS, page 5D By MIKE KLOCKE Gannett News Service CALGARY, Alberta It appears that figure skaters will carry the American banner at the XV Winter Olympics. Pairs skaters Peter Oppegard and Jill Watson earned the United States' first medal a third-place bronze Tuesday night. Brian Boitano's battle with Canadian Brian Orser begins Wednesday.

And Debi Thomas' chief rival East German Katarina Witt arrived in Calgary and received an immediate marriage proposal. Meanwhile, the United States battles for hockey survival with a new goalie against the powerful Soviet Union, the tournament favorite. Tuesday's highlights The U.S. won its first medal, a bronze in the pairs figure skating. Downhill champ Pirmin Zurbriggin of Switzerland took the lead in the men's combined downhill.

Today's schedule The highlight will be the hockey matchup between the United States and the Soviet Union. The two rivals have not met since the Americans' epic upset in the 1980 Games at Lake Placid, N.Y. For the U.S., this is a crucial game after Monday's 7-5 loss to Czechoslovakia. Graves powers USM to comeback victory Digest On TV today 7 p.m. College basketball (St.

John's at Syracuse), ESPN. 9 p.m. College basketball (Missouri at Iowa State), ESPN. NBA scores Tuesday's results Rockets 121 Warriors 116 Kings 118 Hawks 115 Pacers 117 Knicks 104 Lakers 119 Clippers 100 SEE PAGE 2D College scores Tuesday's results Temple 50 Penn State 49 Pitt 87 Providence 86 K-State 83 Colorado 65 Kansas 70 Nebraska 48 SEE PAGE 2D Warriors win Oak Grove's boys defeated Greene County in Division 6-AAAA championship game Tuesday night. SEE PAGE 3D Cardinal bid Denny Crum's University of Louisville Cardinals are looking for a bid to the NCAA Tournament after being left out last season.

SEE PAGE 4D Lewis charged Former Florida State baseball star Richie Lewis, the NCAA's second-leading career strikeout pitcher, was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit after he allegedly shot at a street light up to 10 times. SEE PAGE 5D Coe sidetracked Britain's Sebastian Coe withdrew from the 3,000 meters at Friday's Los Angeles Times GTE indoor track and field meet because of a coldxe and fever, organizers said Tuesday. Coe, a two-time Olympic champion at 1 ,500 meters, made his American indoor debut Saturday In East Rutherford, N.J., but dropped out of the race. Lendl sued Ivan Lendl, the world's top-ranked men's tennis player, has been sued for $7 million by ProServ a Washington, D.C.-based sports marketing firm that alleges breach of contract. Coming Thursday A preview of men's city open bowling tournament, which begins this weekend, plus coverage of Mississippi State-Auburn and Ole Miss-Florida basketball action.

Hudson i jt mm. af i t.j vt it it 3 for Hector Palacios. "I just guessed fastball and he threw it too much in my wheelhouse right down the middle, waist-high," Graves said of Nicholls State reliever Gary Regira, who was tagged with the loss. Cooley, who surrendered five walks, three hits and two earned runs in a relief role, picked up the win for USM. Mac Duncan homered in the sixth inning to forge a 5-2 Golden Eagles lead, their last until Graves' ninth inning dramatics.

Nicholls State batted around in the seventh inning, erupting for five runs, although only two were earned. The key hits were a two-run double by the Colonels' Ray Letoureau that tied the score, 5-5, and a two-run single by DH Rick Grummer, who collected three RBI on the day. Nicholls State added a run in the eighth and two more in the ninth to seemingly assure itself of a win. But USM second baseman Palacios ended the Colonels' ninth when he ranged in deep on a Billy Schorr bunt to nab the baserunner on a close play at first base. Then Cooley beat the throw by Letourneau after he flubbed the batter's sharp grounder to keep the Golden Eagles' rally alive.

USM out-hit Nicholls State 11-9. Cronk was 3-for-5 and recorded 10 putouts. Duncan was 2-for-4 with two RBI and had seven putouts. USM starter Chuck Shive checked the Colonels on four hits. By KEVIN BOONE AMERICAN Sports Writer Staring at a count of three balls, two strikes with two outs in the ninth inning and USM trailing Nicholls State 10-9, pinch-hitter Kenny Graves used his brain.

Then he used his brawn. "I knew the fastball was coming; I could read the pitcher the way he was holding it behind his back," said Graves. The junior from North Forrest belted the pitch for a two-run homer to cap a six-run ninth inning rally that gave the Golden Eagles an 11-10 victory over the Colonels at Pete Taylor Park Tuesday. USM is 2-1; Nicholls State 3-2. Graves was mobbed at home plate by ecstatic teammates, and rightly so.

The Golden Eagles had been all but left for dead. "Back in the old days, we'd get down by five runs and we would just fold up," said USM coach Hill Denson, whose Eagles trailed 10-5 entering the ninth. "By all rights, they should have won the ball game. We were just lucky," Denson said. USM sent eight batters to the plate in the decisive ninth inning.

Mike Moreland and Kerry Valrie, pinch-hitting for John Migliore, opened with singles. Marshall Oliver and Scooter Love were retired, but the shortstop couldn't handle Fred Cooley's and Moreland scored. Doug Cronk and Mac Duncan strung together RBI singles, before Graves stepped in St Nat -J i i l-l --vr-r: "at AMERICAN Photo by Slav Cotom. USM FIRST baseman Doug Cronk slides into second base, but is out on a stolen base attempt durinn Tuesday's game at Taylor Park. Nicholls State second baseman Jay Hodges applies the taa Tho Golden Eagles rallied in the ninth inning to beat the Colonels, 11-10.

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