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C-4 SUNDAY CALL-CHRONICLE. OCTORER 9, 1983 gj miii. tMwmminmira reat Scott! Lehigh UCoon stops 13-7 -Milium A '--A. 1 Shatter' (jSSliC By MARK WILL-WEBER Call-Chronicle Sports Writer The Marty Horn-Rennie Benn stagecoach got through with the gold one more time and Lehigh's kicking game just about had Coach John Whitehead exclaiming "Great Scott!" as the Engineers held off Connecticut 13-7 before 12,000 at Taylor Stadium yesterday. The victory bolstered Lehigh to 3-2 on the year and provided a commanding 6-1 edge with the UConn Huskies in this nothing less than helmet-smashing series.

Moravian's Jim Danna top falls over a teammate at the Wilkes' beeeses 41-7 Domingos Carlos. (Carlos is just four field goals shy of tying the all-time New England mark of 32 set by former Boston College standout Freddy Steinfort.) Lehigh's touchdown drive got out of the blocks well when Peter Schreck gathered in a punt at his own 22 and faked right, but then saw a hole in the middle open up before him like the Delaware Water Gap. He roared through and went 36 yards to the Huskie 42. The Engineers lost eight yards on the first two plays, but then Horn rifled to Benn en route for the left sideline, and the 6-3 receiver made a nice over-the-shoulder catch for 35-yards and a first down at the Huskie 10. Two plays later Horn lofted a ball to Benn cutting toward the right corner and Rennie had his six point roll.

Scott was good on the PAT for a 10-0 edge going to the lockers. Connecticut's lone score of the game was set up when the Huskies punted and recovered a Lehigh fumble on the Engineer 13 following the opening series of the third quarter. UConn's Norm Myers pounced on the ball, and two plays later quarterback Larry Corn connected with fullback Dave Scott for an eight yard gain to the Lehigh five. UConn back Billy Parks carred four yards to the one, and two plays later Gary DuBose took the big plunge for six over the center of the line. Carlos was good on the PAT, and with still nearly half the game remaining, the Huskies trailed only 10-7.

Scott's fourth quarter field goal, set up by a nice trio of receptions by tight end Jeff Hunt all good for first downs, put UConn in the position of needing a touchdown to win and the Brown and White defense was basically mean and stingy on the day. The Huskies had 137 yards rushing, but just 83 in the air, and with the game trickling away in the final quarter, it was by air that they most wished to travel. Lehigh's defensive honor roll was a long one. Linebacker John Shigo was wild and wooly to the tune of 16 tackles; two for losses, plus one quarterback sack, a timely interception that snuffed out a first quarter threat, and a big fumble recovery. Shigo also just about chased quarterback Horn into a stadium parking lot on UConn's final drive.

Wes Walton chipped in with 11 tackles, and tackle Wayne Kasbar had a good game with eight tackles, one for a loss, plus a key sack and a fumble recovery. The Lehigh secondary Dave Mecca, O'Hagen, Jim Gum, and Blair Talmadge conceded five catches to a good UConn receiver in Brian McGillicuddy, but the longest was a mere 14 yards and that also was the longest Huskie pass play in the entire game. Godshall returned at the start of the third quarter and again departed after moving his club 48 yards in nine plays. Joseph set up the march with a 44-yard kickoff return. Following a series of running plays, Godshall hit Dave Bianco with an 18-yard left sideline strike to the 6.

On fourth down, the junior quarterback from Philadelphia spotted Bianco over the middle for a three-yard toss and 34-0 advantage. Moravian closed the afternoon with a drive that spanned two quarters. With 5:31 remaining in the third period, the Greyhounds took a punt at their 20. After a variety of rushes, Rhinehart lobbed a 57-yard TD pass to freshman tight end Jerry Natasian that was called back to the 36 because of a clip. A half-dozen snaps later and with 14:03 left on the final quarter clock Amey broke off right tackle for a 19-yard score.

Scott Smith added the Kick. Wilkes after giving up 187 points garnered its first TD of the season, capping an 11-play drive. Randy Rice hurled a 21-yard aerial to Ed Mann at the 11:07 mark to end the drought. JoJo Mantione added the PAT. ball.

The Hounds were up 41-0, giving back-up talent an "opportunity to play" before Wilkes garnered its lone score. Moravian more than doubled Wilkes' first down output, rushed for 239 more yards than the Colonels, and scored on the second, third, six and seventh times it touched the STATISTICS First downs 8 IV Rushing yardage 54 295 Passing yardage 129 147 Passes 13-33 9-22 Passes intercepted by 0 1 Punts 9-33 Fumbles lost 2 0 Yards penalized 31 70 Wilkes 0 0 0 7-7 Moravian MM 6 741 Danna 1 run (Messemer kick). Joseph 25 run (Messemer kick). AA Lasko 28 pass from God shall (Messemer kick). Rhinehart 40 run (Messemer kick).

Bianco 3 pass from Godshall (kick failed). Amey 19 run (Smith k'ck). Mann 21 pass from Rice (Mantione kick). football amassing a 28-0 halftime lead. A Jim Joseph 41-yard jaunt sparked Moravian to its first points, as the 5-10, 185-pound running back scooted from his own 39 to the Wilkes' 20.

Four carries gained a first down at the 10, and Jim Danna slanted left for a six-yard gain to the 3 and two-yard pop to the 1. The junior fullback three-yard line to set up the Greyhounds' first score of the game. Wilkes' Lou Zampetti (1 8) helped make the stop after a six-yard gain. Call-Chronicle photo Don Uhrich By JOHN JAY FOX Call-Chronicle Sports Writer A couple of seasons ago, Moravian was in the same unenviable position as Wilkes. The only place the Greyhounds were going was down, and the squad was a Blue and Grey door mat for the Middle Atlantic Conference.

But defeat was a preface to victory, and Moravian has learned to win. Yesterday afternoon before an appreciative Parent's Day crowd at Steel Field, the Greyhounds sprinted to their biggest winning margin in some time and third straight The victim? Winless Wilkes 41-7. "I'm glad we won and glad it's over," Moravian head coach Rocco Calvo lamented. "The coaches were concerned that we wouldn't be ready to play. Our kids saw the scores Wilkes' loses to Upsala 28-0, and Lycoming and Susquehanna, both 59-0.

"You can't say much to a club when they see those scores. We were not sharp today for whatever reason. We should have had no trouble but I am not displeased. Our main objective is to win. We were just trying to play football and give everyone an opportunity." And Moravian (3-1) did play foot CHEYNEY The big play spared East Stroudsburg yesterday as the defending Pennsylvania Conference champions rallied in the last quarter to pull out a 27-19 victory over upset-minded Cheyney in the Wolves' stadium.

The Warriors, who only ever were beaten once by Cheyney and that was here four years ago in a 7-3 decision, trailed for almost the entire game until going for the bomb on the first play of the fourth quarter. Andy Baranek, returning to action at quarterback after being sidelined the last three games with an ankle injury suffered early in the season opener against Lafayette, connected on a 62-yard touchdown pass to Tim Bishop. The Souderton sophomore darted out to his left on the snap, then cut back toward the middle to take pass right on the money and he outraced the Wolves' secondary into the end zone to tie the score at 19-all. Joey Pingitore's PAT gave East Stroudsburg its first lead of the game, 20-19. For Bishop, it was his ninth catch of the season including five for long distances.

He has now scored on receptions of 90, 80, 72, 37 and 62-yards 395 yards in all for an average of better than 40-yards a catch. Up until this one, the sure-handed 5-11, 175-pound split end hooked up with Charlie Diskin but the rookie quarterback, who finished the game against Lafayette and started the last three games, was injured last week at Kutztown Bob D'Arpa, a senior special-teams player, came up with two fumble recoveries on punts yesterday, and Delaware Valley turned both opportunities into touchdowns as it defeated visiting Upsala 21-13 for its third win in five games. In the third quarter, D'Arpa recovered a fumble on the Upsala 25. and six plays later, Gary Kemberl-ing, making his first varsity start, passed five yards to Brian Brenne-man for the TD that put the Aggies in front for good. Then in the final period, the 5-10, DelV 27 eats Cheyney STATISTICS First downs 16 14 Rushing yardage 137 32 Passing yardage 83 238 Passes 13-27 17-33 Passes intercepted by 4 2 Punts 8-41 7-41 Fumbles lost 3 1 Yards penalized 47 73 Connecticut 0 0 7 0-7 Lehigh 0 10 0 3- 13 FG 32 Scott Benn 16 pass from Horn (Scott kick) Dubose 1 run (Carlos kick) FG 21 Scott In a defensive brawl that saw both teams combine for ten turnovers seven of which were coughed up in a 0-0 first quarter the Engineers did manage to put 10 second period points on the board, and that would have been enough.

Whitehead, for one, was not all that surprised that the game was a low scoring one. "That was a rough game," said Whitehead afterward. "They're a very tough defensive football team, as tough as any team we've faced all year. And we went into the game thinking they'd be like that." Lehigh's lone touchdown of the game came on a dive-and-tumble snag by sophomore split end Benn (6 catches, 124 yards, 1 TD on the day) from quarterback Horn with just 1:25 remaining in the first half. The TD was sandwiched in between two Jim Scott field goals on the afternoon, a 32-yarder at 5:26 of the second peri od, and a Zl-yarder midway througn the fourth quarter.

Coupled with Mike O'Hagen's second straight quality punting performance, Lehigh may be improving in a previously flawed special team area. "He had a helluva day," said Whitehead of Scott, a senior from Hagerstown, Md. "He did some nice things out there." Scott, rebounding from a bad day against Delaware a week ago where he missed a short range field goal and two extra points, was strictly clutch against the now 2-3 Huskies. Scott's first boot put Lehigh on the board, of course, and his second forced UConn to look for the touchdown in the waning minutes ironically, rendering useless a very talented Connecticut kicker in senior Breaking it up j. 4 '), hi) then banged across the goalline, and Charley Messemer booted the extra point for a 7-0 lead.

On Wilkes' possession following the score, Mike Nicholas' sack of quarterback Brad Scarborough resulted in a Dan Fox fumble recovery at the Colonels' 26. Three plays later, Joseph rambled 25 yards off a right-side quick-hitter to put the 'Hounds up by a pair of TDs. Messemer set the numbers at 14-0. Another fumble recovery, this one by freshman Brian Horrocks, led to a 21-0 advantage. From the Wilkes' 28, Whitehall's Matt Bolesky gained a pair, and after a failed pass, Colin Amey lost two yards.

On 4th-and-10, signal caller Frank Godshall hit a streaking Jim Lasko across the heart of the endzone to up the Moravian margin. Messemer again split the uprights. With sophomore Scott Rhinehart at the helm, the Greyhounds went up by four TDs before intermission, as on the second play of a drive that started at the Wilkes' 36 Rhinehart broke loose on a 40-yard endzone sprint with 9:59 left in the second session. Wilkes managed just 15 yards of total offense in the first 30 minutes of play. the game.

Even nationally-ranked Scott Benoit, who has been averaging seven receptions a game, was limited to just one and that came late in the fourth quarter for five yards. The Big Red attack stalled at the Cheyney 23 and Pingitore was summoned for a 40-yard field goal, his fifth of the season. The Wolves countered on the subsequent series, parading 68 yards in 14 plays to score as Perry lofted a pass to John Bond in the end zone with 13 seconds left in the first quarter. Mike Reichenbach broke through to block the extra point placement try but Cheyney led 13-3. The Bethlehem Liberty graduate was all over the field on defense.

The Little All-American linebacker finished with 18 tackles. East Stroudsburg scored its first touchdown following a 29-yard punt return by Jeff Brosky. The former Allentown Central Catholic two-way standout sparkled with four punt returns for 80 yards in the game. He opened the gates on that first return as Baranek, picking up the blitz, dumped a pass to Walker and the fleet Warrior tailback bolted 33 yards into the end zone to start the Big Red back. But Cheyney countered again after an interception by Kapers.

There was just 16 seconds left in the half when Perry pitched into the end zone on a pass that Brosky tipped but was caught by Harold Arce laying on the ground. The Wolves led 19-10 at the Upsala, which is now 2-3, had 354 yards of total offense in the game but made too many critical mistakes and failed to score touchdowns on other occasions. Delaware Valley's defense stiffened at the Aggie 10 and 5 in the third period, forcing the Vikings to settle for a pair of Ed Honchen field goals. Another time, Darryl Smith ripped off a 27-yard run to the Aggie 7, only to fumble. The ball was recovered by Joe Chrismer of DVC.

Ty Nicholes led a 244-yard running game for the losers with 175 yards on 17 carries; but Smith, who -v and Baranek returned to the controls. Not fully recovered, Baranek had trouble in the first half, completing only six of 24 passes with three interceptions. Actually, Cheyney (1-4) got the jump following a fumble recovery by Terrance Kapers on the Warriors' 24. Three plays later after quarterback STATISTICS ES First downs 14 14 Rushing yardage 156 131 Passing yardage 211 171 Passes 10-34 18-30 Passes intercepted by 3 4 Punts 7-42 Fumbles lost 1 1 Yards penalized 60 36 East Stroudsburg 3 7 3 27 Cheyney 13 6 0 0- Bathea 1, run (Battiste kick) ES FG Plngitore 40 Bond 9, pass from Perry (kick failed) ES Walker 33, pass from Baranek (Pingitore kick) Arce 13, pass from Perry (pass failed) ES FG Pingitore 28 ES Bishop 62, pass from Baranek (Pingitore kick) ES Pingitore 9, run (Pingitore kick) Clark Perry passed 21 yards to Mike Johnson to the ESU 1, George Bathea dove into the end zone with just 2:05 gone in the game. Neopolian Battista added the extra point and the Wolves' led 7-0.

The Warriors, who won their fourth straight, finally got something going on their third series as Baranek completed a 37-yard pass to Dave Kelliher. The sophomore tight end was the only ESU receiver to come up with more than one catch in break. Bobby Dodd recovered a Cheyney fumble on the second play of the second half and the Warriors started goalward from midfield. Walker, who ground out 52 yards on nine second half carriers, shouldered the assault which reached the Cheyney 11 where the Wolves' dug in. With fourth and 1, Coach Denny Douds elected to call on Pingitore and the junior kicker connected on a 28-yarder and the Warriors moved into the last quarter trailing 19-13 before Baranek, Bishop and Pingitore clicked as the final period started.

Actually, the Wolves threatened early in the fourth quarter as Perry completed four straight passes carrying Cheyney to the ESU 16. He tossed into the end zone on first down but Dodd took the ball away from two wouldbe receivers to stop the Cheyney bid. Moments later, Brosky leaped high for an interception and East Stroudsburg pushed upfield. Baranek pitched to Mike Sobeski for 17 yards to the Cheyney 9 but again the Wolves braced. Facing a fourth and inches, Pingitore came on but this time with Benoit holding, he took a pitch and skirted left end on a fake field goal play to score with 5:14 left in the game.

Pingitore tacked on the extra point and preserved the lead with booming punt that rolled out of bounds at the Cheyney 2 in the closing minutes of the game. was the leading rusher in the Middle Atlantic Conference, got only 32 yards on 15 carries. Losco had 70 yards on 19 carries for Delaware Valley. STATISTICS DV First downs 17 11 Rushtng yardage 244 148 Passing yardage 110 69 Passes 11-23 8-19 Passes intercepted by 2 1 Punts 2-28 6-32 Fumbles lost 3 1 Yards penalized 45 69 Upsala 0 7 6 13 Delaware Valley 7 7 721 DV Kemberling 5, run (Hudoka kick) Cave pass from Lubeski (Honchen kick) FG Honchen 20. DV Brenneman 5, past from Kemberling (Hudoka kick) FG Honchen 22.

DV Losco 16, run (Hudoka kick) J'' Yv Cdll-Chronicle ohote Pete Shaheen mm 7 tops Upsala 21 -1 3 175-pounder was the man on the spot again, pouncing on a loose ball at the Upsala 16. On the first play, Cosmo Losco went into the end zone for the score. Delaware Valley, which had been the victim of many big plays in its two losses, made a bunch of its own yesterday most of them on defense. A pass interception by Joe Sei-genfuse of Tamaqua in the first period stopped an Upsala drive. Delaware Valley turned around and drove 70 yards, with Kemberling scoring the TD.

Lehigh's Jim Gum of Pen Argyl reaches over Connecticut's John Fodor to break up a pass in the second half..