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1 Brick Willingboro 0 Glassboro 16, Audubon 8 TR South 17, Eastern 14 Notre Dame 10, Holy Spirit 7 Salem 37, Hammonton 13 Champions Salem Routs Hammonton, 37-13, Wins South Jersey Group II Title By LEE GOODWIN Special Writer SALEM Salem High School, (9-0-2), under head coach Dave Whitzell, captured the South Jersey Group 2 championship, toppling visiting Hammonton, 37-13, here Saturday. The Rams' backfield tandem of Anthony Brown and Michael Ross combined for 302 rushing yards to -'i-mmmmmmmmji photoDav Slomin Hammonton's Leon Valentino blocks a punt by Salem's Steven Brown during Saturday's Group II championship game at the Rams' field at Last Victo TV Spools 0 0 0 Vln.land' Times Journal PC? Monday, December 5, 1983 Page 13 UtM BirdsLate TD Sinks LA, 13-9 Sidelines BASKETBALL: Paul Baruffl (Vineland), Chuck Gilbert (St. Augustine) and Eddie Staggs (Sacred Heart), former high school cag-ers, are playing collegiate basketball at Atlantic Community College this season. Atlantic City's Keith Sawyer and Eric Moore, along with Eric Fenwlck (Lower Cape May) and Wild-wood's Mike Gaines are also members of the Bucs' 1983-84 squad. pave the way for Salem's decisive triumph.

Brown concluded his career with 150 yards on 32 carries, and became South Jersey's all-time single season rusher, breaking the 2,000 yard barrier during the 1983 campaign. Ross piled up 152 yards on 14 carries and ran for touchdowns of 22, 83, and 13 yards. Defensive end David Payne led Salems' tough defensive performance. Payne recovered three Hammonton fumbles, including one resulting in a touchdown. Late in the second quarter the Blue Devils were clinging to a 7-6 advantage, and driving for a potential score on the Rams' 11-yard line.

Quarterback Anthony Monzo attempted a lateral, but Payne was right there to snag it out of the air, and race 84 yards for the go-ahead touchdown to make the score 12-7. "He had an outstanding game. He had a football players dream today," said Whitzell. Salem closed the first-half scoring with a Donald Haynes 25-yard field goal to provide a 15-7 cushion, and what proved to be the winning points. The Salem Rams dominated the second half of play.

Hammonton, 10-0 entering the game, fumbled the kickoff over to Salem on the Blue Devils' 25-yard line. On a second-and-down situation at the 22-yard line, Ross dashed into the endzone. Haynes added the extra point and Salem upped its lead to 22-7. Whitzell said, "We knew we were going to break Michael." According to Whitzell, the key to Ross' shining performance had been because Hammontons defense had keyed on Brown. Hammonton coach Bruce Laz-aruk said turnovers crippled the Blue Devils.

"If we had half the amount of turnovers, or if we had been able to pick and choose the turnovers, then this would have been a ball game. We didn't play our kind of football," concluded Lazaruk. Hammonton turned over the ball seven times. Another fumble set up Ross' second touchdown, after the Blue Devils again were marching to score. Payne recovered a loose ball on Salems' 10-yard line.

Two plays later, from the 17, Ross found daylight and ate up 83 yards before hitting paydirt. Salems' final tally occurred with 5:05 remaining in the game. The Rams marched 62 yards on 12 plays. Ross capped the series with a 13-yard touchdown run. Whitzell, reflecting on Salem's accomplishment, calmly expressed the meaning of the Rams victory.

"We accomplished a goal we set in September. This is the first (Continued on Page 17, Col. 1) Mac On The Attack i r's i in" I 1 yfh 1 WrJfn ir Hi mi mill ii i mMvmmmtmtmmmmmm iiniMMniiwuliWiMiiiiawM iiiilia aril lni1fc im" PHILADELPHIA (AP) It wasn't exactly a good week for Philadelphia Eagles' wide receiver Tony Woodruff. Woodruff, a second-year player from Fresno State, lost the start-, lng job he'd earned three weeks ago. So, it was as a substitute that Woodruff caught a 29-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds remaining to give the Eagles a 13-9 triumph over the Los Angeles Rams.

The victory ended a seven-game Eagles' losing streak and dropped the Rams into a tie with the San Francisco 49ers for first place In the National Football League's National Conference West. Los Angeles and the 49ers each have 8-6 records with two games to play. The Rams meet New England away and New Orleans home, while San Francisco closes out with Buffalo and Dallas. The Eagles, winning their first home in seven games, boosted their record to 5-9. Woodruff, who was demoted because he dropped several passes in the previous two games, beat Rams' cornerback LeRoy Irvin on the game-winning play.

"It was a split-second tussle," said a Jubilant Woodruff. "Irvin had the ball in his hands first." Woodruff continued: "He (Irvin) jumped sooner than I did. I just tried to get up high. I saw the ball coming. We both came down and I just took it from him." A disconsolate Irvin lamented: "I had the ball In both hands, but he got it away from me.

He made the play and I didn't." Woodruff said he tried not to let returning to the bench bother him. "All week I worked hard just (Continued on Page 20, Col. 5) APUwphoto AmericahJohn McEnroe snarles as he returns a backhand shot to R. Krishnan of India, during their second-round match in the Austra-lianOpen in Melbourne Sunday. McEnroe won the match, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1.

What's On Tap? FOOTBALL COLLEGE NIGHT: The eighth annual South Jersey Southern Division Football Coaches Association "College Night" is set for Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m., at Egg Harbor Township High School. High school seniors and their coaches are invited to attend. College coaches throughout the East are expected to be on hand. Students will be given an opportunity to meet with college representatives to discuss college expenses, facilities and curriculum.

For further information contact Egg Harbor Township football coach Alex Konlck at 653-0100. AP I lllllllO Eagles' Wes Hopkins puts clamps on Los Angeles running back Eric Dickerson in Sunday's game Philadelphia Rallies for Win Sixers Bruise Celtics in Showdown He's Wet Winner 1 STEPPING DOWN Red Auerbach announctd that he will step down as general manager of the Boston Celtics it the end of the current NBA season. Auerbach w3 remain at president of the club. fed BOSTON (AP) Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics disagrees with the professional sports cliche to forget about a tough loss and get on with the next game. "If a player's got any heart, this kind of game will stick in his mind for a long time," Bird said Sunday night after the Philadelphia 76ers rallied for a 121-114 overtime victory over the Celtics.

"We had them down by 15 (in the second period) and should have taken them out of the game then," Bird said. "Instead of playing aggressive in the second half, we played like we didn't want to lose. "1 Everyone is disappointed the way we lost it. "It hurts when you lose one like this." After trailing 29-16 at the end of the first period, the 76ers out-scored Boston in every period after that 30-24, 28-24, 26-23, and, finally, 21-14 in overtime. (Continued on Page 20, Col.

1 1 Whalers Wreck Flyers' Undefeated Streak, 6-5 APLnarphoto Bob Petrlni, 22, of Sharon, comes down the home stretch of the boardwalk Sunday to finish first and set a record time of 2:25.56, the fastest time In the history of the Atlantic City Marathon. Rain and windy conditions, with gusts of 35 mph, prevailed during the entire race. See story on page 20. Flashbacks DEC. 5, 1978 Ely Medina rolled a 267 high game and high series of 678 to power New York Inn past Verona in Dino's Lounge Mixed Classic Bowling League.

In other action, Cano's took two games from Bernal as Ray Mooney spun a 212 single and 691 series. Roque Medina chipped in with a 570 series. TV Sports MONDAY, DEC. 5 FOOTBALL 6-Viklngs vs. Lions, 9 p.m.

-MICHAEL SMITH km PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers ended a triumphant road trip, only to watch the Hartford Whalers break two third-period ties for their first victory at the Spectrum. "It happens a lot that you come off a road trip that is successful and stink the place out. We certainly did that," Flyers' Coach Bob McCammon said Sunday night after the Whalers beat Philadelphia 6-5 in National Hockey League action. The Flyers were undefeated with three victories and a tie on their road trip, which ended Saturday night in Pittsburgh. The Whalers' victory, which came on a goal by Ray Neufeld at 12:52, also represented the first time Hartford has come out with a .500 record this late in the season.

"To come into this building and win is really an accomplishment," Hartford Coach Jack Evans said. "I know a lot of other teams would like to be in our position tonight." "It's not only good in the standings, but it's good for our morale," Evans said. (Continued on Page 14, Col. 6) APUowphoto Celtics' Robert Parrish scores over 76ers' Moses Malone Ed Staniowski stops Flyers' Tim Kerr.