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FIRST CALL-CHRONICLE DAY su Hockey Football Bowling Outdoors UN ALLENTOWN, PA. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1976 SECTION SOcloCS 38-14 trout ro 'A, 1st-play Moles' STATISTICS First downs 23 15 Rushing yardage 246 210 Passing yardage 229 153 Passes 13 .7 9-17 Passes intercepted by 0 I Punts 3-36 6 43 Fumbleslost 2 4 Yards penalized 55 50 By COULT AUBREY Call-Chronicle Sports Writer CARLISLE Muhlenberg turned a burning desire into a burning sensation very quickly Saturday, then fanned the flames with some outstanding offense and defense to take sole possession of first place in the Southern Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference. Determined to prove themselves deserving of their unbeaten record at the midpoint of the season, the Mules caught Dickinson with a first-play 66-yard scoring pass from John Schlechter to wide receiver John Sartori and never relaxed in spoiling the Red Devils' Homecoming with an astonishing 38-14 victory. The first pass was just one of many from the sophomore from Southern Lehigh who becomes more poised with each game. He simply was brilliant all afternoon, connecting on 11 of 15 passes for 212 yards and a pair of touchdowns before letting junior Mickey Carey and freshman Don Sommerville finish up.

Sartori and Gene Christian each had a halt-dozen receptions, Sartori's covering 150 yards and Christian gaining 63 with several of his catches little short of spectacular. And while Schlechter and his receivers were enjoying themselves, so, too, were John Sules, Leland Lott and Phil Federico. Sules, who leads the Southern Division in rushing, gained 96 yards on 23 carries although the Devils did manage to keep him from the end zone. Lott. the hard-running senior from Moorestown.

N.J., gained 68 yards and scored twice on runs of 1 and 17 yards. The Devils, who have moved the ball against all opponents, got 98 of their 210 yards rushing on their first series from scrimmage and a 59-yard keeper by Maley that gave them heir first TD with 1:43 left in the third quarter. They also gained 153 yards on nine pass completions, 50 coming on two receptions in the final minute of the first half alter Muhlenberg had opened a 21-0 lead. Muhlenberg's preparation for anything Dickinson might try was never better emphasized than in the second quarter when, on a fourth-and-12 from the Mule 38. punter Steve Cline faked and tried to pass.

The play was diagnosed all the way and Cline was fortunate to get his pass away, even though it fell harmlessly to the ground. The game-opening touchdown caught the spectators by surprise as much as the Dickinson defensive backs. After Sules returned the kickoff to his 34. Schlechter faked a handoff inside, dropped back and threw a perfect strike to the flying Sartori near the right sideline. The 5-9 freshman easily had the defender beaten, made the catch at the Dickinson 25 and ran into the end zone after only 15 seconds of play.

Dickinson's third fumble in 17 plays lrom scrimmage was turned into a 14-0 lead by the alert Galgano, and Schlechter and Sartori got together for another well-executed scoring pass with 1:11 remaining before halftime. A 20-yard punt by who later got off boots of 59 and 56 yards, gave the Mules possession on the Dickinson 49 and Sules ripped off a 13-yard gain on first down Schlechter then ran six yards off left tackle belore again faking inside and throwing to Sartori in the left corner ot the end zone When Stovall converted it was 21-0 and COLLEGE His final touchdown burst with only 25 seconds left in the game was one of sheer determination. Earlier he had a determined effort on a draw play that provided enough yardage for a first down, and on one of Sules' best gains of the afternoon he threw an excellent downfield block that helped clear the way. Federico. a Largo.

junior who handles much of the blocking, also rushed for some 50 yards and took one of Schlechter's passes for 16 yards in an 80-yard drive that was culminated by Sam Stovall's third field goal of the season a 40-yard boot that gave the Mules a 24-0 lead with 4 :41 to go in the third quarter Stovall. as usual, was perfect on placements with live, giving him 18 in as many tries for the season He is 3 for 5 in field goals Defensively the Mules gave up yardage, but they covered most situations perfectly, either causing losses, fumbles or forcing quarterback Jack Maley to pass badly. One such play resulted in a touchdown when Kd Andrews knocked the ball out of Maley's hands at the Dickinson 40 and freshman tackle Jerry Galgano picked it out of the air and ran it into the end zone It was his second fumble recovery of the game and the fifth of the season Cocaptain Don demons of Northampton also made a recovery, his sixth of the vear Dorsett does it Press Laserphoto Pittsburgh's Tony Dorsett (33) makes the play that Griffin's record. When this run of 33 yards was over put over the previous record as he became the first against Navy Dorsett scored his third touchdown player in major-college history to go over 5,177 of the game. Navy's Pete Caulk (57) tries to stop yards rushing, breaking Ohio State's Archie Dorsett.

(Please see Page C-6) passing sparks Penn State's 33-0 romp Fusina's STATISTICS Va. 75 II? 12 31 2 2 40 PS. 22 144 266 127 2 536 I 100 First downs Rusning yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost vardspenained. MORGANTOWN, W.Va (AP) Quarterback Chuck Fusina riddled the West Virginia secondary for 261 passing yards and two touchdowns Saturday afternoon as surging Penn State defeated the Mountaineers for the 18th straight time. 33-0.

Fusina threw first-half scoring passes of seven yards to running back Steve Geise and 15 yards to tight end Mick Shuler and then scored another touchdown himself from a yard out as the Nittany Lions powered their way to running back Matt Suhey scored from two yards out to close out a 55-yard, nine-play drive. West Virginia's first scoring opportunity didn't come until the final six minutes of the game when Bill Mc-Kenzie missed a 48-yard field goal attempt Not surprisingly, the Lions completely dominated the statistics, piling up 410 yards total offense to just 187 tor the Mounta ineers. who have managed only one tie with the Lions since 1955 Manhandled by the bigger and more aggressive Penn State defense. West Virginia's offensive unit could net just 75 yards on 38 rushing attempts while the Lions picked up 144 yards on 39 attempts. Suhey, Penn State's leading mage in the game and then threw a scoring pass to Geise just three plays later with 12:26 still on the clock in the first quarter.

Fusina's passing, including a 39-yarder to Shuler. set up two first-period field goals by Matt Bahr of 30 and 40 yards as the Lions, who have now beaten the Mountaineers 34 games in 44 lifetime meetings, rolled up a 19-0 first quarter lead. A sophomore from McKees Rocks. Fusina completed 11 of 18 first half passing attempts for 201 yards Entering tha game. West Virginia had been permitting its opponents only an average of 51 yards a game through the air.

It was the second straight rout for the Nittany Lions over the Moun Maine blanked by Lehigh 24-0 Colgate wrecks Lafayette 24-14 Please See Page C-2, Column 6 ground gainer in the first three games belore being sidelined with an injury, rushed lor 43 yards on 14 carries to lead the Lions Junior Lee Dowell had 31 yards on eight carries to lead the Mountaineers West Virginia quarterback Dan Kendra of Allentown. the 18th leading passer in the country entering the game, could complete just seven of 17 passing attempts for 57 yards before being benched for junior Duggan in the second half Duggan hit on 5 of 14 attempts for 55 yards Pm State 19 7 west Virginia 0 0 7 Mss trof uSin B.lfr Bahr Fij ban' 40 Stum." 15 WIS, trnm Fusina P.lss aIPd USi'ta 1 run Batir mf" Sul'Py 2 run Banr hn ended in a second touchdown and a 14-7 lead Late in the quarter, however. Lala-settc punter Jim 0 Sullivan, who is usually a g(id ollensive weapon with his lung boots, shanked an 18-yarder lrom deep in his own territory, giving Colgate the ball on the leopards 40 It was the kind ol opening they were waiting lor On the final play ol the third quarter, a third-down play. Bob Relph connected with tight end Casper Wells lor a lirst down, ami on a third-and-eight at the Lalavette 23 on the third play ol the linal period. Relph went to the tight end again, and this time it was Bob Ilite who made the reception for a touchdown The hack-breaker came later, however Colgate was deep in its own territory, tared with a first-and-23 after being penalized back to its own 12 The Lalavette delense loosened up in an attempt to prevent the big pass, instead, fullback Bnice Malverty hit olf tackle Once he broke past the first line of delense.

it was a loot race which he won easily lor an 88-yard TD that gave the Raiders a lead they never lost again Malverty. tilling in for injured Pat Healy. carried 26 times lor 179 yards lor Colgate, and Relph. who sat out the second period, hit nine of 15 passes for 142 yards and a score Hile. another in a line of tight ends who have enjoyed success against Lalavette.

caught five passes for 81 yards Despite the la' Colgate gained 376 total yards, the Lalavette defense made a good showing A 44-yard pass lrom Relph to Keith Pohto Polito only catch the first time the Haiders hail the ball st up their first score, which came on Hill Schick three yard run It was one ol just three carries in the game for him Lalavette was without the services ol starting quarterback Mark who suited up but watched after being Please See Page C-J, Column I taineers, who lost for the fourth time in seven games. Last year, at University Park. Penn State won 39-0 over the then-unbeaten Mountaineers Fusina's one-yard touchdown run, set up by a short punt by Jeff Fetty. came just 12 seconds before the half and boosted the Nittany Lions' to their overwhelming halftime lead Taking over on the West Virginia 43 with just under two minutes to go in the half, the Lions quickly used Fusina completions of 27 yards to Tom Donovan and 13 yards to Scott Fitzkee to get to the Mountaineer 3 Fusina scored a play later Aided by a pair of West Virginia fumbles and two pass interceptions, the Lions scored the final time with 55 seconds to go in the third quarter when 1 Phntttftnphy by Mi Bjhji 'A a 26-0 halftime lead and then breezed from there for the victory. Scoring their third straight victory and fourth of the season in seven games, the Nittany Lions dominated the game.

West Virginia's only serious scoring threat came in the last minute of the game when the Mountaineers got as close as the Lions' five-yard line, but substitute quarterback Rich Duggan was sacked on the final two plays ol the game to assure West Virginia's first homefield shutout in 13 seasons West Virginia's pass defense was top-rated in NCAA statistics entering the game, but it didn take long for Fusina to start connecting against the WVU secondary. He threw a 39-yard completion to wide receiver Jim Celalo on the Lions' second play from scrim But an offensive pass interference penalty brought the ball back and Engineer linebacker John Healy recovered a fumble on the next play Pierog missed a 36-yard field goal this time, but three plays later, safety Roger Glasbrenner recovered a fumble at Maine's 47 and Lehigh scored seven plays later. Gardner, who was also I'high's leading pass receiver, caught a 19-yarder lrom Mike Rieker to set up Apnll 3-yard sweep around right end lor the Tl) Pierog added the placement with 7:23 left in the half Maine, which was fortunate to escape the first half only 1(1 points down, got only its second first down of the hall just belore intermission The Bears, now 4-3, had some more luck at the start of the second half when they lost a fumble at their 21 just alter the kickoff, but were saved by Kevin Check's interception Lehigh, which kept continual pressure on Maine's delense, finally got lint racked in the final quarter It took over a punt at its 41 just before the third quarter ended and stayed on the ground lor 11 straight time-consuming plays before Gardner punched the ball in from three yards out with 1142 left to play Cosgrove threw three straight incomplete passes alter the kickoff and Lehigh got the lull back on a punt at its own 30 Rieker followed a "Apnll to the right. Lenny Daniels to the left and Gardner up the middle" script as he worked his team slowly down the held again This touchdown drive took 14 plays. 13 on the ground Twice the Engineers converted lourth dow situations, the second time from the V.aine 3-yard line when Rieker drew everyotip in with a lake to Apnll and flipped back across the field to a wide open tight end birry llenshaw Please See Page C-2, Column 4 FN.

STATISTICS 360 7 15 0 8 50 110 7 25 2 it 3 31 First downs Wushmy yarrta'jf Passing yardage Passes Pass" intercepted by Punts umbles lust rards penalued Special to the Call-Chronicle ORON'O. Maine Lehigh got back to basics Saturday, putting together what was by far its best rushing game of the season while its defense turned in its usual strong effort in a 24-0 win over Maine. The Engineers snapped a three-game losing streak by using the power running of Rod Gardner and Dave Apnll to control the ball the entire afternoon as a chilled Homecoming Day crowd of 7.600 looked on Maine seldom had the ball over midficld and got half of its eight first downs on a final drive against an Engineer prevent delense Except for hurting itsell with some untimely penalties, the Lehigh ollense was in total control Gardner killed the Black Bears with his best effort this season as he rushed for 174 yards on 36 carries He became the first I'high bark to rush for over UK) yards in a game early In the third quarter, hut Apnll wasn far behind and wound up with 114 on 18 carries. It was fortunate for Lehigh that its ground game wasclicking sincefrozen-lingered rc-eivers had their problems all day Ichigh took the opening kickoff and moved right down the field until a clipping penalty stopcd its drive It came right back with another drive after stopping Maine cold and got a 30-yard field goal lrom Greg Pierog Maine had its most serious scoring threat several plays after the field goal when Jack Leggett recovered a U'high fumble at the Maine 42 yard line and two plays later quarterback Jark Cos-grove threw a 36 yard pass to Jed I'alinacri to put the ball on Lehigh 5 vvs inter i rpfrf) t)y nt' t'l'-s 1'' 178 II IV 0 4 17 SO By PAIL REINHARD Call-Chronicle Sports Writer If college football games were just 45 minutes long. Colgate would be 1-4 1.

but the Red Raiders have this fourth-quarter magic show which has allowed them to get oil to their best start in 44 years They took advantage of an 18-yard Lafayette punt to set up one touchdown, then capitalized on a Leopard defensive lapse to get another in the fourth quarter yesterday as they came from behind and squashed Lalavette's upset bid 24-14 belore a disappointing crowd at Fisher Field. For the lourth consecutive week. Coach Fred Dunlap club trailed going into the final period, and for the lourth week, it escaped with victory while running its record to 6-0 ihe last Colgate team to win its first six games was the undefeated 1932 unit, which shut out nine consecutive opponents If the script was one Colgate has played belore. it was also familiar to Lilayette but with different results Neil Putnam team lell to 1-5 lor the campaign, and yesterday marked the third time the leopards led in the fourth quarter, only to fie overtaken This time, though, it looked lor a while like the pattern might change l.alayette trailed 74 at the half, but its delense had turned in some outstanding etloi ts in containing the Colgate of-lense Then in the third period. Kevin McCarthy pounced on a Colgate fumble at the Raiders' 5.

and the Leopards scored on second down A bit later, after failing to convert still another fumble recovery into any points. Itla-yette managed a 54 yard drive that 1C- 4 4 Trapped Lafayette quarterback Rob Stewart tries to elude Colgate's Gary Martwiu in the second period. Stewart, back to pass, was trapped in the backfield by the Red Raiders' defensive right end and did some sc rambling before Hartwig brought him down for a substantial loss..