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I SMU wins Aloha Bowl E-2 A coach remembered E-2 1 Prep cage results E-4-5 Dec. 30, 1984 Sunday Post-Crescent Appleton-Neenah-Menasha, Wis. E-l iscue dooms ame UWin Bowl ready connected on four straight field goal attempts during the game, lined up to attempt what seemed like an easy 26-yarder. The snap from center Bill Schick was good, but then Kobza, a senior from Hobart, Inexplicably bobbled the ball. Seeing that he couldn't get it down for the field goal attempt, Kobza picked the ball up and scrambled around, eventually floating a pass into the end zone where it was picked off by Kentucky's Steve Mazza with 1:58 left in the game.

The Interception ruined a Badger drive that chewed up 13 plays, 75 yards and nearly 7 minutes off the clock. "I can't look a lot of people in the face, I feel so bad," said Kobza, who had beaten Indiana earlier this year by running a fake field goal for a touchdown. "Deep down, people are going to back Mark Logan with :26 left in the third quarter. Logan was selected as his team's most valuable player, while Gregorie was cited for the Badgers. The Wildcats got their game-winning points on a 52-yard field goal by Joe Worley with 8:55 left in the game.

The kick capped a 9-play, 48-yard drive, and the ball barely cleared the crossbar. Wisconsin used three field goals by Gregoire and two outstanding plays by Thad McFadden one a touchdown reception and another a long punt return to take a 16-7 halftime lead. Gregoire's first field goal was a booming 40-yarder with 11:32 lef in the first period. It culminated Wisconsin's initial possession, an 8-play, 48-yard drive. The Badgers increased their lead to 10-0 on their second possession, driving 48 yards in 8 plays.

McFadden I was trying to make the big play, but I was blocked into the kicker. The ball did go off of me, but the referees' didn't see that." Kentucky was awarded a first down following the UW infraction and then ran out the remaining 1:34. McClain said the Badgers killed themselves with their own mistakes. He referred specifically to a play midway through the third quarter when his team sacked Kentucky quarterback Bill Ransdell for an apparent safety only to have the play nullified by a facemask penalty against the Badgers. Had Wisconsin gotten the safety, it would have lead, 21-10, at the time, and then, theoretically, would have had enough points to win the game.

As it was, Kentucky won because it came up with 10 unanswered points after that. Ransdell brought the Wildcats to within 2 points on a 27-yard touchdown screen pass to tail- Kobza replied when asked if people would blame him for Saturday's defeat. Kobza's bobble might not have been disasterous for the Badgers had they not been hit with a cruical 15-yard penalty for roughing Kentucky punter Paul Calhoun with just 1:34 remaining. Calhoun was kicking from about his own 10 when the Badgers put on a concerted pass rush, attempting to block the kick. Defensive back Ken Stills crashed into Calhoun, and was hit with a 15-yard penalty.

"We felt with no timeouts left that we had to block the kick to get in field position (for a field goal attempt)," said Wisconsin Coach Dave McClain. "We partially blocked the punt and that eliminates roughing the kicker. That was a terrible call by the official," McClain said. Said Stills: "The coach was screaming at me, 'don't run into the BY BERNIE PETERSON Pmt-CrMcmt sports editor BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Saturday night turned out to be one of the worst ever for Bob Kobza.

The third-string University of Wisconsin quarterback fumbled the snap on a crucial fourth-quarter field goal attempt and then threw an interception on his desperation scramble, killing the Badgers' final drive and leaving them with a 20-19 loss to underdog Kentucky in the eighth annual Hall of Fame Bowl. The loss before 47,300 fans at Legion Field ended the season at 7-4-1 and was the school's fifth loss in six post-season bowl games. The Wildcats, who finished at 9-3, are 5-2 in post-season action, although this win was their first since the 1976 Peach Bowl. The Badgers had a fourth-and-seven at the Kentucky nine when freshman Todd Gregoire, who had al say it, and I'm going to thin it. UW cagers win Lobo Invitational Roth and Olson proved too much offensively for New Mexico.

Olson, a slick point guard with a shooting eye to match, Ted the Badgers with 27 points and finished with 47 for the two two-night tourney. Roth, who didn't score until nine minutes into the first half, hit 10 of 11 shots and poured in 26 points as the surprising Badgers ran their record to 9-1. The 6-foot-8 Roth was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Olson repeatedly burned New Mexico with his long-range jumpers and ensured the win with seven free throws down the stretch. Wisconsin also got double figure scoring from senior center John Ploss with 12 points.

New Mexico got 20 points from senior center George Scott and 16 from junior forward Johnny Brown. New Mexico forged a 41-40 halftime despite Wisconsin's 68 shooting from the field in the opening half. The Lobos hit the first of several cold spells in the second half when they missed the first four shots they took and Wisconsin promptly took the lead for good on an 18-footer by Olson and a layup by sophomore forward J.J. Weber. That put the Badgers up 44-41 with 16:30 left and Wisconsin opened up daylight at 62-50 by out-scoring New Mexico 14-3 over a six minute stretch.

Wisconsin, which hit 14 of its first Continued on page 2 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -Forward Scott Roth and guard Rick Olson punched holes in New Mexico's match-up zone defense to lead Wisconsin to an 83-74 win in the championship game of the Lobo Invitational college basketball tournament Saturday night. In the, consolation game, Texas rode the 26-point scoring of sophomore forward Winston Crite to an easy 81-54 romp over Alaska-Anchorage. Warriors bow in final BY MIKE EMBRY AP SMftt writer MILWAUKEE (AP) Forward Bryce McPhee ignited a second-half surge with nine points during a 19-6 run that carried Gonzaga to a 60-54 victory over Marquette in the championship of the Milwaukee Classic college basketball tournament. In the consolation game, forward Daryl Lloyd scored 25 points to power Drake to an 81-59 victory over Lehigh.

Trailing 36-30 early in the second half, Gonzaga scored 10 straight points to go up 40-36 with 10:56 to go. McPhee, who was named the ment's most valuable player, and Ja-Continued on page 2 capped it with a brilliantly acrobatic 3-yard touchdown reception in the right corner of the end zone from quarterback Mike Howard. Gregoire added the extra point kick and the Badgers appeared to be in command with 5:34 left in the first period. After Kentucky drove 44 yards on its next possession, Worley was wide to the right with a 43-yard field goal attempt with 2:14 left in the period. The Badgers upped their lead to 13-0 on Gregoire's 27-yard field goal with 7:05 left in the half.

The score was set up by McFadden's stunning 67-yard punt return. McFadden took the ball at his 22, cut to the left, moved through some traffic and then bolted back to the right where he sprinted down the right sidelines until he was knocked out of bounds by Calhoun at the Wildcat 11. Continued on page 3 NBA roundup Bucks edge Cavaliers By Thi Anoc kited prut RICHFIELD, Ohio Terry Cum-mings scored 27 points and Sidney Moncrief had 26 as the Milwaukee Bucks rolled to their seventh consecutive victory Saturday night, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-102 in a National Basketball Association game. Milwaukee, 21-11 and leader of the Central Division, trailed Cleveland 46-41 with about six minutes left in the second quarter. The Bucks then outscored Cleveland 21-5 over the next 4:54 to take a 62-51 lead.

Cummings and Paul Pressey each scored eight points during the spurt and Milwaukee then held a 64-57 lead at halftime. Cummings scored seven points and Moncrief six as the Bucks increased the lead to 89-72 entering the fourth quarter. Milwaukee coasted the rest of the way, leading by as many as 20 points and never by less than 11 in the final period. Cleveland, whose 6-22 record is worst in the NBA, was led by Paul Thompson with 18 points and World B. Free with 17.

Kevin Grevey added 16 points for the Bucks and Pressey finished with 14. Nets 110, Pistons 108 PONTIAC, Mich. Kelvin Ransey hit a 15-foot jump shot with four seconds remaining to give New Jersey its victory. Detroit's Isiah Thomas missed on an 18-footer with one second left, ending a fourth quarter comeback effort by the Pistons. New Jersey's Buck Williams scored 14 of his 27 points to stake the Nets to a 34-25 first quarter lead.

Kelly Tripucka and Thomas had 20 points each for Detroit, while Curet on had 18. Detroit was led by Bill Laimbeer's 23 points. Bullets 116, Knicks 108 NEW YORK Gus Williams scored nine of his 25 points during a 12-2 Washington spurt in the third quarter lifting Washington over New York, the Knicks' fifth consecutive loss. Williams was one of four Bullets with 20 or more points. Jeff Ruland had 25, Darren Daye 21 and Jeff Ma-lone 20.

The Knicks' Bernard King led al! scorers with 37 points. Rockets 108, Trail Blazers 82 HOUSTON Ralph Sampson scored 19 of his 31 points in the first half and Akeem Olajuwon had 17 of his 26 points in the second half to help Houston Rockets surge past Portland. Houston's Rodney McCray scored 15 points, while Portland was paced by Mychal Thompson with 19 points and Clyde Drexler with 14. Hawks 104, Bulls 101 CHICAGO Glen Rivers scored 20 points as Atlanta ral lied in the second half to defeat Chicago. Steve Johnson led all scorers for Continued on page 2 1 wwwiw- AP note John Paustian Wisconsin's Marck Harrison loses his helmet, as he's hit by Kentucky's Barry Alexander.

Defense stars for 49ers Area 's sports image SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Joe Montana threw for two touchdowns in the opening seven minutes of the game and the San Francisco 49ers appeared on their way to a replay of an October blowout. But this time, the New York Giants didn't cooperate, and the 49ers' defense earned equal billing with Montana in Saturday's 21-10 playoff victory. "It's great to get off fast like that. It relieves the pressure. But we're not going to have that luxury every week," Montana said.

"In this type of atmosphere, the playoffs, we can't take anything for granted. "Sometimes our offense kind of goes downhill for some reasons. This time it was because of me, with those interceptions." San Francisco advanced to the National Football Conference championship game, for the third time in four years, by winning its playoff opener. The 49ers, who clobbered the Giants 31-10 in a regular-season Monday night game at Giants Stadium, saw their early 14-0 lead Saturday shrink to four points as the Giants scored twice after interceptions. "We were hopeful they'd break after a while.

We had our chance, we held them to zero points in the second half," said Lawrence Taylor, the Giants' All-Pro linebacker who sacked Montana twice. "We were down 14-0 and didn't get excited. We kept to our game plan and got back in the game, but we never could make the big play (on offense)," linebacker Harry Carson said. Carson made the Giants' biggest defensive play, intercepting a pass and returning the ball 14 yards for the first touchdown of his nine-year National Football League career. San Francisco Coach Bill Walsh called the second half "not as artistic as we'd like." Montana threw his third touchdown pass of the day late in the second quarter, and the game was scoreless the rest of the way.

"The offense scored early, then it was up to us," Dwaine Board of the 49ers' defensive unit said. "We had to keep the fans from booing." Board and Riki Ellison made the 49ers' biggest defensive plays of the second half. The49ers, whose 15-1 regular season record was best in the league, won their 10th straight game. They will host the NFC title game on Jan. 6, playing either the Chicago Bears or Washington Redskins, who meet today in Washington.

Montana hit on TD passes of 21 yards to Dwight Clark and nine to Russ Francis the first two times the 49ers had the ball. In the second quarter, he tossed a 29-yard scoring strike to wide receiver Freddie Solomon, who scored a touchdown for the ninth game in a row. Continued on page 3 Miami hammers Seattle, 31 -10 MIAMI AP Dan Marino did his improved in 1984 During 1984, many teams and individuals contributed to the enhancement of the Fox Cities area's sports reputation. This will be remembered as the year Brillion High School put the area back In the state football title business and as the year Appleton's Foxes, the Appleton West boys golf team and Neenah's Tami and Ted Whitli-nger retained dominance in their specialties. The Xavier boys track team and the Appleton South Side Little League girls softball team also won state titles.

Joining the area's parade of state champions were these individuals: Mary Berghuis, Jason Kidder, Cary Mares, Karen Hostettler, Angel Bol-werk, Eileen Schaller, Kris Conradt, J. P. Hayes and Kris Whitney. Another 20 area teams and countless individuals achieved the distinction of qualifying for state tournaments. The biggest impact, geographically, was made by the Whitlinger twins.

Tami won the national 16-and-under indoor tennis title at Flushing Meadow, N. while Teri placed third. Together they finished as doubles runnersup. For the second straight year, the sophomore stars cleaned up in the WIAA state test. Tami (25-0) repeated as singles champ with a pair of love-set triumphs over Meg Mulcahy in the finals.

Teri changed partners (she had teamed with Beki Widener last year), collaborating with Whitney (they were 24-1) to capture doubles laurels. Neenah finished third among the teams, while Appleton East (led by Beth Boardman's fifth-place finish) tied for fourth. The bid of Xavier's Tom Reilly to extend his WISAA state tennis title streak to 3 years fell short. Reilly lost to Wayland Academy's Noel Oc-comy in the finals. The Appleton Foxes again stormed through the 12-team Midwest League, making it an unprecedented 3 consecutive championships.

With Sal Rende handling the managerial reins, the Foxes comfortably won the Northern Division pennant, then took 2 out of 3 from Madison in the playoff semi-finals. The Foxes lost the opener of the best-of-5 final to Springfield, 111. But, they fought back and won the fifth and deciding game, 5-4, on a 2-run homer by Roger Jensen. Mike Taylor drove in Appleton's first 3 runs, as Bruce Tanner (son of Pittsburgh manager Chuck Tanner) pitched his 10th successive victory. In winning the Division 4 title, Brillion became the area's first state football champion since Clintonville prevailed in Division 2 six years ago.

Under new coach Scot Peterson, the Lions lost their non-league opener to Little Chute, then roared to 10 straight victories. Brillion opened the playoffs with a 21-14 success over Lomira and followed with a 21-16 win over Westby. In the championship game, at Madison, the Lions blew away Osseo-Fairchild, 41-18. Gordy Skinkis and Ron Gilson scored 2 touchdowns apiece, while Dick Schuh and Mark Miller added one each. For previously-unbeaten O-F, it was only the third defeat in its last 52 starts.

This area was also represented in each of the other 5 divisions, and 2 of the teams Appleton West and Iola-Scandinavia reached the semifinals. West's Terrors came up with one of the year's most dramatic wins, a 7-3 upset of top-rated D. C. Everest of Schofield. Everest, averaging 37 points and boasting a 24-game win streak, had been rated 19th in the nation.

AHS-W forced 4 turnovers and capitalized on Don Vanden Heu-vel's recovery of a fumble on the Evergreens 23-yard line. Several plays later, quarterback Mike Driscoll scored from the 1. Mike Pajewski and Richie Gove preserved the win with big defensive plays in the final 2 minutes. The Terrors (10-1) encountered a bruising Manitowoc team one step from the title game and lost, 20-0, as fullback Bob Braun rushed for 188 yards. The Ships went on to whip Madison Memorial, 24-3, for the Division 1 title.

I-S won its Division 6 playoff opener over Lake Holcombe, 20-0, as John Moe passed for 2 touchdowns and ran for the other. On the next plateau, the T-Birds bowed to Colfax, 21-14. Continued on page 5 s'an. i St 0 V. for a while, went through some difficult times.

It was outstanding out there today. We made so many big plays on third down." Said rookie linebacker Jay Brophy, a key to the Dolphins effort: "The whole attitude in the last five or six weeks was not to make mistakes. The attitude now is to accept that we're going to make some mistakes. So we just have to go out there and play aggressively and make up for the mistakes. "It's hard to pinpoint, but the difference was intensity." Marino, who completed 21 of 34 passes for 262 yards, also gave credit to the defense.

"The defense played very well. When the defense is playing so well, it really helps us," he said. "We had some problems on offense in the first half, but we just had to keep going out and doing it." Seattle had hoped to mix the running game, which picked up more than 200 yards in last week's American Conference wild-card triumph against the Los Angeles Raiders, with Dave Krieg's passing. But it could not really establish either. "We wanted to have -some balance today, but when we got about 14 points behind, we had to throw the ball," said Coach Chuck Knox, whose Continued on page 3 usual for the Miami Dolphins Saturday, with the expected three touchdown passes.

But the 31-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, which put the Dolphins within a game of their fifth Super Bowl, was as much the work of a nearly extinct species the "Killer Bs" of Miami's maligned defense. Marino, who averaged three TD passes a game in setting a National Football League record of 48, threw a 34-yarderto Jimmy Cefalo in the first half. Then he connected with Bruce Hardy on a 3-yarder and Nat Moore from 33 yards in a two-m inute stretch of the third quarter that turned a tense four-point lead into a comfortable 28-10 margin. But as much of the credit went to the defense nine of whose 11 starters have last names beginning with the letter that had allowed almost 25 points in each of the last seven games of a 14-2 season. It shut down Seattle, which beat the Dolphins 27-20 last season at the same stage of the playoffs, holding the Seahawks without a first down on four of its first five possessions and eight possessions overall.

The Seahawks finished with only eight first downs and 267 total yards. "I'm so proud of the defense," said Coach Don Shula. "They struggled I Seattle Seahawk safety Kenny Easley strips the ball from Miami Dolphin wide receiver Mark Duper..