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j' 1 1' f. 4 if fH j. -jr (' rb' t' r- -v-r v-yjf stadi, if. f. iwi INDEPENDENT, PRESS-TELE GMM S-3 .1 Troy I i I tore mam in room tt half-crazed monsters who roam sideline to sideline, combining the strength of tackles and sprinters speed.

When the final points light up the scoreboard and the curtain descends Champ Henson, whose 20 TDs as a soph led the nation. Quarterback Greg Hare is being pushed by soih Cornelius Greene, which Woody calls delightful problem. 1 Folks down in Texas have long since given up t- Trophy winner. Silver Fox McKay has all the He calls Pat Haden the best passer hes ever seen. linebacker.

Richard Wood was all-America as a sophomore. Flanker Lynn Swanrf could be the Johnny Rodgers-type game-breaker, Safety Artimus Parker has few peers in the secondary. Booker Brown labors anonymously in the offensive line to all but pro talent scouts. Oh, yes. Theres tail-' back Anthony Davis, who squirted through Notre Dames behemoths for six touchdowns.

One team A Co. wont catch by surprise is Ohiq State, their likely unbeaten opponent for the title in. the Rose Bowl on New Years Day. General Woody Hayes makes no bones about avenging that 42-11 lacing his troops absorbed last The nucleus of Woodys 23rd autumn in Columbus will come from 48 letter-men, 18 of them starters. Ten of those are on defense, where all-America' linebacker Randy Gradis-har holds court.

The entire offensive backfield returns, led by Archie Griffen (867 yards as a freshman) and By GARY RAUSCH Staff Writer 'It -was Pepper Rodgers speaking about his UCLA Bruins, but it could just 1 as easily have been any one of a dozen other head coaches whose teams figure jo visit the Top 10 sometime this season. Well be a better team this year because well have a better offense," he Predicted, "and well' fcve that better offense because of a better defense-one that will get the ball more often for the offence. It will be another sea-. son of high-powered offenses complemented by ravaging, ball-hawking defenses that propel 10 teams into an elite circle. Each will establish, its superiority week after week with a ball-control running attack.

Bui woe be the foe that packs away its pass defense in mothballs. He shall be obliterated with one quick strike through the air-ways. Whereas the running back and quarterback wifi share the offensive spotlight, no team will remain among the elite without a brilliant corps of lineback ers those seemingly on the 73 campaign, it will be John McKay and his mighty USC Trojans taking the bows, again. Along Figueroa Street' theyll be as. many as six all-Amencas and a possible Heisman- up to their prep clippings, ing, a 31-5 record with the Irish will be making three bowl wins.

their 10th visit to the Top Nebraskas new mentor 10 in 11 seasons more Tom Osborne is only 34, than any other team. but he served as an assist- Such is not the case nt on all 12 of departed across the state line in Bob Devaneys teams. Ann Arbor, where The Comhuskers have Bo Schembechler is deep, but untested, runsearching for linemen, ning backs behind south-Offensively, he has the paw slinger David Humm. best quarterback in the Despite proven per-Big 10 in Dennis Frank- formers like John Dutton lin and a battering-ram and Steve Manstedt in the fullback in Ed Shuttles- linelhe famed Black Shirt worth. defense will miss supers Repairing the defensive like Rich Glover, Willie wall is paramount ifJ Harper and Joe Blahak.

Michigan is to unseat UCLA is a surprise Ohio State and retain its choice for the Top 10, out title as No. 1 In scoring a selection with merit, defense. The' Bruin Wishbone of-. Perhaps Bo could take a fense ranked second only few pointers from Bill to Oklahoma in ground Battle at Tennessee, gaining i year ago and whose' teams win almost will improve, especially solely with defense. with a restructured pass-, Not so this year, says ing attack.

Battle. "We lost seven Defensively, the gutty, off our defensive, -little Bruins have become unit and weve got some big and brawny. Their su-problems there. preme test will come Quarterback Condridge against USC Nov. Holloway and tailback Bear Bryants boys at Haskel Stanback will Alabama will have to pass -bring the offense into the three major exams for a limelight, though.

Their third successive SEC 31-year-old head coach crown Tennessee in the. hasnt finished out of the sixth week and LSU and Top 12 in his three sea- Auburn on the final two sons at Knoxville, boast- Saturdays of the dr 1 jf if Raugchs Top Ten Place Team Commeat 1. Southern California May never look back. 2. Ohio State Run well with thii company.

3. Texai Royal chance (or upset. 4. Notre Dame Always a contender. 5.

Michigan -Threat all the way. 8. Tennessee Ready for smasher. 7. Nebraska Goes for new owner.

8. UCLA Benefitted by last effort. 9. Alabama Will not be far away. 10.

Ariiona State Bred for speed- Longshots: Penn State, Auburn, Colorado, LSU, Houston, Oklahoma, Florida. SDS favored, but here comes Pacific GARY RAUSCH Staff Writer looking for weaknesses in the iron-plated Texas should win its sixth successive Southwest Conference title and challenge for the national crown. Roosevelt Leaks gobbled up 1,099 Wishbone yards as a soph and linebacker Glen Gaspard is one of eight returning starters from a defense that allowed only seven TDs all last season and none in the final three games. Embarrassed and disappointed by the 40-6 Orange Bowl thrashing from Nebraska, Ara Parseghian expects his maturing Notre Dame giants to bounce back and snap the first two-game losing streak in his Irish coaching career. Fourteen of 22 starters can be found under the golden dome in South Bend.

Tackle-turned-tight-end Dave Casper and guard Frank Pomarico are all-America types and" if any of the freshmen live PCAA handicap COMMENT. Looks the best right now Favoreaby most Newcomers must perform Schedule too demanding Give J.R. a year Team 1. Pacific 2. San Diego State 3.

Lone Beach 4. San Jose State 5. Fresno State. By JIM McCORMACK Writer In 1972, Long Beach State was a heady candidate to win its third consecutive Pacific Coast Athletic Assn, title and Pacific was equally favored to go But when the clubs met on an October evening in. Stockton, the Tigers emerged with a 14-10 triumph after holding Long Beach away from the Pacific goalline in the final two minutes.

The 49ers actually had a first-and-goal on the Pacific two late in the game but a series of misfortune and misplays that were to typify their year, denied, them awinning -touchdown. -V'" That was the first time in 66 first-and-goal situ a-, tions inside the five that weve failed to score, lamented Jim Stangeland at His statistic was as bad as the 49er coachs luck. i V4 .12 Finish 2 3 (tie) 3 (tie) .5 only five guys able Ip play and we lost one of those in the first quarter and had to play With only four the rest of the game. "Injuries are great, equalizers in our league. Each of the coaches in the JIM McCORMACK Staff Writer league.

is optimistic right now, but how well any PCAA team does will be 'determined but how well it avoids injuries to key personnel. -How well Long Beach rebounds may be determined by how welLnew-comers step into the system. The keys are quarterback Gary Wann and junior college, transfer Tommie Nathan at tailback, Ron Choate at fullback and offensive linemen Charles Jones, Floyd Horn, Bruce Dandy, Mike Badsky, Augie Olgy, Rudy Huerta and Kim Optimism rife in Pac-8 but SC lo oks too tough Premier prep Lakewood High wide receiver Ed Gillies (83) caught 42 passes last fall and again figures as one of the Southlands premier But. we have as more good athletes on our present team than we had a year ago. if the who have been selected No.

1 in virtually every pre-season poll, are to repeat as conference champions, they must turn back what should be an imposing challenge by UCLA. The Bruins, according to coach Pepper Rodgers, are 25 per cent improved over last year. But UCLA must develop in Moore Christiansen is going so well it scares you. They are deeply involved in' the thinking of Oregon States Dee Andros We are in a great spot, uave aianiey We feel we have an oppor- Breeze and Tom Knudson' unit shock a lot of and secondary personnel But. perhaps Dick En- (Continued on S-6, Col.

6) right of Oregon comes Final 1972 polls linebackers Dana Dave Stanley, closest to placing fhe Pacific-8 Conference foot-; ball race in its per spective. -IT-, To win in this you have to have a great defensive team and you' have to be balanced on of-? fense. One team, USC, comes nearest to meeting the standards Enright estate fishes for a. conference champion. Richard Wood, James Charles Anthony, Artimus Parker' and Charles Phillips are still.

around to feym the nucleus for what could bq a great USC defensive; team. Offensively, the Trojans have the ultimate weap- ons quarterback Pat; Haden rifle, shots' to Lynn Swann and young Johnny McKay, plus the darting runs of leading Heisman Trophy candidate Anthony Davis. Coach John McKay does little to forestall talk about a fifth Rose Bowl appearance in seven years for USC. people such as Woody Hayes, Bear Bryant and Frank Broyles say our 1972 team was the best they had seen in college, its difficult to believe another can come along right away. Pacific-8 It had actually been only 22 times, but the streak" had lasted more than a year and its demise could not have come at a more inopportune time.

The 49ers, who were 3-3 after that loss, proceeded to drop three of their next four games while the surprising Tigers were off and winging toward an 8-3 'season and runnerup finish to San Diego State in the PCAA. That form turnabout is -a trait of the PCAA, whose teams have a limit, of 70 scholarships and a level of 55 for most of its representatives. "Depth is always a fac- tor in our league because, of the scholarship limit, says San Diegos new. coach, Claude Gilbert. year, at the begin-: ning of the season, we were three deep in our.

defensive The last game of the year we had this fall, a dip of three from last year. Lakewood will appear there the most times, six, Jordan none. Poly again remains the most traveled team, playing games at L.A. State, the Rose Bowl and having home games at Vets Lakewood and Wilson. Long Beachs new KEN PIVERNETZ Stan Writer coach is-George King at St.

Anthony which has its best -group of young layers in some time but aces of the same- old problems, primarily? competing in the tough Angelus League against defending 4-A champion st. Paul, Mater Dei, Ser- vite; Bishop Amat arid X. Grossmont MILK Eisenhower Orange Coast Downey Mesa St. Anthony At Pius -APWrferi Tnm I. So.

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As a junior, he may have the field to himself. One goal all have is. to improve the leagues prestige against outside; competition the first four weeks. Combined practice records of Jordan; Lake-wood, Millikan Poly and Wilson dipped to 7-13 last fall, a low in league history. 4 much-needed sum-meftprogram should help teams get off to a better t.

Fans will again have an opportunity to view many of' the CIFs top teams from other areas. nial powers Westminster, Mater Dei, El. Rancho, North Servite -and Western dot the non- league schedules. Veterans' which is due to get a new scoreboard and clock byi mid-season, will be the site of, eight prep games By LOEL SCHRADER Staff Writer Oh, the roses that bloom in the fall, tra-la. Their scent is present in the quietly optimistic words of Stanford's Jack UPt-CMCbH iVsouthfrn CilHornli () (U-l) I owmomi (11-1) Pi inti Ml J.

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Staff photo fifth or sixth, Compton again has the potential to knock off one of the con-! tenders (Poly last year); while Jordan to have more speed despite only six lettermen back. Favoring Lakewood is nothing new. The defense, which is untested, and new quarterbacking the big question marks. More size anfr better bal-; ance Are the pluses. Poly must replace Anthony Hill which might be impossible considering what the senior quarter-; back did for the Hares -last fall.

Enough talent: does return, however, to keep the.Jackrabbits in; contention: Wilson returns 11 letter-Y men, has a basically solid defense and exciting run- ning porspect in newcom-. er Gipson. Millikan won its first three Moore League games and was headed toward a championship before bogging down in the mud and rain against Lakewood and Poly in the final two games. If the blocking is there, the Rams apparent- have the backs to chew Arkansas At Georaia Tech Iowa Oklahoma At Michigan At Oregon St. Utah Washington St.

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By KEN PIVERNETZ Stuff Writer Unpredictable? Ye Dull? Never. High school football on this Moore League level' will.be all. that, again in 1973 where, like across most of. the many of Friday nights heroes were unknowns a year ago. The surprises of 1972 ranked among the most startling in the league's 16-year, history Millikan beating' Wilson for the first time, Poly returning to a place of prominence to earn a share of the title for the first time in eight seasons, Wilson suffering its first losing campaign since 1957.

-How far Wilson can bounce back from its 2-7 record and whether Poly-can approach the success it achieved a year ago provide two of the more interesting questions at the outset of the 1973 'i' as usual, fig-; ures to be near the top. Millikan has added confidence in its second year of running the wishbone, but faces a tough hurdle in its first three practice games: Although. tabbed for Sept. IS At Kansas Cityi Sept. 22 Atlanta! Sept.

29 At San Francisco Oct, 8 At Houston! Oct. 13 Dallas Oct. 20 Green Bay Oct. 27 At Minnesota Nov. 3 At Atlanta Nov.

10 New Orleans Nov. 17 San Francisco NOV. 24 At New Orleans Dec. 2 At Chicago Doc. 10 Now York Doth Cleveland v.

SuadavOatnas MandavOama 'V 'V COMMENT FINISH 1. Southern California Blue-chip stable earns Roms 1 1 Ready for a smasher 3. Stanford Will make top pair hustle 4. Washington State No telling how good 5. Would be a surprise 6.

Washington Very best is needed 7. California Nochance in this field among stakes rrf 'Li'- TKCn 0 I I. Ah 4-f- LONGSHOT Washlngtaa St. Moore League handicap Team 1 Comment 12 finish 1. Lakewood Strong stretch runner 1 (tie) 2.

Millikan May be ready to break through 3 3. Wilson Last too bad to be true 5 (tie) 4. Poly Would have to surprise again 1 (tie) 5. Compton Will keep em honest "4- Jordan When does basketball begin? 5 (tie) LOEL SCHRADER Staf Writer a passing game to complement the super running talents of James McAlister and Kermit Johnson. Rodgers pledges the Bruin will.

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