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oris ftiricoln Journal Friday, November 3, 1978 23 Nebraska-Kansas lineups LNE, Grand Island admiration evident Kansas planning post-Halloween trick for Huskers from the beginning NEBRASKA OFFENSE KANSAS No. Name Ht. Wt.Yr. Pos Yr.Wt. Jt.

Name No. 89 Miller 6-4 222 Jr. TE Jr. 23S 6-4 Criswell 73 K.Clark 6-4 275 Sr. LT Jr.

250 6-5 Gay 72 54 Cotton 6-5 245 Sr. LO Sr. 255 64 King 74 57 Saalfeld 6-4 237 Jr. So. 245 6-4 Wellman 54 68 Lindqulst 6-6 250 Sr.

RG Sr. 230 6-2 O'Doherty 65 74 Ohrt (-4 244 Sr. RT So. 260 6-3 Whlrten 79 84 Smith 6-3 194 Jr. SE Fr.

195 6-3 Murphy 46 12 Sorley 6-2 200 Sr. QB So. 195 64 Sydney 8 32 Hipp 6-0 200 Jr. IB Jr. 185 4-1 Hlggini 32 39 Franklin 5-11 195 So.

FB Sr. 200 6-2 Ediger 37 22 Brown 6-0 174 Jr. WB Jr. 185 64 Jones 27 NEBRASKA DEFENSE KANSAS No. Name Ht.

Wt.Yr. Pos Yr.Wt. Ht. Name No. 92 Nelson 6-1 212 So.

LE Jr. 230 6-1 Zidd 51 55 Horn 6-5 259 Jr. LT Jr. 230 6-3 Casey 92 51 Welnmaster 6-0 216 Jr. MG Sr.

225 5-11 Algee 55 93 Pen sick 6-5 Jr. RT So. 270 6-4 Smith 77 96 Andrews 6-4 223 Sr. RE Sr. 225 6-3 Calovlch 94 40 Dunning (-3 216 Sr.

LB Fr. 205 6-2 Toburen 64 38 Kunz 6-1 218 Sr. LB Jr. 225 6-2 Carbonell 96 29 Pillen 64 183 Sr. So.

185 6-2 McCarroll 33 16 Fischer 5-9 165 Sr. CB So. 180 6-1 Miller 31 34 Means 64 172 So. CB Jr. 175 5-11 Harris 43 48 Hansen 6-2 198 Sr.

Jr. 180 5-11 Irvin 47 Site: Lawrence, Kan. Klckoff: 1:30 p. m. Broadcasts: KFAB, KLIN, WOW, KFOR.

1 Omaha Northwest 21-6 Tuesday after Saturday's semifinal playoffs Class A Grand Island (7-2-1 vs. Lincoln Northeast (8-2) at Seacrest Field, 7:30 p.m. 0. Creighton Prep (9-1) vs. O.

Gross (8-2) at UNO, 7:30 p.m. Class Mccook 10-0) at O'Neill (10-0), 7:30 p.m. Central City (10-0) vs. Lincoln Plus (84) at Nebraska Wesleyan, 7:30 p.m. Class C-l Pierce (8-2) at Fremont Bergan (8-1-1), 7:30 p.m.

Norfolk Catholic (10-0) at Bavard (104), 7:30 p.m. Class C-2 East Butler (10-0) vs. Ansley (104), ot Broken Bow, 7:30 p.m. Grant (104) atOshkosh (8-2), 8:30 p.m. Class Cambridge (4) ot Spencer (8-2), 7:30 p.m.

Dorchester (9-1 at Walthill (8-2), 1 :30 p.m. Eight-Man Bloden (9-1) at Dawson-Verdon (104), 7:30 p.m. Greeley (104) at Beemer (104), 7:30 p.m. Kansas has lost 13 players for the year since the season began. Nine of them were first or second-team players and six were starters.

"Nebraska has so many ways to beat you," Moore adds. "With running backs like (I.M.) Hipp, (Richard) Berns and (Tim) Wurth, they can hammer you to death on the ground. Or they can beat you passing. Or they can beat you with their kicking game. Or they can overwhelm you with their defense.

They don't have a weakness I can see." The Husker players Moore mentions were all instrumental in Nebraska's 52-7 triumph in Lincoln last falL Hipp gained 200 yards in that pie, Berns had 107 yards and scored three times, while Wurth added 90 more. Kicker Billy Todd also had a good day, booting a 55-yard field goal to tie the Nebraska distance record, and the Husker defense held the Jayhawks to just 239 yards in total offense. A near-capacity crowd of 51,000 -many of them red-clad Big Red boosters are expected for Saturday's 1:30 kick-off. The weatherman has issued a dampening forecast, however. He predicts a 40 percent chance for rain.

Mets choose Rose NEW YORK (UPI) The New York Mets selected negotiating rights to Pete Rose, the 37-year-old All-Star third baseman of the Cincinnati Reds, today to open the third annual major league baseball free agent reeentry draft. The Mets have not pursued high-priced free agents in the past, however, and they are not expected to make a serious bid for Rose, who says he wants to be the highest paid player in the game. Rose, a career .300 hitter, batted .302, had 198 hits, scored 103 runs and had a National League record 44-game hitting streak last season. The Mets received the first pick by finishing with the worst record in baseball last season. Teams draft in inverse order of their final standings.

Rose was the first choice from 42 free agents available. Each player can be chosen by a maximum of 13 teams. The second pick went to Seattle and the Mariners chose outfielder Lee Lacy of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rose was then named for the second time by Atlanta. Toronto named 28-year-old pitcher Jim Slaton, a 17-game winner for Detroit last year.

The SL Louis Cardinals then selected veteran left hander Tommy John, who won 37 games for the Dodgers over the last two seasons. John and Rose were the most popular picks in the first round, each being selected by five teams. Gura was the first player closed out when his former team, the Yankees, became the 13th team to choose the 30-year-old left hander. Gura has a long standing feud with former Yankee manager Billy Martin, who dealt him to Kansas City. The second player closed out was Sosa when the Mets became the 13th team to select the reliever opening the fourth round.

Also reaching the 13-team limit in the fourth round were John and Lacy. Slaton was fifth player no longer available after Oakland chose him on the fifth round. Detroit was the only team that elected not to participate in the re-entry draft. The White Sox was the second team to drop out when it passed on the third and fourth rounds after naming Marshall and Sosa. Two passes close a team out of the draft.

By Chuck Sinclair Prep Sports Editor A simple case of mutual respect When Grand Island and Lincoln Northeast face off in the Class A semifinal Saturday night at Seacrest Field, you won't find two coaches who show more respect for the others' program. It's not something that has surfaced just since both realized they would be facing each other after winning their halves of a double-header at Seacrest Field last Tuesday. And while it dates back several years, the respect for each others current football teams was most evident when the veteran coaches filled out preseason information sheets for the annual Sunday Journal and Star football edition. A segment of the form states "which team(s) within your conference do you expect to contend for state-wide honors, and why?" Both coaches listed only one team. Northeast's Bob Els predicted Grand Island, while Islander Coach Ken Fischer tagged Northeast.

They're both sticking with their guns, too, as both are well aware of the caliber team which will be directly across the field Saturday night After Northeast had already defeat STAFF PHOTO BY BOB PEARSON "That's a darned good record and shows me they can play. It's going to be a hard, close game like it always is. That victory at Missouri is bound to pick up their spirits. They'll be ready to play Oklahoma. Everybody usually is." Mallory, who said he wanted to go to bed last Saturday night with a smile to savor the win over the Tigers, must have awakened Sunday with a frown, or at the very least, his game face.

"Oklahoma," he said, "is awesome. You dont stop a team like them. You just pray you can contain them reasonably well and try to outscore them. It wont be a defensive battle." Strangely, Colorado is gushing with the enthusiasm of a Rocky Mountain spring. Apparently stung by Nebraska insinuations they were quitters, the Buffs stripped themselves of the label in a hurry against Missouri.

Now, the ultimate test has arrived. Missouri doesn't have the nation's No. 1-ranked team, Oklahoma does. By Virgil Parker Sports Editor LAWRENCE, Kan. "Mirror, mirror, on the It's not known whether the Kansas Jayhawk football players have asked the "Wicked Witch" to make them the "fairest of them all," but for the first Saturday after Halloween, Coach Bud Moore's KU club is preparing to entertain a team that is its mirror image the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

While Coach Tom Osborne's Big Red is 7-1 on the season, the Jayhawks are 1-7. Nebraska claims a share of the Big Eight Conference lead with a perfect 4-0 mark. Kansas is alone in the cellar with an opposite 0-4 record, The game may be four days after the time for ghosts and goblins, but the Jay-hawks are sure to have several tricks up their sleeve in the hopes of treating themselves to a victory over the nation's No. 4 rated Cornhuskers. "I'm really uneasy about this game," admits Nebraska defensive coordinator Lance Van Zandt, who held the same job at Kansas just two years ago.

"Kansas may not have a very good record, but they beat UCLA (ranked No. 9 in the country) and played Oklahoma awfully well" Oklahoma, the No. 1 team in the nation, had to stop a two-point conversion try by KU in the closing seconds to preserve a 17-16 win. "Kansas plays its best against the good team," Van Zandt adds. "And they'll be at home and we're the most beat up we've been all year.

I just don't like it." Russell Gary, Nebraska's starting safety was left at home along with second-unit wingback Maurice McCloney. In addition, I-backs Richard Berns and Tim Wurth, defensive captain-end George Andrews and fullback Andra Franklin were slowed this week by injuries suffered against Oklahoma State. That quartet made the trip, but their ability to play extensively especially that of Andrews may not be known until game time. On the surface, Van Zandt's concern may seem unwarranted. Nebraska has beaten Kansas the last nine years in a row and holds a 276-19 point-spread edge over the past seven games.

Even here at KU's Memorial Stadium, the Huskers enjoy a convincing 32-6-1 overall advantage. Osborne admits the victories over Kansas have come rather easy in recent years. "But despite their record, nobody has blown them out of the ball park this season," the Husker head man reminds. "Their worst game in the conference was a 21-7 loss at Oklahoma State. Their games against Iowa State (13-7) and Oklahoma could have gone either way." The other league loss for the Jayhawks was to Colorado, 17-7.

Osborne also notes that Kansas has played better in recent weeks since Moore returned to the wishbone formation and installed Harry Sydney at quarterback. Though not seeing action in the first four games of the campaign, Sydney has already become the Jayhawks' leading ground gainer. "This is as close to a bowl game as they're going to get," Osborne says, "so you know they'll play hard." Moore says most of KU's woes can be traced to turnovers. The Jayhawks have fumbled 29 times this season losing 16 of them and have suffered 10 pass interceptions. "Most importantly," Moore feels, "the turnovers have come at inopportune times.

Of the 16 fumbles we lost, five have been inside our 30-yard line leading to four touchdowns by our opponents and four have been inside the opponents 30-yard line, stopping potential touchdown drives." Moore's club has also been thinned by injuries this fall, although the Jayhawks will have fullback Max Ediger, a 1977 starter who has been suffering from a hamstring pull, back in the lineup for the first time in a month. On the deficit side, however, top linebacker Scellars Young will see limited duty at best after being injured two weeks ago against Oklahoma State. He will be replaced by freshman Chris Tobu-ren. rT Sports' 1 Scene Friday Football NCAA highlights, 6:30 p.m., Notre Dome vs. Miami.

Fla, 11:50 p.m., OD Bob Devaney, 10:30 P.m., CD Special! Lot Vegat Sportslim, 10 P.m., CD Nebr. girl swimming, diving championships, 6:30 p.m., ID Saturday. Football UNO vs. South Dakota, 11 p.m., Penn Stole vs. Maryland, 11 :30o.m., ID Viking report, 9 p.m., CB NFLOameoftheWeek, (A) Penn Slate vs.

Maryland, 10:30 P.m., Basketball Spurs vs. Bullets. 7 p.m., CD Specials Sports Spectaculor, Davis vs. Davllo boxing, strength contest, 3:30 P.m., Wide world Stunts, 4 p.m., a) Washington DC. International horse race, 3 p.m., CD noon, immediately following Grand Island's 8-7 upending of defending state champion Lincoln Southeast, Els went to the Islander locker room to offer his congratulations and best wishes.

Fischer did the same. In parting, Els said, "you'd better button up your hats." Fischer countered, "we'll have' em on tight," That's a preview of the physical game expected between the two perennial football powers. "Sure, I thought Northeast was the choice before the season started," Fischer said. "They had a good quarterback (Randee Johnson) and a big old light end (Jeff Svoboda) returning. I still think they look good.

"But Grand Island is coming down Saturday night figuring to win the old ball game," Fischer said. "It ought to be a heck of a game. They've got a good punt returner, but you can't give our little gay much room either." The semifinal will ironically offer each team a revenge motive. The most recent goes to Northeast, since the Rockets lost a 19-13 decision at Seacrest Field to the Islanders just three weeks ago. However, the longest-lasting revenge motive may go to Grand Island, since the Rockets blasted the Islanders out of the park last year in the first round of the playoffs, 41-0.

Whatever the outcome, the mutual respect will remain, and the other coach will feel confident of his opponents' chances in the Nov. 10 finals. The winner of the Northeast-Grand Island game will play host in the finals to the winner of the Creighton Prep-Omaha Gross contest. Here are Saturday's pairings and selections: Class A Grand Island (7-M) vs. Lincoln Northeast (8-2) at Seacrest Field, 7:30 p.m.

The Islanders should obviously be the favorite after defeating No. 1 rated Lincoln Southeast Tuesday, and Northeast two weeks before in the regular season, but it all looks too much like last year. Northeast lost to Grand Island In the same type regular season football game last year, then came back to bury the islanders 41-0 to set a playoff scoring record. Both games were at Grand Island last year. Both are In Lincoln this year.

The Rockets are the pick, but by nowhere near the score of a year ago. Don't look for anyone to give up until the final whistle. Northeast 19, Grand Island IS. Creighton Prep (9-1) vs. Omaha Gross (8-2) at UNO, 7:30 p.m.

Gross pulled the maior surprise of the Class A playoffs with its 21-15 upset of unbeaten Omaha Burke to advance to the semifinals. It's unlikely, however, that Gross can penetrate Prep's stingy defense like it did Burke's. Burke was missing two starters from last week, Including all-state candidate Mike Keeler, and Prep appears healthy to the task of getting its third straight chance at a state football championship. If that happens, this might be Prep's year. Prep 21, Gross 7.

The team farthest west will be the home team for the Friday final. Class McCook (104) at O'Neill (104), 7:30 p.m. McCook may have faced the tougher schedule of the two playing five Class A opponents, but none of those opponents has a running back the caliber of Jim Bright. That should make the game, a matchup between the Nos. 2 and 3 rated teams In the state, interesting.

The McCook appear to have a little better overall balance than O'Neill, something the Bison had to have to be competitive and successful with its schedule. O'Neill handled Nebraska City 214 in the first round, while McCook struggled past Valentine, 144. That may have been enough to wake up the Bison. McCook 24, O'Neill 20. Central City (104) vs.

Lincoln Pius (8-0) at Nebraska Wesleyan, 7:30 p.m. Central City has the most momentum and pride going for It that Coach Paul Wilson can ever remember, but the momentum and pride isn't too bad for a Lincoln Pius team either. Central City had to struggle a little too hard with Elkhorn Mount Michael. Plus has been absent from the state finals, and the state playoffs since the first year, and the Thunderbolts are hungry for a repeat of that feeling. Plus 20, Central City 12.

The team farthest east will be the home team for the Friday final. PLAYOFFS: Continued page 24 OU upset Missouri doesn't have the nation's No. 1 offense, Oklahoma does. Missouri doesn't have the nation's No. 1 scoring outfit, Oklahoma does.

Perhaps more than anything, Missouri doesn't have Billy Sims, Oklahoma does. Sims, the 64, 205-pound junior trapeze artist from Hooks, Texas, has jumped from No. 5 nationally to No. 2 in rushing. His 147-yard average trails Cornell's Joe Holland by a yard, but his 7.9-yard per carry average is unequalled.

The Sooners are so awesome they have gained an average of 6.5 yards every time they've snapped the football this season. That's the fifth best mark in NCAA history. Considering what Nebraska did to the Buffs here two short weeks ago, it may take more than Dracula to beat this Oklahoma team. You might throw in King Kong and Godzilla and siul not kill the Souiiers off. I 'H U- i i SV 61 iJ.r 1 i TV tnwMfiwiirtimit BliLi ti iirtrfiiriii Lincoln High's Una Schoonover (40) and East's Karen Martin (24) battle across the net in the finals of the Lincoln district volleyball tournament.

See story, page 24 kicking Colorado primed for Alive and BOULDER, Colo. The cartoon ran in last Saturday's Denver Post. It depicted a Missouri Tiger driving a nail into a coffin marked "William Mallory" while an Oklahoma Sooner stood by, asking if he needed any help. "Well, dont look now, and get out the garlic for the door, because Dracula has risen and Mallory and his Colorado football team are on the prowl and very much alive again," CU sports information director Mike Moran asserted after the Buffs' 28-27 upset of 13th-ranked Missouri last week. Yes, Nebraska, Colorado is breathing again and no, the Buffs wont have to wear oxygen masks after all when they host Oklahoma's high-flying Sooners here Saturday in their own thin air.

Unlike Nebraska, OU gets short of breath in this mile high altitude. Check with Robert Ripley if you wish, but Colorado has beaten the Sooners four of the last six times they've parked their covered wagon in Boulder. It happened just two years ago, 42-31. It also happened in '72 (20-14), '68 (41-27) and '66 (24-21). Since this isn't a presidential election year, few are expecting it to happen again.

But then, who really expected CU to ignore a big black eye and tell Missouri it would rather fight than switch. Colorado, you must understand, isn't known for that, especially when the Buffs are down, 27-7 one week after being buried alive by 38 points by Nebraska. But Colorado came away with the victory at Columbia and suddenly, a game which looked automatic this week has a certain amount of suspense. The Orange Bowl scouts may have their eyes peeled on OU Saturday, but representatives from the Bluebonnet, Sun and Hall of Fame Bowls will be there to see if Dracula really has risen from the dead with a needle mark in its arm and a 6-2 record. One thing about it If Colorado success- By Randy York fully stalks this victim, college football fans across the country should lock their doors and load their shotguns because nothing will be safe anymore.

CU beat fleet-footed, No. 1-ranked Oklahoma? Surely, you jest Barry Switzer, the nation's winningest coach with a 59-5-2 record, wishes it sounded as impossible to him as it sounds to Nebraska fans. "People tend to remember only that Colorado lost to Oklahoma State and Nebraska and not that their record is 6-2," he pointed out..