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From page 19 Osborne Asked about his victory catch, Smith said, "I think the play action fake to the back was the key. "Curtis (Craig) ran a streak and I ran under the coverage and I could tell right away I was wide open." As be cut across the middle of the field where Garcia drilled him a moment before being sacked, Smith said he was thinking, "just dig as hard as you can and don't look back." If he would have glanced back over his shoulder, he would have seen a jubilant Garcia pumping his fist high in the air in victory while jumping for joy. "This is just super," said Garcia, his voice cracking. "I've been sick all week and my voice was going on me out there tonight. The guys couldn't hear me call signals half the time." Asked by one reporter how it felt for a great quarterback to go out in such a great way, Garcia, who has suffered many ups and downs in his final Husker season said, "I don't know how great I 'am, but I can tell you, this win is great." Emotion has a way of producing such greatness.

Three quarters a spectator on the Nebraska sideline, Garcia ended his Nebraska career in storybook fashion by coming off the bench to replace the injured Tom Sorley and to quarterback the Huskers to victory. Garcia was red hot when he got his chance. Throwing just three passes in the final, frantic period, he hit on all three, two of them for touchdowns. The first was a 10-yard pitch to wingback Curtis Craig, who made a twisting, diving stab in drawing Nebraska closer at 17-14 with 10:51 remaining. "I wasn't sure if Curtis had his eye on the ball so I waited and then ended up throwing a bit behind him," Garcia said of the score which saw him execute a nifty fake to the Nebraska I-back which drew in the Tar Heel secondary.

"It wasn't as tough of a catch as it might have looked," Craig said. "I was so wide open because the safety fell down and bumped the monster, who was supposed to cover me." Nebraska defensive tackle George Andrews, whose 19 tackles earned him most valuable defensive player honors, said, "Barney's interception was the key to this win, no doubt about it" While Cotton's turnover unlocked the door, Nebraska defensive tackle Dan Pensick's fumble recovery slammed the gates on North Carolina as it set up the Garcia to Smith winnine oass. The ball finally ended up on the Nebraska 43, where Garcia reached into bis bag of passing tricks and fakes and performed his magic for the second time. After three running plays, Garcia faked a handoff, spotted Smith streaking across the middle of the field and hit him with score that completed the comeback. "I thought it was on the money all the way," said Garcia, whose clutch fireman's job earned him offensive player honors.

"But then I heard the crowd groan for a second and I wasn't sure. Then I heard the cheers and I knew." Reconstructing the play, Garcia said, "I was looking for the tight end first. But when I didn't see him (Ken Spaeth), I looked for Tim. I've been accused of holding the ball too long before, so I wasn't about to hold it too long this time." 22 Lincoln, Neb. Journal Tuesday, December 20, 1977 Scoring NU-NC HowScertd Timtleft 0-7 Williams 12 pass from Kupec 13:52 Drive: 60 yards in 11 plays following Nebraska's failure to convert on a fake punf.

Conversion: Biddle kick. 7-7 Donnell IS run. 11:00 drive: 64 yards on six plays. Big plays: 22-yard from Sorley to Smith and running of Donnell. Conver- i sion: Todd kick.

7-14 Loomis 10 pass from Kupec 3:11 Drive: 83 yards on 19 plays. Bit plays: Kupec 16 run and 16 pass to Paschal. Conversion: Biddle kick. THIRD QUARTER 7-17 Biddle 47 field goat 4:17 Drive: 48 yards in 13 plays. Big play: 28 run by Paschal.

FOURTH QUARTER 14-17 Craig 10 pass from Garcia 10:51 Drive: 74 yards in 11 plays. Big plays: running of Anthony and Craig's diving catch for the touchdown. Conversion: Todd kick. 21-17 Smith 34 pass from GarAa 3:18 Drive: 57 yards in 6 plays following fumble recovery by Pensick. Big play, Smith touchdown.

Conversion: Todd kick. Nebraska 0 7 0 14-21 North Carolina 0 14 3 0-17 Individual Statistics Nebraska North Carolina Scoreboard Basketball Ralston Schlaht 2, Brinson Gregory 8. Traynor 5, Smith 3, Shann- VOlleVDall nMM.n CiHiria A PATH 1 City rec results Southeast Kendle 3, Derrah 4, Hoffman 2, Powell 4, Sievers6, Fink 3, Goin 2, Anderson 10, Davis 4, Heng 4, Hergenrader Barlow 9, Brady 8, Hoobler 8. Cornhusker quotes Compiled by Dave Sittler Quarterback Randy Garcia "Our fakes into the line definitely hurt them. I think they were too concerned about our running game and that opened our passing.

North Carolina had a tough defense." Split end Tim Smith "Randy (Garcia) really did the job. You have to give him a lot ol credit. He's had some criticism, but he stuck it out. It's just great to see him and all the seniors go out this way." Monster Jim Pillen "It's hard to explain why we were having trouble with their offense early. They were not doing anything different, very basic trap and pop plays.

But they were getting six yards on first down and that will kill you. We were in a couple of do or die situations and we really pulled together. It's the kind of togetherness that we can use to work toward a national championship next year." Quarterback Tom Sorley "I fell on my elbow the play before the fumble and didn't have any feeling in my fingers. I don't think that was a fumble. I had been tackled and was stopped and some guy started pulling the ball out of my arms.

I'm so happy for Randy (Garcia), we have been roommates on the road this season and are really good friends. I can't think of a better way for a guy to go out of his college career than the way Randy went out-tonight." Linebacker Lee Kunz "It seemed at the beginning that they were more prepared or ready emotionally to play." Defensive end George Andrews "Winning the most valuable player honor is the greatest thing that has happened in my athletic career. North Carolina is an excellent football team. I was very impressed." Carolina comments Compiled by Randy York Head Coach Bill Dooley "I thought Matt Kupec did an excellent job at quarterback and moved the ball well against a strong defensive football team. "And I thought Doug Paschal came in for Amos Lawrence and did a heckuva job when Lawrence twisted his ankle.

"We played well enough to win. There's not much difference between the two teams. No, I never looked at this game as the ACC against the Big Eight. I don't think their football team is any different than ours. We're both good.

We just came out on the short' end of things." Linebacker Buddy Curry "Nebraska's good, but not as good as people say they are. I think there's a tendency to get scared when you play Nebraska and forget about personnel. They're not as good as their reputation. I think we outplayed them, even though we lost the game." Defensive tackle Dee Hardison "Nebraska wasn't as good as I expected. I guess I was expecting a team like Missouri last year.

They were so much power with everything, they just blew your brains out. Nebraska was more finesse. "Nebraska was pretty quiet when we were up. When they got the momentum, they got after you a lot more and seemed to get mouthier. I thought they'd show more class than that." Quarterback Matt Kupec "This is the third time we came close to winning the big ball game and fell short.

Too many things happened, I guess. I don't know why I got this scholar-athlete trophy. I only have a 2.8 average in business. Now, I have to get these trophies on the plane when I go home to New York tomorrow." Tailback Doug Paschal Who rushed for 77 yards on 16 carries, subbing for injured Famous Amos Lawrence, who finished with 35 yards on 8 carries "The whole offensive line had faith in me and I had faith that they had faith in me. I haven't played much my sophomore year.

I know people think of our defense the most, but our offense can put points on the board when we need to." Famous Amos Lawrence "A Nebraska player fell on my ankle. It's the same one I hurt against Duke. I tried to come back in the second half. I wen; in motion one play, but It just wouldn't go, so I came back out. This is a tremendous disappointment, but I'll look forward to another bowl next year.

There was no letup when I went out. I think we learned a lesson when Mike Voight (twice ACC Player of the Year) got injured before the Peach Bowl last year." Wingback Mel Collins "I feel we played as well as anybody. I've seen Ohio State, i. Notre Dame and Arkansas and I think we can play with them. I think we proved a little tonight, even though we'd have proven more if we had won.

Nebraska will tell you. They respected us." Offense Rushing No. Yds. Ave. Hipp 18 52 2.8 Donnell 9 59 6.6 Sorley 8 .21 2.6 Anthony 6 39 6.5 Craig 1 5 5.0 Berns 7 38 5.4 Garcia 3 -8 Passing No.

Com. Yds. PI. Sorley 13 11 105 0- Smith 10 0 0 3 3 56 0 Pass Receiving Arjay basketball inter Bros. Transfer 77.

Grey Ghosts 54; Olympic Auto Sales 73, Farmers 63; Rodrico's 62, Dairymen 37; Hondos 6B, Above Standard 48; PBR 654, Frostie Treat 32; Stubby's 97, Big Red 50; Eagle Liquor 75, Lunar Bar 53; Lunar Bar 65, Offense Rushing No. Yds. Ave. Lawrence 8 35 4.4 Kupec 14 -3 Paschal 16 77 4.8 Loomis 8 33 4.1 Collins 2 8 4.0 Johnson 6 16 2.7 Lee -2 Punting No. Yds.

Ave. Elam 3 121 40.3 Passing No. Com. Yds. PI.

Kupec 11 7 75 1 1 1 18 0 Lee 1 0 0 0 Barry's Lounge def. Hamilton for Congress, 15-4; 15-5; Shasta def. Huber Construction 15-10, 15-9; V.E.CA. def. Bankers' Life, 15-0, 15 Library Lounge del.

General Girls 15-9, 15-9; Westwood" Homes def. Woodman Ace. Life 1513, 15-6; Volleybelles def. Rockets. 15-6, 915.

15-11; Dairyland Demons def. Sandy's 15-II. 815; 15-6; I.O.F. del. Dirt Chap 15 0, 15-3; VIP Disco def.

Belmont C. 15-9, 15-I; Charlies Angels def. Wonderwomen. 15-0, 15-0: Leach CamDer Sales def. Hair Unlimited, 15 3, 15-9; 1st National Bank of Unadilla def.

Ozzies Floor Service, 15 8, 15-4; Lincoln Splint Brace def. Lincoln Office Equipment 12-15, 15-11, 15-9; OMC Lincoln def Bryan student Nurses 15-9, 15-7; E. Distributors def. Sammy's Sidekicks 15-2. 15-3; Open Harvest def.

wuroocK oi. Gymngtlcs Prep results No. Yds. Millard 94.33, LNE 92.88 Floor exercise Kim Grabowskl, LNE, 8 Vaulting Grabowski, LNE, 9 15; Balance beam Grabowski, LNE, 8 Horizontal bars Terri Shapiro, 8 all-around Grabowski. LNE, 8.325.

Lincoln Equipment company 15-2. 15-11; aet. Joe Hooper Auto Sales Riley's Craig Miller Spaeth Raiders is-iu. 11-13, 15-a. 78 53 9 6 3 12- Dodge 43, Clarkson 31 Dodge 9 9 12 13-43 Clarkson 8 13 2-31 Dodge P.

Wisnieski 13, M. Wisnieskl 6. Busch 3, Delgado 13, A. Wisnieskl 4, Eikmeier 4. Clarkson Vrba 12, Karle Kabas 2, R.

Brabec 6, Gall 8, B. Brabee 2. Norfolk 50, S. Sioux City 41 Norfolk 18 14 6 12-50 South Sioux City 8 14 12 7-41 Norfolk Opplinger 4, Blackburn 20, Ronk 12, Schmidt 4, Shaneyfelt 10. South Sioux City Strong 8, Brende 2, Gill 2.

Hallum 5, Hinds 24. Fre. Bergan 30, OHN 25 Omaha Holy Name 6 9 5 5-25 Fremont Bergan 5 12 8 5-30 Omaha Holy Nam Anderson 12, Stoltenberg 6, Colton 3, Drey 2, Vogltanz 2 Fremont Bergan Conrad 13, Rabe 7, Poehling 4, Mahlborg 4, Piskorski 2. Filley 27, Tri-County 20 3 6 I 3-20 Filley 7 4 6 10-27 Tri-County wollenburg 6, Pennef 6, Scheele 5, Grefe 2. Heidemann 1.

Filley Robinson 8, Oilman 8, Lenners 7, Parde 3, Hofeling I. Plattsmouth 35, Louisville 29 Plaltsmouth 6 4 11 14-35 Louisville 2 8 6 13-29 Plattsmouth Pincher 19, Haag 8, Kerns 5, Covert 3. Louisville Mueller 13, Neumann 8, Dorrance 8. Syracuse 60, Crete 52 Crcle 14 5 16 17-57 Syracuse 17 19 14-60 Crete Smedeir 4, Nelson 4, Hatch 12, Peterson 9, Rankin 1, Bals 2, Coulter 2, Dudley 18. Syracuse Moeller 12, Detmar 4, Bates 4.

Beach 14, Detmar 14, Weible 14. Soph basketball Southeast 68, Ralston 29 Ralston 4 2 12 10-29 Southeast 24 14 12 18-68 Pass Receiving No. Yds. Williams 4 44 Paschal 1 16 Loomis 1 10 Finn 1 16 Collins 1 7 ALTAI "The adaptable computer system Punting No. Yds.

Ave. Smith 3-111 37.0 Pass Interceptions No. Yds. Cotton i i Punt Returns No. Yds.

Brown 2 -2 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Wurth 1 College scores East Boston St 17, Colby 77 Queens Coll 78, Yeshlva 50 Quinniplac 99, Hunter 80 St. Francls(NY) 86, Drexel 71 Spring Garden 68, Allentown 54 Temple 95, Buffalo 66 South Ath in Action 106, West Virginia 104 Louisville 69, Dayton 63 North Ala. 48, SE Louisiana 43 Richmond 53, Randolph-Macon 46 Midwest Ashland 96, Hiram 59 East.

Kentucky 84, Cleveland St. 78 III St 90. Cent Mich 78 Mich St 72, Middle Tenn St 51 No. Ill 63, New Orleans 60 Ohio Northern 86, Bluffton 72 Quincy 71, St. Joseph S3 Toledo 75, San Diego St 66 West III 81, Augustana 74 Southwest Arkansas 86, Hardin-SimmonsSS Northeastern Okla.

100 Harding 92 NE Oklahoma 100, Harding College 92 Oklahoma 91, Tulsa 70 West Chapman 63, Chlco St. 54 Great Falls 80, Azusa Pac (Cal 73 Idaho St. 100, Barbara 61 Montana 64, Pacific (Cal.) 61 North Park (III.) 85, Hayward St. 73 Oregon 70, Sea -Pacific 55 Sanfa Clara 82, Washington 75 Utah St. 80, W.

Texas St. 62 Prep scores Boys Sterling 88. Weeping Water 65 Girls Cedar Bluffs 57. Snyder 28 Filley 30, Tri-County 20 Fremont Bergan 30, 0. Holy Name 25 Plammouth 35.

Louisville 29 Syracuse 60, Crete 52 Norfolk 50, So. Sioux City 41 Dodge 43, Clarkson 31 0. Paul VI 50, W. Neumann 32 Prep summaries Boys Sterling 88, Weeping Water 65 Weeping Water 14 15 14 22-65 Sterling 24 17 20 27-88 Weeping Water Scott 16, Parson 13, Manely 6, Mason 3, Sorensen 15, Whipt 4, Haueman 4, Wilson 4. Sterling Knobel 10.

Schuster 17, Weyers 12, Bartels 4, Nieveen 12, Goracke 3, Harms 14, Van Gronlngen 8, Steinkuhler 18. Girls 0. Paul VI 50, W. Neumann 32 Paul VI. 9 16 14 11-50 W.

Neumann 6 7 8 11-32 O. Paul VI Vinski 9, Gonzales 4, Roehrig 12. Gaurecki 6, Circo 8, Gates Neumann 6, Bernardi 2. W. Neumann Malm 5, Nelson 10, Otte 6, Carroll 5, Hruby 6.

Punt Returns Adaptable to perform your accounting functions. No. Yds. ....1 0 Collins Kickoff Returns No. Yds.

Paschal 3 61 Adaptable to perform in conjunction with large home office computers Adaptable to your E.D.P. periphial equipment. Adaptable to your size of operation. 1 55 i Software and hardware to I I adapt the Altair system to I Defense Linemen Weinmaster 2 Davis 1 0 Cotton 3 4 Lee 1 2 Poeschl 4 3 Dufresne 1 0 Pensick 5 2 Young 0 1 Andrews 10 9 Batn Barnett 1 2 Samuel 6 6 Rick 0 1 Linebackers Carpenter 2 3 Kunz 11 7 Hansen 1 0 Vering 5 Backs Anderson 1 1 Valasek 2 3 Pillen 0 3 Sims ...2 0 Fischer 1 I Defense TT UT AT TT 11 Linemen 1 Rhames 4 3 7 7 Broadway 3 4 7 3 Hardison 7 3 10 7 Lancaster 2 0 2 0 Simmons 7 5 12 7 Sheets 2 1 3 1 McDaniels 1 7 8 19 Taylor 1 0 1 3 Donnalley 1 0 1 12 Duncan 1 1 2 1 Linebackers Dowdy 4 4 9 18 Gay 6 4 .10 1 Curry 8 10 18 10 Backs Menapace 3 4 7 2 3 1 4 Caldwell 7 4 11 3 Winters 5 1 6 2 Biddle 1 0 1 2 Mack 1 0 1 yvvi iiccus, ur a reasonaoie price. COMPLETE SYSTEMS FOR LEASE In Pack and Boxes Oklahoma, Colorado win give KING EDWARD 611 M.

27th Ph. Amtrica's StlllnQ Cgr Colorado 62, Jacksonville 61 COLORADO (62) LewhUMV, .1, Ellis 30-3 6, Bolen02-22, Alstin .042, Rutledge 3(H) 6, Tui 3 2-3 8, Bullar 4-5 10, Nethrton 0 0-1 0, Schoenhoff 1 0O 2. Totals 24 14-21 62. JACKSONVILLE (61) Cook 6 5-8 17, Young 4 4-6 12, Tyler 9 2-2 Halftime-JacksonvilleO, Colorado 27. fouled Colorado.

Total 1653 -Colorado 3, Jacksonville 17. A- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -Oklahoma sailed to an easy non-conference win Monday night, while Colorado guard Emmett Lewis saved the Buffaloes from defeat at Jacksonville, Fla. Lewis' 18-foot jump shot with 3 seconds left sent Colorado by Jacksonville 62-61. 8 BALL TOURNAMENT Tonight 7:30 SNOOKER BOWL 47th Dudley 464-9822 Uml Brandeis we care about you Holiday 19th TTgooorich RADIAL BUMS YEAR-END Oklahoma took care of Tulsa of the Missouri Valley I Conference, 91-78, when Drew I Head and John McCulloughS came off the bench for a total of 34 points.

Jacksonville, led by senior! forward Donnie Tyler who! netted 18 first-half points, held the Buffaloes at bay much of I the game. At halftime, the! Dolphins held a 43-27 edge. But Colorado, now 5-3, came I back in the second half with a 5 wellbalanced attack. Jackson-1 ville took the lead 61-60 with 39 seconds to go on a Crickett I Williams field goal. Colorado I then used up the time clock un- 5 til Lewis' winning shot just I Expert car service while you holiday shop! I M.Lube and oil.

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lOTan a ig- m. Haltime-Oklahoma 44, Tulsa 37. Fouled out-Head, Black-mon. Total fouls-Oklahoma 25, Tulsa 33. A-UnoveilabH.

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