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Hyly jot IT' Bl SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1977 SPORTS DOLLARS SENSE STOCKS HOME GARDEN 56 Wmmm John Tlmmons (699) of Somervllle High School Is off and running with the field In the NJSIAA All-Groups Cross Country Championships at Holmdel Park yesterday. Tlmmon3 finished ninth. Stories and photos on page B8. jj i or 5P I ft. iWfrtt, w4k Wwe Jj Wvr rf.t 4s IIP it i '4 4 1 s' 1 a a f.

1 1W i IfTffftnira-ftnirin'ii-iifiiiii MiitiijMWlilWflwiiiMwfii Horn Newi ptwrto by Dirt Coitillo a1 GLEN KEHLER loose Rutgers scores Home News photo By Hal Crystal that enabled the Hawks to take a 20-1 4 lead. Stevens advanced to the NJSIAA Central Jersey final by thumping the Red Devils, 28-1 4, SCORING PASS John P.Steven's Mark Santangelo (48) eludes Hunterdon Central's Frank Albanese en route to a touchdown. Santangelo gathered in a 39-yard toss from quarterback Al DeLuca yesterday. By KEN O'BRIEN Home News sports writer (' PISCATAWAY On' a cUUy but gorgeous late-autumn afternoon, Rut- Stevens advances in playoffs, 28-14 gers ended its football season yesterday in a gorgeous way, demolishing Naso. "We just didn't want a performance." He didn't have to" worry.

Except for 11 penalties that set Rutgers back a total of 88 yards, there was nothing sloppy about the Knights. It was a fitting way to finish a day that had begun three hours earlier when Rutgers held dedication ceremonies for its jiew $8 million athletic center. Senior halfback Mike Fisher of Edison making his 44th consecutive start scored three touchdowns and freshman halfback Lester Johnson of Somerville scored three others while Kennan Startzell converted all nine extra points for the Scarlet. Halfbacks Mark Lassiter and Tim See, Scarlet, page B2 adjustments and the move seemed to work wonders. Hunterdon Central (7-2) was limited to just 17 offensive plays in the final 24 minutes while the Hawks yieded only 37 yards.

"We wanted to make an adjustment because we weren't stunting," explained gutowski. "So we moved Kola- See, STEVENS, page B4 F. Kennedy, Stevens' only callenger and Thanksgiving Day opponent, ell to Woodbridge, 12-7, yesterday. Stevens was clinging to a 20-14 half-time lead. It was an exciting frst half that had the fans on both sides jumping in their seats.

During a two-minute spree, spanning the first and second quarter, four touchdowns were scored. In the secnd half, however, Stevens coach Joe Gutowski made his defensive By TOM PALL Home News correspondent EDISON Making a key second-half defensive adjustment, John P. Stevens High School made its debut in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV playoffs a successful one by downing a gutty Hunterdon Central, 28-14, yesterday. The "undefeated, Hawks (8-0-1), will attempt to nail down the championship Dec. 3 when they host Middletown North for the sectionalrown.

It was a record-smashing day fr the Hawks. Stevens set records for most wins in a season (8) and most consecutive games without a defeat (11) The victory was doubly joyous for Stevens as it learned that it had annexed its first Middlesex County Athletic Conference championship. John Boston University Terriers, 63-8, before a Rutgers Stadium crowd of 14,400. The Scarlet Knights, finishing with a record of 8-3, treated the Terriers like they were a pack of chihuahuas. Rutgers scored the first five times it had the ball, building up a 21-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and actually putting the final outcome out of doubt by halftone when the.

Scarlet held an insurmountable 42-0 bulge. 'I just told our guys at half time not. to concerned with the final score," saM. Rutgers acting head coach Bob' Pioneers South River romps rally an wins By DAVE ALLENA Home News correspondent BERNARDS Trailing 14-6 with seven minutes remaining, Somerville High School rallied for two touchdowns to beat Ridge, 20-14, yesterday in a first-round game of the Central Jersey Group III football playoffs. The Pioneers will meet Hightstown, By GENE HALEY Home News correspondent SOUTH RIVER It is a good thing for South River that it did not have to rely on its punting game yesterday.

The Rams were just horrible on fourth down in their Central Jersey Group semifinal round game with Asbury Park. Fortunately the 'Rams were good in all other phases of the game and the kicking did not hurt them as they breezed by an outmanned Asbury Park squad, 41-14. The win sends the Rams into the finals on Dec. 3 against unbeaten Red Bank. The Rams faced only six punting situations, but only twice did they get the kick away.

On those two they averaged 14 yards. Two other times the snap was fumbled, one sailed over the punter's head and on another punter Troy Hill elected to run with the ball and wound up losing 11 yards. All of that became mere statistics as the Rams rode the passing arm of Keith Hudak to five touchdowns and left little doubt from the beginning about the eventual outcome. Hudak, who wound up the day with 10 completions in 18 attempts for 156 See, RAMS, page B5 town, they would become the first team in the four-year history of the playoffs to capture consecutive crowns in different groups. Somerville was the Group II winner last year.

Ridge, meanwhile, absorbed its initial setback of the season after entering the contest with a 7-0-1 mark. For Pioneer head coach Jerry Moore, the victory was one which he had to struggle for and one in which he displayed complete confidence in his players. "How can I possibly give up on these kids," he asked? "They haven't given -See, SOMERVILLE, page B5 ANN ARBOR, Mich. AP) All the statistics favored Ohio State except the one that counted most the final score. When yesterday's annual Big Ten shootout was over, Ohio State had 23 first downs toMchigan's 10.

The Buck-" eyeV had 208 yards rushing and 144 passing to the Wolverines' 141 and 55. Ohio State completed 13 of 16 passes to Michigan's 3 of 8. But the scoreboard told the only story that really mattered: Michigan 14. Ohio State 6. "It's great to win one like that," said Coach Bo Schembechler.

"I've been down there before when we've gotten all the yards and lost the game." Ohio State's Woody' Hayes called ir "by far the best game we ever played "and lost." Although fifth-ranked Michigan didn't score until last in the first half, the outcome probably was decided in the opening period when Ohio State virtually owned the football. But the See, STATISTICS, page B2 a 19-7 winner over North Brunswick.f or the championship on Saturday, Dec. 3. -With the triumph; "The Ville" im proved to 8-1 on the season and contin ued its quest for its second consecutive playoff title. Should the Pioneers defeat Hights-' i jiiii' Jtiii.ww mi ii i lUU Fmy mmr" Vafer 70 HARK '70 LCICOLM 2 dr.

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