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MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER-. Sports PT9 last live defeats Wl Suaiay, Oaoha 9. 1 513 miEiEte d. Aaihoey fwUt recovery at the Pirate U-yard line into six pants with 4 S3 left in the game. Marshall did get a 23-yard field goal from John Craig, but a touchdown at that point might have sealed the game for the Mavericks.

This one started out Lie most all alone in the right Cat for the winning score. Hayes then threw to Michael Bnce for the two-pou conversion, and another duappotnting loss for MarshalL Ooce again, the Mavs' inability to play the football in the air td By MIKE KFE.VEY Sfwru E4iMr The Pine Tree Pirates drove 17 yards to 2:04 far the winning touchdown with cjuarterback Jeff Ha yet throwing to fuLback Kenney Jones from a yard out as Ploe Tree cWeaKd the Marshall Mavericks, 28-23, Friday night. The winning score came with 28 seconds left in the game and followed the gs-bead points by Marshall which appeared to have the game tucked away. Marshall had grabbed a 23-20 lead with 2:40 left on a 12-yard run 3f Jm Rodney Jones' fumble at the PT 11-yard hoe. A loss of three yards by Bigger and a holding penalty pushed the ball back to the PT 18 where on third dowa wing back Alfonso Clay-bom threw a wtnghack pass to tight end Ariusta Green for 12 yards to the 6- to set up Craig's 23-yard field goal The Pirates answered the challenge.

PT took the kickoff and drove 75 yards in seven plays with Hayes sneaking over from the 1 on fourth down for six points. Hayes then found SydNorwood for th ieaa witn let in the game. Pine Tree got the ball back one series later at its 4-yard line and the MRS defcrei hM forcing a punt which Biggers returned to the PT 12. On the first play from scrimmage Taylor zipped around left end and scored the go-ahead points. Again Huffman's block sprung the tailback and Marshall appeared to have this won sewn up with 2:45 left.

But Pine Tree came storming back, leaving the Mavs 1-2 in district and 2-4 for the season. "This wasn't easy to take. I never thought they would come back and score," Harris said. Marshall takes on John Tyler next Friday in Maverick Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Hayes led his team to victory by completing five-of -seven passes for 64 the 67 yards on the winning drive.

Pine Tree and Longview are tied for the District 13-AAAAA lead with 3-0 records while Marshall fell to 12 in league play. A crushed and frustrated Marshall bead coach Ralph Harris was putting the blame on himself afterwards for Marshall's fourth loss in six games this season. "I apologize to our seniors for not coming through. They fought very courageously and gave it all they had. The talent is here for them to be winners.

There's only one place to look, that's the leadership from me," Harris said. On the winning drive Hayes completed five-of -seven passes for 65 of the 67 yards on the winning drive. The heart-breaker for Marshall came on a second and three from the 50-yard line. Hayes threw long to split end Jay Tomme, who took the ball away from Marshall safety Kenneth Bigger and came up with the ball at the Mavs' 15-yard line. Two plays later Hayes threw to Jimmy McMullen, who had five catches for 111 yards, for 12 yards to the 1 and on second and goal from that point Hayes found Jones KtnMUPIM Trod It ii Fmt Down KinMng Yd Foujao Yds MAO Mrtarcapuem Pvntt lit 4 mi OISTRICT tt-AAAAA Dttrrfcl I 4 I Lonoviow I MMTyMr 1 tm Hn i umuii I Nacogdoches -1 Lk Trior lac 0 I 5 I 4 1 i 4 THAT LONELY FEELING Marshall defensive tackle Rod Reed looks up at.

the scoreboard as the seconds tick away in Marshall's 28-23 loss to Pine Tree Friday night In Maverick Stadium. The loss was the second In district play for the Mavs while Pine Tree improved to 3-0. Photo by Renee Agee) Lindale leaves Jefferson with first loss of season games with the Mavs fail- mg behind early and then coming back to grab the lead. Pine Tree went 76 yards on 13 plays on its first possession of the game following a Craig punt with Hayes and runningback Rodney Jones, who gained 122 yards on 21 0t CiM i liiwr 1-yard line with 5:45 left in the first quarter. Brice's try for the point after was no good and PT led 6-0.

Following a missed fourth down try by the Mavs at the PT 24-yard tine the Pirates struck again, this time moving 73 yards in three plays with Jones getting the score on a 63-yard run around right end. Pine Tree's try for two was no good and the Mavs trailed 12-0 with 9:03 left before the half. Marshall answered the challenge and took the ensuing kickoff driving 73 yards in eight plays. Survia carried the ball six times on the drive for 59 yards and got the final six for the touchown. Fullback Jerry Huffman made a nice clearing block to get Survia into the end zone.

Following Craig's extra point the Mavs were back in the game, trailing 12-7. Marshall grabbed a 13-13 half time lead when sophomore quarterback Ricky DeFreeze hooked up with split end Derek Harper for a 50-yard scoring strike with 10 seconds left in the first half. The try for two was no good, but the Mavs led by one at intermission. Neither team scored in the third quarter, although Marshall had its chances. The Mavericks next score was set up by Johnson who recovered said the scoring play caught the Eagles' defense overshifting to key on the running threat of Butler.

The extra point try failed and the Bulldogs led In the first half Lindale had managed on 23 rushing yards. But shortly after the third Jefferson touchdown, the Eagles offense started clicking Lindale pulled off a nine-play, 80-yard drive, led primarily by McGowen's running. Quarterback David James scored on a one-yard plunge early in the final quarter to keep the Eagles in the game. A two-point extra point attempt, however, failed, leaving the Bulldogs with a 20-12 lead. Big defensive plays by Fred Sanders and Phillip Goss helped shut down the Lindale offense's later efforts and the Bulldogs iced the game with 50 seconds remaining when Butler scored from the one.

The win leaves Jefferson with a 2-1 district mark and 5-1 season record. The Bulldogs play Gilmer next week in Jefferson. ti A CM them in. 'We're just not making the play on the pass when the ball is thrown. We had to do exactly what we did to lose," Harris said.

Marshall's chances for a playoff spot now appear slim with two losses. For a team hich was pick- "What's left? If we lose another one we can't have a winning year. We have four football games left. The seniors on this team won't give up. They want to go out winners.

We must hope for another very bizarre district race like last year so we can get back in U. We've got to have so much help. "Our chances are slim," Harris continued. "We've got to get ourselves on the right track. If the kids continue to give a great effort we'll finish very strong." Still, this loss was hard to take for Harris and his offense which rolled up 333 total yards, 147 rushing by senior tailback Allen Survia.

Pine Tree had 342 yards of offense, with 170 coming through the air. Despite the good showing by the offense, Harris said missed opportune tes by the unit kept its effort from being considered good by the bead coach. "We lost opportunities that would've kept us from being in the position we were in, but I'm proud of the way they fought back." Those missed opportunities included a missed first down try from the PT 32 on the opening drive of the second half, failure to convert on third and seven from the PT 41 and the failure to convert a Jefferson's Kevin Furlow got the scoring started late in the first quarter win he fell on a Lindale fumble in the end zone. Tilford Wright's extra point kick gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead. But that margin was short-lived.

Eagle speedster James McGowen returned the kickoff 97 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown. The extra point kick was blocked and Jefferson led 7-6. Although Jefferson's offense was explosive in the first period failing to score only because of a fumble at the Lindale 1-yard line it got untracted as the quarters changed. The Bulldogs drove 80 yards in 14 plays, capped by ame-yard Butler run for the touchdown and a 14-6 lead. Early in the second half, Jefferson's Brandon Wood recovered a Lindale fumble at the Eagles' 37.

Two plays later, quarterback Melvin Smith found flanker Wright for a 36-yard touchdown pass. Bennett said the touchdown pass was the big play of the game. His Bulldogs seldom pass and Bennett scoring opportunity after another against White Sox left-hander Britt Bums, and they finally ended it on an unlikely note. Landrum had hit only one home run in 41 at-bats for the Orioles during the regular season after being acquired from St. Louis Aug.

31, the final day for eligibility for the playoffs. He wouldn't even have Bulldogs upset 27-12. Jefferson (Photo by By FEERELL FOSTER Managing Editor JEFFERSON The Lindale Eagles' big, chartered bus rolled into town Friday night carrying an undefeated, state-ranked team. It roUed out several hours later carrying a defeated one. The Jefferson Bulldogs started fast and dominated the Eagles throughout for a 27-12 win.

Senior tailback Paul Butler, as usual, supplied the offensive punch, rushing for 232 of the Bulldogs' 352 total yards. And the Jefferson defense held the Eagles to 107 total yards and only seven first downs. "They just whipped us," Lindale coach Wendell Robinson said after the game. "They deserved to win." Jefferson coach Jerry Bennett said, "I don't think we could have played it any better," and called Lindale "the best football team we've played." He said the Bulldogs were well prepared for the Eagles and gave credit to assistant coaches Wilbert Criddle and Jerry Lee. A 1 mllf Taylor's score gave the Mavs a 23-20 lead, but their hapiness was short lived as Pine Tree rallied for a 28 23 win with 28 seconds left in the game.

(Photo by Renee Agee) MOMENTARY HAPPINESS Marshall tailback Louis Taylor heads for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:40 left in the game as tackle Pat Powell, 74, leads the escort. Longhorns come alive in 3rd quarter to down OU, 28-16 A year ago, Dupree dashed 63 yards for a touchdown as a freshman, and Oklahoma upset Texas 28-22. "I hope all the OU games are like this," said Simmons. 'Simmons gained 100 yards on 14 carries while Texas, boasting the leading defense in the nation, yielded only 50 yards on 14 carries to Dupree. "At halftime, Coach (Fred) Akers told us there was not a team in the nation that could stay with 1 BUTLER BREAKS LOOSE Jefferson running back Paul Butler, shown here breaking the tackle of Llndale's Don Wells, 54, had another good rushing night at the previously unbeaten Lindale, Butler rushed for 232 yards as improved its' record to 5-1.

Ferrell Foster) DALLAS (AP) Edwin Sim-, mons did to the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday what Marcus Dupree did to the Texas Longhorns a year ago in the 78th annual collision of two of collegiate football's oldest rivals. Simmons, a 6-4, 220-pound freshman tailback from Hawkins, Texas, dashed 8 and 67 yards for touchdowns to bring the No. 2-ranked Longhorns a hard-earned 28-16 victory over the No. 8-rated Sooners. Baltimore The homer chased Burns in favor of Salome Barojas, who yielded consecutive singles to Cal Ripken, Eddie Murray and Gary Roenicke, the last driving in Baltimore's second run.

The Orioles made it 3-0 on Benny Ayala's sacrifice fly. The victor in this clinching game was left-hander Tippy Martinez, who pitched the final four innings. us in the fourth quarter because we are so physical," Simmons said. "On the long touchdown run, I was just looking for four yards, but it broke wide open," he said. Texas defensive back Jerry Gray said, "A lot of people called this a game between two good running backs.

Dupree is a great player, but I think our freshman had the better of it today." See SIMMONS, page 4B as third with two out in the third in-. ning, but they came up dry. With one out, Julio Cruz walked. He had stolen 57 bases during the regular season, and he stole another one Saturday. When Rudy Law, who had seven hits in the first three games of the series, hit a fly deep to right, Cruz advaaced to third.

Tito Landrum's home run leads to AL crown, 3-0 CHICAGO (AP) Tito Lan-drum, playing in place of the injured Dan Ford, hit a one-out homer in the 10th inning to end a long, frustrating game that finally gave Baltimore a 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox and the Orioles their sixth American League pennant since 1966. The Orioles had squandered one started except that Ford reinjured his right foot in the Orioles' only loss of this series in Game 1. Burns, who had struck out eight and walked four, fanned John Shelby to start the 10th, and he had the count 1-0 when Landrum hit his fourth major league homer into the upper deck in left field against a howling wind. The game was only the seventh in AL Championship Series history to go into extra Innings, and Baltimore has been involved in five of them, winning four. The only other game to go into extra innings in a scoreless tie was in 1969 when Baltimore beat Minnesota in 11 innings, 1-0.

The White Sox got a runner as far 1.