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itoint-wiirirn-iitnii- m. mtiTrn-ri in iWnit i n.ii BNBA gears up for new seasonpage D3 i HBills host KC in key gamepage D6 The Sioux City Journal Sunday, Oct. 30, 1994page D1 -11 S5! Berringer directs Nebraska offense with precision in 24-7 win Mary pass last month, but the Buffaloes ran out of magic in Lincoln, where they were humiliated 52-7 in 1992. "I never felt like we got in sync and I think you have to credit Nebraska for that," McCartney said. Berringer completed 12 of 17 passes for 142 yards and smoothly guided Nebraska's option attack, which had lost its punch after Frazier SEE HUSKERS continued on page D8 Nebraska 24, Colorado 7 0- 7 0-24 0 10 Colorado Nebraska NEB: Schlesinger 14 run (Sieler kick) NEB: FG Sieler 24 NEB: Childs 2 run (Sieler kick) NEB: Alford 30 pass from Berringer (Sieler kick) COL: Salaam 6 run (Voskeritchian kick) A 76,131.

opponents this season, gave Nebraska his endorsement. "Nebraska is the best team we've played to date and I don't see any reason they shouldn't be No. 1," he said. "They dominated from the onset in all phases of the game." Nebraska built a 24-0 lead on Ber-ringer's 30-yard touchdown pass to tight end Eric Alford with 10:42 left in the third quarter. "I think we proved we're No.

1 and I think we're going to continue to prove it all season," said Berringer, who played at full strength for the first time since suffering a partially collapsed lung against Wyoming on Oct. 1. Colorado, shut out in the first half for the first time since 1992, finally scored on Rashaan Salaam's six-yard run with 1:06 remaining in the third period. But the Buffaloes, who were averaging 40 points per game, continued to struggle against a swarming defense that had given up only 16 points in its previous three games. Colorado was 0-for-ll on third-down tries and 0-for-4 on fourth down.

"We were coming at them from all angles," said Nebraska defensive tackle Christian Peter. "We put great pressure on them all day." Nebraska won its 22nd straight game at Memorial. Stadium, which was sold out for a record 200th consecutive time dating back to 1962. The win also snapped the Cornhuskers' 12-game losing streak against top 5 teams since 1987. Colorado beat Michigan on a Hail LINCOLN (AP) Brook Berringer silenced his doubters and Nebraska's defense silenced Colorado.

The result was a loud Cor-nhuskers' claim that they deserve to beNo.l. Berringer, thrust into the spotlight after starter Tommie Frazier was sidelined for the season, directed the offense with precision and the Cor-nhuskers shut down Colorado's high-powered attack Saturday for a 24-7 victory in their Big Eight showdown. The win over the second-ranked Buffaloes (7-1, 3-1) gave the No. 3 Cornhuskers (9-0, 4-0) the inside track to the Big Eight championship and Orange Bowl berth, and could vault them over No. 1 Penn State when the polls are released Sunday.

"In my mind, I think we're the No. 1 team in the country," linebacker Ed Stewart said. "We played a great team today and beat them soundly." Penn State, meanwhile, did all it could to hold onto its top spot, trouncing No. 21 Ohio State 63-14. "I don't want to get into that controversy," Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said about the rankings.

let the pundits figure that out." Penn State Coach Joe Paterno took the same tack. "I don't see Tom Osborne arguing that his kids are No. 1 and I don't see any reason I should," he said after the big victory. Colorado Coach Bill McCartney, whose team has beaten five ranked Missouri i i A 1 i L. "i Nab 20 53-203 142 9 12-17-1 6-38 1-0 6-41 38:24 Colo First downs 1 8 Rushes-yards 55 Passing .....159 Return yards 7 Passes 13-30-0 Punts 6-38 Fumbles-lost 0-0 Penalties-yards 4-30 Time of possession 21 :36 RUSHING: Colorado Salaam 22-134, Stewart 14-24, Troutman 1-(-3).

Nebraska Phillips 25-86, Schlesinger 8-65, Makovicka 3-32, Benninger 7-19, Childs 5-14, Benning 3-1, Muhammad 1-1, Team 1- (-15). PASSING: Colorado Stewart 12-28-0 150, Detmer 1 -2-0 9. Nebraska Berringer 1 2-1 7-1 142. RECEIVING: Colorado Westbrook 6-80, Lepsis 2- 18, Carruth 2-28, Salaam 2-24, Savoy 1-9. Nebraska Alford 5-78, Gillman 4-46.

Muhammad 2-14, Phillips 1-4. Johnson gives chase in Cornhuskers' 24-7 victory over No. 2 Buffaloes. (AP photo) Nebraska's Cory Schlesinger breaks away for a long second-quarter run as Colorado's Ted USD topples Morningside os ISU kee win ing off the walls." Morningside, a team that has fared well on just such emotional surges, couldn't match the Coyotes' enthusiasm. The Chiefs, who'd won two ot their last three games, were limited to just 98 yards rushing as USD frequently stacked 10 defenders near the line of scrimmage.

Resorting to the pass, Morn-ingside's Brian Romero hit 15 of 29 attempts for 182 yards. With USD on top 13-0, Romero hit Gary Kinard on a 43-yard pass play, then lofted a 28-yard floater to running back Chad Kramer in the end zone with 6:32 left in the first half. Chris Hogzett's PAT kick pulled Morningside within 13-7, but the Coyotes had a prompt and decisive answer. Hogzett's kickoff went to Greg SEE JOYCE'S continued rn page D7 safety, plucking the ball out of the air. "I don't know what else a kid can do to be the first-team All-America (NCAA Division II) free safety," said South Dakota Coach Dennis Creehan.

The Coyotes' season leader in tackles, Madsen helped out on 10 stops, one less than linebacker Jim Glogowski's game-high 11 tackles. And, then there were the interceptions, which doubled his season total to six. "The coaches thought there was a little rift between our offense and defense, so they brought us in Tuesday and talked about it," said Madsen, a senior who was making his 40th consecutive start. "We talked about how we had to play a team so we could win as a "We were really motivated today," said the former Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson prep standout. "Before the game, we were bounc By Terry Hersom Journal sports editor VERMILLION, S.D.

The University of South Dakota football team quit pointing fingers at one another Saturday and snapped a four-game losing streak. Matt Madsen'tied a school record with three pass interceptions and John Boyd returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown as the Coyotes tripped neighborhood rival Morningside 28-12 before a sparse DakotaDome crowd of 2,155. Freshman quarterback Chris Miller had the strongest day of his young collegiate career, passing for 142 yards while running for 56 yards and one touchdown in a turnover-plagued North Central Conference matchup. Morningside had three passes intercepted and all three times it was Madsen, USD's All-America free Saturday's Game Week 1. Penn State (7-0) beat Ohio State 63-14 at Indiana 2.

Colorado (7-1 lost to Nebraska 24-7 vs. Oklahoma State 3. Nebraska (9-0) beat Colorado 24-7 vs. Kansas 4. Auburn (8-0) beat Arkansas 3 1-1 4 vs.

East Carolina 5. Florida (5-1) vs. Georgia vs. Southern Miss. 6.

Miami (Fla.) (6-1) beat Virginia Tech 24-3 at Syracuse 7. Texas (7-0-1 tied SMU 21 -21 at Texas 8. Alabama (8-0) Idle at Louisiana State 9. Florida State (6-1) beat Duke 59-20 at Georgia Tech 1 0. Michigan (5-3) lost to Wisconsin 31-1 9 at Purdue 1 1 Arizona (6-2) lost to Oregon 10-9 vs.

California 1 2. Utah (8-0) beat Texas-El Paso 52-7 at New Mexico 13. Virginia Tech (7-2) lost to Miami (Fla.) 24-3 idle 14. Syracuse (6-1) idle vs. Miami (Fla.) 1 5.

Washington (6-2) beat Oregon State 24-1 0..... at Stanford 16. Duke (7-1) lost to Florida State 59-20 vs. Virginia 17. Colorado State (7-1) idle Wyoming 18.

Virginia (6-1) idle at Duke 1 9. Texas (5-3) lost to Texas Tech 33-9 vs. Texas 20. Brlgham Young (7-2) lost to Arizona State 36-1 5 vs. NE Louisiana 21 Ohio State (6-3) lost to Penn State 63-14 vs.

Wisconsin 22. Washington State (5-2) at California vs. Southern Cal 23. Kansas State (5-2) beat Oklahoma 37-20 vs. Iowa State 24.

North Carolina (6-2) vs. N.C. State 31 -1 7 Clemson 25. Southern Cal (5-2) Idle at Washington State AMES, Iowa (AP) Even the worst offense in the Big Eight looks good against Iowa State's defense. Missouri, last in the league in scoring and offense, rang" up season highs for points and yardage in beating winless Iowa State 34-20 on Saturday.

Jeff Handy passed for 320 yards and directed Missouri's three longest scoring drives in the year. It was a sharp contrast to a week ago, when Coach Larry Smith angrily chewed out his players after a 42-7 loss to Nebraska and couple of players got into a shouting match. "The fact that we can come back after a loss like we had against Nebraska, that's not easy to do and our guys bounced back," said Smith, who has gone from anger to optimism. "I think the sky's the limit. The thing we've got to do is focus and concentrate on the team we're going to play and not worry about what's behind us or what's ahead of us." The Tigers (3-5 overall, 2-2 Big Eight) certainly looked focused Saturday, especially on offense.

They entered the game averaging SEE DAVIS continued on page D7 Missouri 34, Iowa St. 20 Area teams prepare for playoffs Blanked for 3 periods, Hawkeyes tie Purdue By Barry Poe Journal sports writer Perched atop the Iowa Class A Associated Press high school football ratings all season long, Le Mars Gehlen Catholic begins its quest for a state title Wednesday night. Coach Denny Muller's Jays, who wrapped up an unbeaten 9-0 regular season on Thursday, travel to fifth-rated West Bend-Mallard for a first-round playoff game against the 8-1 Mavericks. Gehlen Catholic, making its fourth straight playoff appearance, is one of 12 Siouxland clubs to have qualified for the Iowa playoffs. The city of Norfolk boasts two unbeaten squads, top-ranked Class A Norfolk High and Norfolk Catholic, ranked second in CI.

Norfolk entertains Fremont in a first-round Nebraska tilt Wednesday, while Norfolk Catholic plays host to Centennial. Wednesday's Gehlen-West Bend-Mallard winner moves to Monday's quarterfinals opposite either Sac City (9-0) or WalnutElk Horn-Kimballton (7-2). "Our kids have handled it (No. 1 ranking) pretty well," said Muller. "I think the experience of being in the playoffs before will help.

"We'll just have to keep doing what we've been doing, which is playing good defense and mixing things up offensively." Gehlen, the District 1 champions, finished unbeaten for the first time since 1977 with a 42-6 conquest of Clay Central-Everly on Thursday. The Jays lost to Graettinger in the quarterfinals last season. Sac City, which lost 66 of 67 games during one stretch from 1982-90, earned its first-ever berth with a 22-16 win over Pomeroy-Palmer on Friday. SEE NEWCASTLE continued on page 08 "Bobich had been kicking fine in practice," Colletto said. "It was right dead down the middle.

Why continue and maybe fumble the ball or throw an interception? It was basically an extra point." Bobich, a junior, was 2-for-5 in field goal attempts coming into the game. "I knew what coach was doing, letting the clock run That shows a lot of confidence that he has in me. I feel really bad for the team," Bobich said. "There was a little wind, but I'm not going to make excuses. I SEE BANKS continued on page D8 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

(AP) Purdue Coach Jim Colletto feared a big mistake and what he got was a wide kick and a 21-21 tie with Iowa on Saturday. Taking over with 3:38 to play, Coletto's team drove from the Purdue 42 in six plays to put itself in position for the winning field goal. Collello decided to let the clock run down and attempt the winning kick, although Purdue had timeouts remaining and could have moved closer on third down. The decision backfired when Brad Bobich missed a 30-yard field attempt wide left with seven seconds to play. 7 17 3 7-34 10 0 3 7-20 Missouri Iowa Stat ISU: FG Stewart 23 MO: Washington 8 run Pooler kick) ISU: Knott 1 run (Stewart kick) MO: Olivo 4 run (Pooler kick) MO: Simon 1 6 interception return (Pooler kick) MO: FG Pooler 38 ISU: FG Stewart 28 MO: FG Pooler 35 MO: Frazier 23 pass from Handy (Pooler kick) ISU: Guggenheim 1 run (Stewart kick) Unity girls capture state harrier championship Mo ISU First downs 27 28 Rushes-yards 40-178 48-179 Passing yards 320 204 Return yards 22 4 Passes 17-31-2 Punts 4-41 3-43 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-yards 7-88 5-31 Time of possession 30:04 29:58 i.TBaaiii-it'Ji-i'fii.tii-i.Mtgga RUSHING: Missouri Olivo 22-91, Washington 8-33, Handy 2-22, Freeman 4-13, Jones 2-12, Lyons 2-7.

Iowa State Doxzdn 8-44, Branch 11-38, St. Clair 13-35, Knott 8-31, Guggenheim 9-31, Davis 2-0, Garrit2-0. PASSING: Missouri Handy 20-31 -0 320. Iowa State Doxzon 2-2-0 38, SI. Clair 14-28-2 150, Straight 1-1-0 18.

RECEIVING: Missoprl Jenkins 7-138, Sallee 6-88, Olivo 2-22, Frazier 1-23, Jones 1-20, Shepherd M9, Washington 1-8, Freeman 1-4. Iowa State Turner 8-88, Williams 3-32, Brooks 2-32, Mhoon 1-19, Davis 1-14, Branch 1-14, Arnold 1-7. onship a bit more special," said Unity Christian Coach Mark Kauk after learning his team had actually breezed to the title with 163 points. "With Sarah injured most of the year we knew we couldn't count on a finish right up front. "This was a real team effort." Pluim, who won state titles as a freshman and sophomore, finished second last year and she was seventh Saturday.

The lithe senior has been plagued with a chronic back ailment for almost two years. "It doesn't hurt while I run, it's Unity recorded its seventh straight top three finish in state cross country meet compctilion. Kauk directed state title teams in 1990-91 and the Knights were also second in 1989 and 1992 and third in 19S8 and 1993. Waukon was a distant second to Unity with 206 points. Heather Van Kalsbcek and Sabrina Vandcr Wilt, the sister of Tabitha SEE JOHNSON continued on page D4 By Steven Allspach Journal sports writer FORT DODGE, Iowa Unity remained true to its school name Saturday in the Iowa High School Stale Cross Country Meet.

The new Class 2A girls state champs from Orange City Unity Christian didn't rely solely on two-time individual stale champion Sarah Pluim and banded together for a true team victory in the meet at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course here. "That's what makes this champi tage of a 53rd-place finish by freshman Amanda Vandcr Wilt and 72nd by sophomore Angie DeWeerd. Immediately after the race, the Unity runners were uncommonly solemn when Kauk congratulated them for a good performance, "one worthy of top four." Faces brightened considerably when news arrived of the title. There was elation. "When Coach Kauk told us top four I felt like telling him 1 had this feeling we'd won.

I just knew it," said the precocious Vandcr Wilt. the day or two after," said Pluim, who ran 11:58.5, "but we've talked about winning the championship as a team all year. I just made a contribution." Unity's Becky Vande Gricnd took 11th in 12:06.9 over two miles and Tabitha Vandcr Wilt was 20th in 12:25.1. This is the first year the sponsoring Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union allowed seven girls to run with five counting toward the team score in 3A and 2A just like the boys. That enabled Unity to take advan mm 10 Minute Oil Changes! Mechanical Repairs Oil, filter, lubrication, safety check, top off We can fix air conditioners, brakes, all fluids, check fill radiator, check cooling system problems, belts, hoses shocks and hoses a lot morel nearly anything that your car may need! A TOTAL CAE PEEDY LUBE ALL SERVICES PERFORMED BY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS! "Experience Makes The Difference In Oil Changes' 'I'tiMkn'll'JlMWiriH? "rtormance.

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