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82 BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE NOVEMBER 8. 1981 Brown masters -Rnody ill 37-20 at Wckerten Field UConn (-Sl 0 20 0 0 20 BU 4-S 14 3 3 17 37 BU Gregg Drew 8 run (Jeff Petin kiokl 811 Drew 4 run (Pelin kick) UC Domingos Carlos 21 FG UC Keilh Hugger 10 run (Carlos kick) BU Pelm 35 FG UC Hugger 91 pass trom Rob Tri-vella iCarlos kick) UC Carlos 35 FG BU Pelin 41 FG BU Drew 3 run (Pelin kick) BU Pelin 42 FG BU Alan Anson 1 run (Pelin kick Attendance 3544 UConn BU First downs 16 21 Rushes-yards 39-153 65-237 Passing yards 209 94 Return yard- 134 107 Passes 14-24-5 6-16-94 Punts 6-31 2 FumOles-lost 5-3 2-1 Penallies-yards 7-54 5-60 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing All. Yds. Avg. LG Gregg Drew.

BU 40 175 4.4 22 Mike Harkins. 13 85 6.5 15 Dave Rutherford. 1 1 '46 4.2 19 Rob Tnvella. 10 26 2.6 14 Passing Com. An Yds.

TO hit Tnvella. .....12 20 209 1 3 Alan Anson. .......5 15 94 0 0 Ken Sweilzer. .0 4 0 0 2 Receiving No. Yds.

TD Keith Huggar 6 161 1 Ken Miller. 4 35 0 Scott Phinney. 2 64 0 Rutherford. 2 16 0 Maic PalazcJa, 2 15 0 1 1 i ill fO (' YANKEE CONFERENCE Conf. All W-L-T W-L-T UMass 3-1-0 5-3-C URI 3-1-0 5-4-C BU 3-2-0 4-5-0 UNH 2-2-0 7-2-0 UConn 1-3-0 4-5-0 Maine 1-4-0 3-6-1 BU's Greg Drew is looking for an opening as Connecticut's David Ferraro (left) and Fred Marland move in.

GLOBE PHOTO BY FRANK O'BRIEN BU rally OMsts Coniiecticiii By Bob Monahan Globe Staff KINGSTON. R.I. The University of Rhode Island, which is in the driver's seat for the Yankee Conference championship, displayed very little championship form yesterday at Meade Stadium as it bowed to state rival Brown, 10-8, before 9737 fans. It was the first time in the 66 meetings be-; tween the teams that this game was played here, and it was billed as the Ocean State Clas-. sic.

But it was far from that as both teams missed scoring chances nd made numerous mental mistakes under very cold and windy conditions. In fairness to both teams, the wind was so strong (gusts of 25 to 35 miles per hour) that it greatly limited the passing and kicking games. Brown coach John Anderson said, "Overall. I guess it wasn't a pretty game, but we're happy with the win. I thought we played well on defense.

"As far as Rhode Island goes, I have to say! that it's one of the strongest URI teams I've; coached against." URI staged a late rally and went from its to the Brown 37. The partisan crowd could sense a last-minute win as Ram quarterback Dave Grimstch directed his team. But the rally I fell short with 51 seconds remaining whenj Grimsich threw into a crowd and the ball was; intercepted by Bruin middle guard John Daniel. Brown missed a field goal in the opening minutes of play, and URI took possession on its 22. The Rams couldn't move the ball, and a punt traveled only 10 yards to the Ram 40.

On the second play from scrimmage Vince Stephens broke loose for 20 yards. But Brown couldn't get into the end zone and settled for a 28-yard field goal by Bud Brooks at 8:29. Brown and Rhode Island put together minor drives in the second quarter, but the defenses held. Late in the quarter came the winning play. Brown quarterback Hank Landers took his club from the Bruin 5 to the URI 42 in six plays.

Then he faded back to pass and spotted Kenny Brothers streaking down the right sideline. Brothers was played close but made a spectacular catch of Landers' pass on the 25, just missed going out of bounds by an inch and sped the rest of the way. Bob Granfors kicked the extra point. In that first half, URI had a total offense of 129 yards while Brown had 212. URI scored in the third quarter when Grimsich went over on a 1-yard sneak.

That play was set up by a Pete Hickey fumble recovery and a pass from Grimsich to Joe Brooks which carried from the Bruin 43 to the 3. After the score, URI added a two-point con-. version play as Terry Lynch passed to Ralph Guerriero, with the latter making a tremendous catch. moved 56 yards in four plays, with Gregg Drew sweeping right from the 8 for the touchdown. That run was set up by a 40-yard pass from former UConn player Alan Arison to tight end Scott Phinney.

Two plays later, sophomore Rob Tri-vella, making his first start since high school, was intercepted by linebacker Bruce Foucart at the UConn 22. This time Drew (175 yards, three TDs) swept right from the 3 for the score. "It's 14-0 before we've even broken a sweat," said Connecticut coach Walt Nadzak. The Huskies, however, eventually would get their adrenalin flowing nd their sweat ducts unplugged. Domingos Carlos started it with a 21 -yard field goal two plays Into the second quarter.

It was Carlos' 12th of the season, a school record. On its next possesion, UConn marched with the help of two pass Interference penalties from its 36 to a fourth and 3 at the BU 10. From there. By Harry Eisenberg Special to The Globe Opportunity kept knocking and Boston University merely kept opening the door. When all was said and done, BU had turned four interceptions and a fumble recovery Into 27 points en route to a 37-20 victory over Connecticut.

The victory eliminated UConn from any chance at the Yankee Conference title. The Huskies now are 1-3 in the league, 4-5 overall. BU (3-2, 4-5) could share the conference title, which It has held outright or shared the last two seasons, if Connecticut beats Rhode Island next week and New Hampshire defeats Massachusetts. Connecticut, which went into the game without the services of its record-setting quarterback. Ken Sweitzer (sore ankle), found itself trailing 14-0 In a time span of less than two minutes midway through the first quarter.

First, BU halfback Joe Markus started sweeping right, then handed off to wide receiver Keith Huggar going back the other way, with about six UConn blockers and one BU defender between him and the goal line. No contest. Touchdown. "Saw the Minnesota Vikings use that one on Monday night and they kept showing the replay. The more they showed it, the more I liked it, so we put it in this week," said Nadzak.

With 4:06 to play, Jeff Pelin kicked his first of three field goals, pushing BU into a 17-10 lead. That lasted just four plays after the kickoff, when Trivella. hooked up with Huggar for a 91 -yard touchdown pass, the longest in the school's history. A 35-yard field goal by Carlos with 12 seconds left in the half finally put Connecticut in front, 20-17. Pelin, playing defensive back for the injured Ken Green, recovered a fumble late in the third quarter, then finished off the team's 62-yard drive with a 41 -yard field goal, tying things at 20.

Midway through the fourth quarter, Trivella was intercepted again, with Bob Pendergast returning the ball 16 yards to the UConn 28. Drew carried on five of the next six plays, finally going 2 yards over BU's best two linemen, tackle Bob Speight and guard Jim Patrick. Sweitzer came in for the final two series just hoped he could give us a lift, pick things up" Nadzak) and had his third pass attempt bounce off Huggar's hands into the grasp of Pendergast. Pelin hit from the 42 this time, pushing BU Into a 30-20 lead with 3:50 left. Sweitzer was not to have any better luck on his next passing attempt.

This one was intercepted by linebacker Tom Krasco, and with four seconds to play, Arison sneaked in from the 1 against his old teammates. "I'm on Cloud Nine," said Arison, who transferred to BU two years ago. "The touchdown was just the icing." LaFreniere runs like wind in NU win NU, 21-14 at New Britain, Conn. Northeastern (3-5 7 14 0 0 21 C. Conn.

St. (4-5) 0 014 0 14 Clint Mitchell 6 run (Geoff Hart kick) Bill LaFreniere 13 run (Hart kick) LaFreniere 78 punt return (Hart rush) CC Ted Stoneburnar 14 run (John Gallagher rush) CC Stonebumer 14 run (kick tailed) NU CC First downs 14 13 Rushes-yards 52-165 60-206 Passing yards 101 16 Return yards 112 104 Passes 12-22-0 4-12-4 Punts 5-179 6-171 Fumbles-lost 4-3 5-3 Penalties-yards 8-72 3-30 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Vds. Avg. LQ Mitchell.

26 110 4.2 16 Stoneburner. CC ....22 94 4.3 18 Pal Del Piano. CC .20 53 2.7 16 Shawn Talbot, CC .12 46 3.9 10 Passing Com. Art. Vds.

TD Int. Gregg Prebles. 12 22 101 0 0 Del Piano. CC 3 9 20 0 4 Receiving No. Yds.

TD RobUhlman. 5 40 0 Mark O'Brien. 2 24 0 LaFreniere, 1 17 0 Talbot, 1 13 0 shoulder, froze two oncoming Blue Devils and scampered 78 yards for a touchdown. That score came on the heels of a cleverly designed end-around play to LaFreniere, as sophomore quaterback Gregg Prebles started right, tucked the football on his hip and stuffed it in the belly of his primary receiving target. LaFreniere used his 4.6 speed to easily Cadillac into the end zone.

"Bill delivered the big gainer, and we knew he would sooner or later," said Paul Pawlak, Northeastern's first year coach. "We really needed to establish something early, and Bill helped us accomplish that. "This was a very big win," added Pawlak, whose offense had lacked luster in recent games. Northeastern, which hung on despite two second-half touchdowns by Central's Ted Stone-burner, couldn't have done it without the steady running of Mitchell (25 carries for 105 yards). Special to The Globe NEW BRITAIN, Conn.

Bill LaFreniere broke out like a case of the hives and Clint Mitchell resurfaced as the number to call for forward progress, which is exactly what Northeastern made yesterday with a 21-14 win over Central Connecticut before a brave crowd of hair-spray testers at Arute Field. The Huskies (3-5) posted their first win in four trips to the grass pitch of Arute and rekindled hopes for a .500 season, with games against Lehigh and Boston University left on the schedule. LaFreniere, the Flying Frenchman from Marlborough. who had been held in check for the first seven games, helped stake Northeastern to a 21-0 first-half lead on two brilliant touchdown runs. Fielding a line-drive punt on his own 28-yard line with his team in 14-0, in the second quarter, LaFreniere dipped his Mitchell, one-half of the starting backfield for Game 1 at Connecticut, had survived nagging injuries and returned adding some inspiration to the ground game, which clicked when it had to.

Still, defense has won all three games for Northeastern, and for all practical purposes, it did likewise yesterday, completely stiffling Central's passing attack. At least two reasons for the host team's limited aerial show were junior Lazaro Mitjans and sophomore Mike Genetti, who stole two more passes and now has nine interceptions on the year to lead the nation. Mitjans, a born-again secondary man, caused two fumbles with vicious hits, each time ruining Central drives. "We had to win this game. It feels real good to have risen to the' occasion," said Mitjans.

Central, which fell to 4-5 on the season, pretty much dominated the third quarter but not much else. NU up 374 total yards. Brown, 10-8 at Providence Rhode Island (5-4) 0 0 0 8 Brown (2-6) .3 7 0 0- 10 Bud Brooks 28 FG Kelly Brothers 42 pass from Hank Landers (Bob Grantors kick) P.I Dave Grimsich 1 run (Ralph Guerrelro pass from Terry Lynch) Attendance 9737 Irown URt First downs 15 17 Rushes-yards 137 167 Passing yards 133 176 Return yards 19 18 Passes 10-25-0 14-30-1 Punts 10-43 6 Fumbles-lost 5-4 1-1 Penalties-yards 644 5-46 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. Avg.

LQ Vince Stephens, .12 24 2.0 8 Bill Barrett, 20 67 3.4 16 Hank Landers. 13 45 3.5 24! Jon Rodgers, URI .21 73 3.5 13 Grimsich. URI 14 43 3.1 12 Passing Com. Alt Yds. TO kit Landers.

10 25 133 1 0 Grimsich, URI 14 29 176 0 1 Receiving No. Yds. TD Brothers. 1 42 1 Steve Jordan. 4 43 0 Mike Campbell, 3 36 0 Tom Mot.

URI 2 38 0 John Tolento, URI 6 71 0 New Hampshire downs Lafayette UNH, 21-18 at Ession, Pa. New Hampshire 0 21 0 0 21 Lafayette 0 7 0 11 18 NH Nocera 1 run (Clark kick) NH Peach 50 punt return (kick tailed) NH Gorham 5 pass from Stevens (Nocera pass from Stevens) Williams 5 pass from Novak (Petty kick) Petty 31 FG Gatehouse 28 pass from Novak (Opalkiewtcz pass from Novak) Attendance 5300 UNH Lafayette Flrsl downs 14 27 Rushes-yards 43-135 62-226 Passing yards 108 205 Return yards 50 30 Passes 11-18-1 15-24-1 Punts Fum6les-ksl 2-0 5-2 Penalties-yards 6-39 2-20 United Press International EASTON, Pa. Senior quarterback Denis Stevens completed 1 1 of 18 passes for 108 yards yesterday, leading New Hampshire to a 21-point second-quarter and a 21-18 victory over Lafayette. After a scoreless first period, senior fullback John Nocera broke the ice with a 1-yard plunge-for the Wildcats (7-2). One minute later, sophomore flanker Bill Peach returned a punt 50 yards for another TD.

With two minutes left in the half, sophomore tight end Paul Gorham took a 5-yard Stevens pass into the end zone. Stevens passed to Nocera for the two-point conversion. Lafayette (7-2) scored with only 26 seconds remaining in the half when sophomore fullback Craig Williams took a Frank Novak pass from 5 yards out, capping an eight-play, 76-yard drive. After a scoreless third quarter, the Leopards struck six seconds into the final period with a 31-yard Mark Petty field goal. Lafayette made a final run with 2:05 left, embarking on a five-play, 90-yard drive which culminated In a 28-yard pass from Novak, a sophomore from Leominster, to flanker Jack Gatehouse.

But with 37 seconds left on the clock, a Lafayette onside kick came up short, and the Wildcats ran out the clock. Lafayette's Rodger Shepko was the game's top rusher with 1 84 yards on 30 carries. Novak completed 5 of 24 passes for 205 yards. HANK LANDERS Big TD pass JOHN DANIEL Key interception Plymouth State wins, clinches first title WNEC, 53-13 at Springfield Boston State 7 0 0 6 13 WNEC 12 18 16 7- 53 Jim Bedard 75 run (kick faHed) 8 Dan Mclnnia 15 pass from Walter Geary worm Carlson kick) Jim Geyer 35 pasa from Jamie Scott (rush tailed) Shane McCoigan 6 pass from Scotl (pass tailed) Geyer 16 pass from Scott (rush failed) Rich Tugoey 5 pass from Scott (kick tailed) Tugoey 17 run (Jeff Season kick) vV Safety, ball snapped out of end lone Sedan) 4 run (Season kick) Steve Manchester 4 pass from Charles Connenry (Season kick) Joe taudano 1 run (pass failed) Attendance 1500 WMEC Rushing yards 54 333 Passing yards 94 194 Passes 6-19-3 14-24-0 Fumoies-lost S-1 3-2 Plymouth Sl IK) Plymouth St (8-1) .0 7 7 14 Bridge. St.

(3-41 0 0 0 6- 6 PS Dwayne Anderson 14 run, (Marco Vlttozzi kick) PS Thomas Blon 38 pass from Anderson (Vittozs kick) BS Kevin Cobban 1 run (kick faned) Ptym. St CrM. St. First downs 1 11 Rtjhes-yards 58-194 36-53 Passing yards 77 178 Passes 7-17-0 14-32-2 Fumoles-lost 5-4 5-3 Nichols, 23-18 at Milton Nichols (4-4) .3 14 0 6 23 Curry (3-5) 0 0 6 12- 18 Joe Vadnais 22 FG Jim Gieason 11 pass from Ber-me Martin (Vadnais kick) Ross Bacarella 5 run (Vadnais kick) Mike Higgins 70 run (kick failed) Steve Aiberti 9 pass from Todd Cosgrove (pass faded) Tom Haranian 40 interception return (pass tailed) Bacarella 1 run (pass failed) Attendance 600 Hiehots Curry First downs 19 11 Rushes-yards 57-116 41-125 Passing yards 168 95 Return yards 172 163 Passes 9-24-2 5-14-3 Punts 8-24 3 Fumbles-lost 2-2 4-2 Penalties-yards 7-33 9-125 Me. MarU 11-3 at CaatJm.

Matae Mass Man. (4-31 .3 0 0 0 3 Me. Maritime (6-2) 0 7 7 0- 14 Mas Chris Welch 36 FG Mai Larry White 1 run (Mike Gagnon kick) Mai Dan Rideout 88 kickoff return (Gagnon kick) Attendance 600 Mam. M. Maae.

M. First downs 14 Rushes-yards 79-271 34-65 Passing yards 19 45 Return yards 106 50 Passes 1-2-0 6-15-1 Punts 5-27 2 t-28 1 FumMes-lost 13-7 3-2 Penalties-yards 4-55 5-40 N.E. CONFERENCE Conf. All W-L-T W-L-T c-Ply. St.

8-0-0 8-1-0 Mains M. 6-2-0 6-2-0 Mass. M. 4-3-0 5-2-0 WNEC 5-3-0 5-3-0 Nichols 4-4-0 4-4-0 Fram. St.

4-4-0 4-4-0 Bridg. St. 3-4-0 3-4-0 Curry 3-5-0 3-5-0 W. Conn. 1-6-0 1-6-0 Bos.

St. 0-8-0 0-8-0 c-clinched league title. Boston St. vs. Norwich counts in standings.

Fram. Stale, 19-12 at Danbury, Conn. Framimoham St 5 7 7 0 19 Conn. St. 6 6 0 0- 12 FS-Safety FS Ren Sullivan 25 FG WC Greg Oiono 66 run (pasa laiiedl WC Tom Dennett 46 pass trom Diono (pass tailed) FS Ed Svoertz a interception return (Sullivan kick) FS Tyrone Camper run (Sullivan kick) Attendance 500 W.

Conn. fnm. St First rJoums 15 Rushes-yards 25-72 52- 78 Passing yard 250 13 Belum yards Passes 15-45-5 13-29-3 Punts W2 2 8-33 0 Fumbles-lost -3 7-3 Penanws-yards 7-69 9-10 les and one assist as the Bears sacked Plymouth State quarterback Kevin Bradley twice. Bridgewater's score came on a 1-yard run by Cobban with 4:09 left in the fourth quarter. The score came after a nine-play, 60-yard march.

Bridgewater Is now 3-4. MAINE MARITIME 14, MASS. MARITIME 3 Larry White and Dan Rideout led Maine Maritime (6-2) to a 14-3 win over Massachusetts Maritime (4-3) to win the Admiral's Cup in Cas-tine, Maine. White, a junior, was the leading rusher with 160 yards on 39 carries, including a 1-yard touchdown burst in the second quarter. In the third quarter, Rideout took a kickoff at his 12-yard line and outraced the Mass.

Maritime defense down the sideline for the touchdown and a 14-3 lead. Mike Gagnon kicked the extra point after both touchdowns. Chris Welch had opened the scoring when he kicked a 36-yard field yard goal in the first quarter for a 3-0 Mass. Maritime lead. NICHOLS 23, CURRY 18 Bacarella scored on a 1 -yard run with 29 seconds left, lifting Nichols to a comeback 23-18 victory over Curry in Milton.

Bacarella also scored in the second quarter, when Nichols took a 1 7-0 first-half lead. However, Curry roared back, with halfback Mike Higgins galloping 70 yards for a third-quarter touchdown. Quarterback Tod Cosgrove hit Steve Albert! on a 9-yard pass, and defensive tackle Tom Karanian intercepted a deflected pass and went 40 yards for an 18-17 Curry edge in the fourth quarter. WNEC 53, BOSTON STATE 13 Sophomore quarterback Jamie Scott hit on 13 of 23 passes for 80 yards and four touchdowns, sparking Western New England (5-3) to a 53-13 trouncing of Boston State (0-8) in Springfield. The victory assured Western of a winning season In its first year of varsity football.

FRAMINGHAM STATE 19, W. CONN. 12 Tyrone Camper, Framingham State's leading rusher with 92 yards on 22 carries, scored on a 5-yard run in the third quarter to snap a 12-12 deadlock and give Framingham State (4-4) a 19-12 win over Western Connecticut (1-6) in Danbury. Conn. Fullback Dwayne Anderson ran for one touchdown and passed for another as Plymouth State clinched the New England Conference title with a 14-6 Victory over Bridgewater State (3-4) yesterday in Bridgewater.

Anderson, who had 60 yards rushing for the scored in the third quarter on a 14-yard run. He put the game away for Plymouth at 6:30 in the fourth quarter on a halfback option, tossing a 38-yard bomb to Thomas Dion for the touchdown. The victory gave Plymouth State an 8-1 record and its first conference championship ever. Plymouth State's defense played a crucial role in the triumph, intercepting two passes by Bridgewater quarterback Kevin Cobban and sacking Cobban twice for 15 yards midway through the fourth quarter, ending a Bridgewater threat. Bridgewater's defense also played a tough game.

Defensive end Bob Colangeli had 18 tack jayJtkivv4MA---- j. efc, aVi.ai.,.