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6- Eastern college footballIvy League Harvar more Giardi is a iiiix for Columbia THE BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE SEPTEMBER 22, 1991 dsoph By Bob Monahan GLOBE STAFF New Harvard quarterback Mike Giardi of Salem doesn't have triskaidekaphobia (fear of the numeral 13). The Crimson, behind the sophomore wearing No. 13, downed Columbia for the 20th time during coach Joe Restic's 21 years, 21-16, before 12,200 crazed fans at Harvard Stadium yesterday. The victory won't be celebrated too long in Cambridge, however, because Harvard did allow 13 points after going up, 21-3. There is plenty of work to be done on defense especially against the pass.

Columbia, in fact, had a first and goal on the Harvard 6 late in the game, but took a 5-yard penalty for delay of game and then threw four incompletions. "When we had first and goal on the 6, we thought run," said Columbia coach Ray Tellier. "Then we got the penalty, and we thought pass. We had four tries, but couldn't get it in. But let's not take away from a pretty neat effort in the season opener by the entire Harvard team, especially Giardi, the first sophomore to start an opening game in the Restic era.

The young man displayed poise and talent, proving that he's a passer, a runner and a thinker which fits right in with Restic's multiflex offense. Giardi threw two scoring passes and scored himself. He hit on 12 of 24 passes for 174 yards and ran well in some clutch situations. "I did feel nervous before the game," said Giardi. "But after the first two series of downs, I felt good and we all got in the flow of the game.

"I was not treated as a sophomore, either. All during the preseason, I was looked at as just one of the guys and I liked that. We don't think seniors, juniors and sophomores. We think as a team and that's good. "Maybe when we were up, 21-3, we let up a bit.

I know we did. But we learned that we still have to improve on offense and defense. We have a win under our belt and we can build on that." Restic said, "We had to work hard because we hurt ourselves making penalties and on pass defense. "Giardi did what we wanted of him, but the critical part of the game was when they had the ball on our 6 with a first down. You have to credit our defense for stopping them and the offense for killing the clock after we got possession." Columbia initiated the scoring at 8:59 of the first period when Tom Boccafola booted a 32-yard field goal.

The Lions had to settle for 3 because the Harvard defense, sparked by end Spencer Neumann, played tough when it had to. Harvard took the following kick-off and put together an 11-play, 65-yard drive that took 4:56. The drive vs- A HARVARD, 21-16 at HvYiri Stattan Columbia (0-1) 3 0 7 6 16 Harvard (1-0) 7 7 7 0 21 Tom Boccafola 32 FG Robb Hirsch 12 pass from Mike Giardi (Scott Johnson kick) Giardi 5 run (Johnson kick) Colby Maher 13 pass from Giardi (Johnson kick) Mario Loya 6 pass from John Tribolet (Boccafola kick) Mike Sardo 57 pass from Tribolet (pass failed) Attendance 12,200. Col. Harv.

First downs 17 20 Rushes-yards 27-85 53-177 Passing yards 246 174 Return yards 28 29 Passes 19-40-0 11-25-0 Punts 7-32 8-38 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-yards 8-70 12-108 MDMMML STATISTICS Att. Yds. Avg. LG Joyce, Harv 22 66 3.0 14 Giardi, Harv 14 33 2.3 15 Hirsch, Harv 12 48 4.0 14 Johnson, Col 13 35 2.7 11 Pennartz, Col 7 22 3.1 9 Tribolet, Col 5 20 4.0 13 Yds. TD Int.

Giardi, Harv 12 24 174 2 0 Johnson, Harv 0 10 0 0 Tribolet, Col 19 40 246 2 0 iMiMUMmr mum, m. tmmtm GLOBE STAFF PHOTO MICHELE MCDONALD Harvard's Read Hubbard couldn't hold onto this pass which was Just fine with Columbia's Kevin Robinson. tossed a 6-yard scoring pass to his wide open tight end, Mario Loya. 1 The Lions roared again at 8:53 of. the fourth quarter when Tribolet; and Mike Sardo hooked up on a 57-' was climaxed by a 12-yard pass from Giardi to halfback Robb Hirsch.

Scott Johnson, kicking barefooted, made it 7-3. Harvard scored again at 13:09 of the second period when Giardi capped a 14-play, 80-yard drive with a 5-yard keeper up the middle to make it 14-3. Both teams showed opening-game jitters in the first half, each drawing six penalties. Harvard Jook the second-half kickoff and strung together an eight-play, 82-yard scoring drive that ended at 3:17 when Giardi hooked up with Colby Maher on a 13-yard pass to make it 21-3 the first time since 1989 that a Crimson split end scored. A major play in "the drive was a 32-yard pass from Giardi to Hirsch.

Columbia answered immediately with a 15-play, 71-yard drive that ended at 8:34 when John Tribolet No. Yds. TD Hirsch, Harv. 4 86 1 Maher, Harv 3 23 1 Sardo, Col 5 85 1 Loya, Col 5 47 1 yard touchdown pass down the1 left sideline. Columbia tried for a 2-point conversion, but the pass failed.

against Brown aie comes I Princeton shuts door I By JoeConcannon GLOBE STAFF wrm NEW HAVEN Brown's big-play lii.lJ ASSOCIATED PRESS uiiense was eiiecuveiy uoiueu up EiJ yesterday by Yale's big-plav de- DARTMOUTH, 21-15 Dartmouth (1-0) 7 7 7 0-21 Penn (0-1) 10 0 3 2-15 Dart Rosier 1 run (Durkin kick) Penn FG Lazarus 30 Penn Mott 29 run (Lazarus kick) Dart Bobo 12 pass from Brzica (Durkin kick) Dart-Brzica 11 run (Durkin kick) Penn FG Lazarus 37 Penn Safety, punt blocked out of end zone Dart Penn First downs 19 10 Rushes-yards 65-210 35-118 Passing 54 106 Return Yards 23 30 Comp-Att-Int 3-10-2 9-21-2 Punts 5-30 5-47 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 4-2 Penalties-Yards 7-72 7-73 Possession 35:50 24:10 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING -Dartmouth, Rosier, 26-99, Martin 22-72, Brzica 13-46. Penn, Mott 9-58, S.Rush 11-27. PASSING Dartmouth, Brzica 3-9-2-54. Penn, McKinnon 9-21-2-106. RECEIVING -Dartmouth, Bobo 2-40.

Penn, Baker 4-13. YALE, 36-20 at Yale Bowl Brown (0-1) 0 6 7 7 20 Yale (1-0) 6 71013- 36 Chris Kouri 65 rjn (kick failed) Leo Rowland 22 FG Adam Lenain 60 pass from Nick Crawford (Ed Perks kick) Rowland 32 FG Dave Kelley 2 run (Perks kick) Rodd Torbert 37 pass from Barrett (Rowland kick) Peks 35 FG Kouri 14 run (Perks kick) Keith Price 4 run (rush failed) Torbert 25 pass Richardson (Rowland kick) Attendance 11,197 Brawn Yale First downs 23 22 Rushes-yards 22-65 55-397 Passing yards 355 129 Return yards 23 17 Passes 6-12-2 32-54-3 Punts 6-261 2-90 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 8-99 10-84 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. LG Kouri, 17 161 9.5 65 Kelley, 8 92 11.5 41 Crawford, 12 60 5.0 14 Malone, 4 4 1.0 2 Brown, 13 48 3.7 9 Pasting Com.

Att. Yds. TD Int. Crawford, 2 7 101 12 Barrett, 27 49 285 1.3 No. Yds.

TD Lenain, 1 60 1 Gouveia, 1 41 0 Torbert, 6 105 2 Brown, 10 88 0 away Brown's Rodd Torbert, who did catch five of southpaw Jeff Barrett's passes for 80 yards and a touchdown and a final 25-yard scoring pass from backup Nick Richardson. The Eli defense was on the talented Torbert like a glove and forced the Bruins to go to a short-zone pass plan. "They did a good job of blanketing the zones on the field real well," said Brown coach Mickey Kwiat-kowski. "They did a nice job taking Rodd away real early and getting us in position where we couldn't go to him. "They had a good scheme defensively, and athletically they were very good.

I 'think Yale's just tough. said Hubbard. "I saw him get an inside position on me. The ball was thrown low and to the outside. He tried to strip the ball out from under me." Kouri then exploded, just when it appeared he was stopped at the line.

He kept his balance, turned the corner and outran the secondary to give the Elis a 6-0 lead on a 65-yard jaunt. "We had that play all day," said Kouri. "I wasn't hitting it' quick enough, giving the defensive backs time to get over. I got popped pretty good on that one. I was able to disengage and get off to the left." The Bruins penetrated deep again early in the second quarter, but Hubbard smelled out Marcus Malone's sweep and nailed him, forcing Leo Rowland to kick a 22-yard field goal.

Big defensive play No. 2. "They were down there for a few plays," said Hubbard. "They ran a counter play to my side. I just read it well and I got the jump.

I saw the play pretty well." Crawford's turn. He suckered the Brown defense on a second and 8 from his own 31, dropped back and led Adam Lenain with a perfect pass. Lenain had broken clear of defenders Rick Brit-ton and Pat Allman and was home free for a 13-3 lead. "I had a little pressure," said Crawford. "I rolled out, and he picked it up." The Bruins had to settle for a second Rowland field goal and the Elis were up, 13-6, at intermission.

The next big play was a 41-yard pass to Jim Gouveia, who made a leaping catch'- Senior Chad Roghair, making his first varsity start, threw two touchdown passes to lead Princeton over Cornell, 18-0, in an Ivy League Ivy League opener vesterday at Prince-roundup Roghair, who had thrown a total of 15 varsity passes coming into the season, was 21 of 28 for 179 yards. Sophomore Keith Elias made his varsity debut by rushing for 110 yards on 18 carries in Princeton's ball-control offense- Princeton's defense, ranked last in the league in '90, held the Big Red to 189 yards in recording its first shutout since 1985. Princeton, which opened at home for 'the first time in 16 years, had 371 yards total offense. I Cornell, the defending Ivy co-champions, were led by tailback John McNiff, who rushed for 66 yards on 21 carries while playing with an ankle injury. i Dartmouth 21, Penn 15 Matt Brzica threw for one touchdown and ran for one at Philadelphia as Dartmouth recorded its first opening-game victory since 1983.

Brzica's 11-yard run in the third period gave Dartmouth a 21-10 lead. Penn cut it to 21-15 but its last serious threat was stopped by Sal Sciret-to's interception at the Dartmouth 3 with 954 to play, Perm's fourth turnover of the game. fense, but it was the unexpected ability of the Elis to explode on offense that sent them to a 36-20 victory before 11,197 in Yale Bowl. Chris Kouri, who was a fullback in Yale's wishbone offense a year ago, ran out of a tailback spot in a new I-bone attack installed by Carm Cozza and broke a 65-yard touchdown run to get his team untracked. Nick Crawford, who was the tailback a year ago when Darin Kehler was quarterback, moved in to call the signals and unloaded a 60-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard throw to set up another.

This is a significantly different offense than the one Cozza used to ball-control and option Harvard into submission in The Game last November. Kouri, who had been a fullback since his high school days in Charlotte, N.C., gained 161 yards on 17 carries. "I think it's good for everybody," said Kouri. "I've always had the linebackerdefensive mentality. It was where my heart always was.

I was always running into people. I finally learned to run away from them. "I got here and I was too small to play linebacker. I guess it's like a natural progression. Linebacker to fullback to tailback.

I feel comfortable there. I'm still in the process of learning, but I think now I can call myself a tailback." The defensive game plan was simple. Take PRINCETON, 18-0 Cornell (0-1) 0 0 0 0-0 Princeton (1-0) 0 6 12 0-18 Pri Massick 6 pass from Rogh-air (kick failed) Pri Mangene recovered blocked punt in end zone (rush failed) Pri Rudolph 6 pass from Roghair (kick failed) Cor Pri First downs 10 18 Rushes-yards 40-122 46-192 Passing 67 179 Return Yards 17 39 Comp-Att-Int 7-18-0 21-28-0 Punts 9-31 6-29 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-38 8-71 Possession 27:17 32:43 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Cornell, McNiff 21-66, Andreas 7-24: Princeton, Elias 18-110, Hamilton 14-55. PASSING -Cornell, Andreas 7-17-0-67: Princeton, Roghair They were bruisers." to the Eli 7 on their first The Bruins moved drive, but linebacker Milt Hubbard stepped in front a pass to Brett Brown to halt the drive cold. Big defensive play No.

1. "I made my read and I dropped off the line," Laundry rescues Plymouth St. MASS-DARTMOUTH, 13-7 UMass-Dartmouth 0 6 13 Nichols (1-1) 0 0 7 0 7 UMD Bill Johnson 2 run (Andy Tripp kick) Jim Brodeur 6 pass from Jim Mastrlano (Adam Chatterton kick) UMO Garrett Tardie 8 run (kick failed) Attendance 750, UMD NtCH. First downs 17 21 Rushes-yards 62-313 32-139 Passing yards 32 205 Return yards 41 28 Passes 4-10-0 18-39-3 Punts 5-184 5-168 Fumbles-lost 3-1 4-3 Penalties-yardi 1-5 4-20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Dulling RUSHING UMD, Bill Johnson 25-74: Garrett Tardie 26-150: Rob Allan! 9-41: Dim Campopl-clr9-29. PASSING UMD, Winters 4-10-32-0: 18-39-205-3.

RECEIVING UMD, Greg Raleigh 1-19: Jim Brodeur 9-112: Julio Murga 5-46. PLYMOUTH 21-6 at PljMHrili, N.H. UMass-Boston (1-1) 6 0 0 0 6 Plymouth St. (2-0-1) 0 9 6 6 21 UM Don McNeil 1 run (kick failed) PS Safety (McNeil intentionally grounded pass in end zone) PS Doug Cantrell 12 past from Paul Laundry (Jay Shabot kick) PS Jason Wlmpey 5 run (kick failed) PS Kevin Fielding 57 pass from Laundry (kick failed) Attendance 4,350. MAINE MARITIME, 21-6 at raillna, Mahw Maine Maritime (2-0) 13 0 8 0 21 Fltchburg St.

(0-2) 0 0 0 6 6 MM Luke Houghton 25 past from John Gun (Richard Letoumeau kick) MM Houghton 25 pass from Dave Robertson (kick failed) MM Guts 9 pass from Robertson (Charlie Mitchell pass from Robertson) John Lucler 6 past from Phil Doherty (kick failed) Attendance 300 Ft MM First downs 7 20 Rushes-yards 42-90 37-114 Passing yards 70 242 Return yards 78 58 Passat 8-21-1 15-34-0 Puntt Fumbles-lost 3-0 3-2 Penalties-yards 9-85 6-35 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RMtMng RUSHING John Caouette 13-28: Jim Lord 7-24: MM, Letoumeau 9-62: Real Grenier 21-60. PASSING Doherty 8-21-70: MM, Robertson 15 33 217; Guts 1-1-21 RECEIVING MMyftjghton 10-142. UMASS-LOWELL, 25-13 attmHf Westfield St. (0-2) 7 6 0 0 13 UMass-Lowell (2-0) 0 7 0 18 25 Curt Guenther 15 pass from Kevin Wesc- loski (Elliot Daniels kick) Tom Lafferty 6 pass from Billy Rizos (Dennis Anselmo kick) Guenther 1 pass from Wesoloski (kick failed) Bobby Scacda 15 Interception return (kick failed) Brian Fleming 3 run (kick failed) Dan Ford 3 run (pass failed) Attendance 2,043. WS UML First downs 11 15 Rushes-yards 48 168 Passing yards 192 93 Return yards 48 77 Passes 12-23-2 9-22-2 Punts Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-0 Penalties-yards 12-97 6-62 MASS.

MARITIME, 32-29 it FramlttghHn Mass. Maritime (1-1) 0 6 14 12 32 Framingham St. (1-1) 6 14 6 3 29 FS Dennis Monroe 8 pass from Scott Raynes (kick failed) FS Joe Giordano 12 run (Marc Farrand kick) FS Scott Faessler 4 pass from Raynes (Farrand kick) MM -Dave Barnes 11 pass from Derek Gagnon (pass tailed) FS Rodd Patten 17 pass from Raynes (kick failed) MM Kevin Piecewlcz 3 pass from Gagnon (Barnes pass from Gagnon) MM Plecewlu 4 run (kick failed) MM Piecewicz 1 run (kick failed) FS Marc Farrand 27 FG MM Barnes 9 pass from Gagnon (past failed) Attendance 700. Paul Laundry came off the bench to complete six straight passes and 11 of 18 overall for 147 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead Plymouth State to a 21-6 Mow rncrland over UMass-Boston yesr New tngiana terday at plymouth) N-Hi Conference Laundry entered the game after starting quarterback David Turner was shaken up with the Panthers (2-0) trailing, 6-2. Laundry connected on 12- and 57-yard scoring strikes to Doug Cantrell and Kevin Fielding, sandwiched around a 5-yard scoring run by fullback Jason Wimpey.

UMass-Boston (1-1) took a 6-0 lead on a 1-yard TD run by quarterback Don McNeil. UMass-Lowell 25, Westfield St. 13 The Chiefs (2-0) scored 18 fourth-quarter points to overtake the Owls (0-2) at Lowell. After Bobby Scaccia returned an interception 15 yards for a score, Brian Fleming put Lowell ahead with a 3-yard run. A fumble recovery by Jim Senecal on Westfield State's following possession led to a 3-yard TD run by Dan Ford.

The Owls led, 13-7, at halftime on a pair of touchdown receptions by tight end Curt Guenther. UMass-Dartmouth 13, Nichols 7 Garrett Tardie ran for 150 yards and scored the winning touchdown from 8 yards out with remaining at Dudley. UMass-Dartmouth (1-1) scored first when sophomore Bill Johnson plunged in from 2 yards on the game's opening possession. Nichols (1-1) tied the game in the third quarter when Jim Mastriano hit Jim Brodeur for a 6-yard touchdown. Maine Maritime 21, Frtchburg St.

6 Luke Houghton caught two 25-yard touchdowns passes in the first quarter to lift Maine Maritime at Castine, Maine. Kirk Matthieu, Maine Maritime's top rusher, went down with a knee injury on the game's first play from scrimmage, so the Mariners (2-0) promptly went to the air. Dave Robertson completed 15 of 33 passes for 217 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Worcester St. 26, Curry 9 Andy Marcaurele ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to boost the Lancers at Milton.

The Colonels (0-2) led at halftime, 9-6, on a Bryan Ryder 8-yard scoring run and Chris Gabriel's 33-yard field goal. But Marcaurele's 49-yard scoring strike to Scott Czer-mak ignited a 13-point third quarter for Worcester State (1-2). Mass. Maritime 32, Framingham St. 29 Ditve Barnes caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Derek Gagnon with 49 seconds left to lift Mass.

Maritime at Framinghanj WORCESTER 26-9 Worcester St. (1-2) 13 7 26 Curry (0-2) 6 3 0 0 9 Bryan Ryder 8 run (kick failed) Andy Marcaurele 17 run (rush failed) Chris Gabriel 33 FG Scott Cnrmak 49 past from Marcaurele (rush tailed) Mike Duffy 20 run (Frank Bowen kick) Marcaurele 1 run (Bowen kick).