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gryr1 1 ujrr'tf'" BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE November 27, W77 LeMglli flies BJoe Concannon C7 jf-y 1 rQn-mfciV "iwiii jm. win imii mw; -Trrrrrnnr-i II )i I riff I Avr, fwr 1 1 i xf r--iw "tu A ttfe.vj f.A j. A.jSLMAwjAiJ Chris Kurtz of UMass grimaces in pain after pass and Lehigh tackier hit him at same time. Impact also jarred ball loose. Lehigh won NCAA Division 2 quarterfinal, 30-23.

(Globe photo by George Rizer) Fallon award winner f-M 1 j' KIIM'M HI r.nti CAPIOIMEEIT TURNTABLE Total ninuil opsralion (hi most ic-cunli direct fJrlvi systam going. Fallon, a product of the Boston Park League who will receive the Jerry Nason Award for senior achievement at the New England Writer's Banquet tomorrow night, took UMass in for another touchdown on a seven-yard pass to flanker John Gladchuk and, when Dave Croasdale kicked the extra point, it was tied at 23-all. Croasdale, a cornerback who was assigned to Kreider for much of the game, signaled for a fair catch on a Lehigh punt and dropped it at his own 17. Lehigh recovered and, after a penalty, Kreider pitched his fourth touchdown pass to Rieker, a quarterback until one year ago. "That dropped punt was the ball game," said MacPherson.

"That took it right out of us. If I just had a minute to talk to the team, I might have settled them. They went out so dejected. We made some mistakes that cost us dearly." In the final unraveling, Croasdale was called twice for pass interference on Kreider, enabling Lehigh to pick up 59 yards and two big first downs. "It's part of the game," said MacPherson.

"The officials are doing their jobs and we're doing ours. I have no comment." "We had to wake up," said Peter McCarty, a UMass cocaptain and an inside linebacker. "When we finally did, it was a little too late. I don't think our secondary had any flaws. That's the best passer we faced all year.

Considering the field he had to work with, he was excellent." 29 NOW Mike Fallon, University of Massachusetts senior quarterback from Roxbury, has been named the 20th annual recipient of the Jerry Nason Award for Senior Achievement by the New England Football Writer's Assn. He will receive the coveted award named for the retired Boston Globe sports editor tomorrow night at the organization's Awards and Captains Dinner at Fantasia's Restaurant in Cambridge. Fallon waited three years for his chance to be the starting Minutemen quarterback, and in spite of a knee injury in the season opener against Army that nearly ended his collegiate playing career, Mike has played most of the year on the gimpy knee while leading Massachusetts to a Yankee Conference championship. A broken arm in his freshman year at Catholic Memorial High School ended his secondary school football career and after playing for the Hanna Club in the Boston Park League, Fallon played for two years at Ferrum Junior College before matriculating at UMass. "Mike Fallon's outstanding play has been instrumental in Massachusetts' fine season," commented Head Coach Dick MacPherson, "and the Jerry Nason Award for Senior Achievement couldn't be awarded to a more deserving young man." LAY AWAY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS OPEN.n SUN.

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an NCAA quarterfinal game yesterday afternoon but, when it was over, all anyone would remember was a fumbled punt and two costly pass interference calls against UMass. Oh, yes, there was also a quarterback named Mike Rieker and a wide receiver named Steve Kreid-er who teamed up on four touchdown passes and were the real difference as Lehigh won it, 30-23, to make it into the national semifinals next Saturday against Cal-Davis, which beat Bethune-Cookman, 34-16, yesterday at Davis. In a masterful show under the adverse conditions, Rieker completed 25 of 40 passes for 351 yards and hit Kreider with scoring strikes of 71, 35, seven and eight yards. "In terms of accuracy," said MacPherson, "that's the best combination we've played against since I've been here." Rieker, a senior from Catasauqua, who is the No. 1 passer on the NCAA Division 2 list, set the tempo on the first play from scrimmage.

He dropped back, rolled to his right and threw it about 60 yards upf ield. All Kreider did was run under it at the 15 and take it in. "It wasn't intended to go to Steve," said Rieker. "But I was watching the safety. He went flying in on the right end.

Our plan was to throw on first down, keep them off balance. That started out as play action. I looked and saw Steve going stride for stride and "It was really muddy," said Kreider. "It took a couple of steps to get going. I was even with the safety.

He (Rieker) led me perfectly. A beautiful call. It wasn't planned. I was surprised to hear that on the first play. He was amazing.

I can never understand how he can throw a wet ball that well." That came with 14 seconds gone in the game and, before the first quarter was over, Lehigh (10-2 and Lambert Cup winner) had a 16-0 lead on a 36-yard field goal by Kenny Wood and a 35-yard Rieker-to-Kreider pass. Early in the second quarter they teamed up again, and it was 23-0. From that point until the fourth quarter, it was mostly UMass. After one drive stalled and quarterback Mike Fallon saw one pass dropped by Dennis Dent and then missed John Romboli in an open field, Fallon threw a screen pass to Dent, who took it 37 yards for a touchdown. Tight end Kevin Cummings caught a two-point conversion pass and it was 23-8 at intermission.

On the first drive of the second half, tailback Bill Coleman picked up 44 yards on four straight runs and finished off the drive with a one-yard plunge. Again, Fallon hit Cummings, it was 23-16 and the UMass partisans in the chilled crowd of 5700 picked up. Split end role suits Kreider By Bob Monahan Globe Staff AMHERST A former quarterback, turned split end last year, was one of the biggest thorns in the side of UMass yesterday afternoon. He's senior Steve Kreider who caught four touchdown passes. Kreider had nine receptions in all for 171 yards and now has caught 17 scoring passes this season.

"I was recruited as a quarterback," said Steve. "I played quarterback in high school and as a freshman in college. Then I hurt my back and they figured I couldn't pass well so they made me a receiver. I love it. I just love to be playing." Lehigh coach John Whitehead said, "Steve was a lousy pass receiver last year and he never started.

This year he learned how to run his patterns properly and with that 4.5 speed of his, he makes an exceptional athlete." Mike Rieker was the quarterback yesterday and he killed UMass hitting on 25 of 40 passes. Reiker simply said, "Hey I just throw the ball. The guys up front give me plenty of protection and I have great receivers like Steve. The team makes me look good. We have a fine outfit and so does UMass.

They showed poise coming back from being down 23 points. That's a class team for you." Whitehead said, "We planned to pass early and often. UMass is the biggest team we faced all year and we don't have strong ball carriers. Hey, if we didn't have a good passing attack they'd kill us with that run game of theirs and that defense. "I also have to say I wasn't feeling at ease at the half when we were up 23-8.

No way." Kreider said, "I live about six miles from Mike and we get together a lot during the summer. I run all the patterns and he gets the ball to me. We're a pretty good team together. We both seem to know what the other is thinking about and if a situation has to change we can adjust to it while the play is in progress. It's just great." UMass coach Dick MacPherson had tears in his eyes after the loss.

It took a bit to gain his composure and he talked to all of his players. "They're known as a big play team and they beat us with the big play. When we were down 23-8 at the half I knew we'd get our running game going and we did. We blew them out in that third quarter, but the fourth quarter was theirs. I've said all season that I fear senior quarterbacks because they get up for the big games.

Rieker played one sensational game. Even after we tied it he came through with that last scoring pass which was the clincher." Late in the game UMass was taxed with a pair of interference penalties which let Lehigh keep control. The calls were disputed by many. MacPherson only said, "I have no comment about the officials. They got to work our game because they did such a fine job all season and this was a reward for them." Mac was asked if they worked Pop Warner or high school games.

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Matsachuaetla 16 Coleman plunged one yard at Had intercepted 1 0 4:14 (PAT: Fallon pasS to Cummings TOTAL OFFENSE. 434 269 4 fl4 Coleman Plays passing rushing 36 61 ,7 PtftSS flTXlZZ 7 Lehigh and, on third and two, Fallon a. i a passes to John Romboli leflflats lor Vji ,1 10 yards to the one. aS.i tehlgh J3, Maasachusts fSmbLeI JsY 2 rM paM Dave 2 LSL; ciiZi Jio 7iij Croasdale kick Drive 74 yards in 10 THIRD Downs 7ol14 payJ )0o( 3 Key play'Falon c7nn Dent in right flats and Dent takes rt 18 Attendance. yards tor first down at the Lehigh 33.

7-30 FOURTH QUARTER LmMnk 7 jihM. a Kreider caichet e.ght-yard pass Irom LIKSIr La atramht 3 04 (PT: WrJod kS.) Orive ivrjT pass from quarterback Mike Rieker on Tom frocrnmao. 0:14. 17 Kenny Wood kick .) Ortve 71 yards In one woasoaie tumbled a punl al the 17. Dlav took 0-11 Lehigh 10, Maeeachwetts INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Wood kicks 36-yard held goal at 11-20.

Drive 17 yards four plays, took iS 1:06 Key play Pete Fenton recovers tH Gf 1 15 Bel Coleman tumble at the 17. ftll pieman M) 6 5 6 22 Lehigh 1. t4aeachueette Matt Rket9on 69 4 3 12 Kreider catches 35-yard pasa from 4 0 Rieker at 14 23. (PAT- kick blocked Mike Fallon (M) 12 24 8 Drive 65 yards plays, took 2 23. 28 2 8 7 Key play: Rieker runs out of pocket on third-down play and picks up eight At Cm.

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