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Founded 1902 1 1 THE Gettysburg Times FRIDAY, JAMJARY 8, 1982 County Sports Beat By PHIL GLATFELTER Times Sports Writer So you think we've just started this year's basketball season? Don't look now. but after tonight, the season will be half over. Unlike some seasons, there really haven't been too many surprises so far All" the coaches in the Blue Mountain League's Division III (all Adams County teams i named Camp Hill as the top team a surprise to no one. The Lion's only real test of the year came earlier this week when New Oxford gave them a slight scare before succumbing. 40-32 Another sure bet to win its division is Waynesboro which is currently having no problems with BML teams in its first go around.

The Indians haven't lost in the league and have a fairly comfortable lead over second place Scotland (two games behind). But Waynesboro has yet to face Camp Hill. New Oxford. Gettysburg and Littlestown so the final verdict is still out on their act. As for Division III.

about the only thing definite is that nothing's definite. New Oxford stormed to a 4-0 record, including wins over chief competitors Gettysburg and Littlestown, seemed to grab control of the race. But Bermudian Springs, not expected to be much of A contender this year, burst New Oxford's bubble with a 13-pomt win. Littlestown, picked by many to win the division, stumbled to a 3-3 record after a 3-0 start. Gettysburg, also poised appropriately in the hunt, dropped its last four games, including a 54-50 upset loss to Boiling Springs on Tuesday.

And Bermudian Springs, despite two straight losses, by no means is out of the race, just two games off New Oxford's leading pace. What does it all mean? It should mean an exciting race. What do the coaches feel about what has happened so far and what could lie ahead? Jake Diviney. head coach at New Oxford, says his team hasn't played as well as he liked and feels they are "potentially better." When he started this year, he had only one experienced player (Fred Richstien) but anyone would be happy sitting in first place as he and his Colonials are. "We hoped to be a legitimate contender," said Diviney, and obviously they are But "we have a lot of mistakes to work on; we have to play better than we have been." Diviney sees a "real dog fight" in Division III; "the winner will probably have several losses." Some of the "surprises" Diviney feels were Gettysburg lossing to Boiling Springs and Bermudian Springs beating New Oxford.

But "that could hapnen to anyone; just about anyone in the division could knock off the other." On the individual level, Diviney noted Dave Ehly as playing better than most people had expected He noted one of his own players, Jeff Null, who "has played well and has carried us over the last few games: he must continue to play well for New Oxford to well." Looking toward the rest of the season. Diviney feels New Oxford was "in good position right now. But to be contenders at the end, we must have improvement. We must peak at the end of the season MerriU Eckhart at Gettysburg is 'not pleased right now" with the way things have been going for his Warriors lately. "I'm planning some changes." said Eckhart.

"We'll be doing things differently on offense ar.d defense to exploit some of the things we do well when we do them. We must do things we do well more aggressively. It may necessitate sonne personnel changes. It's not time to panic yet. though." Things were going along smoothly until the Christmas break.

The Warriors went in with a 6-1 mark. But a loss to Camp Hill (Dec. 22) was followed by two losses in the Sus- quehannock Tournament. Then Gettysburg was shocked this week by Boiling Springs, leaving Gettysburg with a 6-5 mark. "We were in good shape until the Boiling Springs-loss." Eckhart said.

Despite what may look like a bad situation. Gettysburg is still just one game'behind New Oxford. 'I feel alright being just one game out." said an appVehen- sive Eckhart. "We Oxford and Littlestown" at home, also. But we must snap out of the pattern we're in.

Maybe we just need a win 'I think we became a little complacent in our attitude, "-he said. "It also affected our mental aspect of the game. We've been doing some dumb things; not physical but mental mistakes. It's catching. Someone once said, 'The more you lose, the easier it is to You find ways to lose." Littlestown, preseason favorite in Division III.

got off to a slow start. But John Barnhart's Thunderbolts have been playing well recently. "I'm neither pleased nor displeased said Barnhart of Littlestown's season so far. "We've done enough things right but we still must improve We accomplished a few things; our attitude is in the right direction." One thing Barnhart had to contend with at the start of the year was experience. His players hadn't played together before.

But what is making team better right now is that his players are starting to know each others moves and playing as a team. When the subject of surprising players arose, he went along with most ef the other coaches who were impressed with Jeff Null of New Oxford. But he also chose one of his own players. Lenny Groft. He has turned out to be a fine point guard for the Thunderbolts, in Barnhart's opinion.

Teamwise Barnhart was mildly surprise with Susqueni- ta. a perennial cellar-dweller. "They're capable of beating anyone; they were down but have a chance to do well now." Shippensburg looks better since they "moved their sophomores up." And Biglerville is "a different team now that they're healthy." Barnhart doesn't concern himself with Littlestown's present position; what he's worried is "where we're at at the end of the season Things started slowly for Bermudian Springs, coaches by Gene Segro. The Eagles "came around," but have fallen on a two game losing skein And Bermudian is faced with the tough part of its schedule. Nothing around the BML was unexpected in Segro's mind.

Susquenita has played a little better than expected and John Schwartz of Waynesboro impressed Segro. Segro sees Division III as the "best-balanced division, anyone could win it." And Segro is "still optimistic for the rest of the year" in regards to the Eagles' chances One team that has had its troubles is Biglerville. The troubles' are attributable to injuries. Canner coach Steve Gutting had his whole starting lineup in a game for the first time this week. But that hasn't been the only problem "We haven't played four quarters of basketball." said Gutting.

"We play a couple of good quarters and that's it." Gutting was hoping for a .500 season or better and a trip to the state tournament. That prospect looks "real tough" to meet now. Cutting's look around the league was similar to the other coaches. He felt Bermudian andGreencastle showed a little more than he expected. Ehly and Null also surprised him somewhat.

Some of the things Gutting wants to see from his team the rest of the year are more consistency, poise and "keeping our heads under pressure." "The kids have to give 100-percent on defense," Gutting said. "We have some shooters on the team and one time we'll put it all together. But we haven't been consistent so far. I think we can knock off some people, though." The final team is Fairf ield which is currently undergoing a building process. Head coach Skip Dudash knew the kind of situation he was heading in to.

He is not looking so much at the win-loss column as the way his players perform. (Continued oa page 11) AP names Anderson top offensive player By BRUCE LOWITT AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP)-Quarterback Ken Anderson, the National Football League passing champion for the third time and driving force behind Cincinnati's resurgence, was named Thursday The Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year for the 1981 season. It was the second AP honor bestowed upon the 11-year veteran this week. Earlier, the 11-year veteran out of Augustana College in Illinois was named The Associated Press Most Valuable Player. The soft-spoken Anderson prefers to focus the attention elsewhere, primarily upon his coaches, receivers and offensive linemen.

"It's a little tough to give an individual award in a team sport," he said. "Those awards come because everybody has been playing well Still, he received the lion's share of the attention from the nationwide panel of 84 sports writers and broadcasters, getting 40 votes to 21 by Tony Dorsett. the Dallas Cowboys' running back. Joe Montana, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers. was third with eight votes.

followed by rookie running back George Rogers of the New Orleans Saints with four. Dan Fouts, the record- breaking quarterback of the San Diego Chargers, received three votes and running backs Billy Sims of the Detroit Lions and Chuck Muncie each got two. One apiece went to Chargers tight end Kellen Winslow. running backs William Andrews of the Atlanta Falcons and Joe Delaney of the Kansas City Chiefs and tackle Anthony Munoz of the Bengals. Anderson presided over the "worst-to-first" leap of the Bengals, a 6-10 last-place team in the American Conference's Central Division a year ago and the AFC team with the best record.

12-4. in 1981 Not coincidentally. he also had a personal resurgence. The passing championship in 1981 was his third. He also won the title in the 1974 and 1975 seasons, the only quarterback to do so two years in a row.

A year ago. when a young and still-developing offensive line couldn't protect him properly, and when a series of injuries kept him off the field nearly half the season. Anderson threw for just 1 778 yards and six touchdowns and was intercepted IStimes This season, though, the line protected him like the crown jewel and he remained almost totally healthy from first game to last. He broke the Bengals' records i which he'd already held) for pass attempts (479). completions 3 0 0 yards 3 7 5 4 and touchdowns (29).

and threw only 10 interceptions. His completion percentage of 62.6 was the AFC's highest and his interception rate of 2.1 percent was the league's lowest. But precision has always been his trademark. He holds the NFL record for the best passing percentage in a single game. 90.91 (completions on 20 of 22 passes) against Pittsburgh in 1974.

Taylor wins rookie award ANOTHER HONOR Cincinnati quarterback Ken Anderson, who enjoyed one of the best years of his career in 1981, was named the top offensive player in the NFL Thursday by the Associated Press. Anderson, naturally, credited his teammates for much of his success. (APLaserphoto) Phils may deal Bowa By RALPH BERNSTEIN AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs are attempting to trade in whicn they would swap shortstops the Phillies' Larry Bowa for the Cubs' Ivan DeJesus. -A source close to the Phillies conceded that Phillies' General Manager Paul Owens and Cubs' Vice President Dallas Green, the former Phillies' manager, had talked about the deal Thursday. Other players from both teams would be involved, the Associated Press learned.

Names prominently mentioned were Chicago pitcher Bill Caudill and Phillies' utility infielder Luis Aguayo. There could be others. Bowa, who has been the Phillies' regular shortstop since 1970, has asked the club for a three-year contract in excess of $400,000 a year. Both Owens and Phillies President Bill Giles said they were not interested in giving the 36-year-old infielder a multi-year contract. Bowa has one year left on a pact that pays him an estimated Giles said the Phillies had promised Bowa that they would let him know by the end of this week whether they would extend his contract or trade him.

The Phillies have two young shortstops in their minor league system, Julio Franco and Ryne Sandberg. They expect one or the other to become the regular shortstop by 1983 and would not want a high-priced star such as Bowa sitting on the bench as a utility player. Owens and Giles both said this week that they would trade-Bowa only if they could get a shortstop as good or better than the five-time National League All-Star who has won two Gold Gloves. Bowa hit .283 for the Phillies in 1981 with 31 runs batted in and 16 stolen bases. DeJesus batted only .194 for the Cubs last season with 13 runs batted in and 21 stolen bases.

NEW YORK (AP) Lawrence Taylor, the devastating linebacker who helped turn the New York Giants from also-rans into playoff participants for the first time in 18 years, was named Thursday The Associated Press' Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 1981 National Footba'l League season. "Coach. I want to be the best one who ever played this game." the ft-foot-3. 237-pound Taylor told Bill Parcells. the Giants' defensive coordinator, during training camp.

The confident Taylor played like one of the game's best during the season, as the Giants from a 4-12 team in 1980 to a 9-7 club in "1981 and made the National Football Conference playoffs for the first year since 1963. as a wild-card team. "It's amazing." said Giants' quarterback Phil Simms. "I'm surprised a linebacker can make such an impact on a team." "He's the prototype outside linebacker." observed Giants Coach Ray Perkins. "He creates chaos before the ball is even snapped." "I've been here nine years and I've yet to a rookie come in and dominate at his -position like he does," said Brad Van Pelt, ahe other outside linebacker in the Giants' 3-4 "defense.

"I've said from Day One that he seemed more like a four- or five-year player than a rookie. He could be the best linebacker the Giants have ever had." "I feel I've had a pretty good year as far as a rookie goes." said Taylor. Taylor's "pretty good year" included making 72 solo tackles, assisting on 41. collecting 2 quarterback sacks, intercepting one pass and recovering one fumble. The Giants' No.l pick in last year's NFL draft and the second player chosen overall, behind New Orleans running back George Rogers Taylor was a runaway winner in the balloting for Defensive Rookie of the Year.

He received 51 Vj votes from a nationwide panel of 84 sports writers and broadcasters three from each of the 28 NFL cities. Cor- nerback Ronnie Lott of the San Francisco 49ers finished second with 23 votes. He was followed by linebacker Hugh Green of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 7 and safety Kenny Easley of the Seattle Seahawks with 2. Taylor, who starred for the University of North Carolina before joining the Giants, will play for the NFC in the NFL's Pro Bowl game Feb. 1 at Honolulu.

He is the first rookie linebacker to be selected to the Pro Bowl team since Isiah Robertson of Los Angeles made it in 1971. TOP DEFENDER Lawrence Taylor, who helped the New York Giants gain the playoffs this season, was the run-away winner as the top defensive rookie by the Associated Press. (AP Laserphoto) Pins lift Canners, Colonials to big wins Bigierville 40 Greencastle 17 Biglerville wrestlers recorded five pins Thursday night, including one by John Johnston in just 41 seconds to hand visiting Greencastle a sound 40-17 thrashing. Johnston's pin came after Brett Offutt (105) had de- cisioned John Szaflarski, 14-3. to begin a barrage of six straight Canner wins.

Carl Leinbach followed Johnston's lead at 119 by pinning Charlie Dixon in 3:29 and two matches later. 132- pound Tracy McGlaughlin pinned Kevin Denkovich in S8 Keller. G. pinned Weller. 2:57 B.

dec. Szaflarski 14-3 112 Johnston. B. pinned Hampton. 41 118 Leinbach.

B. pinned Dixon. 3 29 121 Davis. B. dec.

Barbuzanes. 10-4 132 McGlaughlin. B. pinned Denkovich, 1 -29 138 Hess. B.

pinned Barr. 2 22 145 J. Szaflarski. G. dec.

Payne. 6-4 155 Rme. B. dec. Stoner.

5-4 U7 Eckert. B. pinned Thomas. 1 34 185--Garretson. B.

dec Shaeffer. 2-0 Hwt Myers. G. pinned McClearly. 1 21 only decision of the night went to Jim Robertson (119).

a 5-0 win. There was no jayvee action but three exhibition matches were held. Chris Rollins (112) recorded a pin in :34 and Greg Roark (135) pinned Paul Williams in 2:42. Terry Hardman (167) didn't fair as well as he was on the receiving end of a pin by Tim Talton of Scotland. The win was the first for New Oxford this year.

tt Lockhart. S. pinned Brown. 4.17. 115 Carson.

NO. pinned Richardson. 3:36 112-- Boyd. NO. pinned Peterson.

4.42. Wrestling Roundup TRACY MCGLAUGHLIN just 1:29. Carl Hess continued the assault with a pin at 138 and after Curt Rhine narrowly decisioned Pete Stoner, 5-4, at 155, Thad Eckert nailed Sterling Thomas to the matin 1:34. New Oxford 51 Scotland A night that featured pins in every match but two turned out to be a good night for New Oxford as the Cole nials defeated visitying Scotland 51-18 Thursday night. "We showed some marked improvement." said wrestling coach Tom Swope.

"We're moving forward and I hope it will continue. We only wrestled three matches before Christmas so we have some catching up to do." New Oxford pins went to Shawn Carson (105), Joey Boyd (112). John Enggren (126). Brian Piper (138), Vince Jones (155), Tim Azzano (167) and Wayne Beaver (185). Matt Rocky received a forfeit at 132.

The 111 Robertson. NO. dee Neubarz. 5-0 121 Enggren. NO.

pinned James, 2-49 132 Rocky. NO. won by forfeit 138 Piper. NO. pinned Ashley, 1-13 145 Coleman.

S. pinned Mitchum. 17 155 Jones. NO. pinned Hunter, 3 01 117 Azzano.

NO. pinned McCullough. 1:28. IK Beaver. NO.

pinned Bursley. 1.30. Hwt-- Wallace. S. pinned Wolf.

3 10. Boiling Springs 29 Bennndiu Springs 28 Bermudian Springs travel- led to Mount Holly Springs to take on the Bubblers andsuf- fered a tight 29-28 loss Thurs- day night in BML wrestling action. Senior Joe Lenker suffered his first loss of the season. 3-1. and a superior decision at 138-pounds were the keys according to head coach Dave McCollum.

Rick Hickoff (126) and Tim Ruth (185) got the only pins on the night for Bermudian Springs. Daryl Silsley (105). Charles Rutley 1 4 5 and Drew Highlands (155) took decisions for Bermudian while Jon Miller won by forfeit. There was no jayvee match held. 18 Myers.

BoiIS. dec Starner. 8-7. Silsley. BerS.

dec Karper, 9-1. 112 Taylor. BoiIS, pinned Miller. 2:38. Kirafe.

BoiIS. dec Lenker. 3-1. Hickoff. BerS.

pinned Karper, 2 50. 1S2 Miller. BerS. won by forfeit. 138 Sherman.

BoiIS. dec McCreary, 18-2. 145 Rutley, BerS. dec Enck. M.

1S5 Highlands. BerS. dec Gensler. 12-6 117 P. Sherman.

BoiIS. pinned Long. 1:21 185 Ruth, BerS, pinned Fry. 4.23. Hwt Thomas.

BoiIS. pinned Eichelberger, -35. Delone 37 Steel-High 22 was a very physical match." said Delone wrestling coach Ken Bottorf as he described Thursday night's South Central League wrestling match versus Steel-High at Steel-High High School in which his team picked up a 37-22 win for the Squires first SCL win of the season. "Steel-High is a very physical team." said Bottorf "Steel-High took the lead and we came back; it went back and forth. The boys responded well.

We were losing 18-10 at one point and we came back We could have taken a loss going against such a physical team but the guys did a good job. We had some guys who knew they had a job to do and they came out on top Delone recorded four pins on the night. Jim Neiderer started things off for the Squires with a pin at 105- pounds The next pin didn't come until 155 where Mark Livelsberger recorded one. Clyde Tiptcn (185) and Tony Kuntz closed things out for Delone with two more pins. The i Delone's overall record to 5-3 while the Squire's SCL record is 1-1 18 Corbin.

SH. dec Sneeringer. 10-8. IK Neiderer D. pinned Enders.

2 29 112 Kelley. D. dec Morns. 14-3 111 Taylor. SH.

pinned Wil- dasm. 46 M-- Harder. SH. dec McMaster. 1M 132-- Jonch.

SH. dec P. Small 15-2 138- Forbes. D. dec Yohe.

2-1 145--J Small. D. default over Weisenford. 4.07. Livelsberger.

pinned Jacobs. 4:36 Sellers, SH, dec Roth, 9-0. IK Tipton. pinned Rucker. :55 Hwt Kuntz, D.

pinned Thompson, 3 34 Camp Hill 41 Littlestown 24 Camp Hill took the last four matches to nail down a 41-24 victory over i Thursday i at Littlestown. "The kids looked a i better." said wrestling coach Tom Weikel. who has a very young team this year "Our inexperience is still showing. Plus we had three key starters out There was some improvement but we have a long way to go Bill Cool picked up the only- pin for Littlestown at 145 pounds. Dave Sentz took a 15-0 decision at 119.

Doug Null 11-0 at 132 and Chuck Rang took a 12-5 win at 105 Scott Simpson opened with a forfeit. Littlestown took the iayvr contest 28-18 Simpson won for feit decMayes 12-5 112--Decker CH pinned Culp 3 34 119-- Sentz. dec Brandt 154. Eissler CH dec Ymgl- mg. 18-0 132 Null dec McKee 11-0 138 Apa CH pinned Herteog.

3 07. 145 Cool. pinned Byrnes 4-25. 155 Apa CH pinned Sentz. 2.58.

187 McKee CH pinned Deutach. 4 37. 185 Colestock. CH pinned Arentz. 3.17.

Hwt-- Eboch, CH. by ior- feit..