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ri 22 Shooting stars still shine in college fTHERE ARE THEY NOW? And how are ii they doing? The calls come constantly from people curious about our high school grads. This will give you some idea: A pair of former Murry Bergtraum standouts, Andre Williams and Stan Morse, Ron Williams, an ex-Cardinal Hayes performer, and Jamaica Prep's Horace Neysmith were named conference Players of the Week. Williams, a 6-8 Pittsburgh forward, was named in the Big East after he scored 30 points in two Panthers victories. Morse, a guard for Lafayette, was picked co-Player of the'Week in the Atlantic 10 when he hit on all 16 of his field goal attempts in two Massachusetts victories. Only 6-5, Neysmith is third in rebounding, grabbing 7.5 an outing.

Lorenzo Charles, the muscular Brooklyn Tech grad who was considered the "dark horse" to make it in college, has really blossomed since last year's NCAA championship dunk "heard 'round the world." The 6-7 North Carolina State frontcourt-man, whom many considered "lacked the shot" to make it, is the leading scorer in the Atlantic Coast Conference now with a 20.1 scoring output and third in rebounds. North Carolina's Sam Perkins, a former Tilden student, is the second rebounder and fourth in scoring with a 17.5. Earlier in the year, Georgia Tech coach Bob Cremins told this writer, "I'll get more from (John) Salley as the season progresses. And when he improves, we'll be tougher." Now Salley, a 6-9 soph from Canarsie is also blossoming, in double figures most outings, giving the Engineers a new dimension up front It's no surprise that ex-Xaverian star Chris Mullin is the leading scorer in the Big East with a 23.4 average nor that Stevenson grad Eddie Pinck-ney is among the top rebounders in the Conference. The Villanova junior center who passes more than he shoots, is the fifth bounder with 7.5 each contest Marcus Gaither, a former Far Rockaway High football star, was a walk-on in basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson and has developed into one of the top players in the metropolitan area and, according to assistant coach Ellonya (Tiny) Green, former Flushing High stickout "Marcus will be a first-round pro pick this year." A 6-5 point guard, Gaither sees the whole court and can score.

He's averaging 17 a game this season and is approaching the mark and could be the all-time high scorer. "He has super range, shoots in machine gun fashion and scores despite double teaming," added Green. And former Charles Evans Hughes star Steve Burtt is the Metro Atlantic leader with a 23.6 mark. Burtt is in the running for the Haggerty award as the top college player in the met area with another junior Chris Mullin his chief competitor: A dark horse for the award would be LIU's 6-9 Carey Scurry, who is playing like a man possessed underneath. The former Alexander Hamilton reserve is one of the nation's top rebounders and the fourth top scorer in the ECAC Metro with a 16.8 average.

Blackbird teammate Robert Brown leads the loop with an 18.1 while St Francis Robert Jackson is second with 18.0. BILL TRAVELS as tops last week in i.m i ti nrra East Coast conference for his 17 points and four steals in a victory over Bucknell. Ron Williams, a 6-8 forward for Florida who lives in Long Island City, had 18 rebounds in a win over St. Leo's and 23 points and 10 caroms in the 71-63 victory over Vanderbilt. Neysmith was a Christ Sifte mm sSitle WOOD By JACK KELLY ing from the floor and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe.

Tony DaCosta added 10 points as the team's other twin figure scorer. Christ the King now moves directly to the quarterfinals and faces Bishop Loughlin next Friday at Bishop Ford. The Falcons got 14 points from Leon DiMartino and 12 from Mergin Sina as they finished 3-8 in the loop and 10-9 overall. Molloy copped the last playoff berth in Queens behind 21 points by Steve Kratzer, 20 by Adolphis Gaffney and 14 by John Martinson. The Stan-ners wound up 7-7 in the division and 12 10 overall.

The Redmen also had three players in double figures as John Hopkins connected for 18, Ron Blair threw in 14 and John Clifford netted 12. They finished with a 5-9 loop mark and were 13 overall. Coach Lou Piccola's Xaverian team (8-4, 15-7) used a 24-point fourth period to nip the Knights. John Mullin, who scored 20 points, settled the issue with a layup with 0:11 remaining. He had eight of his points in the last quarter.

Teammate Terry Boyle led the Clippers with 22 points, mostly on outside shooting, with 12 coming in the last frame. Boyle, as well as Mike Marcotte, were cited by Piccola for an outstanding defensive game as was Carlton Screen for his excellent floor game. Tom Squeri and Derrick Chievous led Holy Cross with 23 and 13 points, respectively, as the Knights wound up with a 6-8 league mark. Ray Connolly tossed in 16 points and Cliff Cadet came off the bench to score all 10 of his points and nine rebounds in the second half to give McClancy its win. Nazareth (5-17) received 16 points from John Baker and 13 from Pat Mullee.

Hamilton won the tie-breaker with five men accounting for all the points. Dorian Baldwin led with 19. Ronnie Kearse contributed 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds; Reggie Coleman netted 15 and 10 rebounds; Anthony Tate scored 14 and dished out 10 assists, and Frank Reaves had 12 points. Lafayette had a trio of double figure scorers as Reggie Thomas tossed in 16, Ron Izzo notched 15 and Brian Stubbs had 10. FRISCH 52, RAMAZ 49 Steve The final playoff spots were filled on the last day of the CHSAA regular season as Christ the King clinched the Queens title with a 73-62 win over Bishop Ford and Archbishop Molloy claimed the third spot with a 90-57 win over St John's Prep.

St Francis Prep is second in Queens. In a PSAL outing, Hamilton took a 7660 win over Lafayette in a tiebreaker for the third place in Brooklyn Division II. Hamilton now meets Boys Girls tomorrow in the opening round at FDR. In other CHSAA games, Xaverian, No. 2 team to Bishop Loughlin in Brooklyn, ended the playoff hopes of Holy Cross with a 58-56 squeaker over the Knights.

McClancy closed out its season on a winning note with a 67-57 triumph over Nazareth. Bobby Oliva's Royals (122) took their third Queens title in five years behind the red hot shooting of Alex Broadway. The team's leading scorer continued his assault on the twines by pouring in 35 points on 14-of-17 shoot ANTHONY CASALE DAILY NEWS Steve Kretzer (14), shown here in game against St. Francis, led Molloy scorers, with 21 in season-ending game against St. John's Prep.

Kaner lead three other mates in double figures with 13 points. Rich Kirsch had 12, Ari Dubin netted 11 and Jordan Rubinson had 10 for the 8-2 Falcons. The 1-8 Rams received a game-high 17 points from Daniel Bursky and 13 from Mike Haber. By DIANE BRUNO four-goal performance go to waste. College Point knotted the score on a power-play goal at mark and then Paul DeLeao shot in the winner with :03 on the clock: But it was a weekend for comebacks as the Chiefs, too, regrouped on Sunday to take a 4-1 decision over the Bartten Breeze.

Other highlights included a 5-4 upset by the Bayside Oilers over the Ozone Park Kings. The Oilers have now won their last four and are still in the running to win their division. Also, the Sportsarama Penguins scored four short-handed goals in their 64 victory over the Rockaway Rockies. A THOUSAND PARDONS: Corrections on the names of some of the Nazareth, tracksters who participated over the weekend in the CHSAA Brooklyn Diocesan Championships and which appeared in a story in Tuesday's Daily News. In the 300-meter dash, Nazareth finished first second and third, with Wayne Seaton behind Gary Gooden's 36.3 taking the silver (36.7) and Frank Donalds copping the bronze (37.5).

And in the 880-yard relay, Nazareth's winning quartet was made up of Seaton, Sheldon McCloud, Mike Kelly and Abdel Archibald. Channel Drive) to drop the puck at the opening faceoff at noon. IN QRHA ACTION over the weekend, the HSA Rams (12-0) remained the only undefeated team in the unlimited division, beating the Astoria Blues, 3-1, on Saturday -and the Queens Knights, 8-2, on Sunday. The Broadway Blues (12-1) were knocked from the unbeaten.ranks last week by the Bronx Wings, 7-3, on the strength of Louie Maietta's hat trick and Dean Pawalsky's two goals. But the Broadway Blues came back strong, beating the South Division-leading Ozone Park Kings, 9-1, thanks to Bill and Joe Moore and the goaltending of Dave Temkin, and the Associated Blackhawks, 12-0, on Dave DiSilva's shutout performance in the nets.

The Astoria Blues, after Saturday's loss to the Rams, also rebounded, blanking the Jackson Heights Hawks, 9-0. George Prendergast and Michael Trontz both notched hat tricks while Mark Nicola recorded the shutout The Jackson Heights Chiefs, meanwhile, lost a heartbreaker to College Point, letting a 4-3 lead with two minutes to go slip away and Rich Vetnillo's A good friend is never forgotten. Rich Ritchie and his Queens Roller Hockey Association (QRHA) are making sure of that as they prepare for their All-Star game on Monday a game which, from here on in, will be dedicated to former All-Star Ed Iscoe. Iscoe, an off-duty corrections officer who was stabbed to death trying to break up a dispute between a friend and two other men outside an Astoria theater in November, was an original member of the six-year-old "Unlimited" league. In fact, he scored the league's first goal as a right wing for the Bronx Wings, said Ritchie, the QRHA's president The 23-year-old, who wore No.

6 for the Astoria Blues the last two years, also participated in all six All-Star games. According to Ritchie, the game's Most Valuable Player Award will now be called the Ed Iscoe Memorial Award as a way of honoring his outstanding talent sportsmanship, and behavior on and off the ice. Iscoe's mother, Christina, will be on hand Monday at the Bayswater Rink (Beach 32d St and Beach 3.