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Sports holastic NOVKMBER 30. 1975 sparks Rutherford. Sc Manning 'Hi' RUTHERFORD'S 62-YARD drive with the second-half kickoff, capped by a four-yard TD by Papenberg. turned the game around. The Bulldogs' defense.

led by Pacillo, started dominating the game and the offensive line offered Manning more protecion from the Wildcats' pass rush, led by Lang and Brian Barnes. Becton, which had only three first downs in the second half, had a fourth-down-and-10 situation at the Rutherford 44 with 4:57 to play. Mil-azzo started to send a player in with a pass play, but after conferring with his assistants, decided to punt. Rutherford, aided by a 26-yard run by John Chance, ran the clock out. "I figured we'd get them into a hole and we could stop them.

But we didn't," says Becton coach Rod Mil-azzo. "We were a very unlucky team this year." 'ing the offseason," says Meredith. "We wanted to take advantage of Manning's passing and ballhan-dling." Manning has responded with 13 touchdown passes in 10 games. MANNING, WHO HIT on six of 11 passes for 162 yards, almost didn't get a chance to be a hero. Fired-up Becton dominated the first half, running 30 plays to Rutherford's 17 and earning a 13-0 lead.

Becton stunned Rutherford when Tom Sienkiewicz threw' a 57-yard touchdown pass to Fred Lang on the fourth play of the game. The Wildcats later put together a 15-play, 60-yard march. Sienkiewicz hit Lang for a 23-yardcr in the only non-run in the drive and Tom O'Connor, Becton's workhorse back, plunged in from the one for the TD on a fourth-down play. But Derek McAlister blocked O'Connor's placement try. "The kids' attitude changed in the second half.

They really grew up today," says Meredith. "All week we told them that a State title would be tarnished if we lost to Becton." touchdown on the winners' first possession of the second half. The Rutherford quarterback continued to dazzle Becton later in the third quarter. He connected with Shara for a 32-yard gainer, but was shaken up on the play. Manning went to the sidelines for one play and then came back with a 35-yard TD throw to Shara on the next play.

Manning and Shara immediately combined for the game-winning conversion with 25 seconds left in the third period. "ARCHIE (MANNING'S obvious nickname) is the best quarterback in the area," says Rutherford coach Chuck Meredith. "I can't imagine a better quarterback." Manning wasn't a star last year, although Meredith says he has always been a good quarterback. He was one of the two quarterbacks who directed Rutherford's offense, which was geared to the running of Glenn Walters, now a freshman at Delaware, and Osborne. "We changed our offense a lot dur- By JOHN ROWK Stall Writer RUTHF.RFORD When Rutherford football fans look back at the 1975 season they may remember it as the year of Steve Manning.

Of course, running backs Bob Osborne and Bill Papcnberg have played well and Joe Pacillo is a talented lineman. But Manning, a part-time starter at quarterback as a junior, is the player probably most responsible for putting the Bulldogs into Saturday's Group 2 sectional final against Hawthorne. MANNING AGAIN PROVED his worth yesterday as he rallied Rutherford from a 13-0 halftime deficit to defeat rival Becton, 14-13, in its final regular-season game. The Bulldogs also finished second in the Bergen County Scholastic League National Division. Manning and his favorite receiver, Tom Shara, deflated Becton's upset hopes with a second-half aerial show.

Manning threw a 36-yard completion to Shara to set up a Rutherford 1 a i 1 (5-3-1) Becton (9-1) Rutherford 1 6 0 0-13 0 0 14 Irom Sienkiewur Lano. 5 pass (O'Connor Kick) O'Connor I run (kick tailed) Papenberg 4 run (kick failed) Shara 35 pass from Manning (Shara pass Irom Manning) Stall Photo bv Al Paolione Bergen Catholic linebacker Tony Rocchio Granatell and jars the football loose. Don tackles Don Bosco quarterback Joe Bosco recovered (he fumble. 4 Bergen Catholic pins loss on rival Bosco iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini (4-4-1 Don Bosco 0 0 814 (8-2) Bergen Calh. 7 7 0 721 BC McShane 9 run (McGovern kick) BC McShane 85 run (McGovern kick) DB Delanev 11 pass from Granatell (run failed) BC O'Shea 20 interception return (McGovern kick) DB Scott run (Hansen pass from Granatell) imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiii jtV MtiW wits vk li vr I -wHwk 3 w-ft BC drove from its 34 to the Bosco two-yard line on the first 10 plays following the second-half kickoff, but stopped on the next four plays by the Bosco defense, led by Tim Cardew.

"Even though we have a big game with DePaul next week, this is the game we have to win to make it a big season. I've only been here two years, but I know how important beating Bo-" is," said Karcich. Tenafly gains share of title in Group 3 By MIKE FARBER By MARTY NOBLE Staff Writer ORADELL-Leading by 14-6, Bergen Catholic entered the fourth period yesterday with an injury-riddled defense, but hung on to beat Don Bosco, 21-14, with a defensive secondary manned mostly by reserves. With four minutes remaining, BC regulars Mike Civitello, John Langan and Tim McAn-drew were sidelined. Thirty seconds later, Kevin O'Shea, their healthy compatriot, intercepted a Don Bosco pass his sixth interception of the season-and returned it 20 yards for decisive points.

"When lO'Shea scored, it looked like an insurance touchdown," said Bergen Catholic coach Tony Karcich. "And that's exactly what it turned out to be. His touchdown suddenly became very important." Don Bosco had added intrigue to the 18th meeting of the traditional rivals, scoring on Tucker Scott's 14-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion pass from Joe Granatell to Keith Hansen with 1:12 remaining. But Bergen Catholic ran out of the game's last four plays and the clock. "O'Shea is our 'chips are down' player," Karcich said.

"We were really getting worried with all the injuries. None of them was too serious but we had only one regular in the secondary and Granatell can pass. But O'Shea came up with the big play again." Lost in the somewhat frantic ending was the excellent performance of BC running back Brian McShane. McShane scored the other Crusader touchdowns, running for nine yards in the first period and 85 yards in the second period. He finished with 148 yards gained on 12 carries.

Teammate Pat Flynn carried 15 times and gained 64 yards. His first score ended Bergen's first possession. The Crusaders, who play DePaul Saturday in the North Jersey Parochial final of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association football playoffs, gained possession on their 28-yard line after Don Bosco lost the ball on downs. BC moved to score on 13 plays. Jack McGovern, who played his normal outstanding game at center for BC, kicked his first of three placements.

Don Bosco later drove from the BC 44-yard line to the 11 following an interception by Bob Dougan, but lost the bail on downs again. BC moved to its 15-yard line on three running plays, an incomplete pass and a five-yard penalty before McShane broke for his second score. Matt Photo bv Gordon Corbett Jr. Rutherford's Emit Pavelec unsuccessfully tries to block a punt by Becton's Fred Lang. Df-nnis Ondrof blocks Pavelec.

Rutherford beats anchester shocks Hawthorne By PAUL SCHWARTZ Correspondent HALEDON The signs on the Manchester side read "Put the Bears in Hibernation" but still the crowd wasn't very optimistic. After all, Hawthorne had beaten Manchester 13 of 14 times the teams had met in football and had outscored the Falcons, 449 to 82, in those games. But the Falcons stunned the previously-unbeaten Bears, 18-0, yesterday, in a Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League game, taking some of the luster from next week's Group 2 North Jersey championship game between Hawthorne and Rutherford. "This game was a good indication of why the playoffs should be played after the regular season," said Hawthorne coach Dennis Penna, "You can't get the kids up for a playoff, then keep them from getting down for an unimportant regular-season game, then back up for the State final. It ruins the concept of league play to do it this way." Manchester was ready for the powerful Bears.

Bob Duva blocked a Hawthorne punt the first time the Bears had possession. It was the first of nine turnovers by the BPSL Division champs. MANCHESTER took over on the Hawthorne 14 and six plays later, Duva cracked over from the two for a 6-0 lead, Manchester's first score against the Bears since 1969. On the next series of downs, Hawthorne fumbled, but Manchester fumbled right back. Two plays later Duva intercepted a pass, the first of five for the Falcons.

But Manchester was Passaic Valley wins crown iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiim School scores stopped at the Bear 26 early in the second quarter. The Bears then marched 66 yards in 12 plays on their only drive of the day, but quaterback Scott Capazzoli fumbled at the Manchester eight and Bill Hemstead recovered for the Falcons. A holding penalty pushed the ball back on the four, before the Falcons went 96 yards to score a second time. Rich Hunt and Mike Colella combined for 27 yards on four rushing plays to put the ball at the 31. A pass interference penalty moved the ball to the 46, before Hawthorne stiffened and threw the Falcons backs for two losses totaling seven yards.

With third and 17 at the Manchester 39, Top Spohn lofted a long pass to John Durante at the Hawthorne 25 and the speedy senior took it in for the score. Spohn intercepted another Capazzoli pass in the opening minutes of the third quarter, and then moved the Falcons 40 yards to set up Phil Zofrea's 25-yard field goal with 4:25 left in the quarter. Two plays after the kickoff, Bill Breen picked off a pass. And after a key fourth-down completion from Spohn to Durante kept the drive alive. Zofrea kicked a 20-yard three-pointer at the third-quarter gun.

DURANTE PICKED off two passes in the final quarter and Breen got his second interception of the day as Hawthorne passed to try to get back in the game. 'Our kids really played their hearts out." said Manchester coach Jeff Holbert. "they played with their heads up all the way and did a tremendous job. I guess they really wanted it. That game made their season." said a dejected Penna.

"but we've still got next week to look forward to." Unfortunately, for Hawthorne, his players chose yesterday to remember that. WEST WINDSOR-Tenafly plays position soccer, but its position Friday startled coach Charlie Billings. "I thought this team had a lot of weaknesses when the season began," he said. "I told them that I would be happy with a .500 season." Tenafly finished 50-50 but it was for a State championship, not an even record. The Tigers outplayed Ewing to a scoreless tie in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 3 soccer final, earning their first share of a State soccer title.

ALTHOUGH OUTSHOT 26-21, Tenafly had the better scoring chances. Jon Blank was robbed on two by fullback John Guss in the final period and a headed shot by Mark Shir-van in the third period was barely tipped away by goalie Bucky Munley. But it was the sometimes maligned Tenafly defense which earned the tie against a Ewing team playing just six miles from home. "People have forgotten that we had a defense," Billings said. "Goalie John Dougherty has been ignored but he has played fantastically well during the tournament.

And our backs made very few mistakes. In a game on this level, one mistake and it can be all over. We never made a big one." Halfbacks Tom Schnaars and Marcus DeCarvalho saw to that. The two helped shut-. down Ewing's explosive wings, Ed Winsor and Rick Robinson, bottling them up before they could penetrate the Tenafly penalty area.

DAVE WEKSLER AND Matt Steinfeld also were effective against the short-passing game, thwarting Ewing scoring chances before they materialized. Dougherty made 12 saves but few were difficult. Munley had a less relaxing time, tipping three balls over the crossbar for Tenafly corner kicks. The Tigers had a 5-3 edge in corners. "They pushed us around a little at the start of the game but we did most of the pushing later on," Billings said.

"We seemed nervous at first, but midway through the second period, we loosened up and played our own style. Our corner kick advantage is evidence of' that." Ewing had the two best scoring opportunities in the five-minute overtimes, failing to get off a comer kick as time expired in the first and missing a direct kick from just outside the penalty area with 24 minutes left in the second. BUT WHEN YOU are playing for some-See TENAFLY. Paee II miiiimiiimiinmiimimiiiimiimmiimmm AREA FOOTBALL Bergen Catholic 21 Bergenfieid 25 Butter 12 Don Bosco 14 Paramus 0 Pompton Lakes 9 rig le wood 0 Garfield 6 River Dell 12 Jefferson 0 Teaneck 8 Wood-Ridge 6 Ramaoo 7 Palisades Park 6 Ramsey 3 Hawthorne Westwood A Bogota 9 Wavne Valley 0 St. Cecilia 7 Fort Lee 10 Fair Lawn Becton 13 Lvndhurst Secaucus 0 Chff side Park 21 Clifton 51 Demarest 14 OePaui 34 Hackensack 28 Hasbrouck Heights 15 Indian Hills 12 Leonia 32 Mahwah 6 Manchester 18 New MMford 15 Park Ridge 20 Passaic Valley 20 Queen of Peace 14 Ridgefieid Park 35 Ridge wood 13 Rutherford 14 Saddle Brook 16 St.

Mary's 28 Tenafiv 36 Waldwick 9 kind of flattened out offensively and as a result I had to keep some of the defensive people in longer than I wanted to. You've also got to give Wayne Valley credit, they challenged us." The Indians nearly became the third team to score on the Hornets, getting to the PV two midway through the third period. But Ken Skula caught Cliff Zwerver for a three-yard loss on the next play and then a hard hit by Tafro forced Keay to fumble at the nine with Ron Hendricks recovering for PV. Later, Wayne Valley got to the 11 before a big rush forced two straight incompletions and an end to the drive. The Indians' best weapon proved to be the screen pass.

87 of their 108 yards in total offense coming on Cassera's passing. "We didn't have an effective pass rush because we had to be careful of the screen." said Biscaha. "We were forced to keep one or two men back to protect against the screen." Then quarterback John Miller hit Doug Upritchard on a short slant-in over the middle. Putting on a burst of speed, Upritchard outraced Darryl Tkach to the end zone to complete a 73-yard play. Less than a minute later it was 8-0.

Sal Franco tackled Dan Keay in the end zone for a safety on first down after the Wayne Valley back had gone to retrieve a fumbled pitch. Passaic Valley took the free kick and drove 69 yards in seven plays, with Miller scoring on a keeper from the four. A 50-yard run to the Indians' 10 by Tom Yurkosky set up the Wayne Valley had the ball for only four plays before Craig Spinelli picked off Al Cassera's pass and returned it 31 yards to the Indians' 36. This time it took five plays to score with Al Tafro getting the TD on a 10-yard run. A sack of Miller and a holding penalty moved PV back, but Miller Completed passes of 13.

27 and 18 yards to three different receivers on the drive. But that was the end of the offensive fireworks for the Hornets. "The second half wasn't a particularly good one for us." said Biscaha. "We By MARK RUSKIE Start Writer LITTLE FALLS Passaic Valley uncovered the wraps just long enough to turn back Wayne Valley, 20-0, yesterday and clinch outright possession of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League football championship. If visiting North Bergen scouts were hoping to get a good line on Passaic Valley for Saturday's Group 4 sectional final, they didn't get much help from the Hornets, who lumped all their offense into an eight-minute span of the second quarter.

"You might say we played under wraps," said PV coach Joe Biscaha. "We did what we had to do and that was to put some points up on the board in the first half. "It wasn't that this game didn't mean anything. This game meant the championship. We could take the whole thing or share it with Clifton and we weren't particularly interested in sharing it with Clifton." Wayne Valley's defense, which played a surprisingly strong game thanks to the work of people like Jeff Ohngemach and Carmen Saginario.

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