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1 I ndrav Record -1 DECEMBER 5. 1982 13 Pass an repeats as state cJkamp win it by three points over Bergen Catholic's Mike Mor-j By Ron Fox Staff Writer PASSAIC Scoring a touchdown in a State championship game would have been an ideal way to complete his senior football season, Steve Geosits thought yesterday. But, like the rest of his Passaic football teammates, the wide receiver had his priorities in order. Group 4 Irons, score, so it was worth it" Hey ward, a rock-hard 225-pound junior, is known around town as "Ironhead." Yesterday, his iron-willed teammates gained him the scoring championship. Hey-ward tallied all 21 points on runs of 3 and 45 yards, on a 10-yard pass reception, and three extra-point kicks.

Until it met Heyward, North Bergen hadn't allowed a rushing touchdown this season. "They were grabbing me at the beginning holding me," said Heyward, who was limited to 24 yards on nine first-half carries by a North Bergen defense spearheaded by Mark Brignola and Juan Ribot "But then I started to shake and bake." His 45-yard run on the sixth play of the second half began to cook the Bruins, and the Indians were on the way to their second straight championship. Heyward followed a block by Gark Lindsey and barreled over a cluster of three defensive backs for the 14-0 lead. He completed the day with 22 carries for 122 yards. Passaic's defense countered the Bruins' powerful running game with a nine-man line.

The Indians allowed only five -first downs over the first three periods and limited running ace Joe Rotondi to 55 yards on 16 carries for the game. "We wanted to force them to pass, something they're not used to doing," said Passaic coach Tom Elsasser. "They had only thrown four times in the last six games." Kevin Bryant intercepted two passes as North Bergen completed just 6-of-19 for 64 yards. North Bergen lost three fumbles. Nate Heyward, Benny Rozier, and Tyrone Stowe teamed to cause two of them, with Dean Pantis, Juan Gallarza, and Nate Heyward recovering.

Rozier also stopped a fourth-down play at his 22 in the second quarter. "We decided to send Craig after the scoring title after Gallarza's third-period recovery," said Elsasser, who led 14-0 at the time. Heyward caught a short pass, barreled over a defender, and scored with 11:53 left to gan. Linebacker Stowe agreed with his teammates' prior-- ities, and added another. "We wanted the shutout I was! dizzy today, and when I'm dizzy from hitting people I'm; happy because I know I've done a good job." i The 6-foot-l, 210-pound inside linebacker was bril- liant with eight first hits, nine unassisted tackles, and 19! assists, plus tackles on three of the four Passaic r' He was most proud of the Indians' defense in the fourth '1 quarter, when North Bergen had the ball for 22 of 28'.

plays and couldn't score. The Bruins had a first-and-goal at the one, but Stowe; made two stops, and John Sloma, Ken Dye, and Juan! Gallarza joined in on the others to preserve ths shutout! "I had never seen them play defense that well, eitherj on film or in person," said Bruins coach Vince Ascolese.t "They had all the offensive guns and a better defense! than we thought" The team came first Next in line was tailback Craig Heyward's drive to the State scoring championship. Geosits caught a 68-yard pass from Mike Volpe to set up the first touchdown of a 21-0 Passaic win over North Bergen for the Group 4, Section 1 championship at Passaic Schools Stadium. He mourned his lost chance for only a moment "If I didn't turn around looking for the ball, I would have had a touchdown," he said. "Anyway, it let my man, Pompton rallies for win Butler takes 1st State title By John Mayer Correspondent PEQUANNOCK Watching films of the upcoming football opponent is supposed to better prepare a team for the game, but yesterday afternoon it may have done Caldwell more harm than good.

"When we looked at the films, their linebackers played way back, so our game plan was to run on But- Mahwah loses 14-0 advantage By Rich Henning Correspondent FRANKLIN LAKES Mahwah and Pompton Lakes reversed roles for nearly three quarters. Mahwah, a team with only four seniors, played the part of the veteran club while Pompton Lakes, with seniors at virtually every position, made the mistakes one expects from a young team. Pompton Lakes took control in the final 15 minutes, however, showing awesome scoring power in gaining a Group 1 Group 2 Section 2 7. possession, a 33-yard field goal by Dan Dooley with 1:49 remaining in the opening period. Alexander ran for 58 yards and had given the Bulldogs a first-and-goal at the eight.

After an incomplete pass, Butler was penalized 15 yards for holding. On third-and-goal from the 21, Alexander gained five yards and Davies brought out the field goal unit After holding Caldwell on its next possession, Butler drove 65 yards in four plays early in the second quarter for a 10-0 lead. On second-and-six, Alexander broke through the right side for a 15-yard gain. Backup quarterback Mark Lisa, who replaced starter Kent Stock just two plays earlier, rolled left and hit Gary Geiger, completed a 43-yard gainer to the three. Alexander dove through the middle on the next play to score.

Late in the half Chiefs coach Andy Durborow's decision to gamble and pass instead of run out the clock may have cost him the game. On a second-and-10 at Caldwell's 41, Durr's pass over the middle deflected off, linebacker Tom Short--man and was intercepted by defen-j sive back Kevin Duffy. On the next play Lisa threw a 37i yard pass in the end zone that Geiger grabbed after the ball was tipped by defensive back Grant Nichol. Dan Dooley added his second extra point and Butler led 17-0 at the half. Caldwell scored with 2:57 left in the.

third period when Jeff Tino scored from the two to cap an 11-play march. The Chiefs' 5 Vi -minute drive followed a fumble by Lisa that was recovered by Robby Mensinger at Butler's 47. Butler's touchdown came with 6:18 to play as Alexander broke through right tackle from the five to culminate a six-play, 49-yard drive. tin. hi it m-" At ler all day," said Chiefs quarterback Jeff Durr after his team had lost 23-7 in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 2, Section 2 championship game.

"But right from our first possession, they were tucked right in behind the linemen and we couldn't move the ball." While Caldwell gained only 74 yards on 28 rushing plays, the Bulldogs' ground game was off and run- 'ning. Butler amassed 253 yards on 52 carries, 145 in thNpening half. Senior tailback Howard Alexander picked up 173 yards on 33 carries behind a line that moved off the ball exceptionally well all afternoon. "We usually like to throw a little bit more than we did, but with the line opening the holes and Alexander running so well we stayed with what was going best," said Butler coach Jack Davies after winning the first State championship in his 16 years at the helm. "This game convinced me that we are one of the best teams in the State." Many would have to agree with Davies after watching his team snap Caldwell's winning streak at 20 games.

Butler scored on its second 4 28-14 victory in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 1, Section 1 championship. It also left the young Thunder-birds scratching their heads. "We just didn't execute at all in the first half," Cardinal coach Walt Bartlett said. "We performed poorly and put ourselves in a heck of a hole. But we have a good football team here and we had no doubt that we.

were going to win. The kids showed tremendous poise and character." Indeed they did. When Cardinal halfback Brian Moen fumbled a pitchout near midfield on the third play of the second half, it appeared Mahwah, already ahead 14-0, might put the game out of reach. The Thun-derbirds marched from the Cardinal 44 to the eight Just when it looked worst for Pompton, the Cards held Mahwah on fourth-and-one at the eight with three minutes left in the third period. The Cardinals then began their clinic on offense.

Pompton Lakes quarterback Darin Colucci, who completed 10-of-12 passes for 237 yards, wasted no time getting his team down the field. He sent Moen into the line for two yards, and then hit his favorite target, Mike Mooney, for nine yards and a first down at the 19. He went deep on the next play, finding wide receiver Tony Martin-elli wide open for an 81-yard scoring strike. Martinelli caught the ball at the Mahwah 45 and outran Paul Toy and Mike Tremblay to the end zone. Staff photo by Al Paglione Art Vanden Houten (77), Mike Lucas (66), and Dennis Garrity (43) of Pompton Lakes capture Bruce Richardson of Mahwah.

Moen to cut the Thunderbird lead to 14-8. The momentum had swung to the Cardinals. Pompton Lakes defensive back Tim Brown had the first of three fourth-quarter interceptions of Kirk Schulz passes, giving the Cards the ball on the Mahwah 47. Moen, who gained 121 yards on 18 carries, scored from the 16 to cap a six-play drive that gave Pompton a 15-14 lead. Moen picked off Schulz's next pass at the Mahwah 46.

He scored from 27 yards out four plays later to give the Cards a 21-14 lead. Cornerback Chris Sanns put the game away when he stepped in front of Toy and sprinted 42 yards for a touchdown after the third interception. "We never once thought we would lose this game," Colucci said after the game. "Even with all the mistakes and everything, we never got down. That was the key to our win." Mahwah scored 14 points in the first half thanks to five Cardinal turnovers.

Bruce Richardson and Schulz scored on one-yard runs. "That was the big play as far as I'm concerned," said veteran Mahwah coach Ed Caporale. "I told them in the locker room at halftime that we had to stay away from the big strike. They had to go a long way. We had to make them eat the clock.

They are a great football team. When we made mistakes, they capitalized." Bartlett chose to go for the two-point conversion after Mahwah jumped offside on the extra-point attempt. Colucci rolled right and hit Bergenfield overpowers Vernon 35-0 to take Group 3 championship. Ridgefield Park scares Sparta before falling In Group 2, Section 1 final. Rage c15 Morgan leads Bergen Catholic Heyward leads State in scoring By Ron Fox Staff Writer MONTCLAIR There is no envy on the Bergen Catholic football team, the players insist But there could be.

Tailback Mike Morgan, a junior, draws most of the public raves while the supporting cast consisting mostly of seniors, operates anonymously. "It doesn't bother me as long as we win," quarterback Bob Murray said Friday night He was wearing the grin of a senior who had closed out his high school Parochial A North and McGovern fell on it at the Spartans' 20. Six plays later Murray hit Buehler, alone in the left corner of the end zone, with an eight-yard pass. "That was a brand-new play," Murray said. "We knew we could hit the flats against them, and faking to Morgan sets up everything." BC could have scored more but missed a 25-yard field goal and lost a fumble at the Spartans' goal line.

The defense, which lost deep back John Davenport with a possible broken foot in the second quarter, held up; McGovern and safety Tom DeGasperis made interceptions. Morgan used a block from left tackle Chris Pappas for his 45-yard burst on the second play of the second quarter. Immaculata made its only trek into BC territory in the third period, when a short punt landed at the BC 44. Darren "Hawk" Pellegrino deflected a pass, and O'Brien and McGovern stopped a sweep to help end that threat Morgan's punt return followed. He added the nine-yard catch running across the middle with 15 seconds left His run for the two-point conversion was halted by Mike Frauenheim.

Syracuse scout Bill Maxwell further deflated BCs no-stars theory while congratulating Karcich. "You don't see many like Morgan around," Maxwell said. "He's fabulous!" NJSIAA summaries on Pag 15 tion to take the State scoring lead for a day. Passaic's Craig Heyward wrested it away yesterday. Most memorable was Morgan's third-quarter punt return, off a reverse from Bob Buehler.

Morgan shot down the right side, where he was confronted by a defender who waited for one of the tailback's many moves. It never came. "Mike just gave him that head fake," said BC coach Tony Karcich, shaking his head and laughing. "No move, just the fake. I don't believe him." Morgan shrugged off a shoulder-high tackle attempt and scored.

The Crusaders got 6-of-13 passing for 93 yards from Murray to five receivers. But the Crusader defense was equally good. Immaculata ran to its right constantly, the way it had run 85 percent of the time in defeating nine of 10 prior opponents, but BC held the Spartans to 22 yards on the ground and 21 in the air on S-of-12 passing. Left defensive tackle Tom Rocco, who made six tackles in the first half, starred along with linebackers Dan O'Brien and Jim McGovern. "Rocco's come a long way," Karcich said of the former offensive lineman.

"We told him all week he'd be up against their best the guard Nick Conti. He knew we were depending on him." Immaculata lost the ball on the fifth play of the game, when linebacker John Mangini broke up an attempted pitchout Bergen Catholic's Mike Morgan briefly took the scoring lead among New Jersey high school football players Friday night However, Passaic's Craig Heyward, scoring all the points in the Indians' 21-0 conquest of North Bergen yesterday, rushed back to claim the State scoring title by a margin of 177-174. Heyward, a junior, scored three touchdowns and kicked three extra points as the Indians won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's Group 4, Section I title for the second year in a row. With his third TD, scored early in the fourth quarter, Heyward not only secured the State title but also broke the Passaic County scoring record of 172 points, set in 1976 by Tom Vigorito of DePauL now of the Miami Dolphins. Morgan, also a junior, gave it a valiant effort Friday, scoring three touchdowns as Bergen Catholic nailed down an 11-0 season and its third North Jersey Parochial A title in the last four years with a 25-0 victory over Immaculata of Somerville.

In the process, he passed four other players on the single-season Bergen County scoring list, including Bruce Jankowski, football career with two touchdown passes in a 25-0 win over Immaculata of Somerville. The Crusaders were the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's Parochial A North champions. "He gets the glory, but we don't have any stars on this team," said Murray, an athlete who has been taught the team concept of football. But the 6,000 fans who watched Morgan score three touchdowns at Montclair State College might have disagreed. The 5-foot-9, 170-pounder with the darting style gained 159 yards in 21 carries.

He scored on a 65-yard run, an 82-yard punt return, and a nine-yard recep Craig Heyward formerly of Fair Lawn and the Kansas City Chiefs. Morgan's total of 174 points is second only to the 201 scored by Bowie Lusby of Dumont in 1961. Sparta running back Lou Seville and Marc Mofsowitz of North Edison both moved past Shore Regional's Tim Britton into a third-place tie at 152. Seville scored two touchdowns in the Spartans' 21-14 win over Ridgefield Park for the Group 2, Section 1 crown, while Mofsowitz had four TD's in North Edison's 28-19 victory over Middletown North in Central Jersey, Group 4. a.