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SP The Register TS SCOREBOARD 5 CLASSIFIED 6 SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1986 Hoop season tips off ru Mac 21 15 REGISTER STAFF PHOTO FIGHTING FOR THE BALL Monmouth Regional's Colleen Kruse Monmouth Regional fight for the ball in action from yesterday's game (21). Erika Wright (42) of Red Bank Regional and Julie Lieb (41) of in Little Silver. Red Bank Regional won, 44-38.

Giants, Packers to renew rivalry Clubs meet today for 46th time EAST RUTHERFORD Perhaps it is only fitting that the Green Bay Packers should help the New York Giants close out one of their most successful seasons. After all, the Packer-Giant rivalry dates back to 1928 when the world was different. Even the National Football League was different in those days. There was only one division with 10 teams in it. There were no wild-card playoff teams, and the Super Bowl wasn't even a twinkle in Lamar Hunt's daddy's eye.

The Giants and Packers split two games in 1928. The Providence Steamrollers were declared league champs with an 8-1-2 record. The second place Frankford Yellowjackets finished with an 11-3-2 The Packers were fourth and the Giants were fifth. The Packers and Giants go at it for the 46th time in Giants Stadium today, starting at 12:30 (Channel 2 and WNEW-Radio). Green Bay leads the series, 25-18-2.

When the game is over, the 4-11 Packers go home. The 13-2 Giants rest for the playoffs, hopefully with a 14-2 mark and the home field advantage for those playoffs. Green Bay coach Forrest Gregg's attempts to make this an important game for his Pack got sidetracked Thursday in another internal mess. This time, star wide receiver James Lofton was charged with a sexual offense and Bucs defense keys victory By JIM HINTELMANN The Register LITTLE Regional basketball 10-12 could be SILVER Red Bank had an off-year in girls last season with a record, but this season dif- ferent if yesterday 44-38 'B' Division North victory over Mon-. Bucs 44 Falcons 38 mouth Regional is any indication.

The taller Bucs controlled both backboards and its defense forced a flock of Monmouth turnovers. The Bucs took the lead for good late in the second quarter and then held off several Monmouth comebacks. "We're not big," Red Bank coach Steve Johnson said. "But Monmouth made us look big. They are one of the few teams in the divsion that is smaller than us.

"We had everyone back from last year," Johnson said. "So they are a lot easier to work with and they are working very The Bucs used the solid scoring of Erika Wright and Kerri Lunz. Both girls scored 16 points, most from underneath. "They are the main scorers," Johnson said. "And Gina (Nicoletti) and Melissa (Bowie) are doing the ball-handling for us.

Gina and Melissa are our best defensive players. They know what they are doing out there." The game saw the two teams traded baskets through most of the first half. The lead changed hands 12 times with Monmouth having its biggest lead at 13-10 and 21-18, the latter on two on two baskets by Stacey Hayes. The Bucs then scored the last six Girl's Basketball points of the half with Wright scoring four and Julie Lieb the other two to go in front, 24-21. Wright scored again to open the third quarter.

Monmouth managed to narrow the lead to a point twice more. The last time was 30-29 on a short jumper by Joslin Stanton. Red Bank regained control here with Wright scoring three straight basketsto open it up to 36-29. Monmouth's Linda Hayes hit a free throw, but Nicoletti dropped in two fouls shots for a 38-30 spread. Linda Hayes scored on a rebound and free throw to close it to 38-33, but Nicoletti drove in for two points and Lunz hit on a rebound to make it 42-33 with 3:40 left.

Monmouth never got closer than six thereafter. "I expected a tough battle," Monmouth coach Kathy Fox said. 'We don't have any height and that hurts us. Red Bank played us tough last year has super guards and shot well," Johnson added. "We'll have trouble with them the next time we play them.

Red Bank plays at Ocean Township Monday and then it will compete in the Buc Holiday Classic starting Saturday. "Middletown North is the team to beat," Johnson said. "I think we were seeded (second) too high in that tournament." Linda Hayes, Colleen Kruse and Joslin Stanton all scored 10 points for Monmouth. See Hoop, Page3B Kornegay resigns as Hawks coach By JONNI FALK The Register suspended for today's game. Lofton allegedly had been involved in a similar offense several years ago but charges were never brought against him.

In the meantime, defensive back Mossy Cade went through a similar experience, and nose tackle Charles Martin was suspended for two games this year for a late and dirty hit on Chicago quarterback Jim McMahon. "We are going to prepare for the Giants' game as best we can," an obviously crushed Gregg said. "This is a distraction, and we want to do away with the distractions. In fact, it's a tremendous disruption." The Giants have had distractions, too. However, they center about the success the team has been having.

Media coverage of the team has about doubled. That's something which does not please Coach Bill Parcells. Parcells repeated everyday this week that he will stay with his first team all the way today. The game will be played as if it were an important game in the middle of the season, he insisted. That means that normal substituting will take place, but nobody will get extra rest.

"I want to get Jim Burt back in there because he needs the game work," Parcells said. "I'm going to play the best guys to give us the best chance to win. We're going to play a full 16 games. They're going to have to want to play every game to win for me. That's the only way to play the game I See Giants.

Page4B ASSOCIATED PRESS MAN WITHOUT A TEAM Jack Morris, shown here talking to reporters at a news conference Thursday, is a man without a team. The Philadelphia Phillies rejected his offer yesterday and the New York Yankees said they would wait before making a decision. For details, see page 2B Hoop view '86 Three-team battle looms in newly aligned 'C' Division By JIM HINTELMANN The Register WEST LONG BRANCH Ron Kornegay resigned yesterday as head basketball coach at Monmouth College, citing the team's 1-6 start this season. "At this time I feel it is best that someone else take over," the 39- year-old Kornegay said in a statement. "Right now the program needs to go in another direction." Kornegay expected a better season, with three returning starters and a solid recruiting year, but the Hawks ran into hard times with poor shooting, injuries and poor rebounding being the major reasons.

One of Kornegay's freshman recruits, Mike McNeil of Monsignor Donovan, is out for the season due to illness, while another player that Kornegay was counting on, 6-7 junior college transfer Dennis Still, has been a disappointment. With the exception of freshman Harrie Garris of Central Regional and 6-10 Chris Van Dinten, Monmouth's shooting from threepoint range has been exceptionaly poor. Monmouth's only victory this season was against Division III William Paterson and the Hawks failed to impress in that contest. Kornegay had expressed concern and disappointment with the Hawks' slow start and had talked about resigning at the end of the season if Monmouth was unable to turn it around, but yesterday's resignation came as something of a surprise. The backcourt will be patrolled by 5-10 junior Sean Dettlinger and 6-2 senior Don Codey.

McCann feels that the Purple Rose's strength lies in their depth. The people that will comprise that quality depth are co-captain Jim Gowen at guard, Mike Murphy, also at guard, Steve Zengel at center and Mike Crimen, also at center. This season marks the Purple Roses' first year of being eligible for the Division title. "In the past our kids had a hard time maintaining their interest. Competing in the conference should help our kids keep their Monmouth played about a dozen Division I teams in the 1982-83 season and finished at 12-17.

The Hawks went Division I in the 1983-84 season and fell to 6-21. Starting with that season, Monmouth is 28-61 including this season. In three years of Division II play, Monmouth was 65-23. Assistant coach Ron Krayl, 41, will act as interim head coach, and Kornegay will stay on as assistant athletic director, a position he has held for five years. The 1-6 start is the next to worst in the school's 30-year basketball history, said Joe Favorito, the school's sports information director.

Monmouth College enjoyed great success in NAIA, and Division II and III competition, before electing to enter Division I competition in 1982. It was felt at the time that it would take the Hawks about four or five years to build up a solid Division I program. When Monmouth failed to show any improvement this year, Kornegay made the decision to step down. Kornegay, a 1969 graduate of Monmouth College, was a guard for the Hawks and holds the team's basketball scoring record with 2.526 career points. He was twice named All American guard by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and was an Associated Press honorable mention in 1969.

He was assistant coach from 1969 to 1976 under Bill Boylan and took over as head coach prior to the 1976-77 season, posting a 129-130 record. A three-team race shapes up in the newly aligned Division with St. Rose, Freehold and Shore Regional all being given good chances of winning. St. Rose has a young team.

but most of its players saw considerable action as sophomores last vear. Freehold had a promising, but inexperienced team returning, but the Colonials have been hit by a variety of mishaps and may not be at strength until February. Shore Regional could have one of its better teams with seven; lettermen back and the Blue Devils should be in the race all the way. Rumson-Fair Haven Regional is inexperienced with only two lettermen back but coach Bob Hummel thinks the Bulldogs can finish at least with a .500 mark. Manchester is a possible dark horse with three starters returning while Monsignor Donovan and Pinelands are rebuilding.

SHORE REGIONAL WEST LONG BRANCH With seven returning lettermen, Shore Regional coach Joe Nappo goes into the season with expectations of a winning year. The Blue Devils were 9-14 last year. "We should do better than last year and be a contender," Nappo said. "We have a little more size and rebounding than we've had in the past." The big players being counted upon by Nappo are 6-5 Kevin Pierson and (-3 Joe Centanni. "They're both good rebounders," he said.

Centanni and Mark Pallotta (5-10) are expected to be the leading scorers. The other returnees are Greg Jacobson (5-10), Chris Brignola (6-2), Mike Scerbo (5-10), Larry Kennedy (5-10) and Steve Reisler (5-10). Also hoping to get some playing time are sophomore Joe Nappo Jr. (6-1) and senior Frank Pota (5-10). "St.

Rose and Freehold should be the teams to beat," Nappo said. ST. ROSE BELMAR St. Rose coach Pat McCann hopes that a year's experience for most of his key players will result in a much better team than last year's 5-20 mark. "Last year we started three or four sophomores every game.

I am hoping the team has matured," McCann said. McCann is counting heavily on his four returning starters. The returnees in the front court are juniors C.J.Simmons, 6-3 forward, and Robert Barnes. 6-3 center. McCann said.

McCann feels that the division will be extremely competitive with four or five teams having a chance for the title. He thinks that Shore and Freehold are the teams to beat. FREEHOLD FREEHOLD- Freehold coach Jack Kuhnert does not know how his team will play at this point because the Colonials are suffering from tremendous injury problems. The Colonials were short of available bodies tor last night's key divisional clash at Shore ReSee Preview, Page3B.