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Sports Saturday, TV 'Homerdome' in Series spotlight Orange Glen's Jason Sowers scrambles for running room away from Mt. Carmel's David Eriksen. Last drive steers Sundevils to victory By Terry Monahan Times-Advocate Sportswriter RANCHO PENASQUITOS Often times, lucky is better than good. Because of a bit of luck, Mt. Carmel High School extended its own school-record start in football with a 26-21 triumph Friday at home over Orange Glen.

Chris Beeman's 15-yard scoring pass to Gannon Tidwell with just 44 seconds left to play overcame the Patriots' 21-20 lead following the biggest break of the game. After Dennis Esposito's third touchdown of the game and Shannon Vinje's third extra point gave Orange Glen a 21-20 lead with 6:55 to play, Beeman was intercepted at the Patriots' 18 by Bill McNeil. Two incompletions and a oneyard run brought up fourth down, but the snap to punter Jason Sowers was low and he was tackled for a seven-yard loss to the Patriots' 18. Two plays later, Beeman clinched the sixth win against no By Peter Pascarelli Knight-Ridder News Service MINNEAPOLIS It is officially known as the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

But it has also been called the Homerdome and the worst excuse for a ballpark ever built. But in a World Series that brings together an injuryened St. Louis team and a still largely unknown Minnesota club, the biggest star could well be the Twins' home park. Fans across the country will be able to get good a look at this bizarre stadium tonight (5 p.m. Ch.

10, KNX 1070) when the curtain lifts on the 1987 World Series with the first Series game ever played indoors. Twins left-hander Frank Viola, a 17-game winner during the season, will oppose Cardinals rookie left-hander Joe Magrane, who was bombed in his only start in the National League championship series. The Series will remain in Minnesota for Game 2 Sunday night. After an off day Monday, it will shift to St. Louis for the third, fourth and if needed fifth games.

Games 6 and 7, if necessary, will take place next weekend in Minnesota. By then, maybe everyone will know why the Metrodome has generated so much talk among players, managers, scouts and executives since it opened in 1982 and especially since the Twins won the American League West title. Certainly, there are other factors to consider when handicap- losses for the Sundevils when he hit a wide-open Tidwell. While Mt. Carmel is 3-0 in league and 6-0 overall, the Patriots slipped to 0-2 and 3-2-1.

"We got lucky at the end," admitted Mt. Carmel Head Coach Bill Christopher. "Right now I'm still in shock. I knew we had enough time at the end, but I never expected we'd get the ball for the last drive like that." Orange Glen got back into the game in the third period after trailing 20-7 when Esposito capped a 61-yard drive following a fumble recovery with an 18-yard run. With 7:38 left, Vinje's extra point made it 20-14.

After Tidwell's 53-yard punt pushed the Patriots to their own 29, Orange Glen marched 71 yards on 10 plays with Esposito going the final yard. Vinje's conversion put the Sundevils behind for only the second time all year. "The last few minutes were absolutely amazing," beamed Christopher. "It wasn't pretty, but we There is the absence of Cardinals first baseman Jack Clark, whose injured ankle is still so bad that he's not even on the Series roster. There is the doubtful status of Cardinals third baseman Terry Pendelton.

There is the defensive strength of both infields. see the ping this series: Series aren't going to give it back." Mt. Carmel appeared to have the game in hand when it marched to a 20-7 halftime lead behind its ball-control attack, featuring Mark King. King ended the opening drive of the game by banging in from one yard out, capping a 57-yard drive in 10 plays with 7:44 left in the quarter. However, Robert Myers' extra point try sailed wide left.

Not to be outdone, the Patriots went on a 10-play drive, too. Esposito finally ended the 70-yard march by going off right tackle from a yard away with 3:33 to go in the same period. Vinje's conversion gave Orange Glen its only lead 7-6. The Sundevils' second drive stalled, but a fumbled punt put Mt. Carmel in business at the Orange Glen 27.

After running 11 plays and receiving an added bonus when the Patriots were whistled for having 12 men on the field for the first Eagles use basics to rock Carlsbad By Bob Gaines Times Advocate Sportswriter ESCONDIDO Dominating on all fronts, San Pasqual High School rushed to the heart of the Avocado League playoff race Friday night with a crushing 19-0 triumph over the Carlsbad Lancers. The Eagles moved to 2-1 in league with their first victory in the new San Pasqual Stadium by outgaining the Lancers 376-61. San Pasqual had 342 yards on the ground and held Carlsbad to only 12 yards rushing. The Eagles ran off 76 offensive plays and limited the Lancers to only 35 plays. "It was won in the trenches," said San Pasqual Head Coach Mike Dolan.

"Their offensive and defensive lines were bigger than us, but we're physically strong. "We weren't real fancy, just grind it out. It was time to be basic." Junior Juan Garcia led the Golden Eagles with 175 yards rushing on 22 carries and added another 19 yards on two pass receptions. Fullback Dave Emerson rammed for 79 yards on 19 carries. Each had one touchdown, while wide receiver Chris Nottoli added Times-Advocate Bob Gaines -A Sportswriter America's Pastime hits prime time Warning: the following program may not be suitable for family viewing.

It contains violence, language and spitting. Parental guidance is suggested. Welcome to the Prime Time World Series. Here's what to expect as the Fall Classic invades your living room: 1. Spitting: The common bond that unites all baseball players.

Whether they hit .198 or .355, they spit. Whether they're a 20-game winner or a long distance reliever with a 6-24 lifetime record, they spit. Whether they're the manager or the clubhouse boy, they spit. In the batters' box or on the mound, the details will be captured up -close with zoom lenses. How will the players respond to their faces being plastered across the screens of 100 million homes? They'll spit, of course.

In baseball, it's an art form. And don't forget the high percentage of ballplayers and coaches who chaw tobacco. Never invite a baseball player into your home. 2. Tid-bits: Since baseball sometimes drags, the ABC announcing team of Al Michaels, Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver will fill your evenings with a constant barrage of trivia.

You will learn that the Twins' Kirby Puckett and Greg Gagne were both raised in families of nine children. Tom Brunansky of West Covina played for the 1973 Pony League World Series champions. Juan Berenguer does not give postgame interviews. Frank Viola is superstitious. Tom Lawless didn't get his first hit of the season until August.

Jose Oquendo played eight different positions this year. Greg Mathews is a surfer. Actually, some tid-bits will be repeated about every other inning Tom Kelly is the youngest manager in the majors, the Twins only won 85 games during the regular season, the Minnesota Metrodome is the first indoor stadium to ever house a World Series game, Vince Coleman was aced out of the 1985 series when he fell victim to a rain Please see Gaines, page B2 Unrein joins the active Chargers By Jay Posner Times-Advocate Sportswriter SAN DIEGO United they stood, almost. Just two days before what is thought to be the Chargers' final Strikeball game, a member of the original 45-man roster broke ranks. Second-year defensive end Terry Unrein reported to practice Friday, and he will play Sunday against the Los Angeles Raiders.

Though the deadline for striking players to return to work was Wednesday, Unrein had been placed on an eligibility list by the Chargers front office after he hinted he might be coming back. "I told them I was thinking of coming in," Unrein said. "He had indicated Wednesday, before the deadline, that he was going to be in this week," said Steve Ortmayer, director of football operations. "You're only eligible to play Sunday if you had indicated you were going come in, and we had an indication to that effect." The only other Chargers to report during the strike were defensive lineman Mack Moore and safety Jeffery Dale, both of whom are on injured reserve. After a sleepless night Thursday, Unrein said he decided at 7 a.m.

Friday to return. He drove to San Diego Stadium and later practiced with the strikebreaking ReChargers. "I just decided I wanted to play football," he said. "This is not a statement for management or against the union. It's a decision for Terry Unrein.

I've been missing playing. It's as simple as that." Unrein makes a base salary of $145,000, or $9,062.50 per game. Yet, despite having lost more than $27,000 during the strike, Unrein Please see Chargers, page B6 October 17, 1987 best shortstop in Ozzie Smith and the best third baseman in Gary Gaetii in the same Series," said an NL manager.) There is the depth of the St. Louis starting pitching opposed to a Twins starting corps that is essentially a man operation. There is the Cards' speed vs.

the Twins' poor catching, and Minnesota's -hitting vs. a St. Louis offense that has struggled without Clark. So in light of all that, what is it about the domed stadium in downtown Minneapolis that is causing all this fear and loathing? Well, there are the dimensions, which make home runs common; the rightfield wall, a canvas tar- Please see Series, page B2 Todd to The Times-Advocate punt Beeman scrambled around left end to score and grab the lead back. The 1 two-point run fell short to keep the margin 12-7.

King gave the Sundevils some room before intermission when he ran off left tackle and past the Patriots' defense on a 65- yard run to the end zone with 5:18 left before halftime. This time, though, Beeman hit Jon Tejcek for the two-pointer and a 20-7 lead. In the first half, King paced the Sundevils with 119 yards on 15 carries while Beeman was 5-for-5 for 25 yards. For Orange Glen, Sean Gousha was 10-for-13 but for only 79 yards. The Patriots had a chance to get back into contention after King's second touchdown, but an interception by Rich Caster that was returned to the Sundevils' 12 was nullified by a holding penalty in the waning seconds.

But the biggest break of all was the last one. locker room and into a 16-point lead with an 80-yard drive on 10 plays. The 210-pound Emerson went the final four yards as he punished the bruised Lancers defense. Nottoli's 24-yard field goal made it 19-0 midway through the final period. Late in the game, San Pasqual nearly scored again while running out the clock.

Dolan praised the play of Jim Clayton, who gained 27 yards on five carries. "Clayton has earned his stripes on blocking alone," said Dolan. "When Garcia has been getting those big rushing games, it has been Clayton blocking for him." After opening the season with four straight losses, the Eagles have now won two in a row. "We've always been good," said Nottoli. "The only team that has really beaten us was Orange Glen.

We beat ourselves the rest of the time." "I think people are going to take notice of us now," added Emerson. "The coaches have pulled us through the hard times and we've put it all together." WORLD SERIES GAME 1: St. Louis (Joe McGrane 9-7) at Minnesota (Frank Viola 17-10), today, 5:30 p.m. GAME 2: St. Louis at Minnesota, Sunday, 5:25 p.m.

GAME 3: Minnesota at St. Louis, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. GAME 4: Minnesota at St. Louis, Wednesday, 5:25 p.m. x-GAME 5: Minnesota at St.

Louis, Thursday, 5:25 p.m. x-GAME 6: St. Louis at Minnesota, Saturday, 1 p.m. x-GAME 7: St. Louis at Minnesota, Sunday, 5:25 p.m.

x-if necessary All games on Channel 10, KNX1070. All but today on KFMB-760 Ashby and Knights roll over Cougars LAY By Warren Wilson Special to the Times-Advocate SAN MARCOS San Marcos High senior Scott Ashby scored two touchdowns and the Knight defense bottled up Escondido's offense Friday night in 17-0 Avocado League win over the Cougars. Ashby, who ran nine yards for one score and caught a 10-yard pass from quarterback Rick Ebert for another, was one of eight San Marcos ballcarriers who rolled up a total of 217 rushing yards. And when the Knights' ball-control offense wasn't consuming the clock, San Marcos' defense was frustrating quarterback Tim Bone and the Cougar offense. "We've studied a lot of film from both last year and this year on Bone, and we thought he was one of the best quarterbacks in the county not just the league," said Knight defensive coordinator Jack Ashby.

"Both we coaches and the kids respect him a lot, and I thought our defense handled him real well tonight." Bone, the catalyst of Escondido's offense, completed eight of 10 passes for 84 yards. He faced a heavy rush throughout the game by Pete Cabral, John Nichol and the rest of the Knights' defensive front. "I'm relieved," Knight Head Coach Ken Broach said of the win, which made his team 2-1 in league games and 2-2-2 overall. "We took the opening kickoff and marched down to score, and then it was like we went to sleep." The Knights marched into Escondido territory with each of their three first-half possessions, but only the first drive reached the Cougar end zone. Ebert drove the Knights 51 yards in 10 plays for the first score, Ashby's 10-yard reception.

Joel Neri's point-after kick made it 7-0. After an exchange of possessions, Ebert moved the Knights from their own 26-yard line to the Cougars' 20, where Neri kicked a 37-yard field goal with five seconds left in the half for a 10-0 San Marcos lead. "We thought that if we could stay close going into the second half, we'd win the game," said Cougars Coach Tom Everest. "We had our chances but they fell through." Neither team could score in the entire third period and through most of the fourth, until San Marcos put the game away with a knock-out punch: a nine-play, 97- yard scoring drive. Ashby capped the drive and the game with his second touchdown.

Neri's PAT made it 17-0. "When they got to 17-0, that was it," said Everest. "Our backs were against the wall and there wasn't much time left." The Knights suffered a blow when their leading rusher, Jesse Berrelleza, injured his ribs in the third period. Team physicians estimated Berrelleza's chances of playing in the Knights' game with Carlsbad next week as "90 percent." Berrelleza finished with 64 yards on 12 carries. San Marcos' Vaughn Webb added 61 yards on 10 carries, and Ebert picked 44 yards on seven.

Ashby gained 24 yards on seven carries, and Bobby Miranda had 17 yards in just two carries. Gary Larrabee led Escondido with 23 yards on eight carries, and Mike Garcia added 20 yards on eight carries. Chris Ronalds had 19 yards on four carries, and Bone gained 10 yards on two carries but was sacked twice for a net loss of 12 yards. Ebert was 4-for-11 for 59 yards and one touchdown. He also threw two interceptions.

two field goals and an extra point. "The way we were playing, we could have done what we wanted," said Emerson. "We were on." Thanks to a five-yard touchdown pass from Jon Busch to Garcia at the halftime gun, San Pasqual jumped to a 10-0 lead. But the Golden Eagles could only blame themselves for not enjoying a wider margin as several critical penalties cooled a pair of drives. Other than that, Carlsbad simply could not stop the rushing attack.

Emerson worked inside and Garcia found plenty of space outside for consistently big gains. "They were trying to take our fullback away," said Dolan, "so we ran the option." Finally breaking from an early season pattern, San Pasqual also managed not to fumble the football. "We didn't put the ball on the ground," said Dolan. "We've been working hard on that." The offensive line of Jeff Meyer, Scott Thomas, Eric Thomas, Lee Johnston and Rick Petrungaro provided huge holes. Meanwhile, the San Pasqual defense devastated the Lancers.

Linebackers Ric Aschbrenner and Kevin Herde led the team in tackles. Aschbrenner also had two sacks, while Herde had one sack and recovered a fumble. Safety Andy Loveland, the backup quarterback, intercepted a pass that eventually led to San Pasqual's first touchdown. Keith Nichols and Kevin Hecker also had sacks. Also registering multiple tackles were Hecker, Nichols, Jim Ponchetti, Jeff Gilbert and Dan Andrews.

Nottoli gave the Eagles an early lead with a 22-yard field goal. Late in the half, big gains by Emerson and Garcia moved the ball to the 5 with five seconds left. Busch then lofted a short pass to Garcia in the flat. "It was a pitch pass right," said Garcia, who was covered on the play by two defenders. "I was concentrating on the ball the whole time, but I juggled it at first." Garcia got control of the ball and dragged both defenders over the goal line.

The Eagles stormed out of the.