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1VmilW fc P) Page C4 Sunday, December 17, 1995 The SpokesmanReview College sportsArea sportsFrom the Front Page GWU, Findlay unhappy with deadlock Nebraska captures volleyball crown Central 21, Findlay 21 Bo tried to calm me down, he said. Kitna, who became the NAIAs career total offense leader with 2,907 yards, rallied Central Washington for a touchdown 23 seconds before halftime on a 27-yard pass to Kerlny Russaw. Kitna teamed with E.J. Henderson for a 49-yard touchdown pass to tie the score at 7:28 in the third quarter. Findlay diove 65 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown on a 3-yard run by Booth with 1:31 left in the period for a 21-14 lead.

Central Washington went 72 yards in seven plays for its tying touchdown, including a 42-yard pass from Kitna to Russaw to Findlays 23. The Oilers rushed for 339 yards and Booth completed 5 of 10 passes for 44 yards. Russaw caught seven passes for 105 yards for Central Washington. Central Washington, which played in its first NAIA Division II championship game, wound up at 10-3-1. Findlay was 10-1-2.

yards and three touchdowns. Kitna had his third touchdown pass, a 7-yarder to tight end Todd Murray, on the third play of the final quarter and Marty Greenlee kicked the extra point for the 21-21 tie. Central Washington had two more chances to win, But Greenlee badly missed a 45-yard field-goal attempt with 1:47 gone in the fourth quarter and then was wide left on a 40-yard attempt with six seconds left. Findlay, national champion in 1979 and 1992, lost starting quarterback Bo Hurley with a strained knee when he carried the ball for 26 yaids on the Oilers third play. Strahm said Hurley may have sulfered anterior cruciate ligament damage to his left knee.

With Hurley on crutches on the sidelines, backup Andy Booth directed Findlay to a 14-0 lead on Pearsons touchdown runs of 1 and 24 yards in the second quarter. Booth said he was nervous when he realized Hurley couldnt continue. Hurley tried to help his understudy. 7 NAIA Division II title is shared for the third time since 1981 Associated Press TACOMA Findlay of Ohio and Central Washington will share the NAIA Division II national football championship. Understandably, neither is happy about it.

And some of the players were even surprised by the NAIAs seemingly brchaic rules following Saturdays 21-21 tie in the Tacoma Dome. Im disappointed, Findlays Troy Pearson said. Bowl games have a tiebreaker now. I figured there would he one here. T', Because of a rule that hasnt been updated in 39 years, a Division II title game wound up in a tie for the third 7 in 1981, Austin College of Texas ynd Concordia of Moorhead, tied 24-24 to wind up as co-champs.

And -in 1987, also in the Tacoma the championship game ended in a 16-16 tie between Pacific Prep basketball By Rita Balock Correspondent --COEUR dALENE Lake City boys basketball coach Jim Winger issued a challenge to Jon Chatfields teammates at halftime of Saturday afternoons game. 'The second-year coach wanted some offensive support for the standout 6-foot-3 forward who scored all 19 of Lake Citys first-quarter points a '70-50 victory over fifth-ranked Bofse. 1 Chatfield hit eight of his first 11 shots from field, including a trio of 3-pointers. He had 20 of his game-high 33 points, which equaled his previous season high, by halftime. He also grabbed nine rebounds.

a great shooter, Braves coach George Cox said. We take quite a bit of pride in our defense at Boise High. Youve got to give the kid credit. He stuck it. The rest of the Timberwolves shot 5 miserable 1 of 17 from the field in the first half.

In that first quarter Jon was really tot," Lake City guard Jerid Keefer sj-iid. The rest of us, we were shooting (but) they just didnt go in. At halftime coach talked to us about the rest of us stepping up. We came together real well as a team. i Keefer and point guard Mike Thompson met Wingers challenge, fhe seniors combined for 26 points 20 in the second half and 13 I Thompson boosted Lake City to a 29-26 halftime lead, drawing a foul esperation halfcourt shot with lSphan 1 second on the clock.

Thompson's three consecutive free ttffOwi snapped a 26-26 deadlock. THif Timberwolves started to roll afteif Winger called a timeout with 5f3S left in the third quarter. City (4-2) had just given up a baseline basket to junior guard Scott Cncitson and an inside bank shot to senior center Tye Andersen that put Boise up 30-29. What are you guys doing, Winger yelled as the team huddled. iFive minutes later, the Timber- Wolves had outscored the visitors 21-4 and led 52-36.

thought it was a total (team) Associated Press AMHERST, Mass. Nebraska coach Terry Pettit said a prediction he made three years ago came true Saturday when his team took out Texas in the finals of the NCAA Division I Womens Volleyball championships. 1 I told our three seniors and outside hitters then that I felt we had the potential to win the he said. Theyre the three most committed athletes I could imagine, he said, referring to Billie Winsett, Christy Johnson and Allison Weston. The No.

l-ranked Cornhuskers "'i felt this was our best team, I told our kids that. We did some good things, but Nebraska seemed to have the answers Mick Haley, Texas coach won 11-15, 15-2, 15-7, 16-14 to become only the second team east of California to take the title. The other was Texas, which was successful in 1988. Nebraska completed a 32-1 sea-! son with their 31st straight' This is all about players, not, coaching, said Pettit. Theyre the ones who battled the pressure like 14-all in the last game.

The Cornhuskers advanced to, the title round with a 3-2 semifinal win over Michigan State. The team completed its conquest in the dramatic fourth game ending, with a winning block by Weston. The Longhorns, 3-2 winners over Stanford in the finished with a 28-7 record. Texas coach Mick Haley said he never' lost hope during the champion-1 ship that his team could prevail. Even at the end, I thought we had a chance to take it to a fifth game and win the championship, he said.

I felt this was our best team, I told our kids that, he added. We did some good things, but Nebraska seemed to have the answers. After the teams traded victories in the first two games, Nebraska grabbed a 2-1 lead with a solid victory in the third game. Leading 9-7, the Huskers won the next six points to run out the game, as-Winsett had eight kills and Kate Crnich seven. Texas took a quick 7-2 lead in the first game on three kills apiece by Demetria Sance and Sonya Barnes.

Nebraska, later down 12-5, surged to 12-11 behind eight kills by Crnich before yielding, On the final point, Johnson sailed a defensive kill long. The tenacious Huskers blew things open at 11-1 in the second game by scoring nine 'Straight points. Crnich ended with three-kills in the game. At 14-2, Maria Hedbeck served out the game, with the Texas return going wide. Winsetts five kills and Westons three also helped the Huskers in the second game, offsetting another three kills by Sance.

4 national championship. Its my last game and this tie leaves me with a numb feeling, Wildcats defensive tackle Shawn Raykovich, voted the defensive player after a 13-tackle performance. The coaches felt the same way as their players. If you ask all 96 players, youll get 96 votes to change the rules, Findlays Dick Strahm said. Theres no doubt about it.

Were all down in the dumps. I think something needs to be corrected. Jeff Zenisck came away with a hollow feeling following the first tie in his four years as coach of Central Washington. Its tough, Zenisck said. Itll take us a couple of days to get over this.

Pearson was voted the games best offensive player by the media after rushing 26 times for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Central Washingtons Jon Kitna completed 23 of 39 passes for 286 Lake Citys Jerid Keefer looks for a way Montana 22, Marshall 20 Montana Marshall 10 -22 0 20 Mon FG Larson 48 Mar FG Openlander 39 Mon Walls 24 pass from Dickenson (Larson kick) Mar -Parker 10 run (Openlander kick) Mon Safety Pennington intentional grounding In end zone Mon Wells 2 pass from Dickenson (Larson kick) Mar FG Openlander 21 Mar-Parker 26 rim (Openlander kick) Mon -FG Larson 25 A 32,106 Mon First downs 21 17 Rushes yards 29 4 9 32 112 Passing 2HJ 246 Return Yards 23 0 Comp Art Int 29 48 1 23 411 Punts 8 2H M7 Fumbles Lost 0 0 4 1 Penalties Yards 4 18 )2 109 Time of Possession 30 14 29 46 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING- Montana Branen 6 13 Gales 1 11 Slevud 4 6, Dickenson 18 Marshall Parker 23 94, Darling 3 8, Thomas 1 7 Gary 3 6 Pennington 2 (minus 3) PASSING Montana, Dickenson 29 48-1 281 Marshall Pan-nlnetnn 23 40-1 246 Martin 010 0 HIVING- Montana Erhard! 9 90, Douglass 8 102 Wells 8 62 Stesrud 2 20 Branen 1 5 Gales 2 Marshal! Wiggins 6 81 Carter 6 56 Todd 5 44 Martin 4 BO Wicks 2 11 Thomas I 7, Parker 1 (minus 3) safety B.J, Summers moved the ball from Marshalls 29 to its 44. A play later, the Grizzlies caught the Herd unprepared for the screen to wide receiver Joe Douglass, who went 31 yards down the sideline. Two plays later, Wells faked to the inside, freezing Herd safety Scoff Smythe, then curled outside for a 15 a INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Findlay, Pearson 26176, Shelton 14 60 Booth 12 45, Yeager 9 28 Hurley 1 26, Wojtas 1-4 Central Washington, Christian 8 19 Kitna 9-16 PASSING-Fmdlay, Booth 5 10 1-44 Central Washington, Kitna 23 39 0 286 RLCEIVING Findlay, Hamby 3 29, Shelton 1 14 Yeager Central Washington Russaw 7 105 Christian 7 60, Henderson 2 63, Woodard 3-33 Murray 3-19 Holt 1 6 Lutheran and Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Wisconsin-Stevens Point later had to give up its share of the title because of an ineligible player.

Im not happy, Findlay linebacker Ray Long said. We worked so hard and now we have to share the effort, especially in the second half, Lake City assistant Dwight Wilson said on behalf of Winger, who learned of his grandfathers death moments after the game. We didnt have any turnovers (11 in the game, four in the second half), plus the fact we really started hitting the boards, Wilson added. We surprised them with a three-quarter (court) trap (defense). We got three steals all of a sudden were 10 (points) up.

We got the momentum and we kept it. That Lake City spree included consecutive 3-pointers by reserve Mike Asper, Keefer and Chatfield. The Timberwolves extended their offense in the last 3:30 of the game, which opened up uncontested baskets for Thompson and Asper, Each team shot 43 percent from the field. Lake City went 13 of 20 at the free-throw line, while Boise (4-2) made the only frqe throw it attempted. Lake City 70, Boise 50 17 19 13 23 11 50 18 70 Lak City 10 BOISE Richlns 2, Orchard 0 Bleazard 0 Street 5 Bevls 2, Dalton 0 Erickson 15, Jacobsen 4 Kinghorn 0, Rovelto 2 Andersen 20 Atkinson 0 LAKE CITY CamantiqueO Thompson 12 Keefer 14 Chatfield 33, Hoover 3, Beadell 3, Asper 5.

Coeur dAlene 63, Nampa 53 The Vikings came alive just in time to pull away from the visiting Bulldogs. Guards Ryan Corbeill and Ben Davis sparked Coeur dAlene, which shook from a 44-44 tie to start the fourth quarter. The Vikings built an 11-point lead with 2 minutes left. Corbeill led all scorers with 16 points, plus five steals and four assists. Davis chipped in six points, seven assists and seven steals.

Nampa fell to 0-6. Coeur dAlene upped its record to 2-3 heading into Tuesdays non-league home game with Kellogg. Nampa Coeur d'Alene 11 15 53 83 19 NAMPA Lee 2 Bower 17, Coleman 9 Poulton 11 Koontz 5, Michaelwn 4 Fuson 2 COEUR DALENE-J Davis 4 Milionto 2 Lowry? Corbeill 16 Lee 5 6 Davis 6, Hermslad 7, Kovetch 2, 0 Dowd 12, Hoorelbeke 2 Fridays late game Sandpoint 71, Riverside 66 Riverside Sandpoint 12 19 17 18 68 23 10 9 21 71 RIVERSIDE Otto 0 Hodgson 7 Koesel 0, Lundberg 10, Monroe 12 Hall 17, Johnson 2, Hansen 0, Ahrens 18 SANDPOINT Buckmaster 6 Jeff res 20 Bowman 2 Eller Boren 2, Herrington 11, Palmer 8 Lewis 7, Klemert 7, Nieman 0 almost at will. Dickenson, sacked 10 times in the game, was crisp on the final drive. He completed six passes for 69 yards, then scrambled 11 yards to Marshalls 8 to set the stage for Larson.

The safety was one of many mistakes by Marshall (12-3) of the Southern Conference. Herd running back Erik Thomas fumbled on his own 20 to set up Montana's only touchdown of the second half, a 2-yard pass from Dickenson to Matt Wells. In the third quarter, Pennington grounded the ball in the end zone, costing the safety. And in the first half, Marshall played like a team in its first championship game instead of its fourth in five seasons. A late hit and a screen helped set Montanas sluggish offense rolling late in the second quarter.

The hit out of bounds by Herd Craig BucKThe Spokcsman-Ravlow defense. Griz: Grizs defense took a stand Against Thundering Herd out against an aggressive, trapping Boise 24-yard touchdown catch with 59 seconds left in the half to make it 10-3. On Marshalls first drive, Pennington pitched the ball at the feet of tailback Chris Parker on fourlh-and-1 at Montanas 40. Marshalls Thomas celebrated after a 7-yard gain, costing the Herd yards and helping to kill another drive, The next time Marshall had the ball, Thomas dropped a pass on deep route down the sideline on which he should have scored. We take pride in our discipline and execution, said Marshall coach Jim Donnan.

With the penalties and missed assignments, you dont give yourself a chance to win, We didn't handle it well. Im tremendously disappointed for us, We played sloppy. We made a lot of stupid mistakes. Ill take the blame for not being prepared. Pennington finished 23 of 40 for 246 yards.

Douglass had eight catches for 102 yards to lead Montanas receivers. Marshall also was runner-up in 1987, 1991 and 1993. The 1 lord lost at home for only the fourth time since 1991. Tyson: Third-round knockout gives Iron Mike 6th straight win thought I was going to heaven. There was no word after the fight whether Lee saw the right hands that ended the match.

In a 10-round heavyweight match, -Tony Tucker, who was beaten by Tyson in 1987 when Iron Mike uni-, fied the championship, lost a decision to Henry Akinwande of Britain. Akinwandc speared Tucker with left jabs and right counters throughout, the fight. There were also two title matches on the card. Julio Cesar Vasquez of Argentina, far behind on the three official score cards, knocked out Carl Daniels of St. Louis with one left to the head in the 11th round and Won 1 the WBA junior middleweight title.

Terry Norris added the IBF junior middleweight title to his WBC championship when he scoicd a one-sided decision over Paul Vaden in a bout in which Vaden did little fighting and was booed lustily for most of the 12 rounds. Continued from Cl 32 seconds of work. Mathis, a 25-1 underdog, got $600, 000. It was the sixth straight victory for Tyson, 29, whose career was interrupted by injury in 1991 and then by a trial and three-year prison term on a rape conviction. His record is 43-1 with 37 knockouts.

Mathis, of Wyoming, is 20-1 with six knockouts. He also has one no contest and one no decision. The Spectrum ap- eared less than half full mainly ecause the bout was priced at $500, $400, $300, $200 and $25, Thats a lot of money for a fight during the holidays and it turned out that those who didnt buy a ticket in Philadelphia got to the see the fight anyway when the promoter lifted the blackout of the city at 5:30 p.m. LST. One who sat in the $25 section was Anthony Lee of Philadelphia, who said, They got me sitting in the sky.

I Continued from Cl settle for Tim Opcnlanders 21-yard field goal after Marshall had first-aod-goal from the 3. prizzlics held Marshalls Chris Parker, I-AAs fifth-best career rusher, to just 94 yards on 23 carries. jWe knew coming in we had to stop Parker," said linebacker Jason Ctebo. We knew if we stopped him, theyd" have to go to Pennington. Out defense came up big today.

On the big plays, we came together. finish was strangely similar to Marshalls only title, in 1992. That year, Thundering Herd quarterback Michael Payton, a senior who, like Dickenson, set a number of school records, drove the Herd for the game-winning field goal late against Youngstown State. jAfter Parker ran for a 26-yard touchdown with 4:45 left to put the Herd up 20-19, Montana marched i 5 I.