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I Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Friday, December 8, 1995 13 Basketball Eighth-Grade Basketball I Cs i lir 1 n-lKmf) 111 Vj I J' ft a wi I j' I lilimlK" I "mvmssf HAHS FIELD HOCKEY RECOGNIZED FOR FIRST WIN Hazleton Area High School Lady Cougar Field Hockey Booser Club president Carol Uston, second from left, presents a trophy to HAHS Principal Rocco Mussoline, third from left, and athletic director Chris Perry, at left, in recognition of the first win in the four-year history of girls field hockey at Hazleton Area High School. Also pictured are senior tri-captains, left to right, Jamie Oster, Beth Young and Nancy Uston and head coach Shirley Knelly. The Lady Cougars picked up their first win with a 1-0 victory over Nanticoke on September 27. Flyers rip Sabres, 7-3 in 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, leading Hazleton past host Stroudsburg, 62-56. Nicole Waldron added 16 points for the Lady Mountaineers (2-2), Jillian Mumie had six and point guard Nicole Condrick played a strong floor game with three assists and three steals.

For Stroudsburg, Ryan Levine scored 20, Nina Gulick had 13 and Crowl contributed nine. Hazleton will take on Pocono Mountain Tuesday at the Heights-Terrace Elementary School. HAZLETON (62) Marko 0 0-0 0, Galski 0 0-0 0, Honn 0 0-2 0, Blahoski 12 2-4 26, Sims 1 0-0 2, Davis 0 0-0 0, Kulig 2 0-0 4, Labanosky 1 0-0 2, Waldron 7 2-4 16, Condrick 1 0-0 2, Mumie 2 2-5 6, Kuzo 0 0-0 0, Kelly 20-04. Totals 28 6-1 5 62. STROUDSBURG (56) Levine Ryan 5 10- 14 20, Crowl 4 1-4 9, Gulick Nina 4 5-7 13, Rusk 3 0-2 6, Kresge 1 0-0 2, Kief-fer 0 0-0 0, Barta 0 1-2 1, Sebring 0 0-0 0, Neberley 2 13 5, Britto 0 0-0 0.

Totals 19 18-32 56. Hazleton 4 24 9 25 62 Stroudsburg16 10 9 21 56 Officials Ken Lebberand Rick Baker Three-point field goals: None. WYOMING VALLEY WEST 38 WEST HAZLETON 33 West Hazleton had a chance to win it in regulation, but missed two free throws with one second remaining and Wyoming Valley West went on to post a 38-33 overtime victory over the Wildcats. The Wildcats (0-3) were plagued by poor foul shooting all night, connecting on only 3 of 18 free throw attempts. Kelly Young paced West Hazleton's losing effort with 12 points and Mary Beth Sharkey helped out with 10.

Duda led all scorers with 13 for Wyoming Valley West and Nat was right behind with 12. West Hazleton will back in action Saturday when the Lady Wildcats play host to Allentown Allen at the Valley Elementary School. WYOMING VALLEY WEST (38) Duda 6 1-3 13, Menio 1 1-1 3, Nat 4 4-5 12, Asklar 0 2-4 2, Margarage 2 2-8 6, Milius 1 2-2 4, Chipgo 0 0-0 0, Tranell 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 10-23 38 WEST HAZLETON (33) Young 6 0-0 12, Falvello 0 2-12 2, Sharkey 5 0-2 10, DeLash 1 0-0 2, Bianco 2 1-4 7, Majusiak 0 0-0 0, Sist 0 0-0 0, Widtiz 0 0-0 0, Cronin 0 0-0 0, Donadi 0 0-0 0, Gunderman 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 3-18 33 Valley West 6 0 5 18 9-38 West Hazleton 8 4 2 15 4 33 Officials: Joe Baran, Joe Smolinski.

Three-point field goals: Wyoming Valley West none. West Hazleton Bianco 2. WINS VAULT Nicole Marusak of Hazleton won the vault competition with a score of 9.6 at the Level 6 Eastern "Pennsylvania State Championships. She also finished third on the bars with a 9.05 and was seventh all-around with a 35.30. A member of the Pottsville Gymnastic Training Center, Nicole is the first Hazleton area gymnast to win an Eastern state title on the compulsory level.

She will next compete in the Blue Ridge Gymnastic Association league championships in January and then advance to the optional level. 1 Freshman Crestwood knocked off West Hazleton, 42-36, in freshman boys' basketball Thursday afternoon at Mountaintop. In non-league girls' games, Hazleton downed Stroudsburg, 62-56, and Wyoming Valley West rallied past West Hazleton, 38-33. BOYS CRESTWOOD WEST HAZLETON 42 36 Crestwood grabbed the lead for good to start the third quarter and then held off a late West Hazleton rally to notch the victory. The Little Comets took a 20-18 lead into the lockerroom at halftime and opened up a 35-26 lead by the end of the third stanza.

Morgart provided the spark for Crestwood with 16 points and Madar helped out with 10. West Hazleton's Jesse Day notched 16 to tie for game scoring honors and Chris Youret-chko chipped in with 10 for the Wildcats. West Hazleton (0-2 will return to action Saturday when it travels to Allentown Allen. WEST HAZLETON (36) Ferrari 1 3-6 5, Day 7 0-0 16, Sterenchock 2 0-0 4, Youretchko 5 0-2 10, Moser 0 1-4 1, Trovitch 0 0-0 0, Patrick 0 0-0 0, Bott 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 4-12 36.

CRESTWOOD (42) Morgart 7 2-3 16, Heyrauch 0 0-2 0, Madar 5 0-2 10, Pacich 0 3-4 3, Ziedonis 2 0-0 4, Fay 0 0- 1 0, Labenski 0 0-0 0, Gabriel 1 0-0 2, Davis 3 1- 3 7. Totals 18 6-15 42. West Hazleton 10 8 8 10 36 Crestwood 11 9 15 7-42 Three-point field goals: West Hazleton Day 2. Crestwood None. GIRLS HAZLETON STROUDSBURG 62 56 Stephanie Blahoski pumped Heisman (Continued from page 11) 35 touchdowns.

"He came up big in every key situation this year," Weiss said. "He was MVP of the SEC championship game and he played great against Tennessee, Auburn and Florida State. "I don't believe he's just a product of Steve Spurrier's system. I think he makes the system better." Cook cast his ballot for Frazier, who passed for 1,362 yards and ran for 604. "I love a college player who does everything," he said.

"Frazier can run, he can pass and he's a real leader. He reminds me of Paul Hornung when he won the Heisman at Notre Dame." Jack Magruder of the Arizona Daily Star voted for George. "No one was really able to stop him all year," he said. "He had a sensational year for a very good team against a very good schedule." Frazier, George and Wuerffel till attend the Heisman announcement along with running backs Troy Davis of Iowa State and-Darnell Autry of Northwestern. Davis, who led the nation in rushing with 2,010 yards, is only the fifth player in Division I-A history to gain more than 2,000 yards in a season.

Unfortunately, he played for a 3-8 team that received little national publicity. Autry was the offensive sparkplug for Northwestern (10-1), which earned its first Rose Bowl berth in 47 years. But he was overshadowed in his own Big Ten conference by George. "I voted for Autry because I thought he contributed the most to his team," Doug Doughty of the Roanoke (Va.) Times said. "I can name a few players on that team, but not many.

I realize he didn't rush for as many yards as George, but Ohio State had a lot more offensive weapons." The closest vote in Heisman history took place in 1985, when Auburn's Bo Jackson edged Iowa's Chuck Long by 45 points. The closest three-man race was in 1956, when Hornung beat runner-up Johnny Majors of Tennessee by 72 points and third-place Tommy McDonald of Oklahoma by 93 points. mum Visiting Hazletori squandered a nine-point halftime lead, but "rebounded to edge Hanover Area, 41-40, Wednesday. In other area games, Pittston drubbed West Hazleton, 40-15; Weatherly got past Jim Thorpe, 56-52 and Berwick thumped Freeland, 48-25. HAZLETON HANOVER AREA 41 40 The Mountaineers' Mike DeCosmo led all scorers with 16 points, Joey Molli had 10 and Matt Furedi chipped in seven.

Riebirck paced the Hawkeyes with 12 points, Milford had nine and Papodoplos eight. The Mounts will play host to Williamsport Saturday. HAZLETON (41) Carsia 1 0-0 2, Furedi 31-2 7, DeCosmo 5 6-7 16, S. Serra 0 0-0 0, Reznick 0 0-0 0, Leib 1 0-3 2, Molli 5 0-0 10, Grohol 0 0-0 0, C. Serra 1 0-0 2, Phillips 10-0 2.

Totals 17 7-1 2 41. HANOVER AREA (40) Milford 3 2-3 9, Papodoplos 3 2-4 8, Gildea 1 0- 2 2, Riebirck 4 4-8 12, Metric 2 0-0 4, Zapatoski 01- 21, Miller 2 0-2 4. Totals 1 5 9-21 40. Hazleton 8 17 2 14 41 Hanover Area 4 12 11 13-40 Three-point field goals: Hanover Area -Milford. Hazleton None.

PITTSTON WEST HAZLETON 40 15 Pittston Area broke open a close game in the second half to rout West Hazleton. Tom Pisano and Robert Morgati led the visitors' assault with 9 and 8 points, respectively. Bill Watt had a team-high seven for West Hazleton. West Hazleton (0-3) will el to Berwick on Monday. PITTSTON (40) Pisano 41-2 9, Shook 1 2-2 4, Rahman 2 3-3 7.

Romancek 2 0-0 4. Moraan 3 2-3 8. Wrvell 1 0-1 2, Tisdale 1' 0-0 2, Roman 1 0-1 2, Brown 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 8-12 40. WEST HAZLETON (15) Watt 2 2-2 7, Pawlowski 0 0-0 0, Nenstiel 0 0-0 0, Osifat 0 0-0 0, Sharkey 0 0-0 0, Jadush 2 0-0 4, O'Donnell 0 2-2 2, Novy 02-62.

Totals 46-1015. Pittston Area 4 8 14 14 40 West Hazleton 5 1 4 5-15 Officials: Minneci and Carsia. Three-point field goals: Pittston Area None. West Hazleton -Watt. yvcMincnLi 1 JIM THORPE urr ATurni 56 52 Weatherly cracked the win column for the first time this season wnn me victory over dim mi vinorpe.

'Wreckers with 14 points. Luke -Mfiriirn helnpH nut with 12 nnri Josh VonFrisch added 10 for the winners. Justin Bosocker led all cmrprc with 1 nmrtfc tnr thp visiting Olympians. Weatherly capture the juiuui vaioiij vuiikcob, ou, Weatherly (1-2) will be on the road Monday at Minersville. Calcano 2 5-6 9, Mertz 1 0-3 2, Sibbach 2 5-8 9, Bosocker 5 5-5 15, Falco 3 0-5 6, Rimsky 2 1-3 5, Bott 1 0-0 2, Borosh 1 2-2 4.

Totals 17 18-32 52. WEATHERLY (56) Gregory 21-2 6, Gandia 01-21, Whitner 2 0-0 4, Mahon 0 0-0 0, VonFrisch 5 0-0 10, Curry 2 0-0 4, Sipler 1 0-0 2, Walters 7 0-0 14, Medico 6 0-0 12, Herling 1 1-2 3, Writer 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 3-6 56. Jim Thorpe 8 13 10 21 -52 Weatherly 9 11 23 13-56 Officials: John Laskos, Len Krieger. Throo rninf fiolH sinalc lint Thnrno Wnnn Weatherly Gregory.

BERWICK FREELAND 48 25 Berwick raced out to an 18-3 first quarter lead and cruised to a 48-25 victory over Freeland. Bob Broyan knocked down 16 points to lead Freeland and shared scoring honors with Waltman, who banged in 16 for the winners. Freeland (0-2) will hit the road Monday night to play "Wyoming Valley West. BERWICK (48) Molitoris 4 2-4 10, Forsythe 2 0-0 4, Welch 3 0-0 6, Waltman 6 4-4 16, Sayman 1 2-2 4, Powlus 1 0-0 2, Harman 1 0-2 2, DiFebo 1 2-2 4. Totals 19 1 0-14 48.

FREELAND (25) Bob Broyan 6 3-6 16, Myers 0 0-0 0, Barna 1 0-0 3, Hauze 3 0-0 6, Quinn 0 0-0 0, Kiddish 0 0-0 LlnlnnnJnA (1 ft II Qcnl rt rt I nnnqiol 0-0 0, Drumn 0 0-0 0, Kromer 0 0-0 0, Schott 0 0-00. Totals 10 3-6 25. Berwick 18 8 10 12-48 Freeland 3 8 6 8-25 Officials: Brian McBride, Greg Bott. Three-point field goals: Berwick None. Freeland Broyan, Barna.

Bulldogs (Continued from page 11) Just like its close-by neighbor Sharon, Farrell runs to win. Stan Kennedy has rushed 212 times for 1,425 yards, but Anthony Pegues has completed only 37 of 106 passes a 34.9 completion percentage for 762 yards. The feature game of what could be a snowy weekend will be Saturday's 5 p.m. Class AAAA showdown between unbeaten Penn Hills (14-0) and Lower Dauphin (14-0). In the Class AA championship at noon, Bishop McDevitt (14-0) plays Burrell(13-1).

GIANTS The New York Giants were in first place only three days in 1951, the year Bobby Thomson's playoff homer won the pennant. Houda scored for Buffalo. The Sabres, who replaced goalie Dominik Hasek with Andrei Trefilov after the first period, tied the game at 3 with three second-period goals, but Philadelphia got the period's final two goals to reassume the lead. Mighty Ducks 3, Panthers 3 MIAMI (AP) Todd Krygier scored two goals as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim tied the Florida Panthers 3-3 Thursday night. Krygier scored the tying goal twice.

His second goal of the game and sixth of the season, a wrist shot past Mark Fitz-patrick, came on the power play and tied the game at 11:44 of the third period. Penguins 7, Canadiens 5 PITTSBURGH (AP) Mario Lemieux scored his second goal of the game and 25th of the season at 12:35 of the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins came back from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-5. Lemieux had a three-point game as the Penguins stretched their winning streak to a season-best seven games. Lemieux extended his point-scoring streak to 10 games and has a point in all 22 of his games this season with 16 multiple-point games. Maple Leafs 2, Devils 1 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.

(AP) Benoit Hogue scored Toronto's game-winning goal for the fifth straight time as the Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1. Hogue scored at 16:28 of theasecond period. Randy Wood had the other Toronto goal as the Maple Leafs extended their unbeaten streak to three (2-0-1). RedWings 3, Stars 1 DETROIT (AP) Mike Vernon had 27 saves and the Detroit Red Wings made two first-period goals stand up in a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars. The win was Detroit's 13th in 14 games, while Dallas lost for the second time in six games.

The Red Wings took a 2-0 lead on goals by Nicklas Lidstrom and Greg Johnson after the first 10 minutes, and the Stars never caught up. Olympic softball meeting on Sunday The committee planning for the visit of the U.S. Olympic women's softball team to the Hazleton area in June, 1996, will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Jake Kislan, ASA District 12 director, announced. Anyone interested in serving on this committee should contact Kislan at 454-8582, or show up at the meeting.

Youth Basketball Hazleton Area Monday's Games 5:45 p.m., Eddie's Family Pastry Chiefs vs. Hallmark Homes Lions. Tresckow Super Foods Shooters 34, Tops IGA Toppers 26 Shawn Malloy and Ryan Sunder each scored two points and played strong floor games as the Shooters beat the Toppers, 34-26. For the Toppers, Kevin Hilton had 12 points and Nick Chulock played well defensively. Groceries Plus Specials 44, Jimmy's Quick Lunch Grillers 28 Ryan DeCosmo hooped 13 points and Mike King played well defensively as the Specials downe'd the Grillers.

Andy Brill scored two points for the Grillers and Dave Moran had one point and played a good floor game. West Hazleton Tonight's Games 6 p.m., Sharkey's Law Offices vs. Mellon Bank; 7:15 p.m., Booster Club Gold vs. Knights of Columbus. Mellon Bank 60, Knights of Columbus 55 Andy Davidich scored 15 points, Bobby DiPas-quale had 14 and Jeff Sernak 10 to lead Mellon Bank past the Knights of Columbus.

Scott Bisco poured in a game-high 34 points for the Knights, Brian Fiore had 11 and Bobby Sanzi five. Sharkey Law Offices 60, Booster Club Gold 36 Ann Riechert and Danny Friendy each netted eight points as Sharkey's Law Offices beat Booster Club Gold. Bobby Hold-erman chipped in three for the winners. For Booster Club Gold, Jamie Hartley had 16, Jason Redwin-ski had seven and Kevin Hilton four. Tribe (Continued from page 11) is a true leadoff hitter." Outfielder Phil Plantier agreed to a $500,000, one-year contract with Detroit, down from his $2.5 million, two-year deal that expired.

Third baseman Chris Sabo returned to Cincinnati, agreeing to a minor-league deal that would be worth $200,000 if he makes the big league team. Pitcher Mark Gubicza, the last player left from the Royals 1985 World Series championship team, stayed with the Royals for $3.2 million over two years. Pitcher Tom Browning also resigned, agreeing to a minor-league contract worth $300,000 if he makes the team. Pitcher Mike Morgan stayed with St. Louis for $1.25 million next year, down from his $12.5 million, four-year deal that expired.

St. Louis also re-signed pitcher Jeff Parrett for $675,000, up from $300,000. In-fielder Jose Oquendo, who completed an $8 million, four-year contract, got a minor-league deal worth $250,000 if he makes the team. Outfielder Jim Eisenreich stayed with Philadelphia, getting a $1.2 million contract, the same amount as his 1995 salary. Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela remained with San Diego, agreeing to a $500,000, one-year contract that gives him a chance to make $500,000 more in bonuses.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Pat Falloon each scored twice as the Philadelphia Flyers won their seventh straight home game, 7-3 over the Buffalo Sabres Thursday night. Lindros and LeClair, who each also had an assist, have 18 goals apiece while the other member of their Legion of Doom line, Mikael Renberg, has 17 goals. The Flyers, 9-1-1 in their last 11, also got a goal from Anatoli Semenov, while Pat LaFontaine, Randy Burridge and Doug Spurs edge Hawks by 2 ATLANTA (AP) David Robinson scored 31 points, including two key free throws with eight seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-102 Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. Doc Rivers made a 13-foot jumper with 26 seconds to play, his only points of the game, to give the Spurs a 101-100 lead. The Hawks lost their fourth straight, wasting a 28-point performance by Matt Bullard, who had scored only 18 points this season coming in.

He tied his career high. Steve Smith, who averages 19 points a game, managed only 3 points on l-for-8 shooting for the Hawks, but his three-point play pulled the Hawks to 99-97 before Bullard gave Atlanta (9-9) its final lead on a 3-pointer with 33 seconds left. Smith missed a 12-foot jumper with nine seconds left, then fouled Robinson, who also had 17 rebounds. Bucks 112, Clippers 103 MILWAUKEE (AP) Vin Baker scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Glenn Robinson added 23 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Johnny Newman and Benoit Benjamin each had 19 points for the Bucks, who have won three of their last four games.

Newman had 10 points in the third quarter to help the Bucks maintain their 58-45 halftime lead. Baker added nine points, including three during a 9-0 run midway through the quarter, to give Milwaukee, its biggest lead, 73-56, with 6:06 left in the period. Loy Vaught, who had 19 points, helped the Clippers cut into the Bucks' lead in the fourth quarter. He scored 11 points, including a basket with 6:24 left that pulled the Clippers to 95-86. But Baker sank two free throws and Newman added a basket as the Bucks built a 101-90 with 3:10 left to play.

Milwaukee led by at least six points the rest of the way. Keith Tower scored a career-high 19 points for Los Angeles before fouling out late in the game, the Clippers' sixth straight loss. Baker scored 18 points to lead the Bucks to a 58-45 halftime lead. Pooh Richardson, activated Tuesday by the Clippers, played the final minute in the first half and again late in the fourth quarter. It was his first game of the season after he opened the season on the injured list with a stress fracture in his left foot.

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