The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 27

'in ii 2C Fet 27, 1977 Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star 17" Cf a Tireless Grand Island outguns East, 86 73 slaughters Cyclones Ql I May Be yTjf Wrong Tirgi Parker Jumping the gun two, Monday and maybe Tuesday in districts which could tell on us." It was the second successive tough battle for East also on Saturday. Friday night the Spartans slipped by Hastings, 67 65, on a basket in the final two seconds. East and Grand Island didn't appear to be suffering much when Saturday's tilt got underway, however. The running By Tom Vint Staff Sports Writer Two testing ball games in two nights isn't bothering veteran Grand Island coach Bill Kropp. It's those third and possibly fourth games in five davs that concerns him.

the No. 1 rated Islanders clipped Kearney Friday night, 71 68 for the Big 10 Conference plavoff title. Saturday night it was a handy 86 73 win over scraDov Lincoln East. Then Football News, the weekly publication out of Detroit, isn't about to be beaten by anybody else. In the current issue, they picked the top 30 college football teams for next season.

You aren't going to like this, but the Nebraska Cornhuskers wilt finish fourth in the Big Eight race next fall and barely squeeze into the nation's top twenty according to FN. The publication picks Michigan as its No. 1 team, followed gunning teams were matched Monday Grand Island opens A pretty evenly for over seven minutes before GI took a Manhattan, Kan. (AP) All five starters scored in double figures as Kansas State blasted Iowa State 97 62 Saturday night in a first round game of the Big Eight postseason tournament. Leading 46 38 at halftime, the Wildcats, who ran their winning streak to eight in a row, steadily pulled away in the second half.

They out scored the Cyclones 32 10 in the first 11 minutes to take a commanding 78 48 lead. Center Darryl Winston and Guard Mike Evans both scored 17 points to lead the way for the Wildcats, who are now 20 7 on the season and are assured of their third straight 20 victory season. The rest of the starters forwards Curtis Redding and Larry Dassie and guard Scott Langton each had 12 points. State did much of its damage at the free throw line, hitting 37 of 41 attempts for 90 per by Notre Dame, Ohio State and Pittsburgh. Oklahoma gets the highest nod for a Big Eight team at No.

5. While admitting that the Big Eight, overall, will remain the "toughest league in the country," Football News doesn't accord any other top ten spot to the conference. I. The remaining teams in that elite circle are given to 1 Southern Cal, Alabama (Nebraska's second foe of the season), Perm State, Arizona State and Houston. narrow 25 20 first quarter lead.

The 17 1 Islanders shot a blazing 73 from the field in that quarter, compared to 52 by East. And it was Paul Trieschman doing 13 points worth of damage. East made some changes in the second quarter. A box and Four in next ten Following Maryland (No. 11) and Texas Tech comes Colorado at No.

13. The paper puts UCLA and Texas in the 14th and 15th spots. Oklahoma Slate is No. 16, and thus presumably third in the Big Eight. Z.

After Georgia and Texas comes Nebraska (No. 19), with Iowa State rated 20th. FN's list is rounded out by Florida, Washington, Tennessee, Michigan rallies 5 district play at NortoiK against Saturday night's Columbus South Sioux City winner. A win means another test Tuesday. "If we're not in shape at the end of the season to play two ball games Kropp said, letting his sentence trail off with a smile.

"It's those next Kentucky bombards Alabama LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) James Lee ignited a Kentucky outburst early in the second half that sent the No. 2 ranked Wildcats to an 85 70 Southeastern Conference victory over Alabama Saturday in a regionally televised game. the points spree sent Kentucky in front by 12 points with 14:33 left in the game, and al cent to go along with an even 50 one defense put Mark Carlson on Trieschman and affectively shut the 6 4 forward off with only two points through the next two quarters. Instead it was all state returnee Jeff Finn picking up the slack with 10 second quarter points, making 16 for the half to match an equally impressive effort by East's Dick Chancellor.

Chancellor, guard Tom Verglth and 6 5 sophomore center Derek Sailors kept the Spartans from falling off the Grand Island pace through three quarters. The trio eventually totaled 57 of East's game output. East led several times in the game but finally fell off the torid Islander pace midway through the third period. After Chancellor knotted the score at 53 all, Kevin Bartlett suddenly caught fire with five straight points. East came back within one but a three point play by Finn and another three point effort early in the fourth quarter by Trieschman put Grand Island in the driver's seat for good.

The Spartan cause was all but lost when Carlson fouled out with 4:08 to play and Trieschman opened up again, ending the night with 22 points, second only to Finn's 28 for GI scoring honors. Chancellor then fouled out with 1:48 to play, going to the bench with 24 points. Vergith ended with 19, Sailors 14 and Bob Mulvaney 12 as East ended its regular season with a 10 8 mark. "I think maybe we got a little tired there at the end," coach Paul Forch said of East. "We were hoping to run a little more in the second half to try to wear them down.

But they have some very well conditioned athletes. They're an excellent ball club." East also enters district play next week with a Tuesday meeting at 8 p.m. with Lincoln Northeast in Pershing auditorium. Grand Island's game at Norfolk is slated for 6:15 p.m. Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Stanford, Missouri, LSU and per cent from the field.

IOWA STAT I (J) Parker 3 0 Buraavon 1 4 5 Uihoff 5 12 IS, Allen 1 2 13 Tillo 0 Baylor. That means six of the Big Eight teams all but the two Kansas schools will be among the top 30 In the nation. Cornhusker coach Tom Osborne probably welcomes being ranked down in the pack. He certainly didn't relish the added pressure which a No. 1 rating caused last fall.

FN suggests that no team can earn No. 1 recognition without an effective running game. Michigan, it is noted, Harm. ton 4 1 3 1, van 0 0 0 0. Land bergf I 4 Freeman 0 2 2 2, Byrrj tony i 3 3.

Laron 0 0, Murphy 0 0 Total 71 32 42 KANSAS STATE (7 Reading 4 4 4 12. Ba 5 2 4 12. win ton i f7. Evan 3 II 11 17, tana ton 3 64 12 Frarer 3 2 2 1, Droae 1 0 0 2, Oanner I 0 1 2. ioldnar 4 0 0 Barton 0 34 3.

Biack 1 2 2 4, taoion 0 04 0. Total 30 3741 Meitiime Karwes St Iowa St S. Total touit lowa St 24, Kansat St 29 Tech mean Iowa State Coach Nance. A 10,200, returns Its entire front five offensive linemen, including tnree all conference starters. STAFF PHOTO BY FRANK VARGA East's Jim Strasheim (10) puts up a shot over Grand Island's Kevin Bartlett (31).

Quarterback the key Bench strength peps MU ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI) Third rated Michigan needed last minute heroics from John Robinson, Phil Hubbard and Rickey Green Saturday to avert an upset and defeat Big Ten rival Michigan State. 69 65, in overtime. Robinson and Hubbard hit the first two buckets of the overtime period, taking superb passes from Green. Hubbard immediately came back with a steal and Green followed his missed layup to give Michigan a six point edge.

Robinson added the final touch by hitting Steve Grote all alone under the basket for another easy layup and the Spartans could do little but foul afterward in a desperate attempt to catch up. The Spartans controlled the ball through much of the first half, looking only for the easy shot, and managed to leave the floor trailing 32 25 at the halftime. In the second half, Michigan State caught up behind the hot shooting of Greg Kelser and though eight ranked Alabama cut the margin to seven at one point the Wildcats were never seriously threatened. Larry Johnson led Kentucky with 16 points while Lee added 14 and Rick Robey, Mike Phillips and Jay Shidler had 13 each. While admitting that the quarterback la just one of 11 ptavers on offense, the Football News article points out that every one of the top eight teams in the final 1976 polls had retur ning experienced signal callers.

Of last year's top twenty, only three teams started off with new quarterbacks. UCLA had lost John Sciarra, but surprised with a vastly improved Jeff Dankworth. Ohio State lost Cornelius Greene, but came up with super soph Rod Gerald, while Colorado found a fine replacement for David Williams in I Jeff Knapple. If this is an accurate barometer, FN says, then Nebraska (Vince Ferragamo), Southern Cal (Vince Evans), Georgia (Ray Goff), UCLA (Dankworth), Oklahoma State (Charlie Weatherbie), Notre Dame (Rick Slager), Florida (Jimmy 1 Fisher) and Missouri (Steve Ptsarkiewicz) all have a major problem to solve. A good schedule is a big key to earning high national honors.

This is one of the hazards of being a member of the Big Eight. Michigan needs to win just one game (Ohio State) to be assured of being the Big Ten King of the Hill. In the Big Eight, it's dog eat dog every week. Alt planning two fights NEW YORK (AP) Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali spoke for the first time Saturday of plans for two multi million dollars fights later this year. Ali told CBS TV that negotiations were underway for him to defend his title "against a top 10 contender in Korea in about two months." Ali also mentioned a fight with No.

1 contender George Foreman, the man Ali beat to regain the title, in "about six months. Runza spikers place second Boulder, The Runza volleyball team of Lincoln took second place In the girl's division of the Colorado Invitational volleyball tournament here Saturday. Runza lost to tourney champion Colorado Volleyball Association si, 2 15, 11 15. In the men's division, Clayton House finished second in its pool and lost to the Colorado Volleyball Association in the quarterfinals, 1513, 9 15, 7 15 to place fifth in the tourney. COLUMBIA.

Mo. (AP) James Gabon and Danny Van Rheen came off the bench to combine for 37 points Saturday night as Missouri ran past Oklahoma State, 92 74. in the first round of the Big Eight postseason basketball tournament, ment. The victory advances the Ti gers to a Thursday night semi If the schedule Is too weak. team won't attract national final game against Oklahoma attention.

If it too strong, you'll never make it. Michigan has in Kansas City. Reginald King led Alabama with 21 points while T. R. Dunn had 18 and Rickey Brown had an even dozen.

Each team led by as many as five points in the first half with Kentucky moving away at 28 27 with left before intermission. The Wildcats were never headed again. Kentucky led 38 35 at half time, but three minutes into the second period Lee was awarded a basket on goalten ding and the Wildcats went to war. ALABAMA (70 Dunn 7 44 IS. Kino 7 74 2t Brown 2 4 12.

Murray 2 1 2 Scott 0 04 0, Looney 2 0 0 4, Bowermart 1 04 2. McCord 4 04 Brag well 0 04 0, Bond 0 2 2 2. Total 27 16 22 70 KINTUCKY M) G.ven 4 2 2 10. Rooey a 1 7 13, Phillip 1 2 1J, Johnvon 7 2 3 IS, Shdier 1 3 13, Ciaytor 0 04 0, William 0 04 0, Matkint 1 0 0 2, Caey I 2 2 4, Lee 2 2 U. Total 37 11 1 IS Maitttme Kentvcfcy 31.

Alabama 35. Total foul Alabama 17, Kentucky 22. Fouled outRoeey. Technical Looney. A 23 000 tat (73) GI (Ml FT Pt Strhim 0 0 10 Huff mn I 04 Carlion 2 04 4 Spittttr 0 1 2 Vergith 1 3 5 Bartlett IS Crmclir 10 4 5 24 Trtcnmn 10 2 5 22 Mulvny 44 12Finn 102l Baker 0 04 0 Lyon 13 4 1 Sailor a 2 4 14 Soittr 0 0 0 0 Owen 0 0 0 0 Total 33 20 Total 30 11 11 Grand Itland 25 20 JO 21 East 20 22 1 17 73 Team Foul: Grand Itland II; Eat 20.

Fouled Out. Carlton, Chancellor A. 2.950. Restrvt gamt East 90, Grand Island Grand Uland II 22 13 It Catt IS 21 II 2W Grand Itland Rut Mil II, Toner 14, Paul 4 jettrte Zehm 12, Fitcher Lernke 14 Catt Beckenbach Brueggemann Cniidt Orr 5. Regeieen Seaman 21, weooel 17, Baker 7, McCetftiend 13, Seiko I.

JUctqee's LINCOLN CENTER GATEWAY Neither team managed more than a six point lead in the first half, in which Van Rheen replaced the injured Kim Anderson and contributed seven points and six rebounds. Anderson. Missouri's leading scorer for the season, aggravated a shoulder injury and played only about six minutes. Bob Chapman. The two got the Spartans a 37 35 lead just five minutes into the half.

But Michigan forged ahead once again, pulling into a 57 57 tie with 2: 39 remaining in the contest. MICHIGAN STATC (SS) Kaiar 12 1 3 Anton 3 Coutre 3 S4 11, Chapman a 2 2 14, Donnelly I 2 3 4, Longakar 0 0 0 0. Wabto 2 0 14, Brown I 04 I Phillip 0 04 0. Total 3 13 30 5 MICHIGAN RoOinion 3 4 IS Staton 0 04 ft Hubbard S7 IS, Gracn 44 20, Grott 4 S4 IX Baxter I 04 2, Thompson 0 0 2 0, Hardy I 2 2 4. Total 2S tf 2 Haiftima Michigan 3L Michigan State IS Fouled out Chapman, Coutre, Staton.

Total totii Michiaan State 23, Michigan 20 the proper formula Texas A4M and Ohio State at home and not much else. Oklahoma may be facing too much by playing Ohio State in Columbus and its annual Texas clash In addition to the rugged Big Eight schedule. But, the Sooner play Nebraska, Colorado and Iowa State in Norman next fall. That should be a big plus. Nebraska's home schedule is advantageous as well.

The Huskers play six of their first seven games in Lincoln, with only Kansas State on the road. Included In the home games are Alabama. Baylor, Iowa State and Colorado all In FN's top 30 list. If Nebraska jells, the three tough road games Oklahoma State, Missouri and Oklahoma at least occur during the final four weeks of the campaign. Georgia stuns Tennessee before the Vols staged a big Randolph Oldsmobile Co.

"SKIPS" MARCH The Cowboys trailed only 66 64, with eight minutes remaining. Missouri then reeled off 12 straight points as foul problems proved the Oklahoma State downfall. The entire Cowboy front line fouled out, allowing Missouri to hit 35 of 41 free throws compared with only two in four attempts for Oklahoma State. OKLAHOMA STATi 74 Homer 0 1 Jonnwn 14, WH liamt I 2 1 4, Dan. 10 04 ftehng 0 0 0 0.

Keitey 0 04 0. Soeckmen 0 04 CL one 4 04 1, Steventon i 04 SoMy 2 04 4 Total 3 24 74. MISSOURI (W) Kennedy 4 4 JoMtOA 0 44 4 An derton i (.1 Stmt 2 S4 Drew 4 10 17, Van Rheen a 3 4 IS, Ciabon I 22, Oroy I 04 I Rowndiree I 04 2. Total Jt 44 92 Haift.me MitveufilS Okie St Total fogi 0kia St 30 Vittouri I). Fouled out Holder, Jonnton, irViiiiam Technical Hoioer, S'evenwn, Oklahoma state Coach Strong A S.3W ATHENS, Ga.

(AP) Walter Daniels and Curtis Jackson combined on a 10 point explosion in the final two minutes Saturday night as cellar dwelling Georgia overcame 41 points by Bernard King and upset seventh ranked Tennessee 83 76 in Southeastern Conference basketball game. The Bulldogs, cellar dwellers in the SEC. controlled the game throughout, leading by seven points at the half and stretching that to 70 58 with eight minutes remaining comeback. Tennessee, falling one half game behind second ranked Kentucky in the conference race, cut the margin to 70 68 during a 4' minute scoreless drought by the Bulldogs which finally ended when Lavon Mercer sank a free throw with 3: 37 left. Daniels then hit two straight iayups and fed Jackson for the first of his two layins and Mercer added a dunk as Georgia exploded down the stretch.

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