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Chico (Calif) Enterprise -Record Saturday Dec HM Sports Pageant San Diego State Quarterback Sparks NorthGrid Victory By Ted Blotsky wind up in the Super Bowl According to experts in the betting cities of Nevada the 49ers are favored to go all the way where like to see the title trophy wind up But wager with you feelings is what another once told us Since America's team Dallas was the one champion who did not fail this prognosticator take the Cowboys to nip San Francisco and represent the NFC The representative from the AFC? After much thought it appears the New York Jets may battle all the way through the playoffs and into the Super Bowl hope all of you had a Merry Christinas Things too bad for this comer until Friday evening when I started looking back at prognostications made last September for the 1981 National Football League sea- goal Gray scored late in the first half on field goal after Mike Kelley of Georgia Tech hit Mike Quick of North Carolina State for a 38-yard gain to the Blue 18 Kofler opened the second half by driving the Blues 82 yards in nine plays The San Diego star mixed up his passing to Jerry Bell of Arizona State Gerald Lucear of tough defense led by Edmund Nelson and Lester Williams pushed the Blues back to the 27 where Morten Andersen of Michigan State missed a 44-yard field goal The South using a 25-yard pass from John Four-cade of Mississippi to Orlando McDaniel of Louisiana State moved to the Blue 35 on their next possession but Garcia missed a 53-yard field And the AFC-East? Control the convulsions New England Yes the M4 Patriots switch to the NFC Things have to be better right? Los Angeles and Atlanta were our picks for playoff berths either as champions or as the wild card All of us know the San Francisco 49ers blew everyone away in that one The NFC-Central I picked Minnesota Tampa Bay is the champ Thank goodness for the NFC-EasL Dallas and Philadelphia were my picks to go 1-3 and take playoff berthsThey did only two out of more than (Hie can count Oh yes I did say San Diego would MONTGOMERY Ala (UPI) Matt Kofler of San Diego State passed to Yale's Curt Grieve for one touchdown and then scored on a 1-yard run Friday to spark the North to 21-9 victory over the South in the Blue-Gray all-star football classic The Blues alternating uarterbacks added a ird touchdown on an 8-yard pass from Michigan State's Bryan Clark to Joe Morris of Syracuse Kofler who was named the game's most valuable player put the North up 7-0 midway through the second quarter with his 4-yard pass to Grieve and gave the Yankees an 11-point margin in the third quarter on his 1-yard sneak The pass-oriented offense of both teams was Temple and Morris moving the Blues to the Gray 14 where the Rebels were flagged for interference in the end zone Two plays later Kofler scored from thel The Blues got a chance to break the game open minutes later when punt was deflected by Jeff Jackson of Toledo at the South 22 but the scoring threat was ended when Scott Nicholas picked off pass near the end zone The South made a bid to get back in the game early ui the fourth quarter when Fourcade completed back-to-back passes of 20 and 26 yards to McDaniel and Quick to move the Gray to the Blue 24 But Missouri's Steve Crapo stopped the drive with an interception at the 23 Were they bad? No not strong enough Horrible is more like it There have been some pretty bad calls here before but nothing like this time around Perhaps I should be like all the other writers and blame Pete Roselle and his parity season of 1981 The Jets will get stiff opposition from Cincinnati but defense will be the difference This item does not have to be clipped Corrections will be noted next month Turf May Hamper Rose Bowl Units confessing before anyone endi way clipping this pick up a wild card slot Actually 1 night the Chargers went to the final i The San Francisco Sports Boat Show will be held for the 40th time Jan 8-17 at the Cow Pa lace Howard Cadenhead an assistant for the past six years last week was named head football coach at Yuba College Ron Petersen resigned the post after his team went 0-10 last fall of the season to clinch the AFC-West championship Well the year-ending comedy re- lief has been supplied time to get serious and look at the playoffs and to those teams who finally will You know who was picked to win the American Conference-West? Defending Super Bowl champion Oakland How about the AFC-Central? Pittsburgh slowed by a Slippery field and the South also ham- PASADENA (UPI) Iowa Coach Hayden Fry said Thursday his Hawkeyes along with Pacific-10 champion Washington could face a problem whin they encounter the natural grass in the Rose Bowl next Friday will be our first game of the year on real grass" Fry said at a news conference held at his hotel lot depends on how long the grass is ami how slick it is I understand they let it stand up a few inches for the game and with the NCAA limit on the length of out cleats there could be a problem won't see the field until two days before the game and then take some different shoes and have the guys jog around the edge of it to get a feel for it Hell they might not be able to stand up or keep their balance on it nor matter how bad it is for us the same grass that Washington has to play on They've got the same shoes we do Fry said his team's workouts have improved considerably since the first session Monday when he blasted Eagles 9 Vermeil Plays Down Playoff Experien ce pered by seven pass interceptions could manage only a 38-yard field goal by Eddie Garcia of Southern Methodist and a 1-yard plunge by Charlie Wysocki of Maryland After a scoreless first quarter the North moved into scoring position by pinning the South at the 2-yard line and then getting FORGET THIS NUMBER 391-1234 891-1234 891-1234 891-1234 891-1234 Chico ENTERPRISE-RECORD Classified Ads a 13-yard punt' return by Rich Diana of Ys i of Yale By United Press International Philadelphia CoachSckVenneil counting on his team's playoff experience as a deciding factor in wild card game against the New York Giants at Veterans Stadium our first playoff game (1978) we led all the way until late in the fourth quarter and bad a chance to win the game with a field Vermeil said of that stuff (opening-game nervousness) makes for good newspaper stuff but not so This is a playoff game and both teams know the job that his players for a poor effort i letting the guys have Radio quarterback Ron sees a difference in this Kofler connected with Morris on an 18-yard pass play and two plays later lofted a soft floating pass to Grieve who made a diving catch in the comer of the end zone Both teams blew scoring opportunities in the first and second quarters On the first offensive series a high snap over the head of punter Maury Buford of Texas Tech gave the North a first down at the Gray 13 But a some he said is a Mg trip for them and it would be foolish to think they going to have a good time they also know I run a tight ship They know now that we're here to practice real hard to play real hard in the Rose Bowl When on their own fine as long as gentlemen If gentlemen have no problem with me if they get out of line the whole team pays I'm an old Marine and how the system worked One guys screws up everyone The Hawkeyes were scheduled to spend Christmas Eve at their hotel and planned to board a cruise boat for a tour of Newport Harbor in nearby Newport Beach on Christmas Day Sports Sunday ebrated defensive line New York defensive front four puts exceptional heat on the quarterback and will be a formidable challenge for our offensive line which was the NFL's best at protecting the Buffalo quarterback Joe Ferguson was sacked only 16 times this season three times by the Jets He's a bit tired of all the laurels thrown at New York front four last two years that's all I he said Klecko is going to do this Mark Gastineau is going to do that Hey fine football players blit we have a fine offensive line need to have a helluva afternoon to beat Ken Jones and Joe Devlin like been doing to everyone On Jan 2 Tampa Bay plays Dallas in an NFC divisional playoff and San Diego meets Miami in the AFC sector On Jan 3 it will be Cincinnati against either the Jets or Bills in the AFC and San Francisco against the Giants or Eagles The conference championships are scheduled for Sunday Jan 10 and the Super Bowl is set for Jan 24 1:45 am -NFL Football: Buffalo at New Yott Jets KHSL 1290 12:30 pjn NFL Football: New York Giants at Philadelphia KHSL 1290 TV Sports Saturday UNBELIEVABLE LOW PRICES! 4 Ply Polyester Cord GUARANTEED RECAPS ANY PASSFNGf SIZE IN STOCK1 preparation from that of 1978 first year we were so excited about practicing after the season was over that it was a lot of he said came to practice and had a good time (although losing 14-13 to Atlanta) approaching this game in a businesslike Jaworski said for myself I felt I play to my ability in last playoffs and that's something I've given thought to as I prepare for them this While the Eagles have been in the playoffs every year since that 1978 game the 12:30 pm PST game Sunday will mark the first postseason action in 18 years At 9 am PST Sunday at Shea Stadium the New York Jets in their first post-season game since 1969 look to advance with a win over the Buffalo Bills coach Walt Michaels whose team won 10 of its last 13 games has much respect for Buffalo Bills make mistakes and beat themselves" says Michaels were determined and hung in there all The teams split their two regular-season confrontations the Bills taking the opening game 31-0 and the Jets routing Buffalo 33-14 who faces the Jets must be preoccupied with the New York Sack Buffalo Coach Chuck Knox said of New cel 10 am College Football: Sun Bowl Oklahoma vs Houston (5- 1012) Bengals Trying To Break String STEEL BELTED RADIALS I I I 11 am Basketball: Kentucky vs NorthCarolina (34) I pjn Sportsworid: Gymnaa- -tics surfing motorcycle racing (34) Sire A78-13 B78-13 C78-14 E78-14 F78-14 G78-14 H78-14 G78-15 H78-15 178-15 1 pm Collogo Basketball: Louisville vs DePa iu (512) 155-12 2995 150 1 155-13 2995 164 165-13 3295 177 165-15 3995 208 QUALITY BUILTI 5 pm Wide World of Sports: Gymnastics ice skating (7R1 CINCINNATI In 10 days the Cincinnati Bengals will be trying to accomplish something no other team has been able to do in the 14-year history of the franchise win a playoff game On Sunday Jan 3 in an AFC divisional playoff game the Bengals will host the winner of this wild-card game between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills It will be the fourth playoff game for Cincinnati since the franchise was formed in 1968 Its previous three playoff games were losses Sunday highway Nm FIT I sm NFL Playoffs: Wildcard game Buffalo at New (7R13) York Jets 12:30 NFL PImuOs: Wild card game Now York Giants al phia (51012) latPhiladel- CHICO HONDA Lott Taylor Named to All-Pro Roster WELCOMES 1982 WITH AN OllnlOO Diego middle linebacker Jack Lambert of Pittsburgh and free saftey Nolan Cromwell of Los Angeles Hie writers picked Forrest Gregg of Cincinnati as coach of the year in the American Conference and Bill Walsh of San Francisco in the National Con- NEW YORK (UPI) Two outstanding defensive rookies comerback Ronnie Lott of the San Fnnadsco Forty-Niners and linebacker Lawrence Taylor of the New York Gianta were named Thursday to a 26-man National Football League all-pro team by the Professional Football Writers of America Texas Creates Take delivery of ANY 1982 Honda Civic Prelude or Accord including the all-new 5-passenger 4-door Accord by January 10 1982 and San Francisco Dallas Cincinnati and Pittsburgh each placed three men on the squad that featured eight repeaters from the 1980 team Special Honor EL PASO Texas (UPI) Oklahoma football coaches announced Thursday the creation of the annual Key to honor a senior player who ference George Rogers of OVEW Orleans was named rookie of the year The offensive team: wide receivers Alfred Jenkins Atlanta and James Lofton Green Bay tight end Kellen Winslow San Diego tackles Anthony Munoz Cincinnati and Marvin Powell New York Jets guards John Hannah New England and Randy Cross San Francisco center Mike Webster Pittsburgh quarterback Ken Anderson Cincinnati running backs Tony Dor-sett Dallas and Billy Sims Detroit kicker Rafael Septien Dallas The defensive team: end Joe Klecko New York Jets and Fred Dean San Francisco tackles Randy White Dallas and Gary Johnson San Diego middle linebacker Jack Lambert Pittsburgh outside linebackers Jerry Robinson Philadelphia and Lawrence Taylor New York Giants corner-backs Mel Blount Pittsburgh and Ronnie Lott San Francisco free safety Nolan Cromwell Los Angeles strong safety Gary Barbaro Kansas City punter Pat Mcln-ally Cincinnati punt return specialist LeRoy Irvin Los Angeles kickoff return specialist Mike Nelms Washington best exemplifies the quali-le offensive guard ties the There were all new faces In the bsckfield as Ken Anderson of Cincinnati was voted best quarterback and Tony Dorsett of Dallas and Billy Sims of Detroit gained running backbonon WILL! BUY'10 worth of our most-popular ACCESSORIES! demonstrated during his career The award will be presented to the recipient before the final home game each year Coach Barry Switzer said Announcement of the award was made during the Sun Bowl luncheon Key whose career abruptly ended late this season because of a ruptured kidney aaid he waa honored Repeaters Included wide receiver James Lofton of Green Bay tight end Kellen Winslow of San Diego guard John Hannah of New England center Mike Webster of Pittsburgh defensive tackles Randy White of Dallas and Gary Johnson of San Celebrate the New Year in a OUR MOST POPULAR ACCESSORIES ly-S CHICO HONDA Cage Classic Set 1 i game oaturday night Idaho the only unbeaten team in the Classic with a 7-0 record mete Iowa State 2-5 in the second "WE'RE DEALING SEE US FIRST" ON PARK AVE Between 13th 14th PHONE 895-1866 PORTLAND Ore (UPI) An eight-team field headed by defending1 champion Oregon State begins play in the Far I VTfck-.