Southern Illinoisan from Carbondale, Illinois • Page 29

The Southern Illinoisan Sunday, November 8, 1992 Section Morning Line own Offense sputters, defense shudders as Bears extend Saluki losing streak Swain sets new record SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Junior Billy Swain now owns the record for career touchdown passes with 12 after he caught a one-yard pass from Scott Gabbert midway through the third quarter Saturday. The points were SIU's first of the game and cut Southwest Missouri State's deficit to 38-6. "It's a shame we haven't had a chance to red-shirt him," said SIU coach Bob Smith. "He'll probably break a lot of records before his career is over." Swain, from St.

Petersburg, now has 7 1 career catches for 903 yards. Senior Justin Roebuck is SIU's career leader in receptions (119) and yards (1,798) with one game left to improve those standards. Phil Wearier By Phil Weaner Of The Southern Illinoisan SPRINGFIELD, Mo. On an afternoon when the defensive team's bus had trouble getting to Plaster Field, it was Southern Illinois University's offense that ironically didn't show up Saturday. The Saluki offense, fifth nationally in total offense and No.

1 in the Gateway Conference, suffered its longest scoreless streak of the season in a 51-12 thrashing by 12th-ranked Southwest Missouri State. "Oh yeah, I expected a much tougher game," said SMSU head Southern Illinoisan file photo Swain: Junior set SIU's record for career touchdown receptions on Saturday. 5 A A 4 ll 1 I Northern Iowa loss puts coach Jesse Branch. "They changed some things, basically their entire defensive scheme, to slow down our option. We haven't scored like that in a long time and I don't think their offense had played like that in a long time, either." SIU, shut out in the first half for the first time this season, didn't score until Scott Gabbert's one-yard pass to Billy Swain with 7:06 left in the third quarter.

By then, Smith's injury status uncertain CD This was nearly the same scenario, with Carbondale having another second-round home game. Worse yet, the Terriers were coming off an admittedly sluggish performance against Salem in the first round Wednesday night. "It was kind of like killing some said Carbondale all-state candidate Seth Smith, who left the game with a sprained knee early in the fourth quarter. "It was almost like playing Harrisburg, because Effingham runs about the same offense with a few more wrinkles." But Carbondale took control from the outset. "We really did," Carbondale coach John Helmick said.

"I thought in all aspects of the game, we came out ready." "We came out here ready to See TERRIERS, 4D DTOwSQDII st Free Throws Saturday's NBA New York 89, Philadelphia 85 Orlando 103, Washington 98 Miami 1 06, New Jersey 94 Detroit 89, Indiana 87 Golden State 121, Minnesota 119, OT Atlanta 100, Chicago 99 Utah 122, Dallas 106 Milwaukee 124, Boston 88 Denver 125, San Antonio 121, 20T Phoenix 1 1 1 LA Clippers 1 05 Seattle 89, Houston 85 See 6D Power Plays Saturday's NHL Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 2 Chicago 7, Quebec 4 N.Y. Rangers 2, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Islanders 5, OT Washington 6, Hartford 2 Montreal 5, Detroit 1 Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 2 Edmonton 2, Minnesota 2 Buffalo at Los Angeles, (n) New Jersey at San Jose, (n) See 6D Piniella new Seattle skipper? Former Cincinnati Reds manager Lou Piniella has accepted a three-year contract as manager of the Seattle Mariners, a newspaper reported Saturday. A team official, however, would not confirm or deny the report.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer said an unidentified source close to Piniella told the newspaper he would be introduced as the Mariners' 10th manager at a Monday news conference. Mariners spokesman Dave Aust, speaking from Arizona on Saturday, would not comment on the report. He said there were no plans for a Piniella to be hired news conference. Aust said Woody Woodward, Mariners vice president for baseball operations, finished interviews for the manager's position on the East Coast on Saturday. Piniella could not be reached for comment at his Allendale, N.J., home Saturday.

Piniella left the Reds last month after failing to reach agreement with owner Marge Schott on a new contract. Piniella and Woodward had worked together in the 1980s with the New York Yankees. The Mariners are believed to have offered Piniella about $2.5 million over three years with a fourth-year option, the Post-Intelligencer said. Piniella would replace former manager Bill Plummer, who was fired on Oct. 13 along with the entire coaching staff after the team went 64-98 last season.

Football Finals Saturday's Results Class 6A Conant 1 0, Fremd 6 Downers Grove North 24, Oak Park 14 Homewood-Flossmoor 34, Carl Sandburg 6 Loyola Academy 45, Niles North 0 Maine 14, Gordon Tech 6 Naperville 23. St Charles 21 Naperville North 23, St. Rita 20 Waubonsie Valley 18, Alton 15 Class 5A Belvidere 38, Freeport 14 Bloomington 15, East St. Louis 7 Joliet Catholic 21 Andrew 0 Lake Forest 49, Rockford Guilford 33 Mount Carmel 33, Richards 8 Rockford Boylan 21 Palatine 20 Simeon 22, Leo 14 Wheaton-Warrenville 52, Niles Notre Dame 0 Class 4A Carbondale 47, Effingham 14 Decatur Eisenhower 35, Stephen Decatur 12 Geneseo 13, Rock Falls 3 Kankakee McNamara 28, Washington 0 Marian Catholic 29. Morris 22 Oswego 36, Geneva 0 Peoria Notre Dame 17, Sterling 16 Wauconda 28, Cary Grove 16 Class 3A Breese Mater Dei 22.

Sparta 6 Coal City 22. Evergreen Park 20 (OT) Driscoll 20, Immaculate Conception 19 Du Quoin 28. Johr.ton City 6 Marengo 35, Nazareth Academy 12 Monmouth 23. Sherrard 22 Normal U. High 42, Gillespie 21 Robinson 20, Mahomet-Seymour 3 Class 2A Aledo 28, Tremont 12 Casey Westfield 24, Marshall 14 Central 13, Macon 7 OT Columbia 30, Pittsfield 14 Leroy 28, Iroquois 17 Morrison 37, Galena 18 Richmond-Burton 12, Genoa-Kingston 6 Rushville 44, Petersburg Porta 27 Class 1A Areola 26, Virden 0 Carthage 42, Monmouth 1 3 1 Deer Creek-Mackinaw 34, Gridley 28 Hardin Calhoun 8, Greenfield 0 Kewanee Wethersfield 26, Avon-Roseville 20 (OT) Lexington 21 Villa Grove 13 Manlius 21 Armawan 8 North Boone 15, Orangeville 0 Wrong name: Of li SMSU in 1st.

3D SMSU had rolled over the Gateway's worst defense for a 38-6 lead and would eventually score on its first nine possessions for a 51-6 edge early in the fourth quarter. SMSU moved to 6-3 overall and into sole possession of first place with 4-0 conference record. Northern Iowa, ranked No. 1 in Division I-AA, suffered its first loss of the season to conference op- See SALUKIS, 5D Southern Illinoisan photo by JOE JINES Down and out after a fine season: Sparta's Tyson Rheinecker ponders Saturday's Class 3A playoff game, which ended with a 22-6 Mater Dei victory. Sparta's season ended By Steve Cunningham Of The Southern Illinoisan SPARTA The strong arm of Breese Mater Dei quarterback Jeremy Gebke is making the Southwestern Egyptian Conference look mighty weak these days.

Sparta's strategy went awry5D Gebke passed for 233 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Knights past Sparta 22-6 Saturday in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs. On Wednesday night, the 6-foot-1 senior passed for 177 yards as Mater Dei blasted Nashville in the first round. Now Gebke and Mater Dei (9-2) get to go for the SWE tri-fecta when they play host to top-ranked Du Quoin next Sat- See SPARTA, 5D nearly two-year debate over who is No. 1 in college football. The No.

12 Wildcats dealt a lethal blow to one half of the top-ranked tandem, beating Washington 16-3 for the biggest victory in Arizona history. Washington came into the game No. 1 in the Associated Press (media) poll, while Miami was on top in the CNNUSA Today coaches poll, See ARIZONA, 3D Mr i "i Southern Illinoisan photo by CEASAR MARAGNI Diving ahead: Du Quoin quarterback Jason Karnes for extra yardage Saturday. wwf 'WWWWw od-royod oho Speed key element in unbeatens' 3A playoff By Rick Underwood The Southern Illinoisan JOHNSTON CITY They are both nicknamed the Indians. They both came in undefeated and conference champions.

They were both big and strong and physical. But the field tilted Du Quoin's way when speed was factored in, and the Southwestern Egyptian champi- Margram, adjustments sparked Du Quoin QD ons raced to a 28-6 victory over Johnston City in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs on Saturday. Du Quoin tried for a half to overpower Johnston City and found it couldn't do so. But it took just two plays in the second half for Du Quoin to show it could outrun the home team. Shawn Margrum raced 61 yards on the sec- See DU QUOIN, 4D Plavoff pressure: Carhondale and Tony Penn (7) rush Effingham Strong rally leads Mini By Andrew Bagnato Chicago Tribune CHAMPAIGN Illinois has spent all season on the edge.

So it was only fitting that it defeated Purdue on Saturday by the length of Jasper Strong's turf shoe. J.J.' Strong latched onto a 25-yard Jason' Verduzco heave with 1:36 left, then dragged his toe on the orange carpet in the end to give Illinois a pulsating 20 17 victory' over the Boilermakers ir. nippy Memorial Stadium. Another inch and 6 See If LINI. 6D A photo on Sunday's HMJUJJ l.lfu.i WffWIl '-WW ffw 'JM-iuw' ysytwy 31 WW 1 1 1 '11.

i By Greg Hardwig Of The Southern Illinoisan The Carbondale Community High School football team played ghost-busters Saturday. And it was Effingham which ended up getting slimed. The Terriers scored on their first five possessions and rolled to a 47-14 win over the Flaming Hearts in the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs at Bleyer Field. Carbondale (10-0), top-ranked in the state in its class, advances to the quarterfinals and will meet Decatur Eisenhower, a 35-12 winner over Stephen Decatur, at Bleyer Field next Saturday. Effingham finished 9-2.

A definite game time and ticket information will be announced early this week. The Terriers were facing the ghost of playoffs past after being upset in the second round by Harrisburg last year. Carbondale had advanced to the semifinals the year before and was thought to have a good shot to get that far again. College Collisions How the top 25 teams in the Associated Press' college football poll fared Saturday: No. 12 Arizona 16, No.

1. Washington 3 No. 3 Alabama 31 LSU 1 1 No. 4 Michigan 40. Northwestern 7 No.

5 Texas 40, Louisville 18 No. 6 Florida State 69, Maryland 21 No. 7 Nebraska 49, No. 13 Kansas 7 No. 8 Notre Dame 54, No.

9 BC 7 No. 10 Syracuse 28, Virginia Tech 9 No. 21 Stanford 23, Southern Cal 9 No. 14 Florida 24, So. Mississippi 20 No.

16 Colorado 28, Oklahoma St. 0 No. 17 N.C. State 31, Virginia 7 Clemson 40, No. 18 North Carolina 7 No.

1 9 Mississippi St. 1 0, Arkansas 3 TCU 23, No. 20 Texas 14 No. 22 Ohio State 17, Minnesota 0 No. 25 Washington St.

20, Arizona St. 18 See 3D Washington won't be No. i anymore Arizona stuns Pac-10 rival, 16-3 Southern Illinoisan photo by CHUCK NOVARA defenders Timmy Wilson (8) quarterback Mike Bracey. AP photo lllini win: Jason Verduzco hoists receiver J.J. Strong.

JiW'" MM.M.'M'M.'VWV...M,WAT.VMVM.yJWWV.J rn? By Ed Sherman Chicago Tribune TUCSON, Ariz. Here's the las-test college football rankings: Arizona now is No. 1 at least in the eyes of Miami. The cheers in Arizona were echoed in South Florida on Saturday. Hurricane fans now are Wildcat fans, too.

Arizona finally laid to rest the front page of the sports section incorrectly identified Carbondale Community High School football player Zach -Steed. i i.