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Tht MOISTII 10, 1977 Young Santa Ana Hosts Explosive Rustlers At Bowl By CARL SAWYER Judd and Ron Dykes. Uritnr r'nmnlir'rjt ino Ana's rlpfrn C3 STEVE CODY RETURNS AS DONS'QB Register Sports Writer Ranked No 2 in the Southland ami eager to move higher. Golden West College's Rustlers wheel into Santa Ana Bowl heavily favored to squash Santa Ana College's Dons in the open er for both clubs Coach Howard Black has the Dons keyed up for a big effort. but thav will be badly outnumbered by coach Ray Rustlers who he feels may be the most explosive club in Golden West history That covers some territory Rustler teams have compiled a 62-38-4 record in 11 seasons and have always spotlighted an individual standout at running back. Three soph stars and three prep recruits with excellent credentials have Rustler fans anticipating the of the running as Got den West takes serious aim at its first conference title and a shot at the Junior Rose Bowl a group, this year's running back unit is the strongest in the college's history," Shackleford confirms Loren Micklin.

Ric Martin and Tim Janovick are the sophs and they are pushed by freshmen Steve Fogel. Jim Expect Offensive Fireworks Between Chdrcjers, Piretes Cypress College's charged-up Chargers and Orange Coast's high octane Pirates will furnish Orange County fans one of their best ever openers with offense expected to dominate the early season sparkler Coach Don Lent's Chargers are 0 6 against Orange Coast, but Pirate coach Dick Tucker knows better than to take Cypress lightly The Pirates skated to a tough 10-0 win in a rainstorm a year ago and a dry field in the rematch could prove explosive now. I don't know what to expect from Cypress." Tucker said openers always are tough to figure because neither team has shown what it can do yet I know that the Cypress staff is very optimistic about the coming season They seem to feel that this could be their best squad ever Cypress has only 17 lettermen and three starters back from tne 5-5 0 1976 club but Tucker feels those figures are deceiving. Lent also has eight Thinner Theotis For 77 LOS ANGELES Theotis Brown, whose 1.092 yards rushing last fall is the third highest single-season total in UCLA football history, feeds his outstanding sophomore season could have been better than it was With that in mind, the Brum running back called Big Foot because of the size 15 Triple-E shoe that he wears, decided to lose some weight in the season. With that goal accomplished.

Brown is looking forward to UCLA's nationally televised opener against the University of Houston at the Astrodome Monday night down to about 215 pounds now compared to the 235 pounds 1 played at last year." said Brown, who didn't play a single down of varsity football during his freshman year at UCLA feel a lot quicker, a lot more comfortable. felt if I lost weight without losing strength it would really help me as a player." added Brown. think I'm as strong as I was last year decided to lose the weight last spring I worked out with the track team and did a lot more conditioning and long distance running." The 6-foot-3 junior from Oakland, was the first sophomore in school history to rush for more than 1.000 yards. In addition, he was leading scorer with 78 points and the second-leading receiver with 12 catches. not thinking about how many yards I might gain this year.

said Brown. want to do more things better than I did last year. players back who were injured in 1976. all who lettered in 1975 The most notable is JC All-American middle guard Scott Chase, a 5-8. 190-pounder who recorded 16 quarterback sacks as a freshman Chase Is one heck of a player." Tucker acknowledged played against our national championship team in 1975 and did quite a job His presence in the Charger de- feasive lineup is going to make them Cypress also has a JC -All-American honorable mention in running back Phil Emard.

a 5-9. 175-pound squir mer who rushed for 853 yards last year, averaging 5 3 per carry before an injury ended his season early Lent calls his offensive line and inexperienced, but must get bet ter as we go One bright spot has been Tony Cera. sw itched from tackle to center, who will snap the ball to king-size quarterback Dean Hess, who surveys the leld from his 6-4 220- pound frame anticipates Orange Coast testing his linebackers and secondary, where all but one man is new to the Charger system Tucker confirms that he would like to put the ball in the air about 25 or 30 times each game Letter man Larry Hall starts at QB for the Pirates, moving Tucker to observe. now. we are a much better team than we were a year ago We have quality players at every position.

and both our offensive and defensive units look solid Including Hall at QB. the Pirate offense firms up with seven sophs and four freshmen the critical thing is the fact that all four of those freshmen are on the line." Tucker pointed out have great strength in the backfield and at the receiver spots, but our line that is the question mark If our line jells, we will be in good shape1 I'd say we're about a month away from having a real good solid line Hall, a sturdy who can move, was converted from tight end jn Orange last two games a year ago and led the Pirates to big wins over Mt. San Antonio and Grossmont. rushing for 200 yards and pas sing for 174 more in two starts Soph Faye Weathers and Dennis Boswell combined for more than 900 yards as freshmen Veterans Don Whan and Dave Parsel at wide receivers combined for 29 receptions to give Hall excellent targets Linebackers Jerry Grundy, Corky Winder and Paul Radish figure to anchor the Pirate defense along ith talented Steve Foley in the secondary Tucker expects excitement at the very start think it's going to be an exciting game to watch Both teams have the ability to score Both teams have good running backs, good passers and good receivers I think that means you re going to see a few points on the board." he summed up Dykes. Complicating Santa Ana's defen sive strategy is the presence of veteran Bill Holst at quarterback ho will direct traffic in the Rustler backfield between passes to the best ever receiving corps passing attack improved tremendously last year and I expect it to be even better." Shackleford said Holst completed 50 per cent of his passes as a frosh.

clicking on 29 of 58 for 343 yards and four touchdowns in a backup role The tallest and heaviest line in Rustler history fronts for the talented backfield. sure to be a stern test for the rebuilt Don defense Black believes his first units can play with just about anyone, but fears Santa lack of depth will be costly through a rugged schedule against bigger and deeper clubs of our problems is our schedule" said Black pinpointing Golden West as potentially the best team his Dons may face When the second-year Don coach says. have some tools." he's referring to sophomore quarterback Steve Cody, a quick but small set of running backs and several stickout pass catchers headed by tight end Steve Volmer Cody completed 74 of 175 passes for 1.029 yards as a Don freshman and Black is expecting a big sophomore season for the El Modena High graduate The success of the Don offense rides with pass catchers Volmer Craig Wood and Chuck Hogg and the ability of the young Don line to pry holes for running backs Kevin Daeley. Mike Merk. Mike Hancock.

Eric Sense and others Linebackers Jack Elmer, Dave Galaway, Phil Hart and Stan Lee figure to be very busy as do down linemen Bryan Carmack. David Denham and Marty McDermott who ill try to keep the Rustlers from reaching the Don secondary that includes Tim Smith. Larry Perry. Artie Cork and Joe Schmit a game like this, we have to concentrate on every play and every minute of the game." said Black West is a very good team and we should have a good game Bl LL HOLST TRIGGERS POTENTGWC OFFENSE Experienced Gauchos Open Against Desert Rankings, Schedule PRE-SEASON JC FOU 76 -Fulierion (1) West V-Bakersfield (31 Pasadena (' I Coast Beach (2; 9- Santa Barbara 10-- Santa Monica Others Receiving Votes 7 3-0 3-6-0 6 4-0 6 3-0 4 5-0 9 7 4-0 92-0 El Camino (6-3-01. Canyons (2-8-0), San Diego Mesa 6 4 -Oi.

Rio Hondo (5-4-0). Cerritos (4-4 1 SCHEDULI TODAY Compton at Los Angeles City College, I p.m Phoenix vs San Diego City at Stadium 1 pm TONtOHT (Alt gomes kickoW at 7:30) Golden West at Santa Ana Orange Coast vs Cypress at Glover Stadium, Anaheim Desert vs. Saddleback at Mission Vieio High Fullerton at Citrus Mt San Antonio vs. Rio Hondo at Whittier College Harbor at El Camino Reediey at Chattev A Southwest at Pasadena Santa Barbara vs Mira Costa at Oceanside Santa Monica at San Bernardino Tatt at Pierce Imperial Valley vs. Mesa at Phoenix West Hills at Mt San Jacinto Paiomar at Glendale (Ariz) Edwards AFB at Victor Vahey LARRY HALL WILL DIRECT PIRATE ATTACK Redskins Reactivate DE McColl WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Redskins have reactivated rookie defensive end Duncan McColl.

their top choice in the 1977 draft who was cut Tuesday. Coach George Allen said he wanted to give McColl one more look under game conditions. To make room for him on the roster, the Redskins placed veteran quarterback Brian Dowling on waivers. It was understood, however. that Dowling was told he would still be with the Redskins most likely on the two-man taxi squad when the final cuts are made next week.

No one will know for sufe until the season is over, but Ken Swearingen may have the best Gaucho team in Saddleback College's history operating in his second season at the helm College of the Desert will be the first to test Swearingen revved up Gauchos who are geared for a faster start than in 1976 when they lost their first two starts while absorbing Swearingen system, then won six of the last seven games through an incredible string of the last seven games blanking opponents through 21 straight quarters Half of last season's starters, most of them on offense, are back to perplex opponents Every offensive spot is manned by experienced sophomores and talented freshmen except at tight end where Gaucho coaches are experimenting Back is starting quarterback Billy Yancy. who passed for seven touch downs and ran for five more to lead the team in scoring last year Back is halfback Greg Speicher. who led Gaucho rushers, and hard-running Brian Wood and Eric Peters Back are top receivers Tom Haigh who missed the 1976 season with an injury after a successful freshman and Mike Pardi. who averaged 16 5 yards per catch last season Pardi goes at tight end, a new position for the sprinter and one in which Swearingen feels Pardi will prove a big asset to the team The front line is blessed with four returning starters jn center Norm Katnik, tackle Pancho Castillo and guards Tony Lundy and Don Lachmund A freshman to watch is ide receiver Rick Von Zup. a 45 sprinter (40 yards) who was a three-year All-League prep at Palos Verdes High Jay Ciaffa from Mission Viejo High also has cracked the starting lineup at wide receiver after coming of a i Rio Hondo Seeks Revenge Against Mt.

San Antonio Rio Hondo College's Roadrunners, bolstered by 25 returning lettermen. will be out to even accounts with Mt San Antonio College tonight at 7:30 at Whittier Memorial Stadium. Mt. Mounties nicked the lengthy bout with mononucleosis Last season the linebackers led a defense through those 21 scoreless quarters and two of them Jeff Roletti and Ron Wade are back to work with Cal Poly transfer Tom Arons and freshmen Jeff Dreher. Rob Streeter and Jay Hatter New faces on the defensive line and in the secondary must mature quickly to give the Gauchos the balance Swearingen desires Steve Williams and Jim Haley on the line and Jeff Hoff and Chris Ross in the secondary will help the defease jell Swearingen knows little of Desert 's Roadrunners It will be the first meeting of the Gauchos and Roadrunners since 1969 when Saddleback notched a 28-6 win enroute to the Desert Conference title Hornets, Owls Continue 50 -Year-Old Grid Rivalry The year of 1927 was an eventful tar when, among other things.

Babe uth smacked 60 home runs and larles Lindbergh spanned the At- ntic in the Spirit of St. Louis. That year also marked the first tot ball game between two young immunity colleges in the Southland, he contest between Citrus College od Fullerton College ended in a 0-0 e. Fifty years later, the two schools gain are opening their season in a lor net vs. Owl matchup at Azusa that arly season football fans may regard the best they see all season.

Coach Hal Fullerton lub ventures to Citrus ranked No 1 the Southland. Coach John Stry- Owls perch on the No 8 rung in he poll. Both teams are defending eonfer- champs aftef being among the four finalists as the representative in the Junior Rose Bowl last season. Citrus was 9-1-1, with its lone loss coming in the mud in a fumble- marred contest against Fullerton. 1814.

The Hornets finished the season with a 9-2 mark. Both teams have quite a few question marks going into the opener with each only returning three regulars. However, both Strycula and Sherbeck are masterful coaches and recruiters, so the competition will be excellent. Strycula has observed a three-way battle at quarterback through preseason drills and waited til the last minute to designate freshman Ken Eriksen as the Owl starter. Halfbacks Barry McManus and Charles Cole are built on the lines of other Cirtus standouts are really tough kids with very good speed." reported Strycula Hornets have been nationally ranked in six of the past nine years and have a record of 42-9-1 over that period in conference play.

winning five titles. Citrus has won eight conference titles in the past ten years. The Owls are 26-2-4 through the past three seasons, the best mark in Southland JC ranks Sherbeck calls this the ever sent on the field for an opener, but also admits it would be one of his finest, depending how early the new recruits mature. The Hornet lineup shows only three freshmen breaking into print, but of the sophs, only running backs Mike Charles and Rich Gebhard and All- Conference linebacker Scott Carter are returning starters. Mike Rayburn is the only first-year man tp crack the starting offense at guard while defensively, Jon Wilson at end and Stu Smith at strong safety have muscled to the front.

The quarterback job goes to soph Greg Tucker in the opener, but will remain unsettled unless Tucker makes a solid impression against the Owls. Three others are pressing Tucker. Fullerton hasn't lost a season opener since 1974 when the Hornets bowed to Grossmont 27-24. The late Joe Roth quarterbacked the Griffins to the state JC championship that year. Citrus defeated Fullerton since a 14-0 decision in 1957.

Both clubs take win streaks into play. The Hornets are looking for their seventh straight win and the til Owls are working on a tiine-game streak blemished only by a 14-14 tie with Southwestern College. Roadrunners 14-7 on the final five minutes a year ago. Mt. Sac and Rio Hondo battled to a 0-0 tie in their only other meeting in 1968.

Roadrunner coach Marty Blackstone says there are some question marks because of the 25 lettermen. none are stationed on the offensive line. The young line is assigned to open holes for a veteran backfield spearheaded by All-America candidate Bob Esparza, who averaged 6 2 yards per carry as a freshman while netting 638 yards and four touchdowns. Jon Niiro, Paul Allison, Cesar Garcia and Andy Enos are other sparklers working in the backfield with frosh quarterback Peter Janke. Raiders Cut KickerMann OAKLAND (AP) Errol Mann, the 36-year-old veteran who joined the Oakland Raiders late last season and handled the placekicking for them in Super Bowl XI.

has been released by the National Football League champions. Mann went home to North Dakota when the Raiders, including rookie Rolf Benirschke who won the kicking job. took off for Los Angeles for Friday game with the Rams know if it is final yet." said Benirschke. who played college ball at Cal Davis, know ing that( the Raiders could always bring in another kicker before the Sept. 18 season opener against San Diego Tonight's Opening Lineups Cvprati vs.

Oronga Com (Giovar Sfod-um. 7:30) CYPtESS OttlNii Jim Steward (170) Bill Szekeiy G- Bob Carlson (225), Tony Cera (205), jotin Clark (180), Bill Zander (240), TE- Bill Martineau (215), Dean Hess (220), Bob Marguei (180) and Len Altavilla (165), Phil Emard (180) and Jeff Veeder (190) Flanker Dave Magnuson (180) CYPRESS DEFENSE Bob Hinman (180), Rhoades Butler (225), Scoft Chase Jim Saar (200), Tony Campbeu (190), LB- Scott Lusk (275) Rob Lmagen (205), CB Ron Bose (160). CB Mike Henderson 165), Neil Hinds (175) John Culver ORANGE COAST OFFENSE Don Whan (ITO), Mark Chakerian (230), Steve Hedges (215), Tim B.enek (210), Matt Kelly (220), Mark Johannes (225), Amerkhanlan (195), Larry Hall (197), Faye Weathers (165), De nms Boswell (200), Dave Parse! OBANGE COAST DCFINSt Mike Musso (205). Joe Cameron (240), Rick Battersby (200) Dave Sanders (237), Paul Radish (195), Jerry Grundy (200), Corky Winder (200). Terry Funches (160), Randy Johnson (172), Doug Boswell (185), Steve Foiey (190) Goldan West vs.

Ana (Santa Ana Bawt, 7:90) GOLDEN WIST OFFENSE Tim Wlgmore (170), Eric Hutti (230), Mark Case (230), Dennis Luppens (215), Bob Gasway (254), Tom Formica (225), Bin Kelly (200). QB- Bill Holst (175). RB- Ric Martin (185), Loren Micktin (195), Flank Pat Pritzt (175). GOLDIN WIST DEFENSE Dan Meeks (215), John Stemmer (230), Kevin Patterson (200), Keith Dionne (215), Don DiPalma (210), ILB Rick Shirley (205), John Carroll (200), CB George McGowan (180), Richard Clemens 080), Bob Cratt (180), Mark Eastiana (205). SANTA ANA Of FINSE Steve Volmer (225), Steve Almond (231 Jose Sanchez (204), Frank Hennessy (207), Don Arbenz (188), Brian Scudday (222), Craig Wood (189), Steve Coay (199), Mike Merk (164), Kevin Daeiey (185), Chuck Hogg (145).

SANTA ANA DtFINSI Bryan Carmack (211 David Denham (184), Marty McDermott (220), Stan Lee (185), Phil Hart (188). Jack Elmer (208), Dave Gala way (191), Joe Schmit (184), Artie Cork (199), Larry Perry (170), CB- Tim Smith (192). Fullerton vs. Citrus (Citrus Col 7:30) FULLERTON OFFENSE Morrie Carmichael (185), Doug Gray (245). Brent Cullinan (225), Robert Bass (210), Mike Rayburn (210), Steve Wilbur (215), Craig Brinker (200), Tucker (190), Mike Charles (180), Rich Gebhard (210), Michael Harris (185) FULLERTON DEFENSE jon Wilson (205), Art Ledesma (235), MG- Britt Bell (210), Joe Kelly (215), E- Fred Hogan (190), Tim Bretz (205), Scoft Carter (215), Mitch Bogue (175), Todd Peterson (170), Stu Smith (185), Larry Allen (185).

CITRUS OFFENSE Greg Debin (210), Steve Rechtm (205), G- Mike Sapp (200), C- Wayne Walsh (212), Dick Smallwood (220), Kerry Wilson (240), Bruce Weiden (184), Ken Eriksen (175), Charles Cole (175), Barry McManus (184), Dave Kirby (170) CITRUS DEFENSE Greg Grzechowiak (215), Paul Oav (235), Bob Russo (190), Dave Morgan (210), Joe Rodriguez (165), John Adams (215), Ed LoHus (202), Myron Bourne (175), Rob McClendon (175), Kyle Haynes (180), Thumper White (155). SoOdlotMck vs. Datari (Mission Via jo Nigh, 7:30) SADDLEBACK OFFENSE Mike Pardi (190), Pancho Castillo (236), Jim Lachmund (220), Norm Katmk (230), Tony Lundy (230), Chris Connoly (220). SE- Jay Ciaffa (175), QB- Billy Yancy (170), Greg Speicher ISO), Brian Wood (190), Rick Von Zup (164). SADDLEBACK DEFENSE Allen Streeter (212), Jim Haley (220), Steve Williams (210), Mike Kruthers (190), Tom Arons (195), Jett Dreher (184), LB- Ron Wade (212), DB- Chris Ross (190), Steve Crapo (170), Jett Hopp (155), (170)..