Virginia tackle Scott Matheson then recovered a fumble by Purdue tailback Ray Wallace on the Boilermaker 42. Mater Dei High School, off to its best start under Coach Gary McKnight in the past three years, remains the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters' Assn prep basketball poll The Monarchs (13-0) play host to St Bernard at UC Irvine's Crawford Hall on Wednesday night The writers' poll: Pos. "He told me to take the money and buy him a horse" Stute said. Best quote: Junior wide receiver Cyndi Bays, the only girl on Royal's JV football team, commenting on the attitude of her peers: "My friends think I'm insane. He continually addresses a sportswriter, adorned in a bright, red jacket emblazoned with the word Wisconsin, as "Indiana" -That Cary Grant played wide receiver for Muir of Pasadena and Kenny Rogers doubled as a wide receiver and defensive back for Antioch.
There were a lot of times when we would have our hands on the ball, and they would just take it away from us" Overton, who had seven rebounds, agreed "He talked a lot about us wanting it" she said. When Bono has been in good repair, UCLA has won seven of eight games Behind Bono will be more chills and thrills. Then, when we caught up with him, we were cautious, and he ran right over us. Together, they've moved the Nebraska offense to an average of more than 300 yards rushing and 30 points a game. This made a little splash in the papers but seemed about to sink out of sight when Osborne, taking his part in Dueling Polygraphs, announced Saturday that he had just taken a lie detector test, clearing him of most if not all wrongdoing Hardly anybody but Osborne cared, but he cared a lot. Hawn, is scheduled to make his first start as a 3-year-old in the $100,000 California Breeders' Champion Stakes at Santa Anita Jan 12.
A year ago, Miami was beating Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, 31-30, to win the national championship, its first. The Canadiens had been outplayed and were trailing, 4-2, but Montreal got a power-play advantage and took out goaltender Steve Penney for an extra skater, setting the stage for Walter's 11th goal of the season at 19:11 of the third period. "I should wear a saddle on my back during practice" Cummings said "That's how hard he (Nelson) has ridden me. Mel Stute's first winner was in a $900 claiming race at Portland Meadows with a horse named Eggnog.
But the Freedom Bowl quickly became a major news story, both locally and nationally. Prep Notes Meanwhile back on the planet Earth: Bill Redell, who left Crespi to take an assistant coaching job with the Boston-New Orleans-Portland Breakers of the USFL, has returned to the Encino school for another tour of duty Redell coached Crespi to an 8-3 record in 1982. Harry Merlo made the request in a letter to USTA Davis Cup Chairman Gordon Jorgensen. Expect both defensive coordinators to quit afterward in humiliation. "I think we have played better competition (than BYU" Switzer said. Expect President Reagan to call and issue standing invitations to the White House Expect each ho9me viewer to be issued a hard hat Yes, this could well be the game of the '80s As in Miami 86, UCLA 81 Or vice versa. USC's style was good enough to win seven straight Pacific 10 games, including a 16-7 victory over Washington that clinched the Rose Bowl bid a week before the end of the conference season.
It's a day-by-day, horse-by-horse account of how Stute's public stable fared during 1984. The element is a silent minority, more so every year, but occasionally its bias comes to the forefront. Ruth Wysocki announced that she will compete in the 2,000 meters against Mary Decker at the Sunkist track meet Jan 18 in the Sports Arena. I just didn't expect to play all of them in 12 days" And if you really look at UCLA's season, you'll see that the Bruins actually fared better in '84 than in '83. The Titans going 12-0 in football, despite all the obstacles that have so burdened the program in previous years. We have been looking for that kind of help" "Walker was fantastic, always there" Kansas Coach Larry Brown said.
That's what I'd do, but it's damn easy for me to tell them what to do. McCarron's four winners, plus a second and a third, gave him $73,000 in purses for the day and a total of $12,045,813 for the year. The senior finished with 28 points and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. And Murphy, who coveted the University of Missouri coaching job and was courted by Oregon State and Utah, wound up going nowhere. Toler and Dee Dee Duncan scored for the Aztecs in the final 20 seconds, but it was too late "We're just making too many mistakes" Overton said. Pete Rozelle and Al Davis should take note of such proper etiquette.
The career possibilities, in Dickerson's mind, are intriguing "I'd like to get 2,000 yards every season" he said. Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this week after suffering cartilage damage in Sunday's playoff loss to Pittsburgh, a team spokesman said. In Anaheim, it could also be the Rams' approach with wide receivers Henry Ellard and Ron Brown They can't make big plays if they don't get the ball. "I felt our best shot was passing" "We weren't doing enough (on the ground) to give the coaches confidence" Riggins said in his postgame press conference.
From New York Giants running back Rob Carpenter after the 21-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers: "Bill Walsh is the best coach in football Their offense is so finely tuned it's a Jaguar He makes sure they have no tendencies whatsoever He's the reason they're 16-1. The Diablos (11-3) missed the front end of four, one-and-one free throw opportunities in the final 45 seconds, but Brea made only two of nine field goal attempts in the final quarter The Wildcats fell to 9-4 with the loss. While that has earned the university applause in many parts of the country, there is an element here that hasn't entirely forgiven them. Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 4-Troy Loney scored his third goal of the season with 3:04 remaining in the third period to give the Penguins a tie with the Red Wings at Detroit. Kevin Kurz of Schurr scored 53 points, but his efforts were in vain as the Spartans lost to El Dorado, 104-102, in double overtime, in a first-round game of the Brea-Olinda tournament. To understand that, you have to be familiar with football folklore in the Southwest Conference.
Only four teams have compiled more than 300 yards in total offense in a game against USC this season, and only one runner-UCLA's Gaston Green-has rushed for more than 100 yards Byars has had 10 100-yard (or more) games this season. "We sometimes consider an Ohio State home game as an away game" Bruce said. In the Walsh offense, Montana's receivers are usually wide open for short passes, particularly in the first quarter before the defense adjusts. "I think you'll see a much more inspired USC team" Walden said "Now they have something to play for. He dissected his touchdown pass-he has eight touchdowns on nine career completions-and said, "When you see somebody that open, it scares you Your brain says, 'Don't underthrow. Mel Stute's first winner was in a $900 claiming race at Portland Meadows with a horse named Eggnog.
Down-sized wide receivers should always keep a low profile, the Raiders' Cliff Branch maintains. Minnesota remained in fourth place in the Norris Division, one point behind Detroit. Even Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne agrees "extraordinary things" would have to happen tonight for the Sugar Bowl to decide a national championship. But then the LSU job opened up, as might be expected after Jerry Stovall dropped the program to a 4-7 record, and the down-home Arnsparger went after it Why in the world?. If beating Washington in the Orange Bowl is Switzer's principal consideration tonight, beating the drum for Oklahoma was his concern Monday. For John Riggins, the Washington player most robed in glory for the past three seasons, those same doors might have started to close "I think I have to relinquish my crown as Mr January to him today" Riggins said of Payton. It comes as a surprise to no one, but Switzer believes the winner of the Washington-Oklahoma game should be the No 1 college team in the nation.
Nebraska, as usual, is so deep it is impossible to single anybody out. Troubled Dynasty: In 1983, Mater Dei High School made a major breakthrough when its basketball team became the first Orange County school in more than 40 years to win a CIF Southern Section 4-A title. Mission Viejo's Wendy Wyland (women's diving) and Huntington Beach's Kathy Johnson (women's gymnastics) added to Orange County's medal collection by earning bronze in their respective sports. Best quote: Junior wide receiver Cyndi Bays, the only girl on Royal's JV football team, commenting on the attitude of her peers: "My friends think I'm insane. But a weak schedule could scuttle BYU's chances, or at least that's how Switzer sees it In any event, the vote will not be unanimous. James changed quarterbacks in mid-season before the Huskies' loss to USC, replacing Hugh Millen with Paul Sicuro. And I couldn't" Note: Said Dan Hampton, explaining how Chicago's defensive line ate up Washington's vaunted Hogs to sack Theismann seven times: "We had a diet of fish, chicken and beef all week.