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Georgia converted Irish mistakes into Sugar Bowl victory
By Bob Pille NEW ORLEANS—-Searching for somebody among his home folks to win something these days, Jimmy Carter popped in Thursday at the Sugar Bowl. The president got his winner when -Georgia held off Notre Dame 17-10 —with a little help from the Irish. £ The voting won't be revealed until the but there is no doubt the Bulldogs will be national champions. If they aren’t, there '-will be justified cries of vote fraud. ; "We’re the only 12-0 team in the country, and , we beat Notre Dame in a bowl,” said defensive ;hero Scott Woerner. “If we aren’t No. 1, the ; vote is crooked as can be.” . Back home, they call them the Hunkerdown ; Dogs for the way they won all autumn, and that ’ was how the SEC champions won in the Superdome. Notre Dame helped them to 14 sudden ‘ points in the first half, and the Dogs hunkered down and held on. The Irish (9-2-1) committed misdemeanors ■enough to lose more than Dan Devine’s r coaching finale. Even when they shoved from ‘ the opening kickoff to a 3-0 lead on Harry Oliver’s 50-yard field goal, they settled for the flield goal because a penalty nullified Phil Career’s plunge to a first down at the Georgia 25. £ Back came Notre Dame to get Oliver’s 48&ard field-goal attempt blocked after a delay at the Bulldog 26. Wondrous freshman uHerschel Walker then began slashing for his ?tlso rushing yards to set up Rex Robinson’s pitying 46-yard field goal. K Then Ty Barber and Jim Stone mixed up ■iheir signals on the resulting kickoff and watched Bob Kelly recover for Georgia at the Irish ill. Walker then belly-flopped over the line into *sthe end zone for the touchdown with 1:04 left in ‘The first quarter. B Fifty-four seconds into the second quarter, -The Dogs had the ball again at the Irish 20 on Ljohn Sweeney’s fumble. Seventeen seconds jQand three plays later, Walker was in the end again on a three-yard sweep. It was 17-3, *~and only 2:56 had blinked off the clock while the ' Bulldogs scored all their points. \ “I’ll give them credit for winning but not for ..the 14 points we gave them,” said Notre Dame ’'guard Tim Huffman. “Michigan, Alabama, • and USC are equal to them or better.” w- Georgia coach Vince Dooley had the answer 'on the gifts: “I’d like to think we made our own "/fortunes. We moved a lot and went after the ball.”
Schembechler and Wolverines showed new tricks
By Ron Rapoport 4- <c) 1980 Chicago Sun-Times (Field News Service) PASADENA, Calif.—There were tears before it began and -there were tears when it was over, il But to understand what happened Thursday is to laugh. £ It is to fall down screaming, holding your sides, trying to stay ♦put of the way of sharp objects until the attack passes. This is how Michigan did it. This is how it broke the back of the 'jinx that has seen it lose in its last five Rose Bowl appearances, Jose its last seven bowl games. '* By getting Washington’s linebackers playing back to drape ?themselves all over Anthony Carter is how. By having its quarterback fake as many throws as he at--tempted.
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But the Bulldogs seem to crave pledges of respect as if being No. 1 isn’t enough. “We ain’t beat nobody,” defensive lineman Tim Crowe yelled on the way to the locker room. “We just whipped their ass.” Every Georgia media type shoved a microphone through the mob asking about respect. “We demand it,” Woerner finally said. Woerner, an All-America cornerback coming into the new year, began earning the respect for his two interceptions and three passes batted down immediately after the Dogs were done scoring. Notre Dame came battling back the first time, and Mike Courey lofted a fourthdown pass from the 13 toward 6-5 Pete Holohan in the corner of the end zone. Woerner, five inches shorter, intercepted. “Compliment that No. 19,” said Holohan. “He took the ball away from me when I thought I had it.” “The way the coverage is designed to be, I let him go by me and then break it on him,” said Woerner. “I guess I jumped just as high as I needed to that time.” Woerner almost had another interception on an identical 13-yard throw from Blair Kiel for Holohan in the third quarter the play after Tony Hunter had been ruled out of bounds on an end-zone catch. At the end, Woerner had the interception with 2:56 left that finished the Irish. Notre Dame spent the second half coming back. But there were more misdemeanors. Oliver sliced field-goal attempts of 30 and 38 yards wide. In between, the Irish worked 57 yards to Carter’s two-yard touchdown. Carter finished with 109 yards in 27 carries. Between mistakes, another fourth-period interception among them, Notre Dame looked like a winner. The defense, which left Georgia with one pass completion and a minus-30 yards rushing aside from Walker’s yards, yielded one first down in the first 27 minutes of the second half and gave the Dogs another by penalty. “They just came a little harder, and when a team plays harder you try to play harder against them,” said Walker for the Hunkerdowns. “When you knock on the wall long enough, there’s bound to be a crack in it. They showed us the wall, and we had to pound away.” Bulldog players agreed Notre Dame’s muscle matched any they had seen this season. Georgia defensive coordinator Erk Russell said he was surprised the Irish, averaging 17 passes per game during the regular season, threw 28.
By, hold on now, getting Washington to play for...the PASS. We have now reached the millenium of Michigan football: the other guys play them to pass. Say it for Bo Schembechler. It may take him a while to figure out how these things are done, but once he does he can run with it. He has arguably the finest pass receiver in college football and he knows that Washington will be draped all over him. He has three backs who have spent almost exactly the same amount of time running the ball this season and he picks the one with the greatest effectiveness in the open field. And he hammers poor Washington over the head with it. “I think they were a little afraid of Anthony,” smiled Butch Woolfolk through the forest of microphones and spiral pads demanding to know how Michigan had beaten Washington 23-6 in the Rose Bowl. “There were two or three guys on him and the linebackers dropped back. They were really loose. So of course, we’re going to run the draw play.” And did Woolfolk run it. Given the ball in preference to his two backfield running mates, Stanley Edwards and Lawrence Ricks, he ran like mad. As often as not, it seemed, he ran it on the draw while quarterback John Wangler, not content to just go through the motions, went so far as to whip his hand through the air.
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Automotive 12-30-8# STANDINGS W. L. D.B. Cooper 118 34 Torr’s Restaurant 90 62 3D Auto Parts 86 66 Staley’s Moving & Stg 82 70 Cloverdale Auto Parts 80 72 Mallory’s 80 72 Moose Lodge 79 73 Clay Co. R.T.C 77 75 General Telephone Co 76 76 Ralph Hutcheson & Son Const. ... 73 79 Wingler & Son Electric 69 83 M&R Auto Parts 62 90 Kenney's Machine Shop 50 102 Lone Star 40 112 High Team Game: 3D Auto Parts. 1086. High Team Series: 3D Auto Parts. 3064. High Ind. Game: Don Cline, 238. High Ind. Series: Bill Parrish, 597. Series Over 500: B. Parrish. 597; C. Alex, 576; J. Scott, 572; E. Bennington. 566; I). Greenlee, 565; J. Allee, 561; B. Erwin, 561; C. Skelton, 558; L. Randall. 558; S. Cofer, 543; D. Cline. 543; R. Holsapple. 542; G. Jenks, 537; G. Liehert, 537; J. Rice, 534; J. Miller, 534; M. Adams, 531; D. Isom, 527; I). I.ewis, 524; 11. Whitaker, 524; V. Taylor, 523; M. Williamson, 523; M. Bartley, 525; L. Wood, 524; D. Staley, 519; S. Sutherlin, 517; G. Bryant, 517; R. Black, 519; D. Pettit, 515; .1. Williams, 518; R. Shoemaker, 507; K. Goss, 506: R. Sutherlin, 504: J. Newport. 503; R. Branham, 503; P. Skinner, 503. IBM Jr. Rowling No. 2 12-20-80 STANDINGS W. L. Eagles .. 42 30 Sparrows 41 31 Blue Jays 40 32 Orioles 10 32 Robins 3i) 32
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First Cotton Bowl win for Bryant
Alabama embarrasses Baylor
By Lesley Visser (c) 1980 Boston Globe DALLAS—His left hand shook as he sipped a Coke, his forehead filled with sweat. Alabama coach Bear Bryant looked exhausted, as if he had been coaching since the 19th century. Weli, hasn’t he? “I’m as tickled at winning here as I would be about winning a national championship,” Bryant said Wednesday after his Crimson Tide swamped Baylor 30-2 in the 45th Cotton Bowl. If talent and tradition are Alabama’s virtus, perhaps greed is its vice. Baylor had been to the Cotton Bowl once before, losing ignominously to Penn State. Alabama has been to 4 Cottons, 10 Sugars, 6 Roses, 7 Oranges and an occasional Bluebonnet. “But this is my first Cotton Bowl victory,” said Bryant, who has 306 career wins, eight shy of tying Amos Alonzo Stagg’s collegiate record of 314. “We prepared for this as hard as we have for any game. The defense did an outstanding job. ” While E.J. Junior (10 tackles, six unassisted) and middle guard Warren Lyles (five sacks, eight tackles) hammered Baylor’s offense, the Bears reverted to grade school football.
Hawks 32 40 Swallows 28 44 Cardinals 25 57 High Team Game; Swallows. 570. High Team Series: Swallows, 1098. High Ind. Game: Favne Custis, 162: Terri Mahoney. 126. High Ind. Series: Kent Flint, 273: Terri Mahoney. 247. Series over 175: K. Flint, 273: F. Custis, 266; T. Scott, 180: T. Sutherlin. 246; D.Cox! 185: S. Moore, 21 1 ; J. King. 258: R. Nealon. 219: T. Brolle, 259: J. Mazur, 178: P. Porter, 239: T. Wilson. 199; T. Mazur. 242; T, Mahoney. 247: S. Tavlor. 192; I). Corbin 222. Tues. Morn. IBM Ladies 12-30-80 STANDINGS W. L. Burris 96 49 Anderson 86 58 Murphy 82 62 Bennett 77 87 Wilson 74 70 Kendall 74 70 Flint 72 72 Scroggin 64 80 Vork 62 82 foots 60 84 Skidmore 59 95 Lancaster 59 96 High Team Game: Wilson, 502. High Team Series: Wilson. 1382. High Ind. Game: Betty Widmann, 219, High Ind. Series: Betty Widmann, 607. Series over 400: B. Widmann. 607; P. Robinson, 488; S. Burris, 480; S. Scroggins, 470; M. Storm, 453; V, Bennett, 446: L. Anderson, 439; L. Wilbur, 434: J. Murphy. 429; F. Washburn, 425; S. York, 423; S. Osborn. 420; M. Smith, 415; B. Kendall, 412: C. Flint, 402; S. Lancaster, 401.
This was supposed to be Baylor’s big event, the special delivery that would catapult- the Bears to national recognition. After all, they had finished 101 during the regular season, undefeated in the Southwest Conference—the first team to do so in 31 years. Coach Grant Teaff had called the game one of the biggest in the school’s history. Instead of a Cotton Bowl celebration, though, the Bears fumbled three times in the first quarter and finished losing four of five fumbles—plus any hopes of being remembered next year in the pre-season polls. Alabama kicker Peter Kim, born in Korea, tied a Cotton Bowl record with three field goals, set in 1972 by Alberto Vitiello of Penn State. Two of Kim’s field goals followed fumbled punt returns by freshman Gerald McNeil. The Alabama defense, seventh in the nation, limited Baylor to six yards rushing in the first quarter, 14 at the half and a total of 98. The two Baylor quarterbacks, Jay Jeffrey and Dave Mangrum, completed 12-of-27 passes and shared three interceptions. “They took away our option and forced me to audible,” said Jeffrey, whose brother, Neal, quarterbacked Baylor’s last Cotton Bowl team. “When it
He ran other plays, too, of course. By the end, it hardly mattered whether there was any deception involved, so confused was the Washington defense. The point is that Woolfolk is Michigan’s most effective running back when there is some room to get up a head of steam. He is the type who cuts quickly in and out, back and forth, rather than powers straight ahead. So here he was running 24 yards, 11 yards, 24 yards again. Here he was slamming into Washington cornerback Bill Stapleton on the goal line, carrying him into the end zone for the six-yard touchdown in the second period that gave Michigan the lead it never lost. You add it all up and Woolfolk gained 182 yards in 26 carries. It was not his best game from a statistical standpoint—he gained 194 yards against Minnesota in 1979—but you would not want to tell that to him. “It was the biggest game I’ve had in college, high school, junior high,” Woolfolk said and you expected him to add elementary school, kindergarten and nursery school to the rundown. “The only game I can compare it to is the Ohio State game this season. That was for the championship.” This one, of course, was for 80. “He was like in tears,” Woolfolk said. “I think that says it all.” He wasn’t the only one.
Florida State gets shocked by Watts
MIAMI (AP) J.C. Watts is willing to concede the national championship to Georgia and Barry Switzer has no qualms about Pittsburgh being No. 2, but don’t dare rate Oklahoma lower than third. “We’ve been No. 3 so many times that that’s what I wanted,” Sooners’ Coach Switzer said Thursday night after quarterback Watts engineered a nine-play, 78-yard scoring drive in the closing minutes of an 1817 victory over second-ranked Florida State in the 47th Orange Bowl. “After Georgia beat Notre Dame, I told them I didn’t really care about No. 2, let’s go for No. 3,” Switzer added, referring to the top-ranked Bulldogs’ 1710 triumph over the Fighting Irish in Thursday’s Sugar Bowl. “We’ve been three more than anybody else in the last decade.” Watts threw 11 yards to wide receiver Steve Rhodes with 1:27
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remaining and then flipped a pass to tight end Forrest Valora for a two-point conversion that enabled the fourth-ranked Sooners to complete a 10-2 campaign. Florida State, which had its bid for a perfect season rejected by Oklahoma 24-7 in the 1980 Orange Bowl, dropped to 10-2. The Seminoles’ only other setback was also a one-point decision, 10-9 to No. 20 Miami. Watts completed 7 of 12 passes for 128 yards. Meanwhile, Florida State, which ranked second in the nation in total defense, limited the Sooners’ explosive wishbone running game second best in the country to only 156 yards. Florida State picked up 212 on the ground and only 51 through the air. Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden said the defeat was one of the most disappointing of his career.
came time to make a move, we killed ourselves.” Their lone score before the 74,281 fans was a firstquarter safety when right tackle Tom Tabor caught quarterback Walter Lewis in the end zone, making the score 6-2. Baylor never would threaten again. Outstanding running by halfback Major Ogilvie (74 yards, one touchdown) and Joe Carter (71 yards), the passing of Don Jacobs (5-of-12 for 98 yards and one touchdown) and an offensive line that pushed Baylor back to Waco kept the Tide (10-2) rolling and the Bears lumbering. “Hard hitting.” said Teaff. “That caused the turnovers. A couple killed us. The interception that set them up at the 25 and a fumble on our own 8-yard line were key.” It was the story of a giant corporation against an up-and-coming business. Alabama went to its 22nd consecutive bowl Thursday, its 34th over all. The players are like executives, trained to perform in public. Wild praise does not emanate from the 67-year-old coach, nor does it from his players. Even E.J. Junior had a stem proclamation. “We’re a good football team,” he said in the locker room, wiping the sweat from his face. “But we lost two games this year. We weren’t a great team, we were a little better than good.”
“It was like we were crying but we were afraid to cry.” the! junior from Westfield, N.Y., said of the mood in the Michigan* locker room before the game. “We were literally crying in an-' ticipation. We were so happy to be here, to get a chance to get rid" of the stereotype that we can’t win the big one.” And now that Michigan has done that? “Can’t you see,” Woolfolk says. “Joyful tears.” All in all, New Year’s Day more than made up for the sleep he; didn’t get on New Year’s Eve. “I went to bed at 10 o’clock,” Woolfolk said, “but I couldn't get to sleep. I was tossing, turning, talking to my roommate. I only got two or three hours sleep. ” Late in the third quarter, it appeared Woolfolk might get his: rest a little earlier than he bargained for. He had to be helped off" the field, his right leg dangling uselessly just above the ground. Not to worry. “I had a cut on my calf,” he said, “and I taped it up. It con * stricted my leg and it cramped up. It felt like there was a golf '* ball on my calf. I just stretched it and put ice on it.” And then came back in to run the draw play 35 yards, his longest gain of the day, in the fourth quarter. “He just said, ‘You guys open the holes and nobody’s going to touch me,”’ said Kurt Becker, Michigan’s all-Big Ten guard And the offensive line responded.
Sports schedule
Monday Cascade at Greencastle. wrestling Monrovia frosh at Cloverdale, basketball Avon frosh at Cascade, basketball Tuesday Fountain Central at Greencastle, swimming Brazil girls at Greencastle. basketball Greencastle at Plainfield, wrestling South Putnam girls at Staunton, basketball Cascade at South Putnam, wrestling South Putnam at Indian Creek, swimming Cloverdale girls at Cascade, basketball Cloverdale frosh at Mooresville. basketball Thursday Albion at DePauw, 7:30 p.m, basketball Greencastle at Brazil, wrestling Greencastle girls at Tri-West, basketball Greencastle at T H. North, swimming South Putnam girls at Eminence, basketball South Putnam at Avon, wrestling Monrovia frosh at South Putnam, basketball Cloverdale girls at North Putnam, basketball North Putnam frosh at Edgewood. basketball Friday Basketball Edgewood at Greencastle North Putnam at North Montgomery Cloverdale at Southmont Eminence at South Putnam Cascade in Hendricks Co. Tournev
Who will be the 1981 Greencastle Lions Club Scholarship Award winner? Gregg Murphy (left) is congratulated by Lions Club representative John Andrew and Susan Lezotte by Staton Owens for winning the first of the two SSOO scholarships last spring. The scholarship competition is based upon accomplishments in athletics and academics and winners will be picked by a committee of coaches and teachers at Greencastle High School (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields)