Banner Graphic, Volume 14, Number 60, Greencastle, Putnam County, 14 November 1983 — Page 6

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, November 14,1983

'Hoo-Rawe'l DePauw bats down Wabash

SENIOR FIELD DAY: Bob Klupchak (20) returns one of the two passes he intercepted during the Monon Bell Game

Schoenf eld's title leads Tiger Sharks to 4th place

BLOOMINGTON-Led by Leah Schoenfeld’s championship performance, the Greencastle High School girls swimming team finished fourth Saturday in the 10-team Bloomington-South-IHSAA sectional. Schoenfeld won the 100-yard freestyle sectional title and swam anchor on the state meet qualifying and record setting 200-yard medley relay team. Erika Greenawald, Dina Duncan and Lisa McCabe will team up again with Schoenfeld Nov. 18 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis in the IHSAA state finals. WITH 18 OF 26 swimmers turning in personal records, Greencastle finished fourth in

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the final team standings. South Putnam finished ninth. Bloomington North won the sectional team-title with 271 points. Bloomington South finished second with 236, Terre Haute North came in third with 207 and Greencastle scored 152 to finish fourth. South Vermillion scored 89 points for fifth place, Terre Haute South had to settle for sixth with 87, Bedford-North Lawrence was seventh with 51 points, Martinsville scored 49, South Putnam 15 and West Vigo 12. Three Greencastle High School records fell in the sectional finals and Schoenfeld and Greenawald played a role in two of them.

Schoenfeld won the 100-yard freestyle championship with a 56.97 second time, breaking the mark of 57.64 seconds Lisa Allen set during the 1980 sectional finals en route to the state meet. GREENAWALD did not qualify for the state meet in an individual event, but she did get the Greencastle backstroke record. The sophomore clocked a 1:09.21 100-yard backstroke to break the record Schoenfeld set last year at 1:09.48 against South Putnam. While qualifying for the state meet, Schoenfeld, Greenawald, McCabe and Duncan broke the 200-medley relay record set during Thursday night’s sectional preliminaries. They

finished second in the event to Bloomington North, clocking a 2:03.02, which topped the preliminary performance of 2:04.90. North won the event with a 1:57.88 time. Along with winning the 100freestyle and swimming on the state qualifying relay team, Schoenfeld also finished seventh in the 50-yard freestyle. GREENAWALD, IN addition to the backstroke and relay performances, also finished ninth in the 100-yard butterfly. Duncan and McCabe also cracked the top five in individual events along with their relay legs. Duncan finished fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke and ninth in the 200-yard IM. McCabe was fifth in the 100yard butterfly. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Jodi Gould, Amy Skinner, Heather Wilson and McCabe finished fourth. Gould also finished 12th in the 500-yard

County tourney set Two-time defending champion Cloverdale will meet North Putnam Friday night in the opening game of the Putnam County high school boys basketball tournament at Greencastle High School’s McAnally Center. The Clovers and Cougars square off in the opening game of the season for both teams at 6:45 p.m. with South Putnam and Greencastle playing the 8:15 p.m. second game. The two Friday losing teams play in Saturday night’s 6:45 p.m. consolation game and the Friday winners play for the championship at 8:15 p.m. Greencastle High School Athletic Director Doug Miller said tickets are on sale in the high school principal’s offices at all four participating schools. Season tickets for the tournament are $3.50 and will only be available in advance. They will not be sold at the door. All tickets at the McAnally Center doors are $2.50 and the doors open at 5:45 p.m.

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freestyle, while Skinner was 12th in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events. Wilson was ninth in the 500-yard freestyle. AMANDA MYERS, a freshman, finished eighth in the 200yard IM and the 100-yard breaststroke. Cristina Opdahl was seventh in the 100-yard backstroke and 10th in the 200yard IM and Lori Combs came in ninth in the 100-yard backstroke. Divers Leanna Lemmert and Jodi Billman finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Lemmert scored 266.60 points during the expanded sectional diving competition. Billman scored 263.75 points. The South Putnam 200-yard medley relay team finished seventh with a 2:24.31 time in the consolation finals. Stephanie Holsapple clocked a 1:17.23 time in the 100-yard backstroke consolation finals, finishing 12th overall in the final standings.

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor One play, one player and one hand was the difference Saturday afternoon at Blackstock Stadium. After all that had happened during the first 59 minutes and 56 seconds of the oldest continuous football rivalry west of the Allegheny Mountains, it came down to four frenzied seconds and one play from the one-yard line. THE BALL WAS SNAPPED and Wabash College quarterback Steve Hoffman rolled right and let loose a pass to Craig Harmon in the right front corner of the end zone. It appeared he was open. But no, streaking across from a waiting position, Eric Rawe dived in front of Harmon and batted down the pass, giving DePauw University a 16-10 victory over Wabash and possession of the Monon Bell. “Eric Rawe made the play of the game. He saved the victory,” coach Nick Mourouzis screamed in the middle of the post-game celebration. “I WAS JUST THERE to knock it down,” the modest sophomore said. “He ran a quick out (pattern). No. 19, their Mr. Harmon, I believe. I was just there to knock it down.” It was an incredible finish for a fantastic college football game, a game either team could have won. It was filled with continuous building emotion and countless stories developed around the so many different things happening. But DePauw tied the Monon Bell series with Wabash 41-41-8 and at the same time extended its home-field winning streak to 20 games. And thanks to Rawe’s pass defense, the seniors will receive their diplomas next May without a Blackstock Stadium loss and two victories over the Little Giants. DePauw’s last home-field loss was in November 1979, before these 16 seniors arrived on campus. FOR BOTH WINNER and loser, the passing game was the difference because neither team moved the football on the ground. DePauw lived up to its No. 1 NCAA Division 111 ranking against the rush, allowing Wabash just 34 yards. At the same time the Tigers mustered just 78 yards against Wabash. “They have three outstanding players on the frontline,” Mourouzis said of linebacker Jim Kilbane, defensive tackle Carl Hampton and defensive end Pete Wilson. THROWING THE FOOTBALL more, intercepting four Wabash passes, along with knocking down two other touchdown passes and sidelining the Little Giants’ most effective passer were major factors in DePauw’s victory. The Tigers threw 13 of their game-total 28 passes in the first half, but most came in expected long yardage situations and were forced, instead of taking what the Wabash defense gave up. Not in the second half. “I felt we had the momentum and we were mixing the run and the pass pretty well,” Mourouzis said of the second half. “We didn’t loosen up too much on first downs during the first half and that’s what we did in the second half.” JOE WRONA’S EJECTION did a good deal to bring momentum over to DePauw’s bench. The DePauw linebacker and Wabash’s Jim Cummings were ejected when a fight broke out after Cummings fumbled the football away on the Little Giants’ 22-yard line. The personal fouls were offsetting and DePauw declined a holding penalty against Wabash to keep the football. On first down, Jordan and tailback Gary Radz connected for a 15-yard pass play. On the third straight pass Rich Bonaccorsi pulled in a seven-yard aerial for his 10th touchdown of the season and 26th of his career, tying Bart Simpson for the school record. Bonaccorsi is only a junior. Continuing to mix the pass with the run, DePauw marched to the Wabash 12-yard line. Tim Weaver caught passes of 25 and 15 yards on the drive and the Little Giants were flagged for pass interference. BUT AS THE SOPHOMORE flanker tried to pull in a third Jordan pass at the one-foot line, he was whistled for offensive pass interference, backing the ball up to the Wabash 27. Two in-

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DePauw University fullback Rich Bonaccorsi (41) found running against Wabash College tough Saturday. He could have run over Ron Bigler (20), but John House (41) came charging into the play and made the tackle. Bonaccorsi caught a seven-yard

SCORE B. QUARTERS Wabash 7 3 0 0-10 DePauw 0 6 7 3-16 First quarter WC-Cmkovich, 6 yard pass from Hoffman ( Bevelhimer kick), 6:17 Second quarter DPU-Flewelien, 2 yard run (kick failed), 12:25 WC-Bevelhimer, 33 yard field goal, 1:44 Third quarter DPD-Bonaccorsl, 7 yard pass from Jordan (Shadoan kick), :46 Fourth quarter DPU-Shadoan, 44 yard field goal, 11:39 STATISTICS Wt DPI First downs 11 Rushing yards 36-34 39-78 Passing yards 247 192 Passes 19-41-4 14-28-0 Total offense 281 270 Return yards 26 33 Punts-Avg. 6-38.0 9-34.88 Fumbles-lost 3-0 2-2 Penaltles-yards 5-29 7-65

complete passes brought on Steve Shadoan for a 44-yard field goal attempt. Some of the coaches wanted Mourouzis to let freshman Wayne Sterner try the field goal, feeling he had a stronger leg. “You’ve got to have a feel for it, to know the youngster will come through and I just had a feeling Steve would do the job,” Mourouzis said of the 44yard kick that established the final margin. There was some hard hitting in this football game. In fact, that hard hitting put DePauw’s Rich Was, Marvin Flewellen and Greg Aim out of the game. It also knocked Wabash’s offense dizzy early in the third quarter. SENIOR DEFENSIVE end Brian Kluever unloaded a classic Monon Bell bone-crushing hit on Hoffman and the Little Giant quarterback left the game after the next play. He didn’t return until 1:36 was left in the contest and the Tigers took advantage of backup Matt Beebe’s inexperience. “Everybody was just flying in there. No. 10 didn’t have the experience,” Kluever said. “When No. 10 came in there, he was nervous, he wasn’t able to move as well because we were coming from all corners.” And although DePauw’s secondary allowed 247 passing yards, it played good scoring defense against the pass. Wabash’s 10-6 halftime lead could have been larger if not for Kurt Guinn and Bob Klupchak. GUINN, A SENIOR last-minute insert into the starting lineup after missing three weeks with what was supposed to be a career-ending injury, intercepted one pass and in the second period tipped what would have been a touchdown pass away from the intended Wabash receiver. “I didn’t even know it was there. I thought 1 had it,” Guinn said. “‘Klup’ was screaming at me the whole time and I just swatted at it. Could you ask for a better game? The last game of my career. Great.” Klupchak, who came up with two interceptions during his last game as a Tiger and finished the season with nine, knocked the ball out of the hands of 6-3, 230-pound tight end Nick Crnkovich on the very next play and one play later Wabash settled for a Joe Bevelhimer field goal. STANDING IN THE lockerroom, answering questions while nursing a finger he smashed ringing the Monon Bell, coach Mourouzis felt he nearly cost DePauw the game with a fourth-down-and-inches decision midway through the third quarter. The Tigers had the ball on their own 25-yard line and were just inches away from a first down. Instead of punting, Mourouzis called for a quarterback sneak on fourth down. Jordan dived but came up short. “I thought I made it,” the quarterback said, disagreeing with the official’s placement of the ball. “I almost blew it. I’m a gambler, but I only gamble on things I know. Fourth and inches, I’ve always said you’ve got to have confidence. That was three inches,” Mourouzis said. WABASH COMPLETED ONE pass on the possession and Kluever dropped Beebe for a three-yard loss. Bevelhimer attempted a 38yard field goal, but it was wide. Mourouzis later had five stitches in his finger to repair the gash. And just as stories and legend will grow about Rawe’s game-saving pass deflection, so they will about Mourouzis’ post-game injury. “It doesn’t hurt,” the coach said after his second Monon Bell victory in three tries. “There is no pain when you have the bell in your possession.”

pass to put DePauw ahead 13-10 in the third quarter. It was the 26th TD of his collegiate career, tying the junior with Bart Simpson for the school career record. (Banner-Graphic photo by Tracy Proctor).