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Jackie Green of the University of Dayton proved to be a slippery runner at times as he churned out 154 yards Saturday to lead the Flyers past DePauw, 27-17. He also scored two touchdowns

Greencastle wins WCC swim meet Swimming to first-place finishes in all 10 events Saturday, the Greencastle High School girls’ swim team captured the top spot in the West Central Conference meet held in the McAnally Pool. THE ONLY EVENT that wasn’t topped by a Tiger Shark was the onemeter diving, where Danville’s Gale Winkler edged GHS’s Jodi Billman by about five points. Winkler set a meet record with her 176.70 total while five swimming events also produced new meet records. With six schools competingCascade, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, South Putnam and Tri-West-the scoring was totaled with 32 points for a first place, 26 for a second, 24 for a third, 22 for a fourth, 20 for a fifth, 18 for a sixth, 14 for a seventh and 10 for an eighth in the relays. In the individual races, the winner received 16 points with 13,12, 11,10, 9,7, 5,4, 3,2, and 1 for places two through 12, respectively. Results in scoreboard The Tiger Sharks gobbled up 357 points to best runner up Danville, which totalled 312. Cascade accumulated 172, South Putnam 152, Tri-West 56 and North Putnam 26. “WE WERE NEVER able to pull away from Danville to much of a lead because of our lack of depth,” said GHS coach Paul Bretscher. “But in the 500 freestyle and 100 backstroke, we opened up a little bit of an advantage because Danville had little depth there. ” The GHS 200 medley relay team (Cristina Opdahl, Jody Gould, Carrie Nealon, Amanda Myers), Nealon, Opdahl and Kim Hinkle all set meet records for the Tiger Sharks. The medley team swam the relay race in 2:03.81 to break the old mark while Nealon set a new standard in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:06.72. Opdahl backstroked 100 meters in 1:04.89 for another record while Hinkle set two marks. Her time in the 50 freestyle (26.25) and the 100 freestyle (57.50) broke the old records. NEALON ALSO WON the 200 freestyle while Opdahl captured the blue ribbon in the 200 individual medley. Kim Black won the 500 freestyle and Gould was No. 1 in the 100 breaststroke. Black, Lori Combs, Hinkle and Jennifer Steiner teamed to win the 400 free relay. The best finish for South Putnam was Ronna Allee’s fourth in the 100 butterfly. The Eagles’ 20G medley relay team placed third while the 400 free relay team was fourth. For North Putnam, Nikki Muffler earned 11th in the 50 freestyle while the Cougars’ 400 free relay team finished fifth.

on the afternoon and pulled, juked and jived his way out of many tackles, like this one. (BannerGraphic photo by Carol Estes)

sports

Scott beats Mets again as Houston ties series

NEW YORK (AP) As most any Texan will tell you, when you’ve got a good dog you let him hunt. And that’s exactly what Houston Manager Hal Lanier is doing with pitcher Mike Scott. Scott continued his dominance over New York in the National League playoffs Sunday night, pitching a three-hitter as the Astros defeated the Mets 3-1 to even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. Houston catcher Alan Ashby hit a two-run homer in the second inning and shortstop Dickie Thon had a solo shot in the fifth to provide Scott with all the offense he would need. The triumph also silenced 55,038 cheering Mets fans who filled Shea Stadium hoping for another miracle finish like the one New York pulled off Saturday. In that game, Darryl Strawberry hit a three-run homer and Lenny Dykstra smacked a two-run homer in the ninth as New York overcame a 4-0 deficit to win 6-5. That prompted Lanier to bring back Scott, who was 18-10 and led the major leagues with 306 strikeouts during the regular season, on only three days’ rest. It showed in Scott’s fastball, which wasn’t nearly as swift as it had been in Game 1 when he pitched a 1-0 five-hit victory. “I didn’t have the good fastball, so I knew I had to go to the split-finger (fastball) more,” Scott said. “I wanted to keep the ball down. I knew I had to keep it down, away and in the ballpark. Scott’s five strikeouts, coupled with his 14 in Game 1, gave him a record 19 for the series, breaking the major-league playoff record of 18 by Toronto’s Dave Steib last year. Scott’s 16 consecutive scoreless innings and two complete games also are playoff records. “It was too late to worry about wearing him out,” Lanier said. “If the series goes seven games, I’ll use him in Game 7 and hopefully he’ll be sharp again. I’m going to have my No. 1 man out there. “We needed this game tonight desperately, or else we were looking at elimination on Monday.” Game 5 was scheduled for 3:05 p.m. EDT today with Mets’ ace Dwight Gooden facing rookie Jim Deshaies. Tuesday will be a travel day and the series will resume in Houston’s Astrodome on Wed-

nesday. Scott, who clinched the NL West Division title with a no-hitter for the Astros, carried a no-hitter through 5 2-3 innings before Ray Knight singled sharply to left. The Mets lone run came in the eighth. Mookie Wilson reached on an infield single behind second, raced all the way to third on Knight’s hard smash to third baseman Phil Garner. Wilson scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Danny Heep, the man Houston traded to the Mets for Scott after the 1982 season.

Boston stays alive with emotional, 7-6 victory

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Games 4 and 5 of the American League playoffs were like an amusement park ride and there might not be an end in sight. “It’s been a roller-coaster out there, really emotional” Boston designated hitter Don Baylor said Sunday after he and Dave Henderson hit two-run homers in the ninth inning to give Boston a 6-5 lead, and the Red Sox went on to beat California 7-6 on Henderson’s sacrifice fly in the 11th. “We were down to the last pitch, the last out,” Baylor said. “The emotion was unbelievable. “With the type of pitcher (Dennis) “Oil Can” Boyd is, emotional, I expect to get right back on the rollercoaster again Tuesday night.” Boyd, who lost Game 3, will face California’s Kirk McCaskill, the loser of Game 2, in Game 6 at Fenway Park. “It was a very emotional game,” catcher Bob Boone, who homered for California’s first run, said. With its twists and turns, Game 5 bore a strong resemblance to Saturday night’s 4-3 come-from-behind victory by the Angels. They, too, went down to their last strike but came back from a 3-0 deficit to score three times in the ninth, then won it in the 11th on a single by Bobby Grich. The Angels went into the ninth with a 5-2 lead and how they got that lead only added to the aura of Game 5. Henderson, normally a late-inning

Dayton remains unbeaten, DPU now 4-2

Flyers cage Tigers

By KEITH E. DOMKE Banner-Graphic Sports Editor In a nutshell, it was the inexperience of its quarterback that made the difference. DePAUW UNIVERSITY played host to one of the NCAA Division Ill’s best - if not the best - all around teams Saturday afternoon as Dayton brought its 5-0 record, potent offense and stingy defense to Blackstock Stadium. And even though there was a battle from the opening kickoff to the final gun, the Tigers’ inability to move the ball and score when they needed to cost them a chance of pulling the big one out of the fire as the Flyers went back to Ohio owners of a 27-17 victory. A year ago, Academic All American quarterback Tony DeNicola led DePauw past Dayton 35-31 as he threw a school record five touchdown passes and avoided being sacked all afternoon long. But the new man in the saddle this fall, freshman Scott Crist from Wakarusa, Ind., wasn’t as effective in his third start since taking over for junior Brett Vanderkolk as the Indiana all-stater in high school was 15-for-31 for 204 yards and two touchdowns, but four interceptions and six sacks. “DAYTON PUT pressure on us quite a bit,” said Tigers’ coach Nick Mourouzis. “And Crist is young and still learning what to do. He had some key decisions to make out there and some of them didn’t go the right way. We had some opportunities but didn’t take advanatage of them. We stopped ourselves which was a big key. The interceptions hurt. “Crist needs to improve, but he’s doing well for a freshman. He’s tough and never quits.” Dayton coach Mike Kelly also thought along the same lines. “THE DIFFERENCE between this year and last was DePauw’s quarterback,” he said. “That’s not to say that Crist isn’t a good one because he is and he’s going to get a lot better. But, he made some mistakes at key times while DeNicola kept firing at us last year and wouldn’t let up. We went after Crist today with the pass rush because we knew he was young and inexperienced and we thought the pressure would affect him. We came up with some big plays and I’m happy to leave here with a win.” Jackie Green was the workhorse for the Flyers as the 5-7, 160-pound senior tailback carried the ball 25 times during the game for 154 yards. Two of the rushes, a 41yarder on the fourth play from scrimmage and a 13yarder at the 11:59 mark of the third quarter, went for touchdowns. Dayton’s other TD was a one-yard plunge by fullback Tim Norbut with 4:20 left in the third stanza that put UD ahead 27-10 at the time. Mike Duvik booted a pair of 32-yard field goals for the other six Flyer points. “Green had a good game for us,” Kelly said. “He ran hard and was tough to bring down. And it wasn’t easy for him because that DePauw defense was tough. But it helped that we were able to pass the ball effectively some.” THE FLYERS CAME into the game ranked No. 1 in the nation in rushing offense at 311 yards per game. But, quarterback Todd Morris effectively passed for 157 yards to help keep the DPU defense off guard and help his squad rumble for 224 on the ground. “Basically, we wanted to make sure we stopped their running game,” Mourouzis said. “And, really, our defense did a pretty good job. We just needed to score more points than we did. We wanted to score a touchdown a quarter. That was our goal. If we would’ve done that, we would’ve had 28 points. Dayton ended with 27. It could’ve been a win.” Mourouzis added that the Dayton passing game did hurt his team’s chances some as he thought Morris passed the ball a little better than he thought he would. But overall, he was pleased with the effort of his defense, even though the Flyers gained 381 total yards. “IT WAS OUR offense that hurt us,” the DPU mentor said. “We stopped ourselves. It was that simple.” Early on, it looked like it was going to be a blowout as Green scooted around the left side after taking the pitch on the option for the 41-yard TD run on the fourth play from scrimmage. Dayton made the drive look

defensive replacement, had entered the game in the fifth in place of injured center fielder Tony Armas. But in the sixth, a fly ball by Grich deflected off Henderson’s glove and went over the center-field fence for a two-run homer that gave California a 3-2 lead. Henderson threw his arms up in despair and Boston starter Bruce Hurst knelt with his head down near the mound as Grich circled the bases triumphantly. The Angels added two more runs in the seventh, setting the stage for Baylor and Henderson. Baylor hit his two-run homer off Mike Witt with one out in the ninth to pull the Red Sox within 5-4. After Witt got Dwight Evans on a popup, California Manager Gene Mauch summoned left-handed reliever Gary Lucas to face lefty Rich Gedman for the final out. Lucas, however, hit Gedman with a pitch. Donnie Moore relieved Lucas, and Henderson went to 2-2 on the count before he ripped a pitch into the leftfield seats. Henderson’s three runs batted in matched the total he had this season with the Red Sox, who acquired him in an August trade with Seattle. The Angels came back to tie it again on Rob Wilfong’s run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth, but the Red Sox won it two innings later when Moore hit Baylor with a pitch, Evans singled, Gedman beat out a bunt, and Henderson hit his sacrifice fly to center.

„ Dayton 27, DePauw 17 Ku *° 3 “ °- 27 uerauw 3 7 n 7-17 First downs Dayt ?J} DePauw Rushes/yards K 1 14 Passing 27-(-8) Passing yards 12 15-31-4 Punts/average - 7 . 203 Fumbles/lost ‘ , 6-34.0 Penalties/yards ,2; /■W Scoring summary Dayton-Green4l run (Duvic kick) DePauw-Downham 44 field goal Dayton-Duvic 32 field goal DePauw-Weaver 36 oass from Crist (Downham kick) Dayton-Duvic 32 field goal Dayton-Green 13 run (Duvic kick) Dayton-Norbut 1 run (Duvic kick) DePauw-Penn 8 pass from Crist (Downham kick) Individual statistics Rushing Dayton-Green 25-154, Norbut 13-48, Jones 18-11, Morris 5-11; DePauwDenning 10-31, Hebert 3-4, McAuliffe 2-1, Gambles- (-2),Crist9- (-47). Passing Dayton-Morris 12-29-1-157; DePauw-Crist 15-31-4-203 Receiving Dayton-Moushey 5-61, Keys 3-43, Jones 2-11, Green 1-25, Eubank 1-17; DePauw-Weaver 6-86, Evans 3-68, Lafferty 3-23, Hebert 1-14, Penn 1-8 Attendance: 1,750 (estimated) easy as it moved 69 yards in the four plays, needing only 1:43 to score. But, after each team punted, DePauw took over on its 49 and moved to the Dayton 26 before being stopped on a third-down-and-11 play. In came the man known as thunderfoot as Tom Downham, who was hitting 58yarders in warmup with 10 yards to spare, knocked one home from 44 yards and DPU was on the board with 7:16 left in the opening quarter. HIS ENSUING kickoff, sailed well into the end zone. But, as the opening 15 minutes was coming to a close, Duvic matched Downham’s three-pointer with his first 32-yard boot. The kick climaxed a 65-yard, 12-play drive and came with 1:57 left in the quarter. In the second period, the Crist interceptions began as the 6-4 freshman tossed three in the Tigers’ first three possessions of the stanza, all three coming with his team in Dayton territory (the Flyer 28, 34 and 28, respectively). BUT THE TIGER defense rose to the occasion each time and didn’t allow the Flyers to move the ball and Crist made sure he didn’t serve up a fourth in a row when he and senior wide receiver Tim Weaver hooked up on a 36-yard Wakarusa Connection touchdown at the 4:17 mark. Downham made it 10-10. But this time, the Tiger defense couldn’t hold Dayton at bay as the Flyers used the rest of the half to move into field goal range. Duvic connected on his second 32yarder with 1:17 left to put UD up for good, 13-10. “That final score of the half was important,” Kelly said. “DePauw looked like they had gained the momentum but we took it back before the half. Then, we just kept it in the second half.” CRIST THREW HIS fourth interception on the second play of the second half, giving Dayton the ball 25 yards away from paydirt. Five plays later, Green finessed his way in from 13 yards out and Dayton had a 10-point lead, 20-10. “That quick touchdown of theirs at the start of the second half obviously hurt us,” Mourouzis said. “But, we still weren’t out of it then. ” At the 4:20 mark of the third quarter, Norbut scored his TD and the Flyers were pretty much in control, ahead 27-10. THE TIGERS SCORED the game’s final points at the 11:10 mark of the final stanza when Crist found Doug Penn for an eight-yard TD pass. Downham kicked his 50th consecutive extra point to make it 27-17. The Tigers had the ball two more times, setting up on their 20 on both occasions. They managed to get to the Dayton 39 on the ficst one before faltering and the second attempt managed only nine yards. The Flyers came in as the NCAA Division Ill’s leading defense against the rush, allowing only 4.8 yards per game. The Tigers grossed 41, but the six sacks for 47 yards helped net a minus eight total, certainly not hurting Dayton’s average. NEXT ACTION FOR the Tigers is Saturday at home against Taylor. It is Old Gold weekend on the DPU campus.

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Tim Musselman (21) proved to be just that on Saturday as the defensive back pulled down DePauw tailback Jim Hebert for a loss. Dayton, which came into the game ranked No. 1 in the

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nation in rushing defense at 4.8 yards per game, put the Tigers in the negative in the column at minus eight. (Banner-Graphic photo by Carol Estes)

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