Banner Graphic, Volume 17, Number 300, Greencastle, Putnam County, 22 August 1987 — Page 5
Cougars, Cubs showing progress
Smiles for Malone, Fallis
By KEITH E. DOMKE Banner-Graphic Sports Editor DANVILLE - Late in North Putnam High School’s second quarter of play during the Danville Jamboree Friday night, Cougar football coach Rick Malone -- while pacing the sideline - looked at one of his assistants, smiled and said, “We’re better this year.’’ THAT JUST MAY BE the understatement of the summer. North battled Danville and Tri-West - teams ranked in the Class 2A polls for most of the season a year ago - to almost a dead heat as the 1987 football season got under way with the preseason scrimmages. The Warriors used a 77-yard punt return in the first quarter of play to outscore the Cougars, 7-0, while the Bruins battled North to a 0-0 period later in the evening. In Stanza Two, Greencastle and Tri-West both failed to score while in the fourth period, Danville earned a safety and walked away with a 2-0 advantage in the scoring column. AND, WHILE THERE was not much scoring and not a great deal of total offense, both Putnam County coaches were fairly satisfied with their squad’s efforts in the only real test the teams will get before the season opens next Friday. “I was really happy with what I saw,” said Malone, whose Cougars gave up 35 points in two periods a year ago and scored none en route to an 0-9 regular season. “We’ve progressed a lot since last year. We went out and played ball. We have a long way to go,but lam satisfied right now.” “Overall, I think it was a decent showing for us,” said GHS coach John Fallis, whose Tiger Cubs were outscored, 13-6, in the jamboree last August. “At this point in time, it seemed like we did some things right. We played about as well as I hoped.”
North Putnam halfback Travis Nicholson tries to escape the grasp of Danville's Shawn Larsen during the first quarter of action in the Warriors' jamboree Friday. The Cougars were defeated by DHS, 7-0, before battling Tri-West to a 0-0 score in the third period. (BannerGraphic photo by Ed Tilley).
Nees'jaunt scores for Cloverdale
By MATT LEACH Banner-Graphic Sports Writer CLINTON - Friday night, the Cloverdale High School football team made the long trip to South Vermillion High School to play in the Panthers’ preseason jamboree. The Clovers joined the hosts, as well as Rockville, Riverton Parke, Turkey Run and North Vermillion for a sixquarter affair in which each squad lined up for two periods of play. ALTHOUGH CLOVERDALE was the only Putnam County team present, the club made its presence known. Along with North Vermillion, the Clovers were the only team to score. In the first quarter Cloverdale played (the third overall), it challenged Riverton Parke. This 12minute jamboree session turned out to be a settling-in period for both sides as neither team scored. The first club to have the ball was Riverton Parke and the Panthers’ first play from scrimmage was an incomplete pass from Bob Bovair. The next two plays only accounted for four yards, forcing a punt that turned the ball over to Cloverdale. ON THE FIRST PLAY from scrimmage for the Clovers, senior halfback David Kempf gained four
Tomczak man for Bears, Ditka?
By The Associated Press The Chicago Bears are rapidly solving their crowded quarterback position, but not in the way Coach Mike Ditka would like. Mike Tomczak will get his second straight preseason start tonight when the Bears take on the Pittsburgh Steelers before a capacity crowd of 66,000 in Soldier Field. Tomczak, who started seven winning games last year, has taken over the No. 1 spot because Jim McMahon is still recovering from shoulder surgery performed last December and Steve Fuller underwent surgery In other games today, it will be the
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yards before a holding penalty against CHS on the next play wiped out that gain. In an attempt to gain a first down after the walkoff, senior quarterback John Nees threw two consecutive incomplete passes, forcing a Clover punt that returned the ball back to Riverton Parke. On the first play of this RPHS series, a flag was thrown against the Panthers. But, Riverton Parke managed to put together a lengthy drive after the flag was thrown as 12 plays were run in succession before the Cloverdale defense finally put a stop to the scoring threat. In the drive that stalled inside CHS territory, nine of the plays called in the huddle were rushing plays. CLOVERDALE RESUMED play on its 25-yard line as Nees gained 10 yards to give his club a little more breathing room. The Clovers controlled the ball for the rest of the period but couldn’t score. In the second CHS tour of duty against Turkey Run, Nees opened with a 40-yard pass completion to tight end Rick Ford, who was hauled down on the Warriors’ 30. With two heads-up plays coming in succession by the Green and White, Nees capped the quick drive with a
Washington Redskins against the Green Bay Packers in Madison, Wis.; Cincinnati at Detroit; Houston at New Orleans; Cleveland at the New York Giants; Atlanta at Kansas City; the New York Jets at Tampa Bay; Indianapolis at Minnesota; Seattle at St. Louis; Dallas at San Francisco; and Buffalo at the Los Angeles Raiders. On Sunday, Philadelphia will be at New England and San Diego plays host to the Los Angeles Rams. Miami is at Denver Monday night. In last week’s exhibition opener at Miami, which Chicago won 10-3, Tomczak played the first half, com-
IN THE TWO QUARTERS of play, Greencastle managed 39 yards of total offense and surrendered the two points and 45 yards of offense. North Putnam moved the pigskin for 87 yards offensively, and gave up the lone TD and 129 yards. “Scoring some points would have been beter than not scoring any, but we’re limited at this time of year offensively in trying things,” Fallis said. “The offensive line looked pretty good and enabled our runners to gain some yards, but we didn’t show anywhere close to what we can with more practice.” “WE GOT OFF the ball well offensively,” Malone said. “And, our backs ran hard. The backs kept their feet going and gained some extra yards on their own, which just goes to show you what a lot of hard work can do.” Three North Putnam runners finished the night almost equal in rushing yardage as junior halfback Travis Nicholson gained 26 yards in six carries, junior quarterback Paul Clodfelter carried the ball nine times for 24 yards, and junior halfback Robert Hensley was good for 21 yards in eight tries. In the passing department, Clodfelter was 2-for-7 for 16 yards with one interception. Nicholson caught one of the passes, while senior Mike Smith hauled in the other. THE COUGARS PICKED up four first downs in both quarters and gave up seven. “If nothing else, this will give us confidence going into (the opener at) Monrovia (next Friday),” Malone said. “I think we proved we have the ability to play with everyone on our schedule. ” Against Danville, North sustained two drives that picked up a pair of first downs each. The longest drive of the night for NPHS, however, came against Tri-West
12-yard run. Kempf converted the extra point, giving CHS a 7-0 advantage at the 9:04 mark of the session. COACH MIKE PARKS was pleased with the way his team played during its second stint. “We punished ourselves in the first quarter with penalties, and we just weren’t tackling defensively,” he said. “But, in the second quarter, we came out and corrected our errors and did a fine job.” In Riverton Park’s possession after the CHS score, the ball was fumbled away back to the Clovers, giving Parks’ team another chance to score and gain valuable offensive experience before the season opener a week away. HOWEVER, A PENALTY followed by only short gains forced Cloverdale to punt. Kempf led CHS with 20 yards on the ground, while fullback Greg Parker netted 13. “The main thing for us was to get through this injury-free,” Parks said. “And, we did do that and gained some playing experience as well.” CLOVERDALE OPENS the regular season at home against Greencastle next Friday.
pleting nine of 17 passes for 68 yards. Two of his passes were intercepted, but Ditka says both were deflections that should have been caught by the intended receivers. Tomczak will play at least one quarter, possibly more, with No. 1 rookie draft choice Jim Harbaugh and former Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie both expected to see plenty of action. Against Miami, Harbaugh, the former Michigan star, threw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Ron Morris, the Bears’ No. 2 draft choice, breaking a 3-3 tie on his first pass attempt as a professional.
as the Cougars moved the ball from their own 22 to the Bruins’ 43 before stalling. Three first downs were picked up in the 12-play series, before Clodfelter’s interception put a halt to the march. GREENCASTLE PICKED up four first downs in its first quarter of action and moved the ball well the first time it had its hands on it. The initial drive began at the GHS 33 and advanced to the Tri-West 38 before a fumble ended the series. The Tiger Cubs picked up 44 yards in the stanza as senior Mike Blye rushed for 16 yards in six carries en route to a 24-yard night. Junior Steve Storey gained 13 yards against Tri-West and finished the night with nine. Chris Hutchings was l-of-4 in the passing department, the lone completion being a 10-yard strike to tight end Jeff King during the one GHS march against Tri-West. Greencastle did put together a six-play series late in the Tri-West quarter, but failed to do anything against Danville as a minus five yards was totaled by the Purple and Gray in the period. GHS ONLY’ HAD the ball for 10 plays against the Warriors, and two of the downs were punts. Danville recorded its safety against Greencastle at the 4:14 mark of the quarter when C.W. Stinnett tackled Hutchings in the end zone two plays after the Cubs had recovered a DHS fumble on the one-foot line. Danville’s other TD - the 77-yard punt return against North Putnam - was scored at the 2:03 mark of the first quarter by sophomore Alan Lucas on a nifty jaunt down the right sideline. BOTH GREENCASTLE AND North open their 1987 regular seasons on the road as the Cubs visit Cloverdale next Friday while North travels to meet the Bulldogs. Kickoffs for both games are 7:30 p.m.
South Putnam outscored 7-0 at Owen Valley Jamboree
By BILL SEIBOLD Banner-Graphic Sports Writer SPENCER - Generating only 56 total offenisve yards in two quarters of play, the defending Class A state football champion South Putnam High School Eagles were outscored 7-0 in their half of play in the Owen Valley Jamboree Friday night. EDGEWOOD AND MONROVIA combined for a 13-0 shutout over the South Putnam and Owen Valley home squads. “We played all 40 kids tonight for at least eight or 10 plays,” SPHS coach Mark Wildman said following the action. “That was the main thing. The other thing we wanted to see was the linemen, but we can’t tell about that during the game. We’ll have to see the film. ’ ’ The defensive line held up well against Monrovia, holding a team that went 7-1 in the regular season last year to 49 yards, 24 rushing and 25 passing. The big play of the quarter came when Bruce Bridgewater blocked a punt, the 11th block of his high school career. “WE DIDN’T HAVE a block on,” Wildman said. “He just gets there pretty quick. He has the green light any time he things he can get there.” Chris Brotherton, a junior quarterback, got the starting role but was unable to move the team in either of the first two Eagle series. The second series was marred with back-to-back offside penalties, which put the Eagles at first-and-20. Bruce Bridgewater helped get the team out of a hole with a 44-yard punt. After stopping the Bulldogs’ offense, the Eagles waited for a return punt but a Bridgewater fumble gave the ball back to Monrovia. Three plays later, the scoreless period was over. STARTING THE SECOND defen-
Pan Am Games wind down
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Pan American Games kicked into high gear with high drama just as they started to gear up for the final weekend. Not only is there a dream baseball finale, Cuba vs. the United States, there’s a special guest en route to Hoosierland. Jose Ramon Fernandez, a Bay of Pigs hero, will represent Cuban President Fidel Castro at Sunday’s closing ceremonies wrapping up these 16-day games. His visit marks the first time a top government official has traveled to the United States for an appearance outside the United Nations since shortly after Castro took power in 1959. If he arrives in time, he might want to catch the action at Bush Stadium, where Cuba will no doubt try to avenge its 6-4 loss to the United States one week ago today. By beating Canada 7-6 Friday night, the Americans not only got to go for gold against Cuba but assured themselves of a berth in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Only one gold medal was awarded Friday, in soccer, where Brazil defeated Chile 2-0 in overtime.
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Greencastle High School football coach John Fallis concentrates on the action in front of him Friday night as the Tiger Cubs take part in the Danville Jamboree. GHS and Tri-West played a scoreless second quarter, before the host Warriors put two points on the board in the fourth stanza thanks to a safety. (BannerGraphic photo by Gary Goodman)
DPU scrimmage today
Football fans can get their first peek at the 1987 edition of the DePauw University football Tigers Saturday afternoon. An intrasquad scrimmage at Blackstock Stadium is scheduled 3:15-5:15 p.m. today, coach Nick
se against Edgewood’s Mustangs, the Eagles were unable to stop a 70yard drive for the score. Taking just nine plays from scrimmage, the Mustangs racked up four first downs before senior fullback Tony Kassissieh bulled in from the fiveyard line. Speaking of the second line Wildman wasn’t upset. “Once they figured out what Edgewood was doing, we had them stopped pretty well inside. ’ ’ “SOUTH PUTNAM had no idea where the ball was, I’ll be honest with you,” Mustang coach Ralph Haynes said. “I’m not bragging or anything, but they were confused.” But the Mustangs had their own problems having three touchdowns called back on penalties. A clipping penalty negated a 36-yard romp against Owen Valley. Then an apparent 45-yard TD run was called back on an offside call in the same quarter. Against the Eagles, the Mustangs had a 49-yard scoring run wiped out by an illegal motion flag. ON THE FOURTH quarter, Monrovia’s Tom Kays scored on a one-yard run against O.V. to set the final score at 13-0 for the visitors. One bright spot during the evening for the Eagles was the running of
To date, the United States has a record 339 medals silver, 73 bronze. Canada is next with 157, four more than Cuba. BASEBALL Fraser was elated that the team had clinched a spot in the Olympics. “In June, they asked me to try and get a club good enough to go to Seoul, Korea, and tonight, we accomplished that,” he said. “We had to finish first or second to do it, and now we’re assured of that. ” The Cuba game included a nearbrawl between the teams after the eighth inning after Cuba’s Luis Ulacia spiked Puerto Rican first baseman Efrain Garcia. Both benches emptied and several players had to be restrained by the umpires. Later, three Cuban players had to be restrained from going into the stands to get a heckler. There were no arrests. VOLLEYBALL Another U.S.-Cuba showdown looms this one in volleyball on Sunday. The United States lost the first two games to Argentina before coming back to win 12-15, 13-15, 15-9, 15-6, 158. The match lasted nearly three
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Mourouzis said. The scrimmage is open to the public without charge. Next Friday, Mourouzis said, the Tigers will scrimmage Butler University in preparation for the Sept. 5 opener against Franklin College at Blackstock Stadium.
junior fullback Billy Scott. Taking his first handoff for nine yards, Scott displayed some individual effort. On another run of seven yards, he broke one tackle and carried two defenders around the outside without blocking assistance. “Billy Scott ran the ball real well playing fullback at less than 150 pounds,” Wildman said. “Hopefully, he’ll get a chance to run the ball this year. Last year he was primarly a blocking back for us but I think if we give him the ball, he’s capable of breaking a 10- or 12-yard run like he did tonight. “WE FOUND SOME things we need to work on -- that’s what a jamboree is all about,” Wildman added. “You don’t want to come through a game like this injured, and we’re still healthy and we’re getting ready to play Tri-West.” Tege Lewis played as the first string quarterback for the Eagles against Edgewood. “Tege did a good job directing the offense as Edgewood only had one shot at the ball,” Wildman said. “We moved the ball on the ground so we had to be doing some things right, but we won’t know until we see the film.” The Eagles will visit 2A Tri-West in their opener next Friday for a West Central Conference game.
hours and ended on a kill by Karch Kiraly, his 25th of the night. Joel Despaigne had 35 kills and six block assists to lead Cuba over Brazil 14-16,15-2,15-6,14-16,15-8. TENNIS Fernando Roese of Brazil defeated Luke Jensen of the United States 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the men’s singles gold-medal match. Roese, who was seeded fifth, plays the winner of today’s match between N 6. 2 seed Al Parker of Claxton, Ga., and sixth-seeded Pablo Albano of Argentina in the championship match Sunday. FERNANDEZ Police promised extra tight security at Sunday’s closing ceremonies after it was announced that Fernandez would attend. Cuba plays a big part in the closing ceremonies because Havana will be the site of the next Pan Am Games, in 1991. The Pan Am torch will be passed to Cuban officials and the Cuban flag will be raised. Robert Helmick, president of the U.S. Olympic Committee, said his organization did not pressure the State Department to grant Fernandez a visa.
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