Banner Graphic, Volume 18, Number 36, Greencastle, Putnam County, 19 October 1987 — Page 6
THE BANNERGRAPHIC October 19,1987
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DePauw edges T aylor, 15-14
Crist turns on when it counts
By KEITH E. DOMKE Banner-Graphic Sports Editor UPLAND -- Like a faucet, DePauw University backup quarterback Scott Crist can be turned on or off with a flick of the wrist. Fortunately on Saturday, the 6-4 sophomore was turned on at the right times as he threw two touchdown passes and then also threw for the gamewinning, two-point conversion in leading the Tigers to a 15-14 triumph over the University of Taylor. CRIST’S STATISTICS ON the day were not all that impressive by themselves as he connected on only 14-of-34 passes for 208 yards, two interceptions and the two touchdowns. However, on DPU’s two scoring drives, the young man from Wakarusa, Ind. was 7-for-9 through the air for 119 yards. “It wasn’t very fancy, but we won,” said Tigers’ coach Nick Mourouzis, now 3-3 this season with only one remaining road contest on the schedule as compared to three dates at home. “Scotty was sharp when it counted, especially at the end there as he did just enough to get the job done. He performed under a lot of pressure and he came through and chalked us up a win.” JUNIOR TIGHT END Greg Werner and freshman wide receiver Tony Mazur were on the receiving ends of Crist’s two touchdown passes and combined to catch eight of the Black and Gold’s 15 receptions on the day. Werner caught five passes for 105 yards while Mazur hauled down three for 46. “Werner is an excellent tight end,” Mourouzis said. “He has all the tools. He has size, speed and great hands. You couldn’t ask for anything more. “And Mazur is also a top-notch receiver, especially since he’s only a freshman. He made some really nice catches for us out there.” THE WINNING POINTS were put on the scoreboard at the 7:40 mark of the fourth quarter when the Crist-to-Mazur combination hooked up twice in a row to come up with the eight points and the one-point lead. On a first down-and-10 situation from the Taylor 14, Crist found Mazur across the middle and hit him with a low pass that turned into a diving touchdown catch across the goal line. Then, instead of going for the tie, Crist remained in the game and again found Mazur over the middle for the two-point conversion that put the visitors ahead for the first time in the game, 15-14. “THERE REALLY WASN’T a question in my mind on whether to go for one or two points after the touchdown,” Mourouzis said. “We knew we wanted to go for it as soon as we scored, and we knew that if we would have missed, there was still enough time left to get ourselves in field goal position later in the game. We wanted towin, not tie.” The winning conversion was completed on a crossing pattern across the middle after Mazur began split wide left, then bolted toward the middle of the field, where Crist found him ahead of the Taylor defenders. “That’s our scissors pattern,” Mourouzis said. “That’s what we call it.” AFTER DePAUW TOOK the lead, Tiger Talk Tuesday Tiger Talk - DePauw University’s weekly athletic luncheon - will again be held on Tuesday at noon in the DPU Union Building. Football coach Nick Mourouzis will review the Tigers’ 15-14 win over Taylor and will preview next Saturday’s homecoming battle with MacMurray College, while the other DePauw fall coaches will highlight their weeks of activity.
South Putnam runners manage advancement to regional
One would probably think that the South Putnam High School cross country team could not have picked a worse time to run poorly than Saturday at the Greencastle Sectional. HOWEVER, THAT MAY actually have been the best time for that to happen. The Eagles put together their worst performance of the season to date and finished third in the team standings behind Southmont and Mooresville with 60 points over the Windy Hill Country Club course. Only two SPHS runners finished in the top 10 as compared to five Mounties, while other South harriers placed well back in the pack at 16th, 17th, 19th, 32nd, and 43rd. But, the placing was more than good enough to keep the season alive as the top five teams advance to next Saturday’s Terre Haute South Regional, meaning the Eagles will have the opportunity to redeem
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the Trojans got their hand on the football two more times, but were only able to pick up one first down the rest of the way. Taylor quarterback Kevin Doss - only a freshman - was O-for-3 during those pair of series’ after having a 12-of-18 day up to that point for 203 yards. And, the Tigers finally locked up the win with just under a minute remaining when -- faced with a third-and-12 from the DPU 37 - Mourouzis decided to abandon the struggling DePauw ground game and went with a Crist-to-Werner pass that covered 26 yards down to the Taylor 37. The Trojans had no time outs left and Crist fell on the ball once before time expired. “We knew it would be a battle,” Mourouzis said. “We told our young men that Taylor would be fired up and that we’d have a dogfight on our hands. We were fortunate to come out on top.” THE TROJANS ENTERED the contest with a 4-1 record and No. 25 ranking in the NAIA poll. “We committed a lot of mistakes,” Mourouzis said. “And, we suffered that letdown I was worried about after playing so well against Dayton (the week before). We allowed Taylor to block a punt, and we stopped ourselves on offense quite a bit. Fortunately, we hung in there.” The Trojans first score was set up by a blocked punt as the hosts sent 10 men after DPU punter Tom Downham the first time he lined up on fourth down. Linebacker Lance Brookshire broke through the DePauw blockers to get his hands on the kick, and the Trojans were in business, setting up shop at the Tiger 34 with 11:42 left in the opening period. FROM THERE, workhorse tailback Mike Woods carried the ball on four of Taylor’s five plays, sandwiched around a Kevin Doss to older brother Brian Doss pass play that covered 19 yards. Woods bucked in from three yards out at the 10:01 mark and after the point after, Taylor led, 7-0. The Tigers evened things up at the outset of the second stanza after a missed Taylor field goal try as the Black and Gold went 80 yards in only three plays. Tailback Mark McAuliffe blew through the Trojan defense on the opening play of the series for a 36-yard run, before Werner completed the drive after a Crist incompletion with a 44-yard TD pass that concluded with a 25-yard dash to the goal line. Downham converted the extra point with 14:10 left before halftime. Woods put Taylor back in front at the 6:07 mark of the third quarter with a one-yard run, climaxing an 84yard drive through the DePauw defense. Dan Knapp made it 14-7. The drive began after Crist threw his second interception, thwarting a possible scoring opportunity for the Tigers at the other end of the field. “TAYLOR HAS AN excellent team,” Mourouzis said. “They played well. (Coach) Jim Law has really got their program going in the right direction and it continues to get better. They are an established outfit now.” In the two previous meetings between the two schools over the past
themselves there. “WE DON’T LIKE to make excuses. We just didn’t run well at all,” said SPHS coach Kieth Puckett. “Everyone of us was awful out there. We just suffered through a big letdown after running so well last Tuesday at the conference meet. ” There, the Eagles easily outdistanced Edgewood and the rest of the West Central Conference schools to claim their first WCC crown in 10 years as four SPHS runners placed in the top 10. “Being third in the sectional is the same as being anywhere else in the top five, because you get to continue,” Puckett said. “So, we do have the chance to rededicate ourselves this week to making amends for our poor sectional performance. Our goal is to now keep our 60 team points and post that score at the regional.” SOUTH’S 3-9-16-17-19 finish earned it the No. 3 placing in the standings
couple of years, the Tigers had little trouble winning as the 38-0 and 44-10 scores indicate. McAuliffe was DPU’s leading rusher on the day with 95 yards in 24 attempts, while Woods gained 105 in 26 carries for Taylor. In all, the Tigers accumulated 323 yards of total offense while the Trojans managed 300 against the Black and Gold defense, which registered five sacks over the course of the game. “WE FINALLY GOT it going defensively,” said DPU defensive coach Tim Hreha. “Give our defensive line credit. They did the job when it counted, especially since only two regulars (Gordon Teel and Doug Lowery) were in there because of injuries. We made some adjustments and it really helped in the second half.” The Tigers are home for the next two Saturdays and play host to MacMurray College first for Old Gold Weekend (homecoming) on Oct. 24. Findlay invades Blackstock Stadium on Oct. 31. DePauw IS, Taylor 14 DePauw 0 7 0 8 - 15 Taylor 7 0 7 0 - 14 DePauw Taylor First downs 18 16 Rushes-yards 36-113 44-97 Passing 15-36-2 12-22-1 Passing yards 218 203 Punts-average 8-31.2 7-31.1 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-yards 6-35 4-35 Scoring summary Taylor - Woods 3 run (Knapp kick) DePauw - Werner 44 pass from Crist (Downham kick) Taylor - Woods 1 run (Knapp kick) DePauw - Mazur 14 pass from Crist (Mazur pass from Crist) Individual statistics Rushing DePauw - McAuliffe 24-95; Gamble 9-24; Crist 3-(-6). Taylor-Woods26-105; Moore 2-6; K. Doss 16-(-14). Passing DePauw - Crist 14-32-2-208; McAuliffe 1-1-0-10; Anderson 0-1 -0-0. Taylor- K. Doss 12-21-1-203; Welcho-1-0. Receiving DePauw - Werner 5-105; Mazur 3-46; Cleveland 3-36; Baronu 2-15; Moodhe 1-8; Thomas 1-8. Taylor-B. Doss 6-103; Hamm 2-63; Moore 2-9; Woods 1-18; Booth 1-10. Attendance - 3,000 (est.)
Rise and shine, it's basketball time
By KEITH E. DOMKE Banner-Graphic Sports Editor I awoke to the sound of blaring music groggier than usual, thinking I could not have been asleep for more than an hour by the way I felt. I was right. AT 11:55 P.M. LAST night, the alarm went off and I crawled out of my warm bed en route to a middle-of-the-night photo assignment. I recalled the feeling of other similar time-frame sojourns in years and jobs past when I complemented my sports writing with work in the news room and the wee-hour treks to automobile accidents and blazing fires. However, this was a sports photo I was after. I dressed and headed out to the car, where I drove to Greencastle High School. I pulled the door to McAnally Center open and was greeted by a dozen basketball players and a trio of coaches huddled together having a pre-practice discussion. HOOSIER HYSTERIA - 1987-88 - was under way. Indiana high school hoopsters officially can begin practicing on the hardwoods across the state today and the Tiger Cubs took full advantage of the opportunity and began working toward a possible date in Market Square Arena on March 26 with a midnight practice. The basketballs were bouncing and the shots were flying all over the court as the hands of the clock dipped past its straight-up formation, while the sleeping bags and pillows were thrown in the cor-
Greencastle Sectional Team scores (Top 5 advance to Terre Haute South Regional) 1. Southmont 25; Mooresville 50; 3. South Putnam 60; 4. North Vermillion 99; 5. Cascade 125; 6. Rockville 195; 7. Cloverdale 199; 8. Monrovia 200; 9 Greencastle 240; 10. Crawfordsville 284, Riverton Parke, Turkey Run. North Putnam. Individual Top 10 (Advance to Terre Haute South Regional) I. Mike Oppy (SM) 16:43; 2. Mike Michael (SM) 16:47; 3. Todd Messer (SP) 16:52; 4 Michael Morgan (Moor) 17:14; 5. Jeff Burnette (Moor) 17:15; 6. Bill Martin (NP) 17:21; 7. Greg Givans (SM) 17:33; 8. Matt Williams (SM) 17:37; 9. Zac Clark (SP) 17:44; 10. Jason Bridwell (SM) 17:46; Other results 11. Perry (Moor) 17:52; 12. Shaw (Moor) 18:01; 13. Hollingsworth (NV) 18:01; 14. Stephens (NV) 18:06; 15. Malberg (Ca) 18:09; 16. Glaze (SP) 18:10; 17. Blaydes (SP) 18:11; 18. Durham (Ca) 18:12; 19. Trusty (SP) 18:16; 20. Hennis (NV) 18:24; 21. A. Burnette (Moor) 18:30; 22. Crist (R) 18:33; 23. McCammack (Ca) 18:40; 24. Crowder (NV) 18:42; 25. Lacy (SM) 18:46,
behind Southmont’s 25- and Mooresville’s 50-point totals. North Vermillion (99) and Cascade (125) also will advance to Terre Haute on Saturday, as will North Putnam’s Bill Martin, after finishing sixth in the individual battle and being the only top 10 runner not on a team keeping its season alive.
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That time is a.m., not p.m. as the Greencastle High School boys' basketball team officially began practice at midnight today as Brett Hecko (right). Brad Vanßibber (left) and the rest of the Tiger
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ners of the wrestling room, waiting to be used in a couple of hours. Where else but the Hoosier State would teenagers have the desire to practice basketball in the middle of the night with school and its tests, papers and other assignments waiting in the wings eight hours later? But then again, where else is basketball any better than in Indiana? I GREW MORE TIRED watching members of the GHS squad go through a shooting drill as intense and full-go as if it were 4 p.m. in the middle of the winter. But, this was 12:15 a.m. as the flash of my camera tried to blind Brett “Moose” Hecko and Brad Van Bibber as they went through the practice and kept banging shots off the backboard and through the net. I remembered the days of my teenage youth when out of craziness, the weekend night-time hours would be spent outdoors shooting hoops
26 Truong (Moor) 18:48; 27 Kendall (G) 18:52; 28. Bell (Cl) 18:53; 29. Eltzroth (Mon) 18:54; 30. Keichelbeck (SM) 18:55; 31. D. Brown (G) 18:59; 32. Dwiggans (SP) 18:59; 33. Gentrup (NV) 19:02; 34. Barron (Moor) 19:06; 35. Watson (Mon) 19:08; 36. Baker (Ca) 19:09; 37. Firskk (Mon) 19:10; 38 Woodall (Ca) 19:11, 39. Thoma (NV) 19:12; 40. Sparks tR> 19:16; 41. Price (Cl) 19:17; 42. J. Lavoine (Cl) 19:19; 43 Hacker (SP) 19:20; 44 Sanders (Cl) 19:22; 45. Davis (R) 19:32; 46. Padan (R) 19:37; 47. Mcllhenny (R) 19:40; 48. Ray (NV) 19:41; 49. Lowes (Cl) 19:45; 50. Beard (Mon) 19:46; 51. Dugan (Ca) 19:52; 52. Long (Craw) 19:57; 53. Bean (Cl) 19:59; 54. Perry (Mon) 20:00 ; 55. Coil (Craw) 20:03 ; 56. Smith (R) 20:06 ; 57. Harris (G) 20:12; 58. McCormick (Craw) 20:15; 59. Ratcliff (RP) 20:16; 60. Furr (Cl) 20:20 ; 61. Fisher (Ca) 20:32 ; 62. Moss (Craw) 20:41; 63. Harvey (RP) 21:19; 64. Kivett (Mon) 21:43; 65. Kashon (Craw) 21:45; 66. Hiemenz (G) 22:22 ; 67. Dang (Craw) 22:29 : 68. Haymaker (G) 22:42; 69. Coffman (Mon) 22:51; 70. Cota (TR) 23:00 ; 71. Blanton (Craw) 23.34 ; 72. M. Brown (G) 25:24 ; 73. Buis (G) 25:38 ; 74. Cottrell (RP) 27:56.
“It was no surprise that Southmont beat us because they are a top 10 team in the state,” Puckett said. “But, we didn’t like the fact that Mooresville - which is another good team - also finished ahead of us. A logical person would ?vr,n C t a letdown after our stellar performance at the conference, but I don’t follow
Cubs not playing football had their first workout, then spent the night in McAnally Center. (BannerGraphic photos by Keith E. Domke)
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that kind of logic. We just performed poorly and need to work hard this week in practice to regain our form back.” Todd Messer -- Putnam County and WCC champion - finished third individually and never threatened Southmont’s Mike Oppy for the sectional championship. Messer was clocked in 16:52 over the 3.1-mile course that runs up and down the golf course fairways, while Oppy breezed to a 16:43 time. Another Mountie -- Mike Michael - was sandwiched between the two with a 16:47 clocking. “OPPY WAS IN control from start to finish,” Puckett said. “And, Michael was able to catch Messer at the end.” Zac Clark was the other Eagle in the top 10 with a ninth-place time of 17:44. North’s Martin bettered that effort bv 23 seconds in finishing sixth with a 17:21 time. Martin was the only runner the
and playing marathon one-on-one games with my cousin, and how we would feel the effects of a lack of sleep for the next couple of days. And, we weren’t even on a varsity team, but played hoops just for the fun of it. That’s basketball in Indiana, too. GREENCASTLE COACH Doug Miller and his pair of assistant coaches were also at a full-go, running around, yelling instructions and making sure the drills went right and the practice was well worth the effort spent on the floor. I kept having to refocus the camera because of blurred vision problems and I still was not totally awake when the minute hand of the clock swooped past 12:30 a.m. I wondered if I would have to worry about falling asleep at my typewriter at work, six hours later, especially since this assignment would make it a 2-for-3 weekend where I would be working past the midnight hour. Yes, there is still football on Friday night. I TOLD COACH MILLER that if the pictures were blurry, the hour of the day would be to blame. I got back into my car and drove back home and crawled back into my warm bed, before the alarm again bothered me at 5:30 a.m., a mere four hours after getting back to sleep. But, hey, the typewriter is still pounding out words and so far, I’m still not having trouble staying awak... Zzzzzzzz. Awake. AND, THERE’S ONLY 46 days left until the County Classic.
Cougars and coach Tom Roach had in the sectional field as the other North performers ran to a different; drum, so to speak, on Saturday and participated in the band contest. “With that in mind, Bill set a goal to finish in the top 10,” Roach said. “That was his only concern and he went out and ran a nice race and accomplished what he wanted to.” The fastest Greencastle runner was Jerrod Kendall - 27th -- with an 18:52 effort while Cloverdale’s Jeff Bell - 28th - finished in 18:53. “THIS CAN WORK out to our benefit,” Puckett said. “We no longer have to worry about a letdown and we should be better off psychologically because the poor performance is behind us.” Terre Haute South won its sectional with 48 points, while Terre Haute North, West Vigo, South Vermillion and Linton also will run next Saturday.