The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 42, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 October 1986 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., October 15,1986

Sports

Warriors win despite anticlimatic second half

f By MARK HUFFMAN Sports Writer A stranger may have had a difficult time finding the winners lockerroom Friday night, with a hushed Wawasee clubhouse being muffled by a jovial Northridge team that went home amid a 27-14 defeat An anticlimatic second half for the Warriors was the main source of their disillusion, with the Raiders putting 14 points and 235 yards in the books after yielding 24 points and 305 yards to the Warriors in the first half. “They (Northridge) just outplayed us in the second half, we got complacent and lackadaisical,” Coach Myron Dickerson said, adding, "It is not a happy lockerroom — but they understand what we did, that’s the most important thing.” What the Warriors did was to

■ . BBT 4 ' ' ** > * ELUDING DEFENDERS — Junior Mike Meek (48) outruns a pack of Northridge defenders. enroute to gaining 90 yards during the Warriors 27-14 win Friday night.

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show 3,000 homecoming fans in the first half why they are ranked number one in the state, compiling yards at will and scoring on three touchdown passes and one field goal. However, the second half may have had fans wondering if they switched jerseys during intermission. "The second half was obviously the best half we’ve played all year, we could have rolled over and died but didn’t — I’m proud of the way the kids came back,” said a satisfied Coach John Weaver. * Scoring on four of their six possessions in the first half, the Warriors seemed prepared for a mauling, with Nate Rhoades gathering in the first six points on a seven-yard aerial from Chris Cotton with seven minutes remaining in the first quarter. Ken Wright found himself on the receiving end five minutes later, gaining 11 yards for the

touchdown and a 14-0 first quarter lead. The second quarter brought much of the same, with Northridge unable to push the ball beyond the 50-yard line and Wawasee gaining another six points with a 35-yard pass from Cotton to Brett Traviolia with 5:17 remaining. Bruce Jackson, who warmed his foot in the 35 degree air by converting three PATs earlier, ended the first half scoring with a 21-yard field goal with six seconds left. "We played like a number one team during that (first) half, the kids did a super job,” Coach Dickerson said. A different story developed after halftime festivities, which saw senior wide receiver Ben Beer be named homecoming king. Beer was knocked out of football action with a broken jaw two weeks ago.

A break of a different kind, in the secondary, resulted in two Raider touchdowns, with Randy Cook throwing for 43 and 53 yards to. Steve Coleman and Jeremy Davis, respectively. The initial scoring drive came at the 8:39 mark in the third quarter, with Coleman reaching back for Cook’s pass and taking it fro.a the out-stretched arms of safety Chris Yoder. Davis capped the Northridge antics with 3:15 remaining in the game, while Wawasee’s Jackson regained some respectability for the 7-0 Warriors by booting a 31-yard field goal with 7:37 left on the clock. Northridge’s ground game was almost nonexistent, with four yards being gained by Cook from the shotgun formation on 14 carries; however, the junior quarterback completed 19 of 33 passes for 248 yards, taking advantage of a Warrior secondary that has been having trouble the past few

weeks. Varsity girls lose to Bethany The girls’ varsity volleyball team at Wawasee lost 15-13, 2-15, 5-15 in Tuesday's game against Bethany Christian. Traci Ostendorf had eight service points Jenni Gilmore giving 21 assists. Ann Vitaniemi lead with nine spikes and Amy Conroy followed witheight. The varsity record stands at 5-9. JV won its match 15-13,15-10, to bring its win-loss record to 7-9. In last Thursday's game, Oct. 9. against Plymouth. Wawasee saw no victory. Varsity lost 5-15, 8-15. JV lost 8-15, 3-15. And, the freshmen lost 4-15,9-15. Although Coach Karen Albert felt her teams played well, she knew it would be difficult to beat Plymouth, who is ranked fourth in the state. Next meet will be against Goshen on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 5:30 p.m. The match will be held at Wawasee.

"Our defensive ends started losing containment and our secondary would pull up and try to support the run, which they can’t do,” Coach Dickerson explained. The Northridge secondary had some trouble of its own, with the Wawasee quarterback also having one of his better outings, completing 10 of 20 passes for 169 yards. The running duo of James Bragg and Mike Meek combined for 160 of the Warriors 170 rushing yards, with 70 and 90, respectively. Senior Scot McDowell was limited to shouting encouragement to Bragg, who found

IV k - - OUT OF REACH — Northridge’s Steve Coleman reaches back for a 43-yard touchdown aerial from junior quarterback Randy Cook, grabbing the pigskin from the out-stretched arms of safety Chris Yoder (9) to give the Raiders their first score of the night with 8:39 left in the third quarter. Coleman caught eight Cook passes for 98 yards, helping raise Northridge's first half total yardage of 17 to a respectable 235.

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himself inserted into the lineup after the senior workhorse was knocked out with a cracked elbow last week. “McDowell will be fitted with a special brace, but if he’s not ready to go he won’t play next week (against Goshen) either,” Coach Dickerson said after the contest, hoping to rest many of his players in preparation for the state playoffs. A large crowd is expected in Goshen, with the Redskins coming off a 37-13 homecoming win of their own. With a victory, the Warriors would claim their first outright Northern Lakes Conference title, at 7-0, and their first undefeated season since 1973. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

j. - ’w** St C^^^^MvijaVy■ Sv./ SCORING SIX — Quarterback Chris Cotton fires a pass through a tight Raider defense, accounting for one of three touchdown passes on the night. Wawasee compiled 169 yards through the air, while notching a 27-14 homecoming win.

Win-loss records for LYC soccer

The Lakeland Youth Center, a United Way Agency, held its Saturday. Oct. 11, soccer games at Vega Field in Syracuse. In division A, the 10 and over age group, it was Kinro over Todd Realty, 6-0. The MailJournal and Counting House Bank tied. 1-1; with Bill’s Michiana Moped and Kiwanis Club of Lakeland also tying, 0-0. In division B. the 10 and under age group. Fish-N-Fun Resort beat Teghtmeyer Ace Hardware, 7-3. It Was First National Bank over Cotton and Cotton Insurance. 3-0; and Wawasee Kiwanis Club over Chalet Realty, 3-1. With two regular games left in the season, the championship playoffs will begin on November 1. The next game will be held on Saturday. Oct. 18. Listed below is the win-loss record for the youth league as of the last game on October 11. Standings follow: Division A — Kinro. 5-0; Kiwanis Club of Lakeland. 1-0-3; Todd Realty. 1-1-3; The MailJournal. 1-1-2; Bill’s Michiana Moped, 0-2-3; Counting House Bank. 0-1-3; and Lake City Bank, 0-3-1.

Division B — Wawasee Kiwanis, 4-0; First ’ National Bank, 3-0-1; Chalet Realty, 2-2-1; Campbell’s IGA, 1-0-3; Fish-N-Fun Resort, 2-3; Cotton and Cotton Insurance, 0-3-1; and Teghtmeyer Ace Hardware, 0-4. Cross country team defeats . Central Noble Wawasee defeated Central Noble, 15-46, in junior high cross country Thursday night, Oct. 9, taking eight of the top 10 positions. Leading Wawasee were Eric Streby, first, 11:17; Scott Wheat, second, 11:24; Matt Johnson, third, 11:27; Spencer Long, fourth, 11:32, and Jason Schlabach, fifth, 13:11. Also running for Wawasee were Angie Garner, 13:39; Gina Minton. 13:40; Tiffany Titus, 13:47; Carrie Schmahl, 14:18, and Heather Passenier, 16:32. Johnson, Long, and Schmahl all had personal best times.