The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 30, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 September 1988 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., September 7,1988

Sports

Battle in the trenches

on tap for Friday night

I By MARK HUFFMAN Staff Writer The number of teams atop the Northern Lakes Conference should find itself cut in half after Friday, with, two of the undefeated teams butting heads at Foreman Field in Goshen and two others facing formidable opponents from the rest of the pack. ( Goshen and North Wood should provide spectators with the NLC game-of-the-week as they meet at Foreman Field in Goshen. The seventh-ranked (Associated Regular low score for Big Boulder Belles Regular low score was the play for Big Boulder Belles on Wednesday, Aug. 31, with many ties. Following league rules the following ladies were winners: Low Gross: Ist — Bonnie Newman, 2nd — Evelyn Orn. Low Net: Ist — Mary Cochren, 2nd — Katherine Clifford and Betty Scott. Low Putts — Catherine Clifford.

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FILLING A HOLE — Senior running back Mike Foy takes a handoff from quarterback Chris Conkling to gain seven of his 47 yards rushing during early action Friday night. Foy leads the Wawasee offense’s backfield crew with 191 yards rushing for two games. The 5-9 workhorse is averaging 5.1 yards a carry for the 2-0 Warriors. (Photo by Mark Huffman)

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Press Poll) Redskins are coming off a 31-0 drubbing of Bremen, while the Panthers slipped by Concord, 6-3, and Stevensville (Mich.) Lakeshore, 15-6, at their comfortable confines off SR 19. Hoping to make its first game away from home a good one, North Wood will need. strong play from its defensive line to contain Goshen quarterback Rick Mirer, who threw 20 aerials for 322 yards last week. Wawasee hopes to, extend its winning ways to three games, as the Warriors travel to the south side of Elkhart to face Concord. While the Minutemen lost that squeaker to North Wood on opening day, they downed a powerful Jimtown squad last week, 15-7. The only other undefeated club entering an NLC contest, Plymouth, will travel to Northridge. The Raiders are still searching for that inaugural win. Warrior Capsule Concord may provide Wawasee’s offense with its toughest obstacle this season, having held its two opponents to an average of 6.5 points. “They have played great defense so far. Our offense is going to have a tougher time than the first two games,” Coach Myron Dickerson confirmed.

A formidable running game is also provided by the Minutemen, with the quarterback, tailback, and wide receiver all posing scoring threats on the ground, according to Dickerson. “We’re real concerned with their speed, while they can also go to the pass if they need to,” the coach deadpanned. Concord pushed Jimtown from the second spot in the Associated Press poll last week to a number six-ranking, after surprising the Single A Jimmies with 111 yards through the air. Quarterback Todd Hansen connected with his receivers during key plays, including 14-yqrd and 16-yard tosses that helped comprise a 65-yard scoring drive in the third quarter. However, the story of the Minutemen is often told with the chapter called the “Mean Green.” That chapter accounted for a 74-yard interception return during the late stages of last week’s game that had the Jimmies longing for a short story. Such a story should evolve this week, with the green of Wawasee meeting the green of Concord for a battle in the trenches. This could be an good ol’ fashioned Dick Butkus type game, with the defense deciding each teams’ fate at the line of scrimmage.

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EYEING THE ENDZONE — Junior Scott Carlin revs his engine before running 90 yards to paydirt in second half action of Wawasee’s 20-10 victory over Northridge Friday night. Senior Chuck Losee, shown on the right, prepares to throw a block on the kickoff return. Carlin helped the Warriors to 214 yards on the evening, while Northridge finished with 242, despite the loss. (Photo by Mark Huffman)

Thunder comes early to Northridge Raiders

I By MARK HUFFMAN Staff Writer SYRACUSE - While lightening temporarily delayed the last three minutes of the WawaseeNorthridge football game Friday night, the thunder had come earlier in the contest, dampening the hopes of a sizeable contingent that had followed the Raiders to Syracuse. That thunder came in the form of 5-7 Scott Carlin, who gathered in a 90-yard kickoff, faked to the right, and sprinted to the endzone untouched to start out the second half and end the game’s scoring, 20-10. While Northridge tried tp. regroup following the junior running back’s evening maker, they could never muster the offense that had given th6m a 10-7 advantage earlier in the evening. Northridge had gotten on the board with an 71-yard opening drive, highlighted by a 13-yard run by senior Jeremy Yoder, who totaled 47 yards in 10 carries for the night. After being stymied by the Warriors on a third and goal at the nine-yard-line, Northridge ’ kicker Joe Troyer put the first three points on the board. “(Kicker Randy) Cesco has been doing a superb job of getting the ball deep into the opponents territory, but the defense just lets them drive back,” Dickerson

Wawasee a unanimous pick

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said, referring to the first drive of the game. However, the Warrior offense helped keep the defense’s heads up by comprising a 72-yard scoring drive of their own that accounted for seven points, after a 20-yard aerial from junior Chris Conkling to classmate Tim Lilly and a PAT by Cesco. Northridge came back with a 50-yard drive that consisted of six plays, including a four-yard pass from quarterback Mike Miller to senior Jayme Doerr for a advantage. Both offenses were stalled on ensuing series before Wawasee drove 96 yards for an, 13-10 advantage at halftime. Cesco missed the PAT wide to the left after a holding call negated an initial conversion. While the defense took over in the second half, after Carlin’s 90-yard sprint provided a 20-10 cushion, the Wawasee offense began to sputter. “We had a chance to put a lot of distance between ourselves and Northridge, but turnovers hurt us,” Dickerson surmised. Nevertheless, the Wawasee defense of old held the Raidefs in check, with defensive end Chad Cotton putting pressure on Miller, preventing him from dropping off any substantial gainers in the final two quarters.

South Shore ends golf season

The South Shore Ladies Golf League season ended Aug. 30 with a scramble and awards banquet. Winners on the first place team were: Karen Caudill, Jan Maher, Salley Biddinger, Elaine Kerlin and Dianne Hull. Officers elected for the 1989 season are: President — Linda Broekers; vice president — Donna -Bevington; and secretarytreasurer —Jane Wells. Linda Broekers was first in the 18-hole handicap tournament. Donna Bevington finished second. Karen Swanson was tops in the 9-hole division and Jo Waltz came in second there. In the Two-Day Calcutta competition the first place team con-

Even lightening and a temporary drizzle failed to rain on Wawasee’s parade, with the final three minutes being played after a 35-minute delay. When the two teams finally left the field for good, senior Mike Foy had added 43 yards to his team leading 191 yards rushing total for two games, while classmate Garrett Ponciroli placed the same number on the stat sheet. Conkling connected for IQ3 yards on six of 13 passing, while junior Tim Lilly was on the receiving end of three of those aerials for 65 yards. , Defensively, Lilly, senior Mike Page, and'junior David Schmahl had two, one, and one interceptions respectively, while Page also accounted for six tackles and four assists. Scoring Summary First quarter: Northridge — Joe Troyer 25-yard field goal. WHS — Tim Lilly 20-yard pass from Chris Conkling (Randy Cesco kick). Second quarter: Northridge — Jay me Doerr four-yard pass from Mike Miller (Troyer kick). WHS — Mike Foy two-yard run. Third quarter: WHS — Scott Carlin 90-yard kickoff return (Cesco kick).

g By SCOTT DAVIDSON Staff Writer Mitch Stinson jumped toward the top of the prediction pack as The Mail-Journal staff member reached into his magic hat and pulled out a perfect 6-0 mark with his calls of last week’s games. Homer Miller, who fashioned a perfect 6-0 mark withfhis first week’s predictions, slumped to 3-3 last week. Mark Huffman and Derk Kuhn also recorded 3-3 marks with last week’s calls while your’s truly improved, ever so slightly, to 4-3. Overall, Miller stands at 9-3, Huffman and myself are 7-5, and Kuhn is 6-6. Stinson, after his initial try as a Mail-Journal pro-

sisted of Donna Bevington, Linda Broekers, Dianne Hull and Marion Tarr. Second place went to the team of Gloria Stoffel, Dee Johnson, Ellie Caudill and Ginny DeWitt.

North Webster routes Yellow Jackets, 26-0

The North Webster Trojans opened their junior high football league in impressive fashion yesterday with a 26-0 win over the Syracuse Yellow Jackets. Quarterback Jason Lambert

Warrior cross country boys beat Warsaw

The Wawasee Warriors boys’ cross country team went 2-0 in a three-way meet yesterday with a 20-35 victory over Warsaw and a 17-38 win over Bremen. The Tigers’ Jay Hicks turned in a course record 16:16 to take first place in the meet. But the Warriors dominated the event by taking three of the four top spots. Jeff Carey ran a 16:21 for the course to finish in second place, just five seconds behind Hicks. Jason Douglas took third with a 16:59 and Eric Streby finished fourth with a 17:30. Coach Jerry Minton said he was pleased with the team’s effort but that they weren’t in peak physical shape yet. In girls’ action the Warriors finished 1-1 in the meet. The Tigers beat the Warriors 15-48 and the Warriors topped Bremen 20-39. ' . Melanie Hobbs was the top Wawasee finisher, coming in seventh with a time of 17:54. Tiffany Titus took tenth place, notching a time of 18:43. “The girls did a real nice job,”

■Br* JRFW-' - **** DEFENSIVE STALWARTS — A trio of Wawasee defenders hold back Northridge running back Jeremy Yoder during a late surge by the Raiders last Friday night.

While junior Tony Hostetter (35) managed to harness Yoder on this play, the versatile senior did manage to garner 47 of the Raiders 59 yards on the ground. (Photo by Mark Huffman)

gnosticator, stands unblemished at 6-0. Can he handle the pressure of another week of picks and remain perfect? This staff member believes he might just do it, especially since all of his picks this week agree with mine! Enough of my idle chatter, let’s turn to this week’s contests. This peek’s pipk‘em games feature a tough road contest for Wawasee at Concord, as well as Tippecanoe Valley at Southwood, Warsaw at Bremen, North Wood at Goshen, and number fourranked Elkhart Central at South Bend LaSalle. Also on this week’s prediction agenda is the season and home opener for Lou Holtz and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, as they entertain long

Ringers awards went to Karen Swanson in the 9-hole low gross category, Olive Locke in low net and Jo Waltz for low putts. Karen Caudill was first in the 18-hole low gross division, with Linda

threw two touchdown passes to Scott Jones and Orlando Vallejo turned in a stong rushing game for the winners at the Wawasee High School football field. “The offensive line opened

Minton said. “I was pleased with them.” The Warriors will travel to Lakeland for a three-way meet Thursday with Lakeland and East Noble. “East Noble is a very good team,” Minton said of the boys competition. “It will be a good test.” Girls Top Ten: Ist - Olderfer (Warsaw), 16:33; 2nd - E. Irvine (Warsaw), 16:37; 3rd - S. Irvine (Warsaw), 17:34; 4th ‘ White (Warsaw), 17:38; sth - Shoemaker (Bremen), 17:42; 6th -Woodward (Warsaw), 17:48; 7|h - Hobbs (Wawasee) 17:54; Bth - Mackey (Warsaw), 18:06; 9th - Rose (Warsaw); 10th - Titus (Wawasee), 18:43. Boys Top Ten: Ist - Hicks (Warsaw), 16:16; 2nd - Carey (Wawasee), 16:21; 3rd - Douglas (Wawasee), 16:59; 4th - Streby (Wawasee), 17:30; sth - Bailey (Bremen), 17:32; 6th - Mock (Wawasee), 17:39; 7th - Eastman (Wawasee), 17:34; Bth - Mandino (Bremen), 17:45; 9th - (Warsaw), 17:47; 10th - Bowmal (Bremen), 17:49. ■

time foe Michigan under the lights in South Bend. Here are this week’s calls. SCOTT DAVIDSON — Wawasee, SouthWood, Bremen, GOshen, Elkhart Central, Notre Dame. MARK HUFFMAN — Wawasee, Tippecanoe Valley, Bremen, Goshen, Elkhart Central, Notre Dame. DERK KUHN — Wawasee, Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw, Goshen, Elkhart Central, Michigan. ’ HOMER MILLER — Wawasee, Tippecanoe Valley, Bremen, Goshen, Elkhart Central, Notre Dame. MITCH STINSON — Wawasee, SouthWood, Bremen, Goshen, Elkhart Central, Notre Dame.

Broekers taking low net and Dee Johnson winning low putts. Most improved awards went to Annie Harter for nine holes and l Jeanette Keim for 18 holes.

holes for the ballcarriers,” said Trojans coach Jay Smith. “We. ran off tackle better than I thought we would.” The Trojans will put their 1-0 record on the line Tuesday against Milford.