Are Playoffs Just a Dream? Nasty Boys Seventh-Ranked YSU Will Terrorize Bash Brothers Deals Flames Third in Series "The Show"Is What It's All About
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Page 6, The Liberty Champion sports Tuesday, Oct. 16, 1990 Flames Feedback Jeffrey A. Cota Are playoffs just a dream? Nasty Boys Seventh-ranked YSU will terrorize Bash Brothers deals Flames third in Series "The Show"is what it's all about. straight loss, 34-6 In it the best teams from each league battle it out for the right to claim By MARVIN HAMLETT stown marched down to the LU 6, but who the best team in baseball is. Sports Editor LU's defense held, so YSU made it In one corner we have the "al Seventh-ranked Youngstown State 10-0 on a 23-yard field goal from Jeff ways a bridesmaid and never a put a major dent in LU's playoff Wilkins with 2:55 remaining. bride," (until this season), Cincin chances Saturday afternoon as the Liberty then had its only scoring nati Reds. In the other corner, we Penguins obliterated the Flames on drive of the day, climaxing in a 10- have the defending champions, the the ground for a decisive 34-6 win. yard touchdown pass to Parrish. The Oakland Athletics. YSU, 7-0, used a deliberate run key play in the drive was a 39-yard Before we venture into a one offense that featured tailback Archie run by LU tailback Leroy Kinard sided discussion about the 1990 Herring (16 rushes for 69 yards) and (seven carries for 55 yards) in which World Scries, let's back up a little. quarterback Ray Isaac (10 rushes for he broke five tackles. However, kicker It must be said that when the 46 yards). Jason Harrell missed the extra point baseball predictions hit print in The "Our game plan was to see how and YSU led 10-6. Harrell was previ Champion, Starvin' Marvin Ham- Liberty adjusted," Isaac said. "We ously 20 for 20 this year in extra point lctt and myself pretty much hit the wanted to establish the fullback to get attempts. nail on the head. 01' Marv (who our option attack working." "Special teams are the best way to covered the NL picks) was perfect "We just got beat by a better team build momentum," YSU coach Jim when he picked the Bucs and Cincy. today," LU coach Sam Rutigliano said. Trcssel said. "That missed extra point Yours truly (AL picks) batted .500, "They just kicked our tails." really gave us some juice." when I chose Boston to clinch the The Penguins established the full For Liberty, things went from bad AL East. I don't even want to talk back and the momentum on the first to worse as Harrell's kickoff was about the west. drive of the game. YSU marched 75 shallow and Herring returned it 88 In the meantime, news editor Curt yards in 14 plays, ending with Her yards, untouched, to make it 17-6 "Scoob" Olson is truly in his glory. ring scoring his 11th rushing TD of with 8:18 left in the first half. It was He is still frothing at the mouth with the year. Of the 14plays, 13 were runs Herring's second TD return this year, the thought of his Reds in the World and one was a 15-yard completion to as he entered the game with a 33-yard Scries, but he is no longer mum tight end Ron Slrollo. Isaac completed return average which is the second- bling about Barry Larkin, just yell only six of 13 passes for 138 yards, best in the nation. ing at the topof his lungs and pound but all six were to different receivers. "What can I say?" Rutigliano said. ing his fist on the table. Liberty, 4-3, came out firing on its "The kicker kicked a pop fly, and we Now let's get down to business. first possession. QB Robbie Justino had a breakdown." Oakland completely dominated completed a 19-yard pass to L.G. After the kickoff catastrophe, LU the Boston pitching with the excep Parrish (eight receptions for 109 ran three plays and punted. YSU then tion of the starters. If Roger Cle yards). Two plays later, Justino found delivered the knockout punch of the mens had not been ejected from Mark Thomas (six receptions for 95 game. game four, his ERA would not have yards) across the middle for a 23- On a third-and-11, Isaac found wide been as high (3.52). The Rocket left yard gain, but Thomas fumbled giv receiver Herb Williams across the the game with two runners on. Odds ing YSU the ball near midfield. middle for a 76-yard TD reception, are Clemens could have gotten out Overall, Justino completed 30 of making the score 24-6 with fewer of the inning unscathed. 46 passes for 346 yards, but 157 of the than five minutes left in the first half. Red Sox manager Joe Morgan yards were in the fourth quarter. He Rutigliano said: "As you analyze simply took out the starters too early. also threw a career-high four inter the game, the kickoff return and the With the exception of Mike Bod- ception and was sacked seven times. Flames tight end Mark Thomas prepares to be crunched by the YSU secondary in Saturday afternoon's dicker, all of the starters were pulled Late in the first quarter, Young See Football, Page 8 34-6 shellacking. photo by Jeffrey A. Cota aftctworking no more than six in- ningsranjd allowingxmly one run. Cincinnati faced more of a chal Lady Flames win in OT, Flames bootefs lenge with Pittsburgh. Neither of the teams had a safe lead at any time. Probably the most dramatic game in the series was six. Even seize win in OT snap seven-game skid By JEFFREY A. COTA recorded seven saves on 15 LMU though the Bucs were held to only Champion Reporter shots as the Flames improved to 7- one hit, they were never out of the By CHARLES J. CONRAD ryville College Saturday. Even though Liberty held the lead Brian Stephens scored his team- 2-2. game. Evidence of that came in the Champion Reporter The decisive goal was scored in the at this point, the Flames still had their leading sixth goal on the season to Nimo lowered his goal-against- ninth inning when Carmclo Marti Oh, how sweet it is! overtime period by Liberty forward work cut out for them during the give the Liberty University men's avcragc to .42, allowing only five nez launched a shot to the right- The Liberty women's soccer team Amy Ingalls with an assist from remainder of the game. "We couldn't soccer team a victory over Lincoln goals and recording 59 saves for field wall with one on and one out. finally tasted victory in Greenville, Leanne Faulk to put the Lady Flames finish the first half like we should Memorial, earning the Flames a split the Flames this season. The Flames Glenn Braggs made an outstanding Tenn., Friday and broke a seven- ahead 2-1. Stacy Rander later pro have, and they put it to us a little in the on the road last week. have outscorcd their opponents 17- catch to save the game for the Reds. game losing streak by defeating Tus- vided Liberty with all the insurance second half, but we came on strong in Stephens' goal came 4:42 into the 6 in 11 games. The A's arc not going to run over culumCollegeina3-l overtime game. the team would need when her goal overtime," Long said. second overtime period on a double Stephens is the team points the Reds as they did Boston for Thcteam lost in a 4-0 shutout at Ma- opened up a 3-1 lead to secure the Liberty's offense could not man assist from Johnny Sasu and Brent leader with 12, followed by James three reasons: the Nasty Boys. Bos Lady Flames' second victory of the age a score in the second half, and Ward to give the Flames a 1-0 win. It Otcherc with eight (three goals, ton had no bullpen to speak of, while season. Tusculum knotted the score at 1-1 on was the sixth shutout of the season two assists). Ward rounds out the Cincy has three legitimate closers Liberty goalie Holly Lightbody Kristina Shunak's goal, which sent for Liberty. teams' top three with five points in Norm Charlton, Rob Dibble and expressed her feeling on breaking the the game into overtime. "Brent brought it (the ball) to the (two goals, one assist). Randy Myers. losing streak: "It was exciting to win. Despite the Lady Flames' scoreless wing to Johnny, who had two de Earlier in the week (Oct. 8), Cincy has an unbelievable left- We played and worked together, and effort in the second half, the offense fenders on him. He crossed it be Highpoint College echoed the right combo. The normal rotation it was beneficial. The team had a real produced 23 shots on goal, its best tween the two defenders, and I was outcome of last season's match that manager Lou Piniella uses out good attitude." statistical performance since the sea just there to tap it in," Stephens said. against Liberty when Marcus of the pen is the left-handed Head coach Jim Long added, "It son-opening 6-1 rout of Fcrrum Col T give all the credit to Johnny. All I Cross scored an unassisted goal Charlton, the right-handed Dibble felt great (to win). We dominated the lege in which it recorded an LU did was stand there." 67:31 into the game to lift the and Myers (a southpaw) to close out play of the game." women's record with 35 shots on goal.