The Cedar Rapids Gazette: Sat., Pct. 24, 1981 * 3b Kennedy aerial blitzes sink Hempstead, 34-25 By Chip Marshall Kennedy grabbed a temporary 14-7 lead with 7:22 left But the Mustangs came roaring right back behind v Goigttg sports reporter to play in the third period when Sleep hit Bredeson forworkhorse a running back Mark Steines. Senior wingback Jon Bredeson hauled in three seven-yard scoring toss that was followed by Mote’sSteines, the MVC rushing leader, scored on a two- touchdown passes from quarterback Brad Sleep as conversion. yard run to cap a ten play drive that started on the Cedar Rapids Kennedy upset Dubuque Hempstead, 34- But the Mustangs’ Oscar Sanchez took the ensuingHempstead 26. His two-point conversion cut Kennedy’s 25, in Mississippi Valley Conference football action kickoff and raced 85 yards for a touchdown and Riedllead to 27-25 and it was Steines who accounted for all 74 Friday night at Kingston Stadium. Greg blasted the extra point kick to tie it, 14-14. yards on IO carries during the drive. Bredeson, a 5-9, 150-pound senior, caught nine passes Reed: Riedl added a 32-yard field goal with 1:32 left in the But this game belonged to the Cougars. on the evening for 170 yards. He also picked off three Notches period to give Hempstead a 17-14 lead before the Sleep errant Hempstead passes from his free safety position to upset to Bredeson combination got on track again. After a Mustang onside kick failed, Owens scampered cap what was probably his greatest game ever. victory 28 yards around the right end for Kennedy’s fifth and Hempstead, now 4-2 in Valley play and 5-3 overall, On second and ten from the 50-yard line with 0:06final to touchdown and Mote followed with the kick to give got a break early when Kennedy’s John Smith play in the quarter, Sleep stepped back and fired a longhead coach Greg Reed’s Cougars the 34-25 win. mishandled the opening kickoff and the Mustangs pass to Bredeson who hauled it in at the Mustangs 30 Steines, who went into the contest with 520 yards recovered the ball on the Cougar 29-yard line. Seven and outran three defenders for the score. Mote folowed rushing, gained 227 yards on 30 carries. But it was not plays later, quarterback Todd Welu went in from 12 with the conversion to make it 21-17, Kennedy. enough to offset an outstanding team effort by Kennedy. yards out on a keeper and Tom Riedl booted the extra The Cougars, now 4-3 in the MVC and 4-4 overall, point for a 7-0 lead. trailing halfback Scott Owens who went 41 yards for theforced a fumble on Hempstead’s next series and tookSleep, a 6-0 junior, connected on 16 of 22 passes for With 2:14 to go in the first half, Sleep connected withscore. Cougar kicker Kevin Mote followed the cherry-over on their own 37. Six plays later, Sleep found200 yards. Owens totaled 125 yards rushing on 16 Bredeson on a four yard pass. But instead of runningpicker type play with the first of his four extra pointsBredeson on a 75 yard touchdown pass to give Kennedycarries and fullback Tom Murphy added 74 more on IO with the ball after the reception, Bredeson pitched it to anda it was 7-7 at the half. a 27-17 margin. tries for a sparkling 395 yard offensive attack. It’s official - Torre to BravesAnamosa hopes remain ATLANTA (UPI) — Joe Torre, spring training with the idea that fired by the New York Mets after they’re going to win the pennant, five straight losing seasons, was not just do better than last year. named Friday to replace Bobby There’s "no substitute for alive with 20-6 victory Cox as manager of the Atlanta being positive,” said Torre. The 41-year-old Torre, a Braves. By Jack Ogden of 22 passes for 212 yards and three former Brave who also played for Torre, who signed a three year Son iof sportswriter touchdowns and rushed for one St. Louis and the New York Mets, contract with Atlanta club owner ANAMOSA — Anamosa won the more as Solon downed West Liberty said the club has untapped talent Area Ted Turner, said he’s "about four annual struggle for Jones County in prep football action Friday. and he hopes to "make things and a half years better” and more supremacy and the Cow Bell here Donohue connected with Matt happen in a very positive way.” confident than when he began Friday night as it overpowered Football Mckelson, Ken Steinbrech and Joe He blamed the Braves’ not-so- managing the Mets in May, 1977. Monticello in football, 20-6. Schmidt on touchdown passes of 24, hot season this year (they fin­ "I feel I’m better in all areas.” The victory was the fifth in six 12 and 59 yards, respectively. Stein­ ished fifth) on "inconsistency in Roundup "What we want to do is win,” Wamac Conference starts for the brech also scored on a 12 yard run. the pitching staff.” He called said Turner. "That’s the only Blue Raiders and kept alive slim Mike Peterson scored West Lib­ pitching "the only thing you can thing that counts.” hopes for a share of the league erty’s lone touchdown on a one yard count on” and said he firmly for 132 yards as North Linn defeated Details of the contract were championship. run in the first quarter. believed that "good pitching can Springville in a Tri Rivers confer­ not announced, but Al Thomwell, The Cow Bell is a travelling stop good hitting.” ence clash. a Braves executive, said Turner trophy that has gone to the winner Belle Plaine 40, Central City 14 There was no immediate an­ Springville was paced by Kent agreed to Torre’s request for a since 1937. nouncement concerning members Allison who scored on a run of five CENTRAL CITY — Dave Drahn three-year contract instead of the Coach Bob Algoe’s club com­ of the Mets’ coaching staff who yards and threw for another score.ran for two touchdowns, passed for shorter term he had sought. pletely dominated the first half and might join Torre in Atlanta, but North Linn raised its record 6-2, four and kicked four extra points to Sources said Torre would be Atlanta’s Joe Torre had an insurmontable 20-0 lead in paid $80,000 by the Braves in his there was speculation that former 5-2 in the conference, while Spring­lead Belle Plaine. the fourth quarter before the Pan­ville dropped to 6-2, both overall and Steve Daily caught Drahn 'ID first season and $150,000 each in better than fourth in the last pitchers Bob Gibson and Rube thers finally got their attack going.conference. passes of 47 and 17 yards. The first the two successive years. seven years, but Torre said he Walker would be making the Moving mainly on the passing of period ended in a 7-7 standoff after The Braves have finished no wanted the Braves to go into change. Steve McCormick, the Panthers Center Point 38, Alburnett 0 Chuck Thompson’s 53-yard scoring scored with just 15 seconds left on a dash for Central City. one yard dive by Ron Clark. ALBURNETT — Center Point’s Up until then, it was all Anamosa.Andy Siechert scored five touch­ Lisbon 15, Clarence-Lowden 14 downs and rushed for 250 yards as From page 1B: Regis Quarterback Todd Miller capped LISBON — Battling for its first a 54-yard first period drive with aCenter Point buried Alburnett inwin in eight starts this season, Tri-Rivers Conference football Fri­ two yard touchdown run with 2:28 Clarence-Lowden scored first in left in the quarter, and scored againday night. ately, though, as quarterback Bob overtime on a 10-yard pass from "Cain played an exceptional gameing in the half. Chris Usher’s 17-yard from the two in the fourth after an Siechert’s touchdowns came on on both offense and defense," Regisrun helped the Royals out of troubleBusch scampered 51 yards after a Shawn Stolte, but failed on a run for interception at that point by Mikeruns of 48, 16, 19 and 60 yards andtwo extra points. Coach Tom Good said. "Our bellyon a first-and-29 situation. terrific fake to Nielson into the line. on a 59-yard pass reception from McCormick. Lisbon (5-3 over all and 4-3 in the series worked very well when we Linn-Mar, with the aid of two The touchdown came with 2:34 quarterback Kevin Kudma. The In the second period, McCormick Mideast Iowa Conference) then established things with the fullback, major penalties on Regis, got on theremaining. Pointers are now 8-0 overall and 7-0 went over from the one after a 12 scored on Royce Alger’s one-yard and (quarterback) John Lawrencescoreboard with 1:28 left in the half play, 65-yard drive. in the conference. on a 70-yard, 11-play drive. The Kent Altenberg recovered Ron run and Doug Kamberling’s kick did a good job running the option. Rittgers’ onside kick for Linn-Mar at "We played poor football forLions scored when Greg Nielson North Linn 34, Springville 20 Solon 41, West Liberty 6 Clarence-Lowden’s Mark Moore the Regis 43, but the Lions were three weeks (losses to Crestwood,fumbled before crossing the goal rushed for 173 yards, Alger for 103.