European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. November 22,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 us. i v in them Penn state stuns notre Dame by the associated press state College a. Blair Thomas rushed 35 limes for 214 Yards scared one touchdown and set up iwo As a ranked Penn slate upset no. 7 notre Dame 2 1-20 saturday the Irish had a Chance 10 win in with 31 seconds left but missed a two Point College football with Noire Dame trailing 21-14, quarterback Terry Rice who score twice Ted a 12-play, 62-Yard drive capped by Anthony Johnson s 1-Yard dive into the end zone. That Pul the Irish behind by one Point. But Rice was dropped As be tried an option run on the Pat. Alter the game Penn state accepted an invitation to play Demson in the Citrus bowl at Orlando Fla., on new year s Day. Noire Dame accepted an invitation to the Cotton bowl where in will face the Southwest conference Champion. Thomas provided the momentum for Penn stale s 15-play, 76-Yard, fourth period game winning March that took 7 17. He carried six limes for 32 Yards setting up a 3-Yard run by John Greene for the touchdown. The Victory completed Penn state s regular season at 8-3. The loss dropped notre Dame to 8-2, ending it five game winning is reak. The sane was played in frigid conditions. The were 25 Mph and the wind chill Factor was at minus i degree. To open the Scot no Penn state took advantage of a fumbled Jenl by Brandy Wells which the nit Lany liens recovered at the Irish 19. Thomas gained 9, and Greene ran in Over from the 10 fora 7-c Lions Lead with 8 49 left in the first Quarter. Notre Dame look the Kickoff to its 38 and tied in in three pics. Tim Brown ran for 24, Mark it fun picked up 1, and Rice went 32 Yarris Tor the touchdown. Penn stale Ropital izod on two Breaks on a nine play 33-Yard drive to go ahead14-7 Early it the second Quarter. First the Irish guilty of interfering Wilha fair catch on a punt then were called for pass i Jeri recce in the end zone putting in Ball Ai their 2. Thomas scored from he 1. Pulp Toto Penn state running we by tar Thomas .214 Yards 1 to notre Dame lied the score 14-14 in the third period after Andre Jones recovered a Penn stale Fumble at the Irish 23. Rice led an eight play. 77-Yard drive running uie Lasi 11 Yards. A 31-Yard run by Johnson keyed the March. Brown who came into inc game Sec Ond in the nation in All purpose yardage with 182.2 Yards per game was held in Check by a Penn stale defense that had Ili four starting linebackers for the first time this carried four times for minus 9 Yards caught four passes for 80 Yards and returned one punt for 7 Yards. The Victory in the nationally televised game was the sixth of the last seven in the series for Penn stale. The Lions Bave Noi lost 10 the Irish at Home since the inaugural game in 1913. No. 2 Purdue breezes in big Apple opener by lie associated press second ranked Purdue behind Todd Mitchell s 22 Points crushed Arkansas Little Rock 102-88 Friday night in an opening round game in the not big Apple College basketball tournament. Also advancing with first round victories were no. 18 Georgia tech Iowa stale scion Hall new Mexico and Urcla. Georgia tech had no problem with Alcom stale 114-71 Iowa slate dawned Texas 100-83 Seton Hall Defeated George Mason 85-63 new Mexico slopped Weber slate 88-72, and Urcla routed Oral Roberts 119 79. At West Lafayette ind., Mitchell scored seven straight Points late in the first half As the boilermakers Useda 9-1 spurt to take a 51-37 Lead Over the trojans with 43 seconds left be fore intermission. Purdue had four players in double figures including senior guard Troy Lewis who scored is Points and pulled Down a career High 11 rebounds. Forward James Dawn led the a Parisas Lille Rock trojans with 27 Points. In Atlanta Tom Hammonds and Brian Oliver each scored career High 29 Points As Georgia tech crush Dalcom state to move into the second round. The yellow jackets were never pressed by the braves a longtime southwestern athletic conference Power coming off one of us worst sea sons Ever 5-23. Tech never trailed and held its big Gest Lead at 103-61 with just Over five minutes remaining. Hammonds sat out the final nine minutes after giving tech an 89-55 Lead. Oliver left with 6 24 to play after giving tech a 100-61 advantage. Ferret added 20 Points for tech. Roosevelt tale led the braves with 25 Points 19 coming in the second half. In Ames Iowa Jeff grayer scored36 Points and Center la fester rho Soe College on Page 26 Thomas who was held to 87 Yards last week in a loss to Pill turned in his seventh 100-Yard game exceeding his career one game High Oft 84 Yards. Ohio state 23. Michigan 20 Ann Arbor Mich. Mail Frantt a Goat a year ago kicked a 26-Vard Field anal with 5- a Rai , in Iii Nib stale to a big ten conference Victory Over error prone Michigan that sen fired coach eerie Bruce out i Winner. Bruce who was told monday it would be his last game on the buckeyes sideline finished with an 81-26-1 record in nine years a Ohio slate 5-4 against the wolverines. Ohio stale which rallied from a 13-0 deficit has said it would decline a bowl bid i offered. The buckeyes finished the season 6 4-1 Overall 4-4 in the conference. Michigan which could have clinched a lie for second in the big ten Wilh a win finished 7-4, 5-3 in the conference. The wolverines were expected to accept a bid to the Hall of Fame bowl Jan. 2 at Tampa Fla. Last year Franz missed a 45-Yard Field goal with 1 03 left As Michigan beat Ohio stale 26-24. The wolverines turned the Ball Over four times three on fumbles and once on an interception and the buckeyes converted two of the mistakes into scores. With the score lied 20-20, Ohio state quarterback Tom Tupa drove the Buck eyes 77 Yards in 15 plays running 6 45 off inc clock setting up the winning Fiel goal by Frantz. The wolverines drove to the Ohio stale 47, but Leroy Hoard s Fumble was recovered by Ohio stale s Eric Kumrow. The buckeyes Ihen drove to the Mich Igan i using up All but nine seconds before Michigan took Over on Downs. The game ended on two incompletion by Michigan s Demetrius Brown. Jamie Morris who gained 130 Yards on 23 carries scored an a 1-Yard run an Mike Gillette kicked Field goals of 34 and 19 Yards giving Michigan its 13-0 Lead. The buckeyes made it 13-7 before the half on a 4-Yard to pass from Tupa to Everett Ross. Tupa and freshman Carlos Snow hooked up for a 70-Yard to pass play on the buckeyes first play of the third Quarter and Tupa scored on a a Yard run Midway in the third period bul Frantz missed the conversion. Tupa completed 18 of 26 passes for 219 Yards. Pitt 28, Kent slate 5 in Isburgh Craig ironhead Heyward slipped and Slid to 259 Yards on Snow covered Field for his let straight 100-Yard game this season and scored three touchdowns As 1�th-ranked and Bluc Bonnil bowl bound Pittsburgh beat Kent , who gained 134 Yards in the first Quarter became Only the eight player in Mcaa division i a history to Rush for 100 Yards in All 11 of his team regular season games. The 260-Pound Junior the nation s leading rusher has gained 1,655 Yards this season an aver age of 155 Yards per game. Heyward ignoring blowing Snow Anda whipping 30-r.iph wind that put the wind chill Factor at minus 10 degrees scored on a so Yard run on Pitt s third play from scrimmage. Heyward made il14-0 later in the first Quarter by carrying All 10 limn on a 38-Yard scoring drive ended by his 1-Yard also scored on a 42-Ynrd run Midway through the fourth Quarter Spitt 8-3, won us third in a Row and accepted a bid to play the soul Wesl con Ference runner up in inc dec. 31 Blue Bonnet stale fell to 7-4. Hayward whose 41 Rushing attempts and Yards were career highs carried on Pill s first 13 plays from scrimmage a Snow fell throughout the first period on inc already ice covered Pitt stadium artificial turf. He lied an Mcaa record for most consecutive rushes by the Sam player 15, Sel by Ernest Anderson of Oklahoma state against Tulsa in 1982, Pitt coming off a 10-0 upset Victory Over Penn stale raised its Lead to 21-0 when Heyward s backup Sophomore Adam Walker scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 19-Yard run Early in the second state scored in the final minute of the first half on Larry Steinberg s 34 Yard Field goal and a safely on the ensuing Kickoff 76ers rout celtics with Bird on Bench by the associated press Philadelphia Charles Berkley had 22 Pointa and 14 rebounds As Phila Delphia routed Boston 116-85 Friday night the celtics worst Aba loss to the 7tiers in 21 years. The last Lime Boston lost by As Many As 31 Points to Philadelphia was nov. 29.1966, when the 76ers won 138-96. The celtics again played without Lead ing scorer Larry Biro who has tendinitis in both ankle. Bird was expected to Sil out saturday night s game at new Jersey. In other games Friday Bills 94, Hawks 92 Chicago Michael Jordan made two foul shots with 28 seconds left and finished with 33 Points As Chicago Beal Atlanta. The bulls off to the Best Start in their history won for the seventh time in eight games this season. The last two victories have been by two Points Dominique Wilkins led Hailama with 36 Points in a game that see sawed through the fourth Quarter. Pistons 131, Gurrion 108 Pontiac Mich. Hiah Thomas and Vynnie Johnson led seven pistons in Aba Roundup double figures with i Points each As de Iroil handed Golden slate its fifth consecutive defeat. The warriors 1-8 Start is their worst since moving to the West coast for the 1962-63 season. They were led in scoring by Rod Higgins with 22 Points and Chris Mullin Wiehls. Nog gals 156, sport m2 Denver Alex English scored 30 Points Danny Schayes 26 and Jay Vin cent 25 As Denver routed san Antonio in Ibe highest scoring game of the season. The nuggets also got is Points and nine assists from Michael Adams Mak ing his first Denver Start. Rookie Greg Anderson led the Spur with 31 Points. Alvin Robertson scored 20, Leon Wood 19 and Frank Brickowski 18. Adams averaging just 3.9 Points per game connected on a three Point play and a three Pohnl Shol less than 90 seconds into the game As the nuggets came outrunning. After two minutes they Ted 15-8 Senba on Page 26
