European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 27, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 17 4va a a _ j a a 111 f to a r it i hmswl�?T�3 a #4 a a e a it Vav a  a a i i---1 Saess. V r to Syracuse shuts out Arizona by Steve Elliott Honolulu a the Aloha bowl  have been better for Syracuse or worse for Arizona the orangemen did t allow Arizona inside its 28-Yard line in tuesdays Aloha bowl winning 28-0 in the wildcats first shutout in 19 years. A it s not one of the better christmases in be had a Arizona coach Dick Tomey said. Quot it was a terrible  Arizona 7-5 had scored in 214 Consec Aloha bowl utile games since a 31-0 loss to Arizona state on nov. 27, 1071. It was the second longest scoring Streak in the nation behind a clan a 227 in a Row. Marvin Graves passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two More for the orangemen 7-4-2who had lost to Miami 33-7 in their final regular season game Quot coming out of the loss to Miami i think a lot of us were embarrassed so w e w anted to prove something Quot Graves said. Syracuse kept almost constant pressure on Arizona quarterbacks Ronald veal and George Mak Juilu sacking them four times and the wildcats w Ere unable to sustain any drives. A a momentum Wise they shut the door on us Quot Tomey said. "1 thought our Guys played their bests game of the year Quot Syracuse coach Dick Macpherson said. Quot we had a pretty Good defensive game  Graves a Redshirt freshman who was voted most valuable player for the orangemen completed 10 of in passes for 145 Yards Kaiui was intercepted once lie rushed 11 times for 45 Yards. He scored on a 5-Yard quarterback draw on Syracuse a first Possession. In the second Quarter he found a wide open Terry Richardson on a 47-Yard touch see Aloha on Page 22 by Paul Newberry Montgomery Ala. A Cary Blanchard found some solid footing when it counted most the Oklahoma state kicker atoned for a bad Day by hooting a 25-Yard Field goal with.8 02 remaining and the Blue team posted a 17-14 Victory tuesday in the 53rd annual Blue Gray College All Star game. The Gray failed to score three times inside the 10-Yard line the last Opportunity ending when Georgia a John Kasay missed a 40-Yard Field goal with 1 38 left. Blanchard who averaged Only 28.8 Yards on five punts and missed a 40-Yard Field goal in the third Quarter got another Opportunity when the Blue drove from its 25 to the Gray 8. The key play was a 43-Yard reverse by Missouri a Linzy Collins. On fourth-and-1, Blanchard came on to kick the winning Field goal. A. Quot it Felt really Good to get another Chance Quot he said. Quot i did no to have too great a Day  Blanchard said part of the problem was the natural grass at Cramton bowl which was  in the big eight everything is turf a he said. Quot it took me a Little while to get used to the grass.�?�. T each team committed two turnovers in the final eight minutes but the Gray a were More costly. On first Down from the Blue 11, a pass by Scott Zolak of Maryland was intercepted by Oklahoma defensive lineman Scott Evans with 6 25 left. Quot it was a Middle screen a said Zolak who completed 15 of 25 passes for 254 Yards with two interceptions. Quot Evans looked like he was going to Rush then he backed off it was a great play on his  the Gray had one final Chance after Oklahoma states Gerald Hudson fumbled at the Blue 48. Zolak appeared to throw an 8-Yard touchdown pass to Phil Logan of Kentucky with less than two minutes remaining. But another receiver Louisiana techs Bobby Slaughter was called for pass interference. The drive stalled and Kasay a attempt at a tie was 10 Yards Short. Evans who had two sacks to go along with his interception was named the most valuable player for the Blue. Defensive Back Larry Brown of Texas Christian received the Honor for the Gray after recording a game High nine tackles. The Gray fell behind 14-0 but pulled even in the third period Zolak scored on a 1-Yard dive after throwing a i i a Iuca a Kevin Scott just misses grabbing Chuck Weatherspoon s face mask As he stops the Gray running Back. 20-Yard pass to Florida a Kirk Kirkpatrick. A the Blue scored on its first two possessions. Sheldon Canley of san Jose ran seven Yards for a touchdown with 11 09 remaining in the first period capping a Short four play drive. Zolak fumbled at his 44 after being hit by Frank Blevins of Oklahoma whose teammate Tom Backes recovered at the 3b. The Blue drove 74 Yards the next time it got the Ball. Ralph Martini of san Jose completed five passes for 43 Yards and Bob. Christian of Northwestern went the final 15 on a run up the Middle with 2 50 left in the first. The Gray finally got on the scoreboard in the second Quarter. A Short punt gave it the Ball at the Blue 39, and Zolak got to the end zone in just one puss. Logan broke free from san Francisco states Doug Parrish and made a diving catch for the touchdown. The Gray had another Good scoring Opportunity but failed to capitalize on the Linal play of the first Quarter. After driving 79 Yards in eight plays Houston a Chuck Weatherspoon was stopped for a 1-Yard loss by Blevins on fourth and goal from the i. Weatherspoon was stopped Oil another fourth and goal at the i Midway through the third period. North Dakota states Phil Hansen made the hit. The Gray worked out of a no huddle run and shoot designed by Houston coach John Jenkins who handled the Gray offence. The Gray had 306 Yards passing but Only 26 Yards on the ground. The Blue had a More balanced attack Rushing for 224 Yards and passing for 134,.but also had six turnovers. Canley was the games leading rusher with 76 Yards on 14 carries. Hudson finished with 53 Yards. Ruins Nyji Moltke Chicago a in a new twist on in old Story Michael Jordan stole the Pis Onsy Christmas Call him air Grinch. Jordan celebrating the birth of his Sec Aid son scored 37 Points including eight in a rough and Tumble fourth Quarter As die Chicago bulls held off the slumping Detroit pistons 98-86 in tuesdays Only Zagame. A there was less on the line than in some of the recent meetings in this White hot rivalry but with the bulls seeking revenge for an embarrassing defeat at Detroit last week and the pistons frustrated by a cold shooting second half a they managed Only eight baskets and 36 Points a the Christmas Day game made up in intensity what it lacked in Holiday cheer. A it was Tough for me to sleep but 1 was in Good spirits and very joyous Quot said Jordan whose son Marcus James a a third mjg a was born 32 hours before the Tipoff. A it was very inspiring to go out and play knowing that you be helped bring somebody into the world a Jordan said. Quot i figured the Only Way it would get Heller is if we went oui and beat upon the pistons. Then we did that.�?�. A a actually and figuratively. A. The pushing and shoving that was evident under both baskets at the Start flared briefly near the end. It led to the ejection of Chicago a Horace Grant with 3 05 remaining and the bulls ahead 89-79. Joe pumas of Detroit who was not ejected threw an Elbow into Grants stomach As the bulls Scottie Pippen was moving the Ball up court. Grant retaliated by throwing a right hand to the Midsec-1 Tion of the retreating Dundurs in full View of the officials who then stepped Between the two before any More punches vere thrown. There apparently were no hard feelings afterwards. Quot i set a Back pick and he hit me with a see bulls on Page 22