European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Navy a a tandem sinks army 24 the stars and stripes december 9,1991 c Page 28 by Jeff Shain Philadelphia up facing what he called a the most important game of my career a Navy coach George Chaump figured two quarterbacks were better than one. The plan worked As Navy avoided its first wingless season since 1948 saturday with a surprisingly easy 24-3 Victory Over army. Jason Van Matre performing wherever he had to ran for one touchdown and threw for another in leading the midshipmen to Only their second Victory Over their rivals in the last seven meetings. Van Matre named the games most valuable player split time with Jim Kubiak at quarterback in an unusual rotation. Van Matre lined up at tailback until Howard wins Maxwell a Page 22 the midshipmen penetrated the army 30, then took Over for Kubiak behind Center. A that s the first time in be Ever done that in my career a Chaump said. A we had a unique game plan a once we got to the 30, we would let Jason go in and let him run and use his option skills. We even got him to throw a touchdown that pass the Only one Van Matre threw All Day was a 12-Yard scoring strike to Kevin Hickman in the fourth Quarter that put away the game. Van Matre also led the midshipmen in both Rushing and receiving running for 89 Yards and catching five passes for 38 Yards. A sometimes it s difficult to make the transition from one position to another but not in my Case Quot said Van Matre a Sophomore who began the season As Navy a starting quarterback. A they Only used me when they wanted to run the football or were expecting a Blitz. All they wanted me to do was run the the Victory coming on the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor allowed Navy to finish 1-10. Chaump in his second season As Navy s coach had said earlier in the week that saturdays rivalry was a a must games for him and his players responded. A it was the most important game of my career. Those Are pretty Strong words but that s How i Felt about it a Chaump said. A no coach wants to go through a season without winning. A we beat a pretty Good army team and that a important to us. It does no to negate the rest of our season but it leaves us with a pretty Good taste in our Mouths. In a just Happy for a Bunch of Guys that never the midshipmen held army swish army quarterback Myreon Williams stiff arms Navy defender Rodney Purifoy and goes for a gain during a first Quarter March. Bone attack to 182 Yards Rushing the cadets lowest total of the season. A Navy did a Good Job defending our Rushing game today Quot army coach Bob Sutton said after his first army Navy game As head coach following seven years As defensive coordinator under Jim Young. Quarterback Myreon Williams led the cadets with 106 Yards Rushing while Edrian Oliver added 39. Army 4-7also was held to its lowest scoring output against Navy since a 3-3 tie in 1981. Kubiak a freshman who earned the Navy starting Job Only three games earlier completed 13 of 16 passes for 157 Yards. Navy also regained the Lead in the Overall series 43-42-7. Using some daring on fourth Down the midshipmen scored two touchdowns in the second Quarter to take a 14-3 Lead. Navy was stuffed on fourth Down at the army 38 on its first drive but came Back on its next Possession to take a 7-3 Lead. On the final play of the first Quarter Kubiak hit . Mason with a 44-Yard pass to put the midshipmen at the army 19. As the next Quarter began Van Matre moved behind Center and Quarter backed an option attack. Five plays later he scored on a keeper around the left Side with 12 33 left in the half. Later the midshipmen used two successful fourth Down conversions to score again on Billy James 5-Yard touchdown 1 17 before halftime. Neither team could manage a score in four third Quarter possessions before the midshipmen locked up the game with a lengthy drive to Start the fourth Quarter. Facing third and seven from the army 12, Van Matre came Back from a timeout and threw his Only pass of the Day finding Hickman along the left Side for a touchdown with 8 23 left. A we decided during the timeout that the pass would be the Best thing a Van Matre said. A we figured that they would overload for the option. That play has been successful for us All year and it worked Tim Rogers kicked a 31-Yard Field goal for a 24-3 advantage.76ers snap bulls 14-game win Streak inside sports Kentucky a defense stops indians a Page 21 Mcaa naia football playoffs a Page 22 . Falls to Italy in shape final Page 25 Foreman batters Ellis Mercer next a Page 27 Philadelphia a after snapping a seven game losing Streak a Day earlier the Philadelphia 76ers set their sights on a bigger goal saturday night. A we put it All on the line a Armon Gilliam said. A we realty wanted to win this the 76ers snapped the Chicago bulls 14-game winning Streak with a 103-100 Victory As Hersey Hawkins scored 30 Points and Gilliam 29. In the final seconds he grabbed a crucial rebound and made three free throws. A it says a lot about us a Gilliam said. A we lost seven in Row and then bounced Back to beat Portland and then Chicago and they arc two of the Best teams in the More Aba coverage on Page 21 Chicago led 95-91 with 4 23 remaining but Philadelphia scored seven straight Points four by Johnny Dawkins to Lead 9895 at the 1 23 Mark. After Michael Jordan made two free throws Ron Anderson scored on a Layup giving Philadelphia a 100-97 Lead before Jordan hit two More free throws with 13 seconds remaining to get the bulls within one. Gilliam hit two foul shots with 12 seconds left and Jordan was fouled with nine seconds to go. He made his first foul shot and when he missed the second the Ball was deflected out of Bounds by Philadelphia. Minute Bol blocked Chicago a next shot by Stacey King and . Armstrong missed a Corner jumper which was rebounded by Gilliam who made one free throw for the final Point. Chicago out rebounded the 76ers 31-19 in the first half but Philadelphia came Back with a 27-19 advantage in the second half. Ron Anderson finished with 20 Points. The game was Philadelphia a fifth straight without the injured Charles Barkley and was the first in the last nine the mixers have shot better than 50 percent. Jordan had 32 Points for the bulls who last lost on nov. 5 against Golden state
