European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a the stars and stripes monday december 16, 1991 College football Bowling Green stops Fresno St. Fresno Calif. A Bowling Green coach Gary Blackney was looking for a play to Stop a two Point conversion in Case Fresno state scored a last minute touchdown in saturday s California bowl with the Falcons leading 28-21. It turned out Blackney s planning was t needed As his Falcons stopped the bulldogs three limes from the 3-Yard Lin California bowl As time ran out to preserve the Bowling Green Victory. A i was thinking a what a our two Point defensive play a a Blackney said. He did no to have the defense Blitz Fresno Quartz rack Mark Barsotti on the failed last drive because he did no to want to a risk giving up a big  the Falcons led throughout largely because of 263 Yards passing from quarterback Erik White and 189 Yards receiving and two touchdowns by wide receiver Mark Szlachcic. �?�1 did t expect to have a Day like this a Szlachcic said. Fresno coach Jim Sweeney called Szlachcic a performance a the greatest game 1 have Ever seen a receiver play  Barsotti said he was sacked trying to throw a touchdown pass As the game ended because a they  great coverage on that  Fresno drove 96 Yards after an interception by cornerback Tony Brown at its own 1 with 2 29 left. Barsotti mixed passes with runs by himself and Lorenzo Leal to reach the Bowling Green 3 on second Down with 12 seconds left. But Barsotti s next pass was income elite the second was knocked Down and e was sacked on fourth Down As Fresno state 10-2 of the big West conference lost for the first time in five California bowl appearances. The game was the first of 18 postseason bowls. Bowling Green quarterback Erik White slips away from Fresno a Lance Dueker during California bowl action  state takes division ii Crown by the associated press the move from na1a to Mcaa division ii was no big Deal for the gorillas. Pittsburg Kan state a two time na1a Champion has had Little trouble adjusting to the bigger time. In its third season of division ii play Pittsburg beat Jacksonville Ala state 23-6 saturday for the National championship. A a it a not easy to play for Pittsburg state University a said coach Chuck Broyles. A expectations Are Verv High and we come to the Point where we re expected to  the gorillas won behind Ronnie West Winner of the Harlon Hill trophy the previous Day As the top player in division ii. West became the third player in the six year history of the award to win both the trophy and a National championship the same weekend. West had 129 Yards on eight receptions. In division 111, Ithaca 12-1 won its third National title in 12 years by defeating Dayton 34-20. The naia division i championship went to Central Arkansas a 19-16 Winner at Central state Ohio. In Mcaa division i a semifinals Marshall beat Eastern Kentucky 14-7, while Youngtown state took Samford 10-0. The winners meet next saturday at Statesboro a. The naia division ii finalists Are Pacific lutheran and Georgetown by. Pacific lutheran beat Dickinson . 47-25, while Georgetown took Peru neb state 42-28. The championship game will be at Georgetown next saturday. Mcaa division ii Pittsburg state 23, Jacksonville slate 6 at Florence ala., Brian Hutchins ran for one touchdown and threw to West for another score for the gorillas 13-1-1. Jacksonville slate 12-1 lost in the final for the second time in three years and fell to 0-3 in championship games Pittsburg state never trailed. Hutchins passed 17 Yards to West for a touchdown in the first Quarter and ran for a 13-Yard touchdown in the Small schools playoffs second period. Hutchins completed 10 of 14 passes for 159 Yards. The gamecocks Wishbone offence averaging nearly 36 Points per game was Short circuited when quarterback Nickey Edmondson sprained his right ankle while being tackled in the third period. He left the game and Jacksonville state had to use two freshmen Corky Gordon and Chuck Robinson the rest of the Way. Division i Ithaca 34, Dayton 20 at Bradenton fla., Jeff Wittman and Nick Ismailoff combined for five touchdowns As Jim Butterfield became the first coach to win Mcaa division 111 football championships in three different decades. The bombers also won in 1979 and �?T88 and have four runner up finishes since 1974. Dayton which was making its seventh championship game appearance since 1974, fell to 13-1. Dayton led 17-6, but Ithaca struck Back with a 42-Yard touchdown pass from Todd Wilkowski to Ismailoff and a 3-Yard run by Wittman to take a 20-17 halftime Lead. Ithaca then took command on a 6-Yard to run by Wittman and a 37-Yard scoring pass from Wilkowski to Ismailoff. Division 1-aa Marshall 14, Eastern Kentucky 7 at Huntington w.va., Michael Payton hit Troy Brown for a 36-Yard to As Host Marshall 10-3 advanced. Payton division a aah a most efficient passer this season struggled against Eastern Kentucky 12-2 and a wind that gusted to 40 Mph. Brown who had More than 1,600 All purpose Yards coming into the game raced away from Glenn Williams and took Payton s pass in stride to give Marshall a 14-0 Lead in the third Quarter. Tim Lester a 2-Yard run capped a 13-play, 68-Yard drive with 13 43 left. But Marshall s defense held. Youngstown state 10, Samford 0 at Youngstown Ohio Chris Vecchione ran 6 Yards with a recovered Fumble in the first Quarter for the Only touchdown for the penguins 11-3. Tameron Smith had a career High 246 Yards on 46 rushes for Youngstown state which had the Ball for 42 45 and recorded 19 first Downs. Jeff Wilkins kicked a 28-Yard Field goal in the third Quarter. The penguins defense held the bulldogs 12-2 to eight first Downs. Naia division i Central Arkansas 19, Central state 16 at Wilberforce Ohio Steve strangers second 22-Yard Field goal with six seconds to play gave Central Arkansas the championship. Juan Contreas 28-Yard Field goal with 3 15 to play tied the score 16-16. The bears 9-2-2 got the Ball on their 25 and drove to the marauders 5 before kicking the Field goal on second Down. The bears who had lost their first two games won their seventh in a Row breaking an 11-game Central state winning Streak. The marauders finished 11-2. Naia division ii Georgetown 42, Peru state 28 at Georgetown ky., Bobby Williams ran for two touchdowns and caught a scoring pass. Georgetown 12-1 went ahead 35-14 on Williams 64-Yard run late in the first half. He opened the third Quarter with a 3-Yard scamper to give Georgetown its biggest Lead at 42-14. Peru state 7-4 scored twice in the fourth Quarter. Pacific lutheran 47, Dickinson state 25 at Dickinson ., Marc weekly threw five touchdown passes in his nine completions for Pacific lutheran la i. The Washington based school scored 21 fourth Quarter Points. Weekly completed Only nine of 19 passes for 197 Yards in a stiff wind that dropped wind chills to around Zero at Dickinson states Whitney stadium. He threw to passes of 13 and 4 Yards to Kevin Engman 32 and 63 Yards to Chad Barnett and 40 Yards to Aaron Tang. Barnett also rushed for 130 Yards and a touchdown