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Show The Tfumderbird Monday, October 10, 1983 SUSC loses Fort Lewis throttles T-Bi- rd -- P age 11 24-1- 4 last ditch effort by Paul Husselbee However, Hookanos pass on the ensuing play was The Fort Lewis Raiders and a intercepted, and the threat was killed. dwindling clock held off a last ditch Southern Utah State Though his interception did not lead to a score, Henderson College effort Saturday, as the Thunderbirds went down in would not take no for an in Rocky answer. With just under a defeat, Mountain Athletic Conference minute to play, the senior football action. defensive back made his second SUSC came back in the interception of the day, this one fourth quarter, after falling at the SUSC line, and behind 24-on the strength ot returned it 85 yards for a reserve quarterback Jeff touchdown. Hookanos leadership, and the Using a trick play, Hookano defensive prowess of free safety found Don'Enbody open in the Scott Henderson. right corner of the end zone and Hookano came off the bench passed to him for a conversion. early in the third quarter and, SUSC didnt quit following scrambling to avoid a fierce Raider pass rush, completed five the touchdown. Andy Parrys of 12 passes for 92 yards and a squibbly onside kick was touchdown. mishandled by the Raider front A senior from Hawaii, line, and Lee Thompson recovered for the at the line. Fort Lewis Two plays gained eight yards, and on play, Hookano threw to Craig Hilton, who was open in the end zone. A Fort Lewis defender went for the ball, and though Hilton by came down with it for an official. apparent touchdown, an officials ruling charged the receiver with pushing off and the score was nullified, Hookano engineered SUSCs much to the dismay of the first touchdown drive midway partisan SUSC crowd. through the fourth period. Bad breaks marred the SUSC Faced with a second-and-2attack most of the afternoon. situation from his own After recovering a fumble at line, Hookano fired a their own line, the pass over the middle to Rob led by starting Edwards in the face of a heavy rush. quarterback Kirk Hafen, mounted their first potential Edwards gathered in the ball threat of the afternoon. and headed for the Fort Lewis Three straight complete passes goal before being brought down moved the ball to the Raider line. at the line. However, a fourth Two plays later, Hookano flooded the left side with three completion, this one a receivers and found Edwards diving catch by Jim Ginnetti, was called back on a holding touchdown open for a penalty, and wo plays later, the pass. On the extra point punted. attempt, Hookano pulled the Fort Lewis took advantage of ball away and passed SUSCs mistakes, and scced on incomplete, making the score d 24-a run by Ron Perry with just 30 seconds remaining SUSC had a golden opportunity to get right back in in the first quarter. The had a chance to the game on Fort Lewis next come back and even the score possession. Henderson intercepted a Raider ariel at the in the second quarter. Rick Harrison got away a booming line, giving the punt, breaking a school good field position with three record, which pinned Fort Lewis minutes on the clock. 24-1- two-poi- d A crucial and third-and-tw- o controversial pass completion was voided an 5 d two-yar- Juan Henderson (43) scrambles to maintain his balance during Saturdays Fort Lewis College. deep in its own territory. Four plays later, Kyle Rappold shanked a punt in the face of a heavy rush, givng SUSC the ball at the Raider 20- yard line with just under two minutes to be played in the first half. On a Tucial third-dow- n play, Hafen passed complete to Ginnetti fot first down yardage at the Fort Lewis line. In a controversial ruling, however, the referee said Ginnettis first fool came down : V. .TO.'l ... . t V. . I MM and called the pass incomplete. On the next play, Harrisons field goal attempt fell short. Ball control was the name of the game for the Raiders in the third quarter, as the Fort Lewis offense kept SUSCs defense on the field for the first six minutes of the period. Fori Lewis put the finishing touches on the drive when Raider signal caller Kevin 24-1- 4 loss to Sherman passed to Terry Cummins for a touchdown pass. The visitors added another touchdown on an romp by Sherman later in the third stanza, and finished their scoring with a Rappold field goal early in the fourth quarter. SUSC, now 4 on the season, hosts Colorado Mines Saturday at 1 p.m. in ' Thunderbird Stadium. 13-a- |