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Show Georgetown Stays on Top Despite Ewing Departure ? Ira Bv Kiist iiftlil utfij I'resji L said Florida Ai.M Coach W it Il'H'k ei alter his team s i() point loss center is the best ol Kdwards a the newcomers The heir appjiciil lo Kwmg in the middle. Kdwaids lias al icadv bloi ked 14 shots and shaken the rims with poweilul Stull shots riier SMIIGlO I'uliuk Fwing on to the National lull sso ijinm jnd it .s us it i tic team he lelt behind lus vet to notice lies 'us mined Hone Nine games into the era, Georgetown I'tmersitv is undeleted and ranked tilth iri the nation its v H tuns lei l to giv e j new n leaning to lloyu Iarjnoia I watched them on television against ItePaul and knew they were going to toutll but you have no idea how tout'll until you see them in pel oil." said Sejille I diversity s Kevin "I d like to see the team that beats 'hem lor the national championship.' said Seattle Coach Hob Johnson 'll s jiM an honor to walk on the same court with this team." The Hoy as made Seattle their lat cst victim on Monday night, hile most teams would be devasl Coach John Thompson lloyas Arc Unbeaten D6-5- en talented players are at Thompson s command "You can never replace someone like Pal rick but because ol the veterans we have returning we can handle V ed by the loss ol the tawing Coach John Thompson's lloyas ton nnue to mow down the Opposition hard as it is to believe. Ilicy may be belter this year without Patrick. " says American University ( oach Lad Tapscott. John has more lioises this year and lie knows how lo use them. Also this team doesn't have Patrick to slow them down. They don't have lo wait for the big nun to get set it's just run. run. run Tapscott. the last non Big lajsi Conference coach to defeat Geotge-nwat home in 1DH2 speaks from experience alter seeing Ins learn get blown out The Hoyas were leading 39 .hi w hen they outscored American 38-"I kept calling timeouts until I ran out.' said Tapscott "Alter the last one I just told the guys I've done all I can to stop them, you're own on your " As belter than most people." says Thompson, who earlier tins season rerouted his 3'JDIh coaching victory The lloyas start graduate stu dent ttalph Dalton at center, junior Peggie Williams and senior David Wingate at forward and seniors Michael Jackson and Horace Broadnax at guard Among the wave of players r uslnng mm the game - as many as 11 players were used before intermission six times this year - are freshmen Jonathan Kdwards. Jaren Jackson, Bobby W inston and Charles Smith. The four freshman are contributing belter than 17 points and 10 rebounds a game "W'e stayed even fur about 10 and then they went to their bench and we went to mils and it was over." it 6-- 4 Bovl Game Iii are dealing on Hondas! Civic Si Choose from CRXs, Civics , Wagons, Accords and Preludes . Immediate delivery on many models . $7998 Moonroot 'fuel iniectioo spoil suspension bucket sea's tonso'e digital clock " lot a On olfense. the 6 7 Williams olten tops a balanced scoring attack "Heggie should really blossom this year with Patrick not in the middle." said Thompson. ' Keggie s bes inuves are to the basket and now lie will have the freedom lo move through Hailey A We Bli Thursday, December 26, 1885 Dclensc. long a staple ol lbomp sons learns, is as strong as tver lloya opponents ale shooting a i urn billed 34 percent limn lie Hour "There is no such thing as an open shot." said Booker II you are lucky enough to get it past halfcouri it lakes another 3U seconds to liy and shake someone tree and then maybe puxt-Fwin- own now The Hovas are never alone The Salt Lake Tribune, s min-uie- do the lane Williams, who is averaging 17 points and eight rebounds a game, saved his best effort for Dc Paul, scoring 30 points lo knock the 20th ranked flue lemons from among the un beaten, Two nights laiet. with Williams again the leading scorer, the lloyas beat up on Seattle. "It doesn't matter who wo play we keep the same intensity." said Jack-son- . who is averaging better than 10 points and six assists a game. "We play a system, not an opponent, and the system works." On Friday, the lloy as visit the UnPaso in their final iversity of Texas-K- I turn up lor the Big Fast. The team is just about on schedule." said Thompson, whose squads traditionally peak in Februrary and March "Bankings at this time ol the year is like tool's gold. It's shinv and you think you have something but in March you may have nothing at all." said Thompson. Ken Garff 83-7- 0 Honda "I t f asi at b't' bouf e o tiue Opc 0d"i 1 ' pn' b' ' ' Satu'day 8a"' bp1 QUALITY DEALER AWARD SOLD AN OLD TRICYCLE AND GOT WHAT I ASKED FOR IT. CLASSIFIED Vricycle in MUST COND. $10 00. good SELL. WANT-AD- S 237-200- 0 sS Four Teams Shoot For National Title Bv Herschel Ntssenson ). Associated Press Writer In 983. Miami. Nebraska. Auburn. Obrgia and Texas, all with one loss, fijdshed No. through No 5. respectively. in the Associated Press college football poll In 1982. Penn Stale won the nationrecord al championship with an tor runnerup SMU. while No to 3Nebraska. No. 4 Georgia and No 5 . - . 1 WORKHORSE TRACTION SURE GRIP . seuo (n 1978. Alabama. Southern Cal okjahomu and Penn State all finished w)lU one setback and No through No, 4. respectively. 'nd in 1977. Notre Dame. Arkansas. Texas and Penn while No. 6 Stale were all was . d .k Oklahoma should No. Penn State in the Orange dtgat Botol while second-rankeMiami bdals Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl and No. 4 Iowa turns back UCLA in the "Rose BowJ, all four teams would hvell-- records and the 1985 national; championship would be up for Alabama 20 1 Ken-tiKli- v 10-1- third-ranke- . G7 700 14 Tubt4 Load Ring O Mo 18 bowl gapics. the No. 1 team going into the bijwls has had a 50 percent success r;te. That includes the 1974 Oklahoma team, which was on probation and didn't go to a bowl but still won the national championship. The first No. team to put its ranking on the line in a bow game was Michigan State in 1965. But the SparUCLA tans lost to in;the Rose Bowl and wound up No. 2 behind Alabama, which vaulted from fourth to first by downing in the Orange Nebraska 1 fifth-ranke- d pass-happ- 'OUR FINEST WINTER third-ranke- . Bowl. r The postbowl poll was a dt&l and the national champion was dtnermined by the regular season in one-yea- the vote ws taken after the bowls, as it has been each year since. Besides Michigan Stale. Texas in 1970. Alabama in 1973. Ohio Stale in 19b. Texas in 1977. Penn State in 1978. Ohio State in 1979. Georgia in 19(i2 and Nebraska in 1983 all blew Nd rankings in a bowl game. It's time for the annual bowl picks. Tile final regular-seasoprediction mjtTk was 448 right. 153 wrong and 14 .745: against tujs tor a percentage of the point spread, the record was 1967. But in 1968. 232-22- 8 - 505 i Friday, Dec. Liberty Bowl, 27 Buy-lu- ( Bowl-boun- 20-1- Saturday, Dec. 24-1- 7 . Wednesday, Jan. 1 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, No. 5 Michigan (by 3) vs. No. 7 Nebraska. A topflight pairing of two schools with' more than 60(1 victories. Michigan is tops with 664 (it would be more but for a record in bowl games under Bo Schembcchler). Nebraska sixth with 602 Nebraska Cotton Bowl. No 11 Texas A&M vs 0 20-1- . Auburn (by The Aggies have hud too many distractions with all the newspaper stories ol numerous NCAA rub's violations Auburn No . Rose Bowl. No 4 Unva (by 3) vs. No 13 UCLA Doesnt the Pae-1always beat the Big Ten Almost, with lour in a tow. 10 of 11 and 14 ol 16 UCLA Sugar Bowl. No 2 Miami (by Hi vs 28 No 9 Bijghum Young (favored by I) vs No 17 itilito State The defending national eliimpion Cuiigjrs. who brought a 24 g.ilne winning streak into the season, ire on another roll with five straight wifrs Ohio Stale llw a trip lo the Florida (Ttrus Bowl. No 8 Tennessee Miami's jimmy Johnson was die delensivt coordinator for Tennessee s Johnny Majors at Iowa Siale in 1968 69 But the date Jot '.son wants everyone lo remem-i in Dot 19. 1985 (Miami 27.()klaho nu I ti T'd H 85165 TL Nidd 23995 P Gh uM Miami 28 17 Penn State vs tii .inge Bowl No No 3 Oklahoma (by 7 v Has a No team ever gotten this little tespecl Irom the odilsnukei s ' Penn Stale has luce pievious (lunge plaved in Bow Is ami ev cr y lime the Nittany l.i ons have completed an unbeaten un 0 in 1968 anil 1969 U u tied season Oklahoma 24 17 in 1973) ) I ( r 63 73 76 80 88 95 95 95 95 95 This time every year, Goodyear retailers clean out their stock of tire sizes and quantities too limited to advertise. It s a good time for some great tire bargains. 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All y Illinois PRlCr ODDS fN ENDS! 24-1- 4 run-happ- y SALE No It M t . years that the AP has Hddft Udde needed 75 95 1 nmed its champion after the Id ?UO-1- 5C . Tuesday, Dec. 31 Bluebonnet Bowl. No. 10 Air Force (by 5) vs. Texas: Now that the game has been moved from the Astrodome to Rice Stadium, the Falcons can fly high ... Air Force Peach Bowl. Army vs. Illinois (by 6z): Two contrasting styles of offense. the Cadets (ranked second nationally in rushing) and the Illini (ranked eighth) ... Nu neetlHd drip TRACKER XG 27-2- d H U Odd HdiiUP odd Si 24-1- 0 6 1 tUi lb lubpivpf 'b IdtKMVf'f Rtiyp C, 71)0 Nu SlKkvall Monday, Dec. 30 Freedom Bowl. Washington (by 4 z ) vs. Colorado It's Colorado's first bowl game since the Jan. 1. 1977. Orange Bowl. The Buffs are the most improved team in the country al in 1984. 7 4 this year) plus-Colorado Gator Bowl. No. 18 Florida State (by 7) vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State. It's offense (FSU) vs. defense (OSUf .. t Oklahoma State Ala-bRi- 5QI5 U0 lb ltDeivpe cud Hhhuc C Nu Udite 'leaded Aloha Bowl. No. 15 Alabama (by 5) vs Southern California- These schools were battling lor national championships in the 1970s hut this trip is a nice consolation prize for the winningest bowl teams in the nation, USC.with 21 postseason triumphs and Bama with UjlLA all had one loss ggabs. tin the Sale Ends Tuesday, December 31 ' 11-- 1 11-- 1 Hurry! Rose Bowl by losing to Wisconsin and BYU Michigan Sun Bowl. Georgia .by 5) vs Arizona Georgia is in postseason Arizona games. Arizona is independent GQGG026 |
