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Show The Salt Lake Tribune, Georgetown Stays on Top Despite Ewing Departure B I "k r ijU jiI Hosciiffld I'i css run said Honda MI IM, ON ijliuk Ewing moved on to the Naiumjl Bu'ket lull "o( uiion jnd it s a it the lejm lie left behind lu vet lu notice lies j gone gullies into the I'niversity is undeleted wild ranked tilth in iho nation, its v iclinis lell to giv e d new meaning to lloya Iaranoia I watched them on television against UePaul and knew they were going to lough but you have no idea how tough until you see them in pet son. said Seattle I niversitvs Kevin Bjiley I d like to see the team that heats them lor the national championship." said Sejltle Coach Boh .Johnson "It s list an honor to walk on the same court w ith this team." The lloyas made Seattle their lot est victim on Monday night. 57 ( hile most teams would be devast ed by the loss ol the Ewing Coach John Thompson's lloyas con tmue to mow down the opposition As hard as it is to believe, they may be better this year without Patrick." says American University ( oach Ed Tapscott. "John has more horses this year and he knows how to use them. Also this team doesn't have Patrick to slow them down. They don't have to wait for the big man to get set it's just run. run. run East Tapscott. the last non-BiConlerence coach to deleat Geot n at home in 11)82 - speaks Iron) experience alter seeing his team gel blown out w hen The Hoyas were leading they oulscored 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 yom " .Nine erj. pust-Ewm- (Georgetown $7998 Moomout duel injuUioo spoil suspension bucket sea's console diqitai clock alter 1 s '10 llova opponents ate shooting a omi 34 pel cent liom the floor There is no such thing as an open shot." said Booker It you are lucky enough to get it past halfcourt it takes another 30 seconds to try and shake someone lice and then may lie lor a 2a footer " On offense, the 8 7 Williams often tops a balanced scoring attack "Reggie should really blossom this year with Patrick not in the middle." said Thoni( sot. Reggie's bes moves are to the basket and now lie will have the freedom to move through the lane " Coach John Thompson Hoyas Are Unbeaten en talented players aie at Thompson s command "You can never replace someone like Patrick but because ol the veterans we have returning we can handle who is averaging 17 Williams, points and eight rebounds a game, saved his best el tort for DePaul. scoring 30 points to knock the 2Uth ranked Blue Demons from among the un beaten. Two nights latet. with Williams again the leading scorer, the lloyas beat up on Seattle , "It doesn't matter who we play we keep the same intensity." said Jack-son- . who is averaging better than It) points and six assists a game. We play a system, not an opponent, and the system woi ks." On Friday, the Hoyas visit the UnPaso in their final iversity of Texas-E- I tuneup lor the Big East. "The team is just about on schedule." said Thompson, whose squads traditionally peak in Februrary and March "Rankings at this time of the year is like tool's gold. It's shiny and you think you have something but in March you may have nothing at all." said Thompson. better than most people." says who earlier this season reioided his 3'JUth coaching victory The Hoyas start 8 II graduate student Ralph Dalton at center, junior Reggie Williams and senior David Wingate at forward and seniors Michael Jackson and Horace Broadnax at guard Among the waveol players tushing into the game as many as 11 players were used before intermission six tunes this year - are freshmen Jonathan Edwatds. Jaren Jackson. Bobby Winston and Charles Smith The lour fieshman aie conliibut ing better than 17 points and 10 rebounds a game "We stayed even for about 10 minutes and then they went to their bench and we went to ours and it was over," it 83-5- 9 39-3- - .'oil Ken Garff Honda 83-7- 0 Thompson, go-to- A duz- B'k Civic Si timed I own now The Hoyas are never alone Choose from CRXs, Civics, Wagons, Accords and Preludes. Immediate delivery on many models. 1517 28, 1985 poult loss Edwaids a center is the best ol tin uevvcoinets The heir uppaieiit to Ewing in the middle. Edwaids has j icady bloc sed 14 shots and shaken the runs with powetlul stuff shots iM tense long i staple id Tliouip sons teams is as stmiig as tvei el I (i A&M Coach Willie his team are dealing on Hondas! We Tbursda), December le 1 bout'' bJI t ' ' a si at bin cpMu-- Open tfcim Satu'dav ;pre Ban bum QUALITY DEALER AWARD SOLD AN OLD TRICYCLE AND GOT WHAT ASKED FOR IT." I I CLASSIFIED Yricycle COND. in MUST good SELL. $10.00. WANT-AD- S 237-200- 0 Iii Bowl Games Four Teams Shoot For National Title - By Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Writer 'In 1983, Miami. Nebraska. Auburn. Obrgia and Texas, all with one loss, fiptshed No. through No. '5. respectively. in the Associated Press colitis football poll !h) 1982. Penn State won the nationrecord al cha npionship with an to Jl 0 for runnerup SMU. while No 3Nebraska. No. 4 Georgia and No 5 . . 1 0-- Monday, Dec. 30 Freedom Bowl. Washington (by 4 2 ) vs. Colorado It s Colorado's first bowl game since the Jan. 1. 1977, Orange Howl. The Bill fs are the most improved team in the country at in 1984. 7 4 this year) plus-Colorado Gator Bowl. No. 18 Florida Slate (by 7) vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State. It's offense (FSl'l vs. defense (OSU) Oklahoma State i Ala-bjri- 10-1- d 8 1 . years that the AP has nimed its champion after the bowl gafnes. the No. team going into the bijwls has had a 50 percent success rae. That includes the 1974 Oklahoma team, which was on probation and didn't go to a bowl but stiil won the national championship. "jhc first No. team to put its ranking on the line in a bowl game was Michigan State in 1985. But the Spar-tail- s 1 pass-happ- d defense diKermined by the regular season in 9(i6 and 1987. But in 1988. the vole ws taken after the howls, as it has been each year since. Besides Michigan State. Texas in 1970. Alabama in 1973. Ohio Slate in ub. Texas in 1977. Penn Stale in 1978. Ohio State in 1979. Georgia in I9(i2 and Nebraska in 1983 all blew N'(i rankings in a bowl game, It's time for the annual howl picks Tile final regular-seasoprediction mjtrk was 4411 fight. 153 wrong and 14 lids tor a percentage of .745: against the point spread, tlu record was 1 n 232-22- 505 27 ( pick 'em). One of the formulas in pij'dicting bowl games, along with Cilija hoards and coin flips, is to pick agnnst the learn llial thinks it should else. Baylor was i . I.SU 20 Cot-l"j- until it dropped Us finale to Texas El go 13 Saturday, Dec. 211 Bowl. N o 9 Honda Hijigliam Yuungllavorod by 1) vs No Ohio Stale The defending national elilmipion Cougars, w ho brought a 24 galue winning streak into the season, arc on another roll with five straight wiik Ohio State blw a Hip to the (,T r ii s . Michigan Stale 24-1- 7 Wednesday, Jan. 1 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, No. 5 Michigan (by 3) vs. No. 7 Nebraska. A topflight pairing ol two schools with more than 800 victories Michigan is lops with 881 (it would he more but for a record in bowl games under Bo Scliembcelilcr). Nebraska sixth with 802 .. Nebraska Cotton Bowl. No II Texas A&M vs 0 20-1.- No 18 Auburn (by 2') Rose Bowl, No 4 low a (by 3) vs. No 13 UCLA Doesn't the Pai'-1(- ) always heal the Big Ten' Almost, with lour in a tow. Ill ol and 14 ol 18 UCLA 28 24 Sugar Bowl. No 2 Miami (h Hi vs No 8 Tennessee Miami's jimmy Johnson was tin- defensive coordinator for Tennessee s Johnny Majors at Iowa Male in 1988)19 But the date Jol '.son wanls everyone to temcm I.st'el 19 1985 (Miami 27. Oklalm Miami 28 17 ma II) No I Penn Stale vs B'vvl (Range No 3 Oklahoma (by 7G) Has a No I team ever gotten Uns little respect n mi lie udtlsn inkers Penn Stale lias - I i I I tluee pieviuus (Range ety time ll.e Nittanv l.i oils have completed an unbeaten un 0 in 1988 anil 190) 12 0 tied season in 1973) m Oklahoma 24 17 plased ill Bow K and ei ( Bum Icw.ill No ll.litf- i odd Hdngi ti 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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S Winter Radial y 2 Bay-lu- F32-- All run-happ- y UCLA lost to m;ilic Rose Bowl and wound up No. 2 behind Alabama, which vaulted from fourth to first by downing in the Orange Nehraska Bqwl. Liberty OUR FINEST WINTER TIRE' 24-1- 4 1 Bowl. No. 12 I.SU vs . 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 62) Two contrasting styles of ofCadets (ranked fense, the second nationally in rushing) and the Illini (ranked eighth) ... Illinois 18 Friday, Dec. im(1 7!)0i lb IiiIjpiwp oul Hdiige v. ODDS 'N ENDS! YEAR- - END . 21-1- 11-- - 0 27-2- d 8 A 15 U'beivPP Hhikj' C 24-1- 1 third-ranke- s55 . Alabama (by 5 vs Southern Calilornia These schools were battling lor national championships in the 1970s hut this trip is a nice consolation prize for the winningesl bowl teams in the nation. USC.witli 21 postseason triumphs and 'Rama with 20 Alabama Aloha Bowl. No. (n 1978. Alabama. Southern Cal Oklahoma and Penn State all finished will) one setback and No through No, 4. respectively. iknd in 1977. Notre Dame, Arkansas. Texas and Penn Stale were all ll-- l while No. 6 Kcn-- t lick v was . ,M! Oklahoma should Penn Stale in the Orange dijWjat No. BoWI while second-rankeMiami hdals Tennessee in (he Sugar Bowl aiji4No. 4 Iowa turns back UCLA in the Rose Bow.1, all four teams would records and the 1985 nalion-a- l hve championship would he up for lifth-ranke- d WORKHORSE TRACTION SURE GRIP ! 00 U(1.A all had one loss griabs. tin the 31 . ' 11-- 1 third-ranke- Sale Ends Tuesday, Hurry! Rose Bowl bv losing to Wisconsin and BYU Michigan Sun Bowl. (Georgia thy 5) vs Arizona (Georgia is in postseason-games- . Arizona is Arizona ' UYJ December INDEPENDENT 0320020 |
