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Show Page 12 DIXIE SUN October 3, 1986 Rebels Crush Artichokes, Look to Mesa on Saturday Dixie The number Rebels upped their conference mark to 0 with a solid 24-1- 4 victory over the Scottsdale Arone-rank- 3-- tichokes last Saturday at Hansen Stadium. The Rebels, playing without starting quarterback Mike Gammel, who injured his knee against Phoenix, and tailback Fine Unga for the second half, cruised to a 24-- 0 lead before yeilding two touchdowns late in the game. I think it was a good game to win because we were playing without quite a few of our Greg stars, stated head-coac- h Croshaw. We had (Mike) Gammel out, (Fine) Unga didnt play after the first quarter and a half, and I thought the guys came in and did a heckuva job. Back-u- p quarterback Jerry Wilson came in and played a Rebel steady game, completing eight of 14 passes for 1 16 yards and no Kelvin interceptions. Minefee replaced Unga, who left due to a shoulder injury, at tailback, and rushed for 101 yards on 14 carries. Dixie opened up the scoring when Russ Moody drilled a field-gowith :28 left in the first quarter. Fifteen 40-ya- al seconds later. Artichoke quarterback Brendan McArthy was picked off by Rebel linebacker Chappel Riggins, and Dixie was back in business at the Scottsdale 26. Four plays later, Unga bolted seven yards into the end zone, and Dixie led 0 with 13:44 remaining before halftime. The Rebels increased their d 0 lead to after a 10-- 17-- four-yar- touchdown sweep by Unga, his 11th rushing TD of the season, with a little under five minutes remaining in the first-hal- f. Dixie continued to dominate r, throughout the and at the 7: 16 mark, freshman defensive back Tony Elggren picked off another McArthy pass, and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown, giving the Rebels a commanding 24-- 0 lead. Scottsdale closed out the scoring with two touchdowns in the final 5:24 of the fourth third-quarte- quarter. I thought for three quarters we played some pretty good football, said Croshaw. In the we fourth quarter it was 24-tried to play some other players, and rest some of them (the starters). Scottsdale took advantage and went down and scored a couple (of TDs), but basically the game was over. Dixie held McArthy to a paltry 15 yards, and the whole Artichoke team only managed 0, 203 yards of total offense, the majority of that coming in the final two TD drives. Scottsdale coach Dave Haight was impressed mostly with the front line of the Rebels. I thought the difference in the game was their quickness on the front line, commented Haight. I thought their defense played extremely well and kept We had trouble us started and getgetting things ting things established. Had it not been for the Scottsdale turnovers, the Runnin e. Rebel offense, which has averaged over 450 yards of total offense through the first four games, would have had trouble scoring. Scottsdale held Dixie to a total yards, 154 of which were by Minnefee and season-lo- w 325 Unga rushing. I thought. our defense did a Darren Barnes (48) sticks Artichoke tailback Charles Mathews, forcing the ball to pop loose. Defensive end Deven Coggins (99) gets ready to pounce Division With the end of the 1986 Major League Baseball Season nearing an end, all four divisions in both the American and National Leagues have been decided. In the N.L. East, the New York Mets grabbed first place early on, and coasted to the divisional championship. The Mets are currently 20 games up on their nearest rival, and 'ith their pitching staff, its easy to see vhy. Winners Set New York has four pitchers with at least 15 wins, and one more with 10. Not to mention the likes of Daryl Strawberry, Gary Carter, and Keith Hernandez swinging their bats. The N.L. West was won by perhaps the most surprising team in the league, Houston. The Astros, picked as low as fourth in many polls, overtook San Diego at and held off stubborn Cincinnati in September. pre-seas- mid-seaso- n, Sights The Reds came within six games, but down the stretch, Houston swept Cincy in two key meetings between the two teams. In the American League, the Eastern division champion Boston Red Sox won their first division title in 1 1 years, thanks to the hitting of league-leade- r Wade Boggs, and veteren sluggers Jim Rice and Bill Buckner. Not to mention the Sox had one on on the World of the best pitching staffs in the league with Cy Young probable Roger Clemens, St. George native Bruce Hurst, and Dennis Oil Can Boyd. Out West, the California Angels breezed to the Western Division title, with a little help from rookie sensation Wally Joyner, and pitcher Mike Witt. The Angels will be trying to give manager Gene Mauch his first pennent in 24 years as a fantastic job shutting them down. Our main concern was to stop Unga and make them throw, said Haight. We only gave up 17 points cause they in- tercepted a pass for a touchdown, and on top of that, if it wasnt for the (other) turnovers, they never would have gotten decent field position for some of those other points. Dixie will try and improve their record to 0 overall, 0 in WSFL play, Saturday, October 4th, against Mesa Com6-- 4-- munity College in Mesa, Arizona. Mesa is ranked nationally, and head coach Dan Dunn feels his team is ready for the Rebeis. I thinks its great when you get an opportunity to play the number-on- e team in the nation, said Dunn. I think we have an excellent defense. top-rank- loose pigskin. Photo by Scott Griffin Series major league skipper. The League Championship Series begins for the A.L. October 7th at 6:25 (eastern) as Boston hosts California. The N.L. series starts October 8th with the Mets traveling to Texas to face Houston. The World Series will begin on Saturday, October 18th, with the respective winners in each league vying for the bragging rights of number one. |