South Mountaineer Volume 24, Issue 11

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Vol. 24 — No. 11
NOVEMBER 24, 1981
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Engineer Gridders Upset, 10-3
Cagers Defti^SCanadian Foe
Charlie Blue
Top Scorer
Lehigh's young, rebuilt men's
basketball squad made an auspicious debut Sunday winning
58-54 over McGill University of
Montreal, in a pre-season exhibition game at Grace Hall.
The Engineers open their regular schedule Dec. 1 at Hofstra
and play their first Stabler Center game Dec. 3 against Temple
at 8 p.m. The McGill result
doesn't count in the season
record or the statistics.
Count or not, it was an opportunity for coach Brian Hill to get
a good look at his players and he
used nine members of his 15-
man unit to full advantage.
McGill, one of the better Canadian teams, was concluding a 3-
game trip to the states.
Only two seniors, captain
Charlie Blue and a man returning to the basketball wars,
Garry Howard, saw action for
the Engineers. Blue, a starter,
led Lehigh scorers with 15
points.
Two juniors, guard Fred Ketcho (12 points) and forward
Rick Kamin (eight points) had
impressive games. Ketcho, a
starter, racked up six field goals
while Kamin, a reserve, scored
eight including five in a row at
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LEHIGH
Blue 5 5-7 15, Collins 2 0-0 4, Moran 2
1-2 5, Pauley 2 0-04, Ketcho 6 0-012, Bell
2 0-0 4, Chance 1 0-0 2, Howard 2 0-0 4,
Kamin 3 2-3 8. Totals 25 8-12 58.
McGILL
Hinz 4-2-2 10, Rusk 5 0-010, Adilman 1
0-0 2, Boggild 8 0-0 16, Rosanelli 4 0-0 8,
Briere 0 0-0 0, DelBosco 3 0-0 6, Peredy 1
0-0 2. Totals 26 2-2 54.
Halftime: Lehigh, 27-26.
Of fi cials: F/ank Scagliotta and Gary
Spengler.
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CHARLES BLUE
Game At A Glance
LEHIGH 3 0 0 0—3
Lafayette 0 3 0 7-10
Leh-FG 37 Whalen.
Laf—FG 39 Petty.
Laf—Shepko 8 run. Petty kick.
Attendance: 19,414
Leh Laf
First downs 13 17
Net yds. rushing 58 94
Net yds. passing 95 164
Total yards 153 258
Passes attempted 29 37
Passes completed 11 19
Early Test For Wrestlers
Annual pre-season
"wrestle-offs" were sche-'
duled Monday night in
Grace Hall, after The
South Mountaineer went
to press, with coach Thad
Turner matching the 20
finalists of a series of
practice room eliminations.
The Engineer matmen
open their season Dec. 1 in
Stabler Center against
Wilkes, at 8 p.m., and host
the annual Sheridan Invitational there Dec. 4-5.
Finalists for the
"wrestle-offs" included
Bobby Weaver and Damian Butler at 118, Rich
Santoro and Tom Husted
at 126, Brian Yates and
Pete Schuyler at 134,
Frank Vresics and Ed
Cummings at 142, Dave
Patterson and Tommy
Bold at 150, Steve Hare
and Roy Lobdell at 158,
Benjy Dudek and Jeff
Newman at 167, Norman
Sanyour and Jeff Turner
at 177, Colin Kilrain and
Bernie Brown at 190, and
Frank Koos against Pat
Brown at unlimited.
Kilrain is a squad co-
captain. The other co-
captain, Darryl Burley, is
considering sitting out the
season along with another
outstanding veteran, Jim
Reilly.
Had intercepted 3 0
Punts 9 9
Avg. distance 31 36
Fumbles 2 3
Fumbles lost 0 1
Penalties  3 5
Yds. penalized 26 54
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing att net avg td
Shepko.Laf 23   49   2.1   1
Ahsler.Leh 8   36   4.5   0
Novak.Laf 11   28   2.5   0
Godbolt.Leh ....11   24   2.1   0
Passing att com int yds td
Novak.La 37 19   0   164   0
Michalski,Le...29 11   3   95   0
Receiving cgt yds td
Ryan,Leh 8   77   0
Corbo,Laf 5   57   0
Gatehouse.Laf 4   47   0
Cognigni,Laf 4   38   0
LEHIGH PLAYERS
Defense: Ends—Nielsen, J. Kowalonek, Meyers. Tackles—Becker,
Szablowski, Yesulaitis, Crudeli.
Linebackers—Pearson, Shigo, Rosen,
Krasley, Graziano, Rudisill. Backs—
Tuohey, Mecca, Macellara, P.Smith,
Isla, Gum, Trinkle, O'Hagan,
Talmadge.
Offense: Split ends—Ryan, T.Kowalonek, Whalen. Tight ends—Nikles,
Hunt. Tackles—Greene, Lacey.
Hynes, Joseph. Guards—Fath, Miller,
Garris, Morgan. Centers-Sitar, Brennan. Quarterback —Michalski.
Halfbacks—Rabuck, Godbolt, Tulskie,
Sexton, Heffner. Fullbacks—Ahsler,
Manion. Out because of injury—
Anastasio, tight end.
Loss, At Hands Of Lafayette,
Ends Playoff, Lambert Hopes
Lafayette, completing a
banner rookie year for coach
Bill Russo, shut down Lehigh's
powerful offense last Saturday
for a 10-3 upset of the Engineers
before 19,414 spectators at Taylor Stadium.
The loss knocked Lehigh out
of contention for a 1-AA playoff
berth and a second straight
Lambert Cup as the No. 1
medium-sized football team in
the East.
Lehigh had gone into action
first in the Lambert race and
sixth nationally in 1-AA, the top-
ranked independent, which carries an automatic berth into the
playoffs.
The Engineers also ranked
first in the national 1-AA offensive statistics, averaging 443
yards a game, and it was their
inability to get an attack going
which was most startling. They
had to settle for 153 yards, 58
rushing and 95 passing.
There was practically no
effective running on either side
and in the air Frank Novak of
Lafayette outdueled Larry
Michalski completing 19 of 37
passes for 164 yards. Michalski,
victim of a hard rush all day, hit
the target 11 times in 29
attempts for 95 yards and was
intercepted three times.
One of those interceptions
came early in the fourth quarter
and led to the only touchdown.
Lafayette gained possession at
the Lehigh 31 and moved to the
16 on a personal foul penalty
against the Engineers. Novak
threw eight yards to split end
Frank Corbo on first down and
halfback Rodger Shepko drove
the final eight yards off the left
side on the next play.
This snapped a 3-3 draw, with
9:11 remaining, and the Leopard defense remained dominant the rest of the way.
Novak was voted Most Valuable Player of the game by the
news media. In addition to his
passing he carried the ball 11
times for 28 yards, net, including a 31-yard run around right
end which helped Lafayette
reach the Lehigh 11 early in the
third quarter before linebacker
John Shigo of the Engineers recovered a fumble to halt the
drive.
Shigo, brilliant in defeat, was
credited with 18 tackles during
the overcast, cold and blustery
afternoon. He also had two
tackles-for-losses, broke up a
pass and was a key figure on a
thrilling goal-line stand near the
end of the third period. He
ranked second in the MVP
voting.
The stand came after
Lafayette had reached a first
down at the Engineer 3 on a pass
from Novak to Corbo good for 25
yards. Shepko rammed his way
one yard on first down, to the 2,
but three other line smashes
that followed still left the Leopards a couple of feet away
from the goal line.
Lafayette, playing field position football to perfection,
allowed Lehigh to threaten only
twice. In the first quarter the
Engineers managed to reach,
the Leopard 16 before stalling
and settling for a 37-yard field
goal from Mike Whalen. In the
second they got to the Lafayette
28 before losing the ball on
downs. In the second half they
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Lambert Cup
Pts
1. Shippensburg 11-0 48
2. Delaware 8-2  43
3. Lafayette 9-2  42
4. LEHIGH 8-3 36
5. Massachusetts 6-3 31
6. New Hampshire 7-3 24
7. West Chester 8-3 14
8. Rhode Island 6-5 12
and Boston Univ. 5-5 12
10. Millersville 8-3 11
Sports Banquet Dec. 2
The annual Lehigh Fall
Sports Banquet is scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 2,
in Windish Hall adjacent
to Taylor Stadium. There
will be a reception at 6
p.m. and dinner one hour
later.
Greg Schulze, director
of intramurals and
recreation at  Lehigh, is
chairman and the cost for
alumni and friends is $10.
Coaches and players of
cross country, football,
field hockey, soccer and
volleyball teams will be
honored guests.
Information regarding
the dinner may be
obtained by phoning
Schulze at 861-4310.