South Mountaineer Volume 28, Issue 11

              Vol. 28 — No. 11
November 26, 1985
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Engineers Down Leopards
(B&W Photo by BILL WILSON)
MARTY HORN turned in a stellar performance in his last varsity game, scrambling effectively
and leading the Engineers to a 24-7 halftime bulge by completing 19 of 24 passes for 226 yards in
the first two periods.
Matmen Conduct Final Trials;
Yozzo OW at East Stroudsburg
The wrestling team held its
annual final trials Nov. 19
before 1,200 fans in Grace Hall.
Seven "official" trial bouts
were conducted, as well as two
exhibition bouts.
Junior Dave Garner (Litiz,
Pa.) decisioned junior Steve
Vetsch (Saratoga Springs,
N.Y.), 9-8, in the closest bout of
the evening at heavyweight.
Garner, a starter at 177 last
year, used a riding time point to
record the win. Senior Bernie
Brown (Bethlehem, Pa.) did not
participate in the trials because
of a sprained ankle. Brown is
expected to be in the Engineer
line-up at the Mat Town USA
Tournament.
In another close bout, junior
Jim Frick (Columbia, N.J.)
earned a hard-fought, 2-1 decisional 134 over senior Todd Cassan (Mercer Island, Wash.).
Frick recorded a first-period
takedown and then held Cassan
to an escape to preserve the
victory.
At 118, freshman Rick Hart-
Hoop Squads Triumph
Lehigh's basketball teams
opened their seasons Monday
night in impressive fashion, as
the men defeated Kenyon College, 85-53, in Stabler Center,
while the women downed Seton
Hall, 72-65, in East Orange, N.J.
The men were led by sophomore All-American Daren
Queenan (Norristown, Pa.) and
sophomore Tim Russell (East
Patchogue, N.Y.) who each netted 15 points. Sophomore Bill
Cheslock (Hicksville, N.Y.)
chipped in with 12 points and
seven rebounds.
Lehigh jumped out to an early
15-2 lead, and never looked back
against the out-manned Lords.
All 15 players on the Lehigh ros-
ter   saw   action   as   Fran
McCaffery made his debut as
head coach.
In the women's contest, the
Engineers overcame a 31-29
halftime defecit taking advantage of a 71% field goal performance in the second half. While
the Engineers couldn't seem to
miss, Seton Hall couldn't make
anything as the Pirates shot
35% from the floor.
Leading the way for Lehigh
was senior co-captain Liz Fee-
ley (Worcester, Mass.) with 19
points. Feeley made 8 of eleven
field goal attempts. Senior
Shawn Steward (Columbus,
Ohio) added 16 points, and
senior co-captain Cathy Engelbert (Collingswood,1 N.J.) con-
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man (Lakewood, Ohio) was
impressive in recording a technical fall over fellow freshman
Gary May (Fairfax, Va.).
While Hartman had little
problem capturing the 118
pound slot, highly touted frosh
John Epperly (Fairfax, Va.)
found out that experience is
sometimes more important
than talent.
Epperly, wresltling for the 126
position, gave up a five-point
move to senior Mike Price
(Bloomsbury, N.J.) late in the
third period. Price recorded a
12-4 win.
In the other bouts, senior C.J.
Mears (No. Canton, Ohio) decisioned sophomore Chad Wat-
kins (Ocean, N.J.), 13-7, at 150;
junior Tom Toggas recorded a
17-2 technical fall over sophomore Mike Ekberg (Danville,
Pa.) at 158, and senior Kerry
Ritrievi (Levittown, Pa.)
pinned sophomore Jim Dodd
(Westfield, N.J.) in 2:04 at 167.
The two Engineer returning
All-Americans, Peter Yozzo
(Sayville, N.Y.) and captain
Paul Diekel (Whitehall, N.Y.).
looked impressive in exhibition
bouts.
Yozzo, made quick work of
freshman Mark Vowell (Dumfries, Va.) at 142, recording an
18-3 technical fall in 2:38.
Diekel wrestled 177-pounder
Eyvind   Boyesen    (Kempton,
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Horn Named MVP 2nd Time;
Secondary Proves Mettle
By JOHN MISSIMER '85
Lehigh's defense, under fire
all year, came of age against
Lafayette, and the Engineers
survived a strong second-half
Leopard comeback to earn a
hard-fought 24-19 victory in the
121st meeting in college football's most played rivalry.
A young unit, exploited for
many yards through the air
throughout the year, the Engineer secondary saved its best
for last, recording three interceptions. Two first-half turnovers led directly to Lehigh
scores, but it was freshman
Glenn Comisac (Tamaqua, Pa.)
whose interception on the
Lehigh 15 with 30 seconds
remaining in the game saved
the day for Lehigh.
The defense was forced to
come up with the big plays,
after the offense, which looked
unstoppable in the first half,
was contained after halftime.
On their first possession the
Engineers drove 51 yards in 11
plays, with freshman tailback
Lee Blum (Staten Island, N.Y.)
scoring from the four. Sophomore Michael Beattie (Dan-
bury, Conn.) added the PAT and
Lehigh had a 7-0 lead with 8:39
remaining in the first quarter.
In this drive, Marty Horn
(Short Hills, N.J.) completed
three passes, including a 14-
yarder to Rennie Benn (Short
Hills, N.J.), and Blum carried
the ball seven straight times for
24 yards.
Lafayette received a gift from
the Engineers in the form of a
Sean Pitzer (Dallastown, Pa.)
fumble of a Joe Genduso punt on
the Lehigh 24.
Lafayette received a gift from
the Engineers in the form of a
Sean Pitzer (Dallastown, Pa.)
fumble of a Joe Genduso punt on
the Lehigh 24.
The Leopards took advantage
of this Lehigh miscue, with
quarterback Frank Baur delivering a 24-yard touchdown pass
to Gordon Bullock to tie the
score.
Lehigh appeared to be
stopped on its next possession,
but a personal foul against
Lafayette following a late hit on
a third down play allowed the
Engineers to hold onto the ball.
The Engineers marched 65
yards, scoring on a 25-yard field
goal by Beattie on the second
play of the second quarter.
It was Beattie's 13th field goal
of the season, setting a new
school record, surpassing the
standard of 12 set by Ted Iobst in
1978.
Now it was time for the
defense to shine, as sophomore
Clifton Hubbard (Philadelphia,
Pa.) picked off a pass on the
Engineer 43 which led to a
touchdown.
With Horn completing four
passes, Lehigh drove 57yards in
just five plays. Senior flanker
Todd Melton (Berlin, N.J.)
caught the final pass of the drive
from Horn, a ten-yard bullet in
the right corner of the end zone
which boosted Lehigh's lead to
17-7.
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Lehigh 24, Lafayette 19
LEHIGH 7    17      0      0    —24
Lafayette 7     0    12     0—19
Attendance: 17.000
Leh—Blum 4 run (Beattie kick). 8:39 left
first.
Laf—Bullock 24 pass from  Baur (Renzi
kick), 6:07 left first.
Leh—Beattie 25 FG. 14:49. left second.
Leh—Melton 10 pass from Horn (Beattie
kick), 12:28 left second.
Leh—Melton 5 pass from Horn (Beattie
kick). 8:46 left second.
Laf—Renzi 32 FG. 12:56 left third.
Laf—St Bernard 14 pass from Baur (Renzi
kick), 7.35 left third.
Lat—Renzi 33 FG. 2:35 left third.
LEH LAF
First Downs 19 20
by rush 1     6 6
by pass  12 12
by penalty     1 2
Rushing Attempts 37 34
Net Yds Rushing    80 116
Net Yds. Passing 263 202
Passes Attemped 36 37
Passes Completed 22 18
Had Intercepted     2 3
Total Plays     73 71
Total Net Yards j| 343 318
Return Yards     10 20
Fumbles     3 1
Fumbles Lost     1 0
Penalties      6 3
Penalty Yards    50       30
Punts      5 4
Avg. Distance    41,0     36 0
Possession Time      31:13 28 47
3rd Down Conv     8-17 -7-18
Sacks By    3-10   2-14
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Rushing  all net    avg    Id
Lehigh
Blum     30 78        26    1
Lafayette
Mclntyre    23 100       43   0
Parsons       4 28        7 0    0
Passing att   com   inl   yds   td
Lehigh
Horn 36    22        2      263    2
Lafayette
Baur 37    19       3     202    2
Receiving  no yds avg id
Lehigh
Benn  6 101 16 8 0
Melton   6 72 12 0 2
Miller  3 27 9.0 0
Lafayette
Green  7 64 91 0
St Bernard   5 62 12 4 1
Bullock  2 37 18 5 1