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AWARDS
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"Kelly finished in a whale of a rush,
(but) Stacey was pretty much untouchable
earlier, (and) was definitely hurt at the
Region 8 meet,"said Estes, explaining the
difficult decision he and Pagani faced
choosing a women's outstanding runner.
Buzza also won the team's Most Valu¬
able Runner award, and was hbnorcd as
FSU's co-captain, along with senior
Dianne Fairman. Janine Ogas took home
the Coaches' award.
Senior Bill Lybecr Won the men's Most
Valuable Runner and was honored as co-
captain along with seniors Jimmy Hard¬
imon and John King. Freshman walk-on
Neff McGhie won the Coaches' award.
STING
Stacey McAfee
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makes a turnover, or takes a bad shot. An
over-zealous baseball player might overrun
a fly ball, swing too early, or try to steal a
base when the odds arc against him.
In a football game, though, the athelete
who overreacts is usually not the oncwho
gets hurt. He often shows his lack of
control by making unnecessary contact
and while this could draw a disasterous
15-yard penalty or even a suspension, it
might also take a dangerous adversary out
ofthe contest.
This is something of a double standard.
You're supposed' to hit your opponent
hard. You try too hard, screw up, and hit
late. You then watch as the best player on
the other team is carried off the field and
your own team steps on the road to
victory.
Said Hall of Fame flanker Elroy Hirsch,
"You see a tremendous block-from the
blind side and you can hear 50.000 "oooh's"
all at once, so they must like it."
Things must be very confusing for the
defensive football player. He has to be
aggressive and reserved a't practically the
same time. He has to attack with the full
force of his body and come to a complete
stop a mere second later. He has to make
lightning-quick transitions from prowling
panther to harmless rabbit. In all, that's a
lot to ask of a person. The fact that most
of the players do all of it successfully is
incredible.
I'm not saying that stiffer penalties to
cheap-shot offenders shouldn't be slapped
on or that excessive violence should be-
considered part of the game and ignored.
The point is that the players cannot be
blamed for it anymore that society itself.
We invented the game, condoned and
even embraced its violent nature, and thus
planted a monster in the heads of those
who participate. -
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After sputtering to a faint 35-32 lead at
the intermission. Coach Adams saw his
team come to life behind the.guard com¬
bination of Leo Walker, who distributed
12 assists, and scrappy Charlie Williams.
Junior Rodney Nobles was also a main
ingredient in the Bulldogs surge that saw
them outscore Sanoma 31 to 10 in the
games' final 12 minutes. Nobles came off
the pine to toss in 10 points, four rebounds
and one block in 19 minutes of action.
One 'Dog that didn't get in the playing
time anticipated was Mike Mitchell. Al¬
though Mitchell sparkled with a fast six
points in the first five minutes, the highly-
"In the second half,
we had players who
I believed in, and they
came in the game and
helped the team, and
(helped) the team
break it open."
Coach Ron Adams
praised sophomore went on to tally just
two points the rest of thetevening. and
only saw eight minutes of floor time in the
second half.
"Life isn't going to come easy for Mike'"
Adams remarked. "He's going to be a
marked man this year. He didn't play well
(tonight) and was out of condition. He
must learn things are going get tougher
and the work harder."
The contest was still a contest at about
the 11:28 point in the second half with
FSU ahead 49-44, following two five
consecutive points bc Nobles.
From there, thc Bulldogs then thumped
in nine more points to construct a 58-44
lead. Minutes later, it was the devastating
.shooting of Cole that boosted the score up
to 67-48. as Cole sunk a free throw,
chipped in an inside shot and buried a pair
of long jumpers.
FSU continued to roll by the usually
high-scoring Cossacks, who averaged 99
points going into the game, and showed
off a faster paced offense that took Red
Wavers by storm?
A Williams short banker with just 43
seconds left opened the lead to 26 points
(the biggest margin of the evening) and
was where the final stood. 80-54, when the
buzzer sounded.
Even though the defense limited Sonoma
to a low 54 points, Adams was hardly
pleased with the efforts of the defense'.
"I was not pleased with the defense.
period," said a concerned Adams, "Defense
is a five person proposition. Rene has
learned it and is one ofthe better defensive
players—the others should beat Rene's level.
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