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SPORTS,
Varsity football sets playoff goal
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• ••.', The LoweU vanity fouthaB team
i. T \ i rese to a 26*14 victory over Red*
• weod High School ard then nimbi-
* JH to It 31-7 defeat against Saint
p The funes. played September
14 and 21 at the respective school*,
were in complete contrast to each
other. The ladUiu dominated ucte
and were devastated in the other.
"Our "team pUyed the same."
taid Mike Zimmerman. senior
team captain. "It's hist that S.I. U
io minh mote Merpowerlng.**
At Saht Ignativt. the Wildcats
Jumped to a 29-point lead before
Lot-ell's fint score — a one yard
toodidown ran by icrior Eric
House. S.I. does hare a fierce
learn that has been rated by the
Stu Fnncitco Exatnlntr ««. the
sixth best team in the bay area.
"Sire H what hurt us mort of ihe
game." staled head-coach Milton
Ait. "With a un-Ucr (cam. lt\
jutt harder to compete."
In the Redwood game, the Indians
scored Tint when sento Dan
pjner blocked a punt and junior
Michxl Alberts recovered it it. Ihe
end rate.
The Indians scored three more
does through the a 1 ' on the arm of
sector quarterback Vincent
Carter. Cartr** touchdown passe*
wercfor « yatds to senior Emie
Lee. lOyards to senior Eric House,
and 20 yards lo sealer Kevin
Allen.
Even with the varying results,
running back House has contributed
greatly to the Indians* of*
feme with hit potent running.
Against ihe Redmyxt Claim, he
gained 66 yanl, with a 5.5 yard
average- Again.) S.I., Haute carried
the ball for 56 yyrrft wlih a 4.6
yard average.
"Eric's performances have been
Cross country is
off and running
ByMlcbadUft
The Lowell cross country team
kicked oft its season at the
U*wcll/McAtcer Invitational, held
at the >'c4o Field in Golden Gate
Park on September 22.
Runners ran a five kilometer
coune. They not ctJy competed
for individual suedes, but abo
for the team placement The team
pf Pif pi [j jjjg overall standing
of the first five nnishes in an event.
First placement b given to the
team with the lowest cumulative'
ore from the first five runners.
LoweU placed second in boys'
vanity, girls' h*nlor vanity, and
gi' froth/soph team divisions,
and third in guts vanity.
Outstanding Individual performances
bum the team came
from Orphm CrulchKcld. Pat
McCcc. DjUn Fuller, and Chrfa
Crocra. aba finished 12th. 13th.
Mill, and Situ rcspecuvehr in the
boji' vanity; Thense MaiUcn In
iMs' nritr. Dan PouU'.UiM In.
bj' JV: EHn Andcnon, our
own ego for the Rood of the team."
added Fcibusch.
After dropping the Tint two
ganxi £.;iin*tl Terra Linda and
Mlrainomc by the wore*, of 5-0
and 4-0, respectively, the team
came back with a 4-2 win over
Mario Academy. The learn i* u*-
Ing the non-league games Io condition
thcnuclvcs for their first
league game against archrival ML*
lion.
"If we but them (Miuion) it
will give us a real boost for the rest
of the scaiou." statrd Chandler.
"We're determined to win." cxcUimtd
tatiior Robert Hcrrera.
center fullback for the team.
Junior Walter Atfaro ayrcd. "f
think we have the potential, the
players, and the ? kills u. win tbc
chatnpiorahip. It's going 10 take
determination and teamwork."
"We will fQ all the way." said
right wing Oscar Dclxadillo. "One
of our weaknesses is that there was
loo little commtinicattun among
the players, but we're learning to
work with one another.**
Coach Feibusch has worked very
hard with the team. *'My
philosophy is that I want to play a
decent game under controlled con*
dltkni ard Lave fun.**
What dors It take ui win? According
tn Feibuwii It lakes,
"...ele»en dedicated pcopk who
realty want Io play this game. Mott
people want to have inst&rjt .*«ar~ In the
eophatic words ol coach Lee
SUrmuta.
The team finished t-*unh In the
pre*'sason a