Page 8
1989 Super Bowl:
"California Here I Come"
by Tony Guzzardo
The theme of the Super Bowl,
before it was played, was
focussed on "Welcome to the
Jungle' 1 as an intense Bengal
faithful readied for the big game.
It quickly turned to the musical
hymn of "California, Here I
Come”, as the 49ers of San
Francisco shot down the defense
and offense of the Cincinnati
Bengals to win the 1989 Super
Bowl 20-16. It was the third time
this decade that San Francisco has
had the honor of being regarded as
the best team in the N.F.L. and
some even say they are the team
of the Bo's.
The first half ended without a
touchdown being scored for the
first time in Super Bowl history,
however two field goals has the
game tied up at 3. Two more field
goals after the start of the third
quarter knotted the game at 6,
that is until Bengals Stanley
Jennings took a San Francisco
kickoff 93 y ards back for a
touchdown to give the Bengals the
lead at 13-6 with 50 seconds left
in the 3rd quarter.
The 49ers then came alive, or
should
I say the trio of Joe Montana,
Jerry Rice (game M.V.P.), and
Roger Craig, came alive. Montana
hit both Rice and Craig with short
dips and medium passes which
culminated with a 14-yard strike
from Montana to Rice with only 2
minutes gone in the 4th quarter.
This evened the score at 13.
The Bengals then went up by 3
when Jim Breech hit a field goal
with about 3 minutes left in the
1989 Ski Racing
Schedule
Tues. Feb. 14 Blue Mountain
Tues. Feb. 21 Blue Mountain
Tues. Feb. 28 Montage - Fi
nal Race & Awards Party
1989 Intramurals
Schedule
February
Swimming Carnival
2/10 2/16
Rambo II (Weight Lifting Contest)
2/10 2/16
March
5 on 5 Basketball
2/24 3/6
Badmiton Tourney
3/3 3/9
2-Man Co-Ed Hoop Shootout
3/3 3/23
3 on 3 Mens Volleyball
Tournament Week of 3/27-3/31
game. This set the stage for
Montana's heroics.
The 49ers were forced to
start on their own 8 yard line due
to a penalty oh the kickoff.
Montana hit Craig, John Frank,
and Rice with short passes and
Craig bulled his way for a few
yards to put the 49ers at their
own 35. Montana then hit Rice
with what some people regarded
as the biggest play of the drive...
a 17 yard pass from Montana to
Rice that put the 49ers in Bengals
territory on the 48. Montana then
completed al3 yard pass to Craig
to put them on the Bengals 35.
The Bengals got revenge;
however, as the 49ers were
called for an "illegal receiver
downfield “ penalty which made it
second and 20 with only 1:15 left
in the game. It was short-lived
though as Montana split the Bengal
secondary with a 27 yard strike
to Rice that put them on the Bengal
18 yard line.
Montana then went to Craig,
with double coverage on Rice, to
put the 49ers on the 10. The end
to this dramatic drive came on the
very next play. As Rice had
double coverage on him, John
Taylor split the middle defenders
to catch alO y ard pass with 34
seconds remaining to give the
49ers a tremendous come from
behind 20-16 win.
The Bengals, along with losing
the Super Bowl, also felt other
bad news as their All-Pro nose
tackle Tim Krumrie went down 5
minutes into the first quarter with
a broken leg.
1989 Ski Team
Todd Rudy Chris Smith
Andy Auston Matt Martinelli
Mike Newman Tom Turse
Silvia Cordier Coreen Evans
Christina Reyes
P.S.U. Hazleton
Campus Basketball
Schedule 1989
Wed. Feb. 8 Mont Alto Penn
State (A) 7:30
Sat. Feb. 11 Schuykill Penn State
(H) 1 :00
Mon. Feb. 13 Luzerne Community
College (A) 1 :00
Wed .Feb. 15 Susquehanna U. J.V.
(A) 5:30
Sat. Feb. 18 C.C.A.C. Eastern
Regionals T.B.A.
Tue. Feb. 21 C.C.A.C. Eastern
Championship T.B.A.
Fri. Feb. 24 C.C.A.C. State
Championship T.B.A.
University Park
the Highacres
Determined, yet frustrated.
Talented, yet unexperienced.
Down, but not out. These are all
key words that describe this
I years Hazleton Campus basketball
j team. According to coach Tom
i Caccese, the record doesn't show
the quality of the young team,
possibly the most talented team on
this campus in a decade. But the
team is definately unexperienced,
with ten first year players, four
of which are starting freshman.
Although they have only won two
of their sixteen games, Caccese
feels that there is still a chance to
have a good league record.
Of course, not much is ever
expected from any athletic team
during a rebuilding year, but
Caccese states that the team is
playing, "Well above the playing
level expected." Chris Biggler is
scoring well over 20 points a
game, while Lamont Williams is
coming close to breaking the
school record of 23 rebounds,
with showings as close as 19 and
20. From the foul line, the team
is shooting 7598. Overall, a
steady improvement is evident in
all aspects of play.
However, a brutal opening
schedule and inexperience have
j proved to be the most powerful
I opponents to the young team, and
along with the building frustration
ollegian
Physical Education Building
Schedule
Gymnasium
Intramurals
Wt. Room (Club) M thru R 9:00-9:00 pm
& Excercise F 9:00-5:00 pm
Sat. 1:00-5:00 pm
Bowling Lanes MW 2:30-5:00 pm
(other hours will be scheduled later)
Swimming Pool M thru F 12:00-1 :0Q pm
M thru R 6:00-8:30 pm
, Sat 2:00-4:00 pm
Raquetball Courts MW F 12.00-12:45 pm
2:00-5:00 pm
TR 9:00-5:00 pm
MW 6:00-9:00 pm
TR 7:30-9:00 pm
♦♦Pertains to the last seven weeks of second semester
Feel free to call 450-3077 to confirm a scheduled time
Highacres Basketball
by Bill Reader
11 :50-12:45 pm
3:00-5:00 pm
MW F
TR 11 :00-6:00 pm
M thru R 6:00-9:00 pm
Sat. 1-.00-5:00 pm
**MWF 12:00-12:45 pm
3:00-5:00 pm
**T R 11:00-5:00 pm
**M thru R 7:30-9:00 pm
**S 1:00-5:00 pm
from losing games in the last
minutes only hinders them more.
The pivotal game of the season
could have been the infamous
Scranton game. The game was
going to make or break the team,
more or less...that win would put
them back into the bid for the
championship. The game was
close, very close, but the
continuing frustration caused fouls
to become more and more
frequent, until Caccese lost his
temper altogether, forcing the
referee to eject him from the
game. A fight almost broke out,
and the final seconds of the game
had both teams sitting the bench.
The main idea behind this is
that the fan support has been
poor; the worst attendance in
years. Fans can often make all th
difference in the close games. The
Scranton game not only had a low
attendance, but even some
negative fan support. Overall, it
was ugly.
But the team has put the past
behind them, and with a devasting
win over Ogontz the team is now
on the rise. Perhaps the game
against Scranton was pivotal - it
has given the team even more
reason to prove themselves as a
winning team. And with a little
more fan support, maybe we can
help them reach their goal.
February 1989